[Idol Thoughts]

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Originally Posted by EpsilonX

For those of you who grew up with Power Rangers, how big of an effect did nostalgia have on you while getting into Sentai?

Maybe none? I thought it would feel redundant to watch a Sentai season and its Power Rangers adaptation.

I first planned on watching Super Sentai when we weren't going to be getting more Power Rangers, watching the seasons that wouldn't be adapted. When I was finally about to start, it was announced that we were getting more Power Rangers, and I cancelled those Sentai viewing plans.

A couple years later, and dissatisfaction with Neo-Saban along with not knowing how long it would take to get to Power Rangers adaptations, I started watching Super Sentai, anyway. I started working my way backwards and, after a little while, jumped to Jetman. That and Liveman were the two seasons that stuck out to me, looking at suits and mecha when I first looked up Super Sentai online, nearly 16 years ago.

I've seen a lot of people saying interest in Zyuranger is what got them started on Sentai. It held the least interest for me. I was going to put it off for even longer, but I've watched it.

After seeing numerous seasons, I feel foolish for thinking it would feel redundant to watch a Power Rangers adaptation and its Sentai source. I find it interesting to learn things I didn't know, but I don't think I feel nostalgic. They feel more compartmentalized than I thought was possible. I saw a Mighty Morphin Alien Rangers DVD set in the store while I was in the middle of Kakuranger, and my first thought was, "Hey, Alien Rangers!"