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Originally Posted by Matrixbeast

Ran and Retsu did draw the short straws for proper arcs, unfortunately, but it's just kind of the trade off that most Sentai's have. I know there are some that can give all the rangers the proper screen time they deserve, but those are the exceptions, rather than the rule. And in Gekiranger's case, I feel it's justified. They properly characterized and expanded on the villains, something rarely done in Sentai beyond one or two episodes.
Giving Rio and Mele such screen time was something entirely different for Sentai, and I enjoyed the wild change of pace. It was new and I felt it worked out well.
Gou's history with Rio tied him into the plot at large quite nicely, and Ken was just a blast to watch.

It's tough to balance 7 protagonists (Er, well..."Main characters" is probably more apt as 2 of them don't become protagonists until the last 5 episodes), and while there are places where they could've done it better, what they did receive came across well. Retsu growing to be more of a team player felt natural and Ran...Well, of the short sticks she drew the shortest, but she's just really likable~

It might be overhyped, but Gekiranger was actually the series that proved that "Yes, Sentai can actually be good."

Most of the Sentai I've seen kind of lets one or two with the less focus, but for a three member team initially, I felt they definitely could've done more with them. Sure, the villain focus kind of compromises that and it goes for something different, and I absolutely loved how the villains were growing along side the heroes, but still, Sentai's a franchise all about the heroes still; it's categorized as a superhero show, it was just kind of annoying for me for Ran and Retsu to just be basically "dedicated" students and get development which basically just already shows the qualities that they have.

Their likable personalities really did help however, even Gou and Ken with their opposite dynamic help make it a well rounded team.

Also, I dunno about the proving "Yes, Sentai can actually be good." part lol. There's been better Sentai in the 2000's and before.

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Originally Posted by Dr Kain

Exactly Matrix. Even though I love Gokaiger, I feel Toei started to play Sentai really safe after Gekiranger.

I disagree. I think it was more after Gokaiger that it happened. Shinkenger was so different culturally, aesthetically and thematically, and it took risks like the infamous ending arc. It's more when Asahi and Toei decided that the gimmicks should more so dictate the show when it happend.