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I think I might have been lying earlier because I just downed episodes 4-9 of Carranger, and if 9 episodes in one day doesn't qualify as "in love" with a show I don't know what does.

Super fun series so far. I struggle a little bit to describe it because it's a comedy, and it can be hard to say much more than "it was funny", but the "plots", as vehicles (accidental pun) for lighthearted antics, work well, and the cast, while sort of flat, are lively in a way that fits the atmosphere. It's not really a show that calls for complex characterization, you know?

If I were to sum up the show in one word, I'd probably go with "whimsical". The humor is less about in your face wackiness and more a result of just how plain odd everything is. Stuff like dramatically building up the team getting their giant cars and then having the episode resolve itself before they actually get to use them, with the MotW actually shrinking at the end and running away. It's all delightfully off-key.

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Originally Posted by Dr Kain

I miss the 18 minute run time I feel a lot of series today would have been a lot better had they not gone back to 24 minute episodes.

I've never really felt the newer stuff is padded or anything, but it's hard to argue with a length that's so conducive to marathon viewings. You'd think just a couple minutes wouldn't make a huge difference but it adds up fast.

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As for the lack of mech action, Gingaman is the last series that takes its time to bring in the mecha.

I joke, but the gradual buildup is nice. It gives a sense of progression even though there isn't much in the way of an overarching plot.

Honestly, I think the pace of a lot of Sentai premieres would be improved if they waited even just one episode to throw the giant robots in. I love ToQger, but its first episode is a perfect example of making it feel like they just wanted to get all the Q1 toys in there at once. I guess they had to fill those extra minutes with something.