[Fish Sandwich]

This is a pretty cruel question for me.

I'm kinda bad at picking favorites, but Go-Busters unquestionably sits at my #1 spot for a bunch of reasons. There's basically nothing about that show I don't deeply love from the bottom of my heart. If I tried to get into all of it this post would literally never end.

Other than that, I've ended up loving pretty much every one of the Sentai I've seen so far, and think they've all got their qualities. The ones that tend to hover vaguely around the top for me are:

- Go-Onger for being so impossibly, aggressively bubbly. It's like an antidepressant in television form. Full of energy, with tons of "subtle" little touches and details contributing to the atmosphere, like the fruity narration during mecha combinations or the team flipping over the Super Sentai logo in the opening. Just a super fun watch from start to finish. I always love when Toku shows treat their toys as more than just pointless gear too, so naturally I adore the Engines. The whole show just really clicked with me overall, though it's definitely not for everyone. Also the theme song is amazing.

- Megaranger. I'm still not quite finished with it, but unless the final stretch of episodes is inexplicably horrible, it's going to be way up there. It hits on pretty much everything awesome about Sentai. A great mix of comedy and drama with a likable cast of characters (including one of the best mentors in the franchise), not to mention some great mecha action. Also the theme song is amazing.

- Gekiranger, which I'm tempted to call hands down the overall best Sentai I've seen so far. It's a truly wonderful series. It'd be quicker to list things I feel didn't work in it than things that did. I'll do it right now. Ready? Nothing. See? That was pretty quick, huh? Also the theme song is amazing.

Beyond that it gets even more vague. Gokaiger doesn't mean as much to me as it does to some people. but it's undeniably excellent and made with a real passion for the franchise. Kyoryuger was some of the most fun I've ever had watching Toku, and a rock solid show, but much like Gokiager I don't find myself looking back on it as frequently as some of the other Sentai I've seen. ToQger ended up really striking a chord with me after a relatively weak first quarter. Ninninger had a spectacular cast of heroes that made up for its flaws in my opinion. Zyuohger had charm and heart in abundance, and over a month later I'm still kind of sad it's done. I'm honestly still debating with myself whether or not it deserves to be up with Geki and the like rather than grouped here. Magiranger won me over hard after thinking it was kind of dumb for a few episodes (it turned out to be quite smart), and Carranger was as brilliant as Gekiranger in its own way.

So yeah, if you can't tell from that rambling answer, I like Sentai a bit.

I really don't think I've seen a show that qualifies as a total stinker yet, and they all offer something unique, which is why I have so much trouble pegging down favorites in any real order. I mostly just go through phases.

If you're asking for recommendations though, it's Gekiranger all the way. I can't stress that enough. Go watch it. I'm probably overhyping it, and yet I also feel I'm not hyping it enough. Remember when I said Go-Onger isn't for everyone? Gekiranger is for everyone.