[Fish Sandwich]

Now that it's over I'd just like to reiterate that this series was a lot of fun. It's not any kind of end-all, be-all crossover, but it also doesn't have delusions of being one, and instead just focuses on delivering a bunch of fun moments between characters you like.

With Arakawa writing I guess it was always in safe hands, but it really can't be overstated how nice it is to see a bunch of heroes get together and more or less get along. Everyone comes out looking good, to the point where people in this very thread have managed to briefly forget about their irrational hatred of Takaharu, and when you've successfully made the audience enjoy seeing a character they don't like, you've done your job well. Heck, even Yamato's "why not?" reaction to being asked if the Ryusoulgers are the STRONGEST SENTAI EVAR!!!111!!11! went a long way toward making me forget how disappointed I still am Toei went back to the dinosaur well so quickly.

For something that only exists to be the very definition of filler, I'd say Super Sentai Strongest Battle is highly overqualified. Toei could've just slapped together some Ultraman Retsuden style clip shows if they needed to, but they went the extra mile, and I'm glad they did.