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Originally Posted by Fish Sandwich

I really enjoyed seeing you stick up for Samurai here, because that's another show I very rarely, if ever, see people have nice things to say about. It's another one I also have a bit of a soft spot for, since it was the start of a new era for PR that also happened to be airing right as I was getting into the wider world of tokusatsu. For as many problems as even I had/have with the show, I won't lie, it always made me smile seeing a prominent credit for Yasuko Kobayashi during an episode of a Power Rangers series.

Well thank you! Samurai is far from perfect, but I really don't get why fans have this huge hatred for it. I found myself enjoying it overall.

Man, this goes to show just how late I was in getting into the Toku-sphere outside of PR and Toku Anime. I didn't start seeing stuff like Kamen Rider until Ninja Steel started airing.

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It wasn't a show that ever rose to greatness, but in retrospect, I find myself easing up more and more on it, especially knowing now that it did in fact strike a chord with the intended audience, which is what counts.

Oh yeah. In my local area alone, the toys were flying off the shelves, and alot of kids were running around with Samurai backpacks and whatnot.

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And I agree Antonio is a cool dude! I even felt the need to call this out in a post a bit back in the thread I made when Twitch did that huge marathon of the entire franchise to promote the movie coming out:

Oh man the Twitch Marathon was, honestly, one of the best things Saban had ever arranged for the franchise. It gave a huge boost to alot of the more underrated seasons like Lightspeed Rescue and Ninja Storm, and lead to a great many meme.

Glad to see someone else loves Antonio too! Whenever anyone asks who the best Ranger in Samurai is, most people tend to default to Mike. And I like Mike, but man, Antonio's' arc and the personality that Steven Skyler gives him just make him incredibly likeable overall. And as a Latino, the random Spanish always gave me a smile, haha.