[Kamen Rider Lucha]

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Originally Posted by Layton13

Funny enough, I prefer my Sentai more on the comedic side, which is kinda obvious given my favorite is Go-Onger. Primary, as paradoxically as that might sound, comedic Sentai often are just better at drama. It's way easier and more natural to ramp up the drama instead of slow down into silly filler. The contrast also helps a lot with making the drama hit better.

Honestly, most Sentai that try to go for something more dramatic, like Shinkenger and Go-Buster often fall flat because their story and characters have to do most of the heavy lifting than individual episode plots.

Honestly, even though I prefer the more dramatic Sentai like Shinkenger, you’re not wrong about the dramatic beats sometimes hitting harder in comedic series. That’s the balance I’m talking about. Zenkaiger could absolutely be one of these series in the long run.

And TBH, the comedy thing wouldn’t be bothering me if either the designs or the action had been more impressive to me. I need two of those three elements in order to fully enjoy a show. So far, I’m getting zero out of three, and one of those — the design — is pretty much set in stone, so the action and comedy/drama balance are going to need to step up to the plate to make me like this show.

I'm also fully aware, after having watched 25 Sentai shows, that it often takes 15-20 episodes for a Sentai to get good. Some of my favorite Sentai were mediocre-to-bad in their first half, so I'm definitely sticking around at least until ep 20, good or bad. I'm just not usually so turned off by the designs and action as I am here, so in those cases, I at least had something to sustain my interest until the shows found their footing.