[TokuKnight89]

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Originally Posted by tomos

I know it's unlikely but I have always wanted to see a crossover between actually Sentai and Power Rangers! It would have to be a good incarnation of both and maybe would admittedly have a better chance of being made through editing rather than actually fly people over and try and make it work with the language barrier but it's just a fun thought.

I've always wondered about this one and I genuinely think that it is feasible.

Gorenger and JAKQ are the obvious choices as any attempt at adapting them and changing their names would be seen as an unforgivable affront!

Dimension-hopping from the Sentai Multiverse into the P.R. Multiverse, thereby establishing a great, big All Rangers Omniverse! My head-canon says that Master Head and Gosei are the progenitors as to the how and the why, as Master Head was temporarily absent after the debut of Gosei Ultimate and to explain why the Megaforce Power Cards retain their Goseiger names! Master Head and Gosei interacted, creating a link between Sentai and P.R. for Gorenger and JAKQ to hop on over!

You wouldn't have to fly the surviving Gorenger and JAKQ actors (though I would ask and see what they say and if they do want to make a cameo but don't want to fly, then you could do it remotely on screens and monitors since much of the world has had to come to terms with remote working), but any new Voice Actors would have to be similar in tone to the original Sentai Actors as opposed to just taking P.R.-friendly liberties. As to the language barrier, I'd say have the Gorenger speak Japanese, but have a plot device in which their voices appear to be speaking English. Battle Fever J Ep. 1 had something similar in which someone was speaking English, but a machine was translating his speech into Japanese for the team to understand, if memory serves. This means you would need a new VA who sounds like the OG Akaranger and can naturally speak both Japanese and English.

To do this, one might have to really pitch the idea to Toei and fly an official representative to view the creative choices and filming so as to maintain a respectful vision. I also wonder if such a decision could require the approval of the Ishinomori Estate as well.

Villains are the least complicated element as most of the Gorenger Kamen are simplistic and feel easy enough to reproduce. Remember, they remade Baseball Mask for Gokaiger and that suit is still getting play in Zenkaiger! You can't (and shouldn't) remake every Black Cross Kamen, but a couple of choice characters wouldn't be an egregious request. I kind of think that instead of adapting Crime Villains, you have the Black Cross Kamen masquerade as JAKQ using their stolen powers, thereby having Gorenger and JAKQ fight each other in new footage. Once Big One helps Gorenger, the jig is up and the Fake JAKQ reveal themselves as Black Cross Kamen!

Use stock footage when you can. Examples include Variblune firing a big colorful missile in the 199 or Gokai Change Big One using the Big One Finish in Gokaiger 3!

Digitally edit preexisting movie footage when you can. I have visions of taking the widescreen Ohranger Movie, editing Steam Punk (in train mode) out, editing Locomotive Mask in, and having the Zeo Megazord finish him by cutting the bridge (which was seen in the Zeo episode "Invasion of the Ranger Snatchers")!

Any such crossover should be a "movie special" in the vein of "Clash of the Red Rangers" and should be seen as an event worth waiting for.

Any such crossover would naturally lead to marketing of figures. Wouldn't you like to get a Lighting Collection two-pack of Akaranger and Baseball Mask!?

I know I'm rambling, but it's something I've wanted to share for awhile.