[Sh Ranger]

Amu would be able to taste the vanilla in premium ice cream much more acutely than us humans.

But yeah, Zyuohger! I should probably talk about this show, huh? Considering how it's my favorite 10s Sentai and all. I remember my first impression upon seeing the suits was mostly "meh". Shark and Elephant looked pretty cool, Lion and Tiger looked kind of plain and Eagle looked weird with that brown mouthpiece. Actually, I still think Eagle and Gorilla look weird. Lion and Tiger grew on me though.

The real merits aren't in the designs though, rather they're in the characters, written by Komura Junko, who was barely on my radar and yet I only recently declared her my favorite Sentai writer. It also restored my faith in the producer, Utsunomiya Takaaki, who proved to me that he was still capable of producing good Sentai. When I think about who are among my favorite rangers in Sentai, I often recall Sela and Misao, both of whom are from Zyuohger. But really, the Zyumen in general have a deep and intriguing lore and culture that lays the foundation for their development. Like the one-sided rivalry between Sela and Leo, driven by Sela's desire for Leo to respect her as an equal fighter. Misao is another excellent character and my favorite human in the show, being someone possessed of depression, sometimes for such trivial things, but when he gets motivated, he can lift an entire building from the ground with a fishing rod! He's truly loyal to his friends and will stop at nothing to protect them. I really enjoyed his friendship with Tusk.

There are a few blunders, which is fair, considering this is Komura's first time as a head writer (for Sentai anyway, she did write Bima-X). Like, what was even the point of Bungray? He had no former affiliation with the Deathgaliens, only showing up to hunt the Legendary Beast and then he decides he's going to antagonize Yamato for no particular reason? Honestly, it feels like his only major contribution to the plot is to give Cubal a shiny new arm.

The soundtrack is awesome as well. The OP is triumphant and heroic, the ED is a catchy dance theme and Zyuoh The World's theme has a feeling of terror and power similar to Abare Killer's.

Overall, Zyuohger is easily one of the most inspirational and dramatic Sentai seasons I've watched and I definitely owe it a rewatch sometime. It's not even an exaggeration to say that I've spent more time thinking about this show than any other Sentai out there. They totally deserve their title as the Strongest Animal Heroes!