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Yay, this is my second time and I think I understand the format a little better now!

Favorite New Show of 2021: Kikai Sentai Zenkaiger
After 2020, I felt like Zenkaiger should be a show that reminds people about the heart of Super Sentai. I wasn't disappointed!

Favorite New-to-You Show of 2021: Kousoku Sentai Turboranger
Great start to the Heisei Era. I enjoyed the drama between the Turborangers and the Wandering Bomas.

Favorite Miniseries or Special of 2021: Saber/Blades x Ghost/Specter
A Desast focus episode disguised as a crossover. Of course, the crossover part was cool as well, with the continuation of the plot from Specter Rebirth.

Favorite Rewatch of 2021: Kamen Rider Ghost
I love this show even more now. It's such an inspiring and emotional story with great characters!

Favorite Movie of 2021: Kiramager VS Ryusoulger
Worth it just to see Canalo do a swordpile with his actual sword. But I also loved seeing Koh return and the interactions between the two Sentai.

Favorite Male Lead Character: Juran
From the moment he saved that kid in the first episode, he immediately set the standard for heroism and justice that Zenkaiger stands for!

Favorite Female Lead Character: Sudo Mei
My second favorite heroine of any KR season! Deserved to be a Rider, but was very useful and independent despite that.

Favorite Male Supporting Character: George Karizaki
Pretty much everything about him is a delight to watch!

Favorite Female Supporting Character: Flint Goldtwoikar
I already liked her before, but Episode 37 elevated her to a new level for how she selflessly helped that kid find her doll!

Favorite Villain: Stacey
A lot of Zenkaiger's emotional drama is probably from his internal conflict and I really want to see if he can turn his life around.

Favorite Returning Past Character: Tenkuuji Takeru
After his show came last in several polls, I have to praise Nishime's courage for coming back as Takeru. Definitely worth it for the people who truly appreciate him. Humanity's potential is infinite!

Favorite Actor: Yamaguchi Takaya
Eclair man totally sold Rintarou's suffering from being torn between his friends/family and his loyalty to SOL.

Favorite Actress: Hunter Deno
That eyebrow quirk she does as Amelia whenever she gives a one-liner to the bad guys is so expressive!

Favorite Writer: Komura Junko
I mentioned recently that she is my new favorite Sentai writer. She really knows how to write characters with real personal problems and I think she's improved even further with Zenkaiger.

Favorite Suit Design: Kamen Rider Revi
That cool pink, blue and purple combo totally appeals to me!

Favorite Weapon: Geartlinger
A gatling gun voiced by Anna Williams' VA!

Favorite Vehicle: Vice Ptera Genome
A real life hoverbike with a Faiz motif!

Favorite Mecha: Zenkaiju Oh
A lot of firepower!

Favorite Fight Scene: Blades Tategami Hyoujyu Senki VS Zooous Predator
I love seeing fights outside of Japan, so this climactic fight in the North Pole is an awesome conclusion to Rintarou's arc.

Favorite Dramatic Scene: Gaon saving his friends from Togyu Wald
Gaon finally overcoming his prejudice to realize how important his friends are and putting his own body at risk to protect them long enough for Kaito to perform the finisher.

Favorite Comedic Scene: Jetman Gear
[spoiler character] is so bad*ss that even his heroic death can be used as a weapon 30 years later!

Biggest "WTF did I just watch?" Moment: Kamen Rider Genms The Presidents
It gives a little development for Gai, but otherwise, I'm not sure why this even needed to exist?

Favorite Song: Taju Rokou
Probably for the same reason I love ALMIGHTY. Tokyo Ska Paradise can make some cool songs for sure!

Favorite Piece of Merchandise: Hasbro's DX Dino Fury Megazord
Not that Bandai's DX Kishiryu Oh was lame or anything like that, but I appreciate Hasbro's improvements.

Biggest Surprise of 2021: Trio of Deep Sin
The trailer has me excited for sure!

Biggest Disappointment of 2021: Shindai Reika
The female equivalent of Kureshima Mitsuzane.

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Favorite Female Lead Character: Magine is precious and I love her. A cute design, and a character type I can relate to, she's wonderful. I hate her verbal tick of "mu-mu-mu-mu-mu" since she can sometimes over-do it, but otherwise, she's great.

I already told you before, Magine's verbal tick is "Nu-nu-nu-Magine" with nu being the last syllable of her name. There is no mu. Please remember this from now on, okay.

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Originally Posted by Daikaijuman54

Favorite New-to-You Show of 2021I don't know if this counts as a show, but Bima X: The Return of Darkness. This was my first experience watching an Indonesian production, much less Tokusatsu Hero Show from somewhere other than Japan.

Good to know somebody else watched that! It really is an awesome movie for sure. I would recommend Bima and Bima-X as well.

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Favorite Actor

Masayuki Deai from Revice, it's a tough decision but I just like that role for him a bit better than Tessai and it's a kind of 360 going from an anti-establishment figure in Boukenger to 15 years later almost a bit like Satoru Akashi, although I admit I don't like how the story with him is going now!

Huh, Deai's in Revice?!

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Favorite Actress

I might just go for Sena(Yume Kinjo?) again, tough decision but yeah.

Shinjo Yume. She was my choice for last year. For Kinjo, you might be thinking of Kinjo Mana, who portrayed Ui in Ryusoulger.

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Favourite Writer/Director

Did Yasuko Kobayashi do Kirameiger? Whoever did Kirameiger anyway!

That would be Arakawa Naruhisa.