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Originally Posted by TokuKnight89

That's the popular rumor, but it's still just a rumor. The success or failure of Cosmic Fury will greatly determine the overall future of the franchise from the sound of things. Hasbro probably wants to cut the existing ties with Toei, and it probably needs to in some capacity, but everything may hinge on CF!

Personally, I can learn to live with either outcome. I believe any Sentai can be adapted, even ToQger and LuPat. It's the nature of the adaptation and whether faith to the source material is right for the times or whether a wholly original story that deviates heavily from the source material is right for the times.

The benefits of a wholly original story unencumbered by a pre-existing Sentai or its footage makes things new and exciting again, with twists you may or may not see coming. Power Rangers was able to succeed partly because it was new and exciting and you didn't always know what to expect, especially in the old days, because you didn't have access to the source material! If you know how a Sentai will occur when the adaptation is announced, then you start wondering how faithful they'll be while still accepting a familiarity with the designs and footage that you've already technically seen (assuming that one sees the Sentai an adaptation is based off of first, of course).

If they do a show which decides to distance itself from pre-existing Sentai footage, then you won't quite know how it goes until someone sees it and starts reviewing it. It's the same with any of the recent fan favorite shows, be it Mandalorian or Succession or Picard or Stranger Things. There isn't much, if anything, that they're based off of so you don't always know how it'll go or the outcomes of battles/confrontations. There might be a classic trope or film reference that served as inspiration, of course, but that isn't necessarily the same as "recycling" footage from a show that already aired in Japan.

I hate the "not knowing", but I see certain benefits.

That said, I also hate the fact that useable Sentai are being ignored so blatantly! That's hours of useable footage and story-rich design concepts to pull from. Distribution of the Sentai Original is far more likely to occur with one that has been adapted. That said, if Hasbro does its own thing, then that might create a "gap" and a means for Toei to compete with Tsuburaya who is thus far succeeding with their push to distribute Ultraman in the West. Hiccups bound, of course, but that's to be expected (most especially in the post-COVID environment).

There is, however, another winkle.

There is the possibility that CF, while nominally based off of Kyuranger, is going to follow the recent trend of cherry-picking different aspects of different unused Sentai. Dino Fury made use of Madame Noir as Void Queen. The possibility definitely still exists for similar circumstances, especially since the suits are largely original.

These arguments may all be for naught if they pilfer too much, rendering any adaptation of unused Sentai moot. I personally thought a ToQger adaptation would've been predicated around Madame Noir from the beginning. Dino Fury forced me to rethink that presumption (though only by a small tad).

This is why either option can work. Cause, like most everything on this Earth, there are pros and cons to either outcome. CF is an experiment. Always remember that. It's our reactions and the overall financial outcome that will define our future and the future of the Power Rangers.

Well considering the EP said in an interview that they are moving away from adaptations, it?s not a rumor.