[FairyKing]

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Originally Posted by Mesnick

Well, since I can give not only colors, but also a theme, I?ll try this. Red - Saber; Blue - Violin; Black - Swallow; Green - Willow; Pink - Pig. And the Trinity for Gold , who appears later. Since this is more complex than a single motif, you can choose what the theme, weapon or fur will be individually for each of the team. The main thing is to have a connection.

Brave warrior, Shumi Red!
Graceful dancer, Shumi Blue!
Sharp-eyed watcher, Shumi Black!
Patient gardener, Shumi Green!
Caring collector, Shumi Pink!
Worldwide traveler, Shumi Gold!
Passion is what makes life worth living! Jonetsu Sentai Shumiranger!

The name means "Passion Team Hobby-ranger," five people whose great enthusiasm for their hobbies (kendo, classical music, birdwatching, gardening, stuffed animals and the Triathlon) gives them the power to stand up to an evil megacorporation that wants to steal peoples' passion and turn them into workaholics, with the ultimate goal of converting them into robots with no free will.

That's right, while other sentai use the power of friendship or teamwork or bravery or whatever, the Shumirangers use the power of HOBBIES! It's less silly than it sounds, I swear, this story would emphasize how hobbies are a manifestation of people's passion and will to enjoy life.

Red is a swordfighter, obviously, while Blue wields a baton and a dance-like fighting style, Black is a sharpshooter with a binoculars-themed gun, Green uses a sickle to cut down enemies, Pink has boxing gloves and the strength of a charging boar, and Gold fires air blasts from a bike pump and has super speed on land and in water.

And much of their arsenal is given to them by other hobbyists they ally with, for example an indie mangaka is the one who first teaches them how to use their powers (which is also why their powers manifest as the usual sentai tropes like transformations and mecha), a model kit fan unlocks their mechas' ability to combine, and later a cosplayer's samurai garb becomes Red's super form.

I admit these mismatched motifs were a challenge, but I actually quite like the resulting idea. Totally not a social commentary on Japan's infamous culture of overwork or on corporate greed in general