[Dr Kain]

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Originally Posted by Matrixbeast

So, episode 1 thoughts. It was interesting. While I enjoyed it, I must say, I don't get the framing device of the man at the table. It's rather odd. I was thinking he'd be an episode opener and closer, then he popped up in the middle. Didn't see that coming.

The narrator is actually a child story teller from my understanding, and they wanted to do something a bit different with KakuRanger. Essentially, Zyu, Dai, and Kaku were all experiments Toei was trying something new with since their head writer had just retired with Fiveman, so they each did something different. Plus, they started the show out on a lighter foot due to how serious DaiRanger had been.

KakuRanger is broken into essentially two acts. The first act is a more comedic approach, light hearted, with the story teller giving the stories about the Yokai and narrating the show. The second act occurs around episode 24 when the **** hits the fan and the narrator is knocked out of the show and the series takes a more serious approach for the remainder of its episodes. Sure, it still has its goofball moments, especially when it deals with Blue and Yellow, but the themes are on a darker side of the spectrum.

KakuRanger is my second favorite Sentai series of all time, and I do look forward to watching it subbed when it is fully completed.