[Suzu]

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Originally Posted by Sunred

I just watch it raw.A decade or so of learning Japanese pays off time to time.

Someday- someday I'll be at that point myself.
Meanwhile, I stick to watching the raws via stream and then the subbed version for the current series (while Toqger and Kyoryuger were pretty easy to understand, Gaim is kinda difficult, because most of the dialogue goes further than what the episode shows you), and remain with subs for the older stuff.

Watching in both directions sounds kinda cool, but you'll be out of old stuff in no time, because it takes a while to find the older stuff and not all of the old series have been subbed- but then again, there are also huge gaps in the continuity of newer series as well.

Personally, I can mostly suggest newer stuff (haven't seen that many old seasons). If you like something light-hearted, Goseiger and Kyoryuger are for you. Feel like some heavier atmosphere? Then go with Shinkenger and Magiranger. If you want something inbetween those two types, Gekiranger or Gaoranger are a good choice.

[Kamen Rider Lucha]

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Originally Posted by Suzu

*SNIP*

Feel like some heavier atmosphere? Then go with Shinkenger and Magiranger.

*SPIT TAKE* Magiranger has heavy atmosphere? B'scuse me???


... That show must change A LOT from the first 13 episodes.

[Aoi Kurenai]

I wouldn't say it's "heavy" all the time but it does lend itself to some dramatic moments later on in its run. Magiranger really goes on to become a very strong show.

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Originally Posted by Locke

KRDL is what I try and use for everything, direct downloads are so fast but for some reason when I try and torrent I'm still here a decade later looking at the numbers one and the symbol for percent.

You might want to look into a different torrent client, if you're not already using it, uTorrent is the best way to go. If that doesn't work, throttling is something you should look into because you should have no problem connecting to seeds if you're able to do direct downloads.

I find that direct downloads are better for older things. A new release will often have so many seeds going that you can get the episode in a couple of minutes. It only took me like seven minutes to complete the first episode of ToQger.

[Suzu]

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Originally Posted by Kamen Rider Lucha

*SPIT TAKE* Magiranger has heavy atmosphere? B'scuse me???


... That show must change A LOT from the first 13 episodes.

Let's say it does have a much darker undertone than Goseiger or Kyoryuger (which both have some dramatic twists in the later halves). I'm not talking about just the plot itself, but the setting. We have 5 young protagonists who lose their mother right at the beginning of the show with their father being lost for as long as most of them can remember. Also, things are getting really messed up near the end.

[Locke]

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Originally Posted by Aoi Kurenai

You might want to look into a different torrent client, if you're not already using it, uTorrent is the best way to go. If that doesn't work, throttling is something you should look into because you should have no problem connecting to seeds if you're able to do direct downloads.

I find that direct downloads are better for older things. A new release will often have so many seeds going that you can get the episode in a couple of minutes. It only took me like seven minutes to complete the first episode of ToQger.

I actually just looked up throttling, aside from a few clicks and unclicks in preferences it mostly went over my head. That said it does appear my torrents are now doing better?

[Kamen Rider Lucha]

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Originally Posted by Aoi Kurenai

I wouldn't say it's "heavy" all the time but it does lend itself to some dramatic moments later on in its run. Magiranger really goes on to become a very strong show.

Awesome. Can't wait for that to happen!

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You might want to look into a different torrent client, if you're not already using it, uTorrent is the best way to go. If that doesn't work, throttling is something you should look into because you should have no problem connecting to seeds if you're able to do direct downloads.

Also, look into port forwarding, if you haven't already. It's a stupid hassle, but it'll increase your torrent d/l speeds exponentially (as long as enough people are seeding).

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Originally Posted by Suzu

Let's say it does have a much darker undertone than Goseiger or Kyoryuger (which both have some dramatic twists in the later halves). I'm not talking about just the plot itself, but the setting. We have 5 young protagonists who lose their mother right at the beginning of the show with their father being lost for as long as most of them can remember. Also, things are getting really messed up near the end.

I'll have to trust you because as of Episode 13, Magiranger couldn't be lighter, IMO.

[Locke]

I have no idea how to port forward

[EpsilonX]

I'm sort of in the same boat, so i'm gonna post here instead of starting a new topic. I just finished Zyuranger a few days ago, and haven't been too sure where to go next.

I watched the first episodes of Goranger and ToQger, and the first two of Dairanger. I really enjoyed Goranger, but the first episode was the only one I could find subbed. Even if I could find more, though, there are only 6 or so episodes subbed, right? ToQger I didn't really enjoy that much. The action was good, but it was too cheesy. Maybe down the road I could enjoy it more, but it's not what I was looking for either. I tried watching Battle Fever J, but couldn't find ANY subbed episodes.

Finally, I settled on Dairanger, and I didn't enjoy it at all. Everything felt like a step down from Zyuranger in the first two episodes. Almost nothing was explained, it all just sort of happened. It really bothered me how the first episode had transformations, powers, and mech battles, without any sort of explanation. The first episode of Zyuranger sets up the enemy and the main characters, while the second episode sets up the mechs. A couple episodes later, they set up DaiZyuJin. It felt very natural, while the setup in Dairanger felt somewhat forced. The opening wasn't nearly as catchy, either. The whole thing left a bad taste in my mouth, and made me somewhat consider leaving my sentai viewing at Zyuranger. However, it seemed like a lot of the things I didn't like about it were simply that they weren't zyuranger, so maybe if I give it another shot down the line, i'll change my mind.

Where should I go from here? I considered watching Gokaiger, because I thought it looked cool (I watched a few clips and enjoyed them) but was worried that I wouldn't get the full effect (of both Gokaiger, and the previous shows when finally getting around to them). I thought about maybe watching Kakuranger as well. I have a few MMPR toys of Kakuranger stuff from when I was a kid, so i'd still have a nostalgic connection to the series like I did Zyuranger, but to a lesser extent. It also had a much better opening theme than dairanger, which is a plus. (I know opening theme seems like a silly theme to list as a deciding factor, but every time I heard the zyuranger opening, it put me in a good mood and made me excited to watch the episode). I'm also interested in other shows, such as Kamen Rider, but don't know where to start.

Sorry for the long-winded, disorganized post

[Locke]

The lack of connection between the Rangers and their unmorphed counterparts is a problem through the whole of Dairanger, it's probably the only sentai show which handles characters worse than Kyoryuger.

If you want just general recommendations my person favourite modern sentai is Goseiger - it's a show with epic action, and really good character focus for a sentai show. And my personal favourite classic sentai is Liveman, largely because it's so ambitious it feels years ahead of its time, even if it doesn't always work as well as you'd like.

[EpsilonX]

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Originally Posted by Locke

The lack of connection between the Rangers and their unmorphed counterparts is a problem through the whole of Dairanger, it's probably the only sentai show which handles characters worse than Kyoryuger.

Dang, that's another one I was looking into, mostly because of the dinosaur motif.

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If you want just general recommendations my person favourite modern sentai is Goseiger - it's a show with epic action, and really good character focus for a sentai show. And my personal favourite classic sentai is Liveman, largely because it's so ambitious it feels years ahead of its time, even if it doesn't always work as well as you'd like.

I'll look into Goseiger, but in general i'm more interested in the older shows. Looks like Liveman has the entire sub on youtube, and is done by GUIS (I liked the way they did Zyu better than the way TV Nihon did Dai) so...there's an idea haha. Thanks