[Locke]

Dairanger 07 - It presented some really cool expansions on both the lore and general world of Dairanger, and also introduced us to a new and really awesome villain, so on that level it was really satisfying. What dragged it down, was how the Dairanger's don't function as a team at all, and none of them feel even slightly like heroes, except Daigo, who is the only member of the team so far that I genuinely like.

Between the extremely low budget special effects and unlikeable set of characters it makes it hard for me to care about the good things.

[Dr Kain]

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Because it just happens and then is never brought up again. For something as big a deal as that should of been its just a blip for the series as a whole.

I don't see how that matters. Is Ryo supposed to be fawning over his dead father who pretty much abandoned him when he was a kid and he thought was dead then?

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What dragged it down, was how the Dairanger's don't function as a team at all, and none of them feel even slightly like heroes, except Daigo, who is the only member of the team so far that I genuinely like.

Between the extremely low budget special effects and unlikeable set of characters it makes it hard for me to care about the good things.

That is because they are learning to be a team. This feels far more natural than 5 guys who meet each other for the first time and then suddenly work together with ease by the end of the episode.

That is what I love about Jetman-KakuRanger. The teams have to learn to work together. Three of the four groups have to earn their mecha. Plus, the amount of out of suit action is freaking amazing!!

I'll take low budget effects over piss poor CGI any day in these shows.

BTW, they did not forget about Lipstick's scar.

[ZeoRangerV]

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I don't see how that matters. Is Ryo supposed to be fawning over his dead father who pretty much abandoned him when he was a kid and he thought was dead then?

No, but I expect something like Ryo's supposedly dead father who betrayed his people to be treated with a little more gravitas than a plot of the week.

[Locke]

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That is because they are learning to be a team. This feels far more natural than 5 guys who meet each other for the first time and then suddenly work together with ease by the end of the episode.

That is what I love about Jetman-KakuRanger. The teams have to learn to work together. Three of the four groups have to earn their mecha. Plus, the amount of out of suit action is freaking amazing!!

I'll take low budget effects over piss poor CGI any day in these shows.

BTW, they did not forget about Lipstick's scar.

I get that, but I just think they did it better in Jetman. Here everyone just seems really naive, trying to score points over one another and just doing things that heroes should never do.

I do find it funny though that everyone bitches about Disney's civilian power stuff, then bums this show.

Lipstick's scar vanishes in the second episode of her story.

[Locke]

Dairanger 08.

Minus Iron Face, who is awesome, I find the Gorma really hard to take seriously. I mean the main three look ridiculous enough, without the 'Archbishop' (what?) turning up and looking like Father Christmas and acting like ShinkenBrown. I also love how his monster form has nothing to do with him as he was presented as a character, at all and is included so little it ends up serving no purpose.

Man, I feel like I'm going from one extreme to another here, as I watch the Dairanger's spend the majority of every episode getting kicked around the floor. I know they are all rookies and are still forming friendships but just...wow. I think at this point of the series, I could do a better job. This is all especially true of Ryou, as he is meant to lead the team. His father betrayed the original Dairanger's, he's clearly the most rookie of the group, he constantly gets his ass kicked, he is ridiculously childish. Why is Daigo not red?

I also love how none of this makes sense, so Ryou's dad is 6000 years old? What the actual fuck. I thought it was mean on your kids to have them when you're over forty... Saying he went to Gorma is not an explanation! Although he's dead already so I guess who gives a fuck.

Man the mecha stuff in this show is so fucking good, I love how Unified Lord actually looks awesome, rather than just a mess and I love how his design is vaguely like Ryou's father as well. Its introductory battle was just so epic.

In terms of both action scenes, and story elements, this show really is years ahead of its time, it's just a shame all of the great elements never come together for a great whole. At least not yet.

So Master Kaku wasn't one of the original Dairanger's? I wonder what his deal is, then.

[XW1n5t0nX]

Yeah I have to admit, the Gorma generals are uh, a bit distracting. The first time I saw them I burst out laughing, came in here, and made a BDSM joke. So yeah, you're not alone. But as a whole, I love Dairanger. The characters are good, the music is great, Star Wars theme and all.

Oh Kaku? You'll find out later.

[Locke]

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Yeah I have to admit, the Gorma generals are uh, a bit distracting. The first time I saw them I burst out laughing, came in here, and made a BDSM joke. So yeah, you're not alone. But as a whole, I love Dairanger. The characters are good, the music is great, Star Wars theme and all.

Two of them were introduced by getting out of this shitty 70s brown banger of a vehicle, which only made it even more ridiculous.

[Dr Kain]

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I do find it funny though that everyone bitches about Disney's civilian power stuff, then bums this show.

Uh... there is a difference. First, in this series, they are martial artists using Ki, so it makes sense to have powers.

Secondly, Disney used it for EVERY series they did, not just one or two. I was fine with the powers in DT, but then SPD, MF, OO, and JF had them.

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I also love how none of this makes sense, so Ryou's dad is 6000 years old? What the actual fuck. I thought it was mean on your kids to have them when you're over forty...

What is wrong with having kids when you are over 40? I'd rather be 45 and have kids when I can afford them and have enjoyed half my life than have them at 20, struggling to support them, and have had no life at all.

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Saying he went to Gorma is not an explanation! Although he's dead already so I guess who gives a fuck.

Would you rather have even more pointless exposition? I am rather surprised they did not give us a long dragged out explanation because Japanese love to spend hours in narrated exposition to the point that sometimes, you want to just gag the narrator. We don't need to know the reasons why he joined Gorma, he did and that is all that matters.

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Man the mecha stuff in this show is so fucking good, I love how Unified Lord actually looks awesome, rather than just a mess and I love how his design is vaguely like Ryou's father as well. Its introductory battle was just so epic.

Agreed.

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In terms of both action scenes, and story elements, this show really is years ahead of its time, it's just a shame all of the great elements never come together for a great whole. At least not yet.

So Master Kaku wasn't one of the original Dairanger's? I wonder what his deal is, then.

Give it time.

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Yeah I have to admit, the Gorma generals are uh, a bit distracting. The first time I saw them I burst out laughing, came in here, and made a BDSM joke. So yeah, you're not alone. But as a whole, I love Dairanger. The characters are good, the music is great, Star Wars theme and all.

Oh Kaku? You'll find out later.

I love the Gorma generals. They are one of the most unique designs out of all the generals throughout Sentai. Sure, they don't look as amazing as the Saima Clan generals or Rio and Mele, but I love their designs with the leather S&M type designs. You also have to remember, these shows were still coming off the 80s (and you know how Japan is slow on the up take when a new generation comes in), and leather was extremely popular in the 80s. Plus, (as much as I love the Saima clan) I prefer having actual actors for my villains than just costumes.

[Locke]

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Uh... there is a difference. First, in this series, they are martial artists using Ki, so it makes sense to have powers.

Secondly, Disney used it for EVERY series they did, not just one or two. I was fine with the powers in DT, but then SPD, MF, OO, and JF had them.

Pretty much all of them had explanations for their civilian powers, though. Minus maybe Dino Thunder, SPD and OO because they had them just because. They fit perfectly in Ninja Storm, Jungle Fury and Mystic Force given the topic of the seasons.

[Matrixbeast]

SPD dedicated part of it's story to explaining why everyone on B-Squad had civilian powers.

DT and OO had them just because, though.