[MrHerofan]

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Originally Posted by Red5

I got to agree that this is wrong. I have been learning Japanese and watching RAWS have been aiding in that and I can still enjoy the show. It is made for kids, you can always tell the tone and direction of the episode even without words. My daughters enjoy it and they are really young.

I said if you don't understand Japanese then it's a waist of time, especially when you're just going to watch the sub later. But if you're learning Japanese then it is a good tool to see how much you know age get more fluent in the language.

[Red5]

It's still not a waste of time; the show can be enjoyed without understanding the language. That is the beauty of toku; the action drives the story mostly (use to be the other-way-around, but times have changed).

[Matrixbeast]

Episodes 25, 26, and 27.
25 wasn't anything special. Copy machine makes evil copies. There's so much that could've been done, but wasn't, unfortunately.

So, 26 and 27.
We're introduced to a new character, Jin. A Dark karate user who goes around assassinating other martial artists. It's fairly interesting. Cold hearted after losing his left hand to his former master, he only cares about using his fighting skills to kill other martial arts masters. Unfortunately, they drop the ball a bit, having him attempt multiple kills from sucker punches (Granted, they do evolve into full fledged fights, but it's kind of a dick move for someone proving his skill to kill a person before they even realize they're in a fight).

Ryou challenges him, but loses. He takes him on again, against Doushi's wishes, and loses. All the while, Gouma lets loose a monster who can absorb and block impacts, making him more of a match for the Dairangers. After he absorbs Rin, Ryou undergoes training from hell to increase his reflex and punching speed. After defeating Jin in their 3rd fight, he moves on and defeats the jar monster as well, freeing the captured Dairangers.

However, Jin proves that his cold heart is basically just an ice sculpture in the shape of a heart, accepting power offered by Gouma in exchange for proving that he has no good inside him, killing his ex-girlfriend who he still loved. Defying Gouma immediately after gaining the power, he becomes a solo agent akin to Akomaru defying Gouma for his own vendetta.

I like the change in status quo for the villains. Akomaru kind of brought one, but he was still loyal to Gouma until his last plan, where he just threw a hissy fit. I hope that Jin isn't going to just show up once, lose, then get his powers taken after how they built him up. I'm curious to see where this will go.

Also, 3 more episodes where Kou and Kibaranger are entirely absent. I guess being the second series to have a regular sixth, they're didn't feel like shoving him in? Man, coming into Sentai in the late 2000s, it's weird to watch a series with a sixth who isn't featured in every episode after their arrival

[Dr Kain]

That is what I love about the Sentai series of the 90s though, they didn't shove teh 6th ranger down our throats. The sixth rangers showed up to kick ass and left until they were needed again. It wasn't like today where the sixth rangers are there to get their asses beat with the other rangers.

[XW1n5t0nX]

And most of the time there was a legitimate reason for them not showing up. Burai having to stay in the other dimension, Byako not wanting to reveal Kou as Kiba, and Yuusaku having to go back and forth from Earth and the moon while also dealing with the time limit to name a few.

[Matrixbeast]

It is nice. It makes his appearances more interesting. I still don't like the secret identity angle, though.

Oh, Yuusaku. The one ranger who I actually liked more when he WASN'T transformed
As Mega Silver, he was an OP piece of shit that made the other rangers look like bitches. Un-transformed, he was hilarious as hell, trying to act like he was 10 years younger than he actually was while everyone scolded him

[Matrixbeast]

Well, episode 28.
We're introduced to a new group of subordinates for the main villains. I was going to be incredibly disappointed if they were just killed off in their introduction, because they were taken down curiously quickly...

[Dr Kain]

You must be talking about the Shitennou/Four Winds, right?

[Matrixbeast]

Eeyup. Those guys. I'm glad they didn't just die off like bitches. I'm curious about what they have in store.

Oh, I forgot to mention Kameo. The fat dude who has just shown up a couple times now has a name. He also collects and raises turtles.
I do know there is a turtle/tortoise mech in Dairanger, so I'm curious if he's involved with it at all.

[Matrixbeast]

Episodes 29 and 30.
A lot happened, which is interesting considering the main monster was more of a silly one.
The biggest revelation is that the Dairangers found out that Kou was Kibaranger. Their reaction was surprisingly subdued. I guess when you fight a monster whose main gimmick is throwing bombs that can only be stopped by tongue twisters, you become more accepting of other happenings. I was hoping Kibaranger's identity would be revealed soon. The secret was starting to wear thin.
We also learn that Kou's father was a Gouma, so I'm thinking that his father is Shadam, Akomaru's father. I could be entirely wrong, but that's just my theory. Anyway, due to this, Kou could become a Gouma unless reunited with his mother soon, making the problem a lot larger.

As for the episodes, they were just okay. Aside from setting up the next set of plotlines (Kou needing to reunite with his mother, whatever the hell is going on with Kameo, and Gouma the 15th was fishing for something in hell), they weren't anything special. I'm not a fan of their new weapon, the KiRyoku Bazooka. It looks very 80's in design and I preferred their KiRyoku Bomber. Kou's reveal as Kibaranger to the Dairangers would have been a lot bigger if the audience didn't know for 10 episodes already.
I'm curious about Kameo and the 7th RaiRai Jewel, but they make Kameo so childish that his scenes border on facepalm worthy. It's like they took Raita from Jetman and de-aged him mentally by 20 years. He still has a sense of charm, but he's just too over the top in his reactions.
Well, the story is moving forward at full force, and I'm curious about what they all have to offer, which is nice since many series tend to have rather uninteresting side stories. I'm also still interested to learn about the other two plot lines (Kujaku and Jin).

Well, since Gouma the 15th is starting to do something and Kameo is getting a lot of screen time, I'm assuming their story arcs are the next two to be resolved. While Kou's does have a timer attached to it, I'm assuming it'll be clutch time for increased dramatic tension.

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Episode 31.
So, Gouma the 15th was fishing for Akomaru in hell. That's pretty interesting. I thought he would be fishing for some generic super warrior or something. Cool. I'm curious to see where Kou's story will move next, now that Akomaru is back, too.
In other news, we find out the relation between Kameo and DaiMugen, the giant turtle mech. I can honestly say I didn't anticipate this. So Kameo IS DaiMugen? Huh...Well, I guess they didn't want to have another "Large" ranger. Shame. I would've loved for a Kameranger. Still, nice to see him be significant to the story. I don't know if Kameo's story arc is done, though.
However, I never liked DaiMugen's (Or, for me, Tor's) design. It's too boxy (I know, tortoise and all) and the choice to have his shell open to store Won Tiger or RyuSeiOh means that he has no transformation space. I like the idea of having a mecha that's all about defensive power, but making him a brick, even on screen, just isn't the way to do it (See Pyramidas/King Pyramider for another failure at doing so).
However, I do have to admit that Heavy Armor Chi Palace's finisher of just dropping on the enemy is still pretty funny.