Shout! Factory has picked up Kakuranger!

MrHerofan · 01-24-2016, 10:17 PM

If they were to release more series they could do a poll and see what series people want the most. Although it would be pretty hard for people to pick which series they want quicker. Either way these releases are going to take years before the whole of Super Sentai is on DVD.

GoseiWonder · 01-24-2016, 10:25 PM

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Ohranger might have had the lowest ratings ever at that time, but it did have the highest toy sales ever, so I doubt Sentai was ever really at risk.

Well, Ohranger also was doomed through circumstance since its plot was darker than usual and had themes that didn't go over so well since 17 days after the premier was the infamous Aum Shinryko subway Sarin attacks. Which at the time went over as well as a Towering Inferno remake set to release on the August 31 weekend of 2001 in the US.

Hence why you have stuff like that scene of Ohranger Robo and Red Puncher playing basketball, they quickly had to revamp the show and make it a bit lighter, but even then it still didn't get many views as no one wanted to watch a show with Ohranger's premise. And they were SO low that if toy sales weren't good they were at serious risk of cancellation, IIRC.

And that's why we then got a comedic series about a gang of intergalactic reckless drivers coming to earth and our heroes fighting them with the POWER OF TRAFFIC SAFETY!!! Which in turn was MUCH more popular at the time since it didn't take itself seriously at all.

Guyver Spawn · 01-24-2016, 10:48 PM

Pre-Zyuranger, I would love to have Goranger but I won't get my hopes up for it. It's a long show and would be pretty pricey given how many discs that they would need to make for all of the episodes. Not to mention license fees from both Toei and Ishimori Productions.

Dr Kain · 01-25-2016, 12:04 AM

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! Which in turn was MUCH more popular at the time since it didn't take itself seriously at all.

Well that and Carranger is just hands down a better written show.

XW1n5t0nX · 01-25-2016, 12:06 AM

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Well that and Carranger is just hands down a better written show.

And has a clear cut identity.

GoseiWonder · 01-25-2016, 12:35 AM

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Well that and Carranger is just hands down a better written show.

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And has a clear cut identity.

And drinks Wackozade from a clown shoe.

Sentai · 01-25-2016, 04:43 AM

I missed out on picking up Zyuranger (is it still available?) But this, this I want soon as possible. The Ninja season was always a favorite of mine from MMPR and I'd love to see the original kakuranger to see where it comes from.

Also still surprises me that In MMPR it went Ninja Zords, Shogun Zords. And in Kakuranger it actually goes Shogun, Ninja, Alien Borgs.

guncannon109 · 01-25-2016, 09:44 AM

This is promising. If we can make it up to Timeranger and maybe even Gokaiger it will be even better.

ElConvoy · 01-25-2016, 09:58 AM

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I missed out on picking up Zyuranger (is it still available?) But this, this I want soon as possible. The Ninja season was always a favorite of mine from MMPR and I'd love to see the original kakuranger to see where it comes from.

Also still surprises me that In MMPR it went Ninja Zords, Shogun Zords. And in Kakuranger it actually goes Shogun, Ninja, Alien Borgs.

Actually the "Battle Borgs" show up before Kakure Dai Shogun. Kakure is the last mecha they get in the show.

Matrixbeast · 01-25-2016, 11:38 AM

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It really depends though. If you recall there was a 5 month gap from when Zyu came out to when Dai was announced. This time there has only been a 2 month gap from Dai's release to the Kaku announcement. We could still see Oh this year.

I know it is a pipe dream, but I wish they were able to do a series every quarter. If they did 4 series a year they would catch up in about five years time to where Japan is right now.

-timeline-

Of course, that would mean they would be ignoring the older shows and I'd rather they did Jetman and Liveman before most of the stuff after Aba.

As nice as that would be, I think the possible 2 a year situation is a good idea.
Though I would also be quite fine if they skipped everything from Oh to Bouken and just went straight to Gekiranger, so who knows...

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XW1n5t0nX 「蝙蝠騎士の魔界<ブラム>」 Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: The Catacombs of Ohio Posts: 12,794	Quote: Originally Posted by Dr Kain Well that and Carranger is just hands down a better written show. And has a clear cut identity. __________________

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Matrixbeast Mighty Morphin Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Za Warudo Posts: 25,457	Quote: Originally Posted by Dr Kain It really depends though. If you recall there was a 5 month gap from when Zyu came out to when Dai was announced. This time there has only been a 2 month gap from Dai's release to the Kaku announcement. We could still see Oh this year. I know it is a pipe dream, but I wish they were able to do a series every quarter. If they did 4 series a year they would catch up in about five years time to where Japan is right now. -timeline- Of course, that would mean they would be ignoring the older shows and I'd rather they did Jetman and Liveman before most of the stuff after Aba. As nice as that would be, I think the possible 2 a year situation is a good idea. Though I would also be quite fine if they skipped everything from Oh to Bouken and just went straight to Gekiranger, so who knows... __________________