What are you watching (Sentai edition)

Matrixbeast · 12-05-2012, 12:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Den-O

The show itself isn't terrible but there are just so many aspects to it that bug me. Like Jan being so annoying, stated issues with the mecha, and costumes. I found the characters themselves to be far too annoying to attach myself too. Rio and Mele are cool to a certain extent but they really don't blow me away like they seem to do for most people.

GekiViolet is amazing. Love that suit design.

Anyway, I'll agree that Jan is kind of annoying, but I adore Retsu and Ran. Gou is a great character, and Ken is...Alright. He always seemed tacked on, imo.

As for Rio and Mele, I enjoyed them so much because, based on my experience with Sentai, KR, and PR, I'm really rather used to having a one note antagonist who just sits around throwing monsters and getting angry when they die. No character growth. No character depth. Just "He's evil because don't question it. He's the bad guy." So seeing Rio and Mele, the (First) antagonists of the series go through their own character arcs, growing and evolving, having a shifting motivation was a thing of beauty to me.

Basically, Rio and Mele didn't feel like villains who appeared at the beginning and end of an episode in their death fortress talking about evil schemes. They felt like actual characters.

Dr Kain · 12-05-2012, 10:31 PM

Honestly, Jan is no more or less annoying than the likes of Ban, Ryouga, Kai, and Alata. He's from the jungle, so he is supposed to be hyper.

As for the mecha, while I'll agree they aren't the best, GekiTouja is awesome because he is not some heavy mecha. He is skinny and can actually move around.

My favorite ranger though is GekiChopper. I do not know why, but I really liked his personality.

And Matrix is pretty much dead on why I like Rio and Mele. They were more than just there to cause evil deeds, they had development, they grew, etc. That is the same reason why the Saima Clan are my favorite villains in all of Sentai. Even though they started out as just beings wanting to take over the world, there was more to them because they were siblings.

ZeoRangerV · 12-06-2012, 09:01 AM

Just watched the Poohtan episode of Jetman. I haven't loved a "MOTW of the week isn't such a bad guy after all" story since the one in Boukenger (which was also probably my favourite episode of that series).

Kamen Rider Meteor · 12-07-2012, 07:26 PM

Epic 11 of Gosei. EPIC is correct! Hyper Datas debut was the ish I gotta get me one of those. I will now officially say he is my favorite Goseiger

Den-O · 12-07-2012, 07:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Kamen Rider Meteor

Epic 11 of Gosei. EPIC is correct! Hyper Datas debut was the ish I gotta get me one of those. I will now officially say he is my favorite Goseiger

Once you get up to the late 30's and see him destroy an evil clone of himself you'll think hes even more of a badass.

Matrixbeast · 12-07-2012, 07:35 PM

Man, with Blade and Kiva I could just keep telling myself "It gets better" with the early episodes and fight through.
But I have no motivation to do so with Gosei...I even have Go-On sitting here, but I don't want to start that until I finish Gosei.

guncannon109 · 12-07-2012, 08:15 PM

Flashman anyone?

Dr Kain · 12-07-2012, 10:50 PM

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Originally Posted by guncannon109

Flashman anyone?

I've seen the first 20 episodes and they were pretty cool, but I ran out of a budget to buy the other 3 volumes, and at this point, I probably won't get them.

Switchblade · 12-07-2012, 11:05 PM

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Originally Posted by guncannon109

Flashman anyone?

I'd love to, but what few episodes were subbed were lost when Megaupload went down. Did see the first and last episodes, though; looked really cool.

ShockerCon · 12-07-2012, 11:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Matrixbeast

Man, with Blade and Kiva I could just keep telling myself "It gets better" with the early episodes and fight through.
But I have no motivation to do so with Gosei...I even have Go-On sitting here, but I don't want to start that until I finish Gosei.

You could always watch both. Hell, I'm currently balancing three different Toku Shows(Kabuto, Dairanger, Gekiranger), and that's not including Wizard and Go-Busters. I've actually considered adding another show, since I finished RyuKenDo recently, but I'm having trouble deciding between a handful of different shows.

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Matrixbeast Mighty Morphin Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Za Warudo Posts: 25,457	Quote: Originally Posted by Den-O The show itself isn't terrible but there are just so many aspects to it that bug me. Like Jan being so annoying, stated issues with the mecha, and costumes. I found the characters themselves to be far too annoying to attach myself too. Rio and Mele are cool to a certain extent but they really don't blow me away like they seem to do for most people. GekiViolet is amazing. Love that suit design. Anyway, I'll agree that Jan is kind of annoying, but I adore Retsu and Ran. Gou is a great character, and Ken is...Alright. He always seemed tacked on, imo. As for Rio and Mele, I enjoyed them so much because, based on my experience with Sentai, KR, and PR, I'm really rather used to having a one note antagonist who just sits around throwing monsters and getting angry when they die. No character growth. No character depth. Just "He's evil because don't question it. He's the bad guy." So seeing Rio and Mele, the (First) antagonists of the series go through their own character arcs, growing and evolving, having a shifting motivation was a thing of beauty to me. Basically, Rio and Mele didn't feel like villains who appeared at the beginning and end of an episode in their death fortress talking about evil schemes. They felt like actual characters. __________________

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Den-O Admin AKA Zordon Content Director @DenO_TokuNation Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Lexington, Ky Posts: 16,328	Quote: Originally Posted by Kamen Rider Meteor Epic 11 of Gosei. EPIC is correct! Hyper Datas debut was the ish I gotta get me one of those. I will now officially say he is my favorite Goseiger Once you get up to the late 30's and see him destroy an evil clone of himself you'll think hes even more of a badass. __________________

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Matrixbeast Mighty Morphin Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Za Warudo Posts: 25,457	Man, with Blade and Kiva I could just keep telling myself "It gets better" with the early episodes and fight through. But I have no motivation to do so with Gosei...I even have Go-On sitting here, but I don't want to start that until I finish Gosei. __________________

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ShockerCon Blader than Brave Join Date: May 2012 Location: Beyond the Sun Posts: 4,983	Quote: Originally Posted by Matrixbeast Man, with Blade and Kiva I could just keep telling myself "It gets better" with the early episodes and fight through. But I have no motivation to do so with Gosei...I even have Go-On sitting here, but I don't want to start that until I finish Gosei. You could always watch both. Hell, I'm currently balancing three different Toku Shows(Kabuto, Dairanger, Gekiranger), and that's not including Wizard and Go-Busters. I've actually considered adding another show, since I finished RyuKenDo recently, but I'm having trouble deciding between a handful of different shows. __________________ FC:2809-8995-3782