[Switchblade]

I feel like I've asked this before, but I didn't see anything recent in a quick search of the thread, so here goes (again?):

Has Sentai stabilized in terms of ratings and toy sales or is it still declining? I remember this being a big topic back when Go-Busters was out and for several years after that it seemed like the show was consistently doing worse numbers year to year. Is that still happening or has it leveled off or improved?

[Sunred]

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Originally Posted by Switchblade

I feel like I've asked this before, but I didn't see anything recent in a quick search of the thread, so here goes (again?):

Has Sentai stabilized in terms of ratings and toy sales or is it still declining? I remember this being a big topic back when Go-Busters was out and for several years after that it seemed like the show was consistently doing worse numbers year to year. Is that still happening or has it leveled off or improved?

In terms of toy sales, it seemed to have recovered with Donbrothers which made 5.6 billion yen, which is still lower than Ryusoulger and LuPat which both made 6 billion individually. King-Ohger made slightly less with 5.4 billion. Still have a long way to go to get back to Kyoryuger numbers, that's for sure. But I suppose they are keeping their expectations low these days, they expect Boonboomger to make 5 billion.

[TokuKnight89]

In re-watching Ohranger VS. Kakuranger, the same old thought comes to mind: This crossover makes no sense in terms of continuity!

Granted, many Sentai Movies and Crossovers have a nascent tendency to disavow continuity, but this was the first such crossover since JAKQ VS. Gorenger and there really wasn't a great big need to be so flagrantly opposed to the two shows it was supposed to tie into.

On the Kakuranger side, the team uses their Doron Changers to transform even though they sacrificed them to seal Daimaou. This is minor all things considering, as we never see Ninjaman or the Sanshinshou, so one could argue that they temporarily allowed the Kakuranger to reclaim their Doron Changers while they held the Seal Door in check. One could also argue that this takes place BEFORE the team actually seals Daimaou, but that's a humongous stretch! And another hypothesis would suggest that the Doron Changers merely provided some sense of visual finality when the actual intent behind the Seal Door is to hide one's own capacity for evil behind their heart, and that the Kakurangers have learned to contain their capacity for the evil that Daimaou represented and can reclaim their Doron Changers at any moment. Of course, Tsuruhime criticizing Sasuke for his blatantly pervy behavior might negate that assumption!

On the Ohranger side, the obvious issue is Bacchusfundo's appearance in a Crossover which also includes OhBlocker and Tackle Boy! Technically, he was still alive after his defeat by OhBlocker, but the brunt of Baranoia didn't know that for some time. This only makes sense if the script for this Crossover was devised before the series decided to end Bacchusfundo's reign and simultaneously introduce Bomber the Great in the series, so that by the time it was set to film they had already taken Bacchusfundo out of the show but neglected to adjust the Crossover script to match and left it as is. Of course, as I and many others have mentioned before, Ohranger is notoriously inconsistent!

[Sunred]

So I probably asked this a while back but which ranger suit do you think as of 2024 could also work in another color and if so, which color would you like it to be? Myself, I think Bun Orange would also work well as a green ranger, but in the lime green shade they used for ToQ4, Chameleon Green, Zyuoh Elephant, and Midoninger.

[Matrixbeast]

I'm a little confused. A lot of ranger suits are designed to look well in multiple colors, hence why, helmet aside, many suits don't have too many physical differences.

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I'm a little confused. A lot of ranger suits are designed to look well in multiple colors, hence why, helmet aside, many suits don't have too many physical differences.

I guess I meant to say more in the line of do you have a ranger suit you would've liked to see in another color in their respective shows. My bad.

[TokuKnight89]

Staying in line with the "Ohranger is notoriously inconsistent" mindset, another thought comes to mind: Why were Riki and Dorin temporarily excised during the middle?

KingRanger appears in Ep. 31, but is absent till around Ep. 36. In fact, the defeat of his archenemies Bacchusfundo happens entirely without him at all! Sure, keeping him around reminds the audience of King Pyramider and could underscore the debut of the Blocker Robos and OhBlocker, but even Power Rangers found a way around that by leaving Pyramidas at the bottom of Aquitar and unusable for some time. Couldn't the Ohranger writers have found a way to include Riki and not King Pyramider, or was there an entirely different reason why he and Dorin weren't seen or mentioned for several episodes, even though those episodes had situations where they were certainly needed!?

[Sunred]

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Staying in line with the "Ohranger is notoriously inconsistent" mindset, another thought comes to mind: Why were Riki and Dorin temporarily excised during the middle?

KingRanger appears in Ep. 31, but is absent till around Ep. 36. In fact, the defeat of his archenemies Bacchusfundo happens entirely without him at all! Sure, keeping him around reminds the audience of King Pyramider and could underscore the debut of the Blocker Robos and OhBlocker, but even Power Rangers found a way around that by leaving Pyramidas at the bottom of Aquitar and unusable for some time. Couldn't the Ohranger writers have found a way to include Riki and not King Pyramider, or was there an entirely different reason why he and Dorin weren't seen or mentioned for several episodes, even though those episodes had situations where they were certainly needed!?

Speaking of Kingranger, it's funny how both Ohranger and Zeo had Takumi Hashimoto (Boi/Tigerranger in Zyuranger and Jiro in Megaranger) and Brad Hawkins (Ryan Steele in VR Troopers)voice Kingranger and Gold Ranger respectively for the first appearance episodes.

[TokuKnight89]

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Speaking of Kingranger, it's funny how both Ohranger and Zeo had Takumi Hashimoto (Boi/Tigerranger in Zyuranger and Jiro in Megaranger) and Brad Hawkins (Ryan Steele in VR Troopers)voice Kingranger and Gold Ranger respectively for the first appearance episodes.

But...Riki doesn't resemble Takumi to my eyes! I could be wrong, but my old understanding was that Riki was played by the same kid who portrayed Kou in Dairanger, but I admit I had my doubts as to the validity of that claim. Also, you implied that Takumi voiced Riki/KingRanger, but didn't say that he portrayed him onscreen. The reasonable conclusion would be that the actor was overdubbed, but if that was the case then there had to be a reason for it.

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But...Riki doesn't resemble Takumi to my eyes! I could be wrong, but my old understanding was that Riki was played by the same kid who portrayed Kou in Dairanger, but I admit I had my doubts as to the validity of that claim. Also, you implied that Takumi voiced Riki/KingRanger, but didn't say that he portrayed him onscreen. The reasonable conclusion would be that the actor was overdubbed, but if that was the case then there had to be a reason for it.

Correct, Takumi Hashimoto didn't portray him onscreen, he did just the voices according to what I searched in Japanese, specifically episodes 26 and 27 apparently. If I'm wrong so be it, but given the fact that we had Brad Hawkins do the voiceover before the big reveal I'm convinced.
As for who played Riki in 1995 it was Shoji Yamaguchi. Kou was played by Hisashi Sakai who was young Burai in Zyuranger the year before Dairanger. Fun fact, Yamaguchi and Sakai were all in the same acting management company/organization as Hidenori Tokuyama aka Hiroto/Go-On Gold aka Yaguruma/Kickhopper at the time.

*Update: I can't spot it in episode 26 but I am convinced Riki's voice when he goes all Bruce Lee on the Baranoia during his debut battle in episode 27 after he transformed was what Hashimoto must've recorded. I wonder if it was a last minute request thing and Hashimoto wasn't credited because of it.