[ComicGuy89]

Look at me commenting so much when I haven't even watched a minute of it.

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Originally Posted by Blade Raider

The worst part is that all of this is the last 15 mins of the show. There's no build up, there's not epic final battle, all of the mechas are wasted (Especially Serpentera). Just this lame plot twist pulled out of the ass of a donkey.

I suspect this theme might actually work if it was developed throughout the show instead of being tacked on at the end. Perhaps even make a moral or lesson out of it, like if evil can never be vanquished, it is still our moral duty to challenge it whenever it appears or despite being ever-present, good can never defeat evil. Seems like the main problem people have is its poor execution.

[Switchblade]

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Originally Posted by ShockerCon

50 years after the characters defeated the Gouma, the characters were old and withered, and the Gouma returned. Their grandkids, who were played by the same actors, assumed the roll of the Dairangers, and continued the fight against the Gouma, because Kiryoku(good martial arts) cannot exist without Yoryoku(bad martial arts), and the fight continues on into eternity.

Basically, nothing that happened in the actual series mattered.

I actually didn't mind that (outside of the crappy make-up). Besides, you left out the part about the look of horror on the original Dairangers' faces when they realize their grandkids just basically laid out the welcome mat for Daijinryuu to come back and destroy the Earth. I actually thought that was a clever twist.

As for the clay doll thing... meh, it was still better than the mess that is Faiz's ending.

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Originally Posted by Den-O

I've watched that show twice and never actually noticed the similarities between Dairanger and Star Wars until now. You've taken an awful ending and made it somehow more awful for me

Really? One of the insert songs is the freaking Imperial March.

[Matrixbeast]

Man, not even looking at spoilers...Eh, probably can't be worse than Digimon Adventure 02's ending.

[Blade Raider]

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Originally Posted by Matrixbeast

Man, not even looking at spoilers...Eh, probably can't be worse than Digimon Adventure 02's ending.

I might consider this worse than that, but not by much.

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Originally Posted by Switchblade

Really? One of the insert songs is the freaking Imperial March.

I suddenly want a Sentai that steals the A-Team theme. What? It worked for Fullmetal Panic!

[Matrixbeast]

Considering 02 ended by beating the bad guy with happy thoughts and then the resolution...Damn.

[Blade Raider]

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Originally Posted by Matrixbeast

Considering 02 ended by beating the bad guy with happy thoughts and then the resolution...Damn.

Except Dairanger didn't beat anyone. The Dairangers did nothing, not even a Care Bear stare in their finale. What does happen is the villains just turned to clay all by themselves for no reason.

Eitherway, they are both awful endings.

[Dr Kain]

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Originally Posted by Switchblade

Watch Dairanger. Shouji is one of the more dynamic and memorable characters on that show. Blandness went yellow that season.

Which is funny because Shouji is my least favorite of the rangers in that show. For me, the best blue ranger is the kid from Maskman and AbareBlue.

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Originally Posted by ShockerCon

Only watch Dairanger if you're okay with a massive middle finger in place of a proper ending.

No, you watch DaiRanger to see one of the best Sentais ever, if not the best.

Don't listen to those who hate on Dai just because of its ending. Yes, I agree, the ending is a cop out, but I went through that two days ago about how Japanese writers cannot write an ending for ****. The problem with DaiRanger's ending is that it is open ended. I was really thrown off by it the first time I watched it, but the more I rewatched the show (twice subbed and 23 times raw) the more I saw how good the ending was. It isn't perfect, but it makes sense even if it does feel like a cop out. Mostly, it is Kaku's speech that makes the ending good. However, there are still so many great story arcs, interesting and new ideas and concepts, epic battles, incredible choreography, and amazing costume and set designs that make the show truly amazing to watch.

As I have said, it is my favorite Sentai series, my favorite Toku series of all time, and the only Sentai show that comes close to even touching it is KakuRanger. Not everyone likes it though, but the great thing about Sentai is that no matter who you are, or what your tastes are, Sentai is so diverse that you are going to find a series that truly fits what you love and it will become your favorite show. Sometimes you might find that show in a short time, sometimes you might find it after you watch half of the shows.

For me, DaiRanger was the third Sentai series I saw (Gao was the first followed by Hurricanger) and I watched 20 episodes in one sitting the first day I started watching it as I could not put it down. It became my favorite series from that moment on and I have not found anything to top it since. Now others have been ousted from my top 5 several times once I saw KakuRanger, CarRanger, and GekiRanger.

Anyway, I think the thing about DaiRanger in why some love it, some hate it, is Toei was trying to do something different. From what I have read over the years, Zyu-Kaku were experiments to do something different with Sentai once the head writer retired after Fiveman. That is also why those three stand out to me as some of the best three years of Sentai ever (Zyu is in my top 10). In fact, I actually think everything from Jetman through TimeRanger are great. It wasn't until GaoRanger when things started to get a little too goofy and they started piling mecha on top of mecha just to increase toy sales.

[Switchblade]

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Originally Posted by Dr Kain

Which is funny because Shouji is my least favorite of the rangers in that show. For me, the best blue ranger is the kid from Maskman and AbareBlue.

But at least he was memorable.

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No, you watch DaiRanger to see one of the best Sentais ever, if not the best.

Yeah, you do.

Also, episode 37 of Zyuranger. In which we get a recap of mech combinations because the script was running a little short.

[Dr Kain]

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Originally Posted by Switchblade

But at least he was memorable.

I think all of the DaiRangers are memorable actually. I think Kazu is the best yellow ranger ever. Honestly though, unless it is a three ranger team, usually I have not seen that much development for any yellow ranger.

[Blade Raider]

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Originally Posted by Dr Kain

I think all of the DaiRangers are memorable actually. I think Kazu is the best yellow ranger ever. Honestly though, unless it is a three ranger team, usually I have not seen that much development for any yellow ranger.

Oh hell no. Kazu is one of the worst yellows ever. His entire characterr is that he knows "drunken fist," which he only used in one episode. He's not even that good at drunken fist. Best drunken fist is Remi/Five Yellow. Drunken fist aside, you have Raita, Luka, Jasmine, and Domon who are all better yellows.