[Den-O]

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Originally Posted by SPLIT LIP

Den-O Final Countdown: Well, that was a thing. New Den-O is kind of lame. The design is okay, but it feels like the focus was misplaced. New Den-O was barely a factor in the movie overall. More time was spent with that Gaoh repaint. And really, for a form called "Skull form" and "Highjack form" they in no way evoke a skull or any kind of highjaking save that little doofy skull on the forehead.

I mean, Den-O's strength is it's characters, and they were better here than in Deka. So this is the last movie to have Ryoutaro's actor in it? Does he get recast or is the charatcer written out? What's Onishigamagaguy Warship? (For some reason it's attached to Final Countdown on youtube)

You have a wildly different reaction to this film than most people. In general it's the most beloved of all the Den-O films. New Den-O was a great suit and Teddy is an awesome Imagin. Skull Form is named as such because of the Ghost Imagin that uses it when he posses Ryutaro. Hijack Form is named as such because that guy literally hijakced the belt.

Ryutaro wasn't written out either. He bailed. His actor, Takeru Satoh, wanted to pursue other avenues in his career. So in the following films they bring back the actor who played the very young Ryutaro from the first movie to play the character. They explain it away briefly as someone having messed with his personal timeline. Onigashima Warship is the movie that takes place immediately after the Den-O crossover episodes of Decade and gives some massive back story for Zeronos. It's a great film as well.

[SideswipePrime]

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Originally Posted by Matrixbeast

Doesn't change the fact that it's the first canon cross over between Heisei Riders (Agito vs. Ryuki was HBV, right?)

Eh.

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Originally Posted by SPLIT LIP

So before I go on to the next series, I'm gonna mow down those Den-O movies. First up is Climax Deka and, uh, the beginning is... interesting. Also, I feel like everyone should just go easy on the word "Evil Organization."

EDIT; Finished it, and I dunno, I didn't really like it? It seemed like it focused way to much on tehd etective angle, which would be okay... if this were a movie about W and had the smooth jazz music and cool thirties imagery and tone. But it's Den-O, and Den-O will be Den-O. Instead we get what can only be described as the most random-freaking-ass shift from Den-O along with some genuinely stupid things, like Momotaros using a shotgun. Wait, what? Okay, ignoring the complete and utter lunacy of that, isn't Momotaros a sword specialist and Ryuutaros a gun nut? Also, that entire plot with the cryign detective guy was pointless and annoying.

I cna only imagine how Kiva fans felt, though, considering he's barely freaking in it and has like, what, five lines? And to someone who knows nothing of Kiva... that hasn't changed. Kiva himself didn't do or say anything, he played a violin for a second which came out of nowhere, he just shows up at the end when his little bat guy flies around, then BOOM, dragon castle. (!?!?) And I though Denliner got crazy. And Negataros was a dumb villain. An inverted Momotaros (what kind of sense does that make) and sword form in purple. Holy shit man try to be less interesting, you're completely overshadowing all these other, much more interesting, characters.

I'm glad someone agrees with me.

And Kotaro gets better as the movies go on. He was a jerk in this one...and Negataros does have some design differences if you look closely.

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Originally Posted by SPLIT LIP

Den-O Final Countdown: Well, that was a thing. New Den-O is kind of lame. The design is okay, but it feels like the focus was misplaced. New Den-O was barely a factor in the movie overall. More time was spent with that Gaoh repaint. And really, for a form called "Skull form" and "Highjack form" they in no way evoke a skull or any kind of highjaking save that little doofy skull on the forehead.

I mean, Den-O's strength is it's characters, and they were better here than in Deka. So this is the last movie to have Ryoutaro's actor in it? Does he get recast or is the charatcer written out? What's Onishigamagaguy Warship? (For some reason it's attached to Final Countdown on youtube)

I didn't mide Final Countdown, I actually didn't like Climax Deka as much.

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Originally Posted by Matrixbeast

I actually liked Final Countdown.

Anyway, yeah, Ryotaro's actor no longer appears. I think in Onigashima Warship (The official title is Cho Den-O And Decade: Onigashima Warship), they use Kotaro (The kid Ryotaro from the first Den-O movie, I'm Born) to explain it away.

You don't need to watch Decade to understand it (He kind of pulls a Kiva, just popping up for the Climax), though, but the scene with Sieg is explained away in Decade's series.

Oh, and you still have the Cho Den-O Trilogy, if you haven't watched those yet (Only Episode Yellow deals with a non Den-O character).

Man...I still need to watch the Chou Den-O trilogy...I know I don't have to, but since I'm watching Decade currently anyway, I would rather wait until I get to that point in the series.

[Matrixbeast]

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Originally Posted by SideswipePrime

Man...I still need to watch the Chou Den-O trilogy...I know I don't have to, but since I'm watching Decade currently anyway, I would rather wait until I get to that point in the series.

Only Episode Yellow occurs in Decade's story, featuring Kaito. You can watch Red and Blue before finishing Decade.

Anyway, Episode Red (Zeronos) was boring, to me, while Episode Yellow (Diend) was dumb.
Blue was pretty good, though. Well, I enjoyed it.

[Sentai]

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Originally Posted by Matrixbeast

Did I not state that I was on the "I like Goseiger" bus?

Anyway, I'm trying not to explode in anger.
So...Yeah. I can't figure out a proper way to end this post without being incredibly rude.

Were you? I honestly can't remember.

And I didn't mean anything by what I said, I was just kidding Geki isn't horrible. Jan is just.. really odd.

[Matrixbeast]

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Originally Posted by Sentai

Were you? I honestly can't remember.

And I didn't mean anything by what I said, I was just kidding Geki isn't horrible. Jan is just.. really odd.

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Originally Posted by Matrixbeast

If counting only completed series, above Goseiger, putting it second after Geki.
If I can include series that I haven't finished, but I'm watching as it's subbed, then after Kakuranger.

Geki
(Kaku)
Deka
Gosei
(Kyoryu)
(Shinken)
(Bouken)
Gokai
(Sun Vulcan)

*Series in parenthesis are unfinished and subject to change.

I ranked it 4th best series I've seen, and having tested the waters with Go-Onger and Dairanger since making that post, it's still 4th.

And I stuck through Gosei despite Eri and Alata and Datas and the Warstar and the entire Matrintis who wasn't named Metal Alice. Surely you can weather Jan.

[SPLIT LIP]

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Originally Posted by Den-O

You have a wildly different reaction to this film than most people. In general it's the most beloved of all the Den-O films. New Den-O was a great suit and Teddy is an awesome Imagin. Skull Form is named as such because of the Ghost Imagin that uses it when he posses Ryutaro. Hijack Form is named as such because that guy literally hijakced the belt.

Teddy, to me, was just there. He barely said a word, and didn't look impressive at all, and acted basically like a really quiet, out of the way Deneb. (which is kind of boring) He's not bad at all, but the most interesting thing about him is how he looks like a neat mishmash of Den-O's Imagin. Strike form is also okay. It's a fine suit, but the shoulder stuff is weird. Skull form and Hijack form make more sense now, but in regards to Hijack, that's kind of a weird reason for a name. If I, I dunno, dropped the belt and then wore it, would I be Fumble form?

The movie wasn't bad at all, but it was unspectacular to me. Though the standout bits were everybody getting a belt (even Seig because why the hell not he just kind of shows up, dun'he?) which was awesome, even if it was one big all-at-once Henshin and not one-by-one in an epic rollcall, and Owner on the bike. That man is just hysterical.

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Onigashima Warship is the movie that takes place immediately after the Den-O crossover episodes of Decade and gives some massive back story for Zeronos. It's a great film as well.

Then I guess I'll give it a try. No skin off my back if I don't like it, eh? Besides, I love Zeronos.

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Originally Posted by SideswipePrime

And Kotaro gets better as the movies go on. He was a jerk in this one...and Negataros does have some design differences if you look closely.

Yeah, he's got weird horns now, but he's just Momotaros in his ninja gear.

[Dr Kain]

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Originally Posted by Sentai

Matrix won't like this, but if I started caring about that I wouldn't love Goseiger

I don't like Jan, so I gave on Gekiranger and decided to go back to watching Kabuto.

Oh yeah, because Jan is the only character in all of GekiRanger. Nevermind Rio and Mele.

Anyway, I have never watched any of the Den-O movies. I got so sick of Den-O that when the series ended, I was happy to forget about it.

[ComicGuy89]

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Originally Posted by Dr Kain

Oh yeah, because Jan is the only character in all of GekiRanger. Nevermind Rio and Mele.

I can see where he's coming from, though. Jan really turned me off watching Gekiranger at least three times. It was only after ignoring him that I started to really appreciate the series, and eventually Jan became quite endearing too.

[Dr Kain]

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Originally Posted by ComicGuy89

I can see where he's coming from, though. Jan really turned me off watching Gekiranger at least three times. It was only after ignoring him that I started to really appreciate the series, and eventually Jan became quite endearing too.

I guess I see Jan as being no different than Luffy in One Piece, so he never bothered me. That and he grew up in the jungle, so it fits his character.

[Matrixbeast]

Oh, come on.
Eri is a brain dead moron, and I watched every episode of Goseiger in the span of a week.
Datas...Exists. And I still made it through.

I can understand why Jan can be annoying, but not dropping the entire series over it.