[Matrixbeast]

Having not seen Jetman yet, I decided to look up Jet Garuda. Looking at him from the front is a completely different kind of experience than looking at his side profile. It's like someone completely flattened his torso
You weren't kidding x3

[Sentai]

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Originally Posted by Matrixbeast

Having not seen Jetman yet, I decided to look up Jet Garuda. Looking at him from the front is a completely different kind of experience than looking at his side profile. It's like someone completely flattened his torso
You weren't kidding x3

I swear to you with three hours on a Sunday, a couple old packing boxes, and magic marker, you could make that damn suit.

[Blade Raider]

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Originally Posted by Switchblade

If there's one thing that strikes me about watching Zyuranger, it's how incredibly terrible the ending theme is.

Wait until you get to the episodes that end on a sad note. The end theme can ruin the moment.

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Originally Posted by Switchblade

If there are two things - and there are - it's what an enormous leap there's been in the mech suits from Jetman. Jet Icarus and Jet Garuda were cool looking, but the suits were very much flat boxes with detail painted on them. The construction of the Guardian Beasts is just so much higher in quality it's hard to fathom that the two shows are aired consecutively.

I've heard the guy in charge of actually making the suit was changed after Jatman and the new guy wanted to scuplt everything rather than paint. Take that with a grain of salt as it's only something I've heard in passing.

Eitherway, Zyuranger is awesome. I might even like it more than Jetman overall.

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Originally Posted by Sentai

I swear to you with three hours on a Sunday, a couple old packing boxes, and magic marker, you could make that damn suit.

Is it cosplay time?


Speaking of Zyuranger, I'm very close to finishing Zyuranger. I've also been watching season one of MMPR, but keeping behind Zyuranger (by 5-10 episodes). I will never unsee the sloppy editing. All of those Japanese children ruining shots.

[Den-O]

Zyuranger was definitely a huge shift for sentai. Costume and design wise it's the beginning of a new era for the franchise. And it's incredibly evident when you look at all of the suit designs.

[Blade Raider]

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Originally Posted by Den-O

Zyuranger was definitely a huge shift for sentai. Costume and design wise it's the beginning of a new era for the franchise. And it's incredibly evident when you look at all of the suit designs.

And that is exactly why Saban pick it instead of Jetman to turn into Power Rangers.

[Switchblade]

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Originally Posted by Den-O

Zyuranger was definitely a huge shift for sentai. Costume and design wise it's the beginning of a new era for the franchise. And it's incredibly evident when you look at all of the suit designs.

The fantasy-based story is also a really big shift from the more hard sci-fi nature of most of the earlier shows.

[Sentai]

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Originally Posted by Den-O

Zyuranger was definitely a huge shift for sentai. Costume and design wise it's the beginning of a new era for the franchise. And it's incredibly evident when you look at all of the suit designs.

Really? They had molded helmets and Daimonds everywhere. Jetman's suits designs were much better looking, in my opinion. More detail, added more to the motif. Mech designs though go to Zyuranger. But suit-wise? No, it's Jetman.

[Den-O]

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Originally Posted by Sentai

Really? They had molded helmets and Daimonds everywhere. Jetman's suits designs were much better looking, in my opinion. More detail, added more to the motif. Mech designs though go to Zyuranger. But suit-wise? No, it's Jetman.

No I mean the overall designs for all the suits. Rangers/mecha/monsters, superior stuff all around. Yes Jetman had awesome ranger suits but Zyuranger sort of set a new standard for sentai design. The mecha most certainly did, Daizyujin and Dragon Caesar are ridiculously detailed and intricate compared to jet Icarus, Garuda, and Tetra-boy.

[Blade Raider]

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Originally Posted by Den-O

No I mean the overall designs for all the suits. Rangers/mecha/monsters, superior stuff all around. Yes Jetman had awesome ranger suits but Zyuranger sort of set a new standard for sentai design. The mecha most certainly did, Daizyujin and Dragon Caesar are ridiculously detailed and intricate compared to jet Icarus, Garuda, and Tetra-boy.

I do believe you mean the quality of the suits rather than the designs themselves.


PS For the record, I have a lot of great things to say about Jetman, but the Rangers suit designs are not among them. Not awful, but far from great and very much not as good as Zyuranger's design.

[Sentai]

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Originally Posted by Den-O

No I mean the overall designs for all the suits. Rangers/mecha/monsters, superior stuff all around. Yes Jetman had awesome ranger suits but Zyuranger sort of set a new standard for sentai design. The mecha most certainly did, Daizyujin and Dragon Caesar are ridiculously detailed and intricate compared to jet Icarus, Garuda, and Tetra-boy.

Meh. I'll take Jetman anyday over Zyu-suits.