[GuardianAngel87]

I am now 11 episodes into Blue SWAT.

[Sunred]

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Originally Posted by GuardianAngel87

I am now 11 episodes into Blue SWAT.

Fun fact, Souji Masaki who played Shou went on to play the goat-themed Sazer Tragos in Gransazer and had guest roles in episode 6 of Robocon and episode 33 of Ultraman Cosmos. Kou Domon who played Sig previously played Masaru/Kamen Rider ZO.

[Mesnick]

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Originally Posted by GoldenXtreme

This time I've finished... Message from Space: Galactic Wars.

I should probably lead with the fact that I'm not much of a Star Wars fan. It's *fine*, but it has never really excited me, even when I was a kid. But this blatant Star Wars rip-off? Loved it! I think a lot of factors contributed to my enjoyment. First of all, this is a true space opera TV show, Earth is only a background detail, with the story almost entirely focuses on a different solar system and it's struggles against the evil emperor who tries to conquer it. The budget seems quite high for a tokusatsu TV show from this time period too. Not only that, but the show is almost abnormally overarching and character driven for a tokusatsu show of the time period (while still having a nice dose of the amusing story jank that makes Showa tokusatsu so fun). Plot elements and recurring characters come up many times, while the main characters are consistently fun to follow. Hayato grows a lot as the show progresses, from a very inexperienced pilot and ninja to someone who is a truly reliable protagonist due to his mentoring from Ryu and numerous real battles that he experiences. Ryu himself is just a charming guy who acts as an interesting counterpoint to Hayato. Plus Ryu and Hayato's brotherly relationship is very nice. Balu and Tonto more act as side, comic-relief characters, but are both pretty fun. All in all, it was a really cool show that balanced silly 70s nonsense with legitimate drama and tragedy. Peak stuff, I feel like I've really been on a roll with the older tokusatsu I've been watching lately.

I think the main strength of this series is that it really understands that it is a fun adventure tale and doesn't try to be anything more. Well, the space sailboat is very beautiful.

[GuardianAngel87]

As of yesterday, I am now officially halfway through Blue SWAT.

[Sh Ranger]

I finished Janperson yesterday and I thought it was an enjoyable show! While I'm familiar with robot heroes like Bichael and Walter in Winspector, I think Janperson as a protagonist and Gun Gibson as his "Secondary Rider" archetype provide an even thorougher exploration of the theme of how robots can co-exist with humans, as the weekly conflict often relates to their own problems. Feels like Zero One may have taken some inspiration from this, but I must conclude that overall, Janperson does it better.

Here's my updated Metal Hero Ranking:

1) Jiban
2) Janperson
3) Spielvan
4) Sekai Ninja Sen
5) Winspector
6) Battle Cop

Next in the franchise, I'm thinking of continuing the Rescue Hero Trilogy, with Solbrain. But before that, I intend to focus on Sentai.

[Mesnick]

Started watching Tomica hero rescue force. A nice light show that is greatly helped by its focus on rescue missions. Perhaps without them I would have found it too repetitive. And even though I am mostly indifferent to technology, I like the characters, the general atmosphere and the message.

[GuardianAngel87]

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Originally Posted by Sh Ranger

I finished Janperson yesterday and I thought it was an enjoyable show! While I'm familiar with robot heroes like Bichael and Walter in Winspector, I think Janperson as a protagonist and Gun Gibson as his "Secondary Rider" archetype provide an even thorougher exploration of the theme of how robots can co-exist with humans, as the weekly conflict often relates to their own problems. Feels like Zero One may have taken some inspiration from this, but I must conclude that overall, Janperson does it better.

Here's my updated Metal Hero Ranking:

1) Jiban
2) Janperson
3) Spielvan
4) Sekai Ninja Sen
5) Winspector
6) Battle Cop

Next in the franchise, I'm thinking of continuing the Rescue Hero Trilogy, with Solbrain. But before that, I intend to focus on Sentai.

I'm really glad you liked Janperson. This show is vastly underrated and like I said earlier, it is a Toku series everyone should check out at least once. You even give the show the same ranking, along with Spielban, as me.

And yes, I am planning to do my ranking list for all of the Metal Heroes series I have watched so far once I finished up on Blue SWAT since I am down to that show's final five episodes and I would also, more or less, be halfway through the Metal Heroes franchise as a whole, incidentally. Anyway, what would you say is your favorite episode(s) of Janperson?

[Sh Ranger]

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Originally Posted by GuardianAngel87

I'm really glad you liked Janperson. This show is vastly underrated and like I said earlier, it is a Toku series everyone should check out at least once. You even give the show the same ranking, along with Spielban, as me.

And yes, I am planning to do my ranking list for all of the Metal Heroes series I have watched so far once I finished up on Blue SWAT since I am down to that show's final five episodes and I would also, more or less, be halfway through the Metal Heroes franchise as a whole, incidentally. Anyway, what would you say is your favorite episode(s) of Janperson?

Thanks. I think Metal Heroes in general is underrated compared to its more successful yet more formulaic older siblings.

For my favorite episodes, I guess I'd have to go with 21-22 for the robot prison arc and 38 for the dramatic showdown between Gun Gibson and Makabe. I also enjoyed the MX-A1 arc as a major turning point, showing Janperson's serious human-like fear and anger for the first time.

[GoldenXtreme]

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Originally Posted by Mesnick

Started watching Tomica hero rescue force. A nice light show that is greatly helped by its focus on rescue missions. Perhaps without them I would have found it too repetitive. And even though I am mostly indifferent to technology, I like the characters, the general atmosphere and the message.

Rescue Force is definitely a show that makes up for its numerous shortfalls by simply being unique. I did find I liked Rescue Fire quite a bit more. It was more of the same in many ways, but I was much more fond of the cast in that one and it had better episodes overall.

[GuardianAngel87]

I have just finished Blue SWAT and I am finally about to start watching Juukou B-Fighter for the first time. The following is my current rankings of every Metal Heroes series I have watched in their entirety so far and it is subject to change:

1. Metalder
2. Janperson
3. Spielban
4. Blue SWAT
5. Jiban
6. Sharivan
7. Gavan
8. Shaider