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12-23-2022, 05:13 PM | #11 |
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Favorite Returning Past Character: I can't believe I'm saying this... But it's Manaka Kengo. I strangely felt happy seeing him again, and I think, while still Trigger Quality for his part, it was nice to see how they made this crossover work as opposed to "somehow this guy just showed up and there's someone after him" that is typically common in crossovers, so Decker and Trigger being in the same universe felt nice.
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12-23-2022, 05:53 PM | #12 |
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You know, a decent alternative name for this thread could've been Black and Decker
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12-23-2022, 07:10 PM | #13 |
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Favorite New Show of 2022
DonBrothers. I would go with Geats but it's still in it's early phase. Watching this felt like a breath of fresh air to other recent Sentai, with compelling characters, good storylines, kick ass mechas, what's not to love. Favorite Movie, Miniseries, or Special of 2022: Kamen Rider Vail. Mostly on how much a dark character learns to love and care, like a Beauty and a Beast story. Favorite Male Lead Character: This was a very tough choice, but I'm gonna have to go with Taro. Mostly on how relatable I find him, plus he's a red whose badass, but has a lot of flaws. I find him relatable because of his need to tell things as is, which I do all the time. Favorite Female Lead Character: Haruka/Oni Sister. TBH, at first I didn't like her, she was whiny and just thought of herself. But after a certain episode and how she is committed to the team afterwards, she's been pretty stand-up, just on the fact she fully goes along to the craziness that happens in the show. Favourite Villain: Olteca. Mostly on the fact he is an inhumane piece of crap, how what he does is just to fuel his superiority on others, on how things like life and loyalty mean nothing to him, and will rub it in the faces of anyone beneath him. Plus the fact in the preceding stories, he doesn't get a half asses redemption arc. Favorite Writer: Toshiki Inoue. This is mostly to do with Donbrothers, but when he delivers, he delivers, when it comes to compelling character arcs. Favorite Director: Koichi Sakamoto, when it came to a recent Geats episode (see below) Favorite Suit Design: Kamen Rider Geats. Not everyday when the main rider is a marksman. Favorite Weapon/Vehicle/Mecha: Don Onitaijin. Not only is it a kick ass form, but just the fact on how it's built up as the real mecha of the season. Favorite Fight Scene: Kamen Rider Geats episode 15, nuff said. Favorite Dramatic Scene: Tsubasa and Kijino's confrontation about Miho/Natsumi, which lead to Kijino calling the cops on Tsubasa. Favorite Comedic Scene: Revice Hyper Battle, all of it. Biggest "WTF did I just watch?" Moment: Tsubasa eating dog food. Favorite Song: Donbrothers main theme and ending theme, if both count. Favorite Piece of Merchandise: Desire Driver, just on the playability of it. Biggest Surprise of 2022: Ryuki being in the Geats winter movie. Biggest Disappointment of 2022: Kamen Rider Black Sun. When I first saw the announcement last year, I was thinking "Hell yeah, an Amazons version of Black, and look, it has an upstanding crew, what could go wrong". Yeah, when I saw it, I didn't think it was an analogy to modern times. Also the fact the main rider seems to jaded and the fact he doesn't have that much victories as Black Sun, plus on top of the fact it didn't feel like a Kamen Rider show, unlike Amazons witch at times it did. Last edited by IndigoArms; 12-23-2022 at 07:41 PM.. |
01-04-2023, 02:49 PM | #14 |
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I picked up Five Man , Aba and Deka from Shout
Factory. As for favorite series - well as all of them had been good since Hurri it's tough to pick a top fave. Saban Era I Fave series would be Car Ranger and Mega Ranger for the tie. Kaku a close second due to the Ninja theme.
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01-04-2023, 04:01 PM | #15 |
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I know it's already the new year, but I wanted a shot at a few of these:
Favorite New Show of 2022: DonBrothers. I love the route Geats is going right now and all the questions I have, but not only did DonBro get the same thing out of me, I also love how non-Sentai it feels. The focus on more character interaction and drama while the usual monster of the week and giant mecha fights essentially take a backseat to everything is extremely fresh and made me fall in love with the cast more than I expected as a result. It's an angle not a lot of toku fans probably like, but I extremely respect it. Favorite Movie, Miniseries, or Special of 2022: Kamen Rider Black Sun. I didn't expect to adore it as much as I did. Are the metaphors a bit heavy-handed? Yes. But the fact that it doesn't shy away from telling the audience "This is how heinous the world and its people can be" and "Even heroes aren't completely free from making selfish or dubious decisions" impressed me. It's not like something like The Boys where all your main characters are certain levels of scumbag. It instead shows that, yes, some of these people are good people and want to do the right thing, but the circumstances literally keep them from doing so. It's heavy, it's uncomfortable, it's skin-crawling, it's depressing, but it can also be hopeful in some areas. One of the best pieces of KR media out there. Favorite Male Lead Character: Vice. I love Vice so much. His character growth throughout Revice has been a marvel to witness, going from what everyone expected to be basically Kamen Rider Deadpool to a character that always tried to put on a smile and crack some jokes but deep down was one of the most caring and hurting individuals in the show. Dealing with how his contract with Ikki is slowly eating away at his relationship with his family. Dealing with his status as a demon and the risk that can bring if he lost control of himself. Being willing to sacrifice his existence just to ensure Ikki could return to a life he deserved. Vice is a character I hope we keep seeing come back ala Momotaros Favorite Female Lead Character: Haruka Kito. Oni Sister is hilarious. Her status as a plagiarist mangaka and how that went from something she wanted to disprove to just who she was now, her constant straight-manning of every scenario she finds herself in, her dense personality and selfish attitude, Haruka's just a ton of fun as a main character and ties the DonBrothers together in a unique way. Favorite Villain: The Nouto. If you can even consider them villains at this point, but it feels like Sentai took a page out of the book of some past Rider series and gave us a trio of villains that go through just as much character growth and development as the main cast that they now feel like rivals more than anything. I feel they're gonna go down as some of the best Sentai antagonists since probably...what...Enter and Escape? The Deboss Army? Zett and the Shadow Line? Wiseru? The Yodonheim Empire? They're definitely up there. Favorite Suit Design: Kamen Rider Black Sun. And this is due to my bias towards stuff like Shin Kamen Rider: Prologue. I love the organic designs of Black Sun and Shadow Moon as well as the designs of the kaijin. Animalistic, predatory, scary in a lot of cases, but so lovingly-crafted and detailed and brought to life with such great practicality that they look like living things. Favorite Weapon/Vehicle/Mecha: Terraphaser. The sleek design. The development connections to King Joe Storage Custom. The Decker-esque ability to use cards for attacks. The creepy evil laugh it makes when it comes online. I just love it. Favorite Fight Scene: Terraphaser vs Decker at the end of Decker episode 22. Such a raw, knock-down, drag-out battle. I already loved the dynamic between Agams and Kanata and how their ideals and drives clash, but this fight solidified how much I loved it. Neither side backing down even when their attacks are causing the Earth to raise around them in a growing crater. So good. Biggest Surprise of 2022: The Kamen Rider Veil mini-series. I didn't expect such a serious, emotional and violent series to spawn from something like Revice but I'm glad it did. Watching it before Veil really became a threat only elevated the events of the main series and also made me feel for Ikki's parents, as well as made the final clash between Veil and Genta feel so much more impactful as a result.
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01-04-2023, 04:03 PM | #16 |
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This made me realize that the only new Toku I've seen this year is the first episode of Geats. Whoops I will say, however, that Zenkaiger and Black Sun are the two I'm most excited to dive into.
Also, don't do Onari dirty like that.
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01-04-2023, 09:38 PM | #17 |
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For better or worse, I guess I can never actually join the fray here, as I don't commit into all-encompassing following toku.
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Kitou Haruka was the first character we where introdcued on the latest edition of Inoue wild ride known as Donbrothers. And I wouldn't have it any other way. Her maniac energy that her actress is able to exhude both draws the audience as well as bounce off the character surronding her. Every moment with her is deligbt and the focus episode she gets are some of the show's highlights. Favorite Female Supporting Character Sara Sakura is one of the most involved relative for a toku character I've ever seen. And her personality bounces so well with Keiwa as both an anchor and a foil. The twist reveal because of her parents was one of the best moments in Geats so far and I can't wait to see where the show takes her. Above being Sara's actual sibling, not Keiwa Quote:
Biggest Disappointment of 2022:
Daiji Igarashi was the character I was most excited for going into Revice. His connection to his family, a captain of Fenix, his inner struggles with his demon Kagero, Kagero allying with the Deadmans. Yet every turn of the way this character was utterly wasted. Not enough focus in the first half for either Daiji or Kagero instead Ikki, Sakura and Hiromi took most of it. As a result a lack luster "finale" for the two at episode 26. The writer then turned tailed and began painfully retconing the entire story to reintroduce Kaegro in most the dragged out confusing story in all of Revice. Quote:
I genuinely don't know whose more disappointing how Otelca came back to life to do nothing the rest of the show(and you can draw straight line down in the quality of Revice when Olteca "Dies" or Daiji's arc in Revice which they literally ADMITTED they didn't know what to do with him/were making things up as they went Giff was also a major disappointment too but he was always the weakest part of Revice before he became the main focus
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Keiwa vs the final boss Jyamato. His big moment in the spotlight, and I loved it. And he pulled it off when no one else thought he could do it. Unfortunately, they bullshit it so he couldn't actually win, and he was soon eliminated. Still, it was a cool scene. Quote:
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Favorite Male Lead Character: Vice. I love Vice so much. His character growth throughout Revice has been a marvel to witness, going from what everyone expected to be basically Kamen Rider Deadpool to a character that always tried to put on a smile and crack some jokes but deep down was one of the most caring and hurting individuals in the show.
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01-04-2023, 10:49 PM | #18 |
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Favorite New Show of 2022: Ultraman Decker
Coming off Trigger which I still managed to enjoy though it has a lot of problems, I was cautiously optimistic for how Decker was going to turn out. Thankfully, my optimism paid off as I am loving Decker. Unless the finale really tumbles hard, Decker is probably going to end up in my top echelon of New Generation shows. What I love most about Decker, beyond some of its unique aspects and traits, is that it's a really well executed "back-to basics" show. I feel it hits a lot of the core tenets of Showa/Early Heisei era Ultra and it feels nice to have a show that really hits the fundamentals of Ultra. In fact despite the show's sequel nature, I think Decker would be a really good introduction to Ultra. I feel one of the biggest hurdle to watching Ultra is that they require a different mindset and expectations compared to say Rider or Sentai, it's one of the reasons it took me a while to really get into Ultra. Decker I feel hits a lot of the common ideas and themes present within Ultra and so it serves as a good intro to how the franchise operates. 2nd behind Decker would Donbrothers. Donbrothers is an absolute wildride but I've also fallen really far behind on the show, so I need to catch up on it. I think more than anything, it along with Zenkaiger and Kiramager form a really interesting set of shows. All 3 shows feel like responses to Sentais faltering popularity and all 3 shows do it in completely different ways. Kiramager stuck to tradition, delivering and executing an almost perfected version of Sentai's common ideas and tropes. Zenkaiger pushed tradition, putting the Sentai formula in new territory and being almost avant garde in what it could get away with. Donbrothers broke tradition, breaking every rule you think Sentai was supposed to follow and thus has been really unpredictable and exciting to watch. |
01-05-2023, 11:23 AM | #19 |
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First off, thank you Switchblade for keeping this tradition going! I really love it.
Favorite New Show of 2022 It has to be Donbrothers. It's the first Sentai show that really rocked my socks off. It's so good. That being said, aside from one example, we'll get to that one later, all of the ongoing shows are very strong this year IMO. I liked the end of Revice and so far Geats is really good too. But Donbrothers is my number one, it's so much fun. I adore the characters, setting and much needed departure from tiring Sentai tropes. Donbrothers mixed up the formula real good! Favorite New-to-You Show of 2022 I watched the first Ultraman show for the first time in 2022 and adored it. It's absolutely no wonder this show set the starting point for this incredible franchise. Besides great effects, cinematic work and fun monster designs, I enjoyed the characters a lot. The SSSP grew on me fast, and I enjoyed their dynamic very much. I really liked how they were allowed to have relatable flaws. I'm watching Ultraseven now, a show many people find superior, but so far it doesn't grab me as much as Ultraman did, and a huge part of that is that the Ultra Guard can't compare to the SSSP IMO. Seven does many things better than Ultraman, but I can't feel the attachment to the Ultra Guard yet, at least not on the same level as the SSSP. Favorite Movie, Miniseries, or Special of 2022 "Godzilla vs. Gigan"! I didn't watch a lot of movies last year, but this anniversary short was awesome. So cool to see some classic suit-action Godzilla again and Gigan is such an iconic foe so it was great to see him again too. The effect work was awesome, and the suit actors portrayed a lot of character through their suits which was amazing to see. Favorite Rewatch of 2022 I only rewatched a few single episodes of random shows, nothing worth talking about. Favorite Male Lead Character Momoi Taro for me. Really like his character both in his human form and as Don Momotaro. Favorite Female Lead Character Does Haruka count? Probably, right? She's awesome. Love the characterization, especially the "I choose violence"-part Favorite Male Supporting Character Hm? maybe Kaito in his "Donbrothers"-flavor? Some super fun scenes with this character. And I have no idea who he really is, and at this point I don't care anymore, in a good way though. Favorite Female Supporting Character I really like the childhood friend of Don Dragoku, I think Rumi was her name? Again, some awesome scenes involving her, even though I don't like Jirou that much. Favorite Villain The Cerebrans count, right? If so, Sonoi for me. Great dynamic with Taro. Some historians might say they were great friends! Favorite Returning Past Character Double mention, but - Kaito? I don't know, at this point my brain is really failing me and I have no idea what I even watched last year anymore Favorite Actor Shinnosuke Takahashi. Don't judge me, I think he's ridiculously handsome. Plus, the acts out the antics of his character so well. Favorite Actress Kohaku Shida. A lot of what makes Haruka fantastic is her amazing acting, she's so much fun to watch. Favorite Writer I yet again fail to know any names, but the people who wrote Black Sun. For obvious reasons, that show was amazing. Favorite Director Hideaki Anno. It's not that I can watch anything he makes (for now?) but yeah, him. Favorite Suit Design Kamen Rider Geats has amazing suit design, I don't even know which one to pick. I guess Buffa, really cool suit. Favorite Weapon/Vehicle/Mecha Don Onitaijin is the best. Love this guy. Favorite Fight Scene Kamen Rider Geats has freakin' insane fight choreography. I think the one that wowed me the most is when Geats uses the Zombie buckle to protect Na-Go. Not only is the choreography is flawless, the camera work is also insane. Like, the character jumps through a window and the camera follows, just like that. Damn. It's a breathtaking scene to behold. Favorite Dramatic Scene Black Sun has too many, and most are too graphic to describe anyway. So - all of it. Favorite Comedic Scene Donbrothers made me laugh plenty of times, but I'm an idiot who forgets so I can't name any specific ones. Biggest "WTF did I just watch?" Moment The opening of Black Sun's final episode. In a hella good way though. Made me say "No way!" out loud. Epic stuff. Favorite Song "Trust Last" is awesome. Sucks that Rider songs are released months after the premiere for whatever reason, but I listen to the TV-size on loop instead. Favorite Piece of Merchandise Lots of awesome Figuarts, but I think the DX Don Onitaijin takes it for me. Such an amazing, fun toy. That's what a combinable robot toy should be like. Biggest Surprise of 2022 Black Sun being as awesome as it is I guess? It kinda vanished from my radar before its release. Biggest Disappointment of 2022: Ultraman Decker. For continuing Trigger's legacy of actively making me bored of Ultraman. These shows suck. Really hope they get their groove back in the near future. The Onari Memorial Award for Single Worst Thing in Tokusatsu, 2022 Edition: Nothing I think. Can't say anything comes to mind right now. Good year. Last edited by Kiwami; 01-05-2023 at 11:27 AM.. |
01-05-2023, 12:21 PM | #20 |
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Best Team Up Episodes
Beast Morphers - US Grid Connection Operation Overdrive - US Once A Ranger Parts 1 And 2 Wild Force - US Forever Red Toei Ranger team ups are tough to call. Best villain plot Geki / Jungle Fury
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