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01-15-2022, 10:09 PM | #9121 |
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I remember a lot of people complaining about lupin v pat for not treating the patarangers well.
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01-16-2022, 12:18 AM | #9122 |
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I still remember when your user title was "Salt VS Pepper"! (At least I think I'm remembering that right?) I really liked that. I don't know if this was specifically part of the intention, but I always thought that was a shockingly concise description of the dynamic between Patren #1 and Lupin Red.
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01-16-2022, 05:00 AM | #9123 |
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I did like Lupin VS Pat to a degree, it did possibly continue introducing things that hadn't been done before like Kyuranger did whereas I suppose Ryusoulger was a bit more establishment, but I don't think I would quite put it as one of my favourites of the 2010s I'm afraid! LuPat-Ryusoul was a bad time for 6th/7th warriors for me and I did probably have a bit more I liked in the PatRanger element than Lupin! Trying to avoid spoiling anything though, that quite pivotal scene near the end that feeds into the finale in episode 48 I actually found very dramatic and cool!
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01-16-2022, 12:40 PM | #9124 |
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I remember watching the first half or so of Magiranger way back in like 2014? Got to the summer movie and then kinda got busy with life. Was a good time though, I should get back into it at some point... 8 years on.
Btw, typing this post got the Ending Theme back in my head. I know I haven't listened to that song in years. Thank you memory, you always know how to treat me right.
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01-17-2022, 07:53 PM | #9125 |
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Perfect timing, I FINALLY finished LuPat a few days ago. That was easily my favorite Sentai season so far. My only complaint is that the ending felt a bit rushed. I was hoping that the Patorangers would find out who the Lupinrangers were sometime in the late 30s, and then we could see a few episodes of the Patorangers chasing them down, eventually coming to terms with their identities, and then finally ACTUALLY teaming up. We never got that. However...no Sentai is perfect. With that in mind, I still thought it was one of the best I've seen.
My gf also got surprisingly invested in it. She kept hoping that Kairi and Keiichiro would kiss
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01-17-2022, 07:57 PM | #9126 |
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I recommend she check out the stage show then!
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01-17-2022, 09:13 PM | #9127 |
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Ah, Lupinranger Vs Patranger, the first full Sentai show I watched. The first Sentai I saw was the first episode of Goranger (and only that, as that's the only one I found at the time), but some of the trailers for Kyuranger probably played a role, and I'll get around to seeing that in due course.
Now I know there's a bit of a divide between this show, but I guess that fit the theme, but I actually quite enjoyed it, even as someone who was more into the Patrangers over the Lupinranger, but both were still fun to see, and both teams' costumes are absolutely fabulous. Can't say I was the biggest fan of X, not that I disliked him or anything, but he wasn't someone who quite won me over like the others, but I like the gimmick he had going with being both teams with a weapon that matched the occasion, and his mech configurations were some of my favorites of the show next to PatKaiser. I loved the Villains being an intergalactic gang that uses the invasion of Earth plot as a contest to see who's a worthy successor, and Boss Dogranio had an amazing design. There were a lot of fun ones in the mix like the Cuckoo Clock one, the gun freak, the space chef, or the one with the skeleton dog pauldron, and some of the big ones like Destra and Zamigo, this was the first sign that I would enjoy the ridiculous rogues gallery of Sentai Villains. The show had its ups and downs, but it was overall enjoyable and got me into Sentai. I do kind of wish there were more interesting forms instead of the vehicle armor as the super powered form, though I do like them, but Patren U-Go was probably my favorite with how ridiculous and cool it is. There were a lot fun episodes like the cook-off, or the Christmas one (which is probably one of my favorite Toku Christmas Specials), then there were the bizarre ones like the one where the Patrangers had their genders swapped, but even so, this was a show I enjoyed, and maybe it's nostalgia for being my first Sentai, but I honestly can't stress that I did like this show. And then Ryusoulger happened and became my favorite Sentai show until Zenkaiger stole the number one spot for me. I will watch more Sentai in the future, with Shinkenger, Gokaiger, Kyuranger, and more on my list. |
01-20-2022, 04:49 PM | #9128 |
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Bouken was a good series. I have a few left and there are 3 series left after Time Ranger to finish the Jetix era shows.
Growl (Wild Force) Hurri (Ninja Storm) Aba (Dino Thunder) Wild Force was adapted by Saban but owned by Jetix / Disney. Also 2 for Saban Era II Nin (Ninja Steel) Kyo (Dino Charge) Last edited by wentwood; 01-20-2022 at 04:58 PM.. |
01-21-2022, 10:44 AM | #9129 |
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Hello and welcome to another instalment of?
Androzani?s Tsukai Detour: Super Sentai Movie Party Edition This week, we?re doing? Part 2: Mashin Sentai Kiramager: Episode Zero There?s no plot or character explanation, for reasons I think are rather obvious. Instead, I?ll cut straight to the staff. Our writers are Naruhisa Arakawa and Ayumi Shiro, the latter of whom was on the third year of a three year writing contract with Toei at the time. Our producer is Hideaki Tsukada, returning after 13 years away, and our director, making his Sentai debut, is Kyohei Yamaguchi, whose one previous major credit was Kamen Rider: Heisei Generations Forever. With all of that said, on with the review. We begin with an introduction to an alien planet where everything sparkles (How blindness isn?t an issue there, I can?t say, though I imagine the inhabitants have evolved to live with it). We hen cut to the planet being attacked by the Dark Empire Yodonheim?s (a play on ?Yo? (demon and Jotunheim, the Nordic hell) army of Bechat (from ?bechabecha?, he onomatopoeia for splattering mud) soldiers, under the command of Dark Mask Carantula (from ?cara?, Spanish for face, crunch and tarantula) Princess Mabushiina (from ?mabushii?, meaning dazzling) bursts into the throne room of her father, King Oradin (a play on ?Odin?, the father of the Norse pantheon, known to the Saxons as Woden or Wednes, and Aladdin), the fairy tale figure who turned his luck around when he found a djinn in a lamp). Oradin doesn?t know that, but he does know they have no hope of stopping Yodonheim from destroying the planet (Is there no militia of any kind?). But there is still hope for their next target. Oradin tasks his daughter with taking the 5 Kiramai Stones to Earth to find 5 shining warriors to defeat the Yodon. But as the enemy gets in, he ushers her behind his throne and faces Carantula, who makes clear the will of Emperor Yodon (as for why he?s not leading this invasion, she?s currently indisposed. No, that?s not a typo). Oradin pulls out his sword (which is Sargain?s Ganryuken from Hurricaneger, painted gold) to cut down several Bechats, only to be hit from behind by his own brother. (For the etymology of his name, it derives from ?Utgard-Loki?, one of the bad guys from Norse mythology. Given that, and his black skin and red eyes, and the fact he?s voiced by the guy who dubbed over Patrick Wilson in Aquaman, makes me wonder how no-one suspected his betrayal.) Garuza explains that Yodon offered him greater power, before leaving Oradin to the none existent mercy of the Bechats and leaving with Carantula. Now alone, Mabushiina grieves for her father (whose body was dragged off by the Bechats, not even being afforded a proper burial), before discovering the 5 Kiramai Stones in the back of this throne (good thing no-one thought to trash the room, right?) As the Princess and her finds descend towards Earth in a meteorite made of white rock, ordinary high school student Juru Atsuta (a fairly dismal pun for a first name), wakes up from a dream. As he sets to work drawing what he saw, the local posse of female bullies spies on him, making plans. Their most junior member, Mizuki Kakihara, goes over to Juru and asks him to draw her. This causes Juru to point his hand to the air and say what can only be called ?a catchphrase?. As he starts drawing Kakihara, who realises she might have got herself into something she didn?t want, we cut to a mysterious group combing the woods, who discover the white rock with Mabushiina and the Kiramai Stones within. After being broken out, Mabushiina gets taken to the organisation, known as the Caring And Rational Ambitious Team (CARAT for short) at their base, which resembles Yggdrasil, the World?s Tree (Did Gen Urubochi come up with this idea but get removed at a later point? Because this much Nordic imagery is enough to make Kamen Rider Gaim blush). She then proceeds to meet the company?s founder and President, who comes out of his VR state to prove that Taketora Kureshima or Ryoma Sengoku, he is not. Mr. Hakataminami then shows off his invention. Mabushiina then performs a ritual to give life to the Kiramai Stones, so they can find their own partners. As for their personalities, Red is on FIRE. Yellow wants them to SHOVE off and aLLOW him some peace. Green has decided his type at MACH speed (and despite what you may here, the writers explicitly intended it as admiration, not lust). Blue is ready to JET off Towards his partnER. And Pink seems likely to raise HELL In other?s COmpany. The first to find their partner is Green, who chooses track runner Sena Hayami. He explains that he?s choosing her because not only is she very lovely, but she also has a very good running time (so she?s basically a female Towa, with none of the sass). Mabushiina isn?t convinced. Nonetheless, she goes up to her afterwards to introduce herself? but Green beats her to it. We then see a battle between samurai in the hills? which turns out to be the set of a jidaigeki flick starring Shiguru Oshikiri (played by Atom Mizuishi, previously Crow in GARO: Makai no Hana and Ryuichi Sakuma/AnotherFourze/Another Faiz n Kamen Rider Zi-O). He turns out to be the choice of the Blue Kiramai Stone, who admires his chanbara power. Once again, Mabushiina isn?t sold. Once again, they go up and pitch the fact they want him to fight for them. Though confused, Shiguru accepts readily. We then cut to a Tekken (the only game anyone plays in a Toei production) tournament, which gets won by one Tametomo Imizu?s team. He turns out to be the chosen one of the Yellow Kiramai Stone, based on his sharp shooting skills. And I?m honestly with Mabushiina on this one. But they still pitch to him regardless and he?s all too eager. The final Kiramager they find is Sayo Oharu (played by Mio Kudo, better known as Kanon Fukami in Kamen Rider Ghost) a supposedly excellent surgeon (though this is the only time we see her do surgery and only one of two times we see her doing anything remotely medical on the clock), who gets picked by the Pink Kiramai Stone for how cute she looks? a feeling that turns out to be mutual. Mabushiina then takes her outside and gives her the damn watch. But when it comes to finding someone to partner with Red, they draw a blank, forcing Mabushiina to return to CARAT without him. We then cut back to Juru, still at work, while Kakihara berates everyone including him. Sena, Shiguru, Tametomo and Sayo are escorted into CARAT, leading to some confusion. The other Stones explain that Red still hasn?t found it?s partner, which causes everyone to fantasise about what kind of guy he?ll be. Well, everyone except of Shiguru. Before the conversation can move in any direction, an alarm sounds, signifying that the Yodon are attacking their base (not unheard of for the start of a series, but still unusual). But they only make it as far as the car park before the Bechats ambush them, with one of them using his rake to cut down Hakataminami. As Mabushiina despairs, the 4 pick up their Kiramai Changers and I itate the transformation for the first time. All: Kiramai Change! The power of the Kiramai Stones flows into their bodies, becoming one with their souls of justice to create the shining warriors that will change the future, Mashin Sentai Kiramager. Cue the music (which, compared to the artist?s other Sentai theme, I?m not keen on) In order for us to sparkle, I think we met by chance, so polish up the scratches, Mashin Sentai Kiramager I've only just started to slip out of the lines of this blank sketchbook, and I've got this feeling I can go anywhere! This dokidoki imagination is an engine that wants to make a dream, but it's like I can't break free from the outside world! In reality, instead of worrying more about what others think about you, you just want to scream and run, so, if you feel it, then Kiramai Go! The future is starting, so grab hold of the wind and rise with a sudden flash, Kiramental the power to believe in what you love! In order for us to sparkle, I think we met by chance, so polish up the scratches, Mashin Sentai Kiramager As the fight begins, both Shiguru and Sena pull out their swords. Whereas Sena merely cuts down the Bechats, Shiguru destroys his with the Sword?s finisher, Kiramai Charge. Sayo and Tametomo opt to go with the gun for their battles. And like before, while Sayo merely shoots her opponents, Tametomo loads his Kiramai Shot with coins for his finisher (I?m getting misogynistic vibes from this battle). As the battle ends, everyone gathers around Hakataminami?s body to pay respects? but Sayo checks his pulse and finds?. Sure enough, Hakataminami rises and reveals that the entire attack was nothing but a training simulation. The Bechats were holograms given a static charge to appear physical. Everyone is more annoyed than motivated by this. Especially Mabushiina, who headbutts him. While I didn?t capture the moment in question, I did capture Sena and Sayo reacting to it. Elsewhere, Red abandons its search and goes home? right outside Juru?s high school. Back inside, Juru is finally done. And to Kakihara?s dismay, it is not the cute picture she was hoping for. As Juru explains that the mosh mash of dark colours represent what a cruel, vindictive and manipulative person Kakihara is, she storms out in anger (he needs to work on his people skills). As Juru fails to realise why she left (having been distracted with his explanation while it happened), we see what he was drawing before she interrupted him? Garuza. Speaking of whom? (Got to admit, that armour is definitely better looking than his regular face) In the streets, the people run as a large, imposing object, the Hildon (I?d that a tap on its head?), emerges above them. As the 4 Kiramagers put on their uniforms (which, compared to their regular clothes, just look ugly. Go back) and walk into battle, as Mabushiina concludes on a hopeful note. After the credits, and a trailer for episode 1: Mashin Rebirth, we cut to Mr. Hakataminami to close this event. And how are we ending this puppy? In style, that?s how. Final thoughts: A pretty good first look at the Kiramagers that avoids taking away anything major from the actual premiere. It does a good job of giving everyone personalities, but not going too overboard on the task at hand. Join us next time for the finale of this feature, wherein I become the first person on this site to review Mashin Sentai Kiramager vs Ryusoulger. |
01-21-2022, 06:12 PM | #9130 |
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Episode 43 – Kishiryuu Sentai Ryusoulger (A couple people are missing from this picture, but they do squeeze in a cameo in the episode itself!) I'm not sure there's any other Sentai out there quite like Ryusoulger, which is a pretty funny thing to say about it, given how strikingly familiar so much of it looks at a glance. The comparisons are unavoidable, I suppose. Just like pretty much everyone else at the time it was announced, my first impressions of Ryusoulger were dominated by the sense that Toei was clearly trying to play it safe that year. Or at least, Bandai sure was. And to be fair, if so many fresh and novel concepts for Sentai shows were resulting in merchandise sales that ranged from below expectations to outright poor, the way they had been for a while by this point, maybe sticking to what you know works was worth a shot. And what they knew worked was Kyoryuger, to put it bluntly. Granted, apparently the choice of motif wasn't actually as simple as them wanting to copy that one specific show, but that only makes it all the more odd how easy it is to draw superficial similarities between the two. One had guns that eat collectible items, the other has swords that do the same. One has a robot where Red forms the majority of the body while Blue and Pink go on the arms for the default combination, the other has... uh, literally the same thing. Oh, but you see, Kyoryuger had this kinda Go-Onger thing where Green and Black were sort of a clear subgroup within the main team, whereas Ryusoulger does, uh, exactly the same thing... (I can think of a couple more of these easily, but you get the idea.) Not that I would ever want to really diss Ryusoulger's designs. Honestly, despite everything I just said, I always got the impression they were really giving it their all to make the coolest possible stuff that year, and so much about the aesthetics and the functionality of everything feels appreciably refined and thought out. The merchandise sales didn't end up getting the bump they were hoping for at all, but like, it absolutely wasn't for lack of effort. Still, that's just the surface level when it comes to the show proper. And the show proper... man, I'm not even sure how to describe it. As you can probably imagine from the dinosaur motif, Ryusoulger was a conscious effort to do another very traditional, very straightforward Sentai, emphasizing the strength of the heroes and a bright atmosphere and all that usual stuff, this time even choosing knights as the actual new (and very up my alley!) motif, because knights are a classic symbol of righteousness. And you can absolutely see that desire to take things back to basics reflected in the final product... it's just that that's not all you can see. If I had to sum up Ryusoulger in a word, it might actually be "unfettered", believe it or not. Both the chief producer and the main writer were new to Super Sentai, and I think that's evident all over the place, because for as much as the show is trying to take a tried-and-true approach, it also seems happily unaware of a lot of finer points of traditional Sentai style. And I want to stress that last bit – it doesn't come off to me like people who know the rules inside and out deliberately turning tropes on their head; it just feels like people making their show however the heck they want to, and there's an honesty to that which I've come to respect about Ryusoulger. It drove me absolutely crazy while it was on the air, mind you, but by the end, I started to see the value in the way it did things. A really easy example to raise of this is how Green and Black were introduced into the series a couple episodes in. This is the fun, lighthearted show about chivalrous knights being good buddies and fighting evil together, right? Like, that was apparently the goal, but Black is introduced as an antisocial stoic jerk dragging his smug and unempathetic little brother around, which okay, makes for a pretty typical arc about them learning to respect the more idealistic/nicer primary trio. Except, only a few episodes in, as our *introduction* to these two, the show decides to frame their beef with Red, Blue, and Pink around their belief that it's acceptable to sacrifice a single life in order to save a greater number of people, which, okay, is a rather grim moral conundrum, but still within boundaries. And then Black is abruptly raising his sword to kill the show's comic relief character in her sleep, and that feels sort of wrong for a Sentai show. Then the show's comic relief character is ready to throw herself off a cliff, believing her death would hold more value than her life, and I'm wondering how many other Super Sentai have ever wound up depicting an attempted suicide three episodes in, among many, many other questions. I thought it was a bit much, when I was watching it. But at the same time, I was definitely engaging with the material? Like, nothing in that episode was that poorly thought out, or even in bad taste, despite how I might've just made it sound to people without context. First of all, the twist of the monsters of the week for Ryusoulger – being born from people's negative emotions, with abilities and behaviors that reflect some desire of their host, eating away at their life like parasites to grow larger and even more destructive – it's an utterly fantastic concept for driving meaningful drama. Introducing Bamba and Towa with the hardline stance that cutting down a monster's host is an effective and efficient solution also gives them something far more specific to work on than simply being abrasive, and makes their gradual complete reversal in attitude that much more rewarding. The steadfast refusal of Koh, Melto, and Asuna to give up on a friend is extremely easy to root for, and when the friend in question is Ui, using the plot to explore her issues with self-esteem makes her that much more sympathetic as well. For as much criticism as I would've given the episode at the time, I've never ever forgotten that moment on that cliff when Asuna pulls Ui back from the edge and straight into a hug. And I think that's really the whole duality of Ryusoulger to me, right there. It's doing all this weird and unusual stuff for reasons that often confound me, but no matter how frustrated I get, it's difficult to deny that there's humanity and creativity and feeling in here. Whether for better or worse, Ryusoulger definitely kept my attention, and while I recall it being a rather uneven ride, some of those peaks are arguably all-time franchise great episodes. Legit best of the best material. By the end, I was way more endeared to this team and their adventures than I would've expected at the start. Oh, and speaking of the start, I've been talking about the wrong episode for the past few paragraphs, haven't I? My bad! Ryusoulger's first episode does a lot to leave a great first impression, and also a lot to demonstrate how odd Ryusoulger's writing style can be. Put simply, the focus is on Koh, Melto, and Asuna taking over as the new Ryusoulgers from their respective masters, and inevitably having a very eventful first day on the job. And that's all good stuff, of course, but again, some of the little things about the execution are just strange. The very first thing in the episode is the three masters passing down their gear to the next generation, and ordinarily, you'd kind of expect that to mean they're passing down their powers or something, right? Obviously you've gotta have them fighting together when the bad guys show up, but it would probably be a thing where the old guys are just so cool and talented they don't even need colorful costumes anymore, underscoring the potential the main heroes have yet to achieve. Or I don't know, maybe that's just what I'd expect, but at any rate, the very first fight scene in Ryusoulger is two nearly identical Ryusoul Reds leaping into action together, differentiated only by their choice of blade and the presence/absence of a dino-themed bracelet. Is it fair to say this is breaking one of the most fundamental rules of Super Sentai? The whole point of the heroes being different colors is that each character stands out unmistakably from the rest as a unique individual, but Ryusoulger either missed the memo, or ignored it believing this idea would be fun. Admittedly, it is sort of fun. Other Sentai have done stuff broadly similar to this on occasion, but Ryusoulger is so utterly brazen yet completely casual about throwing you right into the confusion of trying figure out which one is Koh and which one is Master Red that it's a little adorable? Again, I could try and criticize it for being weird, but it's also a striking visual that commands your attention, and that's worth something. Besides, if this episode succeeds at one thing more than any other, it's striking visuals. Ryusoulger was the first series Kazuya Kamihoriuchi was the main director for. Moreover, this premiere was the first episode of Super Sentai he had ever worked on, being yet another new voice for the franchise. He was coming hot off of some immensely impressive episodes of Kamen Rider over the previous few years, and that talent is no less apparent here. I love Teruaki Sugihara's work on shows like Lupinranger VS Patranger for his grasp on motion, but I love Kamihoriuchi's stuff for his grasp on stillness. The thing he does better than anyone at Toei is composition. There are so, so many shots in Kamihoriuchi's episodes that are arranged so beautifully I almost want to frame them on a wall or something. This one is no exception, but I'm going to be rambling on long enough without trying to describe every moment in the episode that makes me go "oooh, that's pretty!", so I won't bother trying. It's way too gorgeous, way too constantly, even in the places where it could get away with having far less effort put in. Direction that good certainly helps at pulling you into the story of the episode, too, which, when it comes strictly to the script, does a competent but not especially remarkable job selling you on the bond between master and student. It's one of those things where the series fleshes it out better in retrospect, but you only get ~just~ enough of a feel for the three Masters for it to be sad when they heroically give their lives to protect their disciples. Master Red's death is given the most attention, stressing the whole "soul" part of the title, and how his spirit lives on through Koh as he inherits the duty of defending the planet, which, again, is all legitimately pretty cool material! I don't at all want to downplay how solid a job this episode does establishing everything. You've got a bit of a central theme going on with what I just mentioned, a setup for a rivalry between Koh and the bad guy general who murdered his master, and a strong fantasy vibe with the way the Ryusoul Tribe is built up, while contrasting that against the introduction on Ui and her extremely modern YouTuber shtick, so that you know the larger setting is still the "normal" world as we know it, give or take all the robots and monsters. The action is also absurdly strong. The normal-sized stuff is quite cool, between Kamihoriuchi's touch and the choreography that emphasizes the aggression and raw power of the combatants, but the giant robot fight at the end! Now that is something to behold. Kishiryu-Oh's suit was designed to be far more slick than usual, capable of handling rough and energetic movements that are normally out of the question for a Sentai robot, and Ryusoulger wasted no time in showing that off. The sense of scale is immaculate thanks to the smart camerawork and tangible effort put into the all the great physical stuff going on with the set. Explosions, sparks, clouds of dust, bits of rubble flying through the air, it's all punctuating every movement, and it makes the incredibly athletic and fast fighting style Kishiryu-Oh brings to the table still somehow feel appropriately huge and weighty. Like, the robot might actually be moving more dynamically than Ryusoul Red does, and yet nothing about that comes off as contradictory. It's basically magic; the entire episode is worth it for this scene alone. Fortunately, it's worth it for way more than just that, though. There's easily enough going on in Ryusoulger's premiere to elevate into a more than serviceable debut for the series. The series as a whole, then... I feel like I'm not the best person to talk about it, honestly? Like I said earlier, a lot about Ryusoulger's style is subtly off, and I think as someone so used to seeing Super Sentai speaking a certain "language", that's always given me trouble trying to connect with it, even now that I firmly believe that unique flavor is also the beauty of the show. I could ramble about many more times it threw me for a loop, as well as many more times it pleasantly surprised me. Heck, just as an example, I mentioned the hurdles Bamba faced when it came to making a first impression, but he ended up being one of my favorite characters in the whole series... right alongside the rest of the team, once their characterization clicked, as well as other iconic characters, such as the robot T-Rex who learned Japanese from TV, and the stage magician main antagonist who fancies himself some sort of greatest showman. I mean, there is a ton of stuff in Ryusoulger I absolutely loved, looking back. Way way *way* more than there are things I had problems with. This isn't at all a show I consider an all-time personal favorite, and yet I find myself frustrated I'm not talking way more about all the genuinely clever and interesting things it did throughout its run. But again, somebody else could probably do that better than me. I get too hung up on questioning things like the show's pathological aversion to having the entire team pilot the giant robots together (it's just Koh in the premiere, even!), when it's entirely possible other viewers (and probably the writers...) won't even understand why I would care about that sort of etiquette. So yes, this isn't my favorite series, but it is one I look at and want to see it be somebody's favorite, if that makes sense? Like, there've gotta be some hardcore Ryusoul scholars out there who swear by this series, and know it like the back of their hands, and I'd love to hear their opinions on it, because I do like Ryusoulger well enough to know it's a one-of-a-kind show that almost certainly has even more to like than I realize, just waiting to be uncovered by those willing to give it that deeper look.
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