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10-15-2021, 06:59 PM | #8921 |
Showa Girl
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I love how bursting with energy you always are when you talk about stuff you like like this; and Gekiranger really seems to have brought it out in full force! Absolutely glowing recommendation; and an exciting one for a season I just keep putting off yet am ever excited for
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10-15-2021, 07:18 PM | #8922 |
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The day I saw the suits for the first time I fell in love right away. I couldn't BELIEVE that they would do such a straight-up tribute to Bruce Lee's yellow tracksuit like that. The suit design is just great.
But what really sells Gekiranger for me is that the whole show is such a nice ode to kung fu movies. If the Wu Tang Clan were Gen-Z rappers I bet they would sample this show for years. The kung fu tribute is even more intense from a Japanese standpoint especially when it comes to the voice actors of the 7 masters of Gekijyuken. Because each of them in Japan are the go-to people when Japan dubs kung fu movies of the kung fu actors they are parodying. For instance, the three voice actors who voice Elehan Kimpo, Sharky Chen, and Pyon Pyou, are the people they hire mostly to dub Sammo Hung, Jackie Chan, and Yuen Biao. These three are Yuu Mizushima who played Aigaron in Kyoryuger, Hiroya Ishimaru who played Hot Rod/Rodimus Prime for the Japanese dub of G1 transformers, and Takeshi Kusao who we mostly know as Trunks from Dragon Ball and Smoky from Magiranger. So imagine the glee that Japanese kung fu fans and otakus would have. BTW Shuichi Ikeda who was Sandaru in Hurricanger and Char in Gundam is the go-to person for Jet Li and that is why he is voicing Bat Li. I especially love the Five Venoms tribute that they did. The fact that they paid tribute to that movie already gives them kung fu street cred. This show is also memorable for giving us our first violet ranger in the form of Gou Fukami/Geki Violet. And I love how he was the muay thai guy. His debut fight was really fun complete with his personal theme song. One missed opportunity for him is that I think GekiWolfTouja should have just been a purple variant of GekiTouja but tht's just me. Ken Hisatsu/Geki Chopper was also fun for me in that he was this goofball with skills and I loved his tracksuit. I also love how they mixed a rhinoceros and karate together and gave us this crisp white suit with black and orange details. Really nice suit as well. Although Saidaioh is just hilariously bad as a toy. Now Black Lion Lio and Mele. The man is awesome. I love his whole journey and his suit is just gorgeous. If I had to choose between Lio and Kuuga Ultimate for best black and gold suit Lio wins. Mele's undying adoration for Mele and Bae annoying her(voiced by Akira freakin Ishida of Kiva, Gintama, Gundam SEED, and Evangelion fame) is just simply put cute. Yuka Hirata as Mele and Hirofumi Araki as Lio was perfect. Last but certainly not least, the triangle, the trifecta, the core three. I love Jan for his wild nature complete with his onomatopoeias and how he is basically sentai's answer to Kamen Rider Amazon only difference being that he is in a red tiger tracksuit and fights with nunchucks. I love Retsu in that he is an artist first and kung fu master second, and that fight with Moriya of the five venoms is my favorite. Ran is definitely the heart of the team and also the non-red leader they need. Most memorable episode for me involving Ran is the skateboard episode. All in all, if you have not seen Gekiranger, please watch it. Kiramager fans especially since we all know who is sponsoring Sena/Kiramai Green. It will be nice supplementary material for y'all. Oh, and the great Kenji Ohba of Gavan, Battle Fever J, and Denziman fame makes an appearance somewhere along the way. Not gonna say what but keep your eyes open. And for Decade fans, kid Wataru is the child actor who plays Jan during flashbacks and the one episode where Jan/Geki Red becomes a kid.
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10-15-2021, 07:35 PM | #8923 |
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Gekiranger is yet another Sentai season I ultimately come to love and has since been among my top favorites. I honestly thought Jan is fine for the most part even at the very start of the series and has indeed become very endearing to me both as a character and the red ranger of this series and is even among my top five favorite red rangers of the franchise. I also loved Ran and Retsu who are among my favorite yellow and blue rangers of the franchise and Rio is easily one of the best villains of Super Sentai full stop and is my second favorite overall with the first being Enter from Go-Busters.
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10-15-2021, 09:08 PM | #8924 |
Some guy. I'm alright.
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Interesting how Jungle Fury took a show about self-improvement and made it about insecurities specifically. Pretty smart choice, I think.
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10-15-2021, 09:12 PM | #8925 |
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Speaking of Jungle Fury, I just remembered that Nikolai Nikolaeff who played Dominic/White Jungle Fury Ranger was in Netflix Daredevil as a gangster.
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10-15-2021, 10:38 PM | #8926 |
Suprise Gamma Future
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Gekiranger was always one of the series I wish got a Super Robot Chogokin for the mecha. The dynamic posability would've been such a great fit.
Also Super Gekired was one of my first sentai vinyl figures ever so I have fond memories of Gekiranger.
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10-15-2021, 11:15 PM | #8927 |
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Actually, an F.A. Chogokin version would be awesome.
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10-16-2021, 09:52 PM | #8928 |
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Aba (Episode 22)
Bouken (Episode 32) Aba is Post Shout Factory. Finishing Bouken. Growl Ranger and Hurri are now the only 2 Jetix shows I need to finish.
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10-17-2021, 04:13 PM | #8929 |
The Immortal King Tasty
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I have to stop before I go on forever again, but it's crazy to think how many details in this show have slipped my mind over the years. I feel like if I went back to rewatch it, and actually gave myself room to digest each episode, I'd somehow like it even more than I already do, and I don't even know how that would be possible. (Also thank you.) Quote:
That would also explain your affinity for white and red feline toku heroes, then!
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10-17-2021, 04:33 PM | #8930 |
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I saw a lot of the Jetix era of the series. Jungle Fury and RPM are my faves honestly. Geki was one of the first series I streamed actually. I was watching Go On because at the time Jungle Fury was rumored to be the last one.
After Aba and Bouken are finished I can catch up the newer series.
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