|
Subs for ToQ 32 are out. Major plot bombs being dropped.
|
#
?
Oct 15, 2014 06:37
|
|
|
|
| # ? Jun 1, 2024 06:34 |
|
|
jivjov posted:Subs for ToQ 32 are out. Major plot bombs being dropped. If anyone decides to hop back on this train to see what's going on, or is planning on pulling out of the station for the first time, I highly recommend watching 31 first! (They're really good episodes!)
|
|
#
?
Oct 15, 2014 06:46
|
|
|
Potsticker posted:If anyone decides to hop back on this train to see what's going on, or is planning on pulling out of the station for the first time, I highly recommend watching 31 first! (They're really good episodes!) Yeah I feel like you cut a large swathe of the early episodes and ToQger would be much better for it. Though that would lose a lot of the main plotline- The villains character development. Maybe an edit like Kamen Rider IXA would benefit the show.
|
|
#
?
Oct 15, 2014 08:01
|
|
|
ZenMasterBullshit posted:Yeah I feel like you cut a large swathe of the early episodes and ToQger would be much better for it. I could see an edit where it focuses on the Shadow Line development and you just gets parts here and there of the ToQgers/Rainbow Line. Even on some of the more boring or terrible episodes, the Shadow Line segments still turn out to be entertaining or interesting.
|
|
#
?
Oct 15, 2014 08:06
|
|
|
Potsticker posted:Sorry, that may have sounded a little harsh. Thanks for the info, it's certainly interesting to know, and it explains why the first episode seemed to be devoid of exposition. It's all good.
|
|
#
?
Oct 15, 2014 15:24
|
|
|
just finished gaim. reminded me of W a little where it had two separate endings. Definitely one of the best of the Neo-Heisei era
|
|
#
?
Oct 15, 2014 18:13
|
|
|
so one thing I'm happy that Gaim abandoned, as it was ANOTHER toy gimmick that started with Double where Double also did it the best- though OOOs did an OK job at it too. The little robot buddy helpers. Drive has also abandoned the concept, so I'm hoping we're out of that useless accessory.
|
|
#
?
Oct 15, 2014 18:41
|
|
|
Burkion posted:so one thing I'm happy that Gaim abandoned, as it was ANOTHER toy gimmick that started with Double where Double also did it the best- though OOOs did an OK job at it too. Seems like they folded that into the shift-cars, so we won't see any more roleplay accessories out of it.
|
|
#
?
Oct 15, 2014 18:43
|
|
|
Burkion posted:so one thing I'm happy that Gaim abandoned, as it was ANOTHER toy gimmick that started with Double where Double also did it the best- though OOOs did an OK job at it too. Didn't it start with Hibiki?
|
|
#
?
Oct 16, 2014 03:24
|
|
|
Subs for Carranger 37 are up. Thought you all should know.
|
|
#
?
Oct 16, 2014 06:22
|
|
|
Son Ryo posted:Didn't it start with Hibiki? I'm pretty sure Hibiki had it first, yeah, with the animal disks. I guess you could maybe count Kabuto too since the Zecters sort of had minds of their own to a degree.
|
|
#
?
Oct 18, 2014 03:05
|
|
|
Twelve by Pies posted:I'm pretty sure Hibiki had it first, yeah, with the animal disks. I guess you could maybe count Kabuto too since the Zecters sort of had minds of their own to a degree. Yes but with W, Forze, and Wizard, the gimmick of the year was tied into it. The W devices had Gaia memories, the Foodroids used switches and the Summon beasts had rings placed in them somewhere.
|
|
#
?
Oct 18, 2014 04:40
|
|
|
mateo360 posted:Yes but with W, Forze, and Wizard, the gimmick of the year was tied into it. The W devices had Gaia memories, the Foodroids used switches and the Summon beasts had rings placed in them somewhere. I'm pretty sure Hibiki used the same tuning fork thing he used to transform to activate the animal discs, and the Zecters WERE the gimmick of Kabuto...
|
|
#
?
Oct 18, 2014 05:55
|
|
|
The Zecters I don't count because they were vital TO transformation. I know almost nothing about Hibiki, so I didn't know he had any thing like it. I'm referring to extraneous, useless robot buddies that are just there to be toys but have nothing to do with the Rider himself and MAYBE be useful to the main characters if the writers care enough. W did it best in my eyes, OOOs did an OK job at it though they could have used the lion bike more.
|
|
#
?
Oct 18, 2014 06:00
|
|
|
I think they worked pretty well in W. They were goofy animals, but they were detective tools used by a detective. It was neat seeing Double use them for his finishers, too. Wizard did a fairly good job with them too. A Wizard using familiars to help him out is cute and fitting. One of the few good things about that terrible show. Foodroids are just goofy and I didn't like them.
|
|
#
?
Oct 18, 2014 06:03
|
|
|
Son Ryo posted:I'm pretty sure Hibiki used the same tuning fork thing he used to transform to activate the animal discs, and the Zecters WERE the gimmick of Kabuto... I don't count the Zecters since they were part of the transformation belt, wristwatch, gun, etc and therefore part of the suit. I can't remember if Hibiki used the fork for the animals but the it wasn't only used for the discs. The buddies had Gaia memories and rigs used exclusively for the buddies. Forze maybe used the switches the buddies had maybe once or twice. EDIT: Ninja'd by Burkion
|
|
#
?
Oct 18, 2014 06:04
|
|
|
Dexie posted:I think they worked pretty well in W. They were goofy animals, but they were detective tools used by a detective. It was neat seeing Double use them for his finishers, too. Wizard's familiars actually fought with some dude like once when they combined.
|
|
#
?
Oct 18, 2014 07:25
|
|
|
Right, I don't think I saw that one. What episode was that?
|
|
#
?
Oct 18, 2014 08:26
|
|
|
Drive episode 3 is out. Dream Vegas is officially my new favorite form just for that hilarious CGI on the finisher.
|
|
#
?
Oct 19, 2014 21:30
|
|
|
I do like the rather elementary twist in this episode.
|
|
#
?
Oct 19, 2014 22:30
|
|
|
Has a return to the 2-part format been confirmed somewhere? It seems that's where the show's headed.
|
|
#
?
Oct 20, 2014 02:51
|
|
|
mateo360 posted:I can't remember if Hibiki used the fork for the animals but the it wasn't only used for the discs. Yes, Hibiki would hit the discs with his fork, and used the fork to call them, but the disc animals were otherwise identical to the buddies in Wizard. He'd use them to scout for makamou, but they never played any significant role in the series, and had little to do with the Oni's powers.
|
|
#
?
Oct 20, 2014 13:33
|
|
|
DARKSEID DICK PICS posted:Drive episode 3 is out. Dream Vegas is officially my new favorite form just for that hilarious CGI on the finisher. "You can try to be menacing all you want, but you still henshin with a Bop-It".
|
|
#
?
Oct 21, 2014 23:23
|
|
|
Poison Mushroom posted:I'm going to do a bad thing, and shamelessly steal a comment I saw somewhere on Tumblr about Mashin/Machine Chaser. And people think a laser pistol shaped like a lamp is silly. 
|
|
#
?
Oct 22, 2014 00:41
|
|
|
Drive is rather underwhelming thus far. Two episode arcs, lovely hot wheels constantly popping in, a supporting cast that tries way too goddamn hard to be zany and a boring main character. Not wizard boring mind you, but still not interesting enough to care about.
|
|
#
?
Oct 22, 2014 00:48
|
|
|
Serious Frolicking posted:Drive is rather underwhelming thus far. Two episode arcs, lovely hot wheels constantly popping in, a supporting cast that tries way too goddamn hard to be zany and a boring main character. Not wizard boring mind you, but still not interesting enough to care about. I'm also suspecting it's going to be fairly rider-heavy, since the secondary rider showing up in the third episode is pretty drat early if he's the only one around. Birth didn't show up until the mid-teens in OOO, right? And even then, that arc was dragged out for way longer than it needed to be.
|
|
#
?
Oct 22, 2014 00:54
|
|
|
Oh, I'm not saying it definitely won't improve. Three episodes in is kind of early to make a prediction either way. Those three episodes haven't really grabbed me, is all.
|
|
#
?
Oct 22, 2014 01:00
|
|
|
Finished watching Ultraman Max yet? Because Crunchyroll just put up Ultraman Mebius.
|
|
#
?
Oct 22, 2014 02:15
|
|
|
Poison Mushroom posted:I'm also suspecting it's going to be fairly rider-heavy, since the secondary rider showing up in the third episode is pretty drat early if he's the only one around. Birth didn't show up until the mid-teens in OOO, right? And even then, that arc was dragged out for way longer than it needed to be. Mashin Chaser is not a Rider though. He's a Rider-like enemy, but definitely not a Rider himself. He's almost definitely becoming Kamen Rider Mach later, making him a sort of Gotou or Kagami, in that he appears very early in the series but doesn't become a Rider until much later.
|
|
#
?
Oct 22, 2014 03:18
|
|
|
FortMax posted:Finished watching Ultraman Max yet? Because Crunchyroll just put up Ultraman Mebius. *YES* I love this so loving much! Everyone watch this right the gently caress now! It's fantastic and blends the Ultraman style SUPER well with the Sentai style. It's kind of Ultraman's Gokaiger/Decade, only it's infinitely superior to both as a celebration series and on its own, in my opinion. THIS IS THE BEST TIME
|
|
#
?
Oct 22, 2014 03:32
|
|
|
Wow, I wasn't expecting them to put another Ultraman so quickly. This is great news.Burkion posted:*YES* Is there any required watching? And I thought Ginga was Ultraman's Decade/Gokaiger. 
|
|
#
?
Oct 22, 2014 04:22
|
|
|
Solaris Knight posted:Is there any required watching? And I thought Ginga was Ultraman's Decade/Gokaiger. Technically, Ultra-Q through Ultraman 80 feed into it in the same way all the Sentai feed into Gokaiger (Decade was bullshit). In practice though, they tell you all you really need to know about those guys as it becomes relevant, because it's a much better written show than any of the three in that quote. By the way, you know Keiichi Hasegawa? Dude who wrote on W and Fourze? He worked on Mebius. Also, it features the legendary Ichiro Itano working on CG direction, which is a thing he is good at (do not let him write anything ever you don't want to see anything he's written).
|
|
#
?
Oct 22, 2014 04:35
|
|
|
I brought this yesterday.
|
|
#
?
Oct 22, 2014 04:54
|
|
|
AzraelNewtype posted:Technically, Ultra-Q through Ultraman 80 feed into it in the same way all the Sentai feed into Gokaiger (Decade was bullshit). In practice though, they tell you all you really need to know about those guys as it becomes relevant, because it's a much better written show than any of the three in that quote. Good to know. I should look into it then, but I don't want to pay for Crunchyroll again until Jojo comes back.
|
|
#
?
Oct 22, 2014 05:00
|
|
|
Mebius is just so loving good it's embarrassing how much I love the show. I got it on lovely HK Subs DVD a billion years ago when I only had dial up and even then I could make sense of the plot and love it. Actually being able to understand it with fansubs made it even better and now it's officially licensed. I hope Nexus/Gaia/Tiga/Dyna is next! And yeah they cover pretty expertly what happened previously and who these returning characters are- and EACH of the past heroes get big moments to themselves. And the best part is, whenever it is at all feasible, as in the actor hasn't sadly passed away, they bring back the old actors to reprise their roles. But again- it's not just a celebration of the past, but also a fantastic story of its own. It's the most shonen thing I've ever seen, but it does it so well and with so much heart it makes it work. The power up for Mebius is LITERALLY the power of friendship, and it's beautiful. the first 9 or so episodes alone make a great mini season without any returning heroes what so ever.
|
|
#
?
Oct 22, 2014 05:04
|
|
|
Shuriken Sentai Ninninger/Ninninja
|
|
#
?
Oct 22, 2014 19:16
|
|
|
So the ToQGers get the Go-Busters treatment when all the ninjas team up in 2016.
|
|
#
?
Oct 22, 2014 19:28
|
|
|
Wait, they announced the new season ALREADY?
|
|
#
?
Oct 22, 2014 20:51
|
|
|
Solaris Knight posted:Wait, they announced the new season ALREADY? I think it's typically around this time that we at least know the name/theme of it.
|
|
#
?
Oct 22, 2014 20:58
|
|
|
|
| # ? Jun 1, 2024 06:34 |
|
|
Yeah, if anything this feels a week or two later than normal.
|
|
#
?
Oct 22, 2014 21:09
|
|