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This is going to be the nerdiest post I've ever made and I fully expect it to end up in goons.txt, but whatever. Anyone who wants to get into Sentai should check out this YouTube channel, which has eight completed subbed series. Unfortunately, all but one of them is from TV-Nihon, whose subs are basically  but unironically. However, that shouldn't stop you from watching Samurai Sentai Shinkenger, which, in addition to having awesome choreography, has possibly the greatest Red of all time, both in terms of competency and being extremely compelling as a character. Someone mentioned how Megaforce treats children as idiots. The same was true of Samurai, the previous season and Shinkenger's adaptation. Not content to water down some of the more intense plot elements (two extreme examples that aren't major spoilers are that a child jumping off a roof was changed to him throwing away his baseball equipment, and a monster's plan to kill a dozen schoolgirls with an axe was changed to stealing toys), it also extensively white-washed the more Japanese elements of the series, from understandable things like changing Blue's past as a kabuki performer to him once being a competitive swimmer, to much more ridiculous things like changing the Sixth Ranger from a sushi seller to a grilled fish salesman. Also, no one shuts up for more than two seconds during a fight scene, because apparently kids will change the channel unless someone is talking at all times. This tends to ruin the more dramatic fights from the Sentai. Shinkenger isn't perfect, it hits about a 10-episode slump after the halfway point, and there's a few episodes in particular that are just lazily resolved by introducing a new toy, but the last 10 episodes are absolutely fantastic and make it absolutely clear that this is one of the years in Sentai where they wanted to tell a genuinely engaging story with characters you could care about in addition to being a toy commercial.
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RBX posted:https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.264831163553463.55681.264825893553990&type=3
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Feb 26, 2013 22:24
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Cliff Racer posted:Either that or don't, saying you need to watch a hundred other episodes before watching the series is a little ridiculous. Especially in Shinkenger's case because you are likely to not understand or forget what exactly is brought up before going back to watch it after Gokaiger anyway. Not only that but in the time it would take to get through them someone's likely to have already spoiled the twists anyways in this thread or in discussion at the place you download from or wherever.
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Feb 26, 2013 23:19
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This is all you need to know about Kyoryuger
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Feb 27, 2013 01:28
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JT Smiley posted:Shinkenger is the only Sentai I've ever gotten my girlfriend to watch with me from beginning to end which is a miracle in and of its self. Everything just comes together perfectly, the story, the characters, the action, it's all just so well done. I probably wouldn't hate Samurai so much if it hadn't taken pure gold and turned it to poo poo. Basically Gokaiger's awesome if you only care about the fight scenes, but when it comes to having fully defined characters or a dramatic arc that feels genuine rather than tacked on or superficial, it simply doesn't hold up. And for the record, I know that Super Sentai, and Power Rangers, is designed by toy companies for the purpose of selling toys. I don't expect it to have any artistic integrity. But when it does have it, like it does with Shinkenger, I'm going to give it proper recognition. Edit: Fun Fact: It is a violation of FCC regulations for advertisements for Power Rangers merchandise to air during Power Rangers, because that would make the show an infomercial under the law. SpiderHyphenMan fucked around with this message at 03:27 on Feb 27, 2013 |
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Feb 27, 2013 03:22
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Gokaiger also has better Gekiranger choreography than Gekiranger itself. I watched that series because every time those suits get used in Gokaiger it's loving amazingly stylish, but when I watched the actual series every single fight, except for the very last one, was consistently underwhelming.
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Feb 27, 2013 06:10
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I won't contest that Gokaiger's robot fights are poo poo, but when it comes to looking at fight choreography, it's all about the spandex suits.
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Feb 27, 2013 15:43
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SpazmasterX posted:Beyond all that, you still have to make up a whole plotline because there's no way Nickelodeon these days would let them get away with a story nearly as dark and depressing as GoBusters' was.
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Feb 28, 2013 05:23
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JT Smiley posted:The Go-busters story wasn't that dark and could easily be watered down enough to work for PR. Aside for Time force, and Samurai Pr has always done its own thing when it comes to adapting Sentai anyway. He's also a huge tool. 
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Feb 28, 2013 21:13
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Dr Tran posted:Holy crap, Megaforce was awful today. Awful in a Tommy Wiseau way. Good show.
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Mar 2, 2013 20:48
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Cliff Racer posted:The Dairangers didn't really get a focus episode in Gokaiger if I remember correctly so its not even like they have much of the footage left to use. Also FivePink is in the first Legend War dream sequence for a split second, because Saban cheaped out and didn't loving get new footage like the hype said they would, further confirming the current iteration of Power Rangers as a cheap knockoff of the respective Super Sentai season, with no distinctive identity. Just Americanized Super Sentai, that's it. SpiderHyphenMan fucked around with this message at 08:01 on Mar 3, 2013 |
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Mar 3, 2013 07:59
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Cliff Racer posted:Ahh but there you are loving up, Zyuranger did get a tribute episode right at the end, but the only tribute part was Goshi showing up for a second to save some random civilians. A lot of the series seemed to get ones like that.
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Mar 3, 2013 17:33
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Pasteurized Milk posted:Alright, that scene of people around the world being affected by the music was amazing.
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Mar 9, 2013 19:37
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Larryb posted:It'll be interesting to see how they manage to pull it off.
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Apr 1, 2013 01:34
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Zedd posted:I hope the current Sentai's robot's make a big universal clusterfuck again. Yeah, they really didn't try at all. Also, if it's a clusterfuck you want, then get a load of this: 
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Apr 17, 2013 12:56
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Update on trainwreck: No Power Rangers Exclusive Ranger Keys in "Super Megaforce" Also, the Reds of SPD and Ninja Storm have both confirmed that they will not be appearing in Super Mega Force. Some people are taking this news like a mature adult would (well, as mature as any adult who watches Power Rangers can be). quote:They. Don't. Care. quote:except they SHOULD care because if the new kids see these old actors then they will want to watch all the old shows. which mean interest in toys and other crap that Saban can sell them! its about history drat it! that's like saying nobody needs to learn about the wars of the past because they didn't live back then. its just Saban being lazy assholes who disrespect everyone involved. this is a time when both Sentai fans and Power Ranger fans and fans of both need to work together and tell Saban to stop being freaking stupid and stop this show right now because its clear they can't do it justice. I would rather my children sit down and watch the old MMPR on DVD or do a marathon on Netflix then support this era's "Saban" I loving love this poo poo.
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May 10, 2013 21:12
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David Yost, aka Billy, has declined an invitation to appear in Super Megaforce on the grounds of why the gently caress do you think?
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gyrobot posted:The original attempt to adapt Super Sentai was using Jetman iirc. Though I do wish that Jetman had been the basis for Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers, because oh my god imagine how people checking out Jetman out of nostalgia for Power Rangers would react to that series. Edit: I think Battleizers are made because they want to have PR-original in-suit footage, and pay for the cost of it by having it be done mainly with PR-exclusive toys. The PR-exclusive villains (who are always actors with their faces exposed rather than stuntmen in suits, Zedd being the obvious exception) are often done because the production team decides to diverge from the story of the Sentai they're adapting in some way. These two things often intersect. Any time past the Upgrade Point of the season where there's a fight with a PR=exclusive villain, you bet your poo poo that the Battleizer is getting used. SpiderHyphenMan fucked around with this message at 07:27 on May 25, 2013 |
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May 25, 2013 07:16
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Blade_of_tyshalle posted:I thought Dekaranger was poorly written Also Dairanger is worth it for the suitless rollcall. First time it was done, still hasn't been matched. SpiderHyphenMan fucked around with this message at 03:56 on Jun 2, 2013 |
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Jun 2, 2013 03:53
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I love the idea of a man binging through 50 episodes of a Japanese toy commercial because it's literally his job, his face growing grimmer by the hour as he slowly realizes that they spaceships aren't going to go to space and the timeships aren't going to travel through time.
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Jun 4, 2013 02:21
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"gently caress you, obsessive fans!" shouts Saban.
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Jul 18, 2013 17:55
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RBX posted:I still have my original Megazord from when I was young but missing parts to my Dragonzord but drat these are expensive. I don't really know about toys enough to know if its justified or not.
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Jul 19, 2013 06:33
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Agent Rush posted:Does anyone know where I could see episodes of Power Rangers Samurai? I missed everything after Lauren's reveal and got curious as to how it ended. Also, Japan is going to be airing dubbed episodes of Samurai, which is the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard.
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Aug 10, 2013 23:30
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Zonekeeper posted:I think there was one series that got higher ratings than the original when it was re-imported to Japan. Re-importing PR series is an actual thing in Japan. Unless Japan really loving loves Bulk and Skull.
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Aug 11, 2013 01:07
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Blade_of_tyshalle posted:The novelty of watching a bunch of westerners somehow be samurai? Plus those ridiculous armors for zord-operating? Japan will love it and wonder why they didn't think of it first.
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Aug 11, 2013 02:38
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Gutcruncher posted:Edit: After reading about turning Megaranger and Gingaman into space themed shows, I really wanna read about how they turned Go-onger into RPM. Man, imagine what they could have done with Shinkenger.
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Aug 17, 2013 05:45
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Tae posted:They can't possibly mess up the Gobuster roll call right? Right? "Blue Gorilla Ranger!" "Yellow Rabbit Ranger!" "Gold Armored Ranger!" "Silver Armored Ranger!" "Power Rangers... MOVE OUT!" I for one, look forward to Power Rangers: Glasses Beasts in 2014
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Sep 3, 2013 23:19
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Coq au Nandos posted:I just finished watching Go-Busters. Oh man.
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Oct 16, 2013 03:01
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How the gently caress did this dumb Japanese kid's show make me care about a character dying?
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Nov 19, 2013 19:32
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This will all be worth it if we see Battle Fever J in Power Rangers.
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Dec 8, 2013 21:52
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Coq au Nandos posted:I finished Shinkenger last night and have to disagree. The appeal of Go Busters for me was that it kind of subverted some of the tropes of Sentai/PR shows - monsters didn't die and suddenly become huge, the big bad wasn't a guy in a rubber suit, the giant robots made a bit of sense, etc. Shinkenger was good, but it fell into all of those tropes, and the sixth ranger and his annoying loving lantern thing didn't help. The final fight with Juzo was cool, and I did enjoy the bait-and-switch with Takeru, but it was nowhere near Go Busters for me. To make an analogy, I feel that Shinkenger is basically Ocarina of Time, while Go-Busters is more like Majora's Mask.
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Dec 19, 2013 23:58
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Coq au Nandos posted:I love that red and yellow have these completely debilitating weaknesses, while blue heats up and turns into the Hulk. Get a loving beeper!
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Jan 22, 2014 04:38
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Pffffhahahhahahha
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Jan 24, 2014 07:08
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It's adorable that you all think Saban's going to keep the Samba music.
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Feb 9, 2014 01:20
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JT Smiley posted:Hell, I think adapting Gokaiger would be far more difficult a task.
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Feb 9, 2014 02:18
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Coq au Nandos posted:If you're starting with Sentai, try and watch Shinkenger or Go Busters. Toei's gone on a copyright takedown binge on YouTube recently but stuff is slowly coming back. Don't watch Shinkenger before Gokaiger, unless for some godawful reason you watched all of Samurai without watching Shinkenger, in which case I legitimately pity you.
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Feb 9, 2014 20:46
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Saban just gets lazier and lazier. Check out the :51 mark.
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Feb 17, 2014 21:06
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Dr Tran posted:I'm so confused The fact that they did this, I mean. Not the terrible dialogue.
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Feb 21, 2014 23:31
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I just realized that the first appearance of the MMPR suits in Super Megaforce is going to be them getting the poo poo beaten out of them, since Saban was too cheap to give them original footage in episode 1. I'd also like to point out that in the official anniversary season we saw the Dairanger suits before the MMPR suits. SpiderHyphenMan fucked around with this message at 03:31 on Feb 22, 2014 |
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Dino Charge bumped to 2016
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