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TokuGAF 2015 | Japanese live action superheroes hiding in shadows driving cars
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Someone apparently took a photo of some parts of the Jyuuouger mech suit.
Pretty... cubetastic.
The toys are listed as "Cube Tiger" and so on.
Also it looks like we're going back to "cell phone" type morphers going by the toy list.
Edit: wait is this going to be like minecraft.
Tiu Neo
Member
It's... you know, it's not that much like Shinken anymore. It got its own identity now, at least. They also reduced the red focus (so much that he's pretty much only the finisher on most episodes), the story got a bit better, the villains... are still there. The cameo episodes are pretty cool.
The mecha fights got a little worse, imo, but with Shinobimaru and Rodeomaru returning this episode I'm kinda hopeful.
It won't be one of the greatest, for sure, but I think there is some potential for it to be... good. At least if the villains get a bit better (which they were on the way to, at least last episode.)
Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
I hope we won't be getting Gaoranger v2
More Jyuuouger pics out in the wild.
"You've got Minecraft in my Super Sentai" It also looks very similar to Engine-O from Go-Onger.
The suits are also out there. Very heavy into the animal theme. Red has a beak. Blue is a girl this season.
The full combo is Red/Blue/Yellow/Green/White.
"You've got Minecraft in my Super Sentai" It also looks very similar to Engine-O from Go-Onger.
The suits are also out there. Very heavy into the animal theme. Red has a beak. Blue is a girl this season.
The full combo is Red/Blue/Yellow/Green/White.
Tiu Neo
Member
Minecraft mechas look... eh. Let's see how they are in action.
Red/Yellow/Blue almost mirroring Liveman? Cool.
The clothes are simple, which is cool, but I'm not a big fan of the animals on their chests. The helmets remind me of both Liveman and Gekiranger.
White and Green will join a bit later, if what I saw is true, which is cool.
EDIT: Also, male yellow again! White and Blue are girls.
Red/Yellow/Blue almost mirroring Liveman? Cool.
The clothes are simple, which is cool, but I'm not a big fan of the animals on their chests. The helmets remind me of both Liveman and Gekiranger.
White and Green will join a bit later, if what I saw is true, which is cool.
EDIT: Also, male yellow again! White and Blue are girls.
The suit actually look pretty good to me. I can see why some may take issue with their more simplistic design, but to me this is a minimalistic design done well. The realistic, black animal faces on the torsos along with the helmets make this show have an 80s-90s throwback feel to it.
As for the Jyuuouger mech...
...It looks like a more cube-ish version of the Go-Onger mech. It looks goofy in a good/bad way (meaning I have absolutely no idea what to think until I see it in action).
As for the Jyuuouger mech...
...It looks like a more cube-ish version of the Go-Onger mech. It looks goofy in a good/bad way (meaning I have absolutely no idea what to think until I see it in action).
Watch Da Birdie
I buy cakes for myself on my birthday it's not weird lots of people do it I bet
Huh, so Paonmaru was a call-forward to Jyuuouger basically?
Maybe we'll see a UFO and Surfer Sentai next.
Maybe we'll see a UFO and Surfer Sentai next.
Tiu Neo
Member
If it weren't for the animals, those suits would probably be my favorite since Gokaiger, at least. It really is oldschool, and the helmets are pretty good. Eh, maybe it'll grow on me, when I see it in action.
I hope we get a lot of practical effects for the mechs, not CG. Their blocky style is kinda weird, but that could be an awesome throwback to older mechas.
Ninninger 40
Oh, I remember this Yokai from Kakuranger!
It's nice to see Kasumi not being perfect, and also Takaharu being useful for non-combat things. Really weird way to treat someone depressed tho.
The individual mechas getting some use after so much time was very, very good, too. More Shinobimaru and Rodeomaru is always a good thing.
Pretty good episode, imo. That ending, too. Finally the villains are getting some decent development.
I hope we get a lot of practical effects for the mechs, not CG. Their blocky style is kinda weird, but that could be an awesome throwback to older mechas.
Ninninger 40
Oh, I remember this Yokai from Kakuranger!
It's nice to see Kasumi not being perfect, and also Takaharu being useful for non-combat things. Really weird way to treat someone depressed tho.
The individual mechas getting some use after so much time was very, very good, too. More Shinobimaru and Rodeomaru is always a good thing.
Pretty good episode, imo. That ending, too. Finally the villains are getting some decent development.
ShadowSwordmaster
Banned
I like the suits, but man that mech is something.
Brawly Likes to Brawl
Member
Those rumored actors look pretty nice, I hope they're legit.
Everything about the new Sentai is very cute. The suits could look amazing if given proper over-the-top poses by their suit actors (especially so that they can hide how the shirt looks like a cheap printed T-shirt).
Mechs are cool if they transform like Galvatron does in the new Transformers movies.
The next two episodes are my favorites.
Mechs are cool if they transform like Galvatron does in the new Transformers movies.
The next two episodes are my favorites.
RoryDropkick
Member
Wow is all that I can say about that new mech. In my 30+ years of watching Sentai I just get more and more blah about it every year. I think I need a break or something. I think with my kids being born this year it will be more about them and seeing how they react to it going forward...
I think Gaim killed Toku for me. Having a taste of that continuous serial storyline made it really hard for me to keep up to date on Drive, Ninnin, and Ghost episodes; it just wasn't the same.
Seraphis Cain
bad gameplay lol
They weren't very good, no.
That explains it. I know Bandai doesn't care as long as they sell toys, but TV Asahi probably demanded Toei not to be so serialized as it kill ratings.
A sad idea as it also kills American shows.
Tiu Neo
Member
Yeees, that's all I want! If it's super oldschool over the top, I can accept the animals, since the rest of the suit is awesome. Maybe it even follows the example of the other Doubutsu Sentai!
About Fourze, I hope in those next two episodes
Meteor finally opens up with the rest of the team. It's not annoying or anything, but it's time already!
Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
so what animals are used for next sentai
Tiu Neo
Member
Red Eagle, Yellow Lion, Blue Shark, White Tiger and Green Elephant.
You're in for a treat. (Though I'm not sure if it happens in those episodes or a bit later.)
Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
That's almost Liveman.
Lame animals though, like they're the usual. Elephant is the only unique one.
The final ultimate mech will just be a rubrics cube
Tiu Neo
Member
Oh, I hope so. He already opened up a bit, and the series is playing with his secret identity and people noticing for some time.
I think that's the idea. The uniforms are very oldschool, and the helmets remind me of Liveman, Jetman and Gekiranger.
Watch Da Birdie
I buy cakes for myself on my birthday it's not weird lots of people do it I bet
I wouldn't be surprised if that's how they transform.
MHWilliams
Member
The new Sentai is not my jam, but Mine-craft-inspired animals? Will sell like gangbusters.
Uhh okay that doesn't sound exciting as toys. And this is the anniversary season, too?
I'm not sure what needs to be done to pull me back to Sentai. With Kamen Rider and Super Sentai being too similar to each other and both tangled with their own mission to sell toys, following them both is kinda tough.
Thankfully I still like Ghost, but man Takeru needs to change. He's the weakest link in Ghost, despite the first arc should be all about him. Spectre being the usual asshole rider BUT with a legit reason is good for the series.
I kinda wished the others had more aesthetic with the mouth portion of the helmet. Then they'd kinda remind me of Gaoranger, instead of Gekiranger.
Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
Black Gorilla huh.
Anyway the suits feel... cheapish.
Anyway the suits feel... cheapish.
Maybe they can change animals (but retain colors)?
MHWilliams
Member
I've always been more of a Rider fan than Sentai fan. I've never jammed with the mech fighting sequences, so the team has to carry me through. Recently, Shinkenger, Gokaiger, G-Busters, and Kyoryuger hooked me, but Toqger was a dull thud and Ninninger is jsut okay.
Ninninger's issue is "oh crap, we spent half the show focusing on the terrible Red, jam in as many focus episodes on the other characters as possible"
I still believe that Takaharu's actor (looking it up, Shunsuke Nishikawa) is the result of nepotism, or knowing someone important. It's not incompetent directing as the others do fine, but he is just bad.
A Pretty Panda
fuckin' called it, man
I hate those suits so much
NeonZ
Member
I think Takaharu has been kind of sidelined ever since his "rival" died. He got some focus for the power up episodes, but generally clearly took a backseat compared to those first 10 episodes where every episode seemed to be a shared Takaharu focus.
Talk about hyperbole.
If that was the show's issue, nobody would be so lukewarm to it past the first 2-3 episodes. The villains are barely there, none of the characters have enough charisma or development (even though Kasumi is a fan favorite thanks to her trope, Kin had tons of focus shortly after his debut and Yakumo keeps getting the spotlight though nobody cares about him in the same way nobody cares about Nagi), the Last Ninja role as the mysterious mentor has been a bore fest, they keep switching/mixing between interesting stuff (uncle's past) with badly executed stuff (the board game and its monster). Kyuuemon keeps promising, but there was no pay off. His ninjas got defeated without any problems, his mech had one day of success before getting wrecked by a rushed power up, now the Ninningers have tons of mechs with barely no screen time, Lion Ha-Oh is underused as fuck, besides being the new cool finisher....
The writing has been really, really mediocre, and the early focus on a single unlikable lead is hardly THE issue. Even more when he got interesting episodes since then (the ninja school his friend was teaching at).
The best episodes in Ninnin either are some of the early ones because all of the action or the ones with guests - because of the guests and the situations they're in. Yet even in those, the villains... kinda could not be there.
This show should had a team with four members at max, so they could juggle all of the characters decently.
Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
Ninninger feels meh to me honestly. Hilariously enough I am remembering ToQGer more.
A Pretty Panda
fuckin' called it, man
Yeah I definitely remember hating ToQger more than liking Ninninger