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TokuGAF 2015 | Japanese live action superheroes hiding in shadows driving cars
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Tiu Neo
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Finished Liveman.
It's good. The story is great, actually. One of the best stories from the sentai I watched, imo. However, it has some faults that keep it from being trully great, kinda like Hurricanger.
The male characters are kinda the similar (Jo and Yusuke in special). Junichi and Tetsuya could join a bit earlier too, I feel they were underutilized.The villains were very interesting, but the episode plots were, some times, a bit too repetitive, even for older sentai standards. Some episodes plots were pretty similar, just switching the focus characters.
Colon was fun, the fights were ok, the characters were not bad. When Jo and Yusuke tried to be different, the results were pretty good, like with that skate episode.
I like how, in the end, the villains
It's good. The story is great, actually. One of the best stories from the sentai I watched, imo. However, it has some faults that keep it from being trully great, kinda like Hurricanger.
The male characters are kinda the similar (Jo and Yusuke in special). Junichi and Tetsuya could join a bit earlier too, I feel they were underutilized.The villains were very interesting, but the episode plots were, some times, a bit too repetitive, even for older sentai standards. Some episodes plots were pretty similar, just switching the focus characters.
Colon was fun, the fights were ok, the characters were not bad. When Jo and Yusuke tried to be different, the results were pretty good, like with that skate episode.
I like how, in the end, the villains
were just puppets for their master, and all of them actually had some redemption moments. The last scenes with Gush destroying the base with the dying Doctor was also great.
Tiu Neo
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Just finished Magiranger too.
It's... probably one of my top ones. Like, top 3 easily. I'll let some time pass before deciding this, but it was very, very good. The story was good, never got boring. The characters were all likeable. The relationship between the characters was kinda sweet. The villains were ok at first, and got more and more interesting as the series goes on. The Hades Gods were awesome.
Aba/Deka/Magi was the hell of a sequence.
Not sure what I'll watch now, but it'll probably be just one or two series. Four at a time was a little too time consuming.
Maybe Changeman, since it's its 30th anniversary this year, and I have the DVDs. Dunno yet.
It's... probably one of my top ones. Like, top 3 easily. I'll let some time pass before deciding this, but it was very, very good. The story was good, never got boring. The characters were all likeable. The relationship between the characters was kinda sweet. The villains were ok at first, and got more and more interesting as the series goes on. The Hades Gods were awesome.
Aba/Deka/Magi was the hell of a sequence.
Not sure what I'll watch now, but it'll probably be just one or two series. Four at a time was a little too time consuming.
Maybe Changeman, since it's its 30th anniversary this year, and I have the DVDs. Dunno yet.
A Pretty Panda
fuckin' called it, man
NeonZ
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In addition to the previously announced W, Gaim and Drive Ghost net episodes, where Ghost gets their Eyecons to face past villains, there are going to be other three for Fourze, OOO and Wizard too. The writer is Nobuhiro Mouri, from the Baron and Knuckle Gaidens and Kamen Rider 4.
Yes.
Yes.
Brawly Likes to Brawl
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Some new scans just came out and apparently everybody but Red in Zyuohger's team are beastmen assuming human disguises.
...I guess that's one way to keep Red special and for the others not to have multiple forms.
"Red, you gotta use the Gorilla form!"
"Why can't you do it!?"
"I'm a shark, I can't be a Gorilla."
Brawly Likes to Brawl
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I really hope that's not the case, I've been wanting a Sentai with alt form usage for a while.
They can probably easily skip over any parts involving the animal suits.
(Or pull a Jungle Fury and have them pop up out of nowhere in the last episode.)
Gekiranger/Jungle Fury was a bit different in that the animal suits were for the mentors not the Rangers.
Here, the Rangers are the animals so it will be a bit harder to work around. But we'll see.
Brawly Likes to Brawl
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Oh yeah, and the show might be the first that doesn't take place on Earth.
Now, you have my attention.
Brawly Likes to Brawl
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ZyuLand is a parallel version of Earth and the other 4 members bring Yamato there to help them activate their powers and defend against whatever threat is troubling the place. It doesn't mention whether the setting will stick purely to ZyuLand or not.
Junko Komura confirmed to be the head writer of Zyuohger.
Her credits include co-writing Go-Onger, Goseiger, Gokaiger, Kamen Rider Wizard (the good episodes), Akibaranger season 1, and a few episodes of Kamen Rider Drive.
EDIT:
The producer for this show will be Takaaki Utsunomiya who produced Gokaiger, Kamen Rider Wizard, and ToQger (take that as you will).
Her credits include co-writing Go-Onger, Goseiger, Gokaiger, Kamen Rider Wizard (the good episodes), Akibaranger season 1, and a few episodes of Kamen Rider Drive.
EDIT:
The producer for this show will be Takaaki Utsunomiya who produced Gokaiger, Kamen Rider Wizard, and ToQger (take that as you will).
*looks up* I can dig it.
High high and low lows.
Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
Toei Exec 1: Alright everyone, we need something to grab attention for this year's Sentai. Any id- Put down that Jump!
Toei Exec 2: Sorry sir, but One Piece is getting really good. They're on an island of animal-people.
Toei Exec 1: Animal-people you say?
If anything this has more to do with how popular the power animal series tend to be. Toei meetings probably go exactly like that though.
Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
Doggie is still top dog.
Watch Da Birdie
I buy cakes for myself on my birthday it's not weird lots of people do it I bet
I mean, the two Bee girls we got back-to-back in Ninninger and Ghost were both pretty fine, but going full furry---I dunno.
Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
Gekiranger doesn't really feel animal people though, more like anthropomorphic stuffed animals.
Here is a good animal person (alien).
Also I just finished watching HOPR Samurai, wow the plot really is note-for-note translation of Shinkenger... without the context or some of the storyline development! If what Linkara says is true then Mentor Ji is such a let down compared to Old Man.
Here is a good animal person (alien).
Also I just finished watching HOPR Samurai, wow the plot really is note-for-note translation of Shinkenger... without the context or some of the storyline development! If what Linkara says is true then Mentor Ji is such a let down compared to Old Man.
Seraphis Cain
bad gameplay lol
God dammit. Chaser is in Battride War Genesis but you have to buy the Chaser movie to get him.
Fuck.
Fuck.
Cars assuming human form
Watch Da Birdie
I buy cakes for myself on my birthday it's not weird lots of people do it I bet
Damn.
Brawly Likes to Brawl
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It's a good thing I don't care for Musou anyways, oof.
It's easier on the budget to make everyone human.
Official Carranger sequel!
NeonZ
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The Kamen Rider Ghost net crossover episodes are usually putting Ghost against a resurrected final boss, but, for the Wizard one, his opponent is actually going to be Phoenix. It's kind of funny that he avoided appearing outside of alternate reality stuff up to now.
Considering how he'll be the only monster, they might actually remember the whole issue regarding him
Considering how he'll be the only monster, they might actually remember the whole issue regarding him
being thrown to the sun and needing to surpass its strength to return to Earth. And so once again someone else will need to clean Wizard's mess.
A Pretty Panda
fuckin' called it, man
Is Ghost worth watching? What's good/ass about it?
At episode 12 I think Ghost is worth watching, it simultaneity speeds through the plot and yet doesn't reveal anything. But now that it seems all the major pieces in play the real shit begins.
Brawly Likes to Brawl
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So far, The Good:
-very good attention to detail
-decent about making its side characters helpful
-the OST
-the plot has been currently ramping up these past few weeks.
The Bad:
-much of the episodes released so far have been rushing through all the form introductions since Ghost's first quarter is very toy-heavy
-Takeru has a (brief) period of being cowardly right after Specter's introduction, I personally didn't have a problem with this but it seemed to stick out for others
-Akari can be quite off-putting at times, especially during the first episode
EDIT: ZyuOhger promo:
https://youtu.be/JKnOXbXj6ww
This is gonna be a weeeeeird season.
Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
lion is rastafarian?
I'm already liking the possible team dynamic between Red and the others. That said, I wonder how often the others are going to be in their Zyuman forms and their human forms?
The world is not ready for the Sunglasslasher.