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[jwk94]

whole show should be shirtless.

Abs made Arrow popular.

No then there wouldn't be any excitement from the shirtlessness. I still remember seeing Leo's shirtless morph in Lost Galaxy. Lord have mercy.

Heard the Dino Charge theme. It's...pretty good. SUPER strong Digimon Frontier vibes. And of course, Go Go Power Rangers is in there, but it sounds good.

But goddamnit the "Rangers Forever, ______, all together" shit needs to stop. Why do they keep rehashing that one line?

(The theme's on the Dino Charge Scanner app, by the way.)

I don't have a problem with the rangers forever bit. If they want to use that to tie the seasons together, fine. But at least change the lyrics surrounding it. Dino Charge definitely does that well.

 

[Box of Bunnies]

If there's one that survives adaptation, it's probably the Red Manservice

I demand a shirtless morph/training session this season!

https://twitter.com/Yoshistunts/status/538159461311860736

 

[MHWilliams]

No then there wouldn't be any excitement from the shirtlessness. I still remember seeing Leo's shirtless morph in Lost Galaxy. Lord have mercy.

And there's precedent.

 

[jwk94]

Wait, was there supposed to be a Zeo movie?

And there's precedent.

Bro, nobody. NOBODY. Can compete with Leo

 

[Corgi]

thread sure has gotten sexy!

Not saying i'd want something ridiculous like senran kagura, but the season finale final boss fight with the cast down to their he-man gear would be pretty rad.

I actually don't know how 'sexy' people can be on kids tv these days in the US.

 

[jwk94]

thread sure has gotten sexy!

Not saying i'd want something ridiculous like senran kagura, but the season finale final boss fight with the cast down to their he-man gear would be pretty rad.

I actually don't know how 'sexy' people can be on kids tv these days in the US.

I have a thing for shirtless rangers or training scenes in general. Leo and Jen's training scenes were always a delight for me as a kid.

What exactly are we defining as "sexy" here?

 

[Boss Doggie]

King is a twig compared to the others. Even Date is more ripped.

 

[jwk94]

So thread title for next year "Hold tight! Nininjas are coming"

 

[Tenumi]

I'm totally OK with that.

Dino Charge theme is growing on me. I kind of groaned yesterday once the "Go go Power Rangers" bit started at first, but it feels a bit better now.

 

[jwk94]

I'm totally OK with that.

Dino Charge theme is growing on me. I kind of groaned yesterday once the "Go go Power Rangers" bit started at first, but it feels a bit better now.

After more listens than I would care to admit, I agree. Initially I was all "yeah this theme is awesoem" until it got to the "rangers together..." and then I kinda got mad but it grew on me as I kept listening to it. I really want to see the opening credits now. I need to see what goes along with the drums in the first few seconds and the "hold tight keep our power alive" and last "power rangers" bit.

 

[MHWilliams]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdKwbh5SHno&feature=youtu.be

Whoa....a Power Rangers theme with actual lyrics?! How long as it been?!

It's off to a good foot already.

A better version.

 

[Corgi]

dino charge theme makes me wish they did a broadway power rangers musical.

 

[jwk94]

Depending on how Ninin goes, i could see them skipping ToQ and doing some mmpr s3 nostalgia stuff with ninin.

 

[sprsk]

A better version.

I'm just glad they finally decided to use someone else to sing the song.

 

[Slayven]

If the next sentai is really ninjas, I want it more Kakuranger than Hurricanger in action.

 

[jwk94]

If the next sentai is really ninjas, I want it more Kakuranger than Hurricanger in action.

What do you mean?

 

[Slayven]

What do you mean?

Crazy ninja magic and bmx bike fights.

 

[vareon]

Seeing Star Wars and the lightsaber discussion made me realize how I've been conditioned to see weird as shit weapons in tokusatsu that I rarely question practicality anymore.

 

[WillyFive]

Seeing Star Wars and the lightsaber discussion made me realize how I've been conditioned to see weird as shit weapons in tokusatsu that I rarely question practicality anymore.

It's not even weird; it's a simple claymore, except it's a lightsaber because Star Wars.

Albeit, you are right in that Toku has some really weird weapons, especially Hurricanger (one of them has a hoop).

 

[Corgi]

I mean gaf favorite xenoblade main weapon is a giant 2h sword with a lightsaber at the tip.

The movie one looks practical enough. Could be an old mode where the cross is some cooling mechanism.

So let's talk about impractical toku weapons.

I feel like there is a design flaw for kiva's sword to make it require pumping action after each attack.

 

[WarRock]

It's not even weird; it's a simple claymore, except it's a lightsaber because Star Wars.

Albeit, you are right in that Toku has some really weird weapons, especially Hurricanger (one of them has a hoop).

Beam hula hoops man.

 

[MHWilliams]

Seeing Star Wars and the lightsaber discussion made me realize how I've been conditioned to see weird as shit weapons in tokusatsu that I rarely question practicality anymore.

Shotgun Sword forever.

"How have we offended you?"

"Please forgive us!"

"Our lives are misery!"

"Life is but a nightmare."

 

[Slayven]

It's not even weird; it's a simple claymore, except it's a lightsaber because Star Wars.

Albeit, you are right in that Toku has some really weird weapons, especially Hurricanger (one of them has a hoop).

And another had a hair dryer.

 

[BatDan]

So many of Fourze's switches were impractical, but they found a use.

 

[Slayven]

Do you think Kachidoki Arms using the flag poles as weapons were an after thought or planned?

 

[jwk94]

So claire (prolly Dino purple) is looking for a keyboard so she can cover the Dino Charge theme. This cast is awesome.

 

[vareon]

It's not even weird; it's a simple claymore, except it's a lightsaber because Star Wars.

Albeit, you are right in that Toku has some really weird weapons, especially Hurricanger (one of them has a hoop).

You can argue the the light-hilt thingy harms more than it blocks. I'm not making that argument though because, as we know, it'll depend on how cool the character uses it.

Edit: as far as impractical weapon goes, I'm going to say Minityra.

 

[jwk94]

Beam hula hoops man.

Allenbys weapon was a whip though...

 

[Corgi]

at eps 18 of garo flower of makai, and i guess the biggest disappointment of the season so far is I keep on expecting something out of Crow... but he's not even a character really.


Way less interesting than Zero as the 2nd knight.

Which is a shame because his suit is really nice and he doesn't suck at combat like zero lol.




Biku is badass as fuck... but that armor.

 

[Parallax]

Shotgun Sword forever.

"How have we offended you?"

"Please forgive us!"

"Our lives are misery!"

"Life is but a nightmare."

is it wrong that i love kabuto but cant stand hyper form? i love his skill set, but hate the design.

 

[LostAnkh]

is it wrong that i love kabuto but cant stand hyper form? i love his skill set, but hate the design.

I love Hyper Form's design, I don't get why some people don't like it. It's better than Gatack's Hyper form, to say the least.

 

[MHWilliams]

I love Hyper Form's design, I don't get why some people don't like it. It's better than Gatack's Hyper form, to say the least.

Gatack is still the GOAT.

 

[jwk94]

Gatack is still the GOAT.

Tsurugi is the man who stands at the top of being the GOAT.

 

[MHWilliams]

Tsurugi is the man who stands at the top of being the GOAT.

Tsurugi went through episodes of nonsense. Kagami kept that shit on lock from beginning to end.

 

[WarRock]

Allenbys weapon was a whip though...

Her main weapon, yes. The ranged/secondary weapon were beam hoops, I can't find the specific moment in the anime right now, but here's from Maxi Boost.

is it wrong that i love kabuto but cant stand hyper form? i love his skill set, but hate the design.

Nope, Hyper ruins his pristine, clear design with unnecessary elements and colors.

 

[jwk94]

These ranger bios are hilarious.

The Yellow Ranger

Gia Moran is labeled as 'Miss Perfect', and it's hard to argue that it's the truth. Pretty, personable, and a powerful martial arts fighter, Gia is as intelligent as she is confident. She's been best friends with Emma since they were little, and that's not going to stop just because they're in different social cliques now. The Yellow Ranger's constant success can be frustrating to her teammates, but she and her Tiger Zord are dependable to the end!

When did we ever see them hanging out with people let alone different social cliques? I feel like whoever wrote that bio just got done watching the Dino Thunder premiere. Also, the rangers have last names. Who knew?

 

[vareon]

I love Hyper Form's design, I don't get why some people don't like it. It's better than Gatack's Hyper form, to say the least.

Hyper form adds bulk to Kabuto's simple and sleek design, it's easy to see why people don't like it. Especially Hyper clock-up.

 

[Corgi]

I still feel sorry for THE BEE.

such a crappy suit

 

[WarRock]

What.

TheBee suit is one of the things that made me (try to) watch Kabuto. Such a brilliant design with all the shapes and colors from the bee body adapted in a suit. I expected the same for a dragonfly Rider without knowing there was one, and OH BOY did I get a nasty surprise when Drake showed up...

 

[Seraphis Cain]

So it looks like Toei's making a Zangetsu/Baron Side-Story V-Cinema. Comes out in April.

Fuck yeah, more Gaim.

http://tokusatsunetwork.com/2014/11/29/kamen-rider-zangetsubaron-side-story-listed-release/

 

[javadoze]

What.

TheBee suit is one of the things that made me (try to) watch Kabuto. Such a brilliant design with all the shapes and colors from the bee body adapted in a suit. I expected the same for a dragonfly Rider without knowing there was one, and OH BOY did I get a nasty surprise when Drake showed up...

Yeah... I heard the Kabuto and Gatack suits were envisioned first, then the other riders in order of appearance. So that explains the shift in quality from TheBee to Drake to Sasword's... orange tube-y things?

 

[Corgi]

What.

TheBee suit is one of the things that made me (try to) watch Kabuto. Such a brilliant design with all the shapes and colors from the bee body adapted in a suit. I expected the same for a dragonfly Rider without knowing there was one, and OH BOY did I get a nasty surprise when Drake showed up...

i mean the suit was fine. It was just so freaking weak.

 

[NeonZ]

Yeah... I heard the Kabuto and Gatack suits were envisioned first, then the other riders in order of appearance. So that explains the shift in quality from TheBee to Drake to Sasword's... orange tube-y things?

I don't think that's right. There are some early designs for Kabuto, and all Riders aside from Punch Hopper and Dark Kabuto seemed to be planned at the same time, even before Kabuto's final design itself.

Dark Kabuto seems to have started as a fourth "Black Kabuto" movie Rider. There was also a "Black Gattack" design.

 

[WarRock]

So it looks like Toei's making a Zangetsu/Baron Side-Story V-Cinema. Comes out in April.

Fuck yeah, more Gaim.

http://tokusatsunetwork.com/2014/11/29/kamen-rider-zangetsubaron-side-story-listed-release/

A "Baron Returns", huh? Hoping those are as good as the W ones.

 

[javadoze]

I don't think that's right. There are some early designs for Kabuto, and all Riders aside from Punch Hopper and Dark Kabuto seemed to be planned at the same time, even before Kabuto's final design itself.


Dark Kabuto seems to have started as a fourth "Black Kabuto" movie Rider. There was also a "Black Gattack" design.

Huh, interesting. (On the other hand, I'm super glad we didn't end up with a Kabuto with Den-O eyes.) I really wish they released pre-production materials and early suit sketches on a more frequent basis for Kamen Rider (and Super Sentai for that matter).

Can't wait for the Zangetsu/Baron side-story, though. I heard the ratings of Gaim were only ok, so I wonder what made them do a V-Cinema for Gaim (seeing that the last show they did it with was a big hit (Double)?

 

[WillyFive]

Huh, interesting. (On the other hand, I'm super glad we didn't end up with a Kabuto with Den-O eyes.) I really wish they released pre-production materials and early suit sketches on a more frequent basis for Kamen Rider (and Super Sentai for that matter).

I love seeing how certain design ideas jump from show to show for a home. I remember seeing the early designs of Megaranger, they looked pretty much like the Boukenger suits.

Can't wait for the Zangetsu/Baron side-story, though. I heard the ratings of Gaim were only ok, so I wonder what made them do a V-Cinema for Gaim (seeing that the last show they did it with was a big hit (Double)?

They did one for Go-Busters, which was a ratings disaster and the least watched Sentai of all time; and Kyoryuger got one despite the show not being able to turn the ratings around.

 

[NeonZ]

They did one for Go-Busters, which was a ratings disaster and the least watched Sentai of all time; and Kyoryuger got one despite the show not being able to turn the ratings around.

That's Sentai though. Currently their movie structure seems to include an obligatory post-show V Cinema. The only series since Shinkenger that didn't get one was Gokaiger, but it got a different extra movie actually released on theaters (199 Heroes). Rider doesn't have any consistent slot for post-series V Cinema though. Like mentioned above, the last ones we had were W's, and after that every single movie fit into the "Spring crossover", "summer solo movie" or "winter movie wars" slots. So, Gaim getting a couple of extra movies is a fairly big thing.

 

[Pluto]

They did one for Go-Busters, which was a ratings disaster and the least watched Sentai of all time; and Kyoryuger got one despite the show not being able to turn the ratings around.

Kyoryuger was a big success though, it sold the most toys since Gaoranger iirc, the ratings weren't particularly good but that doesn't matter much and I think if a series gets a V-Cinema release depends more on home video sales than tv ratings anyway.

 

[jwk94]

The more I think about it, the more I'm convinced the Legendary Rangers are dead. Robo Knight had to give up his life force for his ranger key to activate. It only makes sense for the others to have to do the same right?

 

[BatDan]

The more I think about it, the more I'm convinced the Legendary Rangers are dead. Robo Knight had to give up his life force for his ranger key to activate. It only makes sense for the others to have to do the same right?

I really hope Linkara's video on Megaforce isn't full of fan-wanking...
At least he openly said the season sucked and Gosei was a terrible mentor.