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[drizzle]

I can't believe Kyoryuger is almost over. Next week is going to get wild.

I didn't watch that many Sentais. I'd say I watched 4 complete sentai shows: Changeman, Flashman (both 20+ years ago), Dekaranger (5-6 years ago) and Kyoryuger, with a couple episodes here and there of Goggle V, but I find It really amazing how Kyoryuger is amazing from top to bottom, as a Series overall. I was really surprised by it. Glad I watched it as it came out and discussed it with you guys (which I find much more entertaining than binge watching TV shows by myself).

ToQger is really not sending me good vibes, but we'll see. Maybe this is finally the year that I'll watch Gokaiger simultaneously, since the main Sentai series doesn't appeal to me as much.

 

[Zynx]

I'm guessing what Micchy sees is a mass of dormant/frozen Invess, with perhaps a sleeping future Mai lying on top or in the middle. Micchy obviously sees whatever is there as a major horror and danger, yet it isn't immediately dangerous. Takatora talks about security a future for humanity and the coming war. Also, the Yggdrasil staff talk about solving the mystery of Helheim, and not knowing who the forest will choose, and we also have the initial scene where Riders will be leading massive Invess armies against each other.

I'm really excited for what is to come in Gaim.

 

[Rhomega Beta]

I didn't watch that many Sentais. I'd say I watched 4 complete sentai shows: Changeman, Flashman (both 20+ years ago), Dekaranger (5-6 years ago) and Kyoryuger, with a couple episodes here and there of Goggle V, but I find It really amazing how Kyoryuger is amazing from top to bottom, as a Series overall. I was really surprised by it. Glad I watched it as it came out and discussed it with you guys (which I find much more entertaining than binge watching TV shows by myself).

You've seen more than me. I've only seen Boukenger and Gokaiger in their entireties, as well as Kamen Rider Den-O. You'd think I'd have seen Bioman by my avatar, but I've only seen the first 10 episodes and the movie. I've also seen at least one episode from a ton of other Sentai.

 

[Red Pencil]

Gaim

Finally sat down to watch this week's Gaim and the show continues to have me hooked. It's kind of funny how with the other Rider series I've watched so far, I always was looking forward to the upgrades, but in Gaim I find them to be a secondary element. I look forward more to how the story is going to develop than Kouta getting his new form variations. I still enjoy the different lockseeds and what different uses the belts are getting, but it feels like it's just not as front and center in the grand scheme of things. I will say I'm enjoying reading everyone's take on "What did Micchy see?" and I can see why the obvious choice would be a ruined city of some sort or a frozen Invess army. Kind of hoping what Micchy saw is like some sort of god/unearthly being, but this guess doesn't have any reasoning behind it I just think it'd be cool. haha

 

[NeonZ]

Regarding Gaim, there's this shot in the first episode...

It could either mean the Zawame is going to be completely destroyed in the future... or... that's actually what Taketora showed to Mitsuzane? A ruined Zawame city covered by the forest in the Helheim dimension - which would suggest that it's either the future or an alternate world, and that the same thing could happen to their own world if they don't stop it (I think an alternate world would make more sense, because if it were the future, they'd already know who's going to be chosen by the forest). An alternate Earth also would avoid all the problems that would come from going between the past and future (even to summon their armors!) so often.

Now, I think the image there looks too clean compared to how Helheim's atmosphere is usually shown, but it could just be an oddity because it's a quick prologue scene, and the actual area that Mitsuzane saw will look more ruined and alien.

 

[Slayven]

Superhero time has too many feels.

 

[shaowebb]

New OT! Break out the gifs folks. Show some of the craziest things you got and show people why we watch. Also HOLY SHIT at Sid being Lion Maru G! I knew I recognized him for some reason. How could I forget the Toku comedy about the worlds worst male escort? In the first 4 minutes of the show he had already hit a homeless person in the head with a bottle, found a full condom on a daily walk, ran from loan sharks he skipped out on, and sexually harassed a woman with the pickup line " You gave me an erection take responsibility for it!"

Sid just took on entire new levels of entertaining considering his role in Gaim being so different.

 

[A Pretty Panda]

 

[Edag Plata]

Yeah, where the hell are all the gifs? Come on, dudes:

Now get going, let's see some gifs

 

[TheGreatLugia]

Needs more Gaim gifs:

 

[A Pretty Panda]

 

[vareon]

If I'm the writer of Gaim to replace Urobuchi at this point of the story, Helheim will be an alternate universe and Yggdrasil managed to open cracks to it. What Micchy saw was a ruined AU Zawame, along with all of its armored riders defeated...

...by our old friend, the Destroyer of Worlds.

Yggdrasil is just researching a power to defeat Decade. I wanted it to become real just to see how the fanbase would flip out.

 

[R10Neymarfan]

ToQger is really not sending me good vibes, but we'll see. Maybe this is finally the year that I'll watch Gokaiger simultaneously, since the main Sentai series doesn't appeal to me as much.

Oh boy oh boy

I hope you watch Super Megaforce, because I think it won't do Gokaiger justice.

 

[WillyFive]

I don't see any conceivable way Super Megaforce will get close to Gokaiger.

Also, what if ToQger sucks?

"Every other Sentai rule" is still ringing true for me.

 

[Slayven]

Kyroyger is my number 3 finale. Behind Dekaranger, and Gokaiger.

 

[R10Neymarfan]

I don't see any conceivable way Super Megaforce will get close to Gokaiger.

Also, what if ToQger sucks?

"Every other Sentai rule" is still ringing true for me.

Besides the small nitpicks. Saban made IMO about three major mistakes in planning for the adaptation.

Judging from copleted voice clips it's hard for me to stay positive. But we will see in about 1 week 3 days

 

[A Pretty Panda]

Kyroyger is my number 3 finale. Behind Dekaranger, and Gokaiger.

Still not over yet.

This shot of

Spoiler

King walking down the frozen castle looks sick.

http://i.imgur.com/LHAnhLw.jpg

I wonder who dies next episode, if anyone. Thinking it's between Utchy, King, or Torin for the umpteenth time

 

[Slayven]

Still not over yet.

This shot of

Spoiler

King walking down the frozen castle looks sick.

http://i.imgur.com/LHAnhLw.jpg

I wonder who dies next episode, if anyone. Thinking it's between Utchy, King, or Torin for the umpteenth time

There was just a deficit of fucks. Maybe Candy and Lucky will move in with Blue.

 

[MHWilliams]

I don't see any conceivable way Super Megaforce will get close to Gokaiger.

Also, what if ToQger sucks?

"Every other Sentai rule" is still ringing true for me.

Gokaiger was made with obvious love for the original source material. Super Megaforce has to work real hard to pull off that amount of love, and Megaforce tells me Saban doesn't care that much currently.

Yeah, "every other" is still in effect for me since Gekiranger (so, Geki, Shinkenger, Gokai, and Kyoryu). Before that Hurricanger and Dekaranger were my highlights. Magi and Bouken was the two year lull for me.

 

[Boss Doggie]

By the way, I realized that Kouta's henshin motion is identical to Gavan

 

[Edag Plata]

Dude....that's not gold nor silver....

 

[MHWilliams]

So, ToQger will not only have our first male Pink, it'll also have our first official orange Ranger since... Battle Fever J?

EDIT: Linked over here so as not to put my account in jeopardy.

Other things of note:

In addition to special Gobuster and Kyoryuger trains, there's a Den-Liner toy for use in the ToQger mech.

Gaim looks to have an "All Zecters Combined" mode above the still-hidden Shogun form.

 

[A Pretty Panda]

Is that an iPhone?

 

[BatDan]

Another major issue with Super Megaforce... Troy.
Rather, his actor Andrew Gray. He's horrible! His acting is both dull and bland, and that's an astonishing feat.
He might have improved for Super Megaforce, but I really doubt it. We'll see what happens next week.

 

[Edag Plata]

So what is the deal with toku scans? I know on the gaming side its a huge no no, even if its Japanese, but does it matter here?

 

[Seraphis Cain]

So what is the deal with toku scans? I know on the gaming side its a huge no no, even if its Japanese, but does it matter here?

I think it does, if I'm not mistaken.

MHWilliams, you may want to edit those out.

 

[drizzle]

Sweet, Orange!

I think I mentioned wanting one on Kyoryuger. Good enough!

 

[LostAnkh]

I immediately thought of this song when I saw the Kyokyu LS:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gB4MNu6W9sg

On another note, there's a section the the bottom right showing the Lockseeds that haven't been released in DX form, and the top of the page says DX.

More Premium DX sets?

 

[vareon]

If I;m not mistaken, DX Tokkyu-oh's gimmick is that the individual trains are also the trinket for the henshin device? That's kinda cool and they can have a lot of design, as shown in the Gabutyra, DenLiner, and Gobuster Ace(!)'s trains.

 

[drizzle]

So, ToQger will not only have our first male Pink, it'll also have our first official orange Ranger since... Battle Fever J?

I've been researching this. Techinically, Swan was orange in Dekaranger and then there's... Geki Chopper from Gekiranger, which apparently had Orange rims, but was mostly white?

Either way, 2014 is year of the orange. Orange Kamen Rider and Orange Sentai for the ultimate orangeness.

...now where's my vodka...

 

[Watch Da Birdie]

Gaim's Final Form I guess is wearing a "Yasaka-Jinja"...

Originating from the Japanese Heian period, the kazaori eboshi (風折烏帽&#23376 was worn by aristocrats to indicate rank. Still worn today for ceremonial purposes, this black[9] linen hat was used during a samurai's ceremony in attaining manhood

Very fitting.

 

[Slayven]

He don't look six enough. So I expecting more rangers.

 

[Pikawil]

Oh boy, the Cho Toq-Oh toy looks even worse than the ToQ-Oh toy.

In addition to special Gobuster and Kyoryuger trains, there's a Den-Liner toy for use in the ToQger mech.

Guess we now know what the Rider/Sentai fusion gimmick for Kamen Rider Taisen will be.

 

[Parallax]

So, ToQger will not only have our first male Pink, it'll also have our first official orange Ranger since... Battle Fever J?


Other things of note:

In addition to special Gobuster and Kyoryuger trains, there's a Den-Liner toy for use in the ToQger mech.

Gaim looks to have an "All Zecters Combined" mode above the still-hidden Shogun form.

first male pink? it isnt his default form

and the trains are a clusterfuck of epic proportions

 

[NeonZ]

Guess we now know what the Rider/Sentai fusion gimmick for Kamen Rider Taisen will be.

The scan actually shows the combination of the TokkyuOh with the Kyoryuger train and Denliner, so, yeah, that's certainly what we're getting in the crossover movie. It's kind of odd that they seem to be leaving Gaim out though...

 

[jwk94]

Rangers get their Legendary morphers:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFq3Jmser4I

Super MegaForce third teaser:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-x67q0Oglvw

Did Gosei's voice change?

 

[Slayven]

Rangers get their Legendary morphers:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFq3Jmser4I

Super MegaForce third teaser:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-x67q0Oglvw

Did Gosei's voice change?

Why do they got to change twice? That really bothers me.

 

[jwk94]

Why do they got to change twice? That really bothers me.

I'm still trying to figure out if they'll really go that route the whole season. Surely the rangers can't be that daft can they? Why not just go straight to Super Mega and Legendary Change to Mega when needed? Wait, do they even have their own Mega Ranger Keys?

 

[Slayven]

I'm still trying to figure out if they'll really go that route the whole season. Surely the rangers can't be that daft can they? Why not just go straight to Super Mega and Legendary Change to Mega when needed? Wait, do they even have their own Mega Ranger Keys?

See they should have that robot thing get conked in the head and have it start talking a like a pirate. And say that is what inspired their supermode.

 

[jwk94]

See they should have that robot thing get conked in the head and have it start talking a like a pirate. And say that is what inspired their supermode.

I just realized we're not getting Navi. =(

 

[Slayven]

I just realized we're not getting Navi. =(

Will they say something how their fighting styles suddenly changed?

 

[A Pretty Panda]

Will they say something how their fighting styles suddenly changed?

Will they address the overly obvious nautical theme?

 

[BatDan]

I think Saban just expects the kids watching to be really really really dumb, and not to notice these things.
Here's the thing, if kids could notice the discrepancies in Power Rangers in the 90's, then surely they could notice the issues today! Hell, we have the internet. What's going to stop a kid from looking up Gokaiger?

 

[Edag Plata]

Will they address the overly obvious nautical theme?

Or why black turns green.

Or why red grows and blue shrinks.

 

[Slayven]

I think Saban just expects the kids watching to be really really really dumb, and not to notice these things.
Here's the thing, if kids could notice the discrepancies in Power Rangers in the 90's, then surely they could notice the issues today! Hell, we have the internet. What's going to stop a kid from looking up Gokaiger?

I knew it was bullshit when Tommy flipped the tigerzord and acted like this was his first rodeo.

 

[jwk94]

Will they say something how their fighting styles suddenly changed?

For Jungle Fury, most likely. Other seasons? Probably not.

 

[BatDan]

Or why black turns green.

Or why red grows and blue shrinks.

Or why Green is suddenly acting like a complete clown when he fights.

Reading the comments (bad idea I know), someone brought up that some of the Super Megaforce cards have Sun Vulcan and Goranger members in the background. Weird...

 

[A Pretty Panda]

Super Mega mode is when they turn into the Gokaiger suits.

Legendary mode is when they turn into whoever the fuck

Are they going to explain how the powers got to the keys

 

[Zynx]

Gaim's Final Form I guess is wearing a "Yasaka-Jinja"...



Very fitting.

I do like how the writers have been weaving in quite a few themes into the show, and in an interesting way.

 

[Pikawil]

Are they going to explain how the powers got to the keys

They will

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let fanon fill in their lazy sloth asses