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ToQGAF 2014 | Hanamichi! The Next Stop Is Imagination's Stage!
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Whose subs are you watching?
That's because the person who keeps saying this, Magenta, hasn't SEEN our sub. He's going off pure hearsay. Which is weird because he really liked our Toqger ep 1. He's basically starting subdrama because... I don't know. Like, I'll admit our sub isn't perfect and we're making a list of mistakes for the post-series v2, but...
My group's, Imagination Station. We're the only ones who have actually subbed past episode 10 without being a machine translation. >_>
You probably aren't weeb enough for him.
Edag Plata
Banned
Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
wut, this has plot in it
Also this episode was pretty good and so much giffable moments
it had plot like the standard wizard episode had plot. things were happening, but nothing of concequence.
Urban Scholar
Member
Not sure if you read any of the official character bios but main team; gray &violet are all like 18(exception of blue whose a caveman). So...if he did he could only be silver or cyan
Kamen Rider Gaim 26
Show remains one of the best KR shows to date in my opinion. I mean really the characterization and what not. Micchy needs a thorough arse beating, which may or may not be that far off.
Brawly Likes to Brawl
Member
I wasn't expecting
of all people to be the first one to get physical with Micchy.
Mai
I'm not even sure how I would rank KR shows. They're all so different. I can't compare the serious Gaim with the pure fun I had with OOOs or Fourze. While I enjoy the overall plot more than W, none of the cast sticks with me like the W cast did. I love Gaim, but man I don't even know where to begin to put it on KR rankings.
Totally agree with you about Micchy, though. Dude thinks he's way smarter than he is and that needs some repercussions soon.
Rajack
Member
Now that just sounds dirty
Urban Scholar
Member
Other series I watched, it felt like the main cast were just stuck on their preset archetypes. They went through stuff and stayed the same.
In this series we have Kouta "growing up"(like literally). Initially he seemed like the dumb hero archetype(which he still is?) but eventually he wised up. He learned that you make consequences, you got to face your sins. What I like is that they managed to make him encompass the "well it's me against the world" mindset without it being cheesy.
I could go on but I'm waiting to see what comes of Kaito, Micchy,Takatora(not sure at him though) and Mai too.
Fun fact: So Baron got so popular that gave him lemon arms but it wasn't planned. I like his design but a genesis belt kinda has me wonder about his future forms.
Brawly Likes to Brawl
Member
Gekichopper's actor guest starred in the latest episode
NeonZ
Member
Toqgers are starting to annoy the Shadow Line members!
It's a Kobayashi show. Usually they have things happening in the first 10 or so episodes to introduce the characters and world, and afterwards nothing lasting happens until the last 10 episodes, aside from some new villain introduced before the ending that is killed before the final arc, making it all kind of pointless aside from maybe character development.
Go-Busters escaped from the formula, but there it was likely due to its production issues. Toqger's problem though is that even the introductory phase just hasn't been very gripping, or even introductory at all. It seems like we've jumped straight to character development episodes, without the show earning that. They didn't even bother to an excuse for giant monsters or even most extra mecha. I really hope Kobayashi takes a break from Tokusatsu after this show...
Link1110
Member
I've been on the fence as to follow W with OOO, but your post comparing it to Fourze like that just put it on my list! Just gotta start W sometime now
I've been on the fence as to follow W with OOO, but your post comparing it to Fourze like that just put it on my list! Just gotta start W sometime now
OOOs is great. It's kind of weird coming off of W with it, given W kind of takes itself seriously, but it's just got such a fun, random, strange tone. It's got the frantic, goofy excitement that Fourze had. I think Fourze's a bit more fun overall, but OOO is a worthy watch too. It also has some amazing music.
Urban Scholar
Member
Reading the grievances you guys have with the new sentai isn't making me click play on ep 1 yet. Call me when something substantial develops.
I guess I'll be a dissenting voice on ToQger and say I love it. Plot wise, I agree it's pretty week. I just think the enemy designs, characters and mecha are so much fun. Maybe I'm weird, but I love ToQ-Oh and love Cho ToQ-Oh even more (those shoulder missiles!). I wouldn't blame someone for letting it get most of the way through and marathoning it. That might be the most enjoyable way to see it.
Man, I hope this is leading to Micchy finally getting knocked off his high horse. It happened a little here, but it's still not complete yet.
Only problem I could see is that knowing that Micchy essentially betrayed him could mess Kouta up potentially, though maybe it could also make him stand up against him.
Are we sure she isn't just holding back still? A lot of that seemed like a show put on for Kouta.
I keep wondering if they're going to pull a reverse on Kouta and steal the Kachidoki Lockseed from him. I'd laugh so hard if somehow only Kouta can use it. Anything to wipe the smugness from Ryouma and company. That little freakout when he first saw Kachidoki Arms was great.
Yeah, that's really the best way to see a Kobayashi show. She does great stories, but she ignores the arcs for most of the show until the ending episodes. However, the good thing is that in almost all of the shows it's very much worth it in the end. Shinkenger also had a lot of hate during airing (most notably during half-way through the show), but by the time the show ended almost everyone called it one of the best in the series. Same thing with Go-Busters, with people crying about retooling and the story going nowhere (especially since the stories set up in the start of the show all ended by the halfway point!), but by the end it had a really good finale and helped to make the show likable to a lot of people.
Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
After V episode 2 is great. Blue's backstory about how he became a hero was hilarious, and the whole plan to trap Pink into paying her part of the check is one of Red's pettiest, and most hilarious moments in the show so far. More people should watch this show, it's wonderful.
chickdigger802
Banned
did they ever character eps toq yellow yet?
This is enjoyable than Wizard tho
Also it made that mask guy cunning-like at least.
im not saying its less enjoyable than wizard, but when it comes to plot, nothing is happening
Nope, not really. She's gotten some larger supporting roles, but not a staring episode yet. It's too bad since she's currently my favorite ToQger. Hope she gets one soon.
Mr. Pointy
Member
I like how Red is basically the sentai version of Arino from Game Center CX.
This week was kinda her episode, but man it was so shitty. "Women are better suited to be protected" and all that.
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Toq overall has just been kinda shit. The action, toys, overall story progression, all of it straight up lackluster. My kid likes it, but I have a hard time keeping interest, tend to break out the iPad pretty early each week.
To make Toq-ou even sort of cool looking you need to buy it and diesel-ou and diesel-ou by itself looks realllly bad. They went really cheap with the individual train cars (and the shokugan\gacha trains don't even connect to toq-ou). You can use them with the Toq-Changer but that toy too is pretty lame compared to the gabu-revolver (thing doesn't even stay upright half the time).
It's nice cause it saves me money, but kinda disappointing just as a casual fan and a parent that has to watch these shows no matter the quality.
Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
Banana Man not jobbing is weird.
A Pretty Panda
fuckin' called it, man
The only thing interesting about the Toq-oh toy is that they're selling trains for past sentai robots so you can have a Kyoryuzin head or a Gokai-oh head.
Did Takatora raised his death flag in the episode preview?
About ToQger: Haven't watched episode 8, might wait for a bit then catch up. The most disappointing thing to me is the toys, IMO. When they said the series would appeal to train lovers (iirc) didn't think the toys would be so...lame. I hope the whole appealing to train enthusiasts doesn't stop with having a trivia at the end of episodes.
About ToQger: Haven't watched episode 8, might wait for a bit then catch up. The most disappointing thing to me is the toys, IMO. When they said the series would appeal to train lovers (iirc) didn't think the toys would be so...lame. I hope the whole appealing to train enthusiasts doesn't stop with having a trivia at the end of episodes.
Yeah, this is my feeling as well.
When I heard their intention, I imaged that the mechas would be part of an actual model train gauge, with full electrical support and sounds; but they look like cheap plastic with McDonald's quality paint. And of course, because the show always strives to match the toys, this means that the mechs in the show look bad as well.
Can you imagine how cheap Bandai USA will make them look?
I'm kinda hoping they'd release a "premium" version, but that would cost a lot. I initially planned to buy ToQ Oh as a present to my nephew who had a lot of Thomas toys in his home, but none of this is even remotely compatible with Tomica rails (the wheels aren't even turning).
Naw, I don't think so, not yet. We still haven't come to the scene that was shown at the beginning of the first episode, which had a showdown between Gaim and Baron, with Zangetsu and Ryugen watching.
Urban Scholar
Member
Nah pretty boys have plot armor yo...or some to last them longer than they should.
Gaim ep 26
Micchy finally gone evil after that slap. I ain't surprised if he were to kidnap Mai like a classic villain would do. Kaito finally ain't a jobber anymore with that new belt of his.....too bad grape boy here interrupted the fight or else he would have job again to Kouta with Kachidoki arms.
Can't wait for next week for the teamup.
Micchy finally gone evil after that slap. I ain't surprised if he were to kidnap Mai like a classic villain would do. Kaito finally ain't a jobber anymore with that new belt of his.....too bad grape boy here interrupted the fight or else he would have job again to Kouta with Kachidoki arms.
Can't wait for next week for the teamup.
Triple Da G.O.D!
Member
Finally Micchy with that full heel turn! YES!!! He won't survive the show but it'll be fun watching the inevitable play out.
And Wizard in Magic Land was really good. Delivered as good as something Wizard related can.
And Wizard in Magic Land was really good. Delivered as good as something Wizard related can.
Has someone finally done magic land?
chickdigger802
Banned
magic land was great because wizard infinity was already broke ass, might as well make it even more broke ass!
also great fight choreography.
also great fight choreography.
I won't be surprised if it's not going to get there at all. It looks to me like a scene that just illustrates the war and factions instead of to be taken literally.
Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
Micchy shower scene really shows he's a psycho
Edag Plata
Banned
Why?
Mr. Pointy
Member
Did Urobutcher subtly imply that Kouta and Mai got it on after he told her about Yuuya and Yggdrasil's plan and they grieved? Because he was pretty cheerful at the fruit bar next scene. Also, that swag jacket. Obviously, Kouta is happy that Mai forgave him and he feels like he has an ally now. But still - subtext.
Also,
Also,
the implication that Micchy got NTRed.