My PERSONAL Review On Ryusoulger VS. Lupinranger VS. Patranger

It's really something when a Super Sentai I like gets paired up with a Super Sentai season (or any show) that I dislike. It's happened before such as my dislike for Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger while I like Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters or when Samurai Sentai Shinkenger got a team-up with two shows I really dislike namely Kamen Rider Decade and Tensou Sentai Goseiger. Well, at least Goseiger got vindicated because Power Rangers Megaforce really shot itself at the foot big time! I also felt relaly awkward when Kamen Rider Drive had a crossover with Shuriken Sentai Ninninger - a show that only got "better" because Power Rangers Ninja Steel was even a bigger mess.  The same can be said for this tongue twister of a special Kishinryu Sentai Ryusoulger vs. Kaito Sentai Lupinranger vs. Keisatsu Sentai Patranger. I feel Ryusoulger is really a low-tier Super Sentai (sorry really) compared to Lupinranger vs. Patranger which for me was a very daring direction.

The crossover movie's setting is perhaps at the end of both shows. It did happen during Seiju Sentai Gingaman vs. Denji Sentai Megaranger where the crossover happened when both superhero teams defeated their respective enemies. Quite a far-fetch from most crossovers where there's the ongoing struggle with the present team still fighting the recent threat while the other team returns for a crossover. Apparently, Creon is jobless but I wonder why Wizeru (who actually survived) isn't around? Creon would later join a Gangler remnant who kidnaps the Kishinryus. Fortunately, Junko Komura and Naruhisa Arakawa are the writers and it's nowhere near as big as a glorified mess as Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger vs. Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters. I'm actually GLAD that the previous teams Zyuranger, Abaranger, and Kyoryuger weren't brought back at all.

The movie itself sets up a lot of what-if scenarios. Personally, I don't blame the Patrangers for arresting Banba and Towa. I mean, I'd actually do that if I were in their place. Some Super Sentai teams had out-of-suit fight scenes using their individual weapons such as in Kyoryu Sentai Zyuranger and Shinkenger. Some things are predictable like how Banba handles the situation and when Keiichiro gets into a load of trouble. Also, Kairi is still a fugitive and mentions the incident when the Lupinrangers revealed themselves to save Noel. How Touma still operates the Le Bistror Jure is beyond me and I wonder what Umika is doing now? Meanwhile, there's also that huge misunderstanding when Canaro attempts to woo Tsukasa. Spoilers: You know how Canaro gets that rather irritating running gag, right?

So far, there are some good battle scenes and for a refresher - no giant mecha battle scene. I think it would be good if every once in a while that a crossover doesn't have them. Then again, what's Super Sentai without giant robots ever since Battle Fever J? I still think that it's a GOOD THING that the other three dinosaur Super Sentai teams weren't brought back. Though, I wonder why the Kiramagers didn't make their cameo here? Then again, the Ryusoulgers didn't appear in the previous crossover either. That tradition started with Samurai Sentai Shinkenger vs. Engine Sentai Go-Onger until Douboutsu Sentai Zyuohger vs. Shuriken Sentai Ninninger. Instead, this movie was aired alongside Mashin Sentai Kiramager: Episode ZERO.

Overall, it's passable but could've been better. Maybe, it's just because I enjoyed Ucchu Sentai Kyuranger and Lupinranger vs. Patranger way too much, huh? Until now, I'm still stuck with the Kyuranger and Lupato hype. Maybe, I'll just need to take a backseat from Super Sentai (but not Kamen Rider) and enjoy other new school stuff for the moment.