Sean Akizuki's Super Sentai Blog

This week's Donbrothers really has me thinking about Donbrothers!Haruka's SLAP. Yes, that good old slap. The slap was a scene this week when Dragoku became blinded by rage. I find it crazy how Donbrothers!Haruka could slap someone in THAT'S NOT SPANDEX . Isn't there some protective field around that power suit or what? These suits are most likely made of special metal so I was expecting Donbrothers!Haruka to injure her hand. Nope, she got away just fine which for me is just weird. Then again how many times have we seen out-of-suit Super Sentai battles where humans punch robots? Goggle V ,  Bioman and Ohranger really need some explanation on their out-of-suit battles with mechanical footsoldiers. They look good but it's illogical. Donbrothers!Haruka did slap Tsubasa out of impulse in episode 11. I guess that supposedly adds layers to her character... OR NOT. The whole scene made me think of the times when slaps get inserted into Super Sentai on occasion. I'm jus

I was watching Avatar Sentai Donbrothers and got into this statement. The very words of Taro himself (and granted, this is penned by none other than TOSHIKI INOUE) may make people remember Chojin Sentai Jetman - the very series that overshadowed its successor Kyoryu Sentai Zyuranger as it saved Super Sentai franchise from cancellation. Maybe, one reason why Zyuranger wasn't as popular was that the heroes were extraordinary characters, raised as ancient warriors, in contrast to what a lot of Super Sentai series do. It's all about how, at times, ordinary people end up doing extraordinary things. I think the series can highlight a bit how Haruka Kito, like Zoey Reeves in Power Rangers Beast Moprhers , are menial workers who wear yellow spandex . Most of the Donbrothers are ordinary people such as Tyuyoshi who's an office worker whose wife probably doesn't know he's a ranger, Tsubasa is a guy who's wrongly framed, and Shinichi is a detective. Nothing seems to stand

I decided that because I'm watching Donbrothers and Kamen Rider Revice at IRREGULAR intervals - I've simply quit writing episode reviews! So there! It doesn't mean I wouldn't be reacting to updates. Also, I'll admit that in my challenge to watch as many Super Sentai series as possible - I believe I've just hit the boredom zone trying to watch more of Goranger and JAKQ . I felt like I hit the boredom zone sometime after Go-Busters . I've watched almost all the old-school series  I feel some older series just ain't for me . Not to mention, there's so much cool stuff on Netflix and other media that Super Sentai just gets lower on my leisure list. In fact, there's a higher risk of it getting out. However, I find myself interested in Donbrothers even if Zenkaiger really DRAINED ME HARD. Is it me or are anniversaries by Junko Komura not as good as her non-anniversary seasons ? Trying to understand this show's Kaito and the role of the Kibi Points

  As I was doing some nostalgic revisits - I found this article on Dragon Ball Z's movie series which are obviously non-canon . I used to watch the limited amounts of Super Sentai offered (which Toei Ltd. probably also gets the blame for making the royalties too high), Power Rangers (which I just can't like), and a couple of animated series with Toei Animation involved. Hasbro (before getting Power Rangers ) also had help from Toei Ltd. with the 1980s cartoons G.I. Joe and The Transformers . Toei Ltd. would later make their own spin-off series based on Hasbro's property. Just think of the Bandai merchandise with Toei Ltd. involved as "one happy family". Even if I dislike Power Rangers , I still think some Super Sentai seasons are bad, and any negative opinion I can have on this and that. This makes me think about my childhood and growing up years. Remembering the Dragon Ball Z movies There were a couple of Dragon Ball Z movies shown in the Philippines. Some of t