Sean Akizuki's Super Sentai Blog

I think this is one guilty pleasure that some Super Sentai fans do. I even feel this happens often with Power Rangers fans who end up watching the source material. It was probably very common last 2011 (because Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger was a series where all 34 previous Super Sentai series were placed) and maybe some attempted it also in 2012-2016 only to realize that Ucchu Sentai Kyuranger takes place in another Universe . Kikou Sentai Zenkaiger also wrote all the different Super Sentai to occur in various realities. Almost every Super Sentai is self-contained except for a select few. What causes this guilty pleasure to happen anyway? It's plain stupid to try and link Ohsama Sentai King-Ohger into every series since 1985 The recent Ohsama Sentai King-Ohger is pretty much obviously self-contained. I think most Kamen Rider series these days are self-contained since Kamen Rider Kuuga . I even heard that while Kamen Rider Agito was meant to be a direct sequel - that was canceled. Kamen...

There's always that time when I felt, "Screw it! I'm over!" with Super Sentai especially 10 years ago . I felt that if I can do that to Power Rangers (which I dislike) - I could do that to source material. In this case, the way Ohsama Sentai King-Ohger gets introduced (such as a very different setting with no modern Japan and five kingdoms) can make even a casual fan get overly excited. I was complaining about the early revelation of the Obviously Evil Racules being brothers with Gira. However, it's giving way to new mysteries that may be slowly unveiled like a J-Drama would. An early revelation that could create more mysteries from Ishabana The five kingdoms that govern this Alternate Earth (Chikyu is Earth, after all) seem to be a fusion of continents. Ishabana's counterpart maybe Europe in our real-life Earth. Why was Queen Himeno too obsessed with God Scorpion? Something in the past happened. I feel it's a cliche in many shows and this is no different...

As a child growing up in the Philippines, I could remember the eye-catch which I found irritating. The eye-catch was pretty much something used to begin and end a commercial break. It's more fun to watch the shows without the commercial break. However, networks make money through commercials. I did also remember the commercial breaks such as toy commercials and food product commercials. The eye-catch was definitely, "We'll be right back after these messages." Their equivalents to the West are TV bumpers - something to get in and out of the commercial.  The way they are drawn almost resembles something out of Marvel and DC cartoon adaptations. Like any superhero show - the Super Sentai eye-catch had to change depending on the context. What came out with the use of classic illustrations (something I doubt will be all that appreciated today) would explore other ways to do them. The eye-catch that features the rangers and their Megazord The dawn of the Megazord (better te...

Unlike Kikou Sentai Zenkaiger , I feel that maybe, just maybe, Ohsama Sentai King-Ohger might be what's needed for a new generation. A whole new world. It's obviously self-contained. After Toshiki Inoue's return to Super Sentai headwriting (and I wonder why he was never assigned as the secondary writer for Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters ) with the rather lighthearted Avatar Sentai Donbrothers - I think Minato Takano and Takahito Oomori are up to something. Yeah, the same Oomori who I heard apparently said girls are weak so there's only one in another of my dislikes, Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger .  It's time to expect some family drama after what I call the "super-early revelation". It's no surprise that Gira was Racules' younger brother. We've got a Cain and Abel trope going there, right? After the first five episodes which introduces each and EVERY KINGDOM - we're going to get a glimpse of how things are in this strange world of fantasy. I really wa...

I guess my experience with the Super Sentai franchise can be a rollercoaster. I had issues with Super Sentai after Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters . I may consider Power Rangers Megaforce to be the biggest mess in Toei Ltd.'s intellectual property list. However, that hasn't stopped me from berating Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger to be a weaker series. I also feel Kishinryu Sentai Ryusoulger was indeed weak and unenjoyable IMHO. I could go ahead and rant how I felt Kikou Sentai Zenkaiger has to be another weak anniversary by Junko Komura. Heck, I don't even find myself wanting to rewatch Doubotsu Sentai Zyuohger - a series I feel tends to focus more on the chicks than the content. That's coming from a guy who tends to obsess over chicks! I'd like to give my random weird rant. Yes, if you disagree with anything, remember that I'm here presenting facts and giving my thoughts. I could say that this show seems to be an unofficial sequel to both Knights of Tir Na Nog followed by ...