Sean Akizuki's Super Sentai Blog

No. 1 Sentai Gozyuger celebrates the 50th anniversary of Himitsu Sentai Goranger . Has the celebration changed to  Goranger's birthday from the entry number ? I'm watching Gozyuger (but no episode reviews, sorry in advance). It's already amazing enough (?) that we have a half-Pinay ranger  and that Power Rangers Operation Overdrive had a Pinay ranger (but was born in Great Britain). The most recent episode ended with Daizyujin as the FIRST MEGAZORD (well, for Super Sentai ) to come out of that dreadful Megazord Graveyard! I'm A-OK with using Power Rangers terminology with discussing Super Sentai . The term Mecha is no longer overshadowed and would be more appropriate. However, the term Zord was used in Mirai Sentai Timeranger for the enemy robot known as the G-Zord. Before that, a lot of Evil Zords were created even before Kyoryu Sentai Zyuranger . Dora Talos from Zyuranger was a redesign of Giga Volt from Chojuu Sentai Liveman  -- both Evil Zords! They would be called...

Feeling old yet? I wrote that post in 2016 . It reminds me of how Mirai Sentai Timeranger's Ranger History Lesson (special episode) called Himitsu Sentai Goranger  "Your parents' Super Sentai. " Timeranger was the 24th series and it felt like a grand finale. It was like Toei was telling audiences that Hyajakuu Sentai Gaoranger was rebooting Super Sentai . Super Sentai  needs a reboot if it expects to go on for a long time. Keep the current audience in check! Goranger will turn 50 years old this April 4, 2025. So yeah, big event. And now, it's time for the generation gap jokes in No. 1 Sentai Gozyuger . Episode 4's Old Man Ranger can be considered bonkers for me Kinjiro Takehara is actually AN OLD MAN? The actor Jun Matsumoto is only 20 (going 21) years old! The old man version is played by Masako Kobayashi -- who's only 76. Kinda reminds me of what happens when the actor's actually TOO OLD. However, the late Eddie Garcia continued to film until he died...

  There are times when comparing Power Rangers and Super Sentai can be apples and oranges. However, both shows tend to copy from each other and from American superhero fiction -- A LOT! I watched Denji Sentai Megaranger -- the source material for Power Rangers in Space . There's no doubt that Space saved Power Rangers from cancellation -- hence the possible why Mystic Knights of Tir Na Nog was left hanging. Power Rangers gained traction and Power Rangers Lost Galaxy was conceived. I watched Megaranger without thinking too much about Space .  SPOILERS AHEAD! I. The heroes and their exploits However, the same couldn't be said about Dengeki Sentai Changeman . I heard the series was supposed to be named Cosmoman but the military theme was put. That's why there's the Shuttlebase as a Carrier Zord. However, the Changemen aren't trained to be astronauts but hardened soldiers. The first episode is pretty much Up to Eleven with the training scene. Commander Ibuki does extrem...

I couldn't come up with a good ramble. I had recent thoughts considering that I'm FREAKING AS OLD AS DENGEKI SENTAI CHANGEMAN . However, I've treated Super Sentai more like a side hobby like everything else in the entertainment world. I'm proud to say that I've actually watched a lot of the older entries and the newer ones. Yes, that's why I ask how many old shows have you tried watching. Not everyone can truly watch the older seasons and some older fans may drop Super Sentai for other stuff. Heck, I've been contemplating that for the nth time. However, No. 1 Sentai Gozyuger and Ohsama Sentai King-Ohger were kiddie shows that don't ignite my Kiddie Show Sunday Spirit .  Anyway, let's define the word ranger. The word ranger usually means a keeper of the British royal park OR a body of organized armed men for law enforcement. Overtime, the term ranger has been popularized for Power Rangers . Super Sentai eventually kept using either ranger or the short...

As said, I'm NOT going to do episode reviews. I REACT to updates -- NOT give updates! Should I be surprised that Sumiko Ichikawa's actress Maya Imamori (currently 18 years old, born in 2006) is a half-Filipino? There are several actresses in Japan born from Filipino mothers. Sayaka Akimoto (who's just that OBVIOUS due to her Malay features). Yu Takahashi who was in Kamen Rider Kiva . I once thought Rin Takanashi was half-Pinay back in 2009 but never admitted that speculation. Apparently, Maya is the first half-Pinay to be cast as a ranger in Super Sentai .  Exploring the racial diversity of both Japan and America I wrote an article explaining Power Rangers' multiracial diversity . Power Rangers is an AMERICAN franchise. Being an American isn't dictated by one's ethnic group but by one's nationality. It's time to look at American as A RACE. In short, Power Rangers is still an all-American team as even the Asian members usually speak with an American accen...