Sean Akizuki's Super Sentai Blog

It's been some time since I did a Gozyuger react on the update. I'm watching Gozyuger while  Super Sentai hasn't been high on my leisure list. Right now, the plot involving Rei Gushima slowly reveals more layers in Gozyuger's unorthodox innovative world-building. The layers of tragedy get darker. Super Sentai may have been toned down since 2001. However, that hasn't stopped Super Sentai from adding plots NOT ALLOWABLE in Power Rangers. This is one flashback that gets too disturbing. Rikuo Byakuya was revealed to have been friends with Rei in an earlier episode. The flashback where Rikuo was nearly stabbed by a fake fangirl (who was jealous of Rikuo, actually). It's revealed that Rei has some degree of goodness (back then) and maybe, that's what Rikuo is trying to reach. Apparently, Rei saving Rikuo from a stab attack was a genuine act! This kind ofs cene wouldn't be allowed in Power Rangers ! Super Sentai for all its toning down -- still allowed a stabbi...

  I wanted to put a huge Mirai Sentai Timeranger tribute. It's already known that I've got blatant favoritism for the whole series . Timeranger is one series that's often considered as "overly serious" that Power Rangers fans tend to defend Power Rangers Time Force,  and pick anything but Timeranger for Yasuko Kobayashi's masterpiece Super Sentai . Choices like Samurai Sentai Shinkenger (because of the fansubs, though it might get a Shout! Factory DVD soon) and Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters are often their top picks! I'd like to think about how Timeranger may have provided warnings about a future that's highly innovative but becomes a dull place to live in!  Timeranger's first episode already highlights the dark, gloomy future. It's a future that's technologically advanced. However, one look at the place and it's easy to seethat the the Year 3,000 A.D. has become nothing more than a COLD ENVIRONMENT. Individualism is almost extinguished. T...