Sean Akizuki's Super Sentai Blog

It's Power Rangers day, isn't it?  The recent news that Power Rangers' planned reboot is crashing on August is really something . My reaction towards that show has changed course overtime. I used to like it a LOT as a child. However, I view it as just "fitting into the playground". However, the older I got, the more accessible the Internet became, and I discovered Super Sentai . Sure, I learned how and why localization DOES HAPPEN in the international market, as America and Japan are two culturally diverse worlds. That's why Power Rangers was born, although I just grew to dislike it at a PERSONAL LEVEL. Over time, I just decided I prefer Super Sentai to  Power Rangers for rather PERSONAL reasons . I guess I was on the "winning side," even if Super Sentai is anything but perfect . I wrote my "controversial rant" HAMMERING IBC-13 after Super Sentai ended . I was actually expecting a 50th Super Sentai series for 2026, but we had Project RED in...

Kaiketsu Omegahorn 's second episode has a DIRECT link to Gavan Infinity . Historically, Toei has the habit of making shows either a direct soft sequel OR making shows in separate continuity. Most Super Sentai series usually exist as self-contained, except in rare instances. Super Sentai c rossover movies usually depict themselves in ways that contradict the show canon -- basically a series of what-if scenarios !  However, the Space Sheriff Trilogy was all part of an expanding Universe. The Metal Hero series began with Ucchu Keiji Gavan,  followed by the direct sequel Ucchu Keiji Sharivan . The final installment of the series was Ucchu Keiji Shaider . The three Space Sheriffs were soft sequels to each other -- each preceding hero taking a step back. Shaider was the last one and didn't feature the first two heroes within the series. The Metal Hero franchise later spewed mostly self-contained entries for shows like Kyoju Tokosou Juspion , Jiku Senshi Spielban (where Hiroshi Wata...