Sean Akizuki's Super Sentai Blog

  There are many terminologies commonly used in Power Rangers that I still welcome. Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters used the terms "It's Morphin' Time" and Megazords. As the anniversary of Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers approaches - Let's look at the past Ranger History lessons that Super Sentai did even before Saban Entertainment got its green light.  The first Ranger History lesson happened during Kosoku Sentai Turboranger's "first episode" Turboranger can be a very strange season and I can understand why some people don't like it. Kaiju No Kami's review pointed out how Denji Sentai Megaranger made Recruit Teenagers with Attitude WAY MORE BELIEVABLE. I'd still say Turboranger is still unfairly maligned and it deserves some credit for ACTUALLY TRYING NEW THINGS. Sure, the Bouma main characters are lame personifications of wickedness (as they are pretty much Stupid Evil and For the Evulz). I even want to agree with Kaiju No Kami that Emperor...

Personally, I don't like crossover movies these days. Sure, I can expect them to be as non-canon as the Dragon Ball Z movie series. Here, I felt that there could've been the usual way to excuse things like make a movie-only timeline. Instead, the movie does try to "solve things" by creating two parallel worlds between Zenkaiger and its successor Donbrothers . I may have not liked Zenkaiger based on its execution (I feel Junko Komura just sucks with anniversaries ) but the unorthodox team is something I'm willing to see again. Meamwhile, Donbrothers has a more unorthodox team of humans. Two hardly typical Super Sentai teams meet together for this strange crossover. The movie begins with Kashiwa Mochi (Red Bean Sticky Rice Cake) World from the world of Zenkaiger . A lot of crazy stuff happen such as when Zoxi becomes the puppet king called Kashiwa Mochi King. I must laugh (or cringe) at this one. This reminds me one episode of B-Fighter Kabuto where there was a moch...

This week's Avatar Sentai Donbrothers episode tries to bring Donbrothers Kaito Goshikida to the spotlight in a way. Sure, Donbrothers Kaito has been more or less just an ally. As what may be established, Donbrothers Kaito isn't Zenkaiger Kaito. The show's flow of events seem to suggest that this is another Kaito. Others think that Donbrothers Kaito may be the God of Zenkaiger Universe in the form of Kaito. For one, I think Donbrothers Kaito being the God of Zenkaiger Universe is a possibility.  We have a new robot called the Don Killer. It was meant to be launched IF the Donbrothers don't accomplish their mission. The episode is pretty weird actually. Yet, it does reveal why Donbrothers Kaito isn't the same as Zenkaiger Kaito. It's pretty much different from how Kotaro Minami became Kamen Rider BLACK RX or how Ryoma Kagawa became Knight Fire in Solbrain. Instead, it's seemingly planned that Donbrothers Kaito should be a very different Kaito from Zenkaiger Ka...

  Zenkaiger is yet another attempt at Super Sentai to rewrite the formula in more than one way. One can think of how JAKQ started with four members and ended up with five later in the series. Battle Fever J was the first series to use "Super Sentai" and have a giant robot.  Sun Vulcan only had three members and replaced its red ranger midseason. Ohranger eventually added Goranger and JAKQ into the Super Sentai series retroactively. Though, most Super Sentai seasons tend to operate independently from each other except for a few like how Denziman is a direct sequel of Sun Vulcan . Meanwhile, some Toku series by Toei Ltd. had some direct connections to each other like the Showa era Kamen Rider series (though Kamen Rider Black was meant to be a reboot until its failed sequel Black RX ) and how the Space Sheriff Trilogy connected to each other directly, how Solbrain and Exceedraft had Winspector as its starting point, and how B-Fighter Kabuto is a direct sequel (though takes years...

Okay, this isn't really surprising now that this blog is now hardly updated, right? As said, it's not a news blog but me giving reactions. Not to mention, Netflix has a lot of stuff worth checking out (which may be the reason why most of the the Power Rangers series were pulled off) which is more interesting than Super Sentai. Also, making episode reviews can be rather tiring than enjoyable (again). So, here's my rather sudden update after the episodes where Hakaizer was introduced up to last Sunday's wacky Halloween episode. It's the identity of Hakaizer which may or not be surprising. The first appearance of Hakaizer had him have a weapon that ONLY Zenkaiser could use. That weapon retrieved from Hakaizer was created by Isao. I thought Hakaizer was only created as a counter for the Zenkaigers. Nope, maybe, not surprisingly, Hakaizer is actually Professor Isao Goshikara, the father of the main protagonist Kaito! Is it surprising? For me, it's not really that sur...

  I decided to do some irregular-paced watching of Zenkaiger . Finally, we've hit good 22 episodes and I'm going to share my thoughts. Warning: There will be some spoilers ahead and some mish-mash of positive-negative opinions. Again, take note that just because I dislike Power Rangers that I'm going to say that Super Sentai is perfect . So, what are my thoughts on the series up to this point? The heroes For a start, this was basically the creation of an unorthodox, not typical Super Sentai team that would resemble the long-plugged out (but somehow, never forgotten) Metal Hero series . If anything, I think Metal Hero finally met its cancellation because of the revival of the Kamen Rider series in the 2000s . Any old-schooler who watches new school shows might immediately have a connection with the Metal Hero franchise. In my case, I've seen almost all the Metal Hero series but I'm yet to really watch Blue SWAT , B-Fighter , B-Fighter Kabuto , Kabutack , and Robotack...

Sorry really for not updating this blog as much. As said, the blog is just a hobby and I find myself slowly withdrawing from Super Sentai (while I want to check out the upcoming Kamen Rider Revice  - the first dinosaur-themed Kamen Rider) so be ready for this blog to get outdated again. Just think I even miss out on writing about this one. The upcoming crossover between Kamen Rider Saber and Kikai Sentai Zenkaiger is called Super Hero Senki (Super Hero Chronicle) which Shinichiro Shirakura stated that the crossover is the last crossover between the two franchises . Maybe not, but I hope Shirakura brings the idea to Banpresto and please Japan - STOP MAKING STUFF EXCLUSIVE ONLY FOR JAPAN! Moving on... certain characters are indeed returning for the movie. Recent updates from Nihonhero reveal that Fumiya Takahashi (Aruto Hiden in Kamen Rider Zero One ), So Okuno (from last year's Mashin Sentai Kiramager ), and Shogo Suzuki (Chiaki Tani from Samurai Sentai Shinkenger ) are returning . ...

Okay, I hope this entry will be good. I find myself caught up with other passions due to the digital age. So far, this episode was kind of entertaining. At the same time, I wonder if my vibes for Super Sentai are still up, or do I need another break?  The opening begins with the dangler in the last episode. Kaito still considers the fact that his parents could still be alive. That thought keeps him very much awake. It does lead to a lot of shenanigans actually.  The next day, Vroom (who was awakened last night) tries to look for the portal to Tojitend. However,  as expected, the plot can't easily move forward lest it suffers like the earlier episodes of Kamen Rider Saber .  Meanwhile, Bokkowaus is once again angry and slams both Barashita and Iijude into the air for the nth time. This gag doesn't get old that easily. Of course, Bokkowaus isn't too happy BECAUSE his efforts in conquering various parallel words is going to waste. Meanwhile, Sushi World is now turning p...

As expected, this is the week that concludes the gathering of the Zenkaigers. I'm still thinking about the rather underappreciated  Kabutack and Robotack - both series that caused the Metal Hero franchise to be canceled in the late 90s. Is Toei trying to revisit the concepts? Also, in this episode, we have Vroom the final member who starts to make me think of Optimus Primal from the Beast Wars season of The Transformers .  The series starts off by revealing how lowly people can get in the Tojitend Empire. Vroom questions Professor Ijirude about the release of the different worlds. The policy is to kill any member of the empire who discovers what Bokkowaus doesn't want to be discovered.  A new half-brained plan that's launched involves a mosnter known as Boxer World making people fight each other. A wedding is turned into a brawl. A fan-signing event (Where's the social distancing?) turns into a brawl. An old man who eats at the candy store goes berserk.  The interact...