Sean Akizuki's Super Sentai Blog

In Super Sentai, we have the art of deception. Here's some rangers I remembered faked their deception: Haruka and Momoko pretended to be under the control of Kiros in Maskman episode 41 They supposedly robbed shops but it was all an act. Not even the Maskmen knew what went on. =P  I enjoyed all the gun action they did. Of course, it was revealed by Director Sugata that he set up the shops. The males weren't informed ahead of time -- in order to avoid the plan from being ruined. This created a lot of badass action no longer allowed in present-day Super Sentai . Most gunshots done these days come out pretty comedic.  Haruna faked defection in Turboranger episode 19 She did it to get the antidote from Zulten.  It was also pretty badass for me. Haruna pretended to be an amnesiac to fool the rather clumsy Zulten in the process. Zulten's really the worst villain in the series. One must wonder why Ragorn never bothered to sentence Zulten to death during the Bouma Real...

Although the Balban's four generals appeared all at once but these guys weren't taking turns like most regular Sentai villains.  Instead, when one died, another took place.  Here's my opinion on them and now I'm updating this entry considering that I've finished the series. Sanbash (1-13)- He's the first Balban general and somehow very insect inspired and so are most of his monsters.  He's a reckless gunslinger who recklessly fires just anywhere.  It was his mission to find anything that could revive the Daitanix.   Before he died, his death bridged towards the Lights of Ginga arc.  He died when his motorcycle exploded in mid-air after his duel with Ginga Red. Budo (1, 13-24)- He's a samurai themed villain with samurai-themed monsters.   His team was planning to grab the Lights of Ginga.  He always used the scrolls to find to any possible object that the Lights of Ginga could be inside.  In short, his whole term as a field command...

Okay I'm not a big fan of ToQGer but still, the ToQGers greet you a Merry Christmas! Kamen Rider Drive is here to great you too...

Timeranger had a three parter Christmas arc which focused on fighting destiny in itself. It also featured the appearance of the 30th Century Asami douche Tatsuya arriving into the present to "take command". I'd also share my reaction to this one a lot considering Tatsuya is my currently favorite shade of red by Yasuko Kobayashi . What's my impression of Ryuya? He's stern, he's cold and he really annoys me a lot. Again, it's not surprising since he's also a descendant of Wataru who is cold. We also discover more of the Asamis in this... it seems being stiff is part of their family line. One cannot be certain what happened in between 1,000 years and why Ryuya is like that. To be honest, I wonder what really happened that caused the Asamis to carry on the value of being cold-hearted from Tatsuya's unseen grandfather, Wataru Asami and then down to Ryuya. There is the whole task to "correct history" -- which makes Ryuya's overall rol...

Gekiranger had a one episode Christmas special which featured a boy named Carl and some focus on Ken Hisatsu. Carl is a boy who hates Christmas (we hardly have white guests in Sentai). So what's the whole episode about? Well Carl has a traumatic memory since his mother died on Christmas Eve in a car accident. Poor Carl.I can understand his dislike for the holiday but he doesn't have to spoil the others. The episode had Ken do some service for the boy. This episode also has Shuen, a Sun Wukong-styled monster do some chaos on his own.  Ken also does some cool martial arts moves. I thought it was also cool how Ken manages to get Carl back to like Christmas in spite of the tragedy. It's also interesting how the episode ended with Ken's designing.

Megaranger presented the first teenagers with attitude Christmas in Japan. Turboranger didn't have this while Dairanger and Kakuranger had Christmas specials. In this one, it specifically wraps up the Nejiranger Arc (though they return in the Hinelar City Arc). Episodes 42-43 feature the fight before Christmas. What amazed me is how the remaining Nejirangers still pose a threat, even if they are down to three. Miku is in a mute dilemma which is broken when someone's baby almost got ran over by a car. Fortunate Yuusaku as "Santa Claus" appears which lures away the Nejirangers. The Megarangers are excited about Christmas but can they save everybody else's holiday? The Nejirangers are in human form looking for the remaining Megarangers. The remaining Nejirangers engage the Megarangers in battle.  They are enlarged to which they gain the upper hand BY capturing the mecha for part one.  On the other hand, Dr. Hinelar's plans are about to be set in motion.

I would write on my favorite Super Sentai Christmas Specials. Here they are in no specific order but I'll explain why I love them. Dairanger's Christmas episodes . I love this for being realistic to remind us that special days don't exempt us from tragedies. It features Kou's Gorma heritage about to rise up, Akomaru's last minute redemption and even the death of their mother. It really challenges us to think of what really matters in life. Megaranger's Christmas episodes . So the Megarangers want to celebrate Christmas but the villains well love ruining holidays don't they? It's not just a filler as the Christmas episodes seek to conclude the fight against the Nejirangers. I just love the action involved as well as the conflict within the Nejire. The Nejirangers discover their purpose was to serve Dr. Hinelar as disposables... which will lead to Javious' death. In the end, they were able to celebrate their holidays while Dr. Hinelar may have d...