Sean Akizuki's Super Sentai Blog

Some things just hit at the WRONG PLACE at the WRONG TIME, right? For some, it's their birthday during a pandemic or some had a birthday when ECQ hit. For some, it may be a big milestone in their life. In my case, I do believe I just hit the Super Sentai taste fatigue zone for the nth time and it's during the 45th series, Zenkaiger. Just because I dislike Power Rangers doesn't mean I'm going to treat Super Sentai it's such a perfect franchise. Besides, I confess I did have preconceived biases towards newer Super Sentai during the early 2000s until I checked them out.  I felt critical about Super Sentai last 2013 (because we were having a third Dino Sentai). I decided to check out more of the older Super Sentai I haven't watched yet . I was also filling in the gaps when I decided to check some Metal Hero classics such as Metalder, Winspector, and Solbrain at that time too. I also decided to watch more Heisei era Riders and I've watched everything from Kamen R...

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...

This week's Zenkaiger is pretty much where I'd like to throw a lot of jokes related to Hikonin Sentai   Akibaranger (Nobuo Akagi) or maybe even Troy from Power Rangers Megafail . It's because Magine is that shiny robot girl. Who can ever forget how Nobuo fell for a shiny robot girl? In the case of Troy - it's because he's more robotic than even Roboknight in the biggest Power Rangers fiasco ever.  Gaon is presented to be a good chef. I can't tell exactly what they're cooking there TBH but it does look tasty.  This week's episode gives us some interesting notes. I really laugh at how the Zenkaigers came in unprepared for that (typical in earlier episodes). There have been some old plots of trying the freeze the Earth though. The plan is already getting old but still entertaining nonetheless! Meanwhile, Kikanoids do have lives similar to humans. Zyuon and Magine were neighbors. I almost feel it's a scene similar to when refugees from Communist China m...

This week's episode features the second person ahem Kikanoid to join the Zenkaigers. I'm getting some old-school nostalgia in this episode. This week features Gaon after his cameo. Also, blink and you will miss that there are cameos of Magine and Vroon in this episode.  TBH, I do feel some cartoony humor whenever Bokkowaus gets mad. I do get reminded of how Horde Prime in She-Ra: Princess of Power gets mad. Bokkowaus gets mad at both Ijirude and Barashitara for their failures. Now, it's time to launch another attack with mushrooms.  How are monsters created? Barashita (and he really has some parts of Gien from Timeranger used) creates the new monster called Kinoko World. A grunt called Kudakk gets the Gear and they get that power. There's a bit of throwback to Goggle V in this scene. I guess only older fans of Super Sentai will be able to recognize it. This scene has a mushroom-themed monster and the use of the Goggle V's powers. The ribbon was Miki's weapon. Hm...