Sean Akizuki's Super Sentai Blog

  I confess that I'm finding Zenkaiger not as appealing as last year's Kiramager or some of the past post- Zyuohger series. Kyuranger was a fun new spin and Lupinranger vs. Patranger was an interesting twist. Though, I felt really bad after finishing Ryusoulger . I decided to watch this new age-restricted spin-off which was worth two parts. Apparently, Yodonna got so popular probably because of Nashiko Momotsuki's performance. Heck, Canalo even tried to hit on Yodonna in the Kiramager vs. Ryusoulger movie. Now, I'd like to talk about this age-restricted film (minor spoilers ahead). It takes place some time after Kiramager ended and Yodonna is in the Yodon Afterlife - something nearly reminds me of how Dragon Ball Z has Yamma separating the righteous from the wicked in the afterlife. Yodonna then starts to attempt to return to life while she was told about the need for emotions. How is the movie actually age-restricted? Not too much so don't expect any nudity or the...

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 was thinking about how things are with Super Sentai's anniversary with Kikou Sentai Zenkaiger vs. the idiotic summer hiatus of Power Rangers Dino Fury . I confess that I did watch Power Rangers Beast Morphers to at least try and see how Hasbro would handle it. Apparently, interest in the Power Rangers franchise is still on and Toei's still getting paid royalties. Now, I decided to try and do a bit of PERSONAL analysis of the situation. It's because of the recent anniversary years such as the milestones of 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, and now it's 2021.   A good reason why I'm really provoked to write this was because of how Beast Morphers had its crossover episode with Power Rangers Dino Charge to be doing nostalgia. Then again, there was also the nostalgic throwback with the utterly messy (at least, for me) crossover of Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger and Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters when both Kyoryu Sentai Zyuranger and Bakuryu Sentai Abaranger showed up. Then another good r...

  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...

Super Sentai logic is always subjected to superhero logic, right? There's a lot of weird science going on. Most Super Sentai villains aren't really that smart either as  most of their plans are meant to be incredibly absurd . Just think that the villains in the James Bond franchise ended up getting the honor of having the trope called Bond Villain Stupidity. The Super Sentai villains (or most Toku villains and superhero villains) are usually carriers of such stupidity. Who can remember Cobra Commander in the G.I.Joe cartoon cook up really stupid plans or when Serpentor in the second season is even more stupid than his predecessor? Then we can notice also the trend that the low-tier henchmen or villain grunts in superhero shows can also be THAT STUPID too. Not to mention they also do get a lot of strange stuff that just don't make sense (and somehow cleverly written) just to keep Super Sentai going. I mean, aren't some stuff in Super Sentai supposed to NOT MAKE SENSE? N...

  It's really no doubt that I tried to hide how much  I ended up disliking the Power Rangers franchise . My reasons have been such as the overextension of Mighty Morphin' (which makes the rumor it was supposedly more popular than Zyuranger in Japan a lie, it was Jetman and Dairanger that actually overshadowed it) into three seasons (which made it REALLY PAINFUL to rewind), how Zeo ended up just a continuation in contrast to how Ohranger is an entirely new series, I even think Turbo itself really just got messy especially with a midseason change, I think Space is overrated even if it did save the franchise, the pacing is usually rushed due to the seasons having less than a year run in the past, the Disney's very rushed seasons, and how Nickelodeon is forcibly splitting it into TWO SEASONS when it should be just one. Need I mention that I also find the use of Super Sentai fight footage and mixing it with their own fight footage awkward? I mean, think how the out-of-suit Ameri...

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 . ...