Welcome to the world of Super Sentai. Fun fact, Stan Lee originally wanted to bring Sun Vulcan to America and change out the Japanese actors for American ones in 1981.
Now I want you to watch Ultraman. The last four seasons are available for free on the official YT channel, two of those even have English dubs, and there's a new season starting in a bit over a week that will also be simulcast there. And every season up to 2018 is available on BluRay, with the 2019 season releasing soon.
You should look into the Stan Lee connection! Also, shows like Makai Knight Garo and Kamen Rider franchises would be right up your ally. Honestly, when you said react, I thought you were gonna be watching all the intros like a lot new fan have done, but I'm glad you just jumped right in.
Huh, I know TH-camrs are gravitating towards toku reactions but I never expected E Rod to be one of them. This is a welcome surprise! Welcome to the sister show of Kamen Rider, Eric! Premiering in 1975 and created by the Stan Lee of Manga himself Shotaro Ishinomori and then supported for three seasons after the original two by the real Stan Lee and his “man in Japan” Gene Pelc, Super Sentai is one of three big superheroes franchises in Japan. The first, Ultraman, was indirectly responsible for the creation of the other two, as Toei scrambled to make something on TV to beat Eiji Tsuburaya’s brainchild in the ratings. After the success of Kamen Rider, a karate bugman on a cool motorcycle who beat up goose stepping cyborg terrorists, Toei wanted the genius mangaka Mr. Ishinomori to make more superheroes. It is rumored that they initially pitched a team of Kamen Riders, before moving onto a project code named Red One. Ishinomori wanted to try something different and came up with a military task force that had five operatives wearing different colored super suits that stopped a group of evil masked terrorists, thus Himitsu Sentai Gorenger was born, the first Sentai. Though the series and its follow up JAKQ were not officially “Super” or part of the franchise until Gorenger celebrated its 20th anniversary in 1995 for some weird technicality that they didn’t have giant robots. In the mid 1980s, a businessman named Haim Saban caught an episode of Bioman in TV, the then latest entry in the franchise and came up with a crazy idea to take stock footage from the show and dub and edit over it to sell to American TV. This despite some struggles, including a bizarre coincidence of Stan Lee wanting the same idea a few years earlier but failing to get it done, eventually led to the birth of Power Rangers.
The reason to Bioman being the first choice, it was because its great success in France in the 80s, so in a way Zyuranger and Bioman were the most influencial in the West.
Seconding Ultraman as not only has Tsubaraya released their recent and classic series in the west via their official YT Channel, but they've released its recent series BLAZAR with an official english language english dub, with its lead dubbed by JONNY YONG BOSCH!
It is interesting to think of the similarities and differences between the two franchises and how one might appeal to a certain person more than the other, or what elements each one has that the other doesn't.
Indeed. I think MMPR and Zyuranger are especially a case of what might appeal to one person might not appeal to other. As Zyuranger has a lot of problems (the Ranger being incompetent and childish, the episodes often being more about kids of the week than the rangers ect), but it also does a lot of things better than MMPR and I think it all depends on how much one can tolerate the flaws of Zyuranger. Contrast to much more clear cut comparisons like say Samurai and Mega Force just being the far inferior versions of Shinkenger and Gokaiger or at the other end of the spectrum Ninja Steel being the superior one by default, because Ninniner was just plain that bad.
Welcome to the tokusatsu community Erod if you enjoyed super sentai check out ultraman and kamen rider you’ll really enjoy them too and further sink into the fandom
That was totally rad man! I am so glad you decided to talk about them. That ending sounds fantastic...if they foreshadowed it. I understand your frustration with it. I can't wait to see your thoughts on other Super Sentai :D
Hi, ERod! I remember watching you as far back as your days on Channel Awesome. I've been a tokusatsu fan since the early 2000's. I watched a lot of older, vintage toksusatsu titles and I've kept up with everything leading to modern titles. First of all, glad you enjoyed ZyuRanger and Bioman. It's always wonderful when the source material is drastically different than the adaption. Makes the discovery a much more rewarding experience. 🙂 And now, without spoiling ANYTHING, allow me to be your tokusatsu guide... --------------------------------- I hate to be the one to tell you, but not all Super Sentai will be as rewarding as these two seasons. Some seasons are a bit vapid or comedy-focused, as you have observed with Power Rangers. Keep in mind that this is actually a strength for Super Sentai. It means they are not bound to make stories in just one tone or one style; it really allows them to keep the franchise fresh even if there are some rare missteps. Some seasons are a wild, yet wonderful experiment! (If you ever watch AbaRanger, you will not be disappointed.) And unlike Power Rangers, there really isn't a united continuity. That's more of a suggestion for crossover specials, but to be clear, it tends to be an afterthought most of the time. You don't need to watch ANY previous season to enjoy another. That being said, if you ever find yourself disappointed with one season of Super Sentai, you have LOTS of options. There are other seasons. There is Kamen Rider (If Sentai is like the Superman of tokusatsu, then Kamen Rider is like the Batman of tokusatsu, *most of the time*). There is Ultraman, practically the national hero of Japan. There are other tokusatsu one-offs and franchises that have other audiences and story-telling directions in mind. There is a massive rabbit hole that goes from the big names in the industry, all the way down to local mascots and homemade productions. To make things easier on yourself, just stick to whatever interests you most. Official releases in the west are still few, but they are catching up. So if you don't mind hunting down some fansubs from the countless fansub groups out there, then I promise you will be in for a wonderful time. (Oh, and if translation quality is something you value, PLEASE avoid the fansub group known as TV-Nihon or whatever name they are going by these days. There is heavily documented evidence showing that their translations are terrible; weeb-friendly at best to completely fabricated translations at worst. If you ever want tips of fansub groups to trust, I can always give you suggestions. I've been around long enough to spot the best ones.)
The recommendations for Gokaiger are because it is a better show than Megaforce. This was a show that celebrated 35 seasons and was an extended celebration of 35 years of the franchise. It uplifted Japan in the wake of tragedy, as it originally was going to be just a toy commercial with a few references to past Sentai heroes and One Piece, but the 2011 Earthquake and Tsunami changed that as Ranger actors of the past rallied together on Twitter to give back to the fans by first giving messages of encouragement and then making cameos or guest appearances in the series to restore the smiles of Japanese people that were lost in the tragedy, especially the children who were watching. This drastically changed the story, as the space pirates learned of the legacy of Super Sentai, the motivations of each team to be heroes and how to live up to that legacy as the 35th team. The amount of love that went into it resonated so strongly with fans, that the season’s gimmick of Ranger Keys, which embody the power of a Ranger team, gets updated in special releases by Bandai every 5 years and the good Captain Marvelous will sometimes return in special events to make a showy appearance.
Recommended series for Super Sentai- Gorenger, Denziman, Flashman, Jetman (It's a must!), Kakuranger, Gogo Five, Timeranger, Dekaranger, Shinkenger, Gokaiger (It's also a must!), Go-Busters (Very underrated), Kyoryuger. These will keep you busy for a while.
'I thought it [Zeo] would be a prime time action adventure' Oh, to be a fly on the wall when you see the Ohranger opening episodes. That'll be a reaction worth watching.😮
A Super Sentai I have enjoyed was Gosei Sentai Dairanger, the very sentai Saban entertainment used the suits and footage from to make MMPR season two, which is still to this day my favorite season of MMPR.
If you continue with more Super Sentai seasons, you’ll find some villains are sympathetic and understand their choices, I highly recommend watching more Sentai
I love the Super Sentai series and have been watching concurrently since Dekaranger. Also, I have gone back to watch previous ones. I even love when the series started embracing its weird era. Don Brothers may seem weird at first, but it helped keep a decades long series fresh. Then they came back in with King Oh-ger and knocked it out of the park. It's legitimately one of my favorite sentai now and it just finished recently. Super Sentai is a hell of a series
Guessing its mainly going to be Zyuranger You should see Dairanger Its a much stronger series and man we missed out big time on them not using the suits in season 2 outside of Kibaranger
If he does then: Always go for CSM, better quality and closer to the show props in detail. But the DX line is the affordable flagship line, especially the Super Best as it is a happy medium between the cheap base DX and quality without paying CSM premium prices. Also, Tokullectibles, Big Bad Toy Store and Entertainment Earth are your best friends that also just so happen to make your wallet cry. And the Complete Style Gigantic and Memorial Edition trinkets make avoiding the rabbit hole even harder, especially when you get things like the Sentai counterpart to the Shadow Saber from SPD.
One thing about MMPR and Zyuranger is that MMPR didn't end after Doomsday once Cyclopsis is defeated but Zyuranger did. With no more Japanese stock footage to use for season 2 cause one Saban didn't want to use Dairanger footage yet and two they also don't want to abandon the Zyuranger suits so they had Toei film more Zyuranger suit footage to be used for MMPR in later season one and beginning of season 2. Those footage are what fans called Zyu2 footage, the thing is Japanese audience didn't get to see those Zyu2 footage until MMPR aired in Japan so episodes where Zack wored Tommy's dragon shield was never in Zyuranger but it was a Zyu2 footage used in MMPR. Many thought there's episode where Burai gave his dragon shield to Goushi but no that never happened in Zyuranger and when Burai passed away he never came back at all unlike Tommy who did came back in later MMPR episodes.
Welcome to the fandom, my guy. As for _Power Rangers_ with more serialized and serious storylines, I recommend _In Space, Lost Galaxy, Time Force_ and _RPM._ For Super Sentai recommendations, I suggest _Liveman, Dairanger, Kakuranger,_ and _Gokaiger._ If you haven't seen them yet, of course. And where in the holiest of hells did you watch _Bioman?!_ Please tell me it's a legit site or streaming service.
Other Sentai Fun Facts: -Stan Lee pitched a Power Rangers show using the Sentai Sun Vulcan, which was co-produced with Marvel along with Battle Fever J and Denjiman -Dynaman got an English parody dub on USA Network's Night Flight and Nickelodeon's Special Delivery
So, you finally saw Super Sentai. I've seen some series myself, though oddly, I've never been able to watch a series from beginning to end. Something always derails me. **shrug** I can understand the younger you'd disappointment that Power Rangers Zeo didn't stop using stock footage, but to be fair, Saban was probably under license to adapt Sentai seasons and didn't want to break that, even with the profits under their belt. They _did_ start using more original footage for Mighty Morphin' seasons 2 and 3, but the increased costs didn't sit well with production. And speaking as someone who has sampled a number of Sentai series, it seems to me like most of them don't really put much effort into hiding their secret identities, even if they technically have them. I know one series that did, but that, I won't tell you about so you won't be spoiled. And from what I remember of Zyuranger...I think Power Rangers might have handled the Green with Evil arc better. I remember thinking the PR version was more focused, though I can't remember _why._ But if you like Bioman, you might find this interesting. There's somebody on TH-cam that took the footage from Bioman and merged it together with the footage of what seems to have been the bottom of the barrel as far as Power Rangers copycats, Tattooed Teenage Alien Fighters From Beverly Hills. I know, I know. I'd never heard of it, myself. But the editing job was really good. They made it look like a professionally done Power Rangers series of the 90s, complete with Fox Kids commercial bumpers. I think it's called Star Crash, if you're curious. EDIT: Clash! Star Clash! Whoops.
Actually the second and third seasons of MMPR didn't use stock footage from Zyuranger. They used a combination of fight footage they shot themselves, and footage they commissioned Toei to make for them (using the Zyuranger suits). The only stock footage they actually used was the zord fights from Dairanger and Kakuranger. Zeo, Turbo and In Space also used quite a lot of footage they shot themselves (in addition to the Sentai stock footage), because much of the stock footage didn't match up to the story they were trying to tell (in fact the finales of all three used little to no Sentai footage).
Bioman was so popular that when it aired in France, all consecutive shows are just called Bioman. Show is also popular in the Philippines and it aired with an English dub.
Never really got into Bioman, I was an X-OR (Space Sheriff Gavan) kid ;) I've heard that he shows up in PR Beast Morphers as Capt Chaku, so maybe I should finally watch a PR episode.
So this might make an interesting legends of fandom. Bioman wasnt the first time super sentai was considered to be brought over here. Stan Lee was a big contender for its potential back in the 70's. After Japanese spider-man did so well, the sentai company wanted to adapt another marvel property...captain America...but would do captain japan... Wanting a team they decided to make a show with a team of heroes from each country, even getting the rights to the marvel character ms. America. Making battle fever j. Marvel would partially produce super sentai for 3 series with stan lee hoping to bring sun vulcan to the states as its own thing around 1979-1980-ish i think... Sounds like it may be up your ally...
Great review ERod! With Power Rangers in something of an uncertain place right now, if they do end up going with a full reboot of MMPR, they might take a few notes from Zyuranger and the Boom Studios comics for inspiration. The one big thing I do feel you omitted from your review is the story arc for Burai, the Green Ranger, and how different, and much darker, his arc was compared to Tommy's. Oh well...
Recommended Series *Choujin Sentai Jetman (Much darker & was one of the choices to adapt before Jurassic Park made Zyuranger the show to first adapt) *Gosei Sentai Dairanger (Another dark series, this is what Season 2 of MMPR adapted, though not as much footage was used since Power Rangers kept the Zyuranger outfits) *Ninja Sentai Kakuranger (The season that Season 3 of MMPR was adapted from. Same deal as Season 2 but with the Alien Rangers saga in Power Rangers they utilized the costumes that way. *Chouriki Sentai Ohranger (The series Power Rangers Zeo is based on, again darker than what we got) *Denji Sentai MegaRanger (the series that Power Rangers in Space was based on)
Congrats on watching Sentai for the first time. There’s other franchises out there for you to enjoy like the franchise old if not older than Trek (by a few months) Ultraman, What if the Organizations that created Knight Rider and 6 Million Dollar Man was evil and the Hero must Fight them. Another Ultra like series (made by the same production company) Gridman and counterpart Superhuman Samurai Syber Squad (Mostly for the Cast) plus there’s an anime sequels to that one (should have had that attached to the Ultraman one) And if you want for something that’s aimed at adults: GARO Sorry for overwhelming you
Since you're starting to watch Super Sentai, here some recommendations: Choushinsei Flashman - One my top 3 favorite sentais, a beautiful story about 5 kids who were raised in another planet and came back to Earth to find their parents while trying to protect the planet from the empire who kidnaped them. Choujin Sentai Jetman - The "X-men TAS" of Super Sentai, a series that has very mature writting, with heavly focus on the characters personal drama and complex dynamic. Gosei Sentai Dairanger - A series about martial arts and heavly inspired by chinese mythology, with each member of the group having a serialized arc. Gekisou Sentai Carranger - Unlike other darker and dramatic sentais, this one just a fun comedic series with alot of heart. Denji Sentai Megaranger - If you like teenage heroes like Spider Man or Danny Phantom, than you will like this series, in which the Megarangers are teenagers and have to balance their adventures with their school life. Also the series has some elements from Tron. Kyukyu Sentai GoGo V - Basically the Fantastic Four/Incredibles of Super Sentai, with the GoGo V being brothers who, with the help of their father, use their technology to protect the world from a family of demons. Mirai Sentai Timeranger - A very dramatic show about a group of heroes from the future who go to the present, after a criminal, and now has to live in the time period, having adventures with many twist and emotional moments (obs: I also recommend Power Rangers Time Force, which preserve many elements from this sentai and did it better). Mahou Sentai Magiranger - Much like GoGo V, it has the same story about a family, but with magic and fantasy elements. Samurai Sentai Shinkenger - Great sword fights and development of characters, specially Takeru (Shinken Red) who is one the best Red Sentai Rangers. Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger - Super Sentai + One Piece, with space pirates. However I recommend you check this after you saw the other sentais, since this is anniversary season, with many returning characters and references to past sentais.
I would definitely add Gekiranger and Donbrothers to this list- I wanted to add Zyuohger to this list as well (since it has one of my favorite Sentai reds) but they kinda botched the finale😞
@@alexandrefrauches132 while I don't mind having a ranger on the spectrum (as the brother to a special needs sister the concept actually made me REALLY happy) But it was unfortunately written very poorly😞
@@Tfbrave Same . I feel Misao could had been better if the show didn't treat him like joke. It's the same issue I had with sentais like Ninninger and Toqger (in particular with Toq 6 whole "I'm looking for a place to die"). They deal with subjects that should be treat with better writting and respect, and yet the shows turns them into running gags, which just comes off as awkward and disrespectful.
@@alexandrefrauches132 Toqger is a weird one where the rangers are what you'd expect from more comedic seasons like carranger, Zenkaiger and Donbrothers but the villains are what you expect from more serious seasons like most pre-Zyuranger seasons- so while not bad, the amount of tonal whiplash between them can sometimes be quite jarring
I have no idea why youtube recommended this video to me, but since I'm here, I get to talk about Sentai; which I love doing. Great Satan's reveal isn't exactly out of pocket once you realize Barza is a priest for Daijyuzin, whose name literally translates to Great Beast God. Yes, that's right, the mecha the Zyuranger are the very gods they worship. And that is apparent in a few scenes here and there. It is the first robot in Sentai history that is, in fact, named a God (that would become normalized later) and sentient (to this point, at least). It's a pivotal part of this series that few people seem to get or credit. The second point is that Bandora's turning around doesn't excuse a single one of her behaviors. In fact, you'd be hardpressed to find japanese media where a bad guy gets this kind of redemption arc when an actual crime is involved (and it isn't you know, Dragon Ball or something where stakes have just left the show altogether). It would be considered a "very bad moral" specially in anything made before the 2000s to not have the bad guy either be killed off or arrested, even after a change of heart. That being said, I'd like to turn back around a bit to some of what you said in the beginning. It is specially true that it doesn't talk down to its audience, even though some seasons do skewer a lot younger than others. It is wild that these two very old shows managed to capture you the way they did. I'm not surprised that you found qualities in them, they have plenty. But Zyuranger specifically has a hectic first episode that barely makes sense. Sentai has had "eras", and each is very distinct from the others, though not obvious to the average bystander. I don't think most fandom agrees with this division, but I personally have observed sentai divided as such: Era 1 is Goranger and JAKQ. Written by the original author, they are very dark, anti-authoritharian, "global" effort task forces made to deal with very bad people that were WW2 leftover stand-ins. JAKQ almost gets cancelled for being *too dark and scary* Era 2 is Battle Fever J to Goggle V. The introduction of giant robots makes the branding of the series to change from just "Sentai" to "Super Sentai" (the Super being a common indicative of giant robot material in Japan at the time). Most tropes of everything we know from Sentai come mostly from this era. The mentor figure, the stereotypical roles, the stock footage for the giant robot, amongst other things. Toy sales are gangbusters. Era 3 is Dynaman all the way up to the early 90s. Some scheduling issues and advertisement space make it so that episodes are in average 5 minutes shorter. The best way to describe this era is plot chunks and filler. Bulk of plot happens in episode 1 through 5, and resumes in episodes 45 - 50. With the middle being mostly filler material in the middle. It's not bad and it has exceptions, but it's some of the most tired material. Jetman great revitalizes it by injecting Soap Opera into the formula, but it's still extremely formulaic. Era 4 starts somewhere around Timeranger and Gaoranger, but already had glimpses as far back as Gingaman. The time slot has gone back to normal 25 minute episodes; and the marketing is increasingly toy centric now. But what really makes this era shine through is the fact that the brainstorming of thematic writing is *really* strong. They really get how to write a theme through the entire series now and it shows. While it is still tropey, each season has its own flavor with their own make it or break it moments. They also have completely mastered the introduction of middle of the series addition to the teams, which sell even more times and raises the budget for subsequent series. Era 5 starts around Gokaiger, and I must say it's one of the most interesting leaps that I don't see many people talk about. Camera quality is up and they start ditching stock footage hard. Every episode has more and more effort put into it, and episodes rarely feel filler-ish anymore. Every episode actively serves to either character growth or plot progression if not both. Toys have begun to be a bit obnoxious at this point, but it's not as bad as some people make it seem. Era 6 started somewhat recently. I'd say somewhere between Ninninger e Zyuohger. These series completely amp up the use of digital effects and camera work. Action shots that before used a lot of stills and maybe crane shots now are intense, use drones, go-pros, single take scenes, and the action coreography just keeps up and upping itself. Though arguably aiming at the youngest it has ever, maybe since its inception, the shows still refuse to talk down to their audiences. That being said, welcome to the fandom. Hope you enjoy your stay.
I recommend going to the beginning of Goranger. It's old, it's silly but it's good and shows how Super Sentai changed through the years. Watch it in chronological order, there are many really great shows before Zyuranger.
The Doctor Who comparison applies more to Kamen Rider as it shares the even more mature than Super Sentai themes (most of the time) and matches more as a franchise. A Classic/Showa Era starting in the 60s-70s and ending in 1989 with movie(s) in the 90s retroactively considered as part of it instead of the newer era that started in the early 2000s with a transition point in recent years (off set by about the same amount as the difference in when they started). Not to mention the greater focus on the modes of transportation (again most of the time).
From the sound of it you REALLY need to go watch more Power rangers. Those first couple seasons are really nothing like the ones that came after. The saved by the bell feel of the first season is gone by “In space” which still more than holds up
Dude, if you are looking for more Sentai to watch, I suggest Jyuken Sentai Gekiranger. Not going to say what it's about other than it's like a love letter to Kung Fu movies. You might have to go searching for fan dubs though as Shout Factory hasn't subbed it yet.
The way you describe Power Rangers is very much how I view Disney's Big Hero 6. I DO like it but it feels like they just took the original comic and turned into Power Rangers Meets Teen Titans, to the point where one of the Teen Titans LITERALLY is the voice for one of them in the series. They even have the same colored outfits as Power Rangers and Fredzilla's "Mascotzilla" suit is reminiscent of the Power Rangers suit monsters.
Next you should watch Gosei Sentai Dairanger (translates to Guard Star Squadron Great Ranger) The series that MMPR season 2 got its monsters, zords and white ranger from. its built around chinese mythology and martial arts Its even better than Zyuranger and we seriously missed out on awesome footage when they ditched the suits. Kakuranger is also great, where they got the season 3 stuff and is built around japanese mythology
Well the only one that is noticably longer is the original Gorenger which lasted 2 years. JAKQ, the second one didn't make it to 50 before being cancelled After that its always around 50, give or take a few episodes once in a while. Never reaches 60 or goes as low as 40, mostly its 50
Little trivia, Saban would adapt Bioman in USA bacause it was very succesfull in France, so succesfull that two orher sentai show Fiveman and Liveman were renamed Bioman 2 and Bioman 3 even if they don't try to made conections with the different series, in fact in France Bioman became the french name for the sentais ( and the frenche anchor of the most popular kids show made a cameo in Liveman). PS : Try to watch the amateur show Shin Kenjushi France Five
I saw myself inside him 10 years ago 😂😂 and I switched watching PR to SS because it's so good! until I was about to review PR and I encountered Super Mega Fail 🤢🤮🤮 !
Convert is a bit of a strong word…”Good day to you Mr. Rodriguez! I was wondering if you could take a moment to read the gospel of our fruit, fox and demon time gods as your possible lords and saviors?” XD
I actually think weather Zyuranger is better than MMPR is very much a your mileage may vary thing. While neither are the height of their respective franchises, I think which one is better depends on just how tolerance one has for the flaws of Zyuranger's story.
I was little kid when the show premiered as well. I was already a big fan of X-Men The Animated series because the show felt much more adult and serious in tone. When I watched the premiere of Power Rangers, I thought it was the stupidest show I had ever seen! Much too goofy, and I HATED Bulk and Skull. I watched on and off waiting for the show to become less stupid. Zeo had its good moments. The only Power Rangers incarnation that I actually enjoyed thoroughly was Power Rangers Time Force. Finally, although still cheesy in many aspects, at least didn't treat the audience like we were stupid.
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12:50 it is also rumored that Saban when making Power Rangers had to decide between Zyuranger and Jetman, I hadn't heard about Bioman being a possible canidate. From what I've gathered Jetman is a highly regarded Super Sentai series for it's time.........which I can kind of understand, it's basically Super Sentai Battle for the Planet aka Gatchaman. While I admit I like Zyuranger's suits better then Bioman and Jet man I am guessing Saban just said ' F it kids like dinosaurs more then birds, let's go with this one'. IMO my favorite sentai I've watched recently was Shikenger. It's a TRAVEST on how they butchered it with Power Rangers Samurai.
Ladies and gentlemen people of the tokusatsu community WE GOT HIM
~Your feeling change like the weather~
Heck yeah!
WE GOT HIM! Now we need to keep him. SHOW HIM KAMEN RIDER AND ULTRAMAN
@Erod welcome to the family bro. Check out Garo sometime, especially series one, you won't regret it
I wish ERod would check out PR seasons like In Space, Lost Galaxy, Time Force or RPM, which are all more serious and serialized shows.
I’d also recommend Bird Squadron Jetman. Amazing cast, amazing writing, amazing all across the board, it is series just before Zyuranger
Welcome to the world of Super Sentai. Fun fact, Stan Lee originally wanted to bring Sun Vulcan to America and change out the Japanese actors for American ones in 1981.
Yes we could have had Super Sentai adaptations as early as Sun Vulcan, THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WE IGNORE THE SMART PEOPLE!
ONE OF US ONE OF US
I recommend Gokaiger
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Now I want you to watch Ultraman. The last four seasons are available for free on the official YT channel, two of those even have English dubs, and there's a new season starting in a bit over a week that will also be simulcast there. And every season up to 2018 is available on BluRay, with the 2019 season releasing soon.
You should look into the Stan Lee connection! Also, shows like Makai Knight Garo and Kamen Rider franchises would be right up your ally.
Honestly, when you said react, I thought you were gonna be watching all the intros like a lot new fan have done, but I'm glad you just jumped right in.
Huh, I know TH-camrs are gravitating towards toku reactions but I never expected E Rod to be one of them. This is a welcome surprise!
Welcome to the sister show of Kamen Rider, Eric!
Premiering in 1975 and created by the Stan Lee of Manga himself Shotaro Ishinomori and then supported for three seasons after the original two by the real Stan Lee and his “man in Japan” Gene Pelc, Super Sentai is one of three big superheroes franchises in Japan.
The first, Ultraman, was indirectly responsible for the creation of the other two, as Toei scrambled to make something on TV to beat Eiji Tsuburaya’s brainchild in the ratings. After the success of Kamen Rider, a karate bugman on a cool motorcycle who beat up goose stepping cyborg terrorists, Toei wanted the genius mangaka Mr. Ishinomori to make more superheroes. It is rumored that they initially pitched a team of Kamen Riders, before moving onto a project code named Red One. Ishinomori wanted to try something different and came up with a military task force that had five operatives wearing different colored super suits that stopped a group of evil masked terrorists, thus Himitsu Sentai Gorenger was born, the first Sentai. Though the series and its follow up JAKQ were not officially “Super” or part of the franchise until Gorenger celebrated its 20th anniversary in 1995 for some weird technicality that they didn’t have giant robots. In the mid 1980s, a businessman named Haim Saban caught an episode of Bioman in TV, the then latest entry in the franchise and came up with a crazy idea to take stock footage from the show and dub and edit over it to sell to American TV. This despite some struggles, including a bizarre coincidence of Stan Lee wanting the same idea a few years earlier but failing to get it done, eventually led to the birth of Power Rangers.
DaiRanger , JetMan , Kakuranger , ChangeMan , TimeRanger are ones I hope he is checking out before he eventually gets to Gokaiger.
The reason to Bioman being the first choice, it was because its great success in France in the 80s, so in a way Zyuranger and Bioman were the most influencial in the West.
Waitaminute...!!! A youtuber actually watched THE SHOW!?
Instead of just reacting to the theme songs!?
NICE!!
And so, the tokusatsu community grows ever larger...
Welcome to the team brother!
Seconding Ultraman as not only has Tsubaraya released their recent and classic series in the west via their official YT Channel, but they've released its recent series BLAZAR with an official english language english dub, with its lead dubbed by JONNY YONG BOSCH!
Welcome to the club erod. If you ever get curious about Kamen Rider, both the OG and Kuuga are great gateways
It is interesting to think of the similarities and differences between the two franchises and how one might appeal to a certain person more than the other, or what elements each one has that the other doesn't.
Indeed. I think MMPR and Zyuranger are especially a case of what might appeal to one person might not appeal to other. As Zyuranger has a lot of problems (the Ranger being incompetent and childish, the episodes often being more about kids of the week than the rangers ect), but it also does a lot of things better than MMPR and I think it all depends on how much one can tolerate the flaws of Zyuranger. Contrast to much more clear cut comparisons like say Samurai and Mega Force just being the far inferior versions of Shinkenger and Gokaiger or at the other end of the spectrum Ninja Steel being the superior one by default, because Ninniner was just plain that bad.
Glad you enjoyed checking it out. I have seen the Jungle Fury series sent counterpart. I may look into them. Looking forward to that honest review.
wait does that mean he is going to check out Japanese spider-man ?
good luck on your super sentai journey you will not be disappointed~
Welcome to the tokusatsu community Erod if you enjoyed super sentai check out ultraman and kamen rider you’ll really enjoy them too and further sink into the fandom
That was totally rad man! I am so glad you decided to talk about them. That ending sounds fantastic...if they foreshadowed it. I understand your frustration with it. I can't wait to see your thoughts on other Super Sentai :D
Hi, ERod! I remember watching you as far back as your days on Channel Awesome.
I've been a tokusatsu fan since the early 2000's. I watched a lot of older, vintage toksusatsu titles and I've kept up with everything leading to modern titles.
First of all, glad you enjoyed ZyuRanger and Bioman. It's always wonderful when the source material is drastically different than the adaption. Makes the discovery a much more rewarding experience. 🙂 And now, without spoiling ANYTHING, allow me to be your tokusatsu guide...
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I hate to be the one to tell you, but not all Super Sentai will be as rewarding as these two seasons. Some seasons are a bit vapid or comedy-focused, as you have observed with Power Rangers. Keep in mind that this is actually a strength for Super Sentai. It means they are not bound to make stories in just one tone or one style; it really allows them to keep the franchise fresh even if there are some rare missteps. Some seasons are a wild, yet wonderful experiment! (If you ever watch AbaRanger, you will not be disappointed.) And unlike Power Rangers, there really isn't a united continuity. That's more of a suggestion for crossover specials, but to be clear, it tends to be an afterthought most of the time. You don't need to watch ANY previous season to enjoy another.
That being said, if you ever find yourself disappointed with one season of Super Sentai, you have LOTS of options. There are other seasons. There is Kamen Rider (If Sentai is like the Superman of tokusatsu, then Kamen Rider is like the Batman of tokusatsu, *most of the time*). There is Ultraman, practically the national hero of Japan. There are other tokusatsu one-offs and franchises that have other audiences and story-telling directions in mind. There is a massive rabbit hole that goes from the big names in the industry, all the way down to local mascots and homemade productions. To make things easier on yourself, just stick to whatever interests you most. Official releases in the west are still few, but they are catching up. So if you don't mind hunting down some fansubs from the countless fansub groups out there, then I promise you will be in for a wonderful time.
(Oh, and if translation quality is something you value, PLEASE avoid the fansub group known as TV-Nihon or whatever name they are going by these days. There is heavily documented evidence showing that their translations are terrible; weeb-friendly at best to completely fabricated translations at worst. If you ever want tips of fansub groups to trust, I can always give you suggestions. I've been around long enough to spot the best ones.)
The recommendations for Gokaiger are because it is a better show than Megaforce.
This was a show that celebrated 35 seasons and was an extended celebration of 35 years of the franchise.
It uplifted Japan in the wake of tragedy, as it originally was going to be just a toy commercial with a few references to past Sentai heroes and One Piece, but the 2011 Earthquake and Tsunami changed that as Ranger actors of the past rallied together on Twitter to give back to the fans by first giving messages of encouragement and then making cameos or guest appearances in the series to restore the smiles of Japanese people that were lost in the tragedy, especially the children who were watching.
This drastically changed the story, as the space pirates learned of the legacy of Super Sentai, the motivations of each team to be heroes and how to live up to that legacy as the 35th team.
The amount of love that went into it resonated so strongly with fans, that the season’s gimmick of Ranger Keys, which embody the power of a Ranger team, gets updated in special releases by Bandai every 5 years and the good Captain Marvelous will sometimes return in special events to make a showy appearance.
Welcome to the fold, ERod!
Welcome to this rabbit hole! Make yourself comfortable!
Recommended series for Super Sentai- Gorenger, Denziman, Flashman, Jetman (It's a must!), Kakuranger, Gogo Five, Timeranger, Dekaranger, Shinkenger, Gokaiger (It's also a must!), Go-Busters (Very underrated), Kyoryuger. These will keep you busy for a while.
'I thought it [Zeo] would be a prime time action adventure' Oh, to be a fly on the wall when you see the Ohranger opening episodes. That'll be a reaction worth watching.😮
The Super Sentai series is the beginning where the Power Rangers Universe series was born.
A Super Sentai I have enjoyed was Gosei Sentai Dairanger, the very sentai Saban entertainment used the suits and footage from to make MMPR season two, which is still to this day my favorite season of MMPR.
If he watches kamen rider next, high hopes he checks out either, kiva, double or wizard
ONE OF US. ONE OF US. ONE OF US
If you continue with more Super Sentai seasons, you’ll find some villains are sympathetic and understand their choices, I highly recommend watching more Sentai
I love the Super Sentai series and have been watching concurrently since Dekaranger. Also, I have gone back to watch previous ones. I even love when the series started embracing its weird era. Don Brothers may seem weird at first, but it helped keep a decades long series fresh. Then they came back in with King Oh-ger and knocked it out of the park. It's legitimately one of my favorite sentai now and it just finished recently. Super Sentai is a hell of a series
oh I remember those commercials
Guessing its mainly going to be Zyuranger
You should see Dairanger
Its a much stronger series and man we missed out big time on them not using the suits in season 2 outside of Kibaranger
Bioman is super famous here in the Philippines 😃👍👍👍
We got another one boys. Another toku fan made. Now we get him watching Kamen Rider so he’ll start buying henshin belts
If he does then: Always go for CSM, better quality and closer to the show props in detail. But the DX line is the affordable flagship line, especially the Super Best as it is a happy medium between the cheap base DX and quality without paying CSM premium prices. Also, Tokullectibles, Big Bad Toy Store and Entertainment Earth are your best friends that also just so happen to make your wallet cry. And the Complete Style Gigantic and Memorial Edition trinkets make avoiding the rabbit hole even harder, especially when you get things like the Sentai counterpart to the Shadow Saber from SPD.
One thing about MMPR and Zyuranger is that MMPR didn't end after Doomsday once Cyclopsis is defeated but Zyuranger did. With no more Japanese stock footage to use for season 2 cause one Saban didn't want to use Dairanger footage yet and two they also don't want to abandon the Zyuranger suits so they had Toei film more Zyuranger suit footage to be used for MMPR in later season one and beginning of season 2. Those footage are what fans called Zyu2 footage, the thing is Japanese audience didn't get to see those Zyu2 footage until MMPR aired in Japan so episodes where Zack wored Tommy's dragon shield was never in Zyuranger but it was a Zyu2 footage used in MMPR. Many thought there's episode where Burai gave his dragon shield to Goushi but no that never happened in Zyuranger and when Burai passed away he never came back at all unlike Tommy who did came back in later MMPR episodes.
Welcome to the fandom, my guy. As for _Power Rangers_ with more serialized and serious storylines, I recommend _In Space, Lost Galaxy, Time Force_ and _RPM._ For Super Sentai recommendations, I suggest _Liveman, Dairanger, Kakuranger,_ and _Gokaiger._ If you haven't seen them yet, of course. And where in the holiest of hells did you watch _Bioman?!_ Please tell me it's a legit site or streaming service.
Other Sentai Fun Facts:
-Stan Lee pitched a Power Rangers show using the Sentai Sun Vulcan, which was co-produced with Marvel along with Battle Fever J and Denjiman
-Dynaman got an English parody dub on USA Network's Night Flight and Nickelodeon's Special Delivery
What introduced me to Super Sentai was "Kagaku Sentai Dynaman", it was shown in a English dubbed parody,
wait for him to watch the og Kamen Rider
So, you finally saw Super Sentai. I've seen some series myself, though oddly, I've never been able to watch a series from beginning to end. Something always derails me. **shrug**
I can understand the younger you'd disappointment that Power Rangers Zeo didn't stop using stock footage, but to be fair, Saban was probably under license to adapt Sentai seasons and didn't want to break that, even with the profits under their belt. They _did_ start using more original footage for Mighty Morphin' seasons 2 and 3, but the increased costs didn't sit well with production. And speaking as someone who has sampled a number of Sentai series, it seems to me like most of them don't really put much effort into hiding their secret identities, even if they technically have them. I know one series that did, but that, I won't tell you about so you won't be spoiled.
And from what I remember of Zyuranger...I think Power Rangers might have handled the Green with Evil arc better. I remember thinking the PR version was more focused, though I can't remember _why._
But if you like Bioman, you might find this interesting. There's somebody on TH-cam that took the footage from Bioman and merged it together with the footage of what seems to have been the bottom of the barrel as far as Power Rangers copycats, Tattooed Teenage Alien Fighters From Beverly Hills. I know, I know. I'd never heard of it, myself. But the editing job was really good. They made it look like a professionally done Power Rangers series of the 90s, complete with Fox Kids commercial bumpers.
I think it's called Star Crash, if you're curious. EDIT: Clash! Star Clash! Whoops.
Actually the second and third seasons of MMPR didn't use stock footage from Zyuranger. They used a combination of fight footage they shot themselves, and footage they commissioned Toei to make for them (using the Zyuranger suits). The only stock footage they actually used was the zord fights from Dairanger and Kakuranger. Zeo, Turbo and In Space also used quite a lot of footage they shot themselves (in addition to the Sentai stock footage), because much of the stock footage didn't match up to the story they were trying to tell (in fact the finales of all three used little to no Sentai footage).
Hey E-Rod I can't wait to see your honest review of the 14th Doctor. 😉👍
Great vid
Welcome to The Community
Bioman was so popular that when it aired in France, all consecutive shows are just called Bioman. Show is also popular in the Philippines and it aired with an English dub.
Never really got into Bioman, I was an X-OR (Space Sheriff Gavan) kid ;)
I've heard that he shows up in PR Beast Morphers as Capt Chaku, so maybe I should finally watch a PR episode.
I’m rather surprised he never reviewed the original MMPR movie as the Blockbuster Buster.
Apparently it’s because he still enjoyed the movie even with its flaws, based on what I can recall.
Jetman, Hurricanger, Abaranger, and Dekaranger you should watch those and some Kamen Rider too
So this might make an interesting legends of fandom.
Bioman wasnt the first time super sentai was considered to be brought over here. Stan Lee was a big contender for its potential back in the 70's. After Japanese spider-man did so well, the sentai company wanted to adapt another marvel property...captain America...but would do captain japan...
Wanting a team they decided to make a show with a team of heroes from each country, even getting the rights to the marvel character ms. America. Making battle fever j. Marvel would partially produce super sentai for 3 series with stan lee hoping to bring sun vulcan to the states as its own thing around 1979-1980-ish i think...
Sounds like it may be up your ally...
I'm really am sorry about your wife ERod and as much you like the show I've been watching that show when i was growing up in the 90's
If you haven't seen or added them to your list I would greatly recommend DekaRanger and MagiRanger. Preferably in that order.
I wonder if Erod’s going to do an honest review on Gotham wouldn’t that be awesome him rating the show and it’s joker and characters
Great review ERod! With Power Rangers in something of an uncertain place right now, if they do end up going with a full reboot of MMPR, they might take a few notes from Zyuranger and the Boom Studios comics for inspiration. The one big thing I do feel you omitted from your review is the story arc for Burai, the Green Ranger, and how different, and much darker, his arc was compared to Tommy's. Oh well...
Recommended Series
*Choujin Sentai Jetman (Much darker & was one of the choices to adapt before Jurassic Park made Zyuranger the show to first adapt)
*Gosei Sentai Dairanger (Another dark series, this is what Season 2 of MMPR adapted, though not as much footage was used since Power Rangers kept the Zyuranger outfits)
*Ninja Sentai Kakuranger (The season that Season 3 of MMPR was adapted from. Same deal as Season 2 but with the Alien Rangers saga in Power Rangers they utilized the costumes that way.
*Chouriki Sentai Ohranger (The series Power Rangers Zeo is based on, again darker than what we got)
*Denji Sentai MegaRanger (the series that Power Rangers in Space was based on)
Welcome to the Tokusatsu community! Please if you have the time, take a look at the Ultraman franchise, you'll love it!
Welcome to the party!
Congrats on watching Sentai for the first time. There’s other franchises out there for you to enjoy like the franchise old if not older than Trek (by a few months) Ultraman,
What if the Organizations that created Knight Rider and 6 Million Dollar Man was evil and the Hero must Fight them.
Another Ultra like series (made by the same production company) Gridman and counterpart Superhuman Samurai Syber Squad (Mostly for the Cast) plus there’s an anime sequels to that one
(should have had that attached to the Ultraman one)
And if you want for something that’s aimed at adults: GARO
Sorry for overwhelming you
You gotta try the ultra series. Great kaiju action there
If you did a SS retrospective from the beginning, I'd love to watch it!!
Glad to hear!
So cool seeing ERod talk about Power Rangers and Super Sentai.
Since you're starting to watch Super Sentai, here some recommendations:
Choushinsei Flashman - One my top 3 favorite sentais, a beautiful story about 5 kids who were raised in another planet and came back to Earth to find their parents while trying to protect the planet from the empire who kidnaped them.
Choujin Sentai Jetman - The "X-men TAS" of Super Sentai, a series that has very mature writting, with heavly focus on the characters personal drama and complex dynamic.
Gosei Sentai Dairanger - A series about martial arts and heavly inspired by chinese mythology, with each member of the group having a serialized arc.
Gekisou Sentai Carranger - Unlike other darker and dramatic sentais, this one just a fun comedic series with alot of heart.
Denji Sentai Megaranger - If you like teenage heroes like Spider Man or Danny Phantom, than you will like this series, in which the Megarangers are teenagers and have to balance their adventures with their school life. Also the series has some elements from Tron.
Kyukyu Sentai GoGo V - Basically the Fantastic Four/Incredibles of Super Sentai, with the GoGo V being brothers who, with the help of their father, use their technology to protect the world from a family of demons.
Mirai Sentai Timeranger - A very dramatic show about a group of heroes from the future who go to the present, after a criminal, and now has to live in the time period, having adventures with many twist and emotional moments (obs: I also recommend Power Rangers Time Force, which preserve many elements from this sentai and did it better).
Mahou Sentai Magiranger - Much like GoGo V, it has the same story about a family, but with magic and fantasy elements.
Samurai Sentai Shinkenger - Great sword fights and development of characters, specially Takeru (Shinken Red) who is one the best Red Sentai Rangers.
Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger - Super Sentai + One Piece, with space pirates. However I recommend you check this after you saw the other sentais, since this is anniversary season, with many returning characters and references to past sentais.
I would definitely add Gekiranger and Donbrothers to this list- I wanted to add Zyuohger to this list as well (since it has one of my favorite Sentai reds) but they kinda botched the finale😞
@@Tfbrave This plus the fact Zyohger gave us one of the worst sixty rangers ever.
@@alexandrefrauches132 while I don't mind having a ranger on the spectrum (as the brother to a special needs sister the concept actually made me REALLY happy)
But it was unfortunately written very poorly😞
@@Tfbrave Same . I feel Misao could had been better if the show didn't treat him like joke. It's the same issue I had with sentais like Ninninger and Toqger (in particular with Toq 6 whole "I'm looking for a place to die"). They deal with subjects that should be treat with better writting and respect, and yet the shows turns them into running gags, which just comes off as awkward and disrespectful.
@@alexandrefrauches132 Toqger is a weird one where the rangers are what you'd expect from more comedic seasons like carranger, Zenkaiger and Donbrothers but the villains are what you expect from more serious seasons like most pre-Zyuranger seasons- so while not bad, the amount of tonal whiplash between them can sometimes be quite jarring
I have no idea why youtube recommended this video to me, but since I'm here, I get to talk about Sentai; which I love doing.
Great Satan's reveal isn't exactly out of pocket once you realize Barza is a priest for Daijyuzin, whose name literally translates to Great Beast God. Yes, that's right, the mecha the Zyuranger are the very gods they worship. And that is apparent in a few scenes here and there. It is the first robot in Sentai history that is, in fact, named a God (that would become normalized later) and sentient (to this point, at least). It's a pivotal part of this series that few people seem to get or credit.
The second point is that Bandora's turning around doesn't excuse a single one of her behaviors. In fact, you'd be hardpressed to find japanese media where a bad guy gets this kind of redemption arc when an actual crime is involved (and it isn't you know, Dragon Ball or something where stakes have just left the show altogether). It would be considered a "very bad moral" specially in anything made before the 2000s to not have the bad guy either be killed off or arrested, even after a change of heart.
That being said, I'd like to turn back around a bit to some of what you said in the beginning. It is specially true that it doesn't talk down to its audience, even though some seasons do skewer a lot younger than others. It is wild that these two very old shows managed to capture you the way they did. I'm not surprised that you found qualities in them, they have plenty. But Zyuranger specifically has a hectic first episode that barely makes sense.
Sentai has had "eras", and each is very distinct from the others, though not obvious to the average bystander. I don't think most fandom agrees with this division, but I personally have observed sentai divided as such:
Era 1 is Goranger and JAKQ. Written by the original author, they are very dark, anti-authoritharian, "global" effort task forces made to deal with very bad people that were WW2 leftover stand-ins. JAKQ almost gets cancelled for being *too dark and scary*
Era 2 is Battle Fever J to Goggle V. The introduction of giant robots makes the branding of the series to change from just "Sentai" to "Super Sentai" (the Super being a common indicative of giant robot material in Japan at the time). Most tropes of everything we know from Sentai come mostly from this era. The mentor figure, the stereotypical roles, the stock footage for the giant robot, amongst other things. Toy sales are gangbusters.
Era 3 is Dynaman all the way up to the early 90s. Some scheduling issues and advertisement space make it so that episodes are in average 5 minutes shorter. The best way to describe this era is plot chunks and filler. Bulk of plot happens in episode 1 through 5, and resumes in episodes 45 - 50. With the middle being mostly filler material in the middle. It's not bad and it has exceptions, but it's some of the most tired material. Jetman great revitalizes it by injecting Soap Opera into the formula, but it's still extremely formulaic.
Era 4 starts somewhere around Timeranger and Gaoranger, but already had glimpses as far back as Gingaman. The time slot has gone back to normal 25 minute episodes; and the marketing is increasingly toy centric now. But what really makes this era shine through is the fact that the brainstorming of thematic writing is *really* strong. They really get how to write a theme through the entire series now and it shows. While it is still tropey, each season has its own flavor with their own make it or break it moments. They also have completely mastered the introduction of middle of the series addition to the teams, which sell even more times and raises the budget for subsequent series.
Era 5 starts around Gokaiger, and I must say it's one of the most interesting leaps that I don't see many people talk about. Camera quality is up and they start ditching stock footage hard. Every episode has more and more effort put into it, and episodes rarely feel filler-ish anymore. Every episode actively serves to either character growth or plot progression if not both. Toys have begun to be a bit obnoxious at this point, but it's not as bad as some people make it seem.
Era 6 started somewhat recently. I'd say somewhere between Ninninger e Zyuohger. These series completely amp up the use of digital effects and camera work. Action shots that before used a lot of stills and maybe crane shots now are intense, use drones, go-pros, single take scenes, and the action coreography just keeps up and upping itself. Though arguably aiming at the youngest it has ever, maybe since its inception, the shows still refuse to talk down to their audiences.
That being said, welcome to the fandom. Hope you enjoy your stay.
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I recommend going to the beginning of Goranger. It's old, it's silly but it's good and shows how Super Sentai changed through the years. Watch it in chronological order, there are many really great shows before Zyuranger.
The Doctor Who comparison applies more to Kamen Rider as it shares the even more mature than Super Sentai themes (most of the time) and matches more as a franchise.
A Classic/Showa Era starting in the 60s-70s and ending in 1989 with movie(s) in the 90s retroactively considered as part of it instead of the newer era that started in the early 2000s with a transition point in recent years (off set by about the same amount as the difference in when they started).
Not to mention the greater focus on the modes of transportation (again most of the time).
From the sound of it you REALLY need to go watch more Power rangers. Those first couple seasons are really nothing like the ones that came after. The saved by the bell feel of the first season is gone by “In space” which still more than holds up
Dude, if you are looking for more Sentai to watch, I suggest Jyuken Sentai Gekiranger. Not going to say what it's about other than it's like a love letter to Kung Fu movies. You might have to go searching for fan dubs though as Shout Factory hasn't subbed it yet.
The way you describe Power Rangers is very much how I view Disney's Big Hero 6. I DO like it but it feels like they just took the original comic and turned into Power Rangers Meets Teen Titans, to the point where one of the Teen Titans LITERALLY is the voice for one of them in the series. They even have the same colored outfits as Power Rangers and Fredzilla's "Mascotzilla" suit is reminiscent of the Power Rangers suit monsters.
Next you should watch Gosei Sentai Dairanger (translates to Guard Star Squadron Great Ranger)
The series that MMPR season 2 got its monsters, zords and white ranger from.
its built around chinese mythology and martial arts
Its even better than Zyuranger and we seriously missed out on awesome footage when they ditched the suits.
Kakuranger is also great, where they got the season 3 stuff and is built around japanese mythology
I'm assuming this is a lead-in to a Legends of the Fandom about the Bioman adaptation that never was.
ERod, I would recommend you to watch B-Fighter, if you seen Beetleborgs, then the original shows are more better.
Well the only one that is noticably longer is the original Gorenger which lasted 2 years.
JAKQ, the second one didn't make it to 50 before being cancelled
After that its always around 50, give or take a few episodes once in a while. Never reaches 60 or goes as low as 40, mostly its 50
Shoudlve watch the original from the 70s
Grew up watching Wild Force Power Rangers, now I'm checking out Gaoranger and really enjoying it
Tubi Or Not Tubi? That's The Question!
Little trivia, Saban would adapt Bioman in USA bacause it was very succesfull in France, so succesfull that two orher sentai show Fiveman and Liveman were renamed Bioman 2 and Bioman 3 even if they don't try to made conections with the different series, in fact in France Bioman became the french name for the sentais ( and the frenche anchor of the most popular kids show made a cameo in Liveman).
PS : Try to watch the amateur show Shin Kenjushi France Five
I saw myself inside him 10 years ago 😂😂 and I switched watching PR to SS because it's so good! until I was about to review PR and I encountered Super Mega Fail 🤢🤮🤮 !
Can i request something to you
Now we must convert you to kamen rider
Convert is a bit of a strong word…”Good day to you Mr. Rodriguez! I was wondering if you could take a moment to read the gospel of our fruit, fox and demon time gods as your possible lords and saviors?” XD
Hopefully you'll be checking out Kamen Rider, Ultraman, GARO, and other Sentai down the road! 😁👍👍
He likes Bioman. does this make him French? Edit: I suggest Gekiranger btw.
If you want the less stock footage reliant episodes start with "In Space".
Hope you're having a good day
I actually think weather Zyuranger is better than MMPR is very much a your mileage may vary thing. While neither are the height of their respective franchises, I think which one is better depends on just how tolerance one has for the flaws of Zyuranger's story.
If your interested in learning more about sentai and ultraman i recomend subscribing to the Toku time and Vintage henshin YT channels.
Maybe do some other 1st watches like my hero academia, one punch man ,etc
Also JETMAN
Hey Erod if love Super Sentai you check out other Tokusatsu series like Ultraman, Kamen Rider and The Metal Hero series 😁
I was little kid when the show premiered as well. I was already a big fan of X-Men The Animated series because the show felt much more adult and serious in tone. When I watched the premiere of Power Rangers, I thought it was the stupidest show I had ever seen! Much too goofy, and I HATED Bulk and Skull. I watched on and off waiting for the show to become less stupid. Zeo had its good moments.
The only Power Rangers incarnation that I actually enjoyed thoroughly was Power Rangers Time Force. Finally, although still cheesy in many aspects, at least didn't treat the audience like we were stupid.
OMG
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Go go power rangers
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12:50 it is also rumored that Saban when making Power Rangers had to decide between Zyuranger and Jetman, I hadn't heard about Bioman being a possible canidate. From what I've gathered Jetman is a highly regarded Super Sentai series for it's time.........which I can kind of understand, it's basically Super Sentai Battle for the Planet aka Gatchaman. While I admit I like Zyuranger's suits better then Bioman and Jet man I am guessing Saban just said ' F it kids like dinosaurs more then birds, let's go with this one'. IMO my favorite sentai I've watched recently was Shikenger. It's a TRAVEST on how they butchered it with Power Rangers Samurai.
Watch Jettman it's better than Bioman
Your gonna die like AVGN lol
To be fair, that was the original MMPR. Zyuranger is a totally different story…probably.