Looks like Daiji and Kagero aren’t alone in getting at least one last form shout out, unless this is one I missed over the year. A Hyper Battle DVD gives us:
It always fascinates me how, despite the fact these shows at the end of the day exist to sell plastic and lots of it, they're so fucking earnest about what the stories they're telling
It's why I dislike power rangers, because it always has a much more embarrassed to be doing this vibe, while super Sentai will go hard on things like "yeah, the wandering swordsman who just wants to fight until their body falls apart is in fact a shitty person, regardless of any sympathetic moments they may have had"
It's not a bad thing! I love the earnestness of it, and in a lot of respects I find im that said earnestness makes better stories than the more adult toku where they get to be cynical (and also need someone to whack them with a newspaper)
Geats: so by the way the opening is framed, and various things said - I doubt our dead riders are dead and gone permanently in this. Ace is also projecting serious "I'm trying to find the limits of the system" vibe, protect various folk.
Also shout-out to the bodyguards for being some great comedy in this episode
It's why I dislike power rangers, because it always has a much more embarrassed to be doing this vibe, while super Sentai will go hard on things like "yeah, the wandering swordsman who just wants to fight until their body falls apart is in fact a shitty person, regardless of any sympathetic moments they may have had"
Power Rangers is alright and has it's pretty good moments. I think sometimes it boils down to how to get a good story out of the source material they plan to use. There are times where this tends to go bad like with Turbo being given Carranger which was in no way meant to be a serious series. In more modern times, there's Samurai with a Saban exec deciding to more or less keep it as close to the source material as possible despite the fact that said material is really rooted in the culture of samurai and Japanese noble houses and that it's hard to keep to that with a cast decidedly NOT Japanese and a location not in Japan. Megaforce is a more infamous example as the whole 'split the show into two seasons' deal Nickelodeon had with Power Rangers means that they try to cram TWO Super Sentai shows into one series, 20 episodes for each series. Cue them rushing through the upgrades and power-ups of Goseiger (which wasn't great but at least decent) before mostly chucking them in the bin for the second season's use of Gokaiger's stuff.
It's 10 episode in and I'm finding it to be pretty enjoyable so far! It's my first modern Ultraman series; I've watched all of the Showa stuff and some of Heisei. There's been fun callbacks to OG kaiju and neat redesigns for the main conceit of the show powering them up. Decker's design is cool and he's got a couple forms like they did for the original Tiga series. The plot has been a little light so far, but maybe that's normal? I'm not sure because it's the first modern Tokusatsu I've watched and the old ones were definitely not plot heavy. Anyway, yeah, costumes for the Ultramen and kaiju have been cool, SFX have been decent, the fights have been fun and have more results than just, "Ultraman kills the kaiju!," and what The Zombie Penguin said about earnestness definitely holds true here.
I've been excited to catch the premieres as they happen and can't wait to see how the back half of the series goes
My Kuuga Blu-ray got here a couple days early from bestbuy
Still hoping Shout or, well, anyone can finagle Agito and Faiz away from TOKU and give them proper subs instead of the probably machine translations they used
The BD release for Gridman is a bit worrying because I’m pretty sure those are just using TOKU’s rough/stilted translation, and some of the ultra stuff Shout and Mill have now that used to be TOKU’s are also in that really stilted/rough translation state
We also hit the halfway point in Cutie Honey last night, and did so with what has to be one of my favorite toku episodes of all time now. And then a cheap recap episode, just to even it out.
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My opinion so far is that Kamen rider is the big kid Toku.
I honestly think you kinda need to a watch a full kamen rider series to really start having the opinions, just because the modern ones especially tend to be one hell of a wild ride. These days they really arent doing the monster-of-the-week format too much (in part to save costs on having to produce one-and-done costumes, i'm pretty sure) and the result is the series tend to be fucking WILD on how crazy things will get. Sometimes it goes off the rails in ways that make it funny if nothing else.
Really curious to see where Geats lands up
Especially as we're chewing through characters at a very wild rate. Does make me think we're going to see multiple Desire Grand Prixes though?
It's 10 episode in and I'm finding it to be pretty enjoyable so far! It's my first modern Ultraman series; I've watched all of the Showa stuff and some of Heisei. There's been fun callbacks to OG kaiju and neat redesigns for the main conceit of the show powering them up. Decker's design is cool and he's got a couple forms like they did for the original Tiga series. The plot has been a little light so far, but maybe that's normal? I'm not sure because it's the first modern Tokusatsu I've watched and the old ones were definitely not plot heavy. Anyway, yeah, costumes for the Ultramen and kaiju have been cool, SFX have been decent, the fights have been fun and have more results than just, "Ultraman kills the kaiju!," and what The Zombie Penguin said about earnestness definitely holds true here.
I've been excited to catch the premieres as they happen and can't wait to see how the back half of the series goes
The modern Ultra shows start off plot light but will really ramp up quickly in the back half. You can see elements of that in the latest episode where
It's fairly clear that the energy the robot was using that enraged the monsters is the same as the spheres.
If you're enjoying Decker I highly recommend checking out Ultraman Z, which on on Ultraman Connection for free and is the best series in the last few years. There's also Trigger on there but Trigger was really, really impacted by changes due to Covid and it shows. It's still fine and maybe worth watching if you're going through Decker because Decker is a direct sequel.
On Decker I love Hanjerro. Like, he's the best little robot buddy in anything in a while just from the way he constantly talks shit, it's great.
Edit: Trigger does have an absolute banger of a theme song
It's 10 episode in and I'm finding it to be pretty enjoyable so far! It's my first modern Ultraman series; I've watched all of the Showa stuff and some of Heisei. There's been fun callbacks to OG kaiju and neat redesigns for the main conceit of the show powering them up. Decker's design is cool and he's got a couple forms like they did for the original Tiga series. The plot has been a little light so far, but maybe that's normal? I'm not sure because it's the first modern Tokusatsu I've watched and the old ones were definitely not plot heavy. Anyway, yeah, costumes for the Ultramen and kaiju have been cool, SFX have been decent, the fights have been fun and have more results than just, "Ultraman kills the kaiju!," and what The Zombie Penguin said about earnestness definitely holds true here.
I've been excited to catch the premieres as they happen and can't wait to see how the back half of the series goes
The modern Ultra shows start off plot light but will really ramp up quickly in the back half. You can see elements of that in the latest episode where
It's fairly clear that the energy the robot was using that enraged the monsters is the same as the spheres.
If you're enjoying Decker I highly recommend checking out Ultraman Z, which on on Ultraman Connection for free and is the best series in the last few years. There's also Trigger on there but Trigger was really, really impacted by changes due to Covid and it shows. It's still fine and maybe worth watching if you're going through Decker because Decker is a direct sequel.
On Decker I love Hanjerro. Like, he's the best little robot buddy in anything in a while just from the way he constantly talks shit, it's great.
Edit: Trigger does have an absolute banger of a theme song
So I've watched everything from the Showa era except Ultra-Q and the anime. I've watched Great and Powered from the Heisei era and am wrapping up Tiga right now. Watching Decker as it airs weekly as well. I was considering stopping on my Heisei progress to watch all of the Reiwa stuff because it'll give me more context for modern day series and it's shorter series overall. I was going to watch Trigger next and then I will probably watch Zero!
Question for anyone that might know... What are the chronicle series (Like Ultraman Chronicle Z: Heroes' Odyssey)? Wikipedia isn't too clear on it, at least for me, and I think they aren't technically new storylines?
As far as Decker goes, I have noticed that the plot is starting to pick up a little bit. It's still introducing new elements every week. But it's also starting to talk about the Sphere more and hinting at how they will plan to deal with it. Excited to see where the show goes! Hanejiro is great and most of the characters are pretty likeable, if stereotypical archetypes. Decker's costumes are pretty cool and the design for the robot from the latest episode was sweet. I love the battle music because there are a couple measures that really sound like an orchestral version of Every Time We Touch and I crack up every time.
My Kamen Rider opinion is that it's wonderful that they use the toys as props on the show.
To be honest, I've been kind of loving this about Ultraman as well. Seems awesome for kids (or anyone lol) that they can get the actual thing from the show instead of the show having a super nice version and the toy ending up being completely different.
I honestly think you kinda need to a watch a full kamen rider series to really start having the opinions, just because the modern ones especially tend to be one hell of a wild ride. These days they really arent doing the monster-of-the-week format too much (in part to save costs on having to produce one-and-done costumes, i'm pretty sure) and the result is the series tend to be fucking WILD on how crazy things will get. Sometimes it goes off the rails in ways that make it funny if nothing else.
Really curious to see where Geats lands up
Especially as we're chewing through characters at a very wild rate. Does make me think we're going to see multiple Desire Grand Prixes though?
There's been a thing where the first dozen or so episodes is a Form Fiesta where you get the MotWs then everything settles down and you get on to the real rider v rider plot.
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I honestly think you kinda need to a watch a full kamen rider series to really start having the opinions, just because the modern ones especially tend to be one hell of a wild ride. These days they really arent doing the monster-of-the-week format too much (in part to save costs on having to produce one-and-done costumes, i'm pretty sure) and the result is the series tend to be fucking WILD on how crazy things will get. Sometimes it goes off the rails in ways that make it funny if nothing else.
Really curious to see where Geats lands up
Especially as we're chewing through characters at a very wild rate. Does make me think we're going to see multiple Desire Grand Prixes though?
Yeah, regarding Geats
I feel like we're going to see a Bad End for the current DGP where shit gets Real, and then our crew has to deal with that in the next DGP, and finally at the end Keiwa breaks the cycle
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Nigou stamp’s definitely using the Barid stamp as a base though
Edit: sounds like the deal is…. George from another world where Daiji used Revice Driver crosses over?
2) Tora-Jiro is Jiro's original personality. Dora-Jiro came later to help Jiro better fit in at the town that he grew up in.
Next week's episode looks to be a big moment too.
Haruka's aunt gets kidnapped in order to give the Donbrothers marching orders: kill all Juto or else.
Let's Play Final Fantasy 'II' (Ch10 - 5/17/10)
Speaking of good and toku, Fuuto PI is likewise proving great fun. Accels henshin was great
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It's why I dislike power rangers, because it always has a much more embarrassed to be doing this vibe, while super Sentai will go hard on things like "yeah, the wandering swordsman who just wants to fight until their body falls apart is in fact a shitty person, regardless of any sympathetic moments they may have had"
It's not a bad thing! I love the earnestness of it, and in a lot of respects I find im that said earnestness makes better stories than the more adult toku where they get to be cynical (and also need someone to whack them with a newspaper)
Geats: so by the way the opening is framed, and various things said - I doubt our dead riders are dead and gone permanently in this. Ace is also projecting serious "I'm trying to find the limits of the system" vibe, protect various folk.
Also shout-out to the bodyguards for being some great comedy in this episode
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Power Rangers is alright and has it's pretty good moments. I think sometimes it boils down to how to get a good story out of the source material they plan to use. There are times where this tends to go bad like with Turbo being given Carranger which was in no way meant to be a serious series. In more modern times, there's Samurai with a Saban exec deciding to more or less keep it as close to the source material as possible despite the fact that said material is really rooted in the culture of samurai and Japanese noble houses and that it's hard to keep to that with a cast decidedly NOT Japanese and a location not in Japan. Megaforce is a more infamous example as the whole 'split the show into two seasons' deal Nickelodeon had with Power Rangers means that they try to cram TWO Super Sentai shows into one series, 20 episodes for each series. Cue them rushing through the upgrades and power-ups of Goseiger (which wasn't great but at least decent) before mostly chucking them in the bin for the second season's use of Gokaiger's stuff.
Let's Play Final Fantasy 'II' (Ch10 - 5/17/10)
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It's 10 episode in and I'm finding it to be pretty enjoyable so far! It's my first modern Ultraman series; I've watched all of the Showa stuff and some of Heisei. There's been fun callbacks to OG kaiju and neat redesigns for the main conceit of the show powering them up. Decker's design is cool and he's got a couple forms like they did for the original Tiga series. The plot has been a little light so far, but maybe that's normal? I'm not sure because it's the first modern Tokusatsu I've watched and the old ones were definitely not plot heavy. Anyway, yeah, costumes for the Ultramen and kaiju have been cool, SFX have been decent, the fights have been fun and have more results than just, "Ultraman kills the kaiju!," and what The Zombie Penguin said about earnestness definitely holds true here.
I've been excited to catch the premieres as they happen and can't wait to see how the back half of the series goes
I like genm corp for geats but fuuto pi is on Crunchyroll
Ah I didn't know! Thank you
Sidenote, I just got notification from Amazon that my Kuuga bluray shipped!
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Still hoping Shout or, well, anyone can finagle Agito and Faiz away from TOKU and give them proper subs instead of the probably machine translations they used
The BD release for Gridman is a bit worrying because I’m pretty sure those are just using TOKU’s rough/stilted translation, and some of the ultra stuff Shout and Mill have now that used to be TOKU’s are also in that really stilted/rough translation state
For any B-Fighter/Beetleborg fans with a deep enough wallet to order from Japanese P-Bandai
We also hit the halfway point in Cutie Honey last night, and did so with what has to be one of my favorite toku episodes of all time now. And then a cheap recap episode, just to even it out.
Really curious to see where Geats lands up
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The modern Ultra shows start off plot light but will really ramp up quickly in the back half. You can see elements of that in the latest episode where
If you're enjoying Decker I highly recommend checking out Ultraman Z, which on on Ultraman Connection for free and is the best series in the last few years. There's also Trigger on there but Trigger was really, really impacted by changes due to Covid and it shows. It's still fine and maybe worth watching if you're going through Decker because Decker is a direct sequel.
On Decker I love Hanjerro. Like, he's the best little robot buddy in anything in a while just from the way he constantly talks shit, it's great.
Edit: Trigger does have an absolute banger of a theme song
Later:
So I've watched everything from the Showa era except Ultra-Q and the anime. I've watched Great and Powered from the Heisei era and am wrapping up Tiga right now. Watching Decker as it airs weekly as well. I was considering stopping on my Heisei progress to watch all of the Reiwa stuff because it'll give me more context for modern day series and it's shorter series overall. I was going to watch Trigger next and then I will probably watch Zero!
Question for anyone that might know... What are the chronicle series (Like Ultraman Chronicle Z: Heroes' Odyssey)? Wikipedia isn't too clear on it, at least for me, and I think they aren't technically new storylines?
As far as Decker goes, I have noticed that the plot is starting to pick up a little bit. It's still introducing new elements every week. But it's also starting to talk about the Sphere more and hinting at how they will plan to deal with it. Excited to see where the show goes! Hanejiro is great and most of the characters are pretty likeable, if stereotypical archetypes. Decker's costumes are pretty cool and the design for the robot from the latest episode was sweet. I love the battle music because there are a couple measures that really sound like an orchestral version of Every Time We Touch and I crack up every time.
To be honest, I've been kind of loving this about Ultraman as well. Seems awesome for kids (or anyone lol) that they can get the actual thing from the show instead of the show having a super nice version and the toy ending up being completely different.
just a heads up that [crossover spoilers for trigger]
Nothing too spoilery though
There's been a thing where the first dozen or so episodes is a Form Fiesta where you get the MotWs then everything settles down and you get on to the real rider v rider plot.
Yeah, regarding Geats
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Looks like… a world where Kaijin exist openly in society as an oppressed class, and Shadow Moon is trying to spark a revolution among them?
No idea how Kotaro fits in, or the Gorgom priests do (who seem to be… training him?)
It looks like they're going that far.
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And that live action series also had it's own stageplay.
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