#there's a version of the kakuranger theme i really like

[number-one-toku-robot-lover]

There's a lot of toku bgm I want to listen to but can't find...some of it's stock music, but some of it just seems like it wasn't included in the official ost.

[kabutoraiger]

Of the 3, for me Saizou is the biggest goofball but... yeah, Seikai only has 3 focus EPS and they're: his intro (and part 2 of the first story, so he's not the full focus) and 2 episodes where he's half the focus of the story, I mean, the one with Tsuruhime is Ok, but the fact that the other is shared by Saizou, without any distinction between the 2, on a story arc where the others have solo stories (granted, not really good ones in Tsuruhime's case), is one of the biggest problems I have with the series, especially because Sugimura's really good giving his characters recognizable traits

even with my complaints i do like them as a duo bc there's so few other relationships in this genre that are anything like it. saizou & seikai are like the toku version of dumb stoner guy buddy comedies to me. and i still absolutely think they should get married post-canon.

but yeah you just wish there was more going on there. like in particular kakuranger has a recurring motif of familial relationships/legacies and idk why they couldn't have ALL had a family member show up to support that...

i think we're probably dad drama'd out with tsuruhime and jiraiya so maybe sasuke could've had a brother (would've made for fun gingaman parallels later), seikai could've had an older sister who's way cooler than him, and saizou could've had like an overbearing grandmother which i think would've explained his occasional neurotic worried guy tendencies. with those kind of small character additions working towards a more coherent theme kakuranger would be a lot higher on my tierlist i think.

[kabutoraiger]

now that i have completed all but one 90s sentai i feel i am finally in the position to give you all the rundown. which of these should you be watching?

fiveman - nah. as much as i’d like for some of you to meet my excellent daughter remi i can’t in good conscience tell you to watch fiveman unless you’re a fellow completionist type. it’s just not really worth the time commitment frankly. but please watch the ED on youtube if you can find it bc it’s so cute.

jetman - YES. required iconic viewing. i mean it’s pretty divisive and there’s a chance you might not enjoy it but i really think you need to experience it for yourself to be certain. nothing else quite like it.

zyuranger - depends. if you watch sentai specifically for the main characters and their relationships then uh, zyuranger doesn’t really... have those? but if you just want to watch some truly bonkers shit unfold or witness ms soga machiko work her delightful villain magic then yeah it’s fun & wack.

dairanger - yeah!! they’re so good please meet them... i mean the show is super fucking bizarre even by the standards of the time but... you will love them too i promise. nothing is quite like dairanger either.

kakuranger - um... well... this is a tough one bc a lot of people seem to like kaku and maybe you might be one of them but i’m. not. i don’t like the team dynamic at all and the theming is really weak and the tone is a mess. so personally i’d say skip it but that’s just my onion :/

ohranger - no...? ohranger is pretty tragic to me; i still don’t quite understand how turning it goofier also resulted in an almost total lack of character. it’s a baffling disaster of a show and only occasionally in the enjoyable way. but. if you’re watching the softsubbed fansub version at least, visually it looks fucking incredible, dude. this is the peak of 90s sentai aesthetic. could be worth checking out just for that reason.

carranger - maybe? wouldn’t exactly call it a must-see but if you’re ever just in the mood for something real cute and simple and silly that doesn’t require you to expend much brainpower on it then sure.

megaranger - at this point i feel like i shouldn’t even have to say it. you should and must watch megaranger at the nearest opportunity and i am this close 👌 to breaking into some of yalls homes and downloading it for you.

gingaman - yes! i mean unless you want your sentai to be some kind of thrill ride of twists and excitement. but if you’re a normal person of reasonable taste who can simply appreciate charming characters being charming then please watch it.

gogov - (i look at the camera and shake my head)