I have to go middle of the road on this one. This show pulls from a WIDE range of material outside of Super Sentai, which makes it feel like a little treasure hunt. The opening is very much inspired by The Hero Yoshihiko, for example. And the ability to see mooks under specific circumstances reminds...

While overall I loved the episode, I feel like they crammed too much together and sacrificed a lot of substance as a result. We literally went from "Fire? There was a fire?" to exposition central in the course of one episode. It would've been far better had the whole fire subplot been drag...

I can sort of understand why a lot of people didn't like this or why they're mad that this show has a sequel of sorts, but compared to Super Sentai as a whole, this show isn't getting quite the credit due. As for me, I give it a 5/5, even though it had its flaws. Having only one human in the sentai ...

I actually rather enjoyed this episode for many of the reasons others seemed to not like it. I'm a little outdated on my Japanese comedians, so a lot of the shtick this episode mainly just reminded me of Yasumura and Downtown. I did like the way the judge thought Vice was a human doing an oni routin...

I really love how TOEI's playing on names, since it was pretty obvious Olteca (a mashup of Toltec and Olmec) is all about sacrifices and playing games (the Olmecs were known for bloodletting and sports, while the Toltecs were considered forefathers of the Mexicans, AKA the Aztecs). Of zero surprise,...

Well, I've been begging for the moment when Vice finally removes the mask, and apparently his face is so hideous they can't show it on TV. That's kind of a fun but frustrating "reveal". I like that they chose to work with Aguillera, since she actually has pure motives (if misguided). I hav...

Thanks to lots of family stuff (and having to replace my laptop), I've only just caught up from episode 13. Honestly, I was on the fence for that whole time, but the moment they betrayed Aguilera, things started really shaping up. I love that there's a lot more of a message to the series and the wri...

Hmm. Looks like Paipai is on TTFC at 480 resolution. Probably as good as you can expect from something so old. I imagine it's probably not too different from the YouTube uploads That's the same rip that's been circulating on the web for years. TOEI was literally too lazy to post fresh rips, so a lo...

Maybe it's an east versus west thing? I definitely haven't heard of most of these shows. It's also crazy to me that they were created by Ishinomori Shoutarou I don't think it was so much a matter of east-west as it was the fact that these were practically spoofs of themselves.. Remember when Saban ...

I'd put it down to the popularity of public baths and hot springs in Japan leading to less awkwardness in co-bathing, but most of those public places don't offer co-ed rooms. Poitrine was the only hero/heroine from the TOEI Fushigi Comedy Series to be made official canon by having her appear in Kame...

The mook fight was a step up, MotW fight kind of on par with what we've had before, good theme song... The acting was okay and the teacher was the best looking female in the cast (which is pretty sad since the lead is an AV actress), but did the sound guy forget to unwrap the microphone? I swear, th...

Also, I thought Tendou was a high point in KR main heroes! He's so over-the-top cool that it almost never fails to be either hilarious or actually cool. No idea why would you root for the blue rider guy, I don't actually remember him doing much relevant besides whining and being angsty Soji was pur...

Honestly, the best series OST would have to go to either Kuuga or Amazons. While other shows may have had great OP or end themes, their BGMs and other tracks didn't really stand out. But with both Kuuga and Amazons, the BGMs were eerie and alien. They could give you goosebumps late at night in a dar...

He said he was retiring from playing Hongou? His last on-screen appearance (the one where Ichigo comes back from the dead at the end, I think it was a Ghost movie) was touted as being his final appearance as the character, presumably due to a combination of age and appearance, since he's put of a f...

He only said he was retiring from playing Hongou, but that's not to say he won't make some sort of appearance. In fact, it wouldn't be an anniversary of Kamen Rider without him. It also would be a good excuse to give his kids some sort of cameo (maybe they're among the families scattered when the mo...