40 some-odd comments in so I'm a bit late to the party, but overall that wasn't bad. Not 5 star material, but I'm looking forward to next week. Which is more than I could say about NInninger.
Though the whole cube and number thing isn't working for me so far. I didn't care for the Shinkenger origami, and since these are all cubes, it's even worse. Everything is so blocky. And I'm just waiting for a voice to pop up telling me this episode was sponsored by the number Q.
The prop/toy team managed to get me though on the Mark of the King. When they first showed the cubes thought to myself "Hey, for once it's not a cell phone!" Only to be proven wrong a couple of seconds later.
On theming, I'm surprised no one has called out that the mentor this year is going to be named Mario. With all of the other video game elements, that one is not especially subtle. Though I wish Toei would stop mixing in so many themes into one show. If they want to do a video game Sentai, they should just do a video game Sentai. We've got three different themes going on right now: video games, animals, and hunting. It's all a bit incoherent.
Side note: I'm impressed/worried by the amount of real fire they used in this episode. That fiery explosion when the villains first attack is pretty dang close to the kids.
I do wish they'd slow down a bit. Do we really need the mechs in the very first episode? It seems like sentai is so front-loaded these days to get the toys out ASAP.Rifaz wrote:Wow, they sure don't wait around for this season, kinda reminds me of Gokaiger first episode.
He's in the group shot of the villains in the intro, so normally I'd assume he's a commander as well. However I think it's more likely that they're going to have a new/modified intro next week, if only to incorporate the actors for the four Jyumans.takenoko wrote:I dunno if I count Jagd as a commander. He's not even listed on the character page. He's pretty much just a monster of the week.
This may be a stretch, but I got a pretty solid The Most Dangerous Game vibe from the villains. They're not just hunters, they're hunting sentient life for the challenge.takenoko wrote:I'm having a little trouble figuring out the theming of the bad guys. Their ship is a giant bow. I guess they're kind of like poacher/game hunters?
Thanks alot. Now my head is full of squid.takenoko wrote:Oh yeah, the narrator/toys are voiced by Shitari from Shinken's actor, Cho. Try to unhear squidface when the voices talk now!
Finally, I know Japan doesn't have quite the same social standards for dental care and teeth, but Yanagi Miki's (Sela's) teeth may very well be the most crooked I've ever seen for a Sentai hero. It's especially noticeable since Nanba Shohei (Leo) and Nakao Masaki (Yamoto) have such nice teeth, which are shown right before Yanagi's.
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