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I can't find any. I just know the reference Pheonix makes because that is what everyone bitches about with the American Green Ranger. If you look at some like promotional stuff they had to do in the suits you can see tommy with the foamy one on.
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I just thought it was very weird to watch. I didn't exactly find it funny.

One interpretation of this on YouTube is that Akagi didn't like Powerful Rangers and that Luna was the sensible one. That's not the impression I got at all. I thought Akagi was like ''Oh,it's just there'' and Luna was typically affected by reality changing. I like both and I would probably do what Akagi did if it happened. It would've been hard to side with what the Powerful Rangers were doing.

Like PR's attempt, this was a very roundabout way of addressing the topic. I didn't really get it.
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So...do they not like Power Rangers overs in Japan? That's kinda what this episode seems to be trying to push out.
The Powerful Rangers where amusing. I suppose that's the typical American stereotype, huh? But why can't we ever get positive stereotypes? I suppose if stereotypes were always compliments there wouldn't be complaints about them, but I digress.
Luna's english was kinda cute. That's the kind of accent I'd love to find in a girl.
Also didn't the George spurtonbeil or whatever say "You're perfect?" not just perfect?
And something definitely up with Luna. She got some kind of funky influence over their universe. Maybe she's special.
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Not as good as the DaiRanger episode. Still pretty funny though.
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SpinelSun wrote:
Kuchiri wrote:In Power Rangers since they didn't have Zyuranger's Golden Chest Piece they created their own foam one.
Ha, never noticed. Any comparison shots?
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Revorse wrote:So...do they not like Power Rangers overs in Japan? That's kinda what this episode seems to be trying to push out.
Well, it has its fans...
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I'm not 100% sure... but Luna's rival... was that the daughter from Gekiranger?! o_O

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Hey! i guess in this universe, Image Comics did not cancel their comicbooks adaption of power rangers!(and please, i know image comics did Zeo, not mighty moprhing, it was a joke. seriously tough, that cover was very 90)
I guess this episode was directed to power rangers haters who call PR a rip-off because sentai came first...and i'm sorry to say this, but powerful rangers have reason to hate sentai. Unlike real life, where saban actually made a deal, here toei stole PR footage and made their own series. Altough, considering the 90 cover, i wouldn't be surprised PR was created by marvel, since that could explain why they are acting like jerks...
I have to comment, it is a shame they did not use slightly different suits to parody the american footage/sentai footage dissonance you see in PR.
Also, this episode just spoilered for me how did green join the zyuus...

I almost forgot, PR's dagger...thing used the exact same song, so how did it had an effect over them?
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The US Green Ranger shield was bad because actor JDF and the suit stunt performer couldn't move in the closer Zyuranger one. So that crappy shield was made. And why would Akibarangers offend PR fans. I love both franchises. And wanted them to make fun of PR for a long time. They were missing this from season 1. I get mad they have no US imports in the shop. There are places that have the PR toys sold along side the Sentai toys. And the Lightspeed Rescue toyline was released in JPN too.
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i think the episode is more about people who hate PR because it is not sentai than it is about PR being a copy of sentai.
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Man, the Engrish in all the ep was really painful. Perfect for this series, I guess, but I couldn't help but laugh at Luna having apparently practiced her English so much...yet sounding absolutely off. And Spielburton just reacting as if it was perfect did not help.

The episode itself felt kind of weak, and in more than one moment I kind of hoped they had stayed closer to MMPR if they were going to make a parody of it. Those guys weren't exactly Tommy and Jason at all, nor Burai and Geki. It seriously felt like they had the suits, and that was that. Neither Zyuranger nor MMPR, just...guys in suits. After the amazing Dairanger one...yeah, could've tried harder. And Luna making me want to punch her through most of the episode did not help.

I can't say I didn't laugh at the Powerful Rangers comic book though. That thing was hilarious. And Nobuo pointing out that they were getting beaten up yet still trying so hard because they loved Sentai was non-ironically beautiful. Brought a smile to my face.

The male Girls in Trouble! sung by, of all people, Nobuo and General Two was awesome too. And then there's this scene which I'm not really sure if it appeared on previous episodes but I sure as hell didn't see it until now,
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locuas wrote:i think the episode is more about people who hate PR because it is not sentai than it is about PR being a copy of sentai.
I'm just gonna bounce off of this and quote Lynxara here:
Right, so you can't excuse it as coincidence when there is an episode that essentially states that Power Rangers is just corrupted Sentai. Nobody held a gun to Arakawa's head and made him depict the Powerful Rangers as such a negative thing. He could've made them harmless and sad, like China Red, or well-meaning but buffoonish. It's significant that he didn't.
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I think you guys are overreading the intention of the writer in a silly parody TV show. It's just funny to portray the Americans as over the top stereotypes.

If they wanted to simply say "Power Rangers is bad", they probably wouldn't have ever mentioned it and went with a storyline that didn't stir up any such issues. Have a sense of humor guys. Don't get butthurt over nothing.
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Yeah it's a parody with a good heart behind it. There isn't really any malice behind it. To the point about the Powerful Rangers not really being one or the other, if we are basing this on Luna's delusion, she probably doesn't know the character themselves and thus you get the American stereotype of the Powerful Rangers. Also are other Americans offended by the stereotypes that Japan tends to use for Americans because I'm not offended by it at all and find it funny most of the time.
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Well, to clarify my position, I don't think stereotypes are bad by themselves. It's all about framing/context. If used effectively, like here, it can be really funny while still poking fun at the concept that it's based on. I don't think anyone in Japan watched the episode and thought "Oh yeah, these are how Americans act, those big jerks. Always addressing Japanese as sushi and throwing their weight around." No, they're that way because it's a damn comedy show and a lot of comedy is about exaggerating things for comedic effect.

The problem is when the stereotypes aren't used effectively. In those cases, they can come off as groan worthy or even mildly offensive. When I see gaijin in toku, at worst, it makes me feel slightly uncomfortable. "Oh, so that's how you're going to portray that character, huh? Hurramph." It's just entertainment. Trying to read a political view into it would be going over the top.

I don't feel like this episode said anything about the writer/Toei's view on Power Rangers. It just had a little fun with it. That's all it was.
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