Just chatting nonsense about Power Rangers, Sentai & Kamen Rider. 21 years w/@nopinkspandex. He/Him.
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It all comes to an end tomorrow. But just remember that this is not, “goodbye.” This is, “I’ll see you later”.
❤️💙💚💛🩷🖤
#Gozyuger #Gorenger #supersentai #ナンバーワン戦隊ゴジュウジャー #ゴジュウジャー #スーパー戦隊50周年
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Gimme a Twitter Ranger who gets corrupted midseason and has an evil X Ranger arc.
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This Power Rangers/Godzilla sequel series gets more and more unhinged with every issue. 🥴
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This is why I always recommend Ryan Parrott's "Go Go Power Rangers" to new/lapsed fans. It's a fantastic jumping on point that truly defines the team's personalities and ratchets up their relationships. The art is tailored for animation. PR is a deep well begging to be tapped.
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"Keep politics out of toku!"
Who do you think Shocker was based on?
Why do you think they salute like that?
Why do you think they're obsessed with creating a master race of kaijin?
Why do you think they dressed in variations of N*zi uniforms?
HOW OBTUSE ARE YOU?!
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The Akibaranger are there but shunted off to the side? That's so perfect but also so foul. 😂😭
#全スーパー戦隊展 内覧会お邪魔してきました！応援隊長の関さんやたくさんのヒーロー達に会えて、近藤さんと一緒に子供の頃に戻ってはしゃいで来ました。見所撮り所盛り沢山！是非‼︎
個人的に昭和ブツの展示、悪の幹部になれるコーナーが胸熱なのと非公認の人達の展示場所がツボ（探してください）
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"Why are all Toku fans leftists bitches?"
Superheroes fight for equality. They don't judge based on gender, race, religion, orientation, etc. They care about good defeating evil. Toku is a morality tale embodying leftist ideology. Those who don't get that failed the assignment.
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This is what I harp on as one of Power Rangers' greatest strengths. Every season resonates with someone. Your bad season is someone else's best season and you can both be right.
Power Rangers has now crossed multiple generations. That's truly special.
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You're given a morpher. What's the ONE color (including ones not shown here) that, if offered, would make you pass on the chance of becoming a Power Ranger?
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This is the style of art that's in my mind when I think about a potential Power Rangers animated show that could get a new generation interested in the franchise.
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In 2016, Power Morphicon had an awesome Power Rangers/Super Sentai art gallery. For those who missed it, here are some of the fantastic pieces that were on display:
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This is soulless. Why go to this extent to remove Maya? Underage drinking is nothing. You hurt the show. You hurt the other actors.
Gozyuger was a fun 50th anniversary season. Now it's a sad final chapter and a bitter reminder that not much progress has been made since 1975.
Gozyuger episode 37 has aired:
- Her name is removed from the credits
- The OP sequence was changed to not show her at all
- All her out-of-suit scenes are edited
- They had a different actress redo her in-suit lines
- They haven't released any previews for the next episode
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Four turtles and a rat in some toxic ooze... I see what you did there, Rita's Rewind!
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One of the few things Operation Overdrive got right: assembling an all-star team that was actually an all-star team.
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The one image that absolutely blew my mind the first time I saw it even though it probably shouldn't have:
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Power Rangers Vs. Godzilla is bringing the Kaiju zords and I'm so incredibly down with it. 🤯
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From day one, the message of #PowerRangers was diversity. In an era where most heroes on TV were white, PR made it a point to be more. It wasn't labeled "woke" or accused of "virtue signaling". It just was. Every kid on the playground had someone to identify with. (1/5) #Pride
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You might have gotten a lame Sentai like Sun Vulcan.
You might have been deflated when you changed.
You might have gotten smoked in three seconds.
But anytime a big man gets to transform, I count it as a win for me and my people. 🫡 #Gozyuger
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Transphobia isn't a "divisive issue". It's bigotry. Plain and simple. Gina Carano is a bigot. Stop trying to piggyback in order to justify hate speech.
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As a kid, this episode fully convinced me that Ernie knew the rangers' secret identities. They were good kids before they got their powers so when he figured it out on his own, he decided to help from the shadows.
He left when the OGs graduated because he knew his job was done.
I will never forget the episode of MMPR
where they needed this super specific fruit to distract a monster, Tommy spends literally all episode trying to find it, and then he’s like ‘hold up Zordon I got an idea’
and the resolution is that Ernie just has it behind the counter
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Obviously, the cloak on Daizyujin was a nod to AJJ's "The Return" comic where Jason dressed like a sh*tty little edgelord.
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Blaming Hasbro alone for Power Rangers' state is shortsighted:
- Saban gave up.
- Disney imposed a shelf date.
- Saban (again) tried to force ⚡️back in the bottle.
- Hasbro backburner'd it until the flame went out.
PR's been consistently wounded via complacency for years.
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Casually reading Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers: The Return" #4 only to see:
Zyuranger! Zyuranger!
伝説の戦士たち #MMPRTheReturn
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Hasbro has a treasure trove of ideas for spin-offs in Power Rangers.
- A rebooted MMPR cartoon to bridge the gap between old and new fans like Netflix's Voltron.
- A sillier, exaggerated Turbo cartoon to teach kids lessons.
- A Scooby Doo-style, SPD crime-solving romp. (1/3)
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💯It was a more realistic take on the MMPR dynamic. The jock was a self-absorbed jerk. The nerd's intellect was challenged and he had other geeky interests. The unpopular girl had dreams and wasn't just there to support others.
Rangers becoming friends > Friends becoming rangers
Dino Thunder trio chemistry is unmatched. Their interactions feel so authentic and genuine. Like, despite all being from different walks of life, there’s a real friendship between them.
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Potentially losing the Super Sentai influence on Power Rangers is a bitter pill to swallow. It has always been a large part of the show's charm. However, it has also always been a hallmark of the show's low budget and inability to become a long-term, mainstream property. (1/6)
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Through sheer marketing via Nickelodeon, Saban convinced a second generation of kids that the poorest quality seasons of Power Rangers were peek television. In a few years, I wouldn't be surprised if Hasbro went the MMPR route and started churning out nostalgia bait Samurai toys.
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Even though Wild Force was a big old pile of ass, I'm still disappointed that we never got this team-up.
(Although there's a whole lot of problematic in that Hawk Zord cockpit.😬)
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The Turbo Megazord has no business going this hard but I'm not complaining. Damn. 🤯
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From the moment Power Rangers fans knew of Sentai, they've said that certain seasons couldn't be adapted: Too Japanese. Too silly. Kids don't care for the theme. Etc. With a little creativity, anything is possible.
The only reason Gozyuger can't be PR is because there is no PR.
The reason why Gozyuger can't be adapted into Power Rangers
1. There is impossible if the story about ranger battling each other (except brainwash, under a spell, misunderstanding (like Thunder Rangers))
2. No competition between the rangers
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So I hear you like Super Sentai anniversary seasons with fantastic suit designs?
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It's good to know that, after 30 years, you can still tighten up the reality gangster. ❤️ #Gozyuger
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That's the point. Gokaiger pirated powers, full stop. DonBrothers are avatars that can turn into those rangers without their own influence over outfits. Gozyuger has the essence of entire teams in one represented as Reds.
That's not a downgrade. That's thematic uniqueness.
Do y’all think Ranger changes have kinda “degraded” since Gokaiger?
I mean in Gokai, they could turn into whatever Ranger they wanted to regardless of colour or role, in Donbros, they could only change into their specfic colour set, while the Gozyugers, only turn into Reds :/
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What's your favorite tokusatsu naming pun?
Mine is BoukenSilver being named "Eiji" because it's pronounced like "Ag" which is the periodic symbol for silver.
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What if I told you that one of the best Power Rangers seasons of all-time had no explosions, no spandex, no rubber monsters, and no mecha battles? Instead, it told a great story, had deep characters, was genuinely emotional and hilarious through sheer talent and innovation alone.
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"I need it to have Sentai footage or it's not Power Rangers."
Dude, I just need it to be good. Does it feel modern? Does it get today's kids excited? Does it give the powers that be a reason to invest more in the franchise? If it checks those boxes, I'll be a very happy fan.
A live-action ‘POWER RANGERS’ series is in the works at Disney+
Jonathan E. Steinberg and Dan Shotz (‘Percy Jackson and the Olympians’) will serve as showrunners.
(Source: thewrap.com/live-action-powe…)
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Zenkaiger, DonBrothers, King-Ohger, and now Boonboomger. Green Rangers are becoming an endangered species. 💚
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Megaforce Ep. 3: Noah is weak, jealous of Jake's strength, and barely able to use Jake's axe.
Super Megaforce Ep. 3: Noah is an expert swordsman after training once while Jake hides and fights like a coward.
Combining Goseiger & Gokaiger footage was such a stupid idea.
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If only there had been signs that Toei was pivoting away from the traditional uniformity of Super Sentai and more towards armored and unconventional designs... 🤔
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Carter is basically Captain America or Superman. He cares about rules but nothing matters more to him than preserving the rights and freedoms of EVERYONE. My man was willing to spend eternity in hell to save the world! He'd never be a MAGAt.
...can't say the same for some Reds.
Thoughts On Carter Grayson?
❤️❤️❤️
#PowerRangers #LightspeedRescue #TimeForce #WildForce #SuperMegaforce
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For those who still need it spelled out:
- Haim Saban is a war criminal.
- Admitting this fact is not an attack on your Power Rangers fandom.
- Margaret Loesch is just as responsible for PR (and the rest of your childhood) and you should celebrate her instead.
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I would give large sums of money for practical versions of the rainbow explosion that is the concept art JAKQ suits. Jack and Ace swapping colors does sort of explain Ace's blue visor.
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The Boonboomger power up has no business looking this good. It's like a bunch of NASCAR drivers formed a gang.
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Amazingly detailed but not too busy helmets?✅
Cool capes?✅
Vibrant color scheme?✅
Perfect balance of black & white highlights?✅
Great design integration of the letter "M"?✅
THE MAGIRANGER SUITS ARE PEERLESS. 😤
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If Power Rangers had just waited until Turbo for Kimberly to break up with Tommy, they'd have had the potential to do the funniest thing of all-time. #Carranger
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FINALLY. Someone in universe actually called it out! Didn’t expect it to be Mesogog.
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Power Rangers is great.
Super Sentai is great.
Kamen Rider is great.
Ultraman is great.
Metal Heroes are great.
All tokusatsu is great.
Why bicker so much amongst one another about which franchises are more or less valid when you could bond over your shared love of the genre?
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The Ohranger suits are still insanely good 30 years later. Honestly? I wouldn't have been mad if they were the OG Power Rangers suits. I'd take 'em over the Zyuranger suits any day of the week.
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One of the smartest things a Power Rangers season can do is to intro a character at least a few episodes before they gain their powers. No sure why they don't do it more often. The connection for the viewer is already established which makes them getting powers that much sweeter.
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As much fun as Ranger Keys and Sentai Rings can be, I dig Boukenger's low key anniversary season approach. Between every monster being an homage to a past robo and each episode ending with a 30 Sentai Encyclopedia entry, each week was a mini celebration.
#Boukenger #スーパー戦隊
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Power Rangers has been on the backburner for most of its existence; be it Saban, Disney, or Hasbro. Owners won't give it the time of day until it magically becomes a smash hit again but they also won't devote the energy necessary to make it a smash hit. (1/2)
#PowerRangers Series No Longer Moving Forward at Netflix — Hasbro to Redevelop With New Partner tvline.com/news/power-ranger…
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This reminds me...I can't get over Megaforce going from bumbling Noah & strong Jake to bumbling Jake & strong Noah because the Gokaiger footage said so and they couldn't be bothered to add new footage or script any in-world logic.
I know. "There's a simple explanation for that."
You watch clips from Chou Eiyuu Sai and the in-suit characters immediately read as the same characters from the show despite appearing for like, 2 minutes at most
The acrobatics here are technically impressive but they lack personality and just feel kind of lifeless
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Out of all the farfetched things that Power Rangers has presented, the most unbelievable is that a small, local music store could still afford to pay six full-time employees in 2006. 😬🎸
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I love me some Boom Power Rangers but this is such a cover staple. Just go to the wiki for "green ranger":
- Two of the same ranger? Sure.
- Rangers that are only in Sentai? Yep.
- Rangers that aren't even live action canon? No problem!
Let's just call 'em Easter Eggs! 😃
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I like to imagine that this is the Dino Thunder crew. Trent is impressed. Ethan is paralyzed at the stupidity. Kira wants to be anywhere else but there. Tommy is jealous. And Conner is just totally feeling himself (rightfully so).
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What made Power Rangers a phenomenon wasn't just the Japanese footage. Due to age and the lack of internet in 1993, most didn't know the action was from a different show. We came for the action but stayed for the characters who made the show uniquely Power Rangers.
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Remember these little weirdos? The Retrofire Megazords had an odd charm about them.
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The name means nothing.
Why? Many fell in love with Sentai as repurposed footage for Power Rangers. We didn't know it was another show.
Sentai is colorful warriors, crazy battles, silly yet emotional stories, big robos, our fandom friendships and much more.
"Sentai" is a word.
SUPER SENTAI is over though. The name means everything. UNIVERSE HEROES is the start of a new franchise.
However, Super Sentai was not canceled, it ended. Two entirely different things.
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Can we talk about Barbara Goodson? 30 years later and she did some of her best VO work ever - which is saying A LOT by her standards - as Robo Rita. This was Rita at her absolute cruelest and Barbara commanded every scene.
#PowerRangers #OnceAndAlways #PowerRangers30
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The first time I watched Super Sentai, I laughed. The blue ranger used a megaphone to make a monster spin around in the air. It was funny. Then I saw the same scene again a year later in Power Rangers. It was also funny. 🤷♂️
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Being a kid in the '90s was wild. The internet was sparse. Searching wasn't easy and sites took time to load. Older kids told you that Power Rangers was "just a Voltron rip-off" and you believed them because you had no way of knowing otherwise. (1/4)
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Next year is the 40th anniversary of Flashman and it still goes hard AF. 😤
Petition for more comically oversized weapons in Sentai. More Vol Weapons. More Rekka Daizantou. More EVERYTHING.
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The category is: "We have a Pink Ranger but if the robo has too much pink plastic on it boys will think it has cooties so just make her mecha all white with a pink stripe."
Easily one of my least favorite Sentai design choices and there are like a billion other examples of it.
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I've meant to discuss Gozyuger for a bit and now feels like a good time...
The series has thus far been a ton of fun and, ultimately, that's the main goal of any Sentai. The anniversary label can be foreboding. It breaths life into a show just as easily as it suffocates.🧵
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Currently on display at my local comic book store:
🤯🤯🤯
(Someone must have sold their entire collection.)
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Fans: "How dare Kat use the Pterodactyl coin! That's Kim's! She never had that!"
Also fans: "Tommy has a morpher with coins that let him access the ZEO/Dino Thunder powers? So cool!"
The basis of your complaints is pretty obvious when you can't keep that same energy for both.
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It’s crazy that one sentence in this tiny magazine tells you more about Rocky than MMPR in its entirety.
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I'm never going to jump on the "Power Rangers is dead" bandwagon because, frankly, it's not true. Yes, the show, as we know it, is gone but that was inevitable. From its format to its presentation, that version of PR is a relic of the toy-centric marketing of the '80s/'90s. (1/4)
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I did it. After 25 years of waiting, I finally have a Lightspeed megazord in my collection. 🤩
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The Mega Tector armor didn't have to go this hard. It was only for the Megaranger Vs. Carranger movie. But I'm glad it did and even more pumped that it's getting a Gozyuger booster ring.
(Also? Look at little old Kyosuke back there in his Speeder just living his best life.😊)
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I don't understand people complaining that the Power Rangers special looks like Power Rangers. Yes, and? Nostalgia properties are supposed to look like their original selves just with a modern coat of paint slapped on. That's the appeal! (1/3)
#PowerRangers30 #MMPR #OnceAndAlways
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After seeing it for 20+ years, I'll just say it: the Power Rangers/Toku fandom is full of lonely men who are insecure enough to believe that their love of a children's show is why they're lonely. (Spoiler: That ain't the reason.) They take their frustration out on happy people.
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2025 is the twenty year anniversary of Magiranger which is my absolute all-time favorite Super Sentai. You know what to do, Bandai Premium. My wallet is bracing for impact...
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I'll say this briefly since whenever this is brought up fans tend to get overly defensive of Sentai and enter into bad faith arguments: Power Rangers will always need Sentai. You'd be a fool not to work with Toei and Bandai to design a product with worldwide appeal. 🧵
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Not to toot my own horn, but I feel like a lot of Power Rangers fans gained a newfound respect for Rocky today because of my post.
He'll always be my MMPR Red Ranger.👊🔴
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The best money I spent today at Power Morphicon was for this original piece of Lightspeed Rescue concept art! 🚨
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