tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1696720423221574873.post2571980223542067770..comments2024-03-24T06:08:07.140-07:00Comments on Them's Fightin' Words: Black WarriorsShougo B'Stardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13461619937425923518noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1696720423221574873.post-76896469349003733742017-05-08T04:28:27.955-07:002017-05-08T04:28:27.955-07:00I agree with you completely about Kazuoki Takahash...I agree with you completely about Kazuoki Takahashi. He's also one of the rare actors who has appeared in just about every toku franchise. I would have really liked for him to have had a role that really cemented him in the minds of viewers. (Sure, Hayate was popular, but he needed to be the lead in something. I've often thought that Zyuranger chose the wrong Changeman actor, and that Kazuoki would have been a better Burai. That would have given him Legendary status!)<br /><br />It's funny you mention Inoue seeming to be influenced by X-Men, because I remembering thinking that, especially about Faiz. And I was incredibly disappointed that Inoue ended up writing the anime version of Iron Man (which was soooooooo boring) when an Inoue X-Men anime would be pretty awesome.<br /><br />Are you sure about Gai and Tsurugi not coming into conflict, considering that Tsurugi is always falling for (alien) women?<br /><br />I'm still liking the variety of the team you're assembling. It's a good, interesting mix.Shougo B'Stardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13461619937425923518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1696720423221574873.post-40896038534641183322017-05-04T10:39:51.800-07:002017-05-04T10:39:51.800-07:00Another great post. My comments about some charact...Another great post. My comments about some characters ( I considered only of series that I watched all episodes. Because of that, Mega Black wasn´t evaluated)<br /><br />Goggle Black / Dyna Black – Junichi Haruta is the real Men in Black – he wore this color in Juspion, Jiraiya and Cybercop, too. I like more Kuroda´s character, but it was in Dynaman that Haruta did the best action scenes of his career.<br /><br />Change Griffon - <br />In 2015 I watched Changeman for the first time with Japanese audio, and my admiration for actor Kazuoki Takahashi has increased even more. He was a charismatic actor, who played heroes, villains and normal people very well. I think he deserved more recognition. Hayate was such a great character, funny and capable.<br /><br />Black Condor - <br />I have the theory that Toshiki Inoue was influenced by the work of Chris Claremont in Marvel. The coexistence plot in Faiz was like to that of the mutants in the comics. And I always thought the triangle Ryu / Kaori / Gai was similar to Cyclops / Jean Gray / Wolverine. Like Logan, Gai was the unlikely hero, the irascible guy who slowly builds his trajectory as the greatest warrior on the team. The relationship with the authority figure (Ryu or Cyclops) gradually changes, reaching mutual admiration in the end.<br /><br />Mamooth Ranger <br />Goushi is probably the most different sentai senshi from his American counterpart. I like the episodes in which he is the protagonist.<br /><br />Ninja Black.<br /><br />I'm not a huge fan of this Jiraiya, but I have to highlight episodes 28 and 29 of Kakuranger, which features one of the most brutal fights of the franchise.<br /><br />Abare Black<br /><br />I like all of Abaranger's characters, and I think Asuka has one of the best dramatic arcs of all Sentals. Even having a tragic past, he is a soft guy. A pacifist who knows the horrors of war, forced to fight against his beloved Mahoro. Great character!<br /><br /><br />My choice to integrate my team is Yuuki Gai. He can be a jerk, but has a great potencial <br />I think Tsurugi would earn Gai´s respect faster than Ryu, since there is no component of the love triangle.<br /><br />My Team until now:<br /><br />Hiryuu Tsurugi / Change Dragon<br />Daigoro Oume / Denzi Blue<br />Ranru Itsuki / Abare Yellow<br />Mako Shiraishi / Shinken Pink<br />Yuuki Gai / Black Condor<br /><br />Kaku DoushiRicardohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17010697858480205281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1696720423221574873.post-37736229462443551902017-02-11T16:29:40.215-08:002017-02-11T16:29:40.215-08:00Interesting. I always thought they were going to p...Interesting. I always thought they were going to plod along with the empty husk of Kotaro for the following series. To have that firm of an idea on who they wanted to cast for the Rider seems a little strange considering they have little to show for actual planning of the follow-up series. Then again...Kobayashi did end up having a part in Jiban, so I guess they plopped him into that show instead.<br /><br />Ahhh, this is where I disagree. Mochizuki has way too notchy of a fighting style to be on par with the slick Maeda style. The body type is closer than the others, but their fighting styles couldn't be further apart. CCLemon99https://www.blogger.com/profile/12601648771971907537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1696720423221574873.post-20015729651682560272017-02-10T00:05:15.103-08:002017-02-10T00:05:15.103-08:00I guess we now know why Kenta seems so Hayate-like...I guess we now know why Kenta seems so Hayate-like, if they wanted Kazuoki to play him. It's always surprising to rewatch Maskman and see how many episodes Kenta's given early on -- I don't know if that's a holdover from when they were thinking Kazuoki would play him, or if they were pushing him to be popular. If the latter, the poor guy gets pushed aside once Akira's actor became popular with teenyboppers and hijacked the show.<br /><br />I don't think Kenta's without personality, though. It's true that Takeru and Akira are given more focus, and it's a shame that characters like Haruka and Momoko aren't given more, but I always thought you get a good enough feel of who the other team members are. I feel like people are too quick to dismiss the Maskman characters. There are heroes in Sentai who have less going for them. Hell, I think Ryou/X1 is given more personality in his one episode than some characters receive in their entire show.Shougo B'Stardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13461619937425923518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1696720423221574873.post-28730933453666892862017-02-10T00:04:53.890-08:002017-02-10T00:04:53.890-08:00The Jetman hate -- specifically the Gai hate -- is...The Jetman hate -- specifically the Gai hate -- is just a bunch of bullshit to me. It's people who think it's cool to put down the popular thing. That's just tryhard and a childish mentality to me, like the people who go out of their way to dislike anything their parents like.<br /><br />I can understand people, at this point of time, thinking Jetman's a little overrated -- but it made a splash and was so popular for a reason, and that's because of it doing things differently. I think it's hard for someone who got into toku with a barely-superhero melodrama like Faiz to see it, but Jetman and Toshiki Inoue at that time was introducing a lot of new styles and taking a new approach to a toku show. Later shows went crazy with wanting to be DORAMAS, and Jetman looks like an ordinary show in retrospect, but at the time, it was doing something a little different, and paving the road for a lot of shows that came along and stole its thunder.Shougo B'Stardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13461619937425923518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1696720423221574873.post-24661288794609846352017-02-10T00:04:30.311-08:002017-02-10T00:04:30.311-08:00The story supposedly goes that Five Black's ac...The story supposedly goes that Five Black's actor, Ryouhei Kobayashi, had been picked by producer Susumu Yoshikawa to star in what would have been the Rider series following RX, before he decided against doing another show.<br /><br />I haven't seen that Five Robo video, but I can imagine. Kobayashi's speaking style is pretty weird. I had a picture and a sentence making fun of the way he's always talking out of just one corner of his mouth. But then I thought maybe he has a medical condition, like Sly Stallone, so I removed the references to that. It still makes for a weird mix, with his one note style of just kind of saying everything in a worried, whiny manner.<br /><br />I think Geki is the only Zyuranger I can buy being in suit. (And it's not like Hiroshi Maeda was doing stellar work -- Maeda's said he cares more about looking cool than coming across as the character.) Geki and Tyranno just both seem tall and slim. Maybe it's having seen him and associated him so much with suit actor Tsutomu Kitagawa as Change Pegasus, but I never even really thought Burai was a good match. The choice for suit actors in Zyuranger always puzzled me.Shougo B'Stardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13461619937425923518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1696720423221574873.post-40155140021280247902017-02-08T15:59:22.379-08:002017-02-08T15:59:22.379-08:00I always felt Kenta was Hayate without the persona...I always felt Kenta was Hayate without the personality, to be honest. But of course only Takeru and Akira really got fleshed out and had much to do in Maskman, in my view. Black Fanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12221768626354035751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1696720423221574873.post-5786450817107981202017-02-07T20:52:54.715-08:002017-02-07T20:52:54.715-08:00Really loved your bit on Kenta Shougo! He's a ...Really loved your bit on Kenta Shougo! He's a dude I feel tends to get unfairly overlooked a lot. And I think you managed to point out some good pointers over why Kenta is worthwhile~<br /><br />This might sound crazy, but honestly, it feels so refreshing for me to actually see a post which says great things about Gai. I dunno, maybe I've just been surrounded by Jetman haters and Inoue haters too much lately. I always keep hearing people complaining about how horrible Gai is and how he's the single "worst" character in Sentai for not being heroic (funny thing is, people seem to keep forgetting that Gai does become heroic... you know, character development. Isn't character development the thing which all dem Kobayashi fanatics keep on demanding in their toku? But apparently Gai's womanizing ways are viewed as an unforgivable sin which can NEVER be atoned.... guess this is what happens in an era of SJWs who can't handle Gai's awesomeness. xP ). But yeah, really loved your bit on Gai. Gai FTW!~ =D<br /><br />My pick for a Sentai Black for my team... I almost went with either Hayate or Jiraiya. But in the end, I decided I'd go with Kenta! He's the kinda awesome dorky dude you'd love to be around with, lol<br /><br />My team so far: Matoi, Shouji, Ranru, Miku, KentaFantasy Leaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05569883688508216805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1696720423221574873.post-57111676083747865562017-02-07T19:50:29.871-08:002017-02-07T19:50:29.871-08:00"I can't explain it, but I reallllly can&..."I can't explain it, but I reallllly can't picture this dude headlining his own Kamen Rider show like he was supposed to -- he barely cuts it as third banana in freaking Fiveman."<br /><br />Say what? How did I never hear this? Ugh...this guy and those endless rows of teeth he has. Did you ever see the Super Fiverobo Video that Bandai included in the DX Set? ...yikes...<br /><br />My pick is Goushi...pretty much for all of the reasons I mentioned in my Zyuranger posts. Even Bandora targeted him specifically for being the backbone of the team. His teaching Geki a lesson dressed as the Black Knight was pretty awesome too. <br /><br />Oh, and yeah...I agree about the badly mismatched suit actors. That can be said about pretty much the entire cast, though. Where the Dairanger cast was able to pull off their moves pretty flawlessly out of suit, can you imagine a single one of the Zyurangers in their suit doing the moves (save for Burai). The closest would be Boi...but he would have to hit and all-you-can-eat buffet first.CCLemon99https://www.blogger.com/profile/12601648771971907537noreply@blogger.com