Anonymous
10/30/2025, 9:22:14 PM
No.23596944
>>23596173
Super Sentai has been spiraling for a while. After Gokaiger was a smashing success, they tried to go full Power Rangers with Gobusters, and it flopped. Then they went in the opposite direction with Kyoryuger, and it was a success. Kyoryu was a "retarded but fun" show, with lotsa dancing, jokes, and everything painted in acidic bright colors - this was the origin of kiddieshit that became Sentai's undoing. It actually made sense in Kyoryu, because the show was actually written with it in mind, and having a season like Kyoryu felt refreshing after Shinken, Gokai, and Gobus. But then EVERYTHING that followed was the same. ToQger, Ninninger, Zyuohger - they all had the same upbeat, happy-go-lucky tone of Kyoryu, and this shit got old fast. Toei basically decided that Super Sentai is gonna be a gateway drug for toddlers who can't watch Kamen Rider yet.
By the time Kyuranger happened, I personally checked out because it aired alongside Kamen Rider Ex-Aid, one of the better-written late Heisei Riders, and the contrast was rough. Sentai started losing its audience, and even Precure, an anime aimed at grade school girls, started outpacing it in fucking merch sales. The 8-year-old girl population is not that fucking big, so the only conclusion is that neckbeards were more eager to buy pink compacts and magic wands than anything Sentai offered. Bandai discontinued their Sentai S.H. Figuarts line around this time, driving the point home. But instead of fixing anything, Toei started doing gimmicks. Lupat was split into two opposing teams (and nothing interesting was done with that), they played with colors more, and obviously, we had Zenkai, which was just embarrassing. At this point, people didn't wanna watch the show even when they actually tried to make something interesting.
Is Toei actually ending Sentai? I don't think so, that would be dumb. The rebranding cope sounds more likely. Hopefully, it'll make them finally retool this fucking thing back to what it was.
Super Sentai has been spiraling for a while. After Gokaiger was a smashing success, they tried to go full Power Rangers with Gobusters, and it flopped. Then they went in the opposite direction with Kyoryuger, and it was a success. Kyoryu was a "retarded but fun" show, with lotsa dancing, jokes, and everything painted in acidic bright colors - this was the origin of kiddieshit that became Sentai's undoing. It actually made sense in Kyoryu, because the show was actually written with it in mind, and having a season like Kyoryu felt refreshing after Shinken, Gokai, and Gobus. But then EVERYTHING that followed was the same. ToQger, Ninninger, Zyuohger - they all had the same upbeat, happy-go-lucky tone of Kyoryu, and this shit got old fast. Toei basically decided that Super Sentai is gonna be a gateway drug for toddlers who can't watch Kamen Rider yet.
By the time Kyuranger happened, I personally checked out because it aired alongside Kamen Rider Ex-Aid, one of the better-written late Heisei Riders, and the contrast was rough. Sentai started losing its audience, and even Precure, an anime aimed at grade school girls, started outpacing it in fucking merch sales. The 8-year-old girl population is not that fucking big, so the only conclusion is that neckbeards were more eager to buy pink compacts and magic wands than anything Sentai offered. Bandai discontinued their Sentai S.H. Figuarts line around this time, driving the point home. But instead of fixing anything, Toei started doing gimmicks. Lupat was split into two opposing teams (and nothing interesting was done with that), they played with colors more, and obviously, we had Zenkai, which was just embarrassing. At this point, people didn't wanna watch the show even when they actually tried to make something interesting.
Is Toei actually ending Sentai? I don't think so, that would be dumb. The rebranding cope sounds more likely. Hopefully, it'll make them finally retool this fucking thing back to what it was.