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Okay another favorites thread. I know, kinda uninspired. But I started thinking about what my favorite Sentai ending themes were and since I don't think ending themes get talked about a lot I thought it might be fun to do.
So, list your top 5 favorite Sentai ending themes and why.
1. "Hadashi no Kokoro de" from Seiju Sentai Gingaman. This has become my personal favorite ending theme. The singing style may be unusual to Western ears but while it struck me as odd at first I've really grown to love it. I like it when a series will use the OP to express all the awesomeness of the heroes but then uses the ED as a way to express something about the heart and soul of the characters. I really don't think any Sentai ED does this better than Gingaman. It's a slow song, it's heartwarming, it's not really about being funny or "badass"...and that's why it works.
2. "Heart is Egg." from Chojin Sentai Jetman. For one it's Kageyama but also I like the spirit of this song especially in the context of Jetman itself. I tend to think of it as the song of the characters friendship when it's at it's very best. When even Gai is not trying to be too cool to acknowledge it.
3. "Oretachi Muteki Sa!! Dairanger" from Gosei Sentai DaiRanger. Heh, while I talked about enjoying the Gingaman ED for not trying to be badass I like this one exactly because it's being so badass. :laugh:
4. "Kinosei Ka Na." from Denji Sentai MegaRanger. For me this song always conjurs up the image of Kenta in his MegaRed suit holding that disk with photos on it from the day they spent together. MegaRanger is very much a Sentai about youth and this song captures that nicely. Clearly I'm a sucker for sentimental ED themes.
5. "Toki no Kanata e" from Mirai Sentai TimeRanger. This not one that really fits into what I like about the others on my list. It's more that it has a certain atmosphere to it that I think fits TimeRanger.
So, list your top 5 favorite Sentai ending themes and why.
1. "Hadashi no Kokoro de" from Seiju Sentai Gingaman. This has become my personal favorite ending theme. The singing style may be unusual to Western ears but while it struck me as odd at first I've really grown to love it. I like it when a series will use the OP to express all the awesomeness of the heroes but then uses the ED as a way to express something about the heart and soul of the characters. I really don't think any Sentai ED does this better than Gingaman. It's a slow song, it's heartwarming, it's not really about being funny or "badass"...and that's why it works.
2. "Heart is Egg." from Chojin Sentai Jetman. For one it's Kageyama but also I like the spirit of this song especially in the context of Jetman itself. I tend to think of it as the song of the characters friendship when it's at it's very best. When even Gai is not trying to be too cool to acknowledge it.
3. "Oretachi Muteki Sa!! Dairanger" from Gosei Sentai DaiRanger. Heh, while I talked about enjoying the Gingaman ED for not trying to be badass I like this one exactly because it's being so badass. :laugh:
4. "Kinosei Ka Na." from Denji Sentai MegaRanger. For me this song always conjurs up the image of Kenta in his MegaRed suit holding that disk with photos on it from the day they spent together. MegaRanger is very much a Sentai about youth and this song captures that nicely. Clearly I'm a sucker for sentimental ED themes.
5. "Toki no Kanata e" from Mirai Sentai TimeRanger. This not one that really fits into what I like about the others on my list. It's more that it has a certain atmosphere to it that I think fits TimeRanger.