If you could change one thing about the current Sentai/Rider formats what would it be

[lazycoconut]

^ I don't watch Go-Busters, nor have I kept up with Sentai long after Hurricaneger , but I'm about to jump into this anyways.

I think fans reaction depends on the way an idea is portrayed. Suicide is a very serious thing. It's demeaning yourself in such a way that people around you will wonder a great many things about you, even after your death, and then you'll be forgotten. It's dark because for someone to do such a thing requires a pretty deep motivation, I mean you wouldn't dare kill yourself now would you? A great many people would say they would if they had to, but how many have actually been put in a situation where they have the chance of actually being killed by their own hands at any minute?

I guess what I'm trying to say is, to show an audience that a character can psychologically break down is a pretty serious thing for a kid to see, even though the kid might have seen worse things in his house hold, probably.

I mean, it's still death. Just the depth of detail as to how it occurred can be traumatising.

On the other hand, sacrificing one's self for a cause might be suicide, but others could argue that it makes sense, if they have a cause and it is their life's mission to be doing it in the first place.

In context of the episode, he thought it was the only way to defeat Enter, so it's debatable which category it falls into. He also said that he was prepared to try fighting Enter first. It didn't quite go as far as Shinkenger territory with Takeru, or the Dairanger episode where ... was it Kazu? was contemplating suicide

 

[Painted_Outlaw]

or the Dairanger episode where ... was it Kazu? was contemplating suicide

I think you're thinking of the episode where Kazu had that mask on which was making him try to kill himself. :V

Also, I can't help but think of when Hajime tried to kill himself that one time (prior to going "Oh durrr, I'm immortal!") whenever this is brought up.

 

[NateRiver]

Takumi was pretty suicidal too.Remember the time he tried to get Kiba to kill him in Faiz?

 

[Japaneseseriesfan]

To be honest, I think Takumi was too real of a person to exist. Being a loner to begin with, the elements that make up who he is is very real, because I found myself in him.

There were many cases where Takumi had done nothing wrong and Kusaka would go on being an asshole to him. And yet, he said nothing, and just stood by and admitted that he was evil, not because he meant any of it, but because he's just sick and tired of people doing bad things and just wanted everyone to get along. You can tell he doesn't want to be there in the first place, but now that he is, he feels obligated to it.

That kind of person is often misjudged by society because all Takumi ever did was say "yeah" or "that's right" to any insult thrown at him and takes it and walks away with it, because he doesn't want a problem in the first place. Sometimes its better to leave people in their own delusional version of one's self.

Which is why I think Takumi being suicidal would only be logical. Here's a guy who's done nothing but good and meant for only good things to happen, and yet he's stuck around those kinds of people that would go at any length for their own sense of gratification. When you're in that kind of world long enough, you simply want to let it all end, because no matter where you turned, you were always wrong in the eyes of those around you, and the people that DID believe in you can't do much to help you out.

It's just a phase really. Past events like his parents death traumatised him, and he's always had to survive on his own, so I wouldn't blame him for being bitter to people at times.

 

[Berty]

I've asked about this on other threads, but I may as well bring it up here: Is there any evidence for the speculation that ever since Geki underperformed, Toei has specifically mandated that Sentai not focus on villains? I've come across a lot of people who seem to think so and blame it for the supposedly inferior villains of subsequent shows (which is something I can't judge as I am at best apathetic towards villain characters)

Heh. No, that's not what I was talking about. I haven't heard that speculation, either. I'm talking about villains who are villains, and have their own characters and interests. Not about villains who are just decent people manipulated into evil by a greater evil being. Radieguet, Toranza, Maria. Don Dorunero, Lira, Gien....

You know what was so nice in Gobusters? No silly "Oh here is a creature who is/becomes good despite beginning on evil's side."

 

[lazycoconut]

Heh. No, that's not what I was talking about. I haven't heard that speculation, either. I'm talking about villains who are villains, and have their own characters and interests. Not about villains who are just decent people manipulated into evil by a greater evil being. Radieguet, Toranza, Maria. Don Dorunero, Lira, Gien....

You know what was so nice in Gobusters? No silly "Oh here is a creature who is/becomes good despite beginning on evil's side."

I was asking in general, since "poorly done villains" seems to be a popular complaint about recent Sentai.

Definitely agreed with you on that point however, I prefer my villains to be villains, and loved Enter

 

[taz0x]

Sentai: Don't think they should change anything in Sentai, as Go-Busters (and maybe Timeranger) basically proved, change in format for Sentai just only goes downhill. If theres anything they should change, it's the toy prices. God damn it man not everyone has 40-50 bucks to fork out for their kids. Drop it to like 20.

Rider: I REALLY MISS how effective the Police Force was in like Kuuga (and Agito?). I mean in Kuuga, even WITHOUT a second rider, they still managed to create weapons to combat the villains alongside Kuuga. We have had NONE of that the last what, 10 years? I also would like them to stop introducing a second rider, if there was a second rider, it should be an enemy like Shadow Moon. And yeah what the other guy said, partner characters. They only need one.

Basically what I am saying is I want things to be like Kuuga, but that is asking for too much in this era i guess...

 

[Japaneseseriesfan]

Kuuga was when they had people dedicated to bringing the franchise back to life at any cost. I mean, the revival of the franchise depended on it.

Of course the first story's the best one. Because that's where they actually spent time trying to build an understanding world for the audience and sets a bar of what to expect in the new era.

Nowadays, expectations are much lower, or at least, it's become so money minded that all you really need to is just stick with what works you know. To them, it works. If ain't broken, don't fix it you know. To them, it's not broken anyways...

 

[MattComix]

I love Kuuga but I wouldn't want every Rider series to be like Kuuga so much as I would like to see that level of care and craft put into them. For example I really enjoy W which is not like Kuuga but W is very well designed and thought out which makes a huge difference.

 

[bleachjoj]

I get tired of the notion that every series needs to be Kuuga, Agito. Like they are template for every rider show. Like Agito and think Kuuga is okay but every series doesn't need to be them. I enjoy the later shows just as much as the early shows. They all share similar themes that you would expect in Rider. Even shows like Hibiki and Fourze.