That image pretty much sums up the show perfectly.
It's KyoryuJERK all over again except its much worse IMO, and I really can't believe I'm saying that!
I really don't understand why heroes these days (particularly in sentai) behave like that.
Is this the type of heroes kids like and looks up these days? (Granted, I haven't seen EVERY Japanese children shows.)
I just don't get it.
I don't really see the Kyoryuger comparison either. I know a lot of people had a problem with Daigo, but while he was undoubtedly the main character of that show, I don't think the other characters suffered for it. Kyoryuger had a lot of focus on its plot and each of the characters had a lot of episodes to expand and developed. Even the archtypes that I typically don't like (Ian and Souji) eventually become three diemensional enough for me to love them.
I can see why some people didn't like the "Mary-Sue" qualities of King, but I think most of the vocal haters of the show just focus on the fact he was the Red Ranger and so always the one to do the big finisher attacks and got the upgrades, etc, ignoring the fact we saw things like Ian grow into a leader, etc. Hell, some of the villains in that show had more development than a lot of main characters in other seaons get.
The problem I have with Ninninger is that unlike Kyoryuger, most of the characters haven't had the chance to do
anything. They feel like little more than background characters, even in episodes that supposedly about them. Everything has been about Taka or Yakumo. Giving upgrade forms and new toys to everyone on the team is irrelevant if you could replace them all with cardboard stand ins.
I'm aware we're only 5 episodes in, but I can only judge what we've seen.