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Nope, which is really good.
So far, Gokaiger kicks ass this year.
So far, Gokaiger kicks ass this year.
I ask because the premise of a pirate-themed team trying to obtain the full powers of all the previous Sentai teams would make it sound like it could be dark and edgy. Its not that I don't like how Gokaiger is. I'm just saying that the plot makes it sound like its a race between the heroes and villains to obtain powers used by old heroes. Something that would be considered
Sure, there have been some serious stuff, like the backstories of Marvelous, Joe and Luka and some tribute episodes, like Jetman and Shinkenger, but so far, most of the series has been comedic. So, be honest. When you first heard about Gokaiger, did you expect it to be dark or not?
That's the thing that tipped you off? :sly:
I went in with the hopes of it being slightly more palatable than Goseiger and I'm getting exactly what I hoped for
Let's be honest, it's going to take a FUCKING miracle for Sentai to be as dark and brooding as it was in the 80's and 90's
Times have changed, tastes have changed, children and parents have changed
Parents (ie. mothers) are much more sensitive to what their children view and what sort of impression it might make on them in the long run
When they begin to ease up (I seriously doubt it though), then we'll begin to see darker themes and a darker story again
Because right now it's all pretty much "Smiles And Rainbows Can Defeat The Bad Guys As Long As I Have My Friends Beside Me."
Which is, in my opinion:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hspNaoxzNbs
It's not power rangers. Nice try though. Was that a troll attempt?
But again this topic makes me wonder about the tokusatsu fandom's fetish for grimdark.
I don't particularly care if the story is grimdark, so long as the story itself is solid
Same thing with what used to make professional wrestling great. I don't care about curse words or chairs or blood for that matter, just give me a reason why I should care about this person and at the very least some good, inspired wrestling
New to sentai?
When it compares to real-world applications, yes it's very silly. Sentai's a dumbed down army task force for kids, doing more things to make them even sillier in practice.What about Sentai inherently makes it silly? Don't talk about costumes or giant robots, because those in and of themselves aren't silly.