Gosei Sentai Dairanger Discussion

[Mr. Pink]

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Gosei Sentai Dairanger
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February 19, 1993 to February 11, 1994 50 Episodes)
Cast

Ryou/Ryu Ranger - Keiichi Wada
Daigo/Shishi Ranger - Tatsuya Nomi
Shoji/Tenma Ranger - Ei Hamura
Kazu/Kirin Ranger - Keisuke Tsuchiya
Lin/Houou Ranger - Natsuki Takahashi
Kou/Kiba Ranger - Hisashi Sakai
Kaku – Koji Naka

Questions:
What did you think of the unique roll calls for the Dairangers?
What did you think of how they obtained their mecha?
What did you think of Kaku?
What did you think of the Opening Theme?
What did you think of the Ending Theme?
What did you think of the suits?
What did you think of the cast?
What did you think of the Gorma?
What did you think of the concept of Qi Power?
What did you think of Zhang Liao, the reveal that he was Ryou's father, and Dairenoh?
What did you think of Kujaku and the Three Gorma Idiots?
What did you think of Rin's Grandfather, the Super Chi Bazooka, and the foreshadowing of Kibaranger?
What did you think of Akomaru, Byakkoshinken, and Kou/Kibaranger?
What did you think of Gorma Emperor XV?
What did you think of Won Tiger and the death of Akomaru?
What did you think of Jin?
What did you think of the Dairanger's finding out Kibaranger's identity, Kameo, the reveal that he was Daimugen, and the return of Akomaru?
What did you think of Daijinryuu and the ceasefire between the Dairangers and the Gorma?
What did you think of the end of Jin?
What did you think of the end of the Three Gorma Idiots?
What did you think of the death of Kujaku?
What did you think of Kou becoming a Gorma, the reveal that his mother was still alive, and the deaths of Kou's Mother and Akomaru?
What did you think of the reveal that Kaku was a Gorma, him betraying the Dairangers, taking their Lailai Jewels, and them losing their powers?
What did you think of the Dairangers getting their powers back and Zydos crumbling into clay as he died?
What did you think of Kaku's plan to become the new Emperor in order to create peace, the reveal that the Emperor is made out of clay, and the death of Kaku?
What did of the reveal that Gara had died centuries ago and the present Gara was a clay copy and the finale?
What did you think of the Dairanger Movie, Kibadaioh, and Heavy Armor Chi Palace?
Do you have any regrets about what Dairanger DIDNT do?
What did you think of the use of the Dairanger keys and the Dairanger themselves in Gokaiger
Final thoughts on the series? Would you recommend this season to anyone? Why or why not?


Season Summary
Gosei Sentai Dairanger was the seventeenth series installment of the Super Sentai franchise and the 15th anniversary series. The reason being is that at the time, Toei was in the mood to do another anniversary and when they realized Dairanger was their 15th Super Sentai series (Remember that Goranger JAKQ weren't apart of the SS franchise at the time), they labeled it the 15th anniversay series. Unlike previous and future anniversaries, Toei didn't go all out or do anything special. Instead, they labeled in their magazines that Dairanger was the 15th anniversary and did collages and timelines of all the teams from Battle Fever to Zyuranger. Dairanger was the first Sentai series to have a child Sixth Warrior in the from of Kou/Kibaranger.

Eight thousand years ago, the Daos civilization flourished in Southern China. The Daos Empire consisted of three tribes: the Dai, the Shura (the ancestors of today’s humanity), and the Gorma (the military tribe); they lived harmoniously. However, one day, the Gorma Tribe decided to take over the empire and the world. Thus began the war between the Gorma and Dai tribes. The battle continued for 5,000 years, led by the Gorma Triumvirate. The Mythical QI Beasts appeared to oppose the Gorma, whose magical powers had increased, enabling them to turn themselves into monsters. Five Dai warriors’ Qi powers had increased to the point where they could control the Mythical Qi Beasts. The war ended with the disappearance of both the Dai and Gorma tribes. In the present day, the Gorma Tribe, one of the Daos’ two missing branches, arose to take over the world. To counter them, Master Kaku assembled a team of five youths with high levels of Qi, who became the Dairangers of the present time.

Mikiko Miki, best known role is as Commander Aya Odagiri (aka “Chokan”) in the Super Sentai series Choujin Sentai Jetman, stared in Gosei Sentai Dairanger as the mother of Kou/Kiba Ranger.

Ryou/Ryuuranger return in Gokaiger Goseiger Super Sentai 199 Hero Great Battle to, along with the help of Oume/Denji Blue and Umeko/Deka Pink, help out a depressed man and unlock the Great Power of Dairanger. Ryou also appeared in episode 33 of Gokaiger to help Gai/Gokai Silver regain his will to fight and to remember that, even without his powers, he was still a Sentai Warrior. Actor Junya Ikeda, who plays Gai/Gokai Silver, says that Dairanger is what got him into martial arts and that Kibaranger is his favorite Sixth Warrior.

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[Mr. Pink]

What did you think of the unique roll calls for the Dairangers?

Ryu Ranger Tenkasei (Heavenely Fire Star) Ryo
Shishi Ranger Tengensei (Heavenly Illusion Star) Daigo
Tenma Ranger Tenjusei (Heavenly Gravity Star) Shoji
Kirin Ranger Tenjisei (Heavenly Time Star) Kazu
Houou Ranger Tenpusei (Heavenly Wind Star) Lin
Kiba Ranger Shinkosei (Howling New Star) Ko

[Mr. CD]

I find them more tolerable than the long, drawn out, boring roll calls a lot of the 00 Sentai pull.

[Mr. Pink]

The Hurricangers had a very drawn out one but it fit somehow. I like the simplicity of this one which is kind of paralleled in Go-Ongers.

[cypsiman2]

I liked the roll calls, the heavenly stars gave just a bit of poetry to it, and the posing was great. Good stuff.

[KyoryuRed]

the roll calls was awesome! Ryo did it again in Gokaiger! :D

[sentaiforever92]

I've loved them.

Even better when done out of suit

[ForeverRanger]

YAY February is finally here. I love Dairanger and think it is awesome OMG!!! Now that that is out of the way, I liked the roll call. Much like Hurricanger, it was a tad long but it was simple with no fancy chant.

[Ryan Steele]

I loved the roll calls. They fit perfect to the suits/mecha

[Thrax]

The Roll Call are great and Dairanger is awesome i really enjoyed the Mechas as well.

[Digifiend]

i really enjoyed the Mechas as well.Me too. Ryuuseioh and Won Tiger are great, I like how they have warrior modes and animal modes, and how agile Ryuuseioh is - we don't see such an agile robo again until Hurricanger.

[Thrax]

Won Tiger is really great is my favorite and the ideia of the Ryuuseioh and Won tiger have warrior modes is really great and makes such diferent in there Mechas !!!

[Ryan Steele]

Me too. Ryuuseioh and Won Tiger are great, I like how they have warrior modes and animal modes, and how agile Ryuuseioh is - we don't see such an agile robo again until Hurricanger.
I love those two with all my heart. Defenitelly in my top 5 mechas of all time!:D

[Mr. Pink]

What did you think of how they obtained their mecha?

[Mr. CD]

In retrospect, this two-parter and the first episode was, like, the only time in the entire series the Kidenjuus showed any signs of being sentient.

[Mr. Pink]

well at least they were sentient at some point!

[cypsiman2]

I liked the ominous appearance of RyuSeiOu, and the rest were pretty cool. I definitely liked that Rin was the one who found the rest of the KidenJu. A nice big early thing on for her to accomplish in the story.

[Ryan Steele]

it was epic how they got their mecha. Too bad story was altered in mmpr

[Thrax]

The way of they obtain the Mechas is cool i really liked !!!

[Mr. Pink]

What did you think of Kaku?

[Mr. CD]

He was a breath of fresh air after Barza. Nice to have a mentor who actually mentors and I really liked the mystery around him.

[KyoryuRed]

he was awesome and i even found out about his stunned secret

[cypsiman2]

Hmm, I don't really know how I feel about Kaku; he's cool and all, but he just seemed like such a plot device, he kept his personality so under wraps and restrained that it was hard for me to get a real feel for him as a character.

[Thrax]

Kaku is much cool he good to see someone who is the Mentor of the Dairangers and have a kind of mystery behind him.

[Ryan Steele]

Kaku was indeed awesome. I was shocked with his secret

[Mr. Pink]

I liked him and thought it was ironic the next season was called kakuranger

[Mr. CD]

What did you think of the Opening Theme?


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tHg0KD-KA7Y

[Ryan Steele]

best opening of all time!:D

[cypsiman2]

I honestly didn't care for it at first, but by the time I was done with the series, it had grown on me. Still not a favorite though.

[ForeverRanger]

One of the best openings in Super Sentai. It is also one of my top five songs listened on my Ipod. No joke.

[Mr. CD]

I honestly didn't care for it at first, but by the time I was done with the series, it had grown on me. Still not a favorite though.

My opinion exactly the same as this.

[Digifiend]

Good theme, but mentioning the names of the rangers was a bad move, considering they had a sixth ranger whose name wasn't mentioned for spoiler reasons! No wonder they haven't done that on any theme tunes since then.

[Mr. Pink]

It grew on me

[Thrax]

Great Opening of Dairanger !!

[Mr. CD]

What did you think of the Ending Theme?


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NqxUPPYYlz8

[cypsiman2]

It was okay, nothing all that special.

[Thrax]

I dont liked much !!

[Digifiend]

Haha, Arabic title, that's one way to keep a video out of Toei's prying eyes!

[Ryan Steele]

I love the ending theme. The best ending for me ever. I used to sing it,lol

[Mr. Pink]

What did you think of the suits?

I love Houou Ranger and Ryu Ranger's helmets the most, but thought Houou's skirt thing was kinda weird/useless. They should have made it more like GekiYellow's

[KyoryuRed]

i agree with Mr. Pink and Mister YellowFour about the suits! they look great.. shame that they was not use in MMPR except for Kibaranger's

[Mr. CD]

I found the suits ugly as sin. It was the helmets and the vest. Kibaranger's wasn't much better since he had a snappier looking vest.

[Razor]

(Been waiting on this question. ;))

I LOVED the suits! The helmets, I thought were nicely detailed.

[Thrax]

What did you think of the suits?

I love Houou Ranger and Ryu Ranger's helmets the most, but thought Houou's skirt thing was kinda weird/useless. They should have made it more like GekiYellow's

The Dairangers suits are great i alwaus liked much of the White one.

[Ryan Steele]

I love the suits and I am pissed off MMPR didn't use them

[cypsiman2]

I loved the Dairanger suits, the helmets had this powerful, aggressive quality to them that I find hard to describe but I really liked.

[Thrax]

I love the suits and I am pissed off MMPR didn't use them

I really enjoyed if the suits are by use in MMPRS2 will be make a great diferent, but the suits are great !!

[Mr. CD]

What did you think of the cast?

[KyoryuRed]

the cast are awesome. they did a fantastic job as their characters

[Thrax]

The cast as pretty good!!!

[cypsiman2]

A strong cast, they were definitely the driving force of the show's success.

[Mr. CD]

I tend to be rather mix about the cast. On one hand, they're good actors, have good interaction with each other and I like how each had their own storyarc (though I hated that Rin's was taking care of Kou). But on the otherhand, something about them left me cold.

[Mr. Pink]

I didnt like the little pervert :D

[Ryan Steele]

the cast was great, played awesome their roles all

[Mr. Pink]

I think that they had chemistry but that they kind of came off stiff at times. Their delivery seems off or forced at points, which is understandable for a children's show, but still. I wasn't truly happy with any of them, but they are all far from being my least favorites. The actors really seemed to fit their characters very well though, unlike other seasons.

[Mr. CD]

What did you think of the Gorma?

[YellowAccel]

I'm not a big fan of the villain but i'm only on episode 13 so maybe they become more interisting later.

[cypsiman2]

The Gorma grew on me, but for a while they were just these growly leather dudes only vaguely connected to what was going on in the show, kind of weird to make that the first impression I think.

[Ryan Steele]

wow gorma are so scary. So awesome story they have. I love it that they grew their powers so much and became monsters. Generally I loved human villains and having that even for the monsters was the best thing ever!
I am shocked that Master Kaku was one of them too after all!

[Thrax]

The Gorma are pretty good and i always liked much of the Emperor Gorma.

[KyoryuRed]

The Gorma are great and scary but, Emperor is very creepy lol

Master Kaku as part of the Gorma was very shocking moment!

[Thrax]

^

Really cool when Master Kaku join forces with Gorma

[Mr. CD]

I'm rather mixed on the Gorma. On one hand, I like how Dairanger really went all out to make this "Evil Empire" actually FEEL like a evil empire as oppose to just this group of guys, the MotDs having human forms (and their human forms being creepier than their monster forms) and hey, the Triumvirate and Akomaru were some demented sons of b*tches. But one the other hand, the Gorma just came off as Schizo. Like I said earlier, you had the demented Triumvirate and Akomaru, but then you have the helium voiced Gorma Emperor and MotDs who acted like failed comedians who put the heroes into bizarre situations and it makes the Gorma come off as a really freaky circus.

[Mr. CD]

What did you think of the concept of Qi Power?

[Thrax]

The ideia of use the Ki power as great in battle it as great in Dairanger

[cypsiman2]

The Qi power based techniques life firestorms and reversing were pretty cool.

[Ryan Steele]

Qi is like Ki power of monks and I loved it. Reminded me a lot of Maskman's aura power as well. Using the power of the earth as an energy is like kamehame or hadouken ^_^

[KyoryuRed]

Qi Power was awesome. yeah, Ryan is right! Dairanger = Maskman 2 lol

[Mr. Pink]

It was very interesting. I liked how they all had unique attacks and weapons instead of the generic everyone just has a sword, bow, lance, or etc...

[Mr. CD]

What did you think of Zhang Liao, the reveal that he was Ryou's father, and Dairenoh?

[cypsiman2]

I thought that storyline was over and done with way too quickly and it wasn't ever really brought up again afterwards; heck, they even mention Ryou having a sister but we never meet her, so what was the point of that? Dairenoh, however, was great, it is an awesome combination sequence and design, no complaints from me in that regard.

[Mr. CD]

heck, they even mention Ryou having a sister but we never meet her,

She was in episodes 1, 7-8, and 16. Can't say I blame you for not remember her since she Brother Chucked pretty fast.

[Thrax]

I really enjoyed and as really cool to see Ryu father give the power for they combine for the Mecha formation

[Ryan Steele]

^I agree with that. All of those were pretty cool

[Thrax]

Something happens much to the Sentai for they form the Original Mecha takes time and i really enjoyed that moment in Ryu father death we gives is power for this join the Mecha formation and i notace Ryu father armor almost looks the all mechas combine with the Dragon.

[KyoryuRed]

What did you think of Zhang Liao, the reveal that he was Ryou's father, and Dairenoh?

one about Zhang was very dramatic.. while Dairenoh was very cool mecha that i have seen since MMPR! lol yeah, it was called Thunder Megazord. that make sense :D

[Mr. CD]

What did you think of Kujaku and the Three Gorma Idiots?

[Ryan Steele]

Kujaku's story at first was uninteresting to me but later on in the show became shocking with the reveals about Gara. It had a sad end after all. As for the TGI they were funny, liked the episodes about them and was happy that they had a happy ending (that was a surprise,lol)

[Digifiend]

one about Zhang was very dramatic.. while Dairenoh was very cool mecha that i have seen since MMPR! lol yeah, it was called Thunder Megazord. that make sense :DThe Thunderzords are named after the thunderbolt in the MMPR logo, and also because of the fact that thunderblots appear in the Dairenoh Gattai sequence. Is that what you're referring to, the Megazord transformation footage?

[KyoryuRed]

^d'oh! then yes lol *anime sweatdrop appear on my head*

anyways, Kujaku's story was kinda tragic but i don't want to see episode 41... anyways, for Three Idiots.. they are awesome and glad that they are still around!

[cypsiman2]

Kujaku's story was great and wonderfully tragic, the Three Gorma Idiots were great and wonderfully hilarious. Everyone wins!

[Thrax]

What did you think of Kujaku and the Three Gorma Idiots?

There story as really cool and liked much of one of them have is own goals !!!

[Mr. CD]

What did you think of Rin's Grandfather, the Super Chi Bazooka, and the foreshadowing of Kibaranger?

[Thrax]

What did you think of Rin's Grandfather, the Super Chi Bazooka, and the foreshadowing of Kibaranger?

The Rin Grandfather as kind of funny to see in Dairanger and the Super Chi Bazooka as cool to see the Dairanger with that kind of Weapon.

The Foreshadowing is cool see the sword as there waited for someone took from there the Power and i liekd to see a Kid becames the New Kibaranger is cool see he takes the things very funny and is Mecha is great.

[Mr. Pink]

I didnt think much of Ryu's sister

Kujaku was a great way to have an additional female in the season like White Rose Mask :D

Lin's grandfather was "interesting"

the Super Chi Bazooka was cool

And the foreshadowing of Kibaranger was pretty good if we got a perverted child as a ranger

[cypsiman2]

Rin's grandfather was okay, didn't much care for the Super Chi Bazooka, but I loved how Kibaranger was foreshadowed. And Kibaranger himself too, but we'll get there when we get there.

[Mr. CD]

Rin's grandfather should've really seen a Chiropractor, necks shouldn't sound like that and the Super Chi Bazooka was really time consuming. But, I will give the show props for letting us know ahead of time there was going to be a Sixth, as oppose to just spring it on us.

[Ryan Steele]

Rin's grandfather was shockingly in great form, I liked him a lot, so crazy!!!
Super Chi Bazooka was ok. As for the foreshadowing of kibaranger was fantastic. So mystery about him!

[Digifiend]

Super Chi Bazooka? That's the Power Cannon isn't it? Cool weapon, but Mr. CD, time consuming? It takes less time up than the previous season's Howling Cannon/Power Blaster doesn't it?

[Mr. Pink]

They had to load their spheres (lailai jewels?) and insert their sword handles in it

[Digifiend]

Ah, I see, MMPR only kept the spheres part (which was unexplained - they should've used the Lailai Jewels in PR, we saw Kibaranger's in stock footage nearly every episode after all, every time Tigerzord was summoned). Never knew about the sword handles.

[Mr. Pink]

two to left, two to right, and one either bottom or top, i forget... its been a while since ive watched an episode where its been used...

the three idiot gorma always annoyed me

[Mr. CD]

What did you think of Akomaru, Byakkoshinken, and Kou/Kibaranger?

[Ryan Steele]

Akomaru made me realise that kid villains can be badass. So awesome story about him, good chemistry with Kou, shock when learnet they are brothers and sadness about his tragic end with their mom.
Byakkoshinken was the counterpart of Saba which I love. Plus it was drugged like exculibur by Kou. So awesome moment! :D
Kou as Akomaru a fine example of how kid heroes must be, loved him!

[cypsiman2]

I liked Akomaru, he was a good villain and demonstrated that you don't need to arbitrarily age kids up in order for them to "be taken seriously" or whatever. Byakkoshinken was cool, and Kou was a riot. I am serious, it is one thing to grope a girl, but then to complain to her face about her breasts small, that is some serious chutzpa. And of course, he has that tragic backstory and heartfelt yearning to be reunited with his mother, so he's not just a crass joke, he's a real character.

[Thrax]

What did you think of Akomaru, Byakkoshinken, and Kou/Kibaranger?

Akomaru as great show a Kid can be a great evil villan and is chemistry as great with Kou,Byakkoshinken as awesome and Kibaranger as great i really enjoyed when he takes the Sword much similar to Excalibur moment.

[Mr. CD]

Akomaru was a cool villain, but my god did I hate Kou. Not because I'm one of those guys who hates it whenever a kid appears on screen, but because I found him unlikable. His personality was obnoxious, his whole groping Rin gag got old fast (especially since there wasn't that much of Rin to grope), he was just a fighting body for a talking sword for half the show, and his introductary arc just dragged on and on an on. By the third episode, I was waiting for them to hurry up and give him the damn Tiger already so they could move on to something else.

[KyoryuRed]

Akomaru was all right. while Byakkoshinken and Kou/Kibaranger are awesome!

[Mr. Pink]

I didn't like any of them particularly the pink obsessed pervert

[Mr. CD]

What did you think of Gorma Emperor XV?

[Ryan Steele]

He is the creepiest villain of all time!

[cypsiman2]

He's an odd duck, that's for sure. I think there was supposed to be an implication of dementia or inbreeding or something with that guy, hard to really say.

[Thrax]

He is a creppy Villan for shore.

[KyoryuRed]

He's very creepy guy! i meant more creepy than most of male evil leaders in sentai universe!

[Mr. CD]

I always felt back Munemaru Kōda. Going from playing someone as cool as Dr. Man to playing.... that.

[Mr. Pink]

he was creepy but in an interesting way

[Mr. CD]

What did you think of Won Tiger and the death of Akomaru?

[Ryan Steele]

Won Tiger is one of my favourite mecha of all time. If you are referring to the first death of Akomaru it was shocking moment

[cypsiman2]

I was not expecting for a little boy, even an evil one, to be crushed under a giant rock. Won Tiger's okay, nothing special.

[Thrax]

What did you think of Won Tiger and the death of Akomaru?

Won Tiger as great a really great Mecha and well the Death of Akomaru as a great shock moment in Dairanger.

[Mr. Pink]

I loved the death but won tiger not that much

[Mr. CD]

What did you think of Jin?

[KyoryuRed]

Jin was bad@$$! :D

i can see why he has no american counterpart for MMPR Season 2.

[Ryan Steele]

Jin was the best of the show by far!!!!
How awesome it would be if Yutaka Hirose was Kibaranger, just imagine!
I just love this actor. He is the best ever when he takes a role of a villain. I watched Liveman at once when I learned he is Kemp there(the actress who does Gara in Dairanger does Magenta there too!!!)

[cypsiman2]

Honestly, Jin was boring to me; his entire story is cliche and uncreative, and his final episode has Ryou acting really weirdly obsessed with helping the guy out, even though he'd murdered over a dozen men at least with no remorse at all.

[Thrax]

Jin as great !!!

[Mr. Pink]

jin was pretty interesting as a villain... wish juzo was more like him

[Mr. CD]

You know how people always go on and on about Dairanger was such a dark and serious gothic show? Well, Jin was the only thing about Dai that I thought was really dark. It helps he played the God Among Men Yutaka Hirose.

[Mr. CD]

What did you think of the Dairanger's finding out Kibaranger's identity, Kameo, the reveal that he was Daimugen, and the return of Akomaru?

[cypsiman2]

Given all the emphasis on the original five KiDen beasts being the only ones and what a big deal Won Tiger being born as the sixth one, Daimugen's existence feels like a retcon to appease corporate masters. Kameo himself is pretty okay, but as usual, everything involving Kibaranger and Akomaru was handled golden.

[Thrax]

What did you think of the Dairanger's finding out Kibaranger's identity, Kameo, the reveal that he was Daimugen, and the return of Akomaru?

Dairanger find about the identity of Kibaranger as cool, Kameo as great.
The reveal of the Daiwugen as awesome and the returns of Akomaru as great.

[Digifiend]

That's got me thinking. If the Dairanger met Jetman's Yellow Owl, would they mistake him for Kameo? They're played by the same actor.

[Mr. Pink]

Did not like Daimugen or kameho

Kibarangers reveal was nice

The return of akomaru I don't really remember

[Ryan Steele]

That's got me thinking. If the Dairanger met Jetman's Yellow Owl, would they mistake him for Kameo? They're played by the same actor.
Indeed it was weird seeing him in this role. Too many common actors from Liveman/Jetman in this show,lol


What did you think of the Dairanger's finding out Kibaranger's identity, Kameo, the reveal that he was Daimugen, and the return of Akomaru?
It was shocking for them that a kid was kibaranger. Same thing was for me the first time I checked about Dairanger years ago that White Ranger/Tommy was counterparted by a kid in sentai. Kame being Daimugen was weird as said above. The return of Akomaru from hell was creepy.

[Digifiend]

Well, Byakkoshinken can be partly blamed for them not expecting a kid, because the Dairangers thought that his speech was Kibaranger's. Kou was deliberately not telling them how young he was.

By the way, TV Nihon just released Dairanger episode 46!

[Ryan Steele]

I thought what you said again about Yellow Owl and they met on Super Sentai World. They "fixed" that problem by not unmorphing lol

[Mr. CD]

What did you think of Daijinryuu and the ceasefire between the Dairangers and the Gorma?

[Thrax]

^

Daijinryuu as really great and always enjoyed a character like him in Dairanger a Sentinel Creture with keeps the Balance between Good and Evil and i liked to see him attack both sides.

The Ceasefire between Dairangers and the Gorma as cool just because they dont understand the reasons of the Daijinryuu but as really a interesthing for the show.

[Ryan Steele]

Seeing Daijinryuu was so epic. Wow what a story Serpentira has in Dairanger!!!
As for the ceasefire it's another shocking unexpected event of the show. Can't wait to see how all these will end, because in every episode all keep turning around about who is good and who is bad

[cypsiman2]

Daijinryu was great, godlike in scale and power and utterly ineffable, a good expression of the divine in a sentai series. The cease fire was a neat idea, but the execution was flawed, since you end up with three episodes in a row of the cease fire being violated and it's only after they get back to resolving the Kou sub-plot that Daijinryu decides enough's enough. A little episode shuffling would have done a world of good.

[Mr. Pink]

ummm Daijinryuu was interesting. very different from its use in pr.

and the ceasefire between the Dairangers and the Gorma? hmm... i dont really know what to say because those never work

[Mr. CD]

What did you think of the end of Jin?

[Ryan Steele]

I felt sad about it. Reminded me a lot of Zack Fair's death

[Thrax]

What did you think of the end of Jin?

Really epic is the end of jin !!

[Mr. CD]

I felt sad about it. Reminded me a lot of Zack Fair's death

Did Jin even die? I always felt they left it ambiguous.

[Ryan Steele]

Indeed they left it like that, but I felt like he wasn't having any hope to survive in the last scene

[Digifiend]

Did anyone really die? Isn't it revealed at the end of the series that all the villains are clay copies?

[Ryan Steele]

I don't know. I am waiting for TV-Nihon the last 4 years:p

[Mr. Pink]

Well tv nihon is quickly catching up

[cypsiman2]

Like I mentioned before, I never cared for Jin, and his death did nothing to change that; dude killed lots of people for no good reason and never felt any remorse about it, and I'm supposed to care about some Bolivian Army final scene for the guy? I don't think so. Also, Ryou was acting really weird and obsessive, out of character in my estimation.

[Mr. CD]

What did you think of the end of the Three Gorma Idiots?

[Ryan Steele]

At first I was sad they died because they weren't really villains in heart but after all they survived and made me smile

[Mr. Pink]

It was nice, I was sick of them

[Thrax]

What did you think of the end of the Three Gorma Idiots?

I really enjoyed the Final Battles and them leads to One survive and returns to the Gorma Emperor.

[cypsiman2]

I liked how they made out like they'd all died tragically, only of course they didn't, because idiots do not catch colds, nor do they die from explosions, apparently. XD

[Mr. Pink]

lol... thats great way to put it

[Mr. CD]

What did you think of the death of Kujaku?

[Mr. Pink]

So sad... The romantic tension was great throughout the season

[Mr. CD]

I liked seeing the rivalry between Kujaku and Gara finally put to rest... or was it?

[Ryan Steele]

I found the death pointless. It was sad that Kujaku died

[Thrax]

It as great moment in Dairanger the romantic tension as awesome...

[cypsiman2]

Kujaku's death was very well done, it happened on her own terms and in fulfillment of the promise she made long ago.

[Digifiend]

Dairanger is now fully subbed! Hikari Senshi completed HON's version.

[Ryan Steele]

I found the death pointless. It was sad that Kujaku died

After seen the end it wasn't pointless after all. She had to die to find her piece with her best friend Gara. Who could know Gara's situation? What a shock!!!


Did anyone really die? Isn't it revealed at the end of the series that all the villains are clay copies?
I doubt Jin was a clay doll. He was human at first

[Mr. CD]

What did you think of Kou becoming a Gorma, the reveal that his mother was still alive, and the deaths of Kou's Mother and Akomaru?

[Thrax]

^

It a great moment in Dairanger he becames the Gorma and starts the Final Battle between him and the Dairangers, his mother as still alive as cool and the both deaths as Kou mother and Akomaru as sad to see that because as the moment the find themselfs.

[Ryan Steele]

It was sad after getting rid of Gorma's blood Kou lost his mother and his brother. Of cource all those reveals were shocking. I loved that his mother was the actor that did Jetman's captain:D

[cypsiman2]

Everything with Kou's storyline was handled very well and was highly dramatic. So sad for mommy and evil twin. ;_;

[Thrax]

Kou becames Gorma as great that guy always survive the battles but have the own goals !!!

[Mr. CD]

What did you think of the reveal that Kaku was a Gorma, him betraying the Dairangers, taking their Lailai Jewels, and them losing their powers?

[Thrax]

Kaku was a Gorma i realy enoyed that and the battle between him and the Dairangers as cool see there Mentor battle them as a great twist in the season.

There losing there powers as cool but even without them they still continues to battle.

[cypsiman2]

I kept wondering why he didn't explain to them what he was doing and why instead of fighting with the Dairangers. It was a good twist in theory, but the execution had a lot of problems to it.

[Ryan Steele]

What did you think of the reveal that Kaku was a Gorma, him betraying the Dairangers, taking their Lailai Jewels, and them losing their powers?

That was huge shock. If someone was telling me this will happen later I would call him crazy

[Mr. CD]

I kept wondering why he didn't explain to them what he was doing and why instead of fighting with the Dairangers. It was a good twist in theory, but the execution had a lot of problems to it.

Its helps make the finale arc more dramatic, but I think he was just trying to cut ties with them for his plan to work.

[Mr. Pink]

It was a nice twist

[Mr. CD]

What did you think of the Dairangers getting their powers back and Zydos crumbling into clay as he died?

[Mr. Pink]

The clay twist was crazy

[cypsiman2]

I found the Dairangers recovery of their powers to be pretty Deus ex Machina, and the thing about Zydos being a Clay Doll...it really doesn't work once the full scope of the situation is revealed.

[KyoryuRed]

Dairangers get their powers back was great, but, Zydos being a clay doll was very creepy!

[Thrax]

What did you think of the Dairangers getting their powers back and Zydos crumbling into clay as he died?

The way of there gain there powers back as cool and Clay doll be just a puppet doll as much creppy

[Ryan Steele]

Dairangers get their powers back was great, but, Zydos being a clay doll was very creepy!

I felt exactly the same way.

[Mr. CD]

What did you think of Kaku's plan to become the new Emperor in order to create peace, the reveal that the Emperor is made out of clay, and the death of Kaku?

[KyoryuRed]

Kaku's plan- great

Emperor is made out of clay- gross!

Kaku's demise- sad

[Thrax]

What did you think of Kaku's plan to become the new Emperor in order to create peace, the reveal that the Emperor is made out of clay, and the death of Kaku?

The Kaku plan as cool because could bring the peace between Gorma and Dairangers.

The Revelation as completed a twisted in the Sentai but i really enjoyed see that general desires to take over as Emperor because that generals always survive to the battles.

Death of Kaku pretty cool moment the sadness of Dairanger in the moment and deside to comfront the Evil Villans in there Battleground

[Ryan Steele]

The kaku plan was ok but it was really stupid he didn't say anything to Dairangers and trusted Shadam. As a result he died. Poor Kaku:(
The reveal that the emperor and the 3 generals were clay dolls was socking. I found it really stupid as a finale although. It was by far the most WTF ending ever in super sentai history for me. Even Liveman's ending made more sense. Many died for no reason after all in this show...

[cypsiman2]

It was definitely a very interesting plan, but he still should have been willing to trust the Dairangers with the truth of what he'd been doing, maybe then they could have done a better job protecting those antenna things and he wouldn't have died. Personally, I don't know why he even needed those things, Kaku had always been depicted as ridiculously super powerful before. And personally, I don't see why Shadam did recreated the emperor; if he was always in the line of succession, he should have just been able to invoke that before the Gorma senate in the first place and not bother about the ridiculously convoluted plan that he had.

[Ryan Steele]

If his plan had been succesful it would be revealed earlier that Shadam was a clay doll

[Thrax]

Shadam maybe recreate te Emperor because maybe he need a Power figure there for keep the other under the line if maybe he wants to take over As Gorma Emperor but maybe he need everything in the right place maybe if he goes early to be the sucessor to be the Next Emperor maybe te others Generals dont see him as good eyes and with the Emperor and maybe plot aganst him.

[Mr. CD]

What did of the reveal that Gara had died centuries ago and the present Gara was a clay copy and the finale?

[Ryan Steele]

Huge shock. She and Kujaku had to die to find piece. How tragic story...

[KyoryuRed]

^agreed! the finale was good. Shadam as the new emperor look more creepier!

[Thrax]

What did of the reveal that Gara had died centuries ago and the present Gara was a clay copy and the finale?

Big shock but when they did, they really find piece for good, and the Finale as great see Shadam becames the New Emperor and battle the Dairangers and really much creppier that the last one Emperor.

[cypsiman2]

Much like with the Zydos reveal, it really didn't add much, but unlike the Zydos reveal, it actually mucked things up a lot, as it made Kujaku's quest to heal Gara pointless in retrospect. Also, the finale was just...weird. Like, okay, convoluted and all that the whole clay doll conspiracy was, it could have worked...but then it turned out Shadam was a clay doll too, and that just raises too many questions; who made him,why did they do this, what was the point of it all. The fifty years later time skip was amusing, but really didn't add any sense of accomplishment to the story, it should have just been cut.

[Thrax]

^

All Clay conpiracy could worked much better if for example there is someone push the strings and even Gara dont expect that in the Last Moment that secret force could use Gara as puppet to.

[Ryan Steele]

I agree about this. It was left ununswered who's clay dolls they were

[Thrax]

Could by interesthing if the same creature with keeps the Universe balace as the same creature who manipulates the Gorma and Dairangers !!

[Mr. CD]

You know, I forgot to ask these

What did you think of the Dairanger Movie, Kibadaioh, and Heavy Armor Chi Palace?

[Digifiend]

Those mechs are MegaTigerzord and ThunderUltrazord aren't they? I wish they were used more.

[cypsiman2]

I never watched the Dairanger movie. Kibadaioh was okay, but the Heavy Armor Chi Palace was just dumb; it's just the Chi Palace on top of Daimugen, with Won Tiger entirely inside Dai Mugen's shell so you can't even see him at all. Plus, all it could do was goomba stomp the enemy into oblivion, not all that impressive.

[Ryan Steele]

Dairanger movie was uninteresting. Yeah Heavy Armor Chi Palace dumb/indeed the way it was destroying monsters,lol. Kibadaioh was awesome on the other hand :D

[Mr. CD]

Aww, come on, Heavy Armor Chi Palace's finisher was cool and beat another generic "Fire all lasers!" finisher.

[Thrax]

You know, I forgot to ask these

What did you think of the Dairanger Movie, Kibadaioh, and Heavy Armor Chi Palace?

Dairanger movie as cool,Kibadaioh and Heavy Armor Chi Palace i really wish they really used morethem.

[Mr. Pink]

I didn't watch the movie but the mecha formations were ok

[KyoryuRed]

^same here.

Mr Pink- it is because the movie don't have Kou in it?

[Mr. Pink]

I only got into dairanger in the last six months as tvnihon started subbing again

[Mr. CD]

Do you have any regrets about what Dairanger DIDNT do?

[Thrax]

No,Dairanger is much amazing season of Sentai and is much diferent from the MMPRS2.

[cypsiman2]

Does "not answering even half the questions it raised in the finale" count as something Dairanger didn't do? Because if it does, that's my biggest regret. XP

[KyoryuRed]

Nope! it's great, dramatic season with some humor!

[Mr. Pink]

Kujaku + Daigo actually ending up as a couple!

Who created the clay Gorma!

[Ryan Steele]

Ι would make a happier ending for many characters if I were the writter. I wouldn't kill Kujaku, Master Kaku and Kou's mom and brother. And Shadam being a clay doll wasn't needed.

[Mr. Pink]

The clay doll would have been fine if there was a new villain or something at the end or if was revealed to be Kaku or someone who did it to ensure the Dairanger were ready if a real Gorma threat did occur down in the future

[Mr. CD]

The thing about Dairanger is that it's one of those shows that doesn't start with a story or end it a story, it's basically a middle story, like Hibiki. The conflict started before the series started and it's going to continue after the series end. It's pretty much ongoing.

[Mr. Pink]

but doesnt that mean there is another clay empire ready to go once more?

[Mr. CD]

That actually kind of one of the neat things about Dairanger; the show doesn't really have a Main Villain in the traditional sense like Long or Brajira or Hedrian, the entire Gorma tribe is pretty much the main villain. And there never going to go away.

[Mr. Pink]

unlike the Gedoshu lmao?

[LukaMilfy]

But in Dairanger wasn't Shadam like almost the main villain? I mean he did planned a heck of a lot to gain the seat as the leader of the Gouma lol
In Dairanger it was funny since the beginning was like a guy working, is attacked by a monster, saved by a dude and thrown into the Dairangers (though Ryou has his story) but everything was like in lightning speed xD. But it was good I liked the opening song.

[Mr. Pink]

What did you think of the use of the Dairanger keys and the Dairanger themselves in Gokaiger

[Mr. CD]

I thought it was kinda neat that it help established that when they turned into another team, they acquired their abilities. Take episode 7 for example for instance where Ahim and Don lament that they're weak fighters in melee combet, yet they've turned into Dairangers (and Gekiranger) before and they were instant martial artist.

[LukaMilfy]

The episode where Ryou meets Gai was an interesting one, I mean it was amazing seeing Ryou fight again and it gave me goosebumps just to watch it. And I loved the message that Ryou was telling Gai, that it doesn't matter if you can henshin or not the important thing is what you can do and the people you protect. The ranger keys along the Gokaigers weren't used as much but we have to admit that they did had 34 Super Sentai groups and 199 warriors to choose and only in 51 episodes. So I think that they did distribute the usage pretty well. The Ultimate Power of the Dairangers looked like a street fighter move with the background xD
And I was surprised to see Shouji O.o that guy didn't age one bit... makes me think about what they eat in Japan to stay young xD

[Mr. Pink]

Kazu on the other hand aged a lot... so much for being a beautician

[Ryan Steele]

I loved seeing using the dairanger keys in Gokaiger, especially the finisher:D
Ryou appeared in the movie too if I remember well, it was fine. It would be more interesting to see Kou grown up in Gokaiger

[KyoryuRed]

^same here!

it was good to see Ryou again in Gokaiger as well TenmaRanger and KirinRanger in the final ep of Gokaiger

[Mr. CD]

Final thoughts on the series? Would you recommend this season to anyone? Why or why not?

[Ryan Steele]

While I felt that many things weren't necesarry to happen the show it's a must seen.
Comparing to MMPR season 2 it has

1.Different suits. No more zyu+kibaranger,lol
2.Different and badass villains!
3.A super cool master
4.Kung Fu themed show
5.Unexpected events all the time, especially in the last episodes!
6.Fantastic music themes!

I was waiting patienly the last 4 years for new subbed to come out and it worth the waiting. In total completelly different than MMPR season 2 and personally this season made me starting love Super Sentai

[Thrax]

Final thoughts on the series? Would you recommend this season to anyone? Why or why not?

The Show as awesome, Dairanger,Villans,Mentor,the suits and the Mechas and the last events in the show as great.

[KyoryuRed]

^same here! that explained MMPR Season 2 never uses their Dairanger suits except for Kibaranger.

i don't think Mr. Blue will like the final eps of Dairanger. because when Gouma turn into clay dolls, they melted

[cypsiman2]

Gosei Sentai Dairanger was good at the start and in the middle, but near the end weird stuff just kept happening and only some of it was properly explained, and the ending was very lackluster. I'd still recommend it though on the strength of its action and characters.

[Thrax]

^same here! that explained MMPR Season 2 never uses their Dairanger suits except for Kibaranger.

i don't think Mr. Blue will like the final eps of Dairanger. because when Gouma turn into clay dolls, they melted

If we re-watched the MMPRS2 and the Dairanger at same time we really wish they used more Footage from Dairanger and even will be cool as Zedd by a General for Gorma Emperor.

[Ryan Steele]

@cypsiman2

Yeah they messed up the final episodes. Really crazy finale

[Mr. Pink]

needed more pink considering she was a descendent like Ryou

[Hears All]

Just finished episode 18. Am I the only one who doesn't like Kou? I just don't like his attitude, I find him annoying and we haven't seen many good qualities from him and he doesn't have an awesome fighting style like the rest of the Dairangers so he looks out of place.

[Mr. CD]

^

I going to quote what I wrote on the question about Kou:


Akomaru was a cool villain, but my god did I hate Kou. Not because I'm one of those guys who hates it whenever a kid appears on screen, but because I found him unlikable. His personality was obnoxious, his whole groping Rin gag got old fast (especially since there wasn't that much of Rin to grope), he was just a fighting body for a talking sword for half the show, and his introductary arc just dragged on and on an on. By the third episode, I was waiting for them to hurry up and give him the damn Tiger already so they could move on to something else.

[Mr. Pink]

Kou was an annoying little pervert end of story... but at least he had that going for him rather than Rin who was the token female who ended up getting groped and was Master Kaku's niece

[Mr. CD]

^

Hey now, Rin was responsible for getting the team their mechs and her Grandfather made them most of their arsenal. That's something.

[Hears All]

Yeah, I really don't like the way he treats Lin. I understand that this show was made in Japan in a different time, but it still doesn't sit well with me. It just makes me really dislike the character. And I find it ridiculous that Lin would ever let Kou move in with her, she's not even related to him (unless I missed something).

[Thrax]

Dairanger is one of the Greatest Sentai ever and it was sad dont used more footage for MMPRS2.

[Mr. Pink]

^

Hey now, Rin was responsible for getting the team their mechs and her Grandfather made them most of their arsenal. That's something.

If I can't remember that, and I've watched the season several times, what does that say about the season as a whole?

[Mr. CD]

But... the Kidenjuu episodes were one of the majors of the series!

But eh, in retrospect, Dairanger was one of the shows that you could tell didn't take one of it's heroines seriously. Which is a shame since Rin was a decent character in her own right.

[Mr. Pink]

Even Kujaku was more interesting!

[ForeverBlue]

I got Dairanger done! Now I can answer questions :D


What did you think of the unique roll calls for the Dairangers?

It was pretty cool!

What did you think of how they obtained their mecha?

It was great.

What did you think of Kaku?

He was interesting and shocking that he was a Gourma.

What did you think of the Opening Theme?

It was really good.

What did you think of the Ending Theme?

Didn't watch the endings I'm afraid lol

What did you think of the suits?

They were pretty awesome.

What did you think of the cast?

They were an interesting cast.

What did you think of the Gorma?

They were odd looking (aside from the monsters).

What did you think of the concept of Qi Power?

It was interesting.

What did you think of Zhang Liao, the reveal that he was Ryou's father, and Dairenoh?

It was shocking. The Dairenoh was pretty cool.

What did you think of Kujaku and the Three Gorma Idiots?

Kujaku was pretty and interesting. The Three Gorma Idiots were pretty funny lol

What did you think of Rin's Grandfather, the Super Chi Bazooka, and the foreshadowing of Kibaranger?

Rin's Grandfather was pretty funny. The Super Chi Bazooka was pretty cool. The forshadowing was interesting.

What did you think of Akomaru, Byakkoshinken, and Kou/Kibaranger?

They were interesting. Kou being a kid and a ranger didn't bother me at all.

What did you think of Gorma Emperor XV?

Interesting.

What did you think of Won Tiger and the death of Akomaru?

Won Tiger was great.

What did you think of Jin?

Interesting.

What did you think of the Dairanger's finding out Kibaranger's identity, Kameo, the reveal that he was Daimugen, and the return of Akomaru?

It was pretty shocking on the identity of Kou being Kibaranger. As for Kameo, was interesting and the same for Akomaru.

What did you think of Daijinryuu and the ceasefire between the Dairangers and the Gorma?

Daijinryuu was mighty big. The ceasefire was interesting.

What did you think of the end of Jin?

It was shocking.

What did you think of the end of the Three Gorma Idiots?

It was sad to see them go but it was fun having them lol

What did you think of the death of Kujaku?

It was pretty shocking and sad.

What did you think of Kou becoming a Gorma, the reveal that his mother was still alive, and the deaths of Kou's Mother and Akomaru?

Interesting and shocking.

What did you think of the reveal that Kaku was a Gorma, him betraying the Dairangers, taking their Lailai Jewels, and them losing their powers?

It was shocking that he was a Gorma.

What did you think of the Dairangers getting their powers back and Zydos crumbling into clay as he died?

It was great that they got their powers back. Zydos crumbling into clay was interesting.

What did you think of Kaku's plan to become the new Emperor in order to create peace, the reveal that the Emperor is made out of clay, and the death of Kaku?

It was very interesting. The Dairangers felt bad about not knowing what the set up was.

What did of the reveal that Gara had died centuries ago and the present Gara was a clay copy and the finale?

It was shocking.

Do you have any regrets about what Dairanger DIDNT do?

No regrets.

What did you think of the use of the Dairanger keys and the Dairanger themselves in Gokaiger

It was cool.

Final thoughts on the series? Would you recommend this season to anyone? Why or why not?

That it was a great series.

[PaladinRed]

Meant to post this last night, but lost power. ****ing Frankenstorm!

I just finished watching Dairanger.

Wow.

What did you think of the unique roll calls for the Dairangers?
The roll call was impressive, I was glad to see they didn't go a route to give each ranger an elemental aspect. I think what really hooked me was how they integrated a different Kung Fu stance for each one. My favorite being the Drunken Fist Style for KirinRanger.

What did you think of how they obtained their mecha?
I honestly expected the mecha would show up around the third or fourth episode, but they took their time to look at each ranger and then went to explain how the mecha fit into the mythos. I found that to be a good way of developing this Sentai.

What did you think of Kaku?
Doushi Kaku I honestly thought was going to act more as a guide to the Dairanger, watching them fight and pointing out where they needed to improve in combat. His relationship with Rin was never really brought up in the series and I honestly think it could have been explored more. Kaku was an alright character, I guess, but he only did something when DaiJinRyuu first appeared and near the end of the series.

What did you think of the Opening Theme?
I will say this about the opening theme, it was catchy. Not necessarily as amazing as other opening themes I've heard, but it was alright.

What did you think of the Ending Theme?
It was ridiculous. It really didn't feel like it fit the series.

What did you think of the suits?
The suits were pretty cool. I liked the white torso. It made them stand out, had a martial artist feel. The helmets were very impressive. I loved the helmet designs.

What did you think of the cast?
I liked this cast. They weren't over the top, but they weren't unconvincing either. They had a steady amount of emotions, and some of them really conveyed emotions really well.

What did you think of the Gouma?
I thought the Gouma were hilarious. Some of the Gouma monsters were just outright bizarre, but they just worked. I really did like how they looked. They weren't so much as scary as they were silly and eccentric.

What did you think of Zhang Liao, the reveal that he was Ryou's father, and Dairenoh?
I said, while watching the episode, it was a direct reference to Return of the Jedi. The whole scene where Vader turns on Palpatine to save Luke and then Luke struggling to save his father. In much the same way, Zhang Liao turned on his superior to save his son RYou. And it was handled beautifully! I loved it! Zhang Liao redeemed himself, and the ending was bittersweet. It was also great foreshadowing to the theme of family in episodes to come.

What did you think of Kujaku and the Three Gouma Idiots?
Kujaku's entire subplot was well done. I think with her health slowly fading as the series progressed lent itself to the theme of change. I think I liked her also for the fact she unrelentingly had a grudge match to finish with Gara, which ended in wanting nothing more than for the two of them to reconcile. I really liked how the subplot concluded itself.

The Three Idiots were the perfect storm for comic relief. They were just about the silliest bunch of misfit morons you could ask for. Just the fact they had their own episodes cracked me up.

What did you think of Rin's Grandfather, the Super Chi Bazooka, and the foreshadowing of Kibaranger?
Grandpa Guhon could honestly have been cut from the series, and no one would really notice. He was really just a throwaway character who only introduced the DaiRinKen and Super Chi Bazooka. And I honestly think the Super Chi Bazooka was pointless, only because it was used a whole, what, five times? Meh, the Super Chi Bazooka was kind of wasted time. A good last resort when the Super Ki Bomber didn't feel like overkill.
I will say about the KibaRanger foreshadowing, I was waiting with great anticipation. I also liked the allusion to King Arthur, sticking Byakko Shinken in a stone only one person can pull.

What did you think of Akomaru, and Kou/Kibaranger?
I'm gonna say this, Akomaru had daddy issues. Not to diminish his character any, he was an interesting villain. He his relationship with Shadam exemplified the theme of family and that was what I liked about him. He wasn't gonna take crap his father who disregarded him! He's gonna kick as much *** to say, "See daddy? I'm as much as a spiteful bastard as you are!"

Kou was a kid. It's as simple as that. He was an annoying, perverted little turd but that's how kids are! It speaks to his character that he honestly went above and beyond that when he pulled Byakko Shinken. He developed from this little obnoxious pervert to a fighter just to prove he could fight with DaiRanger! At the same time, his mommy issues rivaled Akomaru's daddy issues, in that Kou wanted to know his mother loved him. I thought that was beautiful.

What did you think of Gouma Emperor XV?
He was kind of creepy, seemed a little out there, and really unlikable.

What did you think of Wong Tiger and the death of Akomaru?
Wong Tiger’s so-called “birth” was an interesting way to introduce a new mecha. I thought it was kind rather cute the way they portrayed newly arrived Ki Myth Beast as nothing more but a baby. But it added to the charm.

Akomaru’s death was unforeseeable. But the fact he died with the knowledge of where Kou’s mother was, was just a spiteful and rather despicable move on his part.

What did you think of Jin?
Jin as a rival for Ryou really worked. He killed masters probably as a means to prove he’s the best, and to see that he saw Ryou as a threat really set up for a brilliant and exciting final fight between the two.

What did you think of the Dairanger's finding out Kibaranger's identity, Kameo, the reveal that he was Daimugen, and the return of Akomaru?
The Dairanger learning Kou was Kibaranger seemed kind of downplayed.

Kameo was kind of annoying but seeing as he was DaiMugen, his obsession with turtles was kind of justified. I guess showing him early on in the series made for good foreshadowing on his character, and it showed how helpful he kind of was as DaiMugen.

Akomaru’s return kind of terrified me. Just the fact he was literally fished out of the depths of Hell made his return just the more bittersweet. He’s an evil character, and his return was handled surprisingly well.

What did you think of Daijinryuu and the ceasefire between the Dairangers and the Gouma?
“HI! I’m a giant world-crushing dragon! Stop fighting or you won’t have a mud-ball to fight on anymore! You done? You gonna play fair now? OK, see ya! There’s a sweet bar I passed on the way here, I’m gonna go hang out there until one of you sucks screw up this peace treaty!”
That basically sums up what I thought of it.

What did you think of the end of Jin?
I loved his end. It was exactly how I thought he’d go out: fists balled, fighting into the sunset. It was a good end to an otherwise dark character.

What did you think of the end of the Three Gorma Idiots?
I honestly liked their conclusion. I liked that Shouji allowed Kamikaze General to win the race, even though he blew up. Of course seeing as they couldn’t die and they were moving on, was kind of nice.

What did you think of the death of Kujaku?
It was bittersweet. She used the Sacred Peacock Tear to heal Gara’s scar as a means to redeem herself, not to retain immortality. That form of self-sacrifice was a beautiful indication of her character.

What did you think of Kou becoming a Gouma, the reveal that his mother was still alive, and the deaths of Kou's Mother and Akomaru?
Kou’s Subplot was wrapped nicely. It was emotionally moving to see his mother want nothing more than to hold her son. Again, this series had a heavy theme of family in it, and it just worked. His mother and Akomaru’s deaths was a touching scene, their last moments together was kind of sad really.

What did you think of the reveal that Kaku was a Gorma, him betraying the Dairangers, taking their RaiRai Jewels, and them losing their powers?
It came from nowhere. Straight out of left field, and kind of blind-sided me. There was really hinting at it beforehand, other than Kaku approaching Gouma XV with a cease-fire treaty. His fight with the Dairanger was short-lived, but it did exemplify the amount of power he really had. I honestly didn’t understand why he stripped the Dairanger of their power, probably as a means to show they were no match to him? I don’t know.

What did you think of the Dairangers getting their powers back and Zaidos crumbling into clay as he died?
The fight against Zaidos was brilliant. It just kicked so much ***. Zaidos turning into clay when he died took me by surprise.

What did you think of Kaku's plan to become the new Emperor in order to create peace, the reveal that the Emperor is made out of clay, and the death of Kaku?
Kaku honestly could have told the Dairanger his plan in the first place, and they would have just said, “Oh! Well why didn’t you say so instead of just knocking us around?!” but the reason they didn’t go with that I think is because they needed Dairanger to come to terms with it on their own. Sadly, his death wasn’t that much of an impact. I didn’t feel any emotional attachment to him through the course of the series. His death was sad, but I didn’t know him well enough to really feel his death had gravitas.
The Emperor being clay was, like Zaidos’ death, a big, “What?!” moment for me. It was kind of creepy the second time around, honestly.

What did you think of the reveal that Gara had died centuries ago and the present Gara was a clay copy and the finale?
Everything, from Gara fighting against Daigo and Rin, to Ryou, Shouji and Kazu fighting Shadam wasn’t all that exciting. There were moments in the fight there were good, but overall the final fight seemed anticlimactic. Gara’s secret that she was a clay copy just made me go, “Really? We’re going to do this a third time?” There really felt like no buildup for the Dairanger to regroup against Shadam and just outright end him. No, Ryou goes and fights in single combat, only to reveal, SURPRISE! Shadam was made of clay too! The whole ending fight seemed really anticlimactic. I guess they were saving the big explosions for the Gouma palace.

Do you have any regrets about what Dairanger DIDNT do?
There didn’t seem to be enough development for all the Dairanger. Every one of them had their own awesome little subplot with extra characters, and yet poor Kazu was stuck with Kameo. That didn’t kind of fair.
I think if they spent a little more time with Daigo and Kujaku exploring their feelings to one another, there would have a nice romantic subplot. It really would have added.
Doushi Kaku and Rin’s relation as uncle and niece was never really developed any. It was just established and thrown away without any real look into it. There was potential for that.

Final thoughts on the series? Would you recommend this season to anyone? Why or why not?
I think, overall, Dairanger was one of the best series out there and it is definitely a must watch. It is everything a good Sentai series should have: good writing, likeable characters, interesting villains, and great action.

[YellowAccel]

What did you think of the unique roll calls for the Dairangers?

Ryu Ranger Tenkasei (Heavenely Fire Star) Ryo
Shishi Ranger Tengensei (Heavenly Illusion Star) Daigo
Tenma Ranger Tenjusei (Heavenly Gravity Star) Shoji
Kirin Ranger Tenjisei (Heavenly Time Star) Kazu
Houou Ranger Tenpusei (Heavenly Wind Star) Lin
Kiba Ranger Shinkosei (Howling New Star) Ko

One of my favorite roll call. It's shot and cool.


What did you think of how they obtained their mecha?

It was great. I like when all the mechas are introduced later in the serie. I think it was well done in Dairanger.


What did you think of Kaku?

Probably my favorite mentors. His advices were usefull for the team, he was a great fighter and i enjoy his secret.


What did you think of the Opening Theme?

Love it.


What did you think of the Ending Theme?

It grew in me. It's catchy.


What did you think of the suits?

One of my favorite set of suits. But i'm not a big fan of Kazu's helmet.


What did you think of the cast?

They were good actors. As for their characters i love Daigo, Kou and Shoji. Daigo is a real badass. His story with Kujaku was moving and he is for me the best fighter for the team. He will do anything to success in his mission. Shoji is hilarious. I love the three idiots arc. Kou is hilarious as well and his backstory was interisting. I love his scene with Lin. Ryo is a good red ranger. Some of this fights were awesome and he was likable. Didn't really care about Lin or Kazu.


What did you think of the Gorma?

At first it seems like Zaidos, Shadam and Gara are just three weirdos in leather who just send the MOTD but near the end they start to become really interisting. Gouma is creepy but a bit useless IMO. Akumora was interisting. I enjoyed his relation with his father and Kou.


What did you think of the concept of Qi Power?

I liked it. I always like when each senshi have a special attack and the Dairanger's Qi Power were great. My favorite are Kou and Daigo' attack.


What did you think of Zhang Liao, the reveal that he was Ryou's father, and Dairenoh?

Well it seems rushed to me. But this two parter gave some devellopement to the relation between Kaku and Ryou near the end.Dairen-Oh is an awesome mecha.


What did you think of Kujaku and the Three Gorma Idiots?

I never thought they will be reccuring characters to be honnest but i enjoy those two arcs. Kujaku's arc was moving and the Three Idots's arc was hilarious.


What did you think of Rin's Grandfather, the Super Chi Bazooka, and the foreshadowing of Kibaranger?

Lin's father is funny i like him. And he was usefull since he gave 2 weapons to the team and was connected to Byakko Shinken in a way. The Super Chi Bazooka is ok. They did a good job with introduction of Byakko Shinken to announce KibaRanger's futur arrival.


What did you think of Akomaru, Byakkoshinken, and Kou/Kibaranger?

Akomaru's realtion with his father and Kou was interisting. I like his rivality with the later and the fact he is Kou's brother was unexpected. ByakkoShinken was nice. And i love Kou. He is hilarious and have a interisting back story. His scenes with Lin were hilarious.


What did you think of Gorma Emperor XV?

Creepy but kinda useless IMO. I can believe he is played byt the actor who was Dr.Man in Chodenshi Bioman.


What did you think of Won Tiger and the death of Akomaru?

Won Tiger is a pretty good mecha. But i think he was a bit underused. Akomaru's first death was ok.


What did you think of Jin?

As awesome as all the villains his actors played.


What did you think of the Dairanger's finding out Kibaranger's identity, Kameo, the reveal that he was Daimugen, and the return of Akomaru?

The return of Akomaru was a bit expected IMO. I was totally surprised when Kameo became Daimugen. Daimugen is more interisting than his PR counterpart since he have a personality. It was good to see YellowOwl actors again....especially in a season with the actress who played the commander in Jetman. Don't really remember how the Dairanger learn Kibaranger's identity.


What did you think of Daijinryuu and the ceasefire between the Dairangers and the Gorma?

DaiJinRyu had a lot of potential but even if he was powerfull the way he end in the final was dissapointing. None of the fight against him were really epic. I was surprise by the ceasefire. It's when i started to realize Kaku hold a secret.


What did you think of the end of Jin?

It was an epic death.


What did you think of the end of the Three Gorma Idiots?

I was sad at first but i knew they would survive.


What did you think of the death of Kujaku?

Sad. It was a really well done arc. But it was predictable.


What did you think of Kou becoming a Gorma, the reveal that his mother was still alive, and the deaths of Kou's Mother and Akomaru?

One of the best arc of the serie.


What did you think of the reveal that Kaku was a Gorma, him betraying the Dairangers, taking their Lailai Jewels, and them losing their powers?

That was the awesome part of the final arc.


What did you think of the Dairangers getting their powers back and Zydos crumbling into clay as he died?

The clay twist was awesome. Too bad we will never know who made the "clay doll" since Shadam was a clay doll as well.


What did you think of Kaku's plan to become the new Emperor in order to create peace, the reveal that the Emperor is made out of clay, and the death of Kaku?

I knew Kaku didn't betray the Dairangers. For the emperor same awnser than the previous one. The death of kaku was moving.


What did of the reveal that Gara had died centuries ago and the present Gara was a clay copy and the finale?

That was shocking....in a good way.


Do you have any regrets about what Dairanger DIDNT do?

Yes: Who created the clay doll and why ?


You know, I forgot to ask these

What did you think of the Dairanger Movie, Kibadaioh, and Heavy Armor Chi Palace?

The movie was ok. Kibadai-oh as well. And Heavy Armor Chi Palace is lame.

[TimfrmRangerObserver]

this show seemed very similar to star wars movies and books. some of the music even sounded very similar.

i always wondered if Kou and Lin married (similar to Anakin Skywalker and Padme Amidela) but Kou doesn't kill Lin. i wish they would of showed if they ended up married together or went separate ways even though he is scene in Lin's apartment

[Mr. CD]

Still glad they changed the eyes on the helmet:

http://www.rangerboard.com/showpost.php?p=4373795&postcount=3406


So I got this Dairanger guide book: http://i.imgur.com/uPnc4Zml.jpg

Noticed this in the design section:
http://i.imgur.com/9Z711JK.jpg

....the eyes

[Thannis]

^ LOL! Took me a minute to figure out what you were talking about. Those eyes are kinda creepy. Makes him look like he's looking over a pair of sunglasses.

[tavionjackson]

Dairangers 20 years after
http://www.orendsrange.com/2013/06/gosei-sentai-dairanger-cast-reunion.html

[KyoryuRed]

Lin still look pretty after 20 years! Kibaranger's now a handsome adult man! lol

[tavionjackson]

Lol. Thu need a 20 yrs after movie