Super Sentai vs Power Rangers

I admit that I still love watching the Super Sentai series. Even the Kamen Rider series. Am I too old? Never. Hollywood is still making movies based on characters from comic books and cartoon shows I enjoyed as a kid. Some would say it’s due to their inability to actually writing something worth watching. I say it’s because the people in charge are of my age and are simply celebrating the days of their youth, which was the greatest.  To whereas kids nowadays are super glued to a computer screen or cell phone.

But I’m getting off target. The Sentai Series is really good entertainment that we watch as a family. As of this writing we are getting ready to watch the final episode of Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters. As here in America a new Power Rangers show has just begun, Power Rangers Megaforce. For those keeping score, it the Americanized version of Tensou Sentai Goseiger.

Kamen Rider x Super Sentai: Super Hero Taisen movie

The Japanese version is as follows:

Unknown to the people of Earth, there is a branch of humanity called the "Gosei Angels" whose mission is to protect the Earth. When the Earth is targeted by an evil alien invasion force called Warstar, they destroy the Heaven's Tower, the bridge between the Earth and the Gosei World, home of the Gosei Angels, to keep them from interfering. However, five apprentice Gosei Angels are on Earth at the time and, while finding a way to return back home, they become the Goseigers to stop Warstar.

The American version:

When the evil Warstar aliens attack Earth, the supernatural guardian Gosei and his faithful robot assistant Tensou recruit five teenagers with attitude to combat the invading forces. Equipped with powers that grant them mastery over martial arts and other forms of combat, the teenagers transform into the latest champions of good: The Power Rangers Megaforce.

Power Rangers Megaforce is basically an almost straight copy of the plot from the Super Sentai show, Engine Sentai Go-onger later renamed as Power Rangers RPM. In all the years of Power Rangers bringing the Super Sentai series to the rest of the world has been a really great thing to do. It has made many people like me flock to an assortment of web sites to watch the Super Sentai series rather than the water clogged version of it.

Power Rangers in my opinion, is what I imagine would have come from the mind of Weird Al Yankovic who had overdosed on crack cocaine while using only hard whiskey while he was doing beer bongs. I figure the way the Power Rangers are continually watering down the entertainment value of the Super Sentai series that by the time the series makes it to Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger could be something of a huge letdown. Again.

The Sentai Series after Tensou Sentai Goseiger:

Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger : A group of young pirates come from space to Earth to obtain the "Greatest Treasure in the Universe", which can only be acquired after obtaining the "Greater Powers" of the different 34 Super Sentai Teams. However, they end up facing the Space Empire Zangyack, whose earlier invasion forces were wiped out by the 34 Sentai groups long ago before a new invasion force is established under Commander Warz Gill, the emperor's son. As a result, due to their history with the empire, the space pirates use the powers of the older teams and attempt to master their powers to fight the Zangyack forces as the Gokaigers.

What if?

Power Rangers Key Masters:

While a group of high school kids are rehearsing their school play called The Ice Pirates based on the 1984 movie, the planet is attacked by the Space Empire who want to recover a great treasure hidden on Earth. During the attack a robot bird is found with a chest containing keys of all the past Rangers who have protected the Earth. As they are still wearing their pirate costumes, they are transformed into Power Rangers Key Masters. Fighting the Space Empire, they continue to rehearse and perform school plays and musicals as brainless school bullies led by a disgruntled teacher tries to put an end to the drama club.

I’m joking about the American version of this show. But for anyone like me who grew up watching the Super Sentai Series then comparing it to the Power Rangers version of the series will more than likely agree with me on this theme idea. The people behind the Power Rangers pick and choose what they want to put into each show. Mainly picking the needed materials from each series and choosing to add something else.

But the one thing I would love to see broadcast here in America are the actual Super Sentai Series movies. Where two different Sentai groups, even the Kamen Rider crossovers, would meet as they both battle the combined bad guys from both shows. Dubbed or subtitles it doesn't matter. What will is for those who have never seen a Super Sentai show to finally know what real entertainment is. Experiencing the real flavor of these shows rather than watching a highlighted clip show.