Falling Behind Schedule

I am sorry for not posting anything the last few weeks like I promised. I've been going through a lot lately and still am a little emotionally out of it, but to make up for it, I will review what I said I would including the first few missions of the Go-Busters, I will hopefully go over a little Kamen Rider Fourze, and a little Super Hero Taisen and Hikounin Sentai Akibaranger news.

I promise to also post some more of cover songs here as well. But to keep up, don't forget to log onto facebook to my fan page to catch up on any new covers that I have yet to post here: Queen Ruki Records on facebook

Thank you very much.

Warz Gils and Marvelous, showing that rider kicks aren't just for riders.

Let's Morphin! Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters. Busters ready...go!

A 29 year old Super Sentai lover who is a virgin is AkibaRed. A serious martial artist who originally was not interested in being an Akibaranger is AkibaBlue (the suit has a bear on the "panties" under the "skirt"). A cosplayer with big breasts, who is an aspiring mangaka and a lover of Super Sentai like AkibaRed is AkibaYellow. This seems like a VERY INTERESTING team. o_O

Kamen Rider X Super Sentai: Super Hero Taisen, a new roadshow (movie) coming 21 April 2012

COMING SOON: Good-Bye Space Pirates! Hello Busters!

Coming Soon to my blog:

NEW SUPER SENTAI POSTS

REVIEW OF EPISODE 50 OF KAIZOKU SENTAI GOKAIGER (NEXT WEEK)

PREVIEW OF TOKUMEI SENTAI GO-BUSTERS (NEXT WEEK)
REVIEW OF EPISODE 1 (IN TWO WEEKS)

GOKAIGER EPISODE FINAL:  #50- Sayonara Uchuu Kaizoku

GO-BUSTERS FIRST EPISODE: Mission #1-  Tokumei Sentai, Shuuketsu seyo!

Favorite Sentai Rukiranger.....My Heroes of the Decade (+1)

I started watching Super Sentai back in 2000 during the run of Mirai Sentai Timeranger (Future Task Force Timeranger) and instantly fell in love with the show. In 2001 during Gaoranger I was a little less interested but I still found some fun with it ("Goddamn!"...."Jesus"...."Oh my God!" - Washio Gaku: GaoYellow)....especially with my first Super Sentai anniversary special...and actually look at past Sentai senshi before Time and Gao. I am talking about Gaoranger VS. Super Sentai.

Moero! Super Sentai Tamashii!

For the first time I saw previous heroes from JAKQ Dengektai (1977), Choujuu Sentai Liveman (1988), Denji Sentai Megaranger (1997), Seiju Sentai Gingaman (1998) and Kyuu Kyuu Sentai GoGo Five (1999). I was surprised to be honest to see these heroes...all of them catching my interest. I was awestruck. Flash forward a couple years to the 30th Anniversary special....Go Go Sentai Boukenger VS. Super Sentai...and I was a little less impressed....AkaRed...great concept...but just not that great a character...though they did pick great Sentai Heroes as the Legend Sentai for that movie...special....thing. hehehe. Flash foward another five years to 2011 and we are hit with so much amazing action in Gokaiger the number of "sugoi" I said this year are more than I can count...and that was just from GGSS199HD (A movie where I made a cameo appearance in the crowd)....but seeing it was amazing. The lineup they had....the recap of the Legend War....so much went right. And here I was just going over the anniversaries...there are so many highlights and heroes (hell...even villains) you can enjoy. There really hasn't been any negatives towards Super Sentai over the years...just a few kinks in the road here and there...but nothing to take away from its excitement.

The Twelve Current Series of the 2000s (Not Counting Gobusters)-
Timeranger
Gaoranger
Hurricaneger
Abarenger
Dekaranger
Magiranger
Boukenger
Gekiranger
Go-Onger
Shinkenger
Goseiger
Gokaiger

My Twelve Personal Favorite Heroes of the Last Decade (+1) in Super Sentai (In order of year appearance in the 2000s):

YUURI/TIMEPINK (Mirai Sentai Timeranger- 2000)

NAOTO/TIMEFIRE (Mirai Sentai Timeranger- 2000)

BANBA/BIG ONE (JAKQ- 1977, Gao V. SS- 2001, GGSS199HD- 2011)

NANAMI/HURRICANEBLUE (Hurricaneger-2002, Bouken V. SS-2006, Gokaiger- 2011)

SHURIKENGER (Ninpuu Sentai Hurricaneger- 2002)

RYOUGA/ABARED (Bakuryuu Sentai Abarenger- 2003)

MIKOTO/ABAREKILLER (Abarenger- 2003, Gokaiger- 2011)

UMEKO/DEKAPINK (Dekaranger- 2004, GGSS199HD- 2011)

DOGGIE/DEKAMASTER (Dekaranger- 2004, Gokaiger/GGSS199HD- 2011)

KAORU/HIME SHINKENRED (Shinkenger- 2009, Gosei Vs. Shinken- 2011, Gokaiger- 2011)

These last selections are tough though.....there are so many great ones...but I must only chose two more....My selection for #11 is.......

JOE GIBKEN/GOKAIBLUE (Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger- 2011)

My #12 Selection

CAPTAIN MARVELOUS/GOKAIRED (Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger- 2011)

SUPER SENTAI! GO!

LETS MORPHIN': Introduction to the 36th Super Sentai: 2012's Tokumei Sentai Gobuster

Get ready for the new 36th Super Sentai Series...Tokumei Sentai Gobusters (Trivia: This is the first team in Super Sentai to actually have the "zu"...in English: the 's'....sound as part of its name).

The series is premiering supposedly about one week after Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger's finale (Gokaiger set to end 19 February 2012 with Gobusters set to premiere 26 February 2012) these three will take up the name of the Super Sentai with their Morphin Braces and their Ichigan Busters (Cameras that transform into guns)...Sougan Blades (binoculars that become swords) and roid partners (who have the ability to transform into their mecha: GobusterAce for Red Buster...GT-02 Gorilla for Blue Buster and RH-03 Rabbit for Yellow Buster all of which combine to form their giant robo: Gobuster-Oh).

Lets Morphin!: The three main Gobuster and their partner roids: Gorisaki Banana and Blue Buster (left)...Cheetah Niku and Red Buster (middle)...Usada Lettuce and Yellow Buster (right)

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Plot of the Series (My English Translation):
Long ago...among the mountains far from any civilization...there was a center that was  researching human innovations. One day the main computer system where the research was being held became malicious and went berserk. Humanity managed to stop this....and peace had returned...or at least that is what it seemed.
Humans....now in peace...predicted that their enemy could go berserk again at anytime and attack once more...to prevent it they built giant robos and machines and trained chosen warriors to fight against it. As predicted the day has come. Now it is up to Tokumei Sentai Gobusters to fight the enemy back! The battle begins!
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The Gobusters team will have their own set of ranger keys in the Gokaiger toyline (which will continue even after the series is over) that go with the Legends Mobirates (Gokaiger toyline) and the Ranger Key Series Ride and Go toys (from theirs and Gokaiger's toyline) coming out in March.

Rumor is that like their predecessors....the Goseiger and Gokaiger....they will be making an appearance in the a Super Sentai VS movie....in this year's case...Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger VS. Uchuu Keiji Gavan.

Power Rangers in Japan

The title for this blog does reference what the average Power Rangers fan thinks of when they see Super Sentai for the first time and do not know that Super Sentai started WAY before Power Rangers. But what I am referring to is the Power Rangers seasons that get dubbed into Japanese. Kinda weird isn't it....Japanese toku gets 'Americanized' then dubbed into Japanese for distribution. Well I have some instances where this is true. For example here is a scene from a dubbed episode of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers:

Even Mighty Morphin Power Rangers the Movie ended up being dubbed, which you can see here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FmZ-EJfA00k


But it didn't end with Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. It happened all the way up until the acquiring  of the Power Rangers brand by Disney in 2001. Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue was the last Power Rangers Series to be shown in Japan. That was until this summer when Saban Brands had reacquired the brand and worked with Toei to start bring Power Rangers back to Japan with Power Rangers S.P.D (adapted from Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger back in 2005 when the brand was still under Disney).


Here is the morph of Jack (S.P.D Red) in Japanese:

This is the Opening of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers in Japan:





The Power Rangers S.P.D Opening In Japan:





Power Rangers following in Japan is small in comparison to the Super Sentai following however this cult following is big enough for Toei to distribute (Originally through Toei Hero Club and now through Toei Channel and DVD).


What is my opinion on Power Rangers? Well, I grew up on Super Sentai from Timeranger to currently Gokaiger and I have seen only some episodes of the Power Rangers franchise but from what i saw, it really isn't all that bad. It is what it is for its audience. And no one should question it. I get tired of hearing the Super Sentai fanboys and fangirls or the Power Rangers fanboys and fangirls arguing about which series is better. Shut the hell up and just enjoy the product!!! Power Rangers has given Super Sentai real exposure in the Western World, especially in North America...I respect the franchise. That is my opinion. Deal with it. 

海賊戦隊ゴーカイジャー (Ruki Ai Hata)

My version of Gokaiger's main theme. Enjoy

獣拳戦隊ゲキレンジャ (Ruki Ai Hata ft. Kiyomi Morimoto)

A super sentai theme done by myself and Kiyomi Morimoto of Utsukushii Hakuchō. Enjoy.

My Thoughts: 海賊戦隊ゴーカイジャーVS宇宙刑事ギャバン

So this upcoming January a new Gokaiger movie is planned for release. It is a Super Sentai Vs. Movie, but for the first time in history it is not between two Super Sentai teams but rather a Super Sentai team teaming up with another Toei Company, Lmtd tokusatsu. In this movies case, the Metal Heroes Series. This teamup features our current Super Sentai team...the Gokaiger....and the first ever Metal Hero, Gavan.

If you can't guess it already, the title for this film is "Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger Vs. Uchuu Keiji Gavan" (for those who would like the title in English...."Pirate Task Force Gokaiger vs. Space Sheriff Gavan).

The movie is meant to act as a special commemorating the 30th Anniversary of the Metal Hero Series, which started in 1982 and lasted until 1999.

According to rumors, the plot revolves around the Gokaiger saving Gavan from the worst prison in the universe (unknown if this is a Zanyack Empire prison or not) and teaming up with him in order to stop the main enemy of the film, Gavan Bootleg.
Another rumor revolves around the Metal Heroes and the Great Legend War....rumor is that they were helping out the Super Sentai fight off the Zanyack in their first invasion of earth (which of course resulted in them losing their powers...the formation of the ranger keys, etc....etc...etc.)

Ohba Kenji is reprising his role as Gavan for this film, but not only that....he will play the parts of Akebono Shiro/Battle Kenya (Battle Fever J) and Ome Daigorou/DenziBlue (Denshi Sentai Denziman).

Also it looks like next year's Super Sentai team, Tokumei Sentai Gobuster (特命戦隊ゴーバスター) will be making a cameo appearance in this movie as well.

My Thoughts:
I personally have only seen one of the Metal Heroes when I was three years old. It was Robotack, and I did not like it one bit. If it is the one thing I remember from when I was that young it was that. It was because of Robotack that I did not give Gavan, Sherivan or any of the other Metal Heroes a chance and never watched them. However, I am willing to give Metal Heroes a shot this time, especially Gavan because I know of his popularity. Well when that movie comes I will definitely see it. Plus it will be interesting seeing Kenji-san do three roles at once in this special.

What are your thoughts on this Vs. Special?

Space Sheriff Gavan (left) and GokaiRed (right)

The Main Villain of the movie....Gavan Bootleg