Shinkenger: The Better Version of Samurai? (Part 2)

[@angelikussnape]

I saw Dayuu and Juuzo as a reflection of Mako and Takeru respectively. For Mako, Dayuu is a lesson as to what happens to someone who wants to get married to their loved one so much that they go overboard and become possessive. For Takeru, Juuzo is a reflection of what he could be because he’s a kagemusha (shadow) to somebody else and if the actual person comes back, he will become nothing and the sword is the only thing that he knows. Also, I take issue with Kaoru’s depiction in this video. Kaoru is an understanding person and realizes that the retainers are struggling to follow her because they’ve been following Takeru for so long. It’s Tanba that’s cold and not Kaoru.

[@abangjago7119]

The harsh reality of accepting changes is that sometimes, not all people would accept it quick

[@abangjago7119]

Dayu is a yandere who carried a corpse the entire season

[@gokairedwillcipher]

I didn't realize this until I read this comment. Holy shi you are right

[@armani8644]

i’d also like to add for dayuu and mako both of their backstories revolve around them have feeling discarded and undesired by someone there love,but what they choose to do with said pain is vastly different.Dayuu inflicts pain on others because she would rather see others suffer as she did and Mako is empathetic with those in pain and works to ensure nobody feels unloved as she did.

[@TheGloryXros]

There is a LOT to unpack with the characterization of Takeru Shiba which I absolutely adore, that I have to go ahead & share my overall summary of this guy's building up. Throughout the show, Takeru Shiba has been shown to be a man who took his duty as a Kagemusha for Kaoru very seriously. However, as he grew throughout the show, there were 2 conflicting sides that began to grow with him: 1) He always knew in the back of his head that he wasn't going to amount to much in the long run, and never really valued his life, therefore, he started trying to seek other methods of making himself "matter" towards his existence. And herein lies his rivalry with Juzo, a man who also wanders the world with seeking establishment of his existence, but through fighting the greatest swordfight he can; as Takeru fought Juzo throughout the show, this actually started rubbing off on him, to the point where he actually secretly began to ENJOY fighting Juzo, and sought to establish his existence through strength instead; this is one of the reasons why he once flipped off on Mako when she was discussing of how he's changed ever since he began with them. 2) He began to enjoy friendship with his vassals, and began to see them as more than just mere servants of him. He started caring for them, and through that, began to actually value his own life, due to them actually caring for him in return. He's not quite used to this, however, and questions if it's really true due to his job. It does take him some time to get accustomed to it, hence why Juzo pointed out that he was "weaker" when he took him on in a rematch later. Both of these ideals are very opposing to Takeru, and he's uncertain on which path is the right one: to walk alone & simply fulfill his duty as a tool, or to try something new with actually valuing his life & working alongside others? And when Kaoru comes along & kicks him out, he at first chooses the first path. This is why I LOVE that scene where he's at his father's gravesite, Juzo comes along & challenges him to one last fight (Juzo's dialogue is perfect here too, he simply says, "Fight me. That alone should be enough for you."), and Takeru simply makes a somber smile & says, "Better than being nothing." It's at this point that Takeru decides that due to his loss as head of the Shiba Clan, and loss of his credibility to the team by lying to them for so long, if he doesn't matter as a person anymore, he might as well fill that void with thrill of combat. It's a really sad scene upon introspection, and is my absolute favorite scene in the entire show. However, later on, it's Takeru's allies who come back & actually save him from Juzo; in this sense, they're saving him from BECOMING Juzo & going down the path of just being another empty warrior who just wanders for a thrilling fight. They remind him that in the end, it doesn't matter that he lied to them, and it certainly doesn't matter that he's the false leader of the Shiba Clan. He is still Takeru, and he matters to them, and his existence does still have a place in their world. All this is why I consider Takeru Shiba as probably THE best-developed character Super Sentai has ever created. ......and why I ABSOLUTELY DESPISE HOW THEY TRANSLATED HIS CHARACTERIZATION IN SAMURAI!!!

[@mimah1015]

Hey come on, they had very little to work with in Samurai. I personally loved Jayden but how did you expect them to have correctly translates the whole "Lord and Vassal(servant)" thing. It didn't work from an American perspective and would leave viewers confused. I just took what Samurai had to offer and I found myself loving it, it's still my favorite PR series to date, after it comes Mystic Force. But that's just my opinion.

[@JapanFreak2595]

Definitely one of the most compelling arcs I’ve ever seen a red ranger go through.

[@bobbybill8323]

So beautifully said, I felt like I had a pretty decent grasp on Takeru but you managed to point out certain things even I hadn’t necessarily thought of

[@justinesun631]

@@mimah1015 It’s not that hard, just literally make Jayden NOT related to the Shibas at all.

[@matt0044]

I feel like Samurai is less a 4kids dub and more like a Disney Live Action remake, understanding the surface level appeal at the expense of the finer details. I’d say the biggest sin with Jayden was being inconsistent with him. He’s either an aloof jerk trying to keep his distance or a hero cracking wise along with his vassals. It reeks of producers wanting a role model and mangling a legit character in the process.

[@arthuryu8298]

Kaoru: She's actually likable. This is what made her a welcome change in her trope. Most "real" Lord's are kind of jerks. Though cold and mechanical in bits, Kaoru still shows respect to Takeru for doing his job well. Chiaki himself said it, it would be easy if Kaoru was hateful so they could self-justify asking Takeru back but Kaoru had been competent, caring of her allies' situations and asked them properly to follow her. She did not pull rank on them or made them do inane things. Dayu: What makes Dayu interesting is that she is teetering on that edge of redemption, she's literally a lost soul just as her the title of gedoshu would imply. Yes, she had done horrible things that turned her into a literal monster but she was originally human and therefore the flow of time still affects her mentality greatly. She is still partly a person and people change as they experience things. One can say playing the shamisen for doukoku gave her some measure of peace as she seems a lot more controlled in her present. She only really dives back into her old persona when her shamisen becomes damaged but overall time had healed the wounds that had driven her mad. She was always on the precipice and she didn't know where she wanted to fall, that is until she met juuzou. Juuzou: Is interesting particularly because he's not just a murderous maniac. I think the particulars of him killing his family isn't so much he did it for the heck of it but because they kept trying to stop him. Ultimately what he sought was the ultimate battle, one that would test him to and past his limits and according to him, one that would "grind him down to the marrow". Juuzou's madness isn't overt. It's deep-seated and calculating with only that thought final goal in mind. Everything else is just a distraction in service of waiting for his next obsession. This deep-seated root of madness is what dayu lacked and through connecting with Juuzou, something she ultimately reaffirmed which is what makes him great. They're teased as possible lovers but ultimately become a sort of teacher student relationship. Doukoku: He actually has a lot of depth in my opinion. It follows a lot of tropes but generally I find that the details given to him during the show really follow a small journey of humanizing him(literally) which allowed him to act freely in the human world and would later ultimately lead to his downfall.

[@riderman6192]

Great comment

[@cherries44]

Well said

[@JapanFreak2595]

Little bits that I like about Dayu and Juzou: Dayu keeping the little furball around cause it mimicked her Shamisen tune, providing her some comfort while roaming the human world. Juzou eating Gen’s sushi and going back to immediately eat one more. Forgot if it had been while since he had real food, I just that it was a nice moment that added some depth (however small it may be).

[@ntkhoa2227]

How about the mentors? Ji is actually a great mentor, providing the Shinkengers with more wisdom and support to help them overcome hardship than the other useless, biased, wannabe 'mentor' in Samurai. It also helps that Ji, quite stern, is also much more likable and humorous, to the point where he genuinely feels like the father of the whole team.

[@biocurved]

both of them are named ji

[@nyhtfall1969]

@@biocurved really goes to show the creativity we're dealing with when it comes to samurai

[@maotokeihi4640]

Fun fact: Dayu is played in full by Romi Park, most famous for playing Edward Elric in everything Full Metal Alchemist

[@hunterkiller1440]

I much rather sacrifice villains' backstories than heroes' character development.

[@WyseWalker]

How was it sacrificed? It just seems they made a non-sensible backstory.

[@josephge4223]

That’s what Gokaiger did, the writing was pretty weak on the villains (except Basco). But all six members were well developed and likeable in their own ways.

[@xgray2012]

For once...I agree.

[@sofialu226]

Man, I love Takeru as a character so f*cking much. His character portrait and slow but progressive development is just Beautifull. I already found it compelling he was extremly reluctant to call for his Retainers only because he didn't want them to risk their life. Then we learn more about Why he was actually like that and it added so many layers. In general the Twist at the end is what solidify his character as a all time favourite fictional character for me. He was already my favourite in the show, due to all those little details about his character, but now he is just up there with other fictionals. I always liked how his Harshness was NEVER ill intended and there are truth in his words. Even at the begging, calling Kotoha useless was definitly rude, but he was right, her out of control Shuriken made him loose a fight, what then led to her feeling like she had to stand in front of him to take the enemies hit to redeem herlself, and her "Trying" instead of "Doing" could have cost innocents lifes like that of the little girl. But he never hold it against her, in the same episode when they stand beside him for the final blow he doesn't say a thing and is the one saying "Together" for the combine attack. Same when the others have Ideas on what to do or how to face an enemy, he neves dismisses them and actully allows them to try. He is Harsh and Blunt, but his heart is as Honest and Noble as any Red despite being the odd one out one under the Super Sentai Format/StatusQuo. Then, I agree the PRSamurai twist on Juuzo and Dayuu is fantastic and interesting. But I still Love what they did in Shinkenger, they were still Humans, corrupted ones, but Humans. They were insane sociopaths, but they had more to them beside that, it feels realistic in its own right just like the PR modification. You know, for example how certain someone from germany is said to have made laws in favor of Animals Rights, but still went and killed people for being different... Or how in general Thief or Killers can Love their families, but they still go around doing such crimes to other.

[@keiththompson9435]

Yasuko Kobayashi’s greatest weakness: She can’t get beyond the boxes her characters belong to. Sometimes it works. Sometimes it doesn’t. Small bit of trivia: Just like Samurai, the Sentai also featured a veteran Toku actor taking up the role of Juuzo. The difference is that said actor was from a Kamen Rider 555. I just don’t remember the actor’s name off hand.

[@pn2294]

Mitsuru Karahashi

[@mudjumper]

I think Juzo and Dayuu having those moments of humanization gives them depth. Their goals are evil, but that doesn’t mean they have to be evil in a one dimensional way.

[@brightlight8852]

About Takeru's adoption here's a fun fact about Samurai. When Samurai families did not have a male it was not uncommon for them to adopt an adult male to continue the family line. They especially did this if there were male children in the branch families. Such is the case with Takeru. Takeru is connected to the Samurai life but he is not the clan head he was raised to be the kagemusha for Kaoru which means that he was raised as a tool to misdirect assassinations. What Kaoru did was take advantage of the spirit of an old Samurai law which allowed her to adopt an adult male from the branch family because she's an unmarried woman with no children. And make him her heir so that he could continue the family name. There is nothing that says that she can't adopt someone older than her.

[@zeero6377]

...So basically Shinkenger has better protagonists while Samurai has better Antagonists?

[@TheGloryXros]

Pretty much. Even I can admit this.

[@Anthonydavis65]

@@TheGloryXros well say for octoru and xandred they werent good

[@rushalias8511]

Makes me wonder if the writers had more liberty rather than just copying the story. Look at how deka ended up

[@ValZodSuperman]

@@TheGloryXros It depends on opinion, I prefer the Shinkenger villains to be honest.

[@TheGloryXros]

@@ValZodSuperman In terms of Doukoku vs Xandred & most MOTW, yes. In terms of Juzo & Dayu vs Deker & Dayu, nah.

[@isaactheworshipwarrior6687]

Yeah in retrospect the Shinkenger villains arent AS compelling. Although, compared to Master Xandred, Doukoku does have a little bit of compassion especially with dayu

[@NitroIndigo]

One of the members of The Tokucast said that you should watch Samurai before Shikenger because Samurai is so bad, it's good.

[@MrRobot-0]

Well samurai is the 2nd best of the neo saban season lol.

[@DwarfDaddy]

Eduardo Souza is Dino Charge the first?

[@MrRobot-0]

@@DwarfDaddy basicaly, pure cringe realy devalue a series for me and victor and monty catoon anticas are like ryusolger mid onomatopeias, the straw ho breacks the camesl back.

[@FaneDeathcoristul]

@@MrRobot-0 At least Victor and Monty are not as cringe as Troy or Gosei

[@mimah1015]

Do that! That's or you won't like Samurai very much.

[@mikyeediaz120]

I prefer Dayu in Sentai because I can feel like it's realistic? Because she waited for someone she loved to come back and the guy didn't, I felt like the guy was a coward to just not to tell Dayu his feelings about it. He just went go on with another girl until Dayu found out and because of anger, she killed them with starting a fire. Plus, the guy soon became the instrument thus making Dayu really loved it/him so much as she felt like revenge kept her on going to live until she found Juzo.

[@carlrood4457]

I'd say the Lauren arc was probably Samurai's biggest misstep. First, for whatever reason, they either hired a much better actress or allowed her to show far more emotion than the core 5 rangers. She was so sympathetic, the rangers just seemed like assholes in the way they treated her. She also just came off as the type who would have looked for a way to include Jayden on the team. She seemed so lonely and yearning to make connections, that your heart kind of breaks when she's rejected. It's also such a back handed rejection that made it worse, "You're probably great and all, but we already like this guy and it would be really great if you'd back off so he can return." I'd love to see her in a future team up episode more than any of the regular Samurai Rangers.

[@darkglass3011]

Juuzo and Dayuu are interesting villains because they're horrible human beings with the chance at redemption, but chose not to. Dayuu is a sociopath who has some remorse for what she's done, but not for the victims whom she had harmed. The remorse she has is only because her actions led to karma biting her in the rear-end and making her life miserable. Juuzo on the other hand is a psychopath who has no regard for other people. He has no remorse for what he's done and is absolutely content with the life he ended up living. Not every villain has to be Thanos where their actions are justified in some twisted way. These are twisted people and the interactions that normal people have with them makes the story more interesting. Juuzo and Dayuu's story in Shinkenger show the mindset of people who have done similar things, but are coping with them in different ways. It is a refreshing take on "what is evil" as one has accepted the consequences of their actions while the other hasn't, but both have done similar horrible things in their lifetime. You have some sympathy for the villain who shows regret for an evil act while having none for the villain who has no regret, but neither redeemed themselves for their evil acts. They are essentially more evil than the Gedoushuu themselves and that's the point. Not every villain needs to be redeemed. Let bad guys be bad guys.

[@comicbookking3446]

What did you think of Decker and Dayuu in Samurai and how did you feel about their back stories being connected ?

[@darkglass3011]

​@@comicbookking3446 Their stories in the Power Rangers version were boring to me. The reason why is because Westernization of stories from other cultures tend to be toned down in some way and they completely miss the point of what made that story interesting in the first place. Look at this review video comparing Shinkenger to Samurai that we're commenting under. This guy is looking at Shinkenger through a Western lens and as such CANNOT comprehend why Samurai is an inferior version of Shinkenger in every way. Decker and Dayuu's backstories being connected have absolutely no impact on the main story. Power Rangers also made them into victims of someone else's manipulation when the whole point of their characters in the original source material is that they're bad people who reap what they sow. If you were to apply what they did to Juuzo and Dayuu's characters to Joker and Harley Quinn from the Batman stories, then that would be a rough equivalent. What if Joker who's an insane psychopath who derives joy from the suffering and death of other people was actually a victim? What if Harley Quinn and Joker were married one time and then Joker forgot about it? What if Lex Luthor was the reason why Joker and Harley Quinn are bad people in the first place? That's what Power Rangers did to Juuzo and Dayuu's story: they made a story about horrible people doing horrible things who have interesting interactions with normal people into boring characters who are a victim of someone else's manipulation. They're not their own characters with their own reasons for doing things, they're someone else's pawns. Absolutely boring and an insult to the source material.

[@comicbookking3446]

@@darkglass3011 how would you feel if Decker and Dayuu were still bad people but having different back stories so that way they can tone down the violence from the sentai since Power Rangers is a kid friendly franchise ?

[@darkglass3011]

@@comicbookking3446 Power Rangers at its pinnacle of the Saban era appealed to teens with its mature storytelling. The last series of the era was Wild Force and the Red Ranger's parents were actually killed by the antagonist of the show. It is insulting to the audience's intelligence to tone down the "violence" when previous Power Rangers shows have done mature storytelling before AND the source material is a mature story to begin with. What's ironic is that the actor who played the Red Ranger in Wild Force is the same one who played Deker in Samurai, but Samurai is kid-friendly compared to Wild Force even though it should theoretically be more mature because of its source material. When you think about it, Samurai was a warning sign of what was to come with Super Megaforce. They have a mentality that just because the audience is young and primarily children that they can treat them as if they're stupid and make content accordingly. Instead of dumbing down the story, they should have challenged their audience's intelligence with mature themes and storytelling since they were doing a near 1:1 with the source material anyway. Samurai did a near 1:1 with Shinkenger, but did so very badly because it's as if they wanted to coddle their audience and changed the story accordingly. I'm not saying they should keep everything 100% like having Deker be a murderer like his Sentai counterpart, but make him interesting like having him be a criminal in his past life instead of a victim of someone else's machinations. Have him get an opportunity at a second chance, but make the same choices as he did the first time because he enjoys what he does and doesn't have to have empathy for other people. What separates Takeru from Juuzo is that he has people in his life that cares for him very much because of the bond he shares with them and has built over the course of the story. Juuzo is alone, but is content which is enough for him. If you make Juuzo a sympathetic character, then that would make Takeru less interesting just like if you make Joker a sympathetic character, it would make Batman less interesting. You measure the good a hero has in their character by the evil the villain has in theirs. If the villain isn't evil, then the hero is bland, just like Jaden in Samurai.

[@comicbookking3446]

@@darkglass3011 there was a Power Ranger Samurai toy line where Decker had a Scorpion Zord and I wish that was incorporated to the show. Maybe he could use that Zord to combine with the other swords and double cross the Rangers shutting down their zords once they let their guard down.

[@deltagod778]

YOU WILL FACE THE TRUE MIGHT OF MY CHAN BARA BARA 2: ELECTRIC TAKERU

[@tararosepetal4314]

ELECTRIC?? OWO Sounds like it hurts but I’m game UWU

[@KamenRiderTycoon01]

Lmao

[@gravityhero2227]

On the bright side samurai gave us Jayden memes.

[@nardoumizaki3086]

Jesus you mean power ranger jesus

[@jayyveonn]

Nardo Umizaki we already had one. His name is Tommy Oliver

[@mimah1015]

Huh? I haven't seen them.

[@destendgem]

Everyone's mention other Sentai's, there's probably afewKamen Riders in there. But what about an Ultraman series?

[@FireFury190]

What about Garo?

[@samadam8016]

Metal Heroes say hi

[@mberrios1875]

Android Kikaider?

[@kelnhide]

what about metal heroes? Shaider anyone?

[@OhTheDeliciousIrony]

Ryukendo or Tomica Hero series?

[@cherries44]

Dayuu's story was underwhelming in samurai. With shinkenger at least there is a moral to the story, a connection to mako's perception of their path as samurai. Yes shinkenger is heavy, dark and even the enemies have stories on why they are evil, which makes mako and takeru feel some sympathy for them, for a bit. There is none of that in power rangers samurai.

[@markhastings9234]

I have a fun drinking game: Everytime Disney Brain says 'but' have a shot

[@incitossol]

mark hastings no thanks. I like my liver.

[@riderrose5921]

You should definitely give Toqger a shot. I’d love you thoughts on the whole Imagination concept

[@newageBoundhippie]

Shinkenger also has one of the best Sentai theme songs

[@scottieyusuke]

REJOICE THE MAN WHO HAS BRING US PART 2 OF HIS REVIEW HIS NAME IS THE DISNEY BRAIN SHINKENGER ARMOR THIS IS ONE STEP TO HIS POWER

[@tararosepetal4314]

Scottie Neal IWAE!!!

[@LeinRa-Reaction]

REJOICE! The one who surpasses the power of all Reviewers. The lord of opinion, traveling beyond era and region to reign over ranger and sentai... The Disney Brain is his name! We have borne witness to the advent of a new history.

[@rushalias8511]

If they really wanted to show xandred as a threat in both versions, they should have shown him destroying the previous generation of rangers. Then centuries later he returns and tries to attack the world again only for the red ranger to stand in his way, he beats and almost kills the red ranger if not for him drying out and being forced back into the sanzu. I think that would have shown his power enough.

[@nekoluxuria7721]

Didnt he do that on shinkenger though? He was shown onscreen to haboth him and his army onesidedly slaughter the previous head.

[@RC99_Productions]

I'd love to see more of these "better version" videos like Boukenger and Operation Overdrive or just more Super Sentai-focused videos.

[@RC99_Productions]

@Jay Morales I've never seen Boukenger myself but most people online say it's way better than Operation Overdrive

[@LeinRa-Reaction]

@Jay Morales when its counterpart is smth like operation overdrive...I can understand the overblown praise. They just want to prevent ppl from ever have to touch operation overdrive....

[@amanosatoshitranslates]

dayuu and juuzou make sense. they are gedou which literally mean wrong path or inhuman. that's same as monsters from donbrothers.

[@TeddyBarefoot]

I'd love to know your thoughts on (Ressha Sentai) ToQger.

[@leonjustleon]

It's very good

[@TeddyBarefoot]

I've been looking for a place to watch it online but can't find anywhere.

[@kelnhide]

@@TeddyBarefoot you can always sail the seven seas

[@thecitybuilder1591]

@@TeddyBarefoot you can watch it on toku.fun select the series you wanna see and watch it with youtube link it also shows the latest sentai series Mashin Sentai Kiramager kindly reply

[@andrewthomas8888]

If they made Lauren like her Sentai Counterpart. I think it would have been better for Samurai.

[@terrancehall9762]

maybe or keep her like she was but make the team like her and after she fails have jayden beg for forgiveness and all 7 team up to beat the bad guy

[@marshallseldon4200]

Has anyone else notice how Antonio looks more ripped than Genta? Or I'm just seeing things?

[@leonielson7138]

So, the heart of Shinkenger and the darkness of Samurai?

[@FaneDeathcoristul]

Shinkenger:Best Sentai season Samurai:A meh season, but after Antonio s appearance,the season got better.

[@kelnhide]

debatable, Gokaiger is the best sentai season for me.

[@nardoumizaki3086]

And gosieger is the most over shadowed

[@josephge4223]

Goseiger was only shitted on because it was constantly compared to behemoths like Shinkenger and Gokaiger because they are relatively close in terms of production. It was thanks to Megaforce for being so bad that people go back and said: “maybe Goseiger wasn’t that bad” But, if you see past that, it’s a decent show.

[@SongbirdRebel]

Unpopular opinion: Jayden isn't a bad red ranger

[@samuraifighterchick1456]

*cries in Samurai™️* (I’m so sorry but I love Samurai & Shinkenger definitely seems like something I’d try out.)

[@hayamakaily9059]

Sooo..how's the check out?

[@MonkeyDBuild]

Maybe talk about GoGo Sentai Boukenger?

[@tikasrul2884]

Boukenger and Operation Overdrive comparation seems good to be next topic

[@sophiemairead2775]

YEAH

[@cherries44]

I actually love boukenger...

[@gokairedwillcipher]

Ji in Shinkenger was an actual mentor. Then we have Samurais Ji. I mean yea his actor was Grumm aka one of my fav villains but. He wasn't a mentor. He just was a dick. Mainly to Antonio. My feelings for Samurais Ji is summed up in Linkaras Samurai review. His rant about "yOu cAnT bE a SaMuRAi aNtOnIo" sums it up perfectly.

[@gravityhero2227]

#BlameTzachor.

[@kerrygligorovic9758]

Power Rangers Samurai and Super Samurai is a good series but I just wished they could add one final scenes of where Deker and Dayu were reunited in the after life since we never know if Derker finally remeber Dayu as his wife now that his curse is lifted. If I was the writer of the final episode of Power Rangers Super Samurai I would change one scene were the Rangers departed as Mia went to the place were she fought Dayu before Xandred absorbed her. Mia would place flower bouquet when the spirits of Dayu and Deker appear in their human form as Mia smile to see that they're reunited and said thanks Mia for the flower bouquet before they said goodbye as they'll finally going to be together in the after life.

[@italulu]

Alien rangers? Oh so we’re getting kyuranger next

[@javiersantanaaviles5885]

Disney Brain, any thoughts on doing a video about Ressha Sentai ToQger?

[@ShadowGalactica]

Wendy Wu might as well have been Ranger. It had the same choreographer (I think) and Sally Martin as Tori!

[@saskestheman]

I'd love to see a Ranger/Sentai crossover special someday.

[@kimchison9032]

You can watch akibaranger. There is the episode that the team met red and green mmpr, I mean the pr one not tyrano and dragon ranger. But they basically they made fun of pr, so think about it before watching.

[@dudearnav]

And I think in Dino Thunder, there was one episode where Abaranger was the center of the show.

[@SapphireLibra3]

_Alien Rangers?_ The next one is _Alien Rangers?_ Okay, I'm game. Can't wait for that one. That said, I love how you broke down Shinkenger. These videos feel just as detailed as your Power Ranger ones, and are just as enjoyable. Personally, I can't wait to see you talk about Kamen Rider.

[@LupinGreen]

alien rangers huh? Guess we can expect it to be uploaded soon since it's only got 10 episodes right? ... right? 😄

[@LeinRa-Reaction]

Inb4 "also includes kakuranger"

[@piko8434]

Disney Brain, do you want to see my ranking of the 25 seasons of Power Rangers?

[@masonwheeler6536]

"Next up will be Alien Rangers. I've put it off long enough." 10 months later... 🦗🦗🦗

[@pjgarcia3492]

Yea so im just seeing the problem you had in ur part 1 vid, ur coming at this wanting a western story and thats not what shinkenger is. Most of ur critique doesn't understand that japan doesn't value the same story troupes u do and that the show is hard to get because its entire personality is cultural Japanese values and that characters act like actual Japanese people not the typical western TV characters ur used to

[@GoddessOfWhim2003]

i think Juzo and Dayuu being irredeemable is better. not everyone is going to have redeemable characteristics. what's wrong with evil for evil sake?

[@chasinthroughthedecade]

So can we say that Tzachor’s stubbornness and Sentai purism are two factors that contributed to Samurai’s (and consequently Megaforce) failure? Just always makes me wanna say that Tzachor is the Western counterpart of Shirakura; the difference being Tzachor is already long gone, while Shirakura is still lurking within Toei, destroying toku as his senile brain pleases.

[@NitroIndigo]

Who's Shirakura?

[@chasinthroughthedecade]

@Drive Check. Shirakura is actually a producer like Tzachor; his dumba** writers are the ones doing his bidding: first being Shoji Yonemura in the 2nd half of Decade and the Taisen films, and now Kento Shimoyama in Zi-O.

[@dramonmaster222]

Yes! It's the Shinkengers themselves that make that series a joy to watch. And I remember Alien Rangers and watched Kakurangers later so I will be very interested to see what you think.

[@terrancehall9762]

loved them both

[@disneyboy3030]

Well the medicine thing was used because of the alcohol due to laws being different in the US so they had to censor that.

[@NitroIndigo]

I wonder if the head writer of Shinkenger knew about SPD?

[@austinreed7343]

Sentai would go on to do the same thing with Robogog and Barizorg, but PR didn't even BOTHER giving them humanity or tragic backstories that time around, making The Messenger and Argus into 1-dimensional scumbags.

[@paolavalenzuela6631]

Review a Mahou sentai Magiranger

[@nuruddinshah684]

MAAJI MAAJI MAGIIRO

[@marfoxx4165]

Do a review on Amit Bhaumik original power rangers ideas PLEASE power rangers hexagon, cyber corps and the original samurai

[@philippschmidt80]

Those ideas were all basically fan fiction and mostly written years after the fact. And yes, I know he used to work in the show but not in a capacity that would allow him to pitch a show, his ideas were never even in consideration and are all fanwanky bullshit.

[@justinesun631]

@@philippschmidt80 His ideas are fanficky, sure. But his plan for Samurai? Hell no. If they used that as the adaptation of Shinkenger, no doubt it would have been one of the best Power Ranger seasons out there.

[@quanicle101]

bruh i miss the shinkengers so much. probably my favorite sentai team

[@LindsayTVFilm]

I created and Internationally built sentai themed to Scouting. So Japan hosted the World Jamboree a few years back, I didn't go but that's where the idea originated. The main plot centers around a Nate Silva-based teenage girl from mainland (who is actually not a scout), her mentor-an entrepreneur [Kelsey Taylor] from the UK living in Hong Kong, and her little brother-Bao (who is a scout in Hong Kong because their actually parents died shortly after her, Yi's, arrival). The series has 13 rangers (9 Scoutrangers and 4 Rovers) and two movies ranger (one becomes a replacement for a trans rover who is killed in Battle, the other being Bao because he is only 13 was not chosen out of the first 5-who represent the UK, Spain, Brazil, Kenya, and Canada. The Following 4 are Russia, US, Japan-Hilltop's daughter, and China-Yi). The Crimson and Navy (I) Rovers are American's with Japanese ancestry and rivals of the main antagonist, the daughter of the big bad they fought (and they fought her too). Reshda [i.e. dark green], grey, and Brown/Navy II-Hilltop's son are from Japan. So 4 Japanese, 3 Americans (technically 4 as Blue and White are fraternal twin sisters who were adopted by different couples), 2 who are references to Battle Fever J (Kenya and Russia, as the USSR, were the Black and Orange rangers in the 3rd sentai), and the first time a Dinosaur-themed ranger appears in a non-Dino-themed season (American Raptor-added in Requirement 7, which is Ironic as the Timberwolves are from Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA and the Raptors are from Toronto, Canada. So that's just a bunch of fan jokes waiting to happen). It's also the first team with a ranger of African decent (Kenya Elephant).

[@sarawinardi6745]

Actually, I prefer Dayuu and Deker’s backstory. Dayuu’s Shinkenger is tragic sure. But the reason why she won’t kill him and that fact he doesn’t even remember her, is heartbreaking. To me, it makes more sense. Although, regarding the backstory of the Shinkenger vs Rangers, I prefer the Shinkenger. I mean, with Rangers, the only translate Jayden, Kevin and Emily’s backstory. We don’t even know Mike’s and Mia’s. With Chiaki, you find out why he is the way he is because his Dad wanted him to want the Samurai way, instead of it being forced upon him and with Mako, Samurai way took mental toll on her Mom and even though, her parents didn’t want her to go through that, her grandma basically forced them to make her go through it

[@abangjago7119]

"You are our Lord, Takeru! WE LOVE YOU!"

[@maxmeidl4909]

This is a series question. But, does anybody know a website that I can watch this on (the full series is not on KZbin)?

[@sauravagarwal4412]

I think you can do a Beast Morphers review before August

[@gundambassexe31]

Awesome review of shinkenger

[@adrijobecq]

Wait, what? Ricardo Medina was in Samurai? Wasn't he in jail by then?

[@kamentrainerhorn2073]

This was before he went to jail.

[@justinesun7270]

Adriano Cerqueira Samurai aired in 2011. Ricardo got to jail in 2015.

[@abangjago7119]

Fun fact: Tori Matsuzaka (Takeru) already knew "that" before the others

[@selena8472]

@The Disney Brain I wish to ask you for two things because it has been bugging me for a while one could you do a video on the practicality of the ranger helmets in battle (any gen some have this worse than others turbo probably has one of the worst problems but I am not sure on that) and a quick question these days are the ones who do the newer ranger shows from neo saban on cutting more stuff in take it from sentai to power rangers??we used to have 40 episodes or somewhere around there and now we are lucky to get 20 I find this both strange and troubling not to mention it bugs me to no end.

[@maotokeihi4640]

Maybe for your next Sentai review you can do Gingaman, You've said Lost Galaxy is your favorite season before, so it would make sense for you to do the Series that it was adapted from.

[@lloydormsby1888]

They selected takeru bc of his immense mojikara, fighting ability, and feudal lord ancestry

[@porynog]

Great video Brain! Can't wait for alien rangers!

[@DarkLink1996]

Afternoon everyone

[@jokerofthewildcardarcana1139]

6:42 an the results weeeeeeere- *rise of kingdoms ad*

[@SilentFlames907]

I can't wait for the Goukaiger review!

[@cherries44]

Samurai's changes were good ideas. But I did not appreciate that execution which makes me as a viewer uninterested on what happens in the end. So even shinkenger is not perfect, the good points superpasses the bad ones.

[@tararosepetal4314]

I loved Shinkenger, I love Takeru....a lot....like a lot a lot, like I’m talking a loooooooot But I also love Chiaki......a looooooooot, he’s my son This show was a nice introduction to sentai for me, which is poetic as heck considering Samurai was my first PR, all these tiny detail that were missing, you feel it, but I will say I will always ironically enjoy Samurai and Unironically enjoy Antonio, can’t help it And like Shinkenger’s theme song......YES! Will always love it! Ngl I squealed a lot during the first five minutes or so.....yeah.....that happened.... Great job Brain!!’

[@BlackHook13]

Eh, you are overhyping how the three villains were handled in Samurai, but I guess it is slightly better than the nothing Shinkenger did.

[@fightingmedialounge519]

I think it's a little unfair to say Jayden boringly acted cosidering what he had to work with. Although I think when comes to the two actual diffrence comes from shinkeger doing the collective vs the individual story that samurai chose to neglect.

[@phantombroker6856]

So where wouldya say this'd rank in relation to a power rangers season? Like, we talking ninja storm-wild force quality or a bit higher?

[@Zakaria3400]

@TheDisneyBrain What would a Crossover between Samurai and Shinkenger be like ?

[@angelikussnape]

Shinkenger would be kicking Samurai’s butt

[@demetriusprime1505]

Was hoping you'd do the Sentai Megaforce comparison. Ah well, I don't remember alien rangers all that much so I'm also curious on your thoughts about it.

[@WolfXGamerful]

Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger. The team you're looking for is Gokaiger.

[@demetriusprime1505]

@@WolfXGamerful Thank you

[@georgeedwardang3871]

We should ask Disney to put power rangers samurai in Kingdom hearts 3. They better side with the heartless.

[@dgvanz1155]

It is logical that half-human half-demons are completely defined by their past. Ghosts emerge from the past after all, emotions that get stuck between space and time and don't fade. When they stopped being human, they also became stagnant because their power derived directly from the pain of their own existence. And the only way to ease that pain and find peace is to cease to exist.

[@dgvanz1155]

If Liveman taught us something is that sympathy is not reserved for redeemed antagonists.

[@terrancehall9762]

yes alien rangers....wish you would do dino charge and turbo......you can alsowatch ar's sentai- kakuranger.

[@brotherofAnubus]

The villains don’t get redemption. They’re where they are cuz they’re horrible people/monsters. Their stories were always going to result in failure.

[@LutraEnHydris]

10:54 Madoka Magica in a nutshell.

[@videogameboy7818]

Can I ask where you watched this? And is it free?

[@riderman6192]

Fantastic Video keep up the good work dude

[@kelnhide]

The newest sentai season would really work for the west, I mean the theme is knights and dinosaurs, and kids love knights and dinossaurs. Also Lupinranger aVS. Patoranger would still really work for the west.

[@tstchief7763]

You could do a discussion of kakurangers together with alien rangers

[@KmanTheSchemer]

this kinda made me like samurai a bit more now

[@raphealhamato7767]

ive never understood samurai haters its not a bad show my guy

[@oliverhurt3418]

Any chance you’d review Dairanger next?

[@DragonStar524]

I kind of view Deker/Juzo as an anti Kenshin Himura. I don't know if this would be accurate but it is what I'm seeing so far.

[@qdeezy5011]

Bro please don’t disrespect shinkegner ever again I watched it while it was airing in 2010 the surprise female red ranger was huge like I didn’t see it coming. Takeru is a good character that’s their culture to treat him differently because he’s the lord. Jaden came off weird because it’s not American culture to respect the lord.

[@Iwillone]

The heart of the samurai is Shinkenger (-_- )

[@vykuntapufangtxpreet9546]

2:16 Episode No ?

[@princeOpalite3650]

Since you mentioned it...wendy woo review when? Assuming it doesnt already exist

[@shinokyouku]

I feel like you didn't understand what was going on in Shinkenger to the point where it feels like you didn't actually watch the series.

[@shinokyouku]

On Takeru: "he has no real connection to the shiba family or the samurai lifestyle" da faq? He was specifically raised as a Kagemusha in service to the Shiba family in the ways similar to the Shinkengers. Like the point of standoffish nature in the beginning of the series is then recontextualized with the twist on his desire/duty to not build connection to the rest of the group bc of the fact that he's not the head of the family. His crisis in the 3rd act isn't because he felt "betrayed" it's bc of a struggle from reconciling those connections he built and the sense of guilt that he feels for decieving them for so long mixed with a crisis of identity. After being relieved of his duty, Takeru is forced to confront the fact that his entire life was a lie. Hence the naming of the series and the main theme of shinkenger: "Shin Ken" i.e. True Sword. His character resolution comes with the assurance that he is who he is and that he is always has been Shiba Takeru

[@justinesun631]

@@shinokyouku Exactly.

[@chinuaalibatya7345]

@@shinokyouku. That's deep

[@justinesun631]

@@shinokyouku Also, the no real connection to the shiba family makes a lot of sense as to why Takeru prefers to fight alone: again, because of the fact that he's not a legit Shiba at all. He doesn't want anyone to die for a faker.

[@ProfessM]

Joke about where is Kamen Rider Decade. No but really I agree about the villains and the heart of the show. Great 2 vids.

[@magicman612]

It's my favorite toku show of all time

[@Kaidoessegashit]

That thumbnail

[@mysticknight48433]

It would have been great if you ended the video with, "That brings this chapter to an end" haha