this is the problem with Power Rangers spinoffs

[@lucasguinn3597]

E-Squad, often imitated never duplicated.

[@hiEste]

SPITTIN

[@jasontachin]

RW:i see where you got that reference from.😁

[@conradojavier7547]

Please talk about Glitter Force(AKA Saban & Netflix's Americanization of the Precure Franchise).

[@dreampopwavestudiob7282]

@@hiEste My dad worked for Japanese people so we had satellite. I would watch this at his job, but some of these shows were dark themed. Space Cops ran 24 episodes etc weren't actually PG same goes with Kamen Rider of the 1980s. Some of the toys I had from japan. But I remeber seeing the difference with the fight scenes. VR Troopers were great I hated the fact it was cancelled. Great job with the videos keep up the good work.

[@hiEste]

@@dreampopwavestudiob7282 thanks for this story , that sounds super cool!

[@RodrigoPikatron]

Here in Brazil, part of the bad reception was due to most of the original shows were already aired here. Except for Bettleborgs (know here as Heroes by Chance). This includes Jiraya. Adapted as Detective Starfire. And most of the sucessful series here were unsucessful in Japan and in the rest of the world. This made them easy to be bought by Everest Video (now Sato Company) and sold for 4 or 5 difeerent channels. The Space Sheriffs franchis, for example, (Gavan, Sharivan and Shaider) was aired in 3 different channels. And, of course, out of order.

[@firet101]

Beetleborgs bring them back as adults it would be epic

[@zenonx1]

We never got a resolvement for beetleborgs metalix

[@thewolf01x95]

Hell yeahh

[@VOAN]

Interestingly the Beetleborg suits were used in Forever Red episode of Power Rangers: Wild Force.

[@zenonx1]

@@VOAN good times

[@shanedennis6407]

@@VOAN yeah I noticed that they were bad guys from the machine empire or something like that I thought that was crazy

[@GeonusKaikun]

I loved VR Troopers. I hated that they never tied it into Power Rangers. I hope Boom Comics does that.

[@IzzyBeBizzy]

Got really close, Brad Hawkins voiced The Zeo Gold and originally he was suppose to jump to Rangers as Ryan Steele to connect the two shows and be revealed as the Gold Zeo Ranger. VR Troopers was actually more or less just as successful as PR. It lasted 3 seasons, the same as MMPR. Far less episodes though.

[@xgray2012]

I hope that BOOM! studios does a comic book crossover with Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers and VR Troopers, someday.

[@xgray2012]

@@IzzyBeBizzy Yeah, I heard that Hawkins was originally slated to be the Gold Ranger in "Power Rangers Zeo." But, I don't think that he was gonna reprise his role as Ryan Steele in the show. Or, I could have heard something different.

[@KentPetersonmoney]

@@IzzyBeBizzy it definitely would have acknowledge that beetlebrogs was part of the power ranger universe. There was never any evidence on the show that they were the same universe. Mask ryder and the ninja turtle from the late 90's however proved that they were in the same universe as the power rangers.

[@UrbanAlchemystic]

I like to show too and I was always hoping for a crossover to power rangers. Only thing I remember is the girl from VR troopers I believe her name was Caitlin or something she was on one of the power rangers seasons as pink ranger

[@BoltUnagi]

With Kamen Rider Dragon Knight being a critical success. You would've thought that it would spark a new series of an American version of Kamen Rider. I do think it would've been successful. But the ratings say other wise. I think if they had gotten a better time slot. Kamen Rider would be a huge success in the west.

[@Rain593]

I honestly believe Kabuto would have succeeded as an adaptation. You could even link it to the Beetleborgs in some way if you wanted since the designs are similar.

[@jonecuntapay9561]

Good thing Ryuki was aired in my country before Dragon Knight aheheheh.

[@justajawausingwifi4642]

From what I remember the multiple clip shows for flashbacks also hurt it

[@maxkim7937]

Ryuki, faiz, kabuto, w These would have been great for an adaptation.

[@seraphimprince]

VR Troopers came in hot from Episode 1 and burned through footage like wildfire. To me it was much better than the juvenile shenanigans of Beetleborgs.

[@blackphoenix77]

I would really like to see them do a Beetleborgs reboot that's more like the original B-Fighter series.

[@TheTurnerBot]

I would love that. I was never really a fan of Big Bad Beetleborgs growing up, when I found out as I got older about the B-Fighter series, I wanted something similar to the source material. Maybe one day we get something similar.

[@kcjc]

I’m completely down for giving Kamen Rider another shot, Dragon Knight wasn’t that bad but it’s weird time slots killed it. I mean the show even won a Daytime Emmy for its stunts, give it another chance.

[@collegerebel]

The stunts from the japanese footage or the few american ones?

[@wolfgang6442]

Bro that show was my childhood use to watch it on the cw4kids around the late 2000s but yk at something I wanna do a rewatch of said show

[@kcjc]

@@collegerebel the American footage

[@jamesryder8305]

@@collegerebel Sorry bud don't get me wrong re-used footage used to be the main bases in PR. But once that first movie came out. They did start doing more stunts and re-shoots with the costumes here in America. Which was the actual agreement between Toei and Saban. So "few" doesn't really cut it.

[@Hibikidemon1234]

Sadly the reason why Kamen rider Dragon Knight was pulled was b/c 4kids didn't want to air it anymore even though it was 2 episodes away from finishing

[@willwidrick8039]

Back in the day I enjoyed the Mystic Knights, VR Troopers & Beetle Borgs. Recently I rewatched a few episodes of Beetle Borgs, minus the extra cheese it still mostly holds up. Comic characters are huge now, I would love to see Boom Studios (who currently produce a solid comic run of MMPR) do a modern take on Beetle Borgs. Take the original story twist it a little bit and cut out the extra cheese out and I think you would have a winner on your hands.

[@thevfxmancolorizationvfxex4051]

I feel like what Saban should have done back in the 90s was to make a Toku EU franchise. Power Rangers would be the family oriented show, something which both kids and adults can enjoy thanks to it having a mature style of storytelling that doesn't talk down to its audience, VR Troopers/Masked Rider would be primarily aimed at teens and Young Adults, while Beetleborgs would be the one strictly aimed at kids

[@kerrygligorovic9758]

I wished that all of the spin-off series like VR Troopers, Masked Riders and Beetleborgs are finally released on to complete DVD collection at last just like the Power Rangers Series.

[@johnnymason3265]

Kamen Rider Dragon Knight was a pretty good show. Kamen Rider Kabuto, Gaim, and Zero-One should have been adapted for the United States.

[@omegaXjammur]

We need more KR adaptations, ironic cause characters from Metal Heroes keep popping up in more recent seasons of PR and there's all this unused footage for Super Sentai/KR team ups

[@bleachedraptor131]

God I wanna see the Beetleborgs come back. I remember LOVING that show as a kid

[@evenhartwick4422]

I'm surprised they never tried to give us an American Power Rangers style adaptation of Ultraman.

[@The_EB_Consortium_Arc]

Remember kids, Big Bad Beetleborgs actually stole ratings from Power Rangers Turbo, and since Saban knew Beetleborgs was successful, they used the same concept for Blue Turbo Ranger Justin Stuart.

[@savagedarksider5934]

Most American audience can't appreciate these shows.

[@andrewpearson3516]

That's not the problem at all , Japan has a completely different culture than the US. But both countries had the same agenda. A franchise of kids shows that they could pump out different and new each year . because they change the theme. That was the entire purpose it's why all 3 shows in Japan have different themes each year. They are essentially 22 minute toy commercials. The success of toy sales is that the power rangers are still doing 3 decades later going. When people talk about America not getting it or appreciate it like it's some sort of refined art. That's the moment BS alarms ring . Yea Americans have a habit of doing things against their own interests. The only real thing you could appreciate is the market success and strategy for the brand . No other kids show has done this .even when we look at the mainstream media, the most popular superhero character Spiderman shows get rebooted and changed every few years with Gaps in-between . But let's just. All a spade and a spade

[@bkolo8198]

How can I watch the original Sentai shoes? I’ll need subtitles as wel haahh

[@bkolo8198]

An he answered my question at the end hahaha

[@anthonyarcidy5950]

Lol I liked masked rider before I knew it was apart of power rangers and vr troopers would fit in better today with the whole vr craze

[@sbdevon9700]

@@bkolo8198they are on Tubi for free

[@geezburgers]

I genuinely think if Hasbro put in the effort to bring back Masked Rider for a new generation, I think it could be hugely successful. The diversity in designs and gimmicks of the post-Heisei era of Riders lend themselves well for merchandising.

[@malcomalexander9437]

Not gonna happen, Hasbro only has the rights to Super Sentai and Power Rangers. The rights to all the other Toku adaptations done by Saban and their Japanese sources reverted back to Toei during the Disney era. Saban tried to get a Power Rider trademark going, but that attempt died in the crib, and the trademark expired. Toei isn't interested in a new adaptation of Kamen Rider, and the majority of the Kamen Rider fanbase in the west doesn't want a new adaptation, they want the actual show.

[@pe7e]

VR Troopers could work if it gets rebooted.

[@arkanamaster4961]

VR troopers was so bad I love it so much and Big Bad Beetleborgs actually felt like it took B-Fighter and actually made a unique spin on it that was actually pretty good. I wish it had a proper ending but at last it will never happen

[@AnimeFreakX4]

I liked beetkeborgs and Mystic knights. Coming from a mostly Irish family I felt a strong connection to it. I always head cannoned mystic knights was connected to mystic force. That this magic war has been going on forever.

[@JahinAlam]

I loved watching VR Troopers and Beetleborgs, I wished they kept continuing this Metal heroes shows adaption

[@chrisclack4258]

run out of stock footage

[@rodneyjackson1598]

Vr troopers was the gritty version of MMPR.

[@EpicFableBean]

no it wasnt lol

[@rexlumontad5644]

Mystic Knights of Tir Na Nog was my favorite show and it is sad that it will never have a Season 2.

[@skynetprime82]

I wouldn't mind seeing a reboot of both masked rider and the mystic knights, I strongly feel like due to far advanced technology and more experienced writers and producers they'd be in a much better position to make those shows work

[@devaughnsalter6264]

Mystic Knights...D&D meets Power Rangers...

[@kevinbaumhoer7359]

Masked Rider could Worked but it needs to have the Same Darkter tones as the Kamen Rider shows were based on . The best for Adaptation would be Kamen Rider Ex-Aid the story is not to complex and not that dark compared to Gaim or Build

[@johnangelotenorio]

The Shaider suit upgrade in VR Troopers "revealed the mask" for me in these American adaptations. Shaider was the shit back then even before VR Troopers aired locally.

[@seanholmes7482]

I vote for both types of shows. Give consumers variety and let them decide what they want. Maybe those other failed shows needed cartoon format verses a live action show.

[@davistalhone9482]

Ah Este, always such thorough and thought-provoking uploads. The only trouble with this one is that by going off the tokusatsu path and including shows that were all made in the USA means you should rally have included Saban's Los Luchadores in the list.

[@connorlammin8189]

Never actually noticed the VR mode helmets were MMPR Red clones🤣I watched this when I was like 5 and I'm not 21 was born in 2001 and only just realised that. Maybe that's why I always preferred the VR mode scenes to the others

[@MAZZ0Murder]

I feel like I'm the only one who remembers TMNT The Next Mutation... and the mystic knights one!

[@YoshiBro79e]

I would really love to see a reboot of Mystic Knights of Tir Na Nog . Even better, they could do a continuation; they did set up a second season in the last episode.

[@chrisclack4258]

unfortunately it was cancelled for the budget for lost galaxy

[@YoshiBro79e]

@@chrisclack4258 Yes, but I think the scripts for the second season still exist.

[@TerryB01]

We need to get a BeetleBorg reboot. I live in the town it was filmed in so seeing them all here again will be like my childhood again. It was so cool and I'd love to see it come back and have a proper ending. Also the shows should be subbed and dubbed like Squid Games on Netflix. The sub can be all corny and have its own charm that way too.

[@J1P2K]

E-Suad, I think VR Troopers would make for a nice reboot, seeing how VR is coming back in the mainstream. Personally, I would love for Boom Studios to make mini-series out of all of these, mostly Masked Rider.

[@fliprecruiter8366]

superhuman samurai syber squad is different, Tsuburaya Productions actually helped produce the "adaptation" (I put it in air qouts because it was just english translation of gridman with some changes). Even today Tsuburaya Productions pays tribute to it with the gridman universe( gridman and dynazenon) both of the shows start with ssss

[@CosmicTron]

As much as I love power growing up with mighty Morphin era. I had the pleasure of watching VR Troopers, Beetle Borg's, Masked Riders, and Mystic knights of Tir nog. Maybe if those shows had been animated like the Ninja turtles back then I feel it may have done better cause you can do so much with it before a live action run. Ninja turtles were way more established with their ark.

[@christophermonteith2774]

about which to bring back from the first 3: 1.beetleborgs (the only one I ever watched) 2. masked rider ( a direct power rangers crossover? and an attempt to bring kamen rider to the west? yes give it a shot) 3. VR troopers ( obviously). bringing back the Irish themed one sounds quite good too, would be 3rd or second choice overall. the Turtles one can stay gone, but wouldn't grumble if it got the modern reboot treatment, as nobody seemed to like it anyway

[@alexricky87]

I would love to see them all rebooted. Especially since VR has made a comeback in pop culture.

[@KentPetersonmoney]

Where the characters teenagers on power rangers or where they young adults. Been awhile since i watched the show, can't remember if they were high school students.

[@chrisclack4258]

@@KentPetersonmoney Jason was 18 billy was 23 when filming started

[@Diemondbakk]

I remember not being able to remember the name of the show masked rider was on. And it was so impossible to try to explain it to people 🤣 I thought his name was green wasp or green hornet

[@mightymorphinconspiracythe5024]

I would love to see more adaptations of these types of shows. But i think it has to be within the realm of power rangers. Just like they did in ninja steel and beast morphers with some of the metal heros.

[@DeadgrinCustoms]

This!

[@mattrusso7274]

Personally I was a fan of all the adaptations but if they ever were to reboot any I would want Beetleborgs or VR Troopers. I feel with modern tech VR would be very interesting visually and Beetleborgs was always just a fun show at the time

[@coreymakesmusic9691]

Yūta Mochizuki who played Geki in zyuranger also portrayed Kouji Segawa in Kamen Rider J

[@Powherkrangunch]

I try to never miss an opportunity to defend Mystic Knights! The characters were well built up, the stories were really fun, They did a rarely good flashback story showing the heroes as little kids, They had some good lessons crammed in there, also they never went down the mind control route; While I do feel some of those stories are interesting, it definitely has become an overused trope. Going back to the show itself, it was fantastic for me, and someday I really want it to come back! Also I like the toys, that's fine you have your own opinion too but they're cool for me.

[@TwistedAli]

I can't remember if VR Troopers, Masked Rider or Mystic Knights ever aired here in the UK. But I loved Beetleborgs as a kid, even though I felt it was way more goofier than Power Rangers at times. I get that Saban were aiming for a younger audience, but even kid-me would have liked to have seen more of Shadowborg. I even had the action figures and had them standing beside my bed (no idea what happened to them). To be honest, I actually wouldn't mind seeing it rebooted, but with a storyline closer to that of B-Fighter.

[@shoken4421]

The problem with power ranger spin offs here in the u.s .is they were all made by Saban ie big bad beetle Borg's and be troopers and masked rider. I remember being in jr high and kids claimed all these shows were power ranger ripoffs not knowing Saban made all these shows lol

[@MiXVoy]

Mystic Knights of Tir Na Nog's medieval fantasy concept should be used for Power Rangers Dino Fury from the very start. That concept was rare.

[@fishandjam5383]

For your question about a reboot, I'd love to see one of Beetleborgs.

[@fishandjam5383]

@Zachle Mentor Come to think of it, yeah, that would be good! Well, maybe keep it that the powers come from a comic, but not the monsters.

[@kamenrider64]

Honestly I'm still down to see more american tokusatsu adaptations I don't know I'm a sucker for these types of shows and they actually did help bring the series over here in the west

[@cooltrainervaultboy-39]

Like Japanese footage with American actors, or completely original American show? Because I had this idea that can best be described as, "Home Improvement mix with Kappa Mikey." Like Kappa Mikey the show starts with the show within the show being filmed, and ends where the scene is being shot again but is improved upon with the lesson learned in the episode. The Home Improvement aspect comes in with it being a sitcom where the show within the show is locally sonicated with the budget to match, and is the brain child of the star and his childhood best friend, the director. I also thought about doing an April Fool's day episode where instead of a low budget American Tokusatsu show, we get a high budget Baseball Comedy movie. The main character is married to a popular singer, has a daughter, and his mom (who has been mentioned to have passed away several times at this point) has came over to visit. Towards the end of the episode, the mom asked the main character that he doesn't realize he's in a dream, to which he already knew. She asks if her being there is what gave it away, to which he reveals that it was actually the cookie jar turning from a white with orange polkadot duck to a white with orange polkadot cat, to a real white with orange polkadot cat (or something more elaborate). They hug, with the mom quiping that he can let go now, referring to the hug lastly a little too long, to which he responds that he doesn't want to, referring to letting go of her. The episode ends with the main character taking part in a local celebrity baseball game (tying in with the big budget Baseball movie from earlier), talking to his friend about the events that transpired. I'll admit that I probably put more thought into that episode alone, but that's pretty much what I have in mind.

[@evenhartwick4422]

I'm surprised they never tried to give us an americanized adaptation Ultraman.

[@kamenrider64]

@@evenhartwick4422 yeah all 4kids did was just dub it and look how far that went

[@thomasreagor1706]

@@evenhartwick4422 There was an adaptation of Ultraman. Two live action adaptations now that I recall. Tiga got an adaptation through 4-Kids. And Ultraman G got one called Ultraman Towards the Future.

[@michaelhopp2700]

I used to watch two of these shows when I couldn't watch power rangers and those shows were VR Troopers and Beetleborgs😄 for some reason the other shows never caught my attention🤨

[@mutantx2372]

I love big bad Beetleborgs and Mystic Knights .

[@AllieRX]

American adaptations of tokusatsu have little to no demand. Power Rangers continues today solely because of its brand, and even that struggles (the 2017 film is proof of that). And like you said, Mighty Morphin was a once in a lifetime moment and you had to be there. All the other toku adaptations were just store brand Power Rangers to non-fans. As for Kamen Rider Dragon Knight, I think it was a one and done deal, so there likely wasn't gonna be anymore shows even if it had respectable ratings and toy sales. Steve and Mike Wang said they wanted to make a movie out of it, but of course that never came to fruition. That's all I know. I just wish the series got a DVD or Blu-ray release. That's the only thing that still bothers me today.

[@hiEste]

hi allie

[@ZephyrLeafchaser]

Kamen rider definitely needs to come back to the states, either as an adaptation or just subbed and released.

[@markfuston2714]

I would love a Kamen Rider or Metal Hero Americanized show, I feel like there's lots of potential there. That or a comic..lol, having them cross over with the Boom Comic Rangers could be fun.

[@pawel2669]

I really liked the Beetleborgs as a kid, and the Knights show. Honestly if I was given a choice back than I would watch the Knights over Power Rangers at one point.

[@kriz2432]

VR Troopers was the Power Rangers we DESERVED... but not the Power Rangers we NEEDED at the time. 😏

[@donovandelaney3171]

There’s also Mini-Force. Season three is called Super Dino Power and it’s 100% Power Ranger themed.

[@stiffmiddlefingers]

Este, you might be one of my favorite content creators. This video was really interesting! Your content is some of the most informative for Power Rangers, Sentai and everything between. I seriously love your stuff. Plus, you're fun to listen to. That Mystic Knights... I think I had a toy of the woman from a kid's meal. She had a shield n wore white armor. I have never known what that toy was from! The Power truly lies on your side ⚡️

[@jdb2002]

Fun Fact: Jason David Frank played the leader for a VR Troopers preview shown to audiences (back then called Cybertron). I'm guessing he may have played him in the actual show, had the Green Ranger not been so popular

[@chrisclack4258]

no his character of Tommy was popular

[@BalorShield]

There was only Cybertron when Jdf was involved. Brad Hawkins was originally cast for the new white ranger role. then they just switched the actors and added the 2 other heroes to form VR troopers. Brad Hawkins was supposed to be the Gold Ranger at one point. it's his voice you hear during this first appearance.

[@michaelodonnell9756]

​​@@BalorShieldrad Hawkins did appear as the Gold Ranger in Power Rangers but his voice was uncredited. And Cybertron was actually the working title for VR Troopers.

[@BalorShield]

@michaelodonnell9756 ... the Cybertron pilot JDF filmed featured him as a solo hero. only after JDF returned to mmpr, and Brad Hawkins took the Ryan Steele part it became VR troopers with the addition of the other 2 troopers.

[@BalorShield]

@michaelodonnell9756 here's the cybertron pilot with JDF kzbin.info/www/bejne/hqmYY3Shpsqfe80

[@Adama85]

I remember all of the shows that you mentioned, plus Super Human Samurai Cyber Squad. I watched all except the tatooed teenage heroes from Beverly Hills show. I really liked ALL of the adaptations but Mystic Knights and Ninja Turtles were my favorites because of the lore of the show. I feel like I could rewatch any of them at any time and would love to see new episodes.

[@ryan8211982]

Superhuman Samurai Syber-Squad was made by DiC in association with Tsuburaya.

[@farrisward2211]

E SQUAD! I loved the VR Troopers back in the day, was the only spin-off that hit like the classic MMPR. Masked Rider had potential, but wtf were the producers on when they came up with Ferbus?!

[@pirateraider1708]

I think the thought process was "Toy sales! Toy sales! And more toy sales!" But they never stopped to think "Hey, what if nobody likes this character and putting him in there will only hurt ratings and sales?" (And if someone did say that, the response was "Nonsense! We'll put this stupid stuffed animal in the show and they'll love him, whether they like it or not.")

[@DeadgrinCustoms]

I wish Masked Rider would've appeared on MMPR to help them and vice versa. I needed to see Dex and Alpha interact.

[@Deoxy360]

Saban wanted to conquer the world with Tokusatstu adapted shows.

[@nowlwane9623]

Since Stranger Things is out, I want BeetleBorgs with the kids learning on the work and continuously out of their element. Some Comedy and some serious moment in the show.

[@matthewmulugeta5265]

They can just bring the spin-off characters back for the new power rangers when they do legacy episodes. It would be pretty cool seeing Dex, or the Beetleborgs, fighting alongside the Rangers no matter which team fights

[@bwcarter921]

VR Troopers is the most worthy of a reboot in my opinion

[@brianblumenreich9026]

The Super Sentai footage Zyuranger, Dairanger, Kakuranger, Ohranger, Carranger, Megaranger, Gingaman, etc. have aged like fine when compared to the Metal Heroes footage VR TROOPERS was using at the time!

[@asterzerodog8971]

After watching B-fighter I'm pretty that there was so much Shadowborg footage left unused. He was a major villain who stuck around and even had a human form with his own "bonder". The fight from the Beetleborgs show was actually the last episode of BFighter.

[@shanedennis6407]

Where is the best place to watch bfighter

[@asterzerodog8971]

@@shanedennis6407 I dont know. The placed I watched it on is unavailable.Also it wasn't subbed.

[@viewtifulroy]

I actually have some of the toys from the Mystic Knights show and I really loved them. Especially the double axe knight. Also there's a lot of opportunity from the Kamen Rider series that have potential.

[@podsmpsg1]

I liked Beetleborgs and Masked Rider. I had Beetleborg action figures when I was a kid.

[@angrypanda3939]

Would be cool if they brought back mystic knights

[@knight2976able]

Fun fact VR troopers was originally going to be called Cybertron with only the one hero ( played by Jason David Frank) but not as Tommy. You should be able to find some of the unaired pilot here on you tube

[@UrbanAlchemystic]

Yes I've seen it on KZbin it was pretty good. It was just the fact that they offered Tommy to be on power rangers as the Green ranger at the time in which he eventually became the star. I believe he would have done just as well on VR troopers pilot

[@knight2976able]

@@UrbanAlchemystic yep what makes things even more interesting is two of the three main characters done work on power rangers Brad Hawkins ( he played Ryan steel ) was the voice of the gold zep ranger before the powers transfered to Jason. The actress who played Kaitlyn played a ski instructor who had a crush on tommy. That was like right after the letter from Kim and master tao played Trini's instructor on power rangers for like one or two ep

[@cooltrainervaultboy-39]

Mystic Knights should get a reboot, or at least a remake. Imagine the show within a higher budget, and by extension more elaborate costumes. I say that because I thought about cosplaying as Angus, because he was my favorite growing up, but the photos that I was using for reference made me realize how cheap, and emersion breaking the armors are.

[@jackjackson3769]

I like to see VR Troppers revisioned.. however virtual reality doesn't really feature now. And Mystic Knights

[@TheDarkestLord]

I think the biggest problem any tokusatsu adaptation would face in the west, is that it's not really that marketable. The niche of live-action superheroes fighting rubber suited monsters is already strongly filled by Power Rangers. Since the general population does not know of the Japanese roots of Power Rangers and tokusatsu as a genre itself, they would probably see any other toku adaptation as nothing more than a Power Rangers copycat. And people who do know of the tokusatsu genre probably rather watch the original Japanese shows. All in all, there is no real market for a toku adaption in the west. I did enjoy watching the western tokusatsu shows in the 90's as a kid, though. But that was because I was so addicted to Power Rangers, I would swallow any other show of that type. Especially because my home country of the Netherlands would sometimes air these shows INSTEAD of Power Rangers, rather than alongside it. Looking back at these shows as an old man of 34, I think Mystic Knights is the best of them, as it was its own thing, rather than an adaptation of an existing property. This made the show feel more genuine. Mystic Knights even started my love for the fantasy genre as a whole.

[@autisticgriffzorer9526]

Awesome video 👍 Este thanks for the heads-up and Ranger update E-Squad I'm so glad that I can never miss an Este update thanks

[@hiEste]

goat behavior

[@Geminias]

As I recall, part of the problem with VR troopers was that season 2 didn't air everywhere on standard network tv. Back then, each state/city had their own small broadcast channels with different line ups. VR troopers season 2 got moved to cable tv to recoup costs and ultimately lost viewership ratings. I remember season 2 premiered in my region after the show had been cancelled and reruns of season 1 had been gone for over a year. Mystic knights was a decent show but had a high cost. For one, they filmed on location and had to make all the sets and armors from scratch. The nail in the coffin for them was the heavy use of CGI vs. suit actors and practical effects. A year into the show, The Matrix came out and all the new technologies basically made anything released in the past year look cheap. Also, I'm not gonna lie - I was super hyped for Battle Fury as a child. Beetleborgs ran out of footage and had a sufficient ending but I also seem to recall that one of the main cast wanted to leave the show. They had already recast the Red Striker girl but there was a tv guide interview about one of them on the next project they were doing and how they felt about the previous show. And, the whole, we're gonna ignore power rangers with Masked Rider was super weird to me.

[@chesirewolf4209]

They really need to give Kamen Rider another shot. If they adapt it the correct way they could easily make another long running show from it. My nephews love it and constantly ask why there weren't more adaptations of it like Sentai has gotten.

[@lawrenceiacona4753]

Just learned something new. Was talking about the girl turtle the other day with my brother. Was wondering where she came from. Now I know it was Saban

[@charlesharris6697]

I would love to see a reboot of VR troopers and masked Rider

[@edd2184]

It just shows Saban's laziness. The company had all the costumes and could have created new monsters. But I guess they were like "Nah if we can't reuse footage to equal ridiculous toy sales there's no point"

[@josteinhenrique2779]

Funny fact: on my country (Brazil), all the original shows that were adapted both in VR Troopers and Masked Rider where exhibited on our open TV: Metalder, Sharivan, Spielvan, Kamen Rider Black and Black RX. Worse: Masked Rider was exhibited ALONG with Kamen Rider Black RX, so no way it would make any success here, specially when Kamen Rider Black (affectionately called here "Mr. Black") was an already stablished character on our land. Funny Fact 2: on Brazil, Spielvan was exhibited as a sequel of "Jaspion", another tokusatsu show who was a great hit here.

[@slightlygone]

I actually liked Mystic Knights. I enjoyed having knight toys that would fight my dragon toys. I remember the action figures were awesome. Really detailed with a ton of weapons. But maybe this is just nostalgia lol

[@brollicon]

Vr troopers was a good show. The only problem I had was not having an ending. Saban should of asked toei to do some video footage of they suits they used giving the series an ending

[@aiden877]

Saban ordered footage for power rangers but was being cheap and decided to keep splicing when they got to doing Dairanger footage. I wish he ordered some footage for VR Troopers to get the show over 100 episodes.

[@chrisclack4258]

run out of stock footage vr troopers and beetleborgs

[@pokelogikx]

Esquad really do be the Kame - Masked Rider community I enjoy 6:20

[@anthony1728]

As a kid I liked the Kamen rider suit but the story overall didn't interest me enough to watch the show at all however Beetleborgs I absolutely loved when it was airing and I was confused when it stopped because I was a child and had no idea about how the shows worked but I would choose Beetleborgs to come back hands down above all the rest.

[@derekallen100]

1. I hope they reboot VR Troopers. With CGI the way it is now, it can be done way better. 2. I had about four or five of the Tir Na Nog villain toys. I forget what the big guy was called, but I had The Ice Lord, the Fire Bat, the Sea Serpent and the Rock Wolf.

[@gilbert0que]

I'm actually intrigued by the Mystic Knights of Tir Na Nog!! I remember watching some episodes of it here in the Philippines when I was a kid and thought it had a lot of potential. Loved their costumes too!! But........I think you missed Superhuman Samurai Syber-Squad, and most importantly, the Tattooed Teenage Alien Fighters from Beverly Hills!! HAHAHAHA.

[@VicenteTorresAliasVits]

He did mention those shows in the video, though.

[@gilbert0que]

@@VicenteTorresAliasVits Oh right that's true, would have wanted to see more though, but that's alrght. :D:D:D:D

[@scifiguy9000]

Want to know something?: The rights to both Beetleborgs and VR Troopers are also purchased and owned by Hasbro when they claimed Power Rangers. Not sure about Mystic Knights or Masked Rider as it's either vague, or they're weren't included in the purchase deal umbrella.

[@H2Zv1]

I loved VR Troopers growing up I still have the videogame for the Genesis.

[@Stevonniewolf3113]

The funny thing is the actor of Kaitlyn from VR Troopers did a guest star appearance on Power Ranger as a girl skier who caught Tommy's eye after Kim dumped him.

[@unnoticed]

Beetle Borg's was one of my favorites along with mighty Morphin, I still have my VHS tapes of the MMP movie and the beetle Borg's on VHS as well!

[@KentPetersonmoney]

Blake Foster character would have went good for an episode of beetleburgs since he was the same age as the characters. I think he would have fight the monsters in that mansion.

[@Antiyonder]

It could be that everything lined up for Power Rangers, or just that with MMPR the higher ups didn't expect a hit. It would be just be a 40 episode show to fill the schedule and buy time for some later hits. Otherwise yeah they wouldn't have planned for Doomsday to be more conclusive. With VR Troopers and up, you could argue they raised their hopes for success. It's like with Nick and Spongebob. They will pull a show after it's clear that it doesn't measure up, but Spongebob Squarepants succeeded only cause it came from a time when Nick had more patience for their properties.

[@angelicagaldos]

Mystic Knights was a great show. Wish it lasted longer or make a come back.

[@Cyrus21100]

Beetleborgs, Masked Rider, and VR Troopers all deserve a new shot.

[@malcomalexander9437]

A different company did a Kamen Rider adaptation called Kamen Rider Dragon Knight. Toei only let the Wang Brothers make Dragon Knight because they had proved that their adaptation would be nothing like Saban's. Sadly, the show got screwed over by the network it was on, and the finale was posted online instead of airing on TV. Saban would later try to make another Rider adaptation, but he only got as far as a trademark for a name, Power Rider, but that went nowhere, and the trademark has since expired. Toei isn't interested in giving the rights for a new adaptation, and no one else is interested in making one. There is no hope for reboots of Masked Rider, VR Troopers, and BBB because Disney let the rights to those shows and their source material revert back to Toei, who again, aren't interested in giving those rights away.

[@TheBenKerzerShow]

I want to see big bad beetleborgs to come back

[@driley4381]

VR Troopers was a great concept with a bit of a convoluted execution. It would have benefited greatly with some original footage shot in the Metal Heroes costumes to help mesh all the footage together. Beetleborgs, on the other hand, is the shit. I LOVE everything about Beetleborgs. Another full season could've wrapped it all up in a nice little bow.

[@DozerfleetProd]

Masked Rider was actually a major inspiration behind Volkonir. There's no Ferbus in Volkonir, but "Vinny Mason" as the "Golden Lion Knight" gets very similar toys to Dex. Especially his sword Selshon, and the Golden Lion Cycle. Prince Volkonir gets his armor through the Tapestry, a framework similar to the Grid, bound to the EccentriaCore BEP, located near the core of the planet Cortascius, which takes some inspiration from Edenoi. His armor program was"woven" to the Tapestry by his father, King Morlikus, who was a master Weaver and former understudy of the great Weaver Grinodos - who'd previously made similar powered armor knights. Volkonir has to protect Bozeman from the Gwirdons, which have a Goldar-esque general in the form of Hiktomoph, a Zedd-like king in the form of Gwirmalesh, and "treaders" that are a lot like the Maggots. Volkonir also is socially awkward, needing his friends Kayla and Carlos to help him adapt to the modern world on Earth. The kaijin (olpheist) sent after him by Gwirmalesh can get really nasty. And he also got an unofficial Power Rangers crossover (that also crossed over with Emo Rangers!)

[@DozerfleetProd]

That being said, Volkonir does have some key differences. First, is with target audience. Kayla and Carlos are both fleeing their past, as they have been or have had family associated with some rather unpleasant criminal organizations. Both view aiding Volkonir as a path to redemption, and chance to do right by their fellow mankind, to ensure Gwirmalesh doesn't enslave everyone. But they have selfish motives too. Carlos wants to complete his study of lost Cortascian relics. Kayla is Volkonir's closest friend, but can barely hide the fact that she really wants him in her pants. Her backstory involves the feds murdering a child that she conceived after being raped by a bush jumper, and then them putting her in a federal prison when she tried to fight back to save her own daughter from drowning. Carlos is the son of dollar store discount El Chapo. Even though Kayla was released fair and square, her suddenly appearing in Montana and doing mostly off-the-books work for a billionaire scientist inventor engineer in spite literally just getting out of prison, plus the discovery of her association with a Mexican cartel boss' son and a goofball blonde boy with a dubious alias, does cause the Marshals to start asking questions. Then they learn Dr. Hanom's secret near the end of season 2. His off the books project was to recover the missing mogriffers of Volkonir's fallen ancient predecessors, create a modern team of superheroes by reverse-engineering the mogriffers with HanomCorp tech, and use that to rig the geopolitics of an alien planet to alter the course of a war that had been going on for 400+ years. All whilst trying to keep the Pentagon completely in the dark about it. All so a giant evil mosquito wizard with a Lord Zedd voice wouldn't enslave the entire universe. And that the goofball college dude was alien royalty in disguise. And the girl they were told to spy on is now trying to bang the prince. But what of the cartel? Why do they care about the mosquito wizard? Yeah, a lot of that would not have made it past the Fox Kids censors way back when.

[@senk0san]

I liked how the cast of VR Troopers voiced dubbed an episode and made a mature spoof.

[@EmeraldCanary13]

VR Troopers Big Bad Beetleborgs and Kamen Rider were all really good and funny wish they would have gotten more episodes. I remember watching all these shows while I was growing up beside power rangers of course

[@Hiroto_VA]

VR Troopers: get out Beetleborgs: BIIIIIGG BBAAAADD BEEETTTLLEEBOOORRGGGSS Masked Rider: Where OOO adaptation?

[@AtticusRh0des]

You never mentioned dragon knight or that Saban almost adapted gaim when Megaforce came out because of how popular gaim was in the US w/a show for support here.