[timegold]

Dukemon wrote:

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We also had JAKQ. 4 is definitely an unlucky number in Japan, but as long as the number 4 isn't actually being said, it's not something they care about. And the team wouldn't stay 4 for very long anyway.

But... Shishi Red was always getting lucky.

[/sarcasm]

[Otokusastu Zetto]

HowlingSnail wrote:

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Hikounin Sentai Akibaranger.

Not exactly like Akibaranger because this one is too parodic ^^

[HowlingSnail]

timegold wrote:

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But... Shishi Red was always getting lucky.

[/sarcasm]

I'll have you know the stories about Takumi and Sakurako were only rumours!

[⚡Dukemon]

timegold wrote:

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But... Shishi Red was always getting lucky.

[/sarcasm]

Ha. Points.

[Digifiend]

Otokusastu Zetto wrote:

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Why number 7 ?

They mentioned a countdown, but they're seeing something that's not there. Kyu had nine rangers - but they gained three more later. LuPat seems to have eight rangers - but the two sixths are actually the same person! That means it really has seven rangers. It's not 9, 8. It's 12, 7. The pattern doesn't exist.

[Merlin]

Dukemon wrote:

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Martial Arts would fall into the fantasy category for Super Sentai, except for maybe Maskman, where it's kind of both sci-fi and fantasy. I'd be down for that.

I doubt we're going to get another mixed team of "international" martial artists. That hasn't been repeated since Ohranger, and the martial arts themselves weren't the focus of the series. Even in Maskman, meditation and the Aura Power was really the height of where they took the theme. The old teams didn't embrace that cultural paradigm as strongly as later seasons did. The arts were just something they used, against villains who had nothing to do with martial arts.

Chinese martial arts are elevated though. The influence of Chinese culture and folklore on Japan is so large that they're able to create entire seasons around it, two already nearly as much as ninjutsu. Shinkenger and the ninja seasons were tributes to Japanese culture as well as fighting arts. Through Dairanger and Gekiranger, China is the only country outside Japan that was given series with the same attention to cultural dynamics and folklore. Gekiranger is one big sendup to Chinese mythology.

They're not keen on doing that for mixed martial seasons because that would involve blending the cultures of several areas of the world at once and it would get sticky. And we seem to be out of the 80s when the martial arts are just a random thing used against unrelated villains.

[Ataruman]

I wouldn't mind an international martial arts style series (40th of BFJ too), but if it does focus on technique. Just have it be variety: even if Red is Japan, have the Chinese Ranger, Brazillian Capoiera, Muai Thai, a Korean style; maybe a Russian or Israeli style...sort of good variety.

Heck, if that's the focus then make the threat a true global threat; they sort of tried that with the Deboth in Kyoryuger but it really never felt global no matter how hard they tried to push it.

[tavionjackson]

Digifiend wrote:

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They mentioned a countdown, but they're seeing something that's not there. Kyu had nine rangers - but they gained three more later. LuPat seems to have eight rangers - but the two sixths are actually the same person! That means it really has seven rangers. It's not 9, 8. It's 12, 7. The pattern doesn't exist.

Zyuohger had 10 animals in the show, Kyuranger had nine core members, Lupinranger vs Patranger has eight rangers already, power wise, but will possibly have eight characters as rangers based on the hacks.

[HowlingSnail]

Even if you only count the numbered mecha, Zyuohger had 11, because of Condor. And that's before the ? and ! ones like Kirin and Kuma. If you're going to give a 10 to Zyuohger, it's in the title.

[maslego]

tavionjackson wrote:

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Zyuohger had 10 animals in the show, Kyuranger had nine core members, Lupinranger vs Patranger has eight rangers already, power wise, but will possibly have eight characters as rangers based on the hacks.

Geeze and people call the Rider number theory a stretch.

[tavionjackson]

Only 10 of the cube animals were linked to ranger powers or forms. Like you said, 10 is in the name.

maslego wrote:

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Geeze and people call the Rider number theory a stretch.

How is it a stretch when’s it’s pretty obvious.

[⚡Salted Pepper]

Titanium321 wrote:

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Well we're coming off a slew of pretty unique takes, I don't really think going back to standards is as likely as people may expect. Team size and aesthetics wise, it's been so long since we had a standard really.

Exactly, way back in Gokaiger to be exact The current target audience has never even seen the standard colors in action, even ToQger didn't really fit the classic color scheme due to the constant line changes.

If the rumor about a female blue is true that means they won't go back to a very traditional team, so I expect anither year of somethimg new even if it's a five man team.
Maybe we'll finally get a male pink.

[ZackMallory]

screamqueen wrote:

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Two people would never feel like a team to me - more suited to Kamen Rider where the main Rider is often half of a duo. Four is possible, but with an extra Ranger we'd be back up to five and the only show thus far that's had a team of four (JAKQ) didn't do too well

Go-Busters started with 3 and had 2 Rangers following later.. and it didn't do well either. Maybe the Japanese fans seem not to like small casts

[⚡Dukemon]

Merlin wrote:

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I doubt we're going to get another mixed team of "international" martial artists. That hasn't been repeated since Ohranger, and the martial arts themselves weren't the focus of the series. Even in Maskman, meditation and the Aura Power was really the height of where they took the theme. The old teams didn't embrace that cultural paradigm as strongly as later seasons did. The arts were just something they used, against villains who had nothing to do with martial arts.

Chinese martial arts are elevated though. The influence of Chinese culture and folklore on Japan is so large that they're able to create entire seasons around it, two already nearly as much as ninjutsu. Shinkenger and the ninja seasons were tributes to Japanese culture as well as fighting arts. Through Dairanger and Gekiranger, China is the only country outside Japan that was given series with the same attention to cultural dynamics and folklore. Gekiranger is one big sendup to Chinese mythology.

They're not keen on doing that for mixed martial seasons because that would involve blending the cultures of several areas of the world at once and it would get sticky. And we seem to be out of the 80s when the martial arts are just a random thing used against unrelated villains.

For sure. Which is why I think an RPG/Isekai show might allow for some interesting blending of motifs, especially when it comes to martial arts. (Have one of the rangers be a ninja, have one be a knight, have one be a gunman, etc.)

ZackMallory wrote:

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Go-Busters started with 3 and had 2 Rangers following later.. and it didn't do well either. Maybe the Japanese fans seem not to like small casts

As far as the toys go....there's possibly some truth there. Lupato is pretty well-liked by the adult fans. Go-Busters was liked, but there was some definite concern about the suits being different from the norm at the time. (That since has changed.)

[kyuparanger]

I’m hoping that we get another martial arts or samurai motif. Also I wouldn’t mind if the girls were green and pink.

[Shirubaa]

I hope the 2019 Super Sentai has no girls. It's about time they were dropped from the franchise. They don't do much and never get power ups.

[screamqueen]

There is a reason why Sun Vulcan's example hasn't been repeated: because even in the 1980s people questioned a team with no women. Toei seems to like to have at least one each year for the sake of female viewers (they exist - notice there are quite a few little girls each week in the ED videos people submitted for Kyoryuger and Zyuranger) and to market to the periphery teen/adult audience that likes pretty idol girls. Sentai has always made a point of having female Rangers around, it's less male-centric than Kamen Rider - and I don't think that just having a woman in the supporting cast would work as well. She'd naturally get less focus, and people like the "action girl" element

[AkaGreen]

I'm with the group of hoping for another female Blue. It hasn't been that long since we've last had one, but overall we've barely had any.

Fyntabulous wrote:

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I have a feeling after the last few years, we're pretty much guaranteed not only a team of 5, but a traditional color format as well. Like R/B/Y/G/P or such.

You're probably right, but I'm still a big fan of the new color lineups we've been getting recently. There's still a bunch of them they haven't tried, so hopefully we get another new one.

[Spider-Phoenix]

Otokusastu Zetto wrote:

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Why number 7 ?

Well, Kyuranger and Lupato had 7 human actors playing rangers so that might be new trend?

Specially because ToQger, Ninninger and Zyuohger technically had that as well (I'm counting returns specials-exclusive rangers and last-minute rangers like Bud)

[HowlingSnail]

Ninninger had a total of 10 of those though. Main 6, Grandaddyninger, Daddyninger, Kiddyninger, Midoninger.

Yes I know that's not what they're called but having 4 rangers called Akaninger is boring.