Power Rangers: Ninja Sentai Kakuranger- The Complete Series

With the announcement of Ohranger for the fall. There is no doubt Shout will be releasing the rest of the original sentai series, a real treat for us!Kakuranger was an interesting mix. Some things for me were solid all around, others were a mix bag. But it never hindered my viewing experience that much.So plot is the usual, evil villains are set free and the decedents of the original Kakurangers must stop them.I must admit the format was slightly jarring at first. Throwing in random curve balls like the commentator for the first half of the show. He was there mainly to tell us the Orgin of the Yokai of the week. His presence is toned downed later thankfully. He also gets his own sort of meta episode which I found amusing.For the team we had a female leader for the group for a bit, the white ranger. However she seemed to take a backseat and the red ranger stepped in. Not sure if the powers that be changed it up, as it was gradual. But I think someone wimped out. Her development is not impacted though and I found the subplot with her father to be the strongest of the series.Having the black ranger be from America was random and him being a cowboy action star was hilariousTwo things right off the bat. Wasn't a fan of the nonchalant mentor to the team. He sorta just came and went and I felt did not guide them as much as other mentors I've seen. When Ninjaman finally arrives (Ninjor for the US) it was cool to see how vastly different he was to our take on him. We dubbed him as a boisterous 50's superman, yet Kakurangers portrays him as a hotheaded student to the God Generals (the ninja zords)Also I was unsure as to whom the villain was until ep 12 where the mad scientist and Junior (Rito Rovolto US) appear. JR as this heavy metal rock star was amazing and he chewed up that scenery.Later on when the big baddie Daimaou appears (master Vile) the show finally goes into dark territory with some surprisingly emotional moments you didn't expect.So I felt the emotional tone shifted constantly either it being quite silly or dark.Music was just not sitting with me this time. Wayyy too repetitive. Comparing it to the previous series Dairanger (which i felt was much more solid all around) this one was a step down slightly.And I have to say honesty the ending was a mix for me.I won't spoil it. But it comes down to the team having to handle things in a non conventional way. While I appreciate the change in order to teach a lesson, it didn't gel with me since i did feel Daimaou was pure evil and not a misunderstood villain like Bandora. AnywaysRegardless of my criticism. It was still a solid ride and I can take my 90's kid glasses off now to see just how much of a cheese fest PR was. We sanitized it so badly. Even in its goofy moments, Sentai is never afraid to go dark with its fights, death, and it really is refreshing to here Damn and go to hell. I know that sounds weird. But i always give Japan brownie points as they rarely tone things down so that overprotective parents feel safe.I will confess I probably shouldn't of binged watched this, maybe more in doses over the course of a week. That's what I would recommend for this show.Show is once again bare bones in the same multi disc case as previous ones. Picture looks fantastic and subs are fine/readable.keep em coming Shout Factory!!

I just recently took a gamble at watching Zyuranger and fell in love with it's overall theme of giant monsters and robots. So I went after the next series (power rangers season 2) and found that to be too serious and slightly boring. However "power rangers season 3" turned out to be a welcoming treat. The theme is very ghostbusters-like with a hint of Adam West's Batman. All the baddies are yokai spirits attacking people and the "rangers" are out to stop them. Early on in the series of 51 episodes the combat fills the screen with WHAM's and POW's with each punch and kick. The black ranger is the comical relief being dubbed over in english (he has a backstory explaining why, part of the joke). They're hipsters with a Studio Ghibli food truck that is actually a giant cat shaped like a van. And one of the main villains is a heavy metal rocker who shares zero relation's to his Power Rangers westernized character.

Shout! is the company releasing these and they're doing the western fans of Super Sentai a great service by providing them at all. Who would've thought we'd ever see official subbed releases here in the US? I'm largely happy about the situation.Zyuranger's subs were a little stiff and had minor typos and such, but Dairanger's release was pretty much perfect. So, when this series popped up on Amazon, I pre-ordered it immediately and eagerly awaited released. However, now that its here, I can't help but be disappointed with the subtitles.While they did make the font of the subs thicker, white with black borders, and generally easier to read, they basically skipped out on translation quality control. Some words are left untranslated when in previous releases they were. Some words are translated inconsistently episode-to-episode, especially "onii chan." There are episodes where "onii chan" is translated in one scene but not the next. Heck, there's even an episode where an adult woman calls a character by their name, but the subtitles put "onii chan." There's also at least one episode where all the subtitles pop up ~10 seconds late.It's incredibly frustrating to be a fan of Super Sentai and when I finally get a chance to spend money to buy official releases the DVDs I receive are lower quality than what online fansubbing groups previously released for free. It's especially frustrating when I found no fault at all with the previous release of Dairanger.On the subject of the Kakuranger itself, I'm finding it okay. If you find the first few episodes too light hearted, the show becomes more serious in tone with the introduction of a new character not too far into the series, so keep watching.

Now this is a series I had been looking forward to. I was surprised to learn that the Shogunzords (called the Giant Beast Generals) came first, followed by the Beast General Fighters (Battle Borgs in Mighty Morphin Alien Rangers), and then the Super Stealth Beast Gods (Ninjazords on MMPR). It seems that Saban had to be most creative when dealing with the third season, as Kakuranger has no Sixth Ranger. NinjaWhite (Tsuruhime) is the female ranger and pilots what MMPR would call the Crane Zord. The FalconZord (Holy Stealth Beast Tsubasamaru here) is an independent mecha, and not piloted by the White Ranger as MMPR would have you believe. If the third season of MMPR had played Kakuranger straight, Tommy would be considered irrelevant.The subtitles are clear and concise, although Shout!/Toei uses a lot of context in subbing ("onii-chan", which means "big brother" in Japanese, is often shown on the screen as "mister" or the character's name). However, that is what makes the most sense. The sound quality is good, and the video is good, given its age. I like this.

So this is the third super Sentai season to be brought out by Shout Factory and is brilliant.I recieved this season last Tuesday and have watched all 10 discs in 6 nights and was completely hooked on it!!So this is the season that Saban used to produce season 3 off mighty Morphin using monster, villains, Ninja and Zords. Plus only using the suits for the 10 part mini season Mighty Morphin Alien Rangers.So from the beginning the Ninja rangers get introuduced over the 3 first episodes after Kappa the only surviving Youkai that didn't get sealed away 400 years ago tricks Sasuke and Saizou, into releasing the Youkai by opening the seal door.Sasuke and Saizou meet Tsuruhime and gain the ninja powers and later joined by Seikai and Jiraiya who also can speak American and Japanese.The main villains in this season don't get introuduced till later on. Young noble junior (Rito Revolto) turns up and has a plan to release his Master/father from the seal door and to build the Youkai kingdom. After his main plan and the resurrection has began young noble junior is killer which releases Daimaou (Maste Vile) and takes over the plans of rebuilding the Youkai kingdom.The whole season is mega from the start to end and you won't regret buying this if you are a super Sentai fan. All 53 episodes are packed with brilliant Youkai vs Kakuranger and amazing storylines.There still no bonus features on this boxset like Zyuranger had. But still one epic boxset.So if your a fan like me. This is just brilliant. I hope to see more Sentai series that was made into Power Rangers released as I've so loved this one

Kakuranger to me isn't as good compared to the Zyuranger or Dairanger though still enjoyable. There is one episode that is bloodier than the other 2 series that I have mentioned which I continued to be surprised also half the monsters are cut out when you watch mmrp season 3. If you are a fan then worth adding to your collection.

Great DVD box set.

My favorite of the Super Sentai Series so far. Comedy, slapstick, and japanese punology abound. Additionally, you get to learn a little bit about the mythological monsters featured in each episode. Be warned, Kakuranger will also surprise you with some emotional hits of drama (particularly in two certain death scenes). It also features my favorite villain so far, the rock-and-rolling skeleton-themed and absolutely wonderfully vulgar Gashadokuro. Can't wait for more Super Sentai!!!

Es un articulo necesario para tu colección si eres fan de Power Rangers y Super SentaiContras:No tiene idioma o subtitulos en ESPAÑOLEs región 1Pros:Buena Calidad de Audio y VideoBuen tamaño de subtitulos en ingles.