Why Kikai Sentai Zenkaiger is my FAVORITE anniversary: THEN TO NOW REVIEW 

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You know, until you talked about the pre-history, I never realised the similarities between the designs of zenkaiser and kamen rider mach

The fact that thomas gave majin her own sigmet and talked about her and his love story is pretty wholesome so thomasjujube you go bro magine is all your you earned it

The Akibaranger cameo in the movie still honestly blows my mind. I always love when they have conversations during the mech combination scenes.

I like how all three humans have an element of family as their core motivation of their character. Kaito was childish to keep his grandmother a little happy. Zox had to become an adult to protect his family and tradition Stacey lost his mom and has an abusive dad.

I can feel the huge feelings in that "She's my hero"

I totally understand how you connect to Magine, it’s very similar to how I feel about Juuru from Kiramaiger. When Kiramaiger was airing I was struggling with my sexuality in a high school environment and while that is not something Juuru had to go through, his and my share of the love of art, creativity, and overall growing up we went through simultaneously made me love him with all my heart. Is is one of the least perfect Leaders, but grows and learns from his friends, and builds up the courage to step out of his comfort zone and be the sparkling colorful person he wants to be, stepping away from the anxieties he had of his teenager life, and moving forward as an adult. He’s my Favorite Sentai Character Ever. And that’s what I love about toku. We can find these characters that while many may see and childish or dumb at first glance can mean so much to us. Someone we can point at the screen to and say, “hey that’s just like me”.

I really love how Zenkaiger managed to break its pre-existing mold, in which the main team consists of 4 mechas and a single human. The fact that this is Super Sentai's anniversary, along with it pushing its mecha aspect, made this series grew to be my 2nd favorite Super Sentai (the 1st being Gokaiger, of course). For the additional Rangers, Zox's character was also brought up as Gokaiger's cancelled script of a "bad boy" 6th member, which was supposed to be Gai's initial character. Then, there's Stacey, one of the best characters of Zenkaiger and one whose actor was brought into the show due to his own charm and charisma. About the mecha gimmicks, I was curious to see if each mecha members could gain their respective power-ups by combining with a component that could make their gattai look symmetrical unlike their default gattais (imagine a proper Super Zenkai Juran, Gaon, Magine, and Vroon). There was also a possibility of Black JuraGaon forming new arms for Battle Ceaser like Zenryoku Zenkaioh. But unfortunately, w didn't get them, at all. T_T I feel like they've wasted the chance of having Zenkai Red being intiated into Zenkaiger's official 6th member, and how he could be assigned to pilot ZenkaiOh VrooMagine whereas Kaito usually piloted the JuraGaon. There's also a big flaw on how Lackluster the villains are and that they never took their time on exploring them DESPITE having a length of 49 episodes to do so. What really bugs me the most however, is the fact that Aka Red didn't appear in its movie, series, nor special at all, especially since the number 45th Anniversary already fits the bill. Instead, he just appeared with his 4th Anniv logo as an image for the Twitter acc's post. It was also weird that we had never gotten any Zyuohger-based mecha/Ranger in the show despite it also being the 40th Anniversary season. Except if EnyaRideon counts as it. Even so, it's still a good show. ;)

Zenkaiger was the series that brought me back to the franchise after dropping off around Gekiranger, but it was such a perfect meta tribute to the series. It was so beautiful, it made me laugh more than any previous series and I’d never loved every single character the way I’d loved them in Zenkaiger. I am sad that it’s over, but the fact that DonBrothers is giving me more of Zenkaiger gives me so much hope.

I rmb in the super hero senki" interview" the zenkaiger made a pun of magine and ohma zio, stating that ohma zio sound like her name And they gave magine a nickname "oh magine o" (also technically she the most broken character due to her ridiculous yet cute magic power )

Man, I have never seen a toku fan such connected to a character before and that really touched me as a tokusatsu fan. The great and positive things you said about Magine and Zenkaiger as a whole is the most sweetest thing you've ever said and the both of you surprisingly have a connection. I really hope the producers and the creators of the show would see your review because I totally agree that Zenkaiger is the best super sentai anniversary and I do hope Zenkaiger will remain nostalgic for other tokusatsu viewers.

You mentioned episode 37 where Magine and Flint helping out a girl who was embarrassed about a doll she made, and Magine telling her about how everyone has something they're inspired in that they get embarrassed about. This is what I like about Super Sentai in general, moments like this. I think Zenkaiger could have done with more moments like this but I know they're not everyone's cup of tea, so I understand no Sentai can be like this all the way through. But I agree, episode 37 was the highlight of the season.

Actually every roll call is very unique, if you also count adding new members to the roll call as a unique one

One word : Magine

Who knew Magiking would make such a cute waifu

I see Zyuran the same way you feel about magine, i just loved how great he was and even if he wasn't the highlight of the episode he was still in the background doing fun stuff idk zenkaiger was a really special Sentai series, it's my absolute favorite now

this is not just a Super Sentai themed season. it is a Tokusatsu Celebration, from the Kamen Rider, Metal Heroes and Sentai designs, we can also see Kaiju(Zenkaijuuoh) and Ultraman (Zenkaiser becoming Giant sometimes)

This video has gotten my attention and I am happy to see there is a new pink ranger that is really pretty, hopefully I get to watching this show. Magine looks so cute and girly 🥰😍

28:37 this part is the most sweet thing i ever heard😢😢

The review section of this video was spot on! The Tojitendo (with the 180-degree exception of Stacey) was bland, the anniversary and individual show elements are extremely well balanced, and I wholeheartedly underestimated Kaito when I saw him episode one as, "another loud mindless obnoxious leader". Then, when you talked about how much and what Magine meant to you, it unlocked something for me I never even thought about. We all have that something we are proud of but are afraid to share with others. That is until we find a community to talk about it with! For me, that is also toku and now I am more confident to share it because of social media (specifically Tik Tok). Thinking about it for a bit right now, that is why I like and follow so many toku characters. They are just good-hearted people who want to do right in their community and strive to do their best! So thank you for both creating this video expressing your love for toku and cultivating a community where we all feel free to share our love for it as well!

Man, Zenkaiger is just so good. i've haven't watched sentai since kyoryuger. i Love all the things about the series, like the design, character, and story. and yeah maybe there's some things that are bad but it never outshine the good that the show has.

I love zenkaiger so much I laughed so hard on so many episodes it was such a good season I cant wait for what don brothers has to offer

"NOOO OUR RIDER IS STRONGEST AND HE CAN BECOME OTEHR RIDERS!" "Secret power! Zenkaiser!" Zenkaiger is so funny yet serious,it decision to not involve any previous character makes it have more freedom on story writing(yeah you Zio, glorified ooc),and even at final episodes, it's more heart-warming and enjoyable Oma zio's debut feels like a kid enraged, meanwhile Kaito and his dudes final roll call actually feels like hero assembling to fight a threat even without their powers Zenkaiger is already in my heart's hall of fame along with Mebius at anniversary show

Zenkaiger is the goofiest Sentai I've seen since Carranger, and even as someone who's not a huge Sentai guy it's absolutely glorious, definitely top 5. Personally I can relate to your feelings about Magine, as I personally have a similar story about Kotoha from Shinkenger. I'm really timid, and often joke about my confidence and anxiety to the point where about %80 of my humor is self deprecation, and I generally didn't really to show this in school or anything to not worry anybody, I remember watching Shinkenger... I believe episode 6 or 7, hearing Kotoha talk about how when she had to substitute for her sister as a Shinkenger and how she felt like had to be brave no matter how clumsy or insecure she is about herself, and in her words "keep smiling" as to not worry or let down her sister. As cheesy as it sounds, I've never wanted to literally reach through my screen and hug a character before or after seeing that. Kotoha is also really cute, has a great ranger design, and an amazing and really cheery theme song (IMO). Sadly however I can't play the flute like her:(

Bro you spend 10 minutes talking about Magine...Thank you so much, i also love Magine and you put in words all te things i like in her, SHE IS SO FREACKING CUTE

The whole Magine bit of this video had me agree to basically all your reasons for simping her. Absolutely the best character in the show, and even beat Raptor from Kyuranger as my favorite Sentai character.

While Zenkaiger will never be in my top 5, I can say with confidence that It marked me. It wasn't perfect, I even dropped it for a few weeks, but in the end, I'm happy it was the first sentai I watched weekly, because It was one of the few things which kept me excited during these dark times. Goodbye, Zenkaiger. I hope to see you again.

Ever since Zenkaiger happened, Magine has been my new favourite ranger in sentai history, no one can deny me that

I think what I really like about Zenkaiger are the Kikainoid members of the team. They somewhat remind me of Ryotaro's Imajin in Kamen Rider Den-O. The Kikainoids have so much personality and quirks that are so fun to watch (Magine really is adorable) Props to the voice actors and suit actors that bring them to life.

Give this man a fan art he deserves it

I really loved watching your review!! Zenkaiger is actually the first Tokusatsu series I ever watched and I really enjoyed everything about it! And your love for Magine was so wholesome 🥺 You talking about her made me like her even more! The reason why I started watching Zenkaiger is actually because I knew of Stacy's actor beforehand lol. So when he announced that he was going to be Stacy I thought "oh well I'm probably just going to watch a few eps of the show, I might not get into it" and boy was I wrong!😂 Stacy ended up being my favorite and I can't describe enough how much I loved seeing him grow as a character. Watching this show every week made me go through so many emotions but I loved how fun it was and I like to rewatch eps from time to time too. The bodyswap ep is definitely one of my favs😂 but I'm really glad that Zenkaiger was my introduction to Tokusatsu, I'll try to watch more series now😌

This is one more reason why I always feel a kid or in my youth again whenever I can watch any super sentai series. Because the franchise is able to cater to every fans from the beginning to the present day as well as covey some very mature messages to the audience. Unlike the US shows who can only separate into age group or analysis what the general audience like. Hollywood cannot seem to understand why us tokusatsu/anime manga fans will always prefer stuff from Japan over any shows that on US tv, cinema nowadays.

Hi Magine Counter: 8

I think the biggest reason as to why Zenkaiger felt like it was all filler is because, on a weekly basis, the story felt like it was moving at such a snails pace because we were wondering where the hell is the story going. Was Kaito gonna find his mom or were we eventually just gonna deal with another random world that has nothing to do with the story. Sentai series like Shinkenger felt more like stories that were progressing because each episode, while episodic for the most part, still had good amounts of character focus while revealing bits of a characters past, likes, quirks and more, while Zenkaiger didn’t really delve more into any of the Kikainoids past. We never learned where Zyurans love for animals came from through him talking about his past, little character moments like that were SERIOUSLY missing from the show. I really enjoyed Zenkaiger, it was random as hell in all the best ways, but the reason most disregard Zenkaigers is the fact that this story feels like it’s going nowhere, the examples you gave highlight the story never forgets the points it brings up. But remember, we never got to see that moment happened until way later into the series heard the 2/3rd mark.

I feel like zenkaiger is the perfect example of lack of character arc doesn't equal bad characters. Like, none of the characters besides Gaon and Stacey really grew throughout the show or even have an arc, and they all stayed the same happy go lucky Kaito, team dad Juran, shy but hotblooded Magine, but that's okay. They were fun, they helped the other characters who do have arcs grow, and they shine when the spotlight is on them. Sure, character development isn't bad, but they don't need it. They're fine just the way they are

Zenkaiger brought me back into loving tokusatsu. I don't need everything be dark and gritty. Zenkaiger is the first tokusatsu where I was laughing so much. The magnet world episode has to be the funniest episode in tokusatsu. I feel the same as you when people say a negative about the show that doesn't make sense, like the plot point you pointed out. I just go "are we watching the same show?" The character development in this series was so good. Kaito is the first main character I enjoyed in years. He wasn't annoying or overly super human. Kaito was great and his development was so dope. Zox was great and Stacey's acting was great like when he cried at the end to Yachan I felt it. The characters make the show and it's what made me tune in each week.

This was the first Sentai season I saw all the way through. What a place to start. Hi, Magine.

Zenkaiger definitely wasn’t my favorite cuz of personal preferences, but it’s definitely not the worst to me. I’ve been watching sentai since toqger, and from then till now, I’ll say that Kiramager is still my favorite sentai.

Zenkaiger has also become one of my favorite sentai seasons. I honestly am gonna try to find a dvd of it that doesn't have problems with region.

I don’t regret stoping to watch zenkaiger over go busters. Second time watch throughs are sometimes good and bad and this time it is more positive than my original thoughts

The logo is brilliant: the kana for Zenkaiger/Zenkaijaa makes sure "ka" is dead centre. The kana for ka is also the kanji for chikara - strength.

While I normally hold the Blue in high regard... I'm gonna have to stamp a big old Pink Sentai stamp on this season! Magine stole the show for me, I felt like I related to her character in a strange introverted sort of way. When that Yellow puss talked shit about her hobby... What she did was just amazing! Chewing him out in a "WTF did you just say to me you little B***h!!?" That made me giggle!

Big thanks for this vid. I spent the last year reading comments and asking "are these people and I watching the same show?!" It appears you and I were, in fact, watching the same show, haha. Zenkaiger forever!

Thanks, I cried midway the video. It just reminded me of how much I loved this series, how every week I was shaking in excitement waiting the Revice episode to end. This season made me love sentai, it’s all I wanted to see in a show, complex characters balanced with comedy and wholesomeness, good acting, a charisma overflow even from background characters like Mr Su. The same love you have for Magine it’s what I have for Stacy. I really don’t get the criticism that he did nothing. I completely understand his fear of joining Kaito, of disappointing someone you love, that the Zenkaigers won’t be enough to destroy the empire, the possibility of ending up abandoned by both sides. Barashitara not only killed his mother but also hundreds of siblings as stated in their last battle. All I wanted was to see him have an ice cream without feeling like a war criminal. As for god, I loved the unexpected! It didn’t end like your regular sentai where the villain dies and it’s all happy forever. It wasn’t the best thing in the world but it made it stand out and be ICONIC Really controversial take but I’m at the start of Gokaiger and it feels like just a bunch of cameos overshadowing the rest of it. Zenkaiger gave us a beautiful consistent and independent story with sprinkles of nostalgia on top. But that’s not what some people want. (Edit: maybe the fans just ruined gokaiger for me)

I really hope that one day you will be able to meet/collaborate with Ms. Sachika Nitta, Ayumi Shimazono and Yume Miyamoto. That whole section for Magine is wholesome.

I have this theory the reason 4 of the members are “robots” is because is difficult to schedule complete old teams for specials, while voice actors can have scattered schedules even if they cannot coincide for different reasons, so they have to only work around Kaito’s actor schedule. Plus, in 4 years is half a century of Sentai and, maybe, we’ll having 5 years of sequels of Zenkaiger in one way or another. Maybe. All I’m saying is, half a century of Sentai is a milestone and they might be preparing something.

OK, I am starting to warm up to Magine a lot more. Just because of this season review. Some people just can’t really resist acting like pigs when it comes to snacks.

I’m now hoping magine even if just her mecha form shows up in donbrothers just because I know you would be happy to see it.

Like I feel the exact same about Magine. She has been my phones wallpaper since the debut pretty much. She's just a little dork and it's adorable.

Magine gave me flashback from my childhood with Medabots.

When I saw this in my youtube feed and how long it was, I expected either, the Magine repeated for half an hour or the life story of Magine. =P

A fellow Magine fan. She really is best girl.

This is a magine review and I’m 100% here for it she was funny from a the few eps I’ve watched

I'm going to give this series watch I haven't watched Super Sentai in awhile but this series caught my interest

I really liked this review! I initially got back into tokusatsu/Sentai in 2016 when Zyuohger was airing because I'm a major Precure fan and wanted to try it's brother shows out and then I kinda just... fell out because I was still in high school and really busy. Only until this year, I decided to really get into toku fullforce again and Zenkaiger & Revice were my real first introductions. Zenkaiger was at ep45 when I started, and I ended up watching everything to that point in like 2 weeks. I really was interested in the premise & ofc Stacey, Magine & Flint were the biggest reasons for me to get into it but I came out loving this season in its entirety despite its flaws and issues. It really has a special place in my heart now as my first Sentai/finished Sentai and now I'm watching Zyuohger, Kiramager, Ryusoulger, ToQger, Kyuranger & ofc Donbrothers. I feel like if Toku fans meet me tho they might think I'm cringe for loving Zenkaiger as much as I do 😅😅 but it's my first, and the most special to me for that alone so I'll love it the rest of my life. Not Sentai, but Sakura from Revice is the tokusatsu character I currently connect really hard with in like every aspect so seeing that others like yourself with Magine have this special connection with a character from toku is really heartwarming and feels very sweet. I'm really glad Zenkaiger was my real introduction to Sentai & toku in general because now I have something to escape reality with and get lost in fun worlds. Zenryoku Zenkai Nununuforever ⚙🌈💕

Gokaiger is still my favorite anniversary season

This was a great video and the way you described how much Magine means to you was really similar to how I feel about Daishinji/Kamen Rider Slash from KR Saber He’s also this quiet, reserved character who most of the time doesn’t even look people in the eye when talking to them, but then you see how passionate he is about swordsmithing and how energetic he gets during battles. But the best thing about this is that all the other characters don’t think any less of him and they still accept him the way he is unequivocally, whereas in most other media these character traits would be seen as a flaw that needs fixing or is used as the source of ridicule (“cough” the big bang theory “cough”) I really see a lot of myself in Daishinji as this shy, awkward autistic guy who spends too much of his free time watching japanese children’s shows, so to see him be as accepted and respected as he is by his peers despite his quirks means so much to me.

When you do your Sentai Potential vid, use my and RU-vidr G_O_B_L_I_N’s ideas of waiting until all the other seasons are adapted, having all the action figures also the the mechas, and establish all the Pre-Zyuranger sentai as older versions of the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers.

This is for the Magine fanboys who would rather simp her than simp an anime girl like most normal people would Magine time stamps: 2:36 (Hi Magine) 3:48 (Hi Magine: Again…..) 8:27 (Hi Magine: Once more) 14:34 (Hi Magine: Uwuuuuuuuu…. I’m not doing this) 20:02 (Hi oh thank god) That’s it I’m not doing anymore

The origins of a simp. This shall be amusing. But seriously, all jokes aside, an amazing video you’ve made Sir Thomas, even if I did end up spoiling a lot about Zenkaiger for myself (eh, whatever. It won’t affect me too much). To be able to turn something as simple as an admiration or attraction of a show into something that sounds deeper in one’s own context is content I never really get tired of seeing. As a toku weeaboo myself, it feels all the more triumphant.

The major thing I like is just because it fun. I can assume why it like that, because of the current pandemic.

You know that thomas is being real when he gives a full segment for a single character

Thoma's future girlfriend/wife: did you love a girl before me? Thomas: a robot called Magine that exists within a kid's show. Thoma's future girlfriend/wife: dress up as Magine for Halloween.

My dream team of super sentai would be captain marvelous, and Zenkai Magine, and any other ranger or sentai character that is obsessed with snacks. Like Ryusoul pink for example.

I think the one thing i didnt like about zenkaiger aesthetics was the teams color scheme lacking black or green, making the whole team mostly warm colors.

You just made me put Zenkaiger on the list to watch

I was here trying to watch a review video but instead got a tribute for Magine... NGL, I do understand why people simp her. I mean I simp her too myself! So thumbs up to you for having to finish this video tribute of our best girl 4ever, Magine!

This is why I love tokusatsu and will it to very end will not stop intil find toku fan In real life I'm gonna go zenkoko zenkai to the max follow my dream thank you Thomas for being awesome

Can’t wait for the sentai potential episode for this show

YOU ACTUALLY MADE THAT THE THUMBNAIL I SWEAR TO GOD

Gaon: Zenkaiger's very own uncle ruckus

Juran isn’t the first red ranger not to take center stage of the team pose. That goes to Spade Ace in JAKQ.

Someone on one of Japhamine videos said it well on how I feel about Zenkaiger. I like it but at the "base level of liking a sentai show." It starts of Strong but it kinda feel flat for me in its second half

Dammit you’ve convinced me to watch zenkaiger now and then finish busters afterwards

So if I understand correctly, Thomas watched SSSS Gridman mostly cause Rikka was voiced by Yume Miyamoto? I can respect that

14:32 that soft "hoo" caught me off guard 😂😭 also u can clearly observe he's down bad for majin the whole runtime ahahaha

As awesome as the devs did with the callbacks in Zenkaiger, in some ways, though, I also can't help but feel like they kinda shot themselves in the foot with the abundance of reference to all kinds of Super Sentai media since Zenkaiger is the 45th anniversary of the franchise, and it just makes you wonder how on EARTH are they going to top this for the 50TH anniversary season of Sentai since the franchise will be around for a half-century at that point, and the crew are REALLY going to have to think harder than they ever have before in order to outdo Zenkaiger, and Gokaiger for the 50th anniversary season? Hopefully they've already started out ideas, blueprints, plans and such immediately after Zenkaiger's conclusion so they can prepare for Season 50, and TRY to beat the previous 2 amazing anniversary seasons! And hey, even if they don't, I'm sure it'll at least be a LOT better than Zyuohger.

One reason: Magine 💖💖💖

Brooooooooo, Magine is always like a sister to me

15:33 ORE WA ASUMU ADACHI also subtle Hibiki reference zenkaiger. Dam I have to rewatch this show after go-busters

my summary on zenkaiger is just literally super sentai speedrun

Great video! Last time I watched a sentai show was either toqger or the koryuger. You make me want to watch this season just for showing how fun this look and how one of the rangers is based off magiranger which is my favorite season! Where would I watch this online ? Keep up the great work :)

i love Zenkaiger and simp for magine too ok, more than enough reason to sub to your channel

im happy i found your channel!

I understood every ranger in Zenkaiger except for the Magiranger one- I mean each member represents a major theme in Sentai: 1. Gao(Animal Sentai): Gaoranger, Jetman, Zyuohger, Dairanger, Sun Vulcan, etc 2. Zyuran(Dino Sentai): Zyuranger, Abaranger, Kyoryuger, Ryusoulger 3. Vroom(Vehicle Sentai): Turboranger, Carranger, Boukenger, Go-Onger, ToQger, Kirameiger Instead of Magic based Sentais, why not Ninja based? We had Kakuranger, Hurricanger, and Ninninger.

HI MAGI 2:35/2:23/2:48/8:27/13:17/13:51/14:30/16:52/

My favorite line was the copycat rollcall 😃 My additional detail was they should make some new armor and weapons, plus staecaesar had a less storyline Next year jujube can you review avataro sentai

10:17 *remembering Precure Splash Star*

I'm happy for and I thought this came out, boy I was wrong

0:37 “kezuko”

Zenkaiger was an awesome season, and I totally get you simping for Magine.

This sentai looks pretty wild. I'll have to find a way to check out a couple episodes.

Well, I i have to say that Zenkaiger is my least favorite Sentai anniversary and even Sentai season in general so I disagree with a lot of what you say but I would at least congratule your passion for it and the work put on this video.

I can agree with you on magine because im really shy myself actually.

Zenkaiger is perfectly average season with a lot of miss potential, but no man gokaiger is the real best anniversary that show was truly amazing

I also love Zenkaiger

Me: Hi, Gaon! Me sees Gaon again: Hi, Gaon! *continues*

Fin. Good season and boi did it deliver nicely,

Man I thought I was the only one who simps for Magine

1:35 hey atleast our 37th season is all about bugs😊