Sean Akizuki's Fantasy Critic

I guess this is really where I'd say, "Does Power Rangers even know what it's doing?" First, we had the Saban era, the Disney era, the Neo-Saban era, and the Hasbro era. I recently thought of how it'd become 30 years since Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers aired in the US. What's next is that the next season is called Power Rangers: Cosmic Fury . More importantly, the Power Rangers Dino Fury cast is RETURNING - something I felt is one of the reasons why I tend to dodge Power Rangers . Here's an excerpt that made me think why I even felt Power Rangers in Space is an over-glorified mess that saved a franchise: The landmark 30th season of Power Rangers will be titled Power Rangers Cosmic Fury. Simon Bennett announced Cosmic Fury as part of Power Rangers Day 2022. Bennett serves as executive producer of the ongoing Power Rangers Dino Fury, which accounts for Seasons 28 and 29 of the overall Power Rangers franchise. Dino Fury's cast will return for Cosmic ...

Sometimes, there's a lot of misplaced hatred. It's one thing to dislike Top Cat for his idiotic antics (though I can enjoy them from time to time at a different angle). It's another thing that Scrappy-Doo does get some unfair hatred. I'm afraid that the gag has gone too far even to make him the villain of that infamous Scooby Doo movie which I'll always hate. If they don't like Scrappy then just don't include him in any reboot or mention him at all.  Even one episode of Scooby Doo Mystery Inc. made a BAD REFERENCE. I felt like Daphne Blake deserved a better man to hug her. Fred Jones said, "We promised not to mention him again." Did something bad happen to him? I felt that the whole scene was a bad joke. TBH I feel sorry for Daphne still thinking about it. We don't know what happened to Scrappy but I felt it was a bad joke. I could still embrace Daphne. I wished I was her man there!  What's interesting information from Looper is this on the...

  Tekken is a video game franchise that launched itself into popularity. The first game Tekken enjoyed success only to have been directly overshadowed by its successor Tekken 2 . For some reason, Namco (before we had Bandai-Namco ) decided to do a 20-year time jump. The Mortal Kombat X comic book series REALLY made me wish Tekken did the same . I guess it was an oversight by Namco back then. So, we had next-generation characters which happened - for better or for worse. Several characters from the first two games were written off either due to unpopularity or to make room for better characters. Now, it's time to think of the characters... Jin Kazama automatically becomes the ongoing protagonist for most of the game series' run What do you get when Tekken characters actually get banging? IMHO, I'm still inclined to think that Kazuya Mishima RAPED Jun Kazama. Watching Tekken Bloodline on Netflix made me think about it that Jun NEVER wanted to mention Kazuya to her son Jin. Wa...

  I don't know but I've noticed - the more I watch Super Sentai   - the more I think Power Rangers isn't my cup of tea. Most of my dislike for the Power Rangers franchise comes with the knowledge that it's NOT a bootleg or a fake. Calling the Power Rangers franchise as such is just PLAIN STUPID. However, I've had some issues with the Power Rangers franchise such as the whole Zordon era, the tendency to cut down the number of episodes (and several series failed to hit their potential IMHO), the Disney era, and the Nickelodeon era. Though one person seems to get overhyped and it's Judd Lynn. I feel like people talk too much about him (and Yasuko Kobayashi) that other writers such as Hirohisa Soda tend to get overshadowed for some time.  I feel like Lynn, unlike Kobayashi, is just overhyped. I felt Lynn did some cool stuff but we know cultural differences. I could agree that Engine Sentai Go-Onger is bad (though I initially enjoyed it) . I'm now thinking about ...

Tokosou Exceedraft finally had its fansubs (and well, sadly Toei's official Youtube doesn't have subs). I finished Tokkei Winspector  and  Tokyuu Shirei Solbrain which were directly connected. This show was supposedly its own continuity UNTIL the finale. Commander Masaki returns for the three-part finale with a rather weird plot. A mixture of history and fantasy in the sink created a weird series. Yes, we're talking about Exceedraft . Granted, I've seen Kyukyu Sentai GoGoFive first. I watched that show without thinking about Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue . However, Exceedraft ends up with that concept because of the turbo-charged powers in their metallic suits. Lightspeed is a metaphor in Lightspeed Rescue . Exceedraft tries to take it literally though they'd perish if they were dealing with the villains of either GoGoFive or Lightspeed Rescue . The show mixes sci-fi together with some supernatural. The first two series did it. However, the finale for the two seri...

2022 has some milestones. It would be the milestone for 10 years of Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters (a series not initially well-received) and 20 years of Ninpuu Sentai Hurricanger . It would also be 20 years of Power Rangers Wild Force - a series that wasn't initially well-received but was vindicated for some reason. What's not initially well-received may end up having a following. It's like how some movies didn't do well at the box office but ended up getting some love. I may not like Power Rangers now (due to the Disney era and still, the new era is even worse with Nickelodeon) but there are some things I feel go well with this series. Just reading this from TV Tropes made me think of how this show was vindicated: Vindicated by History: Much like Turbo previously, this season has become steadily more popular as the years go on (helped by Linkara saying how he thought it was a good season), especially since we now have four whole other seasons that fans like to bash on. Sai...

Okay, it's been five years since the 2017 remake of Beauty and the Beast took place. I felt it was lifeless and I don't think a prettier actress would've helped such a COMMERCIALIZED remake. Though, a rewatch of the 1991 Disney version made me think a lot of stuff. Belle is pretty but lacks sex appeal. I find the Bimbettes who obsess over Gaston to be hotter because they're all sexier than Belle. So, why does Gaston go after Belle instead? Though Gaston did make a severe miscalculation into thinking Belle will accept his proposal - a bit of analysis of the hunter in him as to why Belle is his preferred bride. A look at Belle's character is this. She's more than just a pretty face. Though, two things may easily be more noticeable for Belle. Beast could only say Belle's that attractive since he was under a curse and no human ever stepped foot inside the castle. Gaston could see every girl in the village. There's the Bimbettes who are hot blondes. Why does ...

  It's no secret that I'm among the MINORITY who thinks that  Kamen Rider BLACK RX was watchable . Sure, I still think Kamen Rider BLACK is the better series and it was a groundbreaking one. Though fans ended up preferring BLACK over BLACK RX . The decision was to create two versions of Kotaro Minami - one version never became BLACK RX (much to the pleasure of fans) and the other that did (which is more likely canon). BLACK was supposed to be an entirely new Kamen Rider with a reimagining of Shocker (as Gorgom), the Creation King as a separate entity from the Great Leader  (who has been reduced to a butt monkey now), and the introduction of the first official evil Kamen Rider in Shadow Moon. Shadow Moon proved popular among fans that he does make a few occasional returns, an A.R. version of Shadow Moon exists, and he's practically the godfather of the evil Kamen Rider trend.  Granted, this year is the 35th anniversary of Kamen Rider BLACK . I felt that BLACK deserve...