Sean Akizuki's Fantasy Critic

I always feel like Ninja Storm is a decent season but man, I feel it's underrated and it should get some credit.  I dunno how many people at least in their own OPINIONS think that the show is a stupid entry for the franchise (and I personally don't so let's not fight over it), but I feel like I still have some appreciation for this cute blonde even if Nanami is hotter than her, no questions asked. Got to admit, yes, Nanami Nono is a real distraction and the actress Nao Nagasawa IMO can act better than Sally Martin.  But for Sally, she may not be the best but she's not the worst either.  For Hurricanger, it might be a problem if you belong to a minority who dislikes the show.  I also thought it might be quite stupid if poor Tori is bashed because she's definitely not in Nanami's level.  Sure, she's not Nanami but it's best to say something positive whenever you can because good criticism does a complete assessment.  However, there are times you can...

While watching through some episodes of Hurricanger and having completed Ninja Storm, I had my thought on Nanami Nono and Tori Hanson.  Supposedly, Japanese prefer cuties and the Western audience prefer hotties.  So why the reverse? Based on observation (I could be wrong), Japanese would prefer cuties over hotties.  For Nao Nagasawa, she is really, REALLY hot and she's a distraction.  Don't believe me?  You might as well watch Nao Nagasawa's two-parter guest role in Kamen Rider W (which happened AFTER Hurricanger, it came AFTER Decade) as Lily Shirogane.  She is really, really hot and very distracting one way or another. I could raise Tori Hanson as well.  I do have a soft spot for blonde beauties and I tend to like them, but Tori's just cute, not really hot nor is she a real distraction.  Even the scene where Tori was at the beach in her surfer attire wasn't really distracting.  I just imagined Sally Martin if she wore Nao Nagasawa's c...

Power Rangers Ninja Storm is one of most decent seasons and my guilty pleasure over one girl... Tori Hanson.  True she's not all as sexy and hot as Nanami (who has the flirty look) but she has a different beauty and approach especially with the actress, Sally Martin. Well for one, Tori Hanson in Ninja Storm is pretty attractive.  As for personality, she contrasts Nanami's feminine personality with her more or less "tomboy" personality.  Unlike Nanami, she doesn't sing either.  But I thought she was pretty fine for me. She was also hinted with either Cam Watanabe and Brake Bradley but neither came out. It was nice of her to return for "Once a Ranger" in Operation Overdrive and the beginning of Dino Thunder which I watched only for her though.

Although I like Hurricanger better but Power Rangers Ninja Storm got handling an Asian themed show for an American audience better done than Power Rangers Samurai.  Disney wasn't sucky until the Kalish era came which I don't even think Power Rangers SPD was really a one shot wonder, but it did succeed but the rest of Kalish failed. Most of the time it's a decent cast.  So pretty much, I would say that the cast is likable.  My only problem with the show are Mara and Kapri.  On the other hand we have Jason Chan here who plays the role of both Oboro Hinata (as the sensei's child) and later the sixth ranger which can be credited for trying to be a bit different aside from opening an interracial ninja school.  Jason Chan's character Cam later discovers he is related to Lothor which adds conflict in a supposedly lighthearted season.  Compared to Hurricanger, this was a lighter show but still enjoyable nonetheless. On the other hand Tori Hanson here is my g...