Sean Akizuki's Fantasy Critic

We are introduced to three big baddies who were the main enemies of Gavan, Sharivan, and Shaider.  They have different methods in their quest to take over the Universe. It's unknown whether or not they battled for some time, but here they are, those stuck in the wall villains: Don Horror of Ucchu Keiji Gavan Gavan's foe was the Space Crime Organization Makuu. Don Horror was pretty much well... WALLPAPER! He was the background character that kept barking orders. It's never explained how Don Horror became the way he is. Did Don Horror get paralyzed or what? Is he a Dark Lord Under Life Support? It's a typical 1980s show, so don't expect too much from this Orcus on the Throne! He's pretty much like Horde Prime in She-Ra: Princess of Power in some way.  I found Hunter Killer to be rather generic. Instead, things got better when San Dorva and his wife, Witch Kiba came along. Witch Kiba is an old hag -- suggesting that Don Horror is also an OLD MAN. However, I must wo...

Sometimes, it's nice to take a break from newer Tokusatsu to enjoy older Tokusatsu I never watched as a kid. It's not that I'm against innovative thinking. Rather, there are times I want to focus on one side of the fence first before trying out new stuff. Then again, there's a lot of new school stuff that catch my attention away from newer Tokusatsu series. After seeing both Gavan and Shaider (which were also aired in the Philippines) - I decided to check the missing gem known as Sharivan. Sharivan was never aired in the Philippines and neither was Spielban. Also, take note I saw Spielban first (it also starred Hiroshi Watari as the lead character) before Sharivan which came before it. For me Spielban eventually got less interesting for me in contrast to this show. Unlike Spielban, Sharivan was meant to be a very direct sequel to Gavan. Some events in Gavan are occasionally brought up so you might need to watch Gavan first. There's always an advantage to dire...

The Space Sheriff Trilogy (Gavan, Sharivan and Shaider) took place from 1982 to 1985. All three series had a common theme of heroes wearing some kind of metallic armor. It seems Toei was partly inspired by Iron Man during the Metal Hero saga's Space Sheriffs. Later, there were "spin offs" like Juspion and Spielban which may have not bee direct sequels or operated independently from the Space Sheriff Trilogy.  After that huge travesty of a TV drama known as Zaidorks, I'm more than glad that Toei decided to release their true successors. Zaido was a terrible joke with its slow pacing, bad acting, bad writing and it's just that stupid. Too many fillers, too many stereotypes of Filipino telebasuras, etc. made it a bad show. It wasn't bad because it was a localization or because Filipinos made it. No, it was horrible because it wasn't done properly. It had the potential but it ended up badly. For a "sequel" it didn't do justice to the leg...