william-james88 wrote:Here is that Power ranger train set people we referring to earlier. Man, japan really likes it's bullet trains.
And that one (or the ones JelZe mentioned) hasn't ever come to the States yet.JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:william-james88 wrote:Here is that Power ranger train set people we referring to earlier. Man, japan really likes it's bullet trains.
That's not the only one though. There are 5 such Mecha in that series alone. Go Google Toqger and ToQ-oh
Shadowman wrote:This is Sabrblade we're talking about. His ability to store trivial information about TV shows is downright superhuman.
Caelus wrote:My wife pointed out something interesting about the prehistoric Predacons. I said that everyone was complaining because transforming for them mostly consisted of them just standing up-right. She essentially said, 'So? That's what our ancestors did.'
Sabrblade wrote:JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:And that one (or the ones JelZe mentioned) hasn't ever come to the States yet.william-james88 wrote:Here is that Power ranger train set people we referring to earlier. Man, japan really likes it's bullet trains.
That's not the only one though. There are 5 such Mecha in that series alone. Go Google Toqger and ToQ-oh
All depends on whether Saban will adapt ToQger or not. Before Dino Charge, it seemed like a no brainer that they will. But now, having skipped Go-Busters in favor of adapting Kyoryuger, it's anyone's guess. Especially because of, well, this.william-james88 wrote:And Sabrblade, could it be that they never get sold here? Or is it usually a good bet that power ranger toys issued in Japan will find their way here?
Shadowman wrote:This is Sabrblade we're talking about. His ability to store trivial information about TV shows is downright superhuman.
Caelus wrote:My wife pointed out something interesting about the prehistoric Predacons. I said that everyone was complaining because transforming for them mostly consisted of them just standing up-right. She essentially said, 'So? That's what our ancestors did.'
Sabrblade wrote:All depends on whether Saban will adapt ToQger or not. Before Dino Charge, it seemed like a no brainer that they will. But now, having skipped Go-Busters in favor of adapting Kyoryuger, it's anyone's guess. Especially because of, well, this.william-james88 wrote:And Sabrblade, could it be that they never get sold here? Or is it usually a good bet that power ranger toys issued in Japan will find their way here?
Sabrblade wrote:All depends on whether Saban will adapt ToQger or not. Before Dino Charge, it seemed like a no brainer that they will. But now, having skipped Go-Busters in favor of adapting Kyoryuger, it's anyone's guess. Especially because of, well, this.william-james88 wrote:And Sabrblade, could it be that they never get sold here? Or is it usually a good bet that power ranger toys issued in Japan will find their way here?
Dino Charge is the latest PR series, adapted from Kyoryuger. Before it came Super Megaforce, adapted from Gokaiger. However, Japan got one more series in between Gokaiger and Kyoryuger, which was Go-Busters. Originally, Saban was under contract from Toei to not skip any Super Sentai series when adapting them for Power Rangers, but now, Go-Busters is the first Sentai series to have been skipped (the reasons behind this skip are said to be how much of a serious critical and commercial failure Go-Busters was in Japan). Thus, it's up in the air if Saban will adapt the next Sentai series to come after Kyoryuger, which is ToQger, of if they will skip it and go for the next one after it like how Go-Busters got skipped.william-james88 wrote:Sabrblade wrote:All depends on whether Saban will adapt ToQger or not. Before Dino Charge, it seemed like a no brainer that they will. But now, having skipped Go-Busters in favor of adapting Kyoryuger, it's anyone's guess. Especially because of, well, this.william-james88 wrote:And Sabrblade, could it be that they never get sold here? Or is it usually a good bet that power ranger toys issued in Japan will find their way here?
I remember first coming on the boards a year ago before I knew anything about Beast Wars neo, or masterforce or G2, G1 toys that didnt appear on the cartoon, or he comics, and people would write things that made sense to everyone and just sounded chinese (Japanese, ha!) to me. Now I know more and can join the conversations because I know what people are talking about. But your last paragraph, as clear as it may seem to some, reads to me as if its from a totally different language and I cant make heads or tails of it. Its just to show that as soon as you know some stuff, you realize how little you know about more things. I do understand that the states would want to see a giant boner on the show though, that was simple enough to understand.
Shadowman wrote:This is Sabrblade we're talking about. His ability to store trivial information about TV shows is downright superhuman.
Caelus wrote:My wife pointed out something interesting about the prehistoric Predacons. I said that everyone was complaining because transforming for them mostly consisted of them just standing up-right. She essentially said, 'So? That's what our ancestors did.'
william-james88 wrote:Sabrblade wrote:All depends on whether Saban will adapt ToQger or not. Before Dino Charge, it seemed like a no brainer that they will. But now, having skipped Go-Busters in favor of adapting Kyoryuger, it's anyone's guess. Especially because of, well, this.william-james88 wrote:And Sabrblade, could it be that they never get sold here? Or is it usually a good bet that power ranger toys issued in Japan will find their way here?
I remember first coming on the boards a year ago before I knew anything about Beast Wars neo, or masterforce or G2, G1 toys that didnt appear on the cartoon, or he comics, and people would write things that made sense to everyone and just sounded chinese (Japanese, ha!) to me. Now I know more and can join the conversations because I know what people are talking about. But your last paragraph, as clear as it may seem to some, reads to me as if its from a totally different language and I cant make heads or tails of it. Its just to show that as soon as you know some stuff, you realize how little you know about more things. I do understand that the states would want to see a giant boner on the show though, that was simple enough to understand.
Sabrblade wrote:Dino Charge is the latest PR series, adapted from Kyoryuger. Before it came Super Megaforce, adapted from Gokaiger. However, Japan got one more series in between Gokaiger and Kyoryuger, which was Go-Busters. Originally, Saban was under contract from Toei to not skip any Super Sentai series when adapting them for Power Rangers, but now, Go-Busters is the first Sentai series to have been skipped (the reasons behind this skip are said to be how much of a serious critical and commercial failure Go-Busters was in Japan). Thus, it's up in the air if Saban will adapt the next Sentai series to come after Kyoryuger, which is ToQger, of if they will skip it and go for the next one after it like how Go-Busters got skipped.
william-james88 wrote:Thanks Jelze and Sabr! I understand now. Was ToQger a commercial success? And , more importantly, were the toys any good?
NuclearConvoy wrote:Why did Go-Busters fail?
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:william-james88 wrote:What we're trying to say is that Saban and Bandai may choose to skip ToQger as well, and given what the series is about, I wouldn't blame them. It's really weird, all of the attacks are based on IMAGINATION (basically the power that can make anything you think of happen). Case in point: every monster is finished with a unique IMAGINATION effect, the first was crushed under a pile of crying children's statues. And another ended up in a game of Whack-A-Mole... as a Mole
-Kanrabat- wrote:YEah, too many Transformers are in a serious need of a good rim job.
Blast Cannon wrote:This thread is brilliant. Duragrip you are a gloriously weird sexual deviant and I love it.
LOST Cybertronian wrote:JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:william-james88 wrote:What we're trying to say is that Saban and Bandai may choose to skip ToQger as well, and given what the series is about, I wouldn't blame them. It's really weird, all of the attacks are based on IMAGINATION (basically the power that can make anything you think of happen). Case in point: every monster is finished with a unique IMAGINATION effect, the first was crushed under a pile of crying children's statues. And another ended up in a game of Whack-A-Mole... as a Mole
I love how this topic turned into a Sentai/Power Rangers discussion. At last year Power Morphicon when asked if Saban will adapt Toqger he said that he thought the suits were pre-schoolish and was concerned that American children don't like trains and that trains were not a major mode of transportation in the U.S. He was going to wait and see what the next series was like which we now know is Ninninger.
NuclearConvoy wrote:Yes, because Orientalism is so much better than trains... What is this, the fourth Super Sentai series based on Ninja?
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:NuclearConvoy wrote:Yes, because Orientalism is so much better than trains... What is this, the fourth Super Sentai series based on Ninja?
3rd, after Kakurenger (Alien Rangers) and Hurricaneger (Ninja Storm). Tied with the Dinosaur-based and Car-based ones, if I may add.
william-james88 wrote:JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:NuclearConvoy wrote:Yes, because Orientalism is so much better than trains... What is this, the fourth Super Sentai series based on Ninja?
3rd, after Kakurenger (Alien Rangers) and Hurricaneger (Ninja Storm). Tied with the Dinosaur-based and Car-based ones, if I may add.
Wait, there have only been 3 dinosaur ones? I always thought that was the man theme they would go back to again and again. But I havent watched this stuff since I was 10 so I have been out of the loop.
william-james88 wrote:JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:NuclearConvoy wrote:Yes, because Orientalism is so much better than trains... What is this, the fourth Super Sentai series based on Ninja?
3rd, after Kakurenger (Alien Rangers) and Hurricaneger (Ninja Storm). Tied with the Dinosaur-based and Car-based ones, if I may add.
Wait, there have only been 3 dinosaur ones? I always thought that was the man theme they would go back to again and again. But I havent watched this stuff since I was 10 so I have been out of the loop.
-Kanrabat- wrote:YEah, too many Transformers are in a serious need of a good rim job.
Blast Cannon wrote:This thread is brilliant. Duragrip you are a gloriously weird sexual deviant and I love it.
william-james88 wrote: I do understand that the states would want to see a giant boner on the show though, that was simple enough to understand.
Flashwave wrote:william-james88 wrote: I do understand that the states would want to see a giant boner on the show though, that was simple enough to understand.
Umm, yeah. Think you forgot something there, WJ...
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