Charting Common Threads in Power Rangers/Super Sentai

4/27/11 6:30 PM EST

Maybe I do have OCD, I made this chart in just three hours. I got inspired by this and wanted to highlight common threads in Power Ranegr seasons, lots of them I already mentioned them before in other posts but never all together.

Annoying Alarm | Auxiliary Zords| Bad guys gone good |Battlizer |Bumbling Ally| Bumbling Foe | Civilian power | Computer in HQ | Cycle for 1 Ranger | Evil Extra Ranger | Evil Ranger Team |Extra Non-Ranger Hero | Five Rangers Begin |Five Rangers End |Girl helps w/ Battlizer |Government Related |HQ destroy at end |Inter-Ranger Romance |Living Battlizer | Lost powers at end |Main Villain |Main Villainess |Mega Battle |Mentor Ranger |More than Six at End |Mysterious Main Foe |Mystical Ally |New Ranger Color(s) |No cycle for Female |Non-Sentai Ranger(s) |One time Romance |Parent involved |Parent knows identity |Parent was/is Ranger |Ranger Temp. Dead |Red Ranger Dead |Relative dead |Relative is bad guy |Robot Ally |Rookie Red Ranger |Sibling Rangers |Six Rangers End |Team Armor/Powerup |Team Cycles |Teamups |Telephone Morphers |Three Rangers Begin |Ultrazords |Wrist Morphers

Fiveman (1990) to GoGoV (1999)
Bad guys gone good | Bumbling Ally | Bumbling Foe | Civilian power | Computer in HQ| Evil Extra Ranger | Evil Ranger Team | Extra Non-Ranger Hero | Five Rangers Begin | Five Rangers End | Main Villain| Mysterious Main Foe | Mystical Ally | New Ranger Color(s) | One time Romance | Parent involved | Parent knows identity | Parent was/is Ranger | Ranger Temp. | Dead Relative dead | Love One is bad guy | Robot Ally | Rookie Red Ranger | Sibling Rangers | Six Rangers End | Team Armor/Powerup | Teamups | Telephone Morphers | Three Rangers Begin | Wrist Morphers | No Secret Identity | Business at HQ | Sleep at HQ | Living Mecha | Talking Mecha | Hero Dies Forever | Non-Red Leader | Main Villainess | Ally is Traitor


Timeranger (2000) to Gokaiger (2011)
Auxiliary Zords| Bad guys gone good |Battlizer |Bumbling Ally| Bumbling Foe | Civilian power | Computer in HQ | Evil Extra Ranger | Evil Ranger Team |Extra Non-Ranger Hero | Five Rangers Begin |Five Rangers End |HQ destroy at end |Lost powers at end |Main Villain |Mentor Ranger |More than Six at End |Mysterious Main Foe |Mystical Ally |New Ranger Color(s) |One time Romance |Parent involved |Parent knows identity |Parent was/is Ranger |Ranger Temp. Dead |Relative dead |Relative is bad guy |Robot Ally |Rookie Red Ranger |Sibling Rangers |Six Rangers End |Team Armor/Powerup |Teamups |Telephone Morphers |Three Rangers Begin |Wrist Morphers | No Secret Identity | Business at HQ | Sleep at HQ | Living Mecha | Talking Mecha | Hero Dies Forever | Non-Red Leader

Attractive Actor: Gaku Shido

31 year-old Japanese actor and singer.

His debut role was as the Eagle Sazer in the tokusatsu series Chousei Kantai Sazer-X, but he is most well-known for playing Harukaze Kurobane in the Prince of Tennis musicals in 2006.

Eagle Sazer in the tokusatsu series Chousei Kantai Sazer-X

He plays the voice Special Duty Officer Barizorg and has been confirmed to appear in a flashback in Episode 11.

Kamen Rider OOO: Create Your Own Combo Contest!

Hey guys, henshin0 here with my first official post, in no better day than my birthday. Since I'm a new writter here, I want to get to know the frequent visitors a bit better; and what better way than an art contest. With a new and highly anticipated combo to appear next week, and at least two more on the way, people will be inspired to make loads of fan art, so why not show off yours! make your own ooo combo and send it here. here's what you do.

Via any visual medium (i.e. pencil, paint, crayon, ms paint, etc) draw a picture OOO using your combo, with the three core medals used to make it. I'm not expecting profesional Bottacelli style drawing, but don't make a simple stick puppet, for this is a test of creativity, and therefore requires clear detail of the medals and the circle on his chest. further more, in the description of your submission should include combo name, color scheme, animal theme, each medal used, their abilities, name for a greeed who would "want them back", and a title for a song for this form (i.e. Gatakiriba--"gotta keep it real").

here is my sample of what I'm talking about:

Now for submission:

There are two ways you can submit your pictures. If you have a deviant art account, upload it, and send it to me on my account in the link below:

http://kabuyenku-raida.deviantart.com/

in the description, label the required info in the following format

Combo Name:__________

Animal Theme:__________

Color Theme:___________

Medals:

(head animal) ([english name if animal's name is Japanese])-(core medal's power)

(body animal) ([english name if animal's name is Japanese])-(core medal's power)

(legs animal) ([english name if animal's name is Japanese])-(core medal's power)

Greeed: (greeed's name)

here is what it would look like for kabuyenku combo:
http://kabuyenku-raida.deviantart.com/#/d3et3cx

If you don't have a deviant art account, and too lazy to make one, just email me: henshin0@hotmail.com

at the subject, write "OOO combo contest", send the image as an attachment, write your google/blogspot name or whatever nickname you want if you don't have one, and write the info required in the same format.

NOTE:

• -failure to submit your entry and/or including the info in the wrong format may result in it not being counted.
• -the entries MUST be submitted by Saturday, 5/7/2011, 9:00pm, pacific time zone
• -entries will be judged by the following:

Creativity-the combo, medals, abilities, and greeed's and song name must really catch my attention.

Functionality-OOO needs all the help he can get, so your combo needs to have USEFUL, but not overely ambiguous abilities.

Follow through-it needs to follow instructions carefully, and the medals and chest have to be well seen in detail.

• -only one entry per contestant
• -kabuyenku will not count as an entry
• -no plagerism, please. I shouldn't have to tell you this, but I will just in case.
• -don't feel bad if you didn't reach the top 10, 5, or 1. it's not you were bad, they were just better at appealing to us, all entries will appear on my deviant art either way, so everyone will see your hard work!
• -have fun!!!!!!

PRIZES!

After the entries are submitted, I will pick the top 10 entries, and post them up on henshingrid, with my own picture of what their greeeds would look like. Afterwards, out of those 10, Lavender Ranger will pick the top 5, and I'll post them up with a picture of a yummy that their greed's would summon. then, those five will be put up on a poll, where you, the fans will decide the winner!

That winner will decide what core medals I will use for the first ever ALL PLANT COMBO, WITH ITS OWN GREEED AND YUMMY!

Poll Results: Weapons (1)

Best Sixth Ranger Weapon?

Dragon Dagger	155 (56%)
Saba	104 (38%)
Golden Power Staff	89 (32%)
Silver Silverizer	72 (26%)
Titanium Laser	68 (24%)
Quantum Defender	85 (31%)
Lunar Cue	65 (23%)
Samurai Sword	56 (20%)
Drago Sword	68 (24%)
Omega Morpher	49 (17%)
Laser Lamp	45 (16%)
Drive Detector	48 (17%)
Cloud Hatchet	59 (21%)
Gold Samurai's Weapon	86 (31%)

Favorite Swords for Power Rangers?

Jason Power Sword	140 (43%)
Saba	119 (37%)
Zeo Sword	45 (14%)
Lighting Sword	37 (11%)
Galaxy Saber	97 (30%)
Magna Blaster	64 (20%)
Eagle Sword	42 (13%)
Lunar Cue	62 (19%)
Ninja Sword	61 (19%)
Samurai Sword	70 (21%)
Shadow Saber	81 (25%)
Magi Staff Sword	45 (14%)
Sword of Darkness	59 (18%)
Sentinel Sword	50 (15%)
Shark Saber	50 (15%)
Street Saber	55 (17%)
Spin Sword	129 (40%)

Favorite Daggers for Power Rangers?

Trini Power Dagger	96 (35%)
Dragon Dagger	184 (68%)
Deltra Dagger	40 (14%)
Drago Sword	75 (27%)
Control Dagger	45 (16%)
Cloud Hatchet	70 (26%)

Favorite Super Sentai Robo Weapon (1)?

Battle Fever Sword	52 (30%)
Denzi Sword	37 (21%)
Solar Sword	42 (24%)
Earth Sword	42 (24%)
Science Sword	34 (19%)
Super Maser Sword	47 (27%)
Blitzkrieg Sword	44 (25%)
Cosmo Sword	50 (29%)
Photon Lizer Sword	38 (22%)
Super Beast Sword	59 (34%)
Turbo Robo Sword	70 (40%)

Favorite Super Sentai Robo Weapon (2)?

Super Dimension Sword	48 (24%)
Star Gun	38 (19%)
Birdonic Sabre	49 (25%)
God Horn	96 (49%)
Daioken	64 (33%)
Flaming Shogun Sword	82 (42%)
Crown Sword	41 (21%)
RV Sword	51 (26%)
Mega Saber	65 (33%)
Silver Armor Sword	57 (29%)
Bravor Sword	49 (25%)

I mistakenly called God Horn Daizyugun.

Favorite Super Sentai Robo Weapon (3)?

Time Space Sword	59 (27%)
Sword Slasher	48 (22%)
RhamphoGolds	40 (18%)
Judgment Sword	55 (25%)
King Calibur	63 (29%)
GouGou Sword	47 (21%)
GekiSetsukon	48 (22%)
Go-On Sword	47 (21%)
DaiShinken Sword	101 (46%)
Dragon Sword	67 (31%)
Gokai Ken	113 (52%)

Zyuranger in Gokaiger 11

Episode 11 of Gokaiger we get Karou (female Shinken Red of Shinkenger) but we get to see Gokaiger transform into Dynaman and ZYURANGER. This is what most Power Ranger fans have been waiting for. One fan on Rangerboard said it was strange coincidence that the episode that pays tribute to the current Power Rangers will also feature the original Power Rangers, in a way, of course they are the Super Sentai counterparts. Another fan countered that it is no coincidence. Toei is aware that which series is currently Power Rangers. Plus Koichi Sakamoto who was the stunt coordinator for more than decade of Power Rangers is one of the stunt coordinators on Gokaiger. It could had been designed as a wink to fans, or maybe just a coincidence. Picture above is a capture of the trailer on Tv-Asahi.net.

Ah yes, I was reminded that Dynaman was also the first to see the light of day in the US as it was parodied on the USA Network in 1984 for a couple of episodes (basically the same show but with comedic voice over).

Poll Results: Gold Samurai Ranger / Gokai Silver Robot / Gokaiger Episodes

Job you'd prefer for Gold Samurai Ranger?
Sushi Vendor 171 (55%)
Fisherman 137 (44%)

Name you'd prefer for Gold Samurai Ranger?

Wesley	110 (36%)
Antonio	189 (63%)

Favorite Gokaiger Episode so far?

1	127 (48%)
2	89 (33%)
3	104 (39%)
4	97 (36%)
5	127 (48%)
6	103 (39%)
7	96 (36%)
8	91 (34%)
9	147 (55%)

You like the look of GokaiSilver's robot?

Yes	209 (75%)
No	23 (8%)
Looks like AbarenOh	96 (34%)
Reminds me of Zyu	79 (28%)

You like that Hurricanger is included in the Gokai Machines?

Yes	226 (80%)
No	16 (5%)
Maybe	38 (13%)
Dunno	38 (13%)

Do you like the Sixth Ranger Keys included with Gokai Silver's anchor? Which ones you don't like?

MagiShine	40 (15%)
DekaBreak	34 (13%)
Shurikenger	28 (10%)
Shinken Gold	24 (9%)
I like them all	203 (79%)