Sentai Daishikkaku

Remember the good old days of watching Power Rangers, where heroes transformed to save the day? Buckle up, because there's a new show shaking up that classic formula in the most unexpected way!

In this series, the Power Rangers aren't fighting for justice; they're battling monsters for the thrill of entertainment! Picture this: monsters are the victims, and the rangers are the stars of a TV show where their battles are broadcasted for all people to see. It's a twist that adds depth and intrigue, making every episode a thrilling ride.

Visually stunning with eye-catching animations and quite good soundtracks, this series pays homage to its Power ... Rangers roots while carving out its own unique path. The characters are fresh, the storylines are unpredictable, and the action is intense.

In short, this series is a wild blend of action, suspense, and unexpected twists. If you're looking for a show that flips the script on the Power Rangers concept, this is it. While it's light on comedy, the thrill of the storyline more than makes up for it.

So, get ready to experience the Power Rangers reboot you never knew you needed. It's entertainment like you've never seen before, and trust me, you won't want to miss it!

In the end this is just my opinion, it may differ from other but you can try it yourself and judge it yourself.

Go Go Loser Ranger (also known as Ranger Reject) is basically Super Sentai meets The Boys. It's very unique for its genre and the first 3 episodes have been very entertaining so far. Keep in mind I have not read the manga for this, so I have no idea what's to come.

Basically, the "monsters" started invading earth 13 years ago and the Divine Dragon Keepers need to put an end to them. Eventually, the monsters got handled and they were forced to bring out one per week so that the Dragon Keepers could defeat them in front of a large crowd. One monster (our MC) ... is sick and tired of putting up with this charade, so he decides that he will take down the Dragon Keepers from the inside. This is the premise.

I find this concept to be quite interesting as the audience has no idea what's going on, and as the monsters have had to put up with this farce for over a decade, it would make sense that some of them would be tired of it and would want to rebel against their opressors.

Characters: The cast of Go Go Loser Ranger is quite enjoyable. Seeing the perspective of the "bad guy" for once and actually rooting for the villain (MC) to win is a lot of fun, because before I watched the show, I thought the MCs would be the Dragon Keepers, however they are simply supporting characters. Additionally, Yumeko Suzukiri and Hibiki Sakurama are enjoyable characters, even though we don't know much about them yet. Their dynamics and interactions with the MC are a lot of fun, and you call already tell they are multi-layered characters.

Score: 9/10

Sound: The sound in this anime is great, From the insert songs mid fight, to the sound effects and voice acting, Go Go Loser Ranger! has really gotten this right. The VA cast is quite stacked too. Yuusuke Kobayashi is voicing Fighter D, Yuuichi Nakamura voices Red Keeper, Kensho Ono voices Yellow Keeper, and Kousuke Toriumi voices Green Keeper.

Score: 9/10

Animation: The animation on this show is very good. Yostar pictures are a studio known for doing gacha-game adaptations, so when I saw them on a big project like this one, where the manga is very beloved and well known, I was a little skeptical. However, once I saw the trailer as well as ep 1, my concerns were immedietaly lifted. The animation is fluid and crisp. Character art is great. There is actually some cgi used here and there, but it's blended very well with 2D and is barely noticeable imo.

Score: 8/10

OP and ED:

Probably the weakest (and arguably least important) part of the show. The op is performed by Tatsuya Kitani, and while it certainly isn't his best work, it's not bad by any means. The visuals are fun and the song is upbeat. I'll probably start skipping it from this point on, but it fits the vibe of the show well.

The ED is pretty catchy, but not really my type of song. The visuals on it are fully cgi and it looks a little jank at times but nothing terrible.

OP score: 7/10
ED score: 5.5/10
Overall OP and ED Score: 6/10

Overall, Go Go Loser Ranger! is a very entertaining show with a unique and fresh take on the Super Sentai genre. It's also a very easy show to recommend to others as it appeals to a wider audience and anyone can have a fun time watching it.

As of right now, there are only four episodes out, so take this review with a grain of salt in the future.

This show is an amazingly creative and interesting underdog story that parodies the Power Rangers “monster of the week” gimmick. We follow Fighter D, who seeks to break free of the oppressive truce decided by humanity after they defeated his monster leaders. This truce lead to a 12-year period where these fighters would shapeshift into monsters and fight the rangers in what essentially amounts to a gladiator arena. These weekly fights are then commercialized and used to promote the rangers even more. However, our ... protagonist is tired of this facade, so he seeks to dismantle the Ranger force.

On top of that insanely creative plot, this show features some of the best animation and soundtrack of the season. The action choreography is very well done and the character design and their personalities are captivating. Watching episode 4 really cemented this show as a must-watch for me even if it is criminally under-advertised due to its platform exclusivity.

Seriously, give this show a try! I myself am not particular towards this genre but it’s done very well and would strongly recommend. This is a smash hit of the season and I can’t wait to see how it unfolds.

Amid generic isekai anime, or other copies of shounen anime, there is something really unique about these anime this season. Sentai Daishikkaku emerges in the midst of this generalization with something truly original, the anime uses a different premise from anime about "Ranger heroes", where the villain and the hero switch roles from the viewer's perspective, when analyzing the narrative that accompanies each side. Perhaps this is one of the most underrated animes of this 2024 season.And I will try to convince you during the review.









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History

The main strength of the anime is the story. The anime has the proposal of show something never made before, show how much the villains in this anime are in a deplorable situation, whether due to a lack of physical strength, or also a lack of a stance against the agreement to which they are subject. The villains of this anime are immortal beings and weak in terms of combat, and the "heroes" of the anime are the total opposite. The narrative is as follows: the rangers after defeating all the "bosses of the villains", enter into an agreement with these immortal beings in which they spare themselves from using the divine artifact (this artifact can eliminate even immortal beings), but these beings must fake fights in front of the public against the rangers, for the pure entertainment of the human public, who stereotyped them as "evil", despite being weak beings and harmless. It is in these fights in which the villains must pretend that they have a "force" against humanity, that the rangers ridicule them to the point of using them just as a way to entertain the narrative that "heroes will always fight evil", although "evil" does not necessarily re-present a threat to humanity. The plot then places the Rangers as beings who command the force on earth, and the villains only have to obey them if they want to stay alive. This agreement continues for a long time until " fighter D" decides to go against this logic and reveals himself against humanity, trying to stop being a puppet controlled by the rangers. With the support of some humans, throughout history fighter D will obtain human forces and allies, these humans, because they disagree with the proposed plot so far, decide to go against "the rules of peace established human and rangers" and then to partner with D to to change turn in what seemed to be already established in the story from the beginning, bringing moments of conspiracies and twists to the plot throughout history.

With this new premise, the story follows D's attempts to achieve freedom in the face of a society idealized to one utopia what in which good must always fight villains, and thus eradicate evil. What seems like an ideology of peace, ends up in the anime being approached more as a form of entertainment, just as in fighting rings, the public is entertained by the fights, in the anime it is the same thing only that the result is always the same. As a result, in a way the anime brings a "philosophy" that the public currently only cares about with entertainment and, often, neglects others social factors, being egocentric enough to only think about rooting for the side that has the advantage. Yes, maybe I'm the only one or not, but I see this story that way, as a way of showing the twenty-first century society, which values ​​moments of entertainment despite being momentary and leaving aside reflection on other social factors that in the anime would mean recognizing both sides, this idea is somehow represented by the character Sakurama Hibiki, who even as a human tries to understand fighter D's side throughout the episodes, even though he is introduced to religious ideals by his parents, he believes in both the rangers and the "villains", creating his own opinion about society.
Overall, this story is excellent not only because it is unique in the way it unfolds, with unpredictabilitys and schematized actions, the characters always try to calculate what should be done and always aim at an ideal specific to each. Although there are tense moments, the story also has a dynamic that, in a way, can lead to comedy in some interactions between the characters, but always placing the disagreement between "villains" and "heroes" in the plot.

9/10
















Characters

They are truly unique characters, whether because they are on opposite sides than predicted by villains and heroes, or by the conviction that each one has, are intriguing enough to make the anime interesting throughout the narrative.

Now talking about some that have been notable so far, fighter D is a character who fights against something already established, which seeks a different result from that expected by humans and rangers, by revealing itself against peace and remaining faithful to its role as villain, from this one can already imagine an incredible psychological development of the character, despite not having any strength physically, he still refuses to accept his cruel destiny, fighting against humanity until the end.
The main Rangers, on the other hand, also have a unique ideal, that "peace", even though it is false and designed for entertainment, must prevail until the end, this narrative suggests in some way that they will do everything possible to stay on this idealized path without worrying about end results demonstrating that they are cold characters and that in front of the public they present a "false sympathy" as a hero to hide their intimate desires.
Besides them, the anime contains unique characters like Suzukiri Yumeko and Sakurama Hibiki, where both help fighter D on his journey ahead of the made with the Rangers. Suzukiri Yumeko has an intriguing personality, who truly desires a necessary "evil" for the world to leave everything more "interesting" from his own perspective, Sakurama Hibiki, as said before, tries to believe in what he has established throughout his life, even though full of faith imposed by his parents, he continued believing in the Rangers and later listened to the fighter D's side and formed his own ideal.
It is remarkable how much effort the author put into these characters, adhering to unique stories, development and personalities. With interactions that always result in progressing the anime's narrative, which helps to make the plot interesting enough throughout the episodes, due to this originality of the author.

8/10















Animation/sound/scenarios/Fights

Although the animation is not incredible, it is quite acceptable. The opening and ending are great, with engaging songs and perfectly matching the atmosphere of the anime.
The dubbing is good, most of the characters and their voice actors match perfectly. The soundtrack leaves nothing to be desired, despite not being that significant.The fights were mostly good, although the special effects are a little strange (like the smoke, or the movement of a character from one place to another), but I also find acceptable as they are not enough spoiling the experience. The anime still has an urban setting of a big city, even though it's not the main strong point of the anime, it doesn't come to be bad. The studio somehow did well in the adaptation, I don't see enough bad factors to ruin the overall experience of the anime, but I still think the studio could have done better with the anime.

6/10















Pleasure

Overall, I liked the anime, it's engaging enough to make you stick with the original proposed narrative. In addition to the narrative, the characters are, for the most part, memorable and interesting for the overall experience.

The story and characters are really specific to this "Ranger heroes vs. villains" kind of animation idea.Very reminiscent of Power Rangers, but with a different plot and unique characters from a series that involve twists and play opposite roles of common villains and heroes.

In general, it's a good anime, and it's underrated enough for many people, thinking it's a copy of Power Rangers, though it is something new and engaging even if it uses similar parameters.

7/10















I recommend this anime to anyone looking for something unique, exciting, and engaging. Even though it is about heroes and villains, this anime is not boring due to the plot developed in the course of the anime. Give it a chance and give yourself completely to something original and underestimated by some but that may surprise you in the way it develops everything that is proposed to the viewer, you won't regret it. ^~^


|| Final grade/average rating in the review: 7.5/10 ||

So far the premise reminds me of "The Boys." Shows like this open my eyes to how industries are in our world and how easily some people can put on a persona to trick us all into believing they are someone they aren't. The show so far has been unpredictable and has gone in a completely different direction than I thought it would. The plot twist has made me eager for the next episode each time I watch it. I highly recommend this to people who enjoyed "The Boys" and other shows/stories like that! So far I would say it's probably the best anime airing ... this season, and the one I would recommend to most people.

Adaptation of Haruba Negi's manga, an author that is known for Quintuplets manga and the studio Yostar Pictures which is known for making an anime about girls playing Golf, surprisingly comes this anime about Dragon Rangers.

At first glance this show may look like just another one of those power ranger shows, but in reality it's much close to the famous Prime show "The Boys", yes, it's about supposed good guys, the rangers actually being the bad guys where supposed bad guys are the main characters and they plan and fight their way to defeat the rangers. To avoid ruining anymore fun, I'll just leave it ... at that.

It's a quite entertaining show with amazing visuals, good action, interesting writing and the character designs are just great. It also doesn't hold itself back at being brutal when needed.

What if the series The Boys met Power Rangers, the anime.

While of course, both are different in their own right, but in terms of the context of it's plotline. There are similarities between them. Which only makes for a more interesting concept. Think of that love one from a few seasons ago. That alone will bring more attention to this show. More eyes on a product, is simply better. As if this was a cookie cutter hero show, it'd be good sure. But it'd be too basic to really stand out. But with the concept that this has, it'll stand out a lot more than ... normal.

Story and characters: 8
As explained on what the show is. It does a great job in really making it. Because lets think for a moment. We all worship heroes, we all get caught in the moment. But have we ever thought about 'whats UNDER the mask' To us, they're heroes and villains. But to them, they could be more then that. Each side plays a role. But under that role, there is a legit person, with legit thoughts and feelings. Even if it's not all black and white. Where you can have good intentions, or bad intentions. But it's quite clear, that everything is not as it seems, and how everything will unfold, will be the main interest and driving point with this show.

Because lets face it. What if some of the 'so called' bad guys, were actually nice? Or even if they have evil intentions still, they'd want to stop a bigger evil, even if it goes along with their evil means? The same can be said on the other side. What if the 'so called' good guys, were actually egotistical assholes? There is a lot to play with the hero genre, and this, is an interesting take on it for sure.

Art and sound: 7
Fit for purpose, but also quite flashy. What I really love about it in parts though, is how unnerving it is in parts. Like, they're supposed to be heroes, but the way they're presented behind the scenes. You'd think they're villains already from that alone. While the so called bad guys, look like they've been taken from some random location, as if they're not more than wimps that these 'heroes' are picking on. The art style can really make you feel sorry for them, even if some are more likely still evil themselves. It really draws the line there. To go with a great sound design behind all that, and you've got a well put together anime.

Loser ranger definitely deserves more attention for your liking. Providing a neat idea, with an interesting concept. One to enjoy for sure.

This review will assume you have at least read the synopsis.

When I first saw the PV's for this I remember thinking, "A darker twist on the power rangers I grew up watching? I'm in." It genuinely has so far lived up perfectly to the expectation. The apparent motivations and reasoning for how we ended up in our current predicament are weird at first, but the story does a great job at presenting and setting up a number of mysteries right off the bat such as, "Why are the dragon keepers so strong?" and "What actually are the divine artifacts?" which gives me hope that ... much will be later revealed about what exactly happened during the invasion of Earth.

So far I really love the characters. Our MC Monster Fighter "D" is very one dimensional so far: he despises humanity and wants to defeat the rangers. There isn't much backstory beyond that as of writing, and he really just gives off a cynical anger and disgust towards everything. The only time he's smiling is when he says something mean or is getting his revenge. HOWEVER, his character is presented in a very compelling manner: He has lost 999 times in a row and he just wants to win just one single time by any means necessary. He's a true underdog with impossible odds who says 'enough is enough' and chooses to put his life on the line so he can finally win. Additionally, any anime that doesn't feature the tired trope of giving our MC a tragic backstory that quickly overstays its welcome is worthy of applause. My appreciation for not bogging it down with a bunch of formulaic melodrama is immeasurable; not every shonen protagonist needs a dead mom and a past of being bullied that spans the entire runtime of one of the first three episodes. Bravo!

Suzukiri, the blonde junior ranger who chooses to help D, stands out the most among the main cast. She is like a less creepy Makima from Chainsaw Man, so she's very expressionless, intimidating and domineering. The dynamic between her and D is very fun so far and I'm excited to see the inevitable memes in the future. The salmon hair male junior ranger seems very cookie-cutter-good-guy at first but is revealed to have an interesting character twist that hints at him playing a major role in the story. Lastly, of all the dragon keepers we've seen the most of Red, AKA Akabane Sousei, and there's a lot of mystery surrounding this guy. At the same time, there's no mistaking that he is purely vain. Everything is for the camera and there's nothing righteous about him, but as I mentioned before he also has superhuman strength, so he's a very formidable antagonist.

I am very excited to see how the story develops because the characters are really riding on it. If not enough gets revealed, it gets too complicated, or the cast gets too big then I could see this story getting really bogged down. Another problem they set themselves up for is making all the monster fighters look basically identical. Its difficult to follow when you have an ensemble of dozens of clones with different voices whose names are letters of the alphabet. I don't know if they plan to give them more individual development or just relegating their screen time to being more of an ensemble of comic relief "minions" type characters.

This is a story that so far feels like it should be 12-24 episodes total, and I have no faith that it could support over 50 episodes, yet the manga has gone past that and is still ongoing. However, I'm absolutely blown away by how much I've been enjoying this so far, so maybe that's no big deal, but I am a bit worried that the story is going to end up in a purgatory of no real plot progression. There was a massive twist at the end of episode 3 (but its not really a twist since the synopsis tells you what happens), so its just too early to really tell where things are headed.

I also just want to say that the OP is in the running for best OP of Spring 2024 and the ED is very fun too. When I checked the studio that was making this I was shocked I had never heard of them, but more shockingly I had never seen or heard of any anime they had previously worked on as it appears that they have only ever made anime that are tie-ins for mobile gacha games?? Either way, I'm absolutely LOVING the animation and fights. If you told me this was A-1, Cloverworks or Wit studio I'd have believed you. I haven't seen their other works so I have nothing to compare this to, but that makes me more surprised by how unpopular the other anime they have produced are (assuming its of similar quality).

I definitely recommend giving this one a watch. Is this the top sleeper hit of this season? Probably.

Just a silly Power Rangers parody. At least that's what I treat it as.

Story 7/10
So far, this has been more fun driven than story driven. We have an extremely fun premise, and just run with it. I honestly hope the story doesn't try to get too serious.

Characters 6/10
They feel more like parody than actual characters. Some are just annoying, but most are fun.

Art 6/10
The most inconsistent art and animation I have seen. We'll go from perfectly fine to good to mediocre to disgustingly bad 3DCG. Most of the animation falls into the perfectly fine category, but the inconsistency is just jarring.
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Sound 9/10
Suprisingly, the sound is incredibly well done. Great voice acting, good environmental sounds and to top it off incredibly fun and well made music.

Enjoyment 8/10
As said, this is mostly fun driven so it is really enjoyable. Even with how bad the animation can get it doesn't affect the enjoyment negatively.

Overall 7.5 ≈8/10
Just a great watch, all about fun.