Sentai Daishikkaku

Honestly, this series feels like the author just barely missed catching lightning in a bottle. There are so many aspects of it where I feel it has incredible potential, but it just falls short each time. I'm still enjoying watching it for what it's worth, but I feel a strong sense of loss and yearning for what it could've been every time I watch an episode. It somehow has dark undertones, but they're too muted and the series feels like it lacks seriousness overall. If I had to compare it to other series that successfully capture a distinct back-and-forth between serious/relaxed, I'd point to One ... Punch Man S1 or Madoka Magica. That's the level I felt this show could've reached, but I digress. It's still an enjoyable watch if you can overcome the thought of what it failed to achieve.

Sentai Daishikkaku! follows Combatant D, a member of the Monster Army who now serves as entertainment after being defeated and captured by humanity's superhero faction, The Rangers. Determined to fight against the prejudice he faces, Combatant D embarks on a mission to gather information on his enemies and seek revenge.

Story & Character: 5/10
Go Go! Loser Ranger! begins with an intriguing premise of victimized injustice, featuring a captured enemy who is humiliated for so long that he eventually decides to fight back. However, the story becomes stagnant after the initial arc, shifting focus to the next generation's coming-of-age ceremony. The pacing in this arc feels slow, ... with a lack of intensity in favor of action sequences between character factions, which dominate much of the series. The main character, Combatant D, is headstrong, leading to some questionable decisions, such as repeatedly infiltrating enemy territory despite being caught multiple times and using his abilities in ways that attract attention.

Rivalry is a strong tool for character development, serving as an obstacle that characters must overcome to build stronger bonds. However, in Go Go! Loser Ranger!, this concept is taken too literally, with rivalries dragged out unnecessarily, making them feel overextended. The character dynamics are interesting, and the series executes character twist reveals well, adding substance. However, beyond a select few, many character personalities are unremarkable and lack depth. The large number of characters introduced in such a short series leads to many underdeveloped personas.

Art & Sound: 5/10
The art is not the series' strength, with only the pilot episode featuring remotely appealing visuals. The art style is consistent in scenes with minimal conflict, but character designs become disproportionate during fast movement. The animation often feels like a slideshow, with limited movement beyond character mouths and limbs, but it remains bearable.

The series does not make significant use of thematic sound design. Sound effects are average, lacking impact or showiness. The voice acting is also average, with few opportunities for Combatant D's voice actor to display expressive dialogue throughout the series.

Overall & Enjoyment: 6/10
Despite the critical review, Go Go! Loser Ranger! shows potential, especially if given another cour to develop beyond its establishment phase. The main character could have been more competent; his continuous attempts with no results became tiresome. However, he demonstrates clever tricks toward the end of the series, particularly during the Ranger coming-of-age ceremony. While many characters are underdeveloped, they remain enjoyable due to the sense of uncertainty in their behaviors and backgrounds, which are slowly revealed with twists. The art is not impressive, but the pastel color scheme and light visual style are a welcoming appearance.

Go Go! Loser Ranger! may have its flaws, but it holds promise if allowed further development, offering an entertaining, albeit imperfect, series.

Sentai Daishikkaku is one of the more peculiar anime to come out in recent years. Sporting some pretty good production values, it's definitely a fun spectacle, though the story and worldbuilding are full of weird plot holes and nonsensical events and characters.


Animation / Art / General Visuals - 8/10
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Basic art isn't noteworthy, but the animations and special effects are pretty good. If nothing else, the show is flashy and fun to watch.


Sound / Music / Voice Acting - 8/10
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Solid voice acting and a nice selection of original tracks makes for a very enjoyable experience.


Story - 4/10
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While one of the more unique stories in recent history, the execution is all over the place.

The story follows a weak monster called D, who is part of a remnant of monsters left after a monster invasion of Earth. After being defeated, the monsters were forced to become actors in weekly showdowns against heroes, to continue fooling the rest of humanity. Our protagonist D is fed up and decides to infiltrate the heroes' organization instead and defeat them from within.

Certainly sounds interesting, but the setup is completely nonsensical.

What possible purpose can there be to have a bunch of weak monsters fight in weekly fake matches like it's some American wrestling league? And how in the world does the rest of the world just take it at face value? There's a huge hovering monster fortress above Japan that never does anything except send down a batch of random monsters to fight in a damn arena that sells tickets like it's some weekly football game? The whole planet just believes that every Sunday at the same time, the monsters "invade" the local Japanese arena and casually wait for the heroes to show up so that they can lose and then repeat the event next Sunday? The hell is that?

The premise is so utterly ridiculous that it completely derails the rest of the story.

How can one take anything even halfway seriously when the entire planet is apparently inhabited by complete morons?


Characters - 5/10
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Despite there being some fairly interesting characters, most of the cast are just a different flavour of stupid.

Most of the cast are "heroes" whose whole goal is to fight monsters, and it is something all aspiring recruits aim to become, despite it being utterly obvious that the weekly fake monster matches are indeed just fake nonsense.

How can any of the characters be taken seriously when they spout stuff like "I've looked up to the heroes all my life, that's why I've dedicated my life to becoming a hero", when the only monsters that exist on the whole planet are as weak as children, and only show up for a weekly Sunday roast. It's just so ludicrous. It makes every member of the cast seem like a complete idiot.

The only likeable and interesting characters are the villains. Though in most part that's because their motivations and psychological profile are simply mysterious. Trying to figure out why they are the way they are and do the things they do is the only really fascinating part about the show. And it's unfortunately rather unexplored.

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Total - 6/10

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Sentai Daishikkaku is certainly a very unique anime. But I find it hard to stomach the utter absurdity of its plot and characters. Their stupidity doesn't even pass as decent comedy.

Still, the fight scenes are numerous and the animations quite good. There's definitely fun to be had, but it's hard to get overly invested.

As someone who has finished "Sentai Daishikkaku" (Go! Go! Loser Ranger!), there were a few aspects that did/didn't quite work for me:

- Inconsistent Tone: One of the main issues I had with the series was its uneven tone. The show oscillates between satire and serious storytelling, sometimes making it difficult to know what it wants to be. While the comedic elements and satire are entertaining, they often clash with the more serious and emotional moments. This inconsistency made it hard to fully engage with the story or take the dramatic parts as seriously as intended.

+ Unique Premise: The series stands out with ... its novel concept of focusing on the villains, known as the "Monster Army," who are tired of losing to the heroes every week in staged battles. This twist offers a refreshing take on the genre and adds depth to the narrative.

- Character Development: While the show does a good job exploring the backstories of some characters, others felt underdeveloped or one-dimensional. Particularly, the focus on the protagonist, D, sometimes overshadowed other potentially interesting characters in the Monster Army or the hero faction. This lack of depth for some characters made it challenging to care about their arcs or motivations.

+ Humor and Satire: The series incorporates humor and satirical elements, poking fun at the conventions of the sentai genre. This self-awareness makes it entertaining for both fans of traditional sentai series and those new to the genre.

- Over-reliance on Genre Tropes: Although "Sentai Daishikkaku" seeks to subvert traditional sentai tropes, it occasionally falls back into these same clichés, which can feel repetitive. The satire, while clever at times, didn't always land or felt too obvious, diminishing the impact of the show's more innovative ideas.

+ Lack of Clarity in Plot: The overall plot sometimes felt muddled, particularly when it came to the goals and motivations of the characters. The series introduced interesting ideas and conflicts but didn't always follow through on them in a satisfying way. This lack of clarity made some parts of the story feel unresolved or lacking in direction.

Despite these issues, "Sentai Daishikkaku" still offers an interesting and unique take on the sentai genre. However, these shortcomings did affect my overall enjoyment of the series, making it a mixed experience. If you appreciate shows that play with genre conventions and don't mind some unevenness in tone and pacing, it can still be a fun watch.

It's important to note that when watching this anime, because the beginning is quite bad and quite boring, I'm sure some of you will immediately stop at just episode 1 and not want to continue watching.

I say that because I almost did the same thing.
Firstly, this anime is too childish, which is more like the Power Rangers we know. The music, tone of voice, and fighting also look childish.

But please try to survive in this part, because the real story will start to get exciting in episode five onwards.
I really agree when Fighter D said "Let's end this charade" because it was just a charade.

In ... essence, this anime is like the opposite of a hero but from the evil side, a villain who will reveal the rottenness of the Power Rangers so far and avenge the death of his dead comrades.

The downside, in my opinion, is the death part, killing and beating enemies is something that is normal for Power Rangers, and death seems meaningless.
Yes, that's why I said that the Power Rangers are figures of rot that are actually hidden.

The storyline is quite interesting, there are also laughing parts, so it's not too boring to watch.

Clown show. Though it has a "The Boys" vibe at first, it disappears pretty quickly. There are a lot of assholes portrayed here, but it all sinks into the ocean of constant moralizing and "why what I do is justified, and your reasons are invalid". There is not much of internal logic or consistency to the plot after a while, and it quickly deteriorates into "anything goes" as long as the author wants it to happen no matter how detached from common sense it is. This is a clown show, so you are here to to watch how the characters compete to see who has ... the bigger red nose or the bigger shoes.

The anime started off great unique idea and i hoped it will be funnier and more like the name of the anime
it was Good idea and excellent first 2 chapters.
After that I just felt like I didn't like the direction the series was going.
The pace of the plot is slow.
A very shallow and flat plot, there isn't too much background story for either the heroes or the bad guys.
The opening and ending song are very good.
I liked the character design the art really fit the story.
I give it a score of 6 and I hope you will enjoy it more then i did
next ... season will be more interesting i hope.

TLDR: Lost of potential but dumb

This show has a lot going for it. Funny characters, comical story lines, good animation and voice acting but the story and characters are just dumb. The show starts off with the weekly staged power ranger vs doomed monsters. Why? Who knows?! You being to feel sorry for the monsters and they go out of their way to make the power rangers seem evil. They give some flash backs on select characters but ultimately it really never justified why they are doing what they are doing. Our MC goes from likeable to stupid every episode. The world mechanics are inconsistent. ... There is dissention in the ranks of the power rangers. Nothing makes sense. The best you can do is squeeze off a few laughs and move on.

6/10

ID
+ Konsep anime bagus, mungkin bagus sekali karena jarang.
+ Grafik memanjakan mata dan mata
+ Scene pertarungan keren dengan beberapa penyebutan jurus yang sesuai dengan tipe anime

- Alur gak jelas dibawa kemana, tiga episode awal bagus dan masih sesuai konsep awal namun episode seterusnya jelek
- MC terlalu naif dengan tujuan melawan sentai jahat.
- Alur cerita untuk bagian akademi terlalu lambat dan keluar dari konsep awal menjatuhkan Sentai.
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EN

+ The concept of the anime is good, maybe very good because it's rare.
+ The graphics are eye-catching and pleasing.
+ The fight scenes are cool with some moves mentioned that fit the type of anime.


- The plot is unclear where it's heading, the first three episodes are good and still align with the initial concept, but the subsequent episodes are bad.
- The main character is too naive with the goal of fighting evil sentai.
- The storyline for the academy part is too slow and deviates from the initial concept of defeating the Sentai.

Very interesting concept
The "not everything is as it seems" plot has always been one that fascinated me, and Loser Ranger, though not perfect, was off to a great start, with a flowing pace and wacky characters ready to pull you into their world, all complimented by the stunning visuals

I do have one major issue with this series though, and that is it's ending
The last 4 or so episodes were extreamly rushed, packing in so many character interactions, backstories, new introductions, to the point it just felt like a convoluted mess, i find this to be quite a pity

The Blue Keeper, who was becoming a fav ... of mine, had some very emotional scenes that would've hit so much harder had they taken the time to flesh out his character instead of condencing his arc to half an episode, and he's not the only character who would've benefitted from a longer runtime

This is definitely a season that would've needed a 2 cour release to reach it's full potential

the main character's goal is unclear (the plan is to kill the "sentai" (power ranger), but with weak strength pretending to be strong facing the sentai themselves with shallow thinking). And the main character is not clear on the side of the villain or the sentai. So during the anime it only tells the ambiguity of the main character to choose which side, which is a very bad plot. Even so, the animation of this anime is still quite good.

Overall the story is unique but have a bad plot story, the art style is good and have quite good animation, the main character have ... a dream to defeat and destroy the power rangers (Sentai) but instead he attacks the monster where they should be working together to defeat super Sentai, in the end this anime quite good but have a bad plot story even so, this anime is still worth to be like and watch

GO GO LOSER RANGER!!
What happens when The Boys meets the loved Power Rangers franchise, we get a cesspool of crazy stuff!
Absolute hit for me, been waiting for this anime since I saw the first ever teaser.
The character designs of this anime have been peak, the art style reminded me a bit of Bleach. The opening and endings have been a head bop for me.

Other than the generic shonen tropes, I had fun watching this anime. The menacing blonde Makima was my favorite character, Fighter D- our main character was hilarious. Loved Blue Dragon Keeper, the other cadets had good backstories added to their motivations to ... become certified Rangers.

Can't wait for Season 2!!

The monsters that are supposed to invade Earth are seen as total weaklings, the monster boss suddenly disappears, and then there's a 13-year timeskip. One monster boss is left, but he's nothing compared to the rangers.

Meanwhile, the rangers who are supposed to be heroes act like total jerks, especially the red one. Seriously, what the heck?
History and rules really are written by the winners, doesn't matter who wins.

Seeing that fat Dusters Z sacrifice himself because he's fed up with the 13-year charade was kind of touching, even though they don't even have faces.

"Sometimes humans can be worse than monsters and demons themselves.".

In the bold attempt to create an entertaining and unique perspective of the Power Rangers world, the battle between good and evil only lasts a short while; all evil leaders are dead, and all that remains are the weak fodder (Putty Patrollers in Power Rangers). They are more or less enslaved and trapped in a weekly battle for entertainment to lose repeatedly.

The perk of being a putty may be immortality, but in this world, it seems only to grant them constant death and loss.

Well, this story is about one Putty who has had enough. He managed to learn how to shapeshift as ... a human and is determined to find a way to end this charade.

Taking an anime series in the mind of a weak, fodder monster and find a way to guide them on the path of success is always tricky to navigate, in the first three episodes it has been a fun and exciting journey. I am unsure how well it will continue, but this is an entertaining watch.

The art is subpar, and the characters seem one-dimensional, but the story and writing are what keep me watching.

If you want to watch something different, this is a good option for this season, but I also can see this anime turning out to be a terrible one down the road.