Super Sentai Zyuranger

I've been a Power Rangers fan my whole life, with the show beginning the year after I was born. Since I lived and breathed this show for so many years, it's ironic that I was never aware of it's source, Super Sentai, until I was well into high school. I didn't think I'd ever get the chance to see the show, but I'm glad that Shout Factory has proven me wrong! Apparently drunk off their success with the Power Rangers DVD sets, Shout Factory has apparently decided that the next logical step was to bring the source material stateside. But how would you market something that the masses has never heard of? Obviously, by banking it on it's link with an established property. For those who don't know, Power Rangers is not a wholly American creation. The show uses action footage from the Japanese series Super Sentai, which is dubbed over with American actors, while simultaneously filming new scenes with the American actors to create an entirely different show. And boy, are they different! Though both are children's shows, Zyuranger (the series in this set, and the primary inspiration for Mighty Morphin Power Rangers) has a much darker tone and deeper story and mythology than MMPR, as well as simply being downright bizarre. Whereas MMPR featured "teenagers with attitude," Zyuranger had five warriors from the past revived from suspended animation to fight the Witch Bandora (Rita in MMPR) and her gang of minions. Much like the Power Rangers, the Zyurangers of the title use a morpher to transform into super powered warriors who pilot giant machines that combine to form an even bigger robot. Those familiar with MMPR will recognize the action and that gives this show an air of familiarity. But the all-new, darker (sometimes downright bleak and depressing) story, as well as the serialized style of the episodes, gives the whole thing a fresh feel. It's also great to compare Zyuranger with MMPR Season 1 to see how the footage was adapted for the American show, and some could even come away with a new appreciation for the creators of MMPR, having to get clever at times with their story writing and editing to make the scenes fit. And the fifty episodes are spread over 10 discs, making the twenty-something year old show look crystal clear. Though the set is light on special features, which consists of a sole taping of a convention panel, fans of Power Rangers, be they young or old, new or old-school, should definitely make this 10-disc set a must-own for their Power Rangers DVD collection, but casual viewers might be a bit pit off by the bizarreness of the show. Though, fans of the cheesy Saturday night Sy-Fy channel B-movies would definitely dig this.

Zyurangers Super Sentai is the Japanese television show that ran in the early 90's that directly inspired Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. Much like it's American counterpart, Super Sentai is a children show but it eases off on much of the very kiddy slapstick humor and even has more mature elements that adults can appreciate it. As an adult, trying to go back and watch MMPR is painful and groan-inducing but Zyurangers is far easier to appreciate. The tone of the two shows are really in stark comparison of each other when you watch them both side-by-side. For instance, Rita's reason for hating children in the original Sentai actually gives some depth to her character that is absent from the American version. There is one episode where one of Rita's monsters is forced to fight just so her her unhatched children won't be destroyed, a layer MMPR avoids at all costs. The background of the Rangers in Super Sentai is far more interesting as the mythology is richer and more interesting. Rather than robotic vehicles, the "zords" are actually gods full of personality and even prejudices. And the famed Green Ranger, whom is a bad ass in both versions, is far more of a tragic figure in the Japanese version. MMPR used the Japanese footage for their monster scenes, but this can't be hidden at all times. The observant eye will notice the details of many of the clues, such as the flimsy quality of the Ranger costumes when shot with the American actors without their helmets on, especially Green Ranger's shield. Even more interesting, in the Japanese version the yellow ranger was a guy. It's amazing for the phenom that the show in America was, how much of it was already delivered by these actors and crews over seas. Anyway, it's totally worth checking out if you are into the MMPR mythos at all. Even for Nostalgia sake, you can truly get more Ranger action but with grittier themes, a more rewarding mythology, stakes that are actually life and death for some characters, and hell, even a better theme song.

I recently revisited Mighty Morphin Power Rangers for the first time as an adult, and found it to be anywhere from slightly amusing due to nostalgia, to completely incomprehensible and/or unwatchable. Out of curiosity, I decided to check out Kyoryu Sentai Zyuranger after remembering that Shout! Factory had released this set a few years ago. I'd never seen any season of Super Sentai until watching Zyuranger, and I was completely shocked by it. I've always assumed that Saban had created Power Rangers by simply reshooting the non-action scenes with American actors, more or less. In fact, Super Sentai and Power Rangers couldn't be much more different. Saban ripped the entire Zyuranger story out; replacing it with shallow and one-dimensional characters, endlessly obnoxious campy writing, and terrible music; all stitched together by unintelligible editing and riddled with continuity errors. The severity of this crime is truly revealed if you watch both shows in tandem. With Zyuranger, you get a fairly competent villain with an interesting backstory, who actually interacts with the Zyurangers instead of just hanging out on the moon and screaming at her henchmen. The Zyurangers themselves are ancient warriors aided by mystical forces. The giant robots are sentient god-beings. The Dragon Ranger's story arc is an epic tale of revenge and redemption which spans most of the series. The stories actually make sense, and the stakes are much higher than Power Rangers, because not every episode returns to the safety of the status quo at the end. tl;dr, Zyuranger is amazing. It's still a kids show, but it doesn't assume that children are shallow and superficial idiots who are incapable of comprehending morality, honor, suffering, sacrifice, life, death, or anything that doesn't end with a fat guy falling face-first into a sheet cake every episode.

I grew up with the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers as a kid, but as I got older I started to realize just how cheesy it was, yet on the other hand there was a magnet about it that had me coming back to it. As I watched I started noticing how some things were different than others like video contrast and scenery. When I heard about this series, the Japanese version, I had to get it. When I finally got it today, I was hooked right from the getgo. I felt young again and old and nostalgic simultaneously. This version is 100x better than the silly American version. The villains really feel like a threat, the story is involving (yet dark at times), the protagonists are way more likeable, and more believable personality (even the mechas have personality to them), and most importantly this has messages for both kids AND adults alike rather than just kids without making parents suffer through mindless nonsense. Parental Advisory: This version is darker than the American version in terms of tone, yet simultaneously balances light and darkness together. There are some moments of bleakness and moments that can frighten little children. One example is in episode two where Dora Skelton reassembles himself, he makes a haunting sound. In other episode two rangers grasp an evil sword which turns them temporarily into evil monsters with scary faces (even though these scenes are brief). The violence though still mild is a little stronger than the American version (Mei's arrows actually pierce some monsters and Dan's lance impales one as well). Finally there's some mild language such as d*** and h*** (one ranger tells a Dora monster to "go to h***). I suggest this series to the 8+ crowd with parental supervision.

So, I'm a pretty big Power Rangers fan. I was born in the 90s when the show began (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers began in '93, and I was born in '94). In the long run of the series, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers has always been my favorite incarnation of the series. It wasn't until I started high school that I learned about Super Sentai and its relationship with Power Rangers. Now, in 2017, with Saban's Power Rangers film hitting theaters, I'm feeling both nostalgic and curious, so I decided to check Zyuranger (the incarnation of Super Sentai that would become Mighty Morphin Power Rangers). Let me tell you, I am so happy I did. I love the series. In all honesty, I may even love it more than Power Rangers. It has some of the same corniness that Power Rangers has, along with some of the more childish elements, but it also aims at adult audiences as well with its darker themes and imagery (Satan is a character for example, and the villain constantly conspires to murder children-- nothing too graphic mind you). The acting is really good too. It's much better than in Power Rangers (I'm not going to call the cast bad actors, for many of them, it was their first acting gig, so they were learning as they went along). Speaking of acting, much of my praise at this series is aimed at Machiko Soga, who plays the series main villain, Witch Bandora (whose stock footage would later be used for Rita Repulsa). She is the best part of the series and gives the best (and most fun) performance in the entire cast. Overall, I'm so happy I bought this. If you love Japanese shows and storytelling, or if you're a curious Power Rangers fan, I highly recommend it.

So this is the origin of the Power Rangers, it Japanese counterpart is amazing!

I remember watching Power Rangers as a kid. That show was hugely popular 20 years ago, but I stopped watching and caring about the show after the 2nd Season. I also did not realize the show was using footage from a Japanese TV show, though I did notice at times as a kid how Power Rangers wasn't always well done. I wish it was more common knowledge back then that Power Rangers was from this TV show, I don't remember kids saying it. We also can ask what if this show aired in the U.S. dubbed or even subtitled? I feel like they should have shown us where the original show came from. Anyway, I got the disk and I've seen all the 50 episodes. Nowadays, you can buy entire seasons of TV shows on disk including this TV show with English subtitles. Like my title says, if I were to watch 50 Power Rangers episodes I'd feel like I was wasting my time watching a cheesy kids show. It does not feel like a waste of time watching this TV show as it's better done than the Power Rangers and a better show. Maybe the background music isn't as good, but it's more thought out of than Power Rangers. The plot seems to make a little more sense and this show has a darker atmosphere. We also seem to get to know the characters in this show a little better, as they seem more than people who hang around their high school or the Youth Center, Juice Bar like in Power Rangers. So, I'm happy to have watched the show as it makes more sense and is a fun entertaining show to watch with more depth of character. This show is even slightly older than the Power Rangers, but it doesn't feel as old and it definitely works for over 20-years later. If you're a fan of the Power Rangers, I'd strongly recommend you watch this show. You'll get to see where all this action footage came from, basically how the Power Rangers even became an idea in the first place. I'm sure most of you can agree with me that this show seems more original and more thought out of than the Power Rangers.

For those of you who remember the olden days of Rita, Goldar, Finster, Zordon, Alpha 5 and the rest, you might debate this purchase. Either you feel that you are too old for what was a children's show or, if you still enjoy the occasional marathon of the classic, you could debate why you should bother spending the money for something you have effectively seen before. If that is what you think, then stop...right...there. While the characters are familiar in design, their behavior is quite a bit different. The villains are multidimensional to a degree, their plots are a lot darker, and the good guys struggle a heck of a lot more. Don't believe me? Then here are a few minor spoilers. --- ---- ------ --------- The Witch Bandora (Rita) freely discusses sacrificing children multiple times. The Zords are literally the gods of the Power Ranger Cultures Zordon does not exist, but the original character can't actually use any magic. Hell is invoked a bunch of times to gather new dark powers. So yeah, if you enjoyed the Power Rangers as a child, then don't worry. This series has enough new material that you will barely recognize a thing. In fact, it will probably encourage you to watch the original again just to compare the evil plot in the Japanese versus the Americanization. As to the discs themselves, this is a bare bones release. There are a couple of special features on the final disc, but for the most part this is just a pure series of episodes ready for a marathon!

The original power rangers.

Bought this for a friend, he likes it very much. And what's not to like? The baddies having a bang up time invading earth and making children miserable as a wedding gift for Satan? With the witch having her own "national" anthem? The heroes being paragon from a forgotten lost civilization, doing all they can to protect an Earth they barely know? Or even the zords being gods now... Quite literally leading to a very cosmic horror mechanical showdown? Oh... and just you wait to see the real Green Ranger arc. Yup, if you only ever saw this as Power Rangers, you are missing something. There was a real plot down there once. And if you like what you see, then feel free to dig in the other Super Sentai Shows. Each being a stand alone series with only a few links in the in-between movies from time to time.

Do una stella soltanto, perché il prodotto - come ho scoperto solo dopo averlo acquistato - non è visualizzabile in Italia. Tante grazie, sarebbe stato decisamente più professionale e corretto se tale informazione fosse stata inserita nelle remarks di acquisto del prodotto. Il cofanetto è perfettamente inutilizzabile. I've rated this item with one star 'cause all the DVDs do not run on any devices, due to a country limitation they cannot be watched in Italy. I'd have very much appreciated to find this particular information in the buying remarks, instead of discovering it by myself after having received the item. As for this reason, this item is totally useless. Very bad.

新品なのですがケースがバキバキに割れています。 モノはとても良いモノなのですが...

Bien qu'il soit inscrit [import italien] il s'agit en fait d'une version américaine, donc zone 1. Ce qui peut poser problème si votre lecteur n'est pas dézoné.