Super Sentai: Gosei Sentai Dairanger: The Complete Series

When I was a kid, I remember being a big fan of the Power Rangers when it was Mighty Morphin. I stopped watching the show after Season 2, losing interest in the show, as the second half of Season 2 seemed to go downhill. At the time, I didn't know they were using footage from a Japanese T.V. show. Power Rangers started out with Zyuranger footage. After Zyuragner came Dairanger, they use footage from this show in Season 2. The zords were from Dairanger. Some of the monsters we see in Season 2 were from Dairanger. Though, they kept their original Zyuranger costumes during the 2nd Season in Power Rangers, minus Tommy the White Ranger's. I'm sure very few American kids knew back then that the White Ranger/Tommy was originally played by a Japanese kid, Kou/Kibaranger. We also get a new villain in Season 2 of Power Rangers, Lord Zedd who was American, while they kept Rita and her henchmen. Rita was Bandora in the Japanese counterpart. In Dairanger, the villains are The Gorma. After watching this show, I feel they should have just changed the Power Rangers costumes during Season 2 since they changed their zords. Anyway, there are a lot of entertaining things that come from Japan. Let's think about it, a lot of the video games we have played. Iconic video game characters like Mario and Luigi along with Zelda. We think of Japanese anime. I've been a big fan of DragonBall Z. Pokemon is also Japanese. A year and a half ago, Pokemon Go was very popular. Dairanger and Zyuranger are Japanese, Super Sentai and we've been familiar with their Power Rangers counterpart. I'm familiar with a totally awesome Metal Heroes Japanese T.V. show that aired from 1988-1989 and was dubbed in Portuguese for Brazilians called Sekai Ninja Sen Jiraiya. That show was awesome. I find a lot of these Japanese shows more entertaining than high budget American Super Hero movies. I'm going to list what they do better. 1. More Perspective (My Friend Agreed With Me On That). 2. More Relatable (The Things The Characters Go Through Both Main And Side Characters Seem More Relatable). 3. More Focus On Characters (There's Even More Of A Focus On The Villains Story We Don't See In Power Rangers). 4. Characters Are Better At Showing Emotion (That Makes You Feel More For Them). 5. More Suspense (That Keeps You Watching). 6. Frequently Having Scenes Of Nature And The Simple Things Of Life (Including Flowers And Animals, Focusing On Real Things). 7. Coming Up With More Unique Interesting Things (When Power Rangers First Aired, This Was New And Unique To American Audiences). 8. Often Times More Action And More Violence (This Show Has Scenes Of Characters Spitting Out Blood). 9. Focus On Martial Arts (I Feel Like A Lot Of American Super Hero Movies Including Power Rangers Focus On Super Power And Not Martial Arts). 10. Show More Character Development And Getting Physically Stronger. (D.B.Z. Shows Lots Of That). 11. More Variety (Think Of How Many Pokemon There Are And Their Different Powers)? 12. Songs Played For Different Scenes (I've Noticed Japanese Music Comes Up With New Songs That Occasionally Play During Certain Scenes Besides The Opening Song, In Dairanger It Would Be "Kaze No Senshi"). 13. Character Stances (Stances They Make While Fighting). 14. More Focus On Storyline (I've Seen People Complaining About American SuperHero Movies Focussing More On The Action And Special Effects, And Less On The Characters And Storyline. The Storyline In Shows Like Dairanger Are Entertaining And Keep You Watching). 15. Often Times Easier To Understand (I Have Trouble Understanding A Lot Of American SuperHero Movies, But These Japanese Shows Feel Easier To Understand). 16. Better Direction (I've Heard Of People Complaining About Plot Holes And Bad Direction In Highly Rated American Super Hero Movies, These Japanese Shows Seem To Have Better Direction). If you watched Power Rangers when it was Mighty Morphin, and saw Zyuranger, then definitely watch Dairanger. I'm sure you'll be entertained. In Dairanger, besides Martial Arts they also focus on Ki and interesting Super Powers. I also ought to say that with the anime I mentioned, DragonBall Z, everybody who has seen that show knows it has long battles and takes numerous episodes for things to occur. But, Dairanger is a 50 Episode series with better direction and where it isn't like 30 episodes to defeat a villain, like 2 at the most. I've seen all 50 episodes, and was totally entertained. Thanks for reading all this. I wanted to say what I like about these Japanese shows that I feel are better written than even Harry Potter, which I like but feel is overrated and not as well done as Dairanger. I could write more, but I'll stop here and wanted to give my reasons I find this and other Japanese shows more entertaining.

Finally, Dairanger is here! Prerelease: Note: I'll do a full review when the set is released, so don't reply with "this isn't a real review." Gosei Sentai Dairanger, I've heard, is a good Sentai season. Being the source footage they used in MMPR season 2, where they took the mech & white ranger footage & repurposed them for MMPR. Now, this DVD won't have special features, which I'm fine with. Zyuranger only had that 1 special feature because Power Morphicon was last year. They could've tried to port over some of the special features from the Japanese DVD releases, but that might've driven up the price of the thing even further, so I'm fine with it. Hopefully they'll get the movie out eventually. I'm not expecting the set up to be much different than the Zyuranger release, 50 episodes, 10 discs, subtitles, all that stuff. It's looking good for this release. Post Release: I watched almost the entire first disc & it isn't bad. The video & audio quality, minus most of the episode previews, are very good quality. Apparently Toei gave Shout! a slightly different kind of master for the episodes than Zyuranger, but it's hardly noticeable, if at all. The subs, I've heard, are also a bit better with quality & consistency with terminologies they decided to use, so if anyone had any qualms with the Zyuranger release subs, there you go. So, yeah, 10/10 as far as I'm concerned. There aren't any extras on the release, which is completely understandable for multiple reasons, so no big loss there for me. Another great release. Your mileage may vary, as with everthing, but if you're yearning to see the source material to MMPR season 2, I'd definitely recommend this set.

This was the first series of Sentai that I watched all of the way theough, and it is the best I have seen so far. The characters are spot on, the villains are a legit threat, and the visual effects are very well done given the time and budget of the series. At first I was unsure of Kou the Kiba (white) ranger, but he grew on me to become one of my favorite characters in the show. Everything in this series is spot on; it is humorous when it needs to be, but it is also dark and at times shockingly violent, so keep that in mind before purchasing this for a child, because there is blood in this show. With a great story and great characters to go along with it, Dairanger is one series of Sentai to not be missed. This was the first time in a long time that i was heartbroken a series ended.

For anyone that has been a Power Rangers fan in the past should watch Super Sentai. If you want probably one of the best to ever be released on DVD you can't go wrong with Dairanger. The stories and characters are solid and the conclusion (the last 2 disk from this collection) are so amazing it makes for great TV. This is definitely my in my top 5 of all Super Sentai. The first being Jetman (which if this could be released in the states I would be so happy). You have many satisfying storylines and each character has a certain charm. The theme is my favorite of all the series to come out. Tenshin daaa! (Woh Woh Woh Woh) Kiryoku daaa! (Woh Woh Woh Woh) You know you're in for a great time watching this. The villains are goofy simply because of the leather gear and it's just so freakin' awesome. If you are a new fan this should be in your collection. You won't regret it.

Most US viewers probably have started their Super Sentai journey because of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, and got the Zyuranger set to compare and contrast the differences between the two shows. With Dairanger, it's a different story. Most people know the "zords" and the "white ranger" made the transition, but nothing else. And I'm sure a good many of you are wondering "why?" This show doesn't answers these questions, and almost gives you some new ones. The Dairanger costumes are great, the fight scenes are on par with Zyurangers, and the premise of using Chinese mythology as a theme works. Sooo why not use the footage? The answer can be a bit confusing, but let's just say that if you came into Super Sentai because of Zyurangers, you won't be disappointed with Dairanger. Of course, for Sentai fans beyond the Power Ranger fanbase, finally having something on DVD instead of having to watch it on Youtube is great. I'm very appreciative to ShoutFactory for releasing these, though I can't say Dairangers was one of my favorites. Still I want to support them as well as start collecting Sentai shows. It's nice to watch them via DVD over a grainy online video. The translation can be a bit off though, but only on minor things. Most of the changes are for honorifics and some japanese cultural context that wouldn't translate well into English. (Such as a man calling another man kawaii or -chan as an insult, or calling the character by their name instead of "big brother". That sort of thing). The original intent is still there, it's just worded or phrased different. I wouldn't say this hurts the show, but purist will definitely notice it. Overall this is a 90s sentai show, so don't expect Shakespeare. Still, as a Sentai fan, I sat down and watched this with my sister who had only seen Power Rangers, and she was engaged. It's so wacky and but plays it straight, for anyone who loves the cheese factor to these shows, it's great. I was shocked that she wanted to continue watching it beyond the first few episodes, as she didn't even have familiar costumes to relate too. And really I think it's that curious factor. She wanted to know how the Japanese did it over the US. ANYWAY, I'm not sure if this review helped. Sentai Fans are going to buy this regardless, and casual fans? Well I guess they might if they are curious, but I'd imagine they are just waiting for Kakuranger. Please Shout Factory, keep these coming!

Speedy shipping! Very happy with my purchase. Thank you!

Wow was this a crazy ride. Dairanger was used for season 2 of MMPR. Minus the suits, the main villians and some pot points due to the continuing of mmpr with it. Saban did power the Chii Beasts, won Tiger, and a turtle that disguised himself as a human for what we know as the Thunderzords, tigerzord and Tor the shuttlezord Dairanger is much darker than power rangers season 2. The first episode had a a monster we know as string monster actually being disguised as a little boy playing with a yoyo and snatched random people and actually ate them. Each member of the Dairanger team has their own style and one (forget actual name but is the yellow of the team) is a drunken fist fighter and he and the MottD of one episode actually have a drinking contest between them. Funny but a good episode. In all I recommend seeing what coukd have been if Saban actually used the Dairanger suits at least. Just be ready for creepy moments.

Gosei Sentai Dairanger is the 17th in the long running Super Sentai series that has been an institution since the 1970s in Japan. In 1993, a chef's apprentice in Chinatown is recruited by a strange master of Ch'i arts to focus his energy (so to speak) to help fight the Gorma, an evil tribe that seeks revenge and world domination. The chef's apprentice is joined by a rookie boxer, a pet shop owner, a hairstylist and a mysterious woman from China attending university. Later, a 6th warrior in the form of a cursed 9 year old joins them. This is a great series to watch. I suggest watching it all the way to the end. The ending is a twist worthy of that silly M. Night Shyamalan running gag on Robot Chicken.

Good series, great translation, my on grievance is the case came with a crack in it causing a large hole in the opening side of the case, thoug that is just small nit pick.

I've seen the show. I liked it so much, I want to get it anyway I can. Now there is official DVD release. I had to get it! And hopefully more like it. Since owned a multi-region DVD player here in England. I can get more like it

I like that fact that it was fast shipping, and the show was awesome!!

The story much Better than the Us version

Love it, hope they release all of the Super Sentai series.