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So heres another one of my pointless customary end of Sentai Reviews... TENSHIN DAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! yes, next is Gosei Sentai Dairanger (Five Stars Squadron Dairanger). first off i'll say that this is kind of an old Sentai from 1993 . The Mecha was used for the Zords in the second season of MMPR and its also where they knicked the design for the White Ranger. Secondly i'll say despite its age it certainly kicks much ass! Theme Tunes - The opening is a classic - ''Tenshinda! woah woah woah woah...'', the closing not so much, but still has its own charm. Story - the Gorma tribe vs the Dai tribe, milleniums of war come to a head in Dairanger. its one of the better stories of the 4 sentai ive seen so far. it was threaded all the way through the episodes, and there were a few twist and turns, and it really built to a climax at the finale. Characters - all the main characters were likeable and have their own personalities which are explored throughout the show. each has a little story going on that runs through the series, some more than others but its all good. the supporting characters are cool. the bad guys are, lets say interesting, and they have their own stories going on aswell as the main battle of the Gorma vs Dai, which makes it all the more interesting. Also i want to say here that the acting of this cast was good where it needed to be as there is some dramatic moments, and also more to the point passionate. There was extreme passion especially when it came to powering up - ive never seeen more passion put into transforming than from these guys!!! TENSHIN DAA!!!!! AURA CHANGER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Suits and Morphers - Suits were a little too white for me, but i loved the Aura Changer!!!!!!!!! Action - action was pretty good, being a sentai based on kung fu there was a decent amount of action. despite them being dated the effects were pretty good and suit the whole feel of this sentai... as a side note to my personal view- i grew up watching Hong Kong movies including Jackie Chans 80's movies like Police Story and stuff by Shaw brothers with tacky glowing lazer chi / ki beams and such, thus the feel of Dairangers to me is kind of mix of that. even though its in the early 90's it feels like its in the 80's and the effects even though sub par by todays standards are obviously top of the range for back then - and i loved it all! Mecha - i liked the Mythical Qi Beasts but wasnt too sure about the mode when Ryurangers mech just stood on top of the rest. The finishing move was used too much i think, but i suppose they have learnt from this nowadays and make things more varied. Comedy - i wouldnt say that Dairangers has that much comedy in it that i can remember. however the stand out laughs for me were the perverse antics of Kou. what a pervert!!! You could say there is unintentional comedy in there- for example the 3 main Gorma look like they are going to an S and M party. truly evil, but this is suposed to be a kids show!! Also towards the beginning of the series some of the monsters are a bit comedic, i mean there were dolls running about with steak knives threatening people, which was disturbing, weird and funny at the same time! things get less like this after the first few episodes though. Ending -excellent,unpredictable, stuff happenend, stuff needed to be sorted, it got sorted in a cool way. You couldnt really ask for more than what was given. Conclusion - in a nutshell despite its age Dairangers is great. This could be because of the aformentioned nostalgia of 80's kung fu and special effects but i would say if you hold Dairanger up against some of the post 2000 sentai it certainly comes out very well. There are a few episodes that could be considered a bit lame but it depends how you see them, however i just found those eps funny, like the football and Baseball episodes- they are like WTF??? but so ridiculous you cant help but smile and they end up being episodes you need to have seen for reasons i wont spoil. There are also some great characters in here aswell. The stand out one for me is the bad guy who appears in eps 26 and 27 - i can say that these are the 2 best episodes out of the 200+ episodes of sentai that i've seen so far. freakin awesome. what else can i say??...its an oldy but a goody!1 point