One of my biggest nerdly obsessions is Super Sentai, the long running Japanese franchise that gave us the Power Rangers phenomenon.
In the coming days/weeks I'll be using this blog to post reviews of a majority of past Super Sentai series but I want to do the most recent entry in this series first to get it out of the way.
So, Let's Descend!
The 34th installment in Super Sentai is the story of angels that protect humanity. Well, not really angels- more like mutants (ie- humans who have "evolved differently" and have powers). The so-called Gosei Angels exist in a secret dimension which is connected to Earth through a point known as "Heavenly Tower" that they use to access our planet and fulfill their apparently self-appointed mission to protect humanity. All goes well until one day an alien force known as the Warstar attacks Earth, destroying the tower of heaven. Now, humanity's only hope for survival is five Goseigers, angels-in-training who were unwittingly left behind on Earth before the attack.
The Gosei Angels all belong to three different clans which each have different powers and lifestyle customs-
*Gosei Black & Yellow are siblings Agri & Moune of the Landick Clan. By nature, they are bold, orderly and prideful-preferring direct attacks against the enemies.
*Gosei Bluem Hyde, is a representative of the Seaick Clan- favoring a calm, reflective approach to life with superb attention to detail.
*Gosei Pink (Eri) and her childhood friend Gosei Red (Alata) come from the Skyick Clan, possessing an optimistic and generally carefree attitude to life.
These Goseiger are aided in the battle against WarStar by Datas, a robotic arcade machine built by other Gosei Angels, who can communicate briefly with the leader of Gosei World (currently known as Master Head).
...OK, that's enough plot exposition.
My reaction to Goseiger thus far is a resounding "MEH." The series has fantastic designs and a pretty engaging plot but from what I've seen it just doesn't work. The cast of heroes are almost completely unlikeable and the villains get virtually no character development. And good designs and/or fight scenes don't matter in the least if I can't bring myself to give a crap about who's fighting in them!
It just feels like Goseiger is an exceptionally weak entry in the Super Sentai franchise. However, we are only about 20 episodes in (most entries run for close to 50 episodes) and I'm still willing to stick with it in the hope that it gets better.
That's my opinion thus far.
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