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Why is it that the Jap versions are always better?


I mean, the American version of Masked Rider sucked big time too, whereas the Japanese Kamen Rider is pretty good.....

Deadpool. wrote:Why is it that the Jap versions are always better?


I mean, the American version of Masked Rider sucked big time too, whereas the Jap Kamen Rider is pretty good.....

For the record, most Japanese consider the word "Jap" offensive. You are probably just using it as an abbreviation for the word Japanese, but it's still offensive. "JP" or "JPN" are the prefered abbreviations.

As for why they're better, there are multiple reasons. The first is simply that the stories are written for a Japanese audience. So while Power Rangers takes Japanese footage and uses it to tell its own story, the original Japanese versions don't have to try to make footage work around a new story.

Next, while Super Sentai is primarily aimed at a younger audience, Japanese TV creators aren't under the impression that their audience are a bunch of idiots. I guess a nicer way of saying that is that they give their audience a bit more credit. They trust that, should they use a word or phrase that their viewers don't understand, they'll just ask their parents about it.

I couldn't agree more about the US version of Masked Rider sucking. Has anyone seen the new Masked Rider movie, The Next? I haven't gotten around to it, but the promo materials make it looks pretty sweet.

Professor Smooth wrote:For the record, most Japanese consider the word "Jap" offensive. You are probably just using it as an abbreviation for the word Japanese, but it's still offensive. "JP" or "JPN" are the prefered abbreviations.

Oops. My bad.


And The Next seems interesting.
I still have yet to watch the Den-O movie though....

Deadpool. wrote:
And The Next seems interesting.
I still have yet to watch the Den-O movie though....

Ditto. I've been slacking. I never have time to watch movies anymore. I did get to see the new Evangelion movie, though. Eva is what Power Rangers always had the potential to be, imo. Amazing character drama w/ the occassional giant city-leveling brawl.

Uh, any idea what time does Den-O air in Japan? And which channel is it on?

Deadpool. wrote:Uh, any idea what time does Den-O air in Japan? And which channel is it on?

Oh man, I remember when I had the time to watch television. Those were the days!


...the kind of boring days, I suppose.

Meh, power rangers isn't very good anymore, just let it die in peace. However, and animated series seems dumb live action looks cooler

What there are two different versions of the show?!
The original JPN (thanks Professor Smooth) and then there is US version?!

The same goes for Maskt Rider, maybe even Beatel bots?

Oh man this is confusing

Dead Metal wrote:What there are two different versions of the show?!
The original JPN (thanks Professor Smooth) and then there is US version?!

The same goes for Maskt Rider, maybe even Beatel bots?

Oh man this is confusing

Yep. A lot of shows from back in the mid-'90s were taken from Japanese series'.

Masked Rider, Beetle Borgs, and VR Troopers are all examples. The latter two I really liked as a kid (For some reason), but they died because the Metal Hero phase kind of died down, and they ran out of usable footage from those series'.

ive never stoped watching power rangers sinice day 1...and im a 23 yr old married collage student lmao. my wife makes fun of me all the time for watchig it but im still a big kid at heart. ill admit some of the series arnt as good as others and non of them can top MMPR but its really not as bad as eveyone thinks,...that really ticks me off that there gonna stop makeing live action PR if its true. i just hope that if it does go animated its a good quality anime and i fear its american dubbing........

I salute to one of the best and longest kids shows ever! Good bye live action! I watch it when I was a kid don't as often now but man what a heartbreaker. It might better this way though due to the rise animation in the past couple of years.

Shadowman wrote:

Dead Metal wrote:What there are two different versions of the show?!
The original JPN (thanks Professor Smooth) and then there is US version?!

The same goes for Maskt Rider, maybe even Beatel bots?

Oh man this is confusing

Yep. A lot of shows from back in the mid-'90s were taken from Japanese series'.

Masked Rider, Beetle Borgs, and VR Troopers are all examples. The latter two I really liked as a kid (For some reason), but they died because the Metal Hero phase kind of died down, and they ran out of usable footage from those series'.

Yea those were awesome, my fave was maked Rider and the first PR, but with PR the movie they changed what I liked so I stopped watching it.

Would an animated series be that bad?

doomboy536 wrote:PR was awesome

But hey I'll get over it

I got over it the minute i saw that picture of so many nerds dressed as Power Rangers

Bombus distinguendus wrote:ive never stoped watching power rangers sinice day 1...and im a 23 yr old married collage student lmao. my wife makes fun of me all the time for watchig it but im still a big kid at heart. ill admit some of the series arnt as good as others and non of them can top MMPR but its really not as bad as eveyone thinks,...that really ticks me off that there gonna stop makeing live action PR if its true. i just hope that if it does go animated its a good quality anime and i fear its american dubbing........

The Japnese ones will still remain live-action.

It's the american one that's going animated.

This is sad

Masked Rider Dragon Knight is coming soon, and PR is gonna have some competition.

They have potential to save the series if they are willing to actually start making original rangers and more mature stroylines.

Deadpool. wrote:

Bombus distinguendus wrote:ive never stoped watching power rangers sinice day 1...and im a 23 yr old married collage student lmao. my wife makes fun of me all the time for watchig it but im still a big kid at heart. ill admit some of the series arnt as good as others and non of them can top MMPR but its really not as bad as eveyone thinks,...that really ticks me off that there gonna stop makeing live action PR if its true. i just hope that if it does go animated its a good quality anime and i fear its american dubbing........

The Japnese ones will still remain live-action.

It's the american one that's going animated.

well thats lame...another case where america is being cheap.....i woulf rather just have the japanese ver imported and dubbed

Supreme Convoy wrote::BOT: Would an animated series be that bad?

Not for the animation industry.
Who knows, if this takes off, and I'm still interested in animation by then, I could be working on Power Rangers Pirate Force, or Cowboy Thunder, or something to that nature.

I didn't know people still watch that crap.

I thought that stuff died like 10 years ago?

Bombus distinguendus wrote:
well thats lame...another case where america is being cheap.....i woulf rather just have the japanese ver imported and dubbed

Do you honestly think that writing, producing, casting, and animating a series costs less money than sticking a bunch of new scenes around existing live-action footage?

Dr Buffalo wrote:

Supreme Convoy wrote::BOT: Would an animated series be that bad?

Not for the animation industry.
Who knows, if this takes off, and I'm still interested in animation by then, I could be working on Power Rangers Pirate Force, or Cowboy Thunder, or something to that nature.

Look, if someone were to pay me $1 every time I thought up parody Power Rangers series (And, to this day, it's been exactly 1), I'd have a large sum of money within the week.

Power Ranges: Britain Force ("I do say, this monster chum is quite frustrating to beat, don't you agree, old bean?")
Blatant Advertising Rangers (I'll beat this Tyco RC monster with my super Nike Running Shoes, then we'll head down to Wal*Mart, and get some delicious Pepsi Cola!)
Commie Rangers (Da, comrade, I shall beat this Capitalist monster with my Marx Ray!)
Depression Rangers (I want to beat this monster...but what's the point? My wife left me, my job is going nowhere, my life is worthless)

I'll think of more!

wow, that bites. after growing up watching PR...NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! now i know how the G1 fans feel.

R.I.P. Power Rangers

I REALLY think that an animated series has potential. Just imagine the Zord/Monster battles when they're not limited to "Japanese guy in a rubber suit punches another Japanese guy in a metal suit." Disney's give us Ducktales, Darkwing Duck, and Gargoyles. This could be great.

Professor Smooth wrote:I REALLY think that an animated series has potential. Just imagine the Zord/Monster battles when they're not limited to "Japanese guy in a rubber suit punches another Japanese guy in a metal suit." Disney's give us Ducktales, Darkwing Duck, and Gargoyles. This could be great.

"could be great" are the keywords.....we'll have to wait and see....i really hope its an anime...i cant see power rangers done with american animation unless it was good like gargoyles...nothing has come close to how well that show has been drawn since.

Power Rangers Animated?

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