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Post by purplecreator on May 7, 2018 23:36:22 GMT -5
I just watched Episodes 5 & 6 tonight. Great intro for the Cyclone Dial Fighter. The monster was pretty cool. Though I saw very little penguin in him other than his nose. Good stuff between the Reds.
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Post by Sh Ranger on May 8, 2018 12:28:11 GMT -5
Episode 5 is my favorite so far.
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Post by gokaigreen on May 9, 2018 8:14:08 GMT -5
Bandai released their 4Q earnings report. Super Sentai earned ¥9.1 billion for FY18 which is a 3% increase from the previous year. For FY19, Bandai forecast Super Sentai to make ¥6.0 billion for the first half of the fiscal year and ¥10.5 billion for the full fiscal year   For year end earnings Lupinranger vs Patoranger so far has earned ¥3 billion since the 4Q earnings cover months January-March  As for the show ratings, Lupin vs Pato has an average of 3.4% for episodes 1-13  |
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Post by Sh Ranger on May 9, 2018 12:02:49 GMT -5
^ Wow, episode 5 is a favorite in Japan as well! That's amazing!
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Post by Rheannan on May 10, 2018 6:54:40 GMT -5
I also appreciate that Touma wants to teach this kid a lesson about how he doesn't need the Lupin piece. I like the switcharoo he did with fake piece. Even though he's focused on getting Aya back, I appreciate that he's being patient with the kid. Touma could have easily have been cold towards him, and he wasn't. It goes to show that even though they're thieves, that doesn't mean they don't care about other people. The only thing I didn't like was everybody the story in the book was a fairy tale, even though Kogure said that Arsene Lupin knew the author, and even though the story had the exact same piece in it with the same power. Touma in the flashback not believing it's real is understandable, but all of the other Lupinrangers not believing it, even with all of the fantastical stuff that has happened to them of the last year, is ridiculous. Touma is the most calm and level-headed of the three. It made sense that he took the time to help Yuuki. The scene with the storybook was more to do with ordinary humans probably not being able to use the Lupin Collection items. |
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Post by cd on May 10, 2018 16:46:17 GMT -5
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Post by sixthrangerfan on May 14, 2018 2:52:05 GMT -5
I gotta say, the Gangler aren't the best villains, but I absolutely love that they are getting human forms
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Post by neoaguni on May 14, 2018 17:38:36 GMT -5
I liked this week's episode. I won't lie to you guys. I've been steadily losing interest in Lupin vs Pat. So much so that unlike Build where I pounce on the episode as soon as it's out I wait and watch when I feel like it.
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Post by purplecreator on May 14, 2018 19:17:58 GMT -5
I gotta say, the Gangler aren't the best villains, but I absolutely love that they are getting human forms I hear ya. I was considering giving the villains of my ninth original team human forms, but decided against it. Then the Gangler happened and I decided to follow through with my idea. |
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Post by Sh Ranger on May 15, 2018 12:18:33 GMT -5
I liked this week's episode. I won't lie to you guys. I've been steadily losing interest in Lupin vs Pat. So much so that unlike Build where I pounce on the episode as soon as it's out I wait and watch when I feel like it. I appreciate your honesty, Neo. I've actually been feeling the same way ever since episode 12. Y'know, it just didn't feel right. Build has been consistently awesome and may even top Ghost as my favorite Heisei Phase 2 season. I'll probably resume LupinPatren in a few weeks, guess I just need a break to get the motivation to watch it again. |
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Post by Gokai Gaburincho on May 15, 2018 16:49:24 GMT -5
LvP episode 13: I thought this was a pretty good episode. It's always good to get a female-centric episode, especially since we haven't had one in a while, and this is definitely an interesting sentai to do this kinda episode with, for obvious reasons. I still have my problems, but I'll get to that later. The Good: The best aspect of this episode is how much Umika gets to shine. I love the reveal that she went to the amusement park to get the plushy for her friend for when she comes back. I also love the flashback where we see Umika console her friend after she gets scared in the haunted house. I also love how she tries to do the same for Tsukasa. I love the fact that they took what could have been an obvious "Big sister, little sister" dynamic, and turned it on its head. You would think Tsukasa would be the one being protective of Umika, but it's the other way around. I also love the team-up henshin, and the fight with the Gangler in general. I both love and am disappointed by the part where Umika lets Tsukasa take that hit. I don't remember the last time SS made my jaw drop while watching an episode, if ever. It felt like such a bold thing to do, so the fact that it was a ruse was kinda disappointing, at least, the first time I watched this episode. On further viewings, I'm more okay with it because this is an episode about teamwork. I thought Umika was awesome in this episode. Tsukasa, on the other hand... The Bad: ...is still a disappointment. We get 2 Tsukasa-focus episodes, and they're both about her love of plushies. Again, I do think the gag is funny (especially how they pulled a reverse Ant-Man's daughter), but the Patrangers already feel like they're only here to be laughed at, and Tsukasa is still the weakest character in the show to me, so I wish we got to see her in an episode where she wasn't comedy relief. I wish more was done to put these 2 on equal footing, and show why Tsukasa is capable. I do appreciate that we see how determined she is to beat the Ganglers when she fights even though she's in pain, but I wish we got more. As curious as I was to see how they would handle Umika and Tsukasa being tied together, I refuse to believe that the same person that guessed that the Lupinrangers are the employees from Juror just from body language can't tell that Umika is Lupin Yellow when she's chained up to her. Also, when Tsukasa says they've already let too many people fall prey to the Ganglers, I agree with Marisa from the LvP Live Reactions on the Database Ranger channel that I would have liked for Umika to acknowledge that, because it would show to the Patrangers that they're not all bad, especially since this episode is about showing that the Lupinrangers and the Patrangers can work together, which I think is foreshadowing these 2 team's inevitable team-up. Last thing. The Gangler is fine, but her rivalry with Goche served no purpose to the story. Goche doesn't even care about her at all, and barely even acknowledges her. I know they're trying to play Goche as this cool character that's not bothered by anything, but it just makes her look emotionless and even more generic. Final thoughts: I thought this episode had its missed opportunities and its problems, but I still thought this was a really good episode, and I appreciated it more on repeat viewings. Next episode: These last few episodes have been filler. Good filler, but filler nonetheless. It's looking like we're gonna get back into the plot. It looks like it's a Keiichiro focus episode, and it looks like everyone is finally gonna get to meet Dogranio. Finally this guy does something. It looks like it could be a great episode, but we'll have to see. ^ Wow, episode 5 is a favorite in Japan as well! That's amazing! I actually think 3 and 5 are 2 of the best episode in the show so far, so I'm glad they're both the highest rated. I also appreciate that Touma wants to teach this kid a lesson about how he doesn't need the Lupin piece. I like the switcharoo he did with fake piece. Even though he's focused on getting Aya back, I appreciate that he's being patient with the kid. Touma could have easily have been cold towards him, and he wasn't. It goes to show that even though they're thieves, that doesn't mean they don't care about other people. The only thing I didn't like was everybody the story in the book was a fairy tale, even though Kogure said that Arsene Lupin knew the author, and even though the story had the exact same piece in it with the same power. Touma in the flashback not believing it's real is understandable, but all of the other Lupinrangers not believing it, even with all of the fantastical stuff that has happened to them of the last year, is ridiculous. Touma is the most calm and level-headed of the three. It made sense that he took the time to help Yuuki. The scene with the storybook was more to do with ordinary humans probably not being able to use the Lupin Collection items. I think it makes sense. I was just saying that I could see someone like Touma, probably because of his archetype, not being good with kids, so I appreciated that they did that. I liked this week's episode. I won't lie to you guys. I've been steadily losing interest in Lupin vs Pat. So much so that unlike Build where I pounce on the episode as soon as it's out I wait and watch when I feel like it. Actually, I'm the exact opposite. Neither show is as great as when they first came out, because I thought each show started out brilliantly. However, I've still been looking forward to LvP every week, but Build has been losing me ever since the representative battles. It's so disappointing, because I thought this show was so great when it came out, but now it's getting harder for me to muster up that desire and anticipation I used to have, and while I do watch it every week, it's only after putting it off until later in the week.
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Post by maddoghenkie on May 15, 2018 19:27:38 GMT -5
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I must admit the serie missing some spices not that its bad but is misses drive ....the series is just a little plain in my humble opinion!!
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Post by Sh Ranger on May 16, 2018 12:29:06 GMT -5
^ Wow, episode 5 is a favorite in Japan as well! That's amazing! I actually think 3 and 5 are 2 of the best episode in the show so far, so I'm glad they're both the highest rated. Ditto. It's rare that the ratings reflect my own opinion. I liked this week's episode. I won't lie to you guys. I've been steadily losing interest in Lupin vs Pat. So much so that unlike Build where I pounce on the episode as soon as it's out I wait and watch when I feel like it. Actually, I'm the exact opposite. Neither show is as great as when they first came out, because I thought each show started out brilliantly. However, I've still been looking forward to LvP every week, but Build has been losing me ever since the representative battles. It's so disappointing, because I thought this show was so great when it came out, but now it's getting harder for me to muster up that desire and anticipation I used to have, and while I do watch it every week, it's only after putting it off until later in the week. So far, LupinPatren has been a generally great show, but every great show, even Faiz and Build, has its flaws. In this case, it's the absence of Patrangers in episode 8 and the entirety of episode 12. I think Build's flaws are more tolerable and the story never loses momentum so I can keep watching. If you feel like that with LupinPatren then good for you, I guess. |
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Post by Gokai Gaburincho on May 16, 2018 13:36:53 GMT -5
^ I think it's easier for me to be slightly harder on Build because we're further along in that show. I agree that Build has great momentum, but my problem with Build isn't the pacing so much as the plot itself.
With LvP, I don't deny at all that the show has been fillery the last few weeks, especially because this is a problem I have with every single sentai, where we start out great, then pad things out with filler, and I think how much we enjoy each show depends on how much we tolerate the filler. For example, I remember looking at the Shinkenger thread on the old site, and remember people specifically complaining about the filler, but it doesn't bother me as much in that show.
On the other hand, I imagine it bothers me more with Jetman and Timeranger (shows that I still like, by the way) than it does other people, since people put those shows in such high regard.
In the case of LvP, the filler bothers me way less than it does other people, but I still have my problems with the pacing of this show. I'm just surprised it bothers people enough to stop watching. Episode 11 was a mess, but besides that, I don't think the filler is that bad. This show is Breaking Bad compared to Kyuranger.
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Post by Rheannan on May 17, 2018 6:56:36 GMT -5
Also, when Tsukasa says they've already let too many people fall prey to the Ganglers, I agree with Marisa from the LvP Live Reactions on the Database Ranger channel that I would have liked for Umika to acknowledge that, because it would show to the Patrangers that they're not all bad, especially since this episode is about showing that the Lupinrangers and the Patrangers can work together, which I think is foreshadowing these 2 team's inevitable team-up. According to a summary for next week's episode, the Lupinrangers assist the Patrangers, but I thought the Patrangers would have discovered their identities before now, even if they didn't end up working together straight away. |
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