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I have not gotten to many 6ths in sentai

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I guess I can’t help but compare lupat to toq bc even though they’re very different, toq really succeeded in terms of villain politics... actually I remember something a little sad, zett’s actor quit while saying he wasn’t particularly good anyway... someone please tell zett’s actor that he was really good in toq... I was very touched by his & glitter’s last scene... anyway in contrast ice man doesn’t have a very compelling motive or a very solid connection to anyone... also I feel like lupat was p solidly sunk on developing the reds, while toq spread development more evenly... or, even when not developing them, revealing other additional aspects of their character... toq actually juggled a lot with individual toqgers and folks from shadow line and. of course. the crown jewel. akira’s character arc

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I like the new trio saving the old trio but it just really highlights how little the patos are allowed to do... plus there’s no real emotional buildup to it... I think if the other trio had a lot more of a presence throughout the series, either through flashbacks or references, or like. I dunno. setting this up as a 10 person sentai team. or just the other trio working *with* the patos. anyway I know I’ve only seen like 2.5 sentai shows but lupat’s writing def feels... particularly weak & all over the place... it’s a shame because I’m very endeared to the characters, and the premise is really interesting. plus it felt super experimental in terms of... camerawork & direction that really worked in a technical way, imo.

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it’s a shame bc they got some interesting folks, especially in the beginning... like the jewelry lady? it would’ve been cool if either side collected some connections. also toq did a good job of showing off different sides of the main characters by focusing on their interactions with a specific civilian... shinken too, though too a lesser degree so far (?)... man actually I didn’t realize until now but you’re right, & it kind of worked against the show. girlfriends army had that one kid & that was good for incentivizing cooperation which, yknow, good for development...

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yeah... yeah... you’re right... there’s kogure, hilltop, & jim on the protag side, and they just kinda stop having a presence... and bringing up toqger again, even though wagon wasn’t a character that developed, she was very overtly present... like, supportive? a source of information? sometimes had big sis vibes... also schwarz’s movement through the series was compelling, and glitter’s role was compelling, and noir was compelling... zett had a clear motivation for what he was doing... miss kobayashi please write another sentai

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miss komura I didn’t watch the movie I have no idea who jackpot striker is, having him plot relevant in the last episode is kind of,

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ok I’m halfway through ep 50 so lupat spoilers but. miss komura the dynamics between the reds are compelling especially considering kairi’s displacing a lot of feelings about his bro onto keiichiro. it makes sense to have parallel character development & get them to meet in the middle. keiichiro becomes less rigid, and offers to help kairi. but... the parallel development of kairi becoming able to ask for & accept help... is what would’ve made this more satisfying... please it’s been an entire season, it’s time, for both teams to come together...

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I FORGOT GIRLFRIENDS ARMY GOT SUBBED & FINALLY WATCHED IT.. IT’S SO CUTE... I’m so glad tsukasa and umika get one episode and also a special