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Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger (獣電戦隊キョウリュウジャー) TV Asahi/Toei Co. Ltd., 2013 To be exploited by Saban Brands in at least three years... Directed by Koichi Sakamoto (Veteran Power Rangers stunt coordinator) Written by Riku Sanjo (Kamen Rider W, MD Geist) Running Time: 25 minutes per episode Rated TV-PG for martial arts violence. "Brave In!" "Gaburincho! Gabutyra!" "Kyoryu Change! Fire!" Cast Ryo Ryusei as Daigo "King" Kiryu/Kyoryu Red Syuusuke Saito as Ian Yorkland/Kyoryu Black Yamato Kinjo as Nobuharu Udo/Kyoryu Blue Akihisa Shiono as Souji Rippukan/Kyoryu Green Ayuri Konno as Amy Yuuzuki/Kyoryu Pink Toshiyuki Morikawa (Naraku in Inuyasha, Sephiroth in Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children) as Torin (voice) Takayuki Sugo (Heat Guy J, Capt. Okita in Space Battleship Yamato 2199) as Chaos (voice) Haruka Tomatsu (Mileina in Mobile Suit Gundam 00, Kinuho in A Certain Specific Railgun) as Canderrilla (voice) Satoshi Tsuruoka as Dogold (voice) Yu Mizushima (Sho/Guyver I in Guyver: Out of Control, Isamu in Hyakujuu-oh Golion) as Aigallon (voice) Ai Orikasa (Ryoko in Tenchi Muyo!, Quatre in Gundam Wing) as Luckyuro (voice) Shigeru Chiba (Sasuke in Ranma ½, Gil Berg in Dangaioh) as the Narrator and Gaburevolver voice "Vamola Mucho!" Brave 1: "Let's Go! The Red King" (でたァーッ！　まっかなキング) Millions of years after the extinction of the dinosaurs, the Deboss Army resurface and wreak havoc on civilization to prepare for the awakening of their creator, Dark Species Deboss. Standing in their way are the Kyoryugers, five brave youths gifted with the powers of the Zyudenryu ("Electric Beast Dragons") - the dinosaurs that defeated the Deboss Army during the Ice age. Lowdown After snoozing off on Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters last year, I had nearly lost faith in Super Sentai until Hikounin Sentai Akibaranger kept me entertained for a short while. Then I read that Toei was going back to basics with the Super Sentai series this year, after Go-Busters' no-nonsense approach proved to be a ratings disappointment. And so to rejuvenate toy sales, they returned to a tried-and-true motif: dinosaurs. After all, Zyuranger created the Power Rangers franchise. Despite having 90% of the episode focused just on the Red guy, Kyoryuger brings back everything we love about Super Sentai: loud costumes, flashy fight choreography, cheesy special effects and a lighthearted atmosphere. And, like the traditional Super Sentai show, Kyoryuger has a sense of goofiness in it; in this case, its use of samba and dancing while our heroes transform. Oh yeah, what about those wonderful toys? The Gaburevolver looks like a Nerf Maverick on steroids with the nifty gimmick of combining with the Gaburicalibur sword to form a more powerful cannon that's cooler than the Go-Busters' weapons. The use of dinosaur "batteries" is also an interesting gimmick that may rival those of Go-Onger, Shinkenger and Gokaiger. In short, Kyoryuger is not in the running for best Super Sentai series of all-time, but it's guaranteed to keep kids and long-time fans entertained this year. Rating: B Next time, on Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger: Brave 2: "Gaburincho! Snapping Combination" (ガブリンチョ！　カミツキがったい) Time for some giant robot action. Links TV Asahi's Official Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger Homepage Toei's Official Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger Homepage References JEFusion