History Fridge / TokusouSentaiDekaranger

* I hated ''Series/TokusouSentaiDekaranger'' when it was first airing. It was set up as a serious CopShow (InSpace) with some interesting concepts, but the sheer ''idiocy'' of most of the characters completely wasted the concept, and the majority of the cast couldn't act to save their lives. Particularly galling was that the head writer, Naruhisa Arakawa, had written some pretty [[Series/KamenRiderKuuga damn]] [[Franchise/SuperSentai good]] stuff in the past. In my mind, it was a disgrace to ''Franchise/SuperSentai''. Then, years later, it finally clicked. Dekaranger was an AffectionateParody disguised as a serious show. The characters' idiocy? That was Arakawa dialing all the usual CopShow tropes [[MemeticMutation up to 11]]; for example, the sheer petulance of Ban and Hoji's rivalry was one giant parody of a BuddyCopShow's OddCouple. And, ultimately, what made me really start to like it was when I realized that the entire show was, more than a parody, one long love letter to pop culture. Arakawa packed the show full of {{Shout Out}}s to every single show, movie, actor, genre, and author he could think of. Now, I still don't like most of the cast (indeed, the cast was the main reason I failed to "get" Dekaranger when it was first airing), but from a writing perspective, Dekaranger is pretty damn good. -- {{Tropers/Tokuiten}}
** I always loved the series, especially how they kept the main villain as a periphery and focusing more on the MonsterOfTheWeek instead of going with the old cliche of having a villain try to take over the world (don't even start, [[MemeticMutation Raul Julia]]...) It makes sense if you keep in mind that Aburera is supposed to be a black market agent, and thus would get involved with other criminals only to the point of making impersonal deals and exchanging goods/services with them, so keeping him out of the limelight and putting more focus on the MonsterOfTheWeek would fit in perfectly with the series' status as a ''Super Sentai'' crime drama - they're working on a case-by-case basis, and can't afford to focus on a single villain when they have other criminals they had to capture. What bugged me, though, was the last-minute AssPull that he had planned the destruction of the S.P.D. from the beginning in order to create a criminal paradise, which didn't seem to fit well with his personality; he's not the sort to get his hands dirty or to bother with fighting the law directly when he does his best work in the shadows. However, looking at his words, his actions, and his role in the series, things actually start making sense: he's a black market dealer, it's in his best interest to ''avoid'' police confrontation, whenever possible. Not like the forensic evidence found in the scene of his clients' crimes would nail him (it would be like arresting a pawn shop owner for buying/selling a gun that was used in a murder; you could try, but how would you prove that he knew what the gun was going to be used for?), but still, better to be safe than sorry. His gathering of information from the beginning would be more along the lines of sizing up the local law enforcement before setting up shop, using the information he gathered to find weaknesses in the force, blind spots in their jurisdiction, crooked cops that could be paid off, etc. Note that he doesn't even use what he learned against the S.P.D. until much later in the series, after they've proven themselves an obstructive thorn in his side by interfering with his clients' crimes and, thus, ruining his deals with said clients. He starts out indirectly, using hired thugs and using his brainwashing bats to take out and/or discredit the S.P.D. for him, before moving on with direct assaults when those failed. The brutality of his final attack on the S.P.D., as well as his rant about creating a criminal paradise, cements the deal: he ''didn't'' plan on destroying the S.P.D. from the beginning, he was pushed into it as a final solution to keep his criminal empire afloat. In short, the final episodes of the series was one massive VillainousBreakdown by Aburera, and his rant about building a criminal paradise wasn't about what he was ''going'' to do, but what he already ''had'' with his black market, and what the S.P.D. ruined by their interference.

* I hated ''Series/TokusouSentaiDekaranger'' when it was first airing. It was set up as a serious CopShow (InSpace!) with some interesting concepts, but the sheer ''idiocy'' of most of the characters completely wasted the concept, and the majority of the cast couldn't act to save their lives. Particularly galling was that the head writer, Naruhisa Arakawa, had written some pretty [[Series/KamenRiderKuuga damn]] [[Franchise/SuperSentai good]] stuff in the past. In my mind, it was a disgrace to ''Franchise/SuperSentai''. Then, years later, it finally clicked. Dekaranger was an AffectionateParody disguised as a serious show. The characters' idiocy? That was Arakawa dialing all the usual CopShow tropes [[MemeticMutation up to 11]]; for example, the sheer petulance of Ban and Hoji's rivalry was one giant parody of a BuddyCopShow's OddCouple. And, ultimately, what made me really start to like it was when I realized that the entire show was, more than a parody, one long love letter to pop culture. Arakawa packed the show full of {{Shout Out}}s to every single show, movie, actor, genre, and author he could think of. Now, I still don't like most of the cast (indeed, the cast was the main reason I failed to "get" Dekaranger when it was first airing), but from a writing perspective, Dekaranger is pretty damn good. -- {{Tropers/Tokuiten}}

* I hated ''Series/TokusouSentaiDekaranger'' when it was first airing. It was set up as a serious CopShow ([[AC:InSpace]]!) with some interesting concepts, but the sheer ''idiocy'' of most of the characters completely wasted the concept, and the majority of the cast couldn't act to save their lives. Particularly galling was that the head writer, Naruhisa Arakawa, had written some pretty [[Series/KamenRiderKuuga damn]] [[Franchise/SuperSentai good]] stuff in the past. In my mind, it was a disgrace to ''Franchise/SuperSentai''. Then, years later, it finally clicked. Dekaranger was an AffectionateParody disguised as a serious show. The characters' idiocy? That was Arakawa dialing all the usual CopShow tropes [[MemeticMutation up to 11]]; for example, the sheer petulance of Ban and Hoji's rivalry was one giant parody of a BuddyCopShow's OddCouple. And, ultimately, what made me really start to like it was when I realized that the entire show was, more than a parody, one long love letter to pop culture. Arakawa packed the show full of {{Shout Out}}s to every single show, movie, actor, genre, and author he could think of. Now, I still don't like most of the cast (indeed, the cast was the main reason I failed to "get" Dekaranger when it was first airing), but from a writing perspective, Dekaranger is pretty damn good. -- {{Tropers/Tokuiten}}

** I always loved the series, especially how they kept the main villain as a periphery and focusing more on the MonsterOfTheWeek instead of going with the old cliche of having a villain try to take over the world (don't even start, [[MemeticMutation Raul Julia]]...) It makes sense if you keep in mind that Aburera is supposed to be a black market agent, and thus would get involved with other criminals only to the point of making impersonal deals and exchanging goods/services with them, so keeping him out of the limelight and putting more focus on the MonsterOfTheWeek would fit in perfectly with the series' status as a ''Super Sentai'' crime drama - they're working on a case-by-case basis, and can't afford to focus on a single villain when they have other criminals they had to capture. What bugged me, though, was the last-minute AssPull that he had [[MagnificentBastard planned the destruction of the S.P.D. from the beginning]] in order to create a criminal paradise, which didn't seem to fit well with his personality; he's not the sort to get his hands dirty or to bother with fighting the law directly when he does his best work in the shadows. However, looking at his words, his actions, and his role in the series, things actually start making sense: he's a black market dealer, it's in his best interest to ''avoid'' police confrontation, whenever possible. Not like the forensic evidence found in the scene of his clients' crimes would nail him (it would be like arresting a pawn shop owner for buying/selling a gun that was used in a murder; you could try, but how would you prove that he knew what the gun was going to be used for?), but still, better to be safe than sorry. His gathering of information from the beginning would be more along the lines of sizing up the local law enforcement before setting up shop, using the information he gathered to find weaknesses in the force, blind spots in their jurisdiction, crooked cops that could be paid off, etc. Note that he doesn't even use what he learned against the S.P.D. until much later in the series, after they've proven themselves an obstructive thorn in his side by interfering with his clients' crimes and, thus, ruining his deals with said clients. He starts out indirectly, using hired thugs and using his brainwashing bats to take out and/or discredit the S.P.D. for him, before moving on with direct assaults when those failed. The brutality of his final attack on the S.P.D., as well as his rant about creating a criminal paradise, cements the deal: he ''didn't'' plan on destroying the S.P.D. from the beginning, he was pushed into it as a final solution to keep his criminal empire afloat. In short, the final episodes of the series was one massive VillainousBreakdown by Aburera, and his rant about building a criminal paradise wasn't about what he was ''going'' to do, but what he already ''had'' with his black market, and what the S.P.D. ruined by their interference.

*** For Dekawing Robo, it's because it always takes its enemies into the upper atmosphere before they transform it, and for Dekabase Robo...I guess he's extremely careful with it.

*** [[http://i46.tinypic.com/2va1e7b.jpg A humorous take on it.]]

* I hated ''Series/TokusouSentaiDekaranger'' when it was first airing. It was set up as a serious CopShow ([[AC:InSpace]]!) with some interesting concepts, but the sheer ''idiocy'' of most of the characters completely wasted the concept, and the majority of the cast couldn't act to save their lives. Particularly galling was that the head writer, Naruhisa Arakawa, had written some pretty [[KamenRiderKuuga damn]] [[Franchise/SuperSentai good]] stuff in the past. In my mind, it was a disgrace to ''Franchise/SuperSentai''. Then, years later, it finally clicked. Dekaranger was an AffectionateParody disguised as a serious show. The characters' idiocy? That was Arakawa dialing all the usual CopShow tropes [[MemeticMutation up to 11]]; for example, the sheer petulance of Ban and Hoji's rivalry was one giant parody of a BuddyCopShow's OddCouple. And, ultimately, what made me really start to like it was when I realized that the entire show was, more than a parody, one long love letter to pop culture. Arakawa packed the show full of {{Shout Out}}s to every single show, movie, actor, genre, and author he could think of. Now, I still don't like most of the cast (indeed, the cast was the main reason I failed to "get" Dekaranger when it was first airing), but from a writing perspective, Dekaranger is pretty damn good. -- {{Tropers/Tokuiten}}

* I hated ''TokusouSentaiDekaranger'' when it was first airing. It was set up as a serious CopShow ([[AC:InSpace]]!) with some interesting concepts, but the sheer ''idiocy'' of most of the characters completely wasted the concept, and the majority of the cast couldn't act to save their lives. Particularly galling was that the head writer, Naruhisa Arakawa, had written some pretty [[KamenRiderKuuga damn]] [[SuperSentai good]] stuff in the past. In my mind, it was a disgrace to SuperSentai. Then, years later, it finally clicked. Dekaranger was an AffectionateParody disguised as a serious show. The characters' idiocy? That was Arakawa dialing all the usual CopShow tropes [[MemeticMutation up to 11]]; for example, the sheer petulance of Ban and Hoji's rivalry was one giant parody of a BuddyCopShow's OddCouple. And, ultimately, what made me really start to like it was when I realized that the entire show was, more than a parody, one long love letter to pop culture. Arakawa packed the show full of {{Shout Out}}s to every single show, movie, actor, genre, and author he could think of. Now, I still don't like most of the cast (indeed, the cast was the main reason I failed to "get" Dekaranger when it was first airing), but from a writing perspective, Dekaranger is pretty damn good. -- {{Tropers/Tokuiten}}
** I always loved the series, especially how they kept the main villain as a periphery and focusing more on the MonsterOfTheWeek instead of going with the old cliche of having a villain try to take over the world (don't even start, [[MemeticMutation Raul Julia]]...) It makes sense if you keep in mind that Aburera is supposed to be a black market agent, and thus would get involved with other criminals only to the point of making impersonal deals and exchanging goods/services with them, so keeping him out of the limelight and putting more focus on the MonsterOfTheWeek would fit in perfectly with the series' status as a SuperSentai crime drama - they're working on a case-by-case basis, and can't afford to focus on a single villain when they have other criminals they had to capture. What bugged me, though, was the last-minute AssPull that he had [[MagnificentBastard planned the destruction of the S.P.D. from the beginning]] in order to create a criminal paradise, which didn't seem to fit well with his personality; he's not the sort to get his hands dirty or to bother with fighting the law directly when he does his best work in the shadows. However, looking at his words, his actions, and his role in the series, things actually start making sense: he's a black market dealer, it's in his best interest to ''avoid'' police confrontation, whenever possible. Not like the forensic evidence found in the scene of his clients' crimes would nail him (it would be like arresting a pawn shop owner for buying/selling a gun that was used in a murder; you could try, but how would you prove that he knew what the gun was going to be used for?), but still, better to be safe than sorry. His gathering of information from the beginning would be more along the lines of sizing up the local law enforcement before setting up shop, using the information he gathered to find weaknesses in the force, blind spots in their jurisdiction, crooked cops that could be paid off, etc. Note that he doesn't even use what he learned against the S.P.D. until much later in the series, after they've proven themselves an obstructive thorn in his side by interfering with his clients' crimes and, thus, ruining his deals with said clients. He starts out indirectly, using hired thugs and using his brainwashing bats to take out and/or discredit the S.P.D. for him, before moving on with direct assaults when those failed. The brutality of his final attack on the S.P.D., as well as his rant about creating a criminal paradise, cements the deal: he ''didn't'' plan on destroying the S.P.D. from the beginning, he was pushed into it as a final solution to keep his criminal empire afloat. In short, the final episodes of the series was one massive VillainousBreakdown by Aburera, and his rant about building a criminal paradise wasn't about what he was ''going'' to do, but what he already ''had'' with his black market, and what the S.P.D. ruined by their interference.

* In the first episode, Umeko sings the same song Remi Hoshikawa sang to her kindergarden class in [[ChikyuuSentaiFiveman Chikyuu Sentai Fiveman]]. Mika Kikuchi, Umeko's actress, was 20-21 during Dekaranger and 6-7 during Fiveman. If Umeko is close to the same age as Mika, then Umeko could've plausibly have been a student of Remi, in essence Deka Pink was taught by Five Yellow.

**** For Dekawing Robo, it's because it always takes its enemies into the upper atmosphere before they transform it, and for Dekabase Robo...I guess he's extremely careful with it.

* Mika Kikuchi, Umeko's actress, was 20-21 during Dekaranger and 6-7 during Fiveman. If Umeko is close to the same age as Mika, then Umeko could've plausibly have been a student of Remi, in essence Deka Pink was taught by Five Yellow.

* How ''does'' Doggie's snout fit in his helmet, anyway? (One fan comic has him detaching it before he puts his helmet on...)