YMMV / Bakuage Sentai Boonboomger

• Adorkable:
  • Bundorio is a friendly, energetic robot who loves cooking curry and is voiced by Satoshi/Ash Ketchum! What's not to love?
  • Shirabe is first shown to be aloof, but she blushes when Bundorio calls her a "onee-san"^note Over-Time localizes this as "pretty lady" and even devours four plates of his curry. She gets even dorkier when it's revealed how she starts to crush on Bundorio making her act like the Boonboomger version of Carly Nagisa.
  • Jou is a rookie cop whose normal outfit is black overalls and takes his job seriously. He ends up being such a hyperactive fanboy of the Boonboomgers and is over the moon at officially becoming a hero. He's also wholesome in regards to his duties, like finding a coin on the road and then returning it to the Lost and Found, on his day off no less.
• Awesome Music:
  • The Opening Theme, aptly titled "Bakuage Sentai Boonboomger", is a funky 70s-like pop-rock song with the mic handed to Masaaki Endo, who previously sung Bakuryuu Sentai Abaranger's opening. The result is an absolute firecracker that has Endo flexing his killer vocals to no end.
  • The ending theme, "Kotsukotsu-PON-PON" (Steadily Pon-Pon), is a uplifting funk-pop song sung by Rica Matsumoto that encourages the listener to always keep going, even with a few loose screws.
• Creepy Cute: The Hashiri-ken stitched into MadRex's leg should really not be as adorable as it is.
• Crosses the Line Twice: The Sanseaters freaking out at the thought of triggering the explosive material - particularly when Genba throws the briefcase to let it explode - is way funnier than it has any right to be. It gets even funnier when it turns out that Genba was only carrying a fake throughout the entire ordeal.
• Ensemble Dark Horse: Hashirien Charge Team Captain MadRex has earned an instant following after his first in-person appearance.
• Evil Is Cool: Even if he spends little time in person, MadRex is basically fueled by this trope with his menacing design, take-no-shit attitude, incredible power, and excellent voice acting courtesy of the legendary Hiroshi Kamiya.
• Foe Yay Shipping: MadRex develops an interest-turned-obsession with Taiya after the latter manages to hold his own against him during their first fight, declaring that he "gets [his] engine revving" and "lights [his] fire". Even his reaction at Taiya winning his duel in #8 (he'll join the Hashirien if he loses) gives off strong "If I Can't Have You…" vibes.
• Friendly Fandoms:
  • Goes without saying that fans of Pokémon mingle well with fans of Boonboomger given Rica Matsumoto's role, as well as the Sanseaters' resemblance to Team Rocket given that the latter is the iconic Terrible Trio outside of Japan. For extra hilarity #7 has Bundorio the one with the Paper-Thin Disguise, one of Team Rocket's most common traits. Meanwhile MadRex could be considered the Sakaki/Giovanni of the Sanseaters'.
  • Fans of Yu-Gi-Oh! jumped onboard as well. Aside from Atsuhiro Tomioka having written for 5Ds, Taiya can be seen as the Boonboomger version of Seto Kaiba for how he can just use his money to purchase whatever he wants. Particularly the famous scene from Waking the Dragons had Kaiba purchase a red car just by writing a check to the car dealership owner! Speaking of 5Ds, it's not hard to see Shirabe as a female Tetsu Ushio/Trudge as they initially despise the heroes before having a change of heart but with the appearance of Carly Nagisa/Carmine.
• Hilarious in Hindsight: #4. Our heroes have been enjoying some good publicity for once, when an Obstructive Bureaucrat tries to shut them down, which actually mimics the premise of the recently-released Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire, with the twist that the Monster of the Week is spreading heat instead of cold!
• Ho Yay:
  • Fans almost immediately latched on to Taiya/Ishiro due to their strong chemistry, Ishiro's rather suspect behavior towards Taiya, and the show and production notes outright using variants for the word "love" to describe their relationship.
  • Some fans quickly started shipping Ishiro and Jou after #6, since Ishiro immediately gushed about how he truly likes Jou's kindness and passion before falling on his knees while wailing for how he was wrong to tail him after being doused in Toilet Grumer's water. For his part, Jou instantly forgives Ishiro and even gives him the nickname of "Shiro-senpai" even after being corrected.
• Just Here for Godzilla:
  • Many Pokémon fans jumped onboard when Rica Matsumoto (the voice of Satoshi/Ash Ketchum) was announced to be voicing a prominent character in Super Sentai once more. It also helps that the headwriter Atsuhiro Tomioka also wrote for many episodes of the Pokémon series.
  • Speaking of the headwriter, fans of Yu-Gi-Oh! 5Ds also joined in due to the racing aspect of the series and the ISA being the Boonbomger version of Security.
  • Some fans of the former alternative idol group BiSH became fans of the show after the news that Hashiyasume Atsuko was announced to be playing a major supporting character.
• Most Wonderful Sound: Considering the series basically has Ash Ketchum as part of the cast, the show's pork section is not short on stock, to say nothing of the usage of engine sound effects that sound right out of a race car engine.
• Memetic Mutation: See here.
• Moe: When you give Bundorio sad-looking Tareme Eyes, you get this.
• Narm Charm:
  • Some of the Boonboom cars make it far too obvious that they are giant children's toys. However, because the show seems to be aiming for a Lighter and Softer approach, many don't mind it as a bonus to the silliness.
  • Bundorio doing human activities (sitting in an office chair, cooking at a stove while wearing an apron, and running around carrying a cooking pot) is so hard to take seriously it's almost endearing.
  • The Sauna Grumer, a Monster of the Week themed after a sauna furnace who constantly sits cross-legged while a mook pours water on his head and others stand around with towels in hand. He's another example of a Super Sentai monster who works solely due to his chuckle-factor. Speaking of which, #6 gives the ridiculous monster based off a toilet with water that flushes away everyone's facades to reveal their true selves yet it still works.
  • Jou's acting in #5 as he gets the crap beaten out of him is mostly him screaming in agony and declaring that he will protect the Boonboomgers. But it works because his actor puts his entire heart (and vocal cords) into the scene and you end up rooting for him to become Bun Black.
• Rooting for the Empire: It's easy to root for the Sanseaters because of their plenty of comedic moments and the love and care their share for each other.
• Special Effect Failure: In #8, Bun Black and Bun Blue each drive the Boonboom Patocars 1 & 2 respectively. However when activating Attack Mode, their roles are suddenly swapped, with Bun Blue announcing for Patocar 1 and Bun Black for Patocar 2 instead.
• Tough Act to Follow: The series has to follow Ohsama Sentai King-Ohger, a highly-praised and incredibly popular entry of the franchise as a whole. As such, Boonboomger has a lot of ground to cover to live up to the very high standards set by its predecessor.
• Ugly Cute: Yaiyai Yalcar. That face doesn't fall under conventional cuteness but Sumire Morohoshi's signature adorable voice makes them incredibly endearing.
• Unexpected Character:
  • Suit actor Masashi Takada's playing police officer extras in toku isn't anything surprising. Jou's superior in #6 being confirmed to be the very same Keisuke Asada who appeared in Avataro Sentai Donbrothers, however, threw viewers for a loop.
  • The magazine leaks once again gave the fans a Big "WHAT?!" moment, given that Go-On Red would be making an appearance in the series.
• Viewer Gender Confusion: Yaiyai Yalcar is given gender-neutral pronouns in all promotional material yet is voiced by a female VA.
• Visual Effects of Awesome: The series premiere sees Toei returning to Super Sentai's roots of primarily practical effects, and nowhere is this more evident than the mecha battle. Only a few minor shots were made using computer graphics, with the rest being a meticulously detailed diorama and soundstage. Even when CGI is used extensively, it still looks as spectacular as the live footage.
• Woolseyism:
  • Bakuage/"Burst-Accelerate" has been translated into many various equivalents by different Fan Subs, ranging from "Cranked-Up"^note Over-Time also uses this as the series title and "Pedal to the Metal".
  • Over-Time calls the Kurumaju "Automonsters", preserving the "car + monster" pun by going in a slightly different direction.
  • Over-Time also uses different phrases to replace Bundorio’s set phrases from the Boonboom Handle, depending on the context. For example, in Episode 2 they use “Dropping” and “Ejecting” when Bundorio actually says “Right Turn”. As this is either when the MotW is being dropped or Yaiyai Yalcar is being launched off of the Boonboom Trailer, it’s quite fitting.
  • Over-Time translates Hashiri-ken's name as "Houndshirien".

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