We open in a misty forest where a bearded man trains powerful punches on a big tree while shouting: “Kamen…Rider!” Given the title, you probably won’t be surprised to learn that Tojima Wants to Be a Kamen Rider, meaning an old-school TV superhero of the tokusatsu variant who “protects the world’s peace/ with a heart… Read More First Impression: Tojima Wants to Be a Kamen Rider
Tougo Asagaki, better known as Red Ranger, is a hero who died an honorable death fighting for love and friendship. But death isn’t the end for him, because he gets a second chance in a new world. Unlike most protagonists in this situation, he uses the exact same abilities he had in his own world,… Read More First Impression: The Red Ranger Becomes an Adventurer in Another World
We join the story thirteen years in, after a giant floating fortress appeared in the sky and a horde of formidable monsters…challenged humanity to a stadium battle? Earth’s heroes, the colorful Power Rangers Dragon Keepers and their Rangers Force, have been defeating the wannabe invaders on a weekly basis ever since, and now it’s time… Read More First Impression: Go! Go! Loser Ranger!
It’s sakura season, love is in the air, and…the hero and villainess are on a date?! Fudo is Red Gelato, field leader of the hero group Freezing Sentai Gelato 5. Desumi is the Reaper Princess, an elite warrior fighting for the villainous Secret Society Gecko. And here they are discussing whether to try holding hands… Read More First Impression: Love After World Domination
In a world where tokusatsu heroes are real, beleaguered lab assistant Touka Kuroitsu works in monster R&D for the nefarious Secret Society: Agastia. Her boss forces her to give a presentation to the society’s bigwigs on a barebones proposal he threw together at the last minute. The proposal gets rejected; although the supreme leader thinks… Read More First Impression: Miss Kuroitsu from the Monster Development Department
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