His relationship with Oto was actually cute and funny. Melto felt like he might make a better Red, as he was a serious character whose nature easily lead him to being the butt of a joke. He’s fine when it comes to the goofier episodes, but he was hard to take seriously. While I do prefer more threads and build-up, especially early on, I can appreciate what the writers were trying to do.Īnd Ryusoulger had a decent cast, if a little underdeveloped because of the aforementioned Red/Six trope.

The second half of the show had more connecting plots, like Gaisorg, Pricious, and Heras, to reward people who had stuck with the show and raise the stakes moving into the final acts. This was probably done to not alienate new viewers and make it feel like they could come in at any episode without missing much. Following that, the first half plus of the show was very episodic, with not a lot of connecting elements. Episode one was extremely bombastic, with a few decent humorous and dramatic moments, and some over the top fighting. The series itself was also structured to help draw in new fans, which seemed to rub some people the wrong way. Part of the reason we like Sentai is because we like the tropes, and to criticize the series for sticking to its foundation means you have an issue with Sentai as a whole, not Ryusoulger. It doesn’t stray very far from the typical formula. And this checks all the boxes: having Red and the sixth getting the most focus, Red getting power-ups, big robot combinations, (Dino Sentai specific) having an important character die. I know we all enjoy when Sentai breaks its standard tropes, but you have to establish what your tropes are before you can break them.

And that does make sense, as this series was supposed to be a ratings grab season to bring in new fans. The Good: This is a very trope heavy series, with both the goods and bads that come with that. Ryusoulger does have some issues, but I feel like they were ballooned out of proportion to the point that the shadow they cast prevented people from seeing some very positive things this series had to offer. I’d come off episodes feeling good, listen to what other people were saying, and suddenly my opinion would lessen. Now, I didn’t stop because I thought their opinions were invalid, or because I was mad, but because hearing all that criticism was negatively impacting my opinions. Well, for the first half of this series’ run, most of the people I talked to did not like this series, to the point that I stopped talking to people about it. And there are some people who read that and question what I’m talking about because they either love the series or think it’s terrible. Controversial take: I think this is a good series.

Kishiryu sentai ryusoulger episode 1