Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger (Tokusatsu)

Celebrating 35 years of Super Sentai, when the evil Zangyack empire attack earth, the 34 Super Sentai who protected earth in the past band together and fight the empire off, but at the cost of their powers. Several years later, a group of space pirates arrive on earth searching for the 'ultimate treasure in the universe', and they arrive at the same time as the returning Zangyack empire. But these space pirates are actually the Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger, who have brought with them the powers of all the previous Super Sentai and are able to change into them at will. Now they have to protect earth and search for the treasure as the 35th Super Sentai.

(Tokusatsu: 1 series, 51 episodes, Finished)

For anyone who is unsure whether to watch Super Sentai = for god sake start here because this show is AWESOME. The best thing about this series is that Gokaiger's are able to use and transform into the previous Sentai (so anyone who is already a fan of Super Sentai will be able to see their previous favourites again, and anyone who isn't a fan can start here because it gives you a taste of all the other series and you can guess what to look into later). Also the other awesome side story is that previous Sentai members are constantly making cameos through out the series to meet the Gokaigers, and to pass on their Grand Powers: basically a mega attack or upgrade that the Gokaiger's super robot can use in battle. This leads to some of the best fight scenes imaginable from a toku series. And the story itself is really original and leads to some great moments of every sort. The villains are also very enjoyable: there is a clever trend going on where apart from original monsters of Zangyack, the show recycles some major villains from previous Sentai shows and films, which are meant to foreshadow a meeting with an old member.

The only major problem is that the main cast are extremely like those of One Piece and this never really changes: there is a captain who is interested in meat and adventure, a 1st mate who is also a bad ass swordsman, a navigator who is only interested in money and a cowardly/bumbling doctor. There is NO originality here what so ever and this is quite a disappointment. If I want to see One Piece i'll go watch it.

Overall, a fantastic, non stop epic series and a good starting point for any budding toku fans or Super Sentai fans.

Rating - 

9/10