Fighting for Traffic Safety... Wait, WHAT?!?! Gekisou Sentai Carranger Review (my First Sentai 40th Anniversary Special + April Fools Day blog for 2016)

EDIT (1/21/2017): Yes, I'm aware Carranger's going to have official subs soon, But this blog was made almost a year before Shout! Factory announced their DVD... So, I'm keeping the images either until Shout! Factory wants them removed, or until in pure happenstance, I get the DVD and replace ALL the Images. I have references for what images I can use.  Shout!, If you want to tell me to use the official images and take down the classic images, Shoot me an email at AnonymousYoshi007@gmail.com.

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Well, here it is, my review of the goofiest, most silly series children's series known as...


BARNEY THE DINO... Wait...



















APRIL FOOLS!!!!!!!


Ok, Carranger, is it really as bad as I once thought it was? It's goofy, and doesn't make much sense, but I'm willing to give it a fair chance, so what are my thoughts on this goofy, yet fun and emotional series? Here we go...


STORY:

The opening features cars riding through the Badlands with a catchy as hell Theme, what more could I ask for? Well, lets get into the actual series... it starts out with...

Donald Trump's first day as president...

Bowzock has taken over Planet Hazard, a planet of Teletubbies, as you'll see later. They make the planet go boom like a firework. Inside Bowzock's rubber band ba... I mean space base, we see they have a bar. and cool as hell comic book art for introducing the villains, at least for the first couple of episodes. They want to take over the earth, when a jawa expositions about Racing Squadron Carrranger. It turns out to be a Teletubb... I mean Hazardian (if that is what you call them) known as Dapp. At earth in a place called Pegasus Automobile Company, a team of youths are working on Cars, when their Zord toys start glowing, because Dapp has come to earth.. he creates a base or Carranger.

Dairanger?

He creates the speeder machines, and Bowzock has arrived. along with their team of Wumpers causing havoc. Dapp gets the soon to be Carrangers back to work when Bowzock arrives. Dapp pulls the Carrangers to Bowzock. They don't want to fight, so Dapp fights in a Dragon Ball Z fight Scene, only to die. Before breathing his last he tells the Carrangers to get vengeance for his mother. They decide to become Racing Squadron Carranger after seeing Dapp die. They henshin and...

APRIL FOOLS!!!! He's still alive.

The Carrangers head for Bowzock, The roll call, and they save people affected by Bowzock. After that a fight scene ensues, then Bowzock turns a firetruck into a monster, they defeat the monster, the enemy retreats, and the episode ends, but not before a samba and a wahhahha (I wonder if he ending song was written by Waluigi)...

FAST FACT:

Each episode ends with a safety tip for the road at the end of the next episode preview.

The story continues in episode 4, when Grotch heads to Earth. he bumps into a kid, and he asks him what good food there is on earth. He gets the boy's mother to buy him all the food he recommended. when he has the Imo-Yokan, his mouth burns, and he grows. Ichitaro gets his father to look at the strange occurrence. The Carrangers henshin and soon follow. They fight the enlarged Grotch with their weapons and get their own personal weapons, which came from a filler episode that was more of a toy commercial than anything. Grotch is just to powerful for the Carrangers. Not even the Formula Nova is enough to stop him. MM Mogu get called upon and teams up with Grotch to kidnap Ichitaro Tenma, to get more Imo-Yokan. The Carrangers turn their car replicas into full sized cars. Mr. Tenma returns with more Imo-Yokan, but MM Mogu Shrinks and him and Grotch has to retreat. Now onto episode 5. Grotch Tells Bowzock about he Imocho Imo-Yokan, and uses one of them on a cockroach who I'm sure will not have any significance past this point of the story. The Carrangers try to learn how to use their ranger Vehicles by reading the manual... Yeah... Grotch buys some more Imo-Yokan, MM Mogu grows to Giant size, but the Carrangers are having lunch, so they head to the crime scene. They get their ranger Vehicles out, and we get a a humorous scene where MM Mogu gets his belly button shown and Zelmoda gets into action when The Carrangers use their Ranger Vehicles. the next few minutes is a demolition derby, complete with Pink Racer's vehicle splitting, and a cutaway about Grotch's dirty Belly Button and MM Mogu eating buildings The RV Robo begins to combine, while the destruction continues. Red Racer, finishes off the Zelmoda with...

Unsee that ladies and gentlemen...

The RV Robo finishes combining and transforms. It heads to town and finishes the monster with...

TURBO MEGAZORD SPINOU... I mean,.. DAMMIT!!!!!

The heroes celebrate their victory ending the episode. After a few fillers and a really great emotional episode 9, which you have to see for yourself, Episode 12 begins with red racer fighting Zelmoda and some Wumpers when sirens sound.

HE WAS BORN TO BE A POLICE MAN!!!!

HE IS YEAH, YEAH, SIGNALMAN!!!!

He hails from Planet Police, and begins fighting to his awesome theme. He owns Bowzock in a matter of a minute. Signalman gives red racer a ticket, and the 2 heroes get into an argument. And Gyanamo tells of the story of when he hot in trouble by Signalman and decides to send out UU Wooling, Signalman sets up base on Earth. Kyousuke finds Signalman walking an old lady, but the old lady turns out to be a Wumper. Signalman fights Bowzock, when Carranger appears. Signalman tells them not to fight. Signalman gets trapped in chains, and he gets his bike to help him out. Wooling Grows, and tries to eat Signalman. They get RV Robo and they fight. Signalman is freed, and RV Robo uses it's racing slash, and finishes off he monster. Signalman joins the Carranger's alliance ending the episode. Signalman pulls over Ichitaro. Wooling gets upgrades, like spikes and a visor. A woman known as Zonko comes to Signalman for help after her brother gets supposedly attacked by Carranger. They join forces to stop Carranger. Youko and Kyousuke go after Signalman after Ichitaro tells them where he is they henshin. The two hero factions fight. and Pink Racer reveals UU Woolings disguise, and Zonnette reveals herself. Signalman gets his senses back. Red Racer teams up with Signalman to save Pink Racer and the Other Carrangers join in. After the Carrangers win round 1, The Monster Grows. He seems to have beat the heroes, when Signalman appears with his own mech.

HIS ROBOT TRANSFORMS TO THE JUSTICE!!!!
IT IS YEAH, YEAH, SIRENDER!!!!

The Second Verse of his theme plays. It is armed to the teeth, Retractable Handcuffs, Knives, a Riot Shield, Breast Fire (a la Mazinger Z), and a gun that shoots Fire Balls, That's F**KING COOL!!!! The Carrangers celebrate their victory, ending the episode. The Next Episode has a slight intro Change with a different version of the Carranger theme, and the episode after that explores more into Zonnette's romance with Red Racer, but the Next Episode is where crap actually happens. Kyousuke was sleeping on the job and Signalman wakes him up. Signalman leaves his Police Box, and Kyousuke pouts because he thinks the Carrangers don't need him. Zonnette is mad at Red Racer, and gets mad at Bowzock for eating her cake. Bowzock decide sto hire Ritchhiker, and he's one devious MF... Ritchhiker gets JJ Jetton (who we've seen cameos of throughout the series) for his plan. Signalman goes after where Carranger supposedly is, and the real Carrangers go after Bowzock. Ritchhiker's reforming Jetton, but Ritchhiker takes his Signalizer, and the Carrangers leave. Signalman tries to get his signalizer back but ends up getting trapped. The Carrangers head back to find Jetton. They meet up witch Ritchhiker to have a brunch with him and jetton, but it turns out to be a tarp, and Signalman Catches him. A fight scene ensues with Jetton using wrestling moves. They defeat Jetton, but it's time for the Mech Fight. They defeat the monster. and Ritchhiker rages that he lost and joins Bowzock. There's a few of fillers worth note, a couple are episode 20 and 21, both of which are Toy Commercials, for the Wild Cars and the Car Navick, then there's episode 23 with the second verse of the Carranger theme, which we'll see played more later on. also there's a summer vacation story arc which has no significance other that turning Dapp into a gangsta teletubby. But the story actually continues in episode 25. Where a mysterious Girl in a Hello Kitty Like car appears. Bowzock hires SS Paaman to end the Carrangers. and It's the Bathing Suit Episode apparently. the girl looks for carranger and gets into her bathing suit. Flyers are thrown for Zokuranger, They cause recklessness. and they fight Carranger with their theme that caught me off guard when I first saw this scene. They beat Carranger. The girl (Radietta Fanbelt) turns into the Sailor Moon like hero White Racer...

For all none of you who want to know where I got the White Tentou idea.

She throws a riddle bomb, which explodes after Zokuranger fail to guess a riddle. After the Carranger beat Zokuranger, White Racer and the other Carrangers get to know each other. The Carrangers reject her, and Zokuranger gets a new weapon, the Zokuren Bazooka, and they Kidnap Radietta. The 2 ranger teams fight. and at first they get creamed, but Radietta turns in to Gynamo, and forces her to escape by Zokuranger. The Carrangers and Zokuranger have a beam struggle, going in the Carrangers favor. There's a mech fight that follows and Radietta finds Zonnette's pendant. Radietta says goodbye to the Carrangers. and she heads back to her planet ending the episode. After yet another Toy Commercial, this time for the Giga Booster/Formula. Episode 27, has Signalman getting a letter from his son asking him to go to his sports day on Police. He then goes to the Carrangers to help repair his Bike. back at Bowzock's base, They're preparing for the Bowzock festival and decide to send XX Mileno. Carranger repairs Signalman's Bike, and they head to the park, only to find Ichitaro eating Pizza. Ichitaro learns the truth about Signalman, Signalman goes after Mileno's Pizzas, and Milleno uses his pizzas on the 2 wild cars. The Carrangers are trapped in a Carranger Pizza in the Oven. Signalman Bumps into Ichitaro again. and Signalman heads to the giant oven and battles Mileno. Signalman saves the Wild Cars, and the Carrangers. The Carrangers use the Giga Booster to win Round 1, and a mech fight ensues... Zelmoda kidnaps Ichitaro ending the Episode. Ichitaro is being used as a sacrifice at the Bowzock Festival. Ritchhiker learns about the Bowzock Festival. Everyone's looking for Ichitaro. Bowzock appears, and Team Carranger follows them. The team roll calls, and fights. when Signalman fights Ritchhiker, he gets zapped by evil energy, and Signalman saves Ichitaro. Signalman fights HH Wasshoishoi and the monster grows. The monster covers RV Robo in Cotton Candy, So Signalman comes to the rescue with his Sirender. Sirender destroys Wasshoishoi, Signalman says his goodbyes, and he heads home to Police ending the episode... Oh wait there's more... Ritchhiker sees visions of a dinosaur like thing and becomes...

GENERAL HAVOC!!!!!

Nah, he's RitchiRitchhiker...

That ends the episode. The next episode has RitchiRitchhiker planning his next attack. He shows off his robot monster known as Braking. RitchiRitchhiker takes over as Bowzock's President, when Gynamo and Zonnette are forced to leave. Braking follows them. Dapp is singing, and Carranger is being called to action. RitchiRitchhiker explains the whole situation to the Carrangers. Braking is summoned, and The Rangers can't get their Ranger Vehicles out. This is because Dapp is Hibernating. They eventually get the RV Robo out. The 2 mechs fight, and it's pretty clear that Braking is too much for RV Robo. It even gets broken into, and RitchiRitchhiker takes RV Robo. and to the B Plot, Gynamo and Zonnette are now at a karaoke bar. That evening, The carrangers are upset that they lost, but bump into mysterious figure, he introduces himself as...

An enemy? An Ally? The Lone Wolf of the Cosmos...

VRV Master!

He disappears ending the episode. The Rangers are in a self doubt stage, and Bowzock reverse engineers some of RV Robo's technology. Ritchhiker decides to destroy the book fair on a tall building. At the B plot, Gynamo and Zonnette decide to go to a Pachinko Parlor, when they see VRV Master walking out. Braking is back, and the Carrangers bump into VRV Master. who decides to help them. He introduces them to their VRV Machines. They don't trust him at first, but then VRV Master gives them Fruit Drops. After the Book Fair is being attacked, the Carrangers head out. Braking attacks the book fair, but the VRV Machines counterattack. What follows is a great fight scene with the VRV Machines riding around saving the city. After the fight, Braking is sent back to the Bowzock base. The Carrangers celebrate their Victory ending the episode. Ritchhiker decides to take VRV Master. The Carrangers then get their game plan ready. VRV Master gives them a vague hint on how to beat Braking, and VRV Master plays a little Pachinko, with Gynamo and Zonnette working. VRV Master then goes to his barber, but it turns out to be a trap by Ritchhiker. The Carrangers henshin, and go to the scene of the crime. They fight and role call at the same time with a new insert song playing. a new Braking appears, So the VRV Machines are called. The New braking proves to be a challenge for the VRV Machines, so the Carrangers push the red button to go into high stance mode AKA...

Our Victory is Absolute!

VRV FIGHTER!!!!!

They save VRV Master, and Roll call. and the fight continues with the VRV Robo Theme playing. These robot can hold their own in the fight, Even playing Volleyball with Braking's Cannonball. The VRV Machines combine to form...

Our Victory is Absolute!

VRV ROBO!!!!!!

VRV Master gives the VRV Robo Victrailer's arms for the Victory Twister. the attack destroys Ritchhiker and Braking. The next episode begins with a new carranger opening with the second verse of the Carranger theme. VRV master leaves a video tape in the carranger base, and tells Kyosuke to accept his position as Carranger's leader. Gynamo and Zonnette return to Bowzock. and Bowzock decides to send down a Kimchi loving monster known as ZZ Gyuri to get Zonnette some good Kimchi. Red Racer decides to be a show off to show he can be a good leader. Bowzock gives RV Robo a Battery to make sure it works completely on their side and then sends it down to Earth. Gyuri and 4 wumpers pilot the mech, and the rangers send down their own robot. The 2 robots start to fight at sunset. The fight is rather epic, but what even better is when Red Racer decides to get RV Robo for Himself., with an excellently choreographed swordfight played to the tune of a new insert song. The fight continues as the monster grows big, with an instrumental version of the Carranger Theme playing. The monster is destroyed, and the rangers look at the sunrise ending the episode. After a couple fillers, 1 with Radicar Robo, White Racer's Transforming Robot,. The story continues in episode 35... It starts out with Kyosuke being requested to buy various lunches for the other Carrangers. Ichitaro's looking at Signalman's Police Box. Kyosuke's was ordering lunch when a monster appears. He takes his lunch, they fight after kyosuke henshins, and Signalman appears, only on Bowzock's side. Signalman fights Red Racer. Kyosuke goes to tell the other Carrangers about Signalman. Signalman goes after Ichitaro and some other kids. The Carrangers go after Signalman, and they fight. Signalman tells the Carrangers about the rainbow colored Exhuast that he thinks the Carrangers put out on Police. GG Boon joins Signalman, and gets destroyed, but it's time for round two. The VRV Machines are summoned and creates VRV Robo, and the Carrangers win. Signalman join Bowzock, and Ichitaro writes on Signalmans police box. A giant figure appears ending the episode. Dapp is doing research on what caused the Exhaust on Police. Bowzock decides to send down another monster BB Koiya, He plans to grow flowers on the Carrangers and have bees attack them. Dapp plans to give Signalman Sparkling Cider so he can burp and release the exhaust out of Signalman's system Koiya throws the seed on the wild cars when the Carrangers appear, and the bees come when the flowers bloom. They destroy some of the bees, but Signalman comes. Red Racer offers him some cider, but it doesn't work and a mech fight ensues. The Carrangers get their VRV Fighters out. and they tire Signalman out, and give him the cider. He burps and now he's on the good side again. Signalman's son is okay and the exhausts on Police are gone. The monster and his bee grow, and the fight continues played to the tune of the VRV Robo Theme. Spoiler alert: Carrangers win. Signalman and Ichitaro clean his base. The episode ends with The mystery figure swearing revenge on Carranger. Dapp finds that Pegasus Thunder is missing, and it turns out Red and Pink Racers have it. Gynamo is upset that the Carrangers are getting glaring news articles about them. The mystery figure from earlier comes in, and it's Biker Lord Exhaus.

Was this guy inspired by Star King Bazoo (from Changeman) or something...

He explains his next plan to Bowzock and creates a Robot from a Space Land Magizine cutout model...

FAST FACT:

Space Land is actually inspired by the defunct Japanese Magazine TV Land (with no relation to the American TV Network), it was Tokuma Shoten's (The original publishers of the Guyver and Trigun manga (Both of which were originally featured in Shonen Captain), as well as the life long publishers of Famitsu and Animage), Version of Kodansha's TV Magazine or Shogakukan's Televi-Kun, Complet with tokusatsu news and stuff. That wasn't so much fast, but it was indeed a Fact...

Grotch creates the robot, and Exhaus' plan is to create the Intergalactic Highway. Norishiron 12 lands on Earth.The Carrangers henshin and get their mechs out along with Signalman's. Norishiron 12 traps Sirender in it's handcuff chain, just in time for the Carrangers to arrive. The Carrangers get too overly confident and go for the finishing move and fail both times. Both Mechs get trashed by the Norishiron, just as it's about to finish the Carrangers off, it loses it's arm, and is forced to retreat. Exhaus gets pissed, and Dapp explains who Exhaus is to the Carrangers. The episode ends with Blue, Green, and Yellow Racers returning home from grocery shopping in Dragon Cruiser. Exhaus rages again, and Youko decides to look for her ideal man. Grotch went to get Imo-Yokan from the shop earlier, but it was closed because the seller has grown old. So Exhaus creates a anti-aging cream that turns you younger and Grotch sends a monster to use the cream on the Imo-Yokan salesman. The Imo-Yokan salesman turns younger by the cream. The Imo-Yokan salesman bumps into Youko, making her think that he's her perfect man. the 2 youths have an exchange and a montage with an inset song plays. The monster has a fight with the salesman, and the other Carrangers appear. The bad guys get out of the situation. The salesman's wife appears and things get awkward. After a pretty emotional scene, The monster goes on the loose and the Carrangers chase after him. The monster turns Signalman into a child, and a fight scene ensues powered to the English version of the Carranger Theme. After it looks like Pink Racer won, Norishiron 12 appears. A mech fight starts, and the Monster Grows. Sirender joins in even though Signalman's a child. Some cream is spread over Norishiron returning it back to it's model kit form. VRV Robo finishes off the Monster and everyone's returned to their Proper Ages. Everything ends happy ending the episode. After a couple fillers, 1 advertising a possible combination for RV/VRV Robo, The story continues with episode 41... Exhaus explains more about the Intergalactic Highway, when the Carrangers are preparing for Christmas. The roach monster who was always in the background of the Bowzock base, and the star monster of an episode appears with upgrades. The Carrangers fight him, and get their energy drained. They later regain their energy and beat the monster. Bowzock is given another mission to find Dapp. the Carrangers want to spend christmas with their families, upsetting Dapp. what follows is a pretty emotional scene. Bowzock gets new mechs to challenge Carranger. Zonnette takes one of the Mechs, Meanwhile, Dapp is looking at Christmas cake. Flyers begin being tossed about Survivors of Planet Hazard to have a reunion. Later a Mech fight happens, and Grotch sends down another mech. Dapp heads to the reunion area only to get taken by Grotch's Mech while VRV Robo's getting Trashed. Dapp is taken to Exhaus ending the episode. Dapp is being tortured by Bowzock. The Rangers bump into VRV Master, and they explain their situations to each other. Bowzock is about to execute Dapp, but they have to get their next plan instead. Grotch's mech fights VRV Robo and even fights underwater. VRV Robo's getting Trashed again when Sirender Appears. Dapp learns new revelations about Bowzock and Exhaus. VRV Master tells the Carrangers about Carmic Power, and the Carrangers learn about Dapp's plans for Christmas. VRV Master goes to the Bowzock Base to find Dapp. The Carrangers then use their RV Robo to fight Grotch's Mech. Dapp tries to escape and we learn he can hold his own pretty well in a fight. VRV Master joins the scene. The 2 fight and the 3 Mechs continue to fight. VRV Master turns out to be Dapp's dad, and they escape. VRV Master attacks Exhaus, and Dapp heads to earth. The RV Robo is being trashed ending the episode. the tables end up turned, but there's no power left in RV Robo. Dapp is severely weakened, until he sees VRV Master. Turns out it was a trap by Zelmoda, who sends out Wumpers to attack the Carrangers. The third and final mech from Bowzock is sent. It revives the other 2 mechs, and the Carrrangers send their own mechs to beat them. The 6 Carranger Mechs fight, against the 3 Bowzock Mechs. The Bowzock mechs are getting too powerful for the carrangers, especially with Dapp powering them. Dapp overpowers the Bowzock mechs, and the 5 VRV Fighters Combine. and RV Robo joins the Fight. The fight continues.

CARMIC FRIENDSHIP!!!!!!

They destroy the mechs, and the fight is won. The Carrangers celebrate christmas for the rest of the episode. After a Filler episode, We get a episode of note for 2 reasons, 1) Zonnette leaves Bowzock, and provides closure to the Red Racer/Zonnette romance, also 2)...

Ultraman Neko Confirmed?

The series starts to come to a close in episode 46. This is where Dapp has a bad dream about the Carrangers losing their powers and Earth Exploding. The Carrangers don't take it seriously and start training. Exhaus uses the Wine barrel Constellation drunking up the Constellations to seal the Car Constellations that give the Carrangers their Powers. Gynamo is crying over Zonnette, Exhaus gives Bowzock Norishiron Final to End the Carrangers. The Carrangers get VRV Robo out to do Battle with Norisiron. It's just to powerful for the Carrangers to handle. That is until the Carrangers split their mecha up into 5 pieces. Then combine again when they have the upper hand. They finish the Robo Off, but the Battle is far from over... Bowzock sends in some wumpers while Ichitaro draws pictures of Carranger. Dapp is shocked his fears were true, and at 1:00 PM Exhaus swallows the Car Constellations whole. Costing The Carrangers their powers. Bowzock and Ichitaro are shocked to find out Carranger was a bunch of earth Civilians all along. The Carrangers fightagainst Bowzock's forces untransformed, Ichitaro tells Signalman about Carranger, the episode ends with the Carrangers taking their last stand against Bowzock. The Carrangers are getting owned by Bowzock, and they break into the Carranger Base. Pegasus Automobile Company is blown to Smithereens (just like how the Command Center was destroyed in Turbo), Ichitaro and Signalman try to find Carranger, when Bowzock get ready to celebrate blowing the earth up. Exhaus trashes the Bowzock Base, and sends it crashing to earth. Ichitaro and Signalman are still looking, and VRV Master and the Carrangers along with Dapp come out of the Rubble. VRV Master Explains what's happening, and Signalman decides to step into the Fight. Sirender tries to stop the Bowzock base from landing, but it's just too powerful and The 2 Parties fight on the ground. The carrangers have flashbacks to their Past Battles, and realize their Carranger in spirit. The Carrangers have a roll call untransformed. They fight Bowzock untransformed to the tune of an insert song. They win and Bowzock joins the good side. The Carranger decide to throw the Bowzock base into Exhaus, and the episode ends with The Carrangers firing the base towards Exhaus. The Base crashes into Exhaus, and they return out okay. THey celebrate their Defeat against Exhaus when the Final Boss Appears...

INTERGALACTIC CRIME BOSS

EXHAUS SUPER STRONG

(FYI; HIS POWER RANGERS COUNTERPART WAS SO POWERFUL HE CRIPPLED THE RANGERS HELPLESS...)

Exhaus attacks the Carrangers, and Gynamo decides to step in, but the Imo-Yokan he had expired. The VRV Robo steps in, and the finishing move doesn't work. Exhaus cripples VRV Robo so much it needs to explode on the enemy. The whole last minute of the VRV Robo section of the fight is powered to the second verse of the Carranger Theme. The Carrangers escape to their Ranger Vehicles, and Exhaus is barely phased by the VRV Robo Explosion. The RV Robo tries to finish him off, but not even that has any effect on him, He even cripples RV Robo. Gynamo feeds Exhaus some Expired Imo-Yokan, and he shrinks to Human-size. The Rangers destroy Exhaus, and and his highway.. and the epilogue I'd rather not spoil for you since it get's pretty emotional, and a little Hilarious.


This serious may be light hearted, but it knew when to be serious, and or emotional, and knew when to be funny. It's in fact rather cute. This series is not for everyone, but if you didn't like it the first time, You might learn a little more the next time you watch it.



CHARACTERS:

Kyoskuke/Red Racer is Pegasus' Test driver, he was originally a selfish jerk, he couldn't stay selfish forever, since he was Carrangers leader. To Illustrate my point look at the Signalman arc side by side with episode 32. Naoki/Blue Racer, is Pegasus' car designer. He's real polite and shy, and has the duties of being the youngest out of the main five. Minoru/Green Racer is the oldest out of the main five, and is a salesman at Pegasus. He really can get angry, especially at the early episodes, but he eventually learns to control himself. Mar... I mean Kay... I mean Natusmi/Yellow Racer and Youko/Pink racer are essentially like sisters even though they're from different families. Natsumi's a mechanic and really knows how to help the Carrangers. Youko is the Secretary over at Pegasus. All she has for her is she wants to become an Idol, just like any other Pink Ranger, and is sort of a valet girl. Radietta Fanbelt/White Racer's like sort of a fangirl for Carranger, always wanting to fit in, but only appearing in like what? 3 or 4 episodes? Signalman is essentially a working class Police Officer on Police. He's the 6th ranger Surrogate of the series, He's funny, sometimes serious, but the only part I don't like about him is that he turns evil 3 times throughout the series, Kind of sucks at the whole hero thing. VRV Master is sort of a stoic lone wolf, and he has an excellent twist to his name.

Dapp is sort of a gangsta fifth teletubb... I mean the mentor of the team. He's also essentially a little kid, a little naive but really smart.

Bowzock consists of Gynamo, Is the leader of Bowzock,a nd can get real emotional at times. Zelmoda is more devious and evil than Elgar from Turbo, because he really isn't comic relief. Grotch is the Evil Genius of the team, eh's essentially the same as his Power Rangers counterpart. Zonnette's interesting since she has a crush on Red Racer. Heck the whole Gynamo-Zonnette-Red Racer love triangle is something that can make the series emotional at times. Ritchhiker is a villain who reminds me of Bomber the Great (from Ohranger), Gurail (from Megaranger), Biznella (from Gingaman) among other Sentai villains, that's not necessarily a bad thing since it's great to have a manipulative villain who toys with the the other Villains and the Rangers. Exhaus was the true leader of Bowzock, manipulating them into destroying planets, and he's also a great villain to boot.



PRESENTATION:

The Monsters look incredibly goofy, fitting the theme of the series. the Mechs are very greatly designed, Especially VRV Robo, who can separate into 5 different transforming humanoid robots. the series has a great charm to it that other Power Rangers series can't really replicate. Also I'd be remissed if I did't talk about he music, There's a ton of catchy tunes to go around, like The VRV Robo Theme, The Signalman Theme, and the english version of the Carranger theme, You're guaranteed to have a song or two stuck in your head after this series is finished.



OVERALL:


This was a fun and emotional series that you need to see if you want a good light hearted Sentai. Is it better than Power Rangers Turbo? Well, while I do prefer Turbo, This is still the objectively better series. I give this 3.25 Imo-Yokan's out of 4.



Stay tuned throughout the month to see various top lists of Super Sentai, and Kamen Rider...