Shout! Factory did the impossible earlier this year when they released Kyoryu Sentai Zyuranger, the original 1992 Super Sentai series that Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers was adapted from, to foreign shores. It was the first American release of a Super Sentai and it was a time to be alive.
Well it’s time to stay alive for another round. Announced back at San Diego Comic-Con, Shout! will be releasing 1993’s Gosei Sentai Dairanger — from which the fabled White Ranger hails from — and they’ve unleashed the DVD cover to go with it.
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Looks exactly like something that came out in 1993! The colors are gaudy and mismatched. Yup, that was the ’90s.
Like the Zyuranger set last year, they’ve got the actors front and center but have noticeably omitted any neat shots of the (fugly) Dairanger costumes. This year it makes sense, no one except the hardcore fans recognize the Dairanger costumes, but last year they didn’t feature the Zyuranger costumes and that was pretty questionable. They don’t even have the White Ranger costume, and having him would be an instant “The hell is this?” from lesser-informed parties.
Then again, you don’t see these sets at Target. No one shopping at Target gives a damn, only fans in convention halls and shopping online so the paying customers already know what they’re looking for.
It goes without saying, but clearly there is a demand for these DVD sets here on western shores. If you have Zyuranger and Dairanger sitting in your hard drives, delete them and buy these DVDs. These are a dream come true and we as fans, who demanded these for fucking years, need to make good on our rage-filled keyboard strokes and buy these.
Oh, one last thing: Did you ever buy the Zyuranger DVD? I’m in it!
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