JohnCrichton
01-23-2002, 01:37 AM
Further trucking down the highway of my latest Sentai obsession, I've been cruising my mouse through the cybernetic pathways to find out what really happened in the classic Mighty Morphing Power Ranger's "Green Ranger Saga".
Looks like our Green Hero of Japan didn't have it so easy. The green candle that was the bane of his existance and that he fought to keep lit wasn't just what kept his powers going... it kept his life going!
He and the rest of the Rangers fought hard too, but alas.... the webmaster's words:
You see, the Japanese are not afraid to say, "Sometimes it can be too late." I admire that in a story. Hard though it was, they chose to keep it that Brai died. They even had a postcard writing campaign, where you could write to Clotho to beg her for Brai's life. They got a LOT of postcards, but they remained faithful to their storyline and he died. I'm glad of that. He never came back, which he would have if this was Power Rangers. Heroes don't die. Particularly not heroes who have given up everything to save the world. If they come close, like Karone, hey they get healed and become the Pink Ranger (who also did not die, she reappeared alive, with Maya's people). That takes all the seriousness out of it. And you have to remember, the Sentai target audience is actually YOUNGER than the Power Rangers target audience!
If you want to know the full and intense story o' this poor hard fighting bastard check out this link (http://www.fortunecity.com/tatooine/halojones/75/sentai/zrburai.html).
If you want to see more of my ranting and raving as I battle for people to realise that there's more o' the Japanese culture for us would be fanboys to worship take a point and click and check out my Live Action Anime Thread (http://forums.toonzone.net/showthread.php?s=&threadid=17489) and my Power Rangers ROCK (http://forums.toonzone.net/showthread.php?s=&threadid=17515).
I brought PR to the CNX so that fans could rise again and not be ashamed, and hopefully I'll do the same here at this awesome place you guys call ToonZone.
Heh, I hope that after all my yappin' and jawin' Power Rangers Wild Force doesn't suck! :D
Looks like our Green Hero of Japan didn't have it so easy. The green candle that was the bane of his existance and that he fought to keep lit wasn't just what kept his powers going... it kept his life going!
He and the rest of the Rangers fought hard too, but alas.... the webmaster's words:
You see, the Japanese are not afraid to say, "Sometimes it can be too late." I admire that in a story. Hard though it was, they chose to keep it that Brai died. They even had a postcard writing campaign, where you could write to Clotho to beg her for Brai's life. They got a LOT of postcards, but they remained faithful to their storyline and he died. I'm glad of that. He never came back, which he would have if this was Power Rangers. Heroes don't die. Particularly not heroes who have given up everything to save the world. If they come close, like Karone, hey they get healed and become the Pink Ranger (who also did not die, she reappeared alive, with Maya's people). That takes all the seriousness out of it. And you have to remember, the Sentai target audience is actually YOUNGER than the Power Rangers target audience!
If you want to know the full and intense story o' this poor hard fighting bastard check out this link (http://www.fortunecity.com/tatooine/halojones/75/sentai/zrburai.html).
If you want to see more of my ranting and raving as I battle for people to realise that there's more o' the Japanese culture for us would be fanboys to worship take a point and click and check out my Live Action Anime Thread (http://forums.toonzone.net/showthread.php?s=&threadid=17489) and my Power Rangers ROCK (http://forums.toonzone.net/showthread.php?s=&threadid=17515).
I brought PR to the CNX so that fans could rise again and not be ashamed, and hopefully I'll do the same here at this awesome place you guys call ToonZone.
Heh, I hope that after all my yappin' and jawin' Power Rangers Wild Force doesn't suck! :D