RE: [Noise] About Reideen...
Monica/Akira-chan (monica@pipeline.com)
Tue, 15 Jul 1997 18:07:01 -0400
>>Reideen the Superior is a TV show still running in Japan- it's basically
>>about... well, sorta sentai warriors, I guess. I can't really explain...
>>don't really wanna explain... ^^;; Jennifer? Do you want to?
>>
>>Monica
>
>Okay, I'll do what I can.
>
>Reideen at its heart is a sentai show about five cute guys who call upon
>the powers of God-Reideen and turn into armored bird-like warriors. In
>fact, they have a second stage transformation "God Bird Change" where
>they turn into mechanical brids. It's an update of an old show that was
>on years ago. A lot of people don't like Reideen because it seems like
>a formula sentai show trying to capitalize on the Gundam Wing - five
>cute guys - phenominon.
/me grins and likes that very much... ^^
However, the show , to me at least, has a
>quirky sense of humor. Our main hero, Hishou, is terminally depressed
>at first because his girlfriend took a dive off the top of the school
>and ends up in the hospital in the first episode. Just watching the
>first episode, the show seems to drag a little. Then in the second
>episode they start to introduce the other characters (1st five eps =
>each of the five guys). One of the guys, Ace is the token blonde
>Amercian former gang member whose shirt is always unbuttoned. I can
>never remember the names of most of the characters when I'm not watching
>it, so forgive me.
Lemmie see.
/me looks for doujin with english names...
OK.
Hisho Washizaki (Reideen Eagle)
Ace Haneda (Reideen Condor)
Ikazuchi Takagi (Reideen Hawk)
Ginga Torikai (Reideen Owl) Hahyate Otori (Reideen Falcon)
Anyway, most people can't see the heros or the
>monsters they're fighting(why I still don't know), but a few people can.
> One is this woman (name?)
Reiko, methinks...
who showed up in episode two with Ace and
>who decided to take these five guys and turn them into an idol group
>called the Angels. A lot of the early stories had to do with them tring
>to find ways to break into showbiz. Another who can see them is a girl
>named Kirari (?) who is a popular idol star. Coincidentally?, she looks
>exactly like Hishou's girlfriend!
And both are rather *eck* compared to the boys.. ^^;;
>The most unique thing about Reideen though is what we touched on
>earlier. See, when the guys go through their transformations sequences,
>they rip their clothes off. Okay, they end up with battle armor. But,
>when the fighting is over and they change back, the clothes don't
>magically reappear! Instead, we have five cute naked guys! Usually,
>their manager shows up with clothes for them. It can be a really funny
>show at times.
And /me is so glad to see those outfits go- no fashion sense at all ^^
>Incidentally, the main plot has something to do with an ancient alien
>who was sealed by Reideen way back when has returned to conquer/destroy?
>the earth, and so he's collecting these crystals that are hidden all
>over Japan. He send his youma out to get the crystals, never sets foot
>in battle, and even though the youma are always destroyed by Reideen, he
>always (at least for the 1st however many episodes) gets the crystals.
>I am very behind in watching the show and haven't seen most of the
>recent stuff, so I don't know how that part of the story turns out yet.
>I do know that later on there is another idol group called the Hearts
>who also transform, but I haven't watched enough recently to comment.
The Hearts also have 5 members, and each member corresponds to one of the
Angels... the Hearts have the success that the Angels are trying to reach...
>It's a cute show, and the most recent episode I've watched seems much
>more serious than most of the early stuff. I'm going to go back and
>watch the rest of the episodes this weekend.
Yep, I've heard gets very angsty... *yay*
>Hope this helps,
>
>Jennifer
Monica
>
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