RE: [Noise] About Reideen...
Ondine (ondine@rocketmail.com)
Wed, 16 Jul 1997 06:50:14 -0700 (PDT)
---Monica/Akira-chan wrote:
>
>
> >>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
Thanks again to Jen and Monica for all the info !!
Ondine
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