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Thursday, August 25, 2011

Super Sentai Couples

I had to remove my previous post because the video that I had embedded into the post was removed, and I didn't feel like choosing a new video, so I simply removed the post altogether.

Anyways, I've decided to share my favorite pairings in Super Sentai.  You might not agree with some of them, but I hope you respect my views.  I should point out that many of them are either Red/Pink, or Red/Female, primarily because of that saying "the hero gets the girl".  In this case, the main hero is often paired with the main girl of the team.  Anyways, here they are, in series chronological order, plus a brief reasoning on why I picked that particular couple.

Goranger
Kenji Asuka (Mido Ranger)/Peggy Matsuyama (Momo Ranger)--I picked this pairing because they're the two youngest of the team, plus they always ride together in the Green Machine and Green Star motorcycle.
JAKQ
Goro Sakurai (Spade Ace)/Karen Mizuki (Heart Queen)--The first romantic pairing in Super Sentai history, of course I would include this.
Battle Fever J
None right at the moment, although in one of my Super Sentai ideas, Masao Den (Battle Japan) and Diane Martin (Miss America I) are married to each other.
Denjiman
None at the moment, since I've only seen a few episodes, and it seems Akira Momoi (DenjiPink) would probably work well with either one of her male teammates.
SunVulcan
Kinya Samejima (Vul Shark)/Misa Arashiyama--I've read that Misa had a crush on the blue Vulcan, so I decided to go with it.  Plus, it's the first "official" pairing on my list that doesn't have Red pairing with the girl (even if that girl isn't on the team).
Goggle Five
Saburo Aoyama (Goggle Blue)/Miki Momozono (Goggle Pink)--They're the two youngest members of the team, plus it probably makes more sense for Miki to be paired with Saburo as opposed to her other teammates, who are much older (Kenichi/Red--22, Kanpei/Black--27, Futoshi/Yellow--26) than she is.
Dynaman
Hokuto Dan (Dyna Red)/Rei Tachibana (Dyna Pink)--I picked this one primarily due to her riding on Hokuto's bike with him in the first episode.  I haven't really seen a lot of this series, so I just decided to go with the main hero/lone girl route.
Bioman
Shiro Gou (Red One)/Hikaru Katsuragi (Pink Five)--Yes, I know Shiro has a fiancee in the series proper, but I think with all the time he's spent with Hikaru flying in Bio Jet One, they probably grew close together.
Shingo Takasugi (Green Two)/Jun Yabuki (Yellow Four II)--Even though Shingo was cold with Jun at first, I feel they grew close during the series, since they flew on Bio Jet Two with Ryuta.  Plus, Shingo might have been close with Mika Koizumi (Yellow Four I), which was probably why he was especially cold to Jun at first.
Changeman
Hiryuu Tsurugi (Change Dragon)/Sayaka Nagisa (Change Mermaid)--I paired these two because Tsurugi was the only one that still trusted her after one of Sayaka's inventions went haywire, angering the other teammates.
Yuma Ozora (Change Pegasus)/Mai Tsubasa (Change Phoenix)--I'll admit it.  The only reason I put these two together is because they rode in Land Changer III together.  Plus, in the series proper, Mai had fallen in love with a scientist that had to go into space.
Flashman
none, since I felt the team were more like brothers and sisters
Maskman
Takeru (Red Mask)/Haruka (Yellow Mask)--Don't get me started on the Mio/Ial thing.  Anyways, I've felt Takeru worked better with Haruka as opposed to Momoko.
Kenta (Black Mask)/Momoko (Pink Mask)--Okay, I just put these two together since Akira is too young for either of the female teammates (he's only 16, FCOL).
Liveman
Megumi Misaki (Blue Dolphin)/Junichi Aikawa (Green Sai)--I put these two together since A) they're the two youngest members of the team, B) I've felt that Megumi and Mari (Junichi's deceased older sister) were roommates and best friends during their days at Academia Island, so it's probable that Junichi and Megumi would become close.  Also note that I listed Megumi first because of the whole "Junichi getting pregnant" thing, and probably because Megumi's more of a tomboy.
Turboranger
Youhei Hama (Blue Turbo)/Haruna Morikawa (Pink Turbo), and Riki Honoo (Red Turbo)/Haruna Morikawa (Pink Turbo)--I decided to go with the Blue/Pink and Red/Pink couplings here, because although I haven't seen too much of the series, I've felt that Haruna worked well with both Riki and Youhei.
Fiveman
None, obviously, since they're siblings.
Jetman
Ryu Tendo (Red Hawk)/Kaori Rokumeikan (White Swan)--of course I was going to put this here.  The get flipping married in the finale!
Gai Yuuki (Black Condor)/Ako Hayasaka (Blue Swallow)--Yes, I put this here due to the fake marriage.  Plus, Ako was a bit jealous when Gai and Kaori started going out.
Zyuranger
Again, I've felt the heroes were more of a family as opposed to potential lovers.
Dairanger
Ryo (Ryu Ranger)/Lin (Houou Ranger)--I put these two together due to their common backgrounds (both are half-Japanese and half-Chinese, plus they have Dai heritage).  Plus, it makes a heck of a lot more sense than Lin being paired with Kou (yeah, I know he could eventually grow up and then they could be lovers, but still...)
Kakuranger
Sasuke (Ninja Red)/Tsuruhime (Ninja White)--I know, it sounds wrong at first (I mean, Sasuke's 26 and Tsuruhime's only 14!), but the two of them do have great chemistry together.  Plus, the two actors recently reunited on Goseiger playing, you guessed it, parents to a little girl.
Ohranger
Goro Hoshino (OH Red)/Momo Maruo (OH Pink)--Yeah, I went with the Red/Pink route here.  Plus, in the American Zeo, they were trying to go with a Tommy/Kat pairing (which I am completely against!  Tommy/Kimberly all the way!!)
Shohei Yokkaichi (OH Green)/Juri Nijou (OH Yellow)--They flew together in the Thunderwing jets.  That's pretty much the only reason I put them together for now.
Carranger
Kyousuke Jinnai (Red Racer)/Zonette--probably the only real couple seen in the series.
Naoki Domon (Blue Racer)/Youko Yagami (Pink Racer)--I put them together because they're the two youngest members of the team.  Plus, even though Naoki and Natsumi had an episode together as "brother and sister", Naoki was probably too creeped out about the whole experience.
Minoru Uesugi (Green Racer)/Natsumi Shinohara (Yellow Racer)--Well, they were the only two left, so I had to put these two together.
Megaranger
Kouichiro Endo (Mega Black)/Chisato Jougasaki (Mega Yellow)--too obvious
Shun Namiki (Mega Blue)/Miku Imamura (Mega Pink)--even though both are best friends with Kenta, Miku has a crush on Shun.
Gingaman
Hyuuga (Kuro Kishi)/Saya (Ginga Pink)--Saya really admired Hyuuga, enough said.  What is it with Teruaki Ogawa and younger women?!
GoGo-V
again, no pairings, because they're family, although...
Shou Tatsumi (Go Green)/Kyoko Hayase--Yeah, she's his boss.  So what?
Timeranger
Tatsuya Asami (Time Red)/Yuuri (Time Pink)--definitely the most heartbreaking pairing in all of Super Sentai.
Taro Domon (Time Yellow)/Honami Moriyama--I cannot believe I forgot about this the first time I made this entry!  I mean, they had a kid together, what else do you need?!
Gaoranger
This one's more difficult.  I'd choose either Kai Samezu (Gao Blue) or Shirogane (Gao Silver) for Sae Taiga (Gao White), because A) Kai and Sae are the youngest members of the team, and B) Sae dreamed of Shirogane being her knight in shining armor.
Hurricanger
Isshu Kasumi (Kuwaga Raiger)/Nanami Nono (Hurricane Blue)--official series pairing.
Abaranger
Ryouga Hakua (Aba Red)/Ranru Itsuki (Abare Yellow)--yeah, it's another main hero/lone girl pairing.  That's pretty much it.
Yukito Sanjo (Abare Blue)/Emiri Imanaka--it's implied that the two are in a relationship in Dekaranger vs. Abaranger  Plus, they're married in Gokaiger.
Asuka (Abare Black)/Mahoro--Yeah, they're married.  So of course I'd include them.
Dekaranger
First, let me go with the obvious choices...
Banban Akaza (Deka Red)/Mari Gold (Deka Gold)--see the Dekaranger movie.
Senichi Enari (Deka Green)/Koume Kodou (Deka Pink)--they became 'official' by the end of the series and in the Magiranger vs. Dekaranger team-up.
Doggy Kruger (Deka Master)/Swan Shiratori (Deka Swan)--Deny it all you want, Doggy.  We know you and Swan-san have something going on together.
Now, as for Marika Reimon...
I'd pair her with either Hoji Tomasu (Deka Blue), as they were a "tag team" before Ban came to the team, or Tekkan Aira (Deka Break), as they're a "tag team" in Magiranger vs. Dekaranger, plus Jasmine was "shocked" to see Tetsu dressed as a woman (not!).
Magiranger
Three official couples...
Isamu Ozu (Wolzard Fire)/Miyuki Ozu (Magi Mother)--Oh, come on!  Do I even have to explain this one?!
Urara Ozu (Magi Blue)/Hikaru (Magi Shine)--They get married at the end of the series.  Enough said.
Kai Ozu (Magi Red)/Yuka Yamazaki--She find out about Ozu-kun and the Red Magician.  Plus, I'm sure there's something going on between them.
Now, for the fan-couples as seen in "Courage and Innocence", a post-series fanfic...
Houka Ozu (Magi Pink)/Titan--They had a nice connection in the brief time before Titan's death.  Now that he's been brought back to life as a human, things can only get better...hopefully.
Makito Ozu (Magi Green)/Nai--After things broke down with Eriko Ikeda, Makito started a relationship with the older vampire sister.
Tsubasa Ozu (Magi Yellow)/Mare--They look cute together.
Boukenger
Satoru Akashi (Bouken Red)/Sakura Nishihori (Bouken Pink)--The official pairing of Boukenger.
Masumi Inou (Bouken Black)/Natsuki Mamiya (Bouken Yellow)--Yasuka Saitoh may say that they're not a couple, but that hasn't stopped the fanfic authors.
Gekiranger
Jan Kando (Geki Red)/Ran Uzaki (Geki Yellow)--I feel Ran seems a bit closer to Jan as opposed to Retsu, even though Ran and Retsu have trained together for a while.  Plus, their names rhyme.
Gou Fukami (Geki Violet)/Miki Misaki--I was sold on this couple after reading a fanfic about them.
Rio/Mele--The official series couple.
Go-onger
Sousuke Esumi (Go-on Red)/Miu Suto (Go-on Silver)--Miu has a crush on the oblivious leader.
Hanto Jou (Go-on Green)/Saki Royama (Go-on Yellow)--I think this pairing works better than Hiroto/Saki because they (Saki & Hanto) are both of the same age, or nearer.
Shinkenger
Takeru Shiba (Shinken Red)/Mako Shiraishi (Shinken Pink)--Although we are teased Ryunosuke/Mako at the start of the series, the two listed here spend more time together, plus Mako seems to know exactly what Takeru is feeling, even if he won't admit it.
Chiaki Tani (Shinken Green)/Kotoha Hanaori (Shinken Yellow)--They're the two youngest, plus they're so cute together.
Genta Umemori (Shinken Gold)/Kaoru Shiba (Hime Shinken Red)--I think they worked well in the brief time they were together, even though there's a dramatic age difference between the two of them (Genta's around 22, and Kaoru's only 16).
Goseiger
Alata (Gosei Red)/Eri (Gosei Pink)--They're of the same tribe (Skick), so it's self-explanatory.
Hyde (Gosei Blue)/Moune (Gosei Yellow)--Hey, I can't pair Moune with her brother, plus they're the "Ultimate Tag Team", at least in episode 14.
Gokaiger
Marvelous (Gokai Red)/Luka Millfy (Gokai Yellow)--I think they work well together.  Plus, I've read that their actors are dating in real life...
Joe Gibken (Gokai Blue)/Ahim de Famille (Gokai Pink)--I've read several fanfics based on them and I've grown to like this one, mainly because Joe is the "knight in shining armor" (due to his expert swordsmanship).

And those are my picks for the couples.  Let me know what you think of them.