The explosion of Ameri-Toku in the wake of Power Rangers' success met with mixed results.
We rank ‘em all.
WhenPower Rangersexploded onto the scene in 1993 it became a global phenomenon.
Sold out toy shelves, live appearances, and merchandising galore.
It was the hottest property sinceTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtlesin the 80s.
Thats short for American Tokusatsu, Tokusatsu being the Japanese word for these subgenre of superhero shows.
There was a lot of these shows so we decided to rank them all from worst to best!
Theres no other explanation for the shows obsession with fights and lingering shots of girls asses.
The storytelling was weak, with endless recaps andthreeclip shows the show barely has any actual content to digest.
Not only did Matthew Lawrence ofMrs.
Doubtfire/Boy Meets Worldfame star, the main villain was voiced by Nigel Thornberry himself, Tim Curry.
While he was easily the best part of the show, the series itself doesnt hold up.
The footage from Japanese seriesGridmanis beautiful but the rest of the show just looks cheap.
Also, dig those 90s fashions!
Blossom style hats will be in style forever right?!
?Read more about the series here.
Oh yeah, there was also that time the people who madePower Rangersthreatened them with legal action!
Its a show that was at odds with itself the entire run.
4.Masked Rider
With an appearance inPower Rangersthird season premiere, youd thinkMasked Riderwould have been a slam-dunk.
It… well, the show happened.
Its a sight to behold.Read more about the series here.
Which is a shame, because wed actually put its story telling on par with season 1 ofPower Rangers.
Its surprisingly deep stuff for a show with such a stupid name.
That being the transforming/toyetic aspect of the series.
This was a series rich with fleshing out its own people on both sides and the mythology.
Sure, it dubiously adapts Celtic myths but that doesnt make it any less entertaining.
It also gets bonus points for being completely original without adapting a Japanese series.Read more about the series here.
)VR Troopersstill stands head and shoulders above its competition for just being so damn fun.
Oh yeah, they also transform into super heroes powered by Virtual Reality.
Here, have some punch!
Its silly and repetitive, but so wasPower Rangers.
Throughout the series two season run it was still a ton of fun.Read more about the series here.
Despite some of these series matching or even bestingPower Rangersearliest seasons, why didnt they stick around for longer?
Why did none of them crack a third season?
Well, besides the ever so obvious toy sales,Power Rangerswas the first.
It had the lightning in a bottle.
It became a pop culture phenomenon.
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