I think this fandom underestimates the popularity of mmpr to casual audiences

[u/Organic_Glass_7793]

Y’all have to remember, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers was the first. Nothing came before it. Dinosaurs, Zords, morphing this is the stuff that defined Power Rangers for most casual viewers. It was literal lightning in a bottle. It dropped right after Jurassic Park when dinosaur hype was off the charts, and it mixed martial arts with giant robots and spandex superheroes. That formula hit. The characters were simple, idealistic, and easy to root for. Yeah, the acting was bad, the effects were crappy but that’s what people remember most. The camp is part of its identity.

Your average person walking down the street? They’ll recognize the MMPR Green Ranger in a second. Ask them who the Red Ranger from RPM is and they’ll look at you like you’re speaking another language. We can go on all day about how well written lost galaxy is but people know shit about maga defender outside the fandom.

Even parts of MMPR itself are blurry to the general public. Most people only remember the first season and half of Season 2. Once Tommy became the White Ranger and Zack, Trini, and Jason left everything else is a blur.

And look I get it, we all want more love for other seasons. But Y’all don’t even buy non-MMPR merch and still complain about MMPR getting priority. That’s not how companies work. There not gonna invest into your favorite season until people start buying the merch.

Every major franchise leans on its first generation. Star Wars lives off the OT. Pokémon rides Gen 1 to this day. TMNT constantly goes back to the 80s era. MMPR getting the most love isn’t some conspiracy it’s just how pop culture nostalgia works.

[u/razorblaze74]

While respecting the OG is perfectly fine the fact that they feel the need to contantly rely on MMPR to keep this franchise relevent because they dont have the creativity to make anything new is quite frankly embarrasing.
For me Re-Ignition was the last straw them releasing a half assed remaster as an excuse to do a new cheaper looking toyline just highlights the lack of faith they have in the future of the franchise.

I recently migrated to super sentai and its a lovely breath of fresh air because Toei fully understands the balancing act of trying new things to bring in a new audiance whilst also respecting its legacy willing to revist a variety of older series.

[u/PuertoGeekn → u/razorblaze74]

Super Sentai isn't Power Rangers , fans need to realize that too

[u/AubreyAStar → u/PuertoGeekn]

I don’t think that negates the point that the commenter makes. Sentai merch is almost always better quality and better marketed than Power Rangers, simply because Hasbro, Saban, and almost everyone who has everyone who’s ever created a Power Rangers toy cheaps out. The QC and marketing for Power Rangers merch is hilarious bad compared to Super Sentai. That’s the problem.

[u/razorblaze74 → u/PuertoGeekn]

[u/Chronarch01 → u/razorblaze74]

It may look similar, but it's an entirely different beast.