Quick Thoughts on Superhuman Samurai...

The 90's got pretty f**king weird...

For the record, the entire name of the next show I'm reviewing is Superhuman Samurai Syber-Squad. And it was partially made by the 90's masters of just throwing random shows out there, DiC. The basic plot is really very simple - a kid and his friends get abilities that allow them to go into the internet and destroy "mega-virus" monsters that are attacking and destroying everything around them. Now, at first glance, one could say it's a Power Rangers clone. I know I used to, but after doing a bit of digging, I found more than a few things that makes me sure that it is not a clone.
It's more a cultural homage to two different franchises: Ultramar and Godzilla, both of whom actually have connections with the show in question. I said how DiC only partially made the show. Well, that's because the rest of it was the work of Tsurubaya Productions, the company that gave us Ultraman which in turn inspired the Power Rangers. The company founder, though he passed on before the creation of Superhuman Samurai, was also one of the co-creators of Godzilla.
But, enough about history: does the show stand well alone? Sadly, no. The dialogue (and characters) were about as cheesy as an extra cheese Stuffed Crust pizza from Pizza Hut, the acting was somewhere in-between pretty good and pretty god-awful, and the special effects were heavily dated. But, to some deranged loonies out there, this series can be seen as pretty fun.

My final score: 6/10.