by Benjamin Haines » Thu Sep 08, 2022 9:25 pm
Shout Factory started shipping Chikyu Sentai Fiveman this week. My set is on its way.
And they just announced their next Super Sentai DVD release on Twitter earlier today! Bakuryu Sentai Abaranger (2003-2004) is coming to DVD on November 8.
Like Fiveman, this will be offered exclusively through Shout's website for the first few months before being available from general retailers. It's already up for pre-order.
https://shoutfactory.com/product/bakury-sentai-abaranger-the-complete-series?product_id=7946
Also like Fiveman, the TokuSHOUTsu Twitter account confirmed that Abaranger will only be available on DVD, not streaming anywhere.
https://twitter.com/tokushoutsu/status/1567684148072161280?cxt=HHwWgIDR3aebxMErAAAA
Until this year, the oldest Super Sentai series that Shout had released was Chojin Sentai Jetman (1991-1992) and the newest was Ninpuu Sentai Hurricaneger (2002-2003). Fiveman was the series that preceded Jetman, and Abaranger was the series that followed Hurricaneger. Hopefully this means that Shout will keep alternating back and forth to expand their release line in both directions.
I'm glad that Shout is continuing these releases but it'll be a while before I get around to this one. I haven't even collected all of the '90s shows yet and I haven't watched any series past Seiju Sentai Gingaman (1998-1999). When it comes to Super Sentai shows that were produced with the knowledge that they would be adapted into Power Rangers in the US, I'm not as interested in the ones that were made after I stopped watching Power Rangers. I'm sure I'll check them out eventually but I'm more interested in seeing all of the '90s shows and what came before. Right now I'm 71 episodes into the original Himitsu Sentai Goranger (1975-1977), so I only have 13 left! I plan to watch Fiveman next.