Super Sentai/Power Rangers Heroines Comparison no. 1: Saya vs. Kendrix Morgan
So, what's the difference between being alive on one side and dying on the other part?
Last February 16, 2019, Seijuu Sentai GingaMan Tai MegaRenjaa (Starbeast Squadron Galaxy Men Vs. Mega Rangers) was rerelased in a theater with guests Eri Tanaka, Juri Miyazawa, Movie Director Takao Nagaishi and Movie Writer Naruhisa Arakawa alongside Super Sentai fans who were watching in a movie.
This was happened less than 20 years after the movie was originally premiered in theaters on March 12, 1999.
A day later, on February 17, 2019, the Super Sentai Strongest/Mightiest Battle had aired on TV Asahi as an excuse for delaying the airing of Kishiryuu Sentai Ryuusoujaa/Ryuusourujaa (Dinoknight/Knightosaur Squadron Ryuusoulger/Ryusoulger/Dinosoul Rangers/Saur Soul Rangers; The airing of that Sentai will be on March 17, 2019 so TOEI must apologize for the delay of airing the broadcast!).
Forget about that, let's start the Super Sentai/Power Rangers Heroines Comparison with Saya/GingaPink (Pink Galaxy Woman) vs. Kendrix Morgan/Pink Galaxy Ranger I!
1) Health Issues
Juri Miyazawa, the actress who played Saya, had been shooting the 50 GingaMan Chapters, or Episodes I should say. Afterwards, her big break came to her when she was shooting for the GingaMan Vs. MegaRanger Movie alongside Eri Tanaka (Chisato Jougasaki/MegaYellow or Yellow Mega Ranger) and Mami Higashiyama (Miku Imamura/MegaPink or Pink Mega Ranger).
After less than 44 minutes of watching that movie online, I noticed that Juri was still healthy and there was no sickness or leave of absence whatsoever.
Unknown sources from Tokyo said in 1999, "[Juri] was taking a medical checkup before the shooting of the movie and her doctor said that she was okay and should she'd be in injury [during the shooting], changes in the movie will commenced."
Luckily, no injuries had took place on Juri.
On the other side of the Pacific, Valerie Vernon, the actress who played Kendrix Morgan, had Leukemia or cancer of the blood in 1999.
She was at first last seen physically in Power Rangers Lost Galaxy (GingaMan's Counterpart) Episode no. 23 "Memories Of Mirinoi" (The counterpart of this episode was GingaMan Chapter no. 33 "The Yearning For Saya" in which Saya was the focus whereas in "Memories Of Mirinoi, Maya, counterpart of Hikaru/GingaYellow/Yellow Galaxy Man, was the focus of that episode.).
From Episode nos. 24 ("Green Courage") to 28 ("A Red Romance"), substitutions and voice dubbers were taking place of Vernon, who in turn returned in Episode no. 29 "The Chameliac Warrior" (Episode Counterpart: GingaMan Chapter 37 "The Aspirations Of Bucrates".).
In Episode 30 "To The Tenth Power", Vernon was again present alongside with the Power Rangers In Space (Counterpart: Denji Sentai MegaRenjaa or Electromagnetic Squadron Mega Rangers) Actors and Actresses. Her presence was of course limited due to Leukemia.
In the next episode called "The Power Of Pink", the writers decided that her character Kendrix was to be killed slashing the Savage Sword and saving Cassie Chan/Pink Space Ranger but at the cost of her life-something that this was never happened in GingaMan Vs. MegaRanger Movie!
Before leaving Saban Studios, Vernon had to do one more shot for Episode no. 32 "Protect The Quasar Saber" as Melody Perkins (who played Karone/Pink Galaxy Ranger II) became Vernon's successor.
So in my conclusion, Juri's health was okay while Valerie was sent to the hospital for chemotherapy in order to save her life.
2) Character Death
Now, let's talk about the character death here.
After watching GingaMan Vs. MegaRanger Movie, I noticed that Saya was not killed off during the team-up with the Mega Rangers.
I also noticed that during the photoshoot for the said movie, Juri was smiling alongside Mami Higashiyama and Eri Tanaka and so were the rest of the cast, indicating that no fever or sickness was present in her body.
The ending of movie shows that Saya was given a laptop computer by the Mega Rangers as an exchange for helping them in fighting against the revived Space Pirates Balban, Captain Gregory, Demon Beast Ghelmadix and Hizumina (played by Asami Jo).
So, was Saya died during the battle? No.
In America, after watching "The Power Of Pink" Episode, I was so shocked to see Kendrix rushing through the barrier despite sparks on her body and Cassie Chan's protest until she reached the Savage Sword source.
She used her Quasar Saber (Seijuuken or Star Beast Sword in GingaMan) to slash the sword and then she was killed in an explosion that had caused by the slash.
She became a transparent spirit as she demorphed back into her civilian form, claiming that she was okay and she'll always be here before her spirit entered the Quasar Saber's hilt and then flew off to the planet Gwinett where a midget trader picked up and sold it to the planet Onyx at an auction.
And what about Cassie's Astro Morpher (Digitizer in Mega Ranger)?
Her damaged morpher (caused by Psycho Pink's thrusting of the Savage Sword to the morpher) was magically repaired and Cassie mourned for Kendrix' death.
Imagine if Saya was there and got killed, Miku will cry and scream, "SAYA!!!"
But again, that wasn't happened in the GingaMan Vs. MegaRanger Movie.
If it was, then Saya would've been the first Pink Sentai Warrior to die fighting and would've appeared as a ghost in Kyuukyuu Sentai GouGouFaibu Tai GingaMan (Emergency/Rescue Squadron GoGoFive/Five-Five-Five Vs. Galaxy Men).
Thankfully, she was alive and okay.
So, my conclusion is: Saya was not killed off during the team-up with the Mega Rangers while Kendrix was killed off during the team-up with the Space Rangers.
If you say that Saya did die during the team-up movie with the Mega Rangers, you'll be suing for libel!
Saya's death was nowhere in the script!
3) Number Of Appearances
Saya appeared in all 50 Chapters of GingaMan plus Vs. MegaRanger and Vs. GoGoFive Movies for a total of 52 appearances whereas Kendrix appeared in 32 or 33 Episodes of Power Rangers Lost Galaxy plus the team-up with the Lightspeed Rescue Rangers in the two-part episode of "Trakeena's Revenge" for a total of either 34 or 35 appearances
4) Replacements
Juri Miyazawa was not replaced by any Japanese actress because she was healthy whereas Valerie Vernon, who was diagnosed with Leukemia, was replaced by Melody Perkins.
Last updated and revised: March 5, 2020 Thursday 4:16 P.M. (1616H PHST)
So, what's the difference between being alive on one side and dying on the other part?
Last February 16, 2019, Seijuu Sentai GingaMan Tai MegaRenjaa (Starbeast Squadron Galaxy Men Vs. Mega Rangers) was rerelased in a theater with guests Eri Tanaka, Juri Miyazawa, Movie Director Takao Nagaishi and Movie Writer Naruhisa Arakawa alongside Super Sentai fans who were watching in a movie.
This was happened less than 20 years after the movie was originally premiered in theaters on March 12, 1999.
A day later, on February 17, 2019, the Super Sentai Strongest/Mightiest Battle had aired on TV Asahi as an excuse for delaying the airing of Kishiryuu Sentai Ryuusoujaa/Ryuusourujaa (Dinoknight/Knightosaur Squadron Ryuusoulger/Ryusoulger/Dinosoul Rangers/Saur Soul Rangers; The airing of that Sentai will be on March 17, 2019 so TOEI must apologize for the delay of airing the broadcast!).
Forget about that, let's start the Super Sentai/Power Rangers Heroines Comparison with Saya/GingaPink (Pink Galaxy Woman) vs. Kendrix Morgan/Pink Galaxy Ranger I!
1) Health Issues
Juri Miyazawa, the actress who played Saya, had been shooting the 50 GingaMan Chapters, or Episodes I should say. Afterwards, her big break came to her when she was shooting for the GingaMan Vs. MegaRanger Movie alongside Eri Tanaka (Chisato Jougasaki/MegaYellow or Yellow Mega Ranger) and Mami Higashiyama (Miku Imamura/MegaPink or Pink Mega Ranger).
After less than 44 minutes of watching that movie online, I noticed that Juri was still healthy and there was no sickness or leave of absence whatsoever.
Unknown sources from Tokyo said in 1999, "[Juri] was taking a medical checkup before the shooting of the movie and her doctor said that she was okay and should she'd be in injury [during the shooting], changes in the movie will commenced."
Luckily, no injuries had took place on Juri.
On the other side of the Pacific, Valerie Vernon, the actress who played Kendrix Morgan, had Leukemia or cancer of the blood in 1999.
She was at first last seen physically in Power Rangers Lost Galaxy (GingaMan's Counterpart) Episode no. 23 "Memories Of Mirinoi" (The counterpart of this episode was GingaMan Chapter no. 33 "The Yearning For Saya" in which Saya was the focus whereas in "Memories Of Mirinoi, Maya, counterpart of Hikaru/GingaYellow/Yellow Galaxy Man, was the focus of that episode.).
From Episode nos. 24 ("Green Courage") to 28 ("A Red Romance"), substitutions and voice dubbers were taking place of Vernon, who in turn returned in Episode no. 29 "The Chameliac Warrior" (Episode Counterpart: GingaMan Chapter 37 "The Aspirations Of Bucrates".).
In Episode 30 "To The Tenth Power", Vernon was again present alongside with the Power Rangers In Space (Counterpart: Denji Sentai MegaRenjaa or Electromagnetic Squadron Mega Rangers) Actors and Actresses. Her presence was of course limited due to Leukemia.
In the next episode called "The Power Of Pink", the writers decided that her character Kendrix was to be killed slashing the Savage Sword and saving Cassie Chan/Pink Space Ranger but at the cost of her life-something that this was never happened in GingaMan Vs. MegaRanger Movie!
Before leaving Saban Studios, Vernon had to do one more shot for Episode no. 32 "Protect The Quasar Saber" as Melody Perkins (who played Karone/Pink Galaxy Ranger II) became Vernon's successor.
So in my conclusion, Juri's health was okay while Valerie was sent to the hospital for chemotherapy in order to save her life.
2) Character Death
Now, let's talk about the character death here.
After watching GingaMan Vs. MegaRanger Movie, I noticed that Saya was not killed off during the team-up with the Mega Rangers.
I also noticed that during the photoshoot for the said movie, Juri was smiling alongside Mami Higashiyama and Eri Tanaka and so were the rest of the cast, indicating that no fever or sickness was present in her body.
The ending of movie shows that Saya was given a laptop computer by the Mega Rangers as an exchange for helping them in fighting against the revived Space Pirates Balban, Captain Gregory, Demon Beast Ghelmadix and Hizumina (played by Asami Jo).
So, was Saya died during the battle? No.
In America, after watching "The Power Of Pink" Episode, I was so shocked to see Kendrix rushing through the barrier despite sparks on her body and Cassie Chan's protest until she reached the Savage Sword source.
She used her Quasar Saber (Seijuuken or Star Beast Sword in GingaMan) to slash the sword and then she was killed in an explosion that had caused by the slash.
She became a transparent spirit as she demorphed back into her civilian form, claiming that she was okay and she'll always be here before her spirit entered the Quasar Saber's hilt and then flew off to the planet Gwinett where a midget trader picked up and sold it to the planet Onyx at an auction.
And what about Cassie's Astro Morpher (Digitizer in Mega Ranger)?
Her damaged morpher (caused by Psycho Pink's thrusting of the Savage Sword to the morpher) was magically repaired and Cassie mourned for Kendrix' death.
Imagine if Saya was there and got killed, Miku will cry and scream, "SAYA!!!"
But again, that wasn't happened in the GingaMan Vs. MegaRanger Movie.
If it was, then Saya would've been the first Pink Sentai Warrior to die fighting and would've appeared as a ghost in Kyuukyuu Sentai GouGouFaibu Tai GingaMan (Emergency/Rescue Squadron GoGoFive/Five-Five-Five Vs. Galaxy Men).
Thankfully, she was alive and okay.
So, my conclusion is: Saya was not killed off during the team-up with the Mega Rangers while Kendrix was killed off during the team-up with the Space Rangers.
If you say that Saya did die during the team-up movie with the Mega Rangers, you'll be suing for libel!
Saya's death was nowhere in the script!
3) Number Of Appearances
Saya appeared in all 50 Chapters of GingaMan plus Vs. MegaRanger and Vs. GoGoFive Movies for a total of 52 appearances whereas Kendrix appeared in 32 or 33 Episodes of Power Rangers Lost Galaxy plus the team-up with the Lightspeed Rescue Rangers in the two-part episode of "Trakeena's Revenge" for a total of either 34 or 35 appearances
4) Replacements
Juri Miyazawa was not replaced by any Japanese actress because she was healthy whereas Valerie Vernon, who was diagnosed with Leukemia, was replaced by Melody Perkins.
Last updated and revised: March 5, 2020 Thursday 4:16 P.M. (1616H PHST)
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