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Androzani84 Watches Ninpuu Sentai Hurricaneger
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04-18-2021, 07:26 AM
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Scroll 42: Armour and Raging Arrow
Here we are, at what I like to call the “big Christmas sell toys fest” part of the season. As someone on Twitter put it in his tweet along of Dairanger “this is your last chance to buy toys for the current show before the new one starts”. This is also the point where the show stops pretending there’s a status quo, with later episodes basically throwing out the formula and getting really dangerous. It’s written by Atsushi Maekawa (so I know it’ll have some good dialogue, at least), so with that said, on with the review.
We begin with our heroes on the beach, discussing the recent reveal of the Ikari no Ya Medal. Isshu shoots down the idea that it’s a Shinobi Medal purely because Jakanja has it (racist, much?). Kouta then suggests that Gozen might know what it is, to which Yosuke points out the problems with that theory.
Luckily, Ikkou has a suggestion on finding him.
We then pan over to a fisherman on the rocks (played by the late Tatsuya Nomi, better known as TenGenSei Daigo/ShishiRanger from Gosei Sentai Dairanger), eavesdropping on their conversation and musing to himself. (I haven’t included his dialogue in this scene, but I’m sure you can tell who it is)
At the Centipede, Tau Zant shares the prophecy involving the Ikari no Ya and the Nageki no Yumi (Bow of Lamentation), which the others determine to be referring to “that”. Then Sandaaru points out that they still have no idea how to get the Ikari no Ya to appear from the medal.
Sargain then volunteers to handle the study of how the medal works, to which Satarakura objects. But Tau Zant and Sandaaru speak up for him.
Sargain is grateful for their faith, but insists on working this alone.
With Sargain gone off, Tau Zant then designates a new mission to Sandaaru: Find the Nageki no Yumi medal. (Like that wasn’t obvious)
On the beach, Nanami and Yosuke wonder if Shurikenger will really help them. On one hand, he’s utterly loyal to Gozen, but on the other, he defied her orders to save them two episodes ago. Then the fisherman is revealed and decides to offer his own two cents. Elsewhere, Sargain is at work.
He analyses the Ikari no Ya medal, discovering that there IS a link with the Shinobi Medals used by the Hurricanegers, Gouraigers and Shurikenger (all of which are animated using models that don’t even look like the real thing. Jakanja intel must be faulty).
As the fisherman states that Shurikenger must have a good reason for keeping things from his allies, everyone gets alerted to a disturbance at the quarry, where Satarakura appears with a simple request.
The 5 have no idea what he’s talking about, so he explains, using the Ikari no Ya medal for comparison.
He then states that the Nageki no Yumi medal is much the same, and explains the logic in asking them for it.
But the heroes still don’t know what he’s talking about… which isn’t good enough for Sandaaru. (Getting some Percy Jackson vibes with this, specifically the movie version of the first book, which is my sole exposure to that franchise)
And so, the heroes Shinobi change and a fight breaks out. Elsewhere, the fisherman ponders a familiar ball (okay, hands up who didn’t call this. Ok, now all those who aren’t aware of how this show works out your hand down).
Back with the fight, the Hurricanegers get blasted before they can even fire the Triple Gadget and the Gouraigers are barely able to fend off Satarakura borrowing a trick from Wendinu’s playbook.
But before evil can win for good (beyond getting the Nageki no Yumi medal), Shurikenger appears to catch on to the fight.
He then leaps down and pulls out his Shuriken Ball (and in case you’re not convinced he’s ShishiRanger, he does the Dairanger/Magna Defender pose).
Nanami asks why Shurikenger disguised himself as a fisherman, to which he explains he wanted to know how they really felt (okay, but how did he know they’d be there?). Yosuke then begs him to tell them everything, which he promises to do afterwards.
He then attacks the two Spears with his Miracle Senban Knock… which gets reflected back at him.
Attempts by the main five to use the Victory Gadget prove just as fruitless.
Before the fight can continue, they get interrupted when Sargain arrives in Megatagame Mk III (seriously, stop making these things).
The 6 heroes summon their respective Karakuri Giants, giving us our first shot of all three together (most battles where all of them get involved never featured them in the same shot in robot mode).
Senpuujin summons the Pitatto Hitode (which I now know roughly translates as “adhesive starfish”) and use Kyukyuku Ougi: Stardust Cracker, a new move that duplicates the original and launches the copies onto Megatagame Mk III… which do nothing but fill up a cd on its dashboard (these advanced aliens really haven’t invented USBs yet?).
Gouraijin then takes a stab with the Kabuto Spear. Literally, as they attack with Kyukyuku Ougi: Tokkan Kyōsha Zuki… which has the same result. Tenkuujin using Spin Bee for Kyukyuku Ougi: Abare Goma has the same lack of an effect. Sargain brags that this one has armour ten times stronger than the previous models (why doesn’t he just send a puppet made of that material then?), before blasting all three, with Shurikenger doing a save with his Tenkuu Shuriken.
Gouraijin then blasts back with its hip mounted cannons (a concept that will never not be hilarious to me).
The three then summon Tri-Condor, combining into TenraiSenpuujin and blasting Megatagame Mk III with the Ultima Storm… which gives Sargain the last of the data he needs.
Shurikenger, after pondering the fact there are TWO medals, takes everyone to Master Gozen’s residence on an island.
While Nanami is nervous about all this, Yosuke needs to go and take a whizz. Ikkou is not amused.
They enter the cavern and discover Master Gozen… who turns out to have fled the scene and left behind a teddy bear.
As everyone assumes they were tricked, Shurikenger notices a scroll, which her reads, coming to a realisation.
Elsewhere, Sargain launches his latest and greatest creation, Karakuri Giant Gaingain (finally, not another Megatagame).
As Hamster Headmaster apologises to an understanding Master Gozen (he’s starting to seem less bad), Gaingain makes its appearance, with everyone returning to the scene in TenraiSenpuujin. They narrowly dodge Gaingain’s Dangan Punch, before hitting back with the Karakuri Kengi: Tenrai Shippu-zan. It’s at this point that Sargain inserts the Ikari no Ya medal into a new part of the console, summoning an unnumbered Karakuri Ball.
Sargain reveals that he found out that the Ikari no Ya medal was similar to their Shinobi Medals, so he used their previous battle as an opportunity to analyse their Karakuri system so he could rip it off. Which leads to this bit of banter.
Yosuke: First Hurrier mode and now the Karakuri system. When will you stop copying other people’s ideas?
Sargain: The best ideas are always thought of by other people first. Now, come forth: one of the items that will summon “that”! Ruler of the Darkness, Ikari no Ya!
(I like that they didn’t acknowledge that Megatagame was itself ripped off from Gouraijin, basically all but saying how much the original sucked).
(If this show were made today, the Ikari no Ya would be a P-Bandai item)
The Jakanja are amazed at Sargain’s accomplishment, but none more so than Sandaaru.
TenraiSenpuujin tries defending using the Double Cross Formation… only for Gaingain to shatter it with its new weapon.
Gaingain then downs its foe with Ankokou Kyukyuku Ougi: Ganryu Giri.
The episode ends with Gaingain standing over its defeated opponent, ready for the kill.
Next time: the Hurricanegers hit Sargain with all they’ve got, Hamster Headmaster meets with the REAL Master Gozen and we get a traditional ninja battle. This and more in Scroll 43: The Super Combination and the Great Clash.
Sandaaru: Too bad for you, Sargain.
Final thoughts: A good beginning to the “last chance to buy Hurricaneger toys”. I can really buy Gaingain as a serious threat, even more so with the Ikari no Ya. And it looks like this jigsaw puzzle of a plot is about to come together and I can’t wait to see how it goes.
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