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07-14-2020, 07:54 PM
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DreamSword
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Episode 13: The End of the Dream
This is not the end. I can't tell you what I mean just yet, but trust me when I say this story isn't over.
We open to what appears to be Hakaider having for all intents and purposes killed Jiro. He even talks in Saburo's' voice. He takes Kikaider's' still body to the DARK headquarters.
Haha, just kidding. Kohmyoji is now in full control of Hakaider's' body. Even if it's not in the ideal way, Mitsuko has been reunited with her father!
It's here the plan is fully laid out. Kohmyoji will sneak Kikaider in and disable the security. Mitsuko and Hattori will then come in to save the Doctor's' body. I like that both Mistuko and Hattori both refuse to leave everything to the two robots. They have stakes in this too, and refuse to stand by and let the the people they care about do this alone.
Once inside, Kohmyoji has a talk with his son. I love this scene. The Doctor apologizes to Jiro, saying that giving Jiro a conscience has only brought him suffering. Jiro counters the idea, saying that even if the Gemini did bring him sorrow, it's also what allowed him to truly feel alive. He thanks his father for giving him the life he has, and wouldn't have it any other way.
Regardless, Kohmyoji has his own plans.
Wanting to make amends for aiding Professor Gill, he resides in trying to finish this himself, with every intent of dying as penance. I love his brief showdown with Gill too. The line "You and I will die here together!" Sent chills down my spine the first time I heard it, and it's a great line today.
Uunnnfortunately, Gill is called a Professor for a reason. Robots can be backed up, and made into armies. And this includes Hakaider. What ensues is an absolute slaughter; first Kohmyoji, then Hakaider.
And then Kikaider gets mad. Remember what happens when Kikaider gets mad?
Damn.
We don't see the ensuing battle itself, but Kikaider standing amongst a giant pile of his own brothers, with not even a scratch on him? Speaks volumes.
It's afterward that Jiro confronts the man himself. In classic Hero vs Big Bad fashion, the two talk ideologies before getting directly confrontational with eachother. In another great moment, Gill attempts to disable Kikaider with his flute, only for Kikaider to deliver another great line: "I've grown up Gill. See? I can learn and mature just like people!" And really, isn't that what a big part of this story is all about?
That said, Kikaider isn't the only one who hears Gill's' flute.
I like that the only thing keeping Kikaider from outright killing Gill is his memories. It shows he gained one of the very things he wanted; Life experience. And not only that, but it shows that yes, he does infact, have a conscience. In every sense of the word.
It's here that we get what is, to me, one of the best and most shocking moments in the whole show. We learned who exactly heard and responded to Gill's' flute.
And this robot has no such qualms about killing Gill.
While it's made clear that this is Saburo and not Kohmyoji, I like that it's left open to interpretation on why exactly he goes after and finishes Gill off. Revenge? Regret? A simple malfunction due to the flute? You decide!
In the end it's a pyrrhic victory. Gill and Hakaider are both gone, but in the end, Gill does seem to right about one thing; Kikaider will never become human, and as long as he goes on, he will continue to suffer and be rejected by society at large. Gill knows how to cut deep.
During the aftermath, Jiro has disappeared, but Mitsuko is faithful that he'll return one day. And our final shot is of Jiro walking into the distance, a look of regret and despair plain across his face.
...
But this won't be the last we see of him! Android Kikaider has a sequel OVA called "Kikaider-01" which actually serves as a direct sequel and adapts even more parts of the manga, rather than being based off of the Kikaider-01 Toku that aired in the 60s. Infact, the OVA works so well as a continuation of the TV anime that when it came to the US broadcast, the four episodes of Kikaider-01 are treated as episodes 14, 15, 16, and 17, rather than its own separate thing. And really, I wouldn't have it any other way. So stay tuned for that!
Now, since it was kinda brought up earlier, and I never found a super good time to bring it up, I wanna briefly talk about the trio of writers that handled The Animation: Akemi Omode, Shinsuke Onishi, and Masashi Sogo.
Having now analyzed each episode and the styles they bring, I think I get why each one handled the episodes they did. What episodes are they? Here's a list:
Omode: 1, 5, 9, 12, and 13.
That's "Lonely Puppet," "City of Rain," "Friends," "The Machine That Dreams," and "The End of the Dream."
In other words, the episodes that have a very defined three-act structure, and also the ones that have to do with the bonds between people. Or atleast moreso than the other episodes.
Onishi: 2, 4, 7, and 11.
That's "Mad Machine," "Mirror," "Afterglow of Regret," and "The Destroyer."
These are the episodes that are the most action packed, as well as ones that have the most to do with Jiro reflecting on himself and his true nature.
Speaking of which? The final count on the "Mad Machine" line? Technically, 7 times across 4 episodes.. But only if you include both the recap episode and flashbacks. If you don't count the recap episode(which you shouldn't) it goes down to 6, and if you don't include flashbacks, it reduces down to twice across two episodes. That is hardly "every single episode." So SUCK IT, people who probably don't even remember this show anymore!
Lastly, Sogo: 3, 6, and 10.
"Stray Sheep," "Negative Fragments," and "Frozen Bonds."
These are the episodes that rely on dialogue the most, and even though Sogo had the least amount of episodes, I think it's safe to say he was every bit as important.
Tune in tomorrow for Episode 14!
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