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Fish Sandwich
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Kakuranger 36-37:
Would you believe I totally forgot about Ninjaman for most of the show? Because
I
kind of don't. Usually there's a real sense of anticipation for these things. You know, every now and then a thought would randomly pop into my head like "oh man, I bet it's gonna be sweet when so-and-so shows up". Like Junior, or Kakure Dai-Shogun, or whatever else. It's that unique kind of excitement of finally sitting down to watch a show you're already somewhat familiar with despite not having seen it. For some reason, though, Ninjaman didn't enter into that this whole time. Which is crazy, right? Because he's the closest thing the show gets to the usual Sixth Ranger, who I'm almost
always
way into, and in this particular case, we're talking about a guy with a really simple yet memorable design, and the weird gimmick of also being a samurai for some reason. So Ninjaman is definitely awesome, and while I guess I must've been pretty satisfied with Kakuranger beforehand to not notice his absence, I'm happy to have him present. Especially with such a strong debut episode. The narrative here is
exceedingly
well-constructed. Having Ninjaman introduced as being trapped in some mystic jar that comes crashing down from space is an immediately attention-grabbing opening, and all the other beats spin out from there super naturally. Some kids find him after he lands, and they bond a little bit in a way that quickly establishes his personality, and how bummed out he is at his current state. The bad guys come after them, so of course the Kakurangers arrive on the scene, providing an opportunity for Ninjaman to explain his backstory, since it ties in with theirs. The bad guys hold one of the kids for ransom to get the jar Ninjaman is in, letting him show his heroic nature by actively telling Tsuruhime
not
to smash it and release him just yet, because he doesn't want to put one of the kids who was so nice to him earlier in danger. It's a very tight plot that does its job of endearing Ninjaman to the audience pretty much perfectly.
Episode 37 features the opening and the commercial bumpers finally updating to reflect all the new toys, now that Ninjaman is here. Which isn't important, I know, but I'm kind of committed to commenting on these things at this point. Really, everything I have to say about this episode pertains more to random scattered elements of it. It's certainly a good time, though. You can't go wrong with an episode where the ultimate evil overlord celebrates his birthday by having one of his subordinates try and get the heroes to dance for his amusement. Plus, it features the return of Muteki Shogun after 10 long episodes, complete with a throwaway line of dialogue from Tsuruhime expressing surprise he's still alive, as though anyone
seriously
believes a robot/god/whatever thing as legendary as him was ever in serious danger back in 27. No, he sets the record straight here, blasting at the series' main villain so hard he retreats immediately, all while still refusing to move his feet, or appear in any significant amount of original footage. Like, even the fact that he shows up here at all could be explained by the fact they were
also
filming some of those shots of all the mecha together to use in the openings and bumpers. I'm still seriously convinced everybody making the show actively hated using that suit.
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