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Mashin Sentai Kiramager Episode 31- "Toys!" Discussion
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Fish Sandwich
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This could not possibly have been any more up my alley.
I mean, I'm all about the giant robots in Sentai, and while they may be a whole lot less giant in this case, just upfront, I appreciate having an episode that puts the main Machines so heavily in the spotlight. Mind you, Kiramager has been so good about giving them all their lines to say that there's never really been a moment where I thought they were desperately in need of more attention or anything, but still, it's nice. It's cool to have an episode dedicated to reminding us that those Q1 and Q2 toys are still important to the show.
...So important the toys are making special guest appearances, no less. I
adore
the hook to this plot; it's a pretty out-there idea for a Sentai episode, and yet, once again, it's also something I'm shocked hasn't really been done before. It's so delightfully transparent to make an episode of Kiramager
literally starring the merch
, with them even making it a point to barely touch up the DX toys, presenting them with all their hollow bits and metal pins plain to see. It's kind of a surreal experience, and that raw visual level is something I think the episode scores big on. It feels radically unlike your standard Sentai episode for big stretches, and that variety alone makes it super entertaining. Props to Hiroyuki Katou's direction on this one; it's very pleasant to look at throughout.
What the episode needed to really elevate it was a strong enough script to go along with it. You could make it one huge farce and it'd probably be amazing done right, but I was imagining a heartfelt tale about some sad kid being cheered up by Sentai toys, and I was not disappointed! Can't say I expected Arakawa to bust out the single mother dynamic again, but even 20 years after Kuuga, he hasn't lost that touch! Although this is obviously a bit of a fairly different take from that show. Continuing with the trend of Arakawa's episodes of Kiramager, the moral here kinda throws common consensus to the wind and tells kids they shouldn't be afraid to speak up for their own emotional needs when trying not to be a burden is making them unhappy in life – and that surprising level of sensitivity is
exactly
the Arakawa I know from Kuuga. I wouldn't have really guessed this specific direction is what the story here would be about going in, but I loved every second of it. It's perfectly in line with what a positive show Kiramager is, and in that spirit, allow to me to just reiterate what I already said: this episode rules, and this show is amazing.
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