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11-02-2016, 07:28 PM | #7281 |
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Ninnin Rewatch! 37 + 38
Episode 37 is another quintessentially Ninninger plot where the ridiculous/awesome (or perhaps, ridiculously awesome?) idea of the team going LARPing combines with solid character-building drama involving Nagi trying to figure out exactly what it means to be the Last Ninja. This is a great showcase of that attention to detail that elevates Ninninger so much. This episode is more videogamey than Kamen Rider Ex-Aid, with proper Dragon Quest looking text boxes and chiptune jingles all over the place, and stuff like Nagi and Kinji sitting in a wagon during battles because only 4 members of the party can fight at a time. It's great. Episode 38 has some elements of another nostalgia trip, but mostly it's just a normal episode about Yakumo's ongoing quest to become a magic ninja (which is definitely a ridiculously awesome idea). The show delves a bit more thoroughly into his backstory in England than it has to this point, while also throwing in a lot Magiranger references, because Yakumo is trying to pass off the Ninningers as a Magic Sentai, called, what else, Magimagiger. Having actually seen the show they're referencing for once I can really appreciate the extent to which they recreate bits of Magiranger. It's cute. All around another fun episode, though it's hard to top 37.
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11-02-2016, 07:34 PM | #7282 |
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I watched the first 2 discs to Ohranger. The first 8 episodes are still pretty solid while 9-12 go downhill, especially that terrible baby one.
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11-03-2016, 08:06 AM | #7283 |
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Rewatching Akibaranger. Man, I love this show. Going back through it just makes me sad about those unreleased Figuarts they showed, though. (Malshiiiiiiiina!!!!!)
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11-03-2016, 05:32 PM | #7284 |
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Ninnin Rewatch! 39 + 40
In episode 39 Kasumi's planning skills finally backfire on her for once. This was a much needed bit of development for her, since, up to this point, she's more been pulling everyone else along rather than getting her own character arc. I think it actually works to the show's advantage it took this long to happen, too, since it really does seem like a BIG deal, given her track record. As per Ninninger's commitment to having everyone be important, the rest of the team gets her to understand one loss isn't going to damage their faith in her, and they all work together to come up with a plan that actually works. It's a solid episode for Kasumi, but it's also another big sign of how much closer everyone's become since the start of the show. It's a subtle change, but it counts for a lot. Episode 40 is the obligatory Christmas episode, in which the Ninningers have to fight Santa Claus. Sort of. The plot actually carries on from last week, with Kasumi being in something of a slump after her previous failure. Most of the team is pretending not to notice in an effort to spare her feelings, but of course Takaharu doesn't approve of that. This is another time where Takaharu's... straightforward approach to life helps the team out a lot, and what's great about any time this happens is how the show deliberately undercuts his contribution by having Takaharu himself not even realize how much sense he's making. He's never actually giving advice so much as explaining a gut feeling he has, and it's the others who pick up on the significance. This episode also gives a Christmas present directly to me, by having the Ninningers take down the MotW with all the Otomo-nin uncombined. After so many episodes of them going straight to Ha-Oh Shurikenjin or Gekiatsu Dai-Oh this makes me impossibly happy to see. Akibaranger is so great. I wouldn't necessarily call it a good show, but it's made with so much heart it's hard not to love it.
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11-04-2016, 12:06 AM | #7285 |
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Akibaranger is like a modern day Carranger. I wish there was more of it.
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11-04-2016, 04:21 PM | #7286 |
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Ninnin Rewatch Diet Size! 41
We're getting into the final arc, and that means starting to wrap up things that have been running throughout the series. This particular episode serves mainly to call attention to how far the Ninningers have come, with Tsumuji pointing out that, having mastered Yoshitaka's teachings, and having started to find their own style, all that's really left is for them to move forward by themselves. Of course, that doesn't mean they're done learning lessons, with Shishioh, of all people, giving them some advice on what it means to be a proper adult. I've mentioned a million times at this point how I feel Ninninger has really solid character development, and the show hasn't done anything to contradict me so far. This episode by itself does a good job of putting the team's growth into perspective, but, more than that, watching nearly the entire series in a hair over a month has made it extremely clear just how different they are from where they started. It's a very gradual, natural sort of growth, and because of that, I think over the course of a whole year you might not even realize anything's changed. In a sense, I guess that's sort of realistic.
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11-04-2016, 07:38 PM | #7287 |
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Gingaman 31 and 32.
There's not really much to say here, really. They were okay episodes. 31 is about Yuuta and Hayate. They going shopping when they encounter a fortune teller/palm reader who basically takes the palms of the people who come to him and use them as oaths to take the burden of the Daitanic Monster's seal. Kind of a clever play. Also helped that his arbitrary number was only 31 or 22 or something, rather than 555 or 111, so he could pull it off rather easily. Yuuta and Hayate are suckered in and they, along with many others, start turning to stone. All throughout the episode, Yuuta was trying to emulate Hayate, like being as cool and calm as him, but failed. He soon learns how to be as calm as him, but at a key moment where Hayate loses his cool (Where he thinks Yuuta had been crushed). It was kind of touching to see him break down like that. Also, skanky pirate tries to kill him before he turned to stone...Yeah. 32 was about a brother and sister who owned a motorcycle store. Bro and Ryouma make a friendship, sis gets kidnapped, bro gets pissy, and in the end, Ryouma gets a motorcycle. And it's signature attack is Rider Break. I guess all is fair since Kamen Rider was canceled at this point... Also, the monster was related to one of Iries's other monsters, but I couldn't tell you who...Whatever. Hyuuga appeared for a collective 3 minutes between these two episodes...I have no idea why he was so sparse...What, since we got the 3 new Star-Beasts, we have to cut him out so they can have time to shine instead of BullKnight? That's like, legit the only reason I can think of to have him not appear...
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11-05-2016, 11:15 AM | #7288 |
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Gingaman, just one episode, though, 33
Holy hell, this kid. If I talked to my mom like that, she'd have slapped me into another universe. Jeez... Iries sends her brother in to do some work, and holy crap, his arbitrary number was, like, 3333 or something. Sucks for him. Well, he almost got it. He also incapacitated the team sans Saya. Good job, guy, you almost didn't suck. Anyway, annoying kid was trying to be cool for Saya, but she tells him the typical spiel and he stops being a brat and he helps save the day. Also, I was right! They kept Hyuuga out of the past 2 episodes just because they needed a reason to prevent him from calling GouTaurus! While he's back to action here, they needed to have the kid in danger and make sure he's safe, so he runs off just as the monster grows giant so they could call in Giga Bitus and Giga Phoenix to help. The ending where Saya and the kid fall out of the tree was pretty funny, too. Oh yeah, the Daitanic monster is starting to rot and decay, and Zahab says he'll tell Iries to pick up the pace rather than letting Batbass have the job. So methinks her time is coming.
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11-05-2016, 11:13 PM | #7289 |
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MOAR GINGERMAN
34 Wow oh wow, that was a pretty good one. Where to start? So Zahab is sick of Iries, so he sends her out personally (Goading her with double the reward should she succeed), so she does just that. Creating a fountain sized pillar, she sends out a legion of lizards that drains people's blood and then proceeds to create a magic barrier to prevent the Gingamen from transforming. It's a pretty damn good plan, I gotta say. The lizards basically need to touch your skin and they instantly meld with you to start draining, too, so it's one and done. Shit, girl should've started with this... However, she ain't even done. Next, she merges with the spirits of all her monsters to become even stronger, and gets the power to clone them. Pretty beastly. After the Gingamen retreat and regroup, they decide that their best course of action is a final push, since there's so many blood draining lizards in the area, they won't have time to pause should one of them fall, so they have to keep moving. On their push, Iries showcases the monster cloning ability and sends 5 of her monsters, one by one, to stop them (Strangely, she never summons her dear old brother), and even creates an illusion of Yuuta to fuck with Ryouma's head. Being the heroes, they do overcome this and manage to destroy the magic pillar, removing the lizards, eliminating the clones, and destroying the barrier that prevented them from transforming. Not even using Barba extract, she grows giant and they fight, and she loses (Though, not after kicking Radiant Armored GingaiOh and BullKnight's asses). However, it was earlier revealed that Iries is technically immortal. Her soul is stored in a jewel that she can be revived from after death. HOWEVER, it was all a part of Barban's plan. Iries was always going to die. Either she'd revive the Daitanic and then be killed, or she'd die by the Gingaman and they'd use the jewel her soul was in to revive the Daitanic (And considering what happened, they're going with the latter plan). Also, as one of the bigger head turners, ZAHAB KNEW THE OLD DUDE AND IRIES FUCKED OVER BUDO! What the hell!? I can understand not punishing them for screwing him over, but what confuses me is that he basically played along with Budo being a traitor and that shit...Iries was single handedly responsible for letting the Gingamen get the Galactic Lights, and he didn't raise a finger... Well, he was the one to kill the old dude, so I guess he was just waiting it out. Now Batbass is the field commander, Iries's jewel is shattered (Wait...Their plan relied on using the jewel her soul energy was stored in...I dunno what they're up to now), and the Gingamen have won the day again. Also, Hyuuga seems to be dropping off. He was the only one hit by a lizard, after Iries kicked GingaiOh and BullKnight's asses, he was the only one that stayed down after Giga Phoenix and Rhinos came to the rescue, and he just doesn't seem to be able to keep up.
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11-06-2016, 04:33 PM | #7290 |
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Gingaman: 35 and 36
AKA 2 episodes where nothing really happens. Still though, they were charming. 35 opens with the Yatotos dropping the body of the old guy (Iries's uncle) off the boat. Damn. Poor dude, I still don't remember your name. Anyway, Batbass finally gets his chance to start a 10 episode failure streak, with his first mission being to collect glass in order to build a machine to help the Daitanic revive (As, after giving it the shards of crystal that Iries's soul was in, it's heart started beating). I don't see how making a complex machine out of glass for a planet eating monster would work, but whatever. The real meat of the episode was Gouki finally working up the courage to tell Suzuko he likes her. Yay, I'm glad. However, he finds out he has competition with another teacher from a different school. They race to meet her first, break a vase, and both volunteer to shop with her to buy a new one. That's when shit goes south. Barban attacks, and Gouki, being the nice guy he is, has to leave Suzuko to help other people in danger. Other teacher swoops in to exclusively help her, though. However, watching Gouki fight, Suzuko gets inspired and rescues someone else being harassed by Yatotos, and ends up mildly injured, too. Poor thing, though I'm always glad to see civilians fighting back~ Asshole teacher tells Gouki to leave her forever because he inspired to fight (And, in turn, get hurt), and he agrees (Just as he gets a call that Barban is back). Suzuko decides she ain't a bitch and runs to the battlefield (Well, hobbles), and tells Gouki she ain't a bitch and don't need protection. She says she likes him and all is well. Episode 36 has the father, Haruhiko, ending up super glued to Hayate, hand to hand, on accident. Mishaps ensure as Barban ends up leaving multiple bombs that, coincidentally, make whoever touches them stick to them...Strange mechanic. Hijinks ensue, but Haruhiko proves his mettle and helps save the day, despite all the peril he puts themselves in (Though he basically wanted to do it all, anyway).
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