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02-07-2022, 06:03 AM | #701 |
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So I realized this while reading some slice of life manga and honestly it's pretty clever.
So basically, the Moe Moe Z-Cune (the Akibarangers' henshin device) is actually a stealth pun (well, maybe not a stealth pun as this is most likely common otaku knowledge in Japan, but whatever): 'moe' means 'cute' or the feeling of cuteness/adoration for something cute. 'Z-Cune' is a pun on 'zukyuun', which is a sound effect for a gun being fired or, in some contexts, a heart being pierced through (metaphorically speaking of course) (an analogy of Cupid's arrow piercing one's heart might help). Basically, 'Moe Moe' refers to Aoi-tan's cuteness while 'Z-Cune' is a playing on the fact that the anime figurine turns into a gun. But that's not even the clever part! The real pun is that 'Moe More Z-Cune' is derived from 'moe moe kyun', a sort of 'magic spell' often chanted in maid cafes by its employees to made the food 'tastier'. The word 'kyun' basically refers to a blushing emotion. 'Moe moe kyun' is especially chanted in Akibahara's maid cafes, further tying in to Akibaranger's Akibahara setting. This has got to be the most clever wordplay I've seen for a henshin device, and I'll be even more mind blown if I ever find out that the Munya Munya Zubaan is another clever wordplay on something.
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02-15-2022, 04:01 AM | #702 |
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For Revice, even when Demons now ends up in Olteca's hands, it still has Spider-Man resemblance, taking Otto Octavius in Superior Spider-Man. Both him and Olteca are cephalopod-themed villains who assumes the mantle of a spider-themed hero, as well as being superior to the previous user of it. Though at the end Otto turned good.
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02-19-2022, 06:41 AM | #703 |
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Ive noticed some things about DonBrothers already. For starters, Taro/Don Momotaro's first name is written in katakana, Shinichi/Saru Brother and Tsubasa/Inu Brother's names are written in Kanji, and Haruka/Oni Sister and Tsuyoshi/Kiji Brother's names are written in hiragana.
Another thing I noticed is that Don, Oni, and Saru are live-action while Kiji and Inu are rendered in CGI. The reason I point this out is that Dai Sentai Goggle V, the team that DonBrothers borrows their color palette from, only had Goggle Red, Blue, and Yellow pilot vehicles that formed Goggle Robo.
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03-17-2022, 05:25 PM | #704 |
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Here's something fun I just realized, ignoring Kamen Rider Taisen, the titles of the Super Hero Taisen sequels closely match up with the Dragon Ball anime series.
Dragon Ball Z & Super Hero Taisen Z: Pretty obvious. Dragon Ball GT & Super Hero Taisen GP: GT and GP both start with G and rhyme. Dragon Ball Super & Chou Super Hero Taisen: Both contain the character 超, just read out differently. I know it's a stretch with GP and GT, and I doubt it has any significance, but I think it's a cool detail. |
03-17-2022, 06:42 PM | #705 |
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Here's something fun I just realized, ignoring Kamen Rider Taisen, the titles of the Super Hero Taisen sequels closely match up with the Dragon Ball anime series.
Dragon Ball Z & Super Hero Taisen Z: Pretty obvious. Dragon Ball GT & Super Hero Taisen GP: GT and GP both start with G and rhyme. Dragon Ball Super & Chou Super Hero Taisen: Both contain the character 超, just read out differently. I know it's a stretch with GP and GT, and I doubt it has any significance, but I think it's a cool detail.
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05-02-2022, 11:45 AM | #706 |
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Okay, I have to admit, this took me way too long to realize. Especially with how rare scythes are as weapons in Kamen Rider.
Very clever parts re-usage though. |
06-05-2022, 07:40 AM | #707 |
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Watching Ultimate Revice's debut today made me realize that besides magnets, it's also modeled after a space suit, with the see-through cover over the helmet and the small chest hole showing their original suits underneath.
Given the origins of a certain someone, that is a nice detail.
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06-12-2022, 05:44 AM | #708 |
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06-12-2022, 02:48 PM | #709 |
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Fruit Jesus is running out of forms to use in crossovers...
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07-12-2022, 10:45 AM | #710 |
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You know writing a Symphogear and Saber crossover kinda gets the gears turning on certain aspects of Saber. Especially when you get some silly thoughts the further I get into the crossover aspect.
Like they never explicitly say why Slash's personality changes when it comes to using Bremen no Rock Band from what I recall. And I know we've seen Daishinji get loud outside of suit but like... stay with me here. The reason why normal Slash and even when he used 3 Little Pigs, why his personality stayed normal when transformed... is because the books he's using aren't Sound/Music based books. Slash is the Swordsman of Sound, and it totally makes sense that something like Bremen no Rock Band ends up affecting his personality because Sound/Music. Like that just makes so much sense when I think about it. Anyway that was my little brain burst for like today. |
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