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10-28-2023, 06:23 AM | #1 |
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Houtaro develops feelings for a classmate on a trip while the Sisters lurk in the city...
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10-29-2023, 03:02 AM | #2 |
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Is the UFO seen by a priest at a shrine in Kyoto the level 10 RCC of the Occult category, UFO X? From the news mentioned by Kajiki @ 02:18, I think that's very likely the case.
Lachesis uses a new RCC that looks like Bulletbaang, called Bambamboo. So, there are two gunslinger-type RCC's. Unlike humans, when the Sisters turn themselves into Malgams, they can fuse with more than one Chemy to create a stronger Malgam. Humans' bodies can only withstand the raw power of one Chemy, while they can stand two or even more without the use of additional tools like Valvarusher or Gotchardriver that function as filters. Along with the scene @ 06:16 when Atropos is doing an alchemist experiment, this makes me more convinced that they are actually rogue alchemists that were formerly humans that augment their physique with alchemy to transcend beyond humanity, albeit turning themselves into abominations of nature. This explains why Spanner called Lachesis a monster in the beginning of episode 6. Atropos is creating something out of the fusion of several unknown substances and a piece of Dragonfly Malgam. It's very likely an early season power-up for Gotchard, similar to the Assault Grip. Is it to be used with level 10 RCC's, in coincidence with their appearance like mentioned by Atropos @ 06:29? I'm curious as to what forms the level 10 RCC's grant. Or is she creating a new Driver? Spanner also obtains another piece of Dragonfly Malgam. What's he gonna do with it? Is he going to create a new enhancement for the Valvarad suit? Lachesis calls Spanner a hound. Perhaps she knows that Spanner is just a tool manipulated by the AA's top brasses. It'd be an irony to Spanner. Clotho is finally upping her game by scouting an actual bloodlust convicted criminal, a much better candidate for Malgam creation than mere people with petty grudges. Kajiki has another encounter with Chemies, this time it's Hopper1. Is he gonna be Neuralyzed again this time? Hijiri/the girl is actually a fellow Chojo Wakusei contributor. Hijiri says @ 16:48 that there's another world next to this one. Is she alluding to the Ouroboros aka The One where all things are born? I think the mysterious man is Hijiri's older brother. Rinne is less gloomy and more upbeat in this episode. Minato's civilian attire is hilariously unkempt in this episode. The Clotho vs Minato fight scene is actually shot at Toei Studio. Is turning ninja mannequins into actual ninjas Minato's best skill? He should use more alchemical tricks before resorting to bare fists. He should be better than this. He's gonna have a heck of a Neuralyzation job due to so many people seeing the Jungle Malgam vs Gotchard Batkingrobo form fight. This episode only shows one new form in Wild Mode (Batkingrobo) and none in actual suit. The next episode will be the debut of Goldmechanicer form in suit. It looks nice. There are 38 more base forms to show. The road ahead is still very long. Last edited by Zolda; 10-29-2023 at 03:34 AM.. Reason: Fixed typos. |
10-29-2023, 03:55 PM | #3 |
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A cliffhanger followed by a pre-emption.... Damn! Not as appropriate as Geats doing it after a DGP season finale.
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Lachesis uses a new RCC that looks like Bulletbaang, called Bambamboo. So, there are two gunslinger-type RCC's. Unlike humans, when the Sisters turn themselves into Malgams, they can fuse with more than one Chemy to create a stronger Malgam. Humans' bodies can only withstand the raw power of one Chemy, while they can stand two or even more without the use of additional tools like Valvarusher or Gotchardriver that function as filters.
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Atropos is creating something out of the fusion of several unknown substances and a piece of Dragonfly Malgam. It's very likely an early season power-up for Gotchard, similar to the Assault Grip. Is it to be used with level 10 RCC's, in coincidence with their appearance like mentioned by Atropos @ 06:29? I'm curious as to what forms the level 10 RCC's grant. Or is she creating a new Driver?
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Kajiki has another encounter with Chemies, this time it's Hopper1. Is he gonna be Neuralyzed again this time? Hijiri/the girl is actually a fellow Chojo Wakusei contributor. Hijiri says @ 16:48 that there's another world next to this one. Is she alluding to the Ouroboros aka The One where all things are born? I think the mysterious man is Hijiri's older brother.
Fun cosplay parallels with Houtarou and Rinne. While Rinne is a Shinsengumi who obeys the rules of Tokugawa Bakufu, Houtarou's kimono and Western boots combo is their rival Sakamoto Ryouma's signature look, which is a good fit for Houtarou's belief that Renaissance is a guy who chases dreams. BatKingrobo is huge! Awesome how he can use the GotcharDriver on his chest like Iron Man! However, the cost of this OP form is that it depletes his energy fast. Next episode, in addition to GoldMechanicer, HiikesRose will also appear in suit, which reminds me of Fourze Fire States.
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10-30-2023, 09:17 AM | #4 |
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Turning into 2 other big 3 tokus.
I'm someone who prefers grounded Hotaro and aren't into his constant shouting... and it seems that both his and Kajiki's enthusiasm is now addressed in-universe by an annoyed Rinne, the customer at Tamami's restaurant, and possibly even Tamami herself before opening. Rinne's excited through the haunted house, though I wonder if it's due to actual interest of her or enjoying the boys' misery through it. Outside of that she still has coldness to Hotaro to find the idea of joining his group ridiculous. There's some dynamics too in Hotaro following the school rules, yet Rinne knows that Hotaro always breaks (alchemy) rules, while Rinne herself doesn't follow her words to also visit Shinsengumi. Other than haunted house, Rinne also takes selfies . Not quite like Misora's process of a shut-in girl enjoying herself after Banjou takes her out though. With Hijiri's surname being Himeno (alphabet-wise)... is she a deliberate reference to both the heroines of the other airing tokus, KR's Neon and Sentai's Himeno? Though I wonder what's the point of these references are done. Her plot seems to be an ideal romance trope, including the easy hookup of her and Kajiki due to shared interests as well as her hugging a male at the end... though it's possibly her brother who's an escaped convict. A kaiju battle is more commonly featured in Sentai/Ranger and Ultraman, and here, BatKing is robotic like Megazords, and it has Ultraman's rise. It also has Ultraman's time limit and color timer to revert Hotaro back to human after certain time passed, before being saved by Renge (a female literal rider) and Sabi so he can still henshin. Guess Rinne is also more knowledgeable for the Chemies to act as Hotaro's assist. Clotho's showcase so far is her brutally physically fighting as the brute of the sisters. Quote:
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11-02-2023, 08:35 PM | #5 |
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Giant Robot and Tree Monster fight in Kyoto. Enough said.
Got to give it to Houtaro, sometimes you shouldn't just expect to need to be a hero, but then again this is a Tokusatsu show designed to sell toys on a week-to-week basis, so he should probably come to expect this by now. Anyway, from the sounds of it, the sisters are trying to make Spanner their new lackey or something and are also making a brand-new toy! Though I wonder, what's the point in making a Kamen Rider belt for themselves when they already have the power to transmute multiple Chemies unto themselves? Is the belt a substitute key for their Door to Darkness? Or are they just jealous because Gotchard and Spanner sell more toys than Malgams? Anyway, curious what they think they can accomplish with that. In other events, I'm guessing that other criminal is Hijiri's brother, mainly because she mentioned him, I kind of doubt it's another boyfriend, but then again, I could be wrong. Next Episode: Big trouble in little Kyoto!
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11-03-2023, 07:15 PM | #6 |
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I think episode 10 will be the (very appropriate) on-screen debut of a Level 10 Chemy, most probably UFO X. It will very likely fall into The Sisters' hands and will be used to overwhelm Gotchard for several episodes until episode 12. This is because based on the information from Bandai's website here, the DX X Gotchalibur will be released on November 25, a day before episode 12 broadcast. Although I think, like you said, the X Gotchalibur is not necessarily the same item that Atropos is creating in this episode. It might come from somewhere else. I can't wait to see Gotchard's Level 10 form(s). I hope they look better than the majority of ordinary forms. I also hope the writers can provide a good, logical reasoning why Level 10 RCC's have identical rear sides. Quote:
I think in each category there are several Chemies that function as gauntlet/power-type weapon, gun/rifle/cannon/projectile launcher/long-range weapon, sword/knife/melee weapon, poison/neurotoxin-type weapon (including the antidote), flight capability, distraction/illusion/audiovisual trickery, giant-sized forms, etc, though they don't necessary pair. Quote:
Looks like it has a card slot on the left side and maybe the big circle is an LED display. The whole unit is pretty big, like it could function as a Driver on its own. There's a rumor that Rinne's getting some kind of Henshin attachment, which sounds like it might be a Mega Ulorder type of device. Who knows? I agree that it probably has something to do with those Level 10 Chemies.
I think its vague appearance in this episode might be just a red-herring. It doesn't necessarily have something to do with Level 10 RCC's. There's a rumor several weeks ago that Rinne will get a Driver and she will henshin into a fox-themed Rider. There's a fox Chemy named Ninetail (Occult category, no. 9), which is appropriate for her because her surname is written with the kanji for nine. And it's paired with, surprise surprise, Happyclover (Plant category, no. 1), which I called a Precure mascot in the episode 8 thread. Though I think that her Driver doesn't necessarily use 2 cards like Gotchardriver do. It could only require 1 RCC to henshin. Or, it could be a Driver for Spanner... Or one of The Sisters... Or Glion. Quote:
Fun cosplay parallels with Houtarou and Rinne. While Rinne is a Shinsengumi who obeys the rules of Tokugawa Bakufu, Houtarou's kimono and Western boots combo is their rival Sakamoto Ryouma's signature look, which is a good fit for Houtarou's belief that Renaissance is a guy who chases dreams.
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BatKingrobo is huge! Awesome how he can use the GotcharDriver on his chest like Iron Man! However, the cost of this OP form is that it depletes his energy fast. Next episode, in addition to GoldMechanicer, HiikesRose will also appear in suit, which reminds me of Fourze Fire States.
And can Houtarou or other AA alchemists use an RCC's power directly with only The Ring, without additional tools like Chemy Riser, Valvarusher, or Gotchardriver, similar to eating Helheim fruits? Is the use of raw power of RCC's forbidden by the AA due to the potentially fatal side effects to the user? Or will it simply transform them into Malgams? I hope the writers can answer these simple yet logical questions. Oh, and Houtarou still has not combined 2 mismatched RCC's for curiosity's sake, yet. Haha. Another boyfriend? Is Kajiki the official one? |
11-04-2023, 07:15 AM | #7 |
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Very cool episode. They finally remembered that the show is about schoolchildren, they climbed onto the territory of Sentai and even those who are not supposed to ride a motorcycle. I also want to note a funny reversal of the clich?, when the goodie unleashes a crowd of troopers on the villainess. And in general, I liked the atmosphere of a school trip, albeit typical for such stories, with these kimonos and visiting the sights.
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11-04-2023, 07:21 AM | #8 |
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It seems to me that the issue here is not about raising the stakes, but about the different approaches of the sisters. Lachesis prefers offended people with a clear goal, while Clotho likes thugs who are dangerous to everyone around him. Atropos's tastes are unknown at this point, but given that her conversation with Rinne in the last episode happened after telling her sisters, "It's time for me to step up to the game," I'd hazard a guess that she's slowly luring her victim to the dark side.
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11-04-2023, 09:56 AM | #9 |
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It seems to me that the issue here is not about raising the stakes, but about the different approaches of the sisters. Lachesis prefers offended people with a clear goal, while Clotho likes thugs who are dangerous to everyone around him. Atropos's tastes are unknown at this point, but given that her conversation with Rinne in the last episode happened after telling her sisters, "It's time for me to step up to the game," I'd hazard a guess that she's slowly luring her victim to the dark side.
I mentioned here that Atropos might be manipulating Rinne and planting seeds of doubt into her mind by tempting her and gradually revealing the perks of the dark side, with the final goal of recruiting her to their side. |
11-04-2023, 03:22 PM | #10 |
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Anyway, from the sounds of it, the sisters are trying to make Spanner their new lackey or something and are also making a brand-new toy! Though I wonder, what's the point in making a Kamen Rider belt for themselves when they already have the power to transmute multiple Chemies unto themselves? Is the belt a substitute key for their Door to Darkness? Or are they just jealous because Gotchard and Spanner sell more toys than Malgams? Anyway, curious what they think they can accomplish with that.
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I think its vague appearance in this episode might be just a red-herring. It doesn't necessarily have something to do with Level 10 RCC's. There's a rumor several weeks ago that Rinne will get a Driver and she will henshin into a fox-themed Rider. There's a fox Chemy named Ninetail (Occult category, no. 9), which is appropriate for her because her surname is written with the kanji for nine. And it's paired with, surprise surprise, Happyclover (Plant category, no. 1), which I called a Precure mascot in the episode 8 thread. Though I think that her Driver doesn't necessarily use 2 cards like Gotchardriver do. It could only require 1 RCC to henshin.
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Looks like huge forms like Batkingrobo or Spiclewhale have energy innefficiency problem. I wonder if Level 10 form(s) and other upcoming advanced forms will drain Houtarou's energy even faster than these do, or even pose a danger to him. I prefer if the writers keep this internal logic. I like it when an upgrade or final form not only give the ultimate power but also the ultimate danger. And by danger I mean actual life-threatening danger, not memory loss like in Revice or exhaustion like in Geats.
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