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11-14-2020, 07:06 AM | #1 |
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The Kiramagers are attacked by a new Jamenshi with the power to change sizes.
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11-14-2020, 08:06 AM | #2 |
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I think you could give that title to any modern toku episode...
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11-14-2020, 10:28 AM | #3 |
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Well, this season is about the movie references for its titles, and there is a movie called “Toys” (a 90s film with Joan Cusick)
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11-14-2020, 10:22 PM | #4 |
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Well, this episode marks the end of the Mashin Sentai Kiramager Music Festival with Kouji Shouei as Takamichi Crystalia/KiramaiSilver singing "Wonder Guardian Deity". That's 2 months of Mutliple Music Endings from Episode 23 last September 13, 2020 up until today (Episode 31). By next week, the "Kiraful Miracle Kiramager" Ending Song will be back.
On to the episode commentary: Did the Yodonheim Army pursued mother and son, who had the possession of the small Juuru Atsuta/KiramaiRed, Takamichi Crystalia/KiramaiSilver, the DX-sized Kiramaizin and Gigant Driller? Did the other Kiramagers meet them? How did the shrinking ones returned to normal and can fight the giant monsters again? Well, shrinking mecha and humans to various small sizes are not new. In ZyuRanger, Dan/TriceraRanger and Boi/TigerRanger in a compact car were sucked in and miniaturized in a bottle by Fairy DonDon and Toshio, only to be restored to normal size when Mei/PteraRanger opened it, releasing the two inside the car. In KakuRanger, Sasuke was shrunk to the size of the palm and was placed in a gunpowder ball by Youkai Kasha, only to be rescued by the other KakuRangers before the explosions occurred. In GingaMan, Starbeast Gingat was shrunk to a Chibi size when the meteorite crashed on her and sealed her sacred power away until Saya/GingaPink destroyed it with Kiba Arrow when Sambash attempted to get it. Thus, Gingat was restored to its giant size. And finally, in Kyoryuger, Zyudenryuu Gabutyra himself had shrinked so that he can be with the other Kyoryugers in aiding the battle against the Deboth Army. When Deboth Monsters grow by Luckyulo, Gabutyra restored his giant size to join the fight with the other Zyudenryuus. Any other Super Sentai Series that have similar shrinking episodes aside from the others mentioned above? |
11-14-2020, 11:03 PM | #5 |
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When you really need to promote the toys you literally have them in an episode.
Speaking of I kinda wish one day we'll get an episode where a Megazord was shrunk to human size and we get to see them fighting on that size. Has it been done before though?
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11-15-2020, 02:04 PM | #6 |
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I appreciate that Takamichi's song was very Showa-esque, given that he is technically from that generation.
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11-16-2020, 06:53 PM | #7 |
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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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11-16-2020, 07:01 PM | #8 |
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This could not possibly have been any more up my alley.
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. This was a beautifully Sentai episode, and while I had an issue or two - is the mother maybe flipping out a bit too much by immediately demanding and shouting that her son hand over toys he found? Did that bug anyone else? - the core to all of this was so so nice. These are my favourite parts of moral episodes centered around kids; where it starts with the assumption that the kids are trying to do their best and do what they're told, and the issue is about what troubles that causes them and where their loved ones may be at fault too. I'm very very into talking to people to work out their issues instead of talking down at them and telling them they're selfish!
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11-16-2020, 07:15 PM | #9 |
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I remember finding that second episode's plot such an odd choice watching it at first, with the way it was basically having your cake and eating it too, but looking back, it's perfect. The show's very first personal dilemma, the moment that lets Juuru prove himself as a leader, was telling Sena it's okay to put her own wants and needs over those of the team. It's such a bold message for a Sentai series to toss out there that early, and now I look back on it and think it was maybe just too smart for me to get right away. Also, yes, the mom freaking out did strike me as a bit sudden.
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11-16-2020, 07:20 PM | #10 |
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I remember finding that second episode's plot such an odd choice watching it at first, with the way it was basically having your cake and eating it too, but looking back, it's perfect. The show's very first personal dilemma, the moment that lets Juuru prove himself as a leader, was telling Sena it's okay to put her own wants and needs over those of the team. It's such a bold message for a Sentai series to toss out there that early, and now I look back on it and think it was maybe just too smart for me to get right away.
This show is sooooooooo good
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