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Goshikida Kaito, Tanjoubi Omedetou! Last time confirmed his birthday as December 12th and now the year of his birth is confirmed as 2000, making him a year younger than my headcanon, which is closer to Komagine's age.

As I suspected, the Gears of the most financially successful Kyoryuger and Gokaiger were being saved for last in this episode which celebrates Kaito's birthday, Christmas and New Year all at once! Kyoryuger Gear's effect seems to support my headcanon that they previously used it offscreen in Episode 13. It was smart of Zenkaizer to use the Gokaiger Gear in conjunction with the Zenryoku Zenkai Cannon summons to wield Shinken Red's Rekka Daizanto.

The most popular Gears are Sun Vulcan, Hurricanger, Goseiger, Zyuohger, Kyuranger and Kiramager.

Unfortunately, Kaito's birthday lands on a Sunday this year, which means Tozitendo are obliged to disrupt the celebration, as Shougatsu Wald's gimmick compels everybody to celebrate New Year over and over again. The solution to this problem is thinking outside the box as expected of Zenkaiger, by turning their fight in to a festive event. In a meta way, that's a pretty apt way to describe Zenkaiger. It's a full power full force celebration of Super Sentai that makes this show enjoyable, as well as the deep themes and morals this show excels at delivering consistently every week. It's a statement that even as the New Year heralds a new Sentai, that doesn't diminish the importance of Zenkaiger and everything great about this show!

The mecha fight is a standout scene as well, with Zenryoku Eagle getting to save the day and Zenkai Oh JuraGaon wielding it in cannon mode supported by VrooMagine and Twokai Oh Cuttanar to perform a giant version of the finisher on Giant Shougatsu Wald! It feels like all the epicness of a typical Christmas episode, except it's still 2 more weeks until the actual Christmas episode and based on the dramatic arrival of Hakaiju Oh in the cliffhanger, it could be awesome!