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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.