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Ninnin Rewatch! 45 + 46

Oh man this final arc is SOOOOO good. I know I've said that a bunch already but dangit it's true. I've mentioned elsewhere before, but, especially when it comes to Toku, the absolute single greatest thing a show can do to get on my good side is have a great last stretch, or even just a great finale. I basically never drop a show after committing any more than a few episodes, so I love the feeling of being rewarded for my time that a good ending gives me. It makes any low points throughout feel totally worth having gone through. Ninninger gave that to me in spades. It's a well paced last couple of episodes that ramp up the tension, bring a whole bunch of thematic and character stuff to a great closure, and generally tie everything up in a nice bow. A bow with exciting action scenes and explosions.

I'm going a little different with the format here, since a lot of stuff is either A. redundant, or B. a spoiler, but as for what specifics I can give, 45 has a ton of great moments from Starninger, and the big final for real this time last step in the Ninningers' arc as a team, with them actively rejecting the entire existing concept of the Last Ninja in favor of finding their own path. It's super satisfying to see. 46 lets the whole family shine by getting Tsumuji and Yoshitaka in on the action in a big way, and you all know my stance on episodes featuring Tsumuji. Yoshitaka himself gets HIS big moment by giving a big speech showing his approval of the entire team, noting each of their unique strengths and saying he knows they'll become better ninja than he ever was. Again, since he's been so stingy about giving unironic praise throughout the show this is SO awesome to see. Can you tell I like these episodes?