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Any time we get a crab-themed villain, these threads seem to perk up. Hilarious!

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Originally Posted by Sunred

Urataros is based off the Japanese folklore Urashima Taro, a story of a fisherman who saved a turtle from a bunch of brats that was being mean to it. Turns out that turtle was Otohime, the daughter of the Ryujin(aka ruler of the Ryugujyo or Dragon Palace) in disguise. Taro went down there and spend the next few days with her. However he got homesick and wished to return to the surface world. Allowing him to go back, Otohime presented him with a box that must never be opened. Upon reaching the surface world, to his surprise what seemed like days were centuries later. Saddened that everyone and everything he knew were gone, he opened the box given by Otohime. The box let out a puff of smoke and Taro became old, the end.

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Originally Posted by Androzani84

Mind if I feel you in with my next round of information about the VAs?

First off, we’ve got our blue button Imagin Urashima Taro

Kōji Yusa

Notable Anime roles: Shadow the Hedgehog in the Sonic series, Gin Ichimaru in Bleach, Zuo Ci and Xu Huang in Battle Vixens, Eiji Sasazuka in Majin Tantei Nōgami Neuro, Kyōsuke Hyobu in Zettai Karen Children, Demolishor and Thrust in Transformers Armada, Demolishor and Wing Saber in Transformers Energon, Atticus Rhodes in Yu-Gi-Oh! GX
Notable Tokusatsu roles: Evil Agito in Kamen Rider Ryuki Hyper Battle Video, Hades Beastman King of Hell Yeti Zee in Mahou Sentai Magiranger, Kamen Rider Accel in Super Hero Taisen.
Notable dubbing roles: Dr. Johnathan Crane in the Dark Knight trilogy, Harvey Dent in Gotham, Drew Lansing/Kamen Rider Torque in Kamen Rider Dragon Knight, Leonardo in Ninja Turtles: the Next Mutation, Elgar, the Phantom Ranger, Psycho Blue and Jayden Shiba/Samurai Red Ranger in Power Rangers, Iceman in X2, Prowl in Transformers Animated.

And we’ve got our monster for this week, who totally does not look like KR Scissors as a monster.

Kyousei Tsukui

Notable Tokusatsu roles: Deputy Zelmoda in Gekisou Sentai Carranger, Trinoid 12: Yatsudenwani in Bakuryuu Sentai Abaranger, Engine Carrigator in Engine Sentai Go-Onger, Mugura-Roid in Ressha Sentai ToQger Vs. Kamen Rider Gaim Spring Vacation Combining Special.
Notable dubbing roles: Acer in Cars 2, Inspector Gadget, Donald and Douglas in Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends.

Anything else I say about this two parter, I’ll say next time.

Thanks for the info, you two!

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Originally Posted by Kurona

As someone who loves this show, yeah, I don't really have many good things to say about Airi's simps. They're there to have some characters at the Milk Dipper so I wouldn't call them extraneous, but man I wish they done something that's not these two.

Yeah, I think it's this weird thing of them being both creepy and inconsequential that makes me so mad at them, and the show for including them. If they'd been creepy but essential to the plot, fine. If they'd been inconsequential but charming and funny, fine. But they're weird creeps who are totally irrelevant to the plot of the show, and that's just infuriating.

And, sort of disagree that you need them for customers, or any customers at all? Plenty of these shows have slid by with empty cafes, and A Cafe With Only Astronomy-Themed Books That Is Hidden From Public View feels like exactly the type of cafe that should be customerless.

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Originally Posted by Sh Ranger

At least they're marginally more interesting than Useless Monk Apprentice #1 and Useless Monk Apprentice #2 from Kamen Rider Ghost.

Those guys at least told Takeru when there were monsters attacking! They were integral to the start of at least half of Ghost's plots!

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Originally Posted by DreadBringer

Lack of Ryotaro or Hana? Yeah but, Urataros joins as the major character just like Momotaros, he's not a guest star that is only central here. Urataros should be lumped together with Ryotaro, Hana, and Momotaros. If you care about Imagins because their relationship with Ryotaro, then Urataros is also one of them that you should look out for, because Urataros is on the same league as Momotaros in importance, he's one of the central character for the whole series. Urataros is made as a contrast to Momotaros, that while Momotaros is an idiot and hot-blooded (similar to shonen leads, also the spiky hair), Urataros is non-confrontational and is clever type, a trickster.

Sure, I'd think he'll grow on me, but... like, Ryotaro is literally and figuratively the vessel these characters exist in. He is the thing that gives them shape, definition. Without him, everything's everywhere, and it's a mess. I'm very much looking forward to how he interacts with Urataros!

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Originally Posted by DreadBringer

Monster interactions happen again this time, here about how seemingly monsters should always behave the way that the monsters are for being malicious, like stooping so low to grant their contractor's wish, like just murdering a child. I don't know what will happen if Momotaros did smack the thugs that harass Ryotaro with the pipe or something, but Momotaros is currently turning into a better monster as per Ryotaro's plead on him to apologize for his morally questionable choices. Monster interactions had happened too before on phase 1, particularly for series like Kuuga, where the Grongi's point is that they lose because of them competing and trying to one-up each other, in contrast to the main cast's teamwork.

Yeah, I always prefer shows where the monsters have competing goals, or non-uniform approaches. It gives so much more nuance to what the hero is up against, so I'm glad that Den-O is already starting to explore the Imagin.