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Originally Posted by Fish Sandwich

Oh, and speaking of characters getting established, Don Momotaro is owning every moment he's on-screen, transformed or not. From the previews and stuff, I ended up getting extremely excited about his character when I realized he's basically going to be the usual "fireball Red" as only Inoue could write one, and he's living up to that so far. I mean, he delivers happiness. You've gotta love that kind of confidence! Plus, his suit actor is Kousuke Asai, who I maintain is second only to Seiji Takaiwa when it comes to being expressive. So again, in and out of suit, Tarou is a delight already. It's impressive how much character Inoue managed to convey from him already despite giving him relatively little screentime. The whole "can't tell a lie" description also seems thematically relevant to the hidden world shtick, so it'll be neat seeing how that plays out. Really looking forward to seeing more of this dude.

I think what also makes Don Momotaro feel different from the other "fireball Reds" is how he's being framed. Most of the time, the Reds are our initially viewpoint character, the character we initially latch on to, and thus their actions get viewed in a more personal manner. Here though, Don Momotaro is being viewed from a distance, his antics being viewed from the perspectives of other characters. As a result, the character has this kind of larger than life feel. Given the design inspirations too, it makes him narratively and aesthetically feel almost like a folktale hero of sorts.