[DreamSword]

Episode 6

Ya know, for a show explicitly aimed at children, BIMA is surprisingly adult.

I'm not trying to say it's full of swears, or super gory, or anything like that. I more mean in terms of general specifics of its tone and plot.

Like, we had the mass suicides of the previous two episodes, and now with the start of this next one, we have a plot from the Spider-Manster that's all about sending the nation into an economic crisis.

It's not the sort of thing you ever see kid's' shows, much less Toku in general, ever bring up. And it's surprisingly practical too, which seems to be the MO of this monster, given how it's also the first one to directly devise a plan about discovering Bima's' identity and where he likes to hang out.

This monster also makes things personal when it possesses the body of Randy, which in turn is also used to showcase why Bima doesn't just spam Blue Storm at a monster on sight: It needs to be weakened first, otherwise it can still keep a strong hold on the spirit of the person who it's taken over. Which unfortunately means bad news for Randy and Ray.

Speaking of character drama, we're introduced to a new guy who apparently deals in credit card fraud. I really gotta wonder if kids in Indonesia were totally down for this kind of plot or if this sort of things is strictly for the parents watching along. Like, I found it cool watching it now as an adult, but as I kids I could easily see myself being all "Yeah whatever just get to the monster fights already!" (Feel free to judge me as you wish.)

Oh, and before I forget, that photographer from the Hypno Toad episodes? Turns out his name is George, and he's actually a reporter. Taking a page from Peter Parker's' book, he's desperately trying to sell pictures of Bima to the news outlet he works for, with no luck so far.

But yeah, I feel like we now have a very firm setup for BIMA's' formula, and given how well the atmosphere has been handled so far, I think I'm in for an overall good times. This show passes me personal "six episode" test.