[DreamSword]

Episode 15: The Super Rare What?

This episode was way too relatable.

We're all Tokusatsu fans on these boards, right? As such, many of us are also collectors, I think Japan knew that was a big part of the market even back in the 90s when Changerion was made.

Which makes it kind of a ballsy move to feature an episode where half its content is making fun of collectors, which are a big part of your audience.

Now, don't get me wrong, the episode doesn't make any jokes that are outright offensive at our expense or anything, but it was amusing in a bit of an unintended way that, with almost every crack they made, I found myself more going "Yeah, I get it" than feeling like I was being silly or whatever.

The other part of the plot is how Akira is looking for a new secretary now that Akemi is gone, and weird as it is to say, I actually found that bit of episode to be the more interesting one despite it feeling minor in comparison. Granted, I wasn't expecting too much out of it given that Changerion isn't exactly a hardcore drama or anything; I just found it a touch more intriguing.

And that's kinda all I can really say about this one? Most of it is a one note "Ha, nerds" joke, and while it doesn't devolve to the level of, say, Big Bang Theory in terms of obnoxiousness or anything, it does mean there aren't that many avenues to examine. For me atleast. It just is what it is and, really, I'm not about to hold that against it.