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Originally Posted by Androzani84

And I mentioned two episodes ago that Drilloid was one of two Metaloids to get an action figure when the series was brought over to the US. Well this episode features the second one, named only in the credits as ?Danganloid? (dangan = machine gun).

As promised, I'll point out that Dangan Zord was the specific Gamma type I was referring to before. I mean, it's just Megazord Gamma with a gun, but that's a simple way to make a cool design even cooler, like Onjuuken Suzune.

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Originally Posted by Sunred

He also worked under a pseudonym, which he also uses for doing artwork for a Bandai subsidary, for a children's book called Namidaroid (ナミダロイド).

Don't forget about the sequel: Namida Zord

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Originally Posted by Kamen Rider Die

TOKUMEI SENTAI GO-BUSTERS MISSION 11 - ?TARGETING THE WEAK POINT?

Setting that aside, though, it was a fun episode that hinged on a pleasingly goofy character dynamic ? namely, that Ryuji and Gorisaki get along so well that Gorisaki feels like Ryuji doesn?t believe their bond could survive a little friction. What seems to most observers as the clear advantage the Blue team has over Red?s catastrophic people skills and Yellow?s non-stop bickering, Gorisaki instead sees as a way that Ryuji keeps a polite distant between them due to a lack of affection and/or trust. The people we love are sometimes the ones we get the most aggravated by, and Ryuji?s continuous breezy dismissal of Gorisaki?s clinginess just tells Gorisaki that Ryuji doesn?t care enough.

So of course Gorisaki risks his life to give Ryuji the chance to defeat the Fanroid, causing a worried Ryuji to lose his cool (Non-Homicidal Version) and berate Gorisaki for almost getting killed, the air has been cleared, go defeat the Megazord, finish with a joke. It?s not a story with a lot of moves on it, but the relationship between Gorisaki and Ryuji is so sweetly unique and fun that I kind of didn?t care that you can see the beats coming on this one a mile away. The actors sell every moment in this thing, from the sheepish embarrassment of Gorisaki in the beginning, to Ryuji?s heated anger at the end, and everything in-between. It?s a terrific episode for exploring the seemingly perfect partnership and finding its hidden weak point. Just like in the title!

Gorisaki could've felt like Ryuji doesn't need him emotionally, since Ryuji's situation is different to the personal trauma of Hiromu and Yoko who lost their families and he was old enough 13 years ago to function independently with little need for parental influence, already pursuing a career in engineering. Gorisaki is a skilled mechanic, so he knows a spare part when he sees one and I can see why he would take Ryuji's polite tolerance of his frequent mistakes as a refusal to treat him as more than a colleague. I think it's intriguing how Hiromu and Ryuji both attempt to carry their burdens alone, but in opposite ways. While Hiromu vents his frustration externally with blunt honesty, Ryuji internalizes it to keep everybody happy, which is much worse for him. Anger is a necessary release and it's important to be honest about it to the people you care about. I like how Ryuji's and Gorisaki's relationship develops here with Ryuji finally getting angry at Gorisaki's recklessness, showing that Ryuji really does care about his partner.

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Originally Posted by Kamen Rider Die

IT?S TIME FOR Yellow Buster!

After Snacks, Usada and even Gobuster Oh, it's good to see you finally gave Yoko the highlight!

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Originally Posted by Androzani84

*Kobayashi has admitted she remembers nothing about working on any of the shows she?s penned, which kind of makes it hard to have any experience.

Kobayashi has been abusing those Zeronos cards for real!