[DreamSword]

Episode 44: Closed Off Akebono

I never expected the police chief to get a focus episode.

Like, him and most of the other cops who aren't the Besties have been pretty one-note the entire show. In a fun way, mind you, but even so.

So to have this episode come along and give the Chief a backstory, an arc, and for those to be tied in with Komachi, who herself also used to be part of Akebono PD? It was a pleasant surprise!

It really is their episode too, with the other citizens of Akebono coming in second, as the Caster Warriors are all incapacitated due to the latest scheme by Dr. Worm. And Ryukendo continues to prove just how wonderful its supporting cast is by filling the episode with great interactions and top notch comedy.

Case in point, the climax of the episode, wherein Komachi reminds the Chief about the passion he used to have for his job, which ends up leading to an "I Am Sparticus" scene involving a ton of the townsfolk. A wonderfully touching moment all on its own, but then it's topped off by not only having everyone do their own silly version of the Ryukendo pose, but having Fudo and Koichi do their own in the background at the same time. I died of laughter at that.

What else can I say other than that this episode had alot of heart in it, and it really showed? It's a wonderfully great time, and I was giving that same thumbs up that Kenji was by the end.