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Dogengers High School Episode 9: The Guidance Counselor

Original post is HERE.

Podcast episode is HERE.

MAMA takes the stage.

That alone makes this a very unique episode amongst tokusatsu in general, let alone Dogengers.

But the episode has alot more going for it than just that, and it's a fun ride all the way through as a result. I mean that in more ways than just the episode feeling like three different scripts stapled together yet somehow working.

You have Mako taking a backseat for an episode. Kireko bonding with characters on his own. Koujin Ex getting just as much spotlight as Miko. And multiple morals of the day that are all equally important. It's impressive how jam packed the episode is while retaining such tight writing to make it all flow so well.

But possibly most important is that all throughout, the episode is just plain fun to watch. Sure, on a technical level it's nothing super incredible. But the big thing here(and arguably for the entire franchise) is the character interaction, which is all top notch, which in turns makes the action and comedy hit all the harder. I was invested right from the start and never swayed.

It's not my favorite episode in High School, but it's for sure a great one.