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Avataro Sentai DonBrothers Episode 9: "Worn-Out Taro & RoboTaro" Discussion
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Don Robotaro. Don
Robo
taro. So this is basically a show made by ge...
Wait
. I feel like I've done this bit before.
And come to think of it, that "Colorful Sundae" on the menu that Kaito didn't want Haruka seeing reminds me an awful lot of something too. And especially now that we've finally seen Kaito transform into Zenkaiser Black, it's like there's some show I'm thinking of that I can't quite place. You know, it had, like, insanely clever writing? Hilarious comedy? What was it again?
Oh right! Donbrothers!
I joke like I could ever forget Zenkaiger, but part of the fun of the way the show is treating Kaito is how well Inoue's usual apathy for nerdy details lends itself to the constant teasing. Which is to say, most of the time, it barely
is
teasing, but it feels that way because a lot of us loyal viewers are inherently concerned about what Kaito's deal is, and the people making the show probably know that. But Kaito is totally just some guy who runs a cafe and is also a superhero on the side, honest! What more do you need to know? It's like, even in this episode where he finally plays a slightly bigger role, he's no less of a question mark by the end, and I adore how playful they're being about that. I would honestly be okay with the subject literally never being addressed by the end of the show, with two identically named characters played by the same guy two years in a row just being this inexplicable bit of Sentai trivia for all eternity. I'm reasonably sure the show
does
have *some* plan it'll explain eventually, but still, there's always a chance. I mean, it's not like they care enough to show the Sentai Gears in Donbrothers consistently.
Oh, and speaking of Inoue's apathy for what you'd think would be a basic fact of the story, I love that Don Momotaro just pulled that Gear out of nowhere for the climax. You literally write the plot around Tarou falling ill and having to come back strong, even directly involving for the first time a character who clearly knows a thing or two about his Gears, and then Tarou
still
just pulls a new one out like he's always had it. And heck, maybe he has, right? Who are we to say he just hasn't felt like using that until now? That is a classic Kamen Rider Kiva move from Inoue right there. It makes enough sense for a toy to exist in the world, and that's as much thought as you're going to see put into it. Just be glad Tarou is probably going to be using this more than a few times, okay?
Besides, when the episodes have stories this fun, I'm not exactly in a rush to jump on the writer for not placing a spotlight more on the merch. It's fitting that this is the episode that makes the heaviest use of Kaito yet, because parts of this one absolutely felt like the most Zenkaiger an episode of this show has ever been in structure. You've got a slightly more comical villain with a pretty silly gimmick, and a wacky problem for our heroes to solve in a wacky manner. Although I suppose in Zenkaiger, the latter usually stems directly from the former. Just goes to show how busy this team is with Don Momotaro as a leader! Being crazy strong and full of energy is the one thing you can rely on him for, and sometimes you can't even hope for that much. Much like Zenkaiger, I feel like the biggest success of this one is just kinda the sketch comedy aspect of it. Don Momotaro's whole entrance in the initial fight scene? That whole escalation of how
utterly pathetic
it is at every turn? What can I call that scene besides absolutely brilliant? And that's on top of the usual assortment of traditional Donbrothers gags, including such recurring favorites as Oni Sister getting tossed around, which will never get old.
I guess that's about the sum of it. Tasaki's direction here was great, there are some neat hints towards future events, but mostly, this episode is just plain funny, and I wouldn't dream of asking it to be anything more.
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