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Originally Posted by Enchilada645

I also find it funny how it took us like 13 episodes after his introduction, but starting with Episode 40 the show has to let you know that Ryugunoh's new toy can also become a short sword.

Now we just wait for the day he dual wields.

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Episode 43: My Hero

So here's this giant enemy crab...

And while it is covered in weak points, unfortunately our heroes can't stage an all out attack because Rin ends up trapped inside.

The episode very much plays out like your average giant monster movie, and that is not at all a bad thing, because in usual Ryukendo fashion, they have fun with the base idea. Typically by means of character interactions.

And, well, it also kinda leaves me without much to say? There's no big reveal in the plot(unless you count the very nonchalant reveal of Baron Bloody still being alive), no big theme or message. Just a simple, fun rescue mission that happens to involve a giant robot.

So, all in all, solid episode. No real complaints.

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Yeah this was a pretty solid episode with not much else to say.

I think my favorite bit was the ending of it where our three heroes are told they have to put Akebono Tower back where it was. Specifically with Koichi making the very meta and amusing response of "I think it'll take a week" in regards to how long it'll get them to put it back in place.

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Yeah this was a pretty solid episode with not much else to say.

I think my favorite bit was the ending of it where our three heroes are told they have to put Akebono Tower back where it was. Specifically with Koichi making the very meta and amusing response of "I think it'll take a week" in regards to how long it'll get them to put it back in place.

Power scalers would go nuts over this moment, I'm sure.

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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.

[Enchilada645]

I really enjoyed this episode, it was a fun surprise to see the police chief get the spotlight and so directly too. I was not expecting him to actually have a connection to Komachi, so it was a pleasant surprise.

It's also nice to see Komachi again, and she really does a lot in this episode too which was extra great.

But also yeah that Spartacus/Countdown to Destruction scene towards the end was also another highlight. It's a fun domino in which the Police Chief ends up showing enough courage for everyone else to do the same.

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It's also nice to see Komachi again, and she really does a lot in this episode too which was extra great.

Oh for sure. It was great to see that she hadn't just lost all of her battle skills after her last episode. And making her a very direct contributor in everything was fantastic.

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Episode 45: Enter all Jamanga Leaders! The Top Plan

The villains attempt to bring about the usual Power Rangers finale!

But in a nice twist, our heroes learn of the plan right as it starts, and thus the race is on to prevent SHOT's' base from being raided.

This results in an episode that gives everyone an equal amount of focus(with a slight edge towards Setoyama) and has a fun amount of action all throughout. All capped off with a brand new form for Ryukendo out of nowhere.

And while I did like the episode for what it was, I was a bit disappointed in how it seems like Rock Crimson is now gone for good. The brief flashback we get to episode 37 gave me hope that that plot of that episode would get some kind of follow up, but alas, it seems it's not to be.

It's another simple and straight-forward episode, which is good, because I'm gonna try to do multiple episodes tonight as a means of catching up with how life got in the way a handful of times through the time I've been watching this show. So stay tuned.

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This episode was pretty solid overall, it very much has all our major players active and doing something, and we get a fun new mystery to unravel in how the heck Ryukendo got that form and how that key was even there to give it to him in the first place.

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This episode was pretty solid overall, it very much has all our major players active and doing something, and we get a fun new mystery to unravel in how the heck Ryukendo got that form and how that key was even there to give it to him in the first place.

It also kinda begs the question of how did the key not get discovered earlier with how many times that Rock Crimson has been blown up, but eh, it's not a big deal.