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That one felt pretty personal, hahaha.

What can I say? I'm a sucker for dramatic death scenes.

[DreamSword]

Episode 49: The Great Infernal King Revives! Never Ending Battle

I knew Dr. Worm was gonna have to be important still, but not like this.

It's a development that I'm not exactly angry about or anything, but it did leave me wanting a bit more. Oh well.

But I'm getting ahead of myself. This episode is all about showcasing how not only is Gren Ghost still alive, but that there's a reason that "Ghost" is in his name. Mainly in that his soul will allow him to keep reviving even after he's blown up.

Mixed with that is the episode pretty much resolving both of the love triangles that it's had going all show in a pretty casual way. The ships now lean heavily toward Kaori/Koichi and Kenji/Rin. I'm not surprised by the outcome, but moreso how casually Ryukendo went "Yeah these are the ships now. Anyway..."

But really, the thing that I want to give the biggest highlight to is whoever they got to direct/edit the action scenes in this episode. When it comes to the bout against Gren Ghost at the end especially, every single hit looks and feels like it hurts a ton. Especially the scene where he reflecs the finishers of Ryujinoh and Magna Ryugunoh. I really felt those impacts!

The ending though, man, what a tease. Makes me wish I had more time tonight for one more, but alas. We must see how Dr. Worm eaten by Gren Ghost ends up next time.

[DreamSword]

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Late reply, but surprisingly, the guy playing Master Ryukendo isn?t played by a veteran from a previous Toku show. He?s just a guy they cast.

Man, imagine an alternate timeline where both Master Ryukendo and Bima Legend are played by Gackt? I'd've lost it.

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Man what an episode to end the night on!

Not much else to say but we are very much at a heavy climax what with Gren Ghost now fully appearing thanks to Doctor Worm. I do agree that they surprisingly handle the love triangle stuff in a fairly casual way though. It's kind of nice though as we can focus on more important matters... next time anyway.

At the very least you won't have to wait a week for the resolution.

[DreamSword]

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Not much else to say but we are very much at a heavy climax what with Gren Ghost now fully appearing thanks to Doctor Worm.

Yeah, and while it is thematically fitting that everything begins and ends with Dr. Worm, I am still hoping for his part in the story to go a certain way.

It most likely won't, but I can dream.

[DreamSword]

Episode 50: The Key That Opens the Future

Alot goes on in this episode.

But I think the part that impressed me the most about it was showcasing just how horrifying Gren Ghost winning would actually be.

People around the world being converted into Tsukaima isn't just some instant event. It's slow, painful, and soul crushing. That scene with Kaori struggling to hold onto her sense of self was terrifying in all the right ways.

That's not to say the rest of the episode was any sort of slouch. The characterization and drama were all top notch, everyone got an Ultimate form, and the final finishing attack was legit cool even if it wasn't what I wanted(They should've formed a Beast King Megazord!).

Really, in practically any other show this would've been the final episode, and as such I have to ask: Just what the heck goes on in the next few!?

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Yeah this was very much the big bombastic finale with a pretty hefty emotional core, so it's odd to think of our 52 main episodes... this is only episode 50.

Also will say, after kind of feeling a bit cheated out of only Ryukendo getting Ultimate (especially when they made a whole deal about 3 Keys), it was very fun to see both Ryugunoh and Ryujinoh get their own Ultimate Modes even if they're more simplistic in terms of how they're executed.

[DreamSword]

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Also will say, after kind of feeling a bit cheated out of only Ryukendo getting Ultimate (especially when they made a whole deal about 3 Keys), it was very fun to see both Ryugunoh and Ryujinoh get their own Ultimate Modes even if they're more simplistic in terms of how they're executed.

Suck it, Blade! Every hero got their own King Form in this show!

[DreamSword]

Episode 51: Christmas on a Black Moon Night

Ex-Aid could take a couple pointers from Ryukendo here.

I knew Jack Moon was still alive, and man, to think he's such a great character that he gets to have two great sendoffs in one show!

While it would be rather easy to have the entire episode be about Jack Moon's' return(and the duel to finish) and that's it, this Christmas episode held a few bonus surprises in store.

The biggest one being that we actually got a little bit of a follow up on Rin's' brother from way back towards the start of the show. Not only were the extra scenes with him nice, but the callback to how similar he and Kenji are in terms of their resolve, and how Rin uses that as a vehicle to sympathize with Kenji and Jack Moon's' pride as swordsman was a cool thing to see.

One thought that crossed my mind as the episode was playing out was that it was going to be revealed that Jack Moon was actually a corrupted form of Rin's' brother, and uh, thankfully that did not happen. As not only would it make no sense, it would've cheapened some of the drama surrounding Jack Moon.

Jack Moon is easily my favorite of the villains, no question.

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The short version: Jack Moon is the coolest.

With that out of the way...

Yeah this was a really good episode. I was a bit worried when Jack Moon came out and demanded a duel that it'd be similar to 21, but despite this episode being Ryukendo and Jack Moon having a climatic Duel at the end, the episode had a lot more going for it.

The surprise callback to episode 8 of all things with Rin's part in all of this was definitely what helped this be a bit more special.

Combined with wrapping up the oddly absent Mechani-Moon after Bloody's death alongside the entirety of the Jamanga empire being destroyed, and you get a wandering swordsman with only one thing on his mind.

Overall definitely a favorite episode of mine from the show.