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05-15-2024, 07:57 AM | #231 |
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I do want to comment that the stage-play Horror episode is a personal favorite of mine. It was a great tribute to all of the elements that tokusatsu itself takes from the stage (Even if Kouga is entertainingly oblivious). The scene where the Horror and Kouga both do the same wire stunt but the wires are only visible on the theatrical Horror absolutely floored me.
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05-15-2024, 05:28 PM | #232 |
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It's a simple premise as you described, but it does a lot with the characters. It's fun to see the show explore more of Leo and pairing him up with Kaoru makes them a fun duo to follow. Seeing the two interact with each other, and also seeing the more spiritual aspect of GARO's world come into play is really cool. Definitely a big favorite of mine from this season.
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I do want to comment that the stage-play Horror episode is a personal favorite of mine. It was a great tribute to all of the elements that tokusatsu itself takes from the stage (Even if Kouga is entertainingly oblivious). The scene where the Horror and Kouga both do the same wire stunt but the wires are only visible on the theatrical Horror absolutely floored me.
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05-15-2024, 06:27 PM | #233 |
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Episode 11: Howl Man, that sure was a fun Power Rangers episode! This episode is all about reaffirming Koga's' legacy as Garo, and how he'll always be dedicated to the cause, despite all hardship. And the way that's emphasized is through a really fun set of battles that features some really cool green screening and sound stages, which result in a sort of visual flair that's really stylistic and fun to see. It was also neat to see that the opponent this time wasn't a Horror, even if only by technicality. And getting a small bit of world building via the Garo Graveyard Tower was pretty nice too. That, plus the return of Garo's' cape, made for a decent callback to the season 1 finale. All in all, a fun time. ... Say what? You're asking if that's all the episode is? Why, yes, it is simply a fun bit of stylistic action. Some might claim that there was another aspect of this episode, but those people are lying and you should ignore them. Trust me, I'm the reviewer here, so I would know!
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05-15-2024, 07:17 PM | #234 |
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Don't remember this episode too well, but I do remember Zaji for sure, quite the interesting entity to have face off against Kouga.
That said, I do appreciate the lore and worldbuilding when it comes to GARO, always fun to see how it opens up and expands. |
Yesterday, 06:09 PM | #235 |
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His design reminds me of a monster out of Gokaiger, honestly.
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Yesterday, 07:38 PM | #236 |
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Episode 12: Fruit This is an episode that deals in some rather tricky subject matter. As such, were anyone to say that it rubbed them the wrong way, I wouldn't argue. Child abuse, and more specifically a child's' reaction to said abuse, isn't exactly a very comfortable nor easy thing to talk about. While it could be very easy to for anyone to think that Misao should hate her mother and want nothing to do with her, and, sure, many an abuse victim does go down that road. Other children, however, end up broken or reliant. Especially if there's no other clear road that's been made available to them. Rei knows that the situation is going to hurt regardless, and that Misao's' life will be changed forever going forward. While he has faith that things will one day get better for Misao, it still comes at the cost of Misao's' family, as well as Rei not being allowed to be a part of her life anymore. Both due to Misao's' despair as well as his knighthood. The world is a place full of opportunity, but it's also a place of great anxiety as a result. Especially for those thrust into it without much preparation. Overall, I wouldn't say the episode is perfect, but I feel as though they handled the subject matter as tastefully as they could, and I also very much appreciated the expanded backstory that the episode gave to Rei. If there's one call that Makai Senki has made that I greatly appreciate, it's been making Rei a secondary protagonist with his own stories; Something he was sorely lacking in(and understandably so) in the first season. I enjoyed my time with it, but I wouldn't blame anyone who felt the polar opposite.
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Yesterday, 07:50 PM | #237 |
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If there's one thing I'll remember about this episode, it's Rei's view of dreams and smiles. How your dream should be yours and yours alone instead of someone else trying to push something on you, and how while it's important to help others, your own happiness is something that shouldn't come second.
It's a rather messy episode, not in terms of how it's presented but more in what it's trying to showcase. I think it pulled it off well enough but I totally get why people would be put off by it. That said we're halfway through Makai Senki now, so that's pretty exciting! |
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If there's one thing I'll remember about this episode, it's Rei's view of dreams and smiles. How your dream should be yours and yours alone instead of someone else trying to push something on you, and how while it's important to help others, your own happiness is something that shouldn't come second.
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Today, 09:20 AM | #239 |
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Episode 13: Sensui Right away, I will say that I like this second set of OP and ED than I do the second OP of the original GARO and the first ED of Makai Senki. But more importantly, Jabi is back! It was a nice surprise in that not only is she back, but almost the entire episode is dedicated to her as the center focus. The premise being that she's the only one who Koga trusts to fix Zaruba's' recent malfunction. And the general way that alot of the episode flowed reminded me alot of Kamen Rider Hibiki, what with the generally lighter atmosphere and all of the outdoor locations that this was filmed at. But of course, that all changes come the climax when Red appears. The fight itself was pretty cool. Really loved the shot of Red blowing up the clouds above them. But with this encounter comes the biggest focus on Red's' identity that been displayed so far, and so I'll say it here: I've been of the mind that Leo is a bait and switch. All through the show so far, the hints that's he's Red have been so blatant that I just can't buy that the show would be that obvious about it. If it somehow does turn out to be the case though, I feel like I won't be so much mad as I would be disappointed, ya know? Not as disappointed as another possible path that this show might take, but still. Regardless, for what the episode was, I had fun with it. Good to see so many old faces returning to the show!
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Today, 09:31 AM | #240 |
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So let me say this to start, Wa ga Na wa Garo is probably my favorite of the vocal tracks that Jam Project has done for this franchise. It's competing at the #1 spot with another one but we won't get to that for a while. I will likely bring it up then however because of how much I adore that song.
PROMISE: Without you for the ending theme switch I will say though, honestly works a lot better. There was just something a bit too energetic about the first ED. But enough about our mid-series song switch ups, we've got a fun episode ahead of us with Jabi. I do like that GARO is a series has such a robust cast of characters that you're able to single them out of pair them up with another and you get some really fun episodes. Makai Senki's been able to show this point pretty well what with not having to worry about introducing too many new characters. So being able to spend most of an episode with just Jabi, Zaruba and our red masked villain makes for a rather fun scenario. Also continues to show us that while the Makai Knights and Garo are cool, the Makai Priests aren't slouches at all and come with their own cool tricks and fighting styles. |
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