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Androzani84 Watches Ninpuu Sentai Hurricaneger
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04-08-2021, 07:34 AM
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Scroll 38: Demon Sword and Balloons
Well, it turns out my big move has been pushed back to next week. I shouldn’t be affected adversely, since not only am I likely to be staying somewhere I can easily set up a connection, but when I do move in, the previous owner is going to leave her network service there until we’re all set up.
But enough about my personal life. This is the second episode by Shin Yoshida, and I kind of know the plot already thanks to
this fanfiction
(which, incidentally, is the oldest surviving Super Sentai/Power Rangers crossover story on FF.net [though not the first to be created, if the author’s notes are any indication]) referencing events from it. Though I am still looking forward to what happens and do recommend you read that fanfic. With that, on with the review.
This episode opens with Sargain and the girls mourning Manmarva (that was four episodes ago, get over it) and noting he won’t be coming back, since he didn’t make a clone (can you imagine if he did? That would be a disastrous plot). Satarakura on the other hand, has skipped all 5 stages of grief for the one guy who was remotely supportive of him.
He then reveals the package he was waiting for has arrived, opening it to have his latest Ninja Commander come out (don’t ask how he fit in there).
The delivery, Balloon Ninja Gomi-Biron (who I will just call “Driftloon” to prevent auto correct going crazy) reveals why he chose to defy physics with his entrance.
Satarakura announces that his latest plan is going to succeed, ignoring Tau Zant saying “Soon, it will all be over”. (Gee, that probably won’t be important later). After the opening credits, we cut to Shurikenger consulting his old enemy from episode 22: maintenance.
He notes that Yosuke took a lot of damage in that last battle (even though he only wears a sling in one scene of this episode) and that TenraiSenpuujin is too powerful.
And, as if Yoshida had the same reaction to Arakawa’s script as I did, the Shinobi Medals for Tri-Condor have shattered and won’t be able to be repaired for a while (I love that the show runners introduced a powerful combination that’s immediately taken away the next episode. It’d be like Kanzaki giving Ryuki his Survive card and then immediately confiscating it since he refuses to “tatakae”).
Oboro then notes that both Senpuujin and Gouraijin were heavily damaged, so she has to begin maintenance on them.
Isshu seems peeved that she’s removing the Ikazuchi parts, and even more peeved that Ikkou is okay with it.
Isshu then turns annoyed, since he realised that only HIS parts are being removed. And then Oboro makes a suggestion.
This… this is what sends Isshu into “murder” mode.
After Kouta and Nanami intervene to prevent a bloodbath, we cut to Isshu in the ruins of Ikazuchi Valley, pondering the future.
Thunder then strikes a nearby rock, revealing something interesting.
He investigates the cave, finding a series of statues. When Isshu touches one of them, the top half falls off, perfectly cut.
He then sees something interesting in the cave.
After a flashback to his abusive childhood (remember that? It was the crux of the show’s first third), he recognises it as his father’s katana, the Kiraimaru (Demon Thunder Sword) and begins training with it.
In the city, Satarakura and Driftloon go around feeding people rice balls (I guess all the good plans have been done). The Hurricanegers and Ikkou show up, but find themselves being pelted by Driftloon’s Uchuu Ninpo: Fuusen Bakudan. When Isshu finally shows up, Yosuke calls for them to form the Victory Gadget… but Isshu refuses to contribute.
He states he doesn’t need the Hayate Style anymore. All he needs is the Ikazuchi Style(He’s basically become a less angsty version of Yaguruma from Kabuto). He then pulls out the Kiraimaru, much to the shock of both Ikkou and Satarakura.
After delivering a few powerful slashes to Driftloon, he and Satarakura withdraw. Isshu then asks Ikkou to ditch the Hayate students and help him rebuild the Ikazuchi Style… and doesn’t get the answer he expects.
But, this doesn’t deter Isshu in the slightest and he leaves.
At Ninja Base, Hamster Headmaster and Oboro surmise that Isshu is doing this because he hasn’t got over the mental scarring his father gave him. Back at the cave, Isshu begins training and gets introduced to his ghostly opponent… Ikki Kasumi.
They fight, and Thundad (a nickname I’ve wanted to use for a while, but never had a reason to use) has the advantage.
But Isshu prevails and destroys the cave with the Ikazuchi-Ryu Ougi: Kirai Bakugekiha. Elsewhere, Ikkou does some research and is horrified by what he sees.
At the Centipede, Wendinu tries to punish Driftloon for his apparent laziness by grabbing his skin… only to find that it doesn’t work, since his skin is made of rubber. Satarakura says that while he could defeat the Gouraigers through insulation alone, he chose to have some fun after seeing the katana KuwagaRaiger had, which is in a book of evil space weapons (as opposed to, evil Earth weapons?).
Back in the city, Driftloon makes all the people he force fed yesterday turn into balloons and float into the sky. He then explains his plan to nobody in particular.
The Hurricanegers and Shurikenger show up to battle, but everything they hit him with gets deflected back at them. Soon, Ikkou and Isshu arrive separately, with the latter using his new attack, which hits… the other Earth Ninjas.
Satarakura then shows up to explain why.
Isshu is understandably upset by this awful truth.
Driftloon then takes advantage of this chaos to force feed the Hurricanegers, KabutoRaiger and Shurikenger his rice balls (through their helmets, no less), causing them to inflate.
After Satarakura shoots them down with a blowpipe, he and Driftloon leave to move onto phase two of the plan. Isshu then explains why he wants to use the Kiraimaru to make things right.
Despite Ikkou’s misgivings, the Hurricanegers overlook the pain Isshu put them through and support him.
Isshu head to the coast, where he faces Driftloon. Driftloon gives himself a bad start when he beats up Isshu in the same way Ikki Kasumi always did.
As Isshu is reinvigorated, Driftloon proceeds to bombard him with his Fuusen Bakudan.
Isshu eventually gets an idea from Driftloon’s boasts and breaks the Kiraimaru in two, plunging one half into his opponent.
Then he performs the Kirai Bakugekiha and since the Kiraimaru’s “friend” (its other half) is inside Driftloon, it destroys him.
As Isshu apologises to everyone, Driftloon gets revived as a giant. As the two Karakuri Giants appear, Nanami suggests to Isshu that they combine and Oboro apologises for her earlier cracks, saying that Isshu’s parts are absolutely essential (she has put them back, right?). But even GouraiSenpuujin isn’t enough, as Driftloon traps it using… well, balloons.
Shurikenger then frees them using Revovler Mammoth and reminds us that even with Tri-Condor in the shop, they still have a way to combine the three schools into one. And thus, Driftloon is put down for good by Revolver GouraiSenpuujin. As Satarakura fumes, he realises something unnerving is happening.
Tau Zant then explains his cryptic foreshadowing from earlier, shocking everyone.
The episode then ends with Isshu thanking the others (basically saying he’s learned his lesson without actually saying he’s learned his lesson). Next time: a shark man beats up everyone (even the Jakanja), the Hurricanegers stalk a dude in a trench coat and Shurikenger kneels before someone behind a silk curtain (Master Gozen?). All this and more in “Scroll 39: The Seventh Spear and the Mysterious Stone”.
Yosuke: Next time, we’ll fight with a whoosh.
Final thoughts: This was definitely the story I needed after the last two episodes. It basically reminds us where the Gouraigers were when they first appeared and shows how far they’ve come. It also gives me ample opportunity to ignore the previous two-parter, via the Tri-Condor being benched.
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