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DS Wants You! To Watch Toku(-inspired) Anime!
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11-27-2020, 12:38 PM
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DreamSword
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Episode 2: Restoration
This is the first time we get to see the show's opening sequence, and it's one that I really only grew to truly appreciate after having seen the entire show once already. It's designed in a way that, while it might not seem like much is happening in it, once you know the story in full, it serves as a summation of a majority of the events in the anime proper. I love it!
I decided to screencap this moment in the OP in particular, because it's a shot that you really have no idea who's in it or what it signifies until you reach the final bits of the anime. Heck, this entire episode is chock full of foreshadowing, to the point that I won't dare give all of it away, and will try my best to only focus on the few moments that I find especially memorable or notable. But hey, if any of you wanna point out some specific instances in particular, go for it. Just be mindful of spoilers for the newbies.
So what exactly is this episode about? A few things! But the biggest thing, atleast that I got out of it, was the idea of subverting and asking questions about many of the various tropes that we just sort of take for granted, especially in terms of classic Toku. Like how none of the civilians seem to acknowledge that an evil force is at work(this is especially notable me right now, seeing as I'm watching Kamen Rider Super-1 at the same time), how despite tons of collateral damage, everything is back to normal the next day, how the victims of the week are never acknowledged after their episode, as well as a small touch on how our heroes grow the nerve to rise above themselves and fight for the good of others. And it's all done in a way that you can tell it's not meant to be mocking the genre in any form, and is infact treating it with tons of respect. Major points!
One mystery solved right away though is who exactly is behind the Kaiju attacks, although episode 1 wasn't exactly subtle about it. It's Akane, and her partner that lives inside of her computer monitor, Alexis.
It's also here it's made clear who exactly Akane is a counterpart to; Malcolm from Syber-Squad.
For those not in the know, Malcolm was an anti-social artist in the US show, who vented his frustrations by designing "Virus Monsters" (Kaiju) which were then brought to life by a sentient computer virus, Kilokahn(Alexis). And no joke, if Syber-Squad were even slightly more realistic, Akane is straight up what Malcom would be like; Someone willing to kill over petty inconveniences. No joke, for a majority of the show, if Malcolm hadn't met Kilokahn, the dude straight up would've brought a gun to school.
Speaking of Kilokahn, I LOVE the extra step the dub took with Alexis here; Making the active decision to have his voice actor do a Tim Curry impression(he was the voice for Kilokahn), and they went even further with it in a later episode, but I'll be sure to point that out when it happens. Heck, Alexis' background that we see in later shots is the exact same one used for Kilokahn whenever he would talk to Malcolm. Nice touch there!
Shifting gears a bit now, I wanna talk a little about the new character introduced: Samurai Calibur. This dude is awesome. Not only is he super cool all throughout the show, but the comedic timing on him getting his swords caught on door frames is hilarious to me.
I suppose all the leaves now is the action bits, along with a couple other references to SSSS. One moment I especially wanna point out is how, when the Kaiju attack starts, and Yuta goes to rush off to help, Sho remarks "This is really out of character for you!" Which might be odd, given what the audience has seen about Yuta so far.
This is the Primal Acceptor, a brace that Yuta can use to synchronize with Gridman whenever he's near JUNK. While not exact, it is very similar to the Samuraizer, which Sam would use to transform into Servo in Syber-Squad. And taking that one step further, when Calibur enters JUNK to give Gridman a new weapon to fight with, that is also directly out of SSSS, as Sam's' friends would need to enter the digital world in order to pilot Servo's' various armaments.
Oh that classic Masami Obari sword pose. (That's a famous mecha designer, if you didn't know.)
But yeah, overall, this episode continues what the first episode set up: A great balance between mystery, action, and character development. Oh, and before I totally forget to note it, Gridman simply saying "Yo." when he first shows up made me laugh way harder than what it should've. So this show has comedic timing going for it too!
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