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02-19-2022, 09:27 AM | #1 |
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The Zenkaigers, World Pirates and Stacey must confront the most powerful forms of the Tojitend Army.
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02-19-2022, 10:56 AM | #2 |
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I am ready for this
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02-19-2022, 08:39 PM | #3 |
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Gotta say, having the main bad guy use the powers of past sentais teams is a real neat concept, but too bad it only used in his last appearance, as in the only time he actually does something.
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02-20-2022, 03:32 PM | #4 |
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Probably a bit late to be stating something this obvious, but this really is a show about people coming together, isn't it? To tell the truth, I was the slightest bit worried the way Zox factored into this last arc would lack the same weight as Stacey and the Zenkaigers proper, but his words to Barashitara right at the start of the episode, they get at something very central to this show's themes in a way only Zox could. After all, nobody knows more about the value of treasure than a pirate. It definitely means a lot more coming from the roguish anti-hero when he says the people you have in your life, as well as the people you find, are precious things to be protected with everything you've got. And the way Zox said it was even a lot more eloquent than I could put it, too! Because that's just what a good writer Junko Koumura is, and that's how good this episode is. Even before the opening starts playing, it's already delivering on a great moment to demonstrate how these characters have grown in the past year. It doesn't exactly slow down from there, either. Zox and Stacey makes for a surprisingly great team-up. I'm not sure I ever called attention to this, but one little thing about Zenkaiger I've appreciated is that it made sure to have scenes, every now and then, where these two did acknowledge each other to some extent, so you could get a feeling for how the two of them see each other, even as they were both serving mostly as foils for Kaito. And of course, they also debuted right next to each other, and there was that whole episode where Stacey tried to bargain with Zox to get him to fight Zenkaiser, and the tennis episode Zox calls back to here, and, well, basically what I'm trying to stress right now is that even though the blatant narrative function of having them grouped together here is to let the main team be alone for a bit, it's not like anybody in this secondary fight are strangers to one another. So kudos to the show for that, and for continuing to nail Stacey's development too. Again, it's not like you wouldn't expect him to have a final showdown with his dad where he realizes he's finally fighting for his future instead of his past, but, again, the reason you'd expect that is because it's extremely satisfying to watch. Really, this whole chunk of the episode ended up being a huge highlight for me. They even made sure to have Flint doing her cheerleading shtick in a suitably climactic manner, getting right in on the action with her little brothers in tow. And then there's also the side of the episode with the main team! Which is also right on point the entire time. Starting with how comical the showdown with Bokkowaus starts out. He tries the obvious thing of the same trick from last time, the team avoids it using an obvious solution (and all thanks to Magine, at that!), Secchan grows huge with word power so we can finally get the epic bird VS bird fight we've all been waiting for... it's a great time. It's less of a great time for Gege when God goads Bokkowaus into smashing him to pieces, but hey, they are the bad guys. As cool as it would be to have a final boss in a Sentai show that's just an arm sticking out of a wall (and I never mentioned it, but I adore that design), Bokkowaus gets the usual final arc new form a lot of Sentai main villains get, and that lets the show do the most traditional possible showdown with him. Taken at face value, it's already pretty great, I think. Him using Sentai powers against the heroes is cool, Kaito finding inspiration in the idea that he isn't the first at something, and the emphasis on the whole grand legacy of teams that have already proven you can take down evil organizations, that's all fantastic. This episode goes for the full-on no-transformation roll call, and it works as well here as ever, stressing as it always does how the heroes don't back down no matter how bad the odds seem. And naturally, with direct support from like, the will of all the previous teams, the Zenkaigers finally take down the Tojitendo regime, and celebrate the happy ending... ...and then we've still got an entire episode left. Nearly everything about this episode functions as a finale, and it even works as a really good finale, but Zenkaiger chooses to do things as unusually as always, and puts a huge spin on Sentai tradition. What exactly that spin is, we won't know until next week, but I already know how excited I am to find out.
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02-21-2022, 03:49 AM | #5 |
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I loved how the costume-less roll call reminded me of the famous roll call scene from towards the end of Dairanger.
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02-21-2022, 04:40 AM | #6 |
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Big bad Bokkuwas revealed his true form, his final form, and then was thoroughly defeated. I am disappointed, especially because the fight was set up so interestingly. He has all the Sentai worlds inside him to give him a massive boost. Then we get to see him unleash 5 finishers based on the 5 Zenkaigers (The Gorenger Family Hurricane was hilarious, though).
Thoroughly trouncing the Zenkaigers and destroying their gears...And then in the most Super Hero Taisen method possible, they get their powers back. You disappoint me, Zenkaiger. I feel Bokkuwas's fight being limited to this one appearance disappoints me further because the idea of him shifting between Sentai for his powers could've led to some awesome moments. Instead it's 5 uses, then he seemingly loses that ability via bs, and he's done. At least the Zox and Stacey vs Barashita was well done. Great moments from Zox establishing that, indeed, the real treasure was the friends we made along the way. Stacey fighting to protect something, instead of revenge giving him strong motivation and his chemistry alongside Zox is great. Thumbs up for that fight. Kaito's mom is back. Honestly, I was actually afraid they were going to resolve that over in DonBrothers Now then, I am super curious about how they're gonna fix this last little pickle.
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02-21-2022, 11:40 AM | #7 |
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If my luck holds on the DVD sets I'll start the series in March.
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02-25-2022, 02:28 PM | #8 |
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I don't believe I mentioned this in the last few episodes, but Stacey's wearing his old uniform.
This was certainly one heck of an episode, giving us the conclusion(?) of the Tojitendo Dynasty, with Barashitara and Bokkowaus, who both had some great fights. I do kind of wish Bokkowaus had a full wall fight before becoming final form (which has some nice details of the Tojitendo emblem for his face, and a diamond shape border), but seeing him trounce the Zenkaigers with their own gears was one powerful scene. Sure, "Godge" gave away his weak point which I guess shortened the battle for them since they knew where to hit him, but it was a fun fight regardless, where I half expected to see all of the Sentais charge Bokkowaus for the finisher. Also, we got our Secchan vs. Gege fight, so that's great. Looks like the Zenkaigers must face their greatest enemy yet, the main character himself (or at least the God person in his form). Final Episode: Zenkaiger X2 (soon to be 3) |
02-26-2022, 03:27 PM | #9 |
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So I've finally caught up on Zenkaiger.
Both this and last episode definitely felt like the usual traditional finale episodes, with the fight against Bokkowaus being a formality at most, one of which I enjoyed. The whole "Hey I heard you were weak from your back" as they shoot him from behind and drill into him for a double powered finish was pretty great. But that being said, ever since "God" pulled his body switch way back during the end of the Kotatsu Episode, and just God Gege in general... alongside God's actions off the grid since then... there was only one place we truly could have gone for the end. I think it's time we attack and dethrone God. |
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