Tuesday, March 19, 2019

Episode Comment: Super Sentai Strongest Battle Episode 4 (Finale) - And Towards Tomorrow!

Yup. Definitely a long overdue review for this one. And to think Ryusoulger already started airing today in Japan. I was still debating on whether or not I would post it on my Instagram. Then again, I was never the one to come up with a firm decision when it comes to these things.

I would say this was action-packed for a finale of a mini-series. And it made me wish they could've lengthened this one. But I'm just wishing for something weird here.

The Team Weirdo really had it hard here. But at least they finally got together after dealing with each other's differences. Not to mention, they finally discovered what really happened to Planet Nemesis before Rita used it as a site to revive Ultimate Great Satan. Honestly, even though I read on an article that it was an enemy formerly from Zyuranger, I had no idea who that was. Probably because I haven't watched that particular series yet. In this part, I wasn't sure what to say about Rita's reason for doing all the trouble to host a competition like this in order to retrieve the power of the gem for herself and her desire to erase justice in the universe. In this part, as well, I have to say that Stinger's way of thinking truly evolved.

They finally found Luka and let her deal with whatever creature was keeping the barrier around the planet in check (at least to Rita's benefit). When the final battle started, I couldn't help smiling that each of the members of Team Weirdo used their power-ups to deal with Satan. Though I have to say, this was the first time I saw Marvelous use a power-up other than the Ranger Keys. He used Ikari Gai's power-up on this particular episode that he never did in the actual Gokaiger series. I know that the other four got their respective power-ups as they journey into defeating their respective enemies in their own series. Yamato/Zyuoh Eagle was able to use all three "Beast Unleashed" power-ups which, I think, had first appeared in Zyuohger's final battle with Genis. Takaharu/Akaninger got his Transcendental Mode when they finally convinced Lion Ha-Oh to join the Ninningers into fighting the Kibaoni Clan. Stinger/Sasori Orange received his Ikkakuju Arm during the Episode of Stinger movie which has a tragic backstory to it. Kagura/ToQ #5 use the Hyper Ressha Mode as all five ToQger could do so.

Anyway, dealing with a giant entity with just their power-ups didn't seem to be enough. But Luka finally finished her task into destroying the source of the barrier, which finally allowed the Gokai Galleon to do a greater damage to Satan. The one that ended it was, of course, Team Weirdo's version of the first Sentai's finisher. I like the last part of it when the five of them threw energy blades towards the ball similar to Gokaiger's Final Wave attack that ultimately destroyed Satan.

After that, they had to deal with Rita who then donned Gaisorg's armor. At this point, I questioned the part when Luka mentioned that the armor contained the will of those that belonged to a race of warriors somewhere in the universe that disappeared. But it was the Ryusoulger brothers Green and Black who defeated her, throwing off the helmet someplace else in which the others didn't notice.

This episode answered one other question for me — which was about Master Red with regards to the blank Ryusoul in that cave. When the blank Ryusoul transformed followed by his words "I finally got one for him", I realized that at this point of the series, the Masters (including Blue and Pink) were just getting ready to finally appoint Kou, Melt, and Asuna to become Ryusoulgers. Master Red's last piece that he needed to complete the preparation was his protegé's Red Ryusoul and so he came looking for the blank Ryusoul in that cave.

I really like this team. That's all I have to say after watching the finale. I hope the actors of this team could work again in other future projects, probably a movie or just a mini-series. And soon, I thought of one thing. This is perhaps the closer thing we could ever get for a Kyuranger vs. Zyuohger crossover, with Stinger and Yamato being in Team Weirdo and these two dealing with Rita.



That's quite long for an episode comment, huh? Maybe on the next update, I'll try writing about Ryusoulger's first episode. Till next time!

Monday, March 18, 2019

Story Scenario: Zelross and Elred


Elred: Right now, my goal is to make sure that their dreams will not remain in my comrades' graves forever...

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So it seems that Elred (Ono Kento) and Zelross knew more about the war 80 years ago than what most of the Power Casters had assumed.

Sunday, March 17, 2019

Story Scenario: Neia and Ilsivar


Neia: I only lost my voice and my will to fight. But not my ability to understand the fact that you're already in love with her.
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So Neia (Yano Yuuka) managed to say this to Ilvisar (Nakao Masaki) either in sign language or by writing it down on a paper or a board. In her character profile, I mentioned that she became aphonic due to the injuries affecting her throat and also the trauma she suffered the night her brother was murdered in front of her.

Saturday, March 16, 2019

Story Scenario: Wyrran and Nevarth


Nevarth: Just thought I'd let you know, the war 80 years ago has nothing to do with your father's disappearance.
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So for some reason, in this story Nevarth (Kubota Yuki) was able to communicate with Wyrran (Chiba Yudai) even in his spirit form. And it appers that he knew more about what really happened in the war that further divided the factions of Power Casters in the Cloud Dimension.

Friday, March 15, 2019

Story Scenario: Ralnor, Lyra, Cyran, and Arun


Lyra: If you want me to keep living the life I've stolen from him, then I'd rather die!
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Now this will seriously become a dramatic scene, if you asked me. Or at least, I'll try to make it dramatic since it's about Lyra (Okubo Sakurako) finding out that one of her comrades sacrificed his life force for her so that she could still live longer to end the curse. Of course, that didn't sit well to her.

Thursday, March 14, 2019

Story Scenario: Namys and Elorshin


Elorshin: I've left the faction centuries ago for a reason. But it doesn't mean I won't come back to help my people who still believes in a Power Caster's true duty.
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So two of the Blue Water Casters are having a serious conversation. And yes, Elorshin (Matsumoto Gaku) did mention the word "centuries" to Namys (Yanagi Miki) since his age measures the same as that. 😁✌

Wednesday, March 13, 2019

Story Scenario: Khidell and Cyran

Cyran: We both knew what it's like to lose the people important to us.
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Khidell: But losing the will to fight because of that is entirely a different thing.
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...and this discussion happened between Cyran (Kishi Yosuke) and Khidell (Ryusei Ryo) during Ralnor and Cyran's one-off duel.

Tuesday, March 12, 2019

Story Scenario: Elyon and Renna


???: If this would make me stop you from doing this, from killing yourself, then I won't hesitate in fighting you heads on!
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Okay... So it seems that Aila and Corym are not the only ones who are at odds with each other, huh? In this case, it's something that occurs between two of the known deadliest Power Casters Elyon (Shiono Akihisa) and Renna (Yamaya Kasumi). I'm still thinking about who will say this line between them, though. So this is the third edit I made for this to-be-posted fanfiction. I'll post the fourth one later.

Monday, March 11, 2019

Story Scenario: Aila and Corym


Corym: Even if you don't want to, I'll still be here to watch over you and protect you...
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Okay, so here's the second picture edit. This time, it features Aila (Tateishi Haruka) and Corym (Minami Keisuke). In Aila's profile that I posted, it's said that she was at odds with Corym for some reason despite both of them belonging to the same faction of Power Casters. And yet, Corym was still willing to protect her. But for what reason?

Sunday, March 10, 2019

Story Scenario: Cyran, Arun, Ralnor, and Lyra


???: Are you saying that she's going to die?
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So here I go with posting the picture edits I made for my to-be-posted fanfiction story. I would mention in the character profiles that Lyra (Okubo Sakurako) wasn't meant to live past a certain age. She tried her best to keep it a secret... until the day that secret was exposed to her teammates. Some people — like Cyran (Kishi Yosuke), Arun (Yamazaki Taiki), and Ralnor (Kizu Takumi) — as expected, will not take that lightly.