#boonboomger ep 6

[mangolon]

This is the greatest show on Earth.

[tokumon]

Toilet Grumer from Boonboomger ep. 6

[memiaatanonymous]

Wow

What an episode

A fantastic, magical episode it made me cry and extremely happy at the same time

There is so much to say yet I can't seem to form the proper words for it (yeah that seems exaggeration) but will all due respect....man what in the world happened?!

Ok so first of all

GENBA WELCOME BACK ✨️✨️✨️✨️✨️🥹😁🎊🥳

Satoru san has done justice to this character 👏 the scene at the base..when genba understood that boonboomgers are now his family, his home, a place he can always return to..that realization when Shirabe san gave him the jacket...even though he wasn't there in the team in past eps they didn't EVER forget him..the jacket is like a 100% confirmation that finally allowed genba to take back his own wheel. Also I liked how he helped the team with the manhole cover just like he helped taiya in ep 6 (the memories......)

The fight scenes....The new henshin sequence..CHEFS KISS...I must say the power up that comes with the jacket is very very cool ✨️

My beloved team is finally back complete and ready to revv it up 🥹

And ....Madrex 's arc is one of the most interesting villain arcs i have seen...his words pushed Genba to take back his life under his control...he cares for the 3 so much.....I am glad he could finally be set free and raced on his own accord till the end... also genba madrex understanding 🤝 Madrex, you will be missed (but cannonborg and Disrace....NEVER) I swear I wanna just slap disrace atp

No Screencaps (though I really wanted to) for now cause I have an exam tomorrow...gotta finish the syllabus! 🏃‍♀️

Very excited for next episode and also

LAST BOSS IS HERE ALREADY?!

[biomic]

How would you rank the Boonboomgers at this point and time in the show?

6. taiya - technically my least favorite but i still like him! very muted red, but that's a nice change of pace after the last few years. im especially charmed by his Showa Boy-esque earnestness whenever he defaults to acting as a kid of the week's cool older brother

5. chasshiro - the "strait-laced cool blue" is not an archetype that generally excites me by itself, but his insane spy history and his unwavering love for a guy named Handle Tire is compelling stuff. not the most pathetic blue but a respectable addition to the lineup. i want another chasshiro/mira ep

4. jou - the most earnest man in the world? not much to say really but you gotta love this guy

3. genba - not sure if "angsty loner" is the best mode for his character, but im enjoying the drama~ of it all and eager to see where it goes. also just appreciate we're doing this storyline with someone on the main team rather than a sixth like it typically would be, feels like a consequence of sentai being able to take more risks against its formula now despite boonboom being back to basics overall. come back to us, whimsical orange character

2. sakito - shame on toei keeping this guy in the audition mines for ten years!!!! not much here is new compared to past sixths, but miyazawa plays the hits so well and plays off the rest of the characters excellently no matter who he's paired up with. also love that his backstory is just ripped from guardians of the galaxy lmao

1. mira - mira my everything!!!!!!!!!!! suzuki as mira is maybe one of the best toku casting choices ever? she is sooooo delightful every time she's onscreen, whenever mira is not onscreen i am asking "where's mira?" the goat of part-time jobs, easily an S tier pink, and i really hope she'll play a big role in the final lap because she is the best thing about this show (tied with the goon squad)

[gentaroukisaragi]

okay i thought of this like weeks ago, made it last week, but havent brought myself to post it til now

Also let's keep in mind that i've only seen like 6 sentai...and only finished 2 of them..So i might not have any clue what I'm talking about when I show you the below picture, because I'm working primarily off of Wikipedia summaries.

For slightly further explanation:

The sentai is the job = having superpowers and getting paid for them. most are about getting hired to be a warrior, especially early on, but I've also included ones where you basically make your own money through the powers (Gokaiger, Kyuranger, Lupinranger.)

The sentai is a 2nd job = primarily adults who would be focusing on their main work if they weren't also called to defend the world against evil or whatever. Usually unpaid, but I only learned last week that the inspiration for this tierlist (Boonboomger) literally has Mira say that being a Boonboomger(/working for the delivery service) is her second job, so I put them here even though they originally were in the first tier. This category is primarily about the drudgery and annoyance of having to work a second job, even if it's something as noble as guarding the Earth (or Japan or your town or whatever) from fuckheads

What's a job? = originally for teams comprised of people who aren't (and shouldn't) be in the job market, whether due to their age or due to their upbringing/place of birth, it's also a bit of a catchall category for teams mostly comprised of jobless/unpaid members.

ALSO I'm only working off initial team formations, aka whoever was in the first ep. If it's a three person team that eventually becomes five, i'm going off of the circumstances of the first three members, and only for how they were during the events of the show (so all the 10 years after, 20 years after, etc don't count in the eyes of this tierlist)

If you have further insight as to which category any of these teams SHOULD be in, please feel free to let me know! There's literally over 48 years of television shoved into a single image, I'm definitely not gonna know the ins and outs of various characters' circumstances. I would not be against redoing this.

Specific reasons why (i think) each team is in each category below the cut.

Gorenger - Originally hired by The Earth Guard League, these members survive a terrorist attack that kills every other member, before they are recruited to become the Gorengers. Verdict: The sentai is the job

JAKQ - Hired to become cyborgs, the JAKQ team fights against Crime's dastardly deeds and villains. Verdict: The sentai is the job

Battle Fever - Recruited to fight Egos. Verdict: The sentai is the job

Denjimen - Wikipedia says these five may or may not be related to the Denji people (aka the people who all died in the prologue to this series) so essentially they're randos, who all have other jobs according to the wiki, who have been called to defend earth. By a robot dog? Verdict: The Sentai is a 2nd job

Sun Vulcan - wait a sec this is a direct sequel to Denjimen? huh?! anyways these guys are already elite crime fighter-types who are recruited to become even more elite crime fighter-types. Against solar crime! anyways. Verdict: The sentai is the job

Goggle V - Theyre just randos who are also called to save the world by Dr. Hongo. I don't always take '[character x] used to be [occupation y]' as direct confirmation of the second category (especially as all of the previous ones have that) but since these guys clearly weren't doing a lateral job move/promotion, I think it's safe to say Verdict: The sentai is a 2nd job

Dynaman - Literally the plot summary is that they're all inventors, working on other stuff, but they've been forced to work together ot stop the Jashinka empire. Verdict: The sentai is a 2nd job

Bioman - What is with aliens leaving shit for future earth generations to clean up? Naw im kidding, every human in history does that. anywho looks like all of them have other jobs that they could be doing if they didn't have to drop things at the last minute to go be biomen. Verdict: The sentai is a 2nd job

Changemen - Military people become super sentai members. A tale as old as the incarnation of sentai. Verdict: The sentai is the job

Flashman - The unfortunate thing is these five young people were kidnapped as infants to space and though they survived, they ultimately must continue to fight against the threat that initially hurt them, even as they search for their biological parents. the good thing is that these guys probably don't know jack shit about the horrors of capitalism. Congrats to my very first team of Verdict: What's a job?

Maskman - These guys do not seem to be getting paid for all the training effort they have to do to fight off Tube. They had to spend a year getting ready to fight them and it does not seem like Sugata paid them (except for Takeru and Kenta and that was for their racing related abilities, not the martial arts.) While training for a martial art can be a lifelong task…yeah i'm just putting them in Verdict: The sentai is a 2nd job

Liveman - We finally come to the first sentai i've personally watched! (have yet to finish but i am really fond of this series!) That being said, everyone seems way too young and unemployed to care about having a job. (How do they pay for stuff? I dunno man but I think theyre just squatting on academia island.) Verdict: What's a job?

Turboranger - Wikipedia is telling me they are children, and i believe children should not be forced into labour. (also is this the first sentai with all child members? i know some of the other teams have had young members before, but this is the first one that says that they're all minors) Verdict: What's a job?

Fiveman - They are all siblings and they are all teachers! That's kinda fun. It's too bad teachers are unappreciated (hopefully they're not as underpaid in japan?) Verdict: The sentai is a 2nd job

Jetman - Ryu was hired to be a jetman, Kaori is an heiress (not a real job), Ako is in high school and Gai seemingly has no job other than to be gay as fuck. Raita is the only one with anything close to a dayjob. Not enough sway for either of the first two categories. Verdict: What's a job?

Zyuranger - Ancient civilization guys who wake up after suspended animation? They surely do not have jobs. Verdict: What's a job?

Dairanger - This is tough because on the one hand they seem very young. But some of them appear to have jobs. But also I wish they didn't have a job. Verdict: The sentai is a 2nd job

Kakuranger - I mentioned earlier that training for a martial art can be a lifelong task without clarifying whether or not that counts as a job. Primarily this silly little tierlist is about work as paid labour, and whether or not the sentai counts as that or if its members are willing to engage with that aspect of capital. it might just be me overhyping/fantasizing about this, but to me continuing a martial arts style is like preserving a language; it's noble and important and should be done, but capital doesn't always see it as something with monetary value. It's just something that someone feels must be done or something one is forced into. (Just like being part of a sentai team.) Anyways that's a longwinded way of saying Verdict: What's a job?

ohranger - More military guys become super sentai members. Verdict: The sentai is the job

Carranger - What if you went to work and there was an alien who wanted to give you and your coworkers another job? Verdict: The sentai is a 2nd job

Megaranger - More children! Verdict: What's a job?

Gingaman - Members of a tribe willingly hidden from the modern world. (or at least that's what I'm getting from the wiki.) I think they should be allowed to not work. as a treat. Verdict: What's a job?

GoGoFive - Genuinely wonder what emergency services personnel outside of this family think of them. Literally all five siblings working to save lives? Wonder what kinda drama that leads to. Verdict: The sentai is a 2nd job

Timeranger - Man I feel bad for this Tatsuya guy! What are you supposed to say when future cops force you to help them out with current future crimes? Verdict: The sentai is the job

Gaoranger - Literally the wiki page just says "Kai Samezu was UNEMPLOYED before he was chosen to become Gao Shark" which I think is kinda fucked up. But anyways, since everyone else also had to abandon their lives (and their jobs) to be Gaorangers; Verdict: The sentai is a 2nd job

Hurricangers - These guys are ninjas who don't want to be ninjas, but are forced to be ninjas anyways. Based solely on the main series (and also just the ninjas.) Verdict: What's a job?

Abaranger - The wikipedia page says: Yukito Sanjyo (三条 幸人, Sanjō Yukito): A 21-year-old chiropractor from Sapporo who initially became Abare Blue (アバレブルー, Abare Burū) for the money there is no other mention of payment, getting paid or having a job that I can see (other than Abarekiller formerly being a doctor) Verdict: The sentai is the job (?)

Dekaranger - Dekaranger is another entry in the modern iteration of military guys become sentai members, which is cops/emergency personnel become sentai members. There could be something interesting about ideas of justice and who is capable/allowed to mete out justice in a more serious analysis of this that i don't currently have the ability to do myself. but maybe one day. (Also even this light hearted analysis is primarily focused on paid and unpaid labour so. another tangent for a different day) Verdict: The sentai is the job

Magiranger - Wikipedia says nothing about their jobs, only noting that the red leader is the youngest sibling in high school. My guess is that they're too busy being magicians to have jobs. so by default Verdict: What's a job?

Boukenger - A private company has their own special team to deal with some bad guys who want to capture powerful items called Previous. Verdict: The sentai is the job

Gekiranger - What if you went to your work and there was a weird cat who wanted you to give you and your coworker and some guy who was raised by tigers a second job? (2/3 wins) Verdict: The sentai is a 2nd job

Go-onger - Everyone had to leave their old jobs to become Gon-ongers, so to me that means Verdict: The sentai is a 2nd job

Shinkenger - Vassals get paid, right? Right?! Verdict: The sentai is the job

Goseiger - They're literal angels and they shouldn't have to work. Verdict: What's a job?

Gokaiger - They're pirates first and foremost. Stealing shit and fighting people is part of the job. Verdict: The sentai is the job

Go-Busters - The sentai is the job. They've been training like 13 years for this. They do not get to have regular lives and regular jobs after having their lives changed like this. Verdict: The sentai is the job

Kyoryuger - Daigo, Souji and Amy don't work, so just barely with 3/5, Verdict: What's a job?

Tokkyuger - If you know, you know. Verdict: What's a job?

Ninninger - team of mostly students/ninjas. Verdict: What's a job?

Zyohger - Team of mostly literal animals. Verdict: What's a job?

Kyuranger - Rebels against empire. Verdict: The sentai is the job

Lupinranger vs Patranger - Cops as sentai is old hat. Thieves as sentai? They should do it again. for me. Also cafe work is just a cover anyways. Verdict: The sentai is the job

Ryusoulger - Just like the Gingaman, if you don't have to interact with capitalism, you shouldn't. Verdict: What's a job?

Kirameiger - Allegedly CARAT was made to fight Yodonheim so. Verdict: The sentai is the job

Zenkaiger - The zenkaigers have human forms? Fucked up. Anyways, apparently some of them work at Colorful, and Vroom did have a job before he defected but he had to defect so he's not going back there. Anyways these guys don't have jobs are you kidding me. Verdict: What's a job?

Donbrothers - It's a second job, but just barely. Momoi's a deliveryman, Kijino's a consultant? and Tsubasa would be an actor. 3/5's enough for me. Verdict: The sentai is a 2nd job

Kingohger - When you become a king for real, they just give you a sword and a cool giant bug. Verdict: The sentai is the job

Boonboomger - As Mira said, it's a second job. She and definitely Jou have other

In conclusion, thanks for reading all of this fucking text oh my god, and remember: stealing and rebelling against empire are real jobs, being an heiress is not

[cultfaction]

Preview: Bakuage Sentai Boonboomger Ep. 6: White and Black

In Bakuage Sentai Boonboomger Ep. 6: White and Black, Jou is the new member of the Boonboomgers. Ishiro, who is “too serious to trust a police officer who is too serious…”, decides to follow Jou to find out what his “secret face” is! Meanwhile, there is a powerful new enemy on Earth…

[tokumon]

Toilet Grumer from Boonboomger ep. 6

He's gonna remove my what

[mangolon]

There really is nothing else to him, and that's why he's great.

[mangolon]

He's a community superhero!

[mangolon]

Everyone's always called him Chasshiro, so he just thought that was his name, Jou is my new favorite.

[emperor-pavoom]

Hallo! :D

Favorite color: Purple babey!!

Currently reading: The Penguin Book of Italian Short Stories, hoping to start Gulliver's Travels once I finish

Currently watching:

Ninjago (up next is DRS1P2)

Ninpu Sentai Hurricanger (up next is ep 19)

Ressha Sentai ToQger (up next is ep 9)

Bakuage Sentai Boonboomger (up next is ep 2)

Kamen Rider Gaim (up next is ep 28)

Kamen Rider Gotchard (up next is ep 18)

Ultraman Blazar (up next is ep 17)

I'm waiting for a rainy day to continue Ninjago though because if I watch even one episode I know I will have no choice but to start a marathon of 10 episodes in a day (that's how I watched DRS1P1) and I'm only gonna do that if the weather isn't nice.

Those last 6 I am running in rotation where after I watch 1-3 episodes of one of them I move to the next one in the list. I am not sure how good of an idea this is lol. Tokusatsu my beloved.

Currently craving: Pasta, as usual

Coffee or tea: if I must choose I have to go with tea, but water and orange juice are my go-to

If this comes across your dash consider yourself tagged! Feel free to join in :)

Rules: answer + tag 9 people you want to get to know better and/or catch up with

Was tagged by @nightfall-1409!

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Favorite color: Yellow.

Currently reading: So, I literally just did my first book haul in over a year today, so I picked up:

The High Republic: Convergence by Zoraida Cordova

Empire of Exiles by Erin M. Evans

Thrawn by Timothy Zahn

Can't Spell Treason without Tea by Rebecca Thorne

So, I don't know which one is gonna be the first non-fanfiction book that I've read in a hot second, but it'll probably be Empire of Exiles since the sequel, Relics of Ruin, is already out, and I like the author, they're really good with characters!

Currently Watching: It's a tie between Ghost Adventures, The Acolyte and Doctor Who rn... I'm thinking about watching Bridgerton because I like horny stuff and I've also been wanting to get into period romances.

Currently craving: Deep fried chicken legs and peach tea. I am not from the American south.

Coffee or tea? Depends on the day, the mood. When I'm in a writing/morning/working mood, coffee. When I want something sweet and hot but not milk, it'll be tea. Maybe I'll make some peach tea and take it to work with me tomorrow...

No Pressure Tagging! @ninjamelissajulien @happydragon @twinsunstars @orion-tyche

[mangolon]

This is the only valid reason to walk out of a fight you're winning ever.

[mangolon]

He's so pathetic, no wonder Taiya keeps cranking him up.

[mangolon]

He's just like Jou but wants people to think he's cool, it seems.

[mangolon]

Hamlet was contemplating suicide with that soliloquy, so I don't know what this is supposed to be.

[mangolon]

Toilet Guruma. It's got jaws in its lid, that's how you know it's an evil toilet.