#racules is next

[yo-yo-yoshiko]

Messed up they’re making me watch this show week-to-week…

[mofffun]

King-Ohger Blu-ray vol. 1 Bonus Feature: Prelude to Chikyuu Dance Party - Team Shugoddom (subs by me)

[Gokkan] [Bugnarok]

[harukakitous]

You are, I am, we are the King! King-Ohger! King Kuwagata Ohger!

[t-u-i-t-c]

"I don't believe it's as far-fetched as you think."

[tokudocu]

One last hurrah for the Geats cast ft. Keiwa stealing yet again another catchphrase from another character.

Keiwa: Gotcha!

[sonia-kate]

Can we acknowledge...

...that the only reason they had anything aside of the flowers to eat is because Kaguragi planted that wasabi in Ishabana during the body-swap episode?

After they defeat Dugded, I think the Kings should really rethink that whole thing where only one country has the food, only one country has the medicine and only one country has the technology (ok, other countries also have technology, but N'kosopa keeps the juiciest stuff for themselves)

Look at Shugoddom under ShugoMask's reign. Sure, he stole it and the citizens were spoiled due to the excess of it, but it's because it was under Dugded. If they did just that but as a trade off, so other kingdoms aren't exploited and also get something in return and that people actually have to work for that so they won't get so spoiled? Imagine

[heartvisor]

[mirai-e-jump]

Ohsama Sentai King-Ohger Character Book: The Bonds Connected by Moffun and Racules?! Hymeno, Rita and Morfonia side (Racules, Kaguragi and Suzume side)

First Step The long running animation "Together with Moffun," produced in Ishabana, the country of beauty and medicine ruled by Hymeno Ran, is well known and loved throughout land of Chikyu.

For Rita Kaniska, the king of Gokkan, the counrty of ice and snow, Moffun is also an important character who helped them to connect with Hymeno and Morfonia, Rita's retainer.

The day begins for these three people united by the animated character Moffun…

Hymeno Ran (Played by Murakami Erica) Profile of Hymeno: The queen of Ishabana, country of beauty and medicine, she is a member of the Royal Sentai who transforms into KamakiriOhger. Although she is selfish, her charm lies in her gentle nature, as she puts priority into saving people's lives and is considerate of other people's circumstances and feelings. She considers Rita, another member of the Royal Sentai, as her friend.

Murakami's Favorite Point: The large ribbon

Rita Kaniska (Played by Hirakawa Yuzuki) Profile of Rita: The king of Gokkan, country of ice and snow, and the Chief Judge of the International Court of Justice who transforms into PapillonOhger. Through their interactions with the people around them, they've gradually come to express their emotions in public. They possess a sealing power of ice in their right eye, which seals away those who cannot be judged by the law, including themself.

Hirakawa's Favorite Point: The shorter length jacket

Morfonia (played by Hasegawa Kasumi) Profile of Morfonia: She serves Rita, the king of Gokkan, and is a candidate for the next ruler of Gokkan. Although she can't be bothered, she does her job well and will fight for Rita's sake, regardless of the danger. She's worried about Rita, a workaholic who values their position and neutrality over their own feelings, and speaks gently to them.

Hasegawa's Favorite Point: The pink cheeks

[muserolodex]

(Ok, I want to talk about this scene... If you're unfamiliar with this, these six (silver guy there doesn't count in the official roster) are the kings of their small nations on a distant planet. Red/Gira is a boy who had to grow up fast, who stole the symbols of authority from a wicked king who was willing to let millions die in a prophesied war. Blue/Yanma is the president of a high-tech nation, who built the mechs they use, and who has always had to hold his head high so his people wouldn't see him cry.

Yellow/Himeno is the Queen of a land dedicated to beauty and medicine. She has encouraged people to "be a little selfish" when reaching for their own dreams.

Purple/Rita is the Supreme Justice of the land of Gokkan, where all law on the planet comes from. Up until this point, they have worn a high collar around their face to keep up the image of impartiality, but here Rita wears the collar down so their enemy can see their face.

Black/Kaguragi is the leader of the breadbasket of the world. He plays five-dimensional chess, forges dangerous alliances and works behind the scenes to ensure the best possible scenario.

White/Jeramie is the half-blooded king of the Bugnarok people from beneath the planet's surface, the enemy faction in the first half of the series. In the second half of the series, Red meets with Dugded Djardin, a cosmic being who makes different races on planets go to war because it amuses him. Dugded is basically god, and every time the Kingohgers thought they had him beat, he had an another ace up his sleeve.

There's been a plan in play for years to defeat Dugded, but it requires full cooperation by the royals and as Yanma put it an episode before "A million small miracles all lined up." In that next to last episode, the kings tried to enact a full evacuation plan, sending their people into space. However, Silver/Racules and the retainers of the Kings realized that if they did, they'd just be perpetuating the cycle. Dugded would find them again and make them his playthings once more. So instead of fleeing, the WHOLE POPULATION of the world returned to aid their kings in the final battle. Those who could fight, did. Those who couldn't fight, tended to their Kings' wounds. During this time, the Kings received aid from an unlikely place. The land of the dead opened its gates and offered up: 1) their parents, 2) one of the king's warriors who had long ago been killed and replaced by a shapeshifter, 3)the enemy general from the first half of the series and 4) The Very First King of the World. The civilians, soldiers and fallen ones bought the Kings the time they needed to rest and recuperate after having asteroids literally dropped on their heads. They are patched up, fed, and have gained a second wind and smiling. And Dugded can't understand why they're smiling and gives them the best straight line ever. "Just who the hell do you think you are?" Yanma steps up first, declaring that he's not going to bow to some false god. He will hold his head high and lead his people into the future, a future where mankind never needs fear the wrath of the gods. He leads his team of hackers, codecrackers and inventors back to the battle, making sure that his most loyal retainer can stand up. Himeno is next. She identifies herself as the "Unwilting Flower" and tells Dugded that her path is before her and she will stride down it, and makes it clear that he is just a speedbump on that path. Kaguragi's speech says "These people are my life. I will cross through any depth of mud and dirty my hands for their sake." And in this case, fighting Dugded, he doesn't just intend to dirty his hand, he intends to bloody them. Rita's speech mirrors one they made earlier in the series "The law is spear that can pierce the heart of a king, and a shield that can protect the populace. Even in the face of death and destruction, the law remains resolute, and I am the Law." Rita is leading an army of justices and criminals alike, because they all deserve the chance to live free of Dugded's influence. Jeramie says "I am the king of man, of Bugnarok and all that lies between. I am the great storyteller, and my story will continue, but yours will come to an end." And Gira demands for a god to "tremble in your boots for you face the true might of Shuggodam. We will take this world that you have been toying with and conquer it for ourselves." What follows this scene is almost twenty minutes of fighting where everyone gets a chance to shine, and then the million little miracles happen when the people grant their souls in service to their kings. This allows the Kingohger to fight Dugded on a cosmic scale, in a brawl that ends with Dugded being punched out of the universe, and the Kingohgers breaking his soul into six pieces with their swords. This is by far one of the best final henshin scenes in Super Sentai history because the buildup to this moment was phenomenal.)

[valiantlyelegantwizard]

So the preview pic of Racules sitting in that cage in N'Kosopa got me thinking and I feel like the best way for them to handle the situation is for all of the kings to take turns being his jailor. Because I think most of them would take the whole "we'll use you as a tool" thing very seriously.

Obviously, based on the preview pic, Yanma's keeping Racules a cage (that he can't even stand up in but Racules did try to kill Yanma so... *shrugs*) and probably doing some menial grunt work. Like cleaning some piece of tech or having to take out a hundred tiny screws.

I feel like Himeno wouldn't keep Racules in a cage because that just doesn't fit her aesthetic, so he could probably get away with just the flowery handcuffs. Probably doing something that involves serving Himeno herself like holding her sword or fanning her with one of those giant, feather fans.

Kaguragi would probably be the hardest on Racules (besides Yanma) because of the whole Racules threatening his sister thing. Also probably keeps him handcuffed so he can force him to do like manual labor with the kuroko. I'm torn on whether Suzume would try to convince Kaguragi to go easier on Racules, or just lounge on the sidelines telling Racules he's doing a great job.

Rita would probably see it simply as their duty to put Racules to work, so they can just assign Racules to be Morfonia's "assistant". Basically just means Morfonia gets to boss him around, almost certainly make him shovel the front of the castle. It would be a win-win because Rita can fulfill their duty without having to babysit and Morfonia gets to sit around all day being the boss of someone else.

To be honest, I'm not sure Gira would feel comfortable using Racules for anything. Simply because he's going through that awkward phase of coming to the terms with the fact that his brother's actually not an evil tyrant and does genuinely love him. If he didn't just keep Racules in the dungeon then it's just the two of them in the throne room (with Racules still handcuffed of course) while Gira tries not to make eye contact and Racules just smiles at him all proud. And of course you have Douga in the background watching Racules like a hawk.

I'm honestly torn with Jeramie because on the one hand, Racules did get in the way of his plans for world peace, but I also think Jeramie would be very sensitive to the fact that Racules was trying to protect his family. And this is Gira's brother and he loves Gira so... Maybe Jeramie feels he's already gotten even with Racules so they can just chill. He fills Racules in on what's he's missed in the last two years and how great Gira's doing as king.

And of course none of this would be complete without being able to see Racules being passed off from one king to the next. Like divorced parents doing the custody swap in the McDonald's parking lot.

[asknarashikari]

Rita: Who are you, and why are you trespassing Gokkan territory.

Marvelous: So this is the purple senshi. *smirks*

Marvelous: Don’t worry about me, I’m just a passing through Super Sentai senshi.

Gai: Marvelous-san! You can’t be stealing Kadoya-san’s catchphrase!

Marvelous: What? I can’t do it when one of their own has been stealing catchphrases left and right?

Gai: He’s a Rider and he only stole Rider catchphrases.

Marvelous: If I remember right, that Rider stole a sentai senshi’s catchphrase.

Gai: The Evil King Racules’s catchphrase, which was in the company of people he knows.

Rita: Who are you and how do you know Racules!

Gai: Rita’s sword on my neck! Haaa! Marvelous-san! King Rita has pointed their sword on my neck!

Marvelous: Calm yourself, Gai.

Marvelous: We’re here on official super sentai business.

Marvelous: We need your powers to fight against a Dugded copycat.

Rita: Dugded’s dead.

Marvelous: Good job by the way.

Marvelous: Some people like to copy powers so a copycat tries to do what the original did.

Jeramie: Oto, I see the Gokaigers has graced us with their presence!

Gai: Marvelous-san! It’s their 6th.

Jeramie: Your reputation precedes you Captain Marvelous

Jeramie: The Kyoryuger had a lot to say about your team

Jeramie: Both good and bad.

Jeramie: Alas it doesn’t fall on a single one of us to decide whether you can use our powers.

Captain Marvelous: Of course, you bureaucrat types like to twiddle your thumbs and argue until nothing gets done.

Jeramie: Otto…

Gai: Marvelous-san! *pouts*

Jeramie: If its really that important.

Jeramie: If you would, Rita.

--- spoiler alert -----

Marvelous and Yanma clashed so much that they were snowman’d while Gai had to call in Ahim to smooth things over.

Ahim and Gai were invited for tea in Ishabana the next time they visit.

...Sounds about right

[meandmyechoes]

King-Ohger ep48

*overslept and missed the first 10 minutes*

I love Rita has been acting as a commander the last two ep

一大清早就wings什麼的 (；///´///∀///｀///)

Ishabana town top shot and Nikko street asset we'll never see again

They are sending them to space and the backpack is the king's proof right

fuuuuck them for playing the FLT ad 😭

hnn the new generation of (kings and their) people doesn't buy the 'trust me'

OF COURSE

THE MOFFUN

but but have you passed the ice seal to Moru yet?

有啲心痛

i'm in the camp that asked for burised and battered but it hurts

OHSAMAM SENTAI HA KISEKI DA 😭😭😭

Rebels… 😭

OH that's where you ARE

Haaka Baaka whistle?!

?!??!???!!???!!!!!!!

HAA-CHAN!!!!!!!! HAA-CHAN!!!!!!!!

*claps and screams*

Kamihori really willing to use silence to speak

no wait I'm SCARED

no no no you can't show us that and leave us hanging for a week

wahh

ok yes final Suzume

oh the king-retainer and husty brothers is gonna be so good next week

opening rewatch:

wait it started where it ends??!? cool (star eye emoji)

wait why does it has two black bars. i like the cinematic feel of it and i'm SCARED.

the budget… the budget is back

This is probably green screen but the asset look so good in the wide shot

I love Jera's narration "there were stars, and people connect them to make constellations, and from them stories are born"

Gosh it's like a freakin movie

Taisei looks so good. so good

OP-kun… our last two ep together (´；ω；｀)

Hi new asset

haha i think it's the first time i hear "Rita" from Yanma in the show

Maybe the seal has been passed but you need the bracelet to activate it?

OH the bracelet hint was here!

Oh it was very obvious in the transform

ha😅 i didn't notice others' have their proof missing

something went wrong with the audio on set here (but I'd love Himeno's low transform call)

oh i woke up at 7mins in

Remember when I said Rita would never say the full name of Yanma's inventions? They did it!

Racules uses "na sai" with the kids 😭

I heard doshigatai in the wedding interlude

[mofffun]

I realize I've been looking at them too idealistically. I've been expecting them to pick up a friendship after the movie. but on the contrary, it is the movie that showed these two approach problems in opposite directions. Yanma advised them to focus on what's in front of them and Rita insisted they have a duty (to face the hidden ugly truth). Rita collects all the evidence before their move and Yanma charges froward regardless. The common point lies in neither of them react until it's aboslutely necessary - stubbornness, if you will. and then you realize these two with their countries represent the opposing ideals of future vs. the past.

There's no way these two are friends, I've always said that, that was what fascinated me. When you look at their history they've had more arguments than agreements, so it's perfectly in line with the text these two furthered their (childish) rivalry. The very same episode built up that tension with Yanma's teasing and Rita calling Yanma's physique rubbish. Also, what happened in those two years? With Yanma "starting it all" and the source of Rita's headache (゜▽゜)

What I like about these two, is that they are both practical people and depsite despising the other personally perhaps, they can work together for a common goal. they are like collegues, they are the most effective problem-solvers you're gonna get. they are children on the playground, they will forget they threw hands yesterday and throw hands again the next day. The curious thing is Yanma and Rita are perfectly sensible* people but when you put them together why is their childish stubborn pride on full display!

[Rambling] Rita + Yanma ep28

tbh i'm still on the fence if Rita-in-Yanma feels a wee bit ooc* but i've been telling myself it's their stress reponse. Bet they still have paperwork from last week's prison break.

*i don't like using this term casually because it feels like i'm closing myself off from learning a new of this person.

The production blog said the director was aiming for an exaggerated impersonation from from the cast, so it's understandable Rita's most memeable traits are shown. In that regard I think Yuzuki played a more convincing Yanma than Aoto a convincing regular version of Rita. Or maybe my Yuzuki rose-glasses are too tinted 😅

Arresting people left and right can be very easily rationalized as trying to regain control by sticking to what they know best in a wildly free nation like N'kosopa. NGL I might've been projecting but I really wanted Rita to feel accepted and loved in N'kosopa instead of the two making a mess of each other's nation (ahem Aoto Watanabe you set this up). That said, their rivalry is somehow believable because it's the two of them?

Where I felt most out of place was when Rita pulled down their mask to smirk at Gira after the team's first defeat in act 1. I could still get behind "let's train, and beat that guy" but Judge, are you being a little too delighted to be able to take on N'kosopa's crime boss?? Guess I'm falling into the flawless-ification of my blorbo. They can be a bit indulgent in arresting people, as a treat. It's Yanma's face now anyway, who cares if anyone see that.

(another point I saw pointed out last week already was, Aoto rolled his eyes during Rita Scream, but Rita always screamed with their eyes shut.)

I think another angle is Rita allows themself to be a bit indulgent, a bit less impartial, BECAUSE they are using Yanma's body now. Maybe they are trying their best to hold up to Yanma's persona as well, and the mass arrest was AFTER that failed. They were trying to find a gym but the subjects just wouldn't leave them alone lol. It definitely would drive them crazy how unsensible devoted the N'kosopans are for their Prez after he sent them to jail lol.

+ i need to figure out the timezones and propose WHEN during the day they switched. Because that's definitely not like Himeno waking up since they don't want to build new bedroom assets. My bet is Rita WAS snoozing curled up on the court bench 😏 (their eyes were just too heavy on the way back... just for a while I'll just sit for a while...) Yanma's probably up catching up on the tech development the past two years. It's not exactly like his "palace" has a window that tells what time it is outside right.

But one thing I really appreciate is Yanma zipping the mask back on after act 1. Off screen, it's every fan asking for more unmasked Rita time and I'm sure Yuzuki wants that too; On screen, since Rita said the Moffun is something they asked for, the two must've contacted over phone before they all met up at Gira's. So if concealing their face is so important and I'm sure Yanma would've been happy to comply, if not under a little help from a contempt charge, that means Rita allowed him to stay unmasked and Yanma zipped it back up out of respect after the initial teasing (if not also out of praticality of Gokkan's cold 😆) - no wait. wouldn't it be more likely Rita zipped it back up after they said his body is useless 😆 wait there's too much if's!!

Besides the stress of not being in your own body, the fast pace and high technology of N'kosopan life might've messed them up a bit too. In the most straightforward interpretation of Rita's confusion when asked to pass a cable in the movie and the general lack of digitalization in Gokkan, it shows that Rita is probably unfamiliar if not bad with all those flashing neon lights. At the very least, the background noise of snowfall versus yankii brawls is already very different 😣

all aside, team wings, as much fun as the actors were having, IS the C-plot this week. I have faith next week's gonna pick it up (precedent being 13→19 and 18→20) or at least have balanced screentime each nation (like ep10, 25). Shiokara and Morfonia are the more eye-catching reatiners and if Wings already had beef over who to arrest and release, the attempted regicide charge is only gonna further worsen the relationship between the two countries?! I said these two forget it the next day like playground fights but it's not that easy this time now. Who could guess Shiokara's "internatioal incident!" murmur came true 😰

[jade-lop]

One second I laughed so hard my chest started hurting. Next, I looked on in horror.

This show really loved mood whiplashes.

Using the powers of the enemy to fight the enemy. This show became more and more like Kamen Rider.

Manipulating others for the greater good, for Racules, a necessity had become occupational hazard.

I wondered if this was the first time Suzume and Racules had a normal conversation with each other.

A couple I shipped always ended in tragedy. For the sake of their survivals, I must not shipped them.

Only in toku you could find a character acted so serious while dressing up as robot.

I guessed, Gira going to visit each country to accompany his brother there.

[t-u-i-t-c]

episode 39 │ preview images

[iristial]

The part where I divulge KingOhger pairings I considered along the way

Gira/Rita (Girita): Caught my interest as soon as Taisei Sakai and Yuzuki Hirakawa stood next to each other for KingOhger presscon pics because they had relatively "normal" clothes. Didn't voice that thought into existence though, in case I liked other couplings (especially after my first Donbrothers pick capsized for TaroHaru heh). Then episode 5 happened. I'm here forever now. Until canon gives me a little more to work with, I imagine they're respectful yet transparent with each other, aware of their shortcomings and willing to meet halfway (someday) - even sweet, maybe gentle. Moffun tea parties, Gira's orphan brigade can see a good heart a mile away and Rita brought limited edition Moffun tea cookies that one time, the other monarchs compete teach Rita "proper courtship etiquette" for their own reasons and while Rita doesn't need it (or want it) per say she's all for fairness and knows different people prefer different ways to be courted

Gira/Himeno: For all of a week and a bit due to her tilting Gira's chin. The elation died when the episode aired but I'd love to see them develop a great friendship

Yanma/Himeno: From what I've seen most people enjoy their combative interactions? Meanwhile I'm That One Person who wondered if Yanma looking at Himeno in awe was a hallucination and when it clicked via him full on simpering I really liked it. Hey, it's the gap moe of a tech yankee fawning over a beautiful queen for me (as out-of-character it was lol). Then his interest died when Himeno blew up a building and so did mine. Well, Yanma hates superficial and (supposedly) insincere people - hence his Racules hatedom - but also coward, I thought N'Kospians would love arson. Right now I'm in the limbo of lacking personal investment yet enjoying the fan content whenever I stumble across it. I'm open to being converted again though! And I'd probably insert them as a side piece to whatever Girita content I conjure

Yanma & Rita: This is less me seriously considering it and more Rita's my favourite KingOhger with the best outfit and costume atrocities aside Aoto Watanabe is the closest to my ideal visual type. Basically appreciating the Aesthetics. Rule breaker and rule keeper with nice colour shades, my fave attendants, and their bug motifs prominently feature wings! If anything I want them to be unlikely good pals