#yanma is so bad at feelings though

[thatbuggygirl]

A long time ago

Two years ago

Now

I think about this a lot, how the way Yanma talks about the privilege of having loved ones subtlety changes over time. Because I think it's deliberate, that in the past he says he's got nothing, but when he's talking about it with Himeno (who says "anyone") he mentions only his parents. Because by that point, he's probably starting to realize he *does* have people he cares about, in ways more than just his duty to his country. And by the time episode 35 roles around, forget about it; he's got a loved one.

It's one of those little details about KingOhger that makes it so good!

[mirai-e-jump]

Animage October 2023 Issue ft. Aoto Watanabe Interview (translation below)

Publication: September 8, 2023 (between episodes 27-28)

"I'm on Top!"

Born and raised in the slums, Yanma Gast ascended to the throne with just his computer. He's the "President," who's earned the respect of the nation, or rather of his friends, for his passionate way of life. N'Kosopa has had a history of being forced to work as Shugoddam's supplier. Standing at the top is Yanma, who isn't afraid of any opponent.

"I won't flatter or bow down to you. Regardless of who my opponent is, I'll beat them down with guts and brains!"

It's his core belief

Charging down the path he believes in, Yanma claims to be a king of knowledge, and is by no means an bad person. He has the insight to see through both Gira's role as an "evil king" and Racules's true intentions. He's compassionate, someone who at times will subtly care for his friends, at other times, he'll show off a mature attitude. He's an exceptional engineer who's developed weapons such as the Ohger Calibur, and the mechanical lifeforms know as Shugod's. His many strengths are his main appeal.

The battle against the new enemy, Uchu King, is bound to be fiercer than ever. Yanma's engineering abilities, superior brains, and his belief to not give into anyone or anything will be a great source of strength for the royal Sentai.

-The cool things about Yanma, who can respect others-

"It's now been about half a year since the the start of the broadcast, how do you feel?"

Watanabe: Each day was long, but looking back, it felt like it went by in an instant, it's a strange feeling. I suddenly realized that we're halfway through filming, and every 5 episodes feel like the climax of the show, so now I'm thinking, "What's going to happen in the next 20 episodes?" (laughs).

"Since filming began, has your impression of Yanma changed at all?"

Watanabe: I felt that he was more friendly towards other people than I originally thought. As I'd said in one of my lines, I think that Yanma's stance is that he does what he wants to do, and only follows those who want to follow him. In the end, they all unite, and while I thought he didn't like helping others out, in episode 7, he talks about how friends should be, saying, "It doesn't matter if you're in the middle of a fight, you lend a hand when things get tough, and when it's done, you get back to fighting." Recently, there have been more scenes in which he offers alittle more help to the other kings, and I see him as someone who's opened up and discovered new sides to himself. For example, in the film, he tells Rita what he thinks, but when Rita says that they don't think the same way, Yanma backs off. Don't force your opinions onto others, and maintain a certain distance. I like the respect he has for the others. I also like the fact that Yanma isn't stubborn, and is able to accept other people's ideas, being flexible even if he thinks differently. Even though he has his own path, in order to follow it, he needs to think about things with an open mind, and see things from different perspectives. That's why he was able to come this far from nothing, and I feel that he's the type of person who'll grow the most in this world.

"In terms of his relationship with the other kings, he told Kaguragi in episode 17, "You'd never go along with anyone. In fact, that makes you more trustworthy"

Watanabe: In a way, that exchange with Kaguragi was cool, because it conveyed some good things about him.

"Furthermore, your relationship with Gira, Hymeno and Jeramie seems to be mutual ones.

Watanabe: That's right. Kaguragi and Rita are the type to put boundaries between themselves and others, so there's a sense of keeping a distance from them, on the other side, Gira and Hymeno are more direct. When it comes to Jeramie, I want to continue to be on equal terms with him. Jeramie comes off as rather cute, so I think we can have a relationship where Yanma pulls him along. But, what Jeramie has gone through is something we can't even imagine. So, I want to have a relationship with Jeramie where I can fight along side him in a normal way, to become alittle annoyed with him if he says something wrong, and to have a strong sense of respect for him. This is shown when we fistbump in episode 19, which is one of my favorite scenes.

"Is there anything you're conscious of in presenting the relationship between Shiokara and the others members of N'Kosopa?"

Watanabe: Honestly, I rarely discussed things like acting with them. Especially with Akka, Usuba, and Mayuta, I try not to get too close since those 3 have a relationship that is to follow Yanma's lead. Shiokara, played by (Yuhei) Chiwata-san, plays a more central role, and I'll see him thinking up his performance, but, he never bothers to tell me what he's going to do, and he doesn;t ask what we're going to do. Everyone just tries doing what they like when it comes to the performance.

"What was the most memorable interaction with Hirotsugu Mori-san, TomboOhger's suit actor?"

Watanabe: It didn't happen on set, but the first time we went out for drinks together was very memorable. Mori-san is a very sociable person, so we became good friends right away. We went out for drinks and both talked about how we got into King-Ohger, and what we wanted to do as Yanma, we talked so much that before we knew it, 5 hours had gone by (laughs). I'm not the best at socializing with other people, so I was really surprised by the fact that we had endless conversations during our first drinks together, and was impressed that we actually talked for 5 hours.

"It seems exactly like having a like minded partner."

Watanabe: Yeah. I felt like Mori-san created that kind of atmosphere.

"How is it doing the dub for TomboOhger?"

Watanabe: I think it's very difficult to perform using only my voice. In the beginning, when I would hear my own voice in the broadcast, I would sometimes think it lacked abit of energy or that it just didn't sound like Yanma. Now, I'm more conscious of performing while moving my body, throwing in more hand gestures than normal, and speaking in a lower tone.

-Interactions with children who reaffirmed his starting point-

"Do you have any memorable events, such as the stage greeting for the film?"

Watanabe: I was happy to be able to feel the enthusiasm of the audience. I usually spend time filming on site, so I only had a chance to see people's reaction by looking at their feedback online. When I actually saw the audience in person, it really felt like, "These people are happy to see us." In general, children don't get to post their feedback online, do they? Of course, I was happy to see the reactions of adults, but I was most excited for the children due to the fact that I myself watched Sentai as a child. When we were doing highfives, some children would come running up to me with their eyes sparkling, while others would be too nervous to look me in the eyes. When I was a kid, I was also the shy type, so I felt like I was looking at my younger self. I recognized that, "I'm acting for the sake of these kids," and it gave me more motivation for future filming.

"We're sure there'll be more opportunities to appear at events in the future, and we hope you'll be able to make more wonderful memories. Please tell us about your favorite episode so far, or what episode you have fond memories of."

Watanabe: It changes every time (laughs). If I had to pick, the scenes where everyone assembles are most memorable. The scene in episode 5 where the five of us finally stood side by side was very exciting, as we'd been playing our roles since the audition. There's the scene in episode 10 where we call for Legend King-Ohger, and I also liked the scene in episode 19 where all of us transform together. Things started out with just Gira and me, but then Hymeno, Kaguragi, Rita, and finally Jeramie, we grew one by one, and the process of seeing our group formation up close was probably why it's so memorable.

"Other than your role as Yanma, if you could name your favorite character, who would it be?"

Watanabe: For me, I'm a fan of Hymeno. I feel that the charisma Hymeno possesses is similar to that of Yanma's. Yanma gains allies by just doing whatever he wants, while Hymeno gets people to follow her through being selfish. I myself admire such people, and think it's cool that she's a loner, or rather, that she's selfish and doesn't follow others. I've always been more attracted to strong female characters who are willing to go ahead, rather than stand behind and offer support.

"Speaking of which, at the press conference to announce the film, you mentioned that your first love was Jasmine (DekaYellow) from "Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger."

Watanabe: That's right. Possibly due to the influences of Sentai, she gives off the image of the ideal woman (laughs).

"By the way, who's your favorite female character from anime and films?"

Watanabe: For anime, I really like Hancock from "One Piece." Films include Elizabeth from "Pirates of the Caribbean" and Padme from "Star Wars"…..The 3 people I mentioned are all either princesses who fight or high class ladies (laughs).

"You're consistent in the type of women you prefer (laughs)."

Watanabe: Yeah, I noticed that too. (laughs).

"As mentioned earlier in your conversations with Mori-san, is there anything you'd like to do as Yanma in the future?"

Watanabe: I want to do a scene where I'm in the rain, and Mori-san said he wants to do a 1 on 100 fight. So, we talked about wanting to do 1 on 100 fight in the rain (laughs). I was told we couldn't do that because I used to spray dye my hair blue, and the color would fade if it got wet. But, starting with the new chapter, I now have blonde hair, so I'm secretly hoping that we can finally do it. I have alot of things I want to do with my mentor, Gin-san (Ken Yoshizawa-san), and I can't wait to tell you all about it when it finally become a reality.

"We're looking forward to the day when Watanabe-san's visions are realized! Finally, please give us some highlights of future events."

Watanabe: The new chapter will not only bring in new enemies from outer space, but it will also explore the heart of the show's universe. I have a feeling that we'll be diving into the story of the world from 2,000 years ago and explore the roots of the Yanma and others. I'm very excited about it, and I'm sure that you'll enjoy the new developments as well!

[fuyunotaiyou]

Otomedia Summer 2023

July 2023 Issue (translation)

Thankyou @mirai-e-jump for the scans!

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BAD BOYS fighting as KING

Five King heroes, King Ohger, gathered to protect "Chikyu" from the Earth Empire Bugnarak. Taisei Sakai, who plays Gira, and Aoto Watanabe, who plays Yanma Gast, will appear from the latest work, which is gaining attention for its trend of unique and strong characters. We asked the two of them who play bad kings, "King of Evil" and "King of Yankee," to talk about the appeal of the work.

Gira and Yanma, even though they have different personalities, aim for the same place.

"King Ohger" has started broadcasting; how is the reaction from the fans?

Watanabe: Honestly, I travel back and forth between my home and the shooting site these days, so I don’t really feel that the program is being broadcasted nationwide (laughs). However, I felt happy when I saw kids posing with the Yanma hairstyle on SNS. When I find that kind of impression, "There was this, there was that," like this, I tell the members myself.

Sakai: When a related keyword becomes the No. 1 trend, even the members get excited, surprised by the great SNS response. I think there are many reasons to be drawn to it, like the fantasy elements, the LED background synthesis, and the depth of the characters.

Watanabe: Erica-chan, who plays Hymeno, was delighted to find a cute picture of Hymeno.

When playing Gira and Yanma, what kind of requests did the director make?

Taisei: As Gira is a character with clear emotions, I was told, "I want you to act honestly with Gira’s emotions." Even now, I find it difficult to act honestly. I want to properly master it this year.

Watanabe: There was a physical request regarding Yanma’s look. I was told, "Be conscious of the fact that your eyes don’t look sharp enough in the normal way you look." However, Yanma is an unruly person from the slums, but if he is too much of a Yankee, then he will become indecorous, and his being a king will fade away. I am conscious of the fact that Yanma has two faces: one that lives as he is and the other that stands in front of the people.

Two of you play such kings, but could you please tell me how you feel when you see each other’s performances?

Taisei: Aoto has lots of experience in stage performances, so I feel he has skills that I don’t have. For example, I am really envious of the fact that he is able to take the director's directions and immediately express them.

Watanabe: I feel Taisei expresses his feelings as they are, and when I watch from the side, I think "He doesn’t like to lie about his feelings". There are times when he gets stuck while performing and has to do retakes, but I think what caught everyone’s attention once it aired was Taisei’s precision in acting without lying.

Taisei: Really?

Watanabe: I think it’s because of Taisei’s acting that the response to the first episode was so good.

Taisei: It’s embarrassing. (laughs)

Kingohger's world view created with CG is also attractive, but how does it feel from the performer's side?

Taisei: We shoot with green screens and LEDs the whole time, so there are not many locations. I get used to studio shooting, but I still feel the difficulty of imagining the invisible spaces.

Watanabe: On the other hand, I think it becomes easy to do it on the location site. When we do studio shooting, there are times when I don’t understand where I am. However, there is CG scenery projected on monitors and sets of CG brass photos. I feel that staff also creates an easy-to-act environment for us.

Gira, who acts as a villain, and Yanma, the Yankee. I think they are the characters who took the "evil path" instead of the royal path, but how do you feel about their "evil path"?

Taisei: In order to protect the children and the people, Gira goes down the evil path himself. I think it is a simple and easy-to-understand evil path for the sake of justice.

Watanabe: Yanma has the impression that he has clear standards of right and wrong inside of him. If he thinks something is good, it is good, and if he thinks something is bad, it is bad, regardless of the world’s values of "good and bad". Rather than an evil path, I think he is a person with his own righteousness. For the sake of people, Gira will even do what he thinks is wrong, but Yanma follows what he believes is right. I think that is the difference between these two.

Taisei: I feel they aim in the same direction. For Gira, Yanma represents the ideal figure of a king. That’s probably why Gira said to Yanma, "Be my friend!" and they are still working together as friends.

Over time, was there a moment when your impression of the character changed?

Taisei: Gira’s "protecting people is justice" like will hasn’t changed, so I think there isn’t a big change character-wise. However, it seems there is a change in his mindset, as his sense of companionship has gotten stronger after getting helped by Yanma and others, and his feelings as king have strengthened after learning that he is of royal Husty blood. 

Watanabe: In episodes 1 and 2, Yanma showed his face as a king, but from episode 3 onwards, after meeting the other kings with the same standing, my impression of him changed. At first, I felt that he is a king who pulls everyone in, but I think he is a character who is not complete and is still in the process of learning. There are also scenes where he doesn't separate his feelings, and instead of doing the right thing logically, he prioritizes his emotions. I think there may be a time where he will fail because of his way of life, so I am looking forward to the process of Yanma growing as an adult.

I would like the two of you, who spend time shooting together, to introduce each other to our readers.

Watanabe: Perhaps I think Taisei’s public image is "a bit clumsy". But my image of Taisei is "a guy with a manly spirit".

Taisei: Really?

Watanabe: Even when we go together to eat, he never lets me pay the bill. (while imitating) Like, "I don’t like it".

Taisei: Ha-ha

Watanabe: Even if he didn’t pay that day, he will contact me the next day and say, "I want to properly take care of money matters". He has a great manly spirit, and when he is in a good mood, he says, "I am in a good mood, so I will pay the taxi fare".

Taisei: Stop it! (laughs)

Watanabe: Although it is private, he has a manly spirit even during work. When something is not satisfactory, he himself asks, "Can I try one more time?"

Taisei: There were times like that?

Watanabe: I feel you were not able to say it in the beginning, but now you have become better at saying it. Because I think you are the type of person who wants to say things on your own.

How is Mr. Watanabe seen from Mr.Sakai’s point of view?

Taisei: My first impression of Aoto is Cool. But he is totally different; he is a person who always expressively expresses his emotions. When we play Taiko No Tatsujin in the dressing room, if he makes a mistake and is about to lose, he will say "Ahh!" in a loud voice. When there is a favorite side dish in his lunch box, he will make a face like, "I am so happy". He seems like Gira.

Watanabe: Certainly! I guess I am Gira. (laughs)

Finally, please give a message to our readers.

Watanabe: I think Yanma is still an incomplete character, and he will continue to change as he overcomes ordeals. I would like everyone to watch over what kind of cool guy he will become in the end and how he has grown as a person compared to episode 1. Thank you!

Taisei: The story is progressing rapidly, with Gira being royalty, Rcules being able to transform, and additional warriors appearing. Please look forward to all the intense developments in the future!

"Gira is the one who walks on the evil path himself to protect people"

"Yanma is a person who has his own good and bad"

[mofffun]

23/7 Kingohger Summer Stage REPO

programme:

11:00 Hero show

11:30 Cast Talk

11:40 Waking the King + OP live

~shake hands with heroes for purchase >2000~

Full cast.

I got here at 10:40am so the queue was already rather long. the paying tickes is numbered up to 1000 but you can watch the event for free as well since it's outdoors. Naturally I was standing further back (even though I didn't queue up yesterday.) Kinda feels like there's more people? but that'd be weird because there were geats-only fans yesterday too. maybe it's the sunday.

Hero show

part 1:

So the first part is Hero Show, but it's more just an interactive session. Act 1 has Red Yellow Blue fighting two foot soliders. Gira got a solo fight and then it's the Yan Hime combo fight. Shipper lens ON. Himeno did a cart wheel holding onto Yanma and Yanma princess carried Himeno for a spin attack while she ojousana-laugh! Yanma complimented on Himeno ("Yarujanika" "arigatou")

part 2:

Then the MOTW aka Bug Host shows up and makes small talk with the audience. He's a lot of fun, questioned if we really like Kingohgers so much and hate the Bugnaroks so bad, then asks again and says bugnarok fans can get presents. He also keeps reminding the crowd to beware of heat stroke and drink water. Even commented that "looks like there're a lot of idling adults at the back" haha.

A boy and a girl, both 4 years old are invtied to play musical chair on stage. The girl cried at the first round when the foot soldier took her seat. So the host pulled the boy aside and give him the "men should be kind to girls talk" while the foot soldier plays peekaboo to cheer her up. But they both sat on the seat in second round anyway. However the gift bag they won is 01 and Kiramei cutlery and stationery 😂 According to host, those are for "leftover stock for adult reasons"

Part 3:

Dango Mushi Jim is the MOTW.

the whole team appears on the stage and did the Kingohger Spell from ep10. Maybe it's just that line but Himeno's audio here sounds like it's cut from the ep. Rita also did the "taskforce" speech so it connects to Gira calling "Ohsama Sentai" and the others responding "Kingohger". Kaguragi gets a solo fight with his ep4 speech.

What I love about Papillon's suit action is they can't always wait for the enemy to come at them in order to fit the "immovable" image. they don't rotate in himeno's sense but they rotate to always face the enemy (himeno's earth versus rita's moon if you will) and always keeps the enemy at sword's length. Both today and G-Rosso's Rita-sama is good at fighting with just one hand and they'd put their other hand holding the cape at the back of their waist and that is so good. love that move where they hit the MOTW in the face with the pommel of the sword.

Blue and Yellow reappears and THE FIRST THING, Himeno runs to ask if Rita is ok. <3 They brought Rita offstage so it's Gira's solo.

the team gathers again and INFERNO plays. Gira ask everyone to do the finisher together but Yanma kicks him. Then they do the finisher together.

OP DANCE!

This Yanma is the tallest and has the most movement during the dance. Rita's steps the bottom limit of what is consider a step and their legs would not move fro the arm shakes.

Gira in suit is so cute he saw a kid dressed as Gira and excitedly waved and pointed to himself with Rita. who simply nodded. this went on three times.

Rita's wave is your old-man-government-leader wave. 90 degrees elbows/shoulder, palm 90 degrees turn between facing themself and their left.

Cast Talk

matsumoto hiroya hosting.

to be called "Sukapon Tanuki" to my face... shiawase!

声小さい！　*crowd cheers* *Yanma turns his back to the crowd but gives thumbs up high in the air*

Kaku introduced himself in Jeramie's voice "Kaguragi Dybowski, lordly king of this country Toufu... tosa."

Jeramie has to repeat now (name/a storytellier behind the times tosa.) so he follows up with the opening narration, than Kagu immediately interrupts him with a "too long!" to which Masahi: "Otto"

Part 1: Movie

Q1: memories about filming

Gira: performing with Sakurai-san (Debonica). the cast knew her from reputation and especially Himeno is jealous-in-a-good-sense about Taisei getting to work with her a lot.

Q2: with Hinagata Akiko (Iroki)

Kaku: (pretty much the same answer as yesterday) She is an approchable person so it seems she's quite different from the character setting before filming starts, but once on the job, there's an evil ruler aura about her.

Q3: RBP with Nakamura Shido (Rainoir)

Taisei said "Aoto and Yuzuyan"

something about his professionalism

one thing that made Aoto very happy is Nakamura's son's fave is Tonbo Ohger.

Erica was great at fanservice! She's always looking off stage and waved and made finger hearts at the crowd. I think as a model she's just really good at locating where the camera is.

Erica spoke of the assets and CG specifically made for the movie that impressed her, then asked the audience to raise their hands if they'll see it in theaters. She interacted with the audience like this again towards the end.

Yuzuki talked about seeing a new side of Rita again (pretty much same as bandai ad). It was fresh for her to film something different than TV's Rita. (I wonder if one'd use 'fresh' to describe it if they're just being their usual self but in front of the camera?)

Yuzuki is not very good at answering questions on the spot so sometimes either she says a lot of filler words or her greeting and answers to promotional questions that have been asked a thousand times sound rehearsed.

Yzy and So are truly close friends. they'd chat off-mic and at one point So pointed at Rita fans in the crowd for Yuzuki.

Part 2: Questions from cast members

Q1: "これからも一緒に頑張ろう　碧斗❤"　(Let's keep on working hard together. from Aoto❤) Host reads out the heart too.

Kagu tsukkomi said hey that's not a question, let's hear some questions

Q2: To Kaguragi, why muscles? from Jeramie.

Masahi: 気になる　I really want to know that

So: (Jeramie voice) Do you want to come to the world of muscles too? Muscles are good for you ;D　筋肉はいいよ

Q3: みんなへ　好きな季節は？　りたっち To everyone, what is your favourite season? Rittachi

(Yuzuki's last ig/cl live mentioned nicknames people called her. Yuzuchi was on the list but at the very last because only close friends from home would call her that. new people she met after entering the proffesion don't usually use it. those that called her Yuzuchi called her that day one they met. IIRC)

So: Summer. Though it's hot, what a nice time to hear sounds of life like cicada.

Host: suddenly became a serious/adult-like conversation?

Yzy:(host made fun of Rittachi) for Rittachi of course it's winter.

Taisei: Girachi is winter

Erica: [Moffun voice] Himechi is spring.

crowd/host doesn't really get moffun at first but yuzuki pointed it out.

[Host asks how to chi-ify Aoto's name] Aochi is summer. Because I get to meet everyone みんなと会いえる + *walks backstage index finger & arm raised*

Q4: 好きなセリフものまね immitate your favourite lines (of another character)

So: Ah I wrote that? Yzy: (tsukkomi) Did you forget?

host: (sth like) you want to do it so bad you did just that haha

So: well then I'll do Gira. "一草一木" line. eh what's next? Taisei follows up to "jakku no ou Gira!"

Erica: Kono Sukapon Tanuki! (i rmb she did the same thing in an interview but i forgot whcih. literally SO adorable my health bar is out)

Aoto repeast the tanuki line

Aoto: O~RE~WA~ JER~RA~MIE.... (make every syllable long like a skipping kindergardtener, got complained doesn't sound like jeramie at all)

Yzy: (in her own voice) ただわがままに　我が道を行く (himeno's catchphrase) (ah... so this is the world where yuzuki's got himeno's role...)

Masahi: (full kabuki face + gestures) Kaguragi Dybowski!

So and Yzy tsukkomi with the usual So Tsukkomi Pose.

Taisei: Then I'll do Onii-chaan! (He said Onii-chan yesterday too [CRY]) Shugoddom's King, Racules Husty. I am the nation. (same as relay interview)

the ep10 cockpit roll call! with jera! (evil king, wise king, queen of beatuy, bounty lord, immovable sovereign, king of the in-betweens)

Music live

original singer of Waking the King. I know he's experienced but he seemef to be quite popular? suddenly a rush of cheers from behind me when he appeared on stage. But his pitch and control was so good though. I like this insert a lot too and the first verse is just his vocals over piano and instantly gave me goosebumps.

he also sang the OP that he described as "a challenge". The cast reappeared after the singer asked us to "called for Kingohgers from your heart!"

The cast came holding their plushies and promote them.

OP DANCE IN REAL LIFE!!

They danced up to before the chorus then walked off-stage to greet the audience. They pretty much went around the whole paid area. Aoto was especially eager to wave at the audience. (It's between his blue hair and Kagu's head that I can spot from the back)

the dance was the energetic version from new op. The suit actors did the in-character dance before them.

When they came back onto stage after greeting, Taisei said something/bumped into Yuzuki and she did her 'clap knees laugh' thing.

Then it's the closing words (your usual "thank you for coming in the heat", "please support us and the film") and a group photo + countdown tiktok with the audience.

Aoto waved back during to the crowd during the photo and Yuzuyan said thank you after taking the tiktok.

there's a kid with a pillbug taxi prop in the front and a kid dressed as Shiokara with his baby brother as Gira. + girls in yellow princess dresses.

[heavenlyhoundoom]

Me roasting Johto.

Chikorita: AKA, Johto's biggest punching bag.

Bayleef: I can't believe this pokemon was originally going to look nothing like its pre - or post evolution!

Meganium: The most forgettable final grass starter.

Cyndaquil: How does it feel having Fuecoco take all the credit for breaking the Chinese Zodiac theory?

Quilava: Or the sausage shrew as I like to call it.

Typhlosion: I can't believe Gamefreak took away its idle neck flames for nearly a decade!

Totodle: The Feucoco for water type fans.

Croconaw: (cue Flintstones theme song here)

Feraligatr: I can't stop thinking of that infamous back sprite that made it look like it was thicc.

Sentret: (Engineer voice) Spy is sapping my sentret!

Furret: Oh, look, it's a ground type! No, wait, the anime's just stupid.

Hoothoot: Its name is literally just the sound its real-life counterpart makes.

Noctowl: Sorry, Noctowl, but the other regional birds are just cooler than you.

Ledyba: Look at that thousand yard stare. There's not a single thought behind those eyes.

Ledian: If it didn't look it up, I would've never guessed that it was based on a superhero.

Spinarak: You're not a true spider, you only have six legs!

Ariados: You have the most forgettable signature move.

Crobat: I feel like Gamefreak just decided to slap the friendship evolution onto it because they could.

Chinchou: What's with the plus sign eyes?

Lanturn: Look out, Seel and Dewgong, you got competition for the least creative name.

Pichu: I can't believe pichu has a special form that's just it having a tuff of fur on its ear.

Cleffa: Was this pokemon really necessary?

Igglybuff: For real, the idea of bouncing and never being able stop is terrifying!

Togepi: The poster child for baby pokemon.

Togetic: That neck though.

Natu: It looks like it's judging me.

Zatu: I feel bad for it, since it's in constant dread due to seeing horrible futures.

The Mareep line: Beep beep, I'm a sheep. I said beep beep, I'm a sheep.

Bellossom: How does it feel to be shorter than your pre evolution?

Marill: (Insert pikablu joke here)

Azurill: The water bunny egg pokemon.

Sudowoodo: What if I bring out the hose?

Politoad: We finally have a frog pokemon that actually looks like a frog.

The hoppin line: Dendelion, a million little wishes blowing across the sky.

Aipom: No thoughts, head empty.

Sunkurn: The most useless pokemon.

Sunflora: Boring...

Yanma: One rock throw, and you're dead.

Wooper: The derpy pokemon.

Quagsire: The Family Guy pokemon.

Espeon: How does it feel to be overshadowed by your edgy counterpart?

Umbreon: You know people only like you because you're edgy, right?

Murkrow: I'm glad it got an evolution later on because it really needed it.

Slowking: Despite being a genius, you still look so derpy.

Misdreavus: This was the most random pokemon to get a paradox form.

Unown: Cool concept, poor execution.

Wobbuffet: Jessie's comedic relief pokemon.

Girafarig: Its beta design is proof that sometimes less is more.

Pineco: Am I the only one who wants to know what it actually looks like?

Foretress: Stop exploding and let me catch you, dammit!

Dunsparce: Remember when people wanted Drampa to be your evolution?

Gligar: Its color pallet is so consistent.

Steelix: You're no crystal onix.

Snubull: Too bad you're only known for being a bitch thanks to the anime.

Granbull: Are those tusks under your lips painful?

Qwilfish: Anyone hungry for some fugu?

Scizor: Big meaty claws!

Shuckle: Dorkly's biggest punching bag.

Heracross: Its female gender difference makes almost as little since as Wobbuffet's.

Sneasel: Why wasn't this a version exclusive alongside gligar, it would've made more sense.

Teddiursa: It's so cute, I wanna hug it forever!

Ursaring: Oh God, never mind!

Slugma and Magcargo: It was cruel to put these pokemon in the Hoenn region.

Swinub and Piloswine: No one cared about you until you got an evolution in Sinnoh.

Corsola: Just like Primape, no one cared about you until you died. That's just sad.

Remoraid: The urge to hold this pokemon like a pistol is killing me!

Octillery: You could've been so interesting, but they had to censor your design!

Delibird: 🎶It's Christmas all over again, yeah again!🎶

Mantine: It looks like it's starting into my soul, and I don't like it.

Houndour and Houndoom: I hate how these pokemon were locked behind post game!

Kingdra: Why does it look so pissed?

Phanpy: No, Phanpy, I do not find you destroying my home cute just because you were only playing!

Donphan: I'm a tire.

Porygon2: Porygon2, Electric Boogaloo!

Stantler: Do you think Delibirduses this pokemon to pull its sleigh?

Smeargle: Probably the most gimmicky gimmick pokemon to ever gimmick.

Tyrogue: No, anime, Tyrogue evolves into either Hitmonchan, Hitmonlee, or Hitmotop, not the other way around.

Hitmontop: It's beyblade!

Smoochum: You think they wouldn't give a baby form for such a controversial pokemon so early on.

Elekid: Hey, could you please charge my phone for me?

Magby: Such an unfortunate Japanese name.

Miltank: Poor thing was demonized just because of that annoying brat, Whitney.

Blissy: Egg...

Raikou: The most overshadowed of the gen 2 legendaries.

Entei: That fact that a volcano erupts eveytime it barks makes it a miracle that there's still any life left in the pokemon world.

Suicune: Gamefreak really went out of their way to make sure this was the most popular of the legendary beasts.

Larvitar: Look at those stubby little arms.

Pupitar: Did we really need another caccoon pokemon.

Tyranitar: One brick break and your dead.

Lugia: The "why isn't this a water type?" pokemon.

Ho-Oh: This pokemon is seen as giving Ash immortality.

Celebi: You, you're the one responsible for all the event pokemon that use FOMO to trick fans into wasting their time going to Gamestop. Let that fact weigh heavily on your shoulders...

(Hoenn shall be next)

[spandexual]

My head is also plagued by whispers of “Kaguragi x everyone, Kaguragi and everyone” so would like to ask something like, what’s your favourite thing about his relationship with each ranger on the team be it parallels or dynamics or like who should be making out, or whatever is fun about Kaguragi x everyone to you, lol

Also who are your favourite reds to smash together, lately I’m into crossover shipping so toku is fun for that

If my ask is messy, feel free to omit something and answer however you like and let imagination take its course~ I just want to make it fun and love your opinions so 💋🫰

I think I've already made my feelings on Kaguragi x Racles pretty clear lol but for the main gang

Kaguragi x Gira: Kaguragi seeing Gira as someone to be manipulated like everyone else vs Gira being the only person to actually see through the mask he wears and liking (what he thinks is) the person underneath but never really managing to get through to him. Kaguragi grows to respect him more as time goes on but Gira would have to work REALLY hard to get underneath that mask and no one around him would understand why he's trying that hard, least of all his brother. I think if in time he did actually manage to see Kaguragi unmasked it would basically immediately turn into the most toxic yaoi on the planet even surpassing kaguracles lol. But the thing is Kaguragi does kinda like him despite everything...

Kaguragi x Yanma: completely incompatible lmao which would be fun for bants but I don't think they'd root tbh. If they did it would be "heavily intoxicated" (not actually that drunk at all bc Kaguragi's tolerance is through the roof and Yanma has anti-drunk technology or some shit idk but they would both say that to avoid saying that they were just really horny). Most of their relationship would be just arguing and a lot of Kaguragi trolling by pretending to not know anything about technology when he's actually very competent.

Kaguragi x Himeno: not each other's types at all BUT they would be besties and they would talk about relationships together for sure. Himeno has been on that flatly anti-Racles shit from birth basically and has always been like GIRL DUMP HIMMM abt it meanwhile Kaguragi is like aww no but I love him :( anywayyy when r u gonna ask out Rita ;) which always works to change the topic. I think they would spend a lot of time talking about beauty and fashion and then into heavy technology and deep state politics and then back into who they should hook Jeramie up with without a break in the flow. Very difficult to follow their conversations.

Kaguragi x Rita: have a lot more alike than they have not but neither of them really like to acknowledge it as their masks are so different. But when they are alone and are relatively relaxed (as far as either of them can get) I think they can have a decent conversation even though it would never stray further than work. Just two north ends of a magnet yk. so alike they constantly slide off each other lol

Kaguragi x Jeramie: I think Kaguragi wouldn't really know what to make of Jeramie personally or politically and Jeramie is a bit too naive to really get whatever Kaguragi is on about either. They wouldn't necessarily have a bad relationship but I think it would be very touch and go, especially as Jeramie is close to Gira.

this post is super long so I'll make a new one for redxred lol

[meandmyechoes]

KINGOH 36

Rita jumped!

I was right they were all hiding out in Jeramie's place lol

That's their finest shot? 🤔

Rita-sama! No personal feelings on the job 😏

Okay last time it's too much yankii talk i don't understand this week is too much polite talk i don't understand

Oh. Okay. Wow, can't understand the world of ikemen and bijins.

(Romane wanted to hurt himself because his handsomeness make people faint so he felt useless. Himeno asked him to promise her his life instead.)

have i said he looks a lot like kizu. he looks a lot like kizu (shishi red/lucky kyuranger)

hey jera what did you learn from shiokara

Himeno's so cute even when she's poisoned 😭😭

the second hand embarrassment before he even begins NO souchou 😭😭

starting to feel bad for yan hime stans, not the writer's favourite but straight-bait even though the character dynamics do really work

IT'S HAPPENING IT'S HAPPENING

THE FUCKING PALM BY HER FACE

OM MY GOD THIS IS WHAT THEY SHOW IN JAPANESE CHILDREN TV

YURI in my nitiasa

Rita going into the dance fully believing it's Himeno though 😭

If only the postcards have this set of stills!

"not interested in younglings, i'm out" *sneak back in to puppet Yanma being more a prankster than actual wingman*

it's funny from the conspiracy angle that Jeramie is trying to get rid of his competition for Gira lol STOP PRANKING YOUR GRANDSON BY APPRENTICESHIP.

so fake!Himeno doesn't know the Moffun password?

Did Rita want to confess via Moffun voice! They confessed to Moru via Moffun!

(when they sat down, do they tried to talk through moffun's voice or do they want to start a topic about moffun?)

(but they just went straight and sat down on Himeno's throne 😭😭)

The country of Ishbana is at stake and the first thing the Chief Justice cares about is if Himeno is marrying someone else 😏

I get Romane though. Who WON'T fall in love with Himeno-sama though.

So she's wearing the same dress from ep3 too!

the resolution is much better than i expected.

Geoffrey???

yeah... where is Kagu the whole time....

Ohhh 🚦 / Ace flag team division in the show for once!

🙇🙇 拜拜 Iroki-sama 人嚟! 上香!!

really no surprise there given Glodi Amano. and the postponed movie BD release date to boost sales.

Iroki-sama is so cool I'm excited to see her again before the movie releases.

gosh i still can't believe the dancing scene is real

[malachitezmeyka]

Since I’m visiting back home I have stolen borrowed my sister’s switch to play Pokemon and animal crossing, and that, of course, got me thinking about if Pokemon existed in the avatar universe, which ones would my OCs have

(Up front, I don’t see either of them going into competitive championships, too much shit going on in their lives to even consider it. Oh, and also, my knowledge of Pokemon comes entirely from my sister infodumping, me watching the entire first season of the anime twice, getting a bit too invested in Hanamusa fanart and playing Y, Moon and Shield (never getting to the end of a single one rip) so keep that in mind)

For Midori I feel like she’d have the ones that she could naturally find in the backyard while doing gardening or other work – oddish and bellsprout and budew and the like. Maybe a sandshrew or caterpie or rattata. I’m completely obsessed with eeveelutions so if she had an eevee, it’d evolve into a sylveon bc of how much love Midori has to give. Starter-wise, if she had one despite not doing competitive battling, definitely a bulbasaur, but since she doesn’t use it for anything but help around the garden it probably wouldn’t ever evolve, though they’re both okay with that. And I wouldn’t be me if I didn’t shoehorn some angst in, so before the RL left for the South Pole, Ghazan gave Midori his camerupt for safe keeping, saying it would protect her in case she needed it. She hides the pokeball with it from Haya and only lets it out of she knows no one will see her, terrified Haya would do something to such a blatant reminder of her brother

Suiren’s a bit harder since she has enough to worry about without getting a bunch of animals involved, but theoretically, I’m thinking squirtle for a starter that she has managed to evolve into a wartortle but not further yet. Eeveelution wise vaporeon would be the obvious choice but with her cold nature I think she’d invest in an ice stone instead and get a glaceon. I like to imagine that while she was travelling for a mission one day she ran across an absol in the mountains and took it home despite knowing the rumours it was a bringer of disasters and a bad omen (she relates to it, but you couldn’t waterboard that out of her). Maybe she found a yanma in the swamp at some point and kept it once she found out how cool its evolution looks. Likewise, she found a phantump and, remembering how phantumps come to be, couldn’t bear the thought of leaving it (and, well, its evolution and how it controls trees through roots reminds her of the swamp). Back with the angst, she inherited her mom’s milotic (Ming-Hua was a kid when she found the ugliest fucking fish she’d ever seen in a swamp lake and snuck it food. It warmed up to her and eventually she stole a pokeball and caught it. Fast forward a few years and it suddenly became the most gorgeous pokemon in existence. Shit happens). She hides it too but once she learned how to navigate the swamp she takes it to that very lake.

Suiren leaves her pokemon with Midori when she goes on missions, not wanting to endanger them, and every time Midori is scared that those pokemon will end up being the last things she has left of her sister, just like the camerupt and milotic are the last things left of her parents

[pokentomology]

I've heard that Yanma can fly at over 30 mph- is this true? Are there any faster bugs out there?

It sure is. Yanma are fascinating, honestly; they're a hot topic of debate as Yanmega is constantly being tossed up as the first Bug/Dragon type. (It's not. Too weak to fire for that. But they do have some very excellent dragonesque qualities.)

(Also, Flygon is the first Bug/Dragon type, but you didn't hear it from me.)

There's several quicker bugs:

- Yanmega. This one is kind of obvious. When they're really pushing it, the most powerful individuals can go up to 80 mph—the quickest bug-type flight ever recorded was 96.3 mph, by a Yanmega bred specifically for speed. They hit around 60mph comfortably in the wild.

- Ninjask. They regularly hit 70-80 mph, and are really good at staying out of your sight line, which is extremely frustrating.

- Scyther. Just as fast as Yanmega or Ninjask—faster, even, but they don't do long flights, they're more about angular momentum. God, do not get on one's bad side, they move so fast you think they're somewhere else when in reality they're right behind you and about to stab you.

- Scolipede. They don't fly, but they are so fast, and also really, really good at parkour. They're more sprinters & ambush predators than long-distance runners, but you can clock them at around 75 mph mid-pounce.

- Vikavolt. These babies are so goddamn painful to catch, because even flying-types are wary of going after them. One that wasn't ready for relocation escaped from the facility one time and I had to call the Rangers, and then Mary (my Ranger friend) wouldn't speak to me for weeks. They regularly hit 50-60mph in the wild and are incredibly adept at taking sharp turns at high speeds.

- Accelgor & Escavalier. More quick-dashers, more about angular momentum than long-term speed, but they move uncomfortably fast and will stab you.

- Beedrill. These guys can hit 45 when they feel threatened, which is not often, and regularly hit 30ish for hunting—they dart in and out, wearing down their prey with their stingers.

- Nymble. They don't exactly "run" so much as jump really far, but they shoot forward like a bullet out of a gun. Zero to sixty in a millisecond. RIP if anything's waiting for them midair, though.

- Honorable mention: Orbeetle. I don't consider it fast because they just teleport, the cheaters, but they're certainly speedy enough to stay out of my reach.

[canyouheatmeuponafrozennight]

Watched: Kingohger

You ever think it's good but don't like it for real, from the bottom of your heart? Not that it had something bad or unforgivable, it really just didn't invoke any emotion within after a whole year? I want to explore why I feel this way.

Story

If I had to choose, I'd say Part 1 pleased me more than Part 2; a clearer pair of villains, Racles and Deathnarak, plus the drama of the kings not getting along well. Racles' generals were weaker than Deathnarak's, as Kamejin also had my eyes on him because I kept waiting for his betrayal (in my prediction he was the real final boss though). The first episode of part 2 was easily a favorite of all time to me, a perfect formula to introduce villains and heroes, it could easily be the first episode of the show (or any show), but after that I felt my interest for it decrease. Dagded was very one dimensional, and I feel his generals were much more devices for the gimmick of the week than characters. Glodi was the closest one to being someone, but ultimately was 3:7 on the character:device scale.

I think maybe to some extent, once the scale grows to we are saving the world, my heart disconnects a little from the narrative. A war between races, the constant political plotting of Racles felt much more drawing to me than what Part 2 offered altogether on the battle for the world. I don't think they mishandled it, there were still very good moments, and as, to begin with, the kingdoms were characters themselves, there is grounds for one to be invested in them enough to care for the world, it just didn't happen to me. Only the loss of Ncosopa really felt like something at the time, but I don't think there was much realism to the destruction of kingdoms. Dagded drops a rain of meteors on the city, and in a few episodes everyone is living normally in Shugoddam again, until another threat befalls it and for an episode it's in ruins again. (A part of me wants to say the sets being mostly/often CG distanced my heart from it, but Im not sure that could be it)

Conclusion-wise, Part 1 also had a much better finale than Part 2, I was crying with Gira apologizing to Deathnarak, while Dagded died without any particular emotion. (and to think the robot sacrificing itself is one my of fetishes, it had grounds to be something I liked, yet it didn't move me. maybe they shouldve been a little more characterized if that was their endgame? maybe be little precure fairies around the rangers? maybe make them a little more like the right hand of each king? only gira understood and saw them as people from beginning to end, hard for me to care when only gira cared [and gira only cared every 15 episodes either?])

Characters

It's very much a character-driven show (perhaps that can be said of all sentai, but i felt kingohger was placing almost all chips on its characters), and the chars are indeed good. Wouldn't say they're complex, they're straightforward with their goals, gimmicks and actions. Putting it into words like this, I think that's a world that summarizes Kingohger very well, it is sincere from head to toe. (Maybe that could be it? I talked about it to a friend once, and mentioned how it's the perfect good show, but its exactly because it was crafted so perfectly that I couldnt resonate with the soul of the show. For it to reach me, it had to be a little more twisted, a little dirtier, a little worse even maybe, for something to reach beyond the screen and touch my heartstrings)

At first I liked Yanma the most, but Kaguragi was who grew the most on me. His final character episode, with Iroki, was my favorite episode in the show, easily. Considering how sincere the show is, it's funny that one of the main cast is a compulsive liar(-like creature) who plays on all sides. If I had to rank them, Yanma and Kaguragi would be top tier, Himeno and Rita mid tier, and Gira and Jellamy the bottom one. On some focus episodes they move a tier above, but never fall one, so the writing was consistent and didn't lose sight of the characters (except for that one incident with Yanma and Jellamy what were they thinking).

Shiokara is the best right hand, but I think all of them are fantastic. My dream finale (and insincere probably) was that the kings are defeated and Gira spends a century holding back Dagded while their people run away, and the final battle takes place with the right hands becoming the kingohgers and defeating Dagded, carrying on the wills and legacy of their kings. So much of the show was spent crafting them, I'd have loved for their payoff to be something beyond just happily forever being the support cast.

Humor

Forgive me but this entry was criminally unfunny. From Kira to Donbros there was plenty of comedy, and some episodes entirely dedicated to the comedy, and even if some jokes didn't land well, the overall output was so good that it didn't stick out, only rhythm game players die over a bad rating amidst 100 perfects. Kingohger, however, occasionally hit a good after 100 misses and bads, making me pray for the serious episodes never to end. This however isn't a dealbreaker and isn't what made me not feel much for the series, I just find it incredible how bad the comedy was. Never hire whoever wrote the jokes for this show again Toei.

In Conclusion

I guess it was just too clean and too sincere for me. Someone with a pure soul will clearly take this and accept it as the kino it is, with their minds and their souls, but I'm a bit twisted and can think with my mind that it's great, but my soul couldn't connect with this world, much to my chagrin.

[crystalelemental]

Alright, more Legends Arceus updates from my own playthrough.

I made it to the Crimson Mirelands, and have spent about four hours running around there catching things because a metric ton of my favorite options are there.  And after much trial and tribulation, I have captured the majority.  We’ll get to that.

The first thing to talk about is Merit.  Apparently, you can find satchels from other players or something around the region, and each gives a certain amount of merit for picking it up.  This was just kind of a weird thing at first, but it turns out there’s a shop where you can get like any of the evolution items in the game for like 1300 of it.  The merit given isn’t a ton, the average seeming to be around 70, but it’s pretty good rate considering they seem to add more per day per area, so it’s a nice option to have available, especially since they finally, FINALLY learned from Mystery Dungeon and added the Link Cable for trade Pokemon to evolve.  In fact, I looked this up, you don’t actually need to trade for any of these items, you just use it on the Pokemon.  FUCKING FINALLY.  I can actually use Rhyperior this game, I’m stoked.

Before getting there though, I had to clear out the Obsidian Fields.  And that wasn’t too bad, but most importantly I got to face off against the boss: Kleavor.  And my stance on boss battles is...mixed.  On the one hand, I kinda like the more dynamic approach.  I think having to watch and study your opponent is nice, and you actually have enough HP on your player to like...take some hits and make mistakes while still being able to stay in the fight and pull out a win.  That’s the good news.  The bad news is, there’s a concept where if you play your cards right, you battle it, win that short battle, then get to hit it with more of the calming balms that work better while it’s stunned that way.  This wouldn’t be so bad, except that the boss always goes first, and is super strong.  So it kinda smacks of being a way for it to mess up your Pokemon and just ruin the EXP yield they get for winning?  I dunno.  I don’t love that I always seemed to go last, despite having several levels on it and a really fast Pokemon.

Exploration continues to be enjoyable overall, and I’m surprised at how like...smooth the level curve is?  Like, getting a low level Pokemon caught up doesn’t feel like it takes that long, but it’s hard to feel over-leveled and thus overpowered.  Moreover, Alpha Pokemon are a thing I can fight sometimes now, and despite them being much higher level, they don’t seem impossible to overcome.  Damage numbers are high at a baseline, but don’t seem to go so high that one-shots are easy without serious super-effective matchups.

I’ve also discovered that releasing Pokemon is valid and possibly great.  You get the Grit materials.  I released a ton of unused stuff, and got a ton of Grid Dust and Grit Gravel, with even a few Grit Pebbles, which is really nice.  We’ll see who I use them on, but I might actually use them for real now that I feel like I have a team.

As mentioned at the outset, I have made it to Zone 2, which has many of my favorite options that I wanted to run.  Rhyhorn, Petilil, Ralts, and Yanma to be specific.  And I have them all with good natures.  In fact, thanks to a lucky catch on a Stantler and the shiny Ponyta quest, I have a full team I like a lot.

Naughty Ponyta

Brave Stantler

Jolly Petilil

Adamant Rhyhorn

Timid Ralts

Modest Yanma

I do want to make some adjustments.  I kinda want to run a Glaceon this time, so I’ll need to make that adjustment at some point.  Probably dropping Stantler.  I love Wyrdeer, but Gardevoir got Aura Sphere and I’m losing my shit.  I also kinda want to pick up a Ghost at some point.  Mismagius if I find one, possibly?  We’ll see who I pick up.  But right now, I’m just really excited to have this team.  Especially the Petilil, actually.  I hate to admit it, but...I do kinda want to run Hisuian Lilligant, despite not loving its design.  I just love Lilligant a lot.

But its design really isn’t...great.  Have you ever seen that Unraveled video where he talks about the Sonic Bible, and his response to the movie being that Sonic’s legs are too human?  That’s Hisuian Lilligant.  My entire problem with Hisuian Lilligant is the decision to make its legs like that.  In fact the legs at all kinda bug me, because the cute thing about Lilligant being a dancer was that it had no legs, so its dance was it wobbling around on its little stump feet around that huge bulbous body, and it’s great.  But like...okay, this alt is Fighting type, and it’s slimmed up and ready to fist fight, I can dig it.  But I kinda feel like my problem is that it’s just too humanoid.  Like, what I would’ve wanted is its four feet stalks becoming four legs.  Let the thing twirl wildly and be able to spin kick and do all this insane stuff because it has four strong legs to dance on.  But they couldn’t really do that I guess because of the way the boss fight is structured, and wanting it to be more identifiable what it’s doing I guess?  I really don’t know.  But I think they could’ve made it at least a little fucked up as a Fighting type so it’s not just another like...regular humanoid thing.

[ianmrid]

Pokémon!

Another pokémon generation, another great set of pokémon to choose from for my top ten. I really don't think that there are any pokémon that I think are awful - they all range from average to fantastic. Additionally, in Sinnoh, I loved the big expansion on the new evolutions to old pokémon concept - and I think this Top 10 reflects that. As is always the case, I have included both the original Gen4 sprite as well as the shiny sprite, with all sprites taken from Platinum for the sake of consistency. Gen4 also marked my first first shiny since Gen2, and although Bibarel didn't sneak into my list, I really just wanted to mention it again!

10. Roserade

The last slot on the list is always tricky as it edges out all your honourable mentions, but I couldn't have a list without Roserade. The first of several on this list that is a new evolved form of a previously establised pokémon, Roserade is a perfect example of how this can breathe new life into a pokémon family. I can't imagine ever bothering with Gen3's Roselia which was fine, but nothing too special. But with it evolving into the masquerade ball-inspired Roserade, it was always on my list. I trained one on my Pokémon Pearl team and I think it is now my favourite Grass/Poison type - sorry Venusaur! Also, the shiny is lovely; the blue and red rose-hands change to black and purple and it looks so good. If this was a top ten list of shinies, Roserade would be even higher up!

09. Honchkrow

Honchkrow gets into this list head of the regional bird of Sinnoh, Staraptor (which I also think is great), for a couple of reasons. I think Staraptor is great, but the type combination Normal/Flying just isn't as interesting as the cool Dark/Flying type of Honchkrow. Additionally, as with Roserade, I love how it takes the previously average Murkrow from trickster crows to a group of lackeys who surround the Mafia Boss that is Honckrow. It's a great evolution concept. I also enjoyed training my Honchkrow (again on my Pokémon Pearl team) to combine it's Super Luck ability, the Scope Lens held item, and the high critical hit chance move, Night Slash, to dish out a crit every three attacks or so. I don't hate the shiny either, although I wish it was a bit of a deeper purple as it does stray dangerously close to hot pink. Still at least it isn't yet another blue pokémon turning to this colour!

08. Lopunny

I feel like Lopunny isn't a pokémon that would be on many people list of favourites, and I totally see why. It is weirdly sexualised - not too surprising given it seems to be based on a Playboy bunny - with the way it hold it's arms in front of it's chest to give the impression of cleavage (which it thankfully doesn;t actually have) and the 'wolf whistle' cry that cannot just be a coincidence. I never planned to use one but I needed a male Lopunny to help hunt for a female Combee, and he ended up sticking around on my Pokémon Diamond team. A big part of this was the headcannon I had that given it is a pokémon with such a feminine design, my Lopunny was a bad-ass pokémon drag queen! I also really like the shiny with the (thankfully not hot) pink highlights. YAAASSS!

07. Floatzel

I'm not even sure exactly why I like Floatzel so much - but it really appeals to me all the same. I like the animal it is based on - the Weasel presumably, although it could easily be a stoat, ferret, or otter - and think the design with the dual tails acting as a propeller is really cool. I also like how the rubber tubing element of it's design doesn't make look clumsey or inept like a Water-type pokémon, with what is essentially a flotation device, could easiy end up. Floatzel is another pokémon that I trained on my Pokémon Diamond team and it is both quick and relatively hard hitting on both the Attack and Special Attack sides, which makes it nice and versatile, especially when playing through and requiring it to learn both Special and Physical HM moves. The shiny is nothing to write home about though, essentially a more washed out orange. Maybe they were going for a gold colour, but if so it just looks kinda off. I'll stick with the original, thanks!

06. Mismagius

After two original pokémon lines, I'm back to new evolutions to old pokémon, and also my second drag queen pokémon! Another feminine-styled pokémon, my Mismagius is male earning it the nickname Ru Pol (because Ru Poltergeist was just a little too long). Evolving from the very overlooked Misdreavus, I always planned to use Mismagius on a team and he becomes the third member of my Pokémon Pearl team to get into the Top Ten. Really great Speed, Special Attack, and Special Defence, combined with a really good movepool for great type coverage makes Mismagius an excellent pokémon that I was a big fan of before even playing through the Sinnoh games. I'm also a fan of te mustard-coloured shiny, but if I had to choose between the colour options, I think the original is slightly better suited to a spooky Ghost-type.

05. Hippowdon

This is the first pokémon in my top ten that I didn't actually train in Gen4. This is odd because if I had produced the list without playing the games and the chance to bond with various other pokémon, then I think Hippowdon would have been in the top three. Part of the issue here is how difficult/late in the game you can get one. To catch it's pre-evolved form, Hippopotas, you need to capture a certain number of Unown in order to get into the tunnel where it lives. Since I had all the Unown forms in Emerald, I was never going to do this again, so I never caught it. The fully evolved for is available in the post-game, but this is far too late. Even so, I still love it as a pokémon. I really like the design of a scary looking, Ground-type hippo with sand pouring out of it and I think the sexual diamorphism in colour between the male and female forms helps make up for the fact the male form's shiny is rather lackluster, being just a more washed out beige. One day I will definitely train a Hippowdon of my own!

04. Mamoswine

Sinnoh certainy introduced some cool (Ice-type pun not intended) Ground-types, as this is the second of three in this top ten, as well as the fourth out of five that evolve previously established pokémon. Interestingly, after Swinub appeared in my Gen2 top ten, this is the first time two members of the same evolution line have been in a list of my favourites! Mammoswine was a key member of my Pokémon HeartGold team and is such a great addition to the Swinub/Piloswine family. According to in-game cannon, it is essentially a pre-historic evolution that only happens in certain circumstances in the modern day which makes it feel like a fossil pokémon, but without the need to saddle it with the Rock-typing. Unfortunately, on the shiny side it draws the short straw of the family as it just looks a bit weird compared to Swinub's aquamarine or Piloswine's lovely golden coulouration.

03. Vespiquen

Moving into the top three, Vespiquen is another pokémon that I liked before I ever played through Sinnoh and was very keen to use on a team. It's not hard to see why I like it; it is a fearsome-looking Queen Bee with a great honeycomb design, and the fact it can be a bit of effort to obtain since it only evolves from female Combees makes it feel like a prize when you finally get one. I had earmarked Vespiquen for my Pokémon Platinum team but it ended up missing out as, despite being part Flying-type, it can't learn the HM Fly. This caused me to drop it out for Drifblim in the end, but it is another pokémon I would love to train someday. Although I definitely prefer the original colouration, the more angry-looking orangey-red of the shiny is still a great look, but the idea of shiny hunting a female Combee doesn't sound like fun at all!

02. Yanmega

Yanmega was a late choice for my Pokémon SoulSilver team, but using it there rocketed it into the top ten, as I hadn't really ever considered it muc before using it on that team. It actualy combines everything I like about my previous two entries; it is a bad-ass looking Bug-type with an amazing design, and it is also a pre-historic evolution, based on the huge dragonflies that lived back then and evolving in the same way as Mamoswine. Since it is a new evolution to Johto's Yanma, it made sense to use it in the Gen2 remakes over and above Vespiquen, which share the same typing but only really has ties to Sinnoh. Finally, Yanmega has a realy excellent shiny with the blue version looking so good and it right up their with Roserade for best Sinnoh shiny!

01. Torterra

As we reach the number one slot, it shouldn't come as much surprise to see a member of a starter pokémon line here. The starter lines are always among the best designed pokémon of any region and my favourite from Sinnoh is easily Torterra. It has an excellent design concept; a Grass/Ground-type tortoise with an entire eco-system on it's back, my Torterra was an integral part of my Pokémon Diamond team. Given how much I like a lot of starters families, it is interesting that this marks the first time a fully-evolved starter has made the list, although the first-stage evolutions have been well represented with Bulbasaur, Cyndaquil, and Mudkip all previously representing their various regions. The only downside to Torterra is that I don't love it's shiny. It certainly isn't bad, but the variation of green used just can't hold a candle to the original.

Wow, I can't believe that I am finally at the end of Generation 4. As always I will be posting all the lovely art that I had commissioned of my Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, HeartGold, and SoulSilver teams before I move onto Gen5. I know these upcoming games are often considered rather devicive within the pokémon fanbase, but I also think this view has softened over time so it might actually be more of a case of fans of the franchise not enjoying new things. Eiter way, I'm excited to see how I fare with Pokémon Black and White!

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Name: Dominique ” Nique ” Dofour

Age: 19

Hair Color: Light Brown

Eye Color: Hazel

Origin/Born ?: Camphrier Town, Kalos

Hometown/ Raised ?: Pastroia City, Sinnoh

Current Residence: Jubilife City,  Sinnoh

Occupation: Male idol and coordinator, part time waiter

Starter: Piplup ( Manon ) 

Family:

Parents ? Talbot Dofour ( father, 52) Hélène Dofour ( mother, 50)

Siblings ?  Hortense Fresne ( older sister, 32) Corrine Dofour-Evans ( older sister, 28 ) 

Grandparents ? N/A

Aunts and/or Uncles ? N/A

Cousins ? N/A

In Laws ?  Jesper Fresne ( brother in law, 32 ) Cadfael Evans ( brother in law, 29 )

Nephews and/or Nieces ? Octave Fresne( nephew,13 ) Eulalie Fresne ( niece, 6 ) Cadie Evans ( niece, 6 ) Caron ( niece, 6 ) Cefin ( nephew, 6 )

Others ? Marvin Evans ( 15 ) Lee Evans ( 13 )   Marien-Andéo Fresne ( 18 ) Josselin-Louis Fresne ( 15 )

Height: 6’ / 182.9 cm

Birthday: September 30th

Usual Place(s) to Find: Near Jubilife TV station in Jubilife City, Sinnoh or Dilices de Rive ( a café ) also in Jubilife City

Important Notes:

At times will take his breaks in his sister’s cafe, also likes coming over to her home before and after hours for free food

French was his native tongue and speaks with a slight accent

His stage name is ” Nique “ and introduce himself as such absently

Personality Sum:

Seems high-spirited and lively on stage, but surprisingly very laid back and calm in person.

Sensitive Worrywart. Though he’s usually a calm guy to be around, inside he’s always worrying about things or others around him or going to happen next. Constantly aims to please others, therefore constantly burning himself out at the end of the day. Tries handle his own problems himself until they escalates beyond control.

Don’t like rushing with tough decisions, he’s as tactful as he is indecisive and over analyzing. Despite his chilled demeanor Nique can be very judgmental and detached behind his pleasantries. Tends to be discreet and subtle his own thoughts about others or situations. He have a very sarcastic tongue underneath his ’ aim to please everyone ’ attitude.

Confident, composed and sociable. Gets over his own emotions or issues pretty easily and it’s very rare to see him fly off the handle. Likes to stay positive and self-assured especially for the sake of others. Though not particularly warm or bouncy after meeting him, Nique still is quite approachable from his amicable and responsive attitude.

Backstory:    The youngest of three from a family that moved from Kalos to Sinnoh. Though born in Camphrier he was raised in Pastroia City with just his parents ( his second sister was only there until he was around one or two ) for the longest . His parents ran an restaurant there in a before letting his second sister inherent it years later.

She also took responsibility for the now nine year old and shortly moved them to Jubilife City where she made an second bakery/cafe there as well.The entertainment and business driven city made a big impression to Dominique that became was already interested in Pokemon Contests, started to focus on his musician skills too.

 About a year later his sister and her boyfriend sent him off to get his trainer license and first Pokemon, a cute Piplup with a primadonna attitude. Afterward the the boy and his Pokemon started exploring around Sinnoh, one of his first goals was to go back to Pastroia City and explore the Great Marsh to finally catch some marsh Pokemon he never could when younger.

Afterward he focused Too bad afterall that hard work to join the idol industry, now he have less time to spend with his Pokemon in contests. 

As the years went by he went on to forgo in many contests with his team as well as auditioning for idol performances, performing alongside with his Pokemon.Overtime, he became a pretty popular idol and found it hard to make time to for contests which he and his team loves just much as performing to music.

Faceclaim: KYO of ZOLA PROJECT, VOCALOID product mascot/ Kotobuki Reiji from Uta no☆prince-sama♪

Specialize(s) in what types: None

Favorite Type(s): Water, Grass, and Bug

Hobbies ?: Participating in contests, tennis, parkour, playing sax, playing electric bass, reading, and cooking

Favorite Food(s): Choux à la crème , gougères , and most frozen desserts.

Interest(s) with Pokemon ?: He’s a coordinator and a performer, so he likes to practice with his Pokemon for their moves and stride for the stage; wanting his Pokemon to balance out the flair and strength of themselves, to be efficient battlers as they are performers. Dominique is a casual battler and he’s Pokemon are usually in good form, but onlybattles if asked and if he’s Pokemon are up for it. Also, He likes to do photo shoots and start up concert or shows with his Pokemon as well. 

Know any other muse(s): TBA

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Manon  ( Sassy, Somewhat vain )

Dominique’s starter and little princess considering how much he spoiled her. She have a large attitude and a lot confidence to go around. Manon do wish she could perform in more contests like she use to, but loves the attention she gets from performing almost as much. Whenever the lady penguin visither one of her trainer’s sister she make it her own cause to spend time with the nieces and nephew’s pet Pokemon like a babysitter.

Tonne  ( Adamant, Quick tempered )

His first official catch as a trainer; catching him couple of days after leaving Jubilife City,intentionally wanting to challenge his Piplup by giving her battle with a type-disadvantage. Tonne seems to get irritated very easily at his fellow party members, despite that he seems protective of them as well as Nique.

Lorence  ( Quiet, Often lost in thought )

Is more of the solitary type ,he don’t mind Nique or his party members though. Lorence usually can be seen in with off gazes, assumed to be deep thoughts; however, these thoughts are usually just his mind rambling. Silently wishes that Dominique’s agency would give him time off so he can focus on contests more often.

Allard   ( Bold, Highlypersistent )

Formerly Nique’s pet Magikarp, since he was not expecting to use him for any contests or battles after being caught. Howeve Allard shown a very stubborn side overtime and grown fed up with this treatment, constantly aggressively flopping around frustrated that Nique would train his friends but not himself. Therefore eventually making Nique feel obligated to train him into a beautiful Gyarados eventually. He resides in a lake nearby Nique’s condo along with some other water types of Nique.

Gribby  ( Naive, Highly curious )

A friendly Tangrowth that Dominique caught in the Great Marsh as a Tangela. He likes coming across new things and that can lead to some trouble. To some people a Trangrowth was a odd choice for someone like Dominique to have.Nonetheless, the model thinks that Gribby is the one of the cutest Pokemon in his group; Due to his eager and bubbly personality.

Moriaia  ( Naughty, Quick to flee )

A mischievous dragonfly that use to infuriate Dominique constantly when she a uncaught Yanma in Great Marsh. As a younger teen he use to explore the Great Marsh all the time. The Yanma would either take his bait and instantly leave even if was for another Pokemon or taunt him when didn’t catch any Pokemon, leading Dominique to eventually catch her overtime in frustration.

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  Soli ( Bashful, Very finicky )

He found her as an Cherubi in a tree when he tried using honey on the trees. It can take a while for Soli to feel comfortable around the unfamiliar, nonetheless she can perform on stage or participate in Contests as if second nature from her time to adjust to her showy life style.  

Revai ( Brave, Proud of its power )

She’s protective of those around her and have a have plenty confidence in her own strength. Revai resides in a lake nearby Nique’s Condo

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Initial Relationships

Family

Talbolt and Hélène Dofour / Mama and Papa / Parents 

Misses his parents immensely, they’re one of the reasons that he wish for more free time so that he can travel and visit them. Constantly buys sovereigns and candy from various place he performed or participated in a contest at for them. Always ask about their pet Furfrou, Éclair too since he miss seeing the big dog Pokemon when he was a little boy too.

Hortense ” Tensy ” Fresne  / Oldest sister

Since they have such a large age gap, Dominique views her more like a fussy second mom or aunt at times. Since her husband owns a large amount of real estate, Nique grown to coming for her family for his needs like a grooming salon or hotels. Sometimes Nique seems scared of his big sister, because of her strict and bossy personality but he knows she’ll always be there for him in a bind.

Corrine ” Coco ” Evans-Dofour / Older sister 

Dominique is very close to his second sister, even moving with her family after his parents retire and traveled back to Kalos. He lives close by her and always tries to find time to see her, especially when he wants a home-cooked meal. She always there to support him just like a mother.She babied and spoiled him to an degree and Nique is incredibly protective of her.

Marvin ” Marvy ” Evans / Younger brother figure 

 Nephew to his sister, Corrine’s husband. He thinks fondly of the younger teen and considers him family. Ever since the boy became a trainer Dominique tried to be a good role model and even today have friendly battles with him. Since the teen works at his sister’s cafe, he likes to visit him when on his lunch breaks and on Marvy’s breaks too, both can be seen hanging out together a lot.

Friends

Elizabeth ” Liz ” Monroe / Fellow Idoland Penpal 

Though she resides all the way in Unova, the two have performed alongside each other a few times before. Dominique thinks she’s a real cutie but sometimes he have a hard time matching her energy, but he at least tries. When he calls her up, he automatically ask to ask about her Audino.

Honoka  / Friend and fellow idol ( in training ) 

Thinks she’s a sweet, cute girl and usually sees her since she works at his sister’s cafe. She’s an up-and-coming idol herself so, Nique tries to be a good mentor to her and seems to be protective her almost like a big brother. 

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Mun Notes: Nique is a model and idol, so I don’t mind if someone acts like they seen him in a …I don’t know a commercial or something in that nature. However, all first interactions are the same stranger based level ( unless stated otherwise ). I know he have ( a still improving ) French accent but he’s a Sinnoh boy, but if the sweet muns read his bio above this then the assumption “He’s in Kalos” is quickly killed. He don’t personally know Crasher Wake though he lived in Pastroia City as a kid.

[mofffun]

my full Rita backstory headcanons:

(this is before anything ep16 came out and pure conjecture)

Family

Rita was born to ex-convict parents who gave them their best despite harsh conditions.

Rita probably met the Gokkan Yeti very young once.

Rita was given up for adoption to the Gokkan sovereign when the time came to select a sucessor.

They are not adopted right away but they had to leave their family/family name for the sake of neutrality when they enter the royal academy. That happened when they turned 10.

Their parents find it difficult to let go but giving Rita a chance at a better life and to see the wider world is more important.

Rita doesn't fully understand the weight of turning their back on their birth family yet, but they understood where their parents are coming from and wanted to do something for their community.

Gokkan had the reputaion of harbouring criminals and vicious characters but growing up, along with an absolute sense of right and wrong, Rita also saw people who help each other and try hard to begin again.

To be able to judge people not with presumption but a willingness to give them second chances is one of the merit criteria for the Gokkan throne.

God Papillon's will factor in too, somehow.

Over the years Rita has seen many people who are not accepted by society be driven to crime hence their empathy and the line to Jeremy in ep12

Rita's mother taught them about taking responsibilities when mistakes are made.

Rita’s father takes baby Rita on hikes and teach them to identify creatures.

Baby Rita loves to laugh, so much.

with Morfonia

Morfonia was a child pickpocket/cat burglar that was given a second chance at the academy.

Rita and Morfonia are the same age but Morfonia came to court two years later.

Morfonia was a bit rebellious at first but seeing Rita be the teacher's pet sparked her comeptitiveness.

Morfonia headed a one-sided rivalry with Rita for that term.

Morfonia is really smart and ace school without trying but she could just never win against the studious Rita.

Morfonia has never wanted to go to work

When it’s term final and Morfonia finally took top of class this once Rita didn’t show up for some reason, she found Rita buried themself in a Moffun-shaped snow fort.

of which Rita took a page off Morfonia’s book to skip school,

then she became as clingy to Rita as she can within limits of Rita's aversion to physical touch.

(when i say class i mean them joining the groups of 5 adult staff taking continued studies)

They probably have a lot of teenage misadventures together and Predecessor would scold Morfonia for “bad influencing” Rita, but they saw Rita needed those fun times too.

Rita “what is sleep” Kaniska

The Gokkan throne:

Meritocracy (x

the Gokkan throne is probably not for life, just that no one really wants to take the job it feels like life

It’s a high-risk job but some sovereigns did retire

gender neutral is not throne-related/demanded

Predecessor’s political assassination pushed Rita to hold neutrality to the extreme

Kaniska is the royal family name!

Rita took the throne at 17 (8 years ago) (that still somehow made them the last to be crowned... hc: Yanma at 15 but gradually (x

There's an apprentice period where Rita shadows the Sovereign more closely in the last three years. This is cut short with their mentor's death.

Predecessor might’ve died because they know too much of Shugoddom’s dirty secrets? Or they delivered an unjust verdict in exchange of Gokkan's interest and it backfired?

my Predecessor is probably someone they look up to, but wouldn’t dare go too close even though they legally can (or the fact that Predecessor does see them as their child); give lenient sentences a bit too often in Rita’s eyes; a bit too close to Shugoddom to Rita’s liking; has a sweet tooth

Rita struggled on when to give harsh and lenient sentences until Predecessor died

Other ideas I want to develop more on:

RITA IN THE AIDE UNIFORM

Rita’s relationsip with Predecessor

RITA GOING ON AWKWARD OFFICIAL VISITS TO EACH COUNTRY AFTER THEY ASCENDED (but it's the first time they left home…)

Combat training!

tradional arts and customs of Gokkan

GOKKAN SNOW FESTIVAL PLS

administration in Gokkan

Rita with northern lights! with sunlight cycles!

How did Rita and Kaguragi meet???

Kaguragi-Racles-Rita older gen/frenemies combo

I don't have very concrete headcanons about their gender expression as I don't have much personal experience on this. But I think it's something along the lines of, they never really gave much thought of it because the answer was obvious. They don't particularly align with one gender or another, it's just, it doesn't matter what gender I am in regards of my abilities to perform my duties as sovereign? so it's not really anyone's business to be nosy either.

i would not be immune to if in younger days Rita used to dress ‘lil princess’ but i don’t think that’s where canon’s going (but the "tutu" in Rita's room??!!!?!?)

Rita’s coronation ceremony or Rita in regal CLOAKS

Will Rita have a “break out of the cocoon” arc?

tbh Gokkan choir deserve their own episode

[meandmyechoes]

Kingohger ep22

i have not processed last week's episode even it's just a summary so i don't know what to expect.

I'm really happy to see Suzume again! I'm curious as to how her "widow" status would be handled and if there is anything more between her and Racules in the sense of both of them carrying a facade to protect a secret (toufu/gira)

that said, it's the first ep to a new chapter so give me cool fights then it can be over

therefore, probably no one get specific focus today— they are keeping the dance op for the month are they?

speaking of which… i don't like the upcoming koryu crossovers. Unless they extend our show for at least 2 episodes, or make them the silly ones we want to see. Given an wota comrade writer they should know how to fanservice and i can understand the koryu stans that are excited for it. and the business decisions behind i guess, unnecessary now it seems.

ahhh why is my caffeine reaction so bad even inhaling starbucks is getting to me (well you sat here for two hours after 4 hours of sleep.)

i honestly think at this point i'm gonna pass out after the first 30mins of the movie

-----ep 22-----

ah the fight that got pushed this week because last week is SO packed with plot

are you guys in the studio or not???

i've seen so many stage shows this week seeing an onscreen fight that has camea angles feels different

the first time eating orange jelly is properly depicted

himeno says "shugod soul" that has to be a misdirection

Gira seems to remember sth though 😏😏

whenever camera shows >1/4 of rita's face: 💓💓💓

this episode feels rushing meeting target again

shugod soul is sth you can just eat and re eat??

so do the regular MOTW eat god soul/artificial god soul to grow big?

oooh that's all the rita today

two parter?

the hat guy is gonna flip so fast when gira makes one mistake

More red-sixth please

yes i like them as a team but i like the current dynamic the experienced ones follow up where Gira is not good at

They are finally making Rita address Kagu's many crimes 🤣

heh so kagu already has a clue boshimaru is an impostor shortly before the duel 🤔

literally Suzume is the best i love her so much

yanhime exchanging looks! mean besties!

i'm geeting anakin electrocution vibes?? how many times has Gira been electrocuted??

Background hime rita and black & white slash

i have no idea what is happening

😂 i thought he's gonna give yanma a big hug

so the key is for them to recognize the Shugods as comrades?

new music!

ookay! not filler month but regular plot just focus on robots while the film is character work 🤔 but that prolonged walk to the castle and awkward elevator trip is totally purposefully dragging the pace down (neutral)

[meandmyechoes]

pre-36 lil essay.

oh boy. finally. waiting two weeks is kill me.

but not really. i've wanted a break since, everything and it's kinda nice to not have to fret for the thrill last sunday. there was an annual fair i go every year since I was a child so I looked forward to that.

However, the week after that (this week) was bad ToT. I have no motivation to do anything even though I'm well-rested and fed physically. I had so much (reports) to do and don't want to do anything at all. The wait to Friday 5pm has never been so hard especially since they released the "Finished" announcement early on Tuesday.

Since two weeks have passed, I've read every theory without thinking too hard about it. I've learnt my lesson not to overthink King-Oh. One thing I want to point out though, it'd be a shame if Himeno isn't the co-star of her Retainers arc. The most convincing theory I've seen is the silver-hair guy is actually Himeno wearing Sebastian's real face. That would give Erica room to show off while keeping Himeno active in her story. Sebastian could stay by fake!Himeno/Kamejim side and corroborate with Himeno. The intersting part would be the flashback of how the two first met.

About Himeno's marriage contract. I'm not surprised she has one. I watched my fair share of court drama worldwide I know the first thing you graduate from being an heir is to produce an heir of your own. I know that's not within Nitiasa's jurisdiction but that's a very practical question! If not how they are going to do a Return V-cine! Haha but I hadn't expect them to really address it. For all we know, the Ikemen having a contract with Himeno is only his word. That would be further unreliable if it really was Himeno in speical makeup. I'm not too stressed about it. Toei will never make himerita canon but Takamina sure enjoys giving Rita girlfriends. The episode might just end on a typical girl's power move.

Just skimmed Rita's animage interview. phew 38 is confirmed to be Gokkan's Retainers arc. That means 37 is Kaguragi and KMH directing is simply the two might be more important. Maybe he's just filling in because YMG is on Rider now. Let's not scare ourselves.

FINE. 2 weeks? I can wait.

Ritamoru round though. Really scared. I have no loyalty to either ships I just eat whatever canon or not gives me. But I think fundamentally Himeno and Morfonia means different things to Rita. I like Himerita but I also voted for Ritamoru in the poll because I want to see Rita taking initiative. (If Rita-sama ends up one foot two boat "i pretend i do not see") I remember before 16 I was firm ritamoru lol.

What I meant is, OH MY GOD I'M SO SCARED WHAT ARE THEY GOING TO COOK UP FOR RITAMORU. BY GOD Kamihoriuchi. What did Takamina wrote in the script that made Yuzuki train like she can't feel her muscles anymore. Did they film that on Yuzuki's birthay.

I'm so scared because ep35 got me hard and I don't even ship wblue. I grew to like Yanma entirely because of how he is written and portrayed (i.e. it's more rational than falling for Rita at first sight and recgonition of the self). and bro… ep35 was so so good and that's JUST Katou directing in a very adaequate, typical way (positive).

I'm scared to even think about it. I had my ritamoru childhood rival origins way back that's been disproved by 16. They will answer Moru's question of why she is chosen unanswered in 16. I think ep38 is definitely going to be Rita trying to pass Moru the Ice Seal. (Guessing) but she ran away and Rita has to go find her, cue flashbacks.

(i wrote this 2am last night)