The Slippery Depths of the Noodle Swamp-kai!
- Original Airdate: December 26, 2021
Written by: Junko Komura
Directed by: Ryuta Tasaki
Summary
Like Father, Like Son on a liking of noodles...but why argue over something trivial like the type of them?!?
Setchan: Previously on… Zenkaiger!
Professor Isao, who was kidnapped and exploited by the Tozitend for 10 years, was finally set free!
Ever since then, little by little, they've been making up for lost... time...? I think...?
Professor Isao, who was kidnapped and exploited by the Tozitend for 10 years, was finally set free!
Ever since then, little by little, they've been making up for lost... time...? I think...?
Isao is back... except that he and his son are in a little discussion of whether soba or udon is better. This is made worse when Men Wald attacks. So then... let's slurp at a Twokai full force!!
Tropes
- Breather Episode: After the intense fight and eventual defeat of Hakaizer, this episode launches straight back into wacky territory with Men Wald making everyone go on a frenzy about which noodle is better: udon or soba.
- Cliffhanger: Boccowaus blasts Stacy with lightning after Ijirude blames him for Hakaizer's defeat, after he gave Flint the data needed to destroy HakaijuOh. In addition, you can also see Stacey's Stacesar form flickering over him, heavily implying he might be getting a new form, whether he likes it or not.
- Cooking Duel: What Kaito sets up to keep the Men Wald-afflicted team members occupied while Sacchan works on tracking it down.
- Electric Torture: Boccowaus's punishment of Ijirude, who is chained in a booth similar to Hakaizer's charger.
- Also Boccowaus capturing Stacy at the end of the episode.
- Flat "What": Isao's reaction to witnessing the weirdly specific chaos caused by Men Wald. On the other hand, Kaito has seen that too many times to be bothered.
- Foreshadowing: Isao gives Kaito Sentai Gear #46 before he heads off to find where Mitsuko is. Next episode's preview shows DonMomotaro making his first appearance, a couple of months before his series begins.
- Honor Before Reason: When accused of sabotaging HakaijuOh to help Barashitara against Ijirude, Stacy blurts out that he didn't do it for that reason, incriminating himself.
- Put on a Bus: Isao leaves to find the missing Mitsuko.
- Stylistic Suck: When Great Men Wald uses his powers to make the Zenkaigers argue with each other again in mecha form, the effects used for both Zenkai-Ohs and Zenkaiju-Oh separating is just the toys of each of the robots being taken apart.
- Take a Third Option: To get the team to band together to defeat Men Wald, Kaito proclaims that he's actually a ramen fan, while uniting everyone against Men Wald due to Kaito making it seem like the Wald prefers pasta.
