Recap / Mashin Sentai Kiramager Ep 37 Sena 1/5

Sena 1/5

Original Airdate: December 27, 2020
Written by: Naruhisa Arakawa
Directed by: Ryuta Tasaki

Summary:

Sena's been turned into five! After an incident with Yodonna, Sena's split into five different personalities. The Kiramagers quickly realize that her personalities can merge back together, but Sena #5 has different plans. Meanwhile, Emperor Yodon calls upon Yodonna to bring out Oradin.

Tropes:

• An Aesop: The negative part of yourself allows you to be not so careless with your life.
• Bolivian Army Ending: The episode ends on a decidedly dark note, as the Kiramagers finally come face-to-face with Emperor Yodon's true power, and it is not pretty.
• Chekhov's Boomerang: Yodonna's whip being able to split Jamenshi into multiple copies comes into play here, as it was revealed Carantula made use of it to send a copy of himself into battle with Turntable Gomoryu, allowing his survival from the sidelines as his clone dies with the Gomoryu's destruction in the previous episode.
• It Only Works Once: This is played straight and subverted when it comes to Galza's Jamental. While Hakobu is able to shake off Galza's hajacking, King Express unfortunately falls victim to it due to the 4/5th!Sena's impulsiveness.
• Me's a Crowd: Sena gets separated into five different personalities after Yodonna whips her, not realizing that she didn't change back the settings.
• Mood Whiplash: The Bolivian Army Ending switches over the happy-as-ever Dancing Theme.
• Oh, Crap!:
  • Yodonna's reaction when she realised she whipped Kiramai Green without apparently changing the whip's settings from the last time she cloned Carantula, causing Kiramai Green to split into five.
  • Oradin's reaction upon hearing Emperor Yodon's voice.
• Pop-Culture Pun Episode Title: The episode title is one to Ranma ½. Fitting with Kiramager's Idiosyncratic Episode Naming, Toei distributed the third short film.
• Selfie Fiend: Sena #4 is never seen without her phone taking selfies.
• Serial Escalation: While it starts out as a comedic romp, it slowly begins to become more serious with Sena #5's attempted suicide and the realization that her negative side is the thing that keeps Sena from being reckless. And then there's Yodonna straight-up turning into Emperor Yodon.
• Suicide by Sea: The negative Sena attempts this but is stopped by Sayo, who pretty much tackles her to the ground.
• Wham Episode: What seems to be an innocuous comedy-drama episode ends in Yodonna turning into Big Bad Emperor Yodon himself.
• What the Hell, Hero?: The Kiramagers give the 4/5ths!Sena this as she recklessly tries to get the team to off Galza, almost missing the family in a stuck car right in front of her.
• You Are Better Than You Think You Are: Sayo conveys this to Sena #5, telling her that her negativity forces Sena to stay focused and think of a contingency plan when she's racing ahead.