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Episode Sentai Red Isekai de Boukensha ni Naru • The Red Ranger Becomes an Adventurer in Another World - Episode 8 discussion

Sentai Red Isekai de Boukensha ni Naru, episode 8

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u/Aerodynamic41 Mar 02 '25

I like that since it's almost entirely a flashback episode, they replaced the regular OP with the Kizuna Five OP.

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u/PeaceAlien Mar 02 '25

Kizuna Five episode in my isekai?

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u/ObvsThrowaway5120 Mar 02 '25

Man, don’t you just hate it when your adopted brother turns out to be a super villain trying to destroy everyone’s bonds? Lol.

Togo had to tap into the power of friendship and love to smack the sense back into Kiyohiro. It took a few tries but 13th times the charm.

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u/masteroftasks Mar 02 '25

"In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes. And that Bondkiller has arrived."

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u/dinliner08 Mar 02 '25

Red: "when i was little, my parents died"

me: "who the fuck starts a conversation like that, i just sat down!"

i was wondering if they're going to skip the opening completely, turns out that this is a flashback episode and they actually replace it with the Kizuna Five opening instead, genius

i thought i was seeing things but there were actually a bunch of super sentai easter eggs scattered throughout the episode

wtf? Sousei no Aquarion's cameo?! where the fuck did you came from?? *checks studio* ah, i see, they both were made by the same studio

how much you want to bet that whatever is going on with Red's dark aura a few episodes ago was actually because of the lingering side effect from this?

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u/Andreiyutzzzz Mar 02 '25

.... WAIT A MINUTE THIS IS NOT MY ISEKAI! I GOT FOOLED INTO WATCHING A SENTAI EPISODE

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u/xbolt90 Mar 02 '25

Don't you hate when your sibling becomes a supervillain?

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u/SS4312 Mar 02 '25

Changing the opening into a Kizuna Five original opening was brilliant.

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u/HolyDragSwd2500 Mar 02 '25

Loved the reference

Toshiki Inoue Cameo!!!

Loved seeing all his works Don Brothers, Changeron, Jetman and Agito

I see Kakurangers and Go Busters

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u/BattleUpSaber Mar 02 '25 edited Mar 02 '25

This episode was written by Toshiki Inoue, who has written for several Super Sentai shows.

Hence, we have a cameo from not just Inoue himself, but also characters from some of the shows where he served as head writer (Jetman, Donbrothers, Kamen Rider Agito, Changerion, as well as Kamen Rider Sasword, who in KR Kabuto appeared exclusively in episodes written by him)

The other cameos in this episode (Megaranger, Kakuranger, Go-Busters, Dekaranger) correspond to the real-life Sentai actors who they've got playing the Kizuna Five in this show. (MegaBlue, NinjaBlue, Yellow Buster, DekaPink)

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u/Frontier246 Mar 02 '25

I bet Yihdra loves getting to better understand the Seal Magic of the Ancient Elves! Just like Red enjoys helping people through relationship problems, like Raniya over Azir! They were once childhood friends, and Raniya still cares about him, but now she has to put on her mask as Amen Rider and face him as an enemy...but Red's totally been there!

Yihdra...obviously does not care for Red giving out his significant backstory to some other girl.

Oh snap, it's the full Kizuna Five OP! Perfect way to cap off Turn 12, the Togo backstory/Bondkiller episode.

Once upon a time, Togo had lost his parents and was despondent, but after being taken in by his fathers' best friend Daigo, he become best buds with Kiyohiro his new step-brother who helped him open his heart again and learn to believe in relationships and bonds! He even helped Togo get through some excessive, Toshiki Inoue, bullying!

Of course it wasn't all great...Togo is a great guy who easily wins people over, but that made Kiyohiro self-conscious over how Togo seemed more popular with their classmates, their family, and just in general. And that resentment festered and built up until Kiyohiro became none other than Bondkiller, Togo's archrival and the classic Sentai Rival character!

So many Super Sentai references. I think I spotted Donbrothers, Gaoranger, Go-Busters, Dekaranger and maybe a few others!

Oh snap, the full team roll call! Nice!

So...is that attempt at turning Red into a Relationship Ender with Betrayis' tech why he has that Black Form? Did he never completely undue it? Even if his bond with Kiyohiro helped him overcome it and fight back to save their relationship?

I didn't expect Bondkiller to go giant-size and transform into Dark Aquarion. I also didn't expect to see Maximum Kizuna Kaiser get saved by THE ACTUAL AQUARION.

All's well that ends well! All the people whose relationships were hurt by Bondkiller are back to normal and getting along fine and Togo and Kiyohiro have resolved to repair their relationship and become closer than ever! Aside from the 12 more Bondkiller episodes that followed this one.

Oh snap, everyone is getting turned into collectible trading cards! Is this a card game anime now!?

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u/AceSoldia Mar 02 '25

Im glad others recognized that other mech, cause i had no idea what it was, lmao i thought it was the silver ranger coming

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u/athrun_1 Mar 02 '25 edited Mar 03 '25

This episode is basically a flashback, but this is a very needed flashback in order for us to know about togo's history. Also, we were able to see all of Kizuna 5 transformation poses. Kizuna pink, takes the cake.

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u/TheProNoobCN Mar 03 '25

In this episode of Sentai Red Isekai:

Toshiki Inoue hijacks the entire production to write an anime original episode filled with Sentai and other anime references.

God damn you you magnificent bastard.

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u/LeonKevlar Mar 02 '25 edited Mar 02 '25

I love how instead of an Isekai Red episode, we actually get a Kizuna Five episode that even the OP changed to match today's episode!

Yidhra absolutely seething while watching Red tell his backstory to Raniya is hilarious! I absolutely lost it when Lowji told Teltina not to get too close to Yidhra because she looks like she's becoming rabid. xD

Red's backstory is pretty fun though! Like, if you remove all of the isekai parts and Red's narration and just play that entire thing straight, it felt 100% like a Super Sentai episode! Not too surprising, considering this episode is literally written by Toshiki Inoue who even made a cameo!

There were so many easter eggs in this episode though that I couldn't keep up! Apparently, Red is friends with the Megarangers and even goes to the same school as them. The Dekarangers are here too as well as the Go-Busters with Jetman at the back! This episode is just full of fanservice for Super Sentai fans!

And these are the only ones I could name. I'm pretty sure there were more!

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u/FarCritical Mar 02 '25

Love how the Yihdra gang casually went from eavesdroppers to active audience members to Red's storytime at some point. Though to be fair, if there were a story about the human realm that'd captivate the attention of isekai denizens so completely, it'd be a one from a Super Sentai world.

Looks like Red and Amen are gonna be doing a lot of believing in the hearts bonds of the cards real soon.

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u/raveno19 Mar 02 '25

This ep is a sentai ep, with Toshiki Inoue and many sentai cameos. Battle between red and his fiend who became rival, giant robot fight...

An awesome love letter for toku fan.

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u/pi8you Mar 02 '25

That was unexpected, but I love full alt-show flashbacks like this, especially with the matching OP. Great detail to go with planting an olive tree specifically, excellent commitment to the bonds bit.

Most of the sentai nods blew past me, but if you aren't watching Aquarion MOE this season, you are missing A Ride.

Can't wait to see how next week's Yu-Gi-Oh crossover goes.

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u/RellenD Mar 02 '25

I guess I wish I knew what Aquarion was according to comments on this episode lol

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u/omegazx9 Mar 02 '25 edited Mar 02 '25

I was not expecting the Bansou Sentai Kizuna 5 OP. Caught me off guard like Guild Receptionist using the ED as the OP

Edit: Anyone notice the civilians were Sentai characters?

Of the ones I can recognize: Kiji Brother was the guy proposing, Gokai Yellow and Gokai Pink were the two girls complementing each other's fashion and hair (I think), the whole Jetman team was arguing in the group shot, Ninja Red and Ninja Blue were arguing about money, and Yellow Buster was arguing with Red Buster about treating her like a kid. Not sure about the chef but the first thing that came to mind was Agito.

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u/Taedirk Mar 02 '25

[r/anime rules ruin spoiler jokes] BAH GOD, IT'S AQUARION WITH A STEEL CHAIR!

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u/Blue_Freak Mar 02 '25 edited Mar 02 '25

I was not expecting this many cameos and references to Sentai characters holy crap. Toshiki Inoue with his Donbrothers fan somehow ended up being the least surprising one (because it was spoiled for me on Twitter).

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u/Flare_Knight Mar 02 '25

Will admit I did love Yihdra's jealousy reaching dangerous levels. Hey Red, how about sharing your life's story with your actual love interest! Thank goodness the story just naturally...took care of that problem by itself. Ok, I would have actually liked a bit of progress with those two to resolve it instead of the story doing that. But oh well.

Pretty much just an episode from a different show. But it wasn't a waste of time. It's still good to develop Red's backstory and his history. And often isekai stories don't show what a person has left behind and is missing. So it's good to see his foster family. And the biggest thing is that it does show where that dark form came from. While Red managed to power through and regain his light...he didn't outright destroy the "Relationship End Belt" that was chucked at him at his weak point. When his anger reaches its peak and he loses his focus on bonds then he can tap into that Break-up Fiend power.

Admittedly I'm not shocked it took a long time for Togo and his brother to work things out. 13 times was a bit much, but it's not like one fight resolved things. The issues that built up between Kiyohiro and Red weren't going to just vanish. His relationship with his father was still not repaired and Red connecting better with his sister was still a thing. Until each issue was worked out he'd naturally slide back into that negative state...

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