Some might think that after months of
recaps I'd be something of a well-oiled machine, churning them out as
required. Sadly there is the greatest enemy of any writing, laziness
to contend with. The fine folks behind the scenes of this show are
not falling into the lazy trap just yet as they continue to craft
Ninninger into something better than it was at the beginning. Let's
check on their progress.
Picking up from last week's capper
that Kinji needs to defeat the team in order to become grandpa's
apprentice. We find that he's taken up a duel role; one is that of an
assassins who attempts to murder them in their sleep, the other is
that a nursemaid who cooks them breakfast since he feels like he owes
it to his potential master to take care of the kids. As an excuse for
him to interact with the team and still be a rival it works quite
well. Makes for some good comedy too.
Of course it's not long before a
monster shows up in the form of a mopey tea kettle alongside one of
those giant skeleton. On top of that, Shinobimaru (the red robot)
runs off in a huff. While Yakumo and Kinji take on the big critter,
the others try to find their runaway robot and the other baddie. Once
they find Shinobimaru, Kasumi pulls her newest invention right out of
thin air, one that allows them to communicate with things that
otherwise can't talk. Kudos to the show on this front as they come up
with multiple ways for her to use her smarts and strange mannerisms
to be useful without coming across as an asshole. Along with her
progress over the past few episodes she's officially upgraded in my
view to.....let's go with that sleepy goo you get in the corners of
your eyes.
Getting back on topic, the robot's
having a freakout cause he thinks he'll be forgotten amongst all the
new shiny toys they've collected. Takaharu stays behind to work on
the situation while the others chase the tea kettle and find that his
power is turning people (and apparently robots) into sad sacks. An
affliction he then places on Fuuka & Nagi.
While all this is going on we have a
subplot with Kinji and Yakumo butting heads over each ones individual
style. Kinji can't forgive a decedent of the last ninja for using
magic, and Yakumo won't listen to some daffy rock & roll cowboys
judgment. The two of them meet up with the others and fix Fuuka and
Nagi with a strange plan of dancing and self-deprecation. Oh and
during this, Takaharu gets into another duel with Gabi wherein both
of them get beat down something fierce.
The cowboy and magician learn to work
together, people get their shit together, Taka shows up in time for
the giant robot fight only to pass out from his wounds once the fight
is finished. All in all it was a very busy episode that really
illustrated how much the show has improved since the beginning. Humor
and action are solid, the stories are flowing smoothly, and the
characters all have a voice save for one. Poor Nagi is still
tragically underdeveloped. However; it looks like the show is about
to give him another shot in the spotlight soon as well as bringing in
some new villains. How will the next few episodes pan out? You won't
have to wait long to find out since I've got last weeks on tap and
another one is about to air in just a few hours. If only those ninjas
could slay the lazy monster.
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