It’s time for some more Zenji madness, as the gangster boss has hired some unsavory land sharks to help him get land for his Nicopaku (Nikotama Exposition, a sort of amusement park it seems) scheme. The great land shark Joe is accompanied by Whitey the polar bear, and Wonton the lanky, rubber man, but his schemes are continuously thwarted by the cleverly disguised duo known as Goth Loli Mask. Wonton is simply no match for the frilly dresses and umbrellas, and Whitey is especially fond of large blocks of ice. Kankurou is pretty mad about the lack of progress and so they gather some thugs and also hire Rentarou to do some checking. Rentarou figures out the secret of Goth Loli Mask pretty easily, but decides not to rat them out. As luck would have it, Goth Loli Mask is actually Zenji’s two twin daughters, Kira and Yura, who want their father to go back to being the kindly Yakuza boss he used to be. Sara/Souju and Kira/Yura hit it off right away with a series of unintelligible girly gigglings, and the plan to steal Zenji’s account book and expose it to the public is set. The goal is to shame Zenji into getting out of the Nicopaku dealings, as ever since he got involved, he’s been playing Roller Coaster Tycoon till 5 in the morning.
In a sort of watered-down Ocean’s Eleven plot, Sara/Souju dress up like Goth Loli Mask and create a Spaceballs-esque distraction. This works because 1) rent-a-thugs are stupid, and 2) Kankurou learned to draw from Rukia. The real Goth Loli Mask drops some soporific liquid into Zenji’s drink and blow the vault with some C4. They steal the plans, but Kankurou spots them and calls the thugs back, right before Sara and Souju get pounded. There’s then a sneaky handoff to Rentarou, before Kira and Yura toss a fake book, filled with insulting drawings, into the river. The mission is a total success, but in the end, Kira and Yura can’t bear to see their dad shamed and carted off to jail. Instead they return the book and confess everything, and all is forgiven. The episode ends with another trippy Rentarou dream (he’s got to be taking something), and a mysterious figure calling Rentarou’s cell phone.
I can’t get over how badly Kankurou is stolen from Getbackers! Everytime he’s on screen, I expect him to use the Jagan. I found it a real betrayal that he called Rentarou for help instead of Ginji. Isn’t that like… cheating on Ginji? Other items of note include the fabulous wintry background props, complete with Aurora Borealis, and police harassment in front of what I can only assume to be a WcDonalds. Also, what was with that random koala?
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One of the founders of Sea Slugs, I handle most of the blog admin tasks while wearing my I AM BOSS shirt. I like my action series well choreographed, and my romance series extra trashy. I also have a soft spot for puns.
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The part with the unintelligible girly giggling totally cracked me up, because I’ve seen that happen in real life too many times! Girls seem to establish a weird link when they meet each other (kind of like the lightning bolt on the forehead in Gundam), and apparently this arcane mode of communication speaks volumes, much like the male person’s “beer grunt”.