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Don 33: The Wasshoi Bird (ワッショイなとり Wasshoina Tori) is the thirty-third episode of Avataro Sentai Donbrothers. It features the second revival of Taro Momoi and the debut of the Omikoshi Phoenix and GolDon Momotaro.
Synopsis[]
Taro has not returned. The rest of the Donbrothers worry for Taro's safety. Meanwhile, Sonoi, who looks like a revived Taro, treats Sononi and the others as his "companions". He also appears in front of the Donbrothers and tells them that he defeated Taro. Jiro, who took Taro away after his defeat at the hands of Sonoi, is then confronted by Murasame, who is following his Mother's voice.
Plot[]
Don Torabolt very quickly recaps the cliffhanger from the previous episode, which is followed by the rest of the Donbrothers fretting in Cafe Donbura as Taro has gone missing. Haruka looked for him at Shirokuma Express, but the staff had not seen Taro, which is concerning since he never misses work unless he gives his coworkers advance notice that he can’t come in. This has all of the Shirokuma staff worried that something has happened to him. Shinichi is concerned that Sonoi could have defeated Taro, Tsuyoshi and Haruka don’t believe that and remain hopeful that Taro will come back safely to them. Shinichi says that would be ideal, but cannot shake the feeling that something is wrong…
Back in Ideon, Sonoi has told Sononi and Sonoza that he has defeated Taro and both are in disbelief and annoyed by Sonoi’s new personality. Sononi thinks something is off about him, which Sonoi considers insubordination and transforms into his new armor. He forces them out to a field on Earth and fights them both, demanding that the two swear fealty to him and bow. Both Sononi and Sonoza are weakened by Sonoi’s onslaught of attacks and surrender, addressing him as “Lord Sonoi” and doing exactly what he demanded.
Sonoi laughs and unbeknownst to Sonoza, Murasame has broken the seal on the Ninjarksword and flown off on his own.
Under a bridge, Dangerous Jiro has rested Taro’s body on a support pillar until he collapses. Upon checking his pulse, Jiro realizes that Taro is very weak and fading in his injured state and is unsure what to do. He quickly tears off part his sash and soaks it with cold water from the nearby river, then places the wet sash cloth on Taro’s forehead. Dangerous Jiro begs Taro not to die, as he isn’t sure he will have a purpose for existing if that does happen. Don Murasame appears and Mother orders him to finish the job of killing Taro in his weakened state. Dangerous Jiro protects Taro by telling Don Murasame that he will kill Taro after being revived, as if only to have the honor of being the one to defeat him later when he heals.
Haruka is frustrated with a manga idea she cannot seem to get right, erasing her work and complaining about her creative slump she is stuck in. Her sunglasses appear and latch onto her along with the others, with Tsubasa previously stalking Miho beforehand to find out her commute to work at the shrine where he turned into a dog. A message from Sonoi is sent from the sunglasses, who wants to meet with them at whatever time or place they wish to. Tsubasa immediately rejects the invite and resumes stalking Miho.
Don Murasame and Don Torabolt manage to trade powerful blows to each other, but once the latter executes the Thunder God Prowling White Tiger finisher, Mother orders an overwhelmed Murasame to retreat before the latter is about to be finished. Injured, Dangerous Jiro staggers back to Taro and says he refuses to be defeated and pleads for Taro to wake up.
Tsubasa finds Miho’s salon and gets a haircut from her, reminiscing about how Natsumi cut his hair a few times. He is still convinced that Miho is actually Natsumi.
At Cafe Donbura, Kaito is reading quietly when Dangerous Jiro bursts through an invisible door carrying Taro and pleads for his help. Kaito checks Taro’s pulse and upon realizing how bad the situation is, orders Jiro to carry Taro to the operating room. Jiro is confused about this until Kaito simply says the cafe is “well stocked”. Taro is laid on a table and Kaito reassures Jiro there is nothing he isn’t capable of doing as he changes into Zenkaizer Black, Jiro entrusts Kaito to care for Taro and departs.
Kaito materializes a high tech scalpel and forceps and is about to begin the operation when Haruka and the others look for him in the front of the cafe. He is forced to stop the operation to see what they want but forgot to take off his gown, rubber gloves and face mask. When inquired about it, he tries to tell the truth about the surgery but Haruka thinks this is some kind of prank and they all laugh at him. Kaito says he might close the cafe early today, but Tsuyoshi informs him that they are meeting with the Noto and need the cafe to stay open. The three Noto generals enter and both parties sit down, with Kaito serving all of them but is unnerved when Sonoi asks for kibi dango. While they all enjoy their food and drinks, Kaito resumes operating on Taro.
Sonoi gets right to the point and proclaims that he has defeated Taro and demands that the Donbrothers become his companions now! The team is in shock and then rejects Sonoi’s claims of beating Taro in a fight. Sonoi tries to rebuttal their claims but ends up choking on one of his kibi dango. Kaito has finished opening up Taro’s chest cavity and is about to extract something with the forceps, but he is called back to the front of the cafe to give Sonoi a drink and dislodges the food from his windpipe. Haruka asks if Kaito believes Taro is dead, to which he says no, in fact Taro is very much alive… for now anyways.
Sonoi wonders why they all trust that stranger’s words, to which Haruka says Kaito is just a “reliable man of mystery”. Sonoza asks Haruka about her manga writing, to which she says she is still in a slump. He encourages her by saying that it is more of an opportunity to experiment and find out what works.
Shinichi asks that even if they believe that Taro is dead, why would any of them ever consider joining the Noto? Sonoi says it is because they have power and with intense training, they will make fine companions for him. Shinichi wants answers about the Donbrothers powers, but Sonoi won’t divulge anything about it. Sonoza gets irritated by all the talk and insists that they just fight the Donbrothers now and if they lose, they will serve “Lord Sonoi” forever. Sonoi finds that too boring and decides to make a game out of it.
Tsuyoshi suggests some game ideas, including a peanut throwing contest. Sonoi likes the idea and the rules are that the players have to throw a peanut and the other players have to catch it with their mouths. Sonoi will answer any questions they have if they win and if they lose they have no choice but to be his companions. Shinichi accepts the rules and goes first, with Sonoi trying to cheat using the virtual environment. As Saru Brother, Shinichi successfully catches the peanut in his mouth. As a reward for winning, Sonoi reveals that the Donbrothers powers were developed by the Don Clan, most likely meant to activate once Taro had gained the full extent of his power.
The next game is for everyone to try and remain silent for as long as possible. Haruka is the first one out as she sneezed and is punished by having Sonoi write “Noto” on her forehead with a permanent marker. Tsuyoshi is up for another round, causing Shinichi to automatically lose as he objects to playing the quiet game again and wanted to play something else. He has “Noto” scribbled on his forehead as well. Tsuyoshi is the last one standing in his team and begins round three.
Back in the operating room, Kaito has finished the surgery on Taro and patched him back up. All Taro needs to do now is rest, but Kaito notices that he is still low on stamina and that might complicate his recovery.
The third round of the quiet game goes on a bit too long and Sonoi gets bored, using hand signals to ask Kaito for pen and paper to request a new game, ending the quiet game on a stalemate for the third round. Kaito suggests an eating contest next, bringing out large plates of curry rice among other things. While all of them are distracted, Kaito changes into Zenkaizer Black again and siphons small portions of energy from everyone in the room using his Geartlinger, changing it into liquids he fills into small glasses. He then shoves a large funnel into Taro’s mouth and makes him guzzle the energy into his body. The aura of a portable shrine surrounds Taro’s body as it becomes supercharged with energy.
Tsuyoshi eventually succumbs to a full stomach and loses the eating contest. He has “Noto” scribbled on his forehead and Sonoi proclaims all of the three Donbrothers to be his companions now. Sononi and Sonoza consider them to be of lower standing than they are and Shinichi protests this as the Donbrothers have stopped their schemes multiple times.
Sonoi suggests a more dangerous game as a test, that all three Donbrothers will have their desires amplified and if they do not turn into Hitotsuki, then they are equals. Noto cannot become Hitotsuki because they have no desire. The three are affected by the attack and begin to succumb to their desires: Shinichi wants to keep his zen way of living, Haruka wants to continue her manga career and Tsuyoshi is still feeling subconsciously insecure about his marriage to Miho. All three of them become the Sun Vulcan themed Hitotsuki, Taiyoki, but a recovered Taro bursts in and manages to snap Shinichi and Haruka out of it and revert them to normal. This shocks Sonoi, who was certain he killed Taro for good this time. Taro says Heaven and Hell have no bonds with him, that makes him as immortal as a phoenix.
With his desires to protect Miho amplified, Tsuyoshi is unable to return to being human on his own and runs away through an invisible door. He races through a valley and is stopped by his teammates, with Taro vowing to return him to normal as many times as needed to help him. Taiyoki proves to be far stronger than Tsuyoshi’s previous Hitotsuki form, summoning a blinding miniature sun and unleashing energy slashes from his hands by channeling Vul Eagle’s sword techniques. The knocked down Ranger trio are overwhelmed but Taro is confident that they will win thanks to the energy given to him. He whistles and a golden phoenix answers his call. He docks the small mechanical bird onto his DonBlaster and the miko begin to dance as Taro calls upon his new power: the armor of GolDon Momotaro.
Haruka is shocked at this turn of events and wonders if she can make a manga out of it, while the Anoni appear to assist Taiyoki. Taro immediately wipes them out in only a few minutes with his enhanced DonBlaster, while Sonoi observes Taro’s new power from a distance. Taro then focuses his powers and creates a peach energy containment construct to hold Taiyoki while he charges up his gun for his final attack: Laughing Peach: Festival’s End. He fires his shot and successfully purifies Tsuyoshi, who is naturally upset about what he did as a Hitotsuki but relieved that he is normal again.
At Cafe Donbura, Tsuyoshi grovels and begs for forgiveness from Taro, who is sternly looking down upon him. Shinichi and Haruka are crying as they try to remove the permanent marker character of “Noto” from each other’s foreheads, upset that try as they might, it isn’t coming off. Taro thinks that they should just leave them there as a punishment/lesson for giving in to the Noto and walks off. Tsuyoshi continues to apologize and cries as the episode ends.
Cast[]
- Taro Momoi (桃井 タロウ Momoi Tarō): Kouhei Higuchi (樋口 幸平 Higuchi Kōhei)
- Shinichi Saruhara (猿原 真一 Saruhara Shin'ichi): Yuuki Beppu (別府 由来 Beppu Yūki)
- Haruka Kitou (鬼頭 はるか Kitō Haruka): Kohaku Shida (志田 こはく Shida Kohaku)
- Tsubasa Inuzuka (犬塚 翼 Inudzuka Tsubasa): Totaro (柊太朗 Tōtarou)
- Tsuyoshi Kijino (雉野 つよし Kijino Tsuyoshi)/Taiyoki (太陽鬼 Taiyōki, Voice): Hirofumi Suzuki (鈴木 浩文 Suzuki Hirofumi)
- Dangerous Jiro (危ないジロウ Abunai Jirō): Raizou Ishikawa (石川 雷蔵 Ishikawa Raizō)
- Kaito Goshikida (五色田 介人 Goshikida Kaito): Kiita Komagine (駒木根 葵汰 Komagine Kiita)
- Miho Kijino (雉野 みほ Kijino Miho), Natsumi Kuramochi (ナツミ ): Momoko Arata (新田 桃子 Arata Momoko)
- Sonoi (ソノイ ): Yuya Tominaga (富永 勇也 Tominaga Yūya)
- Sononi (ソノニ ): Amisa Miyazaki (宮崎 あみさ Miyazaki Amisa)
- Sonoza (ソノザ ): Shinnosuke Takahashi (タカハシ シンノスケ Takahashi Shin'nosuke)
- Don Murasame (ドンムラサメ DonMurasame, Voice): Ayumu Murase (村瀬 歩 Murase Ayumu)
- Mother (マザー Mazā, Voice): Mamiko Noto (能登 麻美子 Noto Mamiko)
Guest Cast[]
- Tennin: Ayaka Ida (井田 彩花 Ida Ayaka)
Suit Actors[]
- Don Momotaro: Kosuke Asai (浅井 宏輔 Asai Kōsuke)
- Saru Brother, Taiyoki: Yasuhiro Takeuchi (竹内 康博 Takeuchi Yasuhiro)
- Oni Sister, Taiyoki: Ayumi Shimozono (下園 愛弓 Shimozono Ayumi)
- Don Torabolt: Shigeki Ito (伊藤 茂騎 Itō Shigeki)
- Zenkaizer Black, Taiyoki: Masashi Takada (高田 将司 Takada Masashi)
- Don Murasame: Takahiro Yoneoka (米岡 孝弘 Yoneoka Takahiro)
- Transformed Sonoi: Hirotsugu Mori (森 博嗣 Mori Hirotsugu)
- Transformed Sononi: Yuichi Hachisuka (蜂須賀 祐一 Hachisuka Yūichi)
- Transformed Sonoza: Riichi Seike (清家 利一 Seike Riichi)
Form Changes and Collectibles Used[]
Avataro Gears[]
- Don Momotaro - Omikoshi Phoenix
- Saru Brother - N/A
- Oni Sister - N/A
- Don Torabolt - N/A
Avatar Changes[]
- Don Momotaro - GolDon Momotaro
- Saru Brother - N/A
- Oni Sister - N/A
- Don Torabolt - N/A
- Don Murasame - N/A
Sentai Gears[]
- Zenkaizer Black - N/A
Errors[]
- to be added
Notes[]
- Viewership: 4.8%
- As part of Super Hero Time, this episode aired alongside Kamen Rider Geats episode 7, Encounter VI: Last Boss and Kick the Can.
- Donbrothers sunglasses featured in title card: Red
- Count at episode end
- Gears in the Donbrothers' possession: Zenkaiger, Ryusoulger, ToQger, Lupinranger, Ohranger, Patranger, Zyuohger, Fiveman, Kiramager, Go-Busters, Gokaiger, Ninninger, Kyuranger, Kyoryuger, Turboranger, Carranger, Zyuranger, Jetman, Go-Onger, Dairanger, Hurricaneger, Shinkenger, Megaranger, Gekiranger, Kakuranger, Goggle V, Magiranger, Dynaman, Abaranger, Flashman, Goseiger, Boukenger, Sun Vulcan
- Tsubasa and Tsuyoshi do not appear transformed in this episode.
- Instead, Tsubasa’s Inu Brother form only appeared at the flashback.
- Tsuyoshi transformed into Hitotsuki the second time. The last time was Gekisouki, and this time is Taiyoki.
- This is the first time that the Anoni have fought against the Donbrothers since Don 12.
- When Shinichi, Haruka and Tsuyoshi all transform into Taiyoki, they do the poses of VulEagle, VulShark and VulPanther.
- Don Onitajin and Toradoragonjin do not appear in this episode.
- This marks the first time 3 people can become one Hitotsuki at once.
DVD/Blu-ray Releases[]
Avataro Sentai Donbrothers Volume 9 features episodes 33-36: Don 33: The Wasshoi Bird, Don 34: Natsumi Meets Me, Don 35: Origami Song, and Don 36: Dog Dog Battle.
External Links[]
- TV Asahi's official preview for ワッショイなとり
- Toei TV's official episode guide for ワッショイなとり
- JAE's official episode guide for ワッショイなとり
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