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Episode 19: Partner (相棒 Aibō) is the ninteenth episode of Mashin Sentai Kiramager.
Synopsis[]
Juru finds a boy who doesn't listen to him and isn't very enthusiastic when he decides to teach drawing at a local school, and he doesn't know how to get him involved. Meanwhile, Smog Jouki appears once again in the city. The Kiramagers rush to the scene, only to find that it is moving in a strange way as it stops mid-battle against them. Just then, a strange subterranean beam shoots up and impacts Kiramaizin.
The Kiramagers regain consciousness after a while, but notice something is wrong. Juru is speaking with Mashin Fire's voice, while Mashin Fire is speaking with Juru's voice. It appears the two have switched bodies. Yes, the personalities of the two have also been switched! When given such a strange situation, Mashin Fire decides to go teach the children at the school drawing while still in Juru's body.
Plot[]
At the CARAT headquarters, Juru asks for advice on how to teach kids. He says that a preschool teacher friend of his asked him to teach her students how to draw. But there is a kid in that class named Takeshi, who Juru is having a hard time handling. All the core Mashins, other than Fire, advise Juru to be like their own partners. Shovellow tells Juru to use skills like Tametomo, Jetter tells him to be an idol for children like Shiguru, Helico tells him to be soothing like Sayo, and Mach tells him to use vigor like Sena. Juru says he can't quite do any of those, but Fire says that Juru can certainly do it if he tries. He also reminds him that many miracles have occurred because of Juru. After that, Takamichi is seen fighting Jouki in the city with Gigant Driller, and he calls the Kiramagers for backup.
The Kiramagers come to help Takamichi with the Kiramaizin. Takamichi tells them that Jouki is moving strangely, and it's different from how Galza usually fights. But Juru tells them to attack either way. The Kiramagers attack and, the Jouki dodges all of them. The Kiramaizin then chases the Jouki, and suddenly they are hit with a bright light. The Kiramaizin stops functioning, and it falls back on top of Gigant Driller, which was right behind it. Meanwhile, Jouki escapes. In the Kiramaizin, the Kiramagers are acting strangely. And they are speaking in the voices of their respective partner Mashins. The Mashins as well are talking in the voices of their respective partners. Soon they understand, that the Kiramagers' and the Mashins' souls have been swapped.
In Yodonheim, Carantula (who is currently in Galza's body) celebrates the plan's success with Sumikae Jamen. Galza (who is in Caranula's body) comes to Carantula and asks why they have switched bodies. Carantula tells Galza that humans change their homes to suit their lifestyles, and it gave him the idea to relocate their souls. Galza says that he doesn't want to listen to Carantula's explanation and only wants his body back. Then Sumikae Jamen switches Galza and Carantula's body back. Carantula tells Galza to be not angry. He also says that the results of his plan were excellent, supposing the Kiramagers are in chaos. Carantula then orders Sumikae Jamen cause trouble on Earth.
At the CARAT base, Muryou and Mabushina try to understand the current situation, while the core five Mashins and Kiramagers adjust to their new bodies. Muryou says that it is good that Takamichi didn't switch bodies with Drijan. But Takamichi reminds Muryou that he and Drijan share the same body while fighting. After that, Takamichi returns to his treasure hunt. Juru remembers that he also has to go back to his drawing class but can't go in this form. Fire tells him not to worry and says that he'll teach the kids. Then Fire goes out and Juru tells Mabushina to take him to the class, as well. Mabushina asks Juru to become small, but he doesn't know how to do so.
In the class, Fire(who is currently in Juru's body) tells the kids that he'll show them an example. He then does Juru's Hirameki-ing pose and starts scribbling on a blank paper. The kids do the same and seemingly ruin the drawings of their teacher that they had made earlier. The teacher is confused at Juru(Fire)'s action and is anxious after seeing the children spoiling the drawings that were for a competition. But Fire praises the children and encourages them. Fire then sees Takeshi sitting quietly and doing nothing. Fire tells Takeshi to do the same as the other kids, but Takeshi is rude to him. Fire asks him if he hates drawing. But without responding, Takeshi takes the page on his desk and tears it into two. The teacher apologizes for Takeshi's misbehavior, but Fire thinks that Takeshi's tearing up the page; his way of doing things is interesting. Fire then tears the page in his hand into pieces happily and throws them up in the air, while Takeshi watches this in amazement. Then Fire tells him that Takeshi's art is also fun and praises him. Takeshi feels good after being praised and tears his page into many pieces and throws them in the air, the same way Fire did. Right after that, all the kids in the class do the same thing, and Fire encourages them. Then Juru comes to the class with Mabushina after becoming small, and is worried after seeing the situation.
In the city, the Sumikae Jamen is causing trouble by swapping people's souls. The Mashins, who are in their partners' bodies transform into Kiramagers and come to the scene. The Jamenshi summons Bechats dressed up as security guards and orders them to attack the Kiramagers(Mashins). The Mashins start fighting the Bechats, and the Kiramagers criticize their fighting technique, which makes their fighting even worse. In the class, Juru says that what the kids have done is awful. But Fire says that the kids enjoyed themselves. Juru tells him that that is not the problem and he had come to teach them to draw. However, Fire doesn't listen to Juru, and they see that the kids are making something like a collage with the torn pieces of paper. Takeshi asks Juru(Fire) if what they're doing is wrong. Fire says that what they're doing isn't wrong, and they are doing good. He also tells Takeshi that if he hesitates, he'll lose his precious sparkle. Takeshi then thanks Juru(Fire) and says that he was happy after being praised. Juru sees this from afar, and seeing his smile Mabushina says that Takeshi is sparkling brightly. Juru realizes that he used to be quite much like Takeshi before becoming a Kiramager. Fire's praises and encouragement gave him the motivation he needed and, that is why he has made it so far as a Kiramager. And then they get a call from Muryou telling them that the others Mashins(who are curently in the Kiramagers' bodies) are struggling to fight Galza.
In the city, Galza attacks the Mashins in their Kiramager forms and says that the even invincible Mashins have become weak when in human bodies. He then tells Sumikae Jamen to finish them off. The Jamenshi is about to attack, but Fire comes and joins the fight. Galza says their odds won't improve if there's only one more of them in the fight. Muryou realizes what Galza said is correct, and the Kirmagers think that it is hopeless. Juru comes and says that it's not hopeless. He reminds them that they always sparkle their best as Kiramagers is because their partner Mashins always praise them. The other Kiramagers realize what says is correct. They also understand that criticizing the Mashins will make them lose their confidence and they will be unable to fight properly. Then the core four Kiramagers, other than Juru, praise their partners and boost their confidence which helps them win the fights against the Bechats. Then the Mashins in he Kiramagers' bodies do a "Mashin Version" role-call and fight the Sumikae Jamen with their unique fighting styles. Galza is astonished to see how much stronger the Mashins have become with only some words of praise. Takamichi then comes to the scene and tells him that a traitor like Galza won't understand that friends' acknowledgment can give people unbelievable power. Then Takamichi transforms and fights Galza. But Galza escapes before Takamichi can finish him off. With Galza gone, Sumikae Jamen finds himself alone in the fight, and the Kiramagers corner him. With enough dark energy collected, Carantula sends House Loan Dagames to Earth. Takamichi tells the Mashins to call Juru and the others to defeat the Jameju and says that he'll take care of the Jamenshi. Fire calls Juru and the others, and they arrive to fight off the Jamenju. Mabushina worries if Juru and the others can combine in these bodies since they're not used to them. Fire tells them to unite their sparkles, and they'll surely be to defeat the Jamenju. Juru and the others combine into Kiramaizin. Fire then praises them again and tells them to use their maximum Kiramental. They attack the House Loan Dagames but get chained by it.
On the ground, Takamichi is fighting Sumikae Jamen. But two Bechats suddenly attack and grab him from behind. The Jamenshi attempts to switch Takamichi's soul, but he dodges the Jamenshi's beam and it hits the two Bechats that were holding Takamichi. As a result, the two Bechats' bodies get swapped. The Jamenshi realizes that his plan has failed, and the Bechats are confused. The Kiramagers break out of the Jamenju's chains and weaken the Dagames with their attack. After that, they use the Kiramai Dynamic finisher to destroy the House Loan Dagames. Takamichi also finishes off the Sumikae Jamen with his Shining Beam Attack, and the switched souls return to their original bodies.
Back at the CARAT base, Juru smiles while looking at a photo on his phone. It's a photo of the kids from the school with their teacher and the collage that the kids made. Then Juru thanks Fire for what he did at the school earlier. Fire says that there's no need to thank him, and he also had a lot of fun. Muryou says that it seems like everyone is sparkling even more than usual. Takamichi understands that "making each other sparkle" is what partners do. He also says that it must be nice to have a partner.
Cast[]
- Juru Atsuta (熱田 充瑠 Atsuta Jūru): Rio Komiya (小宮 璃央 Komiya Rio)
- Tametomo Imizu (射水 為朝 Imizu Tametomo): Rui Kihara (木原 瑠生 Kihara Rui)
- Sena Hayami (速見 瀬奈 Hayami Sena): Yume Shinjo (新庄 由芽 Shinjō Yume)
- Shiguru Oshikiri (押切 時雨 Oshikiri Shiguru): Atom Mizuishi (水石 亜飛夢 Mizuishi Atomu)
- Sayo Oharu (大治 小夜 Ōharu Sayo): Mio Kudo (工藤 美桜 Kudō Mio)
- Takamichi Crystaria (クリスタリア宝路 Kurisutaria Takamichi): Kohei Shoji (庄司浩平 Shōji Kōhei)
- Muryou Hakataminami (博多南 無鈴 Hakataminami Muryō): Daimaou Kosaka (古坂大魔王 Kosaka Daimaō)
- Princess Mabushina (マブシーナ姫 Mabushīna-hime, Voice): Inori Minase (水瀬 いのり Minase Inori)
- Mashin Fire (魔進ファイヤ Mashin Faiya, Voice): Kenichi Suzumura (鈴村 健一 Suzumura Ken'ichi)
- Mashin Shovellow (魔進ショベロー Mashin Shoberō, Voice): Mitsuo Iwata (岩田 光央 Iwata Mitsuo)
- Mashin Mach (魔進マッハ Mashin Mahha, Voice): Kenji Akabane (赤羽根 健治 Akabane Kenji)
- Mashin Jetter (魔進ジェッタ Mashin Jetta, Voice): Genki Okawa (大河 元気 Ōkawa Genki)
- Mashin Helico (魔進ヘリコ Mashin Heriko, Voice): Yuki Nagaku (長久 友紀 Nagaku Yuki)
- Demonic General of Betrayal Galza (裏切りの鬼将軍ガルザ Uragiri no Oni-Shōgun Garuza, Voice): Yuichi Nakamura (中村 悠一 Nakamura Yūichi)
- Mask of Darkness Carantula (闇の仮面遣いクランチュラ Yami no Kamen Tsukai Kuranchura, Voice): Yasuhiro Takato (高戸 靖広 Takato Yasuhiro)
Guest Cast[]
- Sumikae Jamen (スミカエ邪面 Sumikae Jamen, Voice): Hiroki Shimowada (下和田 ヒロキ Hiroki Shimowada)
- Teacher Yuki (ゆき ): Sakura Kinoshita (木下桜 Kinoshita Sakura)
- Takeshi (たけし ): Tenta Banka (番家天嵩 Banka Tenta)
- Man: Keigo Hoshino (星乃圭吾 Hoshino Keigo)
- Madam: Yoko Kondo (今藤洋子 Kondō Yōko)
Suit Actors[]
- Kiramai Red: Shigeki Ito (伊藤茂騎 Itō Shigeki)
- Kiramai Yellow: Masato Tsutamune (蔦宗 正人 Tsutamune Masato)
- Kiramai Green: Ryoko Gomi (五味 涼子 Gomi Ryōko)
- Kiramai Blue: Yasuhiro Takeuchi (竹内 康博 Takeuchi Yasuhiro)
- Kiramai Pink: Ayumi Shimozono (下園 愛弓 Shimozono Ayumi)
- Kiramai Silver, Mashin Henkei GigantDriller: Masashi Takada (高田 将司 Takada Masashi)
- King Oradin, Mashin Gattai Kiramaizin: Yohei Fujita (藤田 洋平 Fujita Yōhei)
- Princess Mabushina: Mizuho Nogawa (野川 瑞穂 Nogawa Mizuho)
- Demonic General of Betrayal Galza, Darkness Megabeast Mecha Smog Jouki: Keizo Yabe (矢部 敬三 Yabe Keizō)
- Mask of Darkness Carantula: Naoko Kamio (神尾 直子 Kamio Naoko)
- Mashin Gattai King Express: Hirotsugu Mori (森 博嗣 Mori Hirotsugu)
- Sumikae Jamen: Hiroyuki Muraoka (村岡 弘之 Muraoka Hiroyuki)
- House Loan Dagames: Shinsuke Kusano (草野 伸介 Kusano Shinsuke)
Errors[]
- When Kiramaizin kicks House Loan Dagames before the Kiramai Dynamic, upon a closer look shows his legs does not make physical contact.
Notes[]
- Viewership: 2.1%
- As part of Super Hero Time, this episode aired alongside Kamen Rider Zero-One episode 43, That is a Heart.
- Pre-Credits Scene: Takamichi ask Drijan to hit him with some praise and Muryou assumes Takamichi wants praise too.
- The title of the episode is a reference to the long-running series AIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo (相棒 Aibō), broadcasting on TV Asahi.
- Muryou is seen with a jersey that resembles a Green Bay Packers jersey.
External links[]
- TV Asahi's official preview for 相棒
- Toei TV's official episode guide for 相棒
- JAE's official episode guide for 相棒
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