Hikonin Sentai Akibaranger - Talk Up!

[FreedomR8G6B1]

I haven't watched the latest episode yet, but I'm not sure I like the sound of this "Nobuo realizes they're in a TV show" stuff.

This is beginning to sound like something Gainax would pull. Funny thing though, a lot of people called it even before the series came out.

 

[live jetabare]

In such a series, which constantly breaks the fourth wall, the characters realizing they're fictional is in fact, pretty consistent with the tone of the series; like, when you look at it, suddenly, characters from a delusion world appear in the real world; characters from a fictional series appear before your eyes, and are able to bring you power EVEN OUTSIDE YOUR DELUSIONS; it's nonsense... unless you realize that in fact you are indeed in someone's delusion world
It reminds me somewhat of the recap episode of Aba (which, coincidently, also had Arakawa as head writer), where you have the main characters believing that they dream about being heroes (when they are salarypeople)...then realizing that in fact, the real dream is the salaryman life; they wake up, and suddenly, we must believe that Yatsudenwani has become a competent villain... the final twist being that in fact, all of that nonsense was Yatsudenwani's dream.

Besides, we know now who's the REAL Big Bad of Akibaranger: its head writer, Naruhisa Arakawa ( as seen in ep 11, when he doesn't let Doctor Z become good again )

 

[Kamen Rider ShinkenRed]

I quite like it really, I'm kind of a fan of the metafictional stuff if it's not overused. Is it bad I now kind of want this if adapted to be done by Grant Morrison.

 

[FieryRed]

Finally saw ep. 11 (couldn't wait for the sub to come out), and I thought the 4th Wall breaking thing was funny and surprising, but given what went on in this series, it isn't too shocking. I mean, if we can accept the fact that Delusions can become reality, and a fictional character like Maleena can turn into a real person, why can't we also accept that the Akibarangers discover that they're in a TV show? Akibranger's world is like the audience's own Delusions, and those Delusions have became self-aware (much like Maleena did) and by breaking that 4th Wall, they have essentially gave life to themselves. I think it is a great revelation, and I wonder how it will affect the finale for this week. I'm still in a bit of a denial that the show is coming to an end after ep. 12, though; it just seems too soon.

 

[Lynxara]

Is it bad I now kind of want this if adapted to be done by Grant Morrison.

Yeah, issue 11 of Akibaranger is pretty much that issue of Animal Man where Psycho Pirate tells him about Crisis on Infinite Earths.

I don't mind the metafiction here since it's being used as a vehicle to make a pretty scathing and interesting point, about how the narrative of Sentai is constantly being manipulated (and not in a positive way) by the top-heavy merchandising needs and fan expectations associated with the franchise.

I'm pretty sure Arakawa won't turn out to be the final villain here. If it's any specific "individual," I bet it's going to be Saburo Yatsude. Remember that Akibaranger's producer is Jun Hikasa, who worked on a show so thoroughly meddled with that it ended up with scripts attributed to Saburo Yatsude.

 

[FieryRed]

Yeah, issue 11 of Akibaranger is pretty much that issue of Animal Man where Psycho Pirate tells him about Crisis on Infinite Earths.

I don't mind the metafiction here since it's being used as a vehicle to make a pretty scathing and interesting point, about how the narrative of Sentai is constantly being manipulated (and not in a positive way) by the top-heavy merchandising needs and fan expectations associated with the franchise.

So the 4th Wall breaking thing is actually a thinly-veiled critique on Toei's handling of their sentai series?

 

[Hidden Masta]

I guess this is the true reason it's "Unofficial."

 

[hakushi]

This needs a second series badly

Also was that mac windy as the agent?

 

[FreedomR8G6B1]

Why does this show feel like its an apology for creating Kamen Rider Decade...:laugh:

 

[Sentaifan'07 Xman]

Nah, more like an apology with a cherry on top (Gokaiger) and sprinkles (Akibaranger).