Zabitan's Magic Happy American Tokusatu Reviews

[Zabitan]

Well hello there everybody welcome to another Magic Happy VR Troopers Review, and today we are looking at Battle for The Books written by Adam Gilad, and directed by John Blizek.

So we start of with today’s “My dad taught me” moment which this time is another actually good one since it explains how his dad used to read to him everyday, and about the importance of books which again is a good message, and actually fits the plot of the episode.

We then go to Tao Dojo where Ryan, and JB are practicing Karate but it looks like their just flexing their muscles around while Tao watches, and then shows them how it’s supposed to be done by looking like he’s freaking the heck out,

Afterwards Ryan, and JB talk about an upcoming tournament which gives them the opportunity to remind us of Ryan’s sub plot of wanting to buy into the dojo but also sets up a new one for JB where he’s trying to save up money to go to college, and sets up the main plot of JB’s dad having a bookmobile.

Speak of the devil as they say we see JB’s dad himself driving around giving books to kids, and says “these kids make this job worth everything” (that doesn’t sound right) while at Ziktor industries Ziktor is watching and gives exposition on his latest evil scheme which is to destroy all books so that he himself, and only him can have access to knowledge of Solar energy (no really), and transforms into Grimlord, and orders his mutants to destroy the bookmobile.

At the Underground Voice Daily Kaitlin is showing some kids around, and explains how reading is an important part of becoming a journalist, and how she herself visits the library five times a week for research, and that the bookmobile should be there soon,

We then cut to JB’s dad’s bookmobile when JB’s dad see’s a police blockade (which I’m sure will have no uncomfortable implications), and proceed to transform into Skugs, and trash his bookmobile with axes.

While back at the Underground Voice Daily Kaitlin wonders what happened to JB’s dad so she calls JB who in turn takes out the VR disc so that he can ask the professors help to check his dad’s route.

Then JB, and Ryan get on their motorcycles to where JB’s dad is, and a Skug fight breaks out where Ryan, and JB just punch, kick, duck, and legsweep the Skugs until one Skug accidentally kicks another Skug trying to hit JB destroying them both, and Ryan kicks a Skug into another destroying the last of them.

JB’s dad is okay but the damage is done as his bookmobile is totaled, and the library can’t afford to fix it since it can barely afford upkeep as it is, and he’s worried about JB’s college fund, and we get an actually pretty touching bit where JB decides he’s going to use the prize money from the Tournament to help his dad.

At the virtual dungeon Grimlord ask Ivar, and Icebot who the most powerful soldier is, and they both suggest the Eliminator a silver computer like robot while at Tao Dojo the Tournament is underway against the generic Crossworld City dojo to the delight of another inexplicably large crowd of random people

JB is fighting with an Asian guy in a white gi, and punches him earning a point while Kaitlin takes pictures JB then does jump kick but his opponent blocks earning him a point which worries Tao but JB does another jump kick, and hit earning another point to Ryan’s delight.

Now for the tie breaker JB’s tries to kick his opponent who keeps dodging then tries his own kick, and punch which JB doges, and then lands a punch of his own winning the first half of the semi finals.

Now it’s Ryan’s turn, and his opponent is some long haired guy in red pants, and a white shirt who has an eye patch. Ryan tries to kick him but his opponent blocks punches him with his palms, and laughs.

Then Ryan’s opponent does a bunch of kicks, and jump kicks but Ryan dodges them, and punches him, and knocks him down while Tao, and the random juges in business suits look approvingly.

Now for the tie breaker Ryan’s opponent tries to punch, and kick him but Ryan blocks, and then downs him with a jump kick allowing Tao Dojo to advance to the finals.

Ryan then takes off his virtualizer, and puts it in his gym, and Kaitlin, and Tao both congratulate Ryan, and JB but Kaitlin has to go develop some pictures but promises to return before the finals against Midtown dojo

Ryan then puts his gym bag on a chair when the phone rings, and he picks it up to find Jeb who says it’s a problem at the lab so he, and JB leave but forget Ryan’s virtualizer.

At the lab the professor informs them that the Eliminator is attack but also tells them that he’s given JB some new weapons like the vr techno bazooka a powerful cannon launched from the mothership, and the vortex command which will allow him to send mutants back to virtual reality so no one in the real world gets hurt Ryan, and JB are about to transform when Ryan remembers he left his virtualizer at the dojo so he has to go back, and get it leaving JB to fight Grimlord’s minions.

[Zabitan]

JB charges at the Eliminator, and tries to jump kick him but the Eliminator predicts it, and knocks JB out of the air but JB just parkours off a building„ and tries to punch Eliminator who again predicts it, and knocks him away then the Eliminator grabs JB, and throws him.

Back at the dojo Ryan tells Kaitlin what’s happening, and she goes out to help JB while Ryan gets his virtualizer when Tao shows up to inform him it’s only 30 minutes till the finals so Ryan tells him he’s returning some overdue books.

JB tries to fire lasers at the Eliminator whoonce again predicts it, and doges them so JB uses his vr saber, and charges at Eliminator who dodges, and punches JB who again tries using his sword but Eliminator again dodges, and punches him.

Not only that but Grimlord has sent quantum cruisers, and jet fighters forcing JB to take the battle to virtual reality where the jet fighters, and quantum cruisers fire at him with lasers so JB contacts the professor who reminds him to use the techno bazooka which he uses to destroy the quantum cruisers, and jet fighters.

That just leaves the Eliminator who grabs JB, and throws him so JB tries using his sword again but the Eliminator once again predicts it, and punches him, and also grows these weird panels to shoot lasers at JB who tries to fire his own lasers but the Eliminator again predicts it.

Luckily at the moment Kaitlin arrives in Trooper form to help JB while Ryan is in the Skybase so Kaitlin, and JB fire both their lasers which Eliminator can’t predict so the attack works weakening him.

Then more jet fighters appear, and attack the Skybase but Ryan fires some missiles, and destroys them while JB uses laser lance to destroy Eliminator, and Grimlord again swears vengeance on the Troopers.

Back at the dojo we get to the finals of the tournament Ryan is fighting a blonde guy in a white shirt, and black pants, and tires to kick him but his opponent blocks, and punches Ryan who also blocks, and lands some punches.

Then Ryan’s opponent tries to punch, and kick him, and Ryan blocks but his opponent lands a punch so Ryan tries to kick his oppenent but he keeps blocking, and tries a jump kick but Ryan dodges, and does a jump kick of his own that hits his opponent.

Now it’s JB’s turn against some guy with a mullet in stereotypical Chinese kung fu clothes JB tries to punch but his opponent blocks, and kicks JB who also blocks, and punches his opponent which knocks him down.

But JB’s opponent flips himself back up so JB kicks him but his opponent blocks, and the two punch each other but JB’s opponent is the one that lands a hit.

So now it’s the final tie breaker JB’s opponent tries to punch him, but JB blocks, and kicks him, and lands a hit winning the tournament.

Afterwards Tao, Kaitlin, and JB’s dad congratulate Ryan, and JB for winning the tournament especially JB’s dad who wants to use the prize money for JB’s college fund but Ryan, and JB instead give it to his dad to fix the bookmobile, and we get a touching moment between JB, and his dad which leads to today’s “I miss my dad” moment.

[Zabitan]

Final Thoughts

Today’s episode was pretty good.
I liked that in addition to the main plot of the show with Ryan’s dad we get to see JB’s dad which leaves Kaitlin as the only Trooper whose parents we never find out about.

I also like how in addition to reminding us of Ryan’s goal of becoming partners with Tao we get another sub plot for JB where he’s trying to save money for college.

I also liked that the only thing they skipped from the Spielban episode was fight scene with Hellvira that we’ll see in Rise of th Red Python, and a base invasion we already saw in The Dojo Plot.

I also got a kick out of the more out there opponents Ryan, and JB fought.

Really I think the only thing that remotely bothered me was once again Ziktor’s evil plan seeming phoned in though I did like the idea that he’s trying to destroy the world’s books so that he can own all the world’s knowledge even if it was just for a very specific thing

Tune in next time everyone for more Magic Happy VR Troopers Reviews.

[Zabitan]

Well hello there everybody welcome to another Magic Happy VR Troopers Review, and today we are looking at Kaitlin’s Little Helper written by Doug Sloan, and directed by John Grant Weil

So we start off with today’s “My dad taught me” moment where he talks about how kids should always have somebody to look up to which I like.

We then go to Crossworld City Park where Kaitlin is helping her cousin Betsy Scott take pictures of a frog for her wildlife article when Ryan throws a Frisbee to her, and they walk over to give it back while they gush over each.other.

Meanwhile Mrs Rooney is waiting outside a limo where her husband the mayor is inside talking to Karl Ziktor who wants to tear down the park to expand his power plant, and steals the flower on the Mayor’s suit to give to his lizard all while the mayor just goes “Mr Ziktor”.

Then we see Mrs Rooney get a drink from a water fountain when Jeb sees her, and we get treated to a comedy bit where Jeb pushes her into a mud puddle, and licks her.

Later at Ziktor industries Ziktor transforms into Grimlord, and goes to the virtual dungeon where he orders Col Icebot to create a substance that can destroy plant life so everyone will think the park is useless, and after a brief commercial break Icebot is successful, and we see some green ooze seeping out of an air vent.

Back at the park Ryan is cleaning up Jeb while he, and Kaitlin scold Jeb for pulling pranks on the mayor’s wife while JB, and Betsy actually find it funny then Ryan throws the Frisbee again, and Betsy goes to get it when some of Icebot’s plant toxin falls on it from a tree so she calls over Kaitlin, and the others to see, and Kaitlin realizes this could be a whole new story.

Back at the Virtual Dungeon Grimlord orders a status report, and Zelton explains that the plant toxin is doing it’s job but the Troopers know about it so Grimlord orders them to stop the Troopers so we go back to the park where three park rangers go up to the Troopers, and Betsy, and transform into Skugs.

Ryan, and JB each punch and kick at a Skug while another Skug tries to kick Kaitlin but she grabs it’s leg, and kicks the Skug instead then we just see all three of them kicking Skugs while Jeb, and Betsy watch.

Then Ryan tries to karate chop a skug but it blocks, and punches him instead while JB kicks his Skug while Kaitlin blocks, and punches her Skug.
Then JB flips over his Skug while Ryan, a flips, punches, and blocks his Skug while JB punches, and blocks his Skug but gets kicked while Kaitlin’s Skug tries to kick her but she catches it’s leg which Ryan, and JB do to their own Skugs, and the Troopers push them into each other, and after destroying the Skugs decide to take a sample of the green ooze to the lab for testing.

Then there’s a brief scene where Kaitlin leaves Betsy at the Underground Voice Daily to finish her wildlife article, and be watched by Woody who’s currently on the phone.

At the lab Kaitlin puts a sample of the substance on one of those little glass slabs you use on a microscope, and puts it in the lab’s analyzer, and JB finds on the lab’s computer that it’s a toxin meant to destroy plant life.

Back at the Underground Voice Daily Betsy is bored, and wants to go back to the park, and look for clues so she asks Woody to go to the park with her but he’s busy writing a story so Betsy leaves a message on Kaitlin’s computer, and goes to the park to investigate the slime.

[Zabitan]

Kaitlin, and the others return, and wonder what happened to Betsy, and find her message on the Computer while Woody apologizes because he though she was there while at the Virtual Dungeon Grimlord gets the idea to capture Betsy who thinks the slime has something to do with Ziktor’s power plant nearby as bait to destroy the Troopers.

Then Grimlord summons General Ivar who wants to send an all out aerial assault across the reality barrier but Grimlord instead orders him to send one only if necessary, and send a skeletal gun wielding robot called the Gunslinger to assist the Skugs.

Back at the park the Troopers see that the slime is everywhere, and decide to follow it to find Betsy’s hair band so they go the lab, and ask the Professor to use the geothermal scanner to find Betsy, and find her at the park captured by Skugs with jet fighters, and the Gunslinger patrolling the area so it’s Trooper time.

Ryan briefly turns into digitally colored Spielban again, so he can pilot the Skybase, and fire missles at the jet fighters while Kaitlin fights Skugs, and has to deal with quantum cruisers dropping bombs, and JB fights Gunslinger who fires at JB who doges, and fires back but Gunslinger uses an energy shield to block it, and fire again.

Ryan gets out of the Skybase, and into the VR interceptor jet while JB tries to hide from Gunslinger who’s using a antennae to track him then JB comes out, and Gunslinger tries to shoot him but JB kicks the gun out of his hands, and tries to slash at him with his sword but Gunslinger blocks with an energy shield.

Then he makes a scimitar appear out of nowhere, and slashes at JB with it until Kaitlin shows up to jump kick Gunslinger but he just slashes at her, and then turns one of his hands into a gun, and shoots at her which angers JB enough to rush at Gunslinger’s shield, and short it out, and then destroy him with laser lance while General Ivar attacks Ryan with his own fighter jet but Ryan destroys it.

Back at the park JB, and Kaitlin find Betsy who apologizes for running off by herself, and later we find out that because of their story the slime has been traced back to Ziktor industries thus ruining his own plan, and at the virtual dungeon Grimlord again swears vengeance.

Anyway “I miss you dad” the end.

[Zabitan]

Final Thoughts
Today’s episode was pretty good about the same quality as the last couple of episodes, and in my opinion a better Kaitlin focus episode than Kaitlin’s Front Page.

There wasn’t even anything really wrong in the editing department since there was nothing they took out of the Spielban episode that I felt was missing,
I think my only problem looking back is that like Kaitlin’s Front Page, and The Dognapping I can’t help but wonder if this episode, and Battle for the Books shouldn’t have switched Spielban monsters considering that was a JB focus episode but he needed Kaitlin’s help to beat, and here we have a Kaitlin focus episode where she gets hurt, and JB has to help.

Other than that this was a very good episode.

Tune in next time everyone for more Magic Happy VR Troopers Reviews.

[Zabitan]

Well hello there everybody welcome to another Magic Happy VR Troopers Review, and today we are looking at Lost Memories written by Margo McCahon, and directed by John Bilzek

So we start off with today’s “My dad taught me” moment where he just talks about his memories of his father, and how today’s episode is about memories.

We then go to Tao dojo where the Troopers are teaching a karate class when Tao tells them they’re doing it wrong then an old lady just randomly wanders into the dojo.

Kaitlin ask if she lives nearby, and the old lady reveals she has amnesia or at least the TV version where you forget everything that happened to you but you can still talk, and make new memories.

Anyway at Ziktor industries we find out that she got amnesia because Ziktor evicted her from one of his apartment complexes (I thought he was an energy magnate now he’s a real estate magnate?), and if he doesn’t do something it could ruin his reputation (what reputation everyone already knows he’s an asshole, it’s just that the mayor’s a wimp) so he transforms into Grimlord.

Back at the dojo Tao has made the woman soup while a doctor has checked up on her, and confirms that her amnesia is emotional induced, and JB decides to check the missing persons database while Kaitlin decides to do a story about her.

Ryan gets a message from the Professor telling him he has a surprise while at the virtual dungeon Grimlord orders
Ivar, and Icebot to send in an unseen robot called Laserbot to Crossworld City.

At the Undergound Voice Daily Kailtin pitches her story to Woody which leads to a comedy bit while at Tao Dojo the old woman is interrupting Tao in the middle of a lesson to tailor him when two of Ziktors secretaries come in claiming to be the woman’s daughters but JB suspects something so he follows them back to their car when Tao asks for proof, and a Skug fight breaks out.

First they try to fly at JB but he just punches them out. Then he kicks them, then one tries to come after him but he flips it over. Then the other Skug tries to kick JB but he doges, and it gets it’s foot stuck in a car door so JB beats it up, and finally they try to come at him but he throws them both in the back of the truck, and destroys them.

[Zabitan]

At the lab we get a comedy bit where Jeb uses the lab’s computers to make popcorn when Ryan comes in, and the Professor informs him about Laserbot, and tells Ryan to transform which he does, and the Professor shows him a new motorcycle called the VR Turbo Cycle that Ryan’s father invented for him, and tells him to practice using it while he tries to intercept Grimlord’s minions.

At the virtual dungeon Zelton informs Grimlord that Ryan is flying the turbo cycle so Air Striker volunteers to destroy Ryan. Then we see Air Striker in the real world flying, and trying to destroy Ryan with missiles but Ryan keeps dodging them but even though we don’t see it one hits, and Ryan crashes into Air Striker so the Professor alerts the other Troopers.

At the Virtual Dugeon we get a funny bit where Air Striker’s wings are damaged, and Grimlord still berates him for failing to destroy Ryan, and all Air Striker can do is blame it on Ryan not knowing how to fly, and then Grimlord tells Decimator to send some mutants to find Ryan.

We then see Ryan still in Trooper form wandering around a forest, and we find out he has amnesia now too, then the other Troopers, and Grimlord’s minions both find him, and Ryan’s friends bring him to Kaitlin’s car while Grimlord’s mutants fire at them, and there’s a funny part where Ryan is seemingly more concerned with losing a flower he was looking at then the fact a bunch of robot mutants are trying to blow him up.

At the lab JB, and Kaitlin explain everything to the Professor who informs them that Laserbot is attacking so JB transforms to fight it while Kaitlin also transforms to pilot the Skybase against Ivar’s tank fleet, and the Professor changes Ryan back to human form.

Laserbot (who we finally see) fires at JB who then comes after Laserbot with his laser saber but Laserbot punches, and grabs JB then jumps up to the surface, and kicks JB into a building.

Then Ivar, and his tanks show up so JB takes the battle to virtual reality but the tanks are still too much so Kaitlin gets into the battle cruiser, and after a brief skirmish destroys Ivar’s tank.

Meanwhile JB is being grabbed by Laserbot but notices that a glowing jewel on Laserbot’s head is his weakness so kicks Laserbot away, and tries to fire his own laser but Laserbot fires at him but JB fires at Laserbot anyway, and destroys the jewel which allows JB to finish off Laserbot with Laser Lance.

Meanwhile at the lab all attempts to jog Ryan’s memory have failed so Jeb, and him go out for a walk, and Jeb tells him the story of how they first fought the Skugs (which is flashback to Searching for Tyler Steele) but JB tells it like he’s the hero even when the footage shows him running away, and Ryan’s calling him out on it restores his memory while at the virtual dungeon Grimlord swears vengeance.


At the Undergorund Voice Daily the old woman who’s name turns out to be Mrs. Evergreen is reunited with her real daughter Jane which leads to today’s “I miss you dad” moment.

[Zabitan]

Final Thoughts

Today’s episode was pretty good.

I thought a lot of parts where funny, and I liked seeing the turbo cycle, and when they finally showed him I thought Laserbot was a cool robot with his name, powers, and even appearance.

I’m tempted to think showing the Skug battle from Searching for Tyler Steele was meant to imply that the show was supposed to be in production order but then I remember the times when Robert Hughes, and Doug Sloan both have said that they didn’t really have a plan for the show.

Honestly the only nitpicks I have are that Ziktor industries is changed from being an energy company to a real estate one, and Ziktor has gone from not caring what people think, and only getting away with anything because the mayor’s a wimp to now caring what people will think.

Unless the idea is that Ziktor is one of those people who thinks that hates everyone but still expects them to like him or something.

I’m tempted to think maybe it’s supposed to justify all the real estate talk in The Battle Begins, and The Dojo Plot but even that was just so he could build more power plants.

That, and in the Spielban episode they had another fight with Laserbot they cut out, and the one they did use was longer especially since unlike the last few times it happened this episode wasn’t trying to cram in extra stuff like a Metalder battle.

Other than that another great episode.

Tune in next time everyone for more Magic Happy VR Troopers Reviews.

[Zabitan]

Well hello there everybody welcome to another Magic Happy VR Troopers Review, and today we are looking at Oh Brother written by J.K. Richards, and directed by John Bilzek.

So we start off with today’s “My dad taught me” moment where Ryan talks about how when he was a kid he wished he had a brother, and how his dad said all men are brothers.

Which leads to the main plot of the episode as Ryan is training two feuding brothers Josh, and Scott Turner for a junior tournament that Kaitlin is covering but Tao warns Ryan that if they can’t get along they won’t be able to compete.

Meanwhile in classic Power Rangers villain fashion Ziktor reads Kaitlin’s article, and gets the idea to send two monsters after the Troopers, and he summons Icebot who recommends the Swordbot brothers Slice, and Dice.

Back at the Dojo Ryan, and JB do a practice together in the hopes of showing the boys to use teamwork but the boys still argue so they stop the lesson, and Kaitlin decides to drive the boys home while she investigates the old industrial site for a story.

Kaitlin arrives at the industrial site with the boys still arguing when they all see a Skug tampering with the power lines, and Kaitlin decides to investigate, and the boys finally agree on something when they want to see what’s going on but Kaitlin tells them to wait, and no surprise both times she tells them the boys sneak off, and no surprise a Skug tries to catch them, and a Skug battle breaks out.

Not much happens except the Skugs try to punch, and kick Kaitlin but she dodges their moves, grabs their legs, and flips them over while one Skug tries to catch the boys, and there’s some actually funny bits where whenever the Skug tries to catch them they beat it up but when the boys are almost home free until their arguing gets them caught by a group of Skugs.

Meanwhile back with Kaitlin she jumps on a panel, and uses a human steam roller move to destroy the Skugs but finds out that the boys have been captured, and calls the dojo on a 90’s era cell phone, and they tell her to meet them at the lab.

At the lab Ryan, and JB bring over the boys’ workout clothes so that Jeb who’s wearing some weird gizo that enhances his sense of smell a thousand fold can get a scent, and they drive back to the industrial site.