Courier's Handle
- Original Airdate: March 3, 2024
Written by: Atsuhiro Tomioka
Directed by: Shojiro Nakazawa
Summary
Delivery Driver Taiya Hando rescues would be bride Mira Shifuto from an arranged marriage. As they are being pursued, they come across an evil invading army known as "Hashirien" that seeks to terrorize humanity. In order to fight back, Taiya transforms into Bun Red...
Tropes
- Asshole Victim: Mira's slimy fiancee, who pursues her after Taiya picks her up from the Church to try and get her to marry him against her will, is ran off the road by Yalcar.
- Badass Driver: Mira proves herself to almost prodigious at driving the Boonboom Wagon on her first outingnote , easily outmaneuvering a Gyasoline-empowered Yalcar.
- Chekhov's Gunman: Jou is shown as a hapless police officer caught up in Wedding Dress Grumer's rampage, while Genba is shown admiring the rocketing Boonboom SuperCar from afar.
- Curb-Stomp Battle: The newly minted Boonboomger trio delivers a sound thrashing to Wedding Dress Grumer and the Nejiretta soldiers.
- Dare to Be Badass: Taiya's words about taking control of her own fate inspires Mira to join the Boonboomgers rather than escape with her boyfriend, to which Taiya happily accepts.
- Double-Meaning Title: This episode introduces Taiya Hando the Courier, while he also gives Mira advice in taking the steering handle of her own life.
- Establishing Character Moment: For Taiya and Mira.
- Taiya is shown calmly driving up to a church, interrupting a wedding, and spiriting away the bride on behalf of his client all while the groom's family chases after him.
- Mira shows off her Plucky Girl status by grabbing Ishiro's Boonboom changer to transform the Boonboom SuperCar into its rocket mode to get her wedding dress back.
- Exact Words: The job was to just deliver Mira to the airport, nothing said that Mira couldn't decline the offer to run away with her boyfriend.
- Grew a Spine: After constantly having decisions made for her by other people, Mira decides to stand up for herself and make her own choices, starting with becoming a Boonboomger.
- Hereditary Wedding Dress: The reason Mira is insistent on keeping her wedding dress despite having no plans to marry is because it was an heirloom from her grandmother.
- How Do I Shot Web?: In contrast to the experienced Taiya and Ishiro, Mira learns how to use the Boonboomger equipment on the fly as the other two use them. To her credit, she's a quick learner.
- Instant Expert: Mira, despite the newest member, figures out how to use her new powers and drive her new mecha on her first try.
- Rule of Symbolism: Taiya noting how Mira doesn't like when others take the wheel when he's the one driving her to her boyfriend. It's only after she literally takes the wheel does she decide to become her own woman.
- Running Gag: The Boonboomgers and the Sanseaters staunchly obeying the rules of the road despite the insane circumstances surrounding them. Even in giant form.
- Take a Third Option: Mira is confronted with a choice: either let her Arranged Marriage go through, or elope with her boyfriend. She chooses neither, choosing to join the Boonboomgers to carve her own path instead.
- Wedding Smashers: Taiya interrupts Mira's wedding in order to take her to her waiting boyfriend.
- What Happened to the Mouse?: Mira's fiance just vanishes after Yalca drops by.
