The Ancestors are Here! Behold the Spirit World-kai!
- Original Airdate: December 5, 2021
Written by: Junko Komura
Directed by: Katsuya Watanabe
Summary
Yo-ho, yo-ho, a pirates' li—okay, who brought in pirate ancestors? They be too ravin' mad and swashbuckling for today!
Setchan: Previously on… Zenkaiger!
Daikon Wald gave the gang quite the run-around, but Magine and Flint still helped their little friend find her lost doll!
Next, we need to find Professors Isao and Mitsuko!
It's already December...
Daikon Wald gave the gang quite the run-around, but Magine and Flint still helped their little friend find her lost doll!
Next, we need to find Professors Isao and Mitsuko!
It's already December...
December is here, and everyone is starting to prepare for the Christmas season! For the Zenkaigers, Kaito's birthday is around the corner, and they have several exciting celebrations planned for it. However, the partying may have to wait, as Bon Wald and Shōgatsu Wald are attacking, with Stacaesar and Hakaizer leading the charge. And then, just as the smoke from the incense candles clears, some familiar faces appear...
Tropes
- Accidental Misnaming: Sanzo keeps calling Zyuran Zyutan.
- Big Damn Heroes: Kaito and Hakaizer manage to save Stacy from ghost Lise's grasp, thanks to Kaito realizing that since Bon Wald is making the ancestors fight their descendants, he must be in danger too.
- The Cameo: Riichi Seike, the suit actor for Barashitara, appears as the Goldtsuikers' ancestor.
- Cliffhanger: Boccowaus entrusts Ijirude with a piece of the previous king's body, asking him to use it on Hakaizer.
- Cuteness Proximity: Zyuran's great grandfather Sanzo encounters dogs and finds a common interest with Gaon.
- Distressed Dude: Stacy can't even protect himself from his mother's ghost, let alone fight back and would die by her hand if Kaito and Hakaizer didn't get to him in time.
- Explain, Explain... Oh, Crap!: Kaito realizes that Stacy must be in so much trouble now after telling Hakaizer that he is angry at Bon Wald for making ancestors fight their families because he has to fight his father too.
- Heel Realization: After Lise's ghost nearly kills him under Bon Wald's control, Stacy realizes that it's the same as when Hakaizer and Kaito fight, parent and child forced into hurting each other. He is enabling it by holding onto Hakaizer, so no matter how much he hates Barashitara, he is no less spiteful and selfish.
- Improbable Weapon User: Bon Wald summons a cucumber and an eggplant to attack ZenkaijuOh. It Makes Sense in Context.
- Lampshade Hanging: Zyuran points out that it's way too early for both Bon and New Year. It hasn't even been Christmas yet.
- Oblivious Guilt Slinging: Hakaizer wanted to make Stacy feel better by reminding him of their friendship and offering a listening ear, but that only hammered Stacy's Heel Realization in. He is holding onto a relationship that should have never been his in the first place.
- Offscreen Teleportation: How Lise's ghost gets the drop on Stacy as he flees.
- Oh, Crap!: Zenkaigers' reaction when the Walds are about to combine their powers.
- Spanner in the Works: Bon and Shōgatsu Wald tried to join their attacks, but their gears interfered and Shōgatsu Wald left Bon Wald to deal with the Zenkaigers alone.
- Toilet Humor: Combined with black comedy as Sanzo was killed for farting at a royal ceremony.
- Yank the Dog's Chain: This whole episode is a gut punch for Stacy, but considering that the universe hates him, he wouldn't expect anything else.
