Recap / Mashin Sentai Kiramager Ep 20 Dangerous Pair

Dangerous Pair

Original Airdate: August 23, 2020
Written by: Ayumi Shimo
Directed by: Hiroyuki Kato

Summary:

Juru's classmate Mizuki Kikihara becomes fascinated in why Juru took off suddenly from class, and gets herself into a sticky situation: his hand gets stuck to hers, and he has to hide his identity at all costs.

Tropes:

• The Bus Came Back: Kakihara from Episode ZERO, as well as Juru's other classmates Joko and Shishiōmiya from the first episode all come back for this one.
• Call-Back: The episode heavily references Juru's drawing of Kakihara from Episode ZERO and even uses it as a turning point for Kakihara's character.
• Chekhov's Gun: Kakihara's two-faced personality is used as inspiration behind the plan to defeat the Jamenshi once and for all.
• Fanservice: Once again, we have Sena's rear getting a short, but notable moment when she's glued to the counter.
• MacGyvering: Kiramai Driller is an improvised/improper combination of Kiramaizin and Gigant Driller, which is basically Kiramaizin suspending off Gigant Driller's back through Glue Shellga's glue. It somehow still works enough to defeat the Jamen Beast.
• Mythology Gag: Juru sliding the Kiramai Changer across a Bechat's body is akin to the Boukenger's transformation.
• Paper-Thin Disguise: Kakihara tries to disguise Juru with nothing more than a hat, fake glasses, and a jacket. Joko clearly doesn't buy it.
• Pop-Culture Pun Episode Title: The episode's title is a reference to the 1997 show Abunai Deka. ^note  The Japanese title is "Abunai Pea".
• Secret Identity: Oh so very averted. While the others try to keep his identity on the down-low, Takamichi immediately spits out Juru's name the moment he see him and Kakihara together. From there the others basically give up on trying to keep the secret. Also averted with the other 4 as they don't even try to keep their identities secret and de transform right away, even though they are all well known people that Kakihara immediately recognizes.
• Shout-Out: Glue Jamen throws a manhole not unlike Yuko/Another Kiva.
• Sticky Situation: The entire plot of the episode revolves around a glue-themed Jamenshi who causes literal sticky situations. Juru gets stuck to his classmate Kakihara, while Sayo, Sena and Shiguru get stuck to various objects.
• The Unmasking: Takamichi accidentally reveals Juru is Kiramai Red to Kakihara when he notices the two and thinks Juru found himself a girlfriend.