To Willfully Devote
- Original Airdate: March 19, 2023
Written by: Minato Takano
Directed by: Kazuya Kamihoriuchi
Summary
Narrator: Having been branded a fugitive by Racules, Gira was about to be captured, only to be spirited away by the king of N'Kosopa, Yanma Gust.
In the face of the Bognaarok Empire, whose goal is to seek out the three treasures and upend the global order, Gira and Yanma fought and won, together.
However, before they could bask in the glow of their victory, the two of them were suddenly abducted by God Kamakiri!
...Or so the story goes.
In the face of the Bognaarok Empire, whose goal is to seek out the three treasures and upend the global order, Gira and Yanma fought and won, together.
However, before they could bask in the glow of their victory, the two of them were suddenly abducted by God Kamakiri!
...Or so the story goes.
After getting the measure of Yanma and N'Kosopa, Gira is suddenly whisked away with Yanma to the beautiful land of Ishabana. The kingdom's queen, Himeno Ran, welcomes the duo with open — and flashy — arms. She then promptly places Gira under arrest, trying to wrestle God Kuwagata away from him. Gira decides to challenge the selfish queen into making rainbow juririra, while trying to figure out her motives. He soon realizes that there is more to the queen than meets the eye as the Bognaarok make an attack on Ishabana.
Meanwhile, Racules makes decisive moves to try and capture Gira, roping along Kaguragi into his plans...
Tropes
- Badass Boast: Himeno delivers one as she faces down the Sanagim, after she saves Edda and encourages her to stand.Himeno: I am the queen of Ishabana, Himeno Ran! I will do as I wish, and stride down my own path! (brandishes OhgerCalibur) You will now witness the pride... of the flower that shall never wither!
- Blackmail Backfire: Himeno tries to force Gira into giving God Kuwagata to her by threatening him to be handed over to Racules. The blackmail option stops after Gira states that he's completely fine with that arrangement.
- Brick Joke: Guardian Snail was briefly seen all the way back in #1, but having taken some time to travel around Tikyū it only catches up with our heroes in this episode.
- Broken Pedestal: Yanma spends most of his first meeting with Himeno in awe of her grace and status as actual royalty, even bashfully denying having a crush on her while praising her as The High Queen. Come witnessing her evicting a small family just to personally blow up their dilapidated house on the spot, and he disappointingly tells Gira to forget everything he said about her.
- Cliffhanger: The episode ends with God Kabuto invading Ishabana, while God Kuwagata takes Gira, Yanma, and Himeno out of harm's way.
- Cue the Sun: The dawn sun rises over Ishabana during Himeno's Let's Get Dangerous! moment.
- Evil Plan: Racules engages Kaburagi's services in one after informing him that Gira has been spotted in Ishabana.
- Food as Bribe: Gira suggests being fed rainbow juririra if he wants to hand over God Kuwagata. The Ishabana kitchen staff fails at making it, leading to the whole situation going back to square one.
- Freeze-Frame Bonus: As seen from the previous episode's sponsor credits, Racules has a replacement golden OhgerCalibur standing next to him, however none of the characters acknowledge its existence in this episode.
- Graceful Landing, Clumsy Landing: Yanma and Gira are dropped into the kingdom of Ishabana after having been whisked away by God Kamakiri in the previous episode. Yanma lands first with a three-point landing, only for Gira to crash into him while falling and knocking him over.
- Jerk with a Heart of Gold: Despite having established herself as someone who will blow up a house in order to get her perfect view, Himeno proves herself to be a worthy queen when she willingly lets herself get dirty to protect a crippled girl, even though she hates dirt.
- Obfuscating Disability: A crippled girl named Edda turns out to have been faking her injury for some time after Himeno had treated her, with said injury having been faked in order for Edda's father to milk it for all its worth rather than work honestly as a tailor. At the end Edda decides not to fake it anymore after a pep talk from Himeno, and her father decides to atone by helping repair the queen's damaged dress.
- Once More, with Clarity: Gira is briefly seen talking with a young boy after his lunch with Himeno and Yanma. A later scene shows that said boy lived in the dilapidated house that Himeno had demolished, but not before said boy revealed he was moving to a better house.
- Out-of-Character Moment: Played for Laughs. Yanma is shown during the first half of the episode completely fawning over Himeno, making awkward flirty comments to get her to notice him. He goes back to his hot-tempered personality after seeing Himeno blow up a dilapidated house that was apparently ruining the scenery.
- The Reveal:
- Sebastian reveals that he's 25 years old despite his appearance. Himeno had asked him to wear special makeup and even made him change his name to make him look more of a butler.
- We get a glimpse at Gira's favorite food, rainbow juririra, which he had tasted once as a child. Sebastian has the Ishabana kitchen staff try to replicate it, but they ultimately fail.
- Stalker without a Crush: It's revealed that Rita has been watching over Gira for unknown reasons.
- Trigger-Happy: After equipping the Guardian Snail, Himeno goes gung-ho with it by laughing and flailing it around as she fires. At one point, she fires at a nearby lake, splashing at the cheering citizens as a result. Played With, as it's revealed she actually was aiming extremely well, enough to turn the Kaijim's giant dung ball into a flower sculpture.
- What You Are in the Dark: Gira and Yanma are understandably put off by Himeno's spoiled attitude, yet she improves their opinion of her when she decides to fight the Bognaarok even in a dirtied dress.
