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* OutOfFocus: Enforced and Parodied. Sononi and Sonoza only pop in to participate in the Donburi cooking montage and are otherwise absent, while Sonoi is seen at the start of the episode and the montage. [[IdenticalStranger Just about everyone is confused by the fact that Sonoi and A La Carte have the same face.]]
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* RunningGag: Kaito's mysterious "Hero" past crops up again in the form of the True Rival, who's just as word-less and cryptic as him. Amusingly, the True Rival is an AlternateSelf of his [[Series/KikaiSentaiZenkaiger previous self's]] rival Stacey.
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* RunningGag: RunningGag:
** Everyone is annoyed by Sonoi and Mr. A La Carte having the exact same face.
** Kaito's mysterious "Hero" past crops up again in the form of the True Rival, who's just as word-less and cryptic as him. Amusingly, the True Rival is an AlternateSelf of his [[Series/KikaiSentaiZenkaiger previous self's]] rival Stacey.
** Everyone is annoyed by Sonoi and Mr. A La Carte having the exact same face.
** Kaito's mysterious "Hero" past crops up again in the form of the True Rival, who's just as word-less and cryptic as him. Amusingly, the True Rival is an AlternateSelf of his [[Series/KikaiSentaiZenkaiger previous self's]] rival Stacey.
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* FunnyBackgroundEvent: Subverted. At the end of the Donburis' role call, Jiro is just casually digging into the Ultimate Donburi without a care in the world. The camera then zooms in on him eating during the explosion.
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* {{Foreshadowing}}: When Jiro accuses the team of making an a-la-carte dish, he's speaking with Dangerous Jiro's inflections. He then [[EvilCostumeSwitch promptly changes into the appropriate attire.]]
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** Kaito's photobook from Don #20 gets more than just another mention. It gets its own ParodyCommercial!
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** Sonoshi flicks away their gold-laden earwax like they did in their debut episode.
** Kaito's photobook from Don #20 gets more than just another mention. It gets its own ParodyCommercial!
** Kaito's photobook from Don #20 gets more than just another mention. It gets its own ParodyCommercial!
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* CallBack: Kaito's photobook from Don #20 gets more than just another mention. It gets its own ParodyCommercial!
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* CallBack: CallBack:
** Kaito's photobook from Don #20 gets more than just another mention. It gets its ownParodyCommercial!ParodyCommercial!
** Sonoshi mentions that they've hated Sonoi since their middle school elections - a reference to a deleted scene from Don #37 that would've had the Noto Trio bring up their school days. Ironically, Sonoshi lost the election in-canon, but was the trio's Council President in the deleted take.
** Kaito's photobook from Don #20 gets more than just another mention. It gets its own
** Sonoshi mentions that they've hated Sonoi since their middle school elections - a reference to a deleted scene from Don #37 that would've had the Noto Trio bring up their school days. Ironically, Sonoshi lost the election in-canon, but was the trio's Council President in the deleted take.
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** Sonoshi mentions that they've hated Sonoi since their middle school elections - a reference to a deleted scene from Don #37 that would've had the Noto Trio bring up their school days.
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** Sonoshi mentions that they've hated Sonoi since their middle school elections - a reference to a deleted scene from Don #37 that would've had the Noto Trio bring up their school days.
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* DramaticIrony:
** Tsuyoshi tries to play off the accusation of the dishes being served a-la-carte by telling Jiro to be honest; his one good trait. ''Donburis'' came out after the ''VS Zenkaiger'' film, in which a post-[[spoiler:SplitPersonalityMerge]] Jiro shows blatant dishonesty throughout the ''Donbrothers'' segment.
** This is not the first time that Tsubasa makes no attempt to hide his identity as Inu Brother during a spin-off. The non-canon ''This is the Donbrothers Roll Call'' special has him publicly participate in a version of the team that functions like a typical Sentai.
** Tsuyoshi tries to play off the accusation of the dishes being served a-la-carte by telling Jiro to be honest; his one good trait. ''Donburis'' came out after the ''VS Zenkaiger'' film, in which a post-[[spoiler:SplitPersonalityMerge]] Jiro shows blatant dishonesty throughout the ''Donbrothers'' segment.
** This is not the first time that Tsubasa makes no attempt to hide his identity as Inu Brother during a spin-off. The non-canon ''This is the Donbrothers Roll Call'' special has him publicly participate in a version of the team that functions like a typical Sentai.
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* DramaticIrony:
** Tsuyoshi tries to play off the accusation of the dishes being served a-la-carte by telling Jiro to be honest; his one good trait. ''Donburis'' came out after the ''VS Zenkaiger'' film, in which a post-[[spoiler:SplitPersonalityMerge]] Jiro shows blatant dishonesty throughout the ''Donbrothers'' segment.
** This is not the first time that Tsubasa makes no attempt to hide his identity as Inu Brother during a spin-off. The non-canon ''This is the Donbrothers Roll Call'' special has him publicly participate in a version of the team that functions like a typical Sentai.
** Tsuyoshi tries to play off the accusation of the dishes being served a-la-carte by telling Jiro to be honest; his one good trait. ''Donburis'' came out after the ''VS Zenkaiger'' film, in which a post-[[spoiler:SplitPersonalityMerge]] Jiro shows blatant dishonesty throughout the ''Donbrothers'' segment.
** This is not the first time that Tsubasa makes no attempt to hide his identity as Inu Brother during a spin-off. The non-canon ''This is the Donbrothers Roll Call'' special has him publicly participate in a version of the team that functions like a typical Sentai.
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* {{Irony}}: Tsuyoshi tries to play off the accusation of the dishes being served a-la-carte by telling Jiro to be honest; his one good trait. ''Donburis'' came out after the ''VS Zenkaiger'' film, in which a post-[[spoiler:SplitPersonalityMerge]] Jiro shows blatant dishonesty throughout the ''Donbrothers'' segment.
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* {{Irony}}: DramaticIrony:
** Tsuyoshi tries to play off the accusation of the dishes being served a-la-carte by telling Jiro to be honest; his one good trait. ''Donburis'' came out after the ''VS Zenkaiger'' film, in which a post-[[spoiler:SplitPersonalityMerge]] Jiro shows blatant dishonesty throughout the ''Donbrothers''segment.segment.
** This is not the first time that Tsubasa makes no attempt to hide his identity as Inu Brother during a spin-off. The non-canon ''This is the Donbrothers Roll Call'' special has him publicly participate in a version of the team that functions like a typical Sentai.
** Tsuyoshi tries to play off the accusation of the dishes being served a-la-carte by telling Jiro to be honest; his one good trait. ''Donburis'' came out after the ''VS Zenkaiger'' film, in which a post-[[spoiler:SplitPersonalityMerge]] Jiro shows blatant dishonesty throughout the ''Donbrothers''
** This is not the first time that Tsubasa makes no attempt to hide his identity as Inu Brother during a spin-off. The non-canon ''This is the Donbrothers Roll Call'' special has him publicly participate in a version of the team that functions like a typical Sentai.
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* {{Irony}}: Tsuyoshi tries to play off the accusation of the dishes being served a-la-carte by telling Jiro to be honest; his one good trait. ''Donburis'' came out after the ''VS Zenkaiger'' film, in which Jiro shows blatant dishonesty throughout the ''Donbrothers'' segment.
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* {{Irony}}: Tsuyoshi tries to play off the accusation of the dishes being served a-la-carte by telling Jiro to be honest; his one good trait. ''Donburis'' came out after the ''VS Zenkaiger'' film, in which a post-[[spoiler:SplitPersonalityMerge]] Jiro shows blatant dishonesty throughout the ''Donbrothers'' segment.
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* DisproportionateRetribution: Mr. A La Carte hates Donburi dishes so much that his response to the Ultimate Donburi is to attack them over it.
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* DisproportionateRetribution: Mr. A La Carte hates Donburi dishes so much that his response to the Ultimate Donburi is to attack them the Donbrothers over it.
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* EvilCostumeSwitch: Parodied. Jiro changes clothes twice throughout the special: The first time, he wears a professional suit while serving as Mr. A La Carte's co-judge. During the taste-test, he actively changes into Dangerous Jiro's clothes just to defy Tsuyoshi's claims of being honest.
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* EvilCostumeSwitch: Parodied. Jiro changes clothes twice throughout the special: The first time, he wears a professional suit while serving as Mr. A La Carte's co-judge. During the failed taste-test, he actively changes into Dangerous Jiro's clothes just to defy Tsuyoshi's claims of being honest.
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* {{Irony}}: Tsuyoshi tries to play off the accusation of the dishes being served a-la-carte by telling Jiro to be honest; his one good trait. ''Donburis'' came out after the ''VS Zenkaiger'' film, in which Jiro shows blatant dishonesty throughout the ''Donbrothers'' segment.
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* CallBack: Kaito's photobook from Don #20 gets more than just another mention. It gets its own ParodyCommercial!
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* LogoJoke: The logo for the special contrasts the standard ''Donbrothers'' logo with a red-skinned variant; complete with rice-bowl decor next to it.
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* LogoJoke: LogoJoke:
** The logo for the special contrasts the standard ''Donbrothers'' logo with a red-skinned variant; complete with rice-bowl decor next toit.it.
** During the EyeCatch, the fake commercial promoting Kaito's photobook caps off with a logo for "Joke-dansha."
** The logo for the special contrasts the standard ''Donbrothers'' logo with a red-skinned variant; complete with rice-bowl decor next to
** During the EyeCatch, the fake commercial promoting Kaito's photobook caps off with a logo for "Joke-dansha."
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* ParodyCommercial: One plays during the EyeCatch for Commander Kaito's photobook from Don #20. Above it is a disclaimer saying "This [=CM=] is fictional."
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'''Jiro and A La Carte''': [[SuddenlyShouting YOU'RE LATE!]]
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'''Jiro and A La Carte''': ''(In unison)'' [[SuddenlyShouting YOU'RE LATE!]]
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* CanonWelding: Sonoshi references having to bring in "two imbeciles" to help fight the Donbrothers. Their colleagues Sonogo and Sonoroku debut in Don #45.
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* CanonWelding: CanonWelding:
** Sonoshi references having to bring in "two imbeciles" to help fight the Donbrothers. Their colleagues Sonogo and Sonoroku debut in Don#45.#45, linking ''Donburis'' to the main show.
** Sonoi has just started running the oden stand that he would be linked to in the crossover with ''Zenkaiger.''
** Sonoshi references having to bring in "two imbeciles" to help fight the Donbrothers. Their colleagues Sonogo and Sonoroku debut in Don
** Sonoi has just started running the oden stand that he would be linked to in the crossover with ''Zenkaiger.''
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* RunningGag: Kaito's mysterious "Hero" past crops up again in the form of the True Rival, who's just as word-less and cryptic as him. Amusingly, the True Rival is an AlternateSelf of his [[Series/KikaiSentaiZenkaiger previous self's]] rival Stacey.
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* RunningGag: Kaito's mysterious "Hero" past crops up again in the form of the True Rival, who's just as word-less and cryptic as him. Amusingly, the True Rival is an AlternateSelf of his [[Series/KikaiSentaiZenkaiger previous self's]] rival Stacey.Stacey.
* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: PlayedForLaughs. Mr. A La Carte and Jiro actually spend time waiting in the quarry while the Donbrothers rush off to re-make their Donburi. By the time the team comes back, the two are being buffeted by wind; huddling together to stave off the cold.
--> '''Jiro''': How long are they going to make us wait?\\
'''A La Carte''': There's really nothing here at all, huh?\\
'''Taro''': ''(off-screen)'' Kept you waiting huh?\\
'''Jiro and A La Carte''': [[SuddenlyShouting YOU'RE LATE!]]
* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: PlayedForLaughs. Mr. A La Carte and Jiro actually spend time waiting in the quarry while the Donbrothers rush off to re-make their Donburi. By the time the team comes back, the two are being buffeted by wind; huddling together to stave off the cold.
--> '''Jiro''': How long are they going to make us wait?\\
'''A La Carte''': There's really nothing here at all, huh?\\
'''Taro''': ''(off-screen)'' Kept you waiting huh?\\
'''Jiro and A La Carte''': [[SuddenlyShouting YOU'RE LATE!]]
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--> '''Saruhara''': ''(Irritated)'' This is confusing. Why do you two have the same face!?
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* TheBusCameBack:
** Dangerous Jiro returns for the first time since Episode 46. PlayedWith however, as ''Donburis'' takes place before that.
** Dangerous Jiro returns for the first time since Episode 46. PlayedWith however, as ''Donburis'' takes place before that.
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* TheBusCameBack:
TheBusCameBack: PlayedWith in both cases, as ''Donburis'' takes place before the show's finale.
** Dangerous Jiro returns for the first time since Episode 46. PlayedWith however, as ''Donburis'' takes place before that.
** Dangerous Jiro returns for the first time since Episode 46.
* CanonWelding: Sonoshi references having to bring in "two imbeciles" to help fight the Donbrothers. Their colleagues Sonogo and Sonoroku debut in Don #45.
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** The entire special was made to poke fun at the initial fake short that was played during the season's press conference.
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** The entire special was made to poke fun at the initial AccidentalMisnaming during a fake short that was played during at the season's press conference.
* EvilCostumeSwitch: Parodied. Jiro changes clothes twice throughout the special: The first time, he wears a professional suit while serving as Mr. A La Carte's co-judge. During the taste-test, he actively changes into Dangerous Jiro's clothes just to defy Tsuyoshi's claims of being honest.
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* IdenticalStranger: Mr. A La Carte is a spitting image for Sonoi; confusing Sonoshi upon his arrival. Funnily enough, Sonoi never meets his own counterpart at all.
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* IdenticalStranger: Mr. A La Carte is a spitting image for Sonoi; confusing Sonoshi upon his arrival. When the real [=McCoy=] reveals himself in the restaurant, Saruhara actually calls him out for looking the same. Funnily enough, Sonoi never actually meets his own counterpart whatsoever.
* InTheNameOfTheMoon: The Donbrothers, sorry, ''Donburis'' get their own role call after their "transformation." Jiro is too busy eating the Ultimate Donburi to actually join in himself.
--> '''Taro''': Deliciously red inside. Tekkadon Red!\\
'''Saruhara''': Reach for the heavens...Tendon Blue.\\
'''Haruka''': Soft and runny egg~...Katsudon Yellow!\\
'''Tsubasa''': Scatter the Nori. Kaisendon B-B-B-Black!\\
'''Tsuyoshi''': Red Pickled Ginger's my specialty! Gyudon Pink...Pink...Pink!\\
'''Taro, then everyone atall.once''': AVATARO SENTAI...DONBURIS!
* InTheNameOfTheMoon: The Donbrothers, sorry, ''Donburis'' get their own role call after their "transformation." Jiro is too busy eating the Ultimate Donburi to actually join in himself.
--> '''Taro''': Deliciously red inside. Tekkadon Red!\\
'''Saruhara''': Reach for the heavens...Tendon Blue.\\
'''Haruka''': Soft and runny egg~...Katsudon Yellow!\\
'''Tsubasa''': Scatter the Nori. Kaisendon B-B-B-Black!\\
'''Tsuyoshi''': Red Pickled Ginger's my specialty! Gyudon Pink...Pink...Pink!\\
'''Taro, then everyone at
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* PunctuatedForEmphasis: Jiro accuses the Donbrothers twice of making a Donburi dish a-la-carte. He explains himself a second time and drops the accusation again, with prejudice.
--> '''Jiro''': Those donburi are a-la-carte!\\
'''Taro''': Eh?\\
'''Jiro''': You're serving those donburi individually, correct? If so, then they are donburi...'''a-la-carte.'''
--> '''Jiro''': Those donburi are a-la-carte!\\
'''Taro''': Eh?\\
'''Jiro''': You're serving those donburi individually, correct? If so, then they are donburi...'''a-la-carte.'''
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!Avataro Sentai Donbrothers VS Avataro Sentai Donburies
-->'''Original Airdate''': November 5, 2023 (TTFC)\\
'''Written by:''' Ayumi Shimo\\
'''Directed by:''' Hirofumi Fukuzawa
!!Summary
On an otherwise uneventful night, Taro and Jiro go to an oden stand, only to find out Sonoi is manning it - complete with his own menu. Taro and Jiro try his "Oden Don," instilling within Taro the ambition to transform every dish in the world into Donburi. The next day, Sonoshi summons an IdenticalStranger resembling Sonoi from the Noto Layer: Mr. A La Carte, who loathes the notion of Donburi and wants nothing more than to purge it from people's pallets; winning Jiro to his side! A battle of the foods ensues as the Donbrothers stage a cooking contest to convince their adversaries of the power of the Donburi dish! Meanwhile, Haruka stumbles onto a love letter - could one of the Donbrothers have fallen for her!?
-->'''Original Airdate''': November 5, 2023 (TTFC)\\
'''Written by:''' Ayumi Shimo\\
'''Directed by:''' Hirofumi Fukuzawa
!!Summary
On an otherwise uneventful night, Taro and Jiro go to an oden stand, only to find out Sonoi is manning it - complete with his own menu. Taro and Jiro try his "Oden Don," instilling within Taro the ambition to transform every dish in the world into Donburi. The next day, Sonoshi summons an IdenticalStranger resembling Sonoi from the Noto Layer: Mr. A La Carte, who loathes the notion of Donburi and wants nothing more than to purge it from people's pallets; winning Jiro to his side! A battle of the foods ensues as the Donbrothers stage a cooking contest to convince their adversaries of the power of the Donburi dish! Meanwhile, Haruka stumbles onto a love letter - could one of the Donbrothers have fallen for her!?
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!!Tropes
* TheBusCameBack:
** Dangerous Jiro returns for the first time since Episode 46. PlayedWith however, as ''Donburis'' takes place before that.
** This is Sonoshi's latest appearance since the show finale.
* CallForward:
** Sonoi is running the oden stand he would be seen manning later on in ''VS Zenkaiger.''
** After the destruction of Mr. A La Carte, Sonoshi laments that they'll have to call in "[[Recap/AvataroSentaiDonbrothersEp45KakamuraOrGagamura two imbeciles]]" to help them against the Donbrothers.
* CastingGag:
** The entire special was made to poke fun at the initial fake short that was played during the season's press conference.
** The True Rival is played by Ryo Sekoguchi, who portrayed TheRival of Kaito's [[Series/KikaiSentaiZenkaiger previous self]] Stacey.
* CoversAlwaysLie: "Logos" in this case. The Donbrothers don't fight the Donburis, since they ''are'' the Donburis.
* CurbStompBattle: The Donburis trash the Anoni in their Donburi-powered forms and lay waste to A La Carte and Sonoshi as the Donbrothers.
* DisproportionateRetribution: Mr. A La Carte hates Donburi dishes so much that his response to the Ultimate Donburi is to attack them over it.
* EdibleAmmunition: As the ''Donburis'', the heroes fire Donburi ingredients at the Anoni they fight.
* HonestyIsTheBestPolicy: When Jiro accuses the team of serving Donburi dishes a-la-carte, Tsuyoshi tells Jiro to just be honest; [[HypocriticalHeartwarming his honesty being his one good trait.]]
* IdenticalStranger: Mr. A La Carte is a spitting image for Sonoi; confusing Sonoshi upon his arrival. Funnily enough, Sonoi never meets his own counterpart at all.
* LogoJoke: The logo for the special contrasts the standard ''Donbrothers'' logo with a red-skinned variant; complete with rice-bowl decor next to it.
* NewPowersAsThePlotDemands: Exaggerated and Discussed. Not only do the Donbrothers' gears transform them into the "Donburis" for the first part of the ending fight, but the Ultimate Donburi is ''so good'' that it gives Don Doragoku his own [=GolDon=] form. Kaito theorizes that Haruka adding her feelings for Jiro into the dish gave him power. Except she didn't actually have feelings for him. She even lets him down gently after mistakenly assuming he wrote the letter she found.
* MindControl: Jiro tries Mr. A La Carte's dish, which controls him into thinking like A La Carte and despising Donburi dishes; making him a secondary judge during the taste-test later. The Ultimate Donburi the heroes make afterward has the opposite effect and returns him to normal.
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: The Donbrothers' each make Donburi dishes to present to A La Carte and Jiro. However, they separated them individually. [=IE=]: a-la-carte. The team ends up having to make the whole thing a second time, but as a proper dish and with the addition of Ultra Miracle Dashi Bomber Sauce.
* OffscreenMomentOfAwesome: Haruka confronts Kaito about the love letter, only to stumble onto him and the Rival injured from an off-camera battle they had.
* PoorCommunicationKills: Per the ''Donbrothers'' standard. Haruka mistakes the envelope she stumbled onto during Taro's lecture as a love letter aimed at her; sizing up each member of the team (and eventually Kaito) as potential matches. Turns out it wasn't any of them: The True Rival wrote it for Kaito in honor of their reunion and accidently dropped it nearby her.
* RunningGag: Kaito's mysterious "Hero" past crops up again in the form of the True Rival, who's just as word-less and cryptic as him. Amusingly, the True Rival is an AlternateSelf of his [[Series/KikaiSentaiZenkaiger previous self's]] rival Stacey.
* TheBusCameBack:
** Dangerous Jiro returns for the first time since Episode 46. PlayedWith however, as ''Donburis'' takes place before that.
** This is Sonoshi's latest appearance since the show finale.
* CallForward:
** Sonoi is running the oden stand he would be seen manning later on in ''VS Zenkaiger.''
** After the destruction of Mr. A La Carte, Sonoshi laments that they'll have to call in "[[Recap/AvataroSentaiDonbrothersEp45KakamuraOrGagamura two imbeciles]]" to help them against the Donbrothers.
* CastingGag:
** The entire special was made to poke fun at the initial fake short that was played during the season's press conference.
** The True Rival is played by Ryo Sekoguchi, who portrayed TheRival of Kaito's [[Series/KikaiSentaiZenkaiger previous self]] Stacey.
* CoversAlwaysLie: "Logos" in this case. The Donbrothers don't fight the Donburis, since they ''are'' the Donburis.
* CurbStompBattle: The Donburis trash the Anoni in their Donburi-powered forms and lay waste to A La Carte and Sonoshi as the Donbrothers.
* DisproportionateRetribution: Mr. A La Carte hates Donburi dishes so much that his response to the Ultimate Donburi is to attack them over it.
* EdibleAmmunition: As the ''Donburis'', the heroes fire Donburi ingredients at the Anoni they fight.
* HonestyIsTheBestPolicy: When Jiro accuses the team of serving Donburi dishes a-la-carte, Tsuyoshi tells Jiro to just be honest; [[HypocriticalHeartwarming his honesty being his one good trait.]]
* IdenticalStranger: Mr. A La Carte is a spitting image for Sonoi; confusing Sonoshi upon his arrival. Funnily enough, Sonoi never meets his own counterpart at all.
* LogoJoke: The logo for the special contrasts the standard ''Donbrothers'' logo with a red-skinned variant; complete with rice-bowl decor next to it.
* NewPowersAsThePlotDemands: Exaggerated and Discussed. Not only do the Donbrothers' gears transform them into the "Donburis" for the first part of the ending fight, but the Ultimate Donburi is ''so good'' that it gives Don Doragoku his own [=GolDon=] form. Kaito theorizes that Haruka adding her feelings for Jiro into the dish gave him power. Except she didn't actually have feelings for him. She even lets him down gently after mistakenly assuming he wrote the letter she found.
* MindControl: Jiro tries Mr. A La Carte's dish, which controls him into thinking like A La Carte and despising Donburi dishes; making him a secondary judge during the taste-test later. The Ultimate Donburi the heroes make afterward has the opposite effect and returns him to normal.
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: The Donbrothers' each make Donburi dishes to present to A La Carte and Jiro. However, they separated them individually. [=IE=]: a-la-carte. The team ends up having to make the whole thing a second time, but as a proper dish and with the addition of Ultra Miracle Dashi Bomber Sauce.
* OffscreenMomentOfAwesome: Haruka confronts Kaito about the love letter, only to stumble onto him and the Rival injured from an off-camera battle they had.
* PoorCommunicationKills: Per the ''Donbrothers'' standard. Haruka mistakes the envelope she stumbled onto during Taro's lecture as a love letter aimed at her; sizing up each member of the team (and eventually Kaito) as potential matches. Turns out it wasn't any of them: The True Rival wrote it for Kaito in honor of their reunion and accidently dropped it nearby her.
* RunningGag: Kaito's mysterious "Hero" past crops up again in the form of the True Rival, who's just as word-less and cryptic as him. Amusingly, the True Rival is an AlternateSelf of his [[Series/KikaiSentaiZenkaiger previous self's]] rival Stacey.
