Sentai Daishikkaku - Vol. 13 Ch. 120 - Three-Way Battle, Part 22

[MangaDex]

 

[BadmanBlues]

This started off as a fairly "normal" series deconstructing the notion of power rangers. "What would society actually look like if there were routine battles every sunday, and the invaders always lost? What would need to be going on behind the scenes to support that level of incompetence from evil? How do you arrive at the point where there is a never ending invasion?"

It seems like it has very quickly transformed into a deconstruction of some people's unhealthy relationship with media. And while that was always in the background to some degree, it's definitely come to the foreground with the latest arc.

 

[Bel-Shug]

Death Messiah certainly didn't foreshadowed that one

 

[seirio]

D's got himself a Yandere stalker now

 

[ComradeVee]

This started off as a fairly "normal" series deconstructing the notion of power rangers. "What would society actually look like if there were routine battles every sunday, and the invaders always lost? What would need to be going on behind the scenes to support that level of incompetence from evil? How do you arrive at the point where there is a never ending invasion?"

It seems like it has very quickly transformed into a deconstruction of some people's unhealthy relationship with media. And while that was always in the background to some degree, it's definitely come to the foreground with the latest arc.

I would probably say it's less of a series wide deconstruction, and more the topic of this particular arc. You're right that it's had hints before, but this arc has very much thrust it into focus, but I think most of the arcs have focused on de- and re-constructing concepts that are well trodden. Like Bailong broke down the exam/tournament arc concept and reconstructed it by playing it sincerely in the end, reminiscent of other classic takes on it.

I do know that going forward from this arc, D's concept of what it means to see the world and his allies in it will have been completely changed, as shown by him starting to reject the idea of "Invader" as a spectacle, rather than his previous ideas which always leaned more into the cartoonish. Which is what Chidori challenged him on during their fight - what are you really fighting for, and what are you really about?

 

[insert]

So are we gonna see Yakushi seggs that invader, Yulimerida?

 

[MadaDameyo]

I can fix her

 

[Thoshy]

That little chibi dragon is sus af

 

[Lustrist]

reminds me of 'i am a hero'

 

[Darkchung]

So are we gonna see Yakushi seggs that invader, Yulimerida?

If this happens, I'll happily forgive Death Messiah being kind of a boring goober.

 

[BobBob]

Oh cool, a feedback loop. Angel is cute. Will victory or defeat be foreshadowed by this flashback?

 

[Hibikin]

Dude having a nosebleed reading his own mind, just how much invader pron is in that brain?!

 

[Votevan]

I don't think Angel being in love with D is a good ideia, but let's see how it goes

 

[xyzzy]

It seems like it has very quickly transformed into a deconstruction of some people's unhealthy relationship with media. And while that was always in the background to some degree, it's definitely come to the foreground with the latest arc.

At this point you could do a whole video essay on it

 

[LordofLeechers]

I have to admit, I have never considered what would happen if a clairvoyant reads their own mind. Definitely a clever trick on their pairt.

It seems like it has very quickly transformed into a deconstruction of some people's unhealthy relationship with media. And while that was always in the background to some degree, it's definitely come to the foreground with the latest arc.

I guess you can say it was...foreshadowed.

 

[HayashidaYuki]

So the Dragon is the real antagonist?

 

[popinloopy]

Thank you for the chapter!

 

[ultrabread]

This started off as a fairly "normal" series deconstructing the notion of power rangers. "What would society actually look like if there were routine battles every sunday, and the invaders always lost? What would need to be going on behind the scenes to support that level of incompetence from evil? How do you arrive at the point where there is a never ending invasion?"

It seems like it has very quickly transformed into a deconstruction of some people's unhealthy relationship with media. And while that was always in the background to some degree, it's definitely come to the foreground with the latest arc.

something that that weird french dude mentioned in serial experiments lain or the matrix in something said about spectacle boxes eventually becoming more reality or something

 

[ultrabread]

This is one of the funniest ways I've seen anyone taken down; in essence the writer stated that he got done in by introspection.

 

[xannha]

aaaaaaaaaaaaaand another flashback.
geez can Negi just focus on main chapter first holy shit