Tomorrow, three eps in, time to pass the torch as Jiro stops buy for some brotherly Deus Ex Machina! "The Return of Jiro-Kikaider!" #AndroidKikaider01

Next week, three eps in, time to pass the torch as Jiro stops buy for some brotherly Deus Ex Machina! "The Return of Jiro-Kikaider!" #AndroidKikaider01

I'll say this so far, if I didn't know the reason from the OVA, it'd be a good set up to keep me watching. And...that'd be it, because...yeah, I feel like for the budget one step forward, two steps hindrance. #AndroidKikaider01

Well,t he attack did SOMETHING, as Ihciro's legs are bloody useless, leaving him and Akira prey for the Hikaders...just as the ep ends. #AndroidKikaider01

"This is our Hakaider Four Stage Attack!" ...3 bendies and a net?

www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2J1...

#AndroidKikaider01 #MST3K

(Sees the Sun go down...and it is now Day For Night) ...uh...never mind on that whole "Forgive" thing... #AndroidKikaider01

So, now he's at 10% power as the sun is se---uh...exploded bright orange...

...guys, this is the 70's and you're early Toku. I THINK we can forgive Dave For Night. #AndroidKikaider01

Well, we can't repeat the flaws of the last season both IRL and in continuity, so where as Jiro's weakness was the damn flute fucking with his circuit, Ichrio's is...the sun! Namely he's solar power and anytime the sun goes away, so does his power. #AndroidKikaider01

Reiko just happens to run into the real Ichiro just in time for him to appear to save Akira after his trumpet solo!

Yeah...were Trumpets the new thing in Japan by... (Sees when Kikaider ended and 01 started) ...a week? #AndroidKikaider01

So, turns out the nurse from earlier was watching Akira per Ichiro's instructions and just happened to be Reiko in disguise. Oh, and she just handed Akira off to a fake Ichiro. Whoops. #AndroidKikaider01

So, the orders are on high: Find the kid, don't attack, call for backup and all 4 will attack. #AndroidKikaider01

It looks like Hichiro hid the kid on a rollercoaster...except...

youtu.be/tSnp6iC_QUc?...

Needless to say...

*WHACK*

Hikaider isn't happy. #AndroidKikaider01

Ichiro and Akira run into an amusement park where the rides suddenly come to life due to DARK (Again, being honest) and the goon squad ambushing him in the park.

Plus, hey, who doesn't wanna ride those rides? #AndroidKikaider01

The nurse sees Akira's eyes during this and sees that he's hypnotized, hence why he's catatonic and can't remember anything about himself at the moment. Boy...that's a pretty strong hypnosis to be like this after 6 arrows missing the skull... #AndroidKikaider01

Ichiro goes to the hospital Reiko is iin...only to find she's not there...

*THUNK*
...but Hakaider red is. #AndroidKikaider01

We open with a pair of hunters finding something in the woods...namely Hakaider's DARK goon squad. And because this group is actually DARK, they gotta kill the hunters to keep it a secret.

...why? The world knows DARK at this point... #AndroidKikaider01

Up next, Ichiro (01's human name) and Akira head over to visit Reiko for some answers...but they're not the only ones. "What is the Hakaider Four-Stage Attack?!" #AndroidKikaider01

Not a bad start. It's obvious that they did have a bigger budget for some things, for others...looks, I'll just say "The 70's." it's still early Toku, but it looks like the flaws of the original series were taken care of mostly here. #AndroidKikaider01

So now 01 has established his goal and the goal of the ser---

"Uh, the kid looks like he's about to bounce out of the s---"

KEEP ROLLING! WE ONLY HAVE THE BUDGET FOR TODAY!

---ies proper, protect Akira, don't lose him. #AndroidKikaider01

It's then 01 finds a picture of Akira with the young lady from earlier and her name, on the back, is Reiko. Akira...has no clue who the woman is due to his memory being gone.

Not sure how he can remember to speak or that he's Akira, but ok. #AndroidKikaider01