arriving like a thunderclap

i think there should be academic papers written about gender and sexuality in inoue toshiki shows. maybe such a thing already exists in japanese but i need english speakers to start writing them too so i can go back to college to major in inoue studies.

would love to know what came first for grey: taking up smoking and then having a fingertip lighter installed or realizing he has a fingertip lighter and going "you know what would be funny"

once again the existence of the 90s hero crotch attack maneuver raises questions about the biology of sentai villain mooks i'm not prepared to consider

introducing himself like it's their first day at bird school together. and honestly it might as well be

fuck me i forgot about gai getting scooped up by the plane with arms like he's the damsel in distress in an old kaiju movie

black condor was raring to take on red hawk.

lmao at gai racing after him when he leaves bc he wants to continue their fight so bad. yeah i bet you do.

deeply unfair that only gai and grey get to smoke in this show when commander aya needs a cigarette more than anyone

this really stands out on the 2nd viewing. how ryu pivots to being a selfless hero when confronted with someone who isn't immediately on board with helping humanity & is thinking more of his own priorities. since honestly that's kind of him too deep down... the way gai & ryu are both fake as hell... they're literally so perfect for each other <3

YUKI GAI AGAINST RACISM!!!

when your mysterious bird-themed superstrength makes it so you can't even play an epic sax solo anymore 💔

"evil bug that crawls inside your aircraft's mechanisms and tentacles start bursting out the control panel" is so based and then the final outcome is the Plane With Arms and it's like