出ましたっ！パワパフガールズZ – 30 ｢Girls and Kare: Parts I & II｣

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Ep30 Commentary:

First half: The girls walk into the Professor’s lab, discussing how Kaoru hasn’t seen her dad’s face in ten years due to the wrestler mask he’s always seen wearing. Momoko and Miyako poke fun by drawing funny faces over the imagined dad and Kaoru doesn’t appreciate it. Ken and Peach then come dashing in, asking them to be quiet so that Prof. Utonium can catch up on some much needed rest. Seems as though he’s been beating his brains, staying up all night, trying to unravel the mystery behind why these most recent blacklight monsters pose a much different characteristic trait from those of the past (Season I.) Like why the afro from last week’s Fever Man is still on Ryuuta’s head.

Just as Ken was explaining his story, Ryuuta comes over for a visit. He shows everyone the black powder that his afro turned into this morning. It was then they realize that the powder he had may hold the key into figuring out this mystery.

We then see Kare as he awakens from being sealed for over a century. What I found humorous was the phrase he used every time he sneezed. You hear him repeat, “kussame, kussame” — an expression used during the Tokugawa (Edo) period when a person sneezed. There’s a whole story behind the saying but let’s not get into that now. Anyway, as we know from his first appearance, Kare doesn’t like the cold. Back in episode 22, he wanted to rest a bit more till it was warmer. Unfortunately for him it’s still winter when he awakens this time around. But since he’s awake, he might as well enjoy the outside scenery. To his surprise, the country did not look like it used to back when he last remembered it. That is to be expected when you’re sealed in a coffin for such a long time. He then called back all his black spores that he let loose earlier.

Just then the black powder over at the lab floats up into the air and moves in the direction where Kare is located. The girls transform; chase after it; loose track of it because of its incredible speed; and their attention is caught by a passing art exhibition going down below. The spores report back to Kare of what they’ve been up to, as well as identify the three who possess the white aura.

Meanwhile at the lab, the Professor recalls how his ancestors once described how they had to deal with black spores back in their period. The events were described in Hiraga Kennai’s diary. At the same time Kare reminises over the Professor’s ancestors and the girls who were responsible for sealing him away — the “Ooedo Chakichaki Girls.”



Ken then discovers that Chemical Z originated from a chemical substance known as “kennainum he”, which was made by Hiraga Kennai. The monsters during the Edo period were created by a demon given the name, “Kare (Him)”. His real name was… _ _ _ _ _. However that was too frightening to say at the time. “Kennainum he” was created for the purpose of putting an end to Kare’s reign and sealing him away.

Flashback to the Edo period: Kennai creates “kennainum he;” pours it on three girls named Momo, Omiya, and Okou; they transform and are given the name, “The Ooedo Chakichaki Girls.” Just then a carpenter comes by telling the four that Kare is causing trouble again by setting the town on fire. The girls spring into action; confront Kare; defeat him — although was weakened because it started to snow; and was finally drained of his powers by Kennai — which by the way were sealed in a box alongside “kennainum he” and thrown into the sea. Kare was then sealed in an underground basement of the Ueno shinto shrine.


Back to the present: Is this all making sense now? Do you now realize what was released into the air after Ken destroyed that giant glacier? I hope so :D Anyway, fast forwarding to the end, the girls, Professor, Ken, and Peach all confront Kare. Kare was happy to see that he was still seen as a “celebrity” even in this new period. He also took notice of the white aura the girls emitted and knew that these three were this era’s new “Ooedo Chakichaki Girls.” Afterwards he unleashed his black aura, creating a windstorm that was nothing the girls have ever experienced before. Just then Kare started to sneeze and knew that now was not the time to “play” yet. He vanished; the girls were relieved; but now what were they to do the next time they meet…


FREEEEEEEEEEEEZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!


Oh Buttercup, you’re such a girl

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Additional Notes:

Depending on the angle, there are certain scenes in the series, “Les Misérables – Shoujo Cosette,” where Cosette can appear to look a lot like Momoko — not that I’m complaining or anything…

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From episode 5; just what the hell is wrong with their eyes?

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Many have seen the menu screens from the Collector’s Edition of the DVD. But have you ever seen the menu for the regular edition?
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Galen was nice enough to share photos of volume II of the Collector’s Edition PPGZ set. Be sure to check out Miyako in her cute PJs~

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Publisher Showa Note, as they do with most shounen/shoujo anime, has released this “Demashitaa! Powerpuff Girls Z” coloring book. You may grab yourself a copy here.

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Volume IV of the Collector’s PPGZ Set will carry, as most have expected, a Mojo Jojo theme. Included are episodes 13-16; as well as the usual extras. Available March 28th.

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