"What Kind of Ridiculous Battle Is This?" Main Characters Show Off Their All-Out Transformations in "Transformation Shiritori"! "High School! Kimengumi" Episode 5

Episode 5 of the anime "High School! Kimengumi" has been airing sequentially since February 6th. The "all-out physical commitment" shiritori battle between Rei Ichidō (CV: Tomokazu Seki) and Don Harumage (CV: Kōsuke Toriumi) drew laughter from viewers with comments like "What kind of ridiculous battle is this?" and "What kind of match is this lol."

In Episode 5, "Nemesis Don Harumage Approaches! / Let's Play Somewhere in the Universe," Don, Rei's elementary school classmate and destined rival (!), appears. Upon their reunion, the two decide to settle their past rivalry with a "transformation shiritori battle." When Don says "Hentai!" (pervert), Rei continues with "Inu!" (dog).

Following the words that came up in the shiritori—"Imo" (potato), "Mogura" (mole), "Rakuda" (camel), "Daraku" (degeneration), "Kuruma" (car)—Don wore a potato costume, Rei became a mole popping his head out of the ground, and they literally "transformed" in accordance with each word.

Rei and Don's comical transformations sparked a flood of online reactions such as "What kind of ridiculous battle is this?" "That's an incredibly physically committed shiritori," and "What kind of match is this lol."