Triton of the Sea - Episode 24

NOTE: This summary is based on an imperfect translation (I do not speak Japanese). Please let me know of any inaccuracies.

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"The Rush of Gondowana"

On Rakan's advice, Triton and his friends are heading to the Atlantic
through the Mediterranean. But first they must pass through
the "choke point" of Gondowana.

Morsejellies inform Poseidon of this, and he decides to set a trap
at the choke point.

Triton and the gang pass through the Red Sea, which makes Pipi
feel ill. Triton tells everyone to be very careful passing
through, when suddenly Fin sees a mermaid in the water.

James

Checking it out, Triton finds a baby manatee (who is afraid it's
about to become Triton's lunch) who knocks itself out. After
the manatee James is persuaded that it's not lunch, he tells the
gang about Gadaru, but cannot describe him (except to say that
he will eat them one by one). He takes the team to see his
fellow manatees.

Below, a spiky blob fires spikes at manatees, disintegrating them.
Triton faces the blob, but when he chops it with the Oriharucon,
it doubles. Ero, Karo, and Fin try to help, but unexpectedly
many of the blobs become one BIG blob. Finally, the Oriharucon
dagger at full strength destroys the blobs.

In Atlantis, Neleus again says that Gadaru will make the Gondowana Triton's graveyard...

Meeting the manatees, Triton reveals his plan to go through
Gondowana, and the manatees direct him through, warning him about
Gadaru at the pass. Triton is confident the Oriharucon dagger can
defeat the monster.

The gang goes to the cave they must pass through. A manatee
guide warns of other monsters in there besides Gadaru.

Triton goes into the cave, where he fends off spike attacks directed
from nothing. He realized that Gadaru is the spikes themselves,
which can combine into one life form. Gadaru blocks him inside a
cave without the Oriharucon dagger, and Triton slides below,
only to face rubber (like that which connects the spikes)
that attacks him in the form of a starfish.

Blowing off the fears of the manatees, Pipi and the dolphins go
into the cave (along with James, who wishes to prove his bravery).
They find the Oriharucon dagger (Pipi picks it up, but it does
not glow) and the blocked cavern. James takes the Oriharucon dagger
and the others draw away the Gadaru from the cave.

James gets the dagger to Triton, and he emerges, drawing away
the Gadaru. The Oriharucon disintegrates the Gadaru, but
destroys the passageway. Triton is able to survive the collapse.

(Sigh). Yes, James survives. He's so irritatingly cute that I REALLY wanted him offed somehow.

Poseidon reports this failure to his generals. They plan to send Golsenos to the Meditarrenean, who has an idea to counter the Oriharucon dagger's power...