Unofficial Sentai Akibaranger
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GenreTokusatsu, parody, comedy
Created byToei television producers
Based onSuper Sentai
by Toei Company
Written by
Directed by
Starring
Opening theme"Unofficial Sentai Akibaranger" by Haruko Momoi feat. Yukio Yamagata
Ending theme"Ashita wa Akiba no Kaze ga Fuku" by Nobuo Akagi (Masato Wada)
"Super Sentai Hikōnin Ōenka" by Nobuo Akagi (Masato Wada), Yukio Yamagata, and Mojo
ComposerKenji Kawai
Country of originJapan
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes26 (list of episodes)
Production
Producers
Running time26 minutes (per episode)
Production companyToei Company
Original release
NetworkBS Asahi
Tokyo MX
TV Osaka
TV Aichi
ReleaseApril 6, 2012 (2012-04-06) –
June 28, 2013 (2013-06-28)
Related
Joshi Zu
Kamen Rider Amazons

Unofficial Sentai Akibaranger (非公認戦隊アキバレンジャー, Hikōnin Sentai Akibarenjā) is a Japanese tokusatsu comedy drama based on the Super Sentai Series. It is not part of the official line up in Toei Company's Super Sentai franchise, but is instead a self-parody geared towards adults as opposed to a general audience for the mainstream series. The show aired on BS Asahi (TV Asahi's broadcast satellite channel) starting April 6, 2012, and Tokyo MX starting April 9, 2012.

A second season was officially announced in January 2013 at a teaser event tying in with the final appearances of the characters from Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters, featuring Masato Wada, who performs as main character Nobuo Akagi.[1] The second season is titled Unofficial Sentai Akibaranger: Season Tsuu (非公認戦隊アキバレンジャー シーズン痛（ツー）, Hikōnin Sentai Akibaranger: Shīzun Tsū) and premiered on April 5, 2013.[2]

Plot

Main article: List of Unofficial Sentai Akibaranger characters

Three individuals (a Super Sentai otaku, a cosplay otaku, and a closet anime otaku) are chosen by a beautiful scientist otaku to become the "Unofficial Sentai Akibaranger" and "protect Akihabara" from powerful otaku villains that only exist in their delusions. However, the otaku fight eventually gets literally real when their "otaku enemies" begin to materialize in the real world.

Episodes

Main article: List of Unofficial Sentai Akibaranger episodes
# Title Writer Original air date
1"Pain Is Power"
Transliteration: "Itasa wa Tsuyosa" (Japanese: 痛さは強さ)		Naruhisa ArakawaApril 6, 2012 (2012-04-06)
2"The Bizarrely-Decorated Vehicle's Activation Unleashes a Red Delusionary Full Blast"
Transliteration: "Saiki suru Itadamashii ga Yobu Akaki Mōsō no Furu Burasuto" (Japanese: 再起する痛魂が喚ぶ赤き妄想のフルブラスト)		Naruhisa ArakawaApril 13, 2012 (2012-04-13)
3"Ouch! Drunken Hero Adventure!!"
Transliteration: "Itata! Yoidore Hīrō Dai Bōken!!" (Japanese: 痛タッ！酔いどれヒーロー大冒険！！)		Junko KōmuraApril 20, 2012 (2012-04-20)
4"Forbidden Delusion Is the Pain of an Immoral Blue"
Transliteration: "Kinjirareta Mōsō wa Aoi Haitoku no Itami" (Japanese: 禁じられた妄想は青い背徳の痛み)		Junko KōmuraApril 27, 2012 (2012-04-27)
5"Our Pain ☆ Yellow Mama"
Transliteration: "Itaita ☆ Ierō Mama" (Japanese: イタイタ☆イエローママ)		Junko KōmuraMay 4, 2012 (2012-05-04)
6"Take Flight Leader! The Painful Trap of Deluded Photography"
Transliteration: "Habatake Ōgosho! Mōsō Satsueijo no Itai Wana" (Japanese: はばたけ大御所！妄想撮影所の痛い罠)		Naruhisa ArakawaMay 11, 2012 (2012-05-11)
7"Delirious Runaway Itasher Break Through the Limit!"
Transliteration: "Mōsō Itasshā Genkai Toppa seyo!" (Japanese: 妄走イタッシャー限界突破せよ！)		Naruhisa ArakawaMay 18, 2012 (2012-05-18)
8"The Bonds of Painful Special Training Are the Authorization Road's Conspiracy Intersection"
Transliteration: "Itaki Tokkun no Kizuna wa Kōnin Rōdo no Inbō Kōsaten" (Japanese: 痛き特訓の絆は公認ロードの陰謀交差点)		Junko KōmuraMay 25, 2012 (2012-05-25)
9"The Pain Sentai Disbands."
Transliteration: "Ita Sentai, Kaisan." (Japanese: 痛戦隊、解散。)		Junko KōmuraJune 1, 2012 (2012-06-01)
10"The Painlessly Inducing Curse of Z ― Into a New Chapter"
Transliteration: "Hitsū naru Zetto no Noroi ― Soshite Shin Shō e" (Japanese: 非痛なるZの呪い ― そして新章へ)		Naruhisa ArakawaJune 8, 2012 (2012-06-08)
11"The Second Generation Is a Fresh and Painless Warrior"
Transliteration: "Nidaime wa Sawayaka Mutsū Senshi" (Japanese: 二代目はサワヤカ無痛戦士)		Naruhisa ArakawaJune 15, 2012 (2012-06-15)
12"Most Painful Times. Farewell, Delusional Sentai"
Transliteration: "Saitsūkai Saraba Mōsō Sentai" (Japanese: 最痛回　さらば妄想戦隊)		Naruhisa ArakawaJune 22, 2012 (2012-06-22)
13"Evaluation Meeting! If You Don't Hurt, That's Alright!"
Transliteration: "Hanseikai! Itakunakereba Zattsu Ōrai!" (Japanese: 反省会！痛くなければザッツオーライ！)		Junko KōmuraJune 29, 2012 (2012-06-29)
14"Delusion War"
Transliteration: "Mōsō Taisen" (Japanese: 妄想大戦)		Naruhisa ArakawaApril 5, 2013 (2013-04-05)
15"Chinese Delusion"
Transliteration: "Mōsō Chūka" (Japanese: 妄想中華)		Naruhisa ArakawaApril 12, 2013 (2013-04-12)
16"Martial Arts Delusion"
Transliteration: "Mōsō Kengeki" (Japanese: 妄想拳劇)		Naruhisa ArakawaApril 19, 2013 (2013-04-19)
17"Delusional Goddess"
Transliteration: "Mōsō Megami" (Japanese: 妄想女神)		Naruhisa ArakawaApril 26, 2013 (2013-04-26)
18"Delusional Import"
Transliteration: "Mōsō Yunyū" (Japanese: 妄想輸入)		Naruhisa ArakawaMay 3, 2013 (2013-05-03)
19"Delusional Niangniang"
Transliteration: "Mōsō Nyannyan" (Japanese: 妄想娘娘（ニャンニャン）)		Naruhisa ArakawaMay 10, 2013 (2013-05-10)
20"Delusional Spy"
Transliteration: "Mōsō Kanja" (Japanese: 妄想間者)		Naruhisa ArakawaMay 17, 2013 (2013-05-17)
21"Delusional Beautiful Fight"
Transliteration: "Mōsō Bitō" (Japanese: 妄想美闘)		Naruhisa ArakawaMay 24, 2013 (2013-05-24)
22"Delusion Number Two"
Transliteration: "Mōsō Nigō" (Japanese: 妄想弐號)		Naruhisa ArakawaMay 31, 2013 (2013-05-31)
23"Delusional Pillow Talk"
Transliteration: "Mōsō Makurakotoba" (Japanese: 妄想枕語)		Naruhisa ArakawaJune 7, 2013 (2013-06-07)
24"Delusional Cemetery"
Transliteration: "Mōsō Bochi" (Japanese: 妄想墓地)		Naruhisa ArakawaJune 14, 2013 (2013-06-14)
25"Delusional Apostle"
Transliteration: "Mōsō Shito" (Japanese: 妄想使徒)		Naruhisa ArakawaJune 21, 2013 (2013-06-21)
26"Delusional Compilation"
Transliteration: "Mōsō Shūhen" (Japanese: 妄想集編)		Naruhisa ArakawaJune 28, 2013 (2013-06-28)


Web radio series

On July 6, Animate.tv started broadcasting Unofficial Sentai Akibaranger Official Web Radio (Temporary) (非公認戦隊アキバレンジャー公認ＷＥＢラジオ（仮）, Hikōnin Sentai Akibarenjā Kōnin Webu Rajio (Kari)). The bi-weekly web radio series is hosted by Masato Wada, who plays Nobuo Akagi in the TV series. Other cast members from the series, as well as voice actors from other Super Sentai series, make guest appearances.[3][4]

Cast

[5][6]

Guest stars

Season One
Season Two

Staff

Theme songs

Season 1

Opening theme
Ending theme

Season 2

Opening theme
Ending themes

Notes

  1. ^ Yoshinobu Kaneko previously portrayed Aokage in Akakage, The Masked Ninja.
  2. ^ Mitsu Murata previously portrayed Douji in Kamen Rider Hibiki and Bishop in Kamen Rider Kiva.
  3. ^ Julia Nagano previously portrayed Mio Usagi in the Ryuta Tasaki film Salvage Mice.
  4. ^ Yuu Kamio previously portrayed Kiyoto Maki in Kamen Rider OOO.
  5. ^ Taito Hashimoto previously portrayed Kazari in Kamen Rider OOO.

References

  1. ^ "Toei's Sentai Akibaranger Parody Gets 2nd Season". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2013-01-11.
  2. ^ Figure-Oh, No. 181
  3. ^ "非公認戦隊アキバレンジャー公認ＷＥＢラジオ（仮）". Animate.tv. Retrieved 2012-06-28.
  4. ^ "『アキバレンジャー』のWebラジオ「非公認戦隊アキバレンジャー公認ラジオ（仮）」、7月6日より配信スタート！". Animate.tv. Retrieved 2012-06-28.
  5. ^ Figure-Oh, No. 169
  6. ^ "非公認戦隊アキバレンジャー". Archived from the original on 2016-07-04. Retrieved 2012-02-24.
  7. ^ "Unofficial Sentai Akibaranger Cast & Staff". Archived from the original on 2012-04-13. Retrieved 2012-04-13.

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