 This article is about an episode in Choudenshi Bioman.
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Goodbye Yellow (さよならイエロー Sayonara Ierō) is the tenth episode of Choudenshi Bioman.
This episode is a peculiar episode in the history of Super Sentai in being the final episode of a character without the actual actor appearing in the episode. Due to matters during Bioman's production leading to the possible firing of actress Yuki Yajima, who portrayed Mika Koizumi (Yellow4), this episode concludes her story with her death. Yajima herself does not appear outside archival footage at the end, with her entire performance done in her Yellow4 costume by her suit actor and with all of her lines spoken by voice actress Mayumi Tanaka. In regards to the story leading to this, this is the first appearance of the element of "Anti-Bio Particles", which are key regarding the destruction of planet Bio and will be further explored much later in the story.
In the Philippine English Dub, the title of the episode changed to "Yellow Four's Gift of Life".
Synopsis[]
Doctor Man develops a gun devised of Anti-Bio Particles to destroy the Bio Particles within the Bioman, forcing Mika to make a move that may ultimately prove to be fatal!
Plot[]
The Neo Empire Gear are ready with their best weapon yet: the Bio Killer Cannon, a gun that fires beams that completely negate the bio-particles in Bio Robo and the Biomen. The Biomen learn this the hard way when they are fighting a giant mecha, as Mason zaps Bio Robo, leaving it defenseless. The Biomen are soon forced out of Bio Robo. Afterwards, Mason tries to zap Red1, but Mika (Yellow4) takes the hit, which severely injures her. Peebo manages to rescue the Biomen, but Mika is M.I.A. Mika realizes that the gun has already used up so much power, it'll soon be useless--however, her injuries are proving to be mortal even as she tries to defend Hikaru from getting shot. As Hikaru tries to help Mika, they are soon cornered by Mason and his squad only to be interrupted by the other Biomen, who ram the mechaclones to rescue both.
As the other Biomen learn about the Bio Killer Cannon from Mika with the use of her Bio Hologram, Mason arrives with the squad to confront them and threatens the Biomen with the same fate as Mika. Knowing she's dying anyway, Mika pushes the other Biomen out of the way and absorbs the rest of the cannon's power. The Biomen rush over to help her, but Mika tells them that she will take the hit from the Bio Killer Cannon's shots, acting as a martyr to make Mason empty his power as part of her plan. Her plan works; however, Psygorn takes out the Biomen with his Fire Blast and opens fire at the dying Mika, who is eventually killed from its second hit in explosion.
The Biomen avenge Mika's death by taking out both the mechaclones and Psygorn. After destroying the resulting Chameleon Canth with Bio Robo, the other Biomen mourn Mika as the Bio Robo's eyes glow to reactivate Mika's bio particles to trigger the Bio Hologram to flash footage of Mika. Saddened over her loss, the remaining Biomen later carry Mika's corpse in her Yellow4 form along with Peebo, walking away.
Cast[]
- Shirou Gou (郷 史朗 Gō Shirō): Ryōsuke Sakamoto (阪本 良介 Sakamoto Ryōsuke)
- Shingo Takasugi (高杉 真吾 Takasugi Shingo): Naoto Ōta (太田 直人 Ōta Naoto)
- Ryuuta Nanbara (南原 竜太 Nanbara Ryūta): Akito Ōsuga (大須賀 昭人 Ōsuga Akito)
- Mika Koizumi (小泉 ミカ Koizumi Mika, Voice): Mayumi Tanaka (田中 真弓 Tanaka Mayumi)
- Hikaru Katsuragi (桂木 ひかる Katsuragi Hikaru): Michiko Makino (牧野 美千子 Makino Michiko)
- Peebo (ピーボ Pībo, Voice): Yoshiko Ōta (太田 淑子 Ōta Yoshiko)
- Doctor Man (ドクターマン Dokutā Man): Munemaru Kōda (幸田 宗丸 Kōda Munemaru)
- Mason (メイスン Meisun): Hirohisa Nakata (中田 博久 Nakata Hirohisa)
- Farrah (ファラ Fara): Yōko Asuka (飛鳥 裕子 Asuka Yōko)
- Monster (モンスター Monsutā): Strong Kongō (ストロング金剛 Sutorongu Kongō)
- Psygorn (サイゴーン Saigōn, Voice): Keisuke Yamashita (山下 啓介 Yamashita Keisuke)
Errors[]
- When falling off of Bio Robo, the team are then seen running and jumping due to a stock footage.
- When Yellow Four saves Pink Five she starts falling, but in the next scene she's falling again. In addition she falls much faster than she did seconds earlier.
- Despite being dead, Yellow Four is still seen breathing, and her foot is shaking a bit, when Peebo runs up to her.
Notes[]
- Viewership: 12.9%
- This mark the last appearance of Mika Koizumi as a main character.
- In the Philippine dub, this is also the final appearance of Mika Koizumi's original voice actress, Geraldine Oca.
- The footage of Mika at the end of the episode is taken from her main shot in the ending credits of episode 2.
- Shiro's short sleeve undershirt changes from black to white while Ryuta and Hikaru begin wearing their second main outfits in this episode.
DVD releases[]
Bioman Volume 1, DVD cover
Choudenshi Bioman Volume 1 features episodes 1-11. [1]
See Also[]
- Zedd's Monster Mash - Power Rangers counterpart in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (Season 2). See comparison page. (first episode with substitute actors)
- The Power of Pink - Power Rangers counterpart in Lost Galaxy. See comparison page. (a Power Rangers episode that is the only time a female Ranger die while active as a Ranger)
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