 This article is about an episode in Dengeki Sentai Changeman.
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Attack! Giant Lizards (攻撃！巨大トカゲ Kōgeki! Kyodai Tokage) is the fourteenth episode of Dengeki Sentai Changeman. This is the conclusion of the two-part story introducing Rigelian Nana.
Synopsis[]
After Nana runs away confused by her new surroundings, Hiryu tries to protect her from Dr. Kumazawa and his Gozma protectors.
Plot[]
The Changemen are searching for Nana in the city. They regroup, nervous that they have no clue of her whereabouts, fearing that Gozma may have found her. Just then, Sho points up to a girl watching the road up upon a bridge, asking if that could be her. Indeed, it is Nana, and they quickly make their way up to the bridge, only by the time that they reach where she was, she stands on the road, walking into busy traffic. A truck roars its horn, about to run her over. Hiryu dashes, knocking her out of harm's way, ending on a violent roll. They stand and Nana staggers back, recognizing Hiryu from before. He clutches his shoulder and collapses, the others rushing over to him. She's shocked to find that the man who opposed her father and unmasked him as an enemy helped her. Hiryu gets up and picks up her earring that fell during the tumble. With a smile, he pins it back onto her. She cheerfully thanks him.
Later, the six are at a park, where Nana sits on a swing. They inform her that she's really on Earth, and that Kumazawa lied to make her believe they never left Rigeru. They question her about her father and Rigeru, trying to see if she has any clue that Kumazawa is cheating her. She answers that her father's a kind man that cares for all species of the universe. Suddenly, she begins to cry, realizing that she's left him. Just then, Kumazawa's voice is heard calling for Nana. Nana's joyous, but the five try to stop her from running away to no avail. Kumazawa grabs her and runs off and Gozma Fighter Ships fire upon the five from the sky in order to prevent them. The five transform, in pursuit on the Autochangers, as Barasu stands before them in the road, absorbing the energy of the bikes. They then fight Barasu, who begins to try to absorb the energy of the Changeman themselves. Griffin instructs Dragon to leave Barasu to the four of them and go after Nana. Dragon hesitates, but Griffin forcefully tells him to get to the lab before it's too late.
In the lab, Kumazawa gives Nana the device for converting energy into food, telling her that it needs repaired as it was broken in the battle earlier. Nana informs him that those people, the Changemen, aren't bad and that they saved her life. She asks him why they're on Earth. Brushing it all off, Kumazawa tells her that if she doesn't help, Gyodai will die and that she needs to save the poor animal. Not wanting to harm what she believes to be an innocent animal, Nana repairs the device, just as Hiryu busts into the room. He desperately calls out for her to stop, revealing to her that she's being deceived. Kumazawa then orders her to finish Hiryu off. Nana's stunned at Kumazawa's command and freezes. Impatient, Kumazawa pulls a pistol out and fires at Hiryu, who manages to dodge each blast. Buuba and Barasu arrive, beating back Hiryu and grabbing the device. Buuba says he'll leave Hiryu to Kumazawa and leaves with Barasu. Shortly, in the canyon behind the lab, Gyodai is fed the pills and he enlarges two lizards once again. The other four Changeman make it to the scene to confront the Gozma.
Meanwhile, Hiryu makes his way to the nearby forest, running from Kumazawa's blasts. Nana shrieks for Kumazawa to stop firing at Hiryu, leaping at him to try and knock him over and the gun out of his hand. Kumazawa violently shoves Nana away and she flies backward, Hiryu catching her. She begins to cry, coming to realize and officially announce in refusal that the man isn't her father. Furious, Hiryu tries to push the man into revealing who he really is. With glee, Kumazawa reveals that he's a member of Daiseidan Gozma, that he is "the man chosen to to control the Earth under Star King Bazuu." Nana worriedly asks what has happened to Rigeru Star and her real father. Kumazawa coldly states that as she slept one night, her father was taken and killed by Buuba. Kumazawa fires once more at Hiryu and it connects with him, paralyzing him. Nana is furious and stands, projecting the beam from her belt at Kumazawa, knocking the pistol from his hand. Just then, the ground begins to shake as one of the giant lizards comes up from behing the lab building, sending Kumazawa fleeing in fear. The pathetic man soon makes his way to the edge of a cliff, the gigantic lizard standing before him. He pleads for his life, trying to reason with the creature that he's the owner of the Earth. Nana and Hiryu make their way to the area just as the lizard knocks Kumazawa off of the cliff to his death with its tail. Nana clings to Hiryu, remarking how terrible that sight was. Regarding Kumazawa's fate, Hiryu tells Nana that "on Earth, there are scriptures and divine punishment," and that "God has punished Kumazawa for his actions" and believing he can rule the world. Nana says there's the same for Rigeru Star.
Tsurugi calmly tells Nana not to leave the forest and makes his way over to the others, transforming to join them in battle. With the Change Formation technique, the five devise a way to attack Barasu from various directions, Barasu being unable to fixate on one long enough to absorb any of their energy when they're attacking from various directions. They defeat him, battling with him as a giant in addition to the two lizards in Change Robo. After the defeat, Buuba orders Gyodai to enlarge more beasts. Under pressure of Buuba's angry command, Gyoodai tries to force an enlargement ray to emit, but can't -- to a furious Buuba's dismay -- Gyodai's power-up has run out.
Hiryu frantically looks for Nana. He finds her earrings and an alien disc that she left behind hanging on a nearby shrub. The disc emits a beam which plays a note recorded by Nana, thanking him, telling him that her earrings are a gift, a symbol of her gratitude. "Don't worry about me," she says. "I've evaded Gozma twice, so I will continue to live on this star. Farewell." Hiryu sends a prayer to Nana, letting her know that if she ever needs anything, to come find them. Now more emotionally involved than ever, Hiryu's determination to defeat Gozma rises, realizing that Nana will only be able to return home once they're eliminated.
Cast[]
- Hiryu Tsurugi (剣 飛竜 Tsurugi Hiryū): Haruki Hamada (浜田治貴 Hamada Haruki)
- Sho Hayate (疾風 翔 Hayate Shō): Kazuoki Takahashi (高橋 和興 Takahashi Kazuoki)
- Yuma Ozora (大空 勇馬 Ōzora Yūma): Shiro Izumi (和泉 史郎 Izumi Shirō)
- Sayaka Nagisa (渚 さやか Nagisa Sayaka): Hiroko Nishimoto (西本ひろ子 Nishimoto Hiroko)
- Mai Tsubasa (翼 麻衣 Tsubasa Mai): Mai Ooishi (大石麻衣 Ōishi Mai)
- Chief Yui Ibuki (ユイ・イブキ): Jun Fujimaki (藤巻潤 Fujimaki Jun)
- Officer Suzuki (鈴木隊員 Suzuki Taiin): Genshu Suzuki (鈴木玄秀 Suzuki Genshū)
- Officer Watanabe (渡辺隊員 Watanabe Taiin): Minoru Watanabe (渡辺実 Watanabe Minoru)
- Officer Nomoto (野本隊員 Nomoto Taiin): Nahoko Nomoto (野本奈穂子 Nomoto Nahoko)
- Officer Kikuchi (菊池隊員 Kikuchi Taiin): Kaori Kikuchi (菊池香理 Kikuchi Kaori)
- Nana (ナナ): Miyako Hayakawa (早川美也子 Hayakawa Miyako)
- Star King Bazeu (星王バズー Seiō Bazū): Kazuto Kuwahara (桑原一人 Kuwahara Kazuto)
- Star King Bazeu (Voice): Seizo Kato (加藤 精三 Katō Seizō)
- General Giluke (ギルーク司令 Girūku Shirei): Shouhei Yamamoto (山本昌平 Yamamoto Shōhei)
- Adjutant Booba (副官ブーバ Fukukan Būba): Yoshinori Okamoto (岡本美登 oshinori Okamoto)
- Adjutant Seama (副官シーマ Fukukan Shīma): Kana Fujieda (藤枝かな Fujieda Kana)
- Seama (Voice): Michirou Iida (飯田 道朗 Iida Michirō)
- Gator (ゲーター Gētā, Voice): Hiroshi Masuoka (増岡弘 Masuoka Hiroshi)
- Gyodai (ギョダーイ Gyodāi, Voice): Takeshi Watabe (渡部猛 Watabe Takeshi)
Guest Cast[]
- Ballas (バラス Barasu, Voice): Kazuhiko Kishino (岸野 一彦 Kishino Kazuhiko)
- Dr. Kumazawa: Takao Zushi (頭師 孝雄 Zushi Takao)
- Driver: Hiroaki Takeuchi (竹内浩昭 Takeuchi Hiroaki)
Errors[]
- to be added
Notes[]
- Viewership: 10.6%
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