Ep. 14: Discovery! Abaresaurus

This article is about an episode in Bakuryu Sentai Abaranger.

Ep. 14: Discovery! Abaresaurus
Bakuryu Sentai Abaranger, Episode 14
Air Date(s)	May 18, 2003
Production Information
Written by	Shō Aikawa
Directed by	Taro Sakamoto
Episode Guide
Previous	Ep. 13: The Abare Hand Topknot!
Next	Ep. 15: The Abare World is Just Demons

Discovery! Abaresaurus (発掘! アバレサウルス, Hakkutsu! Abaresaurusu) is the fourteenth episode of Bakuryu Sentai Abaranger. This episode marks the only appearance of AbarenOhJi

Synopsis

In an attempt to discover the reason behind Sugishita's frequent disappearances, Ranru follows a map that leads her to an old acquaintance of his, Denjirou, who has been trying to excavate a dinosaur fossil for most of his life. When Voffa turns the fossil into a Giganoid, Ranru is torn by what to protect - the city, or Denjirou's dream.

Plot

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Cast

• Ryoga Hakua (伯亜 凌駕, Hakua Ryōga): Koichiro Nishi (西 興一朗, Nishi Kōichirō)
• Yukito Sanjo (三条 幸人, Sanjō Yukito): Sho Tomita (富田 翔, Tomita Shō)
• Ranru Itsuki (樹 らんる, Itsuki Ranru): Aiko Ito (いとう あいこ, Itō Aiko)
• Asuka (アスカ, Asuka): Kaoru Abe (阿部 薫, Kaoru Abe)
• Emiri Imanaka (今中 笑里, Imanaka Emiri): Michi Nishijima (西島 未智, Nishijima Michi)
• Ryunosuke Sugishita (杉下 竜之介, Ryūnosuke Sugishita): Kouen Okumaru (奥村 公延, Okamura Kōen)
• Mai Hakua (伯亜 舞, Hakua Mai): Maya Banno (坂野 真弥, Banno Maya)
• Bakuryu Tyrannosaurus (爆竜ティラノサウルス, Bakuryū Tiranosaurusu, Voice): Takashi Nagasako (長嶝 高士, Nagasako Takashi)
• Bakuryu Triceratops (爆竜トリケラトプス, Bakuryū Torikeratopusu, Voice): Kouki Miyata (宮田 幸季, Miyata Kōki)
• Bakuryu Pteranodon (爆竜プテラノドン, Bakuryū Puteranodon, Voice): Emi Shinohara (篠原 恵美, Emi Shinohara)
• Bakuryu Brachiosaurus (爆竜ブラキオサウルス, Bakuryū Burakiosaurusu, Voice): Banjō Ginga (銀河 万丈, Ginga Banjō)
• Bakuryu Bachycelonagurus (爆竜バキケロナグルス, Bakuryū Bakikeronagurusu, Voice): Sayaka Aida (相田さやか, Aida Sayaka)
• Bakuryu Dimenokodon (爆竜ディメノコドン, Bakuryū Dimenokodon, Voice): Daisuke Kishio (岸尾 だいすけ, Kishio Daisuke)
• Apostle of Destruction Jeanne (破壊の使徒ジャンヌ, Hakai no Shito Jannu): Eri Sakurai (桜井映里, Sakurai Eri)
• Apostle of Dawn Lije (黎明の使徒リジェ, Reimei no Shito Rije): Kasumi Suzuki (鈴木 かすみ, Suzuki Kasumi)
• Creative Messenger Mikela (創造の使徒・ミケラ, Sōzō no Shito Mikera, Voice): Bunkou Ogata (緒方文興, Ogata Bunko)
• Visionary Messenger Voffa (無限の使徒・ヴォッファ, Mugen no Shito Voffa, Voice): Hidenari Ugaki (宇垣秀成, Ugaki Hidenari)

Guest Cast

• Denjiro Tatsuyoshi (辰吉伝次郎, Tatsuyoshi Denjirō): Shun Ueda (うえだ峻, Ueda Shun)
• Denjiro Tatsuyoshi(Child): Yuya Kasuya (粕谷由弥, Kasuya Yūya)
• Ryunosuke Sugishita(Child): Kazuyoshi Matsumoto (松本和義, Matsumoto Kazuyoshi)

Errors

• to be added

Notes

• As part of Super Hero Time, this episode aired alongside Kamen Rider 555 episode 17, Takumi, Revival.
• Eyecatch
  • Featured Abaranger (Pre-Break): AbareYellow
• Viewership: 6.6%
• Brachio's Line: "We will fight until the very bitter end-bra!" (最後の最後の最後まで戦う ブラ, Saigo no saigo no saigomadetatakau bura)
  • A quote from the opening theme of Jikuu Senshi Spielban

• Pre-Ending Question: What did Denjirou see that made him smile?
  • Answer: The Bakuryuu drawn by Ryunosuke in the past in person.
• This is the first Sentai episode to be written by Shō Aikawa, who would later become the head writer for GoGo Sentai Boukenger.

DVD releases

• Bakuryu Sentai Abaranger DVD Volume 4 features episodes 13-16
• Bakuryu Sentai Abaranger DVD-Collection Volume 1 features episodes 1-24
• Bakuryu Sentai Abaranger: The Complete Series was released in North America by Shout! Factory on November 8, 2022.

Abaranger DVD Volume 4 cover

Abaranger DVD-Collection Volume 1 cover

Bakuryu Sentai Abaranger: The Complete Series cover

See Also

• The Missing Bone - Power Rangers counterpart in Dino Thunder. See comparison page.