Ep. 28: The Bride is Abare-chan

This article is about an episode in Bakuryu Sentai Abaranger.

Ep. 28: The Bride is Abare-chan
Bakuryu Sentai Abaranger, Episode 28
Air Date(s)	September 7, 2003
Production Information
Written by	Naruhisa Arakawa
Directed by	Taro Sakamoto
Episode Guide
Previous	Ep. 27: AbaRed is AbareBlue
Next	Ep. 29: The Selfish Disciple, Abare Contest

The Bride is Abare-chan (花嫁はアバレチャン, Hanayome wa Abare-chan) is the twenty-eighth episode of Bakuryu Sentai Abaranger. It reveals more regarding the past of Asuka prior to becoming an Abaranger; as well as involves the first arrival of Apostle of Dawn Lije on Another Earth, leading to an unlikely alliance that will develop in subsequent episodes.

Synopsis

When the Evolian begin kidnapping brides, the Abarangers attempt to locate the brides, which also becomes personal for Asuka when it makes him think of his own engagement.

Plot

to be added

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)
• Mikoto Nakadai (仲代 壬琴, Nakadai Mikoto): Koutaro Tanaka (田中 幸太朗, Tanaka Kōtarō)
• 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)
• Trinoid 12: Yatsudenwani (トリノイド12号．ヤツデンワニ, Torinoido Juuni-go: Yatsudenwani, Voice): Kyōsei Tsukui (津久井 教生, Tsukui Kyōsei)
• 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 Stegoslidon (爆竜ステゴスライドン, Bakuryū Sutegosuraidon, Voice): Hiroshi Iida (飯田浩志, Īda Hiroshi)
• Bakuryu TopGaler (爆竜トップゲイラー, Bakuryū Topugeira, Voice): Hikaru Midorikawa (緑川 光, Midorikawa Hikaru)
• Bakuryu Ankyloveilus (爆竜アンキロベイルス, Bakuryū Ankirobeirusu, Voice): Akemi Misaki (御崎朱美, Misaki Akemi)
• 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

• Trinoid 17: Shohousenkameleon (トリノイド十七号．ショホウセンカメレオン, Torinoido Jūnanagō: Shiyōhōsenkamereon, Voice): Kan Tanaka (田中 完, Tanaka Kan)
• Bride: Hiromi Katori (香取廣美, Katori Hiromi), Tomoko Mori (森 知子, Mori Tomoko), Hiroko Mochizuki (望月寛子, Mochizuki Hiroko), Rino Nishimoto (西本梨乃, Nishimoto Rino)
• Groom: Naofumi Murata (村田尚史, Murata Naofumi), Nobuhiro Tenma (天間信紘, Tenma Nobuhiro), Kentaro Daikichi (大吉健太郎, Daikichi Kentarō), Nobuo Ariki (有木伸夫, Ariki Nobuo)

Notes

• Starting from this date onwards, Abaranger, alongside Kamen Rider 555 was aired under the new timing block, Super Hero Time. Additionally, this episode alongside Kamen Rider 555 episode 32, Intertwined Threads.
• Eyecatch
  • Featured Abaranger (Pre-Break): AbareBlack
• Viewership: 6.9%
• Brachio's Line: "Our hearts ignite-bra, and now they burn-bra!" (ハートに火が付くブラ、燃え上がる ブラ, Hāto ni hi ga tsuku bura, moeagaru bura)
  • A quote from the opening theme of Dengeki Sentai Changeman.

• Pre-Ending Question: Who's glowing eyes are appearing in the dark?
  • Answer: Yatsudenwani after being locked in a closet by Lije so she could approach Mikoto.
• Ryunosuke's "tribute in the style of Ozu" is in reference to the directing style of the famed Japanese director Yasujirō Ozu, who turned 100 in 2003, the year of Abaranger's airing.

DVD releases

• Bakuryu Sentai Abaranger DVD Volume 7 features episodes 25-28
• Bakuryu Sentai Abaranger DVD-Collection Volume 2 features episodes 25-50
• Bakuryu Sentai Abaranger: The Complete Series was released in North America by Shout! Factory on November 8, 2022.

Abaranger DVD Volume 7 cover

Abaranger DVD-Collection Volume 2 cover

Bakuryu Sentai Abaranger: The Complete Series cover

See Also

• In Your Dreams - Power Rangers counterpart in Dino Thunder. See comparison page.