Ep. 29: The New Lethal Weapon of Friendship

This article is about an episode in Hikari Sentai Maskman.

Ep. 29: The New Lethal Weapon of Friendship
Hikari Sentai Maskman, Episode 29
Air Date(s)	September 12, 1987
Production Information
Written by	Hirohisa Soda
Directed by	Shouhei Toujou
Episode Guide
Previous	Ep. 28: Mio is Princess Iaul!?
Next	Ep. 30: Mama!! Baraba's Scream!

The New Lethal Weapon of Friendship (友情の新必殺武器, Yūjō no Shin Hissatsu Buki) is the twenty-ninth episode of Hikari Sentai Maskman. It is the conclusion of a three-part confrontation with Thief Knight Kiros introducing the new team cannon, the Jet Cannon.

Synopsis

The Maskman rush to face a Doggler while their new cannon remains incomplete against the warnings of their head engineer, who has personal ties with their enemy.

Plot

to be added

Cast

• Takeru​ (タケル, Takeru​): Ryousuke Kaizu (海津亮介, Kaidu Ryōsuke)
• Kenta (ケンタ, Kenta): Koichi Kusakari (草刈滉一, Kusakari Kōichi)
• Akira (アキラ, Akira): Issei Hirota (広田一成, Hirota Issei)
• Haruka (ハルカ, Haruka): Yuki Nagata (永田由紀, Nagata Yuki)
• Momoko (モモコ, Momoko): Kanako Maeda (前田夏菜子, Maeda Kanako)
• Commander Sanjuurou Sugata (姿 三十郎, Sugata Sanjyurō): Hayato Tani (谷 隼人, Tani Hayato)
• Azuma: Reiko Shichida (七田玲子, Shichida Reiko)
• Earth Emperor Zeba (地帝王ゼーバ, Chiteiō Zēba, Voice): Seizo Kato (加藤 精三, Katō Seizō)
• Earth Imperial Prince Igum (地帝王子イガム, Chiteiōshi Igamu): Mina Asami (浅見 美那, Asami Mina)
• Earth Imperial Ninja Fumin (地帝忍フーミン, Chiteinin Fūmin): Kaori Kubota (久保田香織, Kubota Kaori)
• Thief Knight Kiros (盗賊騎士キロス, Tōzoku Kishi Kirosu): Shunta Fuchino (渕野俊太, Fuchino Shūnta)
• Earth Curiosities Beast Anagmas (地奇地奇獣アナグマス, Chiki Chikijū Anagumasu, Voice): Takuzou Kamiyama (神山 卓三, Kamiyama Takuzō)

Guest Cast

• Akaike: Tsuneyuki Hasegawa (長谷川恒之, Hasegawa Tsuneyuki)
• Mechanic Member: Kazuhiko Nishimura (西村 和彦, Nishimura Kazuhiko), Kazuya Hamasaki (浜崎一也, Hamasaki Kazuya), Rika Uematsu (植松里香, Uematsu Rika), Kumi Matsuoka (松岡久美, Matsuoka Kumi)
• Boy: Hokuto Matsuda (松田北斗, Matsuda Hokuto)

Errors

• The Maskmen's side arms are shown to be destroyed but they have them again in the final fight before Takeru shows up.

Notes

• Viewership: 10.0%
• One of the Light Squadron workers, Kurokawa, is portrayed by Kazuhiko Nishimura, who portrays Jou Ohara in Choju Sentai Liveman.
• In the Philippine dub, Akaike is voiced by an unknown voice actor.

DVD releases

Maskman Volume 3, DVD cover

Hikari Sentai Maskman Volume 3 features episodes 21-30.