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Ep. 2: Lame Spirits Return! Call Forth a Crimson Full Blast of Delusion!

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Lame Spirits Return! Call Forth a Crimson Full Blast of Delusion! (再起する痛魂が喚ぶ赤き妄想のフルブラスト Saiki suru Itakon ga Yobu Akaki Mōsō no Furu Burasuto) is the second episode of Hikonin Sentai Akibaranger. It serves as the introduction of Machine Itashar, the mecha of the Akibarangers. It also sets up the world of "Akibaranger" (that it occurs in a "prime" world where Super Sentai is merely a TV show). It brings in DekaRed's show persona Banban Akaza and actor Ryuji Sainei.

Plot[]

The second episodes picks up where the first one ends. The Akibarangers are shocked when Hiroyo show them street cam footage of their previous "battle" which involved mainly the Akibarangers fighting nothing, with the police coming in to save the vampire cafe. Nobuo is disheartened that their fight is plain delusion and runs off. Later he sees Banban Akaza in a parking lot, and yells after him. Banban recognizes him as Akiba Red and calls him "partner" until the daydream wears off and it turns out it was Banban's actor Ryuji Sainei that he had called. Ryuji says he's merely dressed in his Dekarangers costume for a Power Rangers S.P.D. event, but thanks him for his patronage. Nobuo is further disheartened.

Mitsuki and Yumeria see a street vendor selling pirated DVDs with a magic adhesive that covers the anime covergirl's swimsuit making her appear nude. She promises that once the adhesive is peeled off, the clothes come off as well. However, once it is done, it is the customer's clothes that are removed, replaced with a life-size replica of the adhesive. Miyuki and Yumeria walk away nonchalantly but are called back by the seller, who it turns out is ©Na. Shibuyakozorinahigenagaaburamushi appears and the girls transform, only to be defeated (and harassed) soundly.

As Nobuo ponders his life, DekaRed appears and gives him a stern encouragement, mostly involving charades and no words. The pep "talk" ends with DekaRed dropkicking Nobuo. Realizing he can make good with his delusions he runs off to help the others. "DekaRed" goes to the Sentai Cafe. It turns out he is a paid actor that Hiroyo hired to encourage Nobuo.

Nobuo and the others go out to find ©Na and Shibuyakozorinahigenagaaburamushi on Machine Itashar. While they manage to get it to transform into a robo, it wigs out and runs off because the Akibarangers do not yet have enough delusional power to control it. However, an imaginary version of DekaRed appears and helps the team battle Shibuyakozorinahigenagaaburamushi as ©Na walks off in dismay. DekaRed transforms into the Deka Wappa which Nobuo uses to defeat Shibuyakozorinahigenagaaburamushi (hopefully) once and for all. Listening in on the battle, Hiroyo wonders how on Earth DekaRed appeared in the Akibarangers shared delusion.

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Tropes and References[]

  • The Tokuso Sentai Dekaranger theme plays at least twice; once when Akagi sees Ban's actor in a car going over a script. It plays again when Akagi is encouraged by DekaRed.
  • The Bakuryu Sentai Abaranger theme can be heard in the background in the store.
  • Kozukozu is dressed as Ran/Purple Orchid of the Flowery Kunoichi Team, a villain Sentai team from Ninja Sentai Kakuranger.
  • Akiba Red's rollcall involved movements directly from Ninpu Sentai Hurricaneger.
  • The "Full Blast" in the title of this episode is a reference to the Dekaranger movie Tokuso Sentai Dekaranger the Movie: Full Blast Action.
  • Customers at the Sentai Cafe can be seen playing with DX Boukenger mecha toys.
  • Understanding that yellows are known for their love for curry, Yumeria orders four bowls; the exchange between her and Kozukozu is similar to that between Daita Oiwa/Kirenger in the first episode of Gorenger. Hiroyo tells her to remember that only two (Daita and Asao Hyou/VulPanther) out of all 36 did it and not to force it upon herself.
  • Hiroyo informs Mizuki and Yumeria that they did not notice when the enemy triggered his flag for defeat, explaining that whenever an enemy says something like "Before you die, I'll tell you this," they are done for.
  • The fake DekaRed that Hiroyo hires snaps Nobuo out of it by using, as Nobuo notes, the same drop kick Ban used to snap Hoji out of it in Dekaranger.
  • When the Akibarangers first drive Machine Itashar, Nobuo says that they are going to the scene at Mach Speed; this is a catchphrase of Sosuke Esumi.
  • The "team transformation" for Machine Itashtar is stated by Nobuo to be a Sentai standard since Dynaman, who were the first team to have a full team simultaneous summoning of a mecha transformation.

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Hikonin Sentai Akibaranger Volume 1 features episodes 1-3: Ep. 1: Lameness is Power, Ep. 2: Lame Spirits Return! Call Forth a Crimson Full Blast of Delusion!, and Ep. 3: Lame! Drunken Hero Adventure!.

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