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Ep. 42: Forever LIVE! A Bouquet for a Rikuonist (永遠LIVE！リクオニストに花束を Eien RAIBU! Rikuonisuto ni Hanataba o) is the forty-second episode of No.1 Sentai Gozyuger. It features the redemption of Bouquet.
Synopsis[]
GoodeBurn, abducted by the awakened TegaJune, is to be re-educated as the "Prince of Ruin, TegaNagure"... To save GoodeBurn, the Gozyugers also head to the No One World! While each battles the Bridan, Rikuo once again faces Bouquet, consumed by hatred. Though an idol and a fan, they are also enemies bound by a tragic fate that forces them to fight... Still, Rikuo tells Bouquet, "I want you to be happy."
Soon, an even more outrageous situation unfolds, and Kuon begins to move...!?
Plot[]
The Bridans are being alerted of the stolen rings
At No One World, the Bridans announce GoodeBurn's recapture and Queen TegaJune's plans to re-educate him into the Prince of Destruction TegaNagure to the Combatant Ai. While Fire Candle, Mr. Shining Knife and Mrs. Sweet Cake are excited, Bouquet is too pre-occupied about her situation with Rikuo and walks away. Suddenly, the pigeons in the castle start glowing in red, alerting of an emergency. Kuon arrives and tells everyone that a thief has stolen all of the Bridans' Sentai Rings. After everyone scramble to find the thief, TegaJune reminds Kuon that he's soon to become one with her. Kuon says it'd be a honor, but gives a menacing smile while looking at the queen. At the same time, Bouquet is on her way out to finally defeat Rikuo.
At TegaSword Village, Rikuo is also sad that Bouquet is sad and angry because of him. Mashiro wants to rescue GoodeBurn, but the Gozyugers have no idea on how to get to him. Suddenly, a portal lights up from a table, and Hoeru recognizes it as a portal to No One World. Mashiro asks TegaSword if it was him who made it, but TegaSword answers that he didn't and that the portal could lead to a trap. Nevertheless, Rikuo jumps in to face Bouquet. Hoeru and Mashiro follow him, and are soon joined by their three teammates.
The Gozyugers arrive at the No One World
The Gozyugers find themselves in No One World, right in front of the Ring Case Castle. Sumino decides that they should also get the Bridans' Rings if they're already there, but before they could proceed, Shining Knife, Sweet Cake and the Ai approach them and accuse them of stealing the Rings. Rikuo, Ryugi, Kinjiro and Sumino transform to fight them while Hoeru and Mashiro continue on their way to the castle.
Rikuo and Bouquet are finally preparing to settle their score
In the middle of the fight, Bouquet arrives and starts a fight with Rikuo. Inside the castle, GoodeBurn finds himself wearing a bib and surrounded with toys for babies. He knocks away a trio of Ai rattling a rattle at him, and when Fire Candle tries to tell him a bedtime story, he knocks him off too. TegaJune, realizing that he doesn't like the toys, transports him to a theatre and binds him with chains, deciding to re-educate him herself.
Outside, Rikuo and Bouquet continue fighting. Bouquet says that Ribbon was the kindest person she ever knew, but Sumino responds that she was selfish and manipulative while helping Rikuo attack her. Bouquet shoots at them, and Rikuo thanks Sumino for her help but tells her he'll do it alone. Ryugi and Kinjiro continue fighting the Ai, but Mr. Shining Knife suddenly thanks Kinjiro for saving him while he was under the Calamity's control. This gives Kinjiro hope that they'll stop fighting, but Shining Knife and Sweet Cake continue attacking him, telling him it's not okay to take their Rings and GoodeBurn.
Mashiro and Hoeru pointing the directions on where to find GoodeBurn
Mashiro and Hoeru, who made it inside the castle, start looking around for GoodeBurn. Each of them thinks he's located on opposite direction, so Mashiro decides to settle the dispute with a game of Rock Paper Scissors. However, he chooses Rock before Hoeru could even move and wins. They continue in his direction while BearKuma50 laughs at Hoeru for failing.
TegaJune showing GoodeBurn the mankinds flaws
In the theatre, TegaJune makes GoodeBurn watch a puppet show. GoodeBurn doesn't enjoy it, so she stops the show and reminds him that his duty is to recreate the world to perfection. She tells him mankind continues fighting conflicts while the puppets in the background starts to fight. GoodeBurn agrees that there are bad humans over there, but retorts that there are also good ones like Mashiro. TegaJune asks him if he wants to create a world full of Mashiro. This makes GoodeBurn imagine TegaSword Village full of Mashiros, but after dwelling on it, he answers that he doesn't want to recreate the world. TegaJune continues telling him that despite being an imitation of TegaSword, she fells like she can make a perfect world better than him, and that she won't feel truly alive until succeeding in her goal.
Before TegaJune could continue, Kuon calls and tells her that the Sentai Ring thief has been found, so she returns GoodeBurn to his room and leaves him in Fire Candle's care. Hoeru and Mashiro find them, transform and start fighting with Fire Candle, while BearKuma starts to unchain GoodeBurn.
Outside, Rikuo and Bouquet continue fighting. Rikuo tries to apologize again for killing Ribbon, but Bouquet says all humans should be exterminated, starting with him. She summons Calendeus, and Rikuo summons TegaSword Blue. With the help of their Mecha, they start fighting. Back in the castle, Hoeru and Mashiro continue fighting with Fire Candle and the Ai. Fire Candle creates a flame from his staff, but Mashiro creates an ice shield and escapes with Hoeru. Elsewhere, Ryugi and Kinjiro continue fighting with Shining Knife and Sweet Cake when they see TegaSword Blue and Calendeus.
Rikuo saves Bouquet
Rikuo tells Bouquet that he just wants her to be happy and cheer for him again. He tells her he knows how it feels to lose a fan, and that he won't give up until he saves her. The two find themselves in a vague pink area, where Bouquet reminds Rikuo they are enemies, but Rikuo responds that the bond between an idol and their fan is stronger. Bouquet says she'd rather live in a world without him, but starts crying. Rikuo tells her that he wants to live together with her. He blasts Calendeus with TegaSword: Sparkling Lion Meteor Shower and opens a hole in it, lending his hand to Bouquet. Bouquet, regaining all of her good memories of him, takes his hand. Calendeus is destroyed, and TegaSword opens his hand, revealing an unconscious Bouquet resting on his palm.
Elsewhere, BearKuma and a now-unchained GoodeBurn return to Mashiro and Hoeru. GoodeBurn thanks Mashiro for saving him, but when they turn around, they don't find Hoeru anywhere. At the Ring Case Castle, TegaJune asks Kuon who stole their Sentai Rings. To her shock, Kuon confesses that it was him! He kicks TegaJune out of the wall that makes her makeshift throne, and when she turns around, she finds his face sticking out of it. He explains to the queen that it was a bug in her programming that caused her to care about her creation and create the abnormal Ribbon. The weakened TegaJune realizes that Kuon was always planning to overthrow her, and stumbles to her feet. Kuon gets out and absorbs her into his body, with the former queen only being able to hope he'll make her wish of recreating the world come true.
Kuon merged with TegaJune
Immediately after that, Hoeru arrives in the castle and finds Kuon, who tells him that it was a good idea to lure the Gozyugers to No One World. Outside the castle, TegaSword, Rikuo (with an unconscious Bouquet in the cockpit) and Sumino pick Ryugi and Kinjiro up. GoodeBurn holds the portal back to the human world open, but Rikuo gets worried since Hoeru still hasn't returned. Back in the castle, Kuon turns around and shows Hoeru his changed appearance: His left eye turned silver, and his streak of silver hair grew longer. He tells him that he overcame TegaJune's curse, and will now fight him of his own volition.
Kuon as the new leader of the Bridan
Kuon breaks the TegaJune Ring and prepares for a fight. Hoeru charges at him, but is teleported to TegaSword's palm. The Gozyugers, TegaSword and GoodeBurn return to the human world through the portal. Back in the castle, Kuon, now the Bridan king, makes himself comfortable on a throne, awaiting his decisive battle with Hoeru...
Cast[]
- Hoeru Tono (遠野 吠 Tōno Hoeru): Mio Fuyuno (冬野 心央 Fuyuno Mio)
- Rikuo Byakuya (百夜 陸王 Byakuya Rikuo): Hideharu Suzuki (鈴木 秀脩 Suzuki Hideharu)
- Ryugi Bakugami (暴神 竜儀 Bakugami Ryugi): Masakazu Kanda (神田 聖司 Kanda Masakazu)
- Kinjiro Takehara (猛原 禽次郎 Takehara Kinjirō): Jin Matsumoto (松本 仁 Matsumoto Jin)
- Sumino Ichikawa (一河 角乃 Ichikawa Sumino): Kohaku Shida (志田 こはく Shida Kohaku)
- Mashiro Kumade (熊手 真白 Kumade Mashiro): Kaiki Kimura (木村 魁希 Kimura Kaiki)
- TegaSword (テガソード Tegasōdo, Voice): Yuki Kaji (梶 裕貴 Kaji Yūki)
- GoodeBurn (グーデバーン Gūdebān, Voice), BearKuma50 (ベアックマ
50 Beakumagō, Voice): KENN - Queen TegaJune (女王テガジューン Joō Tegajūn, Voice): Yukana (ゆかな)
- Fire Candle (ファイヤキャンドル Faiya Kyandoru): Daisuke Sambongi (三本木 大輔 Sambongi Daisuke)
- Bouquet (ブーケ Būke): Marupi (まるぴ)
- Kuon (クオン): Karuma (カルマ)
- Mr. Shining Knife (Mr.シャイニングナイフ Misutā Shainingu Naifu, Voice): Tomokazu Sugita (杉田 智和 Sugita Tomokazu)
- Mrs. Sweet Cake (Mrs.スイートケーク Misesu Suīto Kēku, Voice): Reina Ueda (上田 麗奈 Ueda Rena)
- No.1 Battle Announcer: Wataru Komada (駒田 航 Komada Wataru)
Guest Cast[]
- to be added
Suit Actors[]
- GozyuWolf: Shigeki Ito (伊藤 茂騎 Itō Shigeki)
- GozyuLeon: Yasunari Tsukagoshi (塚越 靖誠 Tsukagoshi Yasunari)
- GozyuTyranno: Danki Sakae (榮 男樹 Sakae Danki)
- GozyuEagle: Shogo Teramoto (寺本 翔悟 Teramoto Shōgo)
- GozyuUnicorn: Ayumi Shimozono (下園 愛弓 Shimozono Ayumi)
- GozyuPolar: Yuji Nakata (中田 裕士 Nakata Yūji)
- Giant God TegaSword: Yohei Fujita (藤田 洋平 Fujita Yōhei)
- Giant God GoodeBurn: Hirotsugu Mori (森 博嗣 Mori Hirotsugu)
- Mr. Shining Knife & Mrs. Sweet Cake: Yasuhiko Imai (今井 靖彦 Imai Yasuhiko)
- Queen TegaJune: Yuki Miyazawa (宮澤 雪 Miyazawa Yuki)
- Calendius: Rikuto Tezuka (手塚 陸斗 Tezuka Rikuto)
Form Changes and Collectibles Used[]
Sentai Rings[]
- GozyuWolf - TegaSword Red (WolfDecalibur50)
- GozyuLeon - TegaSword Blue (LeonBuster50), TegaSword Blue
- GozyuTyranno - TegaSword Yellow (TyrannoHammer50)
- GozyuEagle - TegaSword Green (EagleShooter50)
- GozyuUnicorn - N/A
- GozyuPolar - N/A
No.1 Battles[]
- Unnamed No.1 Battle:
- Combatants:
- Rikuo Byakuya via TegaSword Blue vs. Bouquet via Calendius
- Winner: Rikuo Byakuya
- Combatants:
Elements/Homages to Super Sentai[]
Gozyuger Episode 42's Title Card
- The title contains the word "LIVE", in reference to the appearance of the Liveman Sentai Ring.
Errors[]
- to be added
Notes[]
- As part of Super Hero Time, this episode aired alongside Kamen Rider Zeztz
episode 14, Case14: Thunder.
- Sponsor Spot Sentai Rings: TegaJune, GozyuLeon
- Count at episode end
- Rings in GozyuWolf's possession: GozyuWolf, Wild GozyuWolf, TegaSword Red, TegaSword Akatsuki, RyoTegaSword, Donbrothers, Jetman, Timeranger, Boukenger, Shinkenger, GoGoFive, Go-Busters, Flashman, Lupinranger, Patranger, Gorenger, Battle Fever J, Ohranger, Abaranger, Carranger
- Rings in GozyuLeon's possession: GozyuLeon, TegaSword Blue, Sun Vulcan, Gaoranger, Magiranger, Zyuohger
- Rings in GozyuTyranno's possession: GozyuTyranno, TegaSword Yellow
- Rings in GozyuEagle's possession: GozyuEagle, TegaSword Green, Kyoryuger, Kiramager, Bioman, Dairanger
- Rings in GozyuUnicorn's possession: GozyuUnicorn, TegaSword Black, Ryusoulger, Gingaman, Go-Onger, Megaranger, Kyuranger, Zenkaiger
- Rings in GozyuPolar's possession: GozyuPolar, Gekiranger, Gokaiger, Zyuranger, Hurricaneger, Boonboomger, ToQger
- Rings in Garyudo's possession: TegaJune Wolf, TegaJune Leon, TegaJune Tyranno, J.A.K.Q. Dengekitai, Denziman, Goseiger, Liveman, Turboranger, Goggle-V, Fiveman, Ninninger, Dynaman, Changeman, Maskman, Dekaranger
- The second half of this episode's title is a reference to Japanese name of the novel Flowers for Algernon (アルジャーノンに花束を Arujyānon ni Hanataba o).
- The room in which TegaJune trapped GoodeBurn was inspired from Boh's room in Spirited Away.[1]
- The story Fire Candle tries to tell GoodeBurn is The Crab and the Monkey, and in his retelling the two characters are No.1 Monsters instead.
DVD Releases[]
to be added
External Links[]
- TV Asahi's official preview for 永遠LIVE！リクオニストに花束を
- Toei TV's official episode guide for 永遠LIVE！リクオニストに花束を
- JAE's official episode guide for 永遠LIVE！リクオニストに花束を
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