 This article is about an episode in Dengeki Sentai Changeman.
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The Sailor-Suited Nana (セーラー服のナナ Sērāfuku no Nana) is the forty-second episode of Dengeki Sentai Changeman. This is the beginning of a two-part story involving Ghost Giluke targeting Nana once again for the remainder of her Rigel Aura.
Synopsis[]
Nana's attempt to live a normal life on Earth is once again intruded by Giluke and Ahames' rival plans for her.
Plot[]
Hiryu, Shou, and Yuma have found their way to an arts festival while on patrol. While Hiryu keeps his mind on his duty, Sho pleads to spend some time at the high-school girl filled festival. Just then, the two take note of Yuma's absence and glance around for him. Their eyes land on him at the festival's nearby food stand, packing all he can eat away. He nervously takes notice of their awareness, raising his food and smiling to them, food revealing itself from his overstuffed mouth. Seeming to be on a bit of break at their delay, Hiryu and Sho sit at a stand, relaxing with a drink. Sho says that it's about time to get back to patrolling, Hiryu standing to go with him. "Ah, no, I can handle it alone," Sho says, using the opportunity to opportunity to look for girls. He approaches a group, playfully commenting on a balloon they carry as they burst into laughter, seemingly pointing at him before leaving. This leaves the wannabe Don Juan puzzled. That is, until he turns around and notices that Yuma stands directly behind him, his cheeks overfilled with food, moreso than before. Sho turns his angry frustration onto Yuma, telling him that his pigging out is ruining his bad-boy image, telling him to go off and eat elsewhere. Sho continues on his way, Yuma following. "You're not my shadow," Sho turns to yell at Yuma, a girl rounding the corner bumping into him and spilling her drink onto him. Yuma's overfilled mouth opens and he drops some of his oden from his chopsticks upon recognizing the girl, Shou's reaction just as surprised. "Nana," they state in awe, Nana excited to see them.
Nana, Shou, Yuma, and Hiryu regroup away from the crowd in front of the nearby school. They exchange pleasantries of their reunion. She seems to be happy, enjoying herself. She asks Hiryu if he'll come see her in an English play. Just then, the area becomes blackened and Ghost Guiluke appears. They stand guard before Nana, however Ghost Guiluke projects a beam onto her, successfully pulling her away. Within moments, he places Nana on an alter located in a vacant field, she lies unconscious. Ghost Guiluke stands before her, chanting. They become transplanted to blackened surroundings, as a group of masked and hooded figures circle, all uttering an incantation. "Nana, show your Rigeru Aura," Guiluke commands in a chant. "So it once more so that I may bathe in it, making my body eternal and needing never to return as a ghost again."
On the Gozmard, Guiluke's actions are witnessed and identified as a black-mass of Girasu Star. Seama nervously asks Ahames if it's possible for Guiluke to regain a new body. Ahames scoffs at Seama's naive question, reminding her that the girls of Rigeru only emit the ability once in their lifetime and that she was the one who basked in its glory. The Changeman locate Guiluke and arrive by Change Cruiser to prevent his mass, Dragon furiously yelling for him to stop using Nana. In retaliation of an attack, Dragon fires onto him with Dragonzooka, which causes the dimension to vanish and for the ghost himself to vanish, weakened. The blast has freed Nana, but has separated her from the location. Before the Changeman can find her, Space Beast Soldier Kaage does, laying himself on top of her shadow and taking possession of her. Kaage's ability is to melt himself into shadows of any living object, being able to freely manipulate them. She halts, Kaage now in control, commanding her to "hurry and defeat Changeman." The Changemen spot her, calling for her. She turns to them, sending an attack as they approach. They stand in confusion, desperately calling out for her. Nana grins as Seama arrives, informing them that "anything you say is useless," and that Nana has now become a warrior for Gozma. Nana proceeds with her attacks upon Seama's order. Ibuki contacts Hiryu, telling him that he's certain that Nana's being manipulated and to devise a strategy to snap her out of it. Hiryu fends off more attacks, desperately calling her name.
The five continuously receive her attacks, Sayaka worriedly calling out to Hiryu the danger as he takes the majority of them. Hiryu notes that Gozma's attempting to tear Nana away from them and that he refuses to let them do so and manipulate her heart as he continues to approach Nana. Deciding he needs to contact the buried spirit of Nana, that still remains despite Gozma's interference. Seama attacks and Sho guards him with the others, leading them to change and deal with Seama while Hiryu gets away with Nana. In time, they're alone on a railroad track, Nana still sending attacks to him. "Nana, this is Hiryu Tsurugi. Can you understand me? Remember, the feelings of the kind heart you possess," he gently speaks to her. He recalls to her events of the past, showing to her the earrings she gave them, reminding her that her heart saved them. Nana lowers her arms, Hiryu's words reaching her until Kaage commands her once more and she continues attack, blasting at him as he runs. One of her blasts hits a telephone pole, which comes crashing down near her, Hiryu calling out and knocking her safely away. The pole falls onto her shadow, harming Kaage, who briefly lets loose his control causing Nana to snap alert. She thinks of when Hiryu saved her from the oncoming traffic in the past, now saving her again. She hugs him, rejoicing, until Kaage takes hold of her again and she continues attack. Happening to look down at her shadow, he notices the shape of Kaage within, he jumps over Nana's attack to kick her shadow shadow, the beast letting go and escaping from Nana. Hiryu stands before Nana to protect her as Ghost Guiluke appears. "She's mine," he growls, "and she'll show the Rigeru Aura once again for me," he reveals his interest in her. "I can't make the Rigeru Aura appear, anymore," she warns. He begins to again chant his black mass."Stop!" she pleads, holding her ears in pain. Hiryu ferociously demands Guiluke stop. "I'm just a regular girl, now," Nana attempts to say, "the Rigeru Aura is no longer there." Just then, Ahames arrives on the Jangeran, firing an attack at Guiluke. "Die already, damned ghost. Return to the graveyard of space," she spits, Guiluke vanishing. "Nana, you can run from Guiluke, but can you run from Queen Ahames," she asks, tauntingly. Just then, The Changmen arrive as Ahames fires an attack at the two by surprise. "You're not satisfied until you hunt down and torment Nana, no matter where she is," Hiryu calls to Ahames. "No matter what, we'll protect her," he finishes, the words touching Nana. Phoenix tells her to get to safety and changes, leading the others into battle. During the fight, Kaage possesses the various Changeman to attack each other, Dragon getting the beast to reveal himself by blocking the sun in the shape of a dragon, attacking him with Dragon Thunder. They defeat him...
The Changemen join Nana at the festival's campfire dance in the evening. One of the other schoolgirls inquires about Nana's absence and she tells her she was with her friends, introducing the others. The mood is festive and they all join the dance, Hiryu with Nana, Yuma with Sayaka, and Sho with Mai. After a difficult, emotional battle, the soldiers happily enjoy their respite.
Cast[]
- Hiryu Tsurugi (剣 飛竜 Tsurugi Hiryū): Haruki Hamada (浜田治貴 Hamada Haruki)
- Sho Hayate (疾風 翔 Hayate Shō): Kazuoki Takahashi (高橋 和興 Takahashi Kazuoki)
- Yuma Ozora (大空 勇馬 Ōzora Yūma): Shiro Izumi (和泉 史郎 Izumi Shirō)
- Sayaka Nagisa (渚 さやか Nagisa Sayaka): Hiroko Nishimoto (西本ひろ子 Nishimoto Hiroko)
- Mai Tsubasa (翼 麻衣 Tsubasa Mai): Mai Ooishi (大石麻衣 Ōishi Mai)
- Chief Yui Ibuki (ユイ・イブキ): Jun Fujimaki (藤巻潤 Fujimaki Jun)
- Officer Suzuki (鈴木隊員 Suzuki Taiin): Genshu Suzuki (鈴木玄秀 Suzuki Genshū)
- Officer Shoji (庄司隊員 Shōji Taiin): Hirokazu Shoji (庄司 浩和 Shōji Hirokazu)
- Officer Watanabe (渡辺隊員 Watanabe Taiin): Minoru Watanabe (渡辺実 Watanabe Minoru)
- Officer Nomoto (野本隊員 Nomoto Taiin): Nahoko Nomoto (野本奈穂子 Nomoto Nahoko)
- Officer Kikuchi (菊池隊員 Kikuchi Taiin): Kaori Kikuchi (菊池香理 Kikuchi Kaori)
- Nana (ナナ): Tokie Shibata (柴田時江 Shibata Tokie)
- Star King Bazeu (星王バズー Seiō Bazū): Kazuto Kuwahara (桑原一人 Kuwahara Kazuto)
- Star King Bazeu (Voice): Seizo Kato (加藤 精三 Katō Seizō)
- General Giluke (ギルーク司令 Girūku Shirei): Shouhei Yamamoto (山本昌平 Yamamoto Shōhei)
- Queen Ahames (女王アハメス Joō Ahamesu): Fukumi Kuroda (黒田 福美 Kuroda Fukumi)
- Adjutant Booba (副官ブーバ Fukukan Būba): Yoshinori Okamoto (岡本美登 oshinori Okamoto)
- Adjutant Seama (副官シーマ Fukukan Shīma): Kana Fujieda (藤枝かな Fujieda Kana)
- Seama (Voice): Michirou Iida (飯田 道朗 Iida Michirō)
- Gator (ゲーター Gētā, Voice): Hiroshi Masuoka (増岡弘 Masuoka Hiroshi)
Guest Cast[]
- Kaage (カーゲ Kāge, Voice): Kazuhiko Kishino (岸野 一彦 Kishino Kazuhiko)
- Nana's friend: Akiko Yukawa (湯川晶子 Yukawa Akiko)
Errors[]
- to be added
Notes[]
- Viewership: 15.4%
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