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{{ArticleGokaiger|episode}}
 
{{ArticleGokaiger|episode}}
 
{{episodeInfo
 
{{episodeInfo
| season =Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger
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|season = Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger
 
|epcode = 44
| tribute=Battle Fever J
 
 
|image = Gokai Christmas Slash.jpg
| epcode =44
 
 
|tribute = ''[[Battle Fever J]]''
| image = Gokai Christmas Slash.jpg
 
| airdate = December 25, 2011
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|airdate = December 25, 2011
| writer = [[Junko Kōmura]]
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|writer = [[Junko Kōmura]]
| director =[[Tarou Sakamoto]]
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|director = [[Tarou Sakamoto]]
| previous =Ep. 43: To the Legendary Hero
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|previous = Ep. 43: To the Legendary Hero
| next =Ep. 45: The Confused Ninja
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|next = Ep. 45: The Confused Ninja
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{nihongo|'''A Lovely Christmas Eve'''|素敵な聖夜|Suteki na Seiya}} is the forty-fourth episode of ''[[Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger]]'', the Christmas episode of the series, and the tribute to ''[[Battle Fever J]]''.
 
{{nihongo|'''A Lovely Christmas Eve'''|素敵な聖夜|Suteki na Seiya}} is the forty-fourth episode of ''[[Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger]]'', the Christmas episode of the series, and the tribute to ''[[Battle Fever J]]''.
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===Guest Cast===
 
===Guest Cast===
 
*{{nihongo|[[Bibaboo]]|ビバブー|Bibabū|Voice}}: {{nihongo|[[Mitsuo Iwata]]|岩田 光央|Iwata Mitsuo}}
 
*{{nihongo|[[Bibaboo]]|ビバブー|Bibabū|Voice}}: {{nihongo|[[Mitsuo Iwata]]|岩田 光央|Iwata Mitsuo}}
* {{nihongo|[[Shirou Akebono]]|曙四郎|Akebono Shirō}}: {{nihongo|[[Kenji Ohba]]|大葉 健二|Ōba Kenji}}
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*{{nihongo|[[Shirou Akebono]]|曙四郎|Akebono Shirō}}: {{nihongo|[[Kenji Ohba]]|大葉 健二|Ōba Kenji}}
 
*{{nihongo|[[Sayo Kinoshita]]|木下小夜|Kinoshita Sayo}}: {{nihongo|[[Yuno Fuse]]|布施柚乃|Fuse Yuno}}
 
*{{nihongo|[[Sayo Kinoshita]]|木下小夜|Kinoshita Sayo}}: {{nihongo|[[Yuno Fuse]]|布施柚乃|Fuse Yuno}}
 
*{{nihongo|[[Seiji Kinoshita]]|木下聖二|Kinoshita Seiji}}: {{nihongo|[[Daishō Honda]]|本田大翔|Honda Daishō}}
 
*{{nihongo|[[Seiji Kinoshita]]|木下聖二|Kinoshita Seiji}}: {{nihongo|[[Daishō Honda]]|本田大翔|Honda Daishō}}
*Girl: {{nihongo|[[Anna Fujii]]|藤井杏奈|Fujii Anna}}
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*[[Girl]]: {{nihongo|[[Anna Fujii]]|藤井杏奈|Fujii Anna}}
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==Gokai Changes==
 
==Gokai Changes==
 
*[[Gokai Changes]] in ''A Lovely Christmas Eve'':
 
*[[Gokai Changes]] in ''A Lovely Christmas Eve'':
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==Elements/Homages to [[Battle Fever J]]==
 
==Elements/Homages to [[Battle Fever J]]==
 
[[File:Legend_Shift_Battle_Kenya.jpg|thumb|201px|Battle Kenya's Legend Shift]]
 
[[File:Legend_Shift_Battle_Kenya.jpg|thumb|201px|Battle Kenya's Legend Shift]]
 
*Akebono disguising himself as Santa Claus is similar to various disguises for undercover work that Battle Kenya performed, being the disguise expert of the group.
*Both Christmas and BFJ share a similarity in having origins in foreign ideas and concepts that were ultimately adopted within Japanese culture. Christmas came with the arrival of Portugese missionaries to Japan in the 17th century before it evolved into a modern secular holiday celebrated prior to the major New Years celebration. Likewise, BFJ came about due to the collaboration between Toei and the US' [[Marvel Comics]], leading to a sentai which initially was to be a series based around comic book hero Captain America yet evolved into the series that revived interest in Super Sentai beyond its original concepts in ''[[Gorenger]]'' and ''[[J.A.K.Q.]]''. Notably, while Gokai Christmas' color scheme uses the colors most associated to the holiday, it is also akin to the flag of Portugal, which is vertically divided between red and green, also matching the ''Battle Fever'' concept of each Ranger associated to a different country.
 
*The sudden replacement of Luka in this episode as Gokai Yellow connects with BFJ having two cast replacements, the most of any Sentai series. Further, both cast replacements connect with Luka being the victim, being [[Miss America]] (the only female of the cast, going from [[Diane Martin]] to [[Maria Nagisa]]) and [[Battle Cossack]] (Luka's BFJ equivalent, going from [[Kensaku Shiraishi]] to [[Makoto Jin]]).
 
**Coincidentally, two other seasons that featured replacement Rangers (''[[Gorenger]]'' and ''[[Bioman]]'') the replaced Ranger was the Yellow one.
 
**The switchover from Luka to Sayo is closer in style to the Maria transfer than Jin: in [[Ep. 24: Tears! Diane Falls]], Diane willingly gives her suit and powers to Maria knowing she would be able to use them after she is taken out by the disabling effects of an Egos Monster, similar to Luka willingly giving her Mobilate and Ranger Key to Sayo.
 
*The assistance of Sayo is similar to that of BFJ ally [[Keiko Nakahara]]; while not on the team, she was active in helping Battle Fever on their duties; she likewise had a little brother, [[Masaru Nakahara|Masaru]], who was also a friend and ally with the Sentai squad.
 
*Akebono disguising himself as Santa Claus is similar to various disguises for undercover work that Battle Kenya performed, being the major disguise expert of the squadron.
 
*[[Bibaboo]] and his relation to [[Dyrandoh]] is similar to the partnership between [[Commander Hedder]] and [[Salomé]], with Bibaboo in particular being the exact opposite of the BFJ general, being an effeminate male as opposed to a masculine female.
 
**Bibaboo's name, while in reference to the magical words of the Fairy Godmother from 1950's animated adaptation of ''Cinderella'', may also refer to the purchase of Marvel Comics by [[Disney]] by the airing of this episode.
 
   
 
== Notes ==
 
== Notes ==
 
*As part of [[Super Hero Time]], this episode aired alongside ''[[w:c:kamenrider:Kamen Rider Fourze|Kamen Rider Fourze]]'' episode 16, ''[[w:c:kamenrider:Right and Wrong Conflict|Right and Wrong Conflict]]''.
 
*As part of [[Super Hero Time]], this episode aired alongside ''[[w:c:kamenrider:Kamen Rider Fourze|Kamen Rider Fourze]]'' episode 16, ''[[w:c:kamenrider:Right and Wrong Conflict|Right and Wrong Conflict]]''.
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*'''Viewership''': 4.5%
*Shirou Akebono will later appear in ''[[Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger vs. Space Sheriff Gavan: The Movie]]'', along with [[Kenji Ohba]]'s other two major roles, [[Daigoro Oume]] (DenziBlue) and [[Retsu Ichijouji]] (Space Sheriff Gavan).
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*Shirou Akebono will later appear with [[Panko-chan]] the panda in ''[[Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger vs. Space Sheriff Gavan: The Movie]]'', along with [[Kenji Ohba]]'s other two major roles, [[Daigoro Oume]] (DenziBlue) and [[Retsu Ichijouji]] (Space Sheriff Gavan).
 
*The leading guest actress in this episode goes unnamed for the entire episode. Magazine articles, and the episode's opening credits, refer to her character as [[Sayo Kinoshita]].
 
*The leading guest actress in this episode goes unnamed for the entire episode. Magazine articles, and the episode's opening credits, refer to her character as [[Sayo Kinoshita]].
 
*This is the only tribute episode to center around a Sentai team with no Yellow Ranger. Ironically, this episode centers around Luka.
 
*This is the only tribute episode to center around a Sentai team with no Yellow Ranger. Ironically, this episode centers around Luka.
 
*When the Gokaigers transform into Battle Fever J, that team's theme does not play. That is probably because the Battle Fever J theme was already used in ''[[Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger The Movie: The Flying Ghost Ship]]''.
 
*When the Gokaigers transform into Battle Fever J, that team's theme does not play. That is probably because the Battle Fever J theme was already used in ''[[Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger The Movie: The Flying Ghost Ship]]''.
 
*This is the last one-episode story of the series. The remaining episodes are all tied to multi-part stories.
 
*This is the last one-episode story of the series. The remaining episodes are all tied to multi-part stories.
*This is the only episode where a non-alien (not counting Gai) transforms into a Gokaiger. In this case, when Luka is turned into a doll, someone else transforms into Gokai Yellow for the time being.
 
 
*This episode aired at exactly the same episode number where [[Ep. 44: Impression!! You Cry Too|the first ever]] [[Sentai Christmas Episode|Christmas episode]] had occurred during ''[[Dairanger]]''.
 
*This episode aired at exactly the same episode number where [[Ep. 44: Impression!! You Cry Too|the first ever]] [[Sentai Christmas Episode|Christmas episode]] had occurred during ''[[Dairanger]]''.
   

Revision as of 22:23, 6 May 2020

Icon-gokaigerThis article is about an episode in Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger.

A Lovely Christmas Eve (素敵な聖夜 Suteki na Seiya) is the forty-fourth episode of Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger, the Christmas episode of the series, and the tribute to Battle Fever J.

Synopsis

Gai gets Luka interested in Christmas just as Bibaboo of the Imperial Guard is sent to Earth, using his powers to turn those he attacks into dolls. A young girl, Sayo Kinoshita is put in the position of being a Gokaiger in order to save her little brother.

Plot

On the Gigant Horse, Ackdos Gill decides to hold the invasion back until the problem with the pirates is solved, as Dyrandoh decides to bring Action Commander Bibaboo to Earth. After Damaras' demise, Doc's bounty is increased and Navi also gets a small bounty on his head as well, but the rest of the team is still wondering about the true intentions of Basco who was put back on the wanted list for helping them against the Zangyack. Then, Gai chimes in with a tiny Christmas tree to remind them that Christmas is coming and he takes Luka to help him with the preparations. Gai and Luka stumble on a Santa Claus, accompanied by a panda. Luka gets excited at the thought of getting a present and approaches Santa. However he refuses, saying that he only gives presents to good kids, which angers Luka. Later, as Gai tries to calm her down, they find sister and brother Sayo and Seiji Kinoshita who are decorating a Christmas tree in the park with for group of children. Luka and Gai help out until Dyrandoh and Bibaboo appear. Bibaboo uses his magic wand to turn their targets into dolls. During the fight, both Seiji and Gai are turned into dolls, just as the other Gokaigers appear to fight Bibaboo. While as the Kakurangers, they attempt to take Bibaboo's wand and use a spell to turn everyone back to normal, but Dyrandoh joining the fray foils their plans. Later, as Sayo is worried about her little brother and feeling guilty because they have been bickering a lot, Luka comforts her and promises that she will save him as she comes up with her own plan.

She goes after Bibaboo on her own, but her attempt appears to fail when Bibaboo turns her into a doll. However, this is revealed to only be a distraction to allow Sayo to use Luka's Mobilate and Ranger Key to transform into Gokai Yellow, retrieve the wand (which is later broken by Gai) and turn everyone back to normal. With the team gathered, and Luka given her Mobilate back, the Gokaigers transform into an all Yellow team, consisting of TigerRanger, KirinRanger, GaoYellow, HurricaneYellow, Bouken Yellow, and Gosei Yellow to fight Dyrandoh and Bibaboo's Dogormin before the main team transforms into the Battle Fever J team, and Gokai Silver manages to combine Gokai Red and Gokai Green's Ranger Keys to transform into Gokai Christmas, to take on Dyrandoh and Bibaboo, ultimately destroying Bibaboo and leading to Dyrandoh's retreat. Insarn makes Bibaboo and the two Dogormin grow to giant size, leading the Gokaigers to form GokaiOh and GoZyuRex to fight them. After using MagiDragon, GaoLion, and Fūraimaru against Bibaboo, the group forms Kanzen GokaiOh to defeat Bibaboo once and for all.

Later, the Gokai Galleon crew joins in the park's Christmas celebration with Luka using the powers of MagiMother to make it snow. Unbeknownst to them, the Santa Claus from earlier was actually the former Battle Kenya, Shiro Akebono, and he states that the Gokaigers have been 'good kids' so they deserve a present. When the Gokaigers return to the Gokai Galleon after the Christmas party, Navi tells them that the Treanger Box suddenly started glowing. Opening it, they find that the Battle Fever keys are shining, having been granted their Greater Power. The Gokaigers are confused as they are unsure of how and when they earned it, when Luka guesses it was a present from Santa. Marvelous then states that Santa is 'awesome', when Gai notices that it has started snowing in the city and the other Gokaigers rush to look through the window, ready to enjoy Christmas.

Cast

Guest Cast

Gokai Changes

Elements/Homages to Battle Fever J

File:Legend Shift Battle Kenya.jpg

Battle Kenya's Legend Shift

  • Akebono disguising himself as Santa Claus is similar to various disguises for undercover work that Battle Kenya performed, being the disguise expert of the group.

Notes

DVD/Blu-ray releases

Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger Volume 11 features episodes 42-46: Ep. 42: The Strongest Man in the Universe, Ep. 43: To the Legendary Hero, Ep. 44: A Lovely Christmas Eve, Ep. 45: The Confused Ninja, and Ep. 46: Hero Eligibility. It was released on May 21, 2012. [1]

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