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No. 15-kai! Tune in! A Sharp Turn into Retro! (ガチョーン!レトロに急旋回! Gachōn! Retoro ni Kyū Senkai!) is the fifteenth episode of Kikai Sentai Zenkaiger. It marks the debut of the Timeranger Sentai Gear.
Synopsis[]
Retro, it's a sacred power...
Retro, it's an adventure into the unknown...
Retro, it's a proof of nostalgia!
Retro Sentai... All-outgerr?!
Ah, this takes us back... The city has become all retro, and the Zenkaigers get a sudden blast from the past. Not to mention, is this where Yatsude makes her debut? Kaito's grandmother turns out to be extremely retro, as the others encounter a lonely boy who goes by "Ryo". It's said when two people meet in a retro world, the most retro adventure ever begins.
Plot[]
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Cast[]
- Kaito Goshikida (五色田 介人 Goshikida Kaito): Kiita Komagine (駒木根 葵汰 Komagine Kiita)
- Juran (ジュラン Juran, Voice): Shintaro Asanuma (浅沼 晋太郎 Asanuma Shintarō)
- Gaon (ガオーン Gaōn, Voice): Yuki Kaji (梶 裕貴 Kaji Yūki)
- Magine (マジーヌ Majīnu, Voice): Yume Miyamoto (宮本 侑芽 Miyamoto Yume)
- Vroon (ブルーン Burūn, Voice): Takuya Sato (佐藤 拓也 Satō Takuya)
- Zocks Goldtsuiker (ゾックス・ゴールドツイカー Zokkusu Gōrudotsuikā): Atsuki Mashiko (増子 敦貴 Mashiko Atsuki)
- Stacy (ステイシー Suteishī): Ryo Sekoguchi (世古口 凌 Sekoguchi Ryō)
- Yatsude Goshikida (五色田 ヤツデ Goshikida Yatsude): Ikue Sakakibara (榊原 郁恵 Sakakibara Ikue)
- Secchan (セッチャン Setchan, Voice): Misato Fukuen (福圓 美里 Fukuen Misato)
- Flint Goldtsuiker (フリント・ゴールドツイカー Furinto Gōrudotsuikā): Hinami Mori (森 日菜美 Mori Hinami)
- TwokaiRicky (ツーカイリッキー TsūkaiRikkī, Voice): Satsumi Matsuda (松田 颯水 Matsuda Satsumi)
- TwokaiCutanner (ツーカイカッタナー TsūkaiKattanā, Voice): Ryōta Suzuki (鈴木 崚汰 Suzuki Ryōta)
- Great King Boccowaus (大王ボッコワウス Daiō Bokkowausu, Voice): Jouji Nakata (中田 譲治 Nakata Jouji)
- Mobile Commander Barashitara (行動隊長バラシタラ Kōdō Taichō Barashitara, Voice): Kenji Nomura (乃村 健次 Nomura Kenji)
- Mechanic Officer Ijirude (技官イジルデ Kikan Ijirude, Voice): Masanori Takeda (竹田 雅則 Takeda Masanori)
- Gege (ゲゲ Gege, Voice): Tatsuhisa Suzuki (鈴木 達央 Suzuki Tatsuhisa)
Guest Cast[]
- Retro World (レトロワルド Retoro Warudo, Voice): Yō Kitazawa (北沢 洋 Kitazawa Yō)[1]
- Ryo Nojima (野島諒 Nojima Ryō): Kiara Minegishi (嶺岸 煌桜 Minegishi Kiara)
- Kaito Goshikida (Young): Yumeki Uenoyama (上野山 夢輝 Uenoyama Yumeki)
- Lise (リセ Rise):[2] Miho Isozaki (磯崎美穂 Isozaki Miho)
- Dancer: Takuro Kakefuda (掛札 拓郎 Kakefuda Takurō)
- Kid Kikainoids: Ryunosuke Kuroiwa (黒岩竜乃介 Kuroiwa Ryūnosuke)
- Student: Koki Miyashita (宮下紘樹 Miyashita Kōki), Marika Yamauchi (山内茉莉花 Yamauchi Marika)
- Housewife: Michiko Yamazaki (山崎 倫子 Yamazaki Michiko)
- Boy: Ren Koyama (小山蓮 Koyama Ren)
Suit Actors[]
- Zenkaizer: Masashi Takada (高田 将司 Takada Masashi)
- Juran, Zenkai Juran: Yasuhiro Takeuchi (竹内 康博 Takeuchi Yasuhiro)
- Gaon, Zenkai Gaon: Masato Tsutamune (蔦宗 正人 Tsutamune Masato)
- Magine, Zenkai Magine: Ayumi Shimozono (下園 愛弓 Shimozono Ayumi)
- Vroon, Zenkai Vroon: Kazuya Okada (岡田 和也 Okada Kazuya)
- Twokaizer: Shigeki Ito (伊藤 茂騎 Itō Shigeki)
- ZenkaiOh JuraGaon: Yohei Fujita (藤田 洋平 Fujita Yōhei)
- Zenkai Gattai TwokaiOh: Hirotsugu Mori (森 博嗣 Mori Hirotsugu)
- Mobile Commander Barashitara: Riichi Seike (清家 利一 Seike Riichi)
- Mechanic Officer Ijirude: Hiroyuki Muraoka (村岡 弘之 Muraoka Hiroyuki)
- Retro World: Naoya Iguchi (井口 尚哉 Iguchi Naoya)
- Great Retro World: Keizo Yabe (矢部 敬三 Yabe Keizō)
Form Changes and Collectibles Used[]
Sentai Gears[]
- Zenkaizer - Zenkaizer (Kikai Side)
- Zenkai Juran - Timeranger, Zenkai Juran (Zenkai Finish Buster), Zenkai Juran (Kikai Side)
- Zenkai Gaon - Zenkai Gaon (Zenkai Finish Buster), Zenkai Gaon (Kikai Side)
- Zenkai Magine - Zenkai Magine (Zenkai Finish Buster)
- Zenkai Vroon - Zenkai Vroon (Zenkai Finish Buster)
- Twokaizer - TwokaiCutanner (Kikai Side)
Elements/Homages to Super Sentai[]
- The opening text for the description of this episode on Toei's website references the opening narration from Mahou Sentai Magiranger.
- Another Magiranger reference happens during the street theatre scene, as the narrator tells the story of “Magical Superman Majimajiro”, a reference to the Magiranger transformation spell “Magi Magi Magiiro”.
- The episodes title references the titles of the episodes of Gekisou Sentai Carranger.
- Retro World transforms CrocoDaiOh into a vintage galleon similar to the GokaiGalleon.
- After activating the Timeranger Gear Juran says a line from the Timeranger opening theme, "Ima wo ikiru, miraibito wa" (Live for the moment, people of the future).
- While finishing off Great Retro World under influence of the Retro Wave, Twokaizer renamed Twokaioh Cutanner's finisher into Heaven and Earth Flash (天地一閃 Tenchi Issen), the same name of Hyper Shinken Red's finisher.
Errors[]
- The barrels on the Geartlingers do not move in this episode when the team transforms and when Great Retro World is finished off.
Notes[]
- Viewership: 4.3%
- As part of Super Hero Time, this episode aired alongside Kamen Rider Saber episode 39, Chapter 39: Hey Swordsmen, Follow the Path You Believe in.
- During the mecha battle, Great Retro World mimics Ultraseven's Wide Shot against ZenkaiOh JuraGaon and TwokaiOh Cutanner.
- The Trolley car used in the episode had “45” on it, Zenkaiger’s number.
- One of the hats in the Retro world clothing store window backdrop is a prop from Kamen Rider W, Narumi Sokichi’s white fedora.
- The episode title has a retro grainy effect to emphasize the theme of the episode.
External links[]
- TV Asahi's official preview for ガチョーン!レトロに急旋回!
- Toei TV's official episode guide for ガチョーン!レトロに急旋回!
- JAE's official episode guide for ガチョーン!レトロに急旋回!
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