No. 43-kai! The Weather Chicken's Head is Directly Opposite the Wind!

This article is about an episode in Kikai Sentai Zenkaiger

No. 43-kai! The Weather Chicken's Head is Directly Opposite the Wind!
Kikai Sentai Zenkaiger, Episode 43
Air Date(s)	January 16, 2022
Production Information
Written by	Junko Komura
Directed by	Kyohei Yamaguchi
Episode Guide
Previous	No. 42-kai! New Hero! Secret Meeting!!
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No. 43-kai! The Weather Chicken's Head is Directly Opposite the Wind! (風見鶏の頭は風の真向かい！, Kazamidori no Atama wa Kaze no Mamukai!) is the forty-third episode of Kikai Sentai Zenkaiger. It features the apparent debut of an imposter Stacy.

Synopsis

Dodo Dodo Dodo Dodo Dodo… The wind blows beside the headwind… Dodo Dodo Dodo Dodo… A Tempest?! Raging winds are incoming! Headwind World is the source of these sudden gusts! Headwinds from the north, south, east, and west are blowing all over, making movement a chaotic mess! To be clear, G (reverse). F (wind). Revolution.

Just then, Stacy comes to lend a helping hand, laughing suspiciously…?! Stacy is laughing?! Since when does Stacy smile like this?! Some really suspicious storms are starting to blow up now…!!

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): Ryota Suzuki (鈴木 崚汰, Suzuki Ryōta)
• Great King Bokkowaus (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 Izirude (技官イジルデ, Kikan Ijirude, Voice): Masanori Takeda (竹田 雅則, Takeda Masanori)
• Gege (ゲゲ, Voice): Masaya Fukunishi (福西勝也, Fukunishi Masaya)

Guest Cast

• Headwind World (ムカイカゼワルド, Mukaikaze Warudo, Voice): Nobuyuki Hiyama (檜山 修之, Hiyama Nobuyuki)

Suit Actors

• Zenkaizer, Kyoryu Red Carnival: 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)
• Stacaesar: Hajime Kanzaki (神前 元, Kanzaki Hajime)
• Kaizoku Gattai TwokaiOh: Hirotsugu Mori (森 博嗣, Mori Hirotsugu)
• Mobile Commander Barashitara: Riichi Seike (清家 利一, Seike Riichi)
• Mechanic Officer Izirude: Hiroyuki Muraoka (村岡 弘之, Muraoka Hiroyuki)
• Headwind World: Naoya Iguchi (井口 尚哉, Iguchi Naoya)
• Great Headwind World: Shinsuke Kusano (草野 伸介, Kusano Shinsuke)

Form Changes and Collectibles Used

Sentai Gears

• Zenkaizer - Zenkaizer (Kikai Side; failed combination)
• Zenkai Juran - Zenkai Juran (Kikai Side)
• Zenkai Gaon - Zenkai Gaon (Kikai Side)
• Zenkai Magine - Zenkai Magine (Kikai Side)
• Zenkai Vroon - Zenkai Vroon (Kikai Side)
• Twokaizer - TwokaiCutanner, TwokaiRicky (Kikai Side)

Zenryoku Zenkai Cannon Summons

• With the Zenryoku Zenkai Cannon, Zenkaizer summons manifestations of past Sentai Rangers of any color and motif to fight against the Tojitendo:
  • Machine Power: Red Racer, Go-On Red

Red Racer and Go-On Red

Due to first seeing them from the back, Secchan accidentally misidentifies Go-On Red and Red Racer

Sentai Gear Summons

• With his Dark Sentai Gears, "Stacy" summons manifestations of past Sentai teams, robos, and/or powered-up Rangers to fight against the Zenkaigers:
  • Kyoryu Red Carnival, Super Shinken Red

Kyoryu Red Carnival

Super Shinken Red

Elements/Homages to Super Sentai

• Red Racer and Go-On Red summons pointing out Secchan's mistake is a references to their templates' comedic personalities.
  • Red Racer did his team's trademark role call pose after Secchan corrects his mistake.
• When Great Headwind World is defeated, his last line is a reference to the closing line from Ninpu Sentai Hurricaneger's opening theme.

Errors

• to be added

Notes

• Viewership: 4.7%
• As part of Super Hero Time, this episode aired alongside Kamen Rider Revice episode 18, Buddy's Trajectory, A Miracle of Fire And Ice.

DVD/Blu-ray Releases

• Kikai Sentai Zenkaiger DVD Volume 11 features episodes 41-44: No. 41-kai! The Slippery Depths of the Noodle Swamp!, No. 42-kai! New Hero! Secret Meeting!!, No. 43-kai! The Weather Chicken's Head is Directly Opposite the Wind!, and No. 44-kai! SD Equals Small Plus Deformed?!.
• Kikai Sentai Zenkaiger Blu-ray Collection 4 features episodes 37-49.

Zenkaiger DVD Volume 11 cover

Zenkaiger Blu-ray Collection Volume 4 cover

External links

• TV Asahi's official preview for 風見鶏の頭は風の真向かい！
• Toei TV's official episode guide for 風見鶏の頭は風の真向かい！
• JAE's official episode guide for 風見鶏の頭は風の真向かい！