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Task. 12: The Pipes of Hamelin (Task.12 ハーメルンの笛 Tasuku Touerubu: Hāmerun no Fue) is the twelfth episode of GoGo Sentai Boukenger.
Synopsis[]
Sakura's apparent disregard of life for the mission worries Natsuki as they work together to save children trapped by the Dark Shadow using a legendary pipe Precious.
Plot[]
Shizuka of the Wind streaks from one building to another. She has a Precious called the Pipes of Hamelin in her hands, but she notices it doesn't make noise. Suddenly, she is blinded by Red, Yellow, and Pink who ask for it back. Then, Black and Blue leap behind her. Before the two Boukengers can get to her, they are shocked by Kanadegami. They are thrown back detransformed off the building. The rest of the Boukengers reacts it as a gasp. Yellow and Red tries to get to them but Kanadegami blocks their way. Pink grabs the pipe and then points her Survi-Buster at Shizuka. Shizuka and Kanadegami retreat on Gekkou's orders. Yellow and Red check on the others, meanwhile Souta and Masumi are attached to the building and ask for help. They then are helped back onto the roof. Sakura reports to Satoru that she has the Precious and will tell the owner it is going to SGS as she leaves. The others are amazed at her efficiency. Satoru explains that Sakura used to be in the elite forces. Natsuki questions Sakura's reaction. Satoru says that Sakura knew the others could take care of themselves.
Back at SGS, Natsuki dabs medicine on Masumi's right elbow, meanwhile Sakura comes in with the Precious, the Pipes of Hamelin. Souta says it is not a fairy tale. Mister Voice explains it happened in 1284 in Hamelin
, Germany. A piper took 130 children with him. Natsuki applauds Sakura for trusting her comrades, and then laughs and says there was no way she could have known that. Masumi and Souta were listening carefully and collapsed when she said that. Sakura continues to say that if they really fell... There was nothing else she could do. Obtaining the Precious is her priority. Later, Sakura enters the elevator. While Natsuki asks if she was even worried about them, she says yes but they had their mission to think about. The elevator then closes in Natsuki's face. Satoru thinks she did the right thing.
At Dark Shadow headquarters, Yaiba places a pipe down in front of Gekkou. Shizuka is surprised that the pipe is there. Yaiba explains it is another one and the Boukengers haven't realized this. Gekkou tells them to hear the writing carved on the pipe. Yaiba reads, "If this pipe be blow, little lives will gather." Gekkou explains that the Precious can exchange children's lives for great power. As Shizuka offers herself to gather the power with Kanadegami, Gekkou tells them to use the Curses, a present from Gajah.
Back at SGS, Makino tells Sakura and Satoru that he hasn't found anything about the pipe and shows them the words. The others are seen eating lunch in the main room. Masumi says they are not combat pros, but adventure pros as he is taking out the peas from his lunch. He admits that if the comrade dies, he couldn't rest. Natsuki says she respects Sakura, but she is far from an adventurer that she can look up to. Masumi tells her that even she tried, she would never be like her. Natsumi fumes and puts the peas back in Masumi's lunch. They are alerted by Mister Voice to Shizuka and Kanadegami using the other pipe to hypnotize children on a deserted road. The Boukengers decides to hide somewhere. Sakura verifies it is a Precious. Natsuki is eager to save the kids. Makino communicates to them to not near the pipe because they are still analyzing it. The children glow and become a golden ball. Shizuka gets it and puts it in a box Kanadagami opens for her. It seems this is the first time she does it. Natsuki wants to go, but Sakura rejects. Natsuki thinks back to what Sakura said about there was nothing she could do if her comrades fell. She cannot stand it and transforms. Masumi says sometimes you can't just do things the correct way and as for Souta, men can't let women fight alone, The two then follow suit. Kanadegami explains the pipe doesn't just control children, he uses its power to make the three bend to her will. Makino calls and tells them to set the helmet's jamming level to 32 to not get hypnotized. They transform and do so. As they jump in and fight Shizuka, the pipe has no effect. Shizuka tells Black, Yellow, and Blue to get them. Meanwhile, Red and Pink defend themselves from their comrades. Pink grabs hold of Yellow and fixes her jamming level and she snaps out of it. Red rolls down to them. Shizuka tells Black and Blue to get them. Red orders a temporary retreat. Black and Blue blast their Accellulars on their back belts. Satoru, Sakura, and Natsuki de-transform and fall. Kanadegami then sends a final blow towards them. Satoru then covers the girls and a huge explosion occurs. Blue, Black, Shizuka, and Kanadegami leave. Satoru is badly hurt, a big hole in his jacket and bleeding from his head.
Back at SGS, Natsuki is feeling sad and guilty because the Accellulars are broken, as it is her fault. Sakura studies the Pipe they have. Makino says Satoru's wounds aren't as serious as they seem and that he is being treated and Makino tells Natsuki it is okay. But, Natsuki is still bummed about the children. Makino then tracks down the other pipe's sound frequencies and finds where the others are. He opens up a kit and says he will repair them as soon as possible. Sakura can see how sad Natsuki is. Meanwhile in a cave, Souta and Masumi are held hostage by Shizuka who has their changers. Kanadegami arrives with another ball made of children. She puts them with other calls to call great power. They start glowing. Meanwhile, Natsuki is walking in the forest. She is set to fix what she did wrong. Suddenly, Curses attack her, only to be shot by Sakura. She tells her she brought some of her old things. She offers her a rifle and ask her to join her. Sakura ties her hair into a ponytail. Shizuka wonders what kind of monster will appear as the children scream within the orbs. Souta and Masumi scream to stop it and Kanadegami shuts them up. Sakura shoots the Curses down. As Sakura loads a new cartridge, a Curse jumps up to attack and Natsuki shoots it down. They then hurry onward. The balls keep glowing and the boys keep screaming for them to stop. They shoot down more Curses as another one comes rushing at them. Sakura bumps Natsuki down and deals with it. The Curse knocks Sakura down, but she manages to shoot it down, much to Natsuki's surprise. Sakura then throws a grenade on two Curses. Shizuka hears the noise and sends the monster out. As Souta wonders if the Accellulars are fixed already, a blast occurs and there is smoke everywhere. Natsuki swipes the Accellulars from Shizuka and Sakura kicks her down in the face. Natsuki returns the Accellulars to the boys and when they transform. They bust out from the cage, destroying the cage. Blue and Black take the fight with Shizuka out. Sakura puts down her weapons and blows on her flute. The balls magically turns back into the children, much to Natsuki's wondering. Shizuka fights Blue and Black outside. The children run out of the cave, making Shizuka sad. Sakura and Natsuki help them out. Sakura realizes what the words on the pipe says: for releasing the children. Shizuka calls for Kanadegami and the latter ultimately arrives. He is about to shoot them when Red blasts him and gets the pipe from him. Red tells the girls that the Accellulars are fixed and returns them, which the two then transform. When Kanadegami attacks them. Yellow jumps up and slashes the Tsukumogami with her Bucket Scoopers. Pink then calls for the Accel Tector and the Dual Crasher, before turning it to Drill Head. They ultimately blast Kanadegami, and Shizuka leaps out of the way.
After the failure on Shizuka, Yaiba feels mad. Gekkou then then performs some chants to enlarge Kanadegami. On the other side, the Boukengers form Super DaiBouken. As the giant fight starts, Kanadegami's blasts make no effects on Super DaiBouken. The robo then beat the monster down. As the Tsukumogami gets up, Super DaiBouken power up and charge towards him. The Boukengers perform the Double Arm Crash attack on him, destroying him.
The two flutes are placed in the Precious Box and Sakura picks it up. Souta and Masumi apologize for disobeying Sakura's orders, with Masumi admits he was arrogant. Sakura admits that she agrees that you can't always do things the right way. Souta is touched by saying she was reckless in saving them. Sakura says that it was best to limit the time Shizuka had and hands the box to Masumi. When Souta questions Sakura to not having her Accellular, the latter grabs her weapons from Souta and says she knew it was going to be repaired in time and she grabbed all the equipment she could. She says she was 80% sure it would be safe, much to Souta and Masumi's surprise. Sakura remarks, "I don't embark in reckless adventures after all." As Sakura heads out first, Satoru says the Pink is an interesting person. He then leaves them, followed by Masumi. Souta doesn't get her but most women are like that, as he is the last to leave Natsuki. Natsuki counts and says there was 20% of danger. Sakura then teases Natsuki that she is being left behind. Natsuki says people she can look up to has increased by one. The girls march together as the episode ends.
Cast[]
- Satoru Akashi (明石 暁 Akashi Satoru): Mitsuomi Takahashi (高橋 光臣 Takahashi Mitsuomi)
- Masumi Inou (伊能 真墨 Inō Masumi): Yasuka Saitoh (齋藤 ヤスカ Saitō Yasuka)
- Souta Mogami (最上 蒼太 Mogami Sōta): Masashi Mikami (三上 真史 Mikami Masashi)
- Natsuki Mamiya (間宮 菜月 Mamiya Natsuki): Chise Nakamura (中村 知世 Nakamura Chise)
- Sakura Nishihori (西堀 さくら Nishihori Sakura): Haruka Suenaga (末永 遥 Suenaga Haruka)
- Morio Makino (牧野 森男 Makino Morio): Shigeru Saiki (斉木 しげる Saiki Shigeru)
- Mister Voice (ミスター・ボイス Misutā Boisu, Voice): Nobuo Tanaka (田中 信夫 Tanaka Nobuo)
- Shizuka of the Wind (風のシズカ Kaze no Shizuka): Mami Yamasaki (山崎 真実 Yamasaki Mami)
- Gekkou of Illusions (幻のゲッコウ Maboroshi no Gekkō, Voice): Banjō Ginga (銀河 万丈 Ginga Banjō)
- Yaiba of Darkness (闇のヤイバ Yami no Yaiba, Voice): Takaya Kuroda (黒田 崇矢 Kuroda Takaya)
Guest Cast[]
- Kanadegami (カナデガミ Kanadegami, Voice): Kyousei Tsukui (津久井 教生 Tsukui Kyōsei)
The 30 Sentai Encyclopedia[]
- Dengeki Sentai Changeman: The segment begins with the five performing Changeman's transformation pose. The Boukengers set off a confetti-firing bazooka, referencing that the Changemen were the first to use an actual shell-firing bazooka in battle; before that, Power Bazooka is seen.
- Song: "Dengeki Sentai Changeman" (電撃戦隊チェンジマン Dengeki Sentai Chenjiman) performed by Hironobu Kageyama
Errors[]
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Notes[]
- As part of Super Hero Time, this episode aired alongside Kamen Rider Kabuto
episode 15, The Monster Noted Doctor!?. - Viewership: 8.3%
- The episode references the legend of the Pied Piper of Hamelin, which is tied to a historical event where children mysteriously disappeared from the German village in 1284.
- This episode aired on the day in which former Sentai actress Machiko Soga passed away.
DVD releases[]
Boukenger Volume 3, DVD cover
GoGo Sentai Boukenger Volume 3 features episodes 9-12: Task. 9: The Paper Crane Ninja, Task. 10: Bouken Red Disappears, Task. 11: The Showdown on the Isolated Island and Task. 12: The Pipes of Hamelin. [1]
See Also[]
- Lights, Camera, Dax - Power Rangers counterpart in Operation Overdrive. See comparison page.
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