Using his incredible scientific genius to seek vengeance on humanity,
Dr. Z summons a monster from the Delusion World.
Standing in his way to protect our childrens' dreams are three warriors who fight for love and courage!
It looks like this story's gotten too big for Akihabara!
Akagi, thank you for everything!
We'll remember to change the opening next week!
Unofficial Sentai Akibaranger!
You better watch your back, we're everywhere now
Ki wo tsukero yo sokokashiko
Disenfranchised spirits haunting the streets
Chimimouryou ga chouryoubakko
Ruining the day of conformist sheeple
Migi he nara he no kairai tachi yo
Three colors mixed together
Mittsu no iro mazariai
Firing off a dazzling ray of light
Mabayui hikari hanateba
Eye-Catching Aesthetics!
Bi Gaku Kaigan!
Let their love open your eyes
Kono ai de me wo samase
See the flash of gunfire!
Shidenissen da!
(We Are Akibaranger!)
Send up the signal for victory!
Hanki no noroshi wo agero!
A! A! An Aoi-tan
A! A! Aoi-tan no
Ki! Ki! Keychain
Ki! Ki! Keyholder
Ba! Ba! On my bag, exposing my nerdy shame
Ba! Ba! Bag ni tsuketete wota bure
A! A! A blue ponytail
A! A! Ao wa pony-tail
Ki! Ki! Keen blonde pigtails
Ki! Ki! Kiiro twin-tail
Ba! Ba! Bawdy moe... not traditionally Red, is it!
Ba! Ba! Bari Moe… Red kuuki ja nee!
But one day we'll be airing on Sunday mornings, too!
Itsuka wa nichiyou no asahi abiru no sa!
Then it'll be
Yume wa
soft vinyl toys, coloring books
sofubi, nurie,
and underwear!
soshite pantsu da!
Akibaranger!
The Unofficial Sentai!
Hikounin Sentai
Episode 11
The Next Generation Heralds a Pain-Free, Down to Earth Warrior
Being flown from the Atsugi military base in a Super Hornet, so you can reach the Pentagon by evening...
Episode 11
The Next Generation Heralds a Pain-Free, Down to Earth Warrior
It's almost hard to believe!
This is your first trip overseas, right?
Look out for yourself—
Thank you.
We'll keep the blog updated, so you can see how we're doing.
I will!
Akagi...
Leave the rest to me.
I'm counting on you.
Right!
Your bike?!
You're riding all the way to Atsugi?!
This thing is the reason why I'm in good shape, after all...
I'll be taking it with me.
Oh, right...
I need to say good-bye to one more person.
Is that you, Sayaka?
It's Akagi.
I just wanted to tell you...
Really?
Actually, my grandfather just invited me to come work at one of his companies in Virginia...
Are you serious?!
Man, this can't be a coincidence! It's like we're connected by fate!
Right! Right, right! Well, I'll see you in America!
That's so great, Akagi! At least you'll have a familiar face there!
Oh, man!
Uh, but, I'm gonna do my best!
Bye.
Good luck, old man!
Don't catch a cold! Take a bath every day!
And don't forget to brush your teeth!
The time has come!
In the pursuit of our new mission...
We will take the first step toward conquest!
Our Guerrilla Marketing operations will cease as of today.
And in its place, we will establish the Delusion Empire!
Empire?!
Hail Dr. Z! Hail Dr. Z!
Delu-Knight.
Have you finished your preparations?
With the Delusion Empire's most advanced technology, I've crafted our first Deluborg.
Come forth, Drill Cyclops.
Destroy. Slaughter!
Shackle human society with the chains of our dominion!
If anyone gets in your way, obliterate them.
And now for something a little different.
Perfect fit!
I like it!
Sis...
I went over all the intel you gave me about the bad guys.
After the way our father abandoned us, in pursuit of his own evil agenda...
I can't let him get away with it.
Let's work together to fight against him!
Takuma...
Thank you!
Papa...
No, Dr. Z has to be stopped, no matter what.
Until that day comes... I'll forget about being your sister.
Right. I'll call you Commander from now on.
We're detecting a super particle signature!
Akibarangers, move out!
But Hakase... are you going to be okay?
Don't worry about me, I'll be fine.
We have until the candles all go out...
I'm sure you can end this before that time comes.
Once again:
Akibarangers, move out!
Right!
Do the people running this country even know how to handle a crisis?
If we destroy the lifelines that run underground, Tokyo will be left in complete chaos.
Get to work, Drill Cyclops!
You... a new Red?!
What are you planning, Guerrilla Marketers?!
There are no Guerrilla Marketers anymore.
By decree of Dr. Z, we are now the Delusion Empire!
Bow before your rulers, humans!
What makes you think you can push us around?
We won't let you do this!
Let's go, team!
Right!
Grand Delusion!
Bang!
Mana... err, Commander!
Strength through flexibility, burning red!
Intelligence!
Akiba Red!
Gratitude to miracles, like a blind turtle finding driftwood!
Practitioner!
Akiba Yellow!
A pearl within the blue, perfection through diligence!
Past Master!
Akiba Blue!
Let's shine!
Unofficial Sentai Akibaranger!
Unofficial
Let's see how long you can survive. Imperial drones!
Drill Cyclops! Get to work on your mission.
I don't think so!
Something's not right here...
But what?
Are you okay?!
Malshina!
Akiba Red!
One of our Deluborgs is wrecking the city! What are you doing here?!
The... Pentagon wants to hire me, because they were impressed with my skills.
Mitsuki and the others can handle you guys from now on!
Seeya.
Wait! You're an otaku, too, maybe you can help me!
What?
It's really weird...
Father suddenly disbanded the Guerrilla Marketers in order to create the Delusion Empire,
he called in a cool new enforcer, who created this super-scary monster,
and there's all this talk about death and destruction...
What do you think happened?
That sounds a bit like when Amazon Killer was introduced in episode 23 of Sun Vulcan.
The Commandress from
the Evil Reaches of the Galaxy
The official shows tend to introduce a new villain around the halfway mark, to shake things up...
What is it?
Episode 23 was also...
When the first Vul Eagle, Oowashi Ryusuke, was invited to join NASA.
So Hiba Takayuki replaced him...
And now, with Takuma and me...
You deluded fools are no match for me!
This fight isn't a delusion!
When I fight, my center is grounded in reality...
I'm the "heart" in heart, technique, and body!
Surge Mice!
Mice...?
I see! You're...
I might not be strong, but I can compensate for that with skill...
I'm the "technique" in heart, technique, and body!
I've honed myself to reach greater heights... improving both my heart and technique!
I'm the "body" in heart, technique, and body!
So, you going to explain this?
I think... no, it can't be...
I know!
This is the paperwork I need to get into the Atsugi military base.
Without this, I can't go to America.
What are you doing?!
If my theory is correct, then somehow, that paperwork will come back to me.
That's impossible!
Don't litter!
Besides, we have to search this river for evidence!
No way!
I knew it...
That's why all those impossible things kept happening.
What are you talking about?
What if this world... is a TV show?
And we're... we're just characters in it?!
What?!
That'd make me a character who leaves the show partway through...
Just like the first Vul Eagle, Miss America, Battle Cossack, and Yellow Four!
What are you—
I'm trying to—
Let me think!
What's with this guy... he shouldn't be this strong!
I don't think he feels pain, either!
Akiba Red! Blue and Yellow are in trouble!
What?!
Drill Cyclops is an unstoppable fighting machine whose combat ability cannot be surpassed.
Those little girls are doomed.
That's it... I'm sure of it!
Our fights aren't a delusion anymore,
and now Hakase's dad turns out to be the big bad...
To top it off, I get invited to the Pentagon!
Raising the stakes, plot twists, swapping out cast members... we've triggered all the flags!
Raising the stakes
Plot Twists
Swapping out cast members
Raising the stakes? Swapping out cast members?
Why would the American Department of Defense want to hire an ordinary Japanese citizen?!
Why didn't I catch on sooner?!
Malshina! You might be getting written out of the show because of this new bad guy, too!
What does all this nonsense mean? I don't get it!
Explain what you mean!
Even an unstoppable fighting machine must have a weak point!
That's it! I've finished analyzing the enemy's systems!
Kozkoz, transmit the data to them!
Roger!
I've got the data, Commander!
I know how to counter your movements now! Eat this!
Are you two okay?
Yeah.
Time for the Heart-Technique-Body Attack!
Body
Heart
Technique
Heart-Technique-Body Attack!
You saved us...
Thank you, Takuma!
You're welcome. Now just hang on a little longer.
No...
Then this world might just be a TV show called "Unofficial Sentai Akibaranger"?!
It can't be! Can it?!
I need to go back.
Are you Nobuo Akagi?
Come along quietly!
We need to run, Malshina.
Shoot them!
Look out!
Malshina?
We need to go.
Malshina...
Don't worry about me. You're just a civilian now, right?
I'm still an enemy commander. A little machine gun fire isn't going to hurt me.
Now go!
You have to find the truth!
Okay! Don't die on me!
Takuma!
This is it.
Bouken Red!
Chief!
Use the Penultimate Power!
Bouken Shovel!
Try this!
I'll send you to hell!
Delusion Mirage!
Sorry, but that move isn't going to work on me!
What?!
Time to end this!
Finisher! Surge Jaguar!
This isn't over, Akiba Red!
You may not realize this, but you and I are destined rivals!
What?!
I will defeat you! And I'm going to savor making it as excruciatingly slow as possible!
You won't escape!
Wait!
He got away...
Takuma!
For now, let's head back to Secret Base.
Hold up!
Old man?
I thought he went to America...
Nobuo! What about America?!
I didn't go.
Something's wrong.
What do you mean?
The world itself.
Listen, this world...
Is apparently just a TV show called "Unofficial Sentai Akibaranger"!
Wait... what are you saying, old man?
I always thought you were a little crazy, but... did you finally snap?
What's that supposed to mean?!
Fine, I'll prove it.
That the world is a TV show? How?
Everybody, stay quiet!
You should see soon enough.
What are you—
Shh!
There it is! The giveaway scroll!
I told you guys about this before, didn't I?
When the action onscreen slows down, they notify the audience about a contest with a giveaway scroll!
Hurry! Read it!
Can you see it? What's it say?!
"For further details, please visit the official website for Unofficial Sentai Akibaranger..."
I don't see anything.
Understand, now?! This world we live in... is just a TV show!
There's more proof, too... look at what you're wearing! How you're talking!
Now that you mention it... why would I wear something like this?
She's right, nya! This is nyot like me at all!
Some force is trying to turn Akibaranger from an otaku-themed nerd show...
...into something like a proper, official Sentai show!
They're raising the stakes... changing the show's entire direction!
Add it all up... they changed the battles from being in the delusion world, to being in reality...
Make it personal by having the bad guy be a good guy's relative...
...and the appearance of a new rival!
And then, changing the star...
This Sentai's new Red, my down-to-Earth successor!
Guys, I hate to do this, but I've received sudden orders to return to Interpol.
Sis, are you there?
That's the story.
What's that supposed to mean?!
Huh?
This means... they've stopped the new direction!
The rest is up to you, Akagi.
Hold it right there!
You're my destined rival!
I won't let you just return to Interpol!
No matter what you say, my superiors need me!
Well, excuse me!
Hey!
How'd he get on his bike so fast?!
They're not even worried about details like that anymore!
If they've given up on the show's new direction, then...
When you say "they", do nyou mean Dr. Z?
No... even Z is under their control.
What do you mean?
Who are you talking about?
This is nonsense!
Where is this all headed?!
We should head back for now!
What?
You claim I'm being manipulated by some greater power?
That's right, Father.
Please, remember!
We wanted to reform the humans of Akihabara that had been corrupted by moe,
and give the world anime that fit your ideals!
Please remember!
That's right!
What have I been doing...
You're back to normal!
I'm so glad, Father!
Next we need to work with the Akibarangers, and find a way out of this!
Surely you jest.
Father?!
Begone! I have no further use for you.
You are exiled from the Delusion Empire!
Are you serious, Father?!
Begone... you're an eyesore!
Yes... that's right... this will do nicely!
Welcome back, everybody!
My Scorpion mark's gone! Yay!
I knew it... the direction of the show has changed abruptly again!
This is no time for squeeing like girls!
That's right... good point.
What's going to happen to us?!
I don't know, but... our world, and the world outside it...
In other words, the show, and reality...
There's someone on the production side who's twisting both, for their own satisfaction!
Someone on the production side?! Who are nyou talking about?!
What in the world is going to happen next?
To be continued
Me no mae de tokuten ga
Just shooting B-roll footage
Owarei desu tte koketari
And at the very end I slip and fall
Gokai onnaji
It's just another day at work
Kyara wo hiite nigawarai
I stay in character, but I'm smiling bitterly
Sonna fukou mo
Still, even if it sucks,
Dareka wo egao ni shiteiru kamo ne
maybe it'll make someone happy?
Itakutemo That’s alright!
Even if it hurts, that's alright!
Itsuka sekai wa yume no naka
In my dreams, everything's going to be just fine
Daijoubu That’s alright!
It's okay now, that's alright!
Umaku itteru yume no naka
Everything's just fine now, in my dreams
Ashita wa Akiba no
And tomorrow the same wind will blow
Kaze ga fuku no sa shabadaba
through Akiba like it always does, shabadaba!
The greatest threat to the Akibarangers exists outside of the show itself.
The staff, who twist our world for their satisfaction, and only us, the characters, can stop them...!
Unofficial Sentai Akibaranger is a work of fiction.
Episode 12
Episode Painful: Goodbye Delusion Sentai
Can we really let the show end like this?!
Episode 12
Episode Painful: Goodbye Delusion Sentai
Good boys and girls shouldn't watch next time, either!
Episode 12
Episode Painful: Goodbye Delusion Sentai