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Hikonin Sentai Akibaranger
2012 - 2013 8.2 (11 votes) 2 Seasons
Official Website
Genres
Action & Adventure Comedy
Networks
Tokyo MX
Sun TV
BS Asahi
Created By
Saburo Yatsude

Hikonin Sentai Akibaranger (非公認戦隊アキバレンジャー)

Overview

A beautiful-yet-awkward genius recruits three otaku to protect Akihabara. Powered only by their own delusions, and aiming to be acknowledged as a true Sentai team, they become the Unofficial Sentai, Akibaranger!

Key Crew

Producer: Jun Hikasa, Taku Mochizuki, Koichi Yada, Akira Ishikawa

Top Cast

Masato Wada
Masato Wada

Akagi Nobuo / Akiba Red

Shione Sawada
Shione Sawada

Luna Iwashimizu / Akiba Blue II

Karin Ogino
Karin Ogino

Moegi Yumeria / Akiba Yellow

Maaya Uchida
Maaya Uchida

Hiroyo Hakase / Aoi Ichikawa (voice)

Kozue Aikawa
Kozue Aikawa

Kozukozu Mita

Honoka
Honoka

Malshina

Ryo Horikawa
Ryo Horikawa

Tsu Shogun

Seasons

Season 1 poster
Season 1 (2012)

No overview available.

13 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: Pain is Power
2012-04-06

As Super Sentai fanboy Akagi Nobuo, age 29, is hard at work in Akihabara, a woman named Hiroyo Hakase appears before him and asks him to “become Akiba Red!”

Runtime: 27 min
Episode 2: The Activation of a Bizarrely Decorated Vehicle Summons a Full Blast of Red Delusion
2012-04-13

Nobuo is struck with disappointment at the discovery that Akibarangers’ feats are neither “Official” nor actually “real.” With Red unable to transform, Mitsuki and Yumeria struggle against a brutal foe. Then, the heartbroken Nobuo encounters...

Runtime: 27 min
Episode 3: The Pain! Drunken Superhero Adventure!!
2012-04-20

A drunken Nobuo attempts to save a girl from a pushy club owner’s advances, and transforms into Akiba Red. With this, the Akibarangers discover a new power! Following Hiroyo’s suggestion to try getting hammered, our heroes really nail their foe!

Runtime: 27 min
Episode 4: A Forbidden Delusion Brings with It the Pain of Blue Corruption
2012-04-27

Mitsuki explains that she is going to a martial arts training camp, and because of their drunken mishap on their last battle, Nobuo and Yumeria are asked not to enter any delusions while she is away. The next day, the duo go to Otamix for Yumeria to try out some new costumes, and when she does, the delusions begin…

Runtime: 27 min
Episode 5: Oh the Pain ☆ Yellow Mama
2012-05-04

As Yumeria’s mother arrives for a sudden visit, Nobuo dives into a delusion based on Sentai family-visit episodes. Yumeria’s mother is anything but typical, though: she was a famous cosplayer in her own right! This hot mama is more than the Akibarangers can handle!

Runtime: 27 min
Episode 6: Take Flight Leader! The Painful Trap of Deluded Photography
2012-05-11

Nobuo takes a job to deliver something for the studio director at Toei in Tokyo. For him, this is the Holy Grail for any Sentai fan. Thinking that they might learn to finally make the Akibaranger an official team, he takes Mitsuki along. After delivering the package, they meet the legendary stunt and suit actor Kazuo Niibori. Fascinated by his sword play, Mitsuki applies as an apprentice.

Runtime: 27 min
Episode 7: Fly, Itasha, Break Past the Limits!
2012-05-18

After somehow escaping the Delusion, Malshina opens up her own Evil Base in Akihabara. Even worse, she has taken Hakase hostage. Can the Akibarangers stop her plans, and what is the connection between Malshina and Hakase?

Runtime: 27 min
Episode 8: The Bonds Forged through Painful Special Training Lead Down the Road of Becoming Official to a Conspiracy
2012-05-25

A Toei producer calls the Sentai Cafe, telling the Akibarangers that he wants to make them an official Sentai team. However, Hakase is suspicious of the sudden timing of the call, but the Akibarangers travel to Ginza anyway. Meanwhile, Hakase tries to discover the secrets behind Malshina and the Moe Moe Z-Cune.

Runtime: 27 min
Episode 9: The Pain Sentai, Disbanded
2012-06-01

For the safety of the real world, Hakase disbands the team. Despite attempting to return to their normal lives, they are met by Malshina and a mysterious man who has their MMZ-01s.

Runtime: 27 min
Episode 10: The Painfully Unofficial Curse of Z and a New Beginning
2012-06-08

With the mysterious Doctor Z now in control of Blatantly Evil Marketing Firm B, Hiroyo finally reveals the truth regarding the Akibarangers, the Delusional World and their connection to the Z-Cune Aoi anime, even as they find themselves against a tough new opponent.

Runtime: 27 min
Episode 11: The Next Generation Heralds a Pain-Free, Down to Earth Warrior
2012-06-15

As the Akibarangers bid farewell to Nobuo Akagi, Hakase’s half-brother Takuma Tsuzuki takes on the role of Akiba Red. As Nobuo is preparing to leave Akihabara for the United States, he comes to a shocking revelation about their world.

Runtime: 27 min
Episode 12: Most Painful Times. Farewell, Delusional Sentai
2012-06-22

With Nobuo’s discovery that their world is in fact a television show, the Akibarangers must subvert the final episode tropes to prevent the end of their world.

Runtime: 27 min
Episode 13: Performance Review! If It Doesn't Hurt, Then That's All Right!
2012-06-29

Nobou receives a DVD from the creator of the show telling them to review their mistakes for the show and if they do, they may be renewed for a second season…

Runtime: 27 min
Season 2 poster
Season 2 (2013)

No overview available.

13 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: Delusion Wars
2013-04-05

Visiting the Secret Base for the first time in nine months, Nobuo and Hiroyo recollect what happened during the previous battle... but their memories aren’t quite right...

Runtime: 27 min
Episode 2: Chinese Delusions
2013-04-12

Discovering Akibaranger has become official at the cost of Dairanger, Nobuo tries to fix matters by himself, but he must ultimately reteam with Yumeria and an idol wannabe to deal with the new threat to reality.

Runtime: 27 min
Episode 3: Martial Arts Delusions
2013-04-19

As the Akibarangers try and figure out how they’ve replaced Dairanger as the 17th Super Sentai, they are attacked by an angry Kibaranger, who declares he’s now only a shadow of his former self, when suddenly, Malshina appears!

Runtime: 27 min
Episode 4: Goddess of Delusions
2013-04-26

Dealing with Luna quitting the team, Akagi learns that Yumeria got married during their time away from their life as the Unofficial Sentai, but her mother-in-law’s anti-otaku feelings create trouble for her. When Malsheena uses her own version of the Z-Cune to transform, and a monster spoils the Z-Cune Aoi film, it’s up to Yumeria to inspire Akagi’s delusions on a whole new level, but can they dodge the mother-in-law?!

Runtime: 27 min
Episode 5: Delusional Imports
2013-05-03

Luna’s misunderstanding causes a twisted delusion where Super Sentai is an adaptation of America’s popular Powerful Rangers franchise! With the Red and Green Powerful Rangers teaming up with Malsheena against the Akibarangers and their “knockoff” Super Sentai, could this be the end of the Super Sentai franchise forever?!

Runtime: 27 min
Episode 6: Delusional Nyan Nyan
2013-05-10

After General Pain creates a new mascot character that exploits Akagi’s weakness for super smooth shiny robotic girls, the Akibarangers are swiftly defeated and the effects leak into the real world! Can they find a way to train Akagi to overcome his weakness and defeat the latest threat to reality?!

Runtime: 27 min
Episode 7: Delusional Espionage
2013-05-17

General Pain creates a 3rd Goraiger who steals the justice-loving hearts of the other two Goraigers and turns them to evil! Thanks to Malshina’s meddling, reality now features three extra days in the week, and otaku activities are outlawed!

Runtime: 27 min
Episode 8: Delusional Beauty War
2013-05-24

General Pain unleashes a reconfigured Tentoraiger, Mutou Mushiten, who uses the powers of past Sentai villains. As the Akibarangers try and figure out how to beat their new enemy, they find themselves face to face with veteran villain suit actor Okamoto Yoshinori!

Runtime: 27 min
Episode 9: Delusion Number Two
2013-05-31

Having found General Pain’s hideout, the Akibarangers fall into his trap and are Delusimported into a Grand Delusion where General Pain makes the rules! As they struggle to find a way out, they realize that they are experiencing another franchise trope: the defeat of the team’s mecha!

Runtime: 27 min
Episode 10: Delusional Pillow Talk
2013-06-07

Withe General Pain seemingly trapped in his own Grand Delusion, things go somewhat back to normal, but Malshina talks General Pain into creating a new Alpaca Section Chief to eliminate the Akibarangers!

Runtime: 27 min
Episode 11: Delusional Cemetery
2013-06-14

The Akibarangers confront Malshina, who has remodeled the entire reality to become the star of her own franchise in place of the Super Sentai! As the Akibarangers lose their will to fight, will Malshina’s new reality stand?!

Runtime: 27 min
Episode 12: Delusional Apostle
2013-06-21

After defeating Delu Knight by exploiting the defeat flags in the warped reality, a strange new hero appears to become the 4th member of the Akibaranger team! However, upon their return to Secret Base Cafe, things are still twisted as they discover their new teammate is intended to replace the Super Sentai franchise entirely! The grand final battle is about to begin!

Runtime: 27 min
Episode 13: Delusional Compilation
2013-06-28

As the final battle has come to a close, the memories come flowing back as Kozkoz and Hakase remember their friends’ adventures, but what is the future of the Unofficial Sentai?

Runtime: 27 min

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