Unofficial Sentai Akibaranger
Unofficial Sentai Akibaranger is a Japanese tokusatsu comedy series based on the Super Sentai Series. It is not part of the official line up in Toei Company's Super Sentai franchise, but is instead a parody geared towards adults who were fans of the franchise as children. The show aired on BS Asahi starting April 6, 2012, and Tokyo MX starting April 9, 2012.
A second season was officially announced in January 2013 at a teaser event tying in with the final appearances of the characters from Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters, featuring Masato Wada, who performs as main character Nobuo Akagi. The second season is titled Unofficial Sentai Akibaranger: Season Tsuu and premiered on April 5, 2013.
Plot
Three individuals are chosen by a beautiful scientist otaku to become the "Unofficial Sentai Akibaranger" and "protect Akihabara" from powerful otaku villains that only exist in their delusions. However, the otaku fight eventually gets literally real when their "otaku enemies" begin to materialize in the real world.Episodes
Web radio series
On July 6, Animate.tv started broadcasting Unofficial Sentai Akibaranger Official Web Radio . The bi-weekly web radio series is hosted by Masato Wada, who plays Nobuo Akagi in the TV series. Other cast members from the series, as well as voice actors from other Super Sentai series, make guest appearances.Cast
- Nobuo Akagi: Masato Wada
- Mitsuki Aoyagi: Kyoko Hinami
- Luna Iwashimizu: Shione Sawada
- Yumeria Moegi/Yuko Yokoyama: Karin Ogino
- Hiroyo Hakase/Hiroyo Tsuzuki, Aoi Ichikawa : Maaya Uchida
- KozuKozu Mita: Kozue Aikawa
- Sayaka Honiden: Miiko Morita
- Tazuko: Yuki Ueda
- Takuma Tsuzuki:
- Doctor Z: Kazuki Yao
- General Tsuu: Ryō Horikawa
- Delu Knight: Hiroaki Hirata
Guest stars
- Himself, Deka Red : Ryuji Sainei
- Bouken Red : Mitsuomi Takahashi
- Customer at Café: Yoshinobu Kaneko
- Masako Yamada: Rica Matsumoto
- Himself: Kazuo Niibori
- Customer at Café: Keiichi Sato
- Staff of Animation Studio: Mitsu Murata
- Guard at Toei: Tomokazu Seki
- Producer Tsukada : Yasuhiro Takato
- Café maids: Danceroid
- Herself: Haruko Momoi
- Himself: Yukio Yamagata
- Narrator: Hironori Miyata
- Mio Usagi: Julia Nagano
- Owner of Toy Shop: Yuu Kamio
- Male Past Sentai Warriors, China Red, Tyrano Ranger, Hurricane Red, Kabuto Raiger : Tomokazu Seki
- Male Past Sentai Warriors, Dragon Ranger, Hurricane Yellow, Kuwaga Raiger : Takeshi Kusao
- Female Past Sentai Warriors, Sanae Yuru, Hurricane Blue : Akiko Nakagawa
- Kiba Ranger : Wataru Abe
- Ryu Ranger : Keiichi Wada
- Himself: Yukio Yamagata
- Himself: MoJo
- Yasuko Yokoyama: Mitsuko Horie
- Akina Maihama: Sakina Kuwae
- George Spielburton: Koichi Sakamoto
- Himself:
- Himself: Yoshinori Okamoto
- Himself: Seiji Takaiwa
- Customer at Karaoke Box: Taito Hashimoto
- Nurse Hirata: Yuka Hirata
- Prism Ace : Tōru Furuya
Staff
- Z-Cune Aoi Character design: Keiichi Sato
Theme songs
Season 1
;Opening theme- "Unofficial Sentai Akibaranger"
- * Lyrics & Composition: Haruko Momoi
- * Arrangement: Hiroaki Kagoshima
- * Artist: Haruko Momoi feat. Yukio Yamagata
- : Theme of the first season.
- "Ashita wa Akiba no Kaze ga Fuku"
- * Lyrics: Mike Sugiyama
- * Composition: EFY
- * Arrangement: Makoto Miyazaki
- * Artist: Nobuo Akagi
- : In most episodes, the ending theme features a monologue by a character in the series talking about himself/herself, adding details to their background.
Season 2
- "Akibaranger Season Tsuu!"
- * Lyrics & Composition: Haruko Momoi
- * Arrangement: Hiroaki Kagoshima
- * Artist: Haruko Momoi feat. Yukio Yamagata & MoJo
- : In episode 1, "Demo DEMO Version" of this song sung only by Haruko Momoi is used.
- "Super Sentai ☆ Hikōnin Ōenka"
- * Lyrics: Mike Sugiyama
- * Composition: Seiji Miura
- * Arrangement: Yasumasa Sato
- * Artist: Nobuo Akagi, Yukio Yamagata, & Mojo
- * Episode: 1
- : In episode 8, "Mōsō Senshi ver." of this song sung by Nobuo Akagi, Luna Iwashimizu, and Yuko Yokoyama is used. In episode 13, "ver. MAX!!" of this song sung by Nobuo Akagi, Luna Iwashimizu, Yuko Yokoyama, Haruko Momoi, Yukio Yamagata, and MoJo is used.
- "Fight! Sun Vulcan Robo"
- * Lyrics: Keisuke Yamakawa
- * Composition: Michiaki Watanabe
- * Arrangement: Hisashi Ichi
- * Artist: Yuko Yokoyama
- * Episode: 2
- : Image song from Taiyo Sentai Sun Vulcan covered by Yuko Yokoyama.
- "Go! Love Sick"
- * Lyrics: Shoko Fujibayashi
- * Composition & Arrangement: Toshihiko Sahashi
- * Artist: Luna Iwashimizu
- * Episode: 3
- : Image song from Kyuukyuu Sentai GoGoFive covered by Luna Iwashimizu.
- "Cap-tan Chu-Chu-Chu"
- * Lyrics: Saburo Hatte, Ritsuho Urabe
- * Composition & Arrangement: Akihiro Komori
- * Artist: Etsuko Horimi
- * Episode: 4
- : Song based on the opening theme "Tatakae! Ninja Captor" of Ninja Captor.
- "girls in trouble! DEKARANGER"
- * Lyrics: Shoko Fujibayashi
- * Composition: Yūmao
- * Arrangement: Yukihiko Nishihata
- * Artist: Nobuo Akagi & General Two
- * Episode: 5
- : Alternate ending theme song from Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger covered by Nobuo Akagi and General Two.
- "Yume o Kanaete Dynaman ~Sayoko Hagiwara Version~"
- * Lyrics: Kazuo Koike
- * Composition & Arrangement: Kensuke Kyo
- * Artist: Hiroyo Hakase
- * Episode: 6
- : The song from Kagaku Sentai Dynaman covered by Hiroyo Hakase.
- "Shinken Matsuri"
- * Lyrics: Shoko Fujibayashi
- * Composition & Arrangement: Jack Denyor
- * Artist: Luna Iwashimizu, Yuko Yokoyama, Malseena, & Nobuo Akagi
- * Episode: 7
- : Image song from Samurai Sentai Shinkenger covered by Luna Iwashimizu, Yuko Yokoyama, Malseena, and Nobuo Akagi.
- "HOT! HOT! Gao Muscle!!"
- * Lyrics: Nagae Kuwahara
- * Composition & Arrangement: Kōtarō Nakagawa
- * Artist: KozuKozu Mita
- * Episode: 9
- : Image song from Hyakujuu Sentai Gaoranger covered by KozuKozu Mita.
- "Ki no Sei ka na"
- * Lyrics: Saburo Yatsude
- * Composition & Arrangement: Taka-Tora
- * Artist: General Two
- * Episode: 10
- : Ending theme song from Denji Sentai Megaranger covered by General Two.
- "Dolla! ~Majo Bandora no Theme~"
- * Lyrics: Kayoko Fuyumori
- * Composition & Arrangement: KAZZ TOYAMA
- * Artist: Malseena
- * Episode: 11
- : Image song from Kyōryū Sentai Zyuranger covered by Malseena.
- "Shot Bomber Zenryoku Shūchū"
- * Lyrics: Kazunori Sonobe
- * Composition: Takeshi Ike
- * Arrangement: Daito Fujita
- * Artist: Luna Iwashimizu, Yuko Yokoyama, Hiroyo Hakase, & KozuKozu Mita
- * Episode: 12
- : Movie theme song from Hikari Sentai Maskman covered by Luna Iwashimizu, Yuko Yokoyama, Hiroyo Hakase, and KozuKozu Mita.