Hikonin Sentai Akibaranger

S01E01 Pain is Power

April 6, 2012 27 min

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!”

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S01E02 The Activation of a Bizarrely Decorated Vehicle Summons a Full Blast of Red Delusion

April 13, 2012 27 min

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...

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S01E03 The Pain! Drunken Superhero Adventure!!

April 20, 2012 27 min

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...

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S01E04 A Forbidden Delusion Brings with It the Pain of Blue Corruption

April 27, 2012 27 min

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...

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S01E05 Oh the Pain ☆ Yellow Mama

May 4, 2012 27 min

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...

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S01E06 Take Flight Leader! The Painful Trap of Deluded Photography

May 11, 2012 27 min

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...

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S01E07 Fly, Itasha, Break Past the Limits!

May 18, 2012 27 min

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...

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S01E08 The Bonds Forged through Painful Special Training Lead Down the Road of Becoming Official to a Conspiracy

May 25, 2012 27 min

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...

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S01E09 The Pain Sentai, Disbanded

June 1, 2012 27 min

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.

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S01E10 The Painfully Unofficial Curse of Z and a New Beginning

June 8, 2012 27 min

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...

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S01E11 The Next Generation Heralds a Pain-Free, Down to Earth Warrior

June 15, 2012 27 min

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...

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S01E12 Most Painful Times. Farewell, Delusional Sentai

June 22, 2012 27 min

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.

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S01E13 Performance Review! If It Doesn't Hurt, Then That's All Right!

June 29, 2012 27 min

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…

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