Voice 05

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Episode 05
Ushimitsu-sama
うしみつ様
Sexy Voice and Robo episode
Writer Nemoto Nonji
Original air date May 8, 2007 (2007-05-08)
Viewership 6.9%
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Plot

Ushimitsu-sama is a new superstition sweeping the town. Robo and Niko go undercover at a high school where the apparently lucky charm is wreaking havoc on students.

Guests

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Main Guests

Rei - Kurokawa Tomoka - 黒川智花
Chie - Takase Yukina 知枝 - 高瀬友規奈
Manami - Kinami Haruka マナミ - 木南 晴夏
Eri - Naka Riisa 絵里 - 仲里依紗
Mika - Iriyama Noriko 美香 - 入山法子

Recurring Characters

Muu-chan - Kajiwara Hikari むーちゃん - 梶原ひかり

Minor Guests

Terrified woman who bumps into Robo - Ishikawa Yuriko - 石川ユリコ
Teacher - Shiraishi Tadashi - 白石タダシ
Yuriko - Horan Chiaki ゆり子 - ホラン千秋
Security Guard - Katou Shirou - 加藤四朗
High school student #1 - Miki Itou - 伊藤未希
High school student #2 - Souma Yukimi - 相馬有紀実
High school student #3 - Kamihara Mayu - 神原麻由
High school student #4 - Natsume Suzu - 夏目鈴
High school student #5 - Tatsuzawa Masaaki - 立澤真明
High school student #6 - Shinohara Takafumi - 篠原孝文
High school student #7 - Tanoue Naoki - 田上尚樹
Voice of Ushimitsu - Oota Tetsuharu - 太田哲治

Trivia

Robo fighting his curse
  • Robo's high school memories are those of first love. Yocchan's high school memories are those of a delinquent. Most likely both have severely distorted their memories (Robo is constantly striking out with girls, and Yocchan is a bit of a wimp when confronted by school authority).

Episode motifs:

  • Beliefs
    • At the beginning, when Niko's mother introduces Ushimitsu-sama, we see the family is divided. Niko thinks it's stupid. Her mom and Kazumi-chan fully believe. Her father is skeptical.
    • Robo uses various amulets to try to ward off his curse (wearing a garland of garlic, carrying a cross, etc.)
    • Rei's group create superstitious fear over calamities that they create themselves. Much like a cult, the fear of Ushimitsu-sama has garnered them money, power, and influence.
    • Even for skeptics and non-believers, Maki points out that the desire to have something to lean on is very strong, sometimes stronger than logic.
    • By the end of the episode, Niko's mother is shown as not a loyal believer, but someone who jumps from one fad belief to another. On the other end, Niko's father goes from being a skeptic to a believer.
    • The episode is not completely anti-supernatural, as it suggests that there is an actual spirit embodying Ushimitsu-sama at the end.

Series motifs:

  • Robo falsely accused. Robo says he was accused of being a molester on the train again (Niko suggests that this is not an uncommon occurrence for him).
  • Kazumi-chan's part-time jobs. here she is a teacher-in-training.

Uses of Niko's Power

  • On the school rooftop, Niko uses her super hearing to eavesdrop on student conversations about Ushimitsu-sama.
  • Niko throws her voice and pretends to be the voice of Ushimitsu-sama.

Notable Quotes

  • Robo - "If it's a game, instead of charms and curses, make more happy prophecies!"
  • Maki - "Whether it's a trick or not, having something to cling to, to rely on, to lean on, allows one to move up."

Robo's Max phrases:

  • "Robo deploying."
  • "Max Beam!"

DVD Extra Footage

  • 16:22 Ushimitsu-sama -> Please tell me your prediction.
  • 17:58 What's wrong? -> Let's go.
  • 29:21 The curse might spread to your family too.

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