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Episode 02; Delusion China; 妄想中華
	Hikounin Sentai AkibaRanger 2 episode
Writer	Arakawa Naruhisa
Director	Tasaki Ryuuta
Original air date	April 13, 2013
Forum Thread	Thread
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Important things that happened

Nobuo runs into a new kind of chief clerk, Blu-ray Chief Clerk.
Introduces Iwashimizu (Mitsuki) Luna as the new AkibaBlue. Yuuko returns as AkibaYellow. Both have different hair styles than before.
Introduces Tsuu Shogun.

Enemies

Blu-ray Chief Clerk

ブルーレイ係長

Voiced by Yamaguchi Kappei

Human form - Salesman (Played by Beauty Kokubu)

Has a remote control for his left hand. Can use its various features in battle.

Attacks:

Fast-forward 30 seconds into an ideal world
Rewind 10 seconds
Downconvert Beam - Lowers the quality of whatever it hits.

Guest Stars

Salesman - Beauty Kokubu → 販売員 - ビューティーこくぶ

Voice Actors

Blu-ray Chief Clerk - Yamaguchi Kappei → ブルーレイ係長 - 山口勝平
ChinaRed - Seki Tomokazu → チャイナレッド - 関智一
KibaRanger - Abe Wataru → キバレンジャー - 阿部渡

Trivia

The episode mocks the Internet rumor that Gosei Sentai DaiRanger was originally going to be called Chuuka Sentai Chinaman. The original name was actually Chuuka Sentai Daikenger.
Blu-Ray Chief Clerk takes on the naming from DaiRanger, where it's an object combined with a title of some sort.
When the salesman says he's not the president, it's an imitation of President Takata Akira from Japanet Takata.
Blu-ray Chief Clerk is voiced by Yamaguchi Kappei, who did the voice for Artemis in Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon, another of director Tasaki Ryuuta's works. He's also done some monster of the week voices for DekaRanger and Goseiger too.
Mo-e Mo-e Zukyuun doesn't work initially because Nobuo took the batteries out when not using them, which is a common practice with toys. Incidentally, the batteries are exactly the same for the toy version of the DX Mo-e Mo-e Zukyuun.
KibaRanger is voiced by the original voice for Byakko Shinken, Abe Wataru. He's also done voices for monsters of the week for older Sentai. Also, KibaRanger now has an AkibaRanger mark on his chest instead of his usual one.
This is the first week to show the full opening. Last week was just the demo version. The ending this week was Fight! Sun Vulcan Robo sung by Yumeria/Yuuko. It was originally sung by Kushida Akira, who has a compilation album on sale in the commercials.
In the karaoke bar, the songs are "Gosei Sentai AkibaRanger" by New Jack Takurou, the original singer of the DaiRanger opening theme. The three versions are the original version, the version with footage of the singer, and the version from the TV show. The first line is "Mousou daaa! (Mon mon momomon)
The DaiRanger logo has its D replaced with Chuuka/China. The stars are also missing in the Chinaman version.
The blog url on Luna's business card is http://idolunau-lunaiwashimizu.official-blog.com If accessed as of episode 2's airing, it says that it's reserved to reflect a show. There's currently nothing, but it asks the visitor to check back again later.
Luna's card says she's with an agency called Star Link, a parody of Stardust which a lot of toku actors come from.
Luna's real name is Mitsuki 美月 which means "beautiful moon", hence the nickname Luna. Also, her name contains blue in the kanji 清, but it doesn't mean blue 青. With the water radical on the left, it actually means "pure". Her family name translated would mean "stone and pure water".
ChinaRed says that he's a "real mascot chara" and that there's no one inside the suit, but he stutters and delivers Chinese food, so in this reality he's probably just an otaku like Nobuo who's lost in his delusions.
- Also, ChinaRed is delivering gyoza, which was RyuuRanger's main thing. His goal was to make the best gyoza in the world, which was even the plot of the DaiRanger tribute episode in Gokaiger.
DaiRanger's robo is replaced with DX Mousou Henkei Akivulcan Robo, which is a parody of Sun Vulcan Robo. We hear its theme song at the end.
The Mousou Video's name is "The fast-eating contest of Nagoya's Five Famous Products". The writer Arakawa Naruhisa is from Nagoya, so he's known for making jokes about the place.
Nobuo finds Tsuu Shogun in the karaoke bar when he overhears him singing "Ginga Honey" from Denjiman. Tsuu sings out "You've come from across the galaxy" to which Nobuo responds "No, I didn't!" Nobuo recognizes the song was used only once and says that Tsuu is a connoisseur, which in Japanese is pronounced "Tsuu".
In the Japanese text, it says that Takemoto, Watanabe, and Sakamoto did the first episodes of Shinkenger, Go-Onger, and GekiRanger respectively, but in reality, all three were initially done by Watanabe.
AkibaBlue's rollcall phrase is a reference to DaiRanger. In fact, a lot of the stuff she says in battle are references to DaiRanger, since that's the show she mistakes AkibaRanger for in this reality.
ChinaBlue isn't Tenma/天馬 (Winged horse) as in the final DaiRanger version, but is Senri no Uma (千里の馬) AKA (Qianlima/Senrima/Chollima) the rest are the same. Senri no Uma means "Horse that can travel 1000 ri in a day".
Tsuu Shogun singing Ginga Honey is a Dragon Ball Easter egg. Tsuu Shogun is played by Vegeta's VA, and Ginga Honey was originally sung by Freiza's VA. Thanks to DekaRed for pointing that out.

AkibaRed's recommendation

お弁当なら、きっちんガイナモ推し！ゾンネットちゃーーーん！　アキバレッド！

"For obentou, I recommend Kitchen Gainamo! Zonnett-chan! AkibaRed!"

Gainamo and Zonnett are from CarRanger. This bentou appeared in MegaRanger Vs. CarRanger.

Cosplay in AkibaRangers

Yumeria changes into a new cat outfit when she returns. Kozukozu wears the ShinkenRed jacket from the last episode.

Songs

AkibaRanger Season Tsuu!
Ginga Honey sung by Tsuu Shogun.
Fight! Sun Vulcan Robo sung by Yokoyama Yuuko.

Corrections

8:09 - Some old lines are masking the new lines
11:25 - The Katakana is writting as Meteo but it's actually Meteor (like Kamen Rider Meteor) / 22:47 - Again, it's Meteor instead of Meteo
- Possibly a reference to Monster Hunter's weapon that looks similar? http://monsterhunter.wikia.com/wiki/Meteor_Cannon
23:56 - Should be "Who is he?" since she was speaking to AkibaYellow

External Links

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 == Important things that happened ==
+*Nobuo runs into a new kind of chief clerk, Blu-ray Chief Clerk.
+*Introduces Iwashimizu (Mitsuki) Luna as the new AkibaBlue. Yuuko returns as AkibaYellow. Both have different hair styles than before.
+*Introduces Tsuu Shogun.
 ==Enemies==
+===Blu-ray Chief Clerk===
+ブルーレイ係長
+:Voiced by [[Yamaguchi Kappei]]
+:Human form - Salesman (Played by [[Beauty Kokubu]])
+:Has a remote control for his left hand. Can use its various features in battle.
+Attacks:
+*Fast-forward 30 seconds into an ideal world
+*Rewind 10 seconds
+*Downconvert Beam - Lowers the quality of whatever it hits.
 == Guest Stars ==
+*{{g|Salesman|販売員|[[Beauty Kokubu]]|ビューティーこくぶ}}
 ===Voice Actors===
+*{{g|Blu-ray Chief Clerk|ブルーレイ係長|[[Yamaguchi Kappei]]|山口勝平}}
+*{{g|ChinaRed|チャイナレッド|[[Seki Tomokazu]]|関智一}}
+*{{g|KibaRanger|キバレンジャー|[[Abe Wataru]]|阿部渡}}
 == Trivia ==
+*The episode mocks the Internet rumor that Gosei Sentai DaiRanger was originally going to be called Chuuka Sentai Chinaman. The original name was actually Chuuka Sentai Daikenger.
+*Blu-Ray Chief Clerk takes on the naming from DaiRanger, where it's an object combined with a title of some sort.
+*When the salesman says he's not the president, it's an imitation of President Takata Akira from Japanet Takata.
+*Blu-ray Chief Clerk is voiced by Yamaguchi Kappei, who did the voice for Artemis in [[Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon]], another of director Tasaki Ryuuta's works. He's also done some monster of the week voices for DekaRanger and Goseiger too.
+*Mo-e Mo-e Zukyuun doesn't work initially because Nobuo took the batteries out when not using them, which is a common practice with toys. Incidentally, the batteries are exactly the same for the toy version of the DX Mo-e Mo-e Zukyuun.
+*KibaRanger is voiced by the original voice for Byakko Shinken, Abe Wataru. He's also done voices for monsters of the week for older Sentai. Also, KibaRanger now has an AkibaRanger mark on his chest instead of his usual one.
+*This is the first week to show the full opening. Last week was just the demo version. The ending this week was [[Fight! Sun Vulcan Robo]] sung by Yumeria/Yuuko. It was originally sung by [[Kushida Akira]], who has a compilation album on sale in the commercials.
+*In the karaoke bar, the songs are "Gosei Sentai AkibaRanger" by New Jack Takurou, the original singer of the DaiRanger opening theme. The three versions are the original version, the version with footage of the singer, and the version from the TV show. The first line is "Mousou daaa! (Mon mon momomon)
+*The DaiRanger logo has its D replaced with Chuuka/China. The stars are also missing in the Chinaman version.
 *The blog url on Luna's business card is http://idolunau-lunaiwashimizu.official-blog.com If accessed as of episode 2's airing, it says that it's reserved to reflect a show. There's currently nothing, but it asks the visitor to check back again later.
-===Cosplay===
+*Luna's card says she's with an agency called Star Link, a parody of Stardust which a lot of toku actors come from.
+*Luna's real name is Mitsuki 美月 which means "beautiful moon", hence the nickname Luna. Also, her name contains blue in the kanji 清, but it doesn't mean blue 青. With the water radical on the left, it actually means "pure". Her family name translated would mean "stone and pure water".
+*ChinaRed says that he's a "real mascot chara" and that there's no one inside the suit, but he stutters and delivers Chinese food, so in this reality he's probably just an otaku like Nobuo who's lost in his delusions.
+**Also, ChinaRed is delivering gyoza, which was RyuuRanger's main thing. His goal was to make the best gyoza in the world, which was even the plot of the DaiRanger tribute episode in Gokaiger.
+*DaiRanger's robo is replaced with DX Mousou Henkei Akivulcan Robo, which is a parody of Sun Vulcan Robo. We hear its theme song at the end.
+*The Mousou Video's name is "The fast-eating contest of Nagoya's Five Famous Products". The writer [[Arakawa Naruhisa]] is from Nagoya, so he's known for making jokes about the place.
+*Nobuo finds Tsuu Shogun in the karaoke bar when he overhears him singing "Ginga Honey" from Denjiman. Tsuu sings out "You've come from across the galaxy" to which Nobuo responds "No, I didn't!" Nobuo recognizes the song was used only once and says that Tsuu is a connoisseur, which in Japanese is pronounced "Tsuu".
+*In the Japanese text, it says that Takemoto, Watanabe, and Sakamoto did the first episodes of Shinkenger, Go-Onger, and GekiRanger respectively, but in reality, all three were initially done by Watanabe.
+*AkibaBlue's rollcall phrase is a reference to DaiRanger. In fact, a lot of the stuff she says in battle are references to DaiRanger, since that's the show she mistakes AkibaRanger for in this reality.
+*ChinaBlue isn't Tenma/天馬 (Winged horse) as in the final DaiRanger version, but is Senri no Uma (千里の馬) AKA (Qianlima/Senrima/Chollima) the rest are the same. Senri no Uma means "Horse that can travel 1000 [[ri]] in a day".
+*Tsuu Shogun singing Ginga Honey is a Dragon Ball Easter egg. Tsuu Shogun is played by Vegeta's VA, and Ginga Honey was originally sung by Freiza's VA. Thanks to DekaRed for pointing that out.
+===AkibaRed's recommendation===
+お弁当なら、きっちんガイナモ推し！ゾンネットちゃーーーん！　アキバレッド！
+"For obentou, I recommend Kitchen Gainamo! Zonnett-chan! AkibaRed!"
+Gainamo and Zonnett are from CarRanger. This bentou appeared in MegaRanger Vs. CarRanger.
+===[[Cosplay in AkibaRangers]]===
+*Yumeria changes into a new cat outfit when she returns. Kozukozu wears the ShinkenRed jacket from the last episode.
+==Songs==
+*[[AkibaRanger Season Tsuu!]]
+*[[Ginga Honey]] sung by Tsuu Shogun.
+*[[Fight! Sun Vulcan Robo]] sung by Yokoyama Yuuko.
+==Corrections==
+*8:09 - Some old lines are masking the new lines
+*11:25 - The Katakana is writting as Meteo but it's actually Meteor (like Kamen Rider Meteor) / 22:47 - Again, it's Meteor instead of Meteo
+**Possibly a reference to Monster Hunter's weapon that looks similar? http://monsterhunter.wikia.com/wiki/Meteor_Cannon
+* 23:56 - Should be "Who is he?" since she was speaking to AkibaYellow
 ==External Links==
+*http://kotoha4311.blog48.fc2.com/blog-entry-1177.html
+*http://www10.atwiki.jp/akiba_unofficial/pages/37.html
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