Voice 05

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%
Forum Thread	Thread
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Sexy Voice and Robo
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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

Main Guests

Rei - Kurokawa Tomoka → 玲 - 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.

Gallery

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  Horan Chiaki as guest