Voice 05
| Episode 05 Ushimitsu-sama うしみつ様 | |||
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| Sexy Voice and Robo episode | |||
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| Writer | Nemoto Nonji | ||
| Original air date | May 8, 2007 | ||
| Viewership | 6.9% | ||
| Forum Thread | Thread | ||
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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'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
Horan Chiaki as guest
