Voice 11

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Episode 11
Robo
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Sexy Voice and Robo episode
Writer Kizara Izumi
Original air date June 19, 2007 (2007-06-19)
Viewership 6.4%
Episode chronology
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Voice 10
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Sexy Voice and Robo
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Plot

Mikkabouzu reappears as a poultergeist who can only be seen by certain people. Rumi-chan also returns home, but Niko's family cannot see her.

Guests

Main Guests

Mikkabouzu / Mita Hiroshi - Nakamura Shido 三日坊主 / 三田広 - 中村獅童

Recurring Characters

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

Minor Guests

Transfer student Shirai - Okamoto Anri 転校生白井 - 岡本杏理
Organization man - Kitami Toshiyuki 組織の連絡員 - 北見敏之
Teacher - Iwanaga Shingo - 岩永新悟
Red-uniformed schoolgirl #1 - Asaba Maya - 浅場万矢
Red-uniformed schoolgirl #2 - Shihono Ryou - しほの涼
Niko's classmate - Akiba Miku - 秋葉美来
Man interfering with Robo's date #1 - AKIRA Nogami - アキラノガミ
Man interfering with Robo's date #2 - Abe Ryohei - {{{4}}}

Trivia

Robo & Niko dressed as Jizoudou
  • According to Niko, it's been three months since Mikkabouzu died, which fits since the series appears to follow the real world passage of time. The series was just a quarter block series, which typically is just three months.
  • Robo gets an "anime nosebleed" when Niko suggests he date Kazumi.
  • Several people celebrated birthdays during the series: Mikkabouzu (sort of), Niko, Robo, and Niko's dad.
  • In the ending fantasy sequence, Niko is dressed as Maki and Robo is dressed as Yocchan.

Episode motifs:

  • Niko's facade.
    • Throughout the series, Niko's school life has stood in stark contrast to her spy life. Robo tells Yocchan that Niko doesn't talk to him about her regular life. In Voice 05, we saw Niko confront her high school classmates. However, in her regular life, we have often seen her turn a blind eye. In Voice 07 and Voice 10 she watched people being bullied and does nothing. She often pretends to be interested in things, such as Ohaguro Onna, love, and school uniform trends. Here, Niko finally stands up against her classmates peer pressure while defending her new classmate.
  • Goodbyes.
    • Mikkabouzu - departing to afterlife.
    • Rumi - again disappears without Niko knowing what happened to her.
    • Robo - natural progression with no quarrel.
    • Jizoudou - closing up shop and leaving town.
    • Robo + Kazumi - end of a "romance".

Series motifs:

  • Maki's summoning methods. They come to Robo's house in the middle of the night, sit in front of his bed, and start eating.

Continuity

Robo's bazooka and Niko's shield. Ep. 3 (top) and Ep. 11 (bottom)
  • Rumi-chan who was freed by Niko in Voice 01 reappears.
  • Mikkabouzu no longer has his notebook or belongings as his proof of life.
  • Robo is eating curry and rice and saying "delicious" like in Voice 01.
  • Robo has kept a newspaper clipping of Mikkabouzu's death. The clipping is from the same newspaper that Yocchan was holding in Voice 01.
  • The hotel room Mikkabouzu is haunting is the same one from Voice 01.
  • Niko also appeared on-camera in Voice 01.
  • Robo carries his shiitake bazooka from Voice 03. A new shield has been fashioned for Niko.
  • The cake for Niko's father's birthday appears to be from the same restaurant that made Niko's birthday cake in Voice 07.
  • Maki mentions her old lover from Voice 09. Since he's died, she no longer has a reason to stay at Jizoudou.
  • Mikkabouzu suggests people that are "busy" can't see him, similar to what Emiri said in Voice 08 about "busy" people ignoring those who were dying. It is not fully explained why Maki can see Mikkabouzu or why Niko loses her ability to see.
  • Robo mentions all the friends they've made the past 3 months, specifically Gobozou and Ohaguro Onna.
  • Niko disguises herself as a park maintenance worker in a uniform similar to Tsukiko in Voice 03 and Kazumi in Voice 10.
  • Robo and Yocchan now see themselves as love rivals after Voice 10.

Uses of Niko's Power

  • Niko hears Mikkabouzu reciting the spell from far away.

Notable Quotes

  • Niko - "Because I acted like I couldn't see...I ended up really not being able to see her."
  • Robo - "This is...a pond."
  • Maki - "It's through partings that there is a next meeting."
  • Robo - "I will be my own ally."

Robo's Max phrases:

  • "Bateren Renkon Tomato Max!"
  • "Max Beam!"
  • "Max Friendship Power!"

Comparisons to the Manga

  • In the drama, Mikkabouzu's killer eventually escapes and his fate is unknown. In the manga, Niko captures Mikkabouzu's killer, who turns out to be the old man's assistant before Yocchan.

DVD Extra Footage

  • None.