Unofficial Sentai Akibaranger ( 非公認戦隊アキバレンジャー , Hikōnin Sentai Akibarenjā ) is a Japanese tokusatsu comedy drama based on the Super Sentai Series. It is not part of the official line up in Toei Company 's Super Sentai franchise, but is instead a self-parody geared towards adults as opposed to a general audience for the mainstream series. The show aired on BS Asahi (TV Asahi's broadcast satellite channel) starting April 6, 2012, and Tokyo MX starting April 9, 2012.
33-600: A second season was officially announced in January 2013 at a teaser event tying in with the final appearances of the characters from Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters , featuring Masato Wada , who performs as main character Nobuo Akagi. The second season is titled Unofficial Sentai Akibaranger: Season Tsuu ( 非公認戦隊アキバレンジャー シーズン 痛 ( ツー ) , Hikōnin Sentai Akibaranger: Shīzun Tsū ) and premiered on April 5, 2013. Three individuals (a Super Sentai otaku,
66-540: A cameo in Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger ' s third film Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger vs. Space Sheriff Gavan: The Movie . Kamen Rider × Super Sentai: Super Hero Taisen ( 仮面ライダー×スーパー戦隊 スーパーヒーロー大戦 , Kamen Raidā × Sūpā Sentai: Sūpā Hīrō Taisen ) is a film celebrating the 10th anniversary of the Super Hero Time programming block on TV Asahi , featuring a crossover between the characters of
99-653: A cosplay otaku, and a closet anime otaku) are chosen by a beautiful scientist otaku to become the "Unofficial Sentai Akibaranger" and "protect Akihabara " from powerful otaku villains that only exist in their delusions. However, the otaku fight eventually gets literally real when their "otaku enemies" begin to materialize in the real world. On July 6, Animate.tv started broadcasting Unofficial Sentai Akibaranger Official Web Radio (Temporary) ( 非公認戦隊アキバレンジャー公認WEBラジオ(仮) , Hikōnin Sentai Akibarenjā Kōnin Webu Rajio (Kari) ) . The bi-weekly web radio series
132-559: A move of Kidou Keiji Jiban to 8:00 JST Sunday morning on April 2, 1989. Similarly, on April 6, 1997, Denji Sentai Megaranger was moved from a Friday evening 17:00 JST time slot to the Sunday morning 7:30 JST time slot, pairing it up with B-Robo Kabutack . The Super Sentai Series programs would continue to air at 7:30 JST after the Metal Hero Series ended and Moero!! Robocon aired in its slot on January 31, 1999, and
165-561: A new individual named Atsushi Doumyoji (Tatsuhisa Suzuki) as Green Hippopotamus, against the Machine Empire Mechalius under Machine Empress Trange Star (Ayame Misaki). However, history repeats itself when Azazel kills the new Go-Busters and Nick ends up in Heaven again. This time, he wishes for both Go-Buster groups to team up against Azazel in his original reality. After destroying Azazel, the other Go-Busters fade away while
198-456: Is a programming block on the Japanese television network TV Asahi featuring new episodes of tokusatsu television series from Super Sentai and Kamen Rider . Both series have decades of history and have been intertwined in the public imagination for some time, not least of all because the driving creative force behind both was manga artist Shotaro Ishinomori and both were produced by
231-659: Is a V-Cinema release that features a crossover between Uchu Sentai Kyuranger and Space Squad . Aside from the main cast of Kyuranger , Yuma Ishigaki and Hiroaki Iwanaga ( Space Sheriff Gavan: The Movie ), Yuka Hirata ( Juken Sentai Gekiranger ), Mitsuru Karahashi ( Samurai Sentai Shinkenger ), Kei Hosogai ( Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger ) and Ayame Misaki ( Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters ) return to reprise their respective roles. The V-Cinema will be released on DVD and Blu-ray on August 8, 2018. Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters vs. Beet Buster vs. J ( 特命戦隊ゴーバスターズVSビートバスターVS・J , Tokumei Sentai Gōbasutāzu Tai Bīto Basutā Tai Jei )
264-658: Is a film that was released in Japan on April 27, 2013, which featured the first crossover between characters of Toei's three main Tokusatsu franchises, Kamen Rider , Super Sentai , and the Space Sheriff Series , including other heroes from the Metal Hero Series as well. The protagonists of Space Sheriff Gavan: The Movie , Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters , and Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger are featured, but
297-602: Is a special DVD by Kodansha that is used to show some of the items in the series. In the DVD, Beet J. Stag starts going haywire after drinking spiked Enetron left in the base by Enter, and Enter steals Masato's Morphin Blaster to become an evil version of Beet Buster, fighting with the Metaroid Junkroid. With Space Sheriff Gavan's help, Hiromu manages to free J of the infection and beat both Enter and Junkroid. The event of
330-587: Is based on spy movies and cyber technology on February 26, 2012 on TV Asahi , joining Kamen Rider Fourze and then Kamen Rider Wizard as a program featured in TV Asahi's Super Hero Time programming block. It aired from February 26, 2012 to February 10, 2013, replacing Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger and was replaced by Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger . Some of the villains are designed by Yutaka Izubuchi ; marking his return to Super Sentai character design after 1986's Choushinsei Flashman . Thirteen years ago in
363-613: Is hosted by Masato Wada , who plays Nobuo Akagi in the TV series. Other cast members from the series, as well as voice actors from other Super Sentai series, make guest appearances. Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters ( 特命戦隊ゴーバスターズ , Tokumei Sentai Gōbasutāzu , Special Operations Squadron Go-Busters) is Japanese tokusatsu television series and the 36th entry in Toei Company 's Super Sentai metaseries , following Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger . Its theme
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#1732772767341396-494: Is the Go-Busters second VS movie featuring a crossover with the cast of Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger , scheduled for release on January 18, 2014. A crossover film, titled Kamen Rider × Super Sentai: Ultra Super Hero Taisen ( 仮面ライダー×スーパー戦隊 超スーパーヒーロー大戦 , Kamen Raidā × Supā Sentai Chō Supā Hīrō Taisen ) featuring the casts of Kamen Rider Ex-Aid , Amazon Riders , Uchu Sentai Kyuranger , and Doubutsu Sentai Zyuohger ,
429-669: Is the main theatrical release for Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters where the Go-Busters must help protect the Tokyo Enetower along with the help of Tokyo Tower 's mascot character Noppon ( ノッポン ) . It is set to be released on August 4, 2012, alongside Kamen Rider Fourze the Movie: Space, Here We Come! . The event of the movie takes place between Mission 19 and 20. Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters vs. Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger: The Movie ( 特命戦隊ゴーバスターズVS海賊戦隊ゴーカイジャーTHE MOVIE , Tokumei Sentai Gōbasutāzu Tai Kaizoku Sentai Gōkaijā Za Mūbī )
462-555: The Kamen Rider and Super Sentai Series. The cast of Go-Busters participate in the film, along with the cast of Kamen Rider Decade , Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger and Kamen Rider Fourze . The event of the movie takes place between Mission 8 and 9. Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters the Movie: Protect the Tokyo Enetower! ( 特命戦隊ゴーバスターズ THE MOVIE 東京エネタワーを守れ! , Tokumei Sentai Gōbasutāzu Za Mūbī Tōkyō Enetawā o Mamore! )
495-599: The Go-Busters are killed by the Great Demon Lord Azazel. Finding himself before God (Syo Jinnai) alongside J, Nick uses his status as the one-millionth death in 2012 to alter history so that Messiah never existed. Though he and J find everyone changed, Nick learns that Hiromu and the others have become the Doubutsu Sentai Go-Busters ( 動物戦隊ゴーバスターズ , Dōbutsu Sentai Gōbasutāzu ) , supported by Kuroki as Black Puma, Rika as Pink Cat, and
528-473: The New Common Era ( 新西暦 , Shinseireki ) calendar, the computer controlling the newly discovered energy source called Enetron ( エネトロン , Enetoron ) was infected by a virus that caused it to create the evil energy being known as Messiah who wishes to take over mankind and create a world made for machines. Though sent into Hyper Space by the scientists' sacrifice, Messiah's actions established
561-610: The airing of the Super Sentai series. All of the shows are properties of Bandai , who also sponsors the block. While Super Hero Time began airing with such anime in its inception, the "Nichi Asa Kids Time" branding did not begin until March 4, 2007. On Sunday, October 1, 2017, the block moved to 9:00 JST, with the Kamen Rider series airing before the Super Sentai series. In 2020, production of new episodes for both Kamen Rider Zero-One and Mashin Sentai Kiramager
594-563: The block, actors from the programs often interact with each other to promote each other's shows, films, and perform skits. Satoru Akashi ( Mitsuomi Takahashi ) and Souji Tendou ( Hiro Mizushima ) talked about each other's universes, and Master Xia Fu (voiced by Ichirō Nagai ) often showed up on the Den-Liner to talk with the Imagin and Ryotaro Nogami ( Takeru Satoh ) in cartoonish caricatures. The 2008 broadcast introduced new changes to
627-559: The block, including scenes from the show's episode. For the 2009 television season, Kamen Rider Decade only aired for 31 episodes, allowing for the broadcast of Kamen Rider W for a full 49-episode run. This has introduced an offset of five months between the series premieres of the yearly Super Sentai Series (which premieres in mid-February) and Kamen Rider Series (which premiered in early September since then), instead of an approximate month-long offset that had existed before ( Kamen Rider Series premiered in mid-January). This offset
660-471: The casts of Kamen Rider Wizard , Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger , and Kamen Rider Fourze also participate in the film. Arisa Komiya reprises her role in the main cast as Yoko Usami, while the rest of the cast have a minor role in the film. Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger vs. Go-Busters: The Great Dinosaur Battle! Farewell Our Eternal Friends ( 獣電戦隊キョウリュウジャーVSゴーバスターズ 恐竜大決戦! さらば永遠の友よ , Jūden Sentai Kyōryūjā Tai Gōbasutāzu Kyōryū Daikessen! Saraba Eien no Tomo yo )
693-522: The city's Enetron from them. Later joined by Masato Jin and his Buddyroid Beet J. Stag, the Go-Busters' resolve is strengthened once they learn the true nature of their enemy and the horrors that would result should Messiah enter their world. Each episode of Go-Busters is called a "Mission". On September 2, 2011, Toei applied for trademarks on the title to be used on various products. The Japan Patent Office approved these trademarks on September 29, 2011. The Go-Busters make their debut appearance as
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#1732772767341726-520: The formation of the Energy Management Center's Special Ops Unit from three children who were caught in the crossfire, the Go-Busters, and their Buddyroids. In the present, 2012 NCE, a mysterious figure named Enter leads a group called Vaglass on incursions to gather enough Enetron to bring Messiah back. However, training for this day, the Go-Busters and their Buddyroids are deployed to combat Vaglass's Metaroids and Megazords to protect
759-421: The late 1960s, the hour was originally meant for educational children's programs. Over the years the hour began including henshin (transforming) hero programs, one of the first being Warrior of Love, Rainbowman ( 愛の戦士レインボーマン , Ai no Senshi Reinbōman ) . On October 4, 1987, Toei's Choujinki Metalder was moved from a Monday evening 19:00 JST time slot to a Sunday morning 9:00 JST time slot, followed by
792-595: The original Go-Busters and Nick pay their respects to them. A Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters video game for the Nintendo DS was released on September 27, 2012. The game was released in Korea as Power Rangers: Go-Busters on August 8, 2013. This was the last official Nintendo DS game to be released in physical media in South Korea. Super Hero Time Super Hero Time ( スーパーヒーロータイム , Sūpā Hīrō Taimu )
825-623: The same production company, Toei Company ; however, they did not air together until 2000 with Kamen Rider Kuuga and Kyuukyuu Sentai GoGoFive (which was quickly replaced by Mirai Sentai Timeranger 2 weeks later), though at the time they were not acknowledged together. Super Hero Time airs every Sunday morning, from 9:00 to 10:00 JST . The block is shown all over Japan via the All-Nippon News Network . Though, in other prefectures, one or both shows can be seen on other stations which are not affiliated with ANN. Starting in
858-456: The singer Diamond Yukai . In addition, individual actors from older Kamen Rider and Super Sentai TV series, Ryohei Odai ( Kamen Rider Ryuki ), Gaku Matsumoto ( Shuriken Sentai Ninninger ), Atsushi Maruyama ( Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger ), and Hiroya Matsumoto ( Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters ) reprise their respective roles. Uchu Sentai Kyuranger vs. Space Squad ( 宇宙戦隊キュウレンジャーVSスペース・スクワッド , Uchū Sentai Kyūrenjā Bāsasu Supēsu Sukuwaddo )
891-401: The specials takes place between Mission 31 and 32. Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters Returns vs. Doubutsu Sentai Go-Busters ( 帰ってきた特命戦隊ゴーバスターズ VS 動物戦隊ゴーバスターズ , Kaettekita Tokumei Sentai Gōbasutāzu Tai Dōbutsu Sentai Gōbasutāzu ) is a V-Cinema release for Go-Busters that became available for sale on June 21, 2013, and takes place between Missions 44 and 45. While getting ready for New Year's,
924-526: Was followed by the premiere of Kamen Rider Kuuga on January 30, 2000, joining Kyuukyuu Sentai GoGoFive and later, Mirai Sentai Timeranger . Although the Super Sentai and Kamen Rider shows aired side-by-side since 2000, the Super Hero Time branding did not begin until the Autumn 2003 broadcast season (known as SUPER Hero Time ( SUPERヒーロータイム ) until the 2005 broadcast season). As part of
957-471: Was occupied by the four-week-long miniseries Super Sentai Strongest Battle . The Super Hero Time block is part of the larger Nichi Asa Kids Time ( ニチアサキッズタイム , Nichi Asa Kizzu Taimu , "Sunday Morning Kids Time") block, which begins at 8:30 JST with the airing of an ABC Television -produced shōjo anime animated by Toei Animation (currently the Pretty Cure series) and ends at 10:00 JST after
990-555: Was released in Japan on March 25, 2017. This movie also celebrates the 10th anniversary of Kamen Rider Den-O and features the spaceship Andor Genesis from the Xevious game, which is used by the movie's main antagonists, as well as introduces the movie-exclusive Kamen Rider True Brave, played by Kamen Rider Brave's actor Toshiki Seto from Kamen Rider Ex-Aid , and the villain Shocker Great Leader III, played by
1023-566: Was released in theaters on January 19, 2013. As with previous VS movies, this film featured a crossover between the casts of Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters and Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger , while introducing the 37th Super Sentai, Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger which is set to start airing in 2013, following the end of Go-Busters . The events of the movie takes place between Mission 41 and 42. Kamen Rider × Super Sentai × Space Sheriff: Super Hero Taisen Z ( 仮面ライダー×スーパー戦隊×宇宙刑事 スーパーヒーロー大戦Z , Kamen Raidā × Sūpā Sentai × Uchū Keiji: Supā Hīrō Taisen Zetto )
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1056-464: Was shortened to four months after the finale of the 53 episode-long Kamen Rider Wizard , delaying the premiere of subsequent Kamen Rider Series to early October until the debut of Kamen Rider Build in early September, resulting in the increase of the offset to seven months. In 2019, this offset was reduced to six months with the premiere of Kishiryu Sentai Ryusoulger in March after its time slot
1089-408: Was temporarily halted due to the impact of COVID-19 pandemic in Japan , including one of Kiramager s cast members being infected, with special episodes containing old, unreleased footage being aired in the block until June, when production resumed, following a series of health and safety compliances. This block has been shown on TV Asahi (Tokyo), Mētele (Nagoya), ABC (Osaka) and all other stations of
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