is a Japanese

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comedy drama based on the

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Series. It is not part of the official line up in

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franchise, but is instead a

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geared towards adults who were fans of the franchise as children. The show aired on

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(TV Asahi's

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channel) starting April 6, 2012, and

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starting April 9, 2012. A second season was officially announced in January 2013 at a teaser event tying in with the final appearances of the characters from ''

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'', featuring

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, who performs as main character Nobuo Akagi. The second season is titled and premiered on April 5, 2013.''Figure-Oh'', No. 181

Plot

Three individuals (a Super Sentai otaku, a cosplay otaku, and a closet anime otaku) are chosen by a beautiful scientist otaku to become the "Unofficial Sentai Akibaranger" and "protect

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" 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.

Episodes

Web radio series

On July 6, Animate.tv started broadcasting . The bi-weekly web radio series is hosted by

, 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.

Cast

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Guest stars

;Season One * Himself, Deka Red (Banban "Ban" Akaza, Voice): * Bouken Red (Satoru Akashi, Voice): * Customer at Café: Yoshinobu Kaneko previously portrayed Aokage in '' Akakage, The Masked Ninja''. * Masako Yamada: * Himself: * Customer at Café: * Staff of Animation Studio:

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previously portrayed Douji in ''

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'' and Bishop in ''

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''. * Guard at Toei: * Producer Tsukada (Voice): * Café maids: Danceroid (9) * Herself: * Himself: * Narrator: * Mio Usagi: Julia Nagano previously portrayed Mio Usagi in the Ryuta Tasaki film ''

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''. ;Season Two * Owner of Toy Shop:

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previously portrayed Kiyoto Maki in ''

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''. * Male Past Sentai Warriors (Voice), China Red (Voice), Tyrano Ranger (Voice), Hurricane Red (Voiced), Kabuto Raiger (Voice): Tomokazu Seki (1-3, 5, 7, 10) * Male Past Sentai Warriors (Voice), Dragon Ranger (Voice), Hurricane Yellow (Voice), Kuwaga Raiger (Voice): * Female Past Sentai Warriors (Voice), Sanae Yuru (Voice), Hurricane Blue (Voice): * Kiba Ranger (Voice): * Ryu Ranger (Ryo of the Heavenly Fire Star, Voice): * Himself: Yukio Yamagata (3) * Himself:

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(3) * Yasuko Yokoyama: * Akina Maihama: * George Spielburton: * Himself: * Yuru-Chara Jigen (Voice), Herself: Haruko Momoi (6, 10) * Hadezukin (Voice): * Himself: * Himself: * Customer at Karaoke Box:

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previously portrayed Kazari in ''

''. * Nurse Hirata: * Prism Ace (Voice):

Staff

* Z-Cune Aoi Character design:

Theme songs

Season 1

;Opening theme * ** Lyrics & Composition: Haruko Momoi ** Arrangement: Hiroaki Kagoshima ** Artist:

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feat.

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*: Theme of the first season. ;Ending theme * ** Lyrics: Mike Sugiyama ** Composition: EFY ** Arrangement: Makoto Miyazaki ** Artist: Nobuo Akagi (

) *: In most episodes, the ending theme features a monologue by a character in the series talking about himself/herself, adding details to their background.

Season 2

;Opening theme * ** Lyrics & Composition: Haruko Momoi ** Arrangement: Hiroaki Kagoshima ** Artist: Haruko Momoi feat. Yukio Yamagata &

*: In episode 1, of this song sung only by Haruko Momoi is used. ;Ending themes * ** Lyrics: Mike Sugiyama ** Composition: Seiji Miura ** Arrangement: Yasumasa Sato ** Artist: Nobuo Akagi (Masato Wada), Yukio Yamagata, & Mojo ** Episode: 1 *: In episode 8, of this song sung by Nobuo Akagi, Luna Iwashimizu, and Yuko Yokoyama is used. In episode 13, "ver. MAX!!" of this song sung by Nobuo Akagi, Luna Iwashimizu, Yuko Yokoyama, Haruko Momoi, Yukio Yamagata, and MoJo is used. * ** Lyrics: Keisuke Yamakawa ** Composition: Michiaki Watanabe ** Arrangement: Hisashi Ichi ** Artist: Yuko Yokoyama (

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) ** Episode: 2 *: Image song from ''

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'' covered by Yuko Yokoyama. * "Go! Love Sick" ** Lyrics:

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** Composition & Arrangement:

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** Artist: Luna Iwashimizu ( Shione Sawada) ** Episode: 3 *: Image song from ''

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'' covered by Luna Iwashimizu. * ** Lyrics:

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, Ritsuho Urabe ** Composition & Arrangement: Akihiro Komori ** Artist: Etsuko Horimi (

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) ** Episode: 4 *: Song based on the opening theme of ''

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''. * "girls in trouble! DEKARANGER" ** Lyrics: Shoko Fujibayashi ** Composition:

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** Arrangement: Yukihiko Nishihata ** Artist: Nobuo Akagi & General Two (Masato Wada &

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) ** Episode: 5 *: Alternate ending theme song from ''

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'' covered by Nobuo Akagi and General Two. * ** Lyrics:

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** Composition & Arrangement: Kensuke Kyo ** Artist: Hiroyo Hakase (

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) ** Episode: 6 *: The song from ''

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'' covered by Hiroyo Hakase. * ** Lyrics: Shoko Fujibayashi ** Composition & Arrangement: Jack Denyor ** Artist: Luna Iwashimizu, Yuko Yokoyama, Malseena, & Nobuo Akagi (Shione Sawada, Karin Ogino,

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, & Masato Wada) ** Episode: 7 *: Image song from ''

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'' covered by Luna Iwashimizu, Yuko Yokoyama, Malseena, and Nobuo Akagi. * ** Lyrics: Nagae Kuwahara ** Composition & Arrangement:

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** Artist: KozuKozu Mita ( Kozue Aikawa) ** Episode: 9 *: Image song from ''

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'' covered by KozuKozu Mita. * ** Lyrics: Saburo Yatsude ** Composition & Arrangement: Taka-Tora ** Artist: General Two (Ryō Horikawa) ** Episode: 10 *: Ending theme song from ''

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'' covered by General Two. * ** Lyrics: Kayoko Fuyumori ** Composition & Arrangement: KAZZ TOYAMA ** Artist: Malseena (Honoka) ** Episode: 11 *: Image song from ''

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'' covered by Malseena. * ** Lyrics: Kazunori Sonobe ** Composition: Takeshi Ike ** Arrangement: Daito Fujita ** Artist: Luna Iwashimizu, Yuko Yokoyama, Hiroyo Hakase, & KozuKozu Mita (Shione Sawada, Karin Ogino, Maaya Uchida, & Kozue Aikawa) ** Episode: 12 *: Movie theme song from ''

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'' covered by Luna Iwashimizu, Yuko Yokoyama, Hiroyo Hakase, and KozuKozu Mita.

Notes

References

External links

''Unofficial Sentai Akibaranger'' official website

''Unofficial Sentai Akibaranger''
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''Unofficial Sentai Akibaranger Season 2''
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Columbia Music Entertainment's official ''Unofficial Sentai Akibaranger'' website

Tamashii Nation's Adult Sentai Tamashii website

''Unofficial Sentai Akibaranger'' official Hong Kong website
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