7.1/108 votes#1 - Pain is Power
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 4/6/2012
As Super Sentai fanboy Akagi Nobuo, age 29, is hard at work in Akihabara, a woman named Hiroyo Hakase appears before him and asks him to “become Akiba Red!”
Director: Ryuta Tasaki
Writer: Naruhisa Arakawa
7.3/107 votes#2 - The Activation of a Bizarrely Decorated Vehicle Summons a Full Blast of Red Delusion
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 4/13/2012
Nobuo is struck with disappointment at the discovery that Akibarangers’ feats are neither “Official” nor actually “real.” With Red unable to transform, Mitsuki and Yumeria struggle against a brutal foe. Then, the heartbroken Nobuo encounters...
Director: Ryuta Tasaki
Writer: Naruhisa Arakawa
NaN/100 votes#3 - The Pain! Drunken Superhero Adventure!!
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 4/20/2012
A drunken Nobuo attempts to save a girl from a pushy club owner’s advances, and transforms into Akiba Red. With this, the Akibarangers discover a new power! Following Hiroyo’s suggestion to try getting hammered, our heroes really nail their foe!
Director: Nobuhiro Suzumura
Writer: Junko Komura
NaN/100 votes#4 - A Forbidden Delusion Brings with It the Pain of Blue Corruption
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 4/27/2012
Mitsuki explains that she is going to a martial arts training camp, and because of their drunken mishap on their last battle, Nobuo and Yumeria are asked not to enter any delusions while she is away. The next day, the duo go to Otamix for Yumeria to try out some new costumes, and when she does, the delusions begin…
Director: Nobuhiro Suzumura
Writer: Junko Komura
NaN/100 votes#5 - Oh the Pain ☆ Yellow Mama
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 5/4/2012
As Yumeria’s mother arrives for a sudden visit, Nobuo dives into a delusion based on Sentai family-visit episodes. Yumeria’s mother is anything but typical, though: she was a famous cosplayer in her own right! This hot mama is more than the Akibarangers can handle!
Director: Nobuhiro Suzumura
Writer: Junko Komura
- NaN/100 votes
#6 - Take Flight Leader! The Painful Trap of Deluded Photography
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 5/11/2012
Nobuo takes a job to deliver something for the studio director at Toei in Tokyo. For him, this is the Holy Grail for any Sentai fan. Thinking that they might learn to finally make the Akibaranger an official team, he takes Mitsuki along. After delivering the package, they meet the legendary stunt and suit actor Kazuo Niibori. Fascinated by his sword play, Mitsuki applies as an apprentice.
Director: Ryuta Tasaki
Writer: Naruhisa Arakawa
- NaN/100 votes
#7 - Fly, Itasha, Break Past the Limits!
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 5/18/2012
After somehow escaping the Delusion, Malshina opens up her own Evil Base in Akihabara. Even worse, she has taken Hakase hostage. Can the Akibarangers stop her plans, and what is the connection between Malshina and Hakase?
Director: Ryuta Tasaki
Writer: Naruhisa Arakawa
- NaN/100 votes
#8 - The Bonds Forged through Painful Special Training Lead Down the Road of Becoming Official to a Conspiracy
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 5/25/2012
A Toei producer calls the Sentai Cafe, telling the Akibarangers that he wants to make them an official Sentai team. However, Hakase is suspicious of the sudden timing of the call, but the Akibarangers travel to Ginza anyway. Meanwhile, Hakase tries to discover the secrets behind Malshina and the Moe Moe Z-Cune.
Director: Nobuhiro Suzumura
Writer: Junko Komura
- NaN/100 votes
#9 - The Pain Sentai, Disbanded
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 6/1/2012
For the safety of the real world, Hakase disbands the team. Despite attempting to return to their normal lives, they are met by Malshina and a mysterious man who has their MMZ-01s.
Director: Nobuhiro Suzumura
Writer: Junko Komura
- NaN/100 votes
#10 - The Painfully Unofficial Curse of Z and a New Beginning
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 6/8/2012
With the mysterious Doctor Z now in control of Blatantly Evil Marketing Firm B, Hiroyo finally reveals the truth regarding the Akibarangers, the Delusional World and their connection to the Z-Cune Aoi anime, even as they find themselves against a tough new opponent.
Director: Ryuta Tasaki
Writer: Naruhisa Arakawa
- NaN/100 votes
#11 - The Next Generation Heralds a Pain-Free, Down to Earth Warrior
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 6/15/2012
As the Akibarangers bid farewell to Nobuo Akagi, Hakase’s half-brother Takuma Tsuzuki takes on the role of Akiba Red. As Nobuo is preparing to leave Akihabara for the United States, he comes to a shocking revelation about their world.
Director: Ryuta Tasaki
Writer: Naruhisa Arakawa
- NaN/100 votes
#12 - Most Painful Times. Farewell, Delusional Sentai
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 6/22/2012
With Nobuo’s discovery that their world is in fact a television show, the Akibarangers must subvert the final episode tropes to prevent the end of their world.
Director: Ryuta Tasaki
Writer: Naruhisa Arakawa
- NaN/100 votes
#13 - Performance Review! If It Doesn't Hurt, Then That's All Right!
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 6/29/2012
Nobou receives a DVD from the creator of the show telling them to review their mistakes for the show and if they do, they may be renewed for a second season…
Director: Nobuhiro Suzumura
Writer: Junko Komura
The Best Episodes of Hikonin Sentai Akibaranger Season 1
Every episode of Hikonin Sentai Akibaranger Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Hikonin Sentai Akibaranger Season 1!
A beautiful-yet-awkward genius recruits three otaku to protect Akihabara. Powered only by their own delusions, and aiming to be acknowledged as a true Sentai team,...
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Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Pain is Power" is the best rated episode of "Hikonin Sentai Akibaranger" season 1. It scored 7.1/10 based on 8 votes. Directed by Ryuta Tasaki and written by Naruhisa Arakawa, it aired on 4/6/2012. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "The Activation of a Bizarrely Decorated Vehicle Summons a Full Blast of Red Delusion".