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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!

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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, they become the Unofficial Sentai, Akibaranger!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Hikonin Sentai Akibaranger Season 1 Episode 1 - Pain is Power
    7.1/10(10 votes)

    #1 - Pain is Power

    S1:E1

    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!”

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  2. Hikonin Sentai Akibaranger Season 1 Episode 2 - The Activation of a Bizarrely Decorated Vehicle Summons a Full Blast of Red Delusion
    7.5/10(10 votes)

    #2 - The Activation of a Bizarrely Decorated Vehicle Summons a Full Blast of Red Delusion

    S1:E2

    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...

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  3. Hikonin Sentai Akibaranger Season 1 Episode 3 - The Pain! Drunken Superhero Adventure!!
    8.0/10(6 votes)

    #3 - The Pain! Drunken Superhero Adventure!!

    S1:E3

    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!

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  4. Hikonin Sentai Akibaranger Season 1 Episode 4 - A Forbidden Delusion Brings with It the Pain of Blue Corruption
    7.2/10(6 votes)

    #4 - A Forbidden Delusion Brings with It the Pain of Blue Corruption

    S1:E4

    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…

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  5. Hikonin Sentai Akibaranger Season 1 Episode 5 - Oh the Pain ☆ Yellow Mama
    8.6/10(5 votes)

    #5 - Oh the Pain ☆ Yellow Mama

    S1:E5

    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!

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  6. Hikonin Sentai Akibaranger Season 1 Episode 6 - Take Flight Leader! The Painful Trap of Deluded Photography
    6.8/10(5 votes)

    #6 - Take Flight Leader! The Painful Trap of Deluded Photography

    S1:E6

    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.

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  8. Hikonin Sentai Akibaranger Season 1 Episode 7 - Fly, Itasha, Break Past the Limits!
    7.6/10(5 votes)

    #7 - Fly, Itasha, Break Past the Limits!

    S1:E7

    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?

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  9. Hikonin Sentai Akibaranger Season 1 Episode 8 - The Bonds Forged through Painful Special Training Lead Down the Road of Becoming Official to a Conspiracy
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #8 - The Bonds Forged through Painful Special Training Lead Down the Road of Becoming Official to a Conspiracy

    S1:E8

    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.

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  10. Hikonin Sentai Akibaranger Season 1 Episode 9 - The Pain Sentai, Disbanded
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #9 - The Pain Sentai, Disbanded

    S1:E9

    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.

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  11. Hikonin Sentai Akibaranger Season 1 Episode 10 - The Painfully Unofficial Curse of Z and a New Beginning
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #10 - The Painfully Unofficial Curse of Z and a New Beginning

    S1:E10

    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.

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  12. Hikonin Sentai Akibaranger Season 1 Episode 11 - The Next Generation Heralds a Pain-Free, Down to Earth Warrior
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #11 - The Next Generation Heralds a Pain-Free, Down to Earth Warrior

    S1:E11

    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.

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  13. Hikonin Sentai Akibaranger Season 1 Episode 12 - Most Painful Times. Farewell, Delusional Sentai
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #12 - Most Painful Times. Farewell, Delusional Sentai

    S1:E12

    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.

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  14. Hikonin Sentai Akibaranger Season 1 Episode 13 - Performance Review! If It Doesn't Hurt, Then That's All Right!
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #13 - Performance Review! If It Doesn't Hurt, Then That's All Right!

    S1:E13

    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…

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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 10 votes. Directed by Ryuta Tasaki and written by Naruhisa Arakawa, it aired on 4/6/2012. This episode is rated 0.4 points higher than the second-best, "The Activation of a Bizarrely Decorated Vehicle Summons a Full Blast of Red Delusion".