Back to Changerion! The translator’s back home now, so we’re working hard to get this done!

Episode 27 features the return of Akemi, played by Hayashi Mie. She originally left the show in episode 14 because she wanted to keep focusing on her high school studies. She has a few more appearances after this, but it’s good to see her back.

Episodes 28 and 29 are more episodes with Kuroiwa, and more of his sorta contrived romance with Eri. Interestingly, 28 was originally going to be called “Eri’s First Love”, which is accurate, but boring. So the real title just references some jokes from the episode.

Episode 30 is an interesting one. It’s one of two episodes of this show that weren’t written by Inoue (The other being 31). This one was written by a guy named Kinoshita Ken. Turns out that that’s a pseudonym for Arakawa Naruhisa, main writer of Kamen Rider Kuuga and Akibaranger! He’s a professed Tokusatsu nerd, so this episode serves as a giant love letter to 70’s and 80’s heroes!

TRIVIA:

Zandar is voiced by Otomo Ryuzaburo. He’s a voice actor well-known for his intimidating villain roles. He sadly hasn’t voiced many other main villains in Toku, but he has a few notable minor roles, like the Mishima the cyborg in Winspector episode 22, and Gori Yen in Gekiranger.

The Changerion Train’s back on track, baby! One filler and one plot this time.

Episode 25 is kind of a standard goofy detective drama with superhero antics in it. I remember hearing someone remark that Changerion has very kissable lips. Yeah, uh…

Episode 26 is a plot episode (Basically any episode with Kuroiwa is a plot episode) with the one thing that Changerion needed (?): Politics! Interestingly enough, Tokyo did not have a gubernatorial election in 1996!

TRIVIA:

Hayami is played by Aizawa Kazunari, a current member of the Actrain Club group. Apparently, he took the audition for Changerion after being rejected when he auditioned for a role in Carranger. His other Tokusatsu roles include a minor role in Ultraman Dyna, as well as playing the human form of the Tarantula Undead in Kamen Rider Blade! He’s still acting, so if Toei wants to do some sort of Changerion revival (wink wink), I doubt he’d reject it.

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