Akibarangers Season 2 Episode 1 Recaps Past Season

Akibaranger Season 2 episode 1 will be a recap of the highlights from the first season and telling the events between those 9 months prior to the start of Season 2. Kyoko Hinami will return on its first episode to pass the torch to the new AkibaBlue and new elements of the show will be introduced. 

Season Two takes place in a parallel world, where they defeated Stema Otsu (Guerilla Marketers) before they reached the real world and it's 9 months after that. New villains will emerge in the form of General Two, the leader of “New Dimensional Intellect Remodeling Underground True Empire of Baros lol” (新次元頭脳改造地下真帝国バロスｗ). The name of the new group is a reference and combination of the villain organizations from Bioman (New Empire Gear), Jetman (Dimensional War Party Vyram), Liveman (Armed Brain Army Volt), Flashman (Reconstructive Experiment Empire Mess), Maskman (Underground Empire Tube) and Dynaman (Tailed-People Clan Jashinka Empire).

The new theme song will be entitled “Akibaranger Season Two” and will be sung by Haruko Momoi, Yukio Yamagata and MoJo. Masato Wada (AkibaRed), Karin Ogino (AkibaYellow), Honoka (Malsheena) and Maaya Uchida (Hiroyo Hakasa), Kozue Aikawa (Kozkoz) and Kyoko Hinami are confirmed to return on the second season. However, Kyoko Hinami will be replaced by 14 year old Shione Sawada, the new AkibaBlue/Luna Iwashimizu. In addition, a new character, General Two will be played by Ryo Horikawa (Dragon Ball Z's Vegeta). Hikonin Sentai Akibaranger Season 2 airs this April 5th.