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Title |
| Secret Maneuver!
A New Enemy |
| Details |
Episode:
25
Air Date: 03/27/2004
Running Time: 24 minutes
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| Synopsis |
| The Gransazers reminisce over
their previous adventures, while Ichiro Horiguchi is reunited
with his old friend: Astronomer Hijikata. Unfortunately,
it appears that Hijikata is under the control of Stucus,
an alien from the planet Shiyo, who tries unsuccessfully
to persuade Horiguchi to abandon the Gransazers. He dispatches
Gig-Fighters to the area and splits from the young Astronomer.
Thankfully, this gives the Sazers the opening they need,
as they rush in and quickly defeat the Gig-Fighters and
Stucus. |
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| Staff |
Directed
by Hiromitsu Muraishi
Writing credits Hakase Ishii
Music by Yasuharu
Takanashi, U-Ya Asaoka,
Eddy Blues, Asami Abe
Directors of Special Effects Koichi
Kawakita |
| Cast |
Tenma Kudo, Sazer-Tarious of the Fire Tribe Ryo
Segawa
Mika Shido, Sazer-Mithras of the Fire Tribe Asuka
Shimizu
Ichiro Horiguchi, Archaeologist Shoichiro Akaboshi
Ken Shido, Sazer-Lion of the Fire Tribe Kohei
Takeda
Akira Dentsuin, Sazer-Remls of the Wind Tribe Hideaki
Serizawa
Ryoko Amemiya, Sazer-Velsou of the Wind Tribe Maya
Hoshino
Jin Hakariya, Sazer-Dail of the Wind Tribe Ren
Matsuzawa
Ran Saotome, Sazer-Visuel of the Earth Tribe Sayaka
Isoyama
Naoto Matsuzaka, Sazer-Tawlon of the Earth Tribe
Tomohide Takahara
Go Kamiya, Sazer-Tragos of the Earth Tribe
Soji Masaki
Makoto Sorimachi, Sazer-Gorbion of the Water Tribe Hideki
Okada
Taippei Mikami, Sazer-Gans of the Water Tribe Takuma
Sugawara
Ai Uozumi, Sazer-Pisces of the Water Tribe Kumiko
Itou
Atsushi Misonogi, Chief of Defense Shunsaku Kudo
Shuichi Hoshiyama, Impactor-Logia Shinosuke
Abe
Karin Saeki, Achelon Agent Mika Chiba
Impactor-Lucia Chisun
Impactor-Radia Hisataka Kitaoka
Soichiro Okita, Special Forces Tomonori
Yoshida |
| Monster Appearances |
Aliens, SDF, Misc |
| Garuda
(stock footage), Dorcrus
(stock footage), GunCaeser (stock footage), Leviathan
(stock footage), DaiSazer (stock footage), Cloud
Dragon (stock footage), Achelon
(stock footage), DaiLogian
(stock footage) |
Sazer-Tarious, Sazer-Mithras, Sazer-Remls
(stock footage), Sazer-Velsou (stock footage), Sazer-Dail,
Sazer-Lion,
Sazer-Visuel (stock footage), Sazer-Tawlon
(stock footage), Sazer-Tragos, Sazer-Gorbion (stock
footage), Sazer-Gans
(stock footage), Sazer-Pisces,
Stucus, Impactor-Logia
(stock footage), Impactor-Lucia (stock footage), Impactor-Radia
(stock footage), Gig-Fighter,
Energy Refueling Saucer (stock footage) |
| Stock Footage |
Other Points of Interest |
| None |
Episode Guide |
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| Comments |
·
Anthony
Romero
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This episode basically recaps the previous two story
arcs using the age old tradition of massive amounts
of stock footage, making this the series' "clip
show", a term made famous for the degree of
parody the concept has received from The Simpsons.
Unfortunately, the story here follows the stereotype
all too well, and ends up being the least enjoyable
of the series. As expected, the characters basically
retell their adventures from beginning to end, while
others happen to stumble in with all the subtleness
of a half hour christmas special (example: dropping
off a suit, "happened to be in the area")
just as the retelling hits their introduction in
the series. To further cement this episode as awful,
the crew is also fairly out of character as well,
with the most notable offense being Ichiro Horiguchi's
sudden perversion over his assistant Mika Shido.
There is also a side story in this episode where
Horiguchi is reintroduced to Astronomer Hijikata
from his past, which occurs while the others are
reminiscing. However, it becomes painfully obvious
to the viewer that all is not as it seems, and when
Horiguchi suspects her, the alien in control of
Hijikata gives up and basically reveals their entire
plan before the Gransazers rush in and easily defeat
him.
Bottom line, this episode is unneeded, unimportant
and better left skipped altogether. The alien introduced
here never shows up again, despite escaping, and
the only relevance this has to others in the series
is the introduction of Horiguchi's wig, which is
reintroduced during the credits of the final episode. |
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