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Impressions:

This show never fails to entertain, though I was hoping for some kind of plot. Actually, I’ve been hoping for that since the start of the series, but with two thirds of the show gone, that possibility is getting less and less. This time, we see something knew as it’s Ohta whose getting more facial distortions. I guess, depending on how you look at it, you can call this something new. The animation and quality is good as always, but I find the show to be sightly too hectic. Apart from that though, the series is still good on my list.

Summary:

The Star Rangers, Ohta’s favourite show, has a new character called Hell’s Bunny, who has captured the hearts of audiences, including Ohta. Currently, his heart is in turmoil, as his Hell’s Bunny-loving side is conflicting with his justice-loving side. He tells Miki as she approaches him, who decides to help him get through this problem.

At the park, Miki gathers five kids to do a role play of Star Rangers. When one of the kids screws up his role, Ohta gets angry, but somehow interprets this into his justice side winning. (I don’t get how correcting the boy for his mistake is necessarily ‘justice’). Ohta rushes home and returns with a box of his Star Ranger collectibles. He then proceeds to teach everyone the correct moves of the characters and such. As he is returning to his old, justice-loving state, Megumi walks past and catches the kids’ attentions. They all think she looks like Hell’s Bunny. Hearing the name being called out, Ohta goes back to being troubled. After a while of internal fighting, the evil side of Ohta finally prevails. He then resumes the role play, but this time, makes Megumi the main character, Hell’s Bunny. He reverses his side and plans out the invasion of Earth.

All the while Megumi is enjoying the attention, while Miki is trying to think of a way to return Ohta back to normal. She remembers something and starts rummaging through Ohta’s box of collectibles. She finds two figurines, which she shows Ohta. They are the figurines from the show before Star Rangers and the one before that – Bushi Ranger and Eco Ranger. (Note that this is all in his head) The two Rangers help Ohta overcome his Hell’s Bunny loving side and he returns to normal. Megumi is forgotten…

The role play continues with Miki as the bad guy and the five rangers combining to form some mecha giant, which is played by Ohta. Kankuro walks past just in time to see Miki getting pummelled by Ohta, and cannot believe his eyes. He runs up to Ohta and punches him in the face. He thinks he has just beaten the person stronger than Miki, which means he must be stronger than Miki. Hearing this, Miki’s fighting passion returns and she asks Kankuro to repeat what he just said. Kankuro is not afraid as he thinks someone who can’t even beat Ohta must be incredibly weak. Poor Kankuro. We all know he get’s his ass kicked now…

Ohta is feeling sad as he was hurt even though he didn’t do anything wrong. In his head, he is comforted by his Hell’s Bunny side.

The next day, Ohta watches a video of Star Rangers, but is disappointed at Pink’s knee attacks, which seem to be very unglamorous, compared to Miki’s attacks. Outside, Miki has just bashed Kankuro again, this time with spectators. There are two onlookers that are wearing sunglasses, quite obviously to conceal their identities of the Pink Ranger and Hell’s Bunny. Megumi starts attracting customers to her store by pretending to be Hell’s Bunny. When everyone else has left, a little girl asks Megumi if she really is Hell’s Bunny. Megumi gives a blatant lie of an answer, which shocks Miki, Ohta, the real Pink and Hell’s Bunny. Pink is about to expose Megumi, but Hell’s Bunny stops her as their cover would be blown.

Inside the bakery, the little girl explains about her younger brother who is in the hospital, waiting to go into surgery. He is scared to go through the ordeal, which is why the little girl asks Megumi to go and encourage him. She agrees, but after the girl leaves, Megumi finally comes to terms with the huge lie that she told. The only option now ids to actually go through with her promise. She asks Ohta to help her act more like Hell’s Bunny. Miki says that since she already acts like a criminal, she is already perfect for the job. Megumi is slightly slow to pick up the insult in the comment.

At the hospital, Megumi uses her mallet to knock Miki out in her act for the little girl and boy. However, Miki gets back up, now angry, and knocks Megumi out. Ohta comes and quickly takes the unconscious Megumi away. Miki is struggling to tell the kids that Hell’s Bunny won’t be returning, when the real Hell’s Bunny appears (she had been watching the whole thing). Pink also appears, now in the proper costume, and challenges Hell’s Bunny (the girl and her brother are both enjoying the show). Pink proceeds to use her signature move, Starlight Knee, but the attack is extremely weak and does not even knock Hell’s Bunny off balance. Miki is furious to see such an appalling attack and demonstrates a proper one. She is about to hit Pink with her deadly knee, but Hell’s Bunny stops her and challenges her. Miki accepts, but tells Pink to come at her as well. The fight is quite intense, and Hell’s Bunny is the only one who can stand up to Miki. However, when Pink collects her courage, she is able to use her Starlight Knee with more power and determination. But of course, it is still not enough to bring Miki down. Suddenly, the door is flung open and the nurse who is standing there starts yelling for everyone to be quiet. Although the fight stops, the little boy finally gets the courage to go through with the operation.

Two days later, on TV, Pink displays her new found power by using her Starlight Knee in a much rougher manner. Ohta is quite shocked at this, as Pink now reminds him of Miki.

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