Doctor Z

: Doctor Z is the Blatantly Evil Marketing Firm B's head. His true identity is Takehiro Tsuzuki, Hiroyo's father who was a brilliant scientist admired by his peers until he becomes obsessed with becoming an anime illustrator. After scouting for opportunities without success, Takehiro managed to land a job as a character designer for the Z-Cune Aoi anime series, but his rough and violent sketches (including those of ©Na) were rejected by the studio and he was fired.
==Biography==
He first appeared as the , a long-haired vagrant who witnesses the Akibarangers' battle with Tsukishima Alpaca in Akihabara. He is given Yumeria's business card by Akiba Yellow, which he passes to ©Na. 
It turned out that he isn't the real enemy and when ©Na tried to talk to him about her and Nobuo's discovery, his personality began changing (represented by the flickering of the screen). 
After the Akibarangers accidentally defeated Delu-Knight, he reunited with his daughter despite her fear that it was part of "His" plan to end the show. 
===Season Two===
In Season 2, the events of the first season are retconned with Tsuzuki having no role in the Stema Otsu Corporation. He is mentioned by Hiroyo as working on a robot project at MIT. 
==Arsenal==
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==Behind the scenes==
===Portrayal===
Doctor Z was portrayed by veteran voice actor , best known for his portrayal of Ninjaman in Ninja Sentai Kakuranger as well as providing the voice of several Super Sentai monsters.
==Notes==
*He resembles some Shōwa period villains, particularly Doctor Man from Bioman and of Kamen Rider. Also, his name consisting of the title 'Doctor' followed by a single letter is reminiscent of , a villain in , who recently appeared in Kamen Rider × Super Sentai: Super Hero Taisen as alter ego.
==Appearances==
* Hikonin Sentai Akibaranger
**Ep. 8: Bonds of Lame Training! A Fork in the Road to Official-ness!
**Ep. 9: Lame Sentai Disbands
**Ep. 10: The Bitter Curse of Z ― A New Chapter Begins
**Ep. 11: The Replacement is Cool, Not Lame
**Ep. 12: Lame-ale: Farewell, Deluded Sentai
**Ep. 13: Recap! It's Okay to Not be Lame! 
* Hikonin Sentai Akibaranger Season Tsuu
**Ep. 1: Delusional War 
**Ep. 11: Delusional Cemetery 
Category:Hikonin Sentai Akibaranger
Category:Sentai Villains
Category:Sentai Villains Who Became Good
Category:Blatantly Evil Marketing Firm B
Category:Main Sentai Villains