Ep. 48: Crush It! Hinelar's Dark Ambition

Denji Sentai Megaranger, Episode 48

## Episode Guide

**Crush it! Hinelar's Dark Designs** (つぶすぜ! ヒネラーの黒い野望, *Tsubusu ze! Hinerā no Kuroi Yabō*?) is the forty-eighth episode of *Denji Sentai Megaranger*. This is the fourth and final episode of the Hinelar City arc, featuring the final battle with the Neziranger and sets up series'​ end-game.

## Synopsis

The Megarangers stage a final assault on Hinelar City to save everyone abducted from Hinelar's ultimate plan, only to be pursued by the still vengeful Neziranger.

## Plot

When the Megarangers reach the new location for Hinelar City beneath the ocean, they are led into a trap. Dr. Hinelar explains that he was capturing humans to turn into data cards. Shibolena then sentences the Megaranger to the same fate. The Neziranger spirits appear and they entered Hinelar’s machine. The five emerge in corporeal form, and they revive the Megarangers. Hinelar later witnesses Kenta and his teammates transform.

The Megarangers blast the Nezirangers with the Multiattack Rifle and the Drill Sniper Custom. This only makes their opponents assume their monster forms. As Yusaku arrives in the city to help, he is confronted by the wounded Yugande. MegaSilver quickly takes care of him before rushing into the data card lab. He tells his friends to lure the Nezirangers back to the room.

Once the Megarangers force the Neziranger beasts into the target area of Hinelar’s device, Yusaku presses the button. The enemies are finally changed into data cards. The lab explodes along with Hinelar City. Back on dry land, the Megarangers celebrate their victory. However, Dr. Hinelar and his minions are not pleased.

## Cast

* Kenta Date (伊達 健太, *Date Kenta*?): Hayato Oshiba (大柴 隼人, *Ōshiba Hayato*?)
* Kouichirou Endou (遠藤 耕一郎, *Endō Kōichirō*?): Atsushi Ehara (江原 淳史, *Ehara Atsushi*?)
* Shun Namiki (並樹 瞬, *Namiki Shun*?): Masaya Matsukaze (松風 雅也, *Matsukaze Masaya*?)
* Chisato Jougasaki (城ヶ崎 千里, *Jōgasaki Chisato*?): Eri Tanaka (たなかえり, *Tanaka Eri*?)
* Miku Imamura (今村 みく, *Imamura Miku*?): Mami Higashiyama (東山麻美, *Higashiyama Mami*?)
* Yuusaku Hayakawa (早川 裕作, *Hayakawa Yūsaku*?): Shigeru Kanai (金井 茂, *Kanai Shigeru*?)
* Professor Eikichi Kubota (久保田 衛吉博士, *Kubota Eikichi-hakase*?): Satoru Saitō (斉藤暁, *Saitō Satoru*?)
* Mimura: Rondo Mimura (三村ロンド, *Mimura Rondo*?)
* Gen Ooiwa (大岩 厳, *Ōiwa Gen*?): Yoshihiro Nozoe (野添義弘, *Nozoe Yoshihiro*?)
* Dr. Hinelar (ドクターヒネラー, *Dokutā Hinerā*?): Tetsuo Morishita (森下哲夫, *Morishita Tetsuo*?)
* Shibolena (シボレナ, *Shiborena*?): Asami Jō (城 麻美, *Jō Asami*?)
* Yugande (ユガンデ, *Yugande*? Voice): Hirotaka Suzuoki (鈴置 洋孝, *Suzuoki Hirotaka*?)
* NeziRed (ネジレッド, *Nejireddo*?, Voice): Toshio Funatsu (舟津俊雄, *Funatsu Toshio*?)
* NeziBlack (ネジブラック, *Nejiburakku*?, Voice): Kunihiko Yasui (安井邦彦, *Yasui Kunihiko*?)
* NeziBlue (ネジブルー, *Nejiburū*?, Voice): Yoshiharu Yamada (山田 義晴, *Yamada Yoshiharu*?)
* NeziYellow (ネジイエロー, *Nejiierō*?, Voice): Masako Katsuki (勝生 真沙子, *Katsuki Masako*?)
* NeziPink (ネジピンク, *Nejipinku*?, Voice): Erina Yamazaki (山崎 依里奈, *Yamazaki Erina*?)

### Guest Cast

* Kunihiko: Daichi Suzuki (鈴木大地, *Suzuki Daichi*?)
* Mother: Akiyo Matsuo (松尾晶代, *Matsuo Akiyo*?)

## Notes

* **Eyecatch**
	+ **Featured Megaranger (Pre-Break):** MegaRed
	+ **Featured Megaranger (Post-Break):** MegaRed
* **Viewership**: 7.1%
* This episode aired alongside *B-Robo Kabutack* episode 47, *Difficult Problem Strange Question Cult Quiz*.

## DVD Releases

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* *Denji Sentai Megaranger* Volume 5 features episodes 42-51.

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* The complete *Megaranger* series was released in North America by Shout! Factory in 2017.

## References

1. ↑ http://www.toei-video.co.jp/DVD/mega.html