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Bakuage Sentai Boonboomger FLT | Pamphlet ft. Main Cast Messages & Staff Interviews (pages and translations below, long post)

Iuchi Haruhi (Taiya Hando/BoonRed) A professional "Deliverer" who rides in his beloved supercar, and who promises to deliver anything. He's a master of development and modification, and is actually a very rich person. For that reason, when he sees something he likes, he'll immediately acquire it by exclaiming, "I love it!" and "I've bought it!" Together with Bundorio, he developed a variety of Boonboom Cars with the goal of participating in the BBG. He Changes into "BoonRed" with the Boonboom Changer! Grabbing ahold of the wheel of leadership is the Red warrior, who uses a bold fighting style and leads his friends smartly.

"Looking back, say a few words for the character you spent a year playing!" It was the most fun I've ever had! Thank you Taiya! Until next time.

"What's the most memorable episode from the main series?" It's episode 48! I love the scene where everyone including Sakito says "this is the most cranked up!!" after Boonboom comes back to life! Every time I watch that scene, I vividly remember the moment we filmed it!

"Personal confidential stories from filming that can only be told now!" I know I claimed to only eat ramen once a week, but the truth is, I ate it about three times a week…and went to the gym!!

"Please show us your enthusiasm for the Final Live Tour!" For now, this Final Live Tour will be my last chance to become Taiya, so it's all the more reason for me to cherish it, and to get cranked up as I run through to the end!

"A message to the fans who've supported you over the past year!" Thank you so much for your support over the past year! I was incredibly nervous in the beginning, but everyone's voices always helped push me forward. Thank you very much!! I hope that my role as Taiya Hando, as well as Bakuage Sentai Boonboomger will always remain in everyone's hearts.

Hayama Yuki (Ishiro Meita/BoonBlue) An "Informer" who's proficient in gathering information. He's an ultra high spec freelance spy who infiltrates all kinds of places and handles a variety of requests. While he acknowledges and adores Taiya, he'll often act cool in front of the other members. His friends call him by his nickname, "Chasshiro." He Changes into "BoonBlue" with the Boonboom Changer! Grabbing ahold of the wheel of data analysis is the Blue warrior, who's the most skilled with a gun out of all the Boonboomgers.

"Looking back, say a few words for the character you spent a year playing!" It's Ishiro, not Chasshiro.

"What's the most memorable episode from the main series?" Episode 14 left a particularly strong impression on me. It was the first time that Ishiro's past was depicted, and it was refreshing to perform with facial expressions that hadn't been shown prior.

"Personal confidential stories from filming that can only be told now!" During running scenes and scenes where I take out the Changer, I'd be so nervous that I'd drop the Changer over 10 times…

"Please show us your enthusiasm for the Final Live Tour!" I'm really looking forward to performing the role I created over the past year of filming in front of everyone!

"A message to the fans who've supported you over the past year!" I've received power countless times from everyone's cranked up support. I was very happy to see your support at the events and after the broadcast! Let's go in a cool direction until the very end!

Suzuki Miu (Mira Shifuto/BoonPink) A "Driver" who's an expert in driving and maneuvering. She's the Boonboomger's energetic mood maker. Dynamic and technical, she has excellent driving skills. While she sometimes "Boonbooms away," she normally works part time and plays an important role in a wide variety of restaurants. She Changes into "BoonPink" with the Boonboom Changer! Grabbing ahold of the wheel of enthusiasm is the Pink warrior, who's distinct sensibility and quick footwork are her weapons.

"Looking back, say a few words for the character you spent a year playing!" No matter what, I love Mira!!

"What's the most memorable episode from the main series?" My first transformation in episode 1. Mira's joy of becoming a member of Boonboomger, combined with my own realization that "I had become a hero!" fill me with excitement!

"Personal confidential stories from filming that can only be told now!" During the times when they'd serve my favorite sweets, I'd sneakily take two without anyone noticing (laughs).

"Please show us your enthusiasm for the Final Live Tour!" This is our first time doing a nationwide event as Boonboomgers! Are you ready to have some fun?! Let's make it the best time for everyone!

"A message to the fans who've supported you over the past year!" Thank you so much for the past year! It's because of everyone's support that I was able to make it this far. While the show has come to an end, I hope it'll continue to be cherished in everyone's hearts :)

Saito Ryu (Jou Akuse/BoonBlack) A "Police officer" who has a passion for justice. He's a young police man who never overlooks any bad deed and always helps those in need. He has a passionate sense of duty, with him saying, "I want to protect both the people of this town and my Boonboomgers friends." He usually patrols the streets on his bike and is relied upon by the residents. He Changes into "BoonBlack" with the Boonboom Booster! Grabbing ahold of the wheel of honesty is the Black warrior, whose specialty is his powerful combat skills.

"Looking back, say a few words for the character you spent a year playing!" Jou Akuse is who I admire.

"What's the most memorable episode from the main series?" It's episode 5. I felt a sense of accomplishment in being able to become the hero I had always wanted to be since I was a child.

"Personal confidential stories from filming that can only be told now!" The choreography mistake I make during the ending credits dance was a genuine mistake. I'm truly sorry about that. However, I also think it's alittle funny since it was left in.

"Please show us your enthusiasm for the Final Live Tour!" The TV broadcast has come to an end, but I'll continue to crank up. I look forward to your continued support.

"A message to the fans who've supported you over the past year!" Thank you for your support over the past year. Thanks to all of you, we were able to continue running for a year without breaking down or running out of gas. I hope that Bakuage Sentai Boonboomger will remain in everyone's hearts. And, I hope that you'll continue to support me.

Soma Satoru (Genba Bureki/BoonOrange) A "Procurer" who's an expert of procurement. A mysterious man who procures what's needed by appearing from out of nowhere with a lollipop in his hand. His true identity is "Genbard De Livery II," a citizen of planet Bureki. Although his father was imprisoned when Disrace took over planet Bureki, he meets Taiya and they begin working together. He Changes into "BoonOrange" with the Boonboom Booster! Grabbing ahold of the wheel of support is the Orange warrior, who's smooth movements are used to taunt his opponents.

"Looking back, say a few words for the character you spent a year playing!" It was the most cranked up!!!

"What's the most memorable episode from the main series?" It's episode 33! Genba's comeback episode, in which he regained control of his own wheel after going through all kinds of twists and turns, was a passionate one!

"Personal confidential stories from filming that can only be told now!" I would bring home a large quantity of the sweets that they served us.

"Please show us your enthusiasm for the Final Live Tour!" I'm excitedly looking forward to going all around the country! Let's get cranked up together!!!

"A message to the fans who've supported you over the past year!" Thank you so much for your support of Boonboomger over the past year! We've received tons of power from you through your visits to our events and through SNS. I hope that Boonboomger will remain in everyone's memories forever -Soma Satoru

Miyazawa Yu (Sakito Homura/BoonViolet) The best "Cleaner" in the universe, who's able to clean up any trouble at the speed of light. He was alone after losing both his parents during childhood, but when he met Byundi, who came from outer space, he abandoned Earth. Since then, the two of them had survived numerous hardships spanning the entire universe. He Changes into "BoonViolet" with the Boonboom Controller! Grabbing ahold of the wheel of chaos is the Violet warrior, who's ultra fast attacks overwhelm his enemies.

"Looking back, say a few words for the character you spent a year playing!" I was blessed to have encountered Sakito Homura! Thank you!

"What's the most memorable episode from the main series?" It's episode 25! It's because Sakito now had friends that he could entrust his feelings to, and I got goosebumps both when I read the script as a performer and when I watched it as a viewer! Above all else, I was happy from the bottom of my heart!

"Personal confidential stories from filming that can only be told now!" After filming for such a long time, the most difficult thing was performing my role call unmasked in episode 48! I practiced so intensely! (laughs). Thank you Tsuta-san for the cool movements!!

"Please show us your enthusiasm for the Final Live Tour!" This is the culmination of Bakuage Sentai Boonboomger! Let's get excited and have fun!

"A message to the fans who've supported you over the past year!" Thank you so much for your support of Bakuage Sentai Boonboomger. It's because of everyone's love that it became a wonderful show! Thank you to everyone who was involved in this production! And, I'd be happy if it continues to remain in your hearts.

Hashiyasume Atsuko (Saibu Shirabe) A special investigator for the International Space Agency (ISA). Her main mission was to investigate and monitor space life forms, so she joined forces with the Boonboomgers to fight against the Hashiriyans. After learning of the ISA and Hashiriyan's true intentions, she joins forces with Taiya and the others as a "member" of Boonboomger in order to fight alongside and support them. She's an obsessed fan of Bundorio.

"Looking back, say a few words for the character you spent a year playing!" It thought it was an "absolute victory!!" kind of year!!

"What's the most memorable episode from the main series?" It's episode 39's "Screaming Stars"!! Shirabe-san looked cool when she ran over to the Boonboomgers without wearing a Boonboom suit!

"Personal confidential stories from filming that can only be told now!" When filming ended, I ate not one…but two bowls of leftover curry…!! The curry was so delicious…

"Please show us your enthusiasm for the Final Live Tour!" For everyone coming to see us, I'll do my best to crank up your spirits!

"A message to the fans who've supported you over the past year!" Thank you for your support over the past year! Never forget to "take control of your own wheel"!! See you again somewhere!!!!!!

Thank you for your support over the past year! _

SPECIAL TALK (Scriptwriter Cross Interview)

Tomioka Atsuhiro x Higuchi Tatsuto x Morichi Natsumi Yamaguchi Hiroshi x Konuta Kenji Interviewer: Matsumoto Hiroya

Matsumoto: First, I'd like to ask you what your thoughts are after making it through the year.

Tomioka: A year seems like a long time, but it's actually short. It was a year of trial and error, trying to figure out how to put it all together while receiving good points from the other Writers. When it comes to summing it all up, all I can do is reflect and think about what I left undone, what I could have done differently, among other things.

Morichi: It was a really blessed year for me, where I thought, "This is so much fun!" It was the same as in anime, where we had meetings to discuss how to make things more interesting and how to depict the characters in a more appealing way. It was very refreshing to entrust it into the hands of the filming set, and then seeing the interesting "evolution" that came from the ideas of everyone on set. In the case of anime, you rarely get any ideas back from the production side, so…I learned alot and had fun.

Tomioka: The line "Otsukaresanseater" is one she created.

Morichi: I was hoping that it would become a regular line for when they were beaten. I wrote it in a number of my own episodes, where it ended up sticking, so I thought, "Alright!"

Higuchi: This was my first time participating in a tokusatsu production, so I went to the meetings with the intention of learning as much as I could. They were so incredibly quick in responding to the topics on the agenda, that a rough image was already done by the time we'd leave a meeting (laughs). In any case, I put everything I had into writing so that I could live up to the expectations of the job.

Yamaguchi: I've been watching the series as they aired since "Himitsu Sentai Gorenger," but I'd never had any connections with Toei until now. I was envious of all the Writers around me who were participating, but now, decades later, my dream had finally come true!

Konuta: I had experience writing for Sentai like "Engine Sentai Go-Onger," but as productions change, so do the way meetings were held, and what I struggled with most was the fact that their lengths were shorter than they were back in the day.

Tomioka: The reason we invited Konuta-san on is so that we could create a buzz that "an original member is going to write for it!"

Matsumoto: What was the criteria and methods used to determine which Scriptwriter would be in charge of each episode this time?

Tomioka: I'd be like, "Who wants to do it?" (laughs). We'd then raised our hands, regardless of if we were suitable for the topic. I had a style of saying, "As long as you put in these kinds of elements, you can do whatever you want." I thought it was the right way to go in order to expand upon the characters, especially in the first half of the program, which is cheerful, easy to understand, and features stories contained in single episodes. I thought that would get children, who were the main viewers, to really get into it.

Matsumoto: Then, when the other four of you raised your hands…?

Higuchi: Ah, for me I did Toilet and ATM. Although those around me also showed interest and raised their hands, in the current Reiwa era, all sorts of so called "dirty" topics are forbidden due to compliance reasons. After much back and forth of, "Then, what'll happen with the Reiwa toilet monster?," the idea of "washing away" started to emerge, and in the end, the story was about "Ishiro's motives being washed away and his true character being revealed."

Morichi: I chose Owan Grumer from the design proposals in order for him to trap Mira, but…when the colored design was finished, it looked really cool. I should've given him a cooler role to play.

Yamaguchi: The request for Kaseki Grumer was the opposite, as it was like, "I want the content to be a certain way, so please draw the design like this!" I think that was a rather rare thing.

Tomioka: At that time, I wanted a story that would move people and make them tear up. Who would be the best character for this? I discussed this with Yamaguchi-san, and we decided that either Mira or Jou would be the easiest to make the viewers become emotionally attached.

Yamaguchi: I was in charge of Bakuage 5, where Jou performed his first Change. I was always talking with Tomioka-san about it, where he said, "Jou's like the Red members of Sentai's olden days." In a way, I'm an old Showa era tokusatsu guy, so I wanted to do some serious tokusatsu too. I couldn't write about Toilet Grumer or anything like that, so…

Tomioka: This is the good thing about writing with multiple Writers. I also left it up to each Writer to decide how they'd develop each Kurumaju and Boonboomger member in an interesting way.

Matsumoto: Konuta-san, are there any Kurumaju in particular that you have an emotional attachment to?

Konuta: Ballpark Grumer…(laughs).

Tomioka: Ballpark Grumer?

Everyone: You don't remember!

Konuta: It was there on the list of design ideas for enemies! I had my eye on it for a long time. I wanted to write a story about baseball. I love baseball.

Tomioka: I'm pretty sure Yamaguchi-san was also trying to do a baseball episode around the same time.

Konuta: Only for a moment (laughs).

Morichi: Incidentally, when we were discussing what to do after that in Bakuage 24 and 25, Higuchi-san said, "Something with baseball…"

Konuta: Everyone wanted to do it (laughs).

Tomioka: It's an easy to understand motif, huh?

Konuta: Right. That's why I said to myself, "I want there to be a baseball monster," so for Bakuage 23, I was allowed to make an episode about baseball.

Matsumoto: It was Glove Grumer, right?

Konuta: Right. It'd be abit difficult to include him in the story if he remained as a ballpark, so we talked about whether we should use something like a ball, bat, or glove. From there, we asked Shimamoto Sensei to design it one more time. When I said, "Since it's Shimamoto Sensei, I want it to be like "Gyakkyo Nine"!," the entire staff got really excited (laughs). That's when everyone's switch, or rather, "ignition" was turned on (laughs).

Matsumoto: I'd like to ask all of you what kind of content you would've wanted to focus on if you could create a script for one more episode.

Higuchi: Taiya and Chasshiro's story was properly explained. I didn't get to do a single episode focused on just Taiya's story.

Tomioka: Sorry (laughs).

Higuchi: It could be an episode about either Taiya or Chasshiro each doing their own thing. Or maybe, an episode about Genba and Sakito just talking to each other for 20 long minutes while under a small kotatsu.

Morichi: Coincidentally, Genba was under a kotatsu during Bakuage 43.

Higuchi: Right, right! I think it'd be fun to try and write a story set in everyday life, away from any incidents.

Morichi: I actually regret that the show ended without us writing a single episode for Shirabe-san, so I'd like to write an episode where Mira and Shirabe-san work hard together as a pair!

Yamaguchi: I think I'd like to do one more Jou episode after bringing him this far! For example, something where Jou's accused of a crime he didn't commit and becomes a fugitive. I'd like to try my hand at something that's more like a detective story.

Tomioka: I'm sure everyone feels the same way, we're you think, "I could've done it more like this, couldn't I?" Looking back at the story, I think we could've done more with Taiya, like maybe an episode during the middle of the show, where he'd go bankrupt and move into a broken down apartment with Boon-chan…

Everyone: That sounds interesting!

Matsumoto: Konuta-san, what about you?

Konuta: I participated more as a guest. Looking back on it this way, the three scripts I worked on were comedic, so I feel like I would've wanted to try something abit more serious. The episodes where the Hashiriyan executives make their exits were all cool, and I would've liked to have written episodes like those as well.

Matsumoto: I think this'll be similar to the Kurumaju that were brought up earlier, but were there any scenes that took a particularly long time to create or that you had a hard time expressing?

Tomioka: Speaking of expression, even though they're a Car Sentai, we couldn't do car action properly. Detective dramas during the Showa era had cars banging and crashing into each other every week. It was so painful that we couldn't do that~! (laughs). While it was painful, it also made me sad.

Higuchi: You kept saying stuff like, "Armored vehicles that jump around in Ginza!" (*referencing Seibu Keisatsu).

Tomioka: Because it's Boonboomger, I wanted to bring out the individual personalities of each Boonboom Car, and recreate the car action scenes I watched every week when I was a kid. However, that was also quite difficult. There was also the problem of the length of the footage while balancing the CG used. Also, in that highway space, only Yaru-chan appeared as a standalone enemy. That's one of the reasons why we couldn't expand on the variety.

Higuchi: I don't know if this'll be me showing off or not, but I had the opportunity to do two episodes in a row where Hashiriyan executives made their exits. I had already finished Cannonborg's story to some extent, but when it came to time for Madrex Fury to leave, I had alot of trouble figuring out how to put the drama together. It was thanks to Tomioka-san and Director Nakazawa that his story was completed.

Tomioka: There was alot of back and forth on how to do Madrex's death, right?

Higuchi: I had decided that, "Madrex's final scene has to be that!" There was Genba's drama, which had been building up from the previous episodes, but when it intersects with Madrex's way of life, what kind of reaction will trigger Genba to return to his friends? Madrex's way of life and his feelings for the Sanseaters were also tied to it, and after much "rallying," we finally came to that configuration. In the beginning, there was no development set for Genba and Madrex to meet.

Matsumoto: Madrex's "kill me" line to Red was extremely hot.

Tomioka: Higuchi-kun did a good job of expanding on it.

Higuchi: That's what I struggled with the most. Why did Madrex ask Red to "kill him"? I wondered what kind of condition Madrex was in then……and when I really started to think about it, I found myself at a dead end. However, Director Nakazawa gave me the idea, "In this story, we don't want Madrex to encounter the Sanseaters when he dies, do we?" I thought, "That'd be out of character!" (laughs), but from there, his way of life became clear, and the scene between Genba and Madrex was completed.

Matsumoto: Not seeing each other is a man's way of life. Morichi-san, what did you think?

Morichi: I often struggled with how to express Genba's feelings. Like how to express his hidden desire for revenge. In particular, I repeatedly asked Tomioka-san, "Is this interpretation correct for Bakuage 32?" With the help of Director Nakazawa and the actors, I think the sumo scene between Genba and Sakito turned out to be a great one.

Tomioka: I told her to write about her ideal "cool guy." However, Genba's vengeful heart and style of action was originally based off the hard boiled style of the past, so it bothered her alot. However, since Director Nakazawa was also the Main Director of "Ressha Sentai ToQger," he gave her a variety of advice. And so, it all came together successfully.

Matsumoto: Yamaguchi-san, what did you think?

Yamaguchi: It's not something I necessarily had a hard time with, but it's the story of manliness, so the first encounter between the Sanseaters and Madrex-sama during Bakuage 30. The image I had was of "Toei's yakuza films." When I was writing the first scenario in the heat of the moment, I had Itasha say things like, "Darling!" (laughs). Looking back, it's quite memorable.

Tomioka: I think I'd say that too.

Konuta: For me, it was the episode of Mira's curry restaurant. For this story, it started out with the intention of explaining everything about why Mira works part time and why she does so many jobs! I guess I'm not good at writing since I wasn't able to get that far with it.

Tomioka: It had to do with the length too. Also, Boonboomger had to cut out unnecessary lines.

Konuta: Right! They were really gone!

Tomioka: While we were trying to catch children's attention with the giant Robo battles and action, we thought of the drama part as a subtraction, as we tried to cut down on lines, have facial expressions "do the talking," and not add any unnecessary words. Boonboomger was especially particular about these points, so as a result, Taiya and the others felt like they were lacking in words to say.

Matsumoto: I felt that Taiya was created to be a character with alot of depth.

Tomioka: I didn't include monologues, and I didn't write any lines like, "Now let's do this" when he was going to do a certain action. The rest was movements. I wanted to tell his story through visuals as much as possible. I wanted to create scenes that wouldn't be boring for children, our main viewers.

Matsumoto: Let's move onto the final thought. Since we talked about lines, does everyone have a favorite line?

Morichi: I guess it's, "Otsukaresanseater."

Higuchi: Things like, "Celestial Total Assets Slash" (Bakuage 19).

Tomioka: Basically, the names of the special moves were created by the staff, but the "Total Assets Slash" was created due to the momentum of the story (laughs). It was interesting to hear Taiya say such outrageous things every once in awhile.

Morichi: I loved all of Madrex-sama's lines.

Higuchi: For Madrex, I asked if it was "alright to have him introduce himself when he first appears" in Bakuage 6, so we went with that exact introduction scene. I had made that from the beginning with the intention of doing the same thing when it came time for Madrex Fury to die.

Tomioka: I believe that in hero stories, role calls should be done no matter the circumstance, so from then on, we established it so that the executive characters would announce themselves.

Higuchi: His entry and exit went very well, so it felt like things had gone as calculated.

Morichi: Lines like, "It's time for a walk" were really good! They made me feel numb!

Matsumoto: Yamaguchi-san, what do you think?

Yamaguchi: The first time I was in charge was for Bakuage 5, where Jou says, "I'll protect Boonboomger too." Despite that, Jou ends up doing some fairly stupid things later on (laughs).

Tomioka: That's what makes him so cute. It's because of Jou's character that he could do that. He's got the range.

Konuta: For me, my episodes had alot of parodies and parts that were taken from Go-Onger's material……and while it wasn't me, I liked the period drama styled lines for those involved with the Hashiriyans that Tomioka-san wrote. Things like the way Tokoyari-san and Naito-san interacted with Spindo had a nice "taste" to it, don't you think?

Yamaguchi: I thought, "That's so Tomioka-san~!"

Konuta: What's more, Naito-san comes across as a good guy.

Tomioka: For Naito-san, I told Kuji-san in the beginning, "Just let him perform as if he's a good guy." I told the staff that he was actually an incredibly bad guy. I also said that I wanted an actor who could make him look like a nice, smiling person. I wanted to show children the "two sides" of a human.

Morichi: The scariest from him was during the scene in Bakuage 44, where he says, "Cranked up." It was the worst line for Taiya to hear…

Tomioka: The truth is that behind Tokoyari-san, there's an elite with alot more money. It wasn't easy to fully express it though. I wanted there to be a proper invasion after all, and I wanted to tell a story where the heroes are properly cornered. That's why the more cheerful the first half of the story was, the more I wanted to try and develop the story in such a way that the second half would make you think, "Eh? Is that what the series is about? Something where you'd be like, "What about the carefree deliveries you were making earlier in the show?"

Matsumoto: I think it was done in such a way that the adults watching gradually became more absorbed in it.

Tomioka: In the very beginning, I wanted to firmly establish the Robo and the transformation items to the children. So, I didn't have to think too hard. There was naturally alittle foreshadowing here and there, but basically, I was just trying to keep things cheerful and fun! Then, my stance became that I wanted them to play pretend transformation even after the program ended. For the 3rd Lap, Kuji-san said, "Let's go in a harder direction!," so we started by revealing Genba's true identity.

Matsumoto: Everyone, thank you for all the previously unknown information, including the smallest behind the scenes details. Tomioka Sensei, on behalf of everyone, please give us a few words.

Tomioka: With this, we'll also be graduating from Boonboomger. To all of the viewers, thank you for cranking us up! _

Tomioka Atsuhiro x Matsumoto Hiroya Interview

Tomioka Atsuhiro wrote the script for the first part of FLT's "Final Live" following the main TV series. He talked about his thoughts on the FLT and the behind the scenes of writing episodes meant only for the "stage," which he portrayed as taking place after the end of the main series. Continuing from the interview on the previous page, this was conducted by Matsumoto Hiroya.

Matsumoto: For Tomioka Sensei, I have a strong impression of his animated works.

Tomioka: Up until now, my career has been almost exclusively in anime. In anime, it doesn't matter if a building is destroyed or a planet blows up, all you have to do is draw it. With live action however, it's not that simple. There's filming conditions and budget limitations. If I write a line like, "A huge crowd is gathering," then that's an issue.

Matsumoto: Did you spend alot of time trying to work out things like that?

Tomioka: It was like that in the beginning. I would propose what I "wanted to do" to the production team and Directors as a sort of "memo of ideas," and would learn as we discussed them. So, I gradually came to realize what I could and couldn't do. Still, I wanted there to be impactful imagery, so I made a variety of requests right up until the very end. Due to modern dramas being subject to various regulations, we're in an age where a bank robber is ridiculed for going through the trouble of fastening their seatbelt even though they're getting into the car to get away as quickly as possible, so it was also difficult to "depict evil." This is why the Hashiriyans had to stop at the traffic light in Bakuage 1…

Matsumoto: I never knew about that before…

Tomioka: That wasn't because they were serious about it! I tried to come up with a reasonable explanation like, "Maybe they came to a stop because Taiya's car stopped next to theirs?" It's simply because of the age we're in that those guys had to stop.

Matsumoto: There's also the part where the old lady was slowly walking along…

Tomioka: I managed to get by with gags, but I had a particularly difficult time with Bakuage 1. This is going to be read by the fans after the final episode, so…there was actually something I wanted to do in the final episode, but couldn't. In the end, the story is turned around with them saying "cranked up!," but the original plan was for Chasshiro to infiltrate the enemy side and plant false orders for the presidents and prime ministers of the world, which would stop the screams by immediately stopping the conflicts that were occurring at the same time. I also wanted to include a scene where the president who loves the maid Momo-chan from Bakuage 2 signs an order. When the fighting stops, soldiers and civilians from all over the world would shout with joy, so with the screams disappearing, the supply of screams for Spindo would cease.

Matsumoto: And that was difficult to do?

Tomioka: First of all, depicting war zones was impossible from the start (laughs). That also went for depicting the countries of the world. Because of that, I switched to the direction that would make the viewers feel the most good, something the show has consistently been saying, that being "cranked up!" That's easier and more fun for the smaller ones to understand than talking about politics, don't you think? I wanted them to stand in front of the TV and shout "cranked up!" together. I now think that it was more satisfying to turn the tables with "cranked up" rather than trying to come up with some strange reason.

Matsumoto: From here, I'd like us to start talking about the Final Live Tour, but are there any differences between the Boonboomger's performance on stage and on film, or any particular points that you focused on?

Tomioka: This is distinct. In Boonboomger, especially for Taiya, he has alot of "…" in his lines. He spoke only through his facial expressions. It was the same not only for Chasshiro, but for Genba too. On stage, if you don't speak, it's as if you're not there. This is something a Scriptwriter and Director told me when I was involved in a 2.5D stage production, and I thought, "Ah, I see." So that's why Taiya, who didn't talk that much during the TV series, is now talking a whole lot (laughs).

Matsumoto: He sure does have alot of lines.

Tomioka: I had learned that speaking means that the audience's eyes are focused on the actors, and that's what the stage is all about, so my stance on writing these scripts is different from TV.

Matsumoto: This time, the Sanseaters will play an active role from the end of the main series to the Final Live Tour. I'm really looking forward to that part too.

Tomioka: The Sanseaters are healing characters, but I wanted to touch on the fact that they have their own dramas, and that's how I came up with the current character arrangement.

Matsumoto: The fact that Itasha relied on the Deliverer was quite a heartwarming point.

Tomioka: They had also gone through a year of fighting on Earth…and came to understand that Hashiriyan was a terrible organization. It's not that the Sanseaters joined forces with the heroes, but that they were clever enough to take advantage of them, which is the image I used to create the flow of the story. And above all else, Taiya-kun and the others properly supported them…I've constantly said that "Boonboomger is an adult Sentai," and that they're "adult members." I hope that you could feel that kind of flexible attitude of theirs.

Matsumoto: I felt so much love when I saw the FLT script. What are the highlights of the FLT…I think there'll probably be many children and adult fans in attendance. I think it'll be different depending on the person watching.

Tomioka: For family visitors, there'll be a surprise in store for Sakito at the very end…and I hope that BoonViolet's surprise will wow them. I want them to be like, "Sakito, I'm glad you got to wear your Champion Jacket!" Even in productions like the VS series during early Spring, or the special works distributed through TTFC, heroes get something extra, like a new strengthened form or new equipment for the Robo. When we talked about what to do for this, even as I was watching the main series, I felt sad that Sakito was the only one not wearing his own jacket. My long awaited wish has finally been fulfilled.

Matsumoto: Yeah!

Tomioka: After the jackets appeared in the main series, I often wondered how to make Sakito naturally deviate from the flow of the five members who were equipped with the jackets, but as a result, he often ended up looking like he was separate from the team. In that sense, I was happy that all six of them properly wore their jackets while doing their role call this time.

Matsumoto: Personally, I was looking forward to seeing how Sakito would be involved in the FLT.

Tomioka: All six of them are Boonboomgers, so naturally, Sakito will appear, and at the very end, the Sanseaters and Jou get involved with each other, with Jou having his own moments. I was conscious of having each of them play an active role that was an extension of their TV roles. I've sprinkled in some "typical" activities for each and every one of them, such as Chasshiro bringing information. It was similar to the feeling I had when I wrote the Summer film. I was like, "Where and how should I create moments to show off the six of them?"

Matsumoto: Also, what I thought about was that at shows or live performances, there's always people shouting "Do your best!" or "XXger!," which causes others to do the same, but that's not the case this time.

Tomioka: It's, "Cranked up!"

Matsumoto: I think that's what everyone wants to say…and to say it out loud.

Tomioka: They were on TV, so saying, "Do your best!" was a given, but if you want to give power to the Boonboomgers, "cranked up" is the obvious choice. It's also a unique feature of the series, don't you think?

Matsumoto: Amazing, that's…I think that's what adults and children probably wanted to say to them all along.

Tomioka: I've seen a number of the G-Rosso performances, and the cheering from the children was really good! So, for those guys on stage…once the Osaka performance comes to an end, it'll be time for them to graduate. In the sense of sending them off, I hope this'll be the best present for them.

Matsumoto: That sense of unity was the key to creating this production.

Tomioka: That's the great thing about a hero show, don't you think? The feeling of becoming one at the venue. The visitors aren't just an audience, but are integrated into the drama, and I think that's really great.

Matsumoto: It's a feeling that you can't get from an ordinary theater…so I thought this would be a new stage for us. Are there any episodes that you'd like people to rewatch before or after seeing the Final Live Tour stage?

Tomioka: Hmmm…I think everyone has their own favorite episodes. There's alot of content out there now through distribution and other services, which includes a ton of popular shows, but I tend to watch old dramas, ones that are my all time favorites, over and over again. In other words, the ones that influenced me when I was a kid. As a child, I used to watch the same recorded episodes over and over again. I hope that the efforts of these six members will be remembered, and that's why it's a great honor for me as a Scriptwriter to see people rewatch their favorite episodes an endless amount of times.

Matsumoto: I'm the kind of person who rewatches alot of my favorite dramas. I rewatch so many that I memorize the lines, so I understand how you feel…The FLT pamphlet will include a newly written short story about the formation of the Sanseaters. When did you start thinking about this?

Tomioka: I had past settings for each of the three Sanseaters from the beginning. I also thought that there would be a large number of Yarucars from the beginning, and that they would attack Earth. That being said, this was the first time we've actually arranged their encounter as a drama. When Yamaguchi-san wrote a story about the Sanseaters, I wanted to write about what happened before they met Madrex, but I couldn't, which was frustrating. The Sanseaters bodies have the Hashiriyan mark engraved on them, and this time, the story takes place before they were put on, but since we couldn't remove the marks from their costumes during the main series, we couldn't make a prequel, and things ended up unfolding like how you saw in the show. To begin with, it was impossible to portray the three of them before they joined Hashiriyan on TV. When I was asked to write a story about the Sanseaters this time, I thought that if I wrote it, I could tell the story before their marks were engraved. This trio has never been public about their backgrounds before, but we've put together a story where each of them talks naturally about their upbringing and how they all came to the decision of, "Okay, let's make a name for ourselves as Hashiriyans!" It was a great opportunity. I hope that fans will be able to sense the inseparable bond that these three have with each other through their interactions in this short story and during the FLT performance.

Matsumoto: By the way, did you have a plan to get rid of the Sanseaters at the end of the main series, or…?

Tomioka: No, it was already a precondition from the beginning that they'd survive the entire time. However, I was always thinking about how I'd make the Hashiriyans "part ways."

Matsumoto: That's actually a relief…speaking frankly, what do you find to be the "charm" of the trio?

Tomioka: The charm of the Sanseaters, huh…I wonder, what is it? They're strange, aren't they? (laughs).

Matsumoto: I'm naturally drawn to them. They're healing to watch, but when they got the story rolling, it really got rolling.

Tomioka: Yes, it's easy to get emotionally attached to them. Because Taiya-kun and the others are so cool though, in contrast, they're rather plain.

Matsumoto: Is it just me, or does watching the three of them make you want to do your best?

Tomioka: It's because they're always doing their best. Perhaps it was influenced by having written about a "different trio" in a similar circumstance 26 years ago at my old company (laughs). It's written in their vibes, so maybe it's no wonder they're so loved. The Sanseaters just create the Kurumaju and urge them on, but they themselves hardly ever attack humans, right?

Matsumoto: They're good guys! (laughs).

Tomioka: They're at the very, very bottom of the organization, and in fact, they had never even seen their boss, Spindo. Still, the fact that they were the first to arrive on Earth was the only thing that kept them going. They are a hopeless bunch, but I wonder if the viewers found their tiny bit of pride endearing.

Matsumoto: When the Earthlings were finally protected at the end of the TV series, they thought, "Alright…!"

Tomioka: We were at the final phase, and I knew I had to do that. It's because it was those kids…I don't think that they were thinking about anything else. I think it's probably good that, without even thinking about it, they just moved instinctively. I think that's what makes them beloved characters.

Matsumoto: Surprisingly, from the very beginning, they were in control of their own wheels…

Tomioka: Exactly! They only did what they wanted to do.

Matsumoto: Still, I think they're truly beloved characters. The Final Live Tour is a must see, as you'll get to see the three of them in action.

Tomioka: I myself am looking forward to it. Even after the show ends, I feel that this is one of the interesting aspects of heroic stories, being able to depict the activities of Taiya-kun and his friends in this way again. Above all else, I believe that your voices will be the most important source of power for them!

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