Thought I would update this Baranz thread (<3) to say that "Parts of Baranz" no longer drops from Yellowboze in Episode 1, but instead from Pinkal. And also that it no longer drops from Bluefull in Episode 2.
This seems like a really cool new mode and a great way to play PSO. I think I'm going to try it out - I haven't played in a while and this looks like a nice change of pace.