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The Super Sentai Series(スーパー戦隊シリーズ,Sūpā Sentai Shirīzu) is a Japanese superhero team metaseries of TV series produced by Toei Company, Toei Agency and Bandai, and aired by TV Asahi ("Sentai" is the Japanese word for "task force" or "fighting squadron"). The shows are of the tokusatsu genre, featuring live action characters and colorful special effects, and are aimed at children. Super Sentai airs alongside the Kamen Rider series in the Super Hero Time programming block on Sunday mornings. In North America, the Super Sentai Series is best known as the source material for the Power Rangers franchise.
In addition to Red Falcon, 23 Red Rangers, representing the history of Super Sentai, are summoned to aid the Gaorangers. They do not unmask, but perform their "roll call" poses (an assortment of clips from previous Super Sentai shows, in some cases including the music from the original clip). In order of appearance, and excluding Red Falcon and Gao Red, they are:
In 1978, a "Spider-Man" live-action tokusatsu series was produced for Japanese television by Toei Company. Due to a request by Bandai that the show include giant robots and vehicles, it was not a faithful adaptation. Instead of Peter Parker, Spider-Man is . It was not related to Ryoichi Ikegami's earlier 1970 "" manga. Toei planned to follow the series with a new show starring a Japanese counterpart of Captain America called "Captain Japan", which was revamped into "Battle Fever J", the first official installment of Toei's "Super Sentai" franchise (barring the retroactive recognition of "Himitsu Sentai Gorenger" and "JAKQ Dengekitai" in later years). The concept of costumed superheroes piloting giant robots introduced in the Japanese "Spider-Man" was carried over to "Battle Fever J", which became a tradition in the "Super Sentai" franchise.
The Super Sentai Series has been parodied and emulated in various ways throughout the world. The term "Sentai" is also occasionally used to describe shows with premises like the Super Sentai Series.
Power Rangers Mystic Force is an American television series and the fourteenth season of the "Power Rangers" franchise, based on the "Super Sentai" series, "Mahou Sentai Magiranger". As with all "Power Rangers" series, the show is adapted from a series in the long-running Japanese tokusatsu franchise.
Along with adapting the villains from the Super Sentai counterparts, most Power Rangers series also feature villains with no Sentai counterpart. Generally, the primary antagonist of a Power Rangers series (for example, Lord Zedd, Divatox, etc.) are not adapted from the Sentai. Exceptions to this includes Mighty Morphin, Zeo, Lightspeed Rescue and a few others which only use villains adapted from the Japanese shows.
The show was dubbed into Japanese by Toei under the label . The Japanese dub version was streamed on Bandai's official YouTube channel, as well as through the Toei Tokusatsu Fanclub in Japan starting on April 14. Set within the timeline of the Super Sentai Series, which taking place after the events of "Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger" and during the events of "Ressha Sentai ToQger" and "Shuriken Sentai Ninninger".
The Denzimen are the first Super Sentai team to use a personal transformation device carried on their person (see below). Their costumes are the first to use helmets with translucent materials for visors (although some exterior footage shows their helmets with perforated visors as was the practice with previous Super Sentai series). Prior to battle, the team shouts "Behold, the Denshi Sentai, Denziman!"
The series was created by Shotaro Ishinomori, then known for the 1971–1973 Kamen Rider TV series and the long-running manga Cyborg 009. He developed the first two Super Sentai Series Himitsu Sentai Gorenger, which ran from 1975 to 1977, and J.A.K.Q. Dengekitai, released in 1977. Toei Company put the franchise on hiatus in 1978, collaborating with Marvel Comics to produce a live action Spider-Man series, which added giant robots to the concept of tokusatsu shows. The giant robot concept was carried over to Toei and Marvel's next show, Battle Fever J, released in 1979, and was then used throughout the Super Sentai Series.
After Honolulu, Hawaii's KIKU-TV had success with Android Kikaider (marketed as Kikaida) and Kamen Rider V3 in the 1970s, multiple Super Sentai Series, including Himitsu Sentai Gorenger and Battle Fever J, were brought to the Hawaiian market, broadcast in Japanese with English subtitles by JN Productions. In 1985, Marvel Comics produced a pilot for an American adaptation of Taiyo Sentai Sun Vulcan, but the show was rejected by the major US TV networks.[7] In 1986, Saban Productions produced a pilot for an American adaptation of Choudenshi Bioman titled Bio Man.[8][9] In 1987, some episodes of Kagaku Sentai Dynaman were dubbed and aired as a parody on the USA Network television show Night Flight.
Ninja-themed Super Sentai and Power Rangers shows include "Ninja Sentai Kakuranger", "Ninpū Sentai Hurricaneger" and "Shuriken Sentai Ninninger"; footage from "Kakuranger" was used in season three of "Mighty Morphin Power Rangers", "Hurricaneger" was adapted into "Power Rangers Ninja Storm", and "Ninninger" was adapted to "Power Rangers Ninja Steel" and "Power Rangers Super Ninja Steel". Ninja villains appear in other Super Sentai series, such as "GoGo Sentai Boukenger" (Negative Syndicate's Dark Shadow clan: Gekkou, Yaiba and Shizuka), "" (Miratrix and other Kamdor henchmen), "Hyakujuu Sentai Gaoranger" (Ninja Org Duke Dorodoro; Onikage in ""), "Kyōryū Sentai Zyuranger" (Dora Ninja; Dark Warrior in "Mighty Morphin Power Rangers" season one), and "Mahou Sentai Magiranger" (Kirikage).
Broadcast in East Asian territories has been treated differently from in other international markets due to the prevalence and familiarity of 'the Super Sentai brand originating in Japan. Power Rangers was briefly banned in Malaysia for supposedly encouraging the use of drugs because it contained the word "Morphin'" in its title, which could be associated with morphine. The show eventually aired without the offending word.[51] In Japan, many Power Rangers television seasons and movies were dubbed into Japanese for television and video with the voice actors often pulled from past Super Sentai casts, leading to the English-dubbed action sequences being "re-dubbed" or "restored" back to Japanese as well. Power Rangers Mystic Force is the latest season to be broadcast in Japan on Toei Channel in January 2014, with the Magiranger cast voicing their counterparts. After broadcast of Power Rangers ended in South Korea with Wild Force, Bandai of Korea started airing dubbed Super Sentai series under the 파워레인저 (Power Ranger) brand on JEI TV. Some seasons of Super Sentai broadcast in South Korea have similarly named titles as their American counterparts, such as Power Ranger Dino Thunder[52] for Abaranger in 2007 and Power Ranger S.P.D.[53] in place of Dekaranger.
TV Asahi producer Chihiro Inoue brought up three ideas at the show's premiere conference. First was that they will continue to make Super Sentai fun and entertaining for children by keeping the same colorful action scenes, but they will use traditional Japanese musical themes such as those found in festival music. The second point was a desire to raise the agelessness of the series by including Toshihiro Yashiba and Takashi Sasano in the cast so adults and grandparents can enjoy the show with their children and grandchildren. The third point is that the supporting staff are all enthusiastic about the series. Inoue also wanted fans new and old to watch for the April 5, 2015 broadcast of the show (which has since been pushed back to April 12 due to "Ninninger"'s premiere being pushed back a week) as he planned a special homage to "Himitsu Sentai Gorenger", which premiered on April 5, 1975. The My Navi News reporter noted similarities between "Gorenger" and "Ninninger", particularly how the Ninninger team members are named with Japanese color names rather than English. He also noted the prior ninja-themed Super Sentai "Ninja Sentai Kakuranger" and "Ninpuu Sentai Hurricaneger", but felt that the story of "Ninninger" would be different.
"Dino Thunder" also was the first Power Rangers series to overtly acknowledge its Super Sentai roots with an episode entitled "Lost and Found in Translation," which featured a Japanese show based on the Power Rangers dubbed in English. In actuality, the footage used in that episode was from episode 10 ("Abare League Bind") of "Dino Thunder"'s source series, "Bakuryū Sentai Abaranger", dubbed in a manner similar to the comedic parody dub of "Kagaku Sentai Dynaman" in the late 1980s.
In Vietnam, most of the Super Sentai Series were fansubed into Vietnamese and posted on public Internet sites. Phuong Nam Film licensed Vietnamese distribution of Super Sentai Series, starting with Hyakujuu Sentai Gaoranger in 2003, which was the best-selling series in the country at that time. As of 2018, Phuong Nam Film continue to release the series a year or two after their Japanese premieres.
But Rakushaasa is not destroyed; he rejuvenates himself by draining power from a fleeing Yabaiba and Tsue-Tsue and attacks the Super Sentai. The former Sentai explain that the Gaorangers need to summon "Super Sentai Tamashii," the pure fighting spirit that imbues all of the teams. To help inspire them, Red Falcon summons 23 other Red Warriors from all the previous Super Sentai teams, from Akarenger of "Himitsu Sentai Gorenger" to Time Red of "Mirai Sentai Timeranger". Their presence inspires the Gaorangers to summon "Super Sentai Damashi" from within themselves, which Kakeru uses to finally disintegrate Rakushaasa.
1975: Himitsu Sentai Gorenger 1975: Himitsu Sentai Gorenger: The Blue Fortress 1976: Himitsu Sentai Gorenger: The Red Death Match 1976: Himitsu Sentai Gorenger: The Bomb Hurricane 1976: Himitsu Sentai Gorenger: Fire Mountain's Final Explosion 1977: J.A.K.Q. Dengekitai 1978: J.A.K.Q. Dengekitai vs. Gorenger 1979: Battle Fever J 1980: Denshi Sentai Denziman 1981: Taiyo Sentai Sun Vulcan 1982: Dai Sentai Goggle-V 1983: Kagaku Sentai Dynaman 1984: Choudenshi Bioman 1985: Dengeki Sentai Changeman 1985: Dengeki Sentai Changeman: Shuttle Base! Crisis! 1986: Choushinsei Flashman 1987: Choushinsei Flashman: Big Rally! Titan Boy!! 1987: Hikari Sentai Maskman 1989: Kousoku Sentai Turboranger 1993: Gosei Sentai Dairanger 1994: Ninja Sentai Kakuranger 1994: Super Sentai World 1994: Toei Hero Daishugō 1995: Chouriki Sentai Ohranger 2001: Hyakujuu Sentai Gaoranger: The Fire Mountain Roars 2002: Ninpuu Sentai Hurricaneger: Shushutto The Movie 2003: Bakuryū Sentai Abaranger DELUXE: Abare Summer is Freezing Cold! 2004: Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger The Movie: Full Blast Action 2005: Mahou Sentai Magiranger The Movie: Bride of Infershia ~Maagi Magi Giruma Jinga~ 2006: GoGo Sentai Boukenger The Movie: The Greatest Precious 2007: Juken Sentai Gekiranger: Nei-Nei! Hou-Hou! Hong Kong Decisive Battle 2008: Engine Sentai Go-onger: Boom Boom! Bang Bang! GekijōBang!! 2009: Engine Sentai Go-onger vs. Gekiranger 2009: Samurai Sentai Shinkenger the Movie: The Fateful War 2010: Samurai Sentai Shinkenger vs. Go-onger: GinmakuBang!! 2010: Tensou Sentai Goseiger: Epic on the Movie 2011: Tensou Sentai Goseiger vs. Shinkenger: Epic on Ginmaku 2011: Gokaiger Goseiger Super Sentai 199 Hero Great Battle 2011: Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger the Movie: The Flying Ghost Ship 2012: Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger vs. Space Sheriff Gavan: The Movie 2012: Kamen Rider × Super Sentai: Super Hero Taisen 2012: Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters the Movie: Protect the Tokyo Enetower! 2013: Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters vs. Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger: The Movie 2013: Kamen Rider × Super Sentai × Space Sheriff: Super Hero Taisen Z 2013: Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger: Gaburincho of Music 2014: Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger vs. Go-Busters: The Great Dinosaur Battle! Farewell Our Eternal Friends 2014: Heisei Riders vs. Shōwa Riders: Kamen Rider Taisen feat. Super Sentai 2014: Ressha Sentai ToQger the Movie: Galaxy Line S.O.S. 2015: Ressha Sentai ToQger vs. Kyoryuger: The Movie 2015: Super Hero Taisen GP: Kamen Rider 3 2015: Shuriken Sentai Ninninger the Movie: The Dinosaur Lord's Splendid Ninja Scroll! 2016: Shuriken Sentai Ninninger vs. ToQger the Movie: Ninja in Wonderland 2016: Doubutsu Sentai Zyuohger the Movie: The Exciting Circus Panic! 2017: Doubutsu Sentai Zyuohger vs. Ninninger the Movie: Super Sentai's Message from the Future 2017: Kamen Rider × Super Sentai: Ultra Super Hero Taisen 2017: Uchu Sentai Kyuranger the Movie: Gase Indaver Strikes Back 2018: Kaitou Sentai Lupinranger VS Keisatsu Sentai Patranger en Film
In 1993, American production company Saban Entertainment adapted 1992's Kyōryū Sentai Zyuranger into Mighty Morphin Power Rangers for the Fox Kids programming block, combining the original Japanese action footage with new footage featuring American actors for the story sequences. Since then, nearly every Super Sentai series that followed became a new season of Power Rangers. Some countries, such as France, Brazil, Thailand, and the Philippines, switched from broadcasting Super Sentai to Power Rangers. In 2002, Saban sold the Power Rangers franchise to Disney's Buena Vista division, who owned it until 2010, broadcasting Power Rangers on ABC Kids, ABC Family Channel, Jetix, and Toon Disney. On 12 May 2010, Saban bought the franchise back from Disney, moving the show to the Nickelodeon network for 2011.[1] On 1 May 2018, toy company Hasbro announced they had acquired the Power Rangers franchise from Saban Capital Group for $522 million.[2]
The Super Sentai Series(スーパー戦隊シリーズ,Sūpā Sentai Shirīzu) is a franchise of Japanese tokusatsu television dramas airing on TV Asahi that uses the word sentai to describe a group of three or more costumed superheroes who often pilot fictional robotic vehicles to fight kaiju.
Power Rangers Ninja Steel is the twenty-fourth season of the long-running American children's television program "Power Rangers". The season was produced primarily using footage, costumes, and props from Japanese Super Sentai series "Shuriken Sentai Ninninger" with minimal costume and prop elements being recycled from "Ressha Sentai ToQger". The show is produced by Saban Brands and premiered on Nickelodeon on January 21, 2017.
Super Sentai has been broadcast in South Korea, dubbed in Korean. The first such series was Choushinsei Flashman which aired as Jigu Bangwidae Flash Man (Earth Defence Squadron Flashman), released in video format in 1989 by the Daeyung Panda video company; this was followed by Hikari Sentai Maskman and Chodenshi Bioman. Throughout the 1990s, Dai Sentai Goggle Five, Dengeki Sentai Changeman, Choujuu Sentai Liveman, and Kousoku Sentai Turboranger were also released in video format. In the 2000s and early 2010s, Tooniverse (formerly Orion Cartoon Network), JEI-TV (Jaeneung Television), Champ TV/Anione TV (Daewon Broadcasting), Cartoon Network South Korea, and Nickelodeon South Korea have broadcast Super Sentai Series a year following their original Japanese broadcast, but have changed the titles to "Power Rangers".[4][5][6] Recently, there have been broadcasts of Bakuryuu Sentai Abaranger, Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger, Mahou Sentai Magiranger, GoGo Sentai Boukenger, Juken Sentai Gekiranger, Engine Sentai Go-onger, Tensou Sentai Goseiger, Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger, Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters, Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger, Ressha Sentai ToQger, Shuriken Sentai Ninninger, Doubutsu Sentai Zyuohger, and Uchu Sentai Kyuranger under the titles of Power Rangers Dino Thunder, Power Rangers S.P.D., Power Rangers Magic Force, Power Rangers Treasure Force, Power Rangers Wild Spirits, Power Rangers Engine Force, Power Rangers Jungle Force, Power Rangers Miracle Force, Power Rangers Captain Force, Power Rangers Go-Busters, Power Rangers Dino Force, Power Rangers Train Force, Power Rangers Ninja Force, Power Rangers Animal Force, and Power Rangers Galaxy Force respectively. Furthermore, Power Rangers Dino Force has the South Korea-exclusive sequel called Power Rangers Dino Force Brave.
Super Ranger Kids is a Filipino series. Originally released in 1997, the series is a pastiche of the American television series "Mighty Morphin Power Rangers", the first "Power Rangers" series, and, by extension, the Japanese "Super Sentai" series "Kyōryū Sentai Zyuranger", which formed the basis for "Mighty Morphin".
, also spelled Asami Joh, is a Japanese actress and former AV Idol from Tokyo. Fans of tokusatsu TV shows also know her as the villain Shibolena in the Super Sentai series Denji Sentai Megaranger.
Gainax produced a Japanese fan film called Patriotic Squadron Great Japan(愛國戰隊大日本,Aikoku Sentai Dai-Nippon) in 1982 as a homage to the Super Sentai franchise.[11]
Various Sentai series were broadcast in Malaysia starting with Hikari Sentai Maskman during the 1990s, dubbed in English and later in Malay. Almost all Super Sentai shows were broadcast in Thailand since the 1980s, a year following their Japanese debut. They were exclusively broadcast on Channel 9 from the late 1980s to early 1990s until Power Rangers replaced Kyōryū Sentai Zyuranger in the mid-1990s. Since then, the series have appeared on various channels.