Instruct: Given a question, retrieve passages that answer the question.
Query: Are Power Rangers based off of Super Sentai?
Power Rangers is an American entertainment and merchandising franchise built around a live-action superhero television series, based on the Japanese tokusatsu franchise Super Sentai. Produced first by Saban Entertainment, second by BVS Entertainment, later by SCG Power Rangers and today by Hasbro, the Power Rangers television series takes much of its footage from the Super Sentai television series, produced by Toei Company.[1] The first Power Rangers entry, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, debuted on August 28, 1993, and helped launch the Fox Kids programming block of the 1990s, during which it catapulted into popular culture along with a line of action figures and other toys by Bandai.[2] By 2001, the media franchise had generated over $6billion in toy sales.[3]
Power Rangers in Space is an American television series created by Haim Saban and the sixth season of the Power Rangers franchise, began airing on February 6, 1998 on Fox Kids. The series follows four former heading into space to save Zordon from Dark Specter and his alliance of villains from draining his powers. "Power Rangers in Space" comprises 43 episodes and concluded its initial airing on November 21, 1998. "Power Rangers in Space" uses footage and elements from the Super Sentai series "Denji Sentai Megaranger" and follows the annual Ranger suit change (started in Zeo) to match the annual change of the Super Sentai series. Regular cast members during "Power Rangers in Space" include Tracy Lynn Cruz, Patricia Ja Lee, Christopher Khayman Lee, Justin Nimmo, Roger Velasco, Selwyn Ward, Paul Schrier, Jason Narvy, Jack Banning and Melody Perkins.
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.
"Power Rangers Lost Galaxy" is an American television series and the seventh season of the "Power Rangers" franchise, based on the "Super Sentai" series "Seijuu Sentai Gingaman". The series was written by Judd Lynn and aired for 45 episodes on Fox Kids from February 6 to December 18, 1999.
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.
Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue is an American television series and the eighth season of the "Power Rangers" franchise, based on the "Super Sentai" series "Kyuukyuu Sentai GoGoFive".
Power Rangers Zeo is an American television series and the fourth season of the "Power Rangers" franchise, based on the Super Sentai series "Chōriki Sentai Ohranger". It is the continuation of "Mighty Morphin Power Rangers", which aired in 1996.
Power Rangers Wild Force is an American television series and the tenth season and anniversary of the "Power Rangers" franchise, based on the Super Sentai series "Hyakujuu Sentai Gaoranger", which itself was the 25th anniversary of Super Sentai.
The Power Rangers Collectible Card Game is an out-of-print American trading card game created by Bandai based upon Saban's Power Rangers Series television franchise. It was released in October 2008. The artwork featured on the cards originates from the Japanese Rangers Strike trading card game created in commemoration of the Super Sentai Series's 30th anniversary. Toei's Super Sentai Series television franchise is the primary source of Japanese footage for "Power Rangers".
Power Rangers in Space is an American television series and the sixth season of the "Power Rangers" franchise, based on the Super Sentai series "Denji Sentai Megaranger".
Mighty Morphin Alien Rangers is a "Power Rangers" mini-series set within the end of the third season of "Mighty Morphin Power Rangers". As with the rest of the third season of "Mighty Morphin Power Rangers", this mini-series adapted footage and costumes from the eighteenth Super Sentai series, "Ninja Sentai Kakuranger".
As with all "Power Rangers" programs, "in Space" is based on one of the entries of the "Super Sentai" series. However, due to miscommunication between the United States and Japan as to the contents of the Sentai series, much of the space footage is original to the American adaptation. "In Space" was a turning point for the Power Rangers franchise, as the season brought closure to six seasons of plot, and it ended the practice of having regular cast members act in consecutive seasons. The theme of this series, and its successor, "Power Rangers Lost Galaxy", bears little similarity to their Sentai counterparts.
Power Rangers Samurai is the eighteenth season of the American children's television series "Power Rangers". With Saban Brands buying back the franchise, the show was produced by SCG Power Rangers and began airing on Nickelodeon and Nicktoons on February 7, 2011, making it the first to use the Saban name since the first half of "Power Rangers: Wild Force". As with all "Power Rangers" programs, "Power Rangers Samurai" is based on one of the entries of the "Super Sentai" Series; in the case of "Samurai", the source series is "Samurai Sentai Shinkenger". Saban Brands have said the show will have a "brighter tone and gets an infusion of fun and comedy that wasn't present in seasons 16 and 17."
"Tyrannosaurus"-themed mecha have appeared in the Super Sentai series since "Kyoryu Sentai Zyuranger" in Shogozyu Tyrannosaurus, V-Rex of "Mirai Sentai Timeranger", Bakuryu Tyranno of "Bakuryuu Sentai Abaranger", Gozyu Rex of "Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger", and recently Gabutyra of "Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger". They also appear in their respective Power Rangers adaptations in Season One of "Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers", "Power Rangers Time Force", "Power Rangers Dino Thunder", "Power Rangers Super Megaforce" and "Power Rangers Dino Charge".
Power Rangers Dino Force Brave () is a 2017 South Korean tokusatsu television show produced by Daewon Media, the same company which distributes the Super Sentai Series in South Korea under the "Power Rangers" label despite being unrelated to Saban Brands. It serves as a sequel to the 2013 Super Sentai Series, "Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger". Toei Company, the owner of the "Super Sentai" franchise, collaborated in the filming. "Kyoryuger" director Koichi Sakamoto returned to direct the series. The show began its broadcast in South Korea on April 1 with two episodes a week for the first two weeks before moving to one episode a week starting April 15. The majority of the main cast is composed of K-pop artists.
Squadron Sport Ranger ( "Kà-buan Gaan Sà-bpordtà Renje") is a Thai live-action superhero television series similar to the Japanese "Super Sentai" and the American Power Rangers franchises. It premiered on August 6, 2006 and aired on Thai Channel 3. Much like each "Super Sentai" and "Power Rangers" series has an overall theme (mythology, dinosaurs, magic, etc.), "Sport Ranger"s theme is sports, which each of the Sport Rangers has a specialty in.
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie (also known as Power Rangers: The Movie) is a 1995 American superhero film based on the television series "Mighty Morphin Power Rangers". It stars the ensemble cast of Karan Ashley, Johnny Yong Bosch, Steve Cardenas, Jason David Frank, Amy Jo Johnson, and David Yost alongside the villains cast from the original series and Paul Freeman as Ivan Ooze. Much like the television season that followed the release, it used concepts from the Japanese Super Sentai series "Kyoryu Sentai Zyuranger, and Ninja Sentai Kakuranger". It is the first "Power Rangers" production from Saban Entertainment not to feature any archived footage from "Super Sentai".
"Power Rangers Samurai" is the first "Power Rangers" season to be shot and broadcast in HD ("Boukenger" being the first Super Sentai series to be in HD in Japan, with "Operation Overdrive", "Jungle Fury" and "RPM" using HD footage of the Sentai and almost to be in HD) and to be airing on Nickelodeon. "Samurai" is split into two 20-episode seasons; the second set of 20 episodes began on February 18, 2012, and is called Power Rangers Super Samurai, "Super Samurai" is considered the nineteenth season.
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.
Power Rangers Turbo is an American television series and the fifth season of the Power Rangers franchise. The show was prefaced with the franchise's second film, "". As with its predecessors, "Power Rangers Turbo" is a based on one of the entries of the Super Sentai series; in Turbo's case, the source of the series is "Gekisou Sentai Carranger". The series introduced a child actor as the new Blue Ranger, and featured the departure of the long-running characters Zordon and Alpha 5, as well the veteran team of Rangers and introduced four new characters to take the place of the veteran Rangers. This was Jason David Frank's last appearance in the Power Rangers franchise until he appeared in the 10th anniversary special "Forever Red" on "Power Rangers Wild Force". He later starred in "Power Rangers Dino Thunder", which premiered seven years later. It also marked the final appearances of Catherine Sutherland and Steve Cardenas until the 25th anniversary special "Dimensions in Danger" during "Power Rangers Super Ninja Steel".
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).
"Lightspeed Rescue" also had, for the first time, a Power Ranger with no "Super Sentai" counterpart in the Titanium Ranger, as there was no regular sixth Ranger in "GoGo V". It is the last Saban Entertainment-produced "Power Rangers" series to feature the main villain from its "Super Sentai" counterpart, until the premiere of "Power Rangers Samurai". The next series to feature the main villain from its "Super Sentai" counterpart would be the Disney-produced "Power Rangers Mystic Force", which premiered six years later.
"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.
Power Rangers Dino Force Brave is a 2017 South Korean tokusatsu television show produced by Daewon Media, the same company which distributes the Super Sentai Series in South Korea under the "Power Rangers" label. It serves as a sequel to the 2013 Super Sentai series Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger.
By unlocking the of a previous team's Ranger Keys, the Gokaigers can access special powers, often activated with Gokaioh, based on the previous Super Sentai teams' mecha or special powers that power up Gokaioh, through gaining approvals from a member of the past Super Sentai teams. Most of the powers manifesting as mechas are completely redesigned and don the Gokaigers' symbol. Navi states that some Great Powers are useless after obtaining the Carrangers' Great Power. During the events of "Gokaiger Goseiger Super Sentai 199 Hero Great Battle", the Gokaigers obtain eleven Great Powers from past Super Sentai teams (Gorenger, J.A.K.Q, Denziman, Goggle-V, Dynaman, Bioman, Turboranger, Dairanger, Boukenger, Go-onger, and Goseiger). After discovering their own Great Power during their battle with Warz Gill, the Gokaigers obtain all of the remaining Great Powers except for five (Sun Vulcan, Changeman, Flashman, Maskman, and Fiveman) that are in Basco's possession. When Basco is defeated by Captain Marvelous, the Gokaigers also acquire those Great Powers after getting their approval. After Zangyack Empire's fall, the Gokaigers decide to return the Great Powers inside the Ranger Keys to the respective previous teams. In the "Super Hero Taisen" series of films, the Gokaigers gain the power to temporarily transform into some heroes not from the Super Sentai, like Kamen Rider OOO's alternate forms or Metal Heroes.The is a small golden pyramid-shaped object which the speaks through, as the Treasure was hidden in the center of the Earth which can only be accessed with Navi and the Greater Powers of all 34 previous Super Sentai. It is revealed to grant the ability to freely change the universe in any way the user wishes, inspiring the Gokai Galleon crew to wish for a universe where the Zangyack never existed. However, to grant a wish, the Great Powers must be sacrificed and all previous Super Sentai teams will be erased from existence once the wish is fulfilled. Conflicted between their desires and the sacrifice of their predecessors, the Gokaigers decided that to sacrifice the dreams that the Super Sentai represent would be unfair to the world and decide to destroy the treasure, Gai pulling the trigger to do so, opting to confront the Zangyack Empire with their own strength.