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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]
In the Japanese series "Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger", DekaRed is specifically mentioned as a master of gun fu technique, which in the series is called as ""Juu Kun Do"" ( is the Japanese word for 'gun'). As a result, the mecha for the series, Dekaranger Robo, is also sometimes shown using gun fu. The American adaptation of the series, "Power Rangers S.P.D.", also shows the Red Ranger and the Delta Squad Megazord using the same technique, though that was more because of the source material - the S.P.D. Red Ranger isn't specifically mentioned as being a master of gun fu.
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.
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.
Power Rangers Dino Thunder is an American children's television series, the twelfth season of the "Power Rangers" franchise.
As with all "Power Rangers" series, it was adapted from a series from the long running Japanese Super Sentai franchise, in this case the 27th entry, "Bakuryū Sentai Abaranger". "Dino Thunder" was also the subtitle of the Korean dub of "Abaranger" in South Korea and had a similar/identical logo to the American version as well.
The series is notable as it features the return of Jason David Frank to a starring role. It was the first "Power Rangers" series to be aired on the new block, Jetix, and Toon Disney.
The film serves as a bridge between the "Power Rangers Zeo" and "Power Rangers Turbo" television seasons, with the new cast and characters from the film becoming cast members of the television series. As with its television season, the film used concepts and costumes from the Japanese Super Sentai series "Gekisou Sentai Carranger". Sets and costumes created for original characters in the film were later used in the television series, with the film's climactic antagonist Maligore being reused for the evil Dark Specter in the subsequent "Power Rangers in Space" season.
Power Rangers Megaforce is the twentieth season of the long-running American children's television program "Power Rangers". The show is produced by SCG Power Rangers and began airing on Nickelodeon on February 2, 2013. The show was part of the "Power Rangers" 20th anniversary. "Kidscreen" reported that "Megaforce" will feature "the return of many historic Rangers." "Megaforce" uses footage, costumes and props from the Japanese Super Sentai Series "Tensou Sentai Goseiger".
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]
In 2017, Bandai released yet another Super Sentai mecha Daizyujin from "Kyōryū Sentai Zyuranger" which became the first Super Sentai series adapted for American audience under the name "Power Rangers" as the first season of "Mighty Morphin Power Rangers". This would mark the first Power Rangers Megazord to be given the Soul of Chogokin treatment. In 2018, Gipsy Danger from "Pacific Rim" became the first non-Japanese mecha to receive the SOC treatment. Also in the same year, Bandai initiated the "F.A. (Full Action)" sub-line beginning with Voltes V; the F.A. sub-line sacrifices transformation and combination gimmicks in favor of anime-accurate proportions and dynamic articulation.
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.
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 Dino Charge is the twenty-second season of the long-running American children's television program "Power Rangers". Using footage, costumes and props from Japanese Super Sentai Series "Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger", it is the first season to be distributed by Saban Brands Entertainment Group after the formation of two new units within the company called Saban Brands Lifestyle Group and Saban Brands Entertainment Group on December 11, 2014. The show is produced by SCG Power Rangers and began airing on Nickelodeon on February 7, 2015, ending on December 12.
Kai is the first known male Asian-American Blue Ranger. Successive Asian-American male Blue Rangers are Chad Lee from Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue, Lucas Kendall from Power Rangers Time Force, Blake Bradley from Power Rangers Ninja Storm (though technically the Navy Ranger), Dax Lo from Power Rangers Operation Overdrive, Theo Martin from Power Rangers Jungle Fury, Koda from Power Rangers Dino Charge and Power Rangers Dino Super Charge and Preston Tien from Power Rangers Ninja Steel.
Production of Power Rangers episodes involves extensive localization of and revision of original Super Sentai source material in order to incorporate American culture and conform to American television standards. Rather than making an English dub or translation of the Japanese footage, Power Rangers programs consist of scenes featuring English-speaking actors spliced with scenes featuring either Japanese actors dubbed into English or the action scenes from the Super Sentai Series featuring the Rangers fighting monsters or the giant robot (Zord and Megazord) battles with English dubbing. In some series, original fight scenes are filmed to incorporate characters or items unique to the Power Rangers production.[12] Like many of Saban Entertainment previous ventures in localizing Japanese television for a Western audience, the plot, character names, and other names usually differ greatly from the source footage, though a few seasons have stayed close to the story of the original Super Sentai season.
"Day of the Dumpster" is the first episode of the American television program "Mighty Morphin Power Rangers" and the "Power Rangers" franchise. It first aired on the Fox Network on August 28, 1993 as part of its Fox Kids programming block, and was later released on VHS and DVD. A new re-version of the episode later aired on ABC on January 2, 2010, as part of the ABC Kids programming block. As with the first season "Mighty Morphin Power Rangers" episodes, most of the scenes featuring the Rangers in costume and the Zords are taken from the Japanese tokusatsu series, "Kyōryū Sentai Zyuranger", the 16th entry of the "Super Sentai" franchise.
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.
This is a list of "Power Rangers" episodes. "Power Rangers" is adapted from the 40-year-long line of Japanese "tokusatsu" television series known as "Super Sentai". Over 800 episodes have aired since "Mighty Morphin Power Rangers" premiered in 1993, with the 875th episode being the final episode of the 25th season, "Power Rangers Super Ninja Steel", which premiered on December 1, 2018.
"Power Rangers Mystic Force" is the first and only Disney-produced "Power Rangers" series to feature the main villain from its "Super Sentai" counterpart, and is the first of the Disney-produced "Power Rangers" series in which all the actors playing the five core Rangers are of Australian or New Zealander descent (the casts of the three Disney-produced "Power Rangers" series prior to "Mystic Force" had at least one Ranger actor of North American descent). This is also the second Power Rangers season to not have an African American Ranger similar to "Ninja Storm" and the change of actors from North American to Australian or New Zealander descent. 
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 Beast Morphers is the upcoming twenty-sixth season of the children's television program "Power Rangers", and the first in the series to be produced by Hasbro Studios through its label Allspark Pictures. The season will be produced primarily using footage, costumes, and props from the 2012 Japanese Super Sentai series "Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters"; making it the first time "Power Rangers" has gone backwards to adapt a Super Sentai series that was previously skipped over. The show is set to premiere on Nickelodeon in February 2019. It will be the first "Power Rangers" series to have toys manufactured and distributed by Hasbro and will also be the first season adapted under the re-branded "Power Rangers" logo introduced in 2018. The show was originally expected to be produced by Saban Brands, but this is no longer the case following Hasbro's acquisition of the "Power Rangers" franchise and the former company’s closure in early July 2018.
Power Rangers Jungle Fury is the sixteenth season in the American children's television series Power Rangers. Toy merchandising in the U.S. began in November 2007 and the show premiered on February 18, 2008, and uses footage from "Juken Sentai Gekiranger", the thirty-first Japanese Super Sentai series. "Jungle Fury" was broadcast on Toon Disney's Jetix programming block and ABC Kids in the United States. This was the third Disney series not to have a crossover series along with "Power Rangers Ninja Storm" and "Power Rangers Mystic Force" and also the third not to have an African American Ranger. This was the last Power Rangers season to be aired on Jetix and Toon Disney as both blocks were defunct and replaced by Disney XD in the United States as other countries continue with Jetix until 2010, the next season moved to its original programming block on ABC Kids. "Jungle Fury" was originally set to be the final season and was said to have low ratings.
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.
The series that began the franchise, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (an American adaptation of the 1992 Japanese Super Sentai Series, Kyōryū Sentai Zyuranger), began broadcasting as part of the Fox Kids block of programing that aired on the FOX network. It lasted for three seasons (from 1993 to 1996).[13]
Programming from Japan has had a niche market in American television, with some anime programs (generally dubbed into English) having been seen on American television since the 1960s. The "Power Rangers" series was heavily edited from a Japanese live-action tokusatsu series, "Super Sentai", with newly filmed bridging sequences involving American actors (as the action sequences were entirely done in full costume, those scenes only had to be dubbed). The success of "Power Rangers" led to a wave of tokusatsu adaptations in the mid-1990s, none of which survived beyond two years.
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".