Ressha Sentai ToQger
GenreTokusatsu
Superhero fiction
Action
Comedy
Created by
Developed byYasuko Kobayashi
Directed byShōjirō Nakazawa
Starring
Voices of
Narrated byKappei Yamaguchi
Opening theme"Ressha Sentai ToQger" by Daiki Ise
Ending theme"Byun Byun! ToQger" by Project.R (YOFFY, Takayoshi Tanimoto, Shogo Kamada)
ComposerKei Haneoka[1]
Country of originJapan
No. of episodes47 (list of episodes)
Production
Producers
  • Motoi Sasaki (TV Asahi)
  • Takaaki Utsunomiya
  • Kei Ishikawa (Toei)
  • Koichi Yada
  • Akihiro Fukada (Toei Agency)
Production locationTokyo, Japan (Greater Tokyo Area)
Running time24–25 minutes
Production companyToei Company
Original release
NetworkTV Asahi
ReleaseFebruary 16, 2014 (2014-02-16) –
February 15, 2015 (2015-02-15)
Related
Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger
Shuriken Sentai Ninninger

Ressha Sentai ToQger (烈車戦隊トッキュウジャー, Ressha Sentai Tokkyūjā, Train Squadron ToQger) is a Japanese television series, a Tokusatsu drama of the 38th installment in Toei Company's Super Sentai metaseries, following Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger. It aired on TV Asahi affiliates from February 16, 2014 to February 15, 2015, replacing Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger and was replaced by Shuriken Sentai Ninninger. The program joining Kamen Rider Gaim and later, Kamen Rider Drive in the Super Hero Time programming block. The series has a train motif, and unlike many previous series where the heroes are named after colors, the heroes in ToQger are numbered and also regularly swap colors during battle.[2]

ToQger began airing in South Korea as Power Rangers Train Force.[3]

Two of the series' villain costumes and a prop were used for the 24th, 25th and 29th seasons of the American Power Rangers series (Power Rangers Ninja Steel and Power Rangers Super Ninja Steel, both adapting the 2015 Sentai installment, Shuriken Sentai Ninninger and the second season of Power Rangers Dino Fury, which is adapting the 2019 Sentai installment, Kishiryu Sentai Ryusoulger). Otherwise, ToQger was the second Sentai series since Chōjin Sentai Jetman to be skipped over for adaptation into a season of Power Rangers (2012's Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters, which was later adapted into Power Rangers Beast Morphers in 2019, being the first).

The series' main characters made a cameo appearance in the film Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger vs. Go-Busters: The Great Dinosaur Battle! Farewell Our Eternal Friends, and appeared in a special meet-and-greet and press conference at Tokyo Dome City in late January 2014. In October 2014, the series was given the Japan Railway Award's Special award by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism in its annual "Train Day" observance, recognizing its effect on making children enjoy trains.[4][5]

Story

Main article: List of Ressha Sentai ToQger characters

Only those with a great Imagination (イマジネーション, Imajinēshon) can see the mystical railway known as the Rainbow Line (レインボーライン, Reinbō Rain), on which run massive trains known as Ressha (烈車)[a] These Ressha are driven by five warriors known as the ToQgers (トッキュウジャー, Tokkyūjā),[b] It is their mission to save towns from the evil forces of the Shadow Line (シャドーライン, Shadō Rain) who are using the residents' fear and sadness to establish their own railway to enable the coming of their leader Emperor Z, whose intention is consume light to plunge the world into darkness. The five ToQgers are also childhood friends who are fighting to recover the memories of their hometown after it was consumed by the Shadow Line's evil. Later joined by Akira Nijino, a former Shadow Creep who reformed, the ToQgers begin a campaign to free these "Shadow Towns" from their Shadow Creep Keepers in an attempt to recover their memories while the Shadow Line itself must deal with some opposition among their own subjects.

Episodes

Main article: List of Ressha Sentai ToQger episodes

As the motif for ToQger is trains, the episodes are called "stations" (駅, eki).

No. Title Writer Original airdate
1"Let's Go on the Express Ressha"
Transliteration: "Tokkyū Ressha de Ikō" (Japanese: 特急烈車で行こう)		Yasuko KobayashiFebruary 16, 2014 (2014-02-16)
2"We Are Here"
Transliteration: "Oretachi wa Koko ni Iru" (Japanese: 俺たちはここにいる)		Yasuko KobayashiFebruary 23, 2014 (2014-02-23)
3"Risking Everything After Reaching the Wrong Conclusion"
Transliteration: "Omoikondara Inochigake" (Japanese: 思いこんだら命がけ)		Yasuko KobayashiMarch 2, 2014 (2014-03-02)
4"Be Careful Not to Lose Anything"
Transliteration: "Wasuremono ni Gochūi o" (Japanese: 忘れ物にご注意を)		Yasuko KobayashiMarch 9, 2014 (2014-03-09)
5"The Missing Other Side of the Tracks"
Transliteration: "Kieta Senro no Mukōgawa" (Japanese: 消えた線路の向こうがわ)		Yasuko KobayashiMarch 16, 2014 (2014-03-16)
6"What Are We Looking For?"
Transliteration: "Sagashimono wa Nan Desu ka" (Japanese: 探し物はなんですか)		Yasuko KobayashiMarch 23, 2014 (2014-03-23)
SP"Ressha Sentai ToQger vs. Kamen Rider Gaim: Spring Break Combined Special"
Transliteration: "Ressha Sentai Tokkyūjā Tai Kamen Raidā Gaimu Haruyasumi Gattai Supesharu" (Japanese: 烈車戦隊トッキュウジャーＶＳ仮面ライダー鎧武　春休み合体スペシャル)		Nobuhiro MouriMarch 30, 2014 (2014-03-30)
7"Inconsolable, Unmotivatable"
Transliteration: "Yarusenaku, Yarukinaku" (Japanese: やるせなく、やる気なく)		Yasuko KobayashiApril 6, 2014 (2014-04-06)
8"Big Explosion on the Rainbow Line"
Transliteration: "Reinbō Rain Daibakuha" (Japanese: レインボーライン大爆破)		Yasuko KobayashiApril 13, 2014 (2014-04-13)
9"Memory Is a One-Way Ticket"
Transliteration: "Omoi wa Katamichi Kippu" (Japanese: 思いは片道切符)		Yasuko KobayashiApril 20, 2014 (2014-04-20)
10"Tokatti Dies at Sunset"
Transliteration: "Tokatchi, Yūyake ni Shisu" (Japanese: トカッチ、夕焼けに死す)		Yasuko KobayashiApril 27, 2014 (2014-04-27)
11"The Emperor of Darkness"
Transliteration: "Yami no Kōtei" (Japanese: 闇の皇帝)		Yasuko KobayashiMay 4, 2014 (2014-05-04)
12"The Rainbow Commuter Pass"
Transliteration: "Niji no Teikiken" (Japanese: 虹の定期券)		Yasuko KobayashiMay 11, 2014 (2014-05-11)
13"Run Fire Extinguisher"
Transliteration: "Hashire Shōkaki" (Japanese: 走れ消火器)		Akatsuki YamatoyaMay 18, 2014 (2014-05-18)
14"Lost Cop, Great Detective"
Transliteration: "Meikeiji, Meitantei" (Japanese: 迷刑事、名探偵)		Akatsuki YamatoyaMay 25, 2014 (2014-05-25)
15"The Thing In Your Heart"
Transliteration: "Kokoro no Naka ni Aru Mono" (Japanese: 心の中にあるもの)		Shō AikawaJune 1, 2014 (2014-06-01)
16"The Dangerous Extraordinary Ressha"
Transliteration: "Kiken na Rinji Ressha" (Japanese: 危険な臨時烈車)		Shō AikawaJune 8, 2014 (2014-06-08)
17"The Sky After the Rain"
Transliteration: "Ameagari no Sora ni" (Japanese: 雨上がりの空に)		Yasuko KobayashiJune 22, 2014 (2014-06-22)
18"And What Do We Call You?"
Transliteration: "Kimi no Na o Yobeba" (Japanese: 君の名を呼べば)		Yasuko KobayashiJune 29, 2014 (2014-06-29)
19"Now Departing! Build DaiOh"
Transliteration: "Shuppatsu! Birudo Daiō" (Japanese: 出発！ビルドダイオー)		Yasuko KobayashiJuly 6, 2014 (2014-07-06)
20"Smiling Is Dangerous"
Transliteration: "Egao wa Kiken" (Japanese: 笑顔は危険)		Yasuko KobayashiJuly 13, 2014 (2014-07-13)
21"The Runaway Bride"
Transliteration: "Hanayome wa Tōsōchū" (Japanese: 花嫁は逃走中)		Yasuko KobayashiJuly 20, 2014 (2014-07-20)
22"Birth of the Empress"
Transliteration: "Jotei no Tanjō" (Japanese: 女帝の誕生)		Yasuko KobayashiJuly 27, 2014 (2014-07-27)
23"United Hand in Hand"
Transliteration: "Te to Te o Tsunai de" (Japanese: 手と手をつないで)		Yasuko KobayashiAugust 10, 2014 (2014-08-10)
24"Pass the Junction"
Transliteration: "Bunkiten o Koete" (Japanese: 分岐点を越えて)		Yasuko KobayashiAugust 17, 2014 (2014-08-17)
25"Right Out of a Fairy Tale"
Transliteration: "Otogibanashi ga Tobidashite" (Japanese: おとぎ話が飛び出して)		Yasuko KobayashiAugust 24, 2014 (2014-08-24)
26"The Fight that Started in a Bathhouse"
Transliteration: "Sentō de Sentō Kaishi" (Japanese: 銭湯で戦闘開始)		Akatsuki YamatoyaAugust 31, 2014 (2014-08-31)
27"A New Power"
Transliteration: "Arata na Chikara o" (Japanese: 新たな力を)		Yasuko KobayashiSeptember 7, 2014 (2014-09-07)
28"Uncool but Cool"
Transliteration: "Kakko Warui ga Kakko Ii" (Japanese: カッコ悪いがカッコ良い)		Yasuko KobayashiSeptember 14, 2014 (2014-09-14)
29"The Meeting with the Oncoming Train"
Transliteration: "Taikōsha to no Gōryūten" (Japanese: 対向車との合流点)		Akatsuki YamatoyaSeptember 21, 2014 (2014-09-21)
30"The Birthday Celebration"
Transliteration: "Tanjōbi no Oiwai wa" (Japanese: 誕生日のお祝いは)		Akatsuki YamatoyaSeptember 28, 2014 (2014-09-28)
31"The Hyper Ressha Terminal"
Transliteration: "Haipā Ressha Tāminaru" (Japanese: ハイパーレッシャターミナル)		Yasuko KobayashiOctober 5, 2014 (2014-10-05)
32"Determination"
Transliteration: "Ketsui" (Japanese: 決意)		Yasuko KobayashiOctober 12, 2014 (2014-10-12)
33"Karate Hot Match"
Transliteration: "Karate Ōichiban" (Japanese: カラテ大一番)		Yasuko KobayashiOctober 19, 2014 (2014-10-19)
34"Love Furor"
Transliteration: "Koi wa Ōsawagi" (Japanese: 恋は大騒ぎ)		Akatsuki YamatoyaOctober 26, 2014 (2014-10-26)
35"The Stolen Terminal"
Transliteration: "Ubawareta Tāminaru" (Japanese: 奪われたターミナル)		Yasuko KobayashiNovember 9, 2014 (2014-11-09)
36"A+ Dream"
Transliteration: "Yume wa Hyakuten" (Japanese: 夢は100点)		Shō AikawaNovember 16, 2014 (2014-11-16)
37"Unreasonable Quiz"
Transliteration: "Rifujin Kuizu" (Japanese: 理不尽クイズ)		Akatsuki YamatoyaNovember 23, 2014 (2014-11-23)
38"Let's Make a Movie"
Transliteration: "Eiga Tsukurō" (Japanese: 映画つくろう)		Akatsuki YamatoyaNovember 30, 2014 (2014-11-30)
39"The Beginning of the End"
Transliteration: "Owari no Hajimari" (Japanese: 終わりの始まり)		Yasuko KobayashiDecember 7, 2014 (2014-12-07)
40"Who Is He? He Is Whom?"
Transliteration: "Dare ga Aitsu de, Aitsu ga Dare de" (Japanese: 誰があいつで　あいつが誰で)		Yasuko KobayashiDecember 14, 2014 (2014-12-14)
41"The Christmas Battle"
Transliteration: "Kurisumasu Daikessen" (Japanese: クリスマス大決戦)		Yasuko KobayashiDecember 21, 2014 (2014-12-21)
42"Words to Reach You"
Transliteration: "Kimi ni Todoku Kotoba" (Japanese: 君に届く言葉)		Yasuko KobayashiDecember 28, 2014 (2014-12-28)
43"The Locked Door"
Transliteration: "Akanai Tobira" (Japanese: 開かない扉)		Yasuko KobayashiJanuary 11, 2015 (2015-01-11)
44"To Subarugahama"
Transliteration: "Subarugahama e" (Japanese: 昴ヶ浜へ)		Yasuko KobayashiJanuary 18, 2015 (2015-01-18)
45"The Home We Left Behind"
Transliteration: "Kimi ga Satta Hōmu" (Japanese: 君が去ったホーム)		Yasuko KobayashiJanuary 25, 2015 (2015-01-25)
46"The Last Stop"
Transliteration: "Saigo no Ikisaki" (Japanese: 最後の行き先)		Yasuko KobayashiFebruary 8, 2015 (2015-02-08)[c]
47 (Final)"A Shining Thing"
Transliteration: "Kagayaiteiru Mono" (Japanese: 輝いているもの)		Yasuko KobayashiFebruary 15, 2015 (2015-02-15)

Production

The trademark for the series was filed by Toei Company on August 30, 2013.[6]

Films

The ToQgers made their debut appearance in the post-credits scene of Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger vs. Go-Busters: The Great Dinosaur Battle! Farewell Our Eternal Friends.

Kamen Rider Taisen

Main article: Heisei Rider vs. Shōwa Rider: Kamen Rider Taisen feat. Super Sentai

The main casts from Ressha Sentai ToQger and Kamen Rider Gaim, along with Ryo Ryusei who returns as Daigo Kiryu from Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger participate in Heisei Rider vs. Shōwa Rider: Kamen Rider Taisen feat. Super Sentai (平成ライダー対昭和ライダー 仮面ライダー大戦 feat.スーパー戦隊, Heisei Raidā Tai Shōwa Raidā Kamen Raidā Taisen feat. Sūpā Sentai) which debuted in theaters on March 29, 2014.[7] It also features the return of characters from previous Kamen Rider Series, most notably Hiroshi Fujioka of the original Kamen Rider.[8] The event of the movie takes place between Station 6 and 7.

Galaxy Line S.O.S.

Main article: Ressha Sentai ToQger the Movie: Galaxy Line S.O.S.

Ressha Sentai ToQger the Movie: Galaxy Line S.O.S. (烈車戦隊トッキュウジャー THE MOVIE ギャラクシーラインSOS, Ressha Sentai Tokkyūjā THE MOVIE Gyarakushī Rain SOS) was released in Japanese theaters on July 19, 2014, double-billed with Kamen Rider Gaim: Great Soccer Battle! Golden Fruits Cup!.[9] It features the introduction of the Safari Ressha (サファリ烈車). The event of the movie takes place between Station 20 and 21.

ToQger vs. Kyoryuger

Main article: Ressha Sentai ToQger vs. Kyoryuger: The Movie

Ressha Sentai ToQger vs. Kyoryuger: The Movie (烈車戦隊トッキュウジャーVSキョウリュウジャーTHE MOVIE, Ressha Sentai Tokkyūjā Tai Kyōryūjā Za Mūbī) is the VS team-up movie between Ressha Sentai ToQger and Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger. The film premiered in Japanese theaters on January 17, 2015.[10] The event of the movie takes place between Station 35 and 36.

Ninninger vs. ToQger

Main article: Shuriken Sentai Ninninger vs. ToQger the Movie: Ninja in Wonderland

Shuriken Sentai Ninninger vs. ToQger the Movie: Ninja in Wonderland (手裏剣戦隊ニンニンジャーVSトッキュウジャー THE MOVIE 忍者・イン・ワンダーランド, Shuriken Sentai Ninninjā Tai Tokkyūjā Za Mūbī Ninja In Wandārando) was released in Japanese theaters on January 23, 2016, featuring the casts of both Shuriken Sentai Ninninger and ToQger.[11]

Special DVD

Ressha Sentai ToQger DVD Special: Farewell, Ticket! The Wasteland Super ToQ Battle!! (烈車戦隊トッキュウジャー さらばチケットくん 荒野の超トッキュウバトル!!, Ressha Sentai Tokkyūjā DVD Supesharu: Saraba, Chiketto! Arechi Sūpā Tokkyū Batoru!!) is a special DVD by Kodansha that details Ticket ending up on Akira's hand. After attempts to get him off, Akira and Light are forced to help Ticket in settling things with his nemesis Kaniros, who also enlisted General Schwarz's assistance. The event of the specials takes place between Station 26 and 27.

V-Cinema

They Went and Came Back Again Ressha Sentai ToQGer: Super ToQ 7gou of Dreams (行って帰ってきた烈車戦隊トッキュウジャー 夢の超トッキュウ7号, Itte Kaettekita Ressha Sentai Tokkyūjā Yume no Chō Tokkyū Nanagō) is a direct-to-video film to be released on June 24, 2015. Ten years after the events of the series, the fully grown up ToQgers find themselves being attacked by the Shadow Line before ending up sent back through time to the year 2017 on the day before their graduation when their childhood selves set out to find Akira. But the childhood ToQgers find themselves meeting the mysterious ToQ 7gou (トッキュウ7号, Tokkyū Nanagō) while facing the Shadow Line's new leader Archduke Hei, who attempts to turn Akira back to Zalam with help from the 6th ToQger's silent partner Tanktop Shadow. But the ToQgers, regaining their lost Imagination in the process, help their childhood selves save Akira and redeem Tanktop Shadow with Hei going into hiding to have his revenge on the powerless ToQgers in eight years' time. Luckily, the time paradox caused by Glitta allowed the ToQgers to retain their regained Imagination while they are joined by Akira, the childhood ToQgers and Conductor as ToQ 7gou in finishing Hei for good. The event of the movie takes place after the final episode of the series.

Cast

Guest stars

International Releases

Theme songs

Opening theme[20]
Ending theme[20]

Notes

  1. ^ "Ressha" (烈車) is a Japanese play on words, replacing the first kanji in the word for "train" (列車, ressha) with the identically pronounced kanji "烈", which means "extreme" or "fierce" and is found in a word that can be translated as "hero" (烈士, resshi).
  2. ^ "ToQger" (トッキュウジャー, Tokkyūjā) a portmanteau of the Japanese words for "limited express train" (特急, tokkyū) and "Ranger" (レンジャー, Renjā).
  3. ^ Episode 46 was originally scheduled to air on February 1, 2015. However, TV Asahi postponed the airing due to the media coverage of the death of Japanese journalist Kenji Goto by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.

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