Super Sentai | |
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The official logo of the Super Sentai series introduced in 2000 during the run of Mirai Sentai Timeranger | |
Created by | Shotaro Ishinomori Toei Company Bandai |
Original work | Himitsu Sentai Gorenger |
Years | 1975–present |
Films and television | |
Television series | See below |
Games | |
Traditional | Rangers Strike |
Video game(s) | Super Sentai Battle: Dice-O |
Audio | |
Original music | Project.R |
Miscellaneous | |
Toy(s) | S.H. Figuarts Soul of Chogokin Super Robot Chogokin |
Super Sentai (スーパー戦隊, Sūpā Sentai) is a Japanese superhero team metaseries and media franchise consisting of television series and films produced by Toei Company, and Bandai, and aired by TV Asahi ("Sentai" is the Japanese word for "task force" or "fighting squadron").[citation needed] 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 series.[1]
In every Super Sentai series, the protagonists are a team of people who – using wrist-worn or hand-held devices – transform into superheroes and gain superpowers – color-coded uniforms, signature weapons, sidearms, and fighting skills – to battle a group of otherworldly supervillains that threaten to take over the Earth. In a typical episode, the heroes thwart the enemies' plans and defeat an army of enemy soldiers and the monster of the week before an enlarged version of the monster confronts them, only to be defeated again when the heroes fight it with their mecha. Each Sentai series is set in its own unique fictional universe; various TV, video, and film specials feature a team-up among two or more teams.
The first two Super Sentai series were created by Shotaro Ishinomori, then known for the 1971–1973 Kamen Rider TV series and the long-running manga Cyborg 009. He developed 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. The next two series Denshi Sentai Denziman and Taiyo Sentai Sun Vulcan had Marvel Comics copyrights and co-productions, despite no influence. Subsequently, the remainder of the series has been solely produced by Toei Company.
The following is a list of the Super Sentai series and their years of broadcast:
No. | Title | Episodes | Originally aired | Power Rangers adaptation | Korean Power Rangers title | Notes | |
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1 | Himitsu Sentai Gorenger | 84 | April 5, 1975 | March 26, 1977 | — | — |
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2 | J.A.K.Q. Dengekitai | 35 | April 9, 1977 | December 24, 1977 |
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3 | Battle Fever J | 52 | February 3, 1979 | January 26, 1980 |
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4 | Denshi Sentai Denjiman | 51 | February 2, 1980 | January 31, 1981 |
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5 | Taiyo Sentai Sun Vulcan | 50 | February 7, 1981 | January 30, 1982 |
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6 | Dai Sentai Goggle-V | 50 | February 6, 1982 | January 20, 1983 |
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7 | Kagaku Sentai Dynaman | 51 | February 5, 1983 | January 28, 1984 |
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8 | Choudenshi Bioman | 51 | February 4, 1984 | January 26, 1985 |
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9 | Dengeki Sentai Changeman | 55 | February 2, 1985 | February 22, 1986 |
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10 | Choushinsei Flashman | 50 | March 1, 1986 | February 21, 1987 |
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11 | Hikari Sentai Maskman | 51 | February 28, 1987 | February 20, 1988 |
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12 | Choujyu Sentai Liveman | 49 | February 27, 1988 | February 18, 1989 |
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13 | Kousoku Sentai Turboranger | 50 + 1 sp. | March 4, 1989 | February 23, 1990 |
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14 | Chikyu Sentai Fiveman | 48 | March 2, 1990 | February 8, 1991 |
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15 | Chōjin Sentai Jetman | 51 | February 15, 1991 | February 14, 1992 |
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16 | Kyōryū Sentai Zyuranger | 50 | February 21, 1992 | February 12, 1993 | Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Once & Always |
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17 | Gosei Sentai Dairanger | 50 | February 19, 1993 | February 11, 1994 | Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (Season 2) Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie |
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18 | Ninja Sentai Kakuranger | 53 | February 18, 1994 | February 24, 1995 | Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (Season 3) Mighty Morphin Alien Rangers Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie |
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19 | Chouriki Sentai Ohranger | 48 | March 3, 1995 | February 23, 1996 | Power Rangers Zeo |
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20 | Gekisou Sentai Carranger | 48 | March 1, 1996 | February 7, 1997 | Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie Power Rangers Turbo |
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21 | Denji Sentai Megaranger | 51 | February 14, 1997 | February 15, 1998 | Power Rangers in Space |
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22 | Seijuu Sentai Gingaman | 50 | February 22, 1998 | February 14, 1999 | Power Rangers Lost Galaxy |
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23 | Kyuukyuu Sentai GoGoFive | 50 | February 21, 1999 | February 6, 2000 | Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue |
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24 | Mirai Sentai Timeranger | 50 + 1 sp. | February 13, 2000 | February 4, 2001 | Power Rangers Time Force |
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25 | Hyakujuu Sentai Gaoranger | 51 | February 18, 2001 | February 10, 2002 | Power Rangers Wild Force | Power Rangers Jungle Force |
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26 | Ninpuu Sentai Hurricaneger | 51 | February 17, 2002 | February 9, 2003 | Power Rangers Ninja Storm | — |
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27 | Bakuryū Sentai Abaranger | 50 | February 16, 2003 | February 8, 2004 | Power Rangers Dino Thunder | Power Rangers Dino Thunder |
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28 | Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger | 50 | February 15, 2004 | February 6, 2005 | Power Rangers S.P.D. | Power Rangers S.P.D. |
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29 | Mahō Sentai Magiranger | 49 | February 13, 2005 | February 12, 2006 | Power Rangers Mystic Force | Power Rangers Magic Force |
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30 | GoGo Sentai Boukenger | 49 | February 19, 2006 | February 11, 2007 | Power Rangers Operation Overdrive | Power Rangers Treasure Force |
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31 | Juken Sentai Gekiranger | 49 | February 18, 2007 | February 10, 2008 | Power Rangers Jungle Fury | Power Rangers Wild Spirits |
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32 | Engine Sentai Go-onger | 50 | February 17, 2008 | February 8, 2009 | Power Rangers RPM | Power Rangers Engine Force |
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33 | Samurai Sentai Shinkenger | 49 | February 15, 2009 | February 7, 2010 | Power Rangers Samurai Power Rangers Super Samurai |
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34 | Tensou Sentai Goseiger | 50 | February 14, 2010 | February 6, 2011 | Power Rangers Megaforce | Power Rangers Miracle Force |
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35 | Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger | 51 | February 13, 2011 | February 19, 2012 | Power Rangers Super Megaforce | Power Rangers Captain Force |
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36 | Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters | 50 | February 26, 2012 | February 10, 2013 | Power Rangers Beast Morphers | Power Rangers Go-Busters |
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37 | Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger | 48 | February 17, 2013 | February 9, 2014 | Power Rangers Dino Charge Power Rangers Dino Super Charge |
Power Rangers Dino Force |
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38 | Ressha Sentai ToQger | 47 | February 16, 2014 | February 15, 2015 | — | Power Rangers Train Force |
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39 | Shuriken Sentai Ninninger | 47 | February 22, 2015 | February 7, 2016 | Power Rangers Ninja Steel Power Rangers Super Ninja Steel |
Power Rangers Ninja Force | |
40 | Doubutsu Sentai Zyuohger | 48 | February 14, 2016 | February 5, 2017 | — | Power Rangers Animal Force |
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41 | Uchu Sentai Kyuranger | 48 | February 12, 2017 | February 4, 2018 | Power Rangers Cosmic Fury | Power Rangers Galaxy Force |
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42 | Kaitou Sentai Lupinranger VS Keisatsu Sentai Patranger | 51 | February 11, 2018 | February 10, 2019 | — | Power Rangers Lupin Force vs Patrol Force |
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43 | Kishiryu Sentai Ryusoulger | 48 | March 17, 2019 | March 1, 2020 | Power Rangers Dino Fury | Power Rangers Dino Soul |
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44 | Mashin Sentai Kiramager | 45 + 5 sp. | March 8, 2020 | February 28, 2021 | — | — |
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45 | Kikai Sentai Zenkaiger | 49 | March 7, 2021 | February 27, 2022[2] | Power Rangers Zenkaiger |
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46 | Avataro Sentai Donbrothers | 50 | March 6, 2022[2] | February 26, 2023 | Power Rangers Donbrothers |
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47 | Ohsama Sentai King-Ohger[3] | TBA | March 5, 2023 | 2024 |
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The following releases were on Super Video or Special DVD bundled with special issues of Kodansha's Televi Magazine:
Although the Super Sentai series originated in Japan, various Sentai series have been imported and dubbed in other languages for broadcast in several other countries.
Bioman, Flashman, Maskman, Liveman, Turboranger, Fiveman, and Jetman were broadcast in France in the 1980s and early 1990s, with Maskman and Liveman marketed as Bioman 2 and Bioman 3, respectively.[citation needed] Additionally, Liveman, Turboranger, Fiveman and Jetman were broadcast in Spain and Portugal. Denjiman and Goggle-V were broadcast in Italy. In addition, some episodes of Bioman and Turboranger were released on VHS in Greece. In 1985, Bioman became the first Super Sentai series to be aired in the United Kingdom. By the early 1990s, the Sentai broadcasts were replaced by Power Rangers.
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, Choujyu 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,[when?] there have been broadcasts of Bakuryuu Sentai Abaranger, Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger, Mahō Sentai Magiranger, GoGo Sentai Boukenger, Juken Sentai Gekiranger, Engine Sentai Go-onger, Hyakujuu Sentai Gaoranger, Tensou Sentai Goseiger, Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger, Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters, Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger, Ressha Sentai ToQger, Shuriken Sentai Ninninger, Doubutsu Sentai Zyuohger, Uchu Sentai Kyuranger, Kishiryu Sentai Ryusoulger, Kaitou Sentai Lupinranger VS Keisatsu Sentai Patranger, Kikai Sentai Zenkaiger and Avataro Sentai Donbrothers 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, Power Rangers Galaxy Force, Power Rangers Dino Soul Power Rangers Lupin Force VS Patrol Force, Power Rangers Zenkaiger and Power Rangers Donbrothers , respectively.[original research?] Currently, South Korea is re-airing Power Rangers Animal Force and airing Power Rangers Donbrothers.
In 2017, Power Rangers Dino Force has the South Korea-exclusive sequel called Power Rangers Dino Force Brave.
Choushinsei Flashman and Choujyu Sentai Liveman were broadcast in Bolivia, Ecuador and Peru in the early 1990s, and as reruns in the early 2000s. Flashman arrived with Spanish dubbing done in Brazil and Liveman in Venezuela.
Dengeki Sentai Changeman, Flashman, Maskman and Goggle V were broadcast in Brazil. The first season to air was Changeman in 1988, on TV Manchete (now RedeTV), and caused a tremendous impact in its time, considered a cult classic.[original research?]
In the early 1990s, the Sentai broadcasts in Latin America were replaced by Power Rangers.[citation needed]
In 1978, Himitsu Sentai Gorenger was the first Super Sentai series aired on Philippine television and followed by J.A.K.Q the next year, both on RPN and was dubbed in English. In 1986, ABS-CBN returned to the airwaves after the EDSA People Power that resurrected the country's democracy following the end of Ferdinand Marcos' 20-year dictatorial rule as the network had shut down by his declaration of martial law in 1972. A year after Marcos was overthrown in 1987, ABS-CBN started to air Super Sentai series starting with Choudenshi Bioman then went on to do the Filipino dub of Hikari Sentai Maskman and continued until 1994 with Chojin Sentai Jetman.
In 1995, the network started to air the American-produced Power Rangers and continued until the end of Super Megaforce in 2015 when they rejected to air Dino Charge.
The Super Sentai series first aired in Malaysia starting with Choudenshi Bioman in 1986 and was dubbed in English. But two years later in 1988, the series started to dub in Malay with Choushinsei Flashman. In 1994, the Super Sentai broadcasts were replaced by the American-produced Power Rangers.
Taiyo Sentai Sun Vulcan was the first Super Sentai series aired in Taiwan in 1983. In 1987, Choudenshi Bioman was the first Super Sentai series aired in the People's Republic of China.
In 1995 after Chojin Sentai Jetman ended airing in mainland China, the country went on to air the American-produced Power Rangers and since then the series continued to popularize despite Hong Kong continuing to air Super Sentai.
Main article: Power Rangers |
After Honolulu'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.[citation needed] In 1985, Marvel Comics produced a pilot for an American adaptation of Taiyo Sentai Sun Vulcan,[citation needed] 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.[10]
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.[citation needed] Some countries, such as France, Brazil, Thailand, and the Philippines, switched from broadcasting Super Sentai to Power Rangers.[citation needed] In 2002, Saban sold the Power Rangers franchise to Disney's Buena Vista division,[11] who owned it until 2010, broadcasting Power Rangers on ABC Kids, ABC Family, Jetix, and Toon Disney.[citation needed] On 12 May 2010, Saban bought the franchise back from Disney, moving the show to the Nickelodeon network for 2011 with Power Rangers Samurai.[12]
On 25 July 2014, Shout! Factory announced that they would release Zyuranger on DVD in the United States.[13] Since then, Shout! has been the official distributor of Super Sentai DVDs in North America, and as of 2019 has released all subsequent series up to Hurricaneger, plus Jetman. After Jetman, a release was announced of the series Fiveman, but was put on hiatus due to Hasbro's acquisition of the Power Rangers franchise. In June 2022, it was announced they would resume production/distribution of Super Sentai DVD sets in North America, beginning with Fiveman.
Beginning in 2016, Super Sentai episodes would be available on demand on ShoutFactoryTV.com. These episodes can only be viewed in North America.[14] Super Sentai episodes are also available to watch on the free streaming service, Tubi.
On 1 May 2018, toy company Hasbro announced they had acquired the Power Rangers franchise from Saban Capital Group for $522 million.[15]
As of March 2021[update], Bandai Namco has sold 30.89 million Super Sentai shape-changing model robots since 1979.[16]
Fiscal period | Net sales | Notes | Ref |
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April 2002 to December 2005 | ¥108.9 billion | Bandai sales | [17] |
April 2006 to March 2007 | ¥10.1 billion | Toy sales | [18] |
April 2007 to March 2012 | ¥102.4 billion | [19][20][21] | |
April 2002 to March 2012 | ¥221.4 billion ($2,775 million) | ||
April 2012 to March 2013 | ¥20.8 billion ($261 million) | [21] | |
April 2013 to March 2014 | ¥25.3 billion ($259 million) | [22] | |
April 2014 to December 2020 | ¥103.3 billion ($1,002 million) | [23][24] | |
April 2002 to December 2020 | ¥370.8 billion ($4.298 billion) |
Year | Retail sales | Ref |
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2003 | ¥24 billion | [25] |
2008 | ¥37.28 billion | [26] |
2010 | ¥24.58 billion | [27] |
2012 | ¥40.96 billion | [28] |
2013 | ¥37.99 billion | [29] |
2014 | ¥39.21 billion | [30] |
2003 to 2014 | ¥204.02 billion+ ($2.349 billion+) |
Year(s) | Retail sales | Ref |
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1993 to 1999 | $6 billion | [31] |
2005 | $112 million | [32] |
2006 | $131 million | [32] |
2012 | $300 million | [33] |
2013 | $333 million | |
2014 | $326 million | [34] |
2015 | $330 million | [35] |
2016 | $361 million | |
2017 | $548 million | [36] |
2018 | $281 million | [37] |
1993 to 2018 | $8.722 billion+ |
The Super Sentai Series has been parodied and emulated in various ways throughout the world.[citation needed] The term "Sentai" is also occasionally used to describe shows with premises like the Super Sentai Series.[citation needed]
Main article: Aikoku Sentai Dai-Nippon |
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.[38]
Main article: Sport Ranger |
The Thai TV series Sport Ranger, another homage to Super Sentai, aired in 2006.[39]
Main article: France Five |
Jushi Sentai France Five (later known as Shin Kenjushi France Five) is a French online mini-series that was released in six installments from 2000 to 2013.[citation needed] The series was so popular in Japan that Akira Kushida recorded its second opening theme.[citation needed]
Main article: Ronin Warriors |
Known as Ronin Warriors in the English dub, this anime involved five young warriors each in possession of mystical armor and weapons which allowed them to transform into more powerful forms in the manner of Super Sentai.
Main article: Sailor Moon |
Naoko Takeuchi used the Super Sentai Series as inspiration for the creation of the Sailor Soldiers in Sailor Moon.[40][41]
Main article: Digimon Frontier |
The fourth entry of the Digimon anime involved five young kids (eventually six) to gain Digivices known as D-tectors which contained the spirits of ancient heroes known as the Ten Legendary Warriors that allowed them to transform into Digimon forms to fight off monsters in a manner reminiscent of Super Sentai.
Main article: Jeanne d'Arc (video game) |
The Jeanne d'Arc PSP game made by Level 5 which depicts the title character (voiced by Maaya Sakamoto in Japanese and Kari Wahlgren in English respectively) in a fantasy universe based on the historical story has her and certain others with the power to transform into armored warriors akin to Super Sentai.
Main article: Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep |
The PSP prequel entry to the Kingdom Hearts video game franchise made by Square-Enix involves the main characters (Terra, Aqua, and Ventus) transforming into magical armor akin to Super Sentai.
As part of the Omoikkiri Ii!! TV television program, a series of features was produced on various spas and onsen around Japan titled Bihada Sentai Sparanger (美肌泉隊SPAレンジャー, Bihada Sentai Suparenjā, Handsome Muscle Spring Corps Sparanger). This featured tokusatsu and drama actors Takashi Hagino (Changéríon of Choukou Senshi Changéríon and Kamen Rider Ouja of Kamen Rider Ryuki) as Spa Red (SPAレッド, Supa Reddo), Kento Handa (Kamen Rider Faiz of Kamen Rider 555) as Spa Blue (SPAブルー, Supa Burū), Kengo Ohkuchi (Emperor Z of Ressha Sentai ToQger) as Spa Green (SPAグリーン, Supa Gurīn), Masashi Mikami (Bouken Blue in GoGo Sentai Boukenger) as Spa Yellow (SPAイエロー, Supa Ierō), and Kohei Murakami (Kamen Rider Kaixa in Kamen Rider 555) as Spa Murasaki (SPAムラサキ(紫), Supa Murasaki, "purple" or "violet" in Japanese, a running joke would involve people referring to him as Spa Purple).[42]
In 2013, Gainax produced EA's Rock (エアーズロック, Eāzu Rokku), a 13-episode miniseries of live-action shorts which parodied the Super Sentai Series. The series' characters are all former members of a fighting group called Sensation Warriors Gokan Five (感覚戦士ゴカンファイブ, Kankaku Senshi Gokan Faibu, "gokan" is Japanese for the "five senses").[citation needed] EA's Rock is broadcast on the Tōmeihan Net 6 Japanese Association of Independent Television Stations as well as Nico Nico Douga.[43][44]
Main article: Unofficial Sentai Akibaranger |
Unofficial Sentai Akibaranger (非公認戦隊アキバレンジャー, Hikōnin Sentai Akibarenjā) is a Toei-produced parody series that premiered in April 2012 on BS Asahi and Tokyo MX. Akibaranger is made for adult fans who were fans of the Super Sentai Series as children. The story features three otaku who live in the Akihabara district of Tokyo who receive technology from a scientist to fight an evil threat that at first only exists in their delusions, but eventually starts materializing itself in the real world. Like Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger, Akibaranger features guest appearances by veteran Super Sentai actors (as themselves rather than their characters), and voice actors and musicians who have worked in anime and tokusatsu.[citation needed] A second season aired in April 2013.[citation needed]
Main articles: Bleach (manga) and Bleach (anime) |
The manga/anime franchise Bleach has referenced Super Sentai twice. First with Nelliel Tu Odelschwanck and her Fracción (Dondochakka Birstanne, Pesche Guatiche, and Bawabawa) taking Sentai poses and introductions when they first encounter the protagonists in Hueco Mundo. The second is when Kisuke Urahara establishes the team of Karakura Raizer (lead by Kon) to protect Karakura Town in the heroes' absence, with their powers and introductions clearly inspired from Super Sentai teams.
Main article: Love After World Domination |
The manga/anime series Love After World Domination is a satire on the Super Sentai genre, with a team of multi-color heroes who can don spandex power suits to fight against an organization bent on world domination.
Main article: Dragon Ball |
Akira Toriyama was inspired to create the Ginyu Force for the Dragon Ball manga after seeing his children watch Super Sentai.[45]
The anime series Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS (2017) pays homage to the Super Sentai series, with the character Shima occasionally performing Sentai moves.[citation needed] The English dub adds a joke referring to a Sentai move as "the dab", referencing how the dab dance move in 2010s American popular culture has a striking resemblance to Sentai moves that have appeared in the Super Sentai series since the 1970s (and the localised Power Rangers series since the 1990s).[46]
Main article: One Piece |
Germa 66's Vinsmoke commanders bear a resemblance to Super Sentai series, as they bear similar color-coded designs and epithets: Reiju is "Poison Pink", Ichiji "Sparking Red", Niji "Electric Blue", Yonji "Winch Green", and Sanji "Stealth Black". These colors are also prominently incorporated into their clothing and hair color (except for Sanji).[citation needed]
The Red/Blue/Pink/Green team alignment matches that of J.A.K.Q. Dengekitai, the first and only Sentai squad which started with four members.[citation needed]
The clone soldiers used by the Germa likewise resemble the various foot soldiers used by the villains in Sentai series.[citation needed]
Main article: Pretty Cure |
The Pretty Cure franchise largely resembles Super Sentai as a tokusatsu-style magical girl series with varying teams of girls over the years, as well as the fact that it is long-aired alongside Super Sentai on TV on Sunday mornings.