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Super Sentai (Japanese: 戦隊, the Japanese word for task force, literally fighting squadron - Sentai was also a term used for Japanese squadrons in WWII), is most commonly used for classifying the "superhero team" genre of shows produced by Toei Company Ltd. and Bandai, and aired by TV Asahi. The shows are of the tokusatsu genre, featuring live action characters and colorful special effects, and are aimed mainly at families. This series is one of the most prominent tokusatsu productions in Japan, alongside the Ultra Series, the Kamen Rider, and the Metal Heroes series.

Series overview

In every Sentai show, the fight between good and evil is illustrated, with the good side winning most of the time. The basic premise of the series is that a group of (usually) five people gain special powers (magical or technological), wear colored outfits, and use advanced weapons and martial arts skills to battle powerful beings from other planets and/or dimensions threatening to take over the Earth. In most of the episodes, after the team has beaten an army of evil creatures ("grunts") and the "monster of the week", they call for huge robotic vehicles/animals ("mechas") that can combine to form one giant robot to fight an enlarged version of the monster. Sentai series with the giant robot element are specifically known as Super Sentai. Each Sentai is set in a different fictional universe, with the exception of team-ups.

The first Sentai series, Himitsu Sentai Goranger, was created by the late Shotaro Ishinomori, creator of Kamen Rider and Cyborg 009 in 1975. He did not create any further Sentai series after his second, JAKQ Dengeki Tai, was poorly received.

The third Sentai series, Battle Fever J (1979), is the first Super Sentai show (on account of it being the first to have a giant robot that the heroes ride - the past two shows only had vehicles).

The term sentai is also occasionally used to describe shows with similar premises, such as Voltron, or even the magical girl team in Sailor Moon. However, this definition was never official for these types of shows. Recently (in 2003/2004), Sailor Moon has been retold in a fashion somewhat similar to Sentai shows in the form of Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon. While not officially Sentai, some fans of the genre have accepted it as such.

Distribution

Although the series' originated in Japan, they were imported and dubbed in several other countries. Cho Denshi Bioman & Hikari Sentai Maskman were very popular in the Philippines in the 1980's, [link] and multiple Sentai shows aired in Hawaii, due in large part to the previous success of Kamen Rider V3 and Kikaida there. Additionally, Choudenshi Bioman & Kousoku Sentai Turboranger were aired in Spain. Himitsu Sentai Goranger was also aired briefly in Sacramento and San Francisco, California. Kagaku Sentai Dynaman was dubbed and aired as a parody on the USA Network television show Night Flight in 1987. In 1993, Haim Saban produced the first installment of the Power Rangers series by dubbing the action sequences from 1992's Kyouryuu Sentai ZyuRanger and filming new footage with American actors for the story sequences. This trend has continued, with each successive Sentai show contributing the action sequences to the Power Rangers series the following year. [link]

The series

Year	Series	Description
1975-1977	Himitsu Sentai Goranger (Secret Squadron Five Ranger)	The first Sentai. Super-technology spy team against a secret terrorist monster force. Team motif based on "variable technology". Also the first to have a member getting killed in action and to have an ex-member regaining his duties.
1977	JAKQ Dengeki Tai (JAKQ Electric Shock Squad)	The first with four initial members, with the fifth member (first hero in white) joining later. Team of cyborgs based on a playing card motif - Jack, Ace, King and Queen. First non-Red leader. First team-up with the previous Sentai team (JAKQ vs. Goranger), a special feature that wouldn't repeat until Ohranger vs. Kakuranger, when it became an annual tradition. First series without a member in yellow.
1979	Battle Fever J	The first Super Sentai (being the first to have a giant robot) and the first to wear scarves instead of capes (although an earlier tokusatsu series humorously demonstrated their impracticality). Based on a national country (Japan, Soviet Union, Kenya, France and USA) and dance style motif. First hero in black. First series to have mouthplates. First series to feature a regular hero in orange (and therefore, the second with no yellow member). Second series with a member who is killed in action and the first to have a member get wounded in action so badly, that a replacement is necesitated. The female character, Miss America, was designed by reference in Marvel's Miss America; in addition, her male counterparts vaguely resemble Marvel's Captain America. This fact is influenced by the cooperative relation built when Marvel and Toei made the tokusatsu Spider-Man. All other characters were designed as original by Toei. The anecdote about the design of "Battle Japan" - the leader, Battle Japan, was originally to be called "Captain Japan", a Japanese version of Captain America - is now recognized as false.[[Citing sources citation needed]]
1980	Denshi Sentai Denjiman (Electronic Squadron Electromagnetic Man)	The first to have a transforming giant robot, and the first to have "ski-goggle" masks, as opposed to "bug-eye" visors with small holes drilled in them, as was the case in the previous three series.
1981	Taiyou Sentai Sun Vulcan (Solar Squadron Sun Vulcan)	The only series to be a sequel to the previous one, Sun Vulcan was the first team to have only three members, representing land, sea, and air. Also the first all-male team, and the first to have a combining robot (two units forming into one). It is also the first (and so far, only) Sentai series to change to a second leader (first Vul-Eagle was recruited by NASA for space shuttle research). First series with a non-Sentai hero of either sex (female in this case). San, the Japanese pronunciation for "sun", may also mean "three," since there are three Sun Vulcans (it is also in the series' second ending theme: One + Two + Three Vulcans).
1982	Dai Sentai Goggle V (Great Squadron Goggle Five)	Sentai team based on the jewels of ancient civilizations and on rhythmic gymnastics. The only Sentai team where only three of five members pilot the robot, while the other two stay in Goggle Caesar (a carrier ship for the Goggle Robo components). The show had a tremendous impact in Indonesia.
1983	Kagaku Sentai Dynaman (Science Squadron Dynaman)	The first to wear spandex and to forgo wearing scarves. Several episodes of this series were later dubbed into English as the comedic parody series Dynaman, which was briefly seen on the USA Network's Night Flight programming block.
1984	Cho Denshi Bioman (Super Electronic Bioman)	The first to have two females (and the first female in yellow), one of them perishing several episodes into the series and replaced by another female member, and the first to have a robot mentor. Well known in France and in the Philippines. Because of the level of special effects and storyline development, it is considered by many as one of the best Sentai series ever produced for its time.
1985	Dengeki Sentai Changeman (Electric Shock Squadron Changeman)	Team motif based on European mythological animals: dragon, griffin, pegasus, mermaid and phoenix. The first to have a female in white and the third not to have a member in yellow. The show had a tremendous impact in Brazil.
1986	Choushinsei Flashman (Supernova Flashman)	Team motif based on colored crystals on different planets. The first to have a second robot. Like Changeman, had a tremendous impact in Brazil.
1987	Hikari Sentai Maskman (Light Squadron Maskman)	Team motif based on different martial arts techniques and mystical "aura power" energy. The first to have a sixth team member (for one episode only), and the first to have a five-piece component robot. The show became popular in the Philippines after Choudenshi Bioman in 1984.
1988	Choujuu Sentai Liveman (Super-Beast Squadron Liveman)	Team motif based on animals (falcon, lion, dolphin, bison, and rhino). The first to have a female in blue, and the first to initially have three members, with two members joining later. It was also the first team to have animal-based mecha (widely used since), and the first to have two giant robots combine to form one powerful robot.
1989	Kousoku Sentai Turboranger (High-Speed Squadron Turbo Ranger)	Team motif based on vehicles. This 10th anniversary series (by Toei's official count until Goranger & JAKQ were re-included) had a Super Sentai reunion. This Super Sentai started not to have the robot components brought into action through a "mothership" carrier vehicle, as was the case in all of its predecessors. First to have a command base to be combined with the other giant robots to create a very powerful robot.
1990	Chikyuu Sentai Fiveman (Terrestrial Squadron Fiveman)	Team motif based on academic subjects: (science, athletics, language, music and mathematics) and martial arts styles. The first all-sibling team.
1991	Choujin Sentai Jetman (Birdmen Squadron Jetman)	Team motif based on various birds. The second series to have a female blue Ranger. This series brought intense drama to the Sentai franchise, making it one of the more popular Super Sentai series. Based on the '70s anime Gatchaman, Jetman was supposed to become the first Power Rangers, but the concept did not fully take off with test audiences. A Jetman game was available for the Nintendo Famicom game console. First series with a member getting killed after the war. Widely considered to be the best Sentai of all time.
1992	Kyouryuu Sentai ZyuRanger (Dinosaur Squadron Beast Ranger)	Team motif based on prehistoric beasts and the first sentai to introduce sentient mecha. The first to have an American series, Power Rangers, based on it (if one does not count the parody-dub of Dynaman), and the first to have a regular sixth team member. Oddly enough, only two out of the six Rangers actually have dinosaurs as avatars. (three if you consider a dragon or Godzilla to be a dinosaur; a pteranodon is not a dinosaur) A ZyuRanger game was also available for the Nintendo Famicom game console. First series with a member dying while active but not on the battlefield.
1993	Gosei Sentai Dairanger (Five-Star Squadron Great Ranger)	Team motif based on Chinese mythological animals and martial arts styles spanning generations of combatants fighting over the centuries. Regarded by many as one of the best series of the '90s. Also, it is the first series to feature a growing child Ranger.
1994	Ninja Sentai Kakuranger (Ninja Squadron Hidden Ranger)	Team motif based on the art of ninjutsu. The first to have a female leader, the second to have a non-Red leader and the first to have the sixth member not to resemble the regular five (and the first non-Ranger to be male). This series also saw the first multi-Sentai team-up of sorts - Super Sentai World, where the previous four teams joined in the action. First series to have the team members become mecha rather than piloting them (this only occurred for the Beast Generals, however).
1995	Chouriki Sentai Ohranger (Super-Power Squadron Overtech Hardware Ranger)	Team motif based on five geometric symbols and ancient mystical technology. Ohranger began the annual tradition of a team-up movie with the heroes of the show seen the previous year with Ohranger vs. Kakuranger. (Note that "versus" in the Sentai context does not, for whatever reason, indicate animosity between the two teams but rather the two joining forces). OHRE could also be "Olé".
1996	Gekisou Sentai CarRanger (Extreme Racing Squadron Car Ranger)	Team motif based on cars. The 20th Sentai incarnation. Helmets are closely related to 1989's Turboranger. This season was not very serious, even by Sentai standards. A CarRanger game was available for the Bandai Sufami Turbo cartridge compatible for the Nintendo Super Famicom game console.
1997	Denji Sentai Megaranger (Electromagnetic Squadron Mega Ranger)	Team motif based on various electronic equipment, with Toei capitalizing on the growing popularity of the internet, cell phones, and computers, and also on space exploration. Third series to have a non-Red leader. The first to have a member in silver.
1998	Seijuu Sentai Gingaman (Star-Beast Squadron Galaxy Man)	Team motif based on both benevolent "Galaxy Beasts" that aided mankind through the centuries and nature/elements (Fire, Water, Wind, Electricity and Flowers). Featured the first regular and first male non-Ranger henshin hero in the Super Sentai history (Hyūga aka Black Knight).
1999	Kyukyu Sentai GoGo-V (Rescue Squadron Go-Go Five)	Team motif based on various rescue services (hazardous rescue, firefighter, helicopter pilot, police officer, and paramedic). The second sibling team in the Super Sentai series. For the first time since Jetman, the series featured only five heroes, although in the GoGoV movie other two non-Ranger henshin heroes appeared (only 1 at a time, the first was killed in action, resulting in the first Sentai movie with such an event).
2000	Mirai Sentai Timeranger (Future Squadron Time Ranger)	Team motif based on time-travelling police officers from the year 3000. The first to have the sixth team member's costume color the same as a regular team member (red), the fourth series to have a non-Red leader and the second Sentai series to have a female leader. Fourth series with a member getting killed in the line of duty.
2001	Hyakujuu Sentai GaoRanger (100 Beast Squadron Growl Ranger)	Team motif based on wild animals. The 25th anniversary Sentai team, which had the honour of teaming up with past Super Sentai members in a special production. Second series to have a silver member. A Gaoranger game was available for the Sony PlayStation game console.
2002	Ninpuu Sentai Hurricanger (Stealh-Wind Squadron Hurricane Ranger)	Team motif based on variations of the art of ninjutsu. Originally a team of three, it later added a rival ninja duo, as well as an independent green ninja warrior with no real identity, to make six full members. The third series to have a blue female Ranger. Costume designs are closely related to Liveman in 1988 (Red falcon, Yellow lion, Blue dolphin). A Hurricanger game was also available for the Sony PlayStation game console. Fifth series with a member getting killed on the job.
2003	Bakuryuu Sentai Abaranger (Blastasaurus Squadron Outburst Ranger)	Team motif based on dinosaurs, closely resembling 1992's Zyuranger and working out of a curry restaurant. 2nd series to start with 4 members (Black's changer key was damaged until episode 8). Midway through the series, an evil Ranger appeared, who only joined the Abaranger at the end of the series. Second series with a member dying in action through means other than an enemy attack.
2004	Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger (Special Investigation Squadron Detective Ranger/Decaranger)	Team motif based on an intergalactic police force division stationed on Earth to handle extraterrestrial criminals who enter Earth illegally and wreak havoc. The first to have a regular seventh team member, with three more Rangers who appear once throughout the series: DekaSwan - Ep. 36, DekaBright - Ep. 40, DekaGold - Dekaranger the Movie: Full Blast Action, although Deka Gold was not a member of Earth's Dekarangers. Second series to feature a hero in orange (and first female orange Ranger - Deka Swan). Deka is Japanese slang for Detective and is similar to "deca", which is a Greek numerical prefix for 10, since there are ten Dekarangers in all, five male and five female. Therefore, Dekaranger is the first to see a balance in male and female members.
2005	Mahō Sentai Magiranger (Magical Squadron Magic Ranger)	Team motif based on magic and elemental powers, with Toei capitalizing on the popularity of the Harry Potter and The Lord of the Rings series as well as Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon, their own adaptation of the Sailor Moon franchise. The first sentai series since Kakuranger to have the heroes themselves transform into the mecha rather than piloting them. The first team to wear capes since JAKQ. The third sibling team of Sentai, and the fourth series to have a blue heroine. First series to feature a married couple serving as Rangers (MagiMother & Wolzard Fire), and later two (MagiBlue & MagiShine), making Magiranger the first Sentai family (CarRanger's Signalman and VRV Master, however, also had families). Sixth series with a member killed in action, but first with two, although both were revived for the final battle.
2006	Gougou Sentai Boukenger (Thunderous Squadron Adventure Ranger)	Team motif based on adventure and treasure hunting. 30th anniversary of Super Sentai. The first series to have an 8-, 9- and 10-piece combination robot and the first series with multiple enemy groups. Third series to have a silver member. Each episode (Task), starting with the fourth, has a short featurette at the end to commemorate the previous 30 years of Super Sentai.

Tributes/Parodies

Year	Series	Description
1982	Aikoku Sentai Dai Nippon (Patriot Squadron Great Japan)	A movie tribute/parody of Sentai produced by Daicon (now Gainax) in Japan.
1986	Ninja High School	Features a comedic sentai parody, Zetraman.
1989	Dragon Ball Z	During the shows run there were two parody references. First there was the Ginyuu Tokusentai [Special Fighting Team] (or Ginyu Force in the English dub). They not only came in different colors, but would also perform Sentai-style poses. Second there was the Great Saiyaman (aka Son Gohan), who also did some Sentai-style poses and used a henshin device (although without a henshin sequence), and later was joined by the Great Saiyaman 2 (a.k.a. Videl/Great Saiyawoman in the English dub). [It should be noted that Great Saiyaman's costume appears to be inspired by Ishinomori Shotaro's children's tokusatsu hero "Machineman" as opposed to a Sentai hero's suit. ]
1990	Biokids	A low-budget Filipino parody of Choudenshi Bioman. Consists of kids. Team motif based on different creatures (Red Lion 1, Green Dragon 2, Blue Eagle 3, Yellow Tiger 4 and Pink Panther 5).
1990	Kabayokids (Horse Kids)	A Filipino parody of Choudenshi Bioman, starring Tito Sotto, Vic Sotto and Joey de Leon, the team motif is based on horses and fruits. This is said to be a spinoff of Biokids (released a month later the same year).
1980's	Ninja Kids	An 80's movie starring Herbert Bautista, Francis Magalona, Ramon Christopher, etc. It is a story of seven men engulfed to another dimension in which a Japanese swordsman summons them to save the magic samurai sword from Lotus (portrayed by Elizabeth Oropesa) and they became known as "Ninja Kids"
1991	Flying Warriors	A video game for the Nintendo Entertainment System by Culture Brain, featuring five martial artist superheroes with special weapons and powers. The team dynamic is classic sentai boilerplate; the courageous leader, the hotshot second in command, etc., from shows such as Gatchaman and Jetman. The leader, Rick Stalker, and his mentor, Gen, would have cameos in other martial arts games from the same company.
1992	YuYu Hakusho	One of the teams in the Ankoku Būtsukai [Black Martial Arts Tournament] Saga (or Dark Tournament Saga in the English dub) is named Team Goranger. They are likely a parody of Himitsu Sentai Goranger, not only in name, but they also have the same colors.
1999/2002/2003	Ojamajo Doremi	The magical girl series Ojamajo Doremi, another Toei production, the popular TV show of the characters in the anime was a sentai series called Battle Ranger. In around the episode 40s, Doremi (Majo Red), Hazuki (Majo Orange), and Aiko (Majo Blue) created their own sentai group (they called it Ojamajo Sentai Majoranger) in order to protect a boy from being attacked by a bully. In season 4, Ojamajo Doremi Dokkaan, the group was revived again along with Momoko (Majo Yellow) and Hana-chan (Commander Hana). Contrary to what the avant title implied, Onpu (Majo Purple) was never part of the Majorangers in the actual series. This series is one filled with random adventures by the characters, and the sentai episode was just one of the many adventures they have.
1993	Hero Games	The sourcebook "Allies" for the Champions superhero role playing game includes Zen Team, a team of Japanese superheroes who have much in common with the sentai model. Zen Lion, Zen Rhino, Zen Dolphin, Zen Eagle and Zen Mouse are heroes whose primary abilities are skill in a range of martial arts and armored and strength-enhancing costumes which are identical save for the dominant color (red, black, blue, yellow and pink). Talk is also made in the book of equipping them with a giant robot.
1996	''	Characters known as Axemrangers (Kajidoh Sentai Onoranger in Japan) fight Mario's party with their mecha.
1996	Pretty Sammy	A sentai based team the Blue Sky Cool Rangers make an appearance in episode 12 of the Pretty Sammy TV series (aka Magical Project S in the English version). The Cool Rangers have many similarities and a giant robot called the Cool Ranger Robo (Cool Ranger Robot in the English subtitles). Some references to Super Sentai's popularity are mentioned as well. The Cool Red costume also makes an appearance in episode 23.
1996	Shinesman	The full title is Tokuma Sentai Shinesman (or Special Duty Combat Unit Shinesman'), and they are clearly a parody on a Super Sentai team, but employed by a trading company and with ridiculous, non kid-friendly colors like sepia, moss green, salmon pink, and gray in addition to red. Also, another sentai team called the Great Men appear as a TV show inside the show itself.
1996	Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon	The Three Lights film a sentai movie, identifying themselves as "Super Red," "Super Yellow" and "Super Blue."
1997	Slayers Try	Episode 18 features a spoof sentai-like team called the Peacemen, who have grown extremely elderly.
2000	Excel Saga	Beginning with episode 18, features a spoof, masked-hero troupe, the Municipal Force Daitenzin.
2000	Jushi Sentai France Five (Musketeers Squadron France Five)	A French-produced tribute the Sentai Series. Four episodes, one each year, have been shown. The final episode is slated for release in 2006.
2001	Sonic Adventure 2	One of the competing groups in the Chao races is a multicolored set of Chaos called Chao Ranger (Chibikko Sentai Chaoranger in the Japanese version).
2001	Rolling Bomber Special ([Link])	A short film by SMAP, aired as segments in the TV show 'SMAP X SMAP' on April 9, 2001. The Sentai team itself is called "Chikyuu Sentai Freshman" and appear to be parodies of both Flashman and Fiveman.
2001-2005	Bioumen	A French parody of Choudenshi Bioman
2002-03	Hamtaro Ham-Ham Heartbreak	The carnival presents a Ranger-like team composed by five colored hamsters known as the Ham Rangers. An in-game task involves finding them all.
2003	Happy Lesson Advance	One episodes showed five mothers of Hitotose Chitose wearing priestess costume to become the Miko Rangers with red, blue, pink, yellow and black as the color scheme. Chitose himself wearing a green kappa costume, looked more like the 6th ranger.
2003		Characters known as NijiRanger fight/annoy Laharl and his party.
2003	Fighting Foodons	One episode had a group of five hamburger monsters who wore sentai-like costumes.
2003	Mega Man Battle Network 3	Towards the end of the game, DNN has actors in Navi suits on stage called the "NetRangers". These tell their powers and state their names, which are based on colors (Net Black, Net Red, etc).
2004	Jewel Knights Crusaders	An ecchi computer game where the player becomes the only male member of the Jewel Knights, young women who use magical lingerie to transform into colorful costumes and gain special weapons that they use to fight bondage-style villains.
2004-2005	Mai-HiME	Midori Suigiura pushes for all the HiMEs to join forces in ep. 16, dubbing them HiMEranger. In ep. 26, Natsuki leads the HiMEranger against the Red Star, the source of the Obsidian Lord's power.
2004-05		In this anime, related to a MMORPG Ragnarok Online, there was an episode, where Maya-chan returned to Payon with her comrades-merchants, they did a sentai-like presentation (though without sentai armor), with their colours stated. Their tamed poring-family monsters (colored after the 'merchant rangers') also appeared on the scene. The team made a final attack, using together the skill 'Cart Revolution' (also ending it with a typical ranger formation), helping Roan and the archers to defeat the undeads - Bonguns and Zombies (monsters in Ragnarok Online).
2005	Killer7	A superhero group "Punishing Rangers Handsome Man" are featured as characters in a TV series and comic book franchise resembling Super Sentai, but are actually Government-sponsored assassins set out to deal with the Heaven Smiles crisis. They are notorious for playing out fictional events depicted in their comic books into the real world.
2005	School Rumble	Episode 18 featured the "Hatenkou Robo Dozibiron". The team is composed only with girls, whose names are also a parody of their voice actresses names, exchanging the first kanji of the name with the corresponding color of the character.
2005	Mahou Sensei Negima	Episode 7 featured the Bakaranger, a group of the five lowest scoring students which included Asuna.
2005	BLEACH	Episode 50 Features the "Karakura Heroes" , lead by Don' Kanonji and made up of Ichigo's sisters, Karin and Yuzu, as well as Ururu and Jinta, the two children who work at Urahara's store, and Kon , [Who is known as "Karakura King"].
2005		Characters called the Hexagon Brothers guard the Cipher Lab, after pulling a few Super Sentai poses.
2005	Keroro Gunso	In Episode 86 Part B, Keroro and his friends acted as "KERO Rangers" in Keroro's virtual game, Keroro (Red), Tamama (Black/Dark Blue), Giroro (Blue), Kururu (Yellow), Dororo (Pink).
2005	Tales of the Abyss	All playable characters have a costume that is reminiscent of Super Sentai. Luke is AbyssRed, Tear is AbyssBlack, Jade is AbyssBlue, Anise is AbyssPink, Guy is AbyssOrange, Natalia is AbyssGreen, and Asch is AbyssSilver.

Notes

Super Sentai Colors

The color pallette for Super Sentai has grown over the years, beginning with Red, Blue, Yellow, Pink, and Green in Goranger. Only Red and Blue have appeared in all Super Sentai. The Super Sentai rainbow has the following colors (* denotes female warrior):

Red

31 warriors. Warriors in this color are usually the leader of their respective team. So far, all red warriors have been male. Appears in:

• Goranger (Akaranger)
• JAKQ (Spade Ace)
• Battle Fever (Battle Japan)
• Denjiman (DenjiRed)
• Sun Vulcan (Vul-Eagle)
• Goggle V (Goggle Red)
• Dynaman (DynaRed)
• Bioman (Red One)
• Changeman (Change Dragon)
• Flashman (Red Flash)
• Maskman (Red Mask)
• Liveman (Red Falcon)
• Turboranger (Red Turbo)
• Fiveman (Five Red)
• Jetman (Red Hawk)
• Zyuranger (TyrannoRanger/Armored TyrannoRanger)
• Dairanger (Ryuu Ranger)
• Kakuranger (Ninja Red)
• Ohranger (OhRed)
• Carranger (Red Racer)
• Megaranger (MegaRed)
• Gingaman (GingaRed)
• GoGoV (GoRed)
• Timeranger (TimeRed and TimeFire)
• Gaoranger (GaoRed)
• Hurricanger (Hurricane Red)
• Abaranger (Abared/AbareMax)
• Dekaranger (DekaRed)
• Magiranger (MagiRed)
• Boukenger (BoukenRed)

Big One in JAKQ has red accents and a red cape; AbareKiller sees through a red visor, since he was evil in most of the series.

Crimson

2 warriors. This color is worn in the following Sentai:

• Hurricanger (Kabuto Raiger)
• Magiranger (Wolzard Fire)

Blue

26 warriors. This is in all Sentai.

• Goranger (Aoranger)
• JAKQ (Diamond Jack)
• Battle Fever (Battle France)
• Denjiman (DenjiBlue)
• Sun Vulcan (Vul-Shark)
• Goggle Five (Goggle Blue)
• Dynaman (DynaBlue)
• Bioman (Blue Three)
• Changeman (Change Pegasus)
• Flashman (Blue Flash)
• Maskman (Blue Mask)
• Liveman (Blue Dolphin)*
• Turboranger (Blue Turbo)
• Fiveman (Five Blue)
• Zyuranger (TriceraRanger)
• Dairanger (Tenma Ranger)
• Ohranger (OhBlue)
• Carranger (Blue Racer)
• Megaranger (MegaBlue)
• Gingaman (GingaBlue)
• GoGoV (GoBlue)
• Timeranger (TimeBlue)
• Gaoranger (GaoBlue)
• Abaranger (AbareBlue)
• Dekaranger (DekaBlue)
• Boukenger (BoukenBlue)

Big One in JAKQ has blue accents.

Aqua

4 warriors. This color is worn in the following Sentai:

• Jetman (Blue Swallow)*
• Kakuranger (Ninja Blue)
• Hurricanger (Hurricane Blue)*
• Magiranger (MagiBlue)*

Navy Blue

5 warriors. This color appears in the following Sentai:

• Kakuranger (NinjaMan)
• Carranger (SignalMan, Sigue, and Sigtarou)
• Hurricanger (Kuwagata Raiger)

GaoSilver, from Gaoranger, and DekaBright, from Dekaranger, has navy blue accents.

Metallic Blue

DekaMaster, from Dekaranger, has metallic blue accents.

Yellow

27 warriors. This color is in most Sentai, but not all.

• Goranger (Kiranger)
• Denjiman (DenjiYellow)
• Sun Vulcan (Vul-Panther)
• Goggle V (Goggle Yellow)
• Dynaman (DynaYellow)
• Bioman (Yellow Four)*
• Flashman (Yellow Flash)*
• Maskman (Yellow Mask)*
• Liveman (Yellow Lion)
• Turboranger (Yellow Turbo)
• Fiveman (Five Yellow)*
• Jetman (Yellow Owl)
• Zyuranger (TigerRanger)
• Dairanger (Kirin Ranger)
• Kakuranger (Ninja Yellow)
• Ohranger (OhYellow)*
• Carranger (Yellow Racer)*
• Megaranger (MegaYellow)*
• Gingaman (GingaYellow)
• GoGoV (GoYellow)
• Timeranger (TimeYellow)
• Gaoranger (GaoYellow)
• Hurricanger (Hurricane Yellow)
• Abaranger (AbareYellow)*
• Dekaranger (DekaYellow)*
• Magiranger (MagiYellow)
• Boukenger (BoukenYellow)*

Big One, from JAKQ, has yellow accents.

Pink

24 warriors. So far, all warriors wearing this color have been female.

• Goranger (Momoranger)*
• JAKQ (Heart Queen)*
• Battle Fever (Miss America)*
• Denjiman (DenjiPink)*
• Goggle V (Goggle Pink)*
• Dynaman (DynaPink)*
• Bioman (Pink Five)*
• Changeman (Change Phoenix)*
• Flashman (Pink Flash)*
• Maskman (Pink Mask)*
• Turboranger (Pink Turbo)*
• Fiveman (Five Pink)*
• Zyuranger (PteraRanger)*
• Dairanger (Houou Ranger)*
• Ohranger (OhPink)*
• Carranger (Pink Racer)*
• Megaranger (MegaPink)*
• Gingaman (GingaPink)*
• GoGoV (GoPink)*
• Timeranger (TimePink)*
• Abaranger (AbarePink, or "AbarePig" in the minds of some fans)*
• Dekaranger (DekaPink)*
• Magiranger (MagiPink)*
• Boukenger (BoukenPink)*

White Rose Mask (Sun Vulcan), Change Mermaid (Changeman), White Swan (Jetman), and GaoWhite (Gaoranger) have pink accents.

Green

18 warriors. So far, all warriors wearing this color have been male.

• Goranger (Midoranger)
• JAKQ (Clover King)
• Denjiman (DenjiGreen)
• Bioman (Green Two)
• Flashman (Green Flash)
• Maskman (X1 Mask)
• Liveman (Green Sai [Rhino])
• Jetman manga (Green Eagle replaces Black Condor)
• Zyuranger (DragonRanger)
• Dairanger (Shishi Ranger)
• Ohranger (OhGreen)
• Carranger (Green Racer)
• Gingaman (GingaGreen)
• GoGoV (GoGreen)
• Timeranger (TimeGreen)
• Hurricanger (Shurikenger)
• Dekaranger (DekaGreen)
• Magiranger (MagiGreen)

Big One in JAKQ and Battle Kenya in Battle Fever have green accents.

White

11 warriors. Traditionally, this color is worn either by a backup warrior or as a replacement for pink.

• JAKQ (however, many see Big One as a "Rainbow Ranger" rather than a White Ranger, since he has accents of green, blue, red, and yellow)
• Sun Vulcan (White Rose Mask)*
• Changeman (Change Mermaid)*
• Jetman (White Swan)*
• Dairanger (Kiba Ranger)
• Kakuranger (Ninja White)*
• Carranger (White Racer)*
• Gaoranger (GaoWhite)*
• Abaranger (AbareKiller)
• Dekaranger (DekaBreak)
• Magiranger (MagiMother)*

Signalman, Sigue, and Sigtarou, from Carranger, and DekaSwan, from Dekaranger, have white accents.

Orange

2 warriors.

• Battle Fever (Battle Cossack)
• Dekaranger (DekaSwan)*

Black

19 warriors. Traditionally, this color is worn either by a backup warrior or as a replacement for green. So far, all warriors wearing it have been male.

• Battle Fever (Battle Kenya—unofficially)
• Goggle V (Goggle Black)
• Dynaman (DynaBlack)
• Changeman (Change Gryphon)
• Maskman (Black Mask)
• Liveman (Black Bison)
• Turboranger (Black Turbo)
• Fiveman (Five Black)
• Jetman (Black Condor)
• Zyuranger (MammothRanger)
• Kakuranger (Ninja Black)
• Ohranger (King Ranger)
• Carranger (VRV Master)
• Megaranger (MegaBlack)
• Gingaman (BullBlack)
• Gaoranger (GaoBlack)
• Abaranger (AbareBlack)
• Dekaranger (DekaMaster)
• Boukenger (BoukenBlack)

Kiba Ranger, from Dairanger, wore black torso-protecting armour; TimeFire had black accents in order to differentiate from TimeRed; AbareKiller, from Abaranger, had black accents that became spikes in his Abare Mode.

Purple

1 ally and 1 warrior.

• Denjiman (DenjiPrincess wore a purple dress)*
• Magiranger (Wolzard, who would later become Wolzard Fire)

DekaBreak, from Dekaranger, wore purple accents; MagiShine, from Magiranger, wore gold armour plating on top of purple spandex.

Gold

4 warriors and 1 advisor.

• Go-Go V (Beast-Demon Hunter Sieg and Sieg-Jeanne(*))
• Dekaranger (DekaGold)*
• Magiranger (MagiShine)

Joker, from JAKQ, wore a gold tuxedo; Kibaranger, from Dairanger, NinjaMan, from Kakuranger, King Ranger, from Ohranger, MegaSilver, from Megaranger, and Shurikenger, from Hurricanger, all had gold accents.

Silver

4 warriors.

• Megaranger (MegaSilver)
• Gaoranger (GaoSilver)
• Dekaranger (DekaBright)*
• Boukenger (BoukenSilver wears a metallic silver that shines like aluminium foil)

Classification

[This website] has the Rangers divided into six types:

Protagonist type

Hero burning in righteousness. All Red Rangers (minus TimeFire) are protagonist-type.

Rival type

Openly opposes the protagonist type, and therefore could be the main protagonist him-/herself.

• Goranger: Aoranger
• JAKQ: Diamond Jack
• Battle Fever: Battle France -> Battle Cossack II
• Denjiman: DenjiGreen
• Sun Vulcan: Vul-Shark
• Goggle V: Goggle Black
• Dynaman: DynaBlack
• Bioman: Yellow Four I -> Green Two
• Changeman: Change Gryphon
• Flashman: Green Flash
• Maskman: Black Mask
• Liveman: Yellow Lion
• Turboranger: Black Turbo
• Fiveman: Five Blue
• Jetman: Black Condor
• Zyuranger: MammothRanger
• Dairanger: Shishi Ranger
• Kakuranger: Ninja Black
• Ohranger: OhGreen
• Carranger: Yellow Racer
• Megaranger: MegaBlack
• Gingaman: GingaGreen
• GoGoV: GoBlue
• Timeranger: TimeBlue
• Gaoranger: GaoYellow
• Hurricanger: Kabuto Raiger
• Abaranger: AbareBlue -> AbareKiller -> AbareBlue
• Dekaranger: DekaBlue
• Magiranger: MagiYellow
• Boukenger: BoukenBlack

Power type

Excels at warfare in which soldiers fling themselves at the enemy; is like an advance guard for the team.

• Goranger: Kiranger
• JAKQ: Clover King
• Battle Fever: Battle Kenya
• Denjiman: DenjiYellow
• Sun Vulcan: Vul-Panther
• Goggle V: Goggle Yellow
• Dynaman: DynaBlue
• Bioman: Green Two -> Yellow Four II
• Changeman: Change Phoenix
• Flashman: Pink Flash
• Maskman: Yellow Mask
• Liveman: Black Bison
• Turboranger: Blue Turbo
• Fiveman: Five Black
• Jetman: Yellow Owl
• Zyuranger: TriceraRanger
• Dairanger: Kirin Ranger
• Kakuranger: Ninja Yellow
• Ohranger: OhYellow
• Carranger: Green Racer
• Megaranger: MegaBlue
• Gingaman: GingaBlue
• GoGoV: GoGreen
• Timeranger: TimeYellow
• Gaoranger: GaoBlack
• Hurricanger: Hurricane Yellow
• Abaranger: AbareBlack
• Dekaranger: DekaYellow -> DekaGreen
• Magiranger: MagiGreen
• Boukenger: BoukenBlue

Child type

Pure but simple-minded. In some cases, the youngest member.

• Goranger: Midoranger
• JAKQ: Clover King
• Battle Fever: Battle Cossack I -> Battle France
• Denjiman: DenjiBlue
• Sun Vulcan: Vul-Shark
• Goggle V: GoggleBlue
• Dynaman: DynaYellow
• Bioman: Blue Three
• Changeman: Change Pegasus
• Flashman: Blue Flash
• Maskman: Blue Mask
• Liveman: Green Rhino
• Turboranger: Yellow Turbo
• Fiveman: Five Yellow
• Jetman: Blue Swallow
• Zyuranger: TigerRanger
• Dairanger: Tenma Ranger
• Kakuranger: Ninja Blue
• Ohranger: OhBlue
• Carranger: Blue Racer
• Megaranger: MegaPink
• Gingaman: GingaYellow
• Go-Go V: GoYellow
• Timeranger: TimeGreen
• Gaoranger: GaoBlue
• Hurricanger: KuwagaRaiger
• Abaranger: AbareBlue -> AbareKiller
• Dekaranger: DekaGreen -> DekaPink and DekaBreak
• Magiranger: MagiPink
• Boukenger: BoukenYellow

Heroine type

Tender and lovely one.

• Goranger: Momoranger
• JAKQ: Heart Queen
• Battle Fever: Miss America
• Denjiman: DenjiPink
• Sun Vulcan: White Rose Mask
• Goggle V: Goggle Pink
• Dynaman: DynaPink
• Bioman: Pink Five
• Changeman: Change Mermaid
• Flashman: Yellow Flash
• Maskman: Pink Mask
• Liveman: Blue Dolphin
• Turboranger: Pink Turbo
• Fiveman: Five Pink
• Jetman: White Swan
• Zyuranger: PteraRanger
• Dairanger: Houou Ranger
• Kakuranger: Ninja White
• Ohranger: OhPink
• Carranger: Pink Racer
• Megaranger: MegaYellow
• Gingaman: GingaPink
• GoGoV: GoPink
• Timeranger: TimePink
• Gaoranger: GaoWhite
• Hurricanger: Hurricane Blue
• Abaranger: AbareYellow
• Dekaranger: DekaPink -> DekaYellow
• Magiranger: MagiBlue
• Boukenger: BoukenPink

Miscellaneous

The last soldier (or one of the last soldiers) to gain primary attention.

• JAKQ: Joker and Big One
• Denjiman: DenjiPrincess
• Maskman: X1 Mask
• Jetman manga: Green Eagle
• Zyuranger: DragonRanger
• Dairanger: Kiba Ranger
• Kakuranger: NinjaMan
• Ohranger: King Ranger
• Carranger: White Racer, SignalMan, Sigue, Sigtarou, and VRV Master
• Megaranger: MegaSilver
• Gingaman: Black Knight
• Go-Go V: Beast-Demon Hunter Sieg and Sieg-Jeanne
• Timeranger: TimeFire
• Gaoranger: GaoSilver
• Hurricanger: Shurikenger
• Abaranger: AbarePink
• Dekaranger: DekaMaster, DekaGold, DekaSwan, and DekaBright; DekaBreak once had a spot here, but he has since been moved to the "child type" category.
• Magiranger: MagiShine, MagiMother, and Wolzard Fire
• Boukenger: BoukenSilver

Mecha

The story of the Super Sentai mecha is very long:

• Goranger had the first aircraft carriers (Variblune and Varidreen), the first tank (Varitank), and the first (and so far, only) hot-air balloon mecha (Variccune). It also had the first mecha to end up being destroyed in action (Variblune).
• JAKQ had the first jet mecha (Sky Ace).
• Battle Fever J featured the first submarine (Battle Shark) and the first giant robot (Battle Fever Robo).
• Denjiman added the transforming feature (DenjiFighter becomes Daidenjin, the first giant robot to engage in swordplay without a shield in its arsenal) and saw the first space-faring mecha (DenjiTiger).
• Sun Vulcan made the first combining mecha (Cosmo Vulcan (Vul-Eagle) + Bull Vulcan (Shark and Panther) = Sun Vulcan Robo).
• In Goggle V, only three of the Rangers piloted mecha which combined (Goggle Jet (GoggleRed) + Goggle Tank (Blue) + Goggle Dump (Yellow) = Goggle Robo, the first three-piece mecha combination); GoggleBlack and GogglePink stayed behind in GoggleCeaser to supervise the battle.
• Dynaman had the first giant robot with a combined auxiliary form (DynaMach (DynaRed) + DynaMobile (Black and Blue) + DynaGarry (Yellow and Pink) = either DynaRobo or DynaTrailer).
• Bioman had the first combination robot composed entirely of jets (BioJet 1 (Red One and Pink Five) + BioJet 2 (Green Two, Blue Three, and Yellow Four) = BioRobo).
• Changeman saw the first Terran-made carrier to go into space (Shuttle Base) and had the first helicopter mecha (Helichanger 2).
• Flashman featured the first secondary robo (Flash Titan).
• Maskman featured the first personal mecha for each team member (Masky Fighter (Red Mask) + Masky Drill (Black) + Masky Tank (Blue) + Masky Jet (Yellow) + Masky Gyro (Pink) = Great Five).
• Liveman saw the first combining robots (Live Robo (Red Falcon, Yellow Lion, and Blue Dolphin) + Live Boxer (Black Bison and Green Rhino) = Super Live Robo) and the advent of the mecha-animal (Land Lion).
• Turboranger had the first mecha not to be transported to the battlefield via aircraft carrier (Turbo Machines and Rugger Fighter). It also had the first transforming base (Turbo Builder) and the first six-piece mecha combination (Super Turbo Robo).
• Fiveman was the first instance in which a giant robot (Five Robo) rides another mecha (Star Carrier). It also saw the first four-piece mecha combination (Super Five Robo).
• Jetman featured the first mecha-cum-weapon for other mecha, Tetra Boy, which became the Tetrabuster cannon and was also the first artificially intelligent mecha. Unfortunately, Tetra Boy ended up becoming the first Sentai robot to be destroyed in action.
• Zyuranger introduced the living (and talking) mecha (Shugozyū). It featured also the first seven-piece mecha combination (Kyuukyoku Daizyujin).
• Dairanger had the first abnormally large mecha: Daijinryuu, a neutral mecha on neither side of the Dairanger-Gorma war.
• Kakuranger was the first to show heroes growing giant-size (Ninjaman) or becoming their mecha (Beast Generals and Beast General Fighters). It was also the first to feature humanoid personal mecha (Beast Generals, Beast General Fighters, and Ninja Red's God Saruder) for the main team and the first to have a second five-pieced robot (Kakure Dai Shogun).
• Ohranger was the first (and currently only) series to feature a robot with interchangeable helmets (OhrangerRobo), with each helmet having different use and powers. It was also the first series to feature an auxillary mecha for one of the core members (Red Puncher) and a sentient god which arose from a statue (in one scene where Ganmajin confronted Prince Buldont, Toei even animated Ganmajin's mouth as he blew Buldont out of his palm), and it saw the first giant robot with a pyramid formation (King Pyramidder) and the first mecha with a wheel formation (Tackleboy).
• Carranger saw the first instance where a primary robot (RV Robo) took another primary robot's (VRV Robo) limbs (Worldly Billowing Fast Robo Special). Both robots, however, ultimately became the first combined robots to be destroyed in action.
• Megaranger featured a series of space-venturing mecha (Mega Shuttle, Mega Ship, Delta Mega, Voyager Machines, and Mega Winger).
• Gingaman featured mecha that transformed from living creatures (Seijuu) and, for the first time, the "warrior + mecha" combination, as was the case with Black Knight, who transformed into Heavy Knight (Heavy Knight + GouTaurus = BullTaurus). It was also the first to feature combined robots acting independently (GigaRhinos and GigaPhoenix) and a third five-pieced robot (GigaPhoenix). GigaRhinos, GigaPhoenix, and their carrier GigaBitus were once GingaRhinos, GingaPhoenix, and GingaBitus, respectively.
• GoGoV saw the first abnormally large humanoid robot (Grand Liner), also the first to separate and transform into an electric train, and the first non-transforming robot which resembled another (Black Max Victory Robo). Unfortunately, it also saw the first super-robot to be destroyed in action (Max Victory Robo).
• Timeranger had the concept of the same mecha (Time Jets) combine in three different combinations (a la Getter Robo): Time Robos Alpha and Beta, and Time Jet Gamma. It also had the first mecha with a stealth fighter transformation (TimeShadow) and the first giant robot designed for purposes other than combat (Providus).
• Gaoranger was the first to feature a wide line of mecha able to form different combinations rather than formations by default as in previous seasons (Power Animals). Although this feature was a bit unpopular, due to all of the numerous possible combinations, a more simplified version that was used for later Sentai such as Abaranger (Bakuryuu) and Boukenger (GouGou Vehicles and GouGou Gattai Machines) would just have the additional mecha replacing the primary robot's arms rather than completely changing the robot formation around. It was also the first to have a centaur formation (GaoCentaurus). Unfortunately, since the combination had GaoFalcon resting on the back of a giant GaoLion, it could only be brought to life through CGI.
• Hurricanger had the concept of the primary robots (Senpuujin, Gouraijin, and Tenkuujin) wielding (and at times, sharing) multiple collapsible weapons (Karakuri Balls). The same show also saw the first robot with a much faster form (Senpuujin Hurrier).
• Abaranger saw the first mecha mainly used for a powered-up version of a team member (AbareMax piloting MaxOhJa, although it is occasionally used by AbareBlack.).
• Dekaranger saw the first giant robot with a motorcycle transformation (DekaBike Robo) and the first set of mecha designed specifically for the primary Ranger's power-up form (S.W.A.T. Mode Dekarangers' Patrol Wings 1~5 become DekaWing Robo becomes DekaWing Cannon).
• Magiranger saw the fact that the principal Rangers could only form one of their two main robos (MagiKing and MagiLegend) at any one time, but not both (as the Rangers themselves transform into their mecha rather than piloting them). When the Rangers are in Legend Form, they have to form MagiLegend (MagiFirebird + MagiLion, both Majuu), while outside of Legend Form, they can only form MagiKing (MagiPhoenix + MagiGaruda + MagiMermaid + MagiFairy + MagiTaurus, all Majin). It also saw the first giant robot to transform into a steam locomotive (Mahou Tokkyuu Travelion Express becomes Mahou Tetsujin Travelion, the only real mecha in the series and controlled through simple levers and rods rather than joysticks and keyboards), the first dragon formation (MagiDragon), and the first practical use of action suits for a centaur formation (WolCentaurus). The Magiranger robot toys revolved around the concept of interchangeable cores.
• Boukenger saw the first nine- (Super DaiBouken) and ten-pieced robot (Ultimate DaiBouken), in addition to the first eight-piece combination (DaiBouken Buster Mode Drill and Shovel/Mixer/Crane).

Whereas many combination robots have a special cockpit for the entire team, some have the pilots remaining in the cockpits of the individual components:

• Sun Vulcan Robo
• Goggle Robo
• DynaRobo
• BioRobo
• Change Robo
• Gingaiou
• Victory Robo
• Senpuujin
• Gouraijin
• GouraiSenpuujin
• TenkuuSenpuujin
• TenkuuGouraijin
• TenkuuGouraiSenpuujin
• DekaRanger Robo
• Super DekaRanger Robo
• DekaRanger Robo Full Blast Custom
• DekaWing Robo

Other notes

• Throughout the Sentai franchise's history, eleven warriors have died on the job:
• *Kiranger II, who was cut in the stomach by Can Opener Mask.
• *Battle Cossack I, who was gunned down on a bridge by Cutmen before he could transform.
• *Yellow Four I, who died protecting her teammates from the Negaparticle Gun.
• *DragonRanger, who died when his candle, which told him how much longer he could live, ran out.
• *Black Knight BullBlack, who sacrificed himself to put an end to a blaze of hate energy.
• *Beast-Demon Hunter Sieg, who was slain by Golomois, as a consequence of his recklessness.
• *TimeFire, who was shot by a Zennitt while saving a little girl.
• *Tenkuu Ninja Shurikenger, who sacrificed Tenkuujin and himself to terminate Satorakura; however, it was revealed that he was still alive according to the Abaranger vs. Hurricanger team up.
• *AbareKiller, who, after transforming one too many times, fell victim to his Zerogo suit's self-destruct feature and took his Bakuryuu, Top Galer, with him. He was resurrected in Dekaranger vs. Abaranger but once again vanished after destroying Evorian Zero.
• *The most recent additions were Wolzard Fire and MagiShine, who were killed by Absolute God N-Ma while they were fighting in Magitopia. Fortunately, both were revived by Vancuria (who defected from the Infersia as it was at the time) for the final battle.
• *On top of those, Black Condor (on his way to the wedding of Red Hawk and White Swan three years after the fall of Vyram) was stabbed to death by a street thug, only to unexplainedly reappear in Super Sentai World.
• *Also, GaoYellow, GaoBlue, GaoBlack and GaoWhite were killed in a battle against Ura in his ultimate form, however, all of them were able to revive in the same battle with help from GaoGod.
• *Similarly, DekaRed was killed by DekaBreak's Dengeki-Ken in order to expel a parasite Alienizer from his body. Luckily, his time dead was brief, as DekaBreak soon revived him with another electricity dose.
• *In addition, Dracula Monster bit Miss America I and drained her of so much blood that a replacement was necessitated.

• Technically speaking, the Super Sentai Series starts with Battle Fever J. If you watch Episode 1 of Turboranger, where they have a reunion of "all" past Super Sentai teams, Goranger and JAKQ are notably absent. Goranger and JAKQ are today officially part of the broader Sentai series.

• Due to the previous reason, all decade anniversary seasons had been car-themed. First, it was Turboranger in 1989, with the team motif being car models. Later, after the recount, was Carranger in 1996, focusing more in the vehicles and giving the series a comical air. The next would be Boukenger in 2006, featuring different exploration vehicles. Gaoranger, which celebrated the 25th Anniversary, is the first (and so far, only) Anniversary Super Sentai that is not vehicle-themed (it had an animal and environmentally-conscious theme instead).

• It is common practice for female warriors to constantly change their outfits and to do so in the blink of an eye. Another common trait is the curt taunt "Iku wa yo!" ("Here I go!")

• The longest Sentai series is Goranger, with a 84-episode run over three years. The shortest, JAKQ, only lasted 35 episodes due to lack of popularity and didn't reach the end of the broadcast year. Ironically, both shows were conceived by Shotaro Ishinomori. All other incarnations had lasted around 48-53 episodes (Changeman lasted 55); on average 49-50. Also, Battle Fever J to Sun Vulcan are classified as the Marvel Super Sentai.

• Only a few actors who played roles on a Sentai series have been recalled to play other characters. One of the most notable is Hiroshi Miyauchi, who played Akira Shinmei/Ao Ranger in Goranger, Soukichi Banba/Big One in JAKQ and Gaoranger vs. Super Sentai (which explains why Ao Ranger never appears out of costume in JAKQ Dengeki Tai vs. Goranger), and Chief Counselor Miura in Ohranger. Another recurring actress was the late Machiko Soga, who not only played Bandora/Rita Repulsa in Zyuranger/Power Rangers, but also played Queen Hedrian in Denjiman and Sun Vulcan, and Magiel in Magiranger the Movie and the final episodes of Mahou Sentai Magiranger. Another good example of returns is Shurikenger, whose disguises were played by 10 different ex-Sentai actors. The now-retired Shiro Izumi played Yuuma Oozora/Change Pegasus in Changeman, Burai/Dragon Ranger in Zyuranger, and a photographer in Super Sentai World and guest-starred in Kakuranger and Ohranger.
• *Note: While Machiko Soga is credited as the suit actress for Rita Repulsa, she actually never traveled to America. Her footage as Bandora was used, with actress Barbara Goodson providing the voice.

• Special heroes clearly stated as non-"Rangers" have been featured in very few seasons. These heroes not only have a suit design almost completely different from the season's team, most of them also have heavy armor suits and their names almost never include the team's nominal scheme (for example, Signal Man doesn't end with "Racer"). Some of them don't even have another identity. In the Super Sentai specials, they are commonly forgotten or skipped (with a few exceptions).
• *Sun Vulcan was the first to have one, with Misa Arashiyama (the daughter of Commander Daisaburou Arashiyama) fighting along side the Sun Vulcans in Episode 29 as "White Rose Mask".
• *Later, Kakuranger had the first male and first regular non-Ranger, with NinjaMan.
• *In Carranger, there was SignalMan (one of the rare married warriors in Sentai, he is separated from his wife, Sigue, and his son, Sigtarou), and later appeared VRV (Victory Ranger Vehicle) Master (who is Dappu's father and played a relatively minor role).
• *In Gingaman, there was Black Knight (first the original without an alternate identity (BullBlack), later Hyuuga), who despite playing an important role throughout the series (and being the first henshin hero in this category), never got his own shot in the opening credits.
• *Demon Hunter Sieg, in the GoGoV movie, also had a human form, and he later passed his powers to Kyoko Hayase, who transformed into Sieg-Jeanne, making her the second (and so far, the last) female non-Ranger warrior (after White Rose Mask).
• *The last is Tenkuu Yuusha Wolzard Fire (Magiranger), the father of the principal Magirangers, the husband of MagiMother, and the father-in-law of MagiShine, although his position as a Ranger is arguable; due to black-magic brainwashing, he spent most of the season as a foe (Madou Kishi Wolzard) and his name doesn't include the team nominal scheme, but he shares part of the team's arsenal, such as a Majin form, a Majuu under his control, and a slightly different henshin device.

• Although most of the evil counterparts of the heroes are repainted versions of the originals, a few had their own designs:
• *The Hana no Kunoichi Gumi (The Flowery Kunoichi Set; a.k.a. Hanarangers) in Kakuranger. They even had their own color scheme (cerulean blue (Ayame), orange (Yuri), olive green (Suiren), pink (Sakura), and purple (Ran)), fitting with flowers instead of the traditional Super Sentai color scheme (red, blue, yellow, green/black, pink/white).
• *Jaden Sentai Nejirenger (Wicked Electric Squadron Twisted Ranger) in Megaranger, their true forms were those of monsters. Demon-like in appearance, they featured the same colours as their good counterparts. MegaSilver had no counterpart, but did wear a NejiSilver outfit to trick the real Nejirengers.
• *Apart from those, Bousou Sentai Zokuranger (Reckless Driving Squadron Tribe Ranger) in Carranger was a Sentai-like team of monsters. White Racer, who helped the Carrangers in defeating them, had no counterpart.
• *Similarly, Jamei Sentai Evoranger was a trio of revived Torinoids in red, blue and yellow. Unlike the others, this team didn't actually fight the Abarangers, but instead fought AbareKiller in a clash for control.

• As of 2005, five video games based on separate Sentai shows have been released in Japan. Each of these games have been released every 5 years (sometimes 2 get released consecutively). Jetman for the Nintendo Famicom game console in 1991, Zyuranger also for the Famicom in 1992, Carranger for the Nintendo Super Famicom game console (requiring the Bandai Sufami Turbo cartridge) in 1996, Gaoranger for the Sony PlayStation in 2001, and Hurricanger also for the PlayStation in 2002. Beginning from the Carranger game release, all of them were designed by Bandai (The Jetman and Zyuranger games were designed by Angel Studios) (On a side note: Bandai licenses most, if not all, of Toei's merchandise).
• *Although there's a short amount of Sentai video game releases, some characters from the franchise make appearances in two Banpresto crossover games. Akaranger from Goranger makes appearances in Super Tokusatsu Taisen 2001 for the PlayStation, and Tokusatsu Bouken Katsugeki Super Hero Retsuden for the Sega Dreamcast along with other Tokusatsu heroes such as Kamen Rider, Kikaider, and Inazuman.

• In honor of the 30th anniversary, Carddas released a Sentai-based trading card game titled "Rangers Strike". Zyuranger, Gingaman, Gaoranger, and Abaranger are categorized as "Wild Beast" Sentai and are marked red; Denjiman, Bioman, Flashman, Carranger, Timeranger, and Dekaranger are blue "Over-Technology" cards; Maskman, Dairanger, Kakurenger, Ohranger, Hurricanger, and Magiranger are yellow "Mystic Arts" cards; all the rest are green "Earth Technology" cards. Each Sentai's enemies are also in the game: they are purple "Dark Alliance" cards.

External links

• [Toei]
• [Official Super Sentai Website] (in Japanese)
• [TV Asahi]
• [Sentai Episode Database] Contains episode guides of each Super Sentai series from 1975 to the present day.
• [Super Sentai HUB] A collection of detailed websites on many Sentai series with detailed series descriptions, episode synoposes, screenshots and more.
• [Super Sentai Time Capsule]
• [Sentai Sanctorum]: No longer updated but has very useful information on the Sentai Series up to 100 Beast Squadron Gaoranger.
• [Japan Hero] Leading sources of Sentai and Tokusatsu material.

 

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