Wednesday, April 12, 2017

History of Super Sentai

Hey guys. If you have seen my last post, you would probably know that the Power Rangers was based of a japanese tokusatsu drama known as Super Sentai. Like last time, this a guide for those who are new to Power Rangers, or Super Sentai. So, here is a guide to all 41 installments of Super Sentai.

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Himitsu Sentai Goranger (1975-1977)
This was the first installment of the franchise. The show ran for 84 episodes, making it the longest Sentai series ever. This was also the first Sentai show to replace one of their members, as well as one of them being killed off. The show was written by Shotaro Ishinomori, writer of Cyborg 009, Skullman, Kamen Rider, Kikaider and many others.


JAKQ Dengekitai (1977)
This was the second installment of the franchise. The show ran for 35 episodes, making it the shortest Sentai series ever. The show included the first white senshi and was also the first show to have the leadership role to be give to another member, and the first Sentai to not have a yellow senshi. 

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Battle Fever J (1979-1980)
This was the third installment of the franchise. The show ran for 52 episodes. Originally, the show was the first Super Sentai series, because of the one year hiatus. Because of this, this made JAKQ and Goranger be only "Sentai" series. The show was then changed to be the third Super Sentai series in 1995 during Choriki Sentai Ohranger. The show featured the first Sentai Robo, Battle Fever Robo, as well as the first orange and black senshis.

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Denshi Sentai Denziman (1980-1981)
This was the fourth installment of the franchise. The show ran for 51 episodes. The show featured the return of a yellow senshi. The show also had the first transforming Sentai robo, DaiDenzin.

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Taiyo Sentai Sun Vulcan (1981-1982)
This was the fifth installment of the franchise. The show ran for 50 episodes. It was the first and only Sentai team to not have a female senshi. The show also had the first Sentai robo that was a combination of more than one mech, Sun Vulcan Robo.

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Dai Sentai Goggle V (1982-1983)
This was the sixth installment of the franchise. The show ran for 50 episodes. The show featured the return of a female senshi.

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Kagaku Sentai Dynaman (1983-1984)
This was the seventh installment of the franchise. The show ran for 51 episodes. Originally, the show´s motif was going to a baseball motif, but it was changed to explosions (maybe we should call this team Michael Sentai Bayman).


Choudenshi Bioman (1984-1985)
This was the eighth installment of the franchise. The show ran for 51 episodes. This was the first show to include a female yellow senshi, as well as two female members on the team.

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Dengeki Sentai Changeman (1985-1986)
This was the ninth installment of the franchise. The show ran for 55 episodes, making it the second longest Sentai series ever. This was the first show to not include a yellow senshi ever Battle Fever J, as well as having a female white senshi.

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Choushinsei Flashman (1986-1987)
This was the tenth installment of the franchise. The show ran for 50 episodes. This was also the first show to feature a secondary robo.

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Hikari Sentai Maskman (1987-1988)
This was the eleventh installment of the franchise. The show ran for 51 episodes. X1 Mask (picture on the right) may have been the sixth member, but he only appeared in one episode, thus he isn't the first sixth senshi.

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Choujuu Sentai Liveman (1988-1989)
This was the twelfth installment of the franchise. The show ran for 49 episodes. This was the first series to include a female blue senshi, the first series to start with three heroes (ever since Sun Vulcan) and bring in two more senshi halfway in the series. It is also the first series to combine two robots into one super robot, Super Live Robo.

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Kosoku Sentai Turboranger (1989-1990)
This was the thirteenth installment of the franchise. The show ran for 51 episodes. This was the first series to have their base turn into a robot, Super Turbo Builder.

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Chikyu Sentai Fiveman (1990-1991)
This was the fourteenth installment of the franchise. The show ran for 48 episodes. This was the first series to have all of the members of the team to be siblings.

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Choujin Sentai Jetman (1991-1992)
This was the fifteenth installment of the franchise. The show ran for 51 episodes. The show also had a female blue & white senshi, after Changeman and Liveman. The show also featured a third robo, Tetra Boy.

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Kyoryu Sentai Zyuranger (1992-1993)
This was the sixteenth installment of the franchise. The show ran for 50 episodes. The show featured the first "official" sixth senshi. The show also had the first seven mecha combination, Ultimate Daizyujin. The show was the first dinosaur-themed Sentai series, followed after Abaranger & Kyoryuger. And more importantly, this was the first Sentai to be adapted into Season 1 of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. 

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Gosei Sentai Dairanger (1993-1994)
This was the seventeenth installment of the franchise. The show ran for 50 episodes. The season was adapted into Season 2 of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, but not completely. Only the monsters, the mecha and Kibaranger was adapted into Season 2. The main Dairanger suits were not adapted and Saban went on with the suits from Zyuranger.

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Ninja Sentai Kakuranger (1994-1995)
This was the eighteenth installment of the franchise. The show ran for 53 episodes, making it the third longest Sentai series ever. The show featured the first female senshi that was the leader of the team and the first Extra Hero, Ninjaman. The show was also the first ninja-themed Sentai series, followed after Hurricanger and Ninninger. The show was adapted into Season 3 of MMPR, but only Ninjaman, the mecha, and the monsters were adapted, until the main Kakuranger suits were used for the Alien Rangers in the Mighty Morphin Alien Rangers miniseries.

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Choriki Sentai Ohranger (1995-1996)
This was the nineteenth installment of the franchise. The show ran for 48 episodes. The show was adapted into Season 4 of Power Rangers, Power Rangers Zeo.

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Gekisou Sentai Carranger (1996-1997)
This was the twentieth installment of the franchise. The show ran for 48 episodes. The show was adapted into Season 5 of Power Rangers, Power Rangers Turbo.

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Denji Sentai Megaranger (1997-1998)
This was the twenty-first installment of the franchise. The show ran for 51 episodes. The show was adapted into Season 6 of Power Rangers, Power Rangers In Space, which was also known as the last season of the Zordon Era.

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Seijuu Sentai Gingaman (1998-1999)
This was the twenty-second installment of the franchise. The show ran for 50 episodes. The show was adapted into Season 7 of Power Rangers, Power Rangers Lost Galaxy.

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KyuuKyuu Sentai GoGoV (1999-2000)
This was the twenty-third installment of the franchise. The show ran for 50 episodes. The show was adapted into Season 8 of Power Rangers, Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue.

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Mirai Sentai Timeranger (2000-2001)
This was the twenty-fourth installment of the franchise. The show ran for 51 episodes. The show was adapted into Season 9 of Power Rangers, Power Rangers Time Force (which is my personal favorite season).

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Hyakujuu Sentai Gaoranger (2001-2002)
This was the twenty-fifth installment of the franchise which celebrated the 25th Anniversary of Super Sentai. The show ran for 51 episodes. The show was the first to include Auxillary Mechas. The show was adapted into Season 10 of Power Rangers, Power Rangers Wild Force.

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Ninpuu Sentai Hurricanger (2002-2003)
This was the twenty-sixth installment of the franchise. The show ran for 51 episodes. The show was adapted into Season 11 of Power Rangers, Power Rangers Ninja Storm, the first of the Disney era.

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Bakuryuu Sentai Abaranger (2003-2004)
This was the twenty-seventh installment of the franchise. The show ran for 50 episodes. The show was adapted into Season 12 of Power Rangers, Power Rangers Dino Thunder.

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Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger (2004-2005)
This was the twenty-eighth installment of the franchise. The show ran for 50 episodes. The show was adapted into Season 13 of Power Rangers, Power Rangers S.P.D.

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Mahou Sentai Magiranger (2005-2006)
This was the twenty-ninth installment of the franchise. The show ran for 49 episodes. The show was adapted into Season 14 of Power Rangers, Power Rangers Mystic Force.

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GoGo Sentai Boukenger (2006-2007)
This was the thirtieth installment of the franchise, which celebrated the 30th Anniversary of Super Sentai. The show ran for 49 episodes. The show was adapted into Season 15 of Power Rangers, Power Rangers Operation Overdrive. 

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Jyuken Sentai Gekiranger (2007-2008)
This was the thirty-first installment of the franchise. The show ran for 49 episodes. The show was adapted into Season 16 of Power Rangers, Power Rangers Jungle Fury.

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Engine Sentai Go-Onger (2008-2009)
This was the thirty-second installment of the franchise. The show ran for 50 episodes. The show was adapted into Season 17 of Power Rangers, Power Rangers RPM, which was the last of the Disney era.

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Samurai Sentai Shinkenger (2009-2010)
This was the thirty-third installment of the franchise. The show ran for 49 episodes. The show featured the first female red senshi. The show was adapted into Seasons 18 & 19 of Power Rangers, Power Rangers Samurai & Power Rangers Super Samurai, which was the first two seasons of the Neo-Saban Era.

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Tensou Sentai Goseiger (2010-2011)
This was the thirty-fourth installment of the franchise. The show ran for 50 episodes. The show was adapted into Season 20 of Power Rangers, Power Rangers Megaforce, which celebrated the 20th Anniversary of Power Rangers.

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Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger (2011-2012)
This was the thirty-fifth installment of the franchise, celebrating the 35th Anniversary of Super Sentai. The show ran for 51 episodes. The show was adapted into Season 21 of Power Rangers, Power Rangers Super Megaforce (which many fans, including myself, despise).

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Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters (2012-2013)
This was the thirty-sixth installment of the franchise. The show ran for 50 episodes. Originally, it was skipped in favor for Kyoryuger, which was adapted into Power Rangers Dino Charge. The show was adapted into the 26th Season of Power Rangers, Power Rangers Beast Morphers.

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Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger (2013-2014)
This was the thirty-seventh installment of the franchise. The show ran for 48 episodes. The show was adapted into Seasons 22 & 23 of Power Rangers, Power Rangers Dino Charge & Power Rangers Dino Supercharge.

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Ressha Sentai ToQger (2014-2015)
This was the thirty-eighth installment of the franchise. The show ran for 47 episodes. This was the second Sentai series after Go-Busters to not be adapted into Power Rangers. It is unknown whether this series will be adapted into the 28th season of Power Rangers.

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Shuriken Sentai Ninninger (2015-2016)
This was the thirty-ninth installment of the franchise. The show ran for 47 episodes. The show was adapted into the current Power Rangers series, Power Rangers Ninja Steel and would be used for the second season, Power Rangers Super Ninja Steel.

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Doubutsu Sentai Zyuohger (2016-2017)
This was the fortieth installment of the franchise, celebrating the 40th Anniversary of Super Sentai. The show ran for 48 episodes. It is unknown whether this series will be adapted into the 28th season of Power Rangers. It is also known for being adapted into my fanfiction, Power Rangers Battle Beasts.

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Uchuu Sentai Kyuranger (2017-2018)
This was the forty-first installment of the franchise. The show ran for 48 episodes. It is unknown whether this series will be adapted into the 28th season of Power Rangers. It is best known for having the most amount of Rangers in a team, with a total of 12.


Kaitou Sentai Lupinranger VS Keisatsu Sentai Patrenger (2018-2019)
This was the forty-second installment of the franchise. The show ran for 48 episodes. It is unknown whether this series will be adapted into the 28th season of Power Rangers. It is also known for being adapted into my second fanfiction, Power Rangers Masqueraiders VS GSPD, which I'm working on with Review Time.


Kishiryu Sentai Ryusoulger (2019-)
This is the forty-third installment and current season of the franchise. It is unknown whether this series will be adapted into the 28th season of Power Rangers. 

Next time, we will be going over the Kamen Rider Series, from Ichigo to Zi-O. So, I hoped you liked this post and understand Super Sentai now. Later.

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