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[[File:supersentai.gif|frame| Offical series logo starting from 2000's [[Mirai Sentai Timeranger|Timeranger]] ]]
[[Long Runners|Long-running]] live-action Japanese [[Sentai]] [[Toku
Unlike most American shows, each [[Thematic Series|season is treated as its own series]], introducing a new team, new costumes, a new setup, and new mecha. Each series has a unique [[Verse]] disjoint from the others, and the [[Crossover|teamup]] movies are considered non-[[Canon]], though they appear to occupy their own side universe. The 35th anniversary series ''[[Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger]]'' is the first series to take place in this universe where all Sentai exist.
Since 1993, each ''
To date, the franchise has undergone the following series:▼
* ''[[Himitsu Sentai Goranger]]'' (1975-1977)
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** ''[[Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger vs. Space Sheriff Gavan: The Movie|Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger vs. Space Sheriff Gavan the Movie]]''
** ''[[Kamen Rider x Super Sentai: The Great Superhero War|Kamen Rider X Super Sentai Super Hero Taisen]]'' (2012): A [[Crossover]] film of the [[Kamen Rider]] and Super Sentai franchises.
* ''[[Tokumei Sentai Gobusters]]'' (2012-2013)
* ''[[Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger]]'' (2013-2014) (''[[Power Rangers Dino Charge]]'' and ''Dino Supercharge'')
* ''[[Ressha Sentai Toqger]]'' (2014-2015) (not adapted as Power Rangers)
* ''[[Shuriken Sentai Ninninger]]'' (2015-2016) (''[[Power Rangers Ninja Steel]]'')
* ''[[Dobutsu Sentai Zyuohger]]'' (2016-2017) (not adapted as Power Rangers)
* ''[[Uchuu Sentai Kyuranger]]'' (2017-2018) (not adapted as Power Rangers)
* ''[[Kaitou Sentai Lupinranger VS Keisatsu Sentai Patranger]]'' (2018-2019) (not adapted as Power Rangers)
** ''[[Four Week Continuous Super Sentai Strongest Battle]]'' (2019)
* ''[[Kishiryu Sentai Ryusoulger]]'' (2019-2020) (''[[Power Rangers Dino Fury]]''
* ''[[Mashin Sentai Kiramager]]'' (2020-2021) (not adapted as Power Rangers)
'''Ex: Super Sentai'''
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{{tropelist|Tropes found in most or all ''
* [[All Up to You]]: Most of the single shot episodes involve the character getting focus that day needing to save the rest of the team from the Monster of the Week.
* [[An Asskicking Christmas]]: It's nearly a norm now that there will be a Christmas episode... and monster ass-kicking WILL still occur.
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** The first episode of ''[[Kousoku Sentai Turboranger]]'' was preceded by a retrospective of the last ten ''Super Sentai'' shows before it. The Turborangers appeared in the special, along with the ten preceding teams from Battle Fever to Liveman (Gorangers and the JAKQ team were not part of the special, since they were only retroactively considered part of the franchise in later years).
** ''Super Sentai World'' was a short 3D movie shown at amusement parks focusing mainly on the ''Kakuranger'' team, that had them teaming up with the previous four ''Sentai'' teams (''Fiveman'', ''Jetman'', ''Zyuranger'', and ''Dairanger'').
** The milestone crossovers, ''Gaoranger vs. Super Sentai'' (25th anniversary commemorative, which featured a Dream Sentai consisting of [[JAKQ Dengekitai|Big One]], [[Choujuu Sentai Liveman|Red Falcon]], [[Denji Sentai Megaranger|Mega Pink]], [[Seijuu Sentai Gingaman|Ginga Blue]], and [[Rescue Sentai Go Go Five|Go Yellow]], as well as a cameos by all the other Reds up to that point) and ''Boukenger vs. Super Sentai'' (which commemorated the 30th anniversary, but was less broad in its coverage than the Gaoranger one, using heroes and villains from the 2000s series, as its Dream Sentai team consisted of [[Ninpuu Sentai Hurricanger|Hurricane Blue]], [[Bakuryuu Sentai Abaranger|Abare Black]], [[Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger|Deka Break]], [[Mahou Sentai Magiranger|Magi Yellow and Magi Shine]], and [[Original Generation|Aka
** Taken to [[Up to Eleven]] levels with the first episode of ''Gokaiger'', wherein ''all 34 teams'' fight together. Gokaiger's entire premise is of a crossover nature as well.
** Then there's the arcade game ''[[Super Sentai Battle Dice O|Dice-O]]'' (and its successor, ''Dice-O Deluxe''), in which you can build your own dream team of Sentai heroes and have them fight against other heroes or villains from various Sentai series.
* [[Custom Uniform]]: has varied in use over the years, sometimes crossing over into the realm of [[Limited Wardrobe]], but nowadays, it's par for the course.
** In terms of the Sentai suits themselves (not counting the girls' miniskirts), this is pretty much the norm for [[Sixth Ranger|extra warriors]]. While each member is (or would be, if they were monochromatic) differentiated by their helmets, extra rangers get a few more tweaks on their suits (like the Kiba Ranger in ''[[Gosei Sentai Dairanger|Dairanger]]'', who wears a black vest over his suit while his teammates' vests are white).
* [[Deus Exit Machina]]: A lot of times, [[Sixth Ranger
* [[The Dev Team Thinks of Everything]]: In the ''[[Super Sentai Battle Dice O|Dice-O]]'' video game, normally using rangers from different teams in a [[Finishing Move]] results in random quotes and grunts from those rangers taking the place of the usual phrases used during the finishimg move. If you use the intended team, you'll get the quotes. If you mix up the order of the rangers from the usual one... they'll still use the quotes, but they'll be said by different rangers compared to what usually happens in the show. See [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkKw0nKH2II these] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UOCxtpUQxHM variations] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3QMpNeHwyk of] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VEopVzfqjHw the] [[JAKQ Dengekitai|Big Bomber]] for an example of this in action.
** In the same vein, the [[Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger|Gokai Galleon Buster]] is a special card that can be used by any team; the animations are the same regardless, but each character uses their own personal Ranger Key.
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** [[The Lancer]]: Mostly the [[Number Two]], but can also mean any type of 'Lone Wolf' (Gekiranger) or those with authority issues (GoGoV). Usually the Blue, Black, or Green Rangers, but also a few Yellows.
** [[The Smart Guy]]: Those with brains and analytical, using trickery in battle or lots of back flips. Or possesses tricky skills that require more brains than brawn. Usually Green Rangers, but also Blue and Pink Rangers.
*** [[Kid Appeal Character]]: In a series where [[The Smart Guy]] isn't really the smartest of the group, this is where the [[Kid Appeal Character]] comes in. The main feature of a Sentai [[Kid Appeal Character]] is that he's relatable by children, either he's [[Friend to All Children|really good with kids]] or most importantly, he's the youngest of the team or between the men, making him more relatable to kids, but way too competent to be considered a [[Tagalong Kid]]. This may overlap with [[The Smart Guy]], but not always. Very much justified since the intended audience of
** [[The Big Guy]]: Biggest raw power, able to 'wrestle' with villains. For girls, could be the token no-nonsense [[Action Girl]] (if they're not [[The Lancer]] or [[The Chick]]) or the Tomboy Girl half of the [[Tomboy and Girly Girl]]. Usually Yellow Rangers, but also Blue, Black, Green, even Pink Rangers.
** [[The Chick]]: Mostly the [[The Smurfette Principle|token female]], or the Girly Girl half of the [[Tomboy and Girly Girl]] but can sometimes be the emotional one. Usually Pink or Yellow Rangers, but sometimes Blue Rangers (female only).
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*** Shinkenger isn't the first time Toei used high profile anime voice actors in their Super Sentai series. For example, there's [[Hikaru Midorikawa]] voicing Top Galer the pterosaur mecha from Abaranger and [[Akira Ishida]] voicing Bae from Gekiranger.
*** Sandaaru of Hurricaneger (and, by extension, Sandaaru, Jr. in Gokaiger) was voiced by [[Shuichi Ikeda]]. {{color|red|Sandaaru, he is [[Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam|A CHAR]]}}.
*** Doggie Kruger from [[Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger]] is voiced by [[Tetsu Inada]], who also voices other anthromorphic badasses like [[Bleach|7th Division Captain Sajin Komamura!]] As well as <s>Elzam V. Branstein</s> [[Super Robot Wars|Ratsel Feinschmeker]], [[Turn A Gundam
*** Goseiger's [[Sixth Ranger]] GoseiKnight being voiced by [[Katsuyuki Konishi]], AKA [[Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann|Kamina]], [[Shaman King|Amidamaru]], [[Axis Powers Hetalia|America]] and [[Macross Frontier|Ozma Lee]]
*** All of the Gokaigers' equipment has [[Tomokazu Seki|Domon Kasshu]]'s voice coming out of it.
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* [[Law of Chromatic Superiority]]: Not to the extent of Power Rangers, but the Reds definitely have the advantage, usually getting extra weapons and vehicles. Taken to the extreme with Abaranger's AbareMax, in which AbaRed takes some of the power from his partners, AbareBlue and AbareYellow, to gain a [[Super Mode]].
* [[Leader Forms the Head]]: Varies depending on the show.
* [[Lighter and Softer]]: When compared to ''[[Kamen Rider]]''. But not as light and soft as ''[[Power Rangers]]''... [[Power Rangers RPM|sometimes.]]<ref>
** [[Darker and Edgier]]: A few of the shows do feature a somewhat heavier tone than most, however, most notably ''Jetman'', which was at least as dark as the original [[Kamen Rider]] towards the end.
*** ''Ohranger'' was also supposed to go the [[Darker and Edgier]] route until real-world disasters (including the sarin gas attack) forced the studio to quickly change it.
**
*** Part of the lighter tone recent Sentai has had in general is due to its being in a Sunday morning time slot (geared towards kids) since 1997, as opposed to a Wednesday evening time slot (more family-oriented).
* [[Long Runners]]: 2011 marks 35 years of Super Sentai, with ''199 Heroes'' uniting all of them (an expansion of the opening of Gokaiger's first episode). Unlike its companion franchise, Kamen Rider (which reached 40 years in 2011 and had its reunion in the ''[[Kamen Rider OOO|OOO]]'' movie ''Let's go Kamen Riders''), there has been a new Sentai series almost every year since the beginning, with the exception of 1978 (''Battle Fever J'', which was considered the first ''Super Sentai'' for years, aired in 1979).
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* [[Mini-Dress of Power]]: Every female ranger since ''Maskman'' (plus the girls in ''JAKQ'' and ''Denjiman'' before it; ''Fiveman'' and ''Dekaranger'' being the only exceptions after), over their regular bodysuit/leggings, which allows one to tell which (usually yellow) rangers were gender-swapped when the series was converted to ''Power Rangers''. Even when they did not have them, sometimes the suits had designs reminiscent of swimsuits (as seen in ''Bioman'' and ''Changeman'').
** Using a miniskirt allows there to be a male stuntperson inside the suit without risking a visible male bulge.
* [[Mood Whiplash]]: Aside from [[Wham! Episode|Wham Episodes]] interspersing with [[
* [[Name's the Same]]: Counting only the on-duty Rangers, so far we had three Akiras (''Goranger'', ''Denziman'' - [[Gender Blender Name|this one was a woman]] - and ''Maskman''), two Asukas (''Hurricaneger''<ref>Shurikenger's real name was Asuka Kagura</ref> and ''Abaranger''), two Daichis (''JAKQ'' and ''Turboranger''), two Gais (''Jetman'' and ''Gokaiger''), two Gakus (''Fiveman'' and ''Gaoranger''), two Goros (''JAKQ'' and ''Ohranger''), three Hikarus (''Bioman'' - this one too was a girl - , ''Gingaman'' and ''Magiranger''), two Juns (one male in ''Denziman'', one female in ''Bioman''), two Kais (''Gaoranger'' and ''Magiranger''), two Kens (''Fiveman'' and ''Gekiranger''), two Kentas (''Maskman'' and ''Megaranger''), two Kyosukes (''Battle Fever J'' and ''Carranger''), two Rikis (''Turboranger'' and ''Ohranger''), three Ryus (''JAKQ'', ''Dynaman'' and ''Jetman''), two Shiros (''Battle Fever J'' and ''Bioman''), two Shous (''Changeman'' and ''Go Go V''), two Takerus (''Maskman'' and ''Shinkenger''), two Tatsuyas (''Denziman'' and ''Timeranger''), two Yosukes (''Dynaman'' and ''Hurricanger''), two Yokos (''Carranger'' and ''Go-Busters'') and two Daigoros (''Goranger'' and ''Denziman''). By extension, one can also count two Hayates (''Changeman'' - in which case it's Shou/Change Griffin's surname - and ''Gingaman'' - where it's a given name), two Tsubasas (''Changeman'' - again where it's a surname, Mai/Change Phoenix's - and ''Magiranger'', where it's a given name), two Shiraishis (Kensaku/Battle Cossack in ''Battle Fever'' and Mako/ShinkenPink in ''Shinkenger''), two Nagisas (Maria/Miss America II in ''Battle Fever'' and Sayaka/Change Mermaid in ''Changeman'', also it's not spelled with the same Kanji), and three Joes (''Liveman'' - where it was spelled the Japanese way, Jou - ''Go-onger'', a surname also spelled the Japanese way, and ''Gokaiger'' - where it's spelled the English way), and ''six'' Hoshikawas (semi-justified: one of them is Ryu/DynaBlack from ''Dynaman'', while the others are the all-sibling team of Fivemen).
** In addition, the carrier mecha from ''Maskman'' was called the ''Turboranger'' (although the pronunciation is different; the ''Maskman'' carrier is pronounced "Turbo Runger"), while the [[Psycho Rangers|evil sentai]] from ''Fiveman'' was called ''Gingaman''.
* [[Names to Run Away From Really Fast]]: Villains tend to have names that translate into this, as well as the team mecha's.
* [[
* [[No Export for You]]: A few countries have received some form of export of the series, but most of those countries are still missing some of them. North America, for example, has ''[[Power Rangers]]'', but that only adapts the series from ''Zyuranger'' forward (and will possibly be skipping ''Goseiger''). And even then, people who want the original Japanese shows in countries where ''[[Power Rangers]]'' is shown are usually out of luck.
* [[No Ontological Inertia]]: several cases of whatever damage the villains have caused being completely undone after their defeat. More specifically, afflictions to civilians seemingly disappear afer the MotW is brought down the first time, ''even if it's [[Not Quite Dead]] AND still able to [[Make My Monster Grow|return as a giant]].''
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* [[Rookie Red Ranger]]: Naturally, considering that the trope comes from ''[[Power Rangers]]''.
* [[Scarf of Asskicking]]: All of the series before ''Dynaman''.
* [[Sealed Evil in a Soda Machine]]: While it did so less often than ''Power Rangers'' did (and thus misses out on being the [[Trope Codifier]]), ''Super Sentai'' has its share of seasonal Sealed Evils.
* [[Sentai]]: Of course.
* [[Sixth Ranger]]: A once-a-year tradition that began with ''Zyuranger'', although ''J.A.K.Q.'' and ''Liveman'' both featured additional members introduced mid-series, while ''Maskman'' experimented with the idea of a sixth member in the form of a [[One-Shot Character]]. Some of the more recent shows that begin with just three members on the team (such as ''Hurricaneger'' and ''Gekiranger'') have more than one additional warrior in order to round out a team of five.
* [[The Smurfette Principle]] / [[Two Girls to a Team]]: Almost all of the early shows up to ''[[Kagaku Sentai Dynaman]]'' only had one female ranger per team. ''[[Taiyou Sentai Sun Vulcan]]'' didn't even have a female member at all, just a supporting character who assisted the team from the sidelines. ''[[Choudenshi Bioman]]'' in 1984 started the tradition of having two full-time female rangers at the same time, going back and forth between periods where the franchise would return to having just one female per team ([[Choujuu Sentai Liveman|1988]]-[[Kousoku Sentai Turboranger|1989]], [[Kyoryu Sentai Zyuranger|1992]]-[[Ninja Sentai Kakuranger|1994]], [[Seijuu Sentai Gingaman|1998]]-[[Bakuryuu Sentai Abaranger|2003]]) and then going back to having two again ([[Chikyuu Sentai Fiveman|1990]]-[[Choujin Sentai Jetman|1991]], [[Chouriki Sentai Ohranger|1995]]-[[Denji Sentai Megaranger|1997]]). Almost all the teams since [[Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger|2004]] have featured two full-time female rangers with the exception of ''[[Juken Sentai Gekiranger|Gekiranger]]''
** During its early seasons, ''[[Power Rangers]]'' would [[Gender Flip]] the yellow rangers when adapting Sentai shows with just one girl in order to have two girls for each each season, resulting in five male yellow heroes from Super Sentai being changed into female characters for Power Rangers.
* [[Strictly Formula]]: Not just individual episodes, but the series themselves.
** Around episode 10 there will be an unbeatable [[Monster of the Week]] necessitating a new [[Humongous Mecha]] combination.
** The [[Sixth Ranger]] appears around Episode 17.<ref>Changed around in ''Dekaranger'', as Doggie first transforms into Dekamaster in Episode 12 (thus giving the team their first [[Sixth Ranger]]), but the official [[Sixth Ranger]] of the team is Tetsu, who joins in the arc between episodes 21 and 23</ref>
** Roughly Episode 20 will involve the villains having another extra strong [[Monster of the Week]], which will require the heroes to get another [[Humongous Mecha]] in order to defeat it.
** The vicinity of Episode 30 will get the villains the ability to create stronger [[Monsters of the Week]].
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**** [[The Lancer]] will try saving the day on his own and have to learn the meaning of teamwork.
**** A [[Monster of the Week]] will pose as a human and fool one of the heroes into falling in love with them. The monster may or may not [[Becoming the Mask|become the mask]].
**** One hero (usually but not always male, but almost never the Red) will encounter and [[The Dulcinea Effect|fall in love with]] a mysterious person, who by the end of the episode turns out not to be human and either leaves the show or dies. If it's the latter, cue a cry of [[This Is Unforgivable!]] at whatever bad guy killed her (or him, if the episode's hero is female) followed by a cathartic [[Curb Stomp Battle]]. Sometimes overlaps with the above plot, sometimes not. Usually written by Naruhisa Arakawa, who has written episodes of nearly every ''
**** The heroes may find and befriend a [[Monster of the Week]] who doesn't want to harm anybody. They are usually forced to destroy the monster at the end of the episode. It also usually ends up being a [[Tear Jerker]] for the heroes. However, it may also be a [[Crowning Moment of Funny|Crowning Episode of Funny]] and, in this case, the monster will end the episode alive.
**** The heroes fight off [[Mook
**** One [[Monster of the Week]] will have an ability to [[Brainwashed and Crazy|brainwash one of the heroes and make them attack the team]]. The usual victim is those saddled with the color Blue.
**** A [[Beach Episode]]
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**** The characters are forced to go to Kyoto and/or go back in time to Edo-era Kyoto, complete with gratuitous [[Scenery Porn]]. This one has a funny subversion in ''Dekaranger'', where the characters voluntarily ''pretend'' they are in Edo-era Kyoto to calm an alien (not an Alienizer) who had a brief freak-out with modern-day Kyoto.
**** The Christmas episodes mentioned in [[An Asskicking Christmas]] don't need to happen (Shinkenger didn't necessarily have one - the plot is occupied by the final battle against Akumaro instead - but it was shown that they celebrate Christmas there), but the New Year episodes do (New Year's Day in Japan has a higher cultural significance than Christmas).
* [[Stock Sound Effects]]
* [[Stuff Blowing Up]]: The first explosion in
* [[Super Sentai Stance]]: The [[Trope Namer]].
* [[Swiss Army Weapon]]: Most team's sidearms can transform from a gun into a sword.
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