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[[File:supersentai.gif|frame| Offical series logo starting from 2000's [[Mirai Sentai Timeranger|Timeranger]] ]]

 

 

 

 

 

* ''[[Himitsu Sentai Goranger]]'' (1975-1977)

* ''[[Gosei Sentai Dairanger]]'' (1993-1994) (provided mecha, some [[Monster of the Week|Monsters Of The Week]], and the [[Sixth Ranger]] costume for ''MMPR'' season 2)

* ''[[Ninja Sentai Kakuranger]]'' (1994-1995) (''MMPR'' S3 mecha and (partly) villains; ''Mighty Morphin Alien Rangers'' continued the season and gave the costumes to a different team, the Rangers of Aquitar)

* ''[[Gekisou Sentai Carranger]]'' (1996-1997) (''[[Power Rangers Turbo]]'')

* ''[[Denji Sentai Megaranger]]'' (1997-1998) (''[[Power Rangers in Space]]'')

* ''[[Go Go Sentai Boukenger]]'' (2006-2007) (''[[Power Rangers Operation Overdrive]]'')

* ''[[Juken Sentai Gekiranger]]'' (2007-2008) (''[[Power Rangers Jungle Fury]]'')

* ''[[Samurai Sentai Shinkenger]]'' (2009-2010) (''[[Power Rangers Samurai]]'' and ''Super Samurai'')

 

'''Ex: Super Sentai'''

 

 

 

''Super Sentai'' is usually contrasted with ''[[Kamen Rider]]'', another [[Tokusatsu]] franchise by the same corporation, with a similar deal but no mecha and far more serious stories. The two franchises met (canonically) on-screen for the first time in an episode of ''[[Kamen Rider Decade]]'' featuring the Shinkenger team, with Decade making a brief cameo in a Shinkenger episode beforehand.

Recently has been appearing in the [[SH Figuarts]] and [[Super Robot Chogokin]] toylines.

 

 

 

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* [[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.

** With the New Year's episode next week following the norm.

* [[Authority Equals Asskicking]]: The higher you get up the villains' chain of command, the more powerful they generally are. The leader of the Sentai also tends to be the strongest fighter.

* [[BFG]]: The "[[Fan Nickname|Team Bazooka]]", which comes in one of two flavors. Sometimes it's a combination of all the team members' personal weapons (the first example of which is Battle Fever's Pentaforce) while other times it's a standalone weapon (the first example being Changeman's Power Bazooka). Though J.A.K.Q.'s Big Bomber is a BFG, it's not usually considered a Team Bazooka because it's a literal cannon and the separate pieces can't be used as weapons)

** ''Gokaiger Goseiger 199 Heroes'' introduced the Super Sentai Bazooka, formed from the powers of all the teams and requiring '''ten Rangers''' (two full teams) to wield properly.

* [[Badass]]: Lots. Usually, it's the leader, the second-in-command and the sixth ranger who fit the badass role perfectly.

* [[Calling Your Attacks]]

* [[Camera Abuse]]: Starting to see use as of the 2000's, enemy explosions generally cause the battlefield "camera" to shake violently, in an attempt to hide the twitches and slight movements by heroes and mecha during finisher poses.

* [[Conflict Ball]]: In pretty much all the [[Crossover]] movies, the two reds will find ''some'' reason not to get along.

* [[Color Coded for Your Convenience]]

** Before that, there was a ''JAKQ vs. Goranger'' movie, which serves as an epilogue to the ''[[JAKQ Dengekitai]]'' TV series.

** 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'').

** 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.

* [[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).

* [[Elemental Powers]]

* [[Evolving Credits]]: Usually happens when a new [[Big Bad]] takes control of the villains, a new member joins the team or when they get a new Mecha and/or Mecha combination.

** [[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.

** [[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).

** Hiroshi Miyauchi was Akira Shinmei/Aoranger in ''[[Himitsu Sentai Goranger]]'' and Sokichi Banba/Big One in ''[[JAKQ Dengekitai]]'', as well as Captain Miura in ''[[Chouriki Sentai Ohranger]]''. Oh, and speaking of other ''tokusatsu'' shows, he also was Shiro Kazami and Ken Hayakawa, the titular heroes of ''[[Kamen Rider V 3]]'' and ''[[Kaiketsu Zubat]]'', respectively.

** Yukio Ito was Kenji Asuka/Midoranger in ''Goranger'' and Kensaku Shiraishi/Battle Cossack I in ''[[Battle Fever J]]''.

** Junichi Haruta was Kanpei Kuroda/Goggle Black in ''[[Dai Sentai Goggle Five]]'' and Ryu Hoshikawa/Dyna Black in ''[[Kagaku Sentai Dynaman]]''.

** [[Machiko Soga]] was Queen Hedrian in ''[[Denshi Sentai Denziman]]'' and ''[[Taiyou Sentai Sun Vulcan]]'', Bandora the Sorceress in ''[[Kyoryu Sentai Zyuranger]]'' (whose footage, in turn, was kept for Rita Repulsa in ''[[Mighty Morphin Power Rangers]]''), and Heavenly Saint Magiel in ''[[Mahou Sentai Magiranger]]''. She also had guest roles in ''[[Battle Fever J]]'' and ''[[Hikari Sentai Maskman]]''.

** Not to mention all the actors who have guest starred in each other's series.

* [[Hey, It's That Voice!]]: Many former Sentai actors became voice actors after their stint.

** [[Joji Nakata|Sir Cowler]] (and later Great Profesor Bias) voiced [[Vision of Escaflowne|Folken]], [[Hellsing|Alucard]], [[Sgt Frog|Corporal Giroro]], [[Code Geass|Diethard]], etc.

** [[Hiroshi Tsuchida|Ninja Blue]] voiced [[Skull Man]], [[One Piece|Capote]], [[Naruto Shippuden|Raido Namiashi]], [[Soul Eater|Masamune]], [[Soul Series|Zasalamel]]

** [[Yuji Kishi|Red Racer]] voiced [[Final Fantasy VII|Yazoo]], [[Hunter X Hunter|Kite and Castro]], [[Street Fighter|Ken Masters]]

** And on the other side of the coin, Shinkenger has [[Romi Paku]] voicing one of the villains. How Toei was able to pull this off, we'll never know.

*** 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.

*** 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.

* [[Hot-Blooded]]: The number one defining trait of a Red Ranger, though there are aversions, like [[Choujin Sentai Jetman|Ryu Tendou]] and [[Samurai Sentai Shinkenger|Takeru Shiba]].

* [[Humongous Mecha]]: introduced in ''Battle Fever J'' - and, conversely, introducing the "Super" to Sentai.

* [[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.

** [[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).

* [[Media Watchdogs]]: Around 1983/84 Super Sentai series recieved serious retools in how the action scenes played out due to being specifically targeted by [[Moral Guardians]] for violent content due to being directly targeted at children.

* [[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'').

* [[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]].''

* [[Ranger]]: Many Super Sentai heroes aren't technically this by name, but they're all generally this in description.

* [[Real Men Wear Pink]]: Averted. Pink is the only one of the seven main colors in Super Sentai that is solely reserved for women. Green and Black are solely for men, while red, yellow, blue and white can be used by both genders (although so far there has been only one female in red {{spoiler|in Shinkenger}}, and she appeared in only a few episodes).

* [[Scarf of Asskicking]]: All of the series before ''Dynaman''.

* [[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.

** 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.

** 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]].

** In the final 3 episodes the teams base (if they have one) [[All Your Base Are Belong to Us|will be destroyed]] (though their tech crew and mentor will be able to escape in time) and they will lose the ability to transform until the very final battle.

** Also the team almost always use the same equipment year after year with different names and slightly different looks and design. (All members carry a sidearm that can transform into a melee weapon. All members have personal weapons, Red almost always has a sword, and the others vary but usually at least one member has a stronger ranged weapon and another has a spear and one member will have a very weird weapons like a flute or fan or something. The team always has a big cannon to finish off the monster off on the ground. The trademark Humongous Mecha always has a sword to finish off monsters, but Mid Season upgrades and combinations of the two will focus on firepower instead.

** Certain plots will happen [[Once a Season|once per series]]

*** A [[Monster of the Week]] will attack brides, forcing the heroes to go undercover as a couple getting married.

**** [[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]].

**** 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.

**** 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]]

**** 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).

* [[Super Sentai Stance]]: The [[Trope Namer]].

* [[Swiss Army Weapon]]: Most team's sidearms can transform from a gun into a sword.

* [[Transformation Trinket]]: Known throughout the series as Changers, these vary from wrist-mounted ones in early Sentai to handheld ones resembling cell phones in the Heisei Sentai.

* [[Translation Matchmaking]]: Ever since ''Abaranger'', ''Super Sentai'' is dubbed in South Korea under the title of ''Power Rangers''. Funnily enough, ''Abaranger'' and ''Dekaranger'' had the same titles as their respective [[Power Rangers Dino Thunder|American]] [[Power Rangers SPD|counterparts]].

 

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