Chōriki Sentai Ohranger

Chōriki Sentai Ohranger
The title card for Chōriki Sentai Ohranger
Genre	Tokusatsu
Created by	Toei
Starring	Masaru Shishido Kunio Masaoka Masashi Goda Ayumi Asō Tamao Satō Shōji Yamaguchi Hiroshi Miyauchi
Narrated by	Nobuo Tanaka
Opening theme	"Olé! Ohranger" by Kentarō Hayami
Ending theme	"Kinkyuu Hasshin! Ohranger" by Kentarō Hayami "Nijiiro Crystal Sky" by Kentarō Hayami
Composer(s)	Seiji Yokoyama
Country of origin	Japan
Language(s)	Japanese
No. of episodes	48
Production
Producer(s)	Jun Kaji Takeyuki Suzuki Shigenori Takadera Kōichi Yada Susumu Yoshikawa
Running time	approx. 25 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel	TV Asahi
Original run	March 3, 1995 – February 23, 1996
Chronology
Preceded by	Ninja Sentai Kakuranger
Followed by	Gekisou Sentai Carranger

Chōriki Sentai Ohranger (超力戦隊オーレンジャー, Chōriki Sentai Ōrenjā^?, ^{[Note 1]}) is a Japanese tokusatsu television series and the nineteenth installment in the long-running Super Sentai franchise of superhero programs. Its footage was used in the American series Power Rangers Zeo (the closing credits of Zeo referred to it as "O Rangers").

Plot

Six hundred million years ago, Pangaea created a robot named Bacchus Fundo, who turned on his creators. The King Ranger defeated Bacchus Fundo and banished him from Earth. In the year 1999, Bacchus returned to Earth as the ruler of the Baranoia Empire, with the intention of wiping out all human life and bring about machine rule. Chief Counsellor Miura revived super energies that had been born of the lost civilization of Pangaea. With the assembling of pieces of a stone plate uncovered three years previously, the secrets of "Super Power" were revealed. Miura built a pyramid to generate Tetrahedron power in order to allow five UAOH officers to transform into the Ohrangers.

Ohrangers

Main article: United Airforce Overtech Hardware

• Goro Hoshino/Oh Red (星野 吾郎/オーレッド, Hoshino Gorō/Ō Reddo^?):
• Shohei Yokkaichi/Oh Green (四日市 昌平/オーグリーン, Yokkaichi Shōhei/Ō Gurīn^?):
• Yuji Mita/Oh Blue (三田 祐司/オーブルー, Mita Yūji/Ō Burū^?):
• Juri Nijyo/Oh Yellow (二条 樹里/オーイエロー, Nijō Juri/Ō Ierō^?):
• Momo Maruo/Oh Pink (丸尾 桃/オーピンク, Maruo Momo/Ō Pinku^?):
• Riki/King Ranger (リキ/キングレンジャー, Riki/Kingu Renjā^?):

Others

Kotaro Henoji (辺名小太郎, Henoji Kotaro^?, 17, 25, 29-30)

A crazed robot expert who unintentionally causes trouble while wanting to see what makes Acha tick.

Machine Empire Baranoia

Main article: Machine Empire Baranoia

The Machine Empire Baranoia (マシン帝国バラノイア, Mashin Teikoku Baranoia^?) is a cruel race of machines out to conquer Earth. Led by Bacchusfundo and possessing a vast army, Baranoia's Imperial Family was a force to reckon with, having already conquered an entire chain of galaxies before reaching Earth. It is when the Empire arrives on Earth that they finally encounter a power capable of blocking their forces: the Ohrangers.

Episodes

1. Invasion!! 1999 (襲来！！1999, Shūrai!!1999^?)
2. Assemble!! The Super-Powered Squadron (集結！！超力戦隊, Shūketsu!!Chōriki Sentai^?)
3. Crisis!! The Secret of Super-Power (危機！！超力の秘密, Kiki!!Chōriki no Himitsu^?)
4. Grotesque!! Iron Man Papa (怪奇！！鉄人パパ, Kaiki!!Tetsujin Papa^?)
5. Violent Love!! The Brothers of Flame (激愛！！炎の兄弟, Geki Ai!!Honō no Kyōdai^?)
6. The Formidable Enemy, Brain Machine (強敵 頭脳マシン, Kyōteki Zunō Mashin^?)
7. Complete!! The Super-Powered Robo (完成！！超力ロボ, Kansei!!Chōriki Robo^?)
8. Crash!! A Super Giant Battle (激突！！超巨大戦, Gekitotsu!!Chō Kyodai Sen^?)
9. Suddenly!! A Traitor (突然！！裏切り者, Totsuzen!!Uragirimono^?)
10. He's Here!! It's a Thief (参上！！泥棒だヨン, Sanjō!!Dorobō Dayon^?)
11. Submission!! The Refrigerator of Love (服従！！愛の冷蔵庫, Fukujū!!Ai no Reizōko^?)
12. Explosion!! A Baby (爆発!!赤ちゃん, Bakuhatsu!!Akachan^?)
13. Illusions!! The Dog of the Gods (幻想！！神様の犬, Gensō!!Kamisama no Inu^?)
14. I Love Pinocchio (大好きピノキオ, Daisuki Pinokio^?)
15. O Friend!! Sleep Hotly!! (友よ！！熱く眠れ！！, Tomo yo!!Atsuku Nemure^?)
16. Naughty!! The Future Child (腕白！！未来っ子, Wanpaku!!Miraikko^?)
17. Plunder!! The Transformation Brace (強奪！！変身ブレス, Gōdatsu!!Henshin Buresu^?)
18. Dad's Unusual Love (父の異常な愛情, Chichi no Ijō na Aijō^?)
19. The New Robo's Red Impact (新ロボ赤い衝撃, Shin Robo Akai Shōgeki^?)
20. Iron Fist 100 Bursts (鉄拳100連発, Tekken 100 Renpatsu^?)
21. The Storm-Calling Cup-and-Ball (嵐を呼ぶケン玉, Arashi o Yobu Kendama^?)
22. The (Classified) Fusion Order!! (合体㊙指令！！, Gattai Maruhi Shirei!!^?)
23. The Final Swimsuit... (最後の水着…, Saigo no Mizugi...^?)
24. The Laughing Nostalgic Man!! (笑う懐かし男！！, Warau Natsukashi Otoko!!^?)
25. The Festival One-Shot Contest (お祭り一発勝負, Omatsuri Ippatsu Shōbu^?)
26. The 600-Million-Year-Old Boy Warrior (6億歳少年戦士, 6 Oku Sai Shōnen Senshi^?)
27. King's Gallant Entrance (キング颯爽登場, Kingu Sassō Tōjō^?)
28. Behold the Miracle Fortress (見よ奇跡の要塞, Miyo Kiseki no Yōsai^?)
29. Dance! The Invasion Cram School!! (踊る!侵略塾！！, Odoru! Shinryaku-juku!!^?)
30. The Earth is Snoring (地球がグースカ, Chikyū ga Gūsuka^?)
31. Home Delivery Diet (宅配ダイエット, Takuhai Daietto^?)
32. The School's Scary Nightmare (学校の怖い悪夢, Gakkō no Kowai Akumu^?)
33. The Five Robos' Great Riot (5大ロボ大暴れ, 5 Dai Robo Dai Abare^?)
34. The Emperor's Final Challenge (皇帝最後の挑戦, Kōtei Saigo no Chōsen^?)
35. The Radical Bomb Guy (過激な爆弾野郎, Kageki na Bakudan Yarō^?)
36. A Direct Hit With Flatulence!! (オナラに直撃！！, Onara ni Chokugeki!!^?)
37. I am Gunmajin (拙者ガンマジン, Sessha Ganmajin^?)
38. It's Tough Being a Majin! (魔神はつらいよ, Majin wa Tsurai yo^?)
39. The Prince Dies in a Duel (皇子決闘に死す, Ōji Kettō ni Shisu^?)
40. Arrival! The Mysterious Princess! (出現！謎の姫！, Shutsugen!Nazo no Hime!^?)
41. The Dangerous Couple!! (危険なふたり！！, Kiken na Futari!!^?)
42. The Squadron's Public Execution!! (戦隊公開処刑！！, Sentai Kōkai Shokei!!^?)
43. The Trump Card is Seven Changes (切り札は七変化, Kirifuda wa Shichi Henka^?)
44. The Strongest Beauty on Earth (地上最強の美女, Chijō Saikyō no Bijo^?)
45. Destruction!! The Super-Powered Base (壊滅！！超力基地, Kaimetsu!!Chōriki Kichi^?)
46. Earth's Final Day!! (地球最期の日！！, Chikyū Saigo no Hi!!^?)
47. Stand Shine Revive!! (立て輝け蘇れ！！, Date Kagayake Yomigaere!!^?)
48. The Heroes of Love (愛の勇者たち, Ai no Yūshatachi^?)

Movie

The movie version of Chōriki Sentai Ohranger, directed by Kobayashi Yoshiaki and written by Shōzō Uehara, premiered in Japan on April 15, 1995 at the Toei Super Hero Fair '95. It was originally shown as a triple feature alongside Mechanical Violator Hakaider and the feature film version of Juukou B-Fighter.

Crossovers

• Chōriki Sentai Ohranger: Ohré vs. Kakuranger (超力戦隊オーレンジャー オーレVSカクレンジャー^?) - A 1996 direct-to-video movie which depicts a crossover between Ohranger and Ninja Sentai Kakuranger.
• Gekisou Sentai Carranger vs. Ohranger (激走戦隊カーレンジャーVSオーレンジャー^?) - A 1997 direct-to-video crossover between Gekisō Sentai Carranger and Ohranger.

Cast

• Masaru Shishido (宍戸勝, Shishido Masaru^?): Goro Hoshino
• Kunio Masaoka (正岡邦夫, Masaoka Kunio^?): Shohei Yokkaichi
• Masashi Gōda (合田雅史, Gōda Masashi^?): Yuji Mita
• Ayumi Asō (麻生あゆみ, Asō Ayumi^?): Juri Nijyo
• Tamao Satō (さとう 珠緒, Satō Tamao^?): Momo Maruo
• Hiroshi Miyauchi (宮内洋, Miyauchi Hiroshi^?): Captain Miura
• Shōji Yamaguchi (山口将司, Yamaguchi Shōji^?): Riki
  • Takumi Hashimoto (橋本巧, Hashimoto Takumi^?): Riki (Voice, 26)
• Lisa Wada (和田理沙, Wada Risa^?): Dorin
• Etsuko Kozakura (小桜エツ子, Kozakura Etsuko^?): Paku (Voice)
• Akira Kamiya (神谷明, Kamiya Akira^?): Gunmajin (Voice)
• Soichiro Akaboshi (赤星昇一郎, Soichirō Akaboshi^?): Kotarou Henoji

• Tōru Ōhira (大平徹, Ōhira Tōru^?): Emperor Bacchus Wrath (Voice)
• Minori Matsushima (松島みのり, Matsushima Minori^?): Empress Hysteria (Voice)
• Tomokazu Seki (関智一, Seki Tomokazu^?): Prince Buldont (Voice)
• Miho Yamada (山田美穂, Yamada Miho^?): Princess Multiwa (Voice)
  • Hiromi Yuhara (湯原弘美, Yuhara Hiromi^?): Princess Multiwa's Human Form
• Nobuyuki Hiyama (檜山修之, Hiyama Nobuyuki^?): Bomber the Great (Voice)
• Kaneta Kimotsuki (肝付兼太, Kimotsuki Kaneta^?): Acha (Voice)
• Shinobu Adachi (安達忍, Adachi Shinobu^?): Kocha (Voice)
• Kazunori Arai (新井一典, Arai Kazunori^?): CameraTrick (Voice, Movie)
• Kaoru Shinoda (篠田薫, Shinoda Kaoru^?): FaucetChuck (Voice, Movie)
• Tomoyuki Hotta (堀田智之, Hotta Tomoyuki^?): Barlo Soldier (Voice, Movie)
• Michi Eiri (えいり未知, Eiri Michi^?): Barlo Soldier (Voice, Movie)
• Nobuo Tanaka (田中 信夫, Tanaka Nobuo^?): Narrator

Suit actors

• Kazutoshi Yokoyama (横山一敏, Yokoyama Kazutoshi^?): Oh Red (main), Red Blocker (main), Ohranger Robo, Buster Ohranger Robo, Oh Blocker, Empress Hysteria
• Hirofumi Fukuzawa (福沢博文, Fukuzawa Hirofumi^?): Oh Red (sub), Red Blocker (sub), Bara Revenger
• Kenji Takechi (武智健二, Takechi Kenji^?): Oh Green (main), Green Blocker (main)
• Yasuhiko Imai (今井靖彦, Imai Yasuhiko^?): Oh Green (sub), Green Blocker (sub)
• Yasuhiro Takeuchi (竹内康博, Takeuchi Yasuhiro^?): Oh Blue, Blue Blocker, Emperor Bacchus Wrath, Red Puncher
• Kiyohito Nakagawa (中川清人, Nakagawa Kiyohito^?): Oh Yellow (main), Yellow Blocker (main)
• Keiko Hashimoto (橋本 恵子, Hashimoto Keiko^?): Oh Yellow (sub), Yellow Blocker (sub)
• Rie Murakami (村上利恵, Murakami Rie^?): Oh Pink (main), Pink Blocker (main)
• Motokuni Nakagawa (中川素州, Nakagawa Motokuni^?): Oh Pink (sub), Pink Blocker (sub), Acha
• Naoki Ōfuji (大藤直樹, Ōfuji Naoki^?): King Ranger
• Tomoe Tanabe (田邊智恵, Tanabe Tomoe^?): Tackle Boy
• Hideaki Kusaka (日下秀昭, Kusaka Hideaki^?): Ohranger Robo, Emperor Baccus Wrath, Gunmajin, Oh Blocker
• Kenjirō Fujita (藤田健次郎, Fujita Kenjirō^?): Prince Buldont, Kaiser Buldont
• Akiko Yoshio (吉尾亜希子, Yoshio Akiko^?): Princess Multiwa
• Makoto Itō (伊藤慎, Itō Makoto^?): Machine Beasts, Barlo Soldiers
• Yoshiaki Mori (森美昭, Mori Yoshiaki^?): Machine Beasts, Barlo Soldiers
• Osamu Ohnishi (大西修, Ōnishi Osamu^?): Machine Beasts, Barlo Soldiers
• Yūichi Hachisuka (蜂須賀祐一, Hachisuka Yūichi^?): Machine Beasts, Barlo Soldiers

Songs

Opening theme

• "Olé! Ohranger" (オーレ！オーレンジャー, Ōre! Ōrenjā^?)
  • Lyrics: Saburo Yatsude (八手三郎, Yatsude Saburo^?)
  • Composition: Yasuo Kosugi (小杉保夫, Kosugi Yasuo^?)
  • Arrangement: Ryō Yonemitsu (米光亮, Yonemitsu Ryō^?)
  • Artist: Kentarō Hayami (速水けんたろう, Hayami Kentarō^?)

Ending theme

• "Kinkyū Hasshin!! Ohranger" (緊急発進!! オーレンジャー, Kinkyū Hasshin!! Ōrenjā^?, "Emergency Take off!! Ohranger")
  • Lyrics: Saburo Yatsude
  • Composition: Yasuo Kosugi
  • Arrangement: Saburō Makino (まきのさぶろう, Makino Saburō^?)
  • Artist: Kentarō Hayami
  • Episodes: 1–47
• "Nijiiro Crystal Sky" (虹色クリスタルスカイ, Nijiiro Kurisutaru Sukai^?, "Rainbow Colored Crystal Sky")
  • Lyrics/Composition: Kyōko Kiya (木屋響子, Kiya Kyōko^?) (as KYOKO)
  • Arrangement: Seiichi Kyōda (京田誠一, Kyōda Seiichi^?)
  • Artist: Kentarō Hayami
  • Episodes: 48

Notes

1. ^ Chōriki (超力^?) literally translates as "Super-Powered".

External links

• Chōriki Sentai Ohranger at the official Super Sentai website (Japanese)

Preceded by Kakuranger

Super Sentai 1995 – 1996

Succeeded by Carranger