Kyōryū Sentai Zyuranger

Kyōryū Sentai Zyuranger
The title card for Kyōryū Sentai Zyuranger, as depicted in a 30 Sentai Encyclopedia featurette on GoGo Sentai Boukenger.
Genre	Tokusatsu
Created by	Toei
Written by	Noboru Sugimura Kenichi Araki Susumu Takaku Naruhisa Arakawa Toshiki Inoue Kyōko Sagiyama
Directed by	Shōhei Tōjō Takeshi Ogasawara Tarō Sakamoto Katsuya Watanabe Keita Amemiya
Starring	Yūta Mochizuki Aohisa Takayasu Hideki Fujiwara Takumi Hashimoto Reiko Chiba Shiro Izumi
Narrated by	Tōru Ōhira
Opening theme	"Kyōryū Sentai Zyuranger" by Kenta Satou
Ending theme	"Bouken Shite Rappapiiya!" by Pythagoras
Composer(s)	Akihiko Yoshida
Country of origin	Japan
Language(s)	Japanese
No. of episodes	50
Production
Producer(s)	Kyōzō Utsunomiya Atsushi Kaji (TV Asahi) Takeyuki Suzuki Shinichirō Shirakura (Toei)
Running time	approx. 25 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel	TV Asahi
Original run	February 21, 1992 – February 19, 1993
Chronology
Preceded by	Chōjin Sentai Jetman
Followed by	Gosei Sentai Dairanger

Kyōryū Sentai Zyuranger (恐竜戦隊ジュウレンジャー, Kyōryū Sentai Jūrenjā^?, ^{[Note 1][Note 2]}) is a Japanese tokusatsu television series and the sixteenth installment in the long-running Super Sentai franchise of superhero programs. Produced by Toei and Bandai, it aired on TV Asahi from February 21, 1992 to February 12, 1993, with a total of 50 episodes. It was the first Sentai series to be adapted into an installment of the American Power Rangers series - footage from all 50 episodes were extensively used for the first season of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers.^[1] The title Toei gives this series for international distribution is Galaxy Rangers.^[2]

The series is not to be confused with the similarly-titled 1978 series Kyōryū Sentai Koseidon (恐竜戦隊コセイドン^?) by Tsuburaya Productions.

Plot

Five young warriors from an ancient civilization of Dinosaur-evolved Humans (恐竜人類, Kyōryū Jinrui^?) are awakened during the present day after 170 million years of suspended animation when their sworn enemy, Bandora the Witch, is inadvertently released from her magical container on Planet Nemesis by two astronauts. The five warriors, the Zyurangers, must summon the power of mechanical-looking deities known as Guardian Beasts, each modeled after a different prehistoric beast, in order to protect mankind from Bandora's evil forces. A sixth warrior, Burai the Dragon Ranger, later becomes involved with the conflict between the Zyurangers and Bandora's forces.

Zyurangers

Main article: Zyurangers

They were the six greatest warriors of the five ancient tribes. The first five went into suspended animation to be ready in the event Bandora escaped her prison, while Burai followed them to get his revenge on Geki. Although they are still alive, they are now in Heaven with Barza and their Guardian Beasts, hoping to return to Earth when they're needed again.

Geki/Tyranno Ranger

Adopted prince of the Yamato Tribe.

Goushi/Mammoth Ranger

Knight of the Sharma Tribe.

Dan/Tricera Ranger

Knight of Etof Tribe.

Boi/Tiger Ranger

Knight of the Daim Tribe.

Mei/Ptera Ranger

Princess of the Risha Tribe.

Burai/Dragon Ranger

Knight of the Yamato Tribe, also the older brother of Geki.

The Bandora Gang

Main article: Bandora Gang

The Bandora Gang (バンドーラ一味, Bandōra Ichimi^?) are merciless (but hilarious) minions of darkness who were sealed away for causing evil to mankind until they are released thanks to the carelessness of two astronauts. Bandora and her minions were located at the Bandora Palace (バンドーラパレス, Bandōra Paresu^?), which was on the Moon. Though their intent was making Earth a wasteland, they also caused mischief for the Zyurangers until they were sealed again in the finale.

Episodes

1. The Birth (誕生, Tanjō^?)
2. The Revival (復活, Fukkatsu^?)
3. Fight In The Land of Despair (戦え絶望の大地, Tatakae Zetsubō no Daichi^?)
4. Reawaken, Legendary Weapons (甦れ伝説の武器, Yomigaere Densetsu no Buki^?)
5. Scaaary Riddles (怖～いナゾナゾ, Kowai Nazonazo^?)
6. Arise! Daizyuzin (立て!! 大獣神, Tate!! Daijūjin^?)
7. I Can See You, I Can See You (みえる、みえる, Mieru, Mieru^?)
8. Terror! Eaten In An Instant (恐怖! 瞬間喰い, Kyōfu! Shunkan Kui^?)
9. Run! Prince of the Eggs (走れタマゴ王子, Hashire Tamago Ōji^?)
10. Monkeys No More! (猿はもうイヤ!, Saru wa Mō Iya!^?)
11. My Master! (ご主人さま!, Goshujin-sama^?)
12. Papa's a Vampire!? (パパは吸血鬼!?, Papa wa Kyūketsuki!?^?)
13. Fire! The Golden Arrow (射て! 黄金の矢, Ite! Ōgon no Ya^?)
14. Become Small! (小さくなァれ!, Chiisaku Naare!^?)
15. Destroy! The Dark Super Sword (破れ! 暗黒超剣, Yabure! Ankoku Chō Ken^?)
16. The Great Sneeze Plot (クシャミ大作戦, Kushami Dai Sakusen^?)
17. The Sixth Hero (六人目の英雄, Rokuninme no Eiyū^?)
18. The Hate-Filled Brother's Sword (憎しみの兄弟剣, Nikushimi no Kyōdai Ken^?)
19. Female Warrior Scorpion! (女戦士サソリ!, Onna Senshi Sasori!^?)
20. Daizyuzin's Last Day (大獣神最期の日, Daijūjin Saigo no Hi^?)
21. The Guardian Beast's Great Riot (守護獣大あばれ, Shugojū Dai Abare^?)
22. Combine! Gouryuuzin (合体! 剛龍神, Gattai! Gōryūjin^?)
23. I Like, Like the Super Miracle Ball (好きすき超魔球, Suki Suki Chō Makyū^?)
24. Turtles Forever (カメでまんねん, Kame de Mannen^?)
25. The Park Where Demons Dwell (悪魔のすむ公園, Akuma no Sumu Kōen^?)
26. Together Spirits in Shaved Ice (カキ氷にご用心, Kakigōri ni Goyō Kokoro^?)
27. I Want to Eat Mei (メイを食べたい, Mei o Tabetai^?)
28. Great Upgrade! Clay Monsters (大改造! 粘土獣, Dai Kaizō! Nengo Jū^?)
29. A Mystery!? The Attacking Beast Cavalry God (謎!? 襲う獣騎神, Nazo!? Osou Jūkishin^?)
30. Satan Comes!! (サタンが来る!!, Satan ga Kuru!!^?)
31. Reborn! The Ultimate God (復活! 究極の神, Fukkatsu! Kyūkyoku no Kami^?)
32. Geki, Slash Your Tears (ゲキよ涙を斬れ, Geki yo Namida o Kire^?)
33. Teach Me! The Jewel of Bravery (教えて! 勇気玉, Oshiete! Yūki Tama^?)
34. Burai Lives! (ブライ生きて!, Burai Ikite!^?)
35. Ninja Warrior, Boi (忍者戦士ボーイ, Ninja Senshi Bōi^?)
36. Smash It! The Mirror of Death (くだけ! 死の鏡, Kudake! Shi no Kagami^?)
37. A Dinosaur is Born (恐竜が生まれる, Kyōryū ga Umareru^?)
38. Princess Mei's Seven Metamorphoses (メイ姫七変化!!, Mei-hime Shichi Henka^?)
39. A Subterranean Beast's Tears (地底獣の涙…, Chitei Jū no Namida^?)
40. Burai's Deathly Departure (ブライ死の出発, Burai Shi no Shuppatsu^?)
41. Blaze, Burai!! (燃えよブライ!, Moe yo Burai!^?)
42. Burai Dies... (ブライ死す…, Burai Shisu...^?)
43. Live Again! Zyusouken (甦れ! 獣奏剣, Yomigaere! Jūsōken^?)
44. Swordswoman! Japan's Best (女剣士! 日本一, Onna Kenshi! Nihon'ichi^?)
45. The Foolish Boy (バカヤロー少年, Bakayarō Shōnen^?)
46. Presenting! The Vicious Squadron (参上! 凶悪戦隊, Sanjō! Kyōaku Sentai^?)
47. Break in! The Final Deciding Battle (突入! 最終決戦, Totsunyū! Saishū Kessen^?)
48. The Son from the Darkness (闇からの息子, Yami Kara no Musuko^?)
49. The Gods Lost!! (神が負けた!!, Kami ga Maketa!!^?)
50. Long Live the Dinosaurs (恐竜万歳, Kyōryū Banzai^?)

Cast

• Geki: Yūta Mochizuki (望月 祐多, Mochizuki Yūta^?)
• Goushi: Seiju Umon (右門 青寿, Umon Seiju^?) (Credited under Aohisa Takayasu (高安 青寿, Takayasu Aohisa^?))
• Dan: Hideki Fujiwara (藤原 秀樹, Fujiwara Hideki^?)
• Boi: Takumi Hashimoto (橋本 巧, Hashimoto Takumi^?)
• Mei: Reiko Chiba (千葉 麗子, Chiba Reiko^?)
• Burai: Shiro Izumi (和泉 史郎, Izumi Shirō^?)
  • Burai (young): Hisashi Sakai (酒井 寿, Sakai Hisashi^?)
• The Witch Bandora: Machiko Soga (曽我 町子, Soga Machiko^?)
• Barza: Jun Tatara (多々良 純, Tatara Jun^?)
• Clotho: Mayumi Sakai (酒井 麻由美, Sakai Mayumi^?)
• Lamie: Ami Kawai (河合 亜美, Kawai Ami^?)
• Great Satan: Masahiko Urano (浦野 眞彦, Urano Masahiko^?)
• Kai: Issei Takahashi (高橋 一生, Takahashi Issei^?)
• Satoshi: Yuya Tajima (手島 佑弥, Tajima Yuya^?)
• Satoshi's friends: Hayato Kikuchi (菊地 隼人, Kikuchi Hayato^?), Masashi Mikami (三上 雅士, Mikami Masashi^?), Hayato Seideki (青出来 隼人, Seideki Hayato^?)
• Narrator: Tōru Ōhira (大平 透, Ōhira Tōru^?)

Voice performers

• Totpat: Kaoru Shinoda (篠田 薫, Shinoda Kaoru^?)
• Bokbak: Takeshi Watabe (渡部 猛, Watabe Takeshi^?)
• Grifforzer: Kan Tokumaru (徳丸 完, Tokumaru Kan^?)
• Pleprechuan: Yutaka Ōyama (大山 豊, Ōyama Yutaka^?)
• Golems, Dokiita Golems, Dora Cockatrice, Dora Cockatrice 2, Dora Silkis: Kazuhiko Kishino (岸野 一彦, Kishino Kazuhiko^?)
• Great Satan: Seizō Katō (加藤 精三, Katō Seizō^?)
• Tyrannosaurus, Daizyuzin, Goryuuzin: Eiji Maruyama (丸山 詠二, Maruyama Eiji^?)
• Saber Tiger, Dora Narcissus: Masaki Terasoma (寺杣 昌紀, Terasoma Masaki^?)
• Dora Franke, Zombie Franke, Satan Franke: Maroshi Tamura (田村 円, Tamura Maroshi^?)
• Dora Goldhorn: Shōzō Iizuka (飯塚 昭三, Iizuka Shōzō^?)

Suit actors

• Tyrannoranger: Hiroshi Maeda (前田 浩, Maeda Hiroshi^?), Kazutoshi Yokoyama (横山 一敏, Yokoyama Kazutoshi^?)
• Mammothranger: Naoki Ōfuji (大藤 直樹, Ōfuji Naoki^?), Hirofumi Ishigaki (石垣 広文, Ishigaki Hirofumi^?)
• Triceraranger: Shoji Hachisuka (蜂須賀 昭二, Hachisuka Shoji^?), Yasuhiro Takeuchi (竹内 康博, Takeuchi Yasuhiro^?)
• Tigerranger, Tyrannosaurus: Hirofumi Ishigaki (石垣広文, Ishigaki Hirofumi^?), Minoru Watanabe (渡辺 実, Watanabe Minoru^?)
• Pteraranger: Kiyohito Nakagawa (中川 清人, Nakagawa Kiyohito^?), Rie Murakami (村上 利恵, Murakami Rie^?)
• Dragonranger: Seiji Takaiwa (高岩 成二, Takaiwa Seiji^?), Yasuhiro Takeuchi
• Daizyuzin, Goryuuzin, Dragon Caesar, Totpat: Hideaki Kusaka (日下 秀昭, Kusaka Hideaki^?)
• Grifforzer: Takashi Sakamoto (坂本 隆, Sakamoto Takashi^?), Kazutoshi Yokoyama
• Bokbak: Minoru Watanabe
• Pleprechuan: Takako Iiboshi (飯干 隆子, Iiboshi Takako^?)

Songs

Opening theme

• "Kyōryū Sentai Zyuranger" (恐竜戦隊ジュウレンジャー, Kyōryū Sentai Jūrenjā^?)
  • Lyrics: Gōji Tsuno & Reo Rinozuka
  • Composition: Gōji Tsuno
  • Arrangement: Kenji Yamamoto
  • Artist: Kenta Satou

Ending theme

• "Bōkenshite Rappa-peeya!" (冒険してラッパピーヤ!, Bōkenshite Rappapīya^?, "Rappa-peeya the Adventure!")
  • Lyrics & Composition: Gōji Tsuno
  • Arrangement: Kenji Yamamoto
  • Artist: Pythagoras (ピタゴラス, Pitagorasu^?)

Video game

A Kyōryū Sentai Zyuranger video game was released for the Family Computer by Angel Studios on November 6, 1992. It is a side-scrolling action game in which the player takes control of a different Zyuranger in each of the game's five stages. The game includes two difficulty settings and a password feature.

The player begins the game as Boi in the first stage, followed by Mei, Dan, Gōshi and Geki in subsequent stages. Each Zyuranger begins his or her stage wielding the standard Ranger Gun, which can be replaced with the character's corresponding Legendary Weapon by finding the entrance to Barza's room in each stage. Each stage also contain ten scattered coins which will replenish the player's life gauge completely when fully collected, as well display a still of the character's mecha and its specifications. At the end of each stage, the player will confront one of the main villains from the show. The villains faced are Pleprechuan, Bukbak, Totpat, Grifforzer, and Bandora herself.

Between stages, the player will be challenged to one of three possible minigames by Burai the Dragonranger. These consist of a trivia game where Bandora will ask the player a question related to the TV series, a Pong-style game between Daizyuzin and the Dragon Caesar, and a hot potato-style game between Gōryūzin and Lamie. These minigames are also accessible from the main menu and can be played with a second player.

Notes

1. ^ Kyōryū (恐竜^?) is the Japanese word for "Dinosaur".
2. ^ "Zyu" is the Romaji Nippon-shiki & Kunrei-shiki style of writing "Ju" (Hepburn style) proper noun which appears in the show, although the alternate kanji title for the series is given as Jūrenjā (獣連者^?, "Beast Ranger").

References

1. ^ Watanabe, Teresa (March 9, 1995). "Pop culture: For two decades, Toei Studios of Japan has churned out versions of those ubiquitous Power Rangers-- and as long there are kids, they'll keep right on going.". The Los Angeles Times. http://articles.latimes.com/1995-03-09/news/ls-40804_1_power-ranger. Retrieved 2010-08-22. 
2. ^ "Library -- English Titles -- TOEI TV Website". http://tvarc.toei.co.jp/tv/library/series-title.html. Retrieved 2007-12-28. 

External links

• Official Kyōryū Sentai Zyuranger website (Japanese)

Preceded by Jetman

Super Sentai 1992 – 1993

Succeeded by Dairanger