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{{short description|Japanese media franchise}}
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{{Infobox media franchise
| image = Super Sentai (logo).png
| caption = The official logo of the ''Super Sentai'' series introduced in 2000 during the run of ''[[Mirai Sentai Timeranger]]''
| title = ''Super Sentai''
| creator = [[Shotaro Ishinomori]]
| origin = ''[[Himitsu Sentai Gorenger]]''
| owner = [[Toei Company]]
| years = 1975–present
| films =
| tv = [[#Main series|See below]]
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| games = ''[[Rangers Strike]]''
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| music = [[Project.R]]
| toys = S.H. Figuarts<br />[[Soul of Chogokin]]<br />[[Super Robot Chogokin]]
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The {{nihongo|'''''Super Sentai Series'''''|スーパー戦隊シリーズ|Sūpā Sentai Shirīzu}} is a Japanese [[superhero]] team [[media franchise]] consisting of television series and films produced by [[Toei Company]] and aired by [[TV Asahi]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Souza |first=Ivan de |date=2025-01-01 |title=Super Sentai: conheça TODOS os esquadrões japoneses! |url=https://tokusatsu.blog.br/super-sentai/ |access-date=2025-03-12 |website=TOKU BLOG |language=pt-BR}}</ref> The shows are of the ''[[tokusatsu]]'' genre, featuring live action characters and colorful special effects, and are aimed at children, teens and young adults. ''Super Sentai'' airs alongside the ''[[Kamen Rider]]'' series in the [[Super Hero Time]] programming block on Sunday mornings. In North America, the ''Super Sentai'' series is best known as the source material for the ''[[Power Rangers]]'' series.<ref>{{cite web |title=CSR Report 2009 |url=https://www.bandainamco.co.jp/cgi-bin/releases/index.cgi/file/view/8241?entry_id=5838 |publisher=[[Bandai Namco Group]] |access-date=9 February 2021 |archive-date=5 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230605035307/https://www.bandainamco.co.jp/cgi-bin/releases/index.cgi/file/view/8241?entry_id=5838 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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==Series overview==
{{More citations needed section|date=July 2015}}
In every ''Super Sentai''
For a time, ''Sentai'' series chose to set themselves in their own unique [[fictional universes]]; however, beginning in the 1990's, incarnations have retroactively made it so nearly every ''Sentai'' series has occurred within the same universe with rare exceptions, and modern series now maintain that nearly all ''Sentai'' series (as well as a majority of Toei's other ''tokusatsu'' hero series) occur in the same setting, just with the other series not commonly referenced when unneeded to allow a running series to tell the story its creators wish to without the need to actively factor decades of continuity in. Beginning with ''J.A.K.Q. Dengekitai vs. Gorenger'', Various TV, video, and film specials as well as in-canon storyline episodes feature a team-up among two or more teams, often clarifying and maintaining the now-commonplace inter-series continuity, which makes it difficult to dis-associate the greater franchise's entries from each other unless a specific entry detaches itself from the greater majority. The ''Sentai'' series ''Zenkaiger'' proposed that both a standalone and unified perspective of ''Sentai'' continuity is simultaneously true; that there are worlds where just any ''Sentai'' series occurs in a standalone format, as well as the main timeline in which Toei's series collectively occur; generally seen as a way for Toei to acknowledge their own longstanding inconsistencies and continuity errors with regards to the writing of team-up events and the changing expectations of storytelling over time.
The first two ''Super Sentai'' series were created by [[Shotaro Ishinomori]], then known for the 1971–1973 ''[[Kamen Rider (1971 TV series)|Kamen Rider]]'' TV series and the long-running manga ''[[Cyborg 009]]''. He developed ''[[Himitsu Sentai Gorenger]]'', which ran from 1975 to 1977, and ''[[J.A.K.Q. Dengekitai]]'', released in 1977. [[Toei Company]] put the franchise on hiatus in 1978, collaborating with [[Marvel Comics]] to produce a live-action ''[[Spider-Man (Japanese TV series)|Spider-Man]]'' series, which added giant robots to the concept of ''tokusatsu'' shows. The giant robot concept was carried over to Toei and Marvel's next show, ''[[Battle Fever J]]'', released in 1979, and was then used throughout the ''Super Sentai'' series. The next two series ''[[Denshi Sentai Denjiman]]'' and ''[[Taiyo Sentai Sun Vulcan]]'' had Marvel copyrights and co-productions, despite no influence. Subsequently, the remainder of the series has been solely produced by [[Toei Company]].
==Productions==
===Main series===
The following is a list of the ''Super Sentai'' series and their years of broadcast:
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center;"
! rowspan="2" |No.
! rowspan="2" |Title
! rowspan="2" |Episodes
! colspan="2" |Originally aired
! rowspan="2" |Korean ''Power Rangers'' title
! rowspan="2" |''[[Power Rangers]]'' adaptation
|-
!First aired
!Last aired
|-
! colspan="7" style="background-color:#ccccff;" |Showa era
<section begin="Showa" era="" />
|-
!1
|
|84
|April 5, 1975
|March 26, 1977
| rowspan="12" {{N/A}}
| rowspan="12" {{N/A}}
|-
!2
|''[[J.A.K.Q. Dengekitai]]''
|35
|April 9, 1977
|December 24, 1977
|-
!3
|''[[Battle Fever J]]''
|52
|February 3, 1979
|January 26, 1980
|-
!4
|
|51
|February 2, 1980
|January 31, 1981
|-
!5
|
|50
|February 7, 1981
|January 30, 1982
|-
!6
|''[[Dai Sentai Goggle-V]]''
|50
|February 6, 1982
|January 20, 1983
|-
!7
|
|51
|February 5, 1983
|January 28, 1984
|-
!8
|''[[Choudenshi Bioman]]''
|51
|February 4, 1984
|January 26, 1985
|-
!9
|
|55
|February 2, 1985
|February 22, 1986
|-
!10
|''[[Choushinsei Flashman]]''
|50
|March 1, 1986
|February 21, 1987
|-
!11
|
|51
|February 28, 1987
|February 20, 1988
|-
!12
|
|49
|February 27, 1988
|February 18, 1989
|-
! colspan="7" style="background-color:#ccccff;" |Heisei era
<section begin="Heisei" era="" />
|-
!13
|''[[Kousoku Sentai Turboranger]]''
|50 + 1 sp.
|March 4, 1989
|February 23, 1990
| rowspan="12" {{N/A}}
| rowspan="3" {{N/A}}
|-
!14
|''[[Chikyu Sentai Fiveman]]''
|48
|March 2, 1990
|February 8, 1991
|-
!15
|''[[Chōjin Sentai Jetman]]''
|51
|February 15, 1991
|February 14, 1992
|-
!16
|''[[Kyōryū Sentai Zyuranger]]''
|50
|February 21, 1992
|February 12, 1993
|''[[Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (season 1)|Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (Season 1)]]''<br>''[[Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie]]''<br>''[[Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Once & Always]]''
|-
!17
|''[[Gosei Sentai Dairanger]]''
|50
|February 19, 1993
|February 11, 1994
|[[Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (season 2)|''Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (Season 2)'']]<br>''[[Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie]]''
|-
!18
|''[[Ninja Sentai Kakuranger]]''
|53
|February 18, 1994
|February 24, 1995
|[[Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (season 3)|''Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (Season 3)'']]<br>''[[Mighty Morphin Alien Rangers]]''<br>''[[Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie]]''
|-
!19
|''[[Chouriki Sentai Ohranger]]''
|48
|March 3, 1995
|February 23, 1996
|''[[Power Rangers Zeo]]''
|-
!20
|''[[Gekisou Sentai Carranger]]''
|48
|March 1, 1996
|February 7, 1997
|''[[Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie]]''
''[[Power Rangers Turbo]]''
|-
!21
|''[[Denji Sentai Megaranger]]''
|51
|February 14, 1997
|February 15, 1998
|''[[Power Rangers in Space]]''
|-
!22
|''[[Seijuu Sentai Gingaman]]''
|50
|February 22, 1998
|February 14, 1999
|''[[Power Rangers Lost Galaxy]]''
|-
!23
|''[[Kyuukyuu Sentai GoGoFive]]''
|50
|February 21, 1999
|February 6, 2000
|''[[Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue]]''
|-
!24
|''[[Mirai Sentai Timeranger]]''
|50 + 1 sp.
|February 13, 2000
|February 4, 2001
|''[[Power Rangers Time Force]]''
|-
!25
|''[[Hyakujuu Sentai Gaoranger]]''
|51
|February 18, 2001
|February 10, 2002
|''Power Rangers Jungle Force''
|''[[Power Rangers Wild Force]]''
|-
!26
|''[[Ninpu Sentai Hurricanger]]''
|51
|February 17, 2002
|February 9, 2003
| {{N/A}}
|''[[Power Rangers Ninja Storm]]''
|-
!27
|
|50
|February 16, 2003
|February 8, 2004
|''Power Rangers Dino Thunder''
|''[[Power Rangers Dino Thunder]]''
|-
!28
|''[[Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger]]''
|50
|February 15, 2004
|February 6, 2005
|''Power Rangers S.P.D.''
|''[[Power Rangers S.P.D.]]''
|-
!29
|''[[Mahō Sentai Magiranger]]''
|49
|February 13, 2005
|February 12, 2006
|''Power Rangers Magic Force''
|''[[Power Rangers Mystic Force]]''
|-
!30
|''[[GoGo Sentai Boukenger]]''
|49
|February 19, 2006
|February 11, 2007
|''Power Rangers Treasure Force''
|''[[Power Rangers Operation Overdrive]]''
|-
!31
|''[[Juken Sentai Gekiranger]]''
|49
|February 18, 2007
|February 10, 2008
|''Power Rangers Wild Spirits''
|''[[Power Rangers Jungle Fury]]''
|-
!32
|''[[Engine Sentai Go-onger]]''
|50
|February 17, 2008
|February 8, 2009
|''Power Rangers Engine Force''
|''[[Power Rangers RPM]]''
|-
!33
|''[[Samurai Sentai Shinkenger]]''
|49
|February 15, 2009
|February 7, 2010
| {{N/A}}
|''[[Power Rangers Samurai]]''<br>''Power Rangers Super Samurai''
|-
!34
|''[[Tensou Sentai Goseiger]]''
|50
|February 14, 2010
|February 6, 2011
|''Power Rangers Miracle Force''
|''[[Power Rangers Megaforce]]''
|-
!35
|''[[Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger]]''
|51
|February 13, 2011
|February 19, 2012
|''Power Rangers Captain Force''
|''[[Power Rangers Megaforce|Power Rangers Super Megaforce]]''
|-
!36
|''[[Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters]]''
|50
|February 26, 2012
|February 10, 2013
|''Power Rangers Go-Busters''
|''[[Power Rangers Beast Morphers]]''
|-
!37
|''[[Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger]]''
|48
|February 17, 2013
|February 9, 2014
|''Power Rangers Dino Force''
|''[[Power Rangers Dino Charge]]''<br>''Power Rangers Dino Super Charge''
|-
!38
|''[[Ressha Sentai ToQger]]''
|47
|February 16, 2014
|February 15, 2015
|''Power Rangers Train Force''
| {{N/A}}
|-
!39
|''[[Shuriken Sentai Ninninger]]''
|47
|February 22, 2015
|February 7, 2016
|''Power Rangers Ninja Force''
|''[[Power Rangers Ninja Steel]]''<br>''Power Rangers Super Ninja Steel''
|-
!40
|''[[Doubutsu Sentai Zyuohger]]''
|48
|February 14, 2016
|February 5, 2017
|''Power Rangers Animal Force''
|{{N/A}}
|-
!41
|''[[Uchu Sentai Kyuranger]]''
|48
|February 12, 2017
|February 4, 2018
|''Power Rangers Galaxy Force''
|''[[Power Rangers Cosmic Fury]]''
|-
!42
|''[[Kaitou Sentai Lupinranger VS Keisatsu Sentai Patranger]]''
|51
|February 11, 2018
|February 10, 2019
|''Power Rangers Lupin Force vs Patrol Force''
|rowspan="2" {{N/A}}
|-
!'''—'''
|''[[Super Sentai Strongest Battle]]''
|4
|February 17, 2019
|March 10, 2019
|{{N/A}}
|-
!43
|''[[Kishiryu Sentai Ryusoulger]]''
|48
|March 17, 2019
|March 1, 2020
|''Power Rangers Dino Soul''
|''[[Power Rangers Dino Fury]]''<br>''[[Power Rangers Cosmic Fury]]''
|-
! colspan="7" style="background-color:#ccccff;" |Reiwa era
<section begin="Reiwa" era="" />
|-
!44
|''[[Mashin Sentai Kiramager]]''
|45 + 5 sp.
|March 8, 2020
|February 28, 2021
| {{N/A}}
| rowspan="6" {{N/A}}
|-
!45
|''[[Kikai Sentai Zenkaiger]]''
|49
|March 7, 2021
|February 27, 2022
|''Power Rangers Zenkaiger''
|-
!46
|''[[Avataro Sentai Donbrothers]]''
|50
|March 6, 2022
|February 26, 2023
|''Power Rangers Donbrothers''
|-
!47
|''[[Ohsama Sentai King-Ohger]]''
|50
|March 5, 2023
|February 25, 2024
| ''Power Rangers Kingdom Force''
|-
!48
|''[[Bakuage Sentai Boonboomger]]''
|48
|March 3, 2024
|February 9, 2025
| ''Power Rangers Boomboom Force''
|-
!49
|''[[No.1 Sentai Gozyuger]]''
|{{N/A|TBA}}
|February 16, 2025
|2026
|{{N/A}}
|}
===Theatrical releases===
* 1975: ''[[Himitsu Sentai Gorenger]]'' (Movie version of episode 6)
* 1975: ''Himitsu Sentai Gorenger: The Blue Fortress'' (Movie version of episode 15)
* 1976: ''Himitsu Sentai Gorenger: The Red Death Match'' (Movie version of episode 36)
* 1976: ''Himitsu Sentai Gorenger: The Bomb Hurricane''
* 1976: ''Himitsu Sentai Gorenger: Fire Mountain's Final Explosion'' (Movie version of episode 54)
* 1977: ''[[J.A.K.Q. Dengekitai]]'' (Movie version of episode 7)
* 1978: ''[[J.A.K.Q. Dengekitai#J.A.K.Q.|J.A.K.Q. Dengekitai vs. Gorenger]]''
* 1979: ''[[Battle Fever J]]'' (Movie version of episode 5)
* 1980: ''[[Denshi Sentai Denjiman]]''
* 1981: ''[[Taiyo Sentai Sun Vulcan]]''
* 1982: ''[[Dai Sentai Goggle-V]]''
* 1983: ''[[Kagaku Sentai Dynaman]]''
* 1984: ''[[Choudenshi Bioman]]''
* 1985: ''[[Dengeki Sentai Changeman]]''
* 1985: ''Dengeki Sentai Changeman: Shuttle Base! Crisis!''
* 1986: ''[[Choushinsei Flashman]]''
* 1987: ''Choushinsei Flashman: Big Rally! Titan Boy!!'' (Movie version of episodes 15–18)
* 1987: ''[[Hikari Sentai Maskman]]''
* 1989: ''[[Kousoku Sentai Turboranger]]''
* 1993: ''[[Gosei Sentai Dairanger]]''
* 1994: ''[[Ninja Sentai Kakuranger]]''
* 1994: ''[[Super Sentai World]]''
* 1994: ''Toei Hero Daishugō''
* 1995: ''[[Chouriki Sentai Ohranger]]''
* 2001: ''[[Hyakujuu Sentai Gaoranger#The Fire Mountain Roars|Hyakujuu Sentai Gaoranger: The Fire Mountain Roars]]''
* 2002: ''Ninpu Sentai Hurricanger: Shushutto The Movie''
* 2003: ''Bakuryū Sentai Abaranger DELUXE: Abare Summer is Freezing Cold!''
* 2004: ''[[Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger The Movie: Full Blast Action]]''
* 2005: ''Mahō Sentai Magiranger The Movie: Bride of Infershia ~Maagi Magi Giruma Jinga~''
* 2006: ''[[GoGo Sentai Boukenger#The Greatest Precious|GoGo Sentai Boukenger The Movie: The Greatest Precious]]''
* 2007: ''[[Juken Sentai Gekiranger: Nei-Nei! Hou-Hou! Hong Kong Decisive Battle]]''
* 2008: ''[[Engine Sentai Go-onger: Boom Boom! Bang Bang! GekijōBang!!]]''
* 2009: ''[[Engine Sentai Go-onger vs. Gekiranger]]''
* 2009: ''[[Samurai Sentai Shinkenger the Movie: The Fateful War]]''
* 2010: ''[[Samurai Sentai Shinkenger vs. Go-onger: GinmakuBang!!]]''
* 2010: ''[[Tensou Sentai Goseiger: Epic on the Movie]]''
* 2011: ''[[Tensou Sentai Goseiger vs. Shinkenger: Epic on Ginmaku]]''
* 2011: ''[[Gokaiger Goseiger Super Sentai 199 Hero Great Battle]]''
* 2011: ''[[Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger the Movie: The Flying Ghost Ship]]''
* 2012: ''[[Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger vs. Space Sheriff Gavan: The Movie]]''
* 2012: ''[[Kamen Rider × Super Sentai: Super Hero Taisen]]''
* 2012: ''[[Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters the Movie: Protect the Tokyo Enetower!]]''
* 2013: ''[[Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters vs. Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger: The Movie]]''
* 2013: ''[[Kamen Rider × Super Sentai × Space Sheriff: Super Hero Taisen Z]]''
* 2013: ''[[Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger: Gaburincho of Music]]''
* 2014: ''[[Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger vs. Go-Busters: The Great Dinosaur Battle! Farewell Our Eternal Friends]]''
* 2014: ''[[Heisei Riders vs. Shōwa Riders: Kamen Rider Taisen feat. Super Sentai]]''
* 2014: ''[[Ressha Sentai ToQger the Movie: Galaxy Line S.O.S.]]''
* 2015: '' [[Ressha Sentai ToQger vs. Kyoryuger: The Movie]]''
* 2015: ''[[Super Hero Taisen GP: Kamen Rider 3]]''
* 2015: ''[[Shuriken Sentai Ninninger the Movie: The Dinosaur Lord's Splendid Ninja Scroll!]]''
* 2016: ''[[Shuriken Sentai Ninninger vs. ToQger the Movie: Ninja in Wonderland]]''
* 2016: ''[[Doubutsu Sentai Zyuohger the Movie: The Exciting Circus Panic!]]''
* 2017: ''[[Doubutsu Sentai Zyuohger vs. Ninninger the Movie: Super Sentai's Message from the Future]]''
* 2017: ''Kamen Rider × Super Sentai: Ultra Super Hero Taisen''
* 2017: ''Uchu Sentai Kyuranger the Movie: Gase Indaver Strikes Back''
* 2018: ''Kaitou Sentai Lupinranger VS Keisatsu Sentai Patranger en Film''
* 2019: ''Kishiryu Sentai Ryusoulger the Movie: Time Slip! Dinosaur Panic''
* 2020: ''[[Kishiryu Sentai Ryusoulger VS Lupinranger VS Patranger]]''
* 2020: ''Mashin Sentai Kiramager: Episode Zero''
* 2021: ''Kishiryu Sentai Ryusoulger Special Chapter: Memory of Soulmates''
* 2021: ''Mashin Sentai Kiramager the Movie: Bee-Bop Dream''
* 2021: ''Kikai Sentai Zenkaiger the Movie: Red Battle! All Sentai Rally!!''
* 2021: ''[[Saber + Zenkaiger: Superhero Senki]]''
* 2022: ''Avataro Sentai Donbrothers the Movie: New First Love Hero''
* 2023: ''Ohsama Sentai King-Ohger the Movie: Adventure Heaven''
* 2024: ''Bakuage Sentai Boonboomger: GekijōBoon! Promise the Circuit ''
* 2025: ''No.1 Sentai Gozyuger: Tega Sword of Resurrection''
===V-Cinema releases===
* 1996: ''[[Chōriki Sentai Ohranger: Ohré vs. Kakuranger]]''
* 1998: ''[[Denji Sentai Megaranger vs. Carranger]]''
* 1999: ''[[Seijuu Sentai Gingaman vs. Megaranger]]''
* 1999: ''[[Kyuukyuu Sentai GoGoFive: Sudden Shock! A New Warrior!]]''
* 2000: ''[[Kyuukyuu Sentai GoGoFive vs. Gingaman]]''
* 2001: ''[[Mirai Sentai Timeranger vs. GoGoFive]]''
* 2001: ''[[Hyakujuu Sentai Gaoranger vs. Super Sentai]]''
* 2003: ''Ninpu Sentai Hurricanger vs. Gaoranger''
* 2004: ''Bakuryū Sentai Abaranger vs. Hurricanger''
* 2005: ''[[Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger vs. Abaranger]]''
* 2006: ''Mahō Sentai Magiranger vs. Dekaranger''
* 2007: ''[[GoGo Sentai Boukenger vs. Super Sentai]]''
* 2008: ''[[Juken Sentai Gekiranger vs. Boukenger]]''
* 2010: ''[[Samurai Sentai Shinkenger Returns]]''
* 2011: ''[[Tensou Sentai Goseiger Returns]]''
* 2013: ''[[Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters Returns vs. Dōbutsu Sentai Go-Busters]]''
* 2013: ''Ninpu Sentai Hurricanger: 10 Years After''
* 2014: ''Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger: 100 Years After''
* 2015: ''Ressha Sentai ToQger Returns''
* 2015: ''Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger: 10 Years After''
* 2016: ''[[Come Back! Shuriken Sentai Ninninger: Ninnin Girls vs. Boys FINAL WARS|Shuriken Sentai Ninninger Returns]]''
* 2017: ''[[Doubutsu Sentai Zyuohger Returns: Give Me Your Life! Earth Champion Tournament]]''
* 2017: ''[[Space Squad|Space Squad: Uchuu Keiji Gavan vs. Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger]]''
* 2017: ''Uchu Sentai Kyuranger: Episode of Stinger''
* 2018: ''[[Uchu Sentai Kyuranger vs. Space Squad]]''
* 2018: ''Engine Sentai Go-Onger: 10 Years Grand Prix''
* 2019: ''[[Lupinranger VS Patranger VS Kyuranger]]''
* 2021: ''Kiramager VS Ryusoulger''
* 2021: ''[[Kaizoku Sentai: Ten Gokaiger]]''
* 2022: ''Kikai Sentai Zenkaiger vs. Kiramager vs. Senpaiger''
* 2023: ''Avataro Sentai Donbrothers VS Zenkaiger''
* 2023: ''Ninpu Sentai Hurricanger Degozaru! Shushuuto 20th Anniversary''
* 2023: ''Bakuryu Sentai Abaranger 20th: The Unforgivable Abare''
* 2024: ''Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger 20th: Fireball Booster''
* 2024: ''Ohsama Sentai King-Ohger vs. Donbrothers''
* 2024: ''Ohsama Sentai King-Ohger vs. Kyoryuger''
* 2025: ''Bakuage Sentai Boonboomger vs. King-Ohger''
* 2026: No.1 Sentai Gozyuger vs. Boonboomger
===Extras===
* 2010: ''Super Sentai Versus Series Theater''
* 2012-2013: ''[[Unofficial Sentai Akibaranger]]''
* 2021: ''The High School Heroes''
===Others===
* 2017: ''[[Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger Brave]] (South Korea)''
==Distribution and overseas adaptations==
{{Multiple issues|section=yes|
{{More citations needed section|date=July 2015}}
{{Original research|section|date=December 2016}}
{{Excessive examples|section|reason=Rather than list every example, pick one or two and explain why it is significant.|date=March 2017}}
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Although the ''Super Sentai'' series originated in Japan, various ''Sentai'' series have been imported and [[Dubbing (filmmaking)|dubbed]] in other languages for broadcast in several other countries.
===United States===
{{Main|Power Rangers}}
After [[Honolulu]]'s [[KIKU-TV]] had success with ''[[Android Kikaider]]'' (marketed as ''Kikaida'') and ''[[Kamen Rider V3]]'' in the 1970s, multiple ''Super Sentai'' series, including ''Himitsu Sentai Gorenger'' and ''[[Battle Fever J]]'', were brought to the Hawaiian market, broadcast in Japanese with English subtitles by JN Productions.{{Citation needed|date=November 2017}} In 1985, [[Marvel Comics]] produced a pilot for an American adaptation of ''Super Sentai'', but the show was rejected by the major American TV networks.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Carvell|first1=Tim|last2=McGowan|first2=Joe|title=Showdown In Toontown Children's Television, Once a Sleepy Business, Is Becoming as Hotly Competitive as the Grownup Variety. Turner, Fox, and Disney Are Trying to Topple Viacom's Nickelodeon—But How's a TV Mogul to Know What Kids Really Want?|url=https://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1996/10/28/203922/index.htm|access-date=29 May 2010|work=[[CNN]]|publisher=[[Fortune (magazine)|Fortune]]|date=28 October 1996|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100421040310/http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1996/10/28/203922/index.htm|archive-date=21 April 2010}}</ref> In 1986, [[Saban Entertainment|Saban Productions]] produced a pilot for an American adaptation of ''Choudenshi Bioman'' titled ''Bio Man''.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Bates|first1=James|title=Kidd Stuff : A Crop of New Shows Sprouts From Saban Firm's TV Success|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-08-12-fi-18776-story.html|access-date=4 June 2022|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=12 August 1986|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110504124123/http://articles.latimes.com/1986-08-12/business/fi-18776_1_haim-saban|archive-date=4 May 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Bruck|first1=Connie|title=The Influencer – An entertainment mogul sets his sights on foreign policy.|url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2010/05/10/the-influencer|access-date=23 October 2017|magazine=[[The New Yorker]]|date=10 May 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170919031157/https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2010/05/10/the-influencer|archive-date=19 September 2017}}</ref> In 1987, some episodes of ''[[Kagaku Sentai Dynaman]]'' were dubbed and aired as a parody on the [[USA Network]] television show ''[[Night Flight (TV series)|Night Flight]]''.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kotzer |first1=Zack |title=Life in Anime Hell |url=https://nowtoronto.com/art-and-books/art/life-in-anime-hell/ |access-date=4 June 2022 |work=[[NOW (newspaper)|NOW]] |date=25 May 2017 |archive-date=4 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220604023813/https://nowtoronto.com/art-and-books/art/life-in-anime-hell/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
In 1993, American production company [[Saban Entertainment]] adapted 1992's ''[[Kyōryū Sentai Zyuranger]]'' into ''[[Mighty Morphin Power Rangers]]'' for the [[Fox Kids]] programming block, combining the original Japanese action footage with new footage featuring American actors for the story sequences. Since then, nearly every ''Super Sentai'' series that followed became a new season of ''Power Rangers''. In 2002, Saban sold the ''Power Rangers'' franchise to [[Disney]]'s [[Buena Vista (brand)|Buena Vista]] division,<ref>{{cite news |title=News Corp. and Haim Saban Reach Agreement to Sell Fox Family Worldwide to Disney for $5.3 Billion|url=http://saban.com/html/press/010723.html |access-date=4 June 2022 |work=Saban |date=23 July 2001 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090202154922/http://saban.com/html/press/010723.html |archive-date=2 February 2009}}</ref> who owned it until 2010, broadcasting ''Power Rangers'' on [[ABC Kids (TV programming block)|ABC Kids]], [[Freeform (TV channel)|ABC Family]], [[Jetix]], and [[Toon Disney]].{{Citation needed|date=October 2017}} On 12 May 2010, Saban bought the franchise back from Disney, moving the show to the [[Nickelodeon]] network for 2011 with ''[[Power Rangers Samurai]]''.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Littleton|first1=Cynthia|title=Saban re-acquires rights to 'Rangers'|url=https://variety.com/2010/film/news/saban-re-acquires-rights-to-rangers-1118019212/|website=Variety|access-date=12 May 2010|date=12 May 2010|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130418121206/http://variety.com/2010/film/news/saban-re-acquires-rights-to-rangers-1118019212/|archive-date=18 April 2013}}</ref>
On 25 July 2014, [[Shout! Factory]] announced that they would release ''Zyuranger'' on DVD in the United States.<ref>{{cite tweet|title=Last for Brian: And Super Sentai Zyuranger #PowerRangers|user=ShoutFactory|number=492860023639252992|author=Shout Factory|access-date=24 January 2018|date=25 July 2014}}</ref> They have since been the official distributor of ''Super Sentai'' in North America, and as of 2024 have released all subsequent series up to ''Dekaranger'', plus ''Jetman'' and ''Fiveman''. Shout! also provides episodes [[Video on demand|on demand]] via Shout! TV since 2016.<ref>{{cite web |title=Super Sentai On Demand |url=https://www.shoutfactorytv.com/blog/super-sentai-on-demand |website=ShoutFactoryTV |access-date=3 June 2022}}</ref> ''Super Sentai'' episodes are also available to watch on the free streaming service, [[Tubi]].
On 1 May 2018, toy company [[Hasbro]] announced they had acquired the ''Power Rangers'' franchise from Saban Capital Group for $522 million.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hipes |first1=Patrick |title=Hasbro Acquires 'Power Rangers' Brand In $522M Deal |url=https://deadline.com/2018/05/hasbro-acquires-power-rangers-haim-saban-deal-1202380227/ |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |access-date=4 June 2022 |date=1 May 2018}}</ref>
===South Korea===
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''Super Sentai'' has been broadcast in South Korea, dubbed in Korean. The first such series was ''Choushinsei Flashman'' which aired as ''Jigu Bangwidae Flash Man'' (''Earth Defence Squadron Flashman''), released in video format in 1989 by the Daeyung Panda video company; this was followed by ''Hikari Sentai Maskman'' and ''Chodenshi Bioman''. Throughout the 1990s, ''Dai Sentai Goggle Five'', ''Dengeki Sentai Changeman'', ''Choujyu Sentai Liveman'', and ''Kousoku Sentai Turboranger'' were also released in video format. In the 2000s and early 2010s, [[Tooniverse]] (formerly Orion Cartoon Network), JEI-TV (Jaeneung Television), Champ TV/Anione TV (Daewon Broadcasting), [[Cartoon Network (South Korean TV channel)|Cartoon Network South Korea]], and [[Nickelodeon (South Korean TV channel)|Nickelodeon South Korea]] have broadcast ''Super Sentai'' series a year following their original Japanese broadcast, but have changed the titles to "Power Rangers".<ref>{{cite web|title=파워레인저|url=http://www.powerranger.co.kr/dino/|website=파워레인저|publisher=Wayback Machine|access-date=5 August 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070716032841/http://www.powerranger.co.kr/dino/|archive-date=16 July 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=파워레인저 S.P.D.|url=http://www.powerranger.co.kr/powerspd/|website=파워레인저 S.P.D.|publisher=Wayback Machine|access-date=5 August 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070809090533/http://www.powerranger.co.kr/powerspd/|archive-date=9 August 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=파워레인저 트레인포스|url=http://www.powerranger.co.kr/main.train|website=파워레인저 트레인포스|publisher=Wayback Machine|access-date=7 July 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150708235314/http://www.powerranger.co.kr/main.train|archive-date=8 July 2015}}</ref>
===Vietnam===
Phuongnam Film Company Limited is the unit that purchases copyright, distributes, exploits, narrated into Vietnamese and releases the Super Sentai series. Starting to release in 2003, the Hyakujuu Sentai Gaoranger series, produced in VCD and DVD formats, was the best-selling series in Vietnam at that time. In 2007, Phuongnam Film continued to release the Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger series. The following Sentai series were released: Mahou Sentai Magiranger (2008); GoGo Sentai Boukenger (2009); Juken Sentai Gekiranger (2010); Engine Sentai Go-onger (2011); Samurai Sentai Shinkenger (2012); Tensou Sentai Goseiger (2013); After that, only DVD releases were released, such as the series Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger (2014) and Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters (2015). Since 2016, Phuongnam Film has cooperated with the children's television channel SCTV3-Sao TV (now SeeTV) to broadcast Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger (previously Phuongnam Film collaborated with HTVC Gia đình to broadcast from Magiranger to Goseiger, Gokaiger alone was broadcast on VTC8), then Ressha Sentai ToQger and finally Shuriken Sentai Ninninger, since that film, the production of DVDs or VCDs of Super Sentai or broadcasting on television channels have all stopped. In addition to the release of Phuongnam Film, most Super Sentai series are translated into Vietnamese subtitles by the Vietnamese online community and posted on Vietnamese subtitle movie websites (typically Toku Friends Fansub and Unmei Fansub) or released on pirated video discs that are widely available on the market by private movie narrated units. Voice actress Doan Thi Tuyet Mai started narrating with the Gaoranger series, then she narrated from Dekaranger to Gokaiger. From Go-buster to Ninninger, the male voice narrated, especially the two series ToQger and Ninninger, there were new female voice narrations.
==Merchandise==
{{As of|2021|3}}, [[Bandai Namco]] has sold {{nowrap|30.89 million}} ''Super Sentai'' shape-changing model robots since 1979.<ref>{{cite book |title=Fact Book 2021 |date=2021 |publisher=[[Bandai Namco Group]] |pages=3–6 |url=https://www.bandainamco.co.jp/cgi-bin/releases/index.cgi/file/view/10492?entry_id=7280 |access-date=2 October 2021 |archive-date=19 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211019230136/https://www.bandainamco.co.jp/cgi-bin/releases/index.cgi/file/view/10492?entry_id=7280 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|+ [[Bandai Namco Holdings|Bandai Namco]] ''Super Sentai'' retail sales
! [[Fiscal year|Fiscal period]]
! [[Net income|Net]] sales
! Notes
! {{Abbr|Ref|Reference(s)}}
|-
| {{dts|April 2002}} to December 2005
| {{¥|{{#expr:31.8+30.4+27.6+19.1}} billion|link=yes}}
| [[Bandai]] sales
|<ref>{{cite web |title=Financial Highlights for the Nine Months ended December 31, 2005 |url=https://www.bandainamco.co.jp/cgi-bin/releases/index.cgi/file/view/8117?entry_id=5876 |publisher=[[Bandai Namco Holdings]] |date=23 February 2006 |page=4 |access-date=12 February 2021}}</ref>
|-
| {{dts|April 2006}} to March 2007
| {{¥|10.1 billion}}
| Toy sales
|<ref name="bandai2007">{{cite web|title=Financial Highlights for the Fiscal Year Ended March 2007|url=https://www.bandainamco.co.jp/cgi-bin/releases/index.cgi/file/view/8122?entry_id=5877|website=[[Bandai Namco Holdings]]|date=9 May 2007|access-date=12 February 2021|archive-date=22 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210522031709/https://www.bandainamco.co.jp/cgi-bin/releases/index.cgi/file/view/8122?entry_id=5877|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| {{dts|April 2007}} to March 2012
| {{¥|{{#expr:25.4+25.6+17.5+13.7+20.2}} billion}}
|
|<ref name="bandai2008">{{cite web|title=Financial Highlights for the Fiscal Year Ended March 2008|url=https://www.bandainamco.co.jp/cgi-bin/releases/index.cgi/file/view/8126?entry_id=5879|website=[[Bandai Namco Holdings]]|date=8 May 2008|access-date=12 February 2021|archive-date=20 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210420112922/https://www.bandainamco.co.jp/cgi-bin/releases/index.cgi/file/view/8126?entry_id=5879|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="bandai2011">{{cite web|title=Financial Highlights for the Fiscal Year Ended March 2011|url=https://www.bandainamco.co.jp/cgi-bin/releases/index.cgi/file/view/8138?entry_id=5889|website=[[Bandai Namco Holdings]]|date=10 May 2011|access-date=16 May 2018|archive-date=17 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180517153448/https://www.bandainamco.co.jp/cgi-bin/releases/index.cgi/file/view/8138?entry_id=5889|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="bandai2013">{{cite web|title=Financial Highlights for the Fiscal Year Ended March 2013|url=https://www.bandainamco.co.jp/cgi-bin/releases/index.cgi/file/view/8146?entry_id=5895|website=[[Bandai Namco Holdings]]|date=9 May 2013|access-date=12 February 2021|archive-date=20 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210420110148/https://www.bandainamco.co.jp/cgi-bin/releases/index.cgi/file/view/8146?entry_id=5895|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
! April 2002 to {{dts|March 2012}}
! {{¥|221.4 billion}} ({{US$|{{To USD|221400|JPN|year=2012|round=yes}} million|long=no}})
!
!
|-
| {{dts|April 2012}} to March 2013
| {{¥|20.8 billion}} ({{US$|{{To USD|20800|JPN|year=2012|round=yes}} million|long=no}})
|
|<ref name="bandai2013"/>
|-
| {{dts|April 2013}} to March 2014
| {{¥|25.3 billion}} ({{US$|{{To USD|25300|JPN|year=2013|round=yes}} million|long=no}})
|
|<ref name="bandai2015">{{cite web|title=Financial Highlights for the Fiscal Year Ended March 2015|url=https://www.bandainamco.co.jp/cgi-bin/releases/index.cgi/file/view/8154?entry_id=5897|website=[[Bandai Namco Holdings]]|date=8 May 2015|access-date=12 February 2021|archive-date=3 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200903173421/https://www.bandainamco.co.jp/cgi-bin/releases/index.cgi/file/view/8154?entry_id=5897|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| {{dts|April 2014}} to December 2020
| {{¥|{{#expr:23.2+19.1+21.0+19.4+10.2+6.8+3.6}} billion}} ({{US$|1,002 million|long=no}})
|
|<ref>{{cite web |title=Financial Statements |url=https://www.bandainamco.co.jp/en/ir/library/result.html |website=[[Bandai Namco Holdings]] |access-date=12 February 2021 |archive-date=4 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201204030711/https://www.bandainamco.co.jp/en/ir/library/result.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Historical currency converter with official exchange rates (103,300 JPY to USD) |url=https://fxtop.com/en/historical-currency-converter.php?A=103300&C1=JPY&C2=USD&DD=31&MM=12&YYYY=2020 |website=fxtop.com |date=31 December 2020 |access-date=12 February 2021 |archive-date=9 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231109002837/https://fxtop.com/en/historical-currency-converter.php?A=103300&C1=JPY&C2=USD&DD=31&MM=12&YYYY=2020 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
! April 2002 to December 2020
! {{¥|370.8 billion}} ({{US$|4.298 billion|long=no}})
!
!
|}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|+ ''Super Sentai'' licensed merchandise in Japan
! Year
! Retail sales
! {{Abbr|Ref|Reference(s)}}
|-
|
| {{¥|24 billion}}
|<ref>{{cite book |title=Market Share in Japan |date=2005 |publisher=Yano Research Institute |page=18 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ppOyAAAAIAAJ |quote=9 {{!}} Combat Force Series {{!}} 240|access-date=12 February 2021}}</ref>
|-
|
| {{¥|{{#expr:1540.6*(2.42/100) round 2}} billion}}
|<ref name="charabiz2008">{{cite news |title=Japan's Character Products Market in 2008 |url=http://www.licensing.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/japan-character-product.doc |access-date=12 February 2021 |website=Licensing Industry Merchandiser's Association |publisher=Character Databank (CharaBiz) |year=2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180908094344/http://www.licensing.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/japan-character-product.doc |archive-date=8 September 2018 }}</ref>
|-
|
| {{¥|{{#expr:1617*(1.52/100) round 2}} billion}}
|<ref name="charabiz2010">{{cite book |title=コンテンツ2次利用市場（ライセンス市場）に係る 競争環境及び海外市場動向実態調査 |date=2011 |publisher=[[Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry]] (METI) |pages=22–23 |url=https://www.kanto.meti.go.jp/kankobutu/data/contents_kaigaishijyo_chousa.pdf#page=24 |language=ja |access-date=12 February 2021 |archive-date=13 April 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150413021105/http://www.kanto.meti.go.jp/kankobutu/data/contents_kaigaishijyo_chousa.pdf#page=24 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
|
| {{¥|{{#expr:1534*(2.67/100) round 2}} billion}}
|<ref name="charabiz2012">{{cite journal |title=慶應義塾大学学術情報リポジトリ（KOARA） |journal=KeiO Associated Repository of Academic Resources |date=2015 |pages=8–9 |publisher=[[Keio University]] |url=https://koara.lib.keio.ac.jp/xoonips/modules/xoonips/detail.php?koara_id=KO40003001-00002015-3073 |language=ja |access-date=12 February 2021 |archive-date=19 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210119223300/https://koara.lib.keio.ac.jp/xoonips/modules/xoonips/detail.php?koara_id=KO40003001-00002015-3073 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|
| {{¥|{{#expr:1570*(2.42/100) round 2}} billion}}
|<ref name="charabiz2013">{{cite book |title=CharaBiz DATA 2014(13) |year=2014 |publisher=Character Databank, Ltd. |url=https://www.charabiz.com/book_detail.php?tab=news&article_id=6568 |language=ja |access-date=12 February 2021 |archive-date=5 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210305123212/https://www.charabiz.com/book_detail.php?tab=news&article_id=6568 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|
| {{¥|{{#expr:1690*(2.32/100) round 2}} billion}}
|<ref name="charabiz2014">{{cite book |title=CharaBiz DATA 2015⑭ |year=2015 |publisher=Character Databank, Ltd. |url=https://www.charabiz.com/book_detail.php?tab=news&article_id=9073 |language=ja |access-date=12 February 2021 |archive-date=20 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210420105813/https://www.charabiz.com/book_detail.php?tab=news&article_id=9073 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
! 2003 to 2014
! {{¥|204.02 billion}}+ ({{US$|{{#expr:({{To USD|126820|JPN|year=2012}}+{{To USD|37990|JPN|year=2013}}+{{To USD|39210|JPN|year=2014}})/1000 round 3}} billion|long=no}}+)
!
|}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|+ ''Sentai'' licensed merchandise outside Japan
! Year(s)
! Retail sales
! {{Abbr|Ref|Reference(s)}}
|-
| 1993 to 1999
| $6 billion
|<ref>{{cite web|first=Dollan|last=Kerry|url=https://www.forbes.com/forbes/2001/1126/066.html|title=Beyond Power Rangers|website=[[Forbes]]|date=26 November 2001|access-date=12 February 2021|archive-date=12 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210512133249/https://www.forbes.com/forbes/2001/1126/066.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|
| {{US$|{{#expr:131/1.17 round 0}} million|long=no}}
|<ref name="NPD2006">{{cite book |title=State of the Toy Industry – Annual 2006 Data |date=3 April 2007 |publisher=[[The NPD Group]] |pages=55–8 |url=https://slideplayer.com/slide/6640124/ |access-date=18 November 2021}}</ref>
|-
|
| $131 million
|<ref name="NPD2006"/>
|-
|
| $300 million
| rowspan="2" |<ref name="tll2013">{{cite news |title=44 entertainment/character properties reach $100 m in sales of licensed merchandise |url=https://www.thefreelibrary.com/44+entertainment%2Fcharacter+properties+reach+%24100+m+in+sales+of...-a0438689353 |work=The Licensing Letter |publisher=[[The Free Library]] |date=3 November 2014 |access-date=12 February 2021 |archive-date=29 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180929194551/https://www.thefreelibrary.com/44+entertainment%2Fcharacter+properties+reach+%24100+m+in+sales+of...-a0438689353 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|
| $333 million
|-
| 2014
| $326 million
|<ref name="tll2014">{{cite news |title=42 entertainment character properties reach $100 million in sales of licensed merchandise; "Frozen" debuts at No. 6 |url=https://www.thefreelibrary.com/42+entertainment+character+properties+reach+%24100+million+in+sales+of...-a0439804356 |work=The Licensing Letter |publisher=[[The Free Library]] |date=1 December 2015 |access-date=12 February 2021 |archive-date=20 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210420104423/https://www.thefreelibrary.com/42+entertainment+character+properties+reach+%24100+million+in+sales+of...-a0439804356 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|
| $330 million
| rowspan="2" |<ref name="tll2016">{{cite news |title=Retail Sales of Licensed Merchandise Based on $100 Million+ Entertainment/Character Properties |url=https://www.thelicensingletter.com/100mil-chart/ |access-date=12 February 2021 |work=The Licensing Letter |date=November 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180202013647/http://www.thelicensingletter.com/100mil-chart/ |archive-date=2 February 2018}}</ref>
|-
|
| $361 million
|-
|
| $548 million
|<ref name="tll2017">{{cite news |title=Retail Sales of Licensed Merchandise Based on $100 Million+ Entertainment/Character Properties |url=https://www.thelicensingletter.com/100mil-chart/ |access-date=12 February 2021 |work=The Licensing Letter |date=23 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190509194639/http://www.thelicensingletter.com/100mil-chart/ |archive-date=2019-05-09}}</ref>
|-
|
| $281 million
|<ref name="tll2018list">{{cite news |title=Retail Sales of Licensed Merchandise Based on $100 Million+ Entertainment/Character Properties |url=https://www.thelicensingletter.com/100mil-chart/ |access-date=12 February 2021 |work=The Licensing Letter |date=18 November 2019 |archive-date=2 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180202013647/http://www.thelicensingletter.com/100mil-chart/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
! 1993 to 2018
! {{US$|8.722 billion|long=no}}+
!
|}
==Parody and homage==
{{More citations needed section|date=May 2020}}
The Super Sentai Series has been parodied and emulated in various ways throughout the world.{{Citation needed|date=February 2018}} The term "Sentai" is also occasionally used to describe shows with premises like the Super Sentai Series.{{Citation needed|date=October 2017}}
===''Dai-Nippon''===
{{Main|Aikoku Sentai Dai-Nippon}}
[[Gainax]] produced a Japanese fan film called {{nihongo|''Patriotic Squadron Great Japan''|[[:ja:愛國戰隊大日本|愛國戰隊大日本]]|Aikoku Sentai Dai-Nippon}} in 1982 as a homage to the Super Sentai franchise.<ref>{{cite web|author1=GAINAX Co., Ltd|author-link1=Gainax|title=愛國戦隊大日本|url=http://www.gainax.co.jp/anime/daicon/dai.html|website=GAINAX NET|publisher=Wayback Machine|access-date=26 March 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070312062358/http://www.gainax.co.jp/anime/daicon/dai.html|archive-date=12 March 2007|quote={{lang|ja|愛國戦隊大日本}} (Aikoku Sentai Dai-Nippon ''{{lang|ja|あい こく せん たい だい にっ ぽん}}'', literally "Patriotic Squadron Great Japan")}}</ref>
===''Sport Ranger''===
{{Main|Sport Ranger}}
The Thai TV series ''[[Sport Ranger]]'', another homage to Super Sentai, aired in 2006.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sport Ranger|url=http://www.broadcastthai.com/sportranger/|website=Broadcast Thai|access-date=30 March 2011|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120723120528/http://www.broadcastthai.com/sportranger/|archive-date=23 July 2012}}</ref>
===''France Five''===
{{Main|France Five}}
''Jushi Sentai France Five'' (later known as ''Shin Kenjushi France Five'') is a French online mini-series that was released in six installments from 2000 to 2013.{{Citation needed|date=November 2018}} The series was so popular in Japan that [[Akira Kushida]] recorded its second opening theme.{{Citation needed|date=November 2018}}
===''Legendary Armor Samurai Troopers''===
{{Main|Ronin Warriors}}
Known as Ronin Warriors in the English dub, this anime involved five young warriors each in possession of mystical armor and weapons which allowed them to transform into more powerful forms in the manner of Super Sentai.
===''Sailor Moon''===
{{Main|Sailor Moon}}
[[Naoko Takeuchi]] used the ''Super Sentai'' Series as inspiration for the creation of the Sailor Soldiers in ''Sailor Moon''.<ref>{{cite web|last1=McCarter|first1=Charles|title=Public Interview with Takeuchi Naoko|url=http://www.ex.org/3.6/13-feature_takeuchi.html|website=EX|access-date=30 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061008070432/http://www.ex.org/3.6/13-feature_takeuchi.html|archive-date=8 October 2006}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|title=Naoko Takeuchi at the San Diego Comic Con!|journal=[[Smile (magazine)|Smile]]|date=December 1998|issue=1|pages=30–31|publisher=Mixx Entertainment}}</ref>
===''Digimon Frontier''===
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The fourth entry of the [[Digimon]] anime involved five young kids (eventually six) to gain Digivices known as D-tectors which contained the spirits of ancient heroes known as the Ten Legendary Warriors that allowed them to transform into Digimon forms to fight off monsters in a manner reminiscent of Super Sentai.
===''Jeanne d'Arc''===
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The Jeanne d'Arc PSP game made by [[Level-5 (company)|Level 5]] which depicts the title character (voiced by [[Maaya Sakamoto]] in Japanese and [[Kari Wahlgren]] in English respectively) in a fantasy universe based on the historical story has her and certain others with the power to transform into armored warriors akin to Super Sentai.
===''Kingdom Hearts''===
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The PSP prequel entry to the [[Kingdom Hearts]] video game franchise made by [[Square-Enix]] involves the main characters (Terra, Aqua, and Ventus) transforming into magical armor akin to Super Sentai.
===''Sparanger''===
As part of the ''Omoikkiri Ii!! TV'' television program, a series of features was produced on various spas and [[onsen]] around Japan titled {{nihongo|''Bihada Sentai Sparanger''|美肌泉隊ＳＰＡレンジャー|Bihada Sentai Suparenjā|''Handsome Muscle Spring Corps Sparanger''}}. This featured ''tokusatsu'' and drama actors [[Takashi Hagino]] (Changéríon of ''[[Choukou Senshi Changéríon]]'' and [[Kamen Rider Ouja]] of ''[[Kamen Rider Ryuki]]'') as {{nihongo|Spa Red|ＳＰＡレッド|Supa Reddo}}, [[Kento Handa]] ([[Kamen Rider Faiz]] of ''[[Kamen Rider 555]]'') as {{nihongo|Spa Blue|ＳＰＡブルー|Supa Burū}}, [[Kengo Ohkuchi]] (Emperor Z of ''[[Ressha Sentai ToQger]]'') as {{nihongo|Spa Green|ＳＰＡグリーン|Supa Gurīn}}, [[Masashi Mikami]] (Bouken Blue in ''[[GoGo Sentai Boukenger]]'') as {{nihongo|Spa Yellow|ＳＰＡイエロー|Supa Ierō}}, and [[Kohei Murakami]] ([[Kamen Rider Kaixa]] in ''Kamen Rider 555'') as {{nihongo|Spa Murasaki|ＳＰＡムラサキ（紫）|Supa Murasaki|"purple" or "violet" in Japanese, a running joke would involve people referring to him as Spa Purple}}.<ref>{{cite web|title=美肌泉隊 SPAレンジャー|url=http://www.ntv.co.jp/omoii-tv/old_omoii/spa/index.html|website=日本テレビ|publisher=Wayback Machine|access-date=18 October 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080409134807/http://www.ntv.co.jp/omoii-tv/old_omoii/spa/index.html|archive-date=9 April 2008}}</ref>
===''EA's Rock''===
In 2013, Gainax produced {{nihongo|''EA's Rock''|エアーズロック|Eāzu Rokku}}, a 13-episode miniseries of live-action shorts which parodied the Super Sentai Series. The series' characters are all former members of a fighting group called {{nihongo|Sensation Warriors Gokan Five|感覚戦士ゴカンファイブ|Kankaku Senshi Gokan Faibu|"''gokan''" is Japanese for the "five [[sense]]s"}}.{{Citation needed|date=October 2017}} ''EA's Rock'' is broadcast on the Tōmeihan Net 6 [[Japanese Association of Independent Television Stations]] as well as [[Nico Nico Douga]].<ref>{{cite web|title=GAINAX初実写TVドラマ、大橋裕之キャラデザの戦隊もの|url=http://natalie.mu/comic/news/64917|website=コミックナタリー|publisher=Wayback Machine|access-date=22 June 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120605232903/http://natalie.mu/comic/news/64917|archive-date=5 June 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=エアーズロック|url=http://ch.nicovideo.jp/channel/easrock|website=ニコニコチャンネル|publisher=Wayback Machine|access-date=22 June 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120608071946/http://ch.nicovideo.jp/channel/easrock|archive-date=8 June 2012}}</ref>
===''Akibaranger''===
{{nihongo|''Unofficial Sentai Akibaranger''|非公認戦隊アキバレンジャー|Hikōnin Sentai Akibarenjā}} is a Toei-produced parody series that premiered in April 2012 on [[TV Asahi|BS Asahi]] and [[Tokyo MX]]. ''Akibaranger'' is made for adult fans who were fans of the Super Sentai Series as children. The story features three [[otaku]] who live in the [[Akihabara]] district of Tokyo who receive technology from a scientist to fight an evil threat that at first only exists in their delusions, but eventually starts materializing itself in the real world. Like ''Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger'', ''Akibaranger'' features guest appearances by veteran Super Sentai actors (as themselves rather than their characters), and voice actors and musicians who have worked in anime and ''tokusatsu''.{{Citation needed|date=January 2018}} A second season aired in April 2013.{{citation needed|date=September 2020}}
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{{Main|Bleach (manga)|Bleach (anime)}}
The manga/anime franchise Bleach has referenced Super Sentai twice. First with Nelliel Tu Odelschwanck and her Fracción (Dondochakka Birstanne, Pesche Guatiche, and Bawabawa) taking Sentai poses and introductions when they first encounter the protagonists in Hueco Mundo. The second is when Kisuke Urahara establishes the team of Karakura Raizer (lead by Kon) to protect Karakura Town in the heroes' absence, with their powers and introductions clearly inspired from Super Sentai teams.
===''Love After World Domination''===
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The manga/anime series Love After World Domination is a satire on the Super Sentai genre, with a team of multi-color heroes who can don spandex power suits to fight against an organization bent on world domination.
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{{Main|Dragon Ball}}
[[Akira Toriyama]] was inspired to create the [[List of Dragon Ball characters#Ginyu Force|Ginyu Force]] for the ''Dragon Ball'' manga after seeing his children watch ''Super Sentai''.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Peters|first1=Megan|title=Dragon Ball: How Power Rangers Inspired Several Characters|url=https://comicbook.com/anime/news/dragon-ball-power-rangers-ginyu-force-super-sentai/|website=ComicBook|access-date=3 June 2022|date=28 February 2017}}</ref>
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The anime series ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS]]'' (2017) pays homage to the ''Super Sentai'' series, with the character Shima occasionally performing Sentai moves.{{Citation needed|date=May 2020}} The English dub adds a joke referring to a Sentai move as "the dab", referencing how the [[Dab (dance)|dab]] dance move in 2010s [[American popular culture]] has a striking resemblance to Sentai moves that have appeared in the ''Super Sentai'' series since the 1970s (and the localised ''[[Power Rangers]]'' series since the 1990s).<ref>{{cite news |title=Hilarious Yu-Gi-Oh VRAINS Dub Has Fans Laughing |url=https://comicbook.com/anime/news/yu-gi-oh-dub-english-funny-reaction/ |access-date=3 June 2022 |work=ComicBook|date=16 May 2019}}</ref>
===''One Piece''===
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Germa 66's Vinsmoke commanders bear a resemblance to Super Sentai series, as they bear similar color-coded designs and [[epithet]]s: Reiju is "Poison Pink", Ichiji "Sparking Red", Niji "Electric Blue", Yonji "Winch Green", and Sanji "Stealth Black". These colors are also prominently incorporated into their clothing and hair color (except for Sanji).{{Citation needed|date=May 2020}}
The Red/Blue/Pink/Green team alignment matches that of ''[[J.A.K.Q. Dengekitai]]'', the first and only Sentai squad which started with four members.{{Citation needed|date=May 2020}}
The clone soldiers used by the Germa likewise resemble the various foot soldiers used by the villains in Sentai series.{{Citation needed|date=May 2020}}
===''Pretty Cure''===
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The Pretty Cure franchise largely resembles Super Sentai as a tokusatsu-style magical girl series with varying teams of girls over the years, as well as the fact that it is long-aired alongside Super Sentai on TV on Sunday mornings.
== Common concept ==
=== Roll call ===
It is common for Sentai heroes to announce their names and titles after morphing. This performance is referred to as a "roll call".
The performance dates back to "[[Shiranami Gonin Otoko]]", a [[kabuki]] play first performed in 1862.{{Sfn|Joshiki|2012|p=164}} Elements of kabuki were carried over into 20th century television [[jidaigeki]], which Toei excels.{{Sfn|25MB 1|2002|pp=12-13}} Kazutoshi Takahashi, a sub-director of swordplay of "[[Himitsu Sentai Gorenger]]", decided to introduce roll call to the first Super Sentai.{{Sfn|Joshiki|2012|p=164}}
Roll call has been omitted at times throughout history of Sentai series, but the children have not responded well to it.{{Sfn|25MB 1|2002|pp=12-13}}
The performance is in line with Japanese aesthetic sense, and when it is broadcast in other countries, it is the part that raises the most questions: "Won't they be attacked by the enemy during this time?"{{Sfn|36L|2012|p=60}} During the production of "[[Mighty Morphin Power Rangers]]", the American side raised doubts about the roll call, and producer Takeyuki Suzuki had to explain the necessity of it.{{Sfn|Suzuki|2018|p=372}}
However, as the Power Rangers series continued, roll call gradually became more well-known.{{Sfn|Suzuki|2018|p=374}} In the late 2010s, when the Japanese side omitted roll call, they were even told "why don't you do it?" from other countries.{{Sfn|Suzuki|2018|p=374}}
==Notes==
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==References==
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=== Sources ===
* {{Cite book|date=2002-01-01|title=25-dai Super Sentai Series Kanzen Material Book|script-title=ja:25大スーパー戦隊シリーズ完全マテリアルブック|trans-title=25 Super Sentai Series Perfect Material Book|language=Japanese|publisher=Keibunsha|volume=1|isbn=4-7669-3975-1|ref={{SfnRef|25MB 1|2002}}}}
* {{Cite book|date=2002-04-05|title=25-dai Super Sentai Series Kanzen Material Book|script-title=ja:25大スーパー戦隊シリーズ完全マテリアルブック|trans-title=25 Super Sentai Series Perfect Material Book|language=Japanese|publisher=Keibunsha|volume=2|isbn=4-7669-4108-X|ref={{SfnRef|25MB 2|2002}}}}
* {{Cite book|date=2012-02-25|title=Super Sentai 36 LEGENDS|script-title=ja:スーパー戦隊 36LEGENDS|trans-title=|language=Japanese|publisher=Hinode Shuppan|series=HINODE MOOK|isbn=978-4-89198-862-3|ref={{SfnRef|36L|2012}}}}
* {{Cite book|date=2012-04-22|title=Super Sentai no Joshiki: Dohadeni Ikuze! Legend Sentai hen|script-title=ja:スーパー戦隊の常識 ド派手に行くぜ！レジェンド戦隊篇|trans-title=Common Sense of Super Sentai: Let's Go Big! Legend Sentai Edition|language=Japanese|publisher=Futabasha|isbn=978-4-575-30413-8|ref={{SfnRef|Joshiki|2012}}}}
* {{Cite book|last=Suzuki|first=Takeyuki|date=2018-11-30|title=Yume wo Oitsuzukeru Otoko|script-title=ja:夢を追い続ける男|trans-title=A man who continues to pursue his dreams|language=Japanese|publisher=Kodansha|isbn=978-4-06-513762-8|ref={{SfnRef|Suzuki|2018}}}}
==External links==
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*{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20010223204621/http://www.super-sentai.net/ Official Super Sentai website]}} {{in lang|ja}}
*[http://www.toei-video.co.jp/DVD/supersentai.html Toei Video's Super Sentai DVD Soft Guide] {{in lang|ja}}
*[http://www.b-boys.jp/sentai/ Bandai's Super Sentai website] {{in lang|ja}}
*[http://www.toei.co.jp/en/special/list_sentai.html Toei International Special Content: Super Sentai Series]
*[https://www.shoutfactory.com/page/list/id/282120 Shout! Factory's Official Super Sentai website]
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