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電磁戦隊メガレンジャー Electronic Sentai MegaRanger
February 14, 1997 - February 15, 1998 (51 episodes)
At first it aired every Friday from 5:30 to 5:55. Later it changed to Sunday mornings 7:30 to 8. [Detailed explanation here]
Characters
The MegaRangers
Note that the characters' family names spell DENJI
The original five are a part of the Digi Ken (short for Digital Research Club) at Moroboshi High School.
Date Kenta (伊達 健太) / MegaRedメガレッド
Played by Ooshiba Hayato (大柴隼人).
Endou Kouichirou (遠藤 耕一郎) / MegaBlackメガブラック
Played by Ehara Atsushi 江原淳史.
Namiki Shun (並樹 瞬) / MegaBlueメガブルー
Played by Matsukaze Masaya (松風 雅也).
Jougasaki Chisato (城ヶ崎 千里) / MegaYellowメガイエロー
Played by Tanaka Eri (たなかえり.
Imamura Miku (今村 みく) / MegaPinkメガピンク
Played by Higashiyama Mami (東山麻美.
Hayakawa Yuusaku (早川 裕作) / MegaSilverメガシルバー
Played by Kanai Shigeru (金井シゲル).
I.N.E.T.
International Network of Excel-science and Technology
Kubota Eikichi (久保田 衛吉)
Played by Saitou Satoru (斉藤暁).
Tachibana (立花)
Professor Toyokawa (豊川博士)
Kawasaki Shougo (川崎 省吾)
School
Ooiwa Gen (大岩 厳)
Wada Shintarou (和田 シンタロウ)
Iwamoto Jou (岩本 ジロウ)
Erina (恵理奈)
Takatou Shigeki (高寅 成紀)
Kurosawa (黒沢)
Others
Takeshi タケシ
Jaden Kingdom Nejirejia (邪電王国ネジレジア)
Jaden means "evil electricity. Nejirejia comes from "nejiru" 捩じる which means "to screw, to twist".
Jaden-ou Javius I (邪電王ジャビウス1世)
Dr Hinelar (Dr.ヒネラー)
Name comes from Hineru 捻る which is Japanese for "to twist".
Shiborena (シボレナ)
Name probably comes from Shiboru 絞る which means "to wring".
Yugande (ユガンデ)
Name probably comes from Yugamu 歪む "to warp, to bend".
Gileel (ギレール)
Bibidebi (ビビデビ)
- "Injecting the enlarging virus!"
Nejire Beasts (ネジレ獣)
The monsters of the week.
Kunekune (兵士クネクネ)
The grunts.
Onomatopoeia for "bending back and forth, wriggling body".
Chronology
Music
Opening
Denji Sentai MegaRanger 電磁戦隊メガレンジャー (Second part starts with eps. 33)
- Singer: Fuuga Naoto 風雅なおと
- Lyrics: Yatsude Saburou 八手三郎
- Music: Oku Keiichi 奥慶一
Ending
Ki no Sei Kana 「気のせいかな」（Eps. 1 - 20,31 - 50）
- Singer: Fuuga Naoto 風雅なおと
- Lyrics: Yatsude Saburou 八手三郎
- Music: 鷹虎
Bon Dancing MegaRanger 「Bomb Dancing メガレンジャー」（Eps. 21 - 30）
- Singer: Asakawa Hiroko 朝川ひろこ
- Lyrics: Fujibayashi Shouko藤林聖子
- Music: 佐橋俊彦
- Note, the official English name for the song is incorrect. It should be Bon, referencing the Bon Festivals that Japan holds during the summer. The events in this ending sequence are examples of things that happen at a Bon Festival.
Trivia
- The sub-plot of Kenta being recruited by iNet after defeating an expert player on the MegaRanger video game was inspired by the 1984 film The Last Starfighter, where Alex Rogan was recruited by the Star League after setting a new record score on the Starfighter arcade game.