Denji Sentai MegaRanger

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Denji Sentai MegaRanger
電磁戦隊メガレンジャー
Genre Sentai
Creator Yatsude Saburou
Writer Takegami Junki, others
Director Nagaishi Takao, others
Opening theme Denji Sentai MegaRanger
Singer: Fuuga Naoto
Ending theme Ki no Sei Kana
Singer: Fuuga Naoto
Bon Dancing MegaRanger
Singer Asakawa Hiroko
No. of episodes 51
Production
Running time 25 → 30 minutes
Production company(s) Toei Company
Fan Rating / 5 Stars
Broadcast
Original channel TV Asahi
Time 5:30 pm - 5:55 pm Fri →
7:30 am - 8:00 am Sun
Original run February 14, 1997 (1997-02-14) – February 15, 1998 (1998-02-15)
Chronology
Preceded by Gekisou Sentai CarRanger
Followed by Seijyu Sentai Gingaman
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21st Super Sentai series
Main Page Characters Staff Chronology Trivia File List
Voice Actors Stunt Actors Other Releases Actor Trivia Links
Merchandise Characters Nejirejia Media Fan Art Transcripts
Discography Guests Mecha Splashes
< Gekisou Sentai CarRanger Seijyu Sentai Gingaman >

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 (Ja site)]


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.

Special attack: Blade Arm.

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)

Moroboshi Academy

Ooiwa Gen (大岩 厳) - Nozoe Yoshihiro

The homeroom teacher for Kenta's class, Year 3 Class A.

Wada Shintarou (和田 シンタロウ) - 広原武成

Iwamoto Jirou (岩本 ジロウ) - Hashimoto Takumi

Erina (恵理奈) - Shigemitsu Emi

A reoccurring female student who's friends with Chisato. She refers to her as Chisa-chi.

Takatou Shigeki (高寅 成紀) - Ogura Yuuzou

Kurosawa (黒沢) - 三井善忠

Others

Guests

List of Guest Stars in Denji Sentai MegaRanger

Jaden Kingdom Nejirejia

For more details, see Nejirejia article.

Chronology

Episode Title Air date Writer Director Viewership
MegaRanger 01 Unforgivable! The Twisted Invaders
ゆるすな!ねじれた侵略者
Feb. 14, 97 Takegami Junki Nagaishi Takao 6.6%
MegaRanger 02 Check it out! Our Galaxy Mega
見てくれ!俺たちのギャラクシーメガ
Feb. 21, 97 5.9%
MegaRanger 03 You've Got to Be Kidding Me!? A Humongous Nejire Beast
マジかよ !? でっかいネジレ獣
Feb. 28, 97 Takemoto Noboru 6.2%
MegaRanger 04 Smash! Shiborena's Trap
砕くぞ!シボレナの罠
March 7, 97 Arakawa Naruhisa 5.3%
MegaRanger 05 Finish it! This is a Secret Move Battle!
キメるぜ!これが裏技バトル
March 14, 97 Takegami Junki Tasaki Ryuuta 5.4%
MegaRanger 06 We did it! Out-of-control DigiTank
やったね!爆走デジタンク
March 21, 97 5.5%
MegaRanger 07 What is it? Annoying stalker girl
ナンなの?おっかけ迷惑娘
March 28, 97 Arakawa Naruhisa Nagaishi Takao 6.1%
Moved from Friday time slot to Sunday morning.
MegaRanger 08 Like I'll lose! Turn it around with teamwork
負けるか!逆転チームワーク
April 6, 97 Takegami Junki Nagaishi Takao 4.3%
MegaRanger 09 Expose it! The fiend within the CD
あばくぞ!魔物がひそむCD
April 13, 97 Takemoto Noboru 5.9%
MegaRanger 10 Farewell! Sad Android
さよなら!哀しみのアンドロイド
April 20, 97 Arakawa Naruhisa 6.5%
MegaRanger 11 Danger! The Temptation of the Red Rose
あぶない!赤いバラの誘惑
April 27, 97 Tasaki Ryuuta 7.1%
MegaRanger 12 What trouble! Our good-for-nothing teacher
こまるぜ!我らのぐうたら先生
May 4, 97 Takegami Junki 5.8%
MegaRanger 13 Dokidoki! The Teacher is like the Wind
どきどき!先生は風のように
May 11, 97 Nagaishi Takao 5.7%
MegaRanger 14 Shock! My Neighbor is from Nejirejia
びっくり!おとなりはネジレジア
May 18, 97 6.9%
MegaRanger 15 See through it! The Genius High School's Trick
見やぶれ!天才高校のカラクリ
May 25, 97 Yanagawa Shigeru Tsujino Masato 6.0%
MegaRanger 16 This is Freaking Bad! Will we die?
激ヤバ!オレたち死ぬのか?
June 1, 97 Kobayashi Yasuko 6.7%
MegaRanger 17 Isn't it too awesome!? Super Miku is doing fantastically
すごすぎ !? いけてるスーパーみく
June 8, 97 Arakawa Naruhisa Tasaki Ryuuta 8.3%
MegaRanger 18 I'll Protect It! The Mysterious Boy's Forest
守るぞ!不思議な少年の森
June 15, 97 7.7%
MegaRanger 19 Hit It! The Indomitable Killer Punch
打ちこめ!不屈の必殺パンチ
June 22, 97 Takegami Junki Nagaishi Takao 6.5%
MegaRanger 20 We're Counting on You! New Robo DeltaMega
たのむぜ!新ロボ デルタメガ
June 29, 97 7.2%
MegaRanger 21 Now! Life-Gambling Super Gattai
いまこそ!命をかけた超合体
July 6, 97 7.9%
MegaRanger 22 Escape! The Devil's Labyrinth
ぬけ出せ!悪魔のラビリンス!
July 13, 97 Arakawa Naruhisa Tsujino Masato 7.5%
MegaRanger 23 Why! My Egg is a Nejire Beast
なんでだ!オレのたまごはネジレ獣
July 20, 97 Yanagawa Shigeru 5.8%
MegaRanger 24 Running Solo! The Silver New Face
独走!銀色のニューフェイス
July 27, 97 Kobayashi Yasuko Tasaki Ryuuta 6.5%
MegaRanger 25 Cutting it Close! 2.5 Minute Time Limit
ギリギリ!タイムリミット2分半
Aug. 3, 97 5.6%
MegaRanger 26 Is it True!? The End of Nejirejia
ホントか !? ネジレジアの最期
Aug. 10, 97 Nagaishi Takao 4.2%
MegaRanger 27 Destroy Them! The Devil Corals of Death
けちらせ!死を呼ぶ魔のサンゴ
Aug. 17, 97 Takegami Junki 3.4%
MegaRanger 28 Throw Up Your Hands! The Explosive Granny Whirlwind
おてあげ!爆裂ばあちゃん旋風
Aug. 24, 97 Arakawa Naruhisa Tsujino Masato 6.8%
MegaRanger 29 I Want to Lose Weight! Miku's Suspicious Diet
やせたい!みくの怪しいダイエット
Aug. 31, 97 Yanagawa Shigeru 6.9%
MegaRanger 30 Explosion! Friendship Combination
サク烈!友情のコンビネーション
Sept. 7, 97 Takegami Junki Tasaki Ryuuta 6.7%
MegaRanger 31 Stop Him! Gileel is Out of Control
止めるぜ!ギレールの暴走
Sept. 14, 97 Kobayashi Yasuko 6.0%
MegaRanger 32 Are We Finished!? It Looks Bleak for GalaxyMega
終わりか !? 絶体絶命ギャラクシーメガ
Sept. 21, 97 7.2%
MegaRanger 33 Joy! A Girlfriend from the Moon
ウキウキ!月からきた恋人
Oct. 5, 97 Arakawa Naruhisa Nagaishi Takao 8.2%
MegaRanger 34 Let Me Show You! Big Bro's Miracle Shoot
見せるぜ!兄貴のミラクルシュート
Oct. 12, 97 Yanagawa Shigeru 7.9%
MegaRanger 35 Overcome It! MegaSilver's Greatest Crisis
のりきれ!メガシルバー最大の危機
Oct. 19, 97 Kobayashi Yasuko Tsujino Masato 7.0%
MegaRanger 36 Take Off! The Wings of Hope Dancing in Space
はばたけ!宇宙に舞う希望の翼
Oct. 26, 97 7.8%
MegaRanger 37 Why? Chisato Has an Old Man's Voice
どうして?千里がオヤジ声
Nov. 2, 97 Arakawa Naruhisa Tasaki Ryuuta 9.6%
MegaRanger 38 Shudder! Nejirejia's Evil Sentai
戦慄!ネジレジアの凶悪戦隊
Nov. 9, 97 Takegami Junki 6.9%
MegaRanger 39 Exposed! MegaRed's Identity
バレたぜ!メガレッドの正体
Nov. 16, 97 Nagaishi Takao 5.4%
MegaRanger 40 How Scary! The Bad Women
コワいぜ!バッドな女たち
Nov. 30, 97 Kobayashi Yasuko 7.1%
MegaRanger 41 Snapped! The Blue Terror NejiBlue
キレてる!青の恐怖ネジブルー
Dec. 7, 97 Tsujino Masato 6.7%
MegaRanger 42 Shake Them Off! The Evil Pursuers
ふりきれ!邪悪な追跡者
Dec. 14, 97 Takegami Junki 6.1%
MegaRanger 43 Don't Lose! The Climactic Battle is on Christmas Eve
負けない!決戦はクリスマスイブ
Dec. 21, 97 Nagaishi Takao 8.8%
MegaRanger 44 Take it Easy! Kenta's New Year's Eve Panic
お気楽!健太の年越し騒動
Dec. 28, 97 Kobayashi Yasuko Tsujino Masato 5.3%
MegaRanger 45 Stubborn! Hinelar's Big Strike Back
しぶとい!ヒネラーの大逆襲
Jan. 4, 98 Yanagawa Shigeru Nagaishi Takao 3.6%
MegaRanger 46 Stop it! The Boat to Hell
阻むぞ!地獄への船出
Jan. 11, 98 Takegami Junki Tsujino Masato 5.8%
MegaRanger 47 Plunge In! The Terrifying Hinelar City
とびこめ!恐怖のヒネラーシティ
Jan. 18, 98 Kobayashi Yasuko 6.4%
MegaRanger 48 Crush Them! Hinelar's Dark Desires
つぶすぜ!ヒネラーの黒い野望
Jan. 25, 98 Takegami Junki Sakamoto Tarou 7.1%
MegaRanger 49 Despair! Everyone Hates Us!?
絶望!俺たちは嫌われ者 !?
Feb. 1, 98 Kobayashi Yasuko 7.4%
MegaRanger 50 Grandiose! The Scorching Hot Super Warrior Yugande
壮絶!灼熱の超戦士ユガンデ
Feb. 8, 98 Takegami Junki Nagaishi Takao 8.7%
MegaRanger 51 Grab Them! Our Diplomas
つかむぜ!俺たちの卒業証書
Feb. 15, 98 Arakawa Naruhisa 6.8%
Denji Sentai MegaRanger VS CarRanger
電磁戦隊メガレンジャーVSカーレンジャー
March 13, 98 Arakawa Naruhisa Tasaki Ryuuta N/A
Seijyu Sentai Gingaman VS MegaRanger
星獣戦隊ギンガマンVSメガレンジャー
March 12, 99 Arakawa Naruhisa Nagaishi Takao N/A

Average Viewership: 6.5% (Before changing time slots: 5.9%, After changing time slots: 6.6)
Highest: 9.6% (#37 11/02)
Lowest: 3.4% (#27 08/24)
http://www10.atwiki.jp/shichouseiko/pages/67.html (Note that dates on this wiki don't match with dates on the main Japanese Wikipedia article on MegaRanger)

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 Shoko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.
  • MegaRanger is the first Sentai in the modern day 7:30 on Sunday morning time slot. Sentai had been in the Friday time slot since 1989, when TurboRanger moved into it from Saturday nights.
    • MegaRanger started off in a 25 minute time slot, but after the move to Sunday mornings, it received a 30 minute slot instead. This is the first Sentai series to be 30 minutes long, since Dynaman in 1983.

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