Kyouryuu Sentai ZyuRanger
| Kyouryuu Sentai ZyuRanger 恐竜戦隊ジュウレンジャー | |
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| Genre | Sentai |
| Creator | Yatsude Saburou |
| Writer | Sugimura Noboru, others |
| Director | Toujou Shouhei, others |
| Narrator | Oohira Tooru |
| Opening theme |
Kyouryuu Sentai ZyuRanger Singer: Satou Kenta |
| Ending theme |
Bouken Shite Rappapiiya Singer: Pythagoras |
| No. of episodes | 50 |
| Production company(s) | Toei Company |
| Fan Rating | / 5 Stars |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | TV Asahi |
| Time | 5:30 pm Fri |
| Original run | February 21, 1992 – February 12, 1993 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | Choujin Sentai Jetman |
| Followed by | Gosei Sentai DaiRanger |
恐竜戦隊ジュウレンジャー Dinosaur Squadron JyuRanger
The Zyu is pronounced Jyuu, and it means beasts. It's spelled with a z because it's based on old, antiquated romanization rules.
Aired 5:30-5:55 every Friday from: February 21, 1992 to February 12, 1993. (50 episodes)
Plot
A group of astronauts from Japan accidentally free Bandora and her gang while exploring Nemesis. Baaza, who had been watching over the sleeping volunteers, sees Bandora and her minions terrorizing the people, and awakens the five warriors placed to sleep 170 million years ago to fight Bandora with the power of the Guardian Beasts as the Kyouryuu Sentai ZyuRanger.
Characters
Kyouryuu Sentai ZyuRanger
Geki ゲキ - TyrannoRanger テイラノレンジャー
- Played by Mochizuki Yuuta
Goushi ゴウシ - MammothRanger マンモスレンジャー
- Played by Umon Seiju
Dan ダン - TriceraRanger トリケラレンジャー
- Played by Fujiwara Hideki
Boi ボイ - TigerRanger タイガレンジャー
- Played by Hashimoto Takumi
Mei メイ - PteraRanger プテラレンジャー
- Played by Chiba Reiko
Burai ブライ - DragonRanger ドラゴンレンジャー
- Played by Izumi Shirou
Other
- Played by Tatara Jun
Bandora's group
Witch Bandora
Bukkubakku
Tottopatto
Puripurikan
Griffozer
Rami / Rami Scorpion
Dora Monsters - The monsters of the week. When she wants them to become big, Bandora chants, "Dormant evil spirits in the land... grant Dora _____ <Hah> ...the power!"
Dora Golems - The grunts of the series.
Voice Actors
- Narrator - Ohira Toru
Arsenal
Legendary Weapons
- RyuuGekiKen - TyrannoRanger's weapon. A sword. Name means "fierce dragon sword".
- MothBreaker - An axe.
- PteraArrow - Mei's bow.
- SaberDagger - Boi's twin daggers
- Tricelance - Dan's lance with three horns at the end of it.
Mecha
This series' mecha are actually Guardian Beasts who are considered gods.
Guardian Beasts
Guardian Beast Tyrannosaurus - When Geki enters Tyrannosaurus he shouts "Gasshin 合神" which means "to fuse with god".
Guardian Beast JuuMammoth - The Juu in its name means "Heavy, massive, big".
Combined Forms
Beast Tank DinoTanker - When they shout "Gattai! Dino Mission!" The 5 Guardian Beasts combine to create a tank. It has attacks "Beast Tank Cannon" and "Beast Tank Storm"
DaiZyuJin 大獣神 - When Geki shouts, "Activate, DaiZyuJin!" DinoTanker rises and becomes a humanoid robot. DaiZyuJin means "The Great Beast God". Wields KyouryuuKen God Horn. His finisher is Chou Densetsu Raikou Giri 超伝説雷光斬り Great Legend Lightning Slash.
Chronology
| Episode | Title | Air date | Writer | Director | Viewership |
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| Episode 01 | Birth 誕生 |
February 21, 1992 | Sugimura Noboru | Toujou Shouhei | 9.6% |
| Episode 02 | Resurrection 復活 |
February 28, 1992 | 10.1% | ||
| Episode 03 | 戦え絶望の大地 |
March 6, 1992 | Ogasawara Takeshi | 10.2% | |
| Episode 04 | 甦れ伝説の武器 |
March 13, 1992 | 7.7% | ||
| Episode 05 | Scary Riddles 怖〜いナゾナゾ |
March 20, 1992 | Sakamoto Tarou | 7.8% | |
| Episode 06 | Rise!! DaiZyuJin 立て!! 大獣神 |
March 27, 1992 | 5.7% | ||
| Episode 07 | みえる、みえる |
April 3, 1992 | Sugimura Noboru Araki Kenichi |
Toujou Shouhei | 6.8% |
| Episode 08 | 恐怖! 瞬間喰い |
April 10, 1992 | Sugimura Noboru | 5.1% | |
| Episode 09 | 走れタマゴ王子 |
April 17, 1992 | Ogasawara Takeshi | 6.7% | |
| Episode 10 | 猿はもうイヤ! |
April 24, 1992 | 6.7% | ||
| Episode 11 | Master! ご主人さま! |
May 1, 1992 | Sugimura Noboru Araki Kenichi |
Watanabe Katsuya | 5.6% |
| Episode 12 | Papa is a Vampire!? パパは吸血鬼!? |
May 8, 1992 | Takaku Susumu | 7.1% | |
| Episode 13 | Shoot The Golden Arrow! 射て! 黄金の矢 |
May 22, 1992 | Arakawa Naruhisa | Toujou Shouhei | 6.4% |
| Episode 14 | Turn Little! 小さくなァれ! |
May 29, 1992 | Sugimura Noboru | 5.3% | |
| Episode 15 | Break The Dark Super Sword! 破れ! 暗黒超剣 |
June 5, 1992 | Sakamoto Tarou | 4.8% | |
| Episode 16 | The Big Sneeze Plan クシャミ大作戦 |
June 12, 1992 | Takaku Susumu | 4.8% | |
| Episode 17 | The Sixth Hero! 六人目の英雄（ヒーロー）! |
June 19, 1992 | Sugimura Noboru | Toujou Shouhei | 7.1% |
| Episode 18 | 憎しみの兄弟剣 |
June 26, 1992 | 6.6% | ||
| Episode 19 | Female Scorpion Warrior 女戦士サソリ! |
July 3, 1992 | Ogasawara Takeshi | 5.8% | |
| Episode 20 | DaiZyuJin's Final Day 大獣神最期の日 |
July 10, 1992 | 5.1% | ||
| Episode 21 | Guardian Beasts' Big Rampage 守護獣大あばれ |
July 17, 1992 | Toujou Shouhei | 5.3% | |
| Episode 22 | 合体! 剛龍神 |
July 24, 1992 | 4.9% | ||
| Episode 23 | 好きすき超魔球 |
July 31, 1992 | Sakamoto Tarou | 6.3% | |
| Episode 24 | カメでまんねん |
August 7, 1992 | Arakawa Naruhisa | 4.5% | |
| Episode 25 | 悪魔のすむ公園 |
August 14, 1992 | Takaku Susumu | Amemiya Keita | 4.6% |
| Episode 26 | カキ氷にご用心 |
August 21, 1992 | Inoue Toshiki | 5.9% | |
| Episode 27 | メイを食べたい |
August 28, 1992 | Sagiyama Kyouko | Toujou Shouhei | 5.5% |
| Episode 28 | 大改造! 粘土獣 |
September 4, 1992 | Sugimura Noboru | 5.9% | |
| Episode 29 | 謎!? 襲う獣騎神 |
September 11, 1992 | 6.2% | ||
| Episode 30 | サタンが来る!! |
September 18, 1992 | Ogasawara Takeshi | 6.8% | |
| Episode 31 | 復活! 究極の神 |
September 25, 1992 | 4.5% | ||
| Episode 32 | ゲキよ涙を斬れ |
October 2, 1992 | Arakawa Naruhisa | Watanabe Katsuya | 8.6% |
| Episode 33 | 教えて! 勇気玉 |
October 9, 1992 | Sagiyama Kyouko | 7.1% | |
| Episode 34 | ブライ生きて! |
October 16, 1992 | Sugimura Noboru | Sakamoto Tarou | 8.5% |
| Episode 35 | 忍者戦士ボーイ |
October 23, 1992 | Takaku Susumu | 9.6% | |
| Episode 36 | くだけ! 死の鏡 |
October 30, 1992 | Sugimura Noboru | Toujou Shouhei | 8.8% |
| Episode 37 | 恐竜が生まれる |
November 6, 1992 | Ogasawara Takeshi | 10.1% | |
| Episode 38 | メイ姫七変化!! |
November 13, 1992 | Arakawa Naruhisa | Toujou Shouhei | 6.1% |
| Episode 39 | 地底獣の涙… |
November 20, 1992 | Takaku Susumu | Ogasawara Takeshi | 8.4% |
| Episode 40 | ブライ死の出発（たびだち） |
November 27, 1992 | Sugimura Noboru | Toujou Shouhei | 10.9% |
| Episode 41 | 燃えよブライ! |
December 4, 1992 | 8.7% | ||
| Episode 42 | ブライ死す… |
December 11, 1992 | 13.2% | ||
| Episode 43 | 甦れ! 獣奏剣 |
December 18, 1992 | Arakawa Naruhisa | Sakamoto Tarou | 7.5% |
| Episode 44 | 女剣士! 日本一 |
December 25, 1992 | 6.8% | ||
| Episode 45 | バカヤロー少年 |
January 8, 1992 | Takaku Susumu | Ogasawara Takeshi | 5.8% |
| Episode 46 | 参上! 凶悪戦隊 |
January 15, 1992 | Arakawa Naruhisa | 5.9% | |
| Episode 47 | 突入!! 最終決戦 |
January 22, 1992 | Sugimura Noboru | Watanabe Katsuya | 9.2% |
| Episode 48 | 闇からの息子 |
January 29, 1992 | 8.7% | ||
| Episode 49 | 神が負けた!! |
February 5, 1992 | Toujou Shouhei | 8.5% | |
| Episode 50 | 恐竜万歳!! |
February 12, 1992 | 9.2% |
Average Viewership: 7.1%
Highest: 13.2% (#42 12/11)
Lowest: 4.5% (#24 08/07)
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Trivia
- Zyuranger is considered the series that launched the sentai genre in the United States, thanks to its American conversion Mighty Morphin Power Rangers.
- First Super Sentai series to feature a regular sixth hero.
- First Super Sentai series to feature sentient mecha.
- Despite Kyouryuu meaning "dinosaur", mammoths, dragons, saber-tooth tigers, and pteranodons are not dinosaurs.
- On July 25, 2014 Shout Factory announced plans to release ZyuRanger in the states. [1]
Mythological References in ZyuRanger
See this page: ZyuRanger Mythical References.
External Links
- http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%81%90%E7%AB%9C%E6%88%A6%E9%9A%8A%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A5%E3%82%A6%E3%83%AC%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A3%E3%83%BC JP Wiki]
- http://www.super-sentai.net/sentai/jyu.html
- http://www.toei-video.co.jp/DVD/sp21/zyuranger.html
- Actress who played Ramii describes her experiences playing the character
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