Super Sentai Records

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A wiki page for collecting miscellaneous Super Sentai trivia, records, and noteworthy firsts.

Spoiler warning: Significant plot details follow.

Firsts

01. Himitsu Sentai GoRanger

  • First Sentai Series, thus, first to set the main patterns.
  • First Sentai to have a member die in action.
  • First Sentai to have a movie.
  • First Sentai to use a ball as their finisher attack
  • First Sentai to use another finisher attack then their main one.
  • First Sentai to use the word: "Ranger" as a part of the name.
  • First Sentai to having all their members wearing capes.
  • First Sentai to having a terrorist organization as a villain.

02. JAKQ Dengekitai

  • First (and only) Sentai to have playing cards as its motif.
  • First Sentai with less than five members from the start (four).
  • First Sentai where the red member has his leadership revoked.
  • First Sentai with a White.
  • First Sentai with a crossover.
  • First Sentai where the members are using nuclear, electric, magnetic and gravity powers.
  • Fisrt Sentai to have a finish attack where the monsters are sending into space and explode.
  • First Sentai without "Sentai" on its full name (though the "-tai" at the end of it is the same as in "Sentai").
  • First Sentai to be cancelled due to low ratings.
  • First Sentai to having aliens as the villain.

03. Battle Fever J

  • First (official) Super Sentai series
  • First to have a giant mecha.
  • First (and only) Sentai to have countries as its motif.
  • First Sentai with an Orange and a Black.
  • First Super Sentai series to be inspired by a Marvel Comics character.
  • First Super sentai series to not include Shotaro Ishinomori in production.
  • First Sentai without any mention to "Sentai" on its title.
  • First Sentai to have mouthplates with lips molded, and the only one where there's also separated eyes and a nose.
  • First Sentai to having all their members resprents a certain country.
  • First Sentai to feature a team cannon formed from the members' individual weapons.

04. Denshi Sentai Denjiman

  • First Sentai with a transforming mecha.
  • First Sentai to use the word: "-man" as a part of the name
  • First Sentai with Technological/Science theme.
  • First Sentai series to utilize an actual lens visor in the suits' helmet (unlike previous series where the visor was made of the same fiber of the helmet).
  • First Sentai series to introduce a personal transformation device - in this case, each member wore a special ring.
  • Second Sentai series with a Marvel copyright, but without involvement from Marvel.
  • First Sentai to use colors in the English language as the Rangers' names, as the Gorengers used the Japanese translations of their colors as Ranger Names.
  • The Sentai with the second highest rating Sentai, only behind Gorenger.

05. Taiyou Sentai Sun Vulcan

  • First Sentai with three members instead of five.
  • First Sentai to have animals as its motif.
  • First Sentai to put each member in control of an element.
  • First Sentai to have the "Red Bird, Yellow Feline and Blue Fish" formula, followed by three-member teams Liveman and Hurricaneger.
  • First Sentai with a combining mecha.
  • First Sentai to use a transformation bracelet.
  • First (and only) Sentai with an all-male cast.
  • First (and only) Sentai to be a sequel from its predecessor.

06. Dai Sentai Goggle V

  • First Sentai to shout its team name at the start of the theme song.
  • First Sentai with the "Red, Blue, Yellow, Black and Pink" formation.
  • First Sentai to use gymnastic weapons.
  • First Sentai to use the roman numeral "V" as its suffix.

07. Kagaku Sentai Dynaman

  • First Sentai to use spandex.
  • First Sentai with a Super mode (albeit only for DynaBlack).
  • First intended Sentai team that sholud have been a baseball-themed sentai, but was dropped.

08. Choudenshi Bioman

  • First Sentai to shout its full team name at the start of the theme song.
  • First Sentai with a yellow female.
  • First Sentai with two female members.
  • First Sentai with a (not-regular) sixth member.

09. Dengeki Sentai Changeman

  • First Sentai with a team cannon/bazooka.
  • First Sentai with two (completely original) movies.

10. Choushinsei Flashman

  • First Sentai with a second mecha.
  • First Sentai to have a narration before the opening song.
  • First Sentai with Yutaka Hirose as a recurring villain.
  • First Sentai with a bittersweet ending.

11. Hikari Sentai Maskman

  • First Sentai with a five-piece mecha.
  • First Sentai series focusing on love triangle story.
  • First Sentai to having a protype sixth ranger without the person getting powers from the enemy.

12. ChouJyu Sentai Liveman

  • First Sentai with a blue female.
  • First Sentai to use two transformation bracelets.
  • Along with its successor, the first Anniversary Sentai seasons.
  • First Sentai with animal based mecha.
  • First Sentai with the "Red, Blue, Yellow, Black and Green" formation.

13. Kousoku Sentai TurboRanger

  • First Heisei-era Sentai.
  • First automobile-themed Sentai series.
  • First Sentai series with most of Sentai members are high-school students.
  • First Sentai series crossover with past 10 Showa-era Sentai teams (excluding Gorenger and JAKQ) in the pilot episode.
  • First team to use the "-ranger" suffix since GoRanger

14. Chikyuu Sentai Fiveman

  • First all-sibling Sentai.
  • First Sentai with a Super mode for all the members of the team.

15. Choujin Sentai Jetman

  • First Sentai with a third mecha.
  • First Sentai with the "Red, Blue, Yellow, White and Black" formation.
  • First Sentai to not present all the team members during its first episode, as actual team members.
  • First five-men Sentai with a yellow male and a blue female,
  • First five-men Sentai without a pink.
  • First Sentai with a lighter shade of blue.
  • First Sentai to using a bird motif.

16. Kyouryuu Sentai ZyuRanger

  • First Sentai with prehistoric mecha.
  • First Sentai with sentient mecha.
  • First Sentai with a regular sixth member.
  • First Sentai where the sixth member dies.
  • First Sentai series to be adapted to Power Rangers.

17. Gosei Sentai DaiRanger

  • First (and only) Sentai to be adapted to Power Rangers and not have its core hero suits used during it (exception being Kibaranger)
  • First Sentai to have one of its members be a child.
  • First Chinese mythology-themed Sentai series.
  • First Sentai series to use inner power as the finisher.

18. Ninja Sentai Kakuranger

  • First Sentai with a female leader.
  • First Sentai with a lighter shade of blue for a male member.
  • First Sentai with a recurring evil Sentai.
  • First Sentai with two five-piece mecha.
  • First Sentai since Bioman to not shout the series' full title at the start of the opening song.
  • First (and only) Sentai to not present all its core team members since the first episode.

19. Chouriki Sentai OhRanger

  • First Sentai with a crossover that has all of the previous team's cast returning.

20. Gekisou Sentai CarRanger

  • First Sentai with limbswapping mecha.
  • First Sentai to be a parody of its own franchise.
  • First Sentai series to use a remixed version of the original opening theme.

21. Denji Sentai MegaRanger

  • First Sentai with a Silver.
  • First Sentai to had a theme as "Video Games".

22. Seijyu Sentai Gingaman

  • First Sentai with an animals that can changed into mecha.
  • First Sentai since Zyuranger to use "-man" as its suffix.

23. Kyuukyuu Sentai GoGo V

  • First Sentai with a Power Rangers adaptation that has an exclusive member.
  • First Sentai that featured a train as an additional mecha.
  • First life-saving themed Sentai series.

24. Mirai Sentai TimeRanger

  • First Sentai with two Reds.
  • First police-themed Sentai series.
  • First Sentai to have a theme song that doesn't have the series' full name midway through its lyrics.

25. Hyakujyu Sentai GaoRanger

  • First Sentai to use a transformation GSM.
  • First Sentai to feature hundreds of possible combinations of additional mecha into the main mecha.

26. Ninpuu Sentai Hurricaneger

  • First Sentai with a Crimson and a Navy.
  • First Sentai with a secondary Sentai based on beetle and stag beetle.
  • First Sentai with a Sentai member with ability to change into different disguises.
  • First Sentai with an amalgamation between its motif (Hurricane) and the word "Ranger".
  • First Sentai to feature a reunion special to continue it's story ten years after the series end.

27. Bakuryuu Sentai Abaranger

  • First Heisei-era Sentai to start with three members.
  • First Sentai where its fifth member is evil through almost all of its appearances.

28. Tokusou Sentai DekaRanger

  • First Sentai with more than six members.
  • First Sentai with a Gold.
  • First Sentai with both a Silver and a Gold.
  • First Sentai with a torch-passing sequence at the end of its season.

29. Mahou Sentai MagiRanger

  • First Sentai with a recurring Gold.
  • First Sentai with siblings that can transform into piece of mecha.

30. GoGo Sentai Boukenger

  • First Sentai to be filmed in high-definition.
  • First Sentai with a ten-piece mecha.
  • First Sentai to have one villain group with multiple factions.
  • First Sentai to having a encyclopedia in the end of a episode for the halfway of the series.

31. Jyuken Sentai GekiRanger

  • First Sentai without belts on the members' suits (except GekiChopper).
  • First Sentai with a Violet.
  • First Sentai with most of core rangers are based on felines.

32. Engine Sentai Go-Onger

  • First Sentai with a twelve-piece mecha.
  • First Sentai with a regular Gold and Silver duo.
  • First Sentai crossover movie played on Japanese silver screen.

33. Samurai Sentai Shinkenger

  • First (and only) Sentai with a (official) red female.
  • First Sentai to crossover with a Kamen Rider.
  • First Sentai with a V-Cinema "Returns" release.
  • First Sentai with upcoming new Sentai teams appeared as a cameo in the vs. Sentai movies.
  • First Sentai adapted into Power Rangers after Saban reclaimed Power Rangers franchise from Disney.

34. Tensou Sentai Goseiger

  • First Sentai to debut in their two predecessors' crossover movie.
  • First Sentai with its core team having more than five members, in this case, six (though one of them died prior to the story's start.)
  • First Sentai with a completely robotic member.

35. Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger

  • First Pirate themed Sentai
  • First Sentai to explain its presence on its predecessors' crossover movie.
  • First Sentai with a ship serves as a team's base and a piece of mecha.
  • First Sentai to feature a member who is a big fan of Super Sentai.
  • First Sentai to crossover with a Metal Hero.
  • First Sentai with a Blu-Ray release.
  • First Anniversary Sentai season to not have a Special Sentai with members from its predecessors.

36. Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters

  • First Sentai to have its title be pluralized.
  • First Sentai to use the suffix "-Busters", but second to use the prefix "Go-"
  • First (and only) Heisei-era Sentai to not use spandex, instead using a plastic leather called "pleather" in production.
  • First Sentai to completely change its opening theme song mid-season, rather than just switching the vocals, instrumental notes and/or the visuals.
  • First Sentai since OhRanger to not shout the series' full title at the start of the opening song.
  • First Sentai to have an alternate version of their own team.
  • (If you count all the colors presented through both Tokumei and Dohbutsu Busters, ignoring the repeating ones, then they are the) First Sentai to start with 3 and end up with more than 6 members.
  • First Sentai to have another team-up as the "Returns" title.

37. ZyuDen Sentai Kyouryuuger

  • First (and only) Heisei-era Sentai to not present a yellow member.
  • First Sentai with a Cyan, a Grey and a female Violet.
  • First Sentai with a not-asian member.
  • First Sentai to have a crossover with all of its same-motif Sentais.
  • First Sentai entirely written by the head writer (Riku Sanjo).

38. Ressha Sentai Tokkyuuger

  • First Sentai to be fully based on trains.

EX1. Hikounin Sentai AkibaRanger

  • First Sentai with both blue and yellow females.
  • First Sentai with a higher number of females than males.
  • First Sentai where each team member was (at least temporarily) replaced at some point of its run (if you count Aoyagi's substitution on the second season).
  • First Sentai with a second season.

EX2. Hikounin Sentai AkibaRanger 2

  • First Sentai with the new Blue member replace the old Blue member.
  • First Sentai to have all of its members die at the end of the series.

Records

  • Oldest Sentai actor - Yamashita Shinji was 62 years old when he portrayed Kiryuu Dantetsu/KyouryuuSilver on Kyouryuuger in 2013.
  • Youngest Sentai actor - Sakai Hisashi was 12 years old when he portrayed Kou/KibaRanger on DaiRanger in 1993.
  • Longest Sentai Series - GoRanger had 84 episodes.
  • Shortest Sentai Series - Officially, this is JAKQ with 35 episodes. But unofficial Sentai shows AkibaRanger and AkibaRanger 2 had 13 episodes apiece.
  • Sentai Series with most movies - GoRanger with 5, only 1 with original footage. Every Sentai since Shinkenger has had 3 movies: a team-up with its predecessor, a self-made and a "Returns" V-Cinema title (excepting Gokaiger which had a crossover film with Gavan instead of a V-Cinema).
  • Sentai with most members - Kyouryuuger with 11 members.
    • Sentai with most members starting with 3 - Go-Busters with 8 members.
  • Sentai with fewest members - Sun Vulcan with 3.
  • Youngest Sentai actress - Hirose Satomi was 13 years old when she portrayed Tsuruhime/NinjaWhite on KakuRanger in 1994. Natsui Runa was 14 years old during her time as Shiba Kaoru/ShinkenRed on Shinkenger in 2009.
  • Sentai with most female members - DekaRanger with 5 female members.
  • Sentai to have/appear in most team-ups/crossovers - Go-Busters with 7 (Gokai vs Gavan, Super Hero Taisen, Busters vs Beet Buster vs J, Super Hero Taisen Z, Busters vs Gokai, Tokumei S. Go-Busters vs Doubutsu S. Go-Busters, Kyouryuu vs Busters), if you don't count the team-up wi Gavan Type-G on their own series.
  • Sentai with highest ratings - GoRanger with an average of 16.1.
  • Sentai with lowest ratings - Go-Busters with an average of 4.0.
  • Sentai without eyecatches- Fiveman, Gokaiger, and Go-Busters (Logo from the series would appear in the bottom corner before and after commercial break)
  • Sentai actors born at the end of Showa-era (1988)- Matsuzaka Tori and Takanashi Rin from Shinkenger, Ozawa Ryouta from Gokaiger, Jinnai Syo from Go-Busters and Horan Chiaki from MagiRanger.
  • Sentai actors born at the start of Heisei-era (1989)- Chiba Yudai from Goseiger, Suzuki Shougo from Shinkenger and Sugimoto Yumi from Go-Onger.
  • Sentai actors who played more than one role- Sentai Actor Recycling

Recurring Themes

Sentai series

Sentai members

  • Living
    • Hawk/falcon/condor-themed Sentai member: VulEagle (Sun Vulcan), Red Falcon (Liveman), Red Hawk (Jetman), Black Condor (Jetman), GingaGreen (Gingaman), GaoYellow (Gaoranger), HurricaneRed (Hurricaneger), MagiYellow (Magiranger) and Go-On Red (Go-Onger).
    • Lion-themed Sentai member: Yellow Lion (Liveman), Shishiranger (Dairanger), GingaRed (Gingaman), GaoRed (Gaoranger), HurricaneYellow (Hurricaneger), Rio (Gekiranger), Go-On Blue (Go-Onger) and GoseiKnight (Goseiger).
    • Tiger-themed Sentai member: TigerRanger (Zyuranger), KibaRanger (Dairanger), GaoWhite (Gaoranger), GekiRed (Gekiranger) and GoseiYellow (Goseiger).
    • Gorilla-themed Sentai member: GingaBlue (Gingaman) and Blue Buster (Go-Busters).
    • Jaguar-themed Sentai member: VulJaguar (Sun Vulcan) and GekiBlue (Gekiranger).
    • Cheetah-themed Sentai member: GekiYellow (Gekiranger) and Red Buster (Go-Busters).
    • Ox/bull/bison-themed Sentai member: Black Bison (Liveman), Black Knight Hyuuga (Gingaman), GaoBlack (Gaoranger) and MagiGreen (Magiranger).
    • Canine-themed Sentai member: GingaYellow (Gingaman), GaoSilver (Gaoranger), GekiViolet (Gekiranger) and Go-On Black (Go-Onger).
    • Rhino-themed Sentai member: Green Rhino (Liveman) and GekiChopper (Gekiranger).
    • Shark-themed Sentai member: VulShark (Sun Vulcan), GaoBlue (Gaoranger) and GoseiBlue (Goseiger).
    • Dolphin-themed Sentai member: Blue Dolphin (Liveman) and HurricaneBlue (Hurricaneger).
    • Beetle-themed Sentai member: Gouraigers (Hurricaneger), Beet Buster (Go-Busters) and Stag Buster (Go-Busters).
    • Tyrannosaurus-themed Sentai member: TyrannoRanger (Zyuranger), TimeFire (Timeranger), AbaRed (Abaranger), Gokai Silver (Gokaiger) and KyouryuuRed (Kyouryuuger).
    • Triceratops-themed Sentai member: TriceraRanger (Zyuranger), AbareBlue (Abaranger) and KyouryuuPink (Kyoryuuger).
    • Pteranodon-themed Sentai member: PteraRanger (Zyuranger), AbareYellow (Abaranger) and KyouryuuGold (Kyouryuuger).
    • Brachiosaurus-themed Sentai member: AbareBlack (Abaranger) and KyouryuuSilver (Kyouryuuger).
    • Dragon-themed Sentai member: Change Dragon (Changeman), DragonRanger (Zyuranger), Ryuuranger (Dairanger) and GoseiRed (Goseiger).
    • Mermaid-themed Sentai member: Change Mermaid (Changeman) and MagiBlue (Magiranger).
    • Phoenix-themed Sentai member: Change Phoenix (Changeman), Hououranger (Dairanger), MagiRed (Magiranger) and GoseiPink (Goseiger).
    • Griffin-themed Sentai member: Change Griffin (Changeman) and Kirinranger (Dairanger).
    • Pegasus-themed Sentai member: Change Pegasus (Changeman) and Tenmaranger (Dairanger).
  • Non-living
    • Racing car-themed Sentai member: TurboRed (Turboranger), Red Racer (Carranger), BoukenBlack (Boukenger), Go-On Red (Go-Onger), GokaiGreen (Gokaiger) and Red Buster (Go-Busters).
    • Truck/trailer-themed Sentai member: Maskmen (2nd mecha), TurboBlack (Turboranger), GoYellow (GoGo-V), DekaYellow (Dekaranger), Gokai Yellow (Gokaiger) and Blue Buster (Go-Busters).
    • Jet-themed Sentai member: Denzimen, VulEagle (Sun Vulcan), Goggle Red (Goggle V), Biomen, Flashmen, Red Mask (Maskman), Yellow Mask (Maskman), Jetmen, Megarangers, Timerangers, Dekarangers (2nd mecha), Go-On Silver (Go-Onger), GokaiBlue (Gokaiger) and Stag Buster (Go-Busters).
    • Gyro-themed Sentai member: GoGreen (GoGo-V), DekaBlue (Dekaranger) and BoukenBlue (Boukenger).
    • Helicopter-themed Sentai member: Change Griffin and Change Mermaid (Changeman), Pink Mask (Maskman), Go-On Gold (Go-Onger) and Yellow Buster (Go-Busters).
    • Police car-themed Sentai member: DekaRed (Dekaranger), BoukenSilver (Boukenger) and Go-On Black (Go-Onger).
    • Dumper-themed Sentai member: Red Racer (Carranger), BoukenRed (Boukenger) and GoseiKnight (Goseiger).
    • Buggy-themed Sentai member: TurboYellow (Turboranger), DekaGold (Dekaranger) and Go-On Yellow (Go-Onger).
    • Pick-up van-themed Sentai member: TurboBlue (Turboranger), Blue Racer and Yellow Racer (Carranger).
    • Fire truck-themed Sentai member: Red Racer (Carranger), GoRed (GoGo-V) and BoukenSilver (Boukenger).
    • Ambulance-themed Sentai member: TurboPink (Turboranger), Pink Racer (Carranger), GoPink (GoGo-V) and BoukenSilver (Boukenger).
    • Train-themed Sentai member: GoGo-V's (2nd mecha), MagiShine (Magiranger), Go-On Red (Go-Onger), GoseiBlack (Goseiger) and all Tokkyugers.
    • Submarine-themed Sentai member: BoukenPink (Boukenger), GoseiBlue (Goseiger) and GokaiPink (Gokaiger).
    • Ship-themed Sentai member: GoseiKnight (Goseiger) and GokaiRed (Gokaiger).
    • Dozer-themed Sentai member: Yellow Racer (Carranger), BoukenYellow (Boukenger) and GoseiYellow (Goseiger).

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