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 a other 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.

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.
  • The last Sentai to not include Shotaro Ishinomori in the prodution
  • The first Sentai to having their transformation sequance longest

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.

04. Denshi Sentai Denjiman

  • First Sentai with a transforming mecha.
  • First Sentai to use the word: "Man" as a part of the name

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.

07. Kagaku Sentai Dynaman

  • First Sentai to use spandex.
  • First Sentai with a Super mode (albeit only for DynaBlack).

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 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.

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.

14. Chikyuu Sentai Fiveman

  • First all-sibling Sentai.
  • First Sentai with a Super mode for all the member 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.
  • 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.

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 to have a recurring evil member.
  • 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.

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.

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.

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.

25. Hyakujyu Sentai GaoRanger

  • First Sentai to use a transformation GSM.

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 adapted into Power Rangers under Disney brand.

27. Bakuryuu Sentai Abaranger

  • First Heisei-era Sentai to start with three members.
  • First Sentai where its sixth 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 more than one villain group with multiple factions

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 cats.

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 Sentai to explain its presence on its predecessors' crossover movie.
  • First Sentai with all 185 Super Sentai members (excluding Bangai heroes) participated in a large-scale war
  • 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 series.
  • First Sentai to crossover with a Metal Hero.
  • First Sentai with a Blu-Ray release.

36. Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters

  • First Sentai to have its title be pluralized.
  • 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 and/or the visuals.

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 three blue-shade members.
  • First Sentai to have a crossover with all of its same-motif Sentais.

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 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 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 - JAKQ had 35 episodes.
  • 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.
  • Sentai with most active members - Kyouryuuger with 11 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 with highest ratings - GoRanger with an average of 16.1.
  • Sentai with lowest ratings - Go-Busters with an average of 4.0.

Recurring Themes

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