Super Sentai Records
A wiki page for collecting miscellaneous Super Sentai trivia, records, and noteworthy firsts.
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.
- 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 with three blue-shade members.
- First Sentai to have a crossover with all of its same-motif Sentais.
- First Sentai entirely written by the head writer (Riku Sanjo).
- First Sentai to break the 10 Rangers record from DekaRanger.
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 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 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 with team ball finisher attacks - GoRanger, Sun Vulcan, Fiveman, Kakuranger
- Sentai with blue females - Liveman, Jetman, Hurricaneger, MagiRanger, AkibaRanger
- Sentai with Vehicle and/or Racing theme - TurboRanger, CarRanger, Boukenger, Go-Onger, Tokkyuuger
- Sentai with Animal theme - Liveman, Jetman, Kakuranger, GaoRanger, Hurricaneger, GekiRanger, Go-Onger, Shinkenger, Goseiger, Go-Busters
- Sentai with Prehistoric theme - ZyuRanger, Abaranger, Kyouryuuger
- Sentai with Mythical theme - ZyuRanger, DaiRanger, Gingaman, MagiRanger
- Sentai with Technological/Science theme - Denjiman,Dynaman,Bioman,Liveman,Turboranger,Fiveman,Ohranger,MegaRanger,GoGoV,TimeRanger,DekaRanger, Boukenger, Go-Busters
- Sentai with Non-Red Leaders - JAKQ, Kakuranger, MegaRanger, TimeRanger
- Sentai comprised of siblings - Fiveman, GoGo V, MagiRanger
- Sentai with non-cannon Team Finishers - GoRanger, Denjiman, Goggle V,Dynaman,Bioman, Kakuranger,GaoRanger,Kyoryuuger
- Sentai with Female Leaders - Kakuranger, TimeRanger, Shinkenger