Denji Sentai MegaRanger
| Denji Sentai MegaRanger 電磁戦隊メガレンジャー | |
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| Genre | Sentai |
| Creator | Hatte Saburou |
| Writer | Takegami Junki and others |
| Director | Nagaishi Takao and others |
| Starring |
Ohshiba Hayato Ehara Atsushi Matsukaze Masaya Tanaka Eri Higashiyama Mami Kanai Shigeru |
| Opening theme |
Denji Sentai MegaRanger Singer: Fuga Naoto |
| Ending theme |
Ki no Sei Kana Singer: Fuga Naoto Bon Dancing MegaRanger Singer: Asakawa Hiroko |
| Composer(s) | Oku Keiichi |
| No. of episodes | 51 |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) |
Oota Kenji (TV Asahi) Takadera Shigenori Takebe Naomi (Toei) Yada Koichi (Toei Agency) |
| Running time | 25 → 30 minutes |
| Production company(s) |
TV Asahi Toei Toei Agency |
| Fan Rating | 4 / 5 Stars |
| Discussion | Forum |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | TV Asahi |
| Time | 5:30pm - 5:55pm → 7:30am - 8:00am |
| Day | Friday → Sunday |
| Original run | February 14, 1997 – February 15, 1998 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | Gekisou Sentai CarRanger |
| Followed by | Seijyu Sentai Gingaman |
| External links | |
| Toei site | |
電磁戦隊メガレンジャー Electronic Sentai MegaRanger
Characters
Denji Sentai MegaRanger
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 / MegaRed - Ohshiba Hayato → 伊達健太 / メガレッド - 大柴隼人
- Endou Kouichirou / MegaBlack - Ehara Atsushi → 遠藤耕一郎 / メガブラック - 江原淳史
- Namiki Shun / MegaBlue - Matsukaze Masaya → 並樹瞬 / メガブルー - 松風雅也
- Jougasaki Chisato / MegaYellow - Tanaka Eri → 城ヶ崎千里 / メガイエロー - たなかえり
- Imamura Miku / MegaPink - Higashiyama Mami → 今村みく / メガピンク - 東山麻美
- Hayakawa Yuusaku / MegaSilver - Kanai Shigeru → 早川裕作 / メガシルバー - 金井シゲル
I.N.E.T.
International Network of Excel-science and Technology
- Kubota Eikichi - Saito Satoru → 久保田衛吉 - 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 recurring 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
- Takeshi - Asari Yosuke → タケシ - 浅利陽介
Jaden Kingdom Nejirejia
- Jaden-ou Javius I (Ohtomo Ryuzaburo) - The big bad.
- Dr Hinelar (Morishita Tetsuo) - The invasion leader.
- Shiborena (Jou Asami) - Hinelar's right-hand woman.
- Yugande (Suzuoki Hirotaka) - Hinelar's right-hand man.
- Gileel (Jinnai Tetsuyuki) - Javius' loyal soldier.
- Bibidebi (Seki Tomokazu) - "Gigantifying Virus Injection!"
- Nejire Beasts - The monsters of the week.
- Kunekune - The grunts.
Stunt Actors
- MegaRed - Yokoyama Kazutoshi → メガレッド - 横山一敏
- MegaBlack - Okamoto Jirou → メガブラック - 岡元次郎
- MegaBlue - Takaiwa Seiji → メガブルー - 高岩成二
- MegaYellow - Hachisuka Yuichi → メガイエロー - 蜂須賀祐一
- MegaPink - Kamio Naoko → メガピンク - 神尾直子
- MegaSilver - Kusaka Hideaki → メガシルバー - 日下秀昭
Chronology
February 14, 1997 - February 15, 1998 (51 episodes)
From Ep 01 up to Ep 07, MegaRanger aired on every Friday from 5:30pm to 5:55pm. Later, the slot was changed to Sunday mornings 7:30am to 8:00am. JP Wiki
| Episode | Title | Air date | Writer | Director | Viewership | |
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| Ep 01 | Unforgivable! The Twisted Invaders ゆるすな！ねじれた侵略者 |
February 14, 1997 | Takegami Junki | Nagaishi Takao | 6.6% | |
| Ep 02 | Check it out! Our Galaxy Mega 見てくれ！俺たちのギャラクシーメガ |
February 21, 1997 | 5.9% | |||
| Ep 03 | You've Got to Be Kidding Me!? A Humongous Nejire Beast マジかよ！？でっかいネジレ獣 |
February 28, 1997 | Takemoto Noboru | 6.2% | ||
| Ep 04 | Smash! Shiborena's Trap 砕くぞ！シボレナの罠 |
March 7, 1997 | Arakawa Naruhisa | 5.3% | ||
| Ep 05 | Finish it! This is a Secret Move Battle! キメるぜ！これが裏技バトル |
March 14, 1997 | Takegami Junki | Tasaki Ryuta | 5.4% | |
| Ep 06 | We did it! Out-of-control DigiTank やったね！爆走デジタンク |
March 21, 1997 | 5.5% | |||
| Ep 07 | What is it? Annoying stalker girl ナンなの？おっかけ迷惑娘 |
March 28, 1997 | Arakawa Naruhisa | Nagaishi Takao | 6.1% | |
| Moved from Friday time slot to Sunday morning. | ||||||
| Ep 08 | Like I'll lose! Turn it around with teamwork 負けるか！逆転チームワーク |
April 6, 1997 | Takegami Junki | Nagaishi Takao | 4.3% | |
| Ep 09 | Expose it! The fiend within the CD あばくぞ！魔物がひそむCD |
April 13, 1997 | Takemoto Noboru | 5.9% | ||
| Ep 10 | Farewell! Sad Android さよなら！哀しみのアンドロイド |
April 20, 1997 | Arakawa Naruhisa | 6.5% | ||
| Ep 11 | Danger! The Temptation of the Red Rose あぶない！赤いバラの誘惑 |
April 27, 1997 | Tasaki Ryuta | 7.1% | ||
| Ep 12 | What trouble! Our good-for-nothing teacher こまるぜ！我らのぐうたら先生 |
May 4, 1997 | Takegami Junki | 5.8% | ||
| Ep 13 | Dokidoki! The Teacher is like the Wind どきどき！先生は風のように |
May 11, 1997 | Nagaishi Takao | 5.7% | ||
| Ep 14 | Shock! My Neighbor is from Nejirejia びっくり！おとなりはネジレジア |
May 18, 1997 | 6.9% | |||
| Ep 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, 1997 | Yanagawa Shigeru | Tsujino Masato | 6.0% | |
| Ep 16 | This is Freaking Bad! Will we die? 激ヤバ！オレたち死ぬのか？ |
June 1, 1997 | Kobayashi Yasuko | 6.7% | ||
| Ep 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, 1997 | Arakawa Naruhisa | Tasaki Ryuta | 8.3% | |
| Ep 18 | I'll Protect It! The Mysterious Boy's Forest 守るぞ！不思議な少年の森 |
June 15, 1997 | 7.7% | |||
| Ep 19 | Hit It! The Indomitable Killer Punch 打ちこめ！不屈の必殺パンチ |
June 22, 1997 | Takegami Junki | Nagaishi Takao | 6.5% | |
| Ep 20 | We're Counting on You! New Robo DeltaMega たのむぜ！新ロボ デルタメガ |
June 29, 1997 | 7.2% | |||
| Ep 21 | Now! Life-Gambling Super Gattai いまこそ！命をかけた超合体 |
July 6, 1997 | 7.9% | |||
| Ep 22 | Escape! The Devil's Labyrinth ぬけ出せ！悪魔のラビリンス！ |
July 20, 1997 | Arakawa Naruhisa | Tsujino Masato | 7.5% | |
| Ep 23 | Why! My Egg is a Nejire Beast なんでだ！オレのたまごはネジレ獣 |
July 27, 1997 | Yanagawa Shigeru | 5.8% | ||
| Ep 24 | Running Solo! The Silver New Face 独走！銀色のニューフェイス |
August 3, 1997 | Kobayashi Yasuko | Tasaki Ryuta | 6.5% | |
| Ep 25 | Cutting it Close! 2.5 Minute Time Limit ギリギリ！タイムリミット2分半 |
August 10, 1997 | 5.6% | |||
| Ep 26 | Is it True!? The End of Nejirejia ホントか！？ネジレジアの最期 |
August 17, 1997 | Nagaishi Takao | 4.2% | ||
| Ep 27 | Destroy Them! The Devil Corals of Death けちらせ！死を呼ぶ魔のサンゴ |
August 24, 1997 | Takegami Junki | 3.4% | ||
| Ep 28 | Throw Up Your Hands! The Explosive Granny Whirlwind おてあげ！爆裂ばあちゃん旋風 |
August 31, 1997 | Arakawa Naruhisa | Tsujino Masato | 6.8% | |
| Ep 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 |
September 7, 1997 | Yanagawa Shigeru | 6.9% | ||
| Ep 30 | Explosion! Friendship Combination サク烈！友情のコンビネーション |
September 14, 1997 | Takegami Junki | Tasaki Ryuta | 6.7% | |
| Ep 31 | Stop Him! Gileel is Out of Control 止めるぜ！ギレールの暴走 |
September 21, 1997 | Kobayashi Yasuko | 6.0% | ||
| Ep 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 |
September 28, 1997 | 7.2% | |||
| Ep 33 | Joy! A Girlfriend from the Moon ウキウキ！月からきた恋人 |
October 5, 1997 | Arakawa Naruhisa | Nagaishi Takao | 8.2% | |
| Ep 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 |
October 12, 1997 | Yanagawa Shigeru | 7.9% | ||
| Ep 35 | Overcome It! MegaSilver's Greatest Crisis のりきれ！メガシルバー最大の危機 |
October 19, 1997 | Kobayashi Yasuko | Tsujino Masato | 7.0% | |
| Ep 36 | Take Off! The Wings of Hope Dancing in Space はばたけ！宇宙に舞う希望の翼 |
October 26, 1997 | 7.8% | |||
| Ep 37 | Why? Chisato Has an Old Man's Voice どうして？千里がオヤジ声 |
November 2, 1997 | Arakawa Naruhisa | Tasaki Ryuta | 9.6% | |
| Ep 38 | Shudder! Nejirejia's Evil Sentai 戦慄！ネジレジアの凶悪戦隊 |
November 16, 1997 | Takegami Junki | 6.9% | ||
| Ep 39 | Exposed! MegaRed's Identity バレたぜ！メガレッドの正体 |
November 23, 1997 | Nagaishi Takao | 5.4% | ||
| Ep 40 | How Scary! The Bad Women コワいぜ！バッドな女たち |
November 30, 1997 | Kobayashi Yasuko | 7.1% | ||
| Ep 41 | Snapped! The Blue Terror NejiBlue キレてる！青の恐怖ネジブルー |
December 7, 1997 | Tsujino Masato | 6.7% | ||
| Ep 42 | Shake Them Off! The Evil Pursuers ふりきれ！邪悪な追跡者 |
December 14, 1997 | Takegami Junki | 6.1% | ||
| Ep 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 |
December 21, 1997 | Nagaishi Takao | 8.8% | ||
| Ep 44 | Take it Easy! Kenta's New Year's Eve Panic お気楽！健太の年越し騒動 |
December 28, 1997 | Kobayashi Yasuko | Tsujino Masato | 5.3% | |
| Ep 45 | Stubborn! Hinelar's Big Strike Back しぶとい！ヒネラーの大逆襲 |
January 4, 1998 | Yanagawa Shigeru | Nagaishi Takao | 3.6% | |
| Ep 46 | Stop it! The Boat to Hell 阻むぞ！地獄への船出 |
January 11, 1998 | Takegami Junki | Tsujino Masato | 5.8% | |
| Ep 47 | Plunge In! The Terrifying Hinelar City とびこめ！恐怖のヒネラーシティ |
January 18, 1998 | Kobayashi Yasuko | 6.4% | ||
| Ep 48 | Crush Them! Hinelar's Dark Desires つぶすぜ！ヒネラーの黒い野望 |
January 25, 1998 | Takegami Junki | Sakamoto Taro | 7.1% | |
| Ep 49 | Despair! Everyone Hates Us!? 絶望！俺たちは嫌われ者！？ |
February 1, 1998 | Kobayashi Yasuko | 7.4% | ||
| Ep 50 | Grandiose! The Scorching Hot Super Warrior Yugande 壮絶！灼熱の超戦士ユガンデ |
February 8, 1998 | Takegami Junki | Nagaishi Takao | 8.7% | |
| Ep 51 | Grab Them! Our Diplomas つかむぜ！俺たちの卒業証書 |
February 15, 1998 | Arakawa Naruhisa | 6.8% | ||
| MegaRanger VS CarRanger メガレンジャーVSカーレンジャー |
March 13, 1998 | Tasaki Ryuta | N/A | |||
| Gingaman VS MegaRanger ギンガマンVSメガレンジャー |
March 12, 1999 | Nagaishi Takao | ||||
| Extra Releases | ||||||
| GaoRanger VS Super Sentai ガオレンジャーVSスーパー戦隊 |
August 10, 2001 | Akahoshi Masanao | Takemoto Noboru | N/A | ||
| Gokaiger 39 | Why? We're High School Students どうして？俺たち高校生 |
November 20, 2011 | Komura Junko | 4.9% | ||
Viewership
Average: 6.5% (All Episodes) Before changing time slots: 5.9%, After changing time slots: 6.6%
Highest: 9.6% (Episode 37)
Lowest: 3.4% (Episode 27)
Music
- Opening Theme
Denji Sentai MegaRanger (Second part starts with Ep 33) 電磁戦隊メガレンジャー
- Singer: Fuga Naoto
- Lyrics: Hatte Saburou
- Music: Oku Keiichi
- Ending Themes
Ki no Sei Kana (Eps 01-20, 31-50) 気のせいかな
- Singer: Fuga Naoto
- Lyrics: Hatte Saburou
- Music: 鷹虎
Bon Dancing MegaRanger (Eps 21-30) Bomb Dancing メガレンジャー
- Singer: Asakawa Hiroko
- Lyrics: Fujibayashi Shoko
- Music: Sahashi Toshihiko
- 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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Related Links
External Links
- JP Wiki
- Toei site
- Super Sentai.net
- Toei Video site
- Wiki for TV ratings
- MegaRed (and other) actor info after the show ends
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