ÿþ<html> <head> <title>SENTAI 1975-1980 - ¹0ü0Ñ0ü0&bŠ–</title></head> <body background="home/sbackgrn.jpg" bgcolor="000000" text="DCD2C3"> <script type="text/javascript"> var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-16402771-1']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); (function() { var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 'https://ssl' : 'http://www') + '.google-analytics.com/ga.js'; var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })();</script> <br> <br> <p><font face="Arial" size="+1">The word <b>SENTAI</b> is a Japanese word that means <font color="#FFOOOO">task force</font>, <font color="FFOOOO">action team</font>, or <font color="#FFOOOO"> battle squad</font>. The first <b>Sentai</b> show to come out of Japan was the <font color="Aquamarine">Himitsu Sentai GoRanger</font> [Secret Task Force Five Ranger] in 1975. Most sentai shows ranges between 48-54 episodes per year. A new sentai show comes out every year. It starts from mid to late Februaury and ends sometime in February too. <p> The US first brought this show by the name of <font color="green">THE MIGHTY MORPHIN' POWER RANGERS</font>. The show they used was <font color="#FFOOOO">Kyoryuu Sentai Zyuranger</font> [Dinosaur Task Force Beast Ranger]. The Power Rangers first started to air in the USA in 1993 after Zyuranger was completed.</font> <br> <br> <br> <CENTER>A COMPARISON BETWEEN THE ORIGINAL SENTAI, METAL HEROES, AND KAMEN RIDER TO SABAN ENTERTAINMENT, TOEI COMPANY AND ADNESS ENTERTAINMENT. <BR> <BR> KAMEN RIDER ZO (1993)-- MASKED RIDER pilot episode<br> KAMEN RIDER BLACK RX (1988) --- MASKED RIDER (1ST AND 2ND SEASON)<br> KAMEN RIDER RYUKI (2002) --- KAMEN RIDER: DRAGON KNIGHT (40 EPISODES)<BR> <BR> Dimension Soldier SPEILBAN (1986) and Super Cyborg METALDAR (1987) --- VR TROOPERS (1ST SEASON) <BR> Dimension Soldier SPEILBAN (1986) and Space Sheriff SHAIDER (1984) --- VR TROOPERS (2ND SEASON) <BR> <BR> Heavy Shell B-FIGHTER (1995) --- BIG BAD BEETLEBORGS (1ST SEASON) <BR> B-FIGHTER KABUTO (1996) --- BEETLEBORGS METALLIX (2ND SEASON) <BR> <BR> ZYURANGER (1992-93) --- MIGHTY MORPHIN' POWER RANGERS (1ST SEASON) <BR> DAIRANGER (1993-94) --- MIGHTY MORPHIN' POWER RANGERS (2ND SEASON) <BR> KAKURANGER (1994-95) --- MIGHTY MORPHIN' POWER RANGERS & MIGHTY MORPHIN' ALIEN RANGERS (3RD SEASON) <BR> OHRANGER (1995-96) --- POWER RANGERS ZEO (4TH SEASON) <BR> CARRANGER (1996-97) --- POWER RANGERS TURBO (5TH SEASON) <BR> MEGARANGER (1997-98) --- POWER RANGERS IN SPACE (6TH SEASON) <br> GINGAMAN (1998-99) --- POWER RANGERS LOST GALAXY (7TH SEASON) <br> GOGOV (1999-2000) --- POWER RANGERS LIGHTSPEED RESCUE (8TH SEASON) <br> TIMERANGER (2000-2001) --- POWER RANGERS TIME FORCE (9TH SEASON) <br> GAORANGER (2001-2002) --- POWER RANGERS WILD FORCE (10TH SEASON) <br> HURRICANGER (2002-2003) --- POWER RANGERS NINJA STORM (11TH SEASON) <BR> ABARANGER (2003-2004) --- POWER RANGERS DINO THUNDER (12TH SEASON) <br> DEKARANGER (2004-2005) --- POWER RANGERS SPD (SPECIAL POLICE DETECTIVE) (13TH SEASON) <BR> <BR> MAJIRANGER (2005-2006) --- POWER RANGERS MYSTIC FORCE(14TH SEASON) <br> <br> BOUKENGER (2006-2007) --- POWER RANGERS: OPERATION OVERDRIVE (15TH SEASON) <BR> <BR> GEKIANGER (2007-2008) --- POWER RANGERS: JUNGLE FURY (16TH SEASON) <BR> <BR> GO-ONGER (2008-2009) --- POWER RANGERS: R.P.M. (17TH SEASON) <BR> <BR> SHINKENGER (2011-2012) --- POWER RANGERS: SAMURAI (18TH SEASON) <BR> <BR> ANOTHER COMPARISON FROM TSUBURAYA PRODUCTIONS TO DIC ENTERTAINMENT <BR> <BR> Denko Chojin GRIDMAN (1993) --- SUPERHUMAN SAMURAI SYBER-SQUAD (TWO SEASONS - 53 EPISODES) </CENTER> <BR> <BR> <BR> <center> <address><b> NOTE: Most of the pics were supplied by Anthony "Skull Corp" Leong. </b> </address> <address><b> Thank you for those pics. </b> </address> <br> <br> <address> Thank You for fixing my information on VR Troopers and Masked Rider.<br> <b>Nathan "Daizyujin" Clark</b></address> <br> <br> <address> Thank You on the VR Troopers information too.<br> <b>Ronald "Ron7192" Elliot</b></address> <br> <br> <address> Thank You for that Jettoman picture and getting me into the Super Sentai Web Ring. <br> <b>Jill "JillJapan" Sylvan </b> </address> <br><br> <address> Thank You for some of the sentai pictures. <br> <b><a href="http://www.japanhero.com/">Japan Hero</a></b> </address> <br> <br> <font size=+1>Email <a href="mailto:ninjamansentai@gmail.com">me</a> if you have questions, comments, rants or whatever is on your mind.</font> <br> <br> <a href="http://www.play-asia.com/SOap-23-83-clwg-49-en.html"> <img src="http://www.play-asia.com/paOS-32-74-r.html" border=0 alt="Play-Asia.com - Buy Video Games for Consoles and PC - From Japan, Korea and other Regions!" width="728" height="90"></a> <br><br> <!-- Site Meter --> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://s51.sitemeter.com/js/counter.js?site=s51tokusatsu"> </script> <noscript> <a href="http://s51.sitemeter.com/stats.asp?site=s51tokusatsu" target="_top"> <img src="http://s51.sitemeter.com/meter.asp?site=s51tokusatsu" alt="Site Meter" border="0"/></a> </noscript> <!-- Copyright (c)2006 Site Meter --> <br><br> </center <br> <br> <hr> <br> <center> <p><big> A LIST OF ALL THE SENTAI SHOWS FROM 1975-1980</big> <br> <br> <font face="Arial" size="+1"> <p>1975-1977</p> <p> 001 - Himitsu Sentai GoRanger - ØyÆ[&bŠ–´0ì0ó0¸0ã0ü0, Himitsu Sentai Gorenj <p> <font face="Arial" color="aquamarine">[Secret Task Force Five Ranger]</font> <p> (84 episodes + 2 movies) <p> The tokusatsu sentai; one of two created by the immortal Ishinomori Shoutarou; firmly establishes the genre. The longest run sentai series. <br> <br> Original run: April 5, 1975  March 26, 1977 <br> <br> <img src="images/goranger2.jpg"> <br> <br> <object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube-nocookie.com/v/JhIQ2GA-0mg&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube-nocookie.com/v/JhIQ2GA-0mg&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object> <br> <br> <object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube-nocookie.com/v/77Bo7lvcmPU?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;rel=0"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube-nocookie.com/v/77Bo7lvcmPU?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object> <br> <br> <hr> <br> <br> <p> 1977-1978</p> <p> 002 - J.A.K.Q. Dengekitai - ¸0ã0Ã0«0ü0û–ƒdŠ–, Jakk Dengekitai <p> [Electric Strike Troop J.A.K.Q. (Jack Attack Group)] <p> (35 episodes + movie) <br> <br> Original run: April 9, 1977  December 24, 1977 <br> <br> <img src="images/jakqb.jpg"> <br> <br> <img src="images/jakqtitle.jpg"> <br> <br> <object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube-nocookie.com/v/50FoGxR5pU0?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;rel=0"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube-nocookie.com/v/50FoGxR5pU0?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object> <br> <br> <object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube-nocookie.com/v/jAwHFauPrbI?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;rel=0"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube-nocookie.com/v/jAwHFauPrbI?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object> <br> <br> <object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube-nocookie.com/v/nFqH7o00I2s?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;rel=0"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube-nocookie.com/v/nFqH7o00I2s?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object> <br> <br> <object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube-nocookie.com/v/aVgX90fk5sc?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;rel=0"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube-nocookie.com/v/aVgX90fk5sc?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object> <br> <br> <hr> <br> <br> <p> 1979-1980 <p> 003 - Battle Fever J - Ð0È0ë0Õ0£0ü0Ð0ü0J, Batoru F+b Jei <p> (52 episodes) <p> This series was in co-production with Marvel Comics. <p> The first super sentai; further refines the fight-the-monster-in-two-sizes formula used in SPIDER-MAN; has the sentai battle robot (or robo). <br> <br> Original run: February 3, 1979  January 26, 1980 <br> <br> <img src="images/fever.JPG" height="250"> <br> <img src="images/bfever09.jpg"><img src="images/bfever10.jpg"> <br> <br> <object width="445" height="364"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube-nocookie.com/v/9DrQk4w0p_4&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube-nocookie.com/v/9DrQk4w0p_4&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="445" height="364"></embed></object> <br> <br> <object width="445" height="364"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube-nocookie.com/v/tKOYEykgUDA&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube-nocookie.com/v/tKOYEykgUDA&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="445" height="364"></embed></object> <br> <br> <object width="445" height="364"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube-nocookie.com/v/qISYVNG4au8&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0&border=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube-nocookie.com/v/qISYVNG4au8&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="445" height="364"></embed></object> <br> <br> <center> <font size="+2" face="Arial"><A href="rangers02.html">Sentai from 1980 to 1990 </a>&nbsp;| &nbsp;<a href="rangers03.html">Sentai from 1990 to 2000</a>&nbsp;| &nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="rangers04.html">Sentai from 2000 to 2010</A> | &nbsp;<a href="rangers05.html">Sentai from 2010 to 2020</A></font> </center> </center> </body> </html>