Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger

Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger (海賊戦隊ゴーカイジャー, Kaizoku Sentai Gōkaijā; translated as Pirate Squadron Gokaiger) is the 35th season of the Super Sentai series and celebrates the the 35th Anniversary of the franchise. It premiered on TV Asahi February 13, 2011, joining Kamen Rider OOO and Kamen Rider Fourze as program featured on TV Asahi's "Super Hero Time" programming block. The season's motif is pirates and follows the story of five young space pirates in search of the "Greatest Treasure in the Universe".

Plot
"The 34 Super Sentai who have protected the smiles of the people! They lost their powers fighting the Space Empire Zangyack, but their powers have been inherited by these unbelievable rogues!"

- Narrator

The Gokaigers use the "lost" powers of the 34 previous Super Sentai teams to fight the evil Universal Empire Zangyack, whose first wave of invasion forces were completely defeated by the older teams until they arrive with reinforcements and invade the Earth once more, and they must visit the past 34 teams to obtain more power to fight against the ever-determined Zangyack.

As they continue collecting more Grand Powers, the Gokai Crew run into Marvelous' ex-crewmate, Basco, who is also looking for the Greatest Treasure in the Universe, but he wants it all for himself. To that end, he betrayed his old crew and joined up with the Zangyack. He opposes the Gokaigers with his own set of Rangers Keys and his partner Sally, an monkey-like alien who can summon Giant Battle Pseudo-Lifeforms.

Eventually, Gai Ikari, an Earthling, joins the crew as the newest Gokaiger, Gokai Silver, after obtaining his gear from three former Sentai heroes (Burai, Naoto Takizawa and Mikoto Nakadai) and proving himself worthy of being a Gokaiger. As a Sentai Fanboy, his knowledge of past Super Sentai teams aids the Gokaigers in their fight against the Zangyack empire and Basco.

Allies

 * Navi
 * Heavenly Saint Flagel
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 * Toshizo Tanba
 * Emiri Sanjyou
 * BOMPER
 * Engine Speedor
 * Engine Buson
 * Engine Bear RV
 * Honami Moriyama
 * Mirai Moriyama
 * Ninjaman
 * Samurai Sentai Shinkenger
 * Tensou Sentai Goseiger
 * Tokumei Sentai Gobusters

Universal Empire Zangyack

 * Akudos Giru
 * Warz Gill
 * Insarn
 * Damaras
 * Barizorg
 * Gormin
 * Zgormin
 * Dogormin
 * Basco ta Jolokia
 * Sally
 * Giant Battle Pseudo-Lifeforms
 * Liquidroid Wateru (16)
 * Moondroid Tsukki (20)
 * Fireoid Meran (23)
 * Soilroid Dororin (39)
 * Woodroid Moririn (39)
 * Ranger Key Clones

Action Commanders

 * Shikabanen (1)
 * Bongan (2)
 * Salamandam (3)
 * Zodomas (4)
 * Buramudo (5)
 * Nanonanoda (6)
 * Sneak Brothers (8)
 * Elder
 * Younger
 * Bowser (9)
 * Yokubarido (10)
 * Deratsueigar (11-12)
 * Zaggai (13)
 * Jealousto (14, 24)
 * Almadon (17)
 * Osogain (18)
 * Uorlian (19)
 * Muchaburin (Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger Original Album Otakara Sound Box 1)
 * Stargull (22)
 * Senden (24)
 * Regaeru (27)
 * Kiaido (28)
 * Daiyarl (29)
 * Zaien (30)
 * Shieldon (32)
 * Zakyura (33)
 * Vannain (34)

Other Villains

 * Pachacamac XIII (7) [Gekiranger]
 * King Ryuuwon (21) [Boukenger]
 * Satarakura Jr. (25 - 26) [Hurricaneger]
 * Sandaaru Jr. (25 - 26) [Hurricaneger]
 * Pollution President Babatcheed (35 - 36) [Go-Onger]
 * Barbaric Officer Chirakashizky (35) [Go-Onger]
 * Shitari of the Bones (40) [Shinkenger]
 * Buredoran of the Bloodbath (40) [Goseiger]
 * Metal Alice of the Agent (40) [Goseiger]
 * Zan-KT0 (40) [Goseiger]

Arsenal
see also: Arsenal (Gokaiger)
 * Mobirates - The main five Gokaiger's henshin device in the form of a cellphone.
 * GokaiCellular - The henshin device of GokaiSilver in the form of a cellphone.
 * GokaiBuckle - The Gokaiger's Power Key storage in the form of a belt.
 * GokaiSabre - A sword that each Gokaiger carries.
 * GokaiGun - A pirate musket that each Gokaiger carries.
 * GokaiSpear - GokaiSilver's primary weapon.
 * Ranger Keys - Small figures that resemble the past Super Sentai heroes. The Gokaigers use these figures to take the appearance of the past Super Sentai heroes. The keys can be used with the Mobirates in order to become the past Sentai heroes to fight their enemies, as well as being compatible with GokaiOh's helms to unlock various mecha or powerups, as well as the finishers.

Mecha

 * GokaiOh
 * GokaiGalleon - GokaiRed's pirate ship mecha; forms torso and head of GokaiOh.
 * GokaiJet - GokaiBlue's jet mecha; forms right arm and hat of GokaiOh.
 * GokaiTrailer - GokaiYellow's tractor trailer mecha; forms left leg of GokaiOh.
 * GokaiRacer - GokaiGreen's race car mecha; forms left arm of GokaiOh.
 * GokaiMarine - GokaiPink's submarine mecha; forms right leg of GokaiOh.


 * MagiDragon - Secondary mecha combination from Magiranger. Can combine with GokaiOh to form MagiGokaiOh.
 * Patstriker - DekaRed's first personal mecha from Dekaranger. Can combine with GokaiOh to form DekaGokaiOh.
 * GaoLion - GaoRed's totem Power Animal from Gaoranger. Can combine with GokaiOh to form GaoGokaiOh or ShinkenGokaiOh.
 * GouJyuJin - GokaiSilver's mecha; has vehicle, dinosaur, and humanoid modes. Based on powers of Timeranger, Zyuranger and Abaranger.
 * FuraiMaru - Combination of the FuraiHead and FuraiKnuckle Kakakuri Balls from Hurricanger. Can combine with GokaiOh to form HurricaneGokaiOh.


 * Engine Machalcon - The thirteenth & newest of the Engines from Go-Onger. Can combine with GokaiOh to form Go-OnGokaiOh.

Cast

 * Captain Marvelous: Ryota Ozawa (小澤 亮太)
 * Joe Gibken: Yuki Yamada (山田 裕貴)
 * Luka Millfy: Mao Ichimichi (市道 真央)
 * Don "Doc" Dogoier: Kazuki Shimizu (清水 一希)
 * Ahim de Famille: Yui Koike (小池 唯)
 * Gai Ikari: Junya Ikeda (池田 純矢)
 * Basco ta Jolokia: Kei Hosogai (細貝 圭)
 * Navi (Voice): Yukari Tamura (田村 ゆかり)
 * Waruzu Giru (Voice): Hirofumi Nojima (野島 裕史)
 * Damaras (Voice): Kōji Ishii (石井 康嗣)
 * Insarn (Voice): Kikuko Inoue (井上 喜久子)
 * Sid Bamick/Barizorg (Voice): Gaku Shindo (進藤 学)
 * Narration, Mobirates Voice, GokaiCellular Voice, GokaiSabre Voice, GokaiGun Voice, GokaiSpear Voice: Tomokazu Seki (関 智一)

Guest stars

 * AkaRanger (Voice): Naoya Makoto (誠 直也)
 * AkaRed (Voice): Tōru Furuya (古谷 徹)
 * Kai Ozu: Atsushi Hashimoto (橋本 淳)
 * Spell Voice: Tesshō Genda (玄田 哲章)
 * Banban "Ban" Akaza: Ryuuji Sainei (載寧 龍二)
 * Marika "Jasmine" Reimon: Ayumi Kinoshita (木下 あゆ美)
 * Doggie Kruger (Voice): Tetsu Inada (稲田 徹)
 * Kozo Kasugai: Kentarō Shimazu (島津 健太郎)
 * Jan Kandou: Hiroki Suzuki (鈴木 裕樹)
 * Master Sha-Fu (Voice): Ichirō Nagai (永井 一郎)
 * Cosmic Kenpō Master Pachacamac XIII (Voice): Yasunori Masutani (増谷 康紀)
 * Kakeru Shishi: Noboru Kaneko (金子 昇)
 * Kaoru Shiba: Runa Natsui (夏居 瑠奈)
 * Toshizo Tanba: Kazuyuki Matsuzawa (松澤 一之)
 * Eikichi Nashida: Takashi Yamanaka (山中 崇)
 * Kyousuke Jinnai: Yūji Kishi (岸 祐二)
 * Mikoto Nakadai: Kotaro Tanaka (田中 幸太朗)
 * Ryouma: Kazuki Maehara (前原 一輝)
 * Hyuuga: Teruaki Ogawa (小川 輝明)
 * Satoru Akashi: Mitsuomi Takahashi (高橋 光臣)
 * Matsuri Tatsumi: Kayoko Shibata (柴田 かよこ)
 * Yousuke Shiina: Shun Shioya (塩谷 瞬)
 * Nanami Nono: Nao Nagasawa (長澤 奈央)
 * Kouta Bitou: Kohei Yamamoto (山本 康平)
 * Gai Yuki: Toshihide Wakamatsu (若松 俊秀)
 * Emiri Sanjou: Michi Nishijima (西島 未智)
 * Yukito Sanjyou: Sho Tomita (冨田 翔)
 * Jou Oohara: Kazuhiko Nishimura (西村 和彦)
 * Gorou Hoshino: Masaru Shishido (宍戸 勝)
 * Momo Maruo: Tamao Sato (さとう 珠緒)

Suit actors
In the first episode, the past 34 Super Sentai teams consisted of several suit actors who are members of Japan Action Enterprises and Red Entertainment Deliver, as well as stage show actors from all across Japan.
 * GokaiRed: Hirofumi Fukuzawa (福沢 博文)
 * GokaiBlue: Yoshifumi Oshikawa (押川 善文)
 * GokaiYellow: Yuichi Hachisuka (蜂須賀 祐一)
 * GokaiGreen: Yasuhiro Takeuchi (竹内 康博)
 * GokaiPink: Mizuho Nogawa (野川 瑞穂)
 * GokaiSilver: Daisuke Satō (佐藤 太輔)
 * Waruzu Giru: Riichi Seike (清家 利一)
 * Insarn: Masaru Ōbayashi (大林 勝)
 * Barizorg: Jiro Okamoto (岡元 次郎)
 * Action Commander: Keizo Yabe (矢部 敬三)
 * NinjaRed: Seiji Takaiwa (高岩 成二)
 * DekaBreak: Eitoku (永徳)
 * BoukenPink: Motokuni Nakagawa (中川 素州)
 * Doggie Kruger: Hideaki Kusaka (日下 秀昭)

Soundtracks
Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger also has soundtracks based on the show.


 * Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger Single - The official single to the TV show featuring the opening theme, the ending theme, and the karaoke version of the songs. At the end of episode 4, the Gokaigers had a special promotion for the thirty viewers.


 * Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger Original Album Treasure Sound Box 1 - The first original soundtrack to the TV series featuring 31 songs from the show including: Gokai Change!, the TV size version of the opening theme, and more.

Trivia

 * This is the third season to have a key as part of the arsenal. The first was Carranger, used by all five Rangers and second was Abaranger, though it was only used by AbareBlack.
 * The ending theme, Super Sentai Hero Getter, is an updated version of the 25th Anniversary theme, Super Sentai Tamashii. The former introduces Goranger through Gokaiger, while the latter introduced Goranger through Gaoranger. Also in the ending theme, the singers who originally sang for the more recent Sentai series’ opening theme rap the series’ line. E.g.: Yoffy rapping Dekaranger, Iwaki rapping Magiranger, NoB rapping Boukenger etc.
 * This season has a connection to several of the "Vs. Movies", where several cross-over characters and concepts emerge in continuity in the series.
 * The first was during the Juken Sentai Gekiranger cross-over, where Juken Sentai Gekiranger vs. Boukenger villain Cosmic Kenpō Master Pachacamac XII's successor, Cosmic Kenpō Master Pachacamac XIII, appeared.
 * During the Engine Sentai Go-Onger cross-over, another relation to a Vs. Movie villain appears: Pollution President Babatcheed, successor of Samurai Sentai Shinkenger vs. Go-onger: Ginmaku Bang!! villain Pollution President Batcheed.
 * In the events of the Mirai Sentai Timeranger cross-over, the crossover the Gokaigers themselves make in Tensou Sentai Goseiger vs. Shinkenger: Epic on Ginmaku is explained.
 * During most tribute episodes, when the Gokaigers transform into the respective team an instrumental version of that team's opening theme is played. The tribute episodes for Gekiranger, Jetman, and Ohranger are, thus far, the only exceptions to this.
 * There is a common occurance with the appearance of a Legend, a shadow of their past Ranger form will appear over them momentarily. Though this normally happens with Red Senshi, it can happen with other Senshi, such as in The Lost Forest when it happens to Hyuuga, and People's Lives Are the Future of Earth when it happens to Matsuri Tatsumi.
 * In Now More Road Safety, unlike the other veteran rangers, when the Red Racer image appears in front of him, as expected as a Carranger, Kyousuke breaks the fourth wall and slaps the Red Racer image aside, getting Don's and Ahim's attention.
 * The Legend Shift happens in reverse in Wings are Eternal, where a shadow of Gai Yuki's human form appeared over his Ranger form.
 * Even a Legend's weapon gets a Legend Shift. In the episode One Power, the shadow of the Ohranger's Olé Bazooka appeared over the incomplete Gokai Galleon Buster.
 * During Ryo's (RyuuRanger) appearance on Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger, it was revealed that he has learned some of the martial arts skills and abilities of two of his former Dairanger teammates: Daigo of the Heavenly Phantom Star (ShishiRanger) and Shoji of the Heavenly Gravity Star (TenmaRanger). As he battles with them, Gai Ikari notices his appearance alongside these two Dairangers.
 * During Sosuke Esumi's Legend Shift, he does his Ranger roll-call pose as his Ranger form appears over him.