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 entry in the Super Sentai franchise. Its theme is pirates who are searching for the greatest treasure in the universe.

It is also the 35th Anniversary series of the Super Sentai series.

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!"

The Gokaigers use the 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 deceased former Sentai anti-heroes and proving himself worthy of being a Gokaiger. With his knowledge of past Super Sentai teams, being a Sentai fan-boy, he aids the Gokaigers in their fight against the Zangyack and Basco.

Allies

 * Navi
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 * Toshizo Tanba
 * Emiri Sanjou
 * Samurai Sentai Shinkenger
 * Tensou Sentai Goseiger

Universal Empire Zangyack

 * Oiles Gil
 * Insarn
 * Damaras
 * Barizorg
 * Gormin
 * Zgormin
 * Basco ta Jolokia
 * Sari
 * Giant Battle Pseudo-Lifeforms
 * Liquidroid Wateru (16)
 * Moondroid Tsukki (20)
 * Fireoid Meran (23)
 * Ranger Key Clones

Action Commanders

 * Shikabanen (1)
 * Bongan (2)
 * Salamandam (3)
 * Zodomas (4)
 * Buramudo (5)
 * Nanonanoda (6)
 * Pachacamac XIII (7)
 * Sneak Brothers (8)
 * Elder
 * Younger
 * Bowser (9)
 * Yokubarido (10)
 * Deratsueigar (11-12)
 * Zaggai (13)
 * Jellacit (14, 24)
 * Almadon (17)
 * Osogain (18)
 * Uorlian (19)
 * Muchaburin (Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger Original Album Otakara Sound Box 1)
 * Ryuuwon (21)
 * Stargull (22)
 * Senden (24)
 * Satorakura Jr. (25 - 26)
 * Sandaaru Jr. (25 - 26)
 * Regaeru (27)

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 totom 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.

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)

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 arsenal. The first was Carranger used by all five Rangers and second was Abaranger only used by AbareBlack.
 * The word "Gokai" is actually a pun thanks to its spelling. "Goukai" means "heroic". "Gokai" means "misunderstanding".
 * The ending theme, Super Sentai Hero Getter, is an updated version of the 25th Anniversary theme, Super Sentai Tamashii. The latter introduces Goranger through Gokaiger, while the former introduced Goranger through Gaoranger. Also in the ending theme, the singers who originally sang for the series’ opening theme rap the series’ line. E.g.: Yoffy rapping Dekaranger, Iwaki rapping Magiranger, NoB rapping Boukenger etc.
 * The first season where it seems that a vs. only villian debuts in the Sentai main verse. In this case, it is the Juken Sentai Gekiranger vs. Boukenger only villain Cosmic Kenpō Master Pachacamac XII, though technically it is his successor, Pachacamac XIII.
 * 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 others as seen in The Lost Forest when it happens to Hyuuga, and People's Lives Are the Future of Earth when it happens to Matsuri Tatsumi.