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The Super Sentai dating conundrum refers to the clashing dates given in individual Super Sentai series, especially in regards to their relation to the greater franchise. As a general rule in Super Sentai, other tokusatsu, indeed all media in a "present day" setting is assumed to roughly correspond to their release (i.e. television broadcast or theatrical release).

Clues

 * In Himitsu Sentai Gorenger (1975-77), it is said that three years have taken place between the first penultimate episodes. In the real world, Gorenger concluded after just short of two years.
 * In Kamen Rider × Super Sentai: Super Hero Taisen, the picks up "Akarenger" in Winter of 1976. Though this Akarenger is later established to be an imposter, it is clear that the real Akarenger was active in this period.
 * Chikyuu Sentai Fiveman is said to commence in spring of 1990.
 * Uniquely and most conveniently, Mirai Sentai Timeranger sets dates at the end of each of its episodes.
 * The future Timerangers arrive from the 30th century and meet Tatsuya Asami on February 13th of 2000.
 * The Timerangers return to their future time period on February 14th of 2001, the conclusion of the Great Annihilation.
 * The epilogue of Case File 50: To an Infinite Tomorrow catches up with Tatsuya a year following the departure of the Timerangers (2002).
 * The events of Engine Sentai Go-Onger (2008-09) commenced in 2008, as confirmed by Engine Sentai Go-Onger: 10 Years Grand Prix.
 * GP 45: Hatsuyume Plans!? takes place primarily on January 1st, New Year's Day (2009). The epilogue takes place on the following day (January 2nd).
 * Samurai Sentai Shinkenger the Movie: The Fateful War takes place in summer of 2009.
 * Tensou Sentai Goseiger vs. Shinkenger: Epic on Ginmaku takes place on October 2nd, 2010, a date established by Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger Ep. 40: The Future is the Past.
 * Some time after Come Back! Tensou Sentai Goseiger: Last Epic - The Gosei Angels are National Icons!?, which itself follows the final episode of Goseiger, the Legend War, a great battle in which the first 34 Super Sentai repel an invasion of Earth by the Space Empire Zangyack occurs. A few years are said to take place between this battle and the Gokaigers arrival on Earth in Ep. 1: The Space Pirates Appear. Indeed, the formation of the Gokaigers following the Legend War, told through numerous flashbacks, clearly takes place over a period of some time.
 * Ep. 44: A Lovely Christmas Eve takes place on December 24th.
 * Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters (2012-2013) is stated as taking place in 2012, of the fictional New Anno Domini calendar.
 * Kamen Rider × Super Sentai: Super Hero Taisen takes place over the course of two days, the second of which falls on April 21th, 2012.
 * Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters Returns vs. Dōbutsu Sentai Go-Busters takes place on New Year's Eve, December 31st.
 * Mission 45: Happy New Year! Another Small Formidable Enemy takes place on New Year's Day of 2013, January 1st.
 * In Kaitou Sentai Lupinranger VS Keisatsu Sentai Patranger (2018), events said to have taken place "a year ago" are set in 2017.
 * Number 19: The Price of Disobeying Orders takes place over the course of three days (June 15th-17th, 2018).
 * Number 20: The New Thief is a Policeman takes place over the course of a night and two days (June 24th-26th, 2018).
 * Engine Sentai Go-Onger: 10 Years Grand Prix takes place in 2018.
 * Ressha Sentai ToQger Returns: Super ToQ 7gou of Dreams takes place in 2025.
 * Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger Returns: 100 YEARS AFTER takes place in 2114.
 * Mirai Sentai Timeranger Case File 1: The Time Fugitives commences in the year 3000 before the future Timerangers travel back a thousand years.

Kyuranger
Taking place in its own reality, the dating of Uchu Sentai Kyuranger remains a mystery.
 * In the past events, said to have taken place over 333 years ago, a human astronaut named Tsurugi Ohtori founded a universal Space Federation.
 * Assuming the history and progression of Kyuranger's world roughly corresponds to the real world, Tsurugi's "past" achievement would itself take place in at least the near future relative to our present day. From this, the "present day" of Kyuranger would be set no earlier than the mid-24th century.
 * Uchu Sentai Kyuranger vs. Space Squad takes place four years following Space.Final: Echo in the Universe! Alright, Lucky.