Sentai New Year Episode

This article is about a type of episode in the Super Sentai series.

While many Super Sentai Series do a special holiday-themed one-shot, others incorporate the holidays as the beginning of the series endgame storyline (Many series prior to the acknowledgement of New Years actually had the first episode of or around the New Years likewise as the beginning of the series' endgame story arc).

The only series not to have had such an episode are J.A.K.Q. Dengekitai, as its run was cut short and thus it did not reach the 1978 New Year and Ohsama Sentai King-Ohger

A sporadic trend with New Year episodes has emerged in recent years, several series' (Abaranger, Boukenger, Go-Onger, Shinkenger, and Go-Busters) opened with the team having a New Year's party in traditional dress.

List of Episodes[]

Showa Era[]

• Himitsu Sentai Gorenger
  • Ep. 36: The Fierce Crimson Charge! The Mobile Fortress Invincible Battleship (New Year 1976)
  • Ep. 75: Fiery Crimson Hell!! Stove Mask's Conspiracy (New Year 1977)
• Battle Fever J
  • Ep. 49: The Rebel Army of Class 2-5 (New Year 1980, New Decade 1980s)
• Denshi Sentai Denziman
  • Ep. 48: Banriki Demon King's Rebellion (New Year 1981)
• Taiyo Sentai Sun Vulcan
  • Ep. 47: The Machine Empire's Rebellion (New Year 1982)
• Dai Sentai Goggle-V
  • Ep. 47: This is the Ultimate Weapon (New Year 1983)
• Kagaku Sentai Dynaman
  • Ep. 48: Doctor Yumeno's Big Secret (New Year 1984)
• Chodenshi Bioman
  • Ep. 49: Critical Bio Robo (New Year 1985)
• Dengeki Sentai Changeman
  • Ep. 48: The Pirate Booba's Storm of Love (New Year 1986)
• Choshinsei Flashman
  • Ep. 44: Deus Beast Warriors Appear (New Year 1987)
• Hikari Sentai Maskman
  • Ep. 45: Prince Igam! You're a Woman! (New Year 1988)
• Choju Sentai Liveman
  • Ep. 44: Butchy's Great Reckless Driving of Tears!! (New Year 1989, coincidentally New Era Heisei ^[1][2])

Heisei Era[]

• Kousoku Sentai Turboranger
  • Ep. 44: Legend of the Wandering Boma (New Year 1990, New Decade 1990s)
• Chikyu Sentai Fiveman
  • Ep. 44: Struggle Robot Battle (New Year 1991)
• Chojin Sentai Jetman
  • Ep. 46: The Great Demon King of the Tomato Field (New Year 1992)
• Kyoryu Sentai Zyuranger
  • Ep. 45: A Jerky Dumb Boy (New Year 1993)
• Gosei Sentai Dairanger
  • Ep. 45: Disbanding for Real!! (New Year 1994)
• Ninja Sentai Kakuranger
  • Ep. 46: The New Spring Manga Hell (New Year 1995)
• Choriki Sentai Ohranger
  • Ep. 42: The Squadron's Public Execution!! (New Year 1996)
• Gekiso Sentai Carranger
  • Ep. 44: The Persistently, Wacky Gekiso Chase! (New Year 1997)
• Denji Sentai Megaranger
  • Ep. 44: Relax! Kenta's New Year's Eve Riot (End of Year 1997)
  • Ep. 45: Stubborn! Hinelar's Big Strike Back (New Year 1998)
• Seiju Sentai Gingaman
  • Chapter 44: The Demon-Beast of the Earth (New Year 1999)
• Kyukyu Sentai GoGoFive
  • Ep. 44: Rescue File 99 (End of Year 1999, End of Decade 1990s)
  • Ep. 45: The Year's First Dream is a Psyma Melody (New Year 2000, New Decade 2000s)
• Mirai Sentai Timeranger
  • Case File 45: The End! TR (Tomorrow Research) (End of Year 2000, End of Century 20th, end of Millennium 2nd)
  • Case File 46: Cut Off From the Future (New Year 2001, New Century 21th, New Millennium 3rd, first shared with a Kamen Rider)
• Hyakuju Sentai Gaoranger
  • Quest 46: The New Year Attacks (New Year 2002)
• Ninpu Sentai Hurricaneger
  • Scroll 46: New Year's Meal and Three Giants (New Year 2003)
• Bakuryu Sentai Abaranger
  • Ep. 44: Is the Salaryman a Dreaming Abare Trick? (End of Year 2003)
  • Ep. 45: New Year Abare Rumba (New Year 2004)
• Tokuso Sentai Dekaranger
  • Episode. 45: Accidental Present (End of Year 2004)
  • Episode. 46: Propose Panic (New Year 2005)
• Mahou Sentai Magiranger
  • Stage 44: Mother's Scent (New Year 2006)
• GoGo Sentai Boukenger
  • Task 44: The Hermit's Onsen (New Year 2007, first in 16:9 720p)
• Juken Sentai Gekiranger
  • Lesson 44: Wafu-Wafu! Father's Melody (New Year 2008)
• Engine Sentai Go-Onger
  • GP 45: Hatsuyume Plans!? (New Year 2009)
• Samurai Sentai Shinkenger
  • Act 44: The Eighteenth Head of the Shiba House (New Year 2010, New Decade 2010s)
• Tensou Sentai Goseiger
  • Epic 45: The Messiah is Born (End of Year 2010)
  • Epic 46: Gosei Knight is Targeted (New Year 2011)
• Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger
  • Ep. 45: The Confused Ninja (New Year 2012)
• Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters
  • Mission 45: Happy New Year! A Small Formidable Enemy Returns (New Year 2013)
• Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger
  • Brave 43: The Blade of the Soul! Roar, Streizer (New Year 2014, first in 1080p)
• Ressha Sentai ToQger
  • Station 42: Words to Reach You (End of Year 2014)
  • Station 43: The Locked Door (New Year 2015)
• Shuriken Sentai Ninninger
  • Shinobi 43: The Legendary Ninja! Yokai Karuta Tactics (End of Year 2015)
  • Shinobi 44: The Final Battle! The Ordeals of the Last Ninja (New Year 2016)
• Doubutsu Sentai Zyuohger
  • Ep. 44: Monarch of the Humans (New Year 2017)
• Uchu Sentai Kyuranger
  • Space.44: Don Armage's Identity (New Year 2018)
• Kaitou Sentai Lupinranger VS Keisatsu Sentai Patranger
  • Number 46: An Inescapable Game (New Year 2019)
• Kishiryu Sentai Ryusoulger
  • Ep. 8: Singing Voice of Miracle (New Era Reiwa^[3][4])
  • Ep. 40: Nightmare in the Fog (New Year 2020, New Decade 2020s^[3])

Reiwa Era[]

• Mashin Sentai Kiramager
  • Episode 38: Watching My Uncle's Moon (New Year 2021)
• Kikai Sentai Zenkaiger
  • No. 42-kai! New Hero! Secret Meeting!! (New Year 2022)
• Avataro Sentai Donbrothers
  • Don 43: Run Through Time, Run Through the Mysteries (New Year 2023)

See also[]

• Kamen Rider - KR New Year Episode
• Metal Heroes - MH New Year Episode