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Dengeki Sentai Changeman (電撃戦隊チェンジマン Dengeki Sentai Chenjiman, lit. Blitzkrieg Squadron Changeman) was a Japanese TV series, being the 9th Show in the Super Sentai franchise. It was originally aired in February 2, 1985-February 22, 1986 and it ran for 55 episodes. This Sentai is based on European mythological animals.
Plot
After already conquering hundreds of planets, the Great Star League Gozma sets its sights onto Earth. To defend the lands in such a great crisis, the military begins a special branch known as the Earth Defense Force, comprised of elite members from all areas of the military. Under the supervision of Commander Ibuki, the numerous gathered soldiers of the Earth Defense Force begin a harsh training.
As their first action, the Gozma decide to eliminate those who pose the greatest risk of interfering with their invasion — the military. After a particularly brutal day of training, the Earth Defense Force are fed up with Ibuki's cruel ways and abandon the training session. Soon afterwards they're met with an attack by numerous Gozma troops. Five surviving officers gather together, beaten and exhausted, but refusing to step down from this threat. Just then, the earth shakes and it empowers the five with the Earth Force, enabling them to possess the power of mythological beasts. With the mystical power of the Earth Force and the technology of the military, the Changeman begin their war against Gozma.
Characters
Changemen
color | role | actor |
---|---|---|
ChangeDragon | Hiryu Tsurugi | Haruki Hamada |
ChangeGriffon | Shou Hayate | Kazuoki Takahashi |
ChangePegasus | Yuma Ozora | Shiro Izumi |
ChangeMermaid | Sayaka Nagisa | Hiroko Nishimoto |
ChangePhoenix | Mai Tsubasa | Mai Ooishi |
Allies
- Earth Defense Force
- Supreme Commander Johnson (5)
- General Honda (5, 36)
- Doctor Togo (26)
- Dengeki Squadron
- All Super Sentai
Aliens
The Changemen meet other aliens who end up on Earth, both good and evil, because of Gozma.
Alien Allies
Booba Pirates
Other Aliens
Great Star League Gozma
- Star King Bazeu
- General Giluke
- Adjutant Booba
- Adjutant Shiima
- Uba (4, 12, 46 & 49)
- Doctor Kumazawa (13 & 14)
- Queen Ahames (17-53)
- Navigator Gator
- Gyodai
- Volta (21)
- Icarus (41)
- Bola (41)
- Great Star League Gozma Mechanics
- Mothership Gozmard
- Gozma Pod
- Gozma Fighters
- Hidrer Soldiers
- Space Beast Warriors
- Gabu (1)
- Gomu (2)
- Zobi (3)
- Picara (5)
- Kamira (Movie 1)
- Marzo (6)
- Demost (7)
- Dokyura (8)
- Ooz (9)
- Haust (10)
- Ghost (11)
- Bamba (12)
- Ballas (13 & 14)
- Rogan (15)
- Gaubar (16)
- Gilba (17 & 18)
- Jeeg (19)
- Seala (20)
- Miralca (22)
- Zela (23)
- Dodon (Movie 2)
- Kiga (24)
- Zonos (25)
- Hougul (26)
- Gilom (27)
- Pain (28)
- Derical (30)
- Zolbas (31)
- Baruruka (37)
- Doron (38)
- Damus (39)
- Zolte (40)
- Kaage (42)
- Gouda (43)
- Zados (38-44)
- Daros (45)
- Galga (46)
- Jigura (47)
- Zuune (49)
- Daryl (52)
- Maze (53)
- Girath (54)
Arsenal
Transformation Devices
Sidearms
Team Cannon and Individual Weapons
- Power Bazooka ◆◆◆◆◆
- Dragon-Zooka ◆
- Gryphon-Zooka ◆
- Pegasus-Zooka ◆
- Mermaid-Zooka ◆
- Phoenix-Zooka ◆
Vehicles
- Auto Changers (cycles)
- Change Cruiser (4WD)
- Jet Skis
Mecha
- Legend:◆ 1-pilot mecha, 2-pilot mecha, ➲ carrier mecha
- Shuttlebase ➲
- Dengeki Gattai Change Robo ◆◀▶◀▶
- Jet Changer 1 ◆
- Helichanger 2 ◀▶
- Landchanger 3 ◀▶
Episodes
- Ep. 1: Arrival! Secret Power! (出現! 秘密の力! Shutsugen! Himitsu no Chikara!)
- Ep. 2: The Wrath of Star King Bazeu (星王バズーの怒り Seiō Bazū no Ikari)
- Ep. 3: Scram! Soldier Team (スクラム! 戦士団 Sukuramu! Senshi Dan)
- Ep. 4: A Kiss After the Fight (キスは戦いの後で Kisu wa Tatakai no Ato de)
- Ep. 5: Pegasus Arrest Orders (ペガサス逮捕指令 Pegasasu Taiho Shirei)
- Ep. 6: The Targeted High School Girls (狙われた女子高生 Nerawareta Joshikōsei)
- Ep. 7: The Sad Space Beast Warrior! (悲しき宇宙獣士! Kanashiki Uchū Senshi!)
- Ep. 8: The Young Lady is a Vampire (お嬢さんは吸血鬼 Ojōsan wa Kyūketsuki)
- Ep. 9: Shine! The Special Miracle Ball (輝け! 必殺の魔球 Kagayake! Hissatsu no Makyū)
- Ep. 10: The Dreadful Driverless Car Army (恐怖の無人車軍団 Kyōfu no Mujin Kuruma Gundan)
- Ep. 11: SOS Koko and Kiki (SOSココとキキ Esu Ō Esu Koko to Kiki)
- Ep. 12: Mama is Mermaid (ママはマーメイド Mama wa Māmeido)
- Ep. 13: Papa Sells the Earth (地球を売るパパ Chikyū o Uru Papa)
- Ep. 14: Attack! Giant Lizards (攻撃! 巨大トカゲ Kōgeki! Kyodai Tokage)
- Ep. 15: Reckless Rider Mai (暴走ライダー麻衣 Bōsō Raidā Mai)
- Ep. 16: The Girl Who Had Wings! (翼を持った少女! Tsubasa o Motta Shōjo!)
- Ep. 17: Nagasaki's Mysterious Ghost Ship (長崎の謎の幽霊船 Nagasaki no Nazo no Yūreisen)
- Ep. 18: Ahames' Challenge! (アハメスの挑戦! Ahamesu no Chōsen!)
- Ep. 19: Bet on Sayaka! (さやかに賭けろ! Sayaka ni Kakero!)
- Ep. 20: Grand Counterattack! Giluke (大逆襲! ギルーク Dai Gyakushū! Girūku)
- Ep. 21: Gozma's Big Star (ゴズマの大スター Gozuma no Dai Sutā)
- Ep. 22: The Soldier Who Disappeared into a Mirror (鏡に消えた戦士! Kagami ni Kieta Senshi)
- Ep. 23: The Boy Who Rides Dolphins (イルカに乗る少年 Iruka ni Noru Shōnen)
- Ep. 24: Runaway Gyodai (ギョダーイの家出 Gyodāi no Iede)
- Ep. 25: Sing! With a Great Voice (歌え! 大きな声で Utae! Ōki na Koe de)
- Ep. 26: Mai's 20-year-old First Love (麻衣20歳の初恋 Mai Hatachi no Hatsukoi)
- Ep. 27: Gator's Dream of Parent and Child (ゲーター親子の夢 Gētā Oyako no Yume)
- Ep. 28: The Cursed Crayons (呪われたクレヨン Norowareta Kureyon)
- Ep. 29: Protect the Flowers! Phantom Butterfly (花を守れ! 幻の蝶 Hana o Mamore! Maboroshi no Chō)
- Ep. 30: Run! Pegasus! (走れ! ペガサス! Hashire! Pegasasu!)
- Ep. 31: Reveal It! The Mystery of Bazeu (暴け! バズーの謎 Abake! Bazū no Nazo)
- Ep. 32: Nana! Dangerous Reunion (ナナ! 危険な再会 Nana! Kiken na Saikai)
- Ep. 33: The End of Giluke!? (ギルークの最期!? Girūku no Saigo!?)
- Ep. 34: Ahames the Terrible (恐ろしきアハメス Osoroshiki Ahamesu)
- Ep. 35: Earth!! Help Us! (地球よ! 助けて! Chikyū yo! Tasukete!)
- Ep. 36: Behold! Our Power (見たか! 俺達の力 Mita ka! Oretachi no Chikara)
- Ep. 37: The Disappearing Dragon! (消えたドラゴン! Kieta Doragon!)
- Ep. 38: Ghost Baseball (幽霊ベースボール Yūrei Bēsubōru)
- Ep. 39: Dreadful Hide-and-Seek (恐怖のかくれんぼ Kyōfu no Kakurenbo)
- Ep. 40: Strange Sweets (おかしなお菓子 Okashi na Okashi)
- Ep. 41: The Prince of the Lost World! (消えた星の王子! Kieta Hoshi no Ōjisama!)
- Ep. 42: The Sailor-Suited Nana (セーラー服のナナ Sērā-fuku no Nana)
- Ep. 43: Super Giluke (スーパーギルーク Sūpā Girūku)
- Ep. 44: Leave it to Mai! (麻衣におまかせ! Mai ni O-makase!)
- Ep. 45: The Rainbow-Colored Girl Aira (虹色の少女アイラ Niji-iro no Shōjo Aira)
- Ep. 46: Beautiful Shiima! (美しきシーマ! Utsukushiki Shīma)
- Ep. 47: Gator's Tears of Parent and Child (ゲーター親子の涙 Gētā Oyako no Namida)
- Ep. 48: The Pirate Booba's Storm of Love (海賊ブーバ愛の嵐 Kaizoku Būba Ai no Arashi)
- Ep. 49: The Sad Shiima Beast Soldier (哀しきシーマ獣士 Kanashiki Shīma Jūshi)
- Ep. 50: The Day Gozma Trembled (ゴズマが震えた日 Gozuma ga Furueta Hi)
- Ep. 51: Nana!! Follow Him! (ナナよ! 伝えて! Nana yo! Tsutaete!)
- Ep. 52: Booba Dies on Earth (ブーバ地球に死す Būba Chikyū ni Shisu)
- Ep. 53: Fiery Ahames! (炎のアハメス! Honō no Ahamesu!)
- Ep. 54: Giluke Grand Explosion! (ギルーク大爆発! Girūku Dai Bakuhatsu!)
- Final Ep.: Farewell, Friends of Space! (さらば宇宙の友よ Saraba Uchū no Tomo yo)
Movies
Stage Shows
- Changeman Stage Show at Super Hero Korakuen Yuenchi
- Changeman Stage Show at 3 Heroes Korakuen Yuenchi
Songs
- Opening: Dengeki Sentai Changeman
- Ending: Never Stop Changeman
- Mecha Theme (Change Robo): Fight! Change Robo
- Kagayake! Changeman
- Love Forever
- We Can Change
- Great Passion ~Jounetsu no Arashi~
- Mermaid and Phoenix
- Earth Force, Shukumei no Hoshi
- Wakasa de Changeman
- Pinch wa Chance da, Changeman
Cast
- Hiryu Tsurugi: Haruki Hamada
- Sho Hayate: Kazuoki Takahashi
- Yuma Ozora: Shirô Izumi
- Sayaka Nagisa: Hiroko Nishimoto
- Mai Tsubasa: Mai Ooishi
- Chief Yui Ibuki: Jun Fujimaki
- Officer Suzuki: Genshu Suzuki
- Officer Shoji: Hirokazu Shoji
- Officer Watanabe: Minoru Watanabe
- Officer Nomoto: Nahoko Nomoto
- Officer Kikuchi: Kaori Kikuchi
- Miralca: Hiroko Nishimoto (voice in episode 22)
- Icarus' mother: Hiroko Nishimoto (episode 41)
- Nana: Tokie Shibata
- Young Nana: Miyako Hayakawa
- Sakura: Sachiko Shigeno
- General Giluke: Shohei Yamamoto
- Queen Ahames; Voice of Maze: Fukumi Kuroda
- Būba: Yoshinori Okamoto
- Shiima: Kana Fujieda
- Shiima: Michiro Iida (male voice)
- Star King Bazoo: Kazuto Kuwahara, Seizō Katō (voice)
- Gyodai: Takeshi Watabe (voice)
- Gator: Hiroshi Masuoka (voice)
- Zoorii: Makoto Kousaka (voice)
- Waraji: Kazuhiko Ohara
- Narrator: Nobuo Tanaka
Guest Stars
- Saga (ep 19): Tsutomu Kitagawa
- Nana's Adoptive Mother (eps 32-33): Yuriko Hishimi
- Aira (ep 45): Youko Nakamura
Stunts
- ChangeDragon: Kazuo Niibori
- ChangeGriffon: Koji Matoba
- ChangePegasus: Tsutomu Kitagawa
- ChangeMermaid: Masato Akada
- ChangePhoenix: Yuichi Hachisuka
- Star King Bazoo: Kazuto Kuwabara
- Gyodai/Change Robo: Hideaki Kusaka
- Gator: Minoru Watanabe
Crew
- Directors:
- Writers:
- Hirohisa Soda (main writer), Kunio Fujii, Kyoko Sagiyama
- Action Director:
- Junji Yamaoka, Ryojirou Nishimoto
Stage Shows
Notes
- This is the third series not to feature a Yellow Ranger (J.A.K.Q. Dengekitai being the first followed by Battle Fever J); this is the last season without a Yellow for 28 years until Kyoryuger.
- This is also the first team without a Yellow Ranger to have two females followed by Kyoryuger.
- Izumi Shiro (Yuma Ozora) would later portray Burai (DragonRanger) in the 1992 Sentai series Kyoryu Sentai Zyuranger.
- Change Mermaid is the first female White Ranger.
- The working title of this series was "Uchuu Sentai (Space Squadron) Cosmoman", the tag-line of which would be used for Kyuranger, and the show was originally going to have a space exploration motif. While it was changed to a military motif at the end, traces of the original motif are still evident in the design of the Change Robo and the Shuttlebase, not to mention the fact that the villains are space aliens. The team was also contemplated into being "Chikyuu Sentai" (Earth Squadron); this would later be the tag-line for Fiveman.
- The "Dengeki" in Changeman's tag-name is the exact-same as in J.A.K.Q. Dengekitai, thus making it the second and final time in Sentai history two teams shared the same tag. (after Denshi)
- This is the only Sentai series to have two specifically made movies, theatrical or otherwise, devoted specifically to its team. All other series either had no movie, one movie, one or more of their films being a theatrical showing of a TV episode (or, in Flashman's case, an edit of several episodes), or, post Kakuranger, one or two of the films being team-ups with either their predecessors or successors, sometimes team-ups being the team's only movies.
- This is the second longest Sentai Season after Himitsu Sentai Gorenger; the reason is due to the next Sentai was running behind in initial filming.
- Due to this, Changeman had a unique start/finish set-up, beginning in February 2, 1985 (2/2) and ending February 22, 1986 (2/22).
- Their official counterparts in Super Megaforce are given the name Blitz.
- This is the only season until Ninninger to have a female White Ranger and a Pink Ranger in the core team.
External links
- Dengeki Sentai Changeman at super-sentai.net
- Dengeki Sentai Changeman at Wikipedia
- Dengeki Sentai Changeman at Japanese Wikipedia
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