This article is about a series entry (the 30th) in the Super Sentai series.
GoGo Sentai Boukenger
Number of episodes:
49 3 Movies
Original airing:
February 19, 2006 – February 11, 2007
Power Rangers counterpart:
GoGo Sentai Boukenger (轟轟戦隊ボウケンジャー , GōGō Sentai Bōkenjā ) , or GoGo Sentai Bokenger [1] , is the 30th entry in the Super Sentai series. It replaced Mahou Sentai Magiranger and joined Kamen Rider Kabuto as part of the Super Hero Time block on TV Asahi. On January 28, 2007, it was joined by Kamen Rider Den-O , one week after Kabuto 's finale. On February 18, 2007, it was replaced by Juken Sentai Gekiranger .
Footage from Boukenger was used for the American adaptation Power Rangers Operation Overdrive , and it was dubbed in South Korea as Power Rangers Treasure Force (파워레인저 트레저포스 Pawoleinjeo Teulejeoposeu ).
The average ratings of the series was 6.7%.[2]
Plot [ ]
"In every era, there are explorers that seek unknown worlds. People call them "adventurers". SGS foundation is a non-government organization that gathers lost treasures from around the world. Treasures such as relics from ancient civilizations, the treasures left behind by people, as well as animals near extinction. Among them are treasures that possess powers surpassing current technology called Precious. SGS is a secret team that finds and protects the Precious!"
―Narrator[src] Powerful relics known as Precious have started to appear throughout the world. However, the various Negative Syndicates wish to take the Precious for themselves and utilize them for evil means. To make sure that the Precious don't fall into the hands of the Negative Syndicates the Search Guard Successor Foundation, or SGS , has developed its own special operations team, the Boukengers, who do battle and collect the dangerous Precious.
Characters [ ]
Rangers [ ]
SGS [ ]
Main article: SGS
Boukengers [ ]
Boukenger (EP 1-18)
The 5 Boukengers in SGS Secret File
Boukengers
Boukengers and Zubaan
Main article: Boukengers
[ ]
Evil Rangers [ ]
Debatable [ ]
Evil Boukengers [ ]
Main article: Evil Boukengers (40)
Bouken Red
Evil Bouken Red
Bouken Black
Evil Bouken Black
Bouken Blue
Evil Bouken Blue
Bouken Yellow
Evil Bouken Yellow
Bouken Pink
Evil Bouken Pink
Gajah Dengekitai (30 Sentai Encyclopedia Only) [ ]
Main article: Gajah Dengekitai
Red
Red Karth
Blue
Blue Karth
Pink
Pink Karth
Green
Green Karth
Big One
Arch Priest Gajah
Dream Sentai [ ]
SGS Members [ ]
Allies [ ]
Pretty Cure (GoGo Sentai Boukenger /Futari wa Pretty Cure Splash Star Audio Drama)
Villains [ ]
Negative Syndicates
Gordom Civilization
Leader
Arch Priest Gajah (1-3, 6, 8-11, 18-21, 26, Movie, 29-30, 39-42, Boukenger vs. Super Sentai , 43, 47-49) / Gajadom (49)
Gordom Minions
Grunts
Combatant Karths (1-3, 6, 8, 10-12, 14, 18, 21, 24, 26, Movie, 30, 35, 41, Boukenger vs. Super Sentai , 44, 48, The Flying Ghost Ship , Super Sentai Strongest Battle!! )
Jaryuu Clan
Leader
Creator King Ryuuwon (2, 4, 7, 10-11, 13, 15-16, 21, 25, 27, Movie, 29, 33-34, 37, 40-42, 45-47) / Revived Jaryuu King Ryuuwon (Gokaiger 21)
Monsters
Grunts
Dragonoid Soldier Jaryuu (2, 4, 7, 10-11, 13, 15-16, 21, 24-25, 27, Movie, 29, 37, 41, 45, 49, Gokaiger 21)
Dark Shadow
Leader
Gekkou of Illusions (3, 5, 9, 12, 14, 17, 22, 25, Movie, 32, 35, 38-39, 41-42, 44, 46, 48-49, Gekiranger vs. Boukenger , Gokaiger vs. Gavan ) / Demon Bird (44)
Generals
Yaiba of Darkness (3, 5, 9, 12, 14, 17, 22, 25, Movie, 32, 35, 38-42, 44-46, Super Hero Taisen , Red Battle! All Sentai Rally!! )
Shizuka of the Wind (3, 5, 9, 12, 14, 17, 22, 25, Movie, 32, 35, 38-39, 41-42, 44, 46, 48-49, Gekiranger vs. Boukenger , Gokaiger vs. Gavan ) / Super Shizuka of the Wind (38)
Tsukumogami
Ashu Tribe
Leader
Questers
Furious Demon God Gai (17-19) / Quester Gai (19-20, 23, 28, 31, 33-34, 36, 39-42, Super Hero Taisen , Super Hero Taisen Z )
Grand Beast Rei (17-19) / Quester Rei (19-20, 23, 28, 31, 33-34, 36, 39-42, Super Hero Taisen , Super Hero Taisen Z )
Generals
Quester Robos/Monsters
Precious Creatures
Others
Arsenal [ ]
Main article: Arsenal (Boukenger)
Transformation Devices [ ]
Sidearms [ ]
Individual Weapons [ ]
Power-Up [ ]
Mecha [ ]
Main article: Mecha (Boukenger)
Legend :◆ piloted mecha, ❖ aux mecha; see Style Guide for rules on icon colors
Additional Formations [ ]
DaiBouken [ ]
SirenBuilder [ ]
DaiVoyager [ ]
Additional Formations [ ]
DaiBouken [ ]
SirenBuilder [ ]
DaiVoyager [ ]
Other [ ]
Episodes [ ]
Main article: GoGo Sentai Boukenger Episodes
The episodes this season are called "Tasks" (Task. ( タスク ) , Tasuku ) (the title for which is written as "Task. [number]" except for the finale) and use the English pronunciations of the episode numbers. Many of these titles are tied to an artifact or item which is the focus of the episode.
Like Seijuu Sentai Gingaman , many of the Boukenger titles are two words that are connected, either two nouns with the character "no" connecting the two or a word in front of a main noun (the second noun) that modifies it. Like Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger , the titles incorporate a period.
Task. 1: The Heart of the Demon God (Task. 1 魔神の心臓 , Tasuku Wan: Majin no Shinzō )
Task. 2: The Dragon Thieves (Task. 2 竜の略奪者 , Tasuku Tsū: Ryū no Ryakudatsu-sha )
Task. 3: The Champion's Blades (Task. 3 覇者の剣 , Tasuku Surī: Hasha no Tsurugi )
Task. 4: The Lost Vehicles (Task. 4 失われたビークル , Tasuku Fō: Ushinawareta Bīkuru )
Task. 5: The Imperial Pearl (Task. 5 帝国の真珠 , Tasuku Faibu: Teikoku no Shinju )
Task. 6: The Cursed Fog (Task. 6 呪いの霧 , Tasuku Shikkusu: Noroi no Kiri )
Task. 7: The Salamander's Scale (Task. 7 火竜のウロコ , Tasuku Sebun: Saramandā no Uroko )
Task. 8: The Treasure of Atlantis (Task. 8 アトランティスの秘宝 , Tasuku Eito: Atorantisu no Hihō )
Task. 9: The Paper Crane Ninja (Task. 9 折鶴の忍者 , Tasuku Nain: Orizuru no Ninja )
Task. 10: Bouken Red Disappears (Task.10 消えたボウケンレッド , Tasuku Ten: Kieta Bōken Reddo )
Task. 11: The Showdown on the Isolated Island (Task.11 孤島の決戦 , Tasuku Irevun: Kotō no Kessen )
Task. 12: The Pipes of Hamelin (Task.12 ハーメルンの笛 , Tasuku Touerubu: Hāmerun no Fue )
Task. 13: The Treasures of Princess Kaguya (Task.13 かぐや姫の宝 , Tasuku Sātīn: Kaguya-hime no Takara )
Task. 14: The Revived Past (Task.14 甦る過去 , Tasuku Fōtīn: Yomigaeru Kako )
Task. 15: The Water Metropolis (Task.15 水の都 , Tasuku Fifutīn: Mizu no Miyako )
Task. 16: The Water Crystal (Task.16 水のクリスタル , Tasuku Shikkusutīn: Mizu no Kurisutaru )
Task. 17: The Ashu Mirror (Task.17 アシュの鏡 , Tasuku Sebuntīn: Ashu no Kagami )
Task. 18: The Man that Lived (Task.18 生きていた男 , Tasuku Eitīn: Ikiteita Otoko )
Task. 19: The Dazzling Adventurer (Task.19 眩き冒険者 , Tasuku Naintīn: Mabayuki Bōkensha )
Task. 20: The Brand-New Giant (Task.20 新たなる巨人 , Tasuku Touentī: Aratanaru Kyojin )
Task. 21: The Mallet of Uchide (Task.21 打出の小槌 , Tasuku Touentī-Wan: Uchide no Kozuchi )
Task. 22: The Ring of Solomon (Task.22 ソロモンの指輪 , Tasuku Touentī-Tsū: Soromon no Yubiwa )
Task. 23: The Dangerous Partner (Task.23 あぶない相棒 , Tasuku Touentī-Surī: Abunai Aibō )
Task. 24: The Hatsune Drum (Task.24 初音の鼓 , Tasuku Touentī-Fō: Hatsune no Tsuzumi )
Task. 25: The Forbidden Fruit (Task.25 禁断の果実 , Tasuku Touentī-Faibu: Kindan no Kajitsu )
Task. 26: The Glass Slipper (Task.26 ガラスの靴 , Tasuku Touentī-Shikkusu: Garasu no Kutsu )
Task. 27: The Feng-Shui Trap (Task.27 風水占いの罠 , Tasuku Touentī-Sebun: Fūsui Uranai no Wana )
Task. 28: The Legendary Armor (Task.28 伝説の鎧 , Tasuku Touentī-Eito: Densetsu no Yoroi )
Task. 29: The Golden Sword (Task.29 黄金の剣 , Tasuku Touentī-Nain: Ōgon no Ken )
Task. 30: The Rage of the Golden Majin (Task.30 怒りの黄金魔人 , Tasuku Sātī: Ikari no Ōgon Majin )
Task. 31: The Flame of the Ruined Country (Task.31 亡国の炎 , Tasuku Sātī-Wan: Bōkoku no Honō )
Task. 32: The Secret of the Adventure School (Task.32 ボウケン学校の秘密 , Tasuku Sātī-Tsū: Bōken Gakkō no Himitsu )
Task. 33: The Sun of Lemuria (Task.33 レムリアの太陽 , Tasuku Sātī-Surī: Remuria no Taiyō )
Task. 34: The Distant Memories (Task.34 遼かなる記憶 , Tasuku Sātī-Fō: Harukanaru Kioku )
Task. 35: The Head of God (Task.35 神の頭 , Tasuku Sātī-Faibu: Kami no Kashira )
Task. 36: The Oni's Kanabou (Task.36 鬼の金棒 , Tasuku Sātī-Shikkusu: Oni no Kanabō )
Task. 37: The Yearned-For Showbiz World (Task.37 憧れの芸能界 , Tasuku Sātī-Sebun: Akogare no Geinō-kai )
Task. 38: The Rainbow Cloth (Task.38 虹の反物 , Tasuku Sātī-Eito: Niji no Tanmono )
Task. 39: The Prometheus Stone (Task.39 プロメテウスの石 , Tasuku Sātī-Nain: Purometeusu no Ishi )
Task. 40: The Western Ashu (Task.40 西のアシュ , Tasuku Fōtī: Nishi no Ashu )
Task. 41: The Mercurius Vessel (Task.41 メルクリウスの器 , Tasuku Fōtī-Wan: Merukuriusu no Utsuwa )
Task. 42: The Age of the Questers (Task.42 クエスターの時代 , Tasuku Fōtī-Tsū: Kuesutā no Jidai )
Task. 43: The Dangerous Christmas Present (Task.43 危険な贈物(クリスマスプレゼント) , Tasuku Fōtī-Surī: Kiken na Kurisumasu Purezento )
Task. 44: The Hermit's Onsen (Task.44 仙人の温泉 , Tasuku Fōtī-Fō: Sennin no Onsen )
Task. 45: The Evilest Wicked Dragon (Task.45 最凶の邪悪竜 , Tasuku Fōtī-Faibu: Saikyō no Ja'akuryū )
Task. 46: The Awakened Darkness (Task.46 目覚めた闇 , Tasuku Fōtī-Shikkusu: Mezameta Yami )
Task. 47: The Box of Despair (Task.47 絶望の函 , Tasuku Fōtī-Sebun: Zetsubō no Hako )
Task. 48: The Fearsome High Priest (Task.48 恐怖なる大神官 , Tasuku Fōtī-Eito: Kyōfu naru Daishinkan )
Last Task: The Boundless Adventure Souls (Last Task 果て無き冒険魂 , Rasto Tasuku: Hatenaki Bōken Damashii )
Movies
GoGo Sentai Boukenger The Movie: The Greatest Precious (轟轟戦隊ボウケンジャーTHE MOVIE 最強のプレシャス , GōGō Sentai Bōkenjā Za Mūvī: Saikyō no Pureshasu )
GoGo Sentai Boukenger vs. Super Sentai (轟轟戦隊ボウケンジャーVSスーパー戦隊 , GōGō Sentai Bōkenjā Basusu Sūpā Sentai )
Juken Sentai Gekiranger vs. Boukenger (獣拳戦隊ゲキレンジャーVSボウケンジャー , Jūken Sentai Gekirenjā tai Bōkenjā )
Cast [ ]
Satoru Akashi : Mitsuomi Takahashi (高橋 光臣 , Takahashi Mitsuomi )
Masumi Inou : Yasuka Saitoh (齋藤 ヤスカ , Saitō Yasuka )
Souta Mogami : Masashi Mikami (三上 真史 , Mikami Masashi )
Natsuki Mamiya : Chise Nakamura (中村 知世 , Nakamura Chise )
Sakura Nishihori : Haruka Suenaga (末永 遥 , Suenaga Haruka )
Eiji Takaoka : Masayuki Deai (出合 正幸 , Deai Masayuki )
Morio Makino : Shigeru Saiki (斉木 しげる , Saiki Shigeru )
Mister Voice (voice): Nobuo Tanaka (田中 信夫 , Tanaka Nobuo )
Zubaan (voice): Hideyuki Hori (堀 秀行 , Hori Hideyuki )
Gajah : Hiroo Ohtaka (大高 洋夫 , Ōtaka Hiroo )
Ryuuwon (voice and human form): Junpei Morita (森田 順平 , Morita Junpei )
Jaryuu (s) (voice): Tamotsu Nishiwaki (西脇 保 , Nishiwaki Tamotsu )
Shizuka : Mami Yamasaki (山崎 真実 , Yamasaki Mami )
Gekkou (voice): Banjō Ginga (銀河 万丈 , Ginga Banjō )
Yaiba (voice): Takaya Kuroda (黒田 崇矢 , Kuroda Takaya )
Gai (voice) : Kenta Miyake (三宅 健太 , Miyake Kenta )
Rei (voice): Chihiro Suzuki (鈴木 千尋 , Suzuki Chihiro )
Narrator , equipment (voice): Shinichiro Ota (太田 真一郎 , Ōta Shin'ichirō )
Guest voice actors [ ]
Jougami : Masaharu Sato (佐藤 正治 , Satō Masaharu )
Takumigami : Masanobu Kariya (仮屋 昌伸 , Kariya Masanobu )
Kawazugami : Naoki Tatsuta (龍田 直樹 , Tatsuta Naoki )
Kanadegami : Kyōsei Tsukui (津久井 教生 , Tsukui Kyōsei )
Wicked Dragon Lindom : Daisuke Gori (郷里 大輔 , Gōri Daisuke )
Nendogami : Keiichi Sonobe (園部 啓一 , Sonobe Keiichi )
Wicked Dragon Naga : Kiyoyuki Yanada (梁田 清之 , Yanada Kiyoyuki )
Hyouga : Kenji Hamada (浜田 賢二 , Hamada Kenji )
Zukangami : Hiroyuki Muraoka (村岡 弘之 , Muraoka Hiroyuki )
Akutagami : Kōichi Sakaguchi (坂口 候一 , Sakaguchi Kōichi )
Wicked Dragon Talong : Bin Shimada (島田 敏 , Shimada Bin )
Shirubegami : Masaru Obayashi (大林 勝 , Ōbayashi Masaru )
Mamorigami : Yūsuke Numata (沼田 祐介 , Numata Yūsuke )
Wicked Dragon Dembey (voice): Akira Ishida (石田 彰 , Ishida Akira )
Prometheus' Stone : Mitsuaki Madono (真殿 光昭 , Madono Mitsuaki )
Ouga : Kazuki Yao (矢尾 一樹 , Yao Kazuki )
AkaRed : Toru Furuya
Wicked Dragon Tagargin : Yuji Kishi (岸 祐二 , Kishi Yūji )
Desperado : Katsumi Shiono (塩野 勝美 , Shiono Katsumi )
Hyde Gene : Shozo Iizuka
Suit Actors [ ]
Bouken Red , GoGo Gattai DaiTanken : Hirofumi Fukuzawa (福沢 博文 , Fukuzawa Hirofumi )
Bouken Black : Yasuhiko Imai (今井 靖彦 , Imai Yasuhiko )
Bouken Blue , Extreme GoGo Gattai DaiVoyager : Yasuhiro Takeuchi (竹内 康博 , Takeuchi Yasuhiro )
Bouken Yellow : Yūichi Hachisuka (蜂須賀 祐一 , Hachisuka Yūichi )
Bouken Pink , Karths : Motokuni Nakagawa (中川 素州 , Nakagawa Motokuni )
Bouken Pink (sub): Yuuki Ono (小野 友紀 , Ono Yūki ) , Atsuhiro Mizumi (三住 敦洋 , Mizumi Atsuhiro )
Bouken Silver , Kinkyu GoGo Gattai SirenBuilder , Creator King Ryuuwon , Yaiba of Darkness : Hideaki Kusaka (日下 秀昭 , Kusaka Hideaki )
Great Sword Man Zubaan , Furious Demon God Gai : Riichi Seike (清家 利一 , Seike Riichi )
GoGo Gattai DaiBouken , Super DaiBouken , Ultimate DaiBouken , Creator King Ryuuwon , Yaiba of Darkness , Gajadom : Jirō Okamoto (岡元 次郎 , Okamoto Jirō )
Grand Beast Rei : Masaru Obayashi (大林 勝 , Ōbayashi Masaru )
AkaRed : Keizō Yabe (矢部 敬三 , Yabe Keizō )
Evil Bouken Yellow : Sanae Hitomi (人見 早苗 , Hitomi Sanae )
Stage Shows [ ]
Songs [ ]
Main article: GoGo Sentai Boukenger Soundtracks
Opening theme
Ending theme
Mecha themes
Insert themes
"Boukenger GO ON FIGHTING! " (ボウケンジャーGO ON FIGHTING! , "Boukenger GO ON FIGHTING! " )
"Bouken Punch! " (冒険パンチ! , Bōken panchi! , "Adventure Punch!")
"GO! GO! GO! GO! Negative Syndicate " (GO!GO!GO!GO!ネガティブシンジケート , GO! GO! GO! GO! Negatibu Shinjikēto )
Artist: Kensaku Saitou (斉藤 謙策 , Saitō Kensaku )
"S.G.S. ~Iza Susume Sargess!~ " (S.G.S ~いざ進めサージェス!~ , S.G.S ~Iza susume sājesu!~ , "S.G.S. ~Move Forward S.G.S.!~")
Artist: S.G.S. Choir (サージェス合唱団 , Sājesu Gasshō-dan )
"Mabayuki Senkou! Bouken Silver " (眩き閃光!ボウケンシルバー , Mabayuki Senkō! Bōken Shirubā , "Dazzling Flash! Bouken Silver")
"GoGo Vehicle Dai Kōshin " (ゴーゴービークル大行進! , "GoGo Vehicle Dai Kōshin " "GoGo Vehicle Parade!")
"Start Up! ~Kizuna~ " (Start up! ~絆~ , "Start Up! ~Kizuna~ " "Start Up! ~Bonds~)
Character songs
Toyline [ ]
Main article: Boukenger (Toyline)
Notes [ ]
This Super Sentai series celebrated the franchise's 30th Anniversary in 2006.
Boukenger is the first Sentai season to:
Boukenger gets its name from the word "bouken", meaning "adventure".
Due to this being an anniversary series, all the villains and monster designs were based on mecha from past Sentai season.
This is so far the last season for which Yasuko Kobayashi served as a secondary writer. All of her subsequent writing credits for the franchise would be done in the capacity of the involved season’s head writer .
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