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Gosei Sentai Dairanger (五星戦隊ダイレンジャー Gosei Sentai Dairenjā), translated into English as Five-Star Squadron Great Ranger, is a Japanese tokusatsu television series. It is the seventeenth programme in the long-running Super Sentai franchise of tokusatsu programmes produced by TOEI Entertainment, following Kyōryū Sentai Zyuranger. It was originally broadcast from February 19, 1993 to February 11, 1994.
The series was released in the United States by Shout! Factory on November 10, 2015.[1] A trailer for the series was on the American Zyuranger DVD after the end of the final episode.
Action scenes featuring exterior shots of the Dairanger mecha as well as footage of KibaRanger were used in the second season of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. The core five costumers would not be used in Power Rangers until Power Rangers Super Megaforce and in the comic series Power Rangers Universe.
The average ratings of the series was 7.0%.[2]
Contents
Plot
Over 8,000 years ago, the Daos civilization flourished in Southern China. The Daos Empire consisted in three tribes: Dai, Shura (ancestors of today's humanity) and Gorma who lived harmoniously. However, one day the Gorma Tribe tried to take over the Empire. Thus began the war between the Gorma and the Dai Tribe. The battle continued for 5,000 years, led by the Gorma Triumvirate. The Mythical Qi Beasts appeared to oppose the Gorma, whose magical powers had increased to the point where they could turn themselves into monsters. Five Dai warriors' Qi powers had increased to the point where they could control the Mythical Qi Beasts. The war ended with the disappearance of both the Dai and Gorma Tribes. In 1993, the Gorma Tribe, one of the Daos' two missing branches, revived to take over the world. To counter them, Master Kaku assembled a team of five youths with high levels of Qi. They became the Dairangers of present time.
Characters
"Five stars, shining in the heavens! Gosei Sentai Dairanger!"
Dairangers

Dairangers and KibaRanger transformed
Color | Role | Actor |
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RyuuRanger | Ryo's father ► Ryo ► Ryo's grandson | Gou Ibuki ► Keiichi Wada |
ShishiRanger | Previous ShishiRanger ► Daigo ► Daigo's grandson | ??? ► Tatsuya Nomi |
TenmaRanger | Previous TenmaRanger ► Shoji ► Shoji's grandson | ??? ► Ei Hamura |
KirinRanger | Previous KirinRanger ► Kazu ► Kazu's grandson | ??? ► Keisuke Tsuchiya |
HououRanger | Previous HououRanger ► Rin ► Rin's granddaughter | ??? ► Natsuki Takahashi |
KibaRanger | Kou | Hisashi Sakai |
Allies
- Master Kaku/Chief Officer Jiaxu (1-48)
- First Lieutenant Zilong (45 & 46)
- Yoko (1, 7 & 15)
- Iron Face Chouryou (7 & 8)
- Kujaku (9-41)
- Grandmaster Yufang (13 & 14, 29-31)
- Xiao Qiao (14)
- The Three Gorma Stooges (15, 24 & 40)
- Kou's Mother (17-48)
Daimugen | Kameo |
- Kameo (22-50)
- Daijinryuu (37-50)
- Demon-Fist Master Jin Matoba/Garouki (26-39)
- Media Magician (33)
- All Super Sentai
The Gorma Tribe
- Gorma Emperor XV (20-49)
- Lieutenant Colonel Shadam/Gorma Emperor XVI (1-50)
Senate Level
- General Tenpou (17-48)
- Archbishop Saw/High Priest Riju (7 & 8)
- Gorma/Combined Four Deva Kings (20 & 28-31)
- Touhouten
- Hoppouten
- Saihouten
- Nanpouten
- Akomaru (17-22 & 31-44)
- Three Ladies (17-22)
- Lady Ring (17-22)
- Lady Necklace (17-20)
- Lady Earring (17 & 18)
- Ikazuchi (42-44)
- Three Ladies (17-22)
Military Level
- Gorma Triumvirate
- Lieutenant Colonel Shadam
- Lieutenant Colonel Gara (1-49)
- Wraith Gara (41)
- Major Zydos (1-48)
- Cotpotros
- Gorma Minions
- Great King Ojaru (Movie)
- Baron String (1, 2 & Movie)
- Purse Priest (2, Movie)
- Key Jester (3, 4 & Movie)
- Lipstick Songstress (5, 6 & Movie)
- Duke of Trump (Movie)
- Mirror Make-Up Artist (9)
- Baron Sakura (10)
- Father Magnet (11)
- Tofu Hermit (12)
- Kabuki Novice (13 & 14)
- Haniwa Ventriloquist (16)
- Heatwave Hood (23)
- Copy Empress (25)
- Pot Taoist (26 & 27)
- Fast-Talking Player (29 & 30)
- Bird Cage Vagabond (32)
- General Cactus (34)
- Sergeant Cannon (35)
- Count Kaleidoscope (36)
- Pachinko Master (37 & 38)
- New Gorma Monster (50)
- Great King Ojaru (Movie)
Arsenal
Transformation Devices
Multi-Use Devices
Sidearms, Individual Weapons, and Attacks
- Dai Buster
- Dairen Rods
- Naginata ► Double Dragon Swords
- Bladed Sasumata ► Lion Staff
- Monk's Spade ► Pegasus Nunchakus
- RodArrow ► Kirin 9-Part Whip
- Bladed Monk's Cudgel ► Phoenix Spear
- Dairinken
- Byakkoshinken ◆
- Qi-Power Bomber
Team Cannon
Vehicles
Mecha
Mythical Qi Beast System
- Legend:◆-piloted mecha, ➲ carrier mecha; colors are in reference to Rangers who piloted them and not the physical color of the mecha
- Shichisei Gattai Heavy Armor Qi Palace ◆◆◆◆◆◆➲
- Alternate Combination - Shinsei Gattai Kiba DaiOh ◆◆◆◆◆
Other Mecha
Episodes
The episode titles in this Sentai season are mostly written like someone is yelling, with several usages of multiple exclamation points as proof of this.
- Ep. 1: Let's Tenshin!!! (転身だァァッ!!! Tenshin Daaā!!!)
- Ep. 2: It's Qi Power!! (気力だァァッ!! Kiryoku Daaā!!)
- Ep. 3: Your Souls, Please! (魂ちょうだい! Tamashii Chōdai!)
- Ep. 4: We Were Naïve!! (俺たち甘いぜ!! Ore-tachi Amai ze!!)
- Ep. 5: The Jewels Have Come (あっタマきたッ Attama Kitā)
- Ep. 6: Break Through the Wind (風よブッちぎれ Kaze yo Butchigire)
- Ep. 7: Traitor! (裏切り者ォッ! Uragirimonoō!)
- Ep. 8: Father!! (おやじぃぃッ!! Oyajiiī!!)
- Ep. 9: Don't Be Vain (うぬぼれるなッ Unuboreru nā)
- Ep. 10: Ah, the Vengeful Goddess (あァ復讐の女神 Aa Fukushū no Megami)
- Ep. 11: Magnet Gauss! (磁石でガウス! Jishaku de Gausu!)
- Ep. 12: Drunk on Tofu (豆腐で酔ったァ Tōfu de Yottaa)
- Ep. 13: Ka Kabuki Boy (カッカブキ小僧 Kakkabuki Kozō)
- Ep. 14: Well, Time To Get Married (イヨッ結婚ぢゃ Iyokkekkon ja)
- Ep. 15: The 3 Stooges' Soccer (3バカサッカー San Baka Sakkā)
- Ep. 16: Rumbling Child Stones (ゴロゴロ子供石 Gorogoro Kodomo Ishi)
- Ep. 17: The New Hero Has Arrived (出ました新戦士 Demashita Shin Senshi)
- Ep. 18: The Secret Byakko-chan ((秘)(ひみつ)の白虎ちゃん (Himitsu) no Byakko-chan)
- Ep. 19: The Heart-Throbbing Pretty Girl (ドキドキ美少女 Dokidoki Bijōjo)
- Ep. 20: First Opening Of The Gorma Palace (初公開ゴーマ宮 Hatsu Kōkai Gōma Miya)
- Ep. 21: The Birth of a Mythical Ch'i Beast (気伝獣様ご誕生 Kidenjū-sama Go-tanjō)
- Ep. 22: The Great Secret Art of the Tiger Cub!! (虎の子大秘術!! Toro no Ko Dai Hijutsu!!)
- Ep. 23: True Love at Full Speed (純愛まっしぐら Jun'ai Masshigura)
- Ep. 24: The 3 Stooges' Super Baseball! (3バカ超野球! San Baka Chō Yakyū!)
- Ep. 25: Droves of Evil Dairangers (ぞろぞろ裏戦隊 Zorozoro Ura Sentai)
- Ep. 26: A Bad, Bad, Bad Guy (嫌な嫌な嫌な奴 Iya na Iya na Iya na Yatsu)
- Ep. 27: It's The Final Punch (最終拳だだだッ Saishū Kobushi Da Da Dā)
- Ep. 28: Everyone's Here!! (総登場だぎゃ!! Sō Tōjō Dagya!!)
- Ep. 29: The Secret Inside Story of a Mother and Child's Tears (母子涙の(秘)裏話 Boshi Namida no (Hi) Urabanashi)
- Ep. 30: The Deadly, Fast-Talking Wanderer (必殺早口仕事人 Hissatsu Hayakuchi Shigotonin)
- Ep. 31: Another Hero Comes Forth (また出た新戦士 Mata Deta Shin Senshi)
- Ep. 32: Demon With The Golden Kick (黄金キックの鬼 Ōgon Kikku no Oni)
- Ep. 33: An Idol's First Experience (アイドル初体験 Aidoru Shotaiken)
- Ep. 34: A Prickly Maiden Hunt (トゲトゲ少女狩 Togetoge Shōjo Kai)
- Ep. 35: New Secret Art, the Dance of Spiders (新奥義クモの舞 Shin Ōgi Kumo no Mai)
- Ep. 36: A 6000-Year Grudge... (恨み節6千年… Urami Setsu Rokusennen...)
- Ep. 37: You Have to See It!! Enormous One (必見!! でけェ奴 Hikken!! Dekee Yatsu)
- Ep. 38: Huh!! A Ceasefire!? (えーッ!! 停戦!? Ēe!! Teisen!?)
- Ep. 39: The Demon Fist Falls in the Setting Sun (魔拳落日に散る Maken Rakujitsu ni Chiru)
- Ep. 40: Farewell! 3 Stooges (さらば! 3バカ Saraba! San Baka)
- Ep. 41: Kujaku's Great Ascension (クジャク大昇天 Kujaku Daishōten)
- Ep. 42: A Straight Line To Mom (母ちゃん一直線 Okāchan Itchokusen)
- Ep. 43: Forbidden Past Is Revealed (激白禁断の過去 Geki Shiro Kindan no Kako)
- Ep. 44: Touching!! You Cry Too (感動!! 君も泣け Kandō!! Kimi mo Nake)
- Ep. 45: Disbanding for Real!! (本気(マジ)で解散!! Maji de Kaisan!!)
- Ep. 46: The Heroes are Stark Naked (英雄(ヒーロー)まるはだか Hīrō Maru Hadaka)
- Ep. 47: The Amazing Truth (すっげェ~真実 Suggee~ Shinjitsu)
- Ep. 48: Death Of The Heroic Master!! (壮絶!! 道士死す Sōzetsu!! Dōshi Shisu)
- Ep. 49: The Final Showdown (最終決戦だァッ Saishū Kessen Daā)
- Final Ep.: Let's Go! (行くぞォォッ! Ikuzooō!)
Movie
Songs
- Opening theme
- "Gosei Sentai Dairanger" (五星戦隊ダイレンジャー Gosei Sentai Dairenjā)
- Artist: NEW JACK Takurou (NEW JACK拓郎 Nū Jakku Takurō)
- Ending theme
- "Oretachi Muteki sa!! Dairanger" (俺たち無敵さ!!ダイレンジャー Oretachi muteki sa!! Dairenjā, "We're Invincible!! Dairanger")
- Artist: NEW JACK Takurou (NEW JACK拓郎 Nū Jakku Takurō)
- Mecha themes
- "Ryuseioh ~Dairenoh Theme~" (龍星王~大連王のテーマ~ Ryūseiō ~ Dairen'ō no tēma~)
- Artist: Funky Y.K.
- "Won Tiger No Uta" (ウォンタイガーの歌 Won Taigā no uta, "Song of Won Tiger")
- Artist: Nobuhiko Kashiwara (樫原 伸彦 Kashiwara Nobuhiko)
- Insert themes
- "Ai no Soldier" (愛のソルジャー Ai no sorujā)
- Artist: Gouji Tsuno (つのごうじ Tsuno Gōji)
- "Utsukushii Hana No You Ni" (美しい花のように "Like a Beautiful Flower")
- Artist: Gouji Tsuno (つのごうじ Tsuno Gōji)
- "Ikki Ni Shuuchuu!" (一気に集中! Ikki ni Shūchū!, "Instant Focus!")
- Artist: Funky Y.K.
- "Goma Goma Gorma" (ゴマゴマゴーマ Goma Goma Gōma)
- Artist: Pythagoras (ピタゴラス Pitagorasu)
- "Kaze No Senshi" (風の戦士 "Wind Warrior")
- Artist: Yoko Ishida (石田 よう子 Ishida Yōko)
- "Hi Wo Fuke Dai Buster" (火を吹けダイバスター Hi o fuke Daibasutā, "Fire Away Dai Buster")
- Artist: Nobuhiko Kashiwara (樫原 伸彦 Kashiwara Nobuhiko)
- "Chikai" (誓い "Oath")
- Artist: Funky Y.K.
Cast
- Ryo of the Heavenly Fire Star ("天火星" 亮 "Tenkasei" Ryō): Keiichi Wada (和田 圭市 Wada Keiichi)
- Daigo of the Heavenly Phantom Star ("天幻星" 大五 "Tengensei" Daigo): Tatsuya Nōmi (能見 達也 Nōmi Tatsuya)
- Shoji of the Heavenly Gravity Star ("天重星" 将児 "Tenjūsei" Shōji): Ei Hamura (羽村 英 Hamura Ei)
- Kazu of the Heavenly Time Star ("天時星" 知 "Tenjisei" Kazu): Keisuke Tsuchiya (土屋 圭輔 Tsuchiya Keisuke)
- Rin of the Heavenly Wind Star ("天風星" リン "Tenpūsei" Rin): Natsuki Takahashi (高橋 夏樹 Takahashi Natsuki)
- Kou of the Howling New Star: Hisashi Sakai (酒井 寿 Sakai Hisashi)
- Master Kaku (道士嘉挧 Dōshi Kaku): Koji Naka (中康治 Naka Koji)
- Grandmaster Yufang: Takeshi Kuwabara (桑原 毅 Kuwabara Takeshi)
- Kujaku: Masako Morishita (森下 雅子 Morishita Masako)
- Kou's Mother: Mikiko Miki (三輝 みきこ Miki Mikiko)
- Kameo: Sugisaku Imagawa (今川 杉作 Imagawa Sugisaku, episodes 22-28), Tomihisa Naruse (成瀬 富久 Naruse Tomihisa, episodes 29-50)
- Gorma Emperor XV: Munemaru Kōda (幸田 宗丸 Kōda Munemaru)
- Lieutenant Colonel Gara (ガラ中佐 Gara Chūsa): Akiko Amamatsuri (天祭 揚子 Amamatsuri Akiko)
- Major Zydos (ザイドス少佐 Zaidosu Shōsa): Maroshi Tamura (田村 円 Tamura Maroshi)
- Lieutenant Colonel Shadam (シャダム中佐 Chūsa): Rintarō Nishi (西 凜太朗 Nishi Rintarō)
- General Tenpou: Chuukou Ueda (上田 忠好 Ueda Chūkō)
- Akomaru: Shohei Shibata (柴田 翔平 Shibata Shohei)
- Demon-Fist Master Jin Matoba: Yutaka Hirose (広瀬 裕 Hirose Yutaka, credited as Takumi Hirose)
Voice actors
- Narrator: Hironori Miyata (宮田 浩徳 Miyata Hironori)
- Byakkoshinken: Wataru Abe
- Daimugen: Ikko Tadano (ただの いっこ Tadano Ikko, credited as Tomihisa Naruse (成瀬 富久 Naruse Tomihisa))
- Boss Kamikaze: Nobuyuki Hiyama (檜山 修之 Hiyama Nobuyuki)
- Teacher Telephone: Akiko Muta
- Company President Gravestone: Takuzou Kamiyama
- Kabuki Novice: Shigeru Chiba (千葉 繁 Chiba Shigeru, 13 & 14)
Guest actors
- Shoukyou: Aki Miyase (宮瀬亜希 Miyase Aki, 14)
- Kazu's clone: Daisuke Tsuchiya (土屋 大輔 Tsuchiya Daisuke, 25)
- Shōichirō Takamura (human form of Media Magician): Ryosuke Kaizu (海津 亮介 Kaizu Ryōsuke)
Suit Actors
- RyuuRanger: Naoki Ōfuji (大藤 直樹 Oofuji Naoki)
- ShishiRanger: Tsutomu Kitagawa (喜多 川務 Kitagawa Tsutomu)
- TenmaRanger: Shoji Hachisuka (蜂須賀 昭二 Hachisuka Shōji)
- KirinRanger: Hirofumi Ishigaki (石垣 広文 Ishigaki Hirofumi)
- HououRanger: Rie Murakami (村上利恵 Murakami Rie)
- KibaRanger: Minoru Watanabe (渡辺 実 Watanabe Minoru)
- Mythical Qi Warrior RyuseiOh, Gosei Gattai Dairen'Oh, Mythical Qi Warrior Won Tiger, Shinsei Gattai Kiba DaiOh, Daijinryuu: Hideaki Kusaka (日下秀昭 Kusaka Hideaki)
- Mythical Qi Warrior RyuseiOh (sub), Cotpotro: Hirofumi Fukuzawa (福沢 博文 Fukuzawa Hirofumi)
- Gorma Minions: Yasuhiko Imai (今井靖彦 Imai Yasuhiko), Yasuhiro Takeuchi (竹内 康博 Takeuchi Yasuhiro)
- Teacher Telephone, Cotpotro, Lady Ring: Motokuni Nakagawa (中川素州 Nakgawa Motokuni)
- Company President Gravestone, Lady Earring: Takashi Sakamoto (坂本隆 Sakamoto Takashi)
- Boss Kamikaze, Gorma XV (stunts), Birdcage Vagrant: Takeshi Miyazaki (宮崎 剛 Miyazaki Takeshi)
Stage Shows
- Dairanger Stage Show at Double Hero Korakuen Yuenchi
- Dairanger Stage Show at Super Hero Korakuen Yuenchi
- Dairanger Stage Show at Return of TyrannoRanger Nostalgia
- Dairanger Stage Show at Super Hero Nostalgia
Toyline
Use in Power Rangers
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers would use mecha, monster, and KibaRanger footage, but only to a limited extent and never using the other five Dairangers. This led to some very awkward fight scenes as the Power Rangers fought Dairanger monsters that - as Saban did not have the suits - were never onscreen with them, or Zyu2 monsters fighting Dairanger mecha in the same way.
Since Saban had still paid for all the footage, they tried for years to find a way to use it as late as Power Rangers Lost Galaxy, but eventually they gave up. [3]
Eventually the suits showed up in Power Rangers Megaforce/Super Megaforce. First, RyuuRanger makes an appearance in Troy's flash forwards to the Legendary Battle; and a ShishiRanger Key was used at San Diego Comic Con, with Dairanger appearances in the Super Megaforce promo. Finally, the Rangers turned into the Dairangers in "Earth Fights Back" (and later "Samurai Surprise"), as the Legendary Squadron - thus using an extra minute of Gokaiger footage.
Notes

The 15th Anniversary Super Sentai Series logo

This is the reunion photo of the core Dairangers in 2016 (w/ Tatsuya Nomi a year before he passed away).
- This series was considered the 15th anniversary series at the time of airing.
- While never fully adapted outside of costumes, Zord footage, and monster footage for PR Season 2, that season and others have had used some of the Dairanger costumes and props:
- In Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Seasons 2 & 3, the Dairen-Oh and Won Tiger suits appeared in American footage and the Kiba Ranger suit was used as the White Ranger suit for the rest of Season 2 and throughout Season 3 of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. However the core Zyuranger suits from the previous season were primarily used throughout Season 2 of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers.
- In Power Rangers Lost Galaxy, the Dairangers' Aura Changer was used as the morpher for the second Magna Defender, Mike Corbett.
- It was also rumored that the Dairanger suits were going to be used as "Ancient Rangers" that were most likely the predecessors to the Galaxy Rangers. However, plans for the later half of Lost Galaxy were changed following Valerie Vernon's leukemia diagnosis.[Citation needed]
- In Power Rangers Wild Force, Master Org's appearance was based upon Gorma Emperor XV's costume.
- The original name for this season was supposed to be Daikenger.
TV STORY-Ep. 2: What’s a “Kaiger”?
- In the Indonesian Dub, Dairanger was renamed to "Star Ranger".[Citation needed]

USA cover Gosei Sentai Dairanger: The Complete Series
See Also
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (Season 2) - Power Rangers counterpart . See comparison page.
- Power Rangers Universe - Power Rangers counterpart . See comparison page.
External links
- Gosei Sentai Dairanger at super-sentai.net
- Gosei Sentai Dairanger at Wikipedia
- Gosei Sentai Dairanger at Japanese Wikipedia
References
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