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|start-ep = [[Ep. 1: Leeet's Tenshin!!!|Leeet's Tenshin!!!]]
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|start-ep = [[Ep. 1: Transform]]
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|last-ep = [[Final Ep.: Let's Go!]]
 
|powerrangers = Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (Season 2)
  
|powerrangers = Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (Season 2)
 
|airdate = February 19, 1993 – February 11, 1994
  
|airdate = February 19, 1993 – February 11, 1994
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|previous=Zyuranger
 
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{{nihongo|'''''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|Kyouryuu Sentai Zyuranger]]''. It was originally broadcast from February 19, 1993 to February 11, 1994.
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{{nihongo|'''''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, 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.<ref>https://twitter.com/ShoutFactory/status/619710422246137856</ref> A trailer for the series was on the American ''Zyuranger'' DVD after the end of [[Final Ep.: Viva Dinosaurs|the final episode]].
  
The series was released in the United States by [[Shout! Factory]] on November 10, 2015.<ref>https://twitter.com/ShoutFactory/status/619710422246137856</ref> A trailer for the series was on the American ''Zyuranger'' DVD after the end of [[Final Ep.: Viva Dinosaurs|the final episode]].
   
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Certain action footage from this series was used in the [[Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (Season 2)|second season]] of ''[[Mighty Morphin Power Rangers]]'', however, this mostly consisted of the scenes featuring the Dairanger mecha, which were used as Zords (in this case, the Thunderzords) in ''[[Power Rangers]]''; the hand-to-hand fight scenes were limited to ''Zyuranger'' footage and material filmed specifically for the American show. The Core 5 Zyuranger costumes were instead used in the american footage. The only footage showing any of the Dairangers in the English adaptation was limited to the KibaRanger footage being used for footage involving the White Ranger in battle. The Core 5 costumes in the footage weren't used in Power Rangers until ''[[Power Rangers Super Megaforce]]''.
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Certain action footage from this series was used in the [[Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (Season 2)|second season]] of ''[[Mighty Morphin Power Rangers]]''; however, this mostly consisted of the scenes featuring the Dairanger mecha, which were used as Zords (in this case, the Thunderzords) in ''[[Power Rangers]]'', while the hand-to-hand fight scenes were limited to ''Zyuranger'' footage and material filmed specifically for the American show. The Core 5 Zyuranger costumes were used in the American footage. The only footage showing any of the Dairangers in the English adaptation was limited to the KibaRanger footage being used for footage involving the White Ranger in battle; the Core 5 costumes in the footage weren't used in Power Rangers until ''[[Power Rangers Super Megaforce]]''.
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The average ratings of the series was 7.0%.<ref>https://www10.atwiki.jp/shichouseiko/pages/63.html</ref>
   
 
==Plot==
  
==Plot==
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''"Five stars, shining in the heavens! Gosei Sentai Dairanger!"''
  
''"Five stars, shining in the heavens! Gosei Sentai Dairanger!"''
 
===Dairangers===
  
===Dairangers===
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[[File:Dairanger.jpg|thumb|Dairangers and Kibaranger transformed]]
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[[File:Dairanger.jpg|thumb|Dairangers and KibaRanger transformed]]
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[[File:D-title3.jpg|thumb|Dairanger]]
  
 
{{Main|Dairangers}}
  
{{Main|Dairangers}}
 
{|
  
{|
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!Color
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!Role
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!Actor
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|-
 
| width="20" style="background-color:red" |<font color="white">RyuuRanger</font>
  
| width="20" style="background-color:red" |<font color="white">RyuuRanger</font>
 
|[[Iron Face Zhang Liao|Ryo's father]] ► [[Ryo of the Heavenly Fire Star|Ryo]] ► [[Ryo's grandson]]
  
|[[Iron Face Zhang Liao|Ryo's father]] ► [[Ryo of the Heavenly Fire Star|Ryo]] ► [[Ryo's grandson]]
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|[[Gou Ibuki]] ► [[Keiichi Wada]]
 
|-
  
|-
 
| width="20" style="background-color:green" |<font color="white">ShishiRanger</font>
  
| width="20" style="background-color:green" |<font color="white">ShishiRanger</font>
 
|[[Previous ShishiRanger]] ► [[Daigo of the Heavenly Phantom Star|Daigo]] ► [[Daigo's grandson]]
  
|[[Previous ShishiRanger]] ► [[Daigo of the Heavenly Phantom Star|Daigo]] ► [[Daigo's grandson]]
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|??? ► [[Tatsuya Nomi]]
 
|-
  
|-
 
| style="width: 20px; background-color: blue; " |<font color="white">TenmaRanger</font>
  
| style="width: 20px; background-color: blue; " |<font color="white">TenmaRanger</font>
 
|[[Previous TenmaRanger]] ► [[Shoji of the Heavenly Gravity Star|Shoji]] ► [[Shoji's grandson]]
  
|[[Previous TenmaRanger]] ► [[Shoji of the Heavenly Gravity Star|Shoji]] ► [[Shoji's grandson]]
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|??? ► [[Ei Hamura]]
 
|-
  
|-
 
| width="20" style="background-color:yellow" |<font color="black">KirinRanger</font>
  
| width="20" style="background-color:yellow" |<font color="black">KirinRanger</font>
 
|[[Previous KirinRanger]] ► [[Kazu of the Heavenly Time Star|Kazu]] ► [[Kazu's grandson]]
  
|[[Previous KirinRanger]] ► [[Kazu of the Heavenly Time Star|Kazu]] ► [[Kazu's grandson]]
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|??? ► [[Keisuke Tsuchiya]]
 
|-
  
|-
 
| width="20" style="background-color:hotpink" |<font color="black">HououRanger</font>
  
| width="20" style="background-color:hotpink" |<font color="black">HououRanger</font>
 
|[[Previous HououRanger]] ► [[Rin of the Heavenly Wind Star|Rin]] ► [[Rin's granddaughter]]
  
|[[Previous HououRanger]] ► [[Rin of the Heavenly Wind Star|Rin]] ► [[Rin's granddaughter]]
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|??? ► [[Natsuki Takahashi]]
 
|-
  
|-
 
| width="70" style="background-color:white" |<font color="black">KibaRanger</font>
  
| width="70" style="background-color:white" |<font color="black">KibaRanger</font>
 
|[[Kou of the Howling New Star|Kou]]
  
|[[Kou of the Howling New Star|Kou]]
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|[[Hisashi Sakai]]
 
|}
  
|}
   
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**[[First Lieutenant Zilong]] (45 & 46)
  
**[[First Lieutenant Zilong]] (45 & 46)
 
*[[Youko (Dairanger)|Youko]] (1, 7 & 15)
  
*[[Youko (Dairanger)|Youko]] (1, 7 & 15)
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*[[Iron Face Chouryou]] (7-8)
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*[[Iron Face Chouryou]] (7 & 8)
 
*[[Kujaku]] (9-41)
  
*[[Kujaku]] (9-41)
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*[[Grandmaster Yufang]] (13-14 & 29-31)
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*[[Grandmaster Yufang]] (13 & 14, 29-31)
 
*[[Xiao Qiao]] (14)
  
*[[Xiao Qiao]] (14)
 
*[[The Three Gorma Stooges]] (15, 24 & 40)
  
*[[The Three Gorma Stooges]] (15, 24 & 40)
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*[[Kameo]] (22-50)
  
*[[Kameo]] (22-50)
 
*[[Daijinryuu]] (37-50)
  
*[[Daijinryuu]] (37-50)
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*[[Demon-Fist Master Jin Matoba]] / Garouki (26-39)
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*[[Demon-Fist Master Jin Matoba]]/Garouki (26-39)
 
*[[Media Magician]] (33)
  
*[[Media Magician]] (33)
 
*[[Super Sentai 199|All]] [[Sentai Team|Super Sentai]]
  
*[[Super Sentai 199|All]] [[Sentai Team|Super Sentai]]
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*[[Gorma Emperor XV]] (20-49)
  
*[[Gorma Emperor XV]] (20-49)
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*Gorma Emperor XVI / [[Lieutenant Colonel Shadam]] (1-50)
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*[[Lieutenant Colonel Shadam]]/Gorma Emperor XVI (1-50)
   
 
====Senate Level====
  
====Senate Level====
   
 
*[[General Tenpou]] (17-48)
  
*[[General Tenpou]] (17-48)
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*[[Archbishop Saw]] (7-8)
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*[[Archbishop Saw]] (7 & 8)
 
*[[Gorma Four Deva Kings|Gorma/Combined Four Deva Kings]] (20 & 28-31)
  
*[[Gorma Four Deva Kings|Gorma/Combined Four Deva Kings]] (20 & 28-31)
 
**Touhouten
  
**Touhouten
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*[[Akomaru]] (17-22 & 31-44)
  
*[[Akomaru]] (17-22 & 31-44)
 
**[[Three Ladies]] (17-22)
  
**[[Three Ladies]] (17-22)
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***Lady Earring (17-18)
  
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***Lady Necklace (17-20)
  
 
***Lady Ring (17-22)
  
***Lady Ring (17-22)
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**[[Ikazuchi]] (42-44)
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***Lady Necklace (17-20)
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***Lady Earring (17 & 18)
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**[[Ikazuchi (Dairanger)|Ikazuchi]] (42-44)
   
 
====Military Level====
  
====Military Level====
   
 
*[[Gorma Triumvirate]]
  
*[[Gorma Triumvirate]]
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**[[Lieutenant Colonel Shadam]] (1-50)
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**Lieutenant Colonel Shadam
 
**[[Lieutenant Colonel Gara]] (1-49)
  
**[[Lieutenant Colonel Gara]] (1-49)
 
***Wraith Gara (41)
  
***Wraith Gara (41)
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*[[Gorma Minions]]
  
*[[Gorma Minions]]
 
**[[Great King Ojaru]] (Movie)
  
**[[Great King Ojaru]] (Movie)
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***[[Baron String]] (1-2 & Movie)
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***[[Baron String]] (1, 2 & Movie)
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***[[Purse Priest]] (2 & Movie)
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***[[Purse Priest]] (2, Movie)
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***[[Key Jester]] (3-4 & Movie)
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***[[Key Jester]] (3, 4 & Movie)
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***[[Lipstick Songstress]] (5-6 & Movie)
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***[[Lipstick Songstress]] (5, 6 & Movie)
 
***[[Duke of Cards]] (Movie)
  
***[[Duke of Cards]] (Movie)
 
**[[Master Mirror]] (9)
  
**[[Master Mirror]] (9)
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**[[Father Magnet]] (11)
  
**[[Father Magnet]] (11)
 
**[[Tofu Hermit]] (12)
  
**[[Tofu Hermit]] (12)
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**[[Kabuki Novice]] (13-14)
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**[[Kabuki Novice]] (13 & 14)
 
**[[Defense Teacher Haniwa Ventriloquist]] (16)
  
**[[Defense Teacher Haniwa Ventriloquist]] (16)
 
**[[Heatwave Hood]] (23)
  
**[[Heatwave Hood]] (23)
 
**[[Copy Empress]] (25)
  
**[[Copy Empress]] (25)
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**[[Pot Taoist]] (26-27)
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**[[Pot Taoist]] (26 & 27)
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**[[Fast-Talking Player]] (29-30)
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**[[Fast-Talking Player]] (29 & 30)
 
**[[Bird Cage Vagabond]] (32)
  
**[[Bird Cage Vagabond]] (32)
 
**[[General Cactus]] (34)
  
**[[General Cactus]] (34)
 
**[[Sergeant Cannon]] (35)
  
**[[Sergeant Cannon]] (35)
 
**[[Count Kaleidoscope]] (36)
  
**[[Count Kaleidoscope]] (36)
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**[[Great Famous Pachinko Player]] (37-38)
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**[[Great Famous Pachinko Player]] (37 & 38)
 
**[[New Gorma Monster]] (50)
  
**[[New Gorma Monster]] (50)
   
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==Songs==
  
==Songs==
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*'''Opening''': [[Gosei Sentai Dairanger (song)|Gosei Sentai Dairanger]]
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{{Main|Gosei Sentai Dairanger Soundtracks}}
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*'''Ending''': [[Oretachi Muteki sa!! Dairanger]]
  
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;Opening theme
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*'''Mecha Theme''': [[Ryuseioh ~Dairenoh Theme~]], [[Won Tiger no Uta]]
  
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*{{nihongo|"[[Gosei Sentai Dairanger (song)|Gosei Sentai Dairanger]]"|五星戦隊ダイレンジャー|Gosei Sentai Dairenjā}}
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*[[Ai no Soldier (Dairanger)|Ai no Soldier]]<!--not the same as the ''Maskman''<nowiki>'</nowiki> song-->
  
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**Artist: {{nihongo|[[Hirokazu Umeda|NEW JACK Takurou]]|NEW JACK拓郎|Nū Jakku Takurō}}
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*[[Utuskushii Hana no You ni]]
  
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*[[Ikki ni Shuuchuu!]]
  
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;Ending theme
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*[[Goma Goma Gorma]]
  
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*{{nihongo|"[[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"}}
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*[[Kaze no Senshi]]
  
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**Artist: {{nihongo|[[Hirokazu Umeda|NEW JACK Takurou]]|NEW JACK拓郎|Nū Jakku Takurō}}
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*[[Hi wo Fuke Dai Buster]]
  
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*[[Chikai]]
  
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;Mecha themes
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*{{nihongo|"[[Ryuseioh ~Dairenoh Theme~]]"|龍星王～大連王のテーマ～|Ryūseiō ~ Dairen'ō no tēma~}}
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**Artist: [[Yasuo Kosugi|Funky Y.K.]]
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*{{nihongo|"[[Won Tiger no Uta]]"|ウォンタイガーの歌|Won Taigā no uta|"Song of Won Tiger"}}
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**Artist: {{nihongo|[[Nobuhiko Kashiwara]]|樫原 伸彦|Kashiwara Nobuhiko}}
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;Insert themes
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*{{nihongo|"[[Ai no Soldier (Dairanger)|Ai no Soldier]]"|愛のソルジャー|Ai no sorujā}}
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**Artist: {{nihongo|[[Gouji Tsuno]]|つのごうじ|Tsuno Gōji}}
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*{{nihongo|"[[Utuskushii Hana no You ni]]"|美しい花のように||"Like a Beautiful Flower"}}
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**Artist: {{nihongo|[[Gouji Tsuno]]|つのごうじ|Tsuno Gōji}}
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*{{nihongo|"[[Ikki ni Shuuchuu!]]"|一気に集中!|Ikki ni Shūchū!|"Instant Focus!"}}
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**Artist: [[Yasuo Kosugi|Funky Y.K.]]
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*{{nihongo|"[[Goma Goma Gorma]]"|ゴマゴマゴーマ|Goma Goma Gōma}}
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**Artist: {{nihongo|[[Gouji Tsuno|Pythagoras]]|ピタゴラス|Pitagorasu}}
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*{{nihongo|"[[Kaze no Senshi]]"|風の戦士||"Wind Warrior"}}
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**Artist: {{nihongo|[[Yoko Ishida]]|石田 よう子|Ishida Yōko}}
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*{{nihongo|"[[Hi Wo Fuke Dai Buster]]"|火を吹けダイバスター|Hi o fuke Daibasutā|"Fire Away Dai Buster"}}
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**Artist: {{nihongo|[[Nobuhiko Kashiwara]]|樫原 伸彦|Kashiwara Nobuhiko}}
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*{{nihongo|[[Chikai (Dairanger)|"Chikai"]]|誓い|"Oath"}}
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**Artist: [[Yasuo Kosugi|Funky Y.K.]]
   
 
==Cast==
  
==Cast==
 
* [[Ryo of the Heavenly Fire Star]]: {{Nihongo|[[Keiichi Wada]]|和田 圭市|Wada Keiichi}}
  
* [[Ryo of the Heavenly Fire Star]]: {{Nihongo|[[Keiichi Wada]]|和田 圭市|Wada Keiichi}}
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* [[Daigo of the Heavenly Phantom Star]]: {{Nihongo|[[Tatsuya Nōmi]]|能見 達也|Nōmi Tatsuya}}
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* [[Daigo of the Heavenly Phantom Star]]: {{Nihongo|[[Tatsuya Nomi]]|能見 達也|Nōmi Tatsuya}}
 
* [[Shoji of the Heavenly Gravity Star]]: {{Nihongo|[[Ei Hamura]]|羽村 英|Hamura Ei}}
  
* [[Shoji of the Heavenly Gravity Star]]: {{Nihongo|[[Ei Hamura]]|羽村 英|Hamura Ei}}
 
* [[Kazu of the Heavenly Time Star]]: {{Nihongo|[[Keisuke Tsuchiya]]|土屋 圭輔|Tsuchiya Keisuke}}
  
* [[Kazu of the Heavenly Time Star]]: {{Nihongo|[[Keisuke Tsuchiya]]|土屋 圭輔|Tsuchiya Keisuke}}
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* [[General Tenpō]]: {{Nihongo|[[Chuukou Ueda]]|上田 忠好|Ueda Chūkō}}
  
* [[General Tenpō]]: {{Nihongo|[[Chuukou Ueda]]|上田 忠好|Ueda Chūkō}}
 
* [[Akomaru]]: {{Nihongo|[[Shohei Shibata]]|柴田 翔平|Shibata Shohei}}
  
* [[Akomaru]]: {{Nihongo|[[Shohei Shibata]]|柴田 翔平|Shibata Shohei}}
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* [[ Demon-Fist Master Jin Matoba]]: {{Nihongo|[[Yutaka Hirose]]|広瀬 裕|Hirose Yutaka|credited as Takumi Hirose}}
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* [[ Demon-Fist Master Jin Matoba|Demon-Fist Master Jin Matoba]]: {{Nihongo|[[Yutaka Hirose]]|広瀬 裕|Hirose Yutaka|credited as Takumi Hirose}}
   
 
===Voice actors===
  
===Voice actors===
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===Suit actors===
  
===Suit actors===
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* [[RyuuRanger]]: [[Naoki Ōfuji]]
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* [[RyuuRanger]]: [[Naoki Ōfuji]] (大藤 直樹 ''Oofuji Naoki'')
 
* [[ShishiRanger]]: {{Nihongo|[[Tsutomu Kitagawa]]|喜多 川務|Kitagawa Tsutomu}}
  
* [[ShishiRanger]]: {{Nihongo|[[Tsutomu Kitagawa]]|喜多 川務|Kitagawa Tsutomu}}
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* [[TenmaRanger]]: [[Shōji Hachisuka]]
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* [[TenmaRanger]]: [[Shōji Hachisuka]] (蜂須賀 昭二 ''Hachisuka Shoji'')
 
* [[KirinRanger]]: {{Nihongo|[[Hirofumi Ishigaki]]|石垣 広文|Ishigaki Hirofumi}}
  
* [[KirinRanger]]: {{Nihongo|[[Hirofumi Ishigaki]]|石垣 広文|Ishigaki Hirofumi}}
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* [[HououRanger]]: [[Rie Murakami]]
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* [[HououRanger]]: [[Rie Murakami]] (村上 利恵 ''Murakami Rie'')
 
* [[KibaRanger]]: {{Nihongo|[[Minoru Watanabe]]|渡辺 実|Watanabe Minoru}}
  
* [[KibaRanger]]: {{Nihongo|[[Minoru Watanabe]]|渡辺 実|Watanabe Minoru}}
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* [[RyuseiOh]] (main)/[[Dairen'ō]], [[Wang Tiger]]/[[Kibadaioh|Kibadaiō]], [[Daijinryū]]: [[Hideaki Kusaka]]
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* [[RyuseiOh]] (main)/[[Dairen'ō]], [[Wang Tiger]]/[[Kibadaioh|Kibadaiō]], [[Daijinryū]]: [[Hideaki Kusaka]] (日下 秀昭 ''Kusaka Hideaki'')
 
* [[RyuseiOh]] (sub): {{Nihongo|[[Hirofumi Fukuzawa]]|福沢 博文|Fukuzawa Hirofumi}}
  
* [[RyuseiOh]] (sub): {{Nihongo|[[Hirofumi Fukuzawa]]|福沢 博文|Fukuzawa Hirofumi}}
 
* [[Teacher Telephone]], [[Cotpotros|Cotpotro]]: {{Nihongo|[[Motokuni Nakagawa]]|中川素州|Nakgawa Motokuni}}
  
* [[Teacher Telephone]], [[Cotpotros|Cotpotro]]: {{Nihongo|[[Motokuni Nakagawa]]|中川素州|Nakgawa Motokuni}}
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* [[Dairanger Stage Show at Double Hero Korakuen Yuenchi]]
  
* [[Dairanger Stage Show at Double Hero Korakuen Yuenchi]]
 
* [[Dairanger Stage Show at Super Hero Korakuen Yuenchi]]
  
* [[Dairanger Stage Show at Super Hero Korakuen Yuenchi]]
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* [[Dairanger Stage Show at Return of TyrannoRanger Nostalgia]]
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* [[Dairanger Stage Show at Super Hero Nostalgia]]
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==Toyline==
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{{main|Dairanger (Toyline)}}
   
 
==Use in Power Rangers==
  
==Use in Power Rangers==
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==Notes==
  
==Notes==
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[[File:Dairanger reunion 2016.jpg|thumb|220x220px|This is the reunion photo of Dairangers since 2016 (w/ Tatsuya Nōmi a year before he passed away).]]
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[[File:Dairanger reunion 2016.jpg|thumb|220x220px|This is the reunion photo of the core Dairangers in 2016 (w/ [[Tatsuya Nomi]] a year before he passed away).]]
 
*The series name Dairanger or ''Dairenjā'' can be taken as a pun on, or reference to, the Chinese city of Dalian (大連), which when given a Japanese reading would be pronounced as ''Dairen''. The Kanji 大連 themselves have a meaning of "great tribe", in reference to the Dai tribe instrumental to the series plot. However, no official Kanji or translation has been given for ''Dairenjā''. Within the series, the word "Dairanger" is used as a proper noun. The Kanji 大連 are used only within the name of the mecha Gosei Gattai Dairen'oh.
  
*The series name Dairanger or ''Dairenjā'' can be taken as a pun on, or reference to, the Chinese city of Dalian (大連), which when given a Japanese reading would be pronounced as ''Dairen''. The Kanji 大連 themselves have a meaning of "great tribe", in reference to the Dai tribe instrumental to the series plot. However, no official Kanji or translation has been given for ''Dairenjā''. Within the series, the word "Dairanger" is used as a proper noun. The Kanji 大連 are used only within the name of the mecha Gosei Gattai Dairen'oh.
 
*This is the first Sentai team to do a suitless rollcall due to losing their powers.
  
*This is the first Sentai team to do a suitless rollcall due to losing their powers.
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*This is the only season until ''[[Bakuryuu Sentai Abaranger]]'' to have a White Ranger as a Sixth Ranger.
  
*This is the only season until ''[[Bakuryuu Sentai Abaranger]]'' to have a White Ranger as a Sixth Ranger.
 
*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:
  
*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:
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**In ''[[Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (Season 2)|Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Seasons'' 2]] & [[Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (Season 3)|3]], the [[Arsenal (Dairanger)|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''.
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**In [[Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (Season 2)|''Mighty Morphin Power Rangers'' Seasons 2]] & [[Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (Season 3)|3]], the [[Arsenal (Dairanger)|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 [[Kyōryū Sentai Zyuranger|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]].
  
**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.
  
***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.
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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 Kyouryuu 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.

Certain action footage from this series was used in the second season of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers; however, this mostly consisted of the scenes featuring the Dairanger mecha, which were used as Zords (in this case, the Thunderzords) in Power Rangers, while the hand-to-hand fight scenes were limited to Zyuranger footage and material filmed specifically for the American show. The Core 5 Zyuranger costumes were used in the American footage. The only footage showing any of the Dairangers in the English adaptation was limited to the KibaRanger footage being used for footage involving the White Ranger in battle; the Core 5 costumes in the footage weren't used in Power Rangers until Power Rangers Super Megaforce.

The average ratings of the series was 7.0%.[2]

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 Chi Beasts appeared to oppose the Gorma, whose magical powers had increased to the point where they could turn themselves into monsters. Five Dai warriors' chi powers had increased to the point where they could control the Mythical Chi 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 chi. They became the Dairangers of present time.

Characters

"Five stars, shining in the heavens! Gosei Sentai Dairanger!"

Dairangers

File:Dairanger.jpg

Dairangers and KibaRanger transformed

Main article: Dairangers
Color Role Actor
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

Main article: Minor characters in Gosei Sentai Dairanger

The Gorma Tribe

Senate Level

Military Level

Arsenal

Main article: Arsenal (Dairanger)

Transformation Devices

Multi-Use Devices

Sidearms, Individual Weapons, and Attacks

Team Cannon

Vehicles


Mecha

Main article: Mecha (Dairanger)

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

Other Mecha

Alternate Formations


Episodes

Main article: Gosei Sentai Dairanger 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.

  1. Ep. 1: Let's Tenshin!!! (転身だァァッ！！！ Tenshin Daaā!!!)
  2. Ep. 2: It's Qi Power!! (気力だァァッ！！ Kiryoku Daaā!!)
  3. Ep. 3: Your Souls, Please! (魂ちょうだい！ Tamashii Chōdai!)
  4. Ep. 4: We Were Naïve!! (俺たち甘いぜ！！ Ore-tachi Amai ze!!)
  5. Ep. 5: The Jewels Have Come (あっタマきたッ Attama Kitā)
  6. Ep. 6: Break Through the Wind (風よブッちぎれ Kaze yo Butchigire)
  7. Ep. 7: Traitor! (裏切り者ォッ！ Uragirimonoō!)
  8. Ep. 8: Father!! (おやじぃぃッ！！ Oyajiiī!!)
  9. Ep. 9: Don't Be Vain (うぬぼれるなッ Unuboreru nā)
  10. Ep. 10: Ah, the Vengeful Goddess (あァ復讐の女神 Aa Fukushū no Megami)
  11. Ep. 11: Magnet Gauss! (磁石でガウス！ Jishaku de Gausu!)
  12. Ep. 12: Drunk on Tofu (豆腐で酔ったァ Tōfu de Yottaa)
  13. Ep. 13: Ka Kabuki Boy (カッカブキ小僧 Kakkabuki Kozō)
  14. Ep. 14: Well, Time To Get Married (イヨッ結婚ぢゃ Iyokkekkon ja)
  15. Ep. 15: The 3 Stooges' Soccer (3バカサッカー San Baka Sakkā)
  16. Ep. 16: Rumbling Child Stones (ゴロゴロ子供石 Gorogoro Kodomo Ishi)
  17. Ep. 17: The New Hero Has Arrived (出ました新戦士（ニューヒーロー） Demashita Nyū Hīrō)
  18. Ep. 18: The Secret Byakko-chan (（秘（ひみつ））の白虎ちゃん (Himitsu) no Byakko-chan)
  19. Ep. 19: The Heart-Throbbing Pretty Girl (ドキドキ美少女 Dokidoki Bijōjo)
  20. Ep. 20: First Opening Of The Gorma Palace (初公開ゴーマ宮 Hatsu Kōkai Gōma Miya)
  21. Ep. 21: The Birth of a Mythical Ch'i Beast (気伝獣様ご誕生 Kidenjū-sama Go-tanjō)
  22. Ep. 22: The Great Secret Art of the Tiger Cub!! (虎の子大秘術！！ Toro no Ko Dai Hijutsu!!)
  23. Ep. 23: True Love at Full Speed (純愛まっしぐら Jun'ai Masshigura)
  24. Ep. 24: The 3 Stooges' Super Baseball! (3バカ超野球！ San Baka Chō Yakyū!)
  25. Ep. 25: Droves of Evil Sentai (ぞろぞろ裏戦隊 Zorozoro Ura Sentai)
  26. Ep. 26: A Bad, Bad, Bad Guy (嫌な嫌な嫌な奴 Iya na Iya na Iya na Yatsu)
  27. Ep. 27: It's The Final Punch (最終拳だだだッ Saishū Kobushi Da Da Da)
  28. Ep. 28: Everyone's Here!! (総登場だぎゃ！！ Sō Tōjō Dagya!!)
  29. Ep. 29: The Secret Inside Story of a Mother and Child's Tears (母子涙の（秘（まるひ））裏話 Boshi Namida no (Maruhi) Urabanashi)
  30. Ep. 30: The Deadly, Fast-Talking Wanderer (必殺早口仕事人 Hissatsu Hayakuchi Shigotonin)
  31. Ep. 31: Another Hero Comes Forth (また出た新戦士（ニューヒーロー） Mata Deta Nyū Hīrō)
  32. Ep. 32: Demon With The Golden Kick (黄金キックの鬼 Ōgon Kikku no Oni)
  33. Ep. 33: An Idol's First Experience (アイドル初体験 Aidoru Shotaiken)
  34. Ep. 34: A Prickly Maiden Hunt (トゲトゲ少女狩 Togetoge Shōjo Kai)
  35. Ep. 35: New Secret Art, the Dance of Spiders (新奥義クモの舞 Shin Ōgi Kumo no Mai)
  36. Ep. 36: A 6000-Year Grudge... (恨み節6千年… Urami Setsu Rokusennen...)
  37. Ep. 37: You Have to See It!! Enormous One (必見！！ でけェ奴 Hikken!! Dekee Yatsu)
  38. Ep. 38: Huh!! A Ceasefire!? (えーッ！！ 停戦！？ Ēe!! Teisen!?)
  39. Ep. 39: The Demon Fist Falls in the Setting Sun (魔拳落日に散る Maken Rakujitsu ni Chiru)
  40. Ep. 40: Farewell! 3 Stooges (さらば！ 3バカ Saraba! San Baka)
  41. Ep. 41: Kujaku's Great Ascension (クジャク大昇天 Kujaku Daishōten)
  42. Ep. 42: A Straight Line To Mom (母ちゃん一直線 Okāchan Itchokusen)
  43. Ep. 43: Forbidden Past Is Revealed (激白禁断の過去 Geki Shiro Kindan no Kako)
  44. Ep. 44: Touching!! You Cry Too (感動！！ 君も泣け Kandō!! Kimi mo Nake)
  45. Ep. 45: Disbanding for Real!! (本気（マジ）で解散！！ Maji de Kaisan!!)
  46. Ep. 46: The Heroes are Stark Naked (英雄（ヒーロー）まるはだか Hīrō Maru Hadaka)
  47. Ep. 47: The Amazing Truth (すっげェ～真実 Suggee~ Shinjitsu)
  48. Ep. 48: Death Of The Heroic Master!! (壮絶！！ 道士死す Sōzetsu!! Dōshi Shisu)
  49. Ep. 49: The Final Showdown (最終決戦だァッ Saishū Kessen Daā)
  50. Final Ep.: Let's Go! (行くぞォォッ！ Ikuzooō!)

Movie

  1. Gosei Sentai Dairanger: The Movie

Songs

Main article: Gosei Sentai Dairanger Soundtracks
Opening theme
Ending theme
Mecha themes
Insert themes
  • "Ai no Soldier" (愛のソルジャー Ai no sorujā)

Cast

Voice actors

Guest actors

Suit actors

Stage Shows

Toyline

Main article: Dairanger (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 didn't 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 this footage, they tried for years to find a way to use it. This was still carrying on into Lost Galaxy. 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

Dairanger reunion 2016

This is the reunion photo of the core Dairangers in 2016 (w/ Tatsuya Nomi a year before he passed away).

  • The series name Dairanger or Dairenjā can be taken as a pun on, or reference to, the Chinese city of Dalian (大連), which when given a Japanese reading would be pronounced as Dairen. The Kanji 大連 themselves have a meaning of "great tribe", in reference to the Dai tribe instrumental to the series plot. However, no official Kanji or translation has been given for Dairenjā. Within the series, the word "Dairanger" is used as a proper noun. The Kanji 大連 are used only within the name of the mecha Gosei Gattai Dairen'oh.
  • This is the first Sentai team to do a suitless rollcall due to losing their powers.
  • This is the first Sentai team since Choushinsei Flashman to not feature a Black Ranger and the first to feature the original Red, Blue, Green, Yellow and Pink main team formation.
  • This is also the first Sentai team since Choujuu Sentai Liveman to have a Green Ranger on the core team.
  • This is the only season until Bakuryuu Sentai Abaranger to have a White Ranger as a Sixth Ranger.
  • 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:
  • The original name for this season was supposed to be Daikenger.Tvicon TV STORY-Ep. 2: What’s a “Kaiger”?
  • Dairanger is at present the last Super Sentai series to feature round metal badges symbolizing a team on the ranger uniform shared across team members, a semi-recurring trait in Sentai series up to then. Although Hyakujuu Sentai Gaoranger featured badges on its uniforms, they instead featured individual designs to represent the wearer rather than a standard team design.
  • In the Indonesian Dub, Dairanger was renamed to "Star Ranger".
Gosei Sentai Dairanger The Complete Series

USA cover Gosei Sentai Dairanger: The Complete Series

  • This is the second series to get an official DVD Set release in the US, thanks to Shout! Factory.


See Also

External links

References

  1. ↑ https://twitter.com/ShoutFactory/status/619710422246137856
  2. ↑ https://www10.atwiki.jp/shichouseiko/pages/63.html
  3. ↑ Toku Rants interview with Jackie Marchand: 43:38 to 45:04

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