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- "Bulk Waste Power! Zenkai Juran!"
- ―Zenkai Juran’s Roll Call in episode 6
- "Bickering Power! Zenkai Juran!"
- ―Zenkai Juran’s Roll Call in episode 18
- "Curry Udon Power! Zenkai Juran!"
- ―Zenkai Juran's Roll Call in episode 41
Juran (ジュラン) is Zenkai Juran (ゼンカイジュラン), the Red Ranger of the Zenkaigers in Kikai Sentai Zenkaiger.[2][3][4] He is one of the first two Zenkaigers to be awakened, Juran himself acting second-in-command to Zenkaizer.
History[]
Background[]
Juran once had a teacher whose beard looked like Magnet World. When he was a kid, he had to do summer homework, which he considered a drag.
One day, when he was playing with a group of Kikainoid kids, he saw a young Magine and welcomed her to the group.
Arriving on Earth[]
Juran was one of the Kikainoids who were mysteriously transported to Earth one month ago. As the Kikainoids quickly integrated with humans, he also tried his best to get in with them. When Kikaitopia Dynasty Tojitendo launched an invasion on Earth and terrorized its inhabitants, Juran engaged them and saved a kid. Witnessing his kindness, Kaito Goshikida gave him a Geartlinger, which allowed him to transform into Zenkai Juran.
After the first battle, Juran came to take shelter at Yatsude Goshikida's shop.
TV STORY-No. 1-kai! The World of Kikai is Kikikaikai!
Donbrothers[]
Despite not being the actual Juran, the JuranTyranno that can be summoned by either Kaito Goshikida or Taro Momoi is used as itself during combat or as the other half of Don ZenkaiOh.
Juran alongside the Kikainoid Zenkaigers would later cameo in Avataro Sentai Donbrothers The Movie: New First Love Hero.
Personality[]
Juran thinks of himself as calm and reserved, but in reality he is an annoyingly stubborn Kikainoid. He loves parties and being the center of attention. He easily makes friends, especially Kaito. Despite this, he took a bit longer to get along with Gaon, as the two of them constantly bickered during their first meeting. Due to his party-loving nature, he often dances to the Geartlinger's music.
Juran often serves as Kaito's mentor about the Tojitendo empire, having lived under its oppressive ways for several years. He is, however, rather slack, primarily due to his laid-back nature. Juran is also one for hanging around children, and will play with them when allowed the chance. This extends to playing with a young Magine and protecting a human child from an attacking Kudakk.
As seen during the battle against Kotatsu World, Juran is very sensitive to high temperatures, and as such hates extreme heat.
Family[]
Zenkai Juran[]
Zenkai Juran's insert theme is Juran☆Soul.
Zenkai Juran
- "Juu-Roku Bang! Bang Bang! Bang Bang! Bang Bang! Babababang! Zenkai Juran!"
- ―Transformation announcement[src]
- Height: 195 cm[5]
- Weight: 340 kg
- Speed: 100 km/h
- Power: 1400
While all the Zenkaigers excel at gunmanship, Zenkai Juran uses a fighting style emphasizing combat prowess, often charging into battle and using the Juran Sword to slash and hack apart the enemy while the Juran Shield is used to either defend against attackers or slam into the opponent.
Powers and Abilities[]
Powers[]
to be added
Attacks[]
- Fire Sonic (ファイヤーソニック Faiyā Sonikku): Zenkai Juran can also spew fire from the Tyrannosaurus head on his chest. He used this ability to set his Juran Sword and Gaon's Gaon Claw on fire to properly combat Magnet World's magnetism.
TV STORY-No. 16-kai! It's a Magnet at its Limit! - Juran Sword Super Dinosaur Slash (ジュランソード超絶恐竜斬り Juran Sōdo Chōzetsu Kyōryū Giri): Used when Zenkai Juran becomes huge. He attacks by wielding his weapon, the Juran Sword. It's hard to hear the name of this attack because it's used at the same time as other companions. TV STORY-No. 16-kai! It's a Magnet at its Limit!
Abilities[]
Juran's arm-mounted LED lights
- Kikainoid Physiology: As a robotic being, Juran displays the following abilities:
- Poison Spore Immunity: All Kikainoids are completely unaffected by the poisonous spores produced by Mushroom World's mushrooms, which caused shortness of breath in organic lifeforms.
- LED Lights: Although not as prominent as Gaon's built-in lights, Juran's forearms and lower legs also come equipped with light-blue LED lights, which allow him (and possibly others) to see in the dark when activated.
Weaknesses[]
- Back pain: As the eldest of the core Zenkaigers, Juran's health is less than optimal, and makes him susceptible to having back pain. While he frequently bemoans about it in taxing fights, it has not properly stopped him from a proper fight yet.
- Phasmophobia: Juran absolutely despises ghosts, and often flees whenever he encounters one.
Arsenal[]
- Transformation Gun Geartlinger
- Sentai Gears
- Juran Sword
- Juran Shield
- Zenryoku Zenkai Cannon
Appearances: Zenkaiger Episodes 1-9, 11-20, Superhero Senki, 21-49, Zenkaiger G-Rosso stage show, Zenkaiger vs. Kiramager vs. Senpaiger, Donbrothers vs Zenkaiger
Dinosaur Power! Zenkai Juran!
- "Big Bang! Go! Go! Go-Go Go! Zenkai Juran!"
- ―Transformation announcement[src]
By switching his Sentai Gear to its Kikai Side, Zenkai Juran grows larger, allowing him to fight the Kudaitests. Zenkai Juran can transform into his mecha form, JuranTyranno (ジュランティラノ JuranTirano). In this form, Juran can combine as the left half of any standard ZenkaiOh combination, but with the Zenryoku Zenkai Cannon forms the right arm of Zenryoku ZenkaiOh. This form also allows Juran to combine with DonMomotaro's Superbike Enya Rideon to form the Donbrothers' Don ZenkaiOh.
Appearances: Zenkaiger Episodes 1-9, 11-13, 15-19, Superhero Senki, 21, 23, 30-32, 35, 37, 39-47, Zenkaiger vs. Kiramager vs. Senpaiger, Donbrothers Episodes 1-2, 5, 7, 9Relationships[]
Allies[]
Rangers[]
- Kaito Goshikida/Zenkaizer
- Gaon/Zenkai Gaon
- Magine/Zenkai Magine
- Vroon/Zenkai Vroon
- Zocks Goldtsuiker/Twokaizer - Temporary Enemy
- Stacy/Stacaesar - Former Enemy
- Isao Goshikida/Hakaizer - Former Enemy
Family[]
Others[]
- Yatsude Goshikida
- Mitsuko Goshikida
- Secchan
- Flint Goldtsuiker - Temporary Enemy
- Ricky Goldtsuiker/TwokaiRicky - Temporary Enemy
- Cutanner Goldtsuiker/TwokaiCutanner - Temporary Enemy
Enemies[]
Generals[]
to be added
Family[]
to be added
Others[]
to be added
Behind the Scenes[]
Portrayal[]
- Juran is voiced by Shintaro Asanuma (浅沼 晋太郎 Asanuma Shintarō)[1], who previously voiced Sambaba in Doubutsu Sentai Zyuohger, coincidentally also an anniversary series. His human form is portrayed by Katsuya Takagi (高木 勝也 Takagi Katsuya), who previously portrays Kazuya Misaki in Kamen Rider Amazons and later portrays Seiya Tatsumi in Ultraman Trigger while assuming Asanuma's voice.
- His suit actor is Yasuhiro Takeuchi (竹内 康博 Takeuchi Yasuhiro) in his second Red Ranger role since Gosei Red in Tensou Sentai Goseiger.
- In the Korean dub of Zenkaiger entitled Power Rangers Zenkaiger, Juran is renamed Mighty, while his ranger designation is Zenkai Mighty. He is voiced by Lee Won-chan (이원찬?), who previously voiced Eiji Takaoka/Jackie in Power Rangers Treasure Force.
in Design[]
- Juran's untransformed form recalls the general look of Yamato Tribe Prince Geki from the same show, in addition to his head looking similar to TyrannoRanger's helmet. His party-loving nature and his habit of dancing whenever a Sentai Gear is used in the Geartlinger brings mind to the samba theme of Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger.
- Zenkai Juran is based on Shinka Gattai Daizyuzin from Kyoryu Sentai Zyuranger, his dinosaur mode is based on Guardian Beast Tyrannosaurus.
Concept Art[]
Etymology[]
- Juran is named after the Super Sentai team Zyuranger (ジュウレンジャー).
Notes[]
- Zenkai Juran is:
- The first core team Red Ranger to not feature at the head of the team's roll call.
- The first core Sentai Red Ranger to not be the lead protagonist of the show.
- The only Kikainoid Zenkaiger whose past robot basis did not come from the 2000s, coming instead from the 1990s.
- The only Kikainoid Zenkaiger whose actor has had a previous voice role in Super Sentai.
- Though his name is based on Zyuranger, official merchandise romanizes his name as "Juran" instead. [6]
- Juran is the only Kikainoid Zenkaiger with a sculpted mouth design. The others feature primarily a faceplate or implied mouths. As seen in episode 28, this detail is an actual mouth.
- The DX Zenkai Juran/JuranTyranno toy is the first Super Sentai DX toy to be re-released in another line (not counting reissues), being released as a part of the Donbrothers Don ZenkaiOh set well after it's debut in the Zenkaiger toyline. However, the Donbrothers release of Zenkai Juran was only available as a part of the Don ZenkaiOh set, whereas the Superbike Enya Rideon was also available separately.
- Undocumented in the pack-in assembly instruction sheet, the online PDF instruction manual, and the official instructional video on Bandai's official YouTube channel for the DX Zenkai Juran/JuranTyranno toy, is the ability for the Juran Shield to be stored on Zenkai Juran's back in his ranger form. There are two small clips on either side of the hinge on the back of the Juran Shield, which correspond with the two thin tabs on the black portion of his back. Outside of this undocumented feature, these clips serve no purpose, and cannot be utilized on any of Zenkai Juran's other clip points, due to the trenches being too thin.
- Juran is the only member of the Zenkaiger team to not get possessed by the God throughout the entire series.
Appearances[]
- Mashin Sentai Kiramager
- Episode FINAL: You Guys Shined (drawing)
- Kikai Sentai Zenkaiger
- No. 1-kai! The World of Kikai is Kikikaikai!
- Ep. 1: You too can Change Zenkai!
- No. 2-kai! The Gao Beast is Troublesome!
- No. 3-kai! A Serious Witch!
- No. 4-kai! It's Huge and Noisy!
- Ep. 2: Zenkai Gattai! JuraGaon!
- No. 5-kai! A Sushi Tournament!
- No. 6-kai! Unpleasant and Mysterious Garbage Handling!
- Kikai Sentai Zenkaiger The Movie: Red Battle! All Sentai Rally!!
- Kikai Sentai Zenkaiger Spin-Off: Zenkai Red Great Introduction
- No. 7-kai! The Prince of the Demon World is Short-Tempered!
- No. 8-kai! Door to Door from Another World?!
- No. 9-kai! World Pirates, Pleasant Twokai!
- No. 10-kai! Blue Sky Day and Night!
- No. 11-kai! Everyone's Playing Tag?!
- No. 12-kai! Super Slow Snail, a Mussel!
- No. 13-kai! Recycling Once Again!
- No. 14-kai! Duel! Zenkai VS Twokai!
- No. 15-kai! Tune in! A Sharp Turn into Retro!
- No. 16-kai! It's a Magnet at its Limit!
- No. 17-kai! Nununu Occult Club!
- No. 18-kai! Life is Short, Fall in Love at Full-Force!
- No. 19-kai! Zenkai Change, Super Zenkai!
- No. 20-kai! Swordsman and World Pirate, A Brother's Promise.
- Saber + Zenkaiger: Superhero Senki
- No. 21-kai! Giant Monsters of Great Destruction!
- No. 22-kai! Let's Have a Bullfighting Party!
- No. 23-kai! Three Great Combos, The Biggest Battle on Earth!
- No. 24-kai! The Invasion is Complete! Can You Recapture it?!
- No. 25-kai! Start Over! Zenkaiger-kai!
- No. 26-kai! Remodeled Prince and Dark Surgeon!
- No. 27-kai! A Great Voyage Through Seven Worlds!
- No. 28-kai! Weekly Shonen Manga World of Great Illustrations!
- No. 29-kai! Do You Know The Prince's Aim?
- No. 30-kai! Is the Machine Next Door Persimmon-Eating Destruction?!
- No. 31-kai! Full Combination! New Release!
- No. 32-kai! Sakasama Gets Angry! Is That a Monkey?
- No. 33-kai! Great Teacher Demon Master!
- No. 34-kai! Pumpkin Carving Competition!
- No. 35-kai! Diamond ◆ A Big One?!
- No. 36-kai! The Surprisingly Shocking Great Kidnapping!
- No. 37-kai! Grudge Radish, Deep Roots!
- No. 38-kai! Your Ancestors! Great Spirit World
- No. 39-kai! Infinite Happy Birthdays!
- No. 40-kai! Rescue My Father, One Chance!
- No. 41-kai! The Slippery Depths of the Noodle Swamp!
- No. 42-kai! New Hero! Secret Meeting!!
- No. 43-kai! The Weather Chicken's Head is Directly Opposite the Wind!
- No. 44-kai! SD Equals Small Plus Deformed?!
- No. 45-kai! Is it the Lowest Fortune?!
- No. 46-kai! A Little God Who Jumped Out!
- No. 47-kai! Enter The Palace! I'm Proud Even In Front of The Boss!
- No. 48-kai! Sky Full of Stars, The Dynasty Collapses!
- Last-kai! My World, Everyone's World
- Kikai Sentai Zenkaiger vs. Kiramager vs. Senpaiger
- Avataro Sentai Donbrothers
- Don 1: Avataro (JuranTyranno)
- Don 2: Big Peach, Small Peach (JuranTyranno)
- Don 5: Holed Up Dog (JuranTyranno)
- Don 7: Group of Teachers (JuranTyranno)
- Avataro Sentai Donbrothers The Movie: New First Love Hero (Cameo)
- Avataro Sentai Donbrothers vs. Zenkaiger
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://tokusatsunetwork.com/2021/01/kikai-sentai-zenkaiger-cast-announcement/
- ↑ http://www.heroshock.com/?p=52336&fbclid=IwAR1RB19cOg-VOvwkcSwqIuPwuniyDgyC1ECsC79ITJDf2Q4-bgMjdODP0A4
- ↑ https://news.tokunation.com/2020/12/22/full-kikai-sentai-zenkaiger-story-design-concepts-released-online-70184
- ↑ https://twitter.com/gtrvariedades/status/1346950437858144259
- ↑ TV Asahi's page for Zankai Juran.
- ↑ https://twitter.com/RedMemoraiza/status/1347614219198476288 Romanization as Juran
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