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Logo-supersentaiThis article is about a series of milestones in the Super Sentai series.

As a franchise, Super Sentai is constantly evolving and changing, with new ideas and concepts emerging with each series. This is a real-world documentation of the evolution and the milestones in the franchise, showing the changes, advancements and quirks which emerge with each new series since originally starting in 1975.

Main series[]

Himitsu Sentai Gorenger[]

Main article: Himitsu Sentai Gorenger
  • First Season.
  • First female Ranger.
  • First replacement Ranger.
  • First Sentai Ranger death.
  • First team upgrade.
  • Longest Sentai series (84 episodes from 1975-1977).
  • First season to air alongside Kamen Rider and only Sentai to air at the same time as one of the "Seven Legendary Kamen Rider" series (Kamen Rider Stronger).
  • Highest rated Sentai series, averaging at 16.1% of Japanese viewership and Episode 41 having 22.3% of the Japanese viewing audience.

J.A.K.Q. Dengekitai[]

Main article: J.A.K.Q. Dengekitai

Battle Fever J[]

Main article: Battle Fever J

Denshi Sentai Denziman[]

Main article: Denshi Sentai Denziman
  • First portable transformation device.
  • First transforming Sentai mecha/Giant Robo (0.5 Robo).
  • First female villain commander.
  • First season the main monster itself is grown.
  • First non-human/robot mentor.
  • First season to feature a transparent visor.
  • 200th episode of the Super Sentai series: Ep. 29: The ESPer Detective's Raid.

Taiyo Sentai Sun Vulcan[]

Main article: Taiyo Sentai Sun Vulcan
  • First three-man Sentai team.
    • First team with animal motifs.
  • Only Sentai team where all Rangers are male.
    • First team with no Pink Ranger.
  • First two-piece combining Giant Robo.
  • First transformation brace.
  • First Red replacement (Ryusuke Owashi -> Takayuki Hiba).
  • First continuation of the previous series.
  • First ranger to possess his own individual mecha (Cosmo Vulcan).
  • First Evil Mecha (King Magmar).
  • Final season influenced by Toei/Marvel partnership.

Dai Sentai Goggle-V[]

Main article: Dai Sentai Goggle-V

Kagaku Sentai Dynaman[]

Main article: Kagaku Sentai Dynaman

Chodenshi Bioman[]

Main article: Chodenshi Bioman
  • First team with numerical designations.
  • First team with two females.
    • Though this is the first season to feature a yellow female ranger.
  • Final season to not have "Sentai" in the title.
  • Final main-team replacement to occur during the season.
  • Only villain team with regular "monsters" as opposed to monsters-of-the week.
  • First humanoid robot mentor.
  • First prototype Sixth Ranger character.
  • First Sentai to be adapted as a series, but was not aired nor picked up as a full series.

Dengeki Sentai Changeman[]

Main article: Dengeki Sentai Changeman
  • First team with a mythological creature motif.
  • First season to feature a white female ranger.
  • Final team with only one Giant Robo for the entire season.

Choshinsei Flashman[]

Main article: Choshinsei Flashman
  • First team with a second Giant Robo.
  • First team without a mentor.
  • First season in which any of the main team members do not have known surnames.
  • First combining Giant Robo to have a unified cockpit.
  • 500th episode of the Super Sentai series: Ep. 21: Sorrowful Sara.

Hikari Sentai Maskman[]

Main article: Hikari Sentai Maskman
  • First five-piece Giant Robo.
    • First season where all members have their own individual mecha.

Choju Sentai Liveman[]

Main article: Choju Sentai Liveman
  • Tenth "Super Sentai" anniversary.
  • First season to feature a blue female ranger.
    • Therefore, this is the first season that a female ranger is neither a Pink Ranger, nor a Yellow Ranger.
  • First to have both a Green Ranger and a Black Ranger in the core team as opposed to interchanging with one another.
  • First animal mecha.
  • First Super Giant Robo combination.
  • Last series to air during the Shōwa era.

Kousoku Sentai Turboranger[]

Main article: Kousoku Sentai Turboranger
  • Tenth anniversary of Super Sentai.
  • First Sentai team based around vehicles.
  • First Sentai to be the youngest team, at an average age of 18 years.
  • First command base mecha.
  • First series to move from Saturday to a Friday-night time, starting from Ep. 32: The Big Demonic Mystery Bird!.
  • First series to air during the Heisei era.

Chikyu Sentai Fiveman[]

Main article: Chikyu Sentai Fiveman
  • First official Power protector.
  • First Sentai family team.
  • First season to temporarily kill its Red Ranger.
  • Last series with Hirohisa Soda as the head writer.
  • Oldest Sentai to appear in a Power Rangers comic.

Chojin Sentai Jetman[]

Main article: Chojin Sentai Jetman

Kyoryu Sentai Zyuranger[]

Main article: Kyoryu Sentai Zyuranger
  • First official Sixth Ranger.
  • First dinosaur-themed sentai.
  • First Sentai season to be adapted into a Power Rangers season.
  • First special video/DVD in association with Terebi-kun and Shogakukan.
  • First Super Sentai series to have an English-language DVD release.

Gosei Sentai Dairanger[]

Main article: Gosei Sentai Dairanger
  • First child Sentai Ranger.
  • First 0.5 Robo.
  • Elements were later adapted to the 2nd season of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers.
    • First Sixth Sentai hero to be adapted sans the core 5.

Ninja Sentai Kakuranger[]

Main article: Ninja Sentai Kakuranger

Choriki Sentai Ohranger[]

Main article: Choriki Sentai Ohranger

Gekiso Sentai Carranger[]

Main article: Gekiso Sentai Carranger

Denji Sentai Megaranger[]

Main article: Denji Sentai Megaranger

Seiju Sentai Gingaman[]

Main article: Seiju Sentai Gingaman

Kyukyu Sentai GoGoFive[]

Main article: Kyukyu Sentai GoGoFive

Mirai Sentai Timeranger[]

Main article: Mirai Sentai Timeranger
  • Celebrating the 25th anniversary of Super Sentai Series since Gorenger.
  • First Super Sentai Series to debut a logo.
  • First series to utilize CGI effects.
  • First alien Ranger.
  • First time a term from Power Rangers (Zord) is used.
  • First season to have a (second) red Sentai Ranger to be part of sixth Ranger.
  • Last Sentai series to air in the 20th Century.
  • Elements were later adapted to the 9th Power Rangers season, Power Rangers Time Force.
    • Coincidentally, it is the first Power Rangers season to air in the 21st Century.

Hyakuju Sentai Gaoranger[]

Main article: Hyakuju Sentai Gaoranger

Ninpu Sentai Hurricaneger[]

Main article: Ninpu Sentai Hurricaneger

Bakuryu Sentai Abaranger[]

Main article: Bakuryu Sentai Abaranger
  • First mentor Ranger.
  • First Sentai season since Jetman to feature five rangers.
  • Elements were later adapted to the 12th Power Rangers season, Power Rangers Dino Thunder.
    • Therefore, it is also the first and only Sentai series so far to have an episode that is used for a Power Rangers episode.
  • First to cross over with an anime.

Tokuso Sentai Dekaranger[]

Main article: Tokuso Sentai Dekaranger
  • First Gold Ranger.
  • First Team with 10 Rangers.
  • First Hand-Off to the next series after the final episode, commemorating the 30th anniversary of Himitsu Sentai Gorenger.
  • First season to have no evil organization but a recurring villain who only supports the monsters of the week.
  • First season to have a crossover with the Pretty Cure franchise, via audio drama, and the first to air alongside a season of the franchise.
  • Elements were later adapted to the 13th Power Rangers season, Power Rangers S.P.D.
    • Therefore, it is also the first Sentai series to adapt a powered-up form from its American counterpart and the second time since Timeranger to have a term from Power Rangers to be used in Super Sentai. In this instance, Battlizers.
    • Most of the actors were later voiced their counterparts dubbed in Japanese.

Mahou Sentai Magiranger[]

Main article: Mahou Sentai Magiranger
  • Celebrating the 30th anniversary of Super Sentai Series since Gorenger.
  • First series to feature voiced equipment.
  • Elements were later adapted to the 14th Power Rangers season, Power Rangers Mystic Force.

GoGo Sentai Boukenger[]

Main article: GoGo Sentai Boukenger
  • Celebrating the 30th series since Gorenger.
  • First appearance of AkaRed, the embodied spirit of Sentai.
  • First series to be transitioned to high-definition television.
  • Elements were later adapted to the 15th Power Rangers season, Power Rangers Operation Overdrive.

Juken Sentai Gekiranger[]

Main article: Juken Sentai Gekiranger
  • First Violet/Purple Ranger.
  • Final Sentai Team to not have a sixth ranger.
  • Elements were later adapted to the 16th Power Rangers season, Power Rangers Jungle Fury.

Engine Sentai Go-Onger[]

Main article: Engine Sentai Go-Onger
  • First twelve-piece Giant Robo.
  • First female Sixth Ranger.
  • First cross-over movie with a theatrical release in 31 years.
  • Elements were later adapted to the 17th Power Rangers season, Power Rangers RPM.

Samurai Sentai Shinkenger[]

Main article: Samurai Sentai Shinkenger
  • First female Red Ranger.
  • FirstIcon-crosswiki Super Sentai series that features a team-up with Kamen Rider.
  • First V-Cinema set after the series ended.
  • Elements were later adapted to the 18th and 19th Power Rangers seasons, Power Rangers Samurai and Power Rangers Super Samurai.
    • Therefore, it is also the first Sentai series to be used for two completely seasons for Power Rangers.
      • The comeback film of Shinkenger would later be used for an episode for Super Samurai, making it the first V-Cinema film to be adapt into a Power Rangers episode.
  • First Sentai series to receive a Blu-Ray release.

Tensou Sentai Goseiger[]

Main article: Tensou Sentai Goseiger

Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger[]

Main article: Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger

Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters[]

Main article: Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters
  • Only team to have outfits made of "pleather"- a plastic leather-like material.
  • First use of the term Megazord for Robos in-series, then later established the term for Robos in general through Ranger Keys.
  • First series to completely replace the opening theme.
  • Elements were later adapted to the 26th and 27th Power Rangers seasons, the two-seasoned Power Rangers Beast Morphers.

Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger[]

Main article: Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger
  • Only Sentai to date to have all its episodes written by one writer.
  • First Cyan Ranger.
    • Therefore, this is the first non-Japanese ranger.
  • First Gray Ranger.
  • First series to have multiple actors that are former rangers returning as relatives or friends to the current rangers.
  • Elements were later adapted to the 22nd and 23rd Power Rangers seasons, Power Rangers Dino Charge and Power Rangers Dino Super Charge.
  • First Sentai series to receive a sequel series.

Ressha Sentai ToQger[]

Main article: Ressha Sentai ToQger
  • First team with designations being only numerical.
  • First Heisei Sentai to have an Orange Ranger.
  • Only team with Rangers who can swap their powers and colors amongst each other.

Shuriken Sentai Ninninger[]

Main article: Shuriken Sentai Ninninger

Doubutsu Sentai Zyuohger[]

Main article: Doubutsu Sentai Zyuohger
  • Continues to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Super Sentai despite it being the 41st year when it aired.
  • 2,000th episode of the Super Sentai series: Ep. 29: The Monarch of the Monarchs.
  • First Ranger to completely change motifs when assuming a stronger form.
  • First 6th ranger created by a villain.

Uchu Sentai Kyuranger[]

Main article: Uchu Sentai Kyuranger
  • First Sentai Team to start with more than five members.
  • First space-themed Sentai.
  • First Green female Ranger to be part of a core team.
  • First ever series to be directly produced by TV Asahi, with a network producer acting as the series producer.
  • First ever series to have creative input from Bandai of America.
  • First Super Sentai series to have a V-Cinext film.
  • Some elements were later adapted to the 30th and final Power Rangers season, Power Rangers Cosmic Fury.

Kaitou Sentai Lupinranger VS Keisatsu Sentai Patranger[]

Main article: Kaitou Sentai Lupinranger VS Keisatsu Sentai Patranger
  • First Sentai series to have two separate teams working independently and against each other at times. Both teams are also the simultaneous main focus of the series.
  • The Patrangers are the first team to not have a blue ranger.
  • Both teams' main robo are the first to have a non-piloted mecha as a component.
  • First V-Cinext crossover film with its predecessor team.

Kishiryu Sentai Ryusoulger[]

Main article: Kishiryu Sentai Ryusoulger
  • Last Super Sentai series to air in the Heisei Era.
  • First season to have an onscreen crossover with the Pretty Cure franchise in a movie.
  • Elements were later adapted to the 28th and 29th Power Rangers seasons, the two-seasoned Power Rangers Dino Fury.

Mashin Sentai Kiramager[]

Main article: Mashin Sentai Kiramager
  • First series to air in full during the Reiwa era.

Kikai Sentai Zenkaiger[]

Main article: Kikai Sentai Zenkaiger
  • Celebrating the 45th anniversary of Super Sentai series, since Gorenger
  • First season to have rangers based on mecha.
  • First season to have a non-red Sentai ranger as a protagonist.
  • First Kamen Rider-Ranger fusion power up form.
  • First team to represent most of the common motif themes of Super Sentai.

Avataro Sentai Donbrothers[]

Main article: Avataro Sentai Donbrothers
  • First Sentai season since Sun Vulcan to have continuation of the previous series.
  • First season to have CGI rangers.
  • First season to feature a male Pink Ranger.
  • First season to directly incorporate a mecha from the previous season.
  • First season to have the female member of the team as the main narrator as well as having multiple cast members doing narration.
  • First season to use the mecha battles sparingly instead of every episode.
  • Longest duration of time until the primary team robo debuts with 12 episodes, beating Gingaman's record of 7 episodes.
  • First team to have human size mecha forms that grow to giant size and the first main robo to occasionally battle at human size.
  • First season to have a genderless villain.

Ohsama Sentai King-Ohger[]

Main article: Ohsama Sentai King-Ohger
  • First insect-themed Sentai season.
  • First season to feature a Violet Ranger in the core team.
  • First season to feature a female Black Ranger.
  • First season to credit the Ranger by only their names instead of including the Ranger names in the opening credits.
  • First main robo to have more than one non-piloted mecha as components.
  • First Sentai series not to feature an Eyecatch.
  • First Sentai to Feature a permanent long time skip, with the first and second half of the series having an in-story gap period of two years between them.
  • First twenty-piece Giant Robo.

Bakuage Sentai Boonboomger[]

Main article: Bakuage Sentai Boonboomger
  • First Reiwa Sentai to have an Orange Ranger.
  • First series to have a group of staff members and an actress that were connected to another franchise, in this case, Pokémon.
  • First season to feature a Violet Sixth Ranger.

No.1 Sentai Gozyuger[]

Main article: No.1 Sentai Gozyuger
  • Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Super Sentai Series since Gorenger.
    • Also, the first Sentai series since Ohranger to celebrate an anniversary by the years instead by the series.
  • First mainstay female Sentai Black, as well as first to be part of the core team.
  • First Sentai team to have the red ranger be canine-themed and first sentai team to have a wolf-themed ranger in the core team.

Unofficial Series[]

Hikonin Sentai Akibaranger[]

Main article: Hikonin Sentai Akibaranger
  • First team to have more female Rangers than male Rangers.
  • First parody team aimed at a mature audience.
  • First series to receive a second season.

The High School Heroes[]

Main article: The High School Heroes
  • First production to feature a transgender ranger.

See Also[]

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