 This article is about an episode in Uchu Sentai Kyuranger.
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Space.1: The Super Stars of Space (宇宙一のスーパスター Uchuichi no Supā Sutā) is the first episode of Uchu Sentai Kyuranger. It is the start of the series, introduces 6 of the 9 main characters and Balance and Naga Ray make brief appearances towards the episode's end.
This episode broadcast was accompanied by web broadcast of the first installment of Transformation Lessons ~Let's Star Change Together!~
Synopsis[]
88 constellations that exist in the universe have fallen into the hands of the evil Space Shogunate Jark Matter. However, the insurrection army Rebellion and three Kyurangers chosen by the Kyutama are opposing them to protect the people.
By an accident, an adventurer traveling through space, Lucky witnesses Chameleon Green, Oushi Black, and Kajiki Yellow fighting on the planet Crotus. Lucky decides to become the 4th Kyuranger and they set out to planet Jagjag to search for the Kyutama.
Plot[]
The evil organization Jark Matter has succeeded in conquering Earth; it is later revealed that they have control over all but the entire universe itself. Their next target is Planet Crotos, where they launch an all-out attack on the inhabitants of the planet. However, hope is not lost, as heroes arrive to fight Jark Matter: the Kyurangers. Hammie, Spada, and Champ arrive and transform into Chameleon Green, Kajiki Yellow, and Oushi Black respectively to fight the evil forces that have invaded the planet.
Aboard the Rangers' ship, the Orion, pilot android Raptor 283 reminds them that their mission is to secure the civilians. They should not take any huge risks, as all nine of them have not been assembled yet.
Meanwhile deep in space, a young man travels. He experiences a meteor shower and his ship crash-lands onto Planet Crotos, right in the middle of a fight and wiping out several assailants. Miraculously, he survives and declares himself to be extremely lucky. Unbeknownst to him, the Rangers were actually cornered and he has opened up a path to safety for them.
On board the Orion, the young man introduced himself as "Lucky", and the others begin to say he was also very "lucky." Raptor appears and confirms that she has fixed Lucky's spaceship. According to Hammy, Lucky is from the planet Luth and wanted to travel around the universe. The others fill Lucky in on Jark Matter's plans and their resistance against them. Sympathizing with them, he declares that he wants to be a Kyuranger.
Meanwhile, on a Jark Matter spaceship, Eriedrone has contacted his master, Don Armage, about the appearance of the Kyurangers, and assures him that the Kyurangers will be eliminated.
Lucky heads to Planet Jagjag, where he hopes to find a Kyutama. While flying inside the atmosphere, his ship malfunctions and crash-lands again, causing an explosion. He is caught by a wolfman named Garu (who is in possession of a Kyutama, on a cord around his neck), and relentlessly attacked by him. The other Kyurangers arrive to stop the wolfman from attacking Lucky. After realizing the wolfman has a Kyutama, they bring him back to his own residence and encourage him to "activate" it, but to no avail. He claims that no one can defeat Jark Matter, causing Lucky to berate him for the Kyutama to not choose him. Lucky proceeds to call him a coward, and the two begin fighting again.
Garu says Lucky shouldn't fight if he was weak. Lucky tells him that he should fight because he's strong. Garu says he did, for his clan, but they were all wiped out. Lucky continues throwing punches, channeling his strength from his will to fight. Suddenly, Jark Matter forces arrive and begin an attack. Lucky fights even without Kyuranger powers, but is thrown into space and left to die. Determined to live and save the universe, his body glows and is given possession of the Shishi Kyutama. He rides a meteor shower back onto the planet and transforms into Shishi Red. He reveals his weapon (Kyu Sword) and begins fighting, with the others following suit.
Raptor radios the Kyurangers, saying that the Orion is under attack. Chameleon Green and Kajiki Yellow summon their Voyagers and head to space. Jark Matter forces fire at Shishi Red, but he "accidentally" summons his Voyager that "miraculously" protects him. He heads into space to help Chameleon Green and Kajiki Yellow protect the Orion.
On the planet, Garu finally finds his resolve to fight and transforms into Ookami Blue and joins Oushi Black in battle. They defeat the ground forces and summon their Voyagers. They join the other three in space and form KyurenOh to fight Eridron and defeat him.
On the Orion, Lucky and Garu formally join the team and begin their journey to find the rest of the Kyurangers.
On the Planet Jagama, two thieves become aware of the Kyurangers, after seeing a "wanted" poster with all five of their pictures on it.
Cast[]
- Lucky (ラッキー Rakkī): Takumi Kizu (岐洲 匠 Kizu Takumi)
- Garu (ガル Garu, Voice): Kazuya Nakai (中井 和哉 Nakai Kazuya)
- Balance (バランス Baransu, Voice): Yūki Ono (小野 友樹 Yūki Ono)
- Champ (チャンプ Chanpu, Voice): Akio Otsuka (大塚 明夫 Ōtsuka Akio)
- Naga Ray (ナーガ・レイ Nāga Rei): Taiki Yamazaki (山崎 大輝 Yamazaki Taiki)
- Hammie (ハミィ Hamī): Sakurako Okubo (大久保 桜子 Ōkubo Sakurako)
- Raptor 283 (ラプター２８３ Raputā Ni Hachi San, Voice): M • A • O (市道 真央 Ichimichi Mao)
- Spada (スパーダ Supāda): Tetsuji Sakakibara (榊原 徹士 Sakakibara Tetsuji)
- Don Armage (ドン・アルマゲ Don Arumage, Voice): Atsuki Tani (谷 昌樹 Tani Atsuki)
- Eriedrone (エリードロン Erīdoron, Voice): Takaya Kuroda (黒田 崇矢 Kuroda Takaya)
Guest Cast[]
- Hoshi Minato (ホシ★ミナト): Hiroya Matsumoto (松本 寛也 Matsumoto Hiroya)
- Aliens: Tetauhiro Kawaguchi (河口 哲弘 Kawaguchi Tetauhiro), Yohito Nagura (名倉 世仁 Nagura Yohito), Ayako Suzuki (鈴木 絢子 Suzuki Ayako)
- Customer: Masato Hisa (久 正人 Hisa Masato), Nobuhiro Mouri (毛利 亘宏 Mouri Nobuhiro), Takumi Mochizuki (望月 卓 Mochizuki Takumi), Shiori Kotaka (小髙 史織 Kotaka Shiori)(Uncredited)[1]
Suit Actors[]
- Shishi Red: Masashi Takada (高田 将司 Takada Masashi)
- Garu, Ookami Blue: Yasuhiro Takeuchi (竹内 康博 Takeuchi Yasuhiro)
- Balance: Masaru Obayashi (大林 勝 Ōbayashi Masaru)
- Champ, Oushi Black: Jiro Okamoto (岡元 次郎 Okamoto Jirō)
- Chameleon Green: Ayumi Shimozono (下園 愛弓 Shimozono Ayumi)
- Raptor 283: Ryoko Gomi (五味 涼子 Gomi Ryōko)
- Kajiki Yellow: Shinsuke Kusano (草野 伸介 Kusano Shinsuke)
- Kyutama Gattai KyurenOh: Hideaki Kusaka (日下 秀昭 Kusaka Hideaki)
- Don Armage: Yohei Fujita (藤田 洋平 Fujita Yohei)
- Eriedrone: Yuichi Hachisuka (蜂須賀 祐一 Hachisuka Yūichi)
- Tsuyoindaver: Shigeki Ito (伊藤 茂騎 Itō Shigeki), Hiroyuki Muraoka (村岡 弘之 Muraoka Hiroyuki)
Kyutama[]
- Shishi Red - Shishi (Regulus Impact), Shishi (Shishi Voyager)
- Ookami Blue - Ookami (Ookami Voyager)
- Oushi Black - Oushi (Oushi Voyager), Oushi (Aldebaran Impact)
- Chameleon Green - Chameleon (Chameleon Voyager), Chameleon (Hamillion Impact)
- Kajiki Yellow - Kajiki (Kajiki Voyager), Kajiki (Dorado Impact)
Errors[]
- At the beginning of the episode, a sign with Jark Matter's symbol is seen standing next to the playground even though the invasion is still in process.
Notes[]
- As part of Super Hero Time, this episode aired alongside Kamen Rider Ex-Aid
episode 18, The Truth Exposed. - Viewership: 3.8%
- Kyurangers featured in closing credits
- KyurenOh Combinations:
- ◆◆◆
- ◆◆◆◆◆
- Lucky Kyutama Luck Test
- Hint: Tomato
- Color: Red
episode 18, 
- Hoshi Minato makes a cameo on a TV at the end of the episode.
- In the same scene, the restaurant waitress' wrist sleeves are reused from Gormin Sailors (Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger), except that she wears two on the same arm.
- The beginning scene with Earth being invaded by a large army of alien force parallels the beginning of Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger with the Great Legend War.
- One of the Indavers blown away by the Shishi System meteor shower in this episode would become Dave Blue of the Jark Sentai GoIndaver. TV STORY-Space.27: Indaver Panic Within the Orion!?
DVD/Blu-ray releases[]
- Uchu Sentai Kyuranger Volume 1 features episodes 1-4: Space.1: The Super Stars of Space, Space.2: Let's Go! Phantom Thief BN Team!, Space.3: The Man from the Desert Star and Space.4: Dreamy Android.
- Blu-ray Collection 1 comes with 12 episodes.
See Also[]
- Lightning Strikes - Power Rangers counterpart in Cosmic Fury. See comparison page. (KyurenOh's debut & story)
- Take Off - Power Rangers counterpart in Cosmic Fury. See comparison page. (Megazord fight footage)
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