Denji Sentai Megaranger

Denji Sentai Megaranger

The title card for Denji Sentai Megaranger
Genre Tokusatsu
Created by Toei
Starring Hayato Oshiba
Atsushi Ehara
Masaya Matsukaze
Eri Tanaka
Mami Higashiyama
Shigeru Kanai
Asami Jō
Opening theme "Denji Sentai Megaranger" by Naoto Fuuga
Ending theme "Kinosei Ka Na" by Naoto Fuuga
"Bomb Dancing Megaranger" by Hiroko Asakawa
Composer(s) Keiichi Oku
Country of origin Japan
Original language(s) Japanese
No. of episodes 51
Production
Producer(s) Kenji Ōta
Shigenori Takadera
Naomi Takabe
Kōichi Yada
Running time approx. 25 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel TV Asahi
Original run February 14, 1997 – February 15, 1998
Chronology
Preceded by Gekisou Sentai Carranger
Followed by Seijuu Sentai Gingaman

Denji Sentai Megaranger (電磁戦隊メガレンジャー Denji Sentai Megarenjā, [Note 1]) is Toei's twenty-first production of the Super Sentai television series. The footage was also used in the American series, Power Rangers in Space. Megaranger premiered on February 14, 1997 and concluded on February 15, 1998.

Plot

The Heisei International University in Kazo, Saitama, stands in for Denji Sentai Megaranger '​s Moroboshi High School.

Kenta Date, a senior high school student, is the ultimate champion of an arcade video game called "Megaranger". He belongs to the Cybernetics club, a group of like minded friends from his school. Koichiro Endo, Shun Namiki, Chisato Jogaseki, and Miku Imamura are also members of Cybernetics. The International Network of Excel-Science and Technology (INET), the games creators, invite Kenta and the Cybernetics club members to tour the INET laboratories. Following a short tour of the INET HQ buildings, the company is attacked by the Neijirejia, an evil force led by Dr. Hinelar on a mission to conquer the current reality. Dr. Kubota, INET's chief scientist, reveals that Megaranger was more than only a simple video game but actually a combat simulator to identify potential recruits for a super fighting team to combat the Neijirejia. While the INET headquarters (HQ) is destroyed by the Neijirejia warrior Yugande, Dr. Kubota gives Kenta and his friends devices known as 'Digitizers'. By entering the key-code "3-3-5" and shouting "Install, Megaranger!", Date, Endo, Namiki, Jogasaki and Imamura transform into the Megarangers to fight the Nejirejia.

Characters

INET

INET, the "International Network of Excel-Science and Technology", is the company responsible for the Megaranger video game used to identify five people to become the Megarangers.

Megarangers

The Megarangers. From left to right: Mega Black, Mega Yellow, Mega Red, Mega Pink, and Mega Blue

Five high school students chosen by INET become the Megarangers, with one additional Megaranger who is an INET agent. Their base of operations is the Digital Research Club "Digiken" in Moroboshi High School.

Arsenal
INET Mecha

The mecha used by the Megaranger were made by INET.

INET members

Moroboshi High School

The high school attended by the five Megarangers until the series finale. Each of the team's classmates and teachers ended up being involved in a Nejirian scheme and they become enraged when they learned the identities of the Megarangers. It was only in the final battle with Dr. Hinelar that the school realized the error of their stand and started to support the Megarangers.

Others

Evil Electric Kingdom Nezirejia

The Evil Electric Kingdom Nezirejia (邪電王国ネジレジア Jaden Ōkoku Nejirejia) are invaders from another dimension ruled by an entity called Javious. Their names and appearances are all twisted and distorted. They are stationed in the Death Neziro (デスネジロ Desu Nejiro) fortress which transforms into the giant robot Gran Neziros (グランネジロス Guran Nejirosu, 51) in the series finale. This robot can regenerate severed limbs as well as bind and electrocute his victims with cables and was finally destroyed along with the Mega Voyager in the finale. Hinelar self-destructed the Death Neziro from the inside in an attempt to blow up the Megarangers, the people in their high school and the Mega Voyager. The Megarangers nearly sacrifice themselves to carry Death Neziro with the Mega Voyager into the sky to prevent any further damage to their high school.

Episodes

On April 6, 1997 (The day that Episode 8 aired) the show later began to aired on Sunday mornings instead of Friday late afternoons at 7:30am JST, the very timeslot that Super Sentai uses till today.

  1. Don't Let Them! The Twisted Invaders (ゆるすな!ねじれた侵略者 Yurusu na! Nejireta Shinryakusha)
  2. Look! Our Galaxy Mega (見てくれ!俺たちのギャラクシーメガ Mite Kure! Oretachi no Gyarakushī Mega)
  3. For Real! A Huge Nejire Beast (マジかよ!でっかいネジレ獣 Maji ka yo! Dekkai Nejirejū)
  4. Smash it! Shibolena's Trap (砕くぞ!シボレナの罠 Kudaku zo! Shiborena no Wana)
  5. Decide! This Is an Underhanded Battle (キメるぜ! これが裏技バトル Kimeru ze! Kore ga Urawaza Batoru)
  6. We Did It! The Roaring Digitank (やったね!爆走デジタンク Yatta ne! Bakusō Dejitanku)
  7. What the? The Annoying Stalker Girl (ナンなの?おっかけ迷惑娘 Nan na no? Okkake Meiwaku Musume)
  8. Will We Lose!? Reverse Teamwork (負けるか!逆転チームワーク Makeru ka! Gyakuten Chīmuwāku)
  9. Reveal! The Demon Lurking In CDs (あばくぞ!魔物がひそむCD Abaku zo! Mamono ga Hisomu Shī Dī)
  10. Goodbye! The Android of Sadness (さよなら!哀しみのアンドロイド Sayonara! Kanashimi no Andoroido)
  11. Danger! The Red Rose's Temptation (あぶない!赤いバラの誘惑 Abunai! Akai Bara no Yūwaku)
  12. Worry! We're Lazy Teachers (こまるぜ!我らがぐうたら先生 Komaru ze! Warera ga Gūtara Sensei)
  13. Heartthrob! Our Teacher Is Like the Wind (どきどき!先生は風のように Dokidoki! Sensei wa Kaze no You ni)
  14. Surprise! The Neighbors are Nejirejians (びっくり!おとなりはネジレジア Bikkuri! Otonari wa Nejirejia)
  15. See Through It! The Mecha of Genius High (見やぶれ!天才高校のカラクリ Mi Yabure! Tensai Kōkō no Karakuri)
  16. Very Bad! Will We Die? (激ヤバ!オレたち死ぬのか? Gekiyaba! Oretachi Shinu no ka?)
  17. Way Cool! The Sexy Super Miku (すごすぎ!いけてるスーパーみく Sugosugi! Iketeru Sūpā Miku)
  18. Protect it! The Mysterious Boy's Forest (守るぞ!不思議な少年の森 Mamoru zo! Fushigi na Shōnen no Mori)
  19. Thrust! The Persistent Deadly Punch (打ちこめ!不屈の必殺パンチ Uchikome! Fukutsu no Hissatsu Panchi)
  20. Count on it! The New Robo, Delta Mega (たのむぜ!新ロボデルタメガ Tanomu ze! Shin Robo Deruta Mega)
  21. Right Now! The Life-Threatening Super Combination (いまこそ!命をかけた超合体 Ima Koso! Inochi o Kaketa Chō Gattai)
  22. Break Out! The Devilish Labyrinth (ぬけ出せ!悪魔のラビリンス Nukedese! Akuma no Rabirinsu)
  23. Why! My Egg's a Nejire Beast (なんでだ!オレのたまごはネジレ獣 Nande da! Ore no Tamago wa Nejirejū)
  24. Running Alone! A Silvery New Face (独走!銀色のニューフェイス Dokusō! Gin'iro no Nyū Feisu)
  25. Just in Time! Time Limit: 2.5 Minutes (ギリギリ!タイムリミット2分半 Girigiri! Taimu Rimitto Nifunhan)
  26. Really? The End of Nejirejia (ホントか?ネジレジアの最期 Honto ka? Nejirejia no Saigo)
  27. Kick Them About! The Demonic Coral That Calls Death (けちらせ!死を呼ぶ魔のサンゴ Kechirase! Shi o Yobu Ma no Sango)
  28. It's Over! The Explosive Granny Whirlwind (おてあげ!爆裂おばあちゃん旋風 Oteage! Bakuretsu Obaachan Senpū)
  29. I Wanna Lose Weight! Miku's Dubious Diet (やせたい!みくの怪しいダイエット Yasetai! Miku no Ayashii Daietto)
  30. Explosion! The Friendship Combination (サク烈!友情のコンビネーション Sakuretsu! Yūjō no Konbinēshon)
  31. Stop it! Guirail's Reckless Run (止めるぜ!ギレールの暴走 Tomeru ze! Girēru no Bōsō)
  32. Is It the End!? Desperate Situation, Galaxy Mega (終わりか!?絶体絶命ギャラクシーメガ Owari ka!? Zettai Zetsumei Gyarakushī Mega)
  33. Cheerful! The Lover Who Came From the Moon (ウキウキ!月から来た恋人 Ukiuki! Tsuki Kara Kita Koibito)
  34. I'll Show You! Big Bro's Miracle Shoot (見せるぜ!兄貴のミラクルシュート Miseru ze! Aniki no Mirakuru Shūto)
  35. Overcome! Mega Silver's Greatest Crisis (のりきれ!メガシルバー最大の危機 Norikire! Mega Shirubā Saidai no Kiki)
  36. Flap Your Wings! The Wings of Hope Dancing in the Sky (はばたけ!宇宙(そら)に舞う希望の翼 Habatake! Sora ni Mau Kibō no Tsubasa)
  37. Why? Chisato Has an Old Man's Voice (どうして?千里がオヤジ声 Dōshite? Chisato ga Oyaji-goe)
  38. Scary! Nejirejia's Fiendish Squadron (戦慄!ネジレジアの凶悪戦隊 Senritsu! Nejirejia no Kyōaku Sentai)
  39. Exposed! Mega Red's True Identity (バレたぜ!メガレッドの正体 Bareta ze! Mega Reddo no Shōtai)
  40. Scary! Bad Women (コワいぜ!バッドな女たち Kowai ze! Baddo na Onnatachi)
  41. Collapsing! The Blue Terror, Neji Blue (キレてる!青の恐怖ネジブルー Kirete 'ru! Ao no Kyōfu Neji Burū)
  42. Lose Them! The Evil Stalkers (ふりきれ!邪悪な追跡者 Furikire! Jaaku na Tsuisekisha)
  43. We Won't Lose! The Decisive Battle is on Christmas Eve (負けない!決戦はクリスマスイブ Makenai! Kessen wa Kurisumasu Ibu)
  44. Relax! Kenta's New Year's Eve Riot (お気楽!健太の年越し騒動 O-kiraku! Kenta no Toshikoshi Sōdō)
  45. Stubborn! Hinelar's Big Strike Back (しぶとい!ヒネラーの大逆襲 Shibutoi! Hinerā no Dai Gyakushū)
  46. Prevent it! Setting Sail to Underworld (阻むぞ!地獄への船出 Habamu zo! Jigoku e no Funade)
  47. Plunge! The Dreadful Hinelar City (とびこめ!恐怖のヒネラーシティ Tobikome! Kyōfu no Hinerā Shiti)
  48. Crush it! Hinelar's Dark Designs (つぶすぜ!ヒネラーの黒い野望 Tsubusu ze! Hinerā no Kuroi Yabō)
  49. Despair! We're Outcasts!? (絶望!俺たちは嫌われ者!? Zetsubō! Oretachi wa Kiraware Mono!?)
  50. Sublime! The Red-Hot Super Soldier Yugande (壮絶!灼熱の超戦士ユガンデ Sōzetsu! Shakunetsu no Chō Senshi Yugande)
  51. Seize it! Our Diplomas (つかむぜ!俺たちの卒業証書 Tsukamu ze! Oretachi no Sotsugyōshōsho)

Denji Sentai Megaranger vs. Carranger

The V-Cinema special takes place between episodes 39 and 40. Arriving late for school, as the car was at Pegasus Garage, Kenta learns that today is graduation picture day. Seeing a beam of light nearby, Kouichiro gets the others out of class to investigate. The five find a seashell before they are attacked by Space Biker Helmedor who wants the shell to fulfill his dreams, overpowering the Megarangers before Mega Silver arrives and engages the biker in a motorcyclists' duel. Suddenly enlarging with his bike, Helmedor battles Super Galaxy Mega before he is forced to shrink and retreat. Later, while trying to find out the seashell's true nature, Miku uses it to wish for a big cake before it is stolen by a group of strange students who actually are the staff of the Pegasus Garage. But with Mega Yellow placing a tracer on the getaway car, the Megarangers track them to the Pegasus Garage where Kyousuke wishes for Katsudon before he and his team are attacked by Yugande and Kani Nejilar. Refusing to stand aside, they assume their Carranger forms to fight Kani Nejilar while the Megarangers deal with Yugande and the Kunekune. The two Sentai teams join forces to force the Nejireians back as the shell opens up to reveal an alien identified as Space Fairy Picot who wants to grant their last three wishes. Arriving to Yume Beach, the teams get to know each other while talking out to want they would use the last three wishes before Dappu arrives. But "Dappu" turns out to be Helmedor, having made a deal with the Nejirians to get Picot.

As Helmedor runs off, Shibonlena has the Kunekune hold the Megarangers as she uses her power to turn the Carrangers into her slaves and sicks them on the Megarangers. During the fight, the Megarangers find the real Dappu and untie him. In a risky gambit, Dappuin fuses the Megrangers's weapons with his CarMagic to free the Carrangers from Shibolena's spell. At that time, after wishing for a planet destroying laser cannon, Helmedor betrays Kani Nejilar and fights him as Megarangers. After making a wish to revive previous Psycho Nejilars to overpower the Megarangers, Kani Nejilar was about to make the final wish when Helmondo steals the fairy. But the Carrangers get Picot and throw a decoy into the distance to hold the villains at bay. Coming to the students' aid, the Carrangers give them Picot to make the final wish to their shock. By the time Kani Nejilar and a brainwashed Helmondo return to the battlefield, the Megarangers' wish to keep fighting enables them to don the Mega Tector armor. After destroying the revived monsters with Rainbow Impulse, Shibolena has Bedibedi bite Kani Nejilar and Helmedor as Mega Voyager and RV Robo are formed to fight them. Though Helmondo attempts to turn with the planting destroying laser, Mega Winger destroys the weapon as Wing Mega Voyager and RV Robo execute their signature moves to respectively destroy Kani Nejilar and Helmedor. Soon after, Picot leaves for the next planet as the two sentai teams go out to take their own graduation memorial picture at Yume Beach.

Cast

Songs

Opening theme
Ending themes

Notes

  1. Denji (電磁?) translates as "Electromagnetic".

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