Seijuu Sentai Gingaman

Seijuu Sentai Gingaman

The title card for Seijuu Sentai Gingaman
Genre Tokusatsu
Created by Toei
Written by Yasuko Kobayashi
Junki Takegami
Naruhisa Arakawa
Tsuyoshi Kida
Tetsuo Okita
Kei Murayama
Directed by Ryuta Tasaki
Masato Tsujino
Takao Nagaishi
Hajime Konaka
Satoshi Morota
Starring Kazuki Maehara
Kōji Sueyoshi
Shōei
Nobuaki Takahashi
Juri Miyazawa
Teruaki Ogawa
Kei Mizutani
Narrated by Norio Wakamoto[1]
Opening theme "Seijuu Sentai Gingaman"
by Ryu Kisami
Ending theme "Hadashi no Kokoro De"
by Ryu Kisami
Composer(s) Toshihiko Sahashi
Country of origin Japan
Original language(s) Japanese
No. of episodes 50
Production
Producer(s) Kenji Ōta (TV Asahi)
Shigenori Takadera (Toei)
Kōichi Yada (Toei Agency)
Running time approx. 25 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel TV Asahi
Original run February 22, 1998 – February 14, 1999
Chronology
Preceded by Denji Sentai Megaranger
Followed by Kyuukyuu Sentai GoGoFive
External links
Website

Seijuu Sentai Gingaman (星獣戦隊ギンガマン Seijū Sentai Gingaman, [Note 1]) is a Japanese tokusatsu television series. It is Toei's 22nd entry of the Super Sentai television series. The series aired from February 22, 1998 to February 14, 1999 airing alongside Tetsuwan Tantei Robotack. Its footage was used in the adaptation of Power Rangers Lost Galaxy.

This series is not to be confused with the one-time villainous but humorous Sentai from Chikyu Sentai Fiveman, the Ginga Sentai Gingaman.

Plot

Three thousand years ago, the Space Pirates Barban invaded Earth. The Star Beasts and the first Gingamen, warriors of the Ginga Forest, fought them with a mystical power known as Earth and eventually imprisoned them. The Ginga people later cloaked their forest within marked boundaries and passed on the duty of the Ginga warriors through generations.

Hyuuga, Hayate, Gouki, Hikaru and Saya are chosen as the 133rd warriors of the Star Beast Swords. Ryouma is very happy that his elder brother Hyuuga succeeds to the title. When Elder Ohghi holds the succession ceremony of Star Beast Swords, an earthquake breaks the seal on the Barban.

Ohghi orders the 133rd warriors to get the Ginga Braces hidden in Roaring Mountain. However, the Barban attacks them to prevent the birth of the new Gingamen. During the battle, Hyuuga is swallowed into a crack in the ground created by the Barban's leader, Captain Zahab. Enraged, Ryouma activates his hidden Earth power and awakens the Ginga Braces. The Gingaman fight together with the Star Beasts against the Barban, who desire to revive the Demon Beast Daitanix, on whose corpse they built their castle.

Gingamen

Main article: Gingamen

The Gingamen are descendants of the original Gingamen from the Ginga Forest who use a fighting style originating 3,000 years ago and are chosen at a ceremony to become the current Gingamen.

Ryouma/Ginga Red (リョウマ/ギンガレッド Ryōma/Ginga Reddo)
The team leader who assumed the title of Ginga Red to honor his brother. His Earth power is fire and his Star Beast partner is Gingaleon.
Hayate/Ginga Green (ハヤテ/ギンガグリーン Hayate/Ginga Gurīn)
The cool and quick-witted second in command, he is an expert flute player. His Earth power is wind and his Star Beast partner is Gingalcon.
Gouki/Ginga Blue (ゴウキ/ギンガブルー Gōki/Ginga Burū)
The gentle-hearted strongman whose Earth power is water. His Star Beast partner is Gingarilla.
Hikaru/Ginga Yellow (ヒカル/ギンガイエロー Hikaru/Ginga Yerō)
The mischievous glutton of the team whose Earth power is thunder. His Star Beast partner is Gingaverick.
Saya/Ginga Pink (サヤ/ギンガピンク Saya/Ginga Pinku)
The introverted female member of the team. Her Earth power is flowers and her Star Beast partner is Gingat.
Hyuuga/Black Knight (ヒュウガ/黒騎士 Hyūga/Kurokishi)
Originally meant to be Ginga Red, Hyuga was presumed dead until he resurfaced and inherited Bullblack's ability to become the Black Knight. His Earth power is fire and his Star Beast partner is Goutaurus.

Space Pirates Barban

Main article: Space Pirates Barban

The Space Pirates Barban (宇宙海賊バルバン Uchū Kaizoku Baruban) are a group of pirates who have destroyed many planets along the Milky Way. Their headquarters, the Rowdy Invincible Castle (荒くれ無敵城 Arakure Mutekijō), is mounted on the back of Daitanix. They once tried to invade Earth 3,000 years ago, but the first generation of Gingamen and the Star Beasts sealed them at the bottom of the sea. In the present day, an earthquake brakes the seal and releases the Barban, who plan to awaken Daitanix in our time. Its four great armies plot various strategies in order to achieve it.

Episodes

  1. The Legendary Blades (伝説の刃（やいば） Densetsu no Yaiba)
  2. The Starbeasts' Return (星獣の再来 Seijū no Sairai)
  3. The Earth's Wisdom (大地の知恵 Daichi no Chie)
  4. The Earth's Heart (アースの心 Āsu no Kokoro)
  5. The Sure-Kill Fang (必殺の機刃（きば） Hissatsu no Kiba)
  6. The Starbeasts' Crisis (星獣の危機 Seijū no Kiki)
  7. Time of Revival (復活の時 Fukkatsu no Toki)
  8. Love's Culinary (愛情の料理 Aijō no Ryōri)
  9. Secret Kitten (秘密の子猫 Himitsu no Koneko)
  10. The Wind's Flute (風の笛 Kaze no Fue)
  11. A Warrior's Devotion (戦士の純情 Senshi no Junjō)
  12. Nightmare Reunited (悪夢の再会 Akumu no Saikai)
  13. Beast Attack Rehearsal (逆転の獣撃棒 Gyakuten no Jūgekibō)
  14. Two Sayas (二人のサヤ Futari no Saya)
  15. Terrifying Hiccups (恐怖のしゃっくり Kyōfu no Shakkuri)
  16. Homeland of the Heart (心の故郷 Kokoro no Kokyō)
  17. True Courage (本当の勇気 Hontō no Yūki)
  18. The Mysterious Black Knight (謎の黒騎士 Nazo no Kuro Kishi)
  19. The Vengeful Knight (復讐の騎士 Fukushū no Kishi)
  20. The One-Man Battle (ひとりの戦い Hitori no Tatakai)
  21. The Tomato's Trial (トマトの試練 Tomato no Shiren)
  22. Appearance of Light (光の出現 Hikari no Shutsugen)
  23. End of the Contest (争奪の果て Sōdatsu no Hate)
  24. Budou's Tenacity (ブドーの執念 Budo no Shūnen)
  25. The Black Knight's Determination (黒騎士の決意 Kuro Kishi no Ketsui)
  26. Brothers of Flame (炎の兄弟 Honō no Kyōdai)
  27. The Mummy's Allure (ミイラの誘惑 Miira no Yūwaku)
  28. Papa's Sudden Change (パパの豹変 Papa no Hyōhen)
  29. Dark Merchant (闇の商人 Yami no Shōnin)
  30. Steel Starbeasts (鋼の星獣 Hagane no Seijū)
  31. Cursed Stone (呪いの石 Noroi no Ishi)
  32. The Mobile Horse of Friendship (友情の機動馬 Yūjō no Kidō Uma)
  33. Yearning for Saya (憧れのサヤ Akogare no Saya)
  34. Invulnerable Iliess (不死身のイリエス Fujimi no Iriesu)
  35. Gouki's Choice (ゴウキの選択 Gōki no Sentaku)
  36. Invincible Haruhiko (無敵の晴彦 Muteki no Haruhiko)
  37. Bucrates's Ambition (ブクラテスの野望 Bukuratesu no Yabō)
  38. Hyuuga's Determination (ヒュウガの決断 Hyūga no Ketsudan)
  39. The Heart's Massage (心のマッサージ Kokoro no Massāji)
  40. The Majin of Sadness (哀しみの魔人 Kanashimi no Majin)
  41. The Demon-Beast's Revival (魔獣の復活 Majū no Fukkatsu)
  42. The Horrible Demon-Beast (戦慄の魔獣 Senritsu no Majū)
  43. Legendary Footprints (伝説の足跡 Densetsu no Ashioto)
  44. Earth's Demon-Beast (地球の魔獣 Chikyū no Majū)
  45. The Fairy's Tears (妖精の涙 Yōsei no Namida)
  46. Winds of Rage (怒りの風 Ikari no Kaze)
  47. The Demon's Scheme (悪魔の策略 Akuma no Sakuryaku)
  48. Moak's End (モークの最期 Mōku no Saigo)
  49. The Miraculous Mountain (奇跡の山 Kiseki no Yama)
  50. Tomorrow's Legends (明日の伝説（レジェンド） Ashita no Rejendo)

Cast

Songs

Opening theme
Ending theme

Notes

  1. ↑ Seijū (星獣?) is literally translated as "Star Beast".

References

  1. ↑ "Official Gingaman Website" (in Japanese). Toei. Retrieved 2007-08-04.

External links