Ressha Sentai ToQger

Ressha Sentai ToQger
Genre Tokusatsu
Created by
Written by
Directed by
  • Shōjirō Nakazawa
  • Katsuya Watanabe
  • Noboru Takemoto
  • Hiroyuki Katō
Starring
Voices of
Narrated by Kappei Yamaguchi
Opening theme "Ressha Sentai ToQger" by Daiki Ise
Ending theme "Byun Byun! ToQger" by Project.R (YOFFY, Takayoshi Tanimoto, Showgo Kamada)
Composer(s) Kei Haneoka[1]
Country of origin Japan
No. of episodes 47 (list of episodes)
Production
Producer(s)
  • Motoi Sasaki (TV Asahi)
  • Takaaki Utsunomiya
  • Kei Ishikawa (Toei)
  • Koichi Yada
  • Akihiro Fukada (Toei Agency)
Running time 24-25 minutes
Release
Original network TV Asahi
Original release February 16, 2014 (2014-02-16) – February 15, 2015 (2015-02-15)
Chronology
Preceded by Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger
Followed by Shuriken Sentai Ninninger
External links
烈車戦隊トッキュウジャー|テレビ朝日
Production website

Ressha Sentai ToQger (烈車戦隊トッキュウジャー Ressha Sentai Tokkyūjā) is a Japanese television series, the 38th installment in Toei Company's Super Sentai series, following Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger. It premiered on TV Asahi affiliates on February 16, 2014, joining Kamen Rider Gaim and later, Kamen Rider Drive in the Super Hero Time programming block, and it ended on February 15, 2015. The series has a train motif, and unlike previous series where the heroes are named after colors, the heroes in ToQger are numbered and regularly swap colors during battle.[2]

The series' main characters made a cameo appearance in the film Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger vs. Go-Busters: The Great Dinosaur Battle! Farewell Our Eternal Friends, and appeared in a special meet-and-greet and press conference at Tokyo Dome City in late January 2014. In October 2014, the series was given the Japan Railway Award's Special award by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism in its annual "Train Day" observance, recognizing its effect on making children enjoy trains.[3][4]

Story

Only those with a great Imagination (イマジネーション Imajinēshon) can see the mystical railway known as the Rainbow Line (レインボーライン Reinbō Rain), on which run massive trains known as Ressha (烈車)[lower-alpha 1] are driven by five warriors known as the ToQgers (トッキュウジャー Tokkyūjā),[lower-alpha 2] While it is their mission to save towns from the evil forces of the Shadow Line (シャドーライン Shadō Rain) who are using the residents' fear and sadness to establish their own railway to enable the coming of their leader Emperor Z, whose intention is consume light to plunge the world into darkness, the five ToQgers are also childhood friends who also fight to recover the memories of their hometown after it was consumed by the Shadow Line's evil. After being joined by a former Shadow Line member named Zaram who now goes by the name Akira Nijino as their sixth member, the original ToQgers regain their memories of their hometown Subarugahama and discover that it is completely consumed within the Shadow Line's railroad. The ToQgers begin a campaign to free these "Shadow Towns" from their Shadow Creep Keepers in an attempt to recover their memories and save their friends and family, while Emperor Z must deal with some opposition among his own subjects.

Episodes

As the motif for ToQger is trains, the episodes are called "stations" ( eki).

# Title Writer Original airdate
1 "Let's Go on the Express Ressha"
"Tokkyū Ressha de Ikō" (特急烈車で行こう) 
Yasuko KobayashiFebruary 16, 2014
2 "We Are Here"
"Oretachi wa Koko ni Iru" (俺たちはここにいる) 
Yasuko KobayashiFebruary 23, 2014
3 "Risking Everything After Reaching the Wrong Conclusion"
"Omoikondara Inochigake" (思いこんだら命がけ) 
Yasuko KobayashiMarch 2, 2014
4 "Be Careful Not to Lose Anything"
"Wasuremono ni Gochūi o" (忘れ物にご注意を) 
Yasuko KobayashiMarch 9, 2014
5 "The Missing Other Side of the Tracks"
"Kieta Senro no Mukōgawa" (消えた線路の向こうがわ) 
Yasuko KobayashiMarch 16, 2014
6 "What Are We Looking For?"
"Sagashimono wa Nan Desu ka" (探し物はなんですか) 
Yasuko KobayashiMarch 23, 2014
SP "Ressha Sentai ToQger vs. Kamen Rider Gaim: Spring Break Combined Special"
"Ressha Sentai Tokkyūjā Tai Kamen Raidā Gaimu Haruyasumi Gattai Supesharu" (烈車戦隊トッキュウジャーVS仮面ライダー鎧武 春休み合体スペシャル) 
Nobuhiro MouriMarch 30, 2014
7 "Inconsolable, Unmotivatable"
"Yarusenaku, Yarukinaku" (やるせなく、やる気なく) 
Yasuko KobayashiApril 6, 2014
8 "Big Explosion on the Rainbow Line"
"Reinbō Rain Daibakuha" (レインボーライン大爆破) 
Yasuko KobayashiApril 13, 2014
9 "Memory Is a One-Way Ticket"
"Omoi wa Katamichi Kippu" (思いは片道切符) 
Yasuko KobayashiApril 20, 2014
10 "Tokatti Dies at Sunset"
"Tokatchi, Yūyake ni Shisu" (トカッチ、夕焼けに死す) 
Yasuko KobayashiApril 27, 2014
11 "The Emperor of Darkness"
"Yami no Kōtei" (闇の皇帝) 
Yasuko KobayashiMay 4, 2014
12 "The Rainbow Commuter Pass"
"Niji no Teikiken" (虹の定期券) 
Yasuko KobayashiMay 11, 2014
13 "Run Fire Extinguisher"
"Hashire Shōkaki" (走れ消火器) 
Akatsuki YamatoyaMay 18, 2014
14 "Lost Cop, Great Detective"
"Meikeiji, Meitantei" (迷刑事、名探偵) 
Akatsuki YamatoyaMay 25, 2014
15 "The Thing In Your Heart"
"Kokoro no Naka ni Aru Mono" (心の中にあるもの) 
Shō AikawaJune 1, 2014
16 "The Dangerous Extraordinary Ressha"
"Kiken na Rinji Ressha" (危険な臨時烈車) 
Shō AikawaJune 8, 2014
17 "The Sky After the Rain"
"Ameagari no Sora ni" (雨上がりの空に) 
Yasuko KobayashiJune 22, 2014
18 "And What Do We Call You?"
"Kimi no Na o Yobeba" (君の名を呼べば) 
Yasuko KobayashiJune 29, 2014
19 "Now Departing! Build-Dai-Oh"
"Shuppatsu! Birudodaiō" (出発!ビルドダイオー) 
Yasuko KobayashiJuly 6, 2014
20 "Smiling Is Dangerous"
"Egao wa Kiken" (笑顔は危険) 
Yasuko KobayashiJuly 13, 2014
21 "The Runaway Bride"
"Hanayome wa Tōsōchū" (花嫁は逃走中) 
Yasuko KobayashiJuly 20, 2014
22 "Birth of the Empress"
"Jotei no Tanjō" (女帝の誕生) 
Yasuko KobayashiJuly 27, 2014
23 "United Hand in Hand"
"Te to Te o Tsunai de" (手と手をつないで) 
Yasuko KobayashiAugust 10, 2014
24 "Pass the Junction"
"Bunkiten o Koete" (分岐点を越えて) 
Yasuko KobayashiAugust 17, 2014
25 "Right Out of a Fairy Tale"
"Otogibanashi ga Tobidashite" (おとぎ話が飛び出して) 
Yasuko KobayashiAugust 24, 2014
26 "The Fight that Started in a Bathhouse"
"Sentō de Sentō Kaishi" (銭湯で戦闘開始) 
Akatsuki YamatoyaAugust 31, 2014
27 "A New Power"
"Arata na Chikara o" (新たな力を) 
Yasuko KobayashiSeptember 7, 2014
28 "Uncool but Cool"
"Kakko Warui ga Kakko Ii" (カッコ悪いがカッコ良い) 
Yasuko KobayashiSeptember 14, 2014
29 "The Meeting with the Oncoming Train"
"Taikōsha to no Gōryūten" (対向車との合流点) 
Akatsuki YamatoyaSeptember 21, 2014
30 "The Birthday Celebration"
"Tanjōbi no Oiwai wa" (誕生日のお祝いは) 
Akatsuki YamatoyaSeptember 28, 2014
31 "The Hyper Ressha Terminal"
"Haipā Ressha Tāminaru" (ハイパーレッシャターミナル) 
Yasuko KobayashiOctober 5, 2014
32 "Determination"
"Ketsui" (決意) 
Yasuko KobayashiOctober 12, 2014
33 "Karate Hot Match"
"Karate Ōichiban" (カラテ大一番) 
Yasuko KobayashiOctober 19, 2014
34 "Love Furor"
"Koi wa Ōsawagi" (恋は大騒ぎ) 
Akatsuki YamatoyaOctober 26, 2014
35 "The Stolen Terminal"
"Ubawareta Tāminaru" (奪われたターミナル) 
Yasuko KobayashiNovember 9, 2014
36 "A+ Dream"
"Yume wa Hyakuten" (夢は100点) 
Shō AikawaNovember 16, 2014
37 "Unreasonable Quiz"
"Rifujin Kuizu" (理不尽クイズ) 
Akatsuki YamatoyaNovember 23, 2014
38 "Let's Make a Movie"
"Eiga Tsukurō" (映画つくろう) 
Akatsuki YamatoyaNovember 30, 2014
39 "The Beginning of the End"
"Owari no Hajimari" (終わりの始まり) 
Yasuko KobayashiDecember 7, 2014
40 "Who Is He? He Is Whom?"
"Dare ga Aitsu de, Aitsu ga Dare de" (誰があいつで あいつが誰で) 
Yasuko KobayashiDecember 14, 2014
41 "The Christmas Battle"
"Kurisumasu Daikessen" (クリスマス大決戦) 
Yasuko KobayashiDecember 21, 2014
42 "Words to Reach You"
"Kimi ni Todoku Kotoba" (君に届く言葉) 
Yasuko KobayashiDecember 28, 2014
43 "The Locked Door"
"Akanai Tobira" (開かない扉) 
Yasuko KobayashiJanuary 11, 2015
44 "To Subarugahama"
"Subarugahama e" (昴ヶ浜へ) 
Yasuko KobayashiJanuary 18, 2015
45 "The Home We Left Behind"
"Kimi ga Satta Hōmu" (君が去ったホーム) 
Yasuko KobayashiJanuary 25, 2015
46 "The Last Stop"
"Saigo no Ikisaki" (最後の行き先) 
Yasuko KobayashiFebruary 8, 2015[lower-alpha 3]
47 "A Shining Thing"
"Kagayaiteiru Mono" (輝いているもの) 
Yasuko KobayashiFebruary 15, 2015

Films

The ToQgers made their debut appearance in the post-credits scene of Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger vs. Go-Busters: The Great Dinosaur Battle! Farewell Our Eternal Friends.

Kamen Rider Taisen

The main casts from Ressha Sentai ToQger and Kamen Rider Gaim, along with Ryo Ryusei who returns as Daigo Kiryu from Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger participate in Heisei Rider vs. Shōwa Rider: Kamen Rider Taisen feat. Super Sentai (平成ライダー対昭和ライダー 仮面ライダー大戦 feat.スーパー戦隊 Heisei Raidā Tai Shōwa Raidā Kamen Raidā Taisen feat. Sūpā Sentai) which debuted in theaters on March 29, 2014.[5] It also features the return of characters from previous Kamen Rider Series, most notably Hiroshi Fujioka of the original Kamen Rider.[6]

Galaxy Line S.O.S.

Ressha Sentai ToQger the Movie: Galaxy Line S.O.S. (烈車戦隊トッキュウジャー THE MOVIE ギャラクシーラインSOS Ressha Sentai Tokkyūjā THE MOVIE Gyarakushī Rain SOS) was released in Japanese theaters on July 19, 2014, double-billed with the film for Kamen Rider Gaim.[7] It features the introduction of the Safari Ressha (サファリ烈車).

ToQger vs. Kyoryuger

Ressha Sentai ToQger vs. Kyoryuger: The Movie (烈車戦隊トッキュウジャーVSキョウリュウジャーTHE MOVIE Ressha Sentai Tokkyūjā Tai Kyōryūjā Za Mūbī) is the VS team-up movie between Ressha Sentai ToQger and Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger. The film premiered in Japanese theaters on January 17, 2015.[8]

Ninninger vs. ToQger

Shuriken Sentai Ninninger vs. ToQger the Movie: Ninja in Wonderland (手裏剣戦隊ニンニンジャーVSトッキュウジャー THE MOVIE 忍者・イン・ワンダーランド Shuriken Sentai Ninninjā Tai Tokkyūjā Za Mūbī Ninja In Wandārando) was released in Japanese theaters on January 23, 2016, featuring the casts of both Shuriken Sentai Ninninger and ToQger.[9]

Special DVD

Ressha Sentai ToQger DVD Special: Farewell, Ticket! The Wasteland Super ToQ Battle!! (烈車戦隊トッキュウジャー さらばチケットくん 荒野の超トッキュウバトル!! Ressha Sentai Tokkyūjā DVD Supesharu: Saraba, Chiketto! Arechi Sūpā Tokkyū Batoru!!) is a special DVD by Kodansha that details Ticket ending up on Akira's hand. After attempts to get him off, Akira and Right are forced to help Ticket in settling things with his nemesis Kaniros, who also enlisted General Schwarz's assistance.

V-Cinema

They Went and Came Back Again Ressha Sentai ToQGer: Super ToQ 7gou of Dreams (行って帰ってきた烈車戦隊トッキュウジャー 夢の超トッキュウ7号 Itte Kaettekita Ressha Sentai Tokkyūjā Yume no Chō Tokkyū Nana-gō) is a direct-to-video film to be released on June 24, 2015. Ten years after the events of the series, the fully grown up ToQgers find themselves being attacked by the Shadow Line before ending up sent back through time to the year 2017 on the day before their graduation when their childhood selves set out to find Akira. But the childhood ToQgers find themselves meeting the mysterious ToQ 7gou (トッキュウ7号 Tokkyū Nana-gō) while facing the Shadow Line's new leader Archduke Hei, who attempts to turn Akira back to Zalam with help from the 6th ToQger's silent partner Tanktop Shadow. But the ToQgers, regaining their lost Imagination in the process, help their childhood selves save Akira and redeem Tanktop Shadow with Hei going into hiding to have his revenge on the powerless ToQgers in eight years' time. Luckily, the time paradox caused by Glitta allowed the ToQgers to retain their regained Imagination while they are joined by Akira, the childhood ToQgers and Conductor as ToQ 7gou in finishing Hei for good.

Cast

Guest stars

Theme songs

Opening theme[18]
Ending theme[18]

Notes

  1. "Ressha" (烈車) is a Japanese play on words, replacing the first kanji in the word for "train" (列車 ressha) with the identically pronounced kanji "", which means "extreme" or "fierce" and is found in a word that can be translated as "hero" (烈士 resshi).
  2. "ToQger" (トッキュウジャー Tokkyūjā) a portmanteau of the Japanese words for "express train" (特急 tokkyū) and "Ranger" (レンジャー Renjā).
  3. Episode 46 was originally scheduled to air on February 1, 2015. However, TV Asahi postponed the airing due to the media coverage of the death of Japanese journalist Kenji Goto by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.

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