# Juuni Senshi Bakuretsu Eto Ranger

Juuni Senshi Bakuretsu Eto Ranger (Japanese: 十二戦支 爆烈エトレンジャー, Hepburn: Jūni Senshi Bakuretsu Etorenjā) is a 1995 Japanese anime television series by Shaft.

## Plot

The series takes place on the continent of Mugen, a floating island ruled by Princess Aura, who derives her power from the Great God Goal, but is forbidden from leaving the island. Mugen is located over an ocean and connected to the sky by the Novel Pole, which contains the Novel Worlds; worlds based on stories created by the human imagination, such as folk tales, fairy tales, and literature. The protagonists are the Eto Rangers, anthropomorphic animals who represent the twelve animals of the Chinese zodiac. Their nemesis is the forgotten Spirit of the Cats, Nyanma, who was once known as Chocolat. She resents Aura from excluding her from the role of Ranger after she was disqualified from the race and seeks revenge by distorting Novel Worlds with Jyarei Monsters.
To return the Novel Worlds to normal and prevent them from collapsing, the Rangers travel to the Worlds in Kirinda to uncover the Jyarei Monster and purify it with Bakumaru's mirror, sometimes assuming the role of the story's characters.

## Characters
### Eto Rangers
#### Bakumaru (バク丸, Bakumaru) (Rat)

    Voiced by: Chika Sakamoto
    The Spirit of the Mice and leader of the Rangers, who has a crush on Cream. He is afraid of cats, which he eventually overcomes with help from Gaō. He wields a saber, which he receives while in Momotaro's world, and the revealing mirror, which can summon a teammate who is not involved in a mission and reveal Jyarei Monsters.

#### Hols (ホルス, Horusu) (Ox)

    Voiced by: Toshiyuki Morikawa
    The Spirit of the Bulls, who transforms into a fierce bull when he sees anything red.

#### Gaō (ガオウ, Gaō) (Tiger)

    Voiced by: Mitsuaki Hoshino
    The Spirit of the Tigers, who can transform into a giant tiger by putting on his special pair of shades and shouting "Tora Tora Hai!". He helps Bakumaru overcome his fear of cats. He was in a relationship with Chocolat prior to becoming an Eto Ranger.

#### Cream (クリーム, Kuriimu) (Rabbit)

    Voiced by: Kyōko Hikami
    The Spirit of the Rabbits, who has a crush on Bakumaru. She has enhanced hearing, and her magical carrot-shaped wand can change her or her teammate's costumes.

#### Drago (ドラゴ, Dorago) (Dragon)

    Voiced by: Jin Yamanoi
    The Spirit of the Dragons. He rides on a white cloud and can transform into a giant dragon by counting to three in Mandarin and activating his crystal ball; while in this form, he can conjure hurricanes with his wings. He can also command weather and has various breath powers.

#### Nyorori (ニョロリ, Nyorori) (Snake)

    Voiced by: Rokurō Naya
    The Spirit of the Snakes, who has telekinetic powers. He is wise and cunning.

#### Pakaracchi (パカラッチ, Pakaracchi) (Horse)

    Voiced by: Takashi Nagasako
    The Spirit of the Horses, who wields the Horse Shoe Boomerang. He is enthusiastic and is implied to have a crush on Souffle.

#### Souffle (スフレ, Sufure) (Goat)

    Voiced by: Yūko Miyamura
    The Spirit of the Sheep, whose magical compact can detect metallic materials. She is implied to have a crush on Pakaracchi.

#### Monk (モンク, Monku) (Monkey)

    Voiced by: Yoshiko Kamei
    The Spirit of the Monkey, who is fun-loving and silly, but does not get along with Pochiro. He is agile and skilled at imitating voices and scratching his enemies. He owns the Monkey See Monkey Do Voice Recorder.

#### Tart (タルト, Taruto) (Rooster)

    Voiced by: Maria Kawamura
    The Spirit of the Chickens, whose chicklet timer allows her to transform into a more human form. After Gaō sacrifices himself for her, she develops feelings for him.

#### Pochirō (ポチ郎, Pochirō) (Dog)

    Voiced by: Toshiyuki Morikawa
    The Spirit of the Dogs. He values honor, but can be hot-headed, which causes fights between him and Monk. He wields a bone-shaped stick that can stretch.

#### Urii (ウリィ, Urii) (Pig)

    Voiced by: Yōko Sōmi
    The Spirit of the Pigs, who is the youngest member of the Rangers. He releases a powerful energy burst whenever he cries.

### Others
#### Princess Aura (オーラ姫, Oora-hime)

    Voiced by: Maria Kawamura
    The ruler of Mugen and mentor of the Eto Rangers. She has light powers, which she derives from her master, the Great God Goal and speaks for him.

#### Lydia (リディア, Lideia)

    Voiced by: Rokurō Naya
    A photojournalist and reporter of Mugen Times, who is a friend of Aura. After witnessing Chocolat's transformation into Nyanma, she attacked and mortally injured him, after which his soul was transferred into Kirinda.

#### Kirinda (キリンダー, Kirinda)

    Voiced by: Rokurō Naya
    A giant mechanical pegasus, which the Rangers use as their transport. When the Rangers defeat a Jyarei Monster, Bakumaru summons him to "purify" the monster and return a Novel World to normal.

#### Great God Goal (大霊神ゴール, Dairei Shin Gooru)

    Voiced by: Tamio Ōki

### Evil-Spirited Monsters

* Nyanma (ニャンマー, Nyanmaa)
    Voiced by: Yōko Sōmi
    The queen of the Jyarei Monsters. She was once Chocolat (ショコラ, Shokora), the Spirit of the Cats, who was excluded from the role of Ranger after being disqualified from the race. Afterwards, she became Nyanma after Bagi exploited her grudge against Aura to manipulate her. She seeks revenge by using Jarei Monsters to destroy the Novel Worlds. As Chocolat, she was in a relationship with Gaō.
* Gōsen (ゴウセン, Gōsen)
    Voiced by: Mitsuaki Hoshino
* Gen'en (ゲンエン, Gen'en)
    Voiced by: Yoshiko Kamei
* Rōran (ロウラン, Rōran)
    Voiced by: Takashi Nagasako
* Juken (珠献, Jyuken)
    Voiced by: Kyōko Hikami
* Jarei God Bagi (邪霊神バギ, Jarei Shin Bagi)
    Voiced by: Ikuko Tani
    Nyanma's master and the Jarei Monsters' leader. It is the true antagonist of the series, who manipulated her into becoming Nyanma. It attempts to destroy the Novel Worlds, but is destroyed by the Rangers.

## Production

The series was produced by Shaft, with Kunitoshi Okajima as chief director, Mayori Sekijima as series composition writer, Takeshi Ike and Osamu Totsuka as composers, and Noritaka Suzuki as character designer. Several episodes were outsourced outside of Shaft: Big Bang handled episodes 3, 7, 15, and 21; Office AO handled episodes 9, 14, 20, 25, 31, 36; San Kikaku handled episodes 11 and 17; and Samtack handled episodes 24, 29, 35.

### Episodes

| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Storyboarded by | Original release date |
| 1 | "Does Such an Adventure Exist~?" Transliteration: "Kon'na bōken ari i ~?" (Japanese: こんな冒険ありぃ~?) | Kunitoshi Okajima | Mayori Sekijima | Shingo Kaneko | April 7, 1995 (1995-04-07) |
| 2 | "Defeat the Jyarei Monster" Transliteration: "Taose Yokoshima Rei Monsutā" (Japanese: 倒せ邪霊モンスター) | Kunitoshi Okajima | Mayori Sekijima | Shingo Kaneko | April 14, 1995 (1995-04-14) |
| 3 | "Cinderella at 12:05AM" Transliteration: "Rei-ji Gobu no Shinderera" (Japanese: 〇時五分のシンデレラ) | Shinichirou Aoki | Hiroyuki Kawasaki | Osamu Inoue | April 21, 1995 (1995-04-21) |
| 4 | "Sorry Rabbit, It's the Tortoise" Transliteration: "Usagi Shitsurei, Kame Shimahen" (Japanese: ウサギ失礼, カメしまへん) | Hiroshi Kurimoto | Kuniaki Yamashita | Takaaki Ishiyama | April 28, 1995 (1995-04-28) |
| 5 | "Ostrich Is the Son of Duck?" Transliteration: "Ahiru no Ko wa Dachō?" (Japanese: アヒルの子はダチョウ?) | Masahiko Murata | Kuniaki Yamashita | Takaaki Ishiyama | May 5, 1995 (1995-05-05) |
| 6 | "Duel! At the Western "Journey to the West"" Transliteration: "Kettō! U~esutan de Saiyūki" (Japanese: 決闘! ウェスタンで西遊記) | Osamu Inoue | Masashi Kubota | Osamu Inoue | May 12, 1995 (1995-05-12) |
| 7 | "Shop's Opening Today? In Search of Princess Kaguya" Transliteration: "Honjitsu Kaiten? Kaguyahime wo Sagase" (Japanese: 本日開店? かぐや姫をさがせ) | Shinichirou Aoki | Yoshimichi Hosoi | Shinichirou Aoki | May 19, 1995 (1995-05-19) |
| 8 | "Watch Out for Red Riding Hood" Transliteration: "Akazukin-chan no Ki wo Tsukete" (Japanese: 赤頭巾ちゃんに気をつけて) | Toshimasa Suzuki | Kuniaki Yamashita | Shinichi Watanabe | May 26, 1995 (1995-05-26) |
| 9 | "Land of Surprise Beanstalk Giants!" Transliteration: "Odoroki Mame no Ki Kyojin no Kuni!" (Japanese: おどろき豆の木巨人の国!) | Masahito Otani | Kuniaki Yamashita | Tsutomu Yabuki | June 2, 1995 (1995-06-02) |
| 10 | "Pinocchio: Golden Days!?" Transliteration: "Pinokio Kogane no Hibi!?" (Japanese: ピノキオ・黄金の日々!?) | Takashi Asami | Masaharu Amiya | Takashi Asami | June 9, 1995 (1995-06-09) |
| 11 | "Snow White's Apple Panic!" Transliteration: "Shirayukihime no Appurupanikku!" (Japanese: 白雪姫のアップルパニック!) | Kazuya Miyazaki | Masashi Kubota | Hiroshi Kurimoto | June 16, 1995 (1995-06-16) |
| 12 | "The Challenge of King Jyarei Nyanma" Transliteration: "Yokoshima Rei-ō Nyanmā no Chōsen" (Japanese: 邪霊王ニャンマーの挑戦) | Osamu Inoue | Hiroyuki Kawasaki | Osamu Inoue | June 23, 1995 (1995-06-23) |
| 13 | "Big Pinch Here and There!" Transliteration: "Atchi de Kotchi de Dai Pinchi!" (Japanese: あっちでこっちで大ピンチ!) | Masahiko Murata | Hiroyuki Kawasaki | Takaaki Ishiyama | June 30, 1995 (1995-06-30) |
| 14 | "The Exchange Battle of the Straw Millionaire" Transliteration: "Warashibe Chōja no Kōkan Gassen!" (Japanese: わらしべ長者の交換合戦!) | Masahito Otani | Yoshimichi Hosoi | Toshiaki Komura | July 7, 1995 (1995-07-07) |
| 15 | "What?! Peter Pan Can't Fly?!" Transliteration: "E~tsu? Tobenai Pītā Pan" (Japanese: えっ? 飛べないピーターパン) | Hideki Tonokatsu | Kuniaki Yamashita | Kazuhito Kikuchi | July 14, 1995 (1995-07-14) |
| 16 | "Great Martial Arts Tournament! Bakumaru got Married?" Transliteration: "Dai Bujutsu Taikai! Baku Maru ga Kekkon?" (Japanese: 大武術大会! バク丸が結婚?) | Osamu Inoue | Yoshimichi Hosoi | Hideki Tonokatsu | July 21, 1995 (1995-07-21) |
| 17 | "Old Aladdin and the Magic Lamp" Transliteration: "Arajin Jīsan to Mahōnoranpu" (Japanese: アラジンじいさんと魔法のランプ) | Kazuya Miyazaki | Nobuaki Kishima | Tomonori Kogawa | July 28, 1995 (1995-07-28) |
| 18 | "Fierce! XX's Repayment" Transliteration: "Sōzetsu! × × No Ongaeshi" (Japanese: 壮絶! ××の恩返し) | Hiroshi Kurimoto | Masashi Kubota | Takaaki Ishiyama | August 4, 1995 (1995-08-04) |
| 19 | "House of Strange Sweets" Transliteration: "Okashina Okashina Okashi no wo Uchi" (Japanese: オカシなオカシなおかしのおうち) | Takashi Asami | Masaharu Amiya | Takashi Asami | August 11, 1995 (1995-08-11) |
| 20 | "Conspiracy of the Cat in Boots" Transliteration: "Nagagutsuwohaitaneko no Inbō" (Japanese: 長靴をはいた猫の陰謀) | Masahito Otani | Kuniaki Yamashita | Toshiaki Komura | August 18, 1995 (1995-08-18) |
| 21 | "Revive Bakumaru!" Transliteration: "Yomigaere Bakumaru!" (Japanese: よみがえれバク丸!) | Susumu Ishizaki | Kuniaki Yamashita | Shinichirou Aoki | August 25, 1995 (1995-08-25) |
| 22 | "Power Up! Newkillinder!" Transliteration: "Pawāappu! Nyūkirindā" (Japanese: パワーアップ! ニューキリンダー) | Osamu Inoue | Nobuaki Kishima | Osamu Inoue | September 1, 1995 (1995-09-01) |
| 23 | "Blue Bird's Tart?" Transliteration: "Aoi Tori no Taruto?" (Japanese: 青い鳥のタルト?) | Toshimasa Suzuki | Yoshimichi Hosoi | Hideki Tonokatsu | September 8, 1995 (1995-09-08) |
| 24 | "Get Your Gun, Soufflé!" Transliteration: "Sufure yo Jū wo Tore!" (Japanese: スフレよ銃をとれ!) | Hideki Tonokatsu | Masashi Kubota | Shinichi Watanabe | September 15, 1995 (1995-09-15) |
| 25 | "Broadway's Little Mermaid" Transliteration: "Burōdou~ei no Ningyo-hime" (Japanese: ブロードウェイの人魚姫) | Masahito Otani | Hiroyuki Kawasaki | Toshiaki Komura | September 22, 1995 (1995-09-22) |
| 26 | (Japanese: 金? のォ! おォのォ!) | Takashi Asami | Kuniaki Yamashita | Takaaki Ishiyama | September 29, 1995 (1995-09-29) |
| 27 | (Japanese: 砂漠の白い悪魔) | Osamu Inoue | Nobuaki Kishima | Shingo Kaneko Mamoru Hosoda | October 6, 1995 (1995-10-06) |
| 28 | (Japanese: モンク抹殺!? さるかに合戦!) | Hiroshi Kurimoto | Yoshimichi Hosoi | Gorō Taniguchi | October 13, 1995 (1995-10-13) |
| 29 | (Japanese: 愛と青春のパカラッチ) | Hideki Tonokatsu | Masashi Kubota | Takaaki Ishiyama | October 27, 1995 (1995-10-27) |
| 30 | (Japanese: 想い出のバースディ・プレゼント) | Toshimasa Suzuki | Kuniaki Yamashita | Toshimasa Suzuki | November 3, 1995 (1995-11-03) |
| 31 | (Japanese: 大ピンチ! ニャンマーの罠) | Masahito Otani | Yuuichirou Takeda | Toshiaki Komura | November 10, 1995 (1995-11-10) |
| 32 | (Japanese: 失われた記憶をとりもどせ) | Takashi Asami | Yuuichirou Takeda | Takashi Asami | November 17, 1995 (1995-11-17) |
| 33 | (Japanese: 哀しきニャンマーの過去) | Shinichi Watanabe | Kuniaki Yamashita | Mamoru Hosoda | November 24, 1995 (1995-11-24) |
| 34 | (Japanese: 衝撃! キリンダー誕生の秘密) | Hiroshi Kurimoto | Kuniaki Yamashita | Takaaki Ishiyama | December 8, 1995 (1995-12-08) |
| 35 | (Japanese: 最終決戦! 邪霊城へ突入せよ!!) | Gorō Taniguchi | Masashi Kubota | Takaaki Ishiyama | December 15, 1995 (1995-12-15) |
| 36 | (Japanese: はなて! 十二戦支合体光線) | Masahito Otani | Yoshimichi Hosoi | Masahito Otani | December 22, 1995 (1995-12-22) |
| 37 | (Japanese: めざめよ珠献!) | Takashi Asami | Masaharu Amiya | Mamoru Hosoda | January 12, 1996 (1996-01-12) |
| 38 | (Japanese: 怒りと憎しみのはてに) | Toshimasa Suzuki | Kuniaki Yamashita | Toshimasa Suzuki | January 19, 1996 (1996-01-19) |
| 39 | (Japanese: いつだってキミに会える) | Kunitoshi Okajima | Mayori Sekijima | Kunitoshi Okajima | January 26, 1996 (1996-01-26) |

## Legacy

In 2020, the Eto Rangers appeared in a collaboration with Korean mobile RPG Crusaders Quest.