Bakuryū Sentai Abaranger

Bakuryū Sentai Abaranger (爆竜戦隊アバレンジャー, Bakuryū Sentai Abarenjā, Burstosaur Squadron Abaranger) is a Japanese Tokusatsu television show and Toei's twenty-seventh production of the Super Sentai metaseries, and the first series to use TV Asahi's current logo. It aired from 16 February 2003, to 8 February 2004, replacing Ninpu Sentai Hurricanger, and was replaced by Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger. The program was part of TV Asahi's 2003 Super Hero Time block with Kamen Rider 555. The series is based on dinosaurs and explosions. Its action footage was used in Power Rangers Dino Thunder. In addition, episode 10 in nearly its entirety was used for episode 19 of Power Rangers Dino Thunder as an English-dubbed show that the initial three Dino Thunder Power Rangers discover on television.
The cast members from the series reprised their roles for the 2014 film Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger vs. Go-Busters: The Great Dinosaur Battle! Farewell Our Eternal Friends.
Shout! Factory released the series on Region 1 DVD on 8 November 2022.
Scientists believe that 65,000,000 years ago, a meteorite's crash on Earth killed off the dinosaurs. In truth, it split Earth into two parallel universes. Dino Earth is an Earth where dinosaurs were still the superior species. Our Earth is referred to as Another Earth by the residents of Dino Earth. Over time, the Saurian and Bakuryū races came into being on Dino Earth. They were at war with the Evoliens, entities that emerged from the meteor. The two Earths are separate until Asuka, one of the Saurians from Dino Earth, arrives on Earth via a trans-dimensional portal. However, he is followed by the Evoliens in their Anomalocaris spaceship and the three Bakuryū under their control. As the Bakuryū Tyrannosaurus, Ptreranodon, and Triceratops attack Tokyo, a call is sent out to three destined ones who possess Dino Guts to gain the power to tame the three beasts. Together with their Bakuryū partners, the three become Abarangers to protect their dimension from the Evoliens. In time, another Abaranger appears, takes the name Abare Killer, and fights the others while the Evoliens carry out their ultimate goal: the resurrection of their god.
The eponymous Abarangers are a group of initially three humans from Another Earth (アナザーアース, Anazā Āsu) who fight with the Bakuryū (爆竜), evolved dinosaurs from Dino Earth (ダイノアース, Daino Āsu), to battle the Evoliens. The primary members transform using the Dino Braces (ダイノブレス, Daino Buresu) with the command "Bakuryū Change!" (爆竜チェンジ!, Bakuryū Chenji!) to equip Attack Bandit Resistance Suits (アタック・バンテッド・レジスタンス・スーツ, Atakku Bantetto Rejisutansu Sūtsu) that make them impervious to bullets, radiation and heat, and absorb ninety percent of the damage if hit by a missile. It also enables the Abarangers to utilize Dino Guts (ダイノガッツ, Daino Gattsu), a form of natural energy tied to evolution and courage, to assume a feral Abare Mode (アバレモード, Abare Mōdo). Their shared arsenal includes the AbaLaser (アバレイザー, Abareizā) sidearms, which can switch between Gun Mode (ガンモード, Gan Mōdo) and Sword Mode (ソードモード, Sōdo Mōdo), and the Ride Raptor (ライドラプター, Raido Raputā) steeds.
The primary Abarangers can combine their personal weapons to form the Dino Bomber (ダイノボンバー, Daino Bonbā) cannon in order to perform either the Hissatsu: Dino Dynamite (必殺ダイノダイナマイト, Hissatsu Daino Dainamaito) finisher or a variation with the Ride Raptors called the Hissatsu: Riding Dynamite (必殺ライディングダイナマイト, Hissatsu Raidingu Dainamaito). It can also combine with Abare Black's Dino Thruster to form the Super Dino Bomber (スーパーダイノボンバー, Sūpā Daino Bonbā) in order to perform the Hissatsu: Super Dino Dynamite (必殺スーパーダイノダイナマイト, Hissatsu Sūpā Daino Dainamaito) finisher, as well as combine with Abare Killer's Wing Pentact to form the Superior Dino Bomber (スーペリアダイノボンバー, Sūperia Daino Bonbā) in order to perform the Hissatsu: Superior Dino Dynamite (必殺スーペリアダイノダイナマイト, Hissatsu Sūperia Daino Dainamaito) finisher. During the events of Bakuryū Sentai Abaranger vs. Hurricanger, the Super Dino Bomber combines with the Victory Gadget used by the Hurricangers and Gouraigers to form the Super Dino Victory (スーパーダイノビクトリー, Sūpā Daino Bikutorī) in order to perform the Hissatsu: Victory Dino Dynamite (必殺ビクトリーダイノダイナマイト, Hissatsu Bikutorī Daino Dainamaito) finisher.
The primary Abarangers' Bakuryū partners can combine to form AbarenOh (アバレンオー, Abaren'ō), whose limbs can be swapped with other Bakuryū: Bakuryū Bachycelonagurus (爆竜バキケロナグルス, Bakuryū Bakikeronagurusu), nicknamed Bachycelo (バキケロ, Bakikero), Bakuryū Dimenokodon (爆竜ディメノコドン, Bakuryū Dimenokodon), nicknamed Dimenoko (ディメノコ), Bakuryū Parasarokkiru (爆竜パラサロッキル, Bakuryū Parasarokkiru), nicknamed Parasa (パラサ), and Bakuryū Ankyloveilus (爆竜アンキロベイルス, Bakuryū Ankirobeirusu), nicknamed Ankylo (アンキロ, Ankiro). They also had Bakuryū Stegoslidon (爆竜ステゴスライドン, Bakuryū Sutegosuraidon), nicknamed Stego (ステゴ, Sutego), as a support Bakuryū despite him being forced to aid Abare Killer.
The Wicked Lifeforms Evolien (邪命体エヴォリアン, Jameitai Evorian) are the main antagonists who originate from Dino Earth, residing in the Invasion Garden (侵略の園, Shinryaku no Sono) fortress with the Tree of Life (生命の樹, Seimei no Ki) as its core. Its leadership are the Dark Sect and they utilize amoeba-based Barmia Soldiers (バーミア兵, Bāmia-hei) as their army, using Fortress Lifeform Anomalogaris (要塞生命体アノマロガリス, Yōsai Seimeitai Anomarogarisu) battleships to turn Dino Earth into a desert wasteland in an event known as the 200 Days of Darkness (闇の二百日, Yami no Nihyaku-nichi).
The Wicked Lifeforms (邪命体, Jameitai) created as the result of using a Life Berry from the Tree of Life.
The Trinoids (トリノイド, Torinoido) are human-sized Wicked Lifeforms, each is a fusion of an animal, plant, and object. They are designed and painted to life by Mikela via a life berry (it acts a heart). When destroyed, the berry lifts up into the air and they are resurrected as a giant. They didn't speak at all. Of the 23 Trinoids created, only number 12 (Yatsudenwani) survived. Most Trinoids have their number somewhere on their bodies and are listed by order of their number.
The Giganoids (ギガノイド, Giganoido) are giant sized Wicked Lifeforms, monsters that are giant from the beginning. They are "composed" by Voffa and are named after classical music pieces.
All episode titles contain the phrase "Abare" (アバレ). On 5 October 2003 (the day that episode 32 aired) the show used TV Asahi's current logo and was integrated in the SUPER Hero Time program block.
Bakuryū Sentai Abaranger Deluxe: Abare Summer Is Freezing Cold! (爆竜戦隊アバレンジャー DELUXE アバレサマーはキンキン中!, Bakuryū Sentai Abarenjā Derakkusu Abare Samā wa Kinkin Chū) is a 2003 film, which takes place between episodes 21 and 22 and was written by Naruhisa Arakawa and directed by Satoshi Morota.
The trademark for the series was filed by Toei Company on 17 October 2002.