Toei Tokusatsu

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==Summary==
Toei Tokusatsu encompasses a number of Toei produced franchises that exist in the same universe. The main components of Toei Tokusatsu include Kamen Rider, Super Sentai, and Metal Hero. There are other miscellaneous franchises that fall under this umbrella, all works created by the influential and prolific Shotaro Ishinomori. While individual components of Toei Tokusatsu exist as their own franchises with their own distinct continuity, movies and specials have been dedicated to the heroes of these franchises crossing over in storylines that impact future installments.
Kamen Rider: Beginning in 1971 with the eponymous hero of the same name, Kamen Rider was about a young adult by the name of Takeshi Hongo who was kidnapped by the evil organisation known as "Shocker", and experimented upon. However, during the experimentation, Hongo's associate, Dr. Hiroshi Midorikawa, halted the procedure and chose to free him. Whilst he avoided becoming an evil puppet for Shocker, Hongo still became a cyborg warrior capable of great feats of strength and fighting capability. Using his newfound power, Hongo would go on to fight Shocker and the forces of evil as the first and legendary Kamen Rider (later changed to Kamen Rider Ichigo, literally meaning Kamen Rider 1, so as to differentiate himself from the later Riders).
Over time, others would come to follow the legacy of Hongo such as Hayato Ichimonji (Kamen Rider Nigo), Shiro Kazami (Kamen Rider V3), and even later still with Yusuke Godai (Kamen Rider Kuuga), and Aruto Hiden (Kamen Rider Zero-One). Such a legacy has endured even till this day.
Super Sentai: The second most recognizable Toei Tokusatsu property created by Shotaro Ishinomori. Likely recognizable through the American adaptation of certain seasons known as Power Rangers. Besides predating their Western counterpart, Super Sentai has had a long history equal to Kamen Rider; beginning in 1975 with the series Himitsu Sentai Gorenger. The series follows the last remaining members of EAGLE (EArth Guard LEague), an Earth defense organisation based in Japan, after all their bases were wiped out by the evil Black Cross Army. Those members, Tsuyoshi Kaijo (Akarenger), Akira Shinmei (Aorenger), Daita Oiwa (Kirenger), Peggy Matsuyama (Momorenger), and Kenji Asuka (Midorenger) form the Super Sentai team known as Gorenger. What followed would be over 45 years of continuing Super Sentai teams, each dedicated to protecting Earth from various evil organisations.
Metal Heroes: A series starring characters themed around space, military, and police who are typically androids, cyborgs, or humans that don "metallic" suits. An additional theme of each season usually revolves around the positive uses of technology, benefitting the greater good.
The first season started in 1982 with Space Sheriff Gavan, a police hero sent to Earth to battle a rampaging force of aliens. The series resembled Star Wars and spawned continuing shows all under the title of Space Sheriff. Later Metal Hero works would continue under the banner of "Metal Heroes" but not be called Space Sheriff.
Some of the Metal Hero Series even spawned sequels which followed the continuity of the previous shows, resulting in the genre developing sub-categories based mainly on space, military and police-related characters.
Kikaider: A manga series written and illustrated by Shotaro Ishinomori. A two-season tokusatsu series titled Android Kikaider (Kikaider 01 in season 2) was produced by Toei Company and Ishimori Productions in early 1970s. The series stars a robot named Jiro who turns into the titular Kikaider to fight the forces of the evil organisation called DARK. The franchise would spawn multiple shows taking place in the same continuity and even a reboot movie that crossed over with Kamen Rider Gaim.
Inazuman: A series starring a mutant with psychic abilities known as Inazuman. He battles the forces of the Neo-Human Empire Phantom Army, who seek to destroy all Humans and save Neo-Humans from the perceived famine that they presumed would occur somewhere in the near future. The series would air in 1973 and follow with a sequel series known as "Inazuman Flash".
Kaiketsu Zubat: A series following the adventures of private detective, Ken Hayakawa, as he foils the plans of the criminal group Dakker. He dons a suit originally intended for space exploration, now repurposed as the Zubat Suit. The show ran for one season from Febuary 2nd, 1977 to September 28th, 1977. Canonicity of Zubat in the Toei Tokusatsu canon has been limited to a single appearance in the movie OOO, Den-O, All Riders: Let's Go Kamen Riders, which itself is a celebration of Toei's 60 year anniversary. As such it is unknown if Kaiketsu Zubat's appearance means that the show truly exists in the same universe, or was merely a homage.
==Power of the Verse==
The verse wildly varies in strength with many characters in their civilian forms being at least Wall level to Small Building level+ through various superhuman feats. From there, their transformed states can range anywhere between Building level to Universe level+. Many Sentai seasons and the later Showa era Riders share the latter power level. Through scaling from Kamen Rider Decade, many Heisei era characters become Multiverse level+; with Decade himself boasting a statement that claimed he could destroy all universes if he wanted to (of which there are infinite). Kamen Rider Gaim boosts latter half Heisei characters to Low Complex Multiverse level (6D) through Kamen Rider Saver, a character who transcended the multiverse and became one with it; putting him even beyond Ideon, which is a higher dimensional realm of thought that transcends physical reality.
Beyond that are characters who transcend and view the entirety of Toei Tokusatsu as fiction. These include characters from the world of Kamen Rider Saber that exclusively appears in the movie Saber + Zenkaiger: Superhero Senki. The Saber Riders in that movie view all of Kamen Rider and Super Sentai as fictional books and stories, making them Complex Multiverse level. Beyond even the prior two properties are Hatte Saburo and Shotaro Ishinomori. The former is the personification of Toei executives and the pen name that they use in place of their real one in production papers. The latter is the very real creator of many Toei Tokusatsu properties. These two characters exist in a world where Kamen Rider and Super Sentai exist as fiction in their totality, transcending the Akibarangers and Super Hero Senki Saber, and being able to effortlessly erase both from existence. They stand at the peak of this verse at a higher level of Complex Multiverse level.
In terms of speed, the verse again varies wildly between franchises and seasons. Lower end characters peak at Athletic Human, with Subsonic speeds on vehicles. This rapidly increases to Speed of Light to FTL through various laser and light beam feats. Finally characters can reach Immeasurable to Omnipresent through significant feats like running backwards through time using sheer speed alone or encompassing the entirety of creation.
When it comes to hax, the verse has no shortage of them. Keeping up with the status quo, powers vary wildly from relatively mundane abilities such as Surface Scaling or Free Movement, to the common Explosion Manipulation, and finally Time Manipulation, Causality Manipulation, Precognition, Existence Erasure, Acausality (Types 1, 2, 3, & 4), Nonexistent Physiology (Nature Type 1 & 3, Aspect Type 1 & 3), etc.
==Terminology==
===Production Eras===
The history of Toei Tokusatsu shows can be split into 3 eras following the rule of Japan's current Emperor. These eras are known as
*Showa: The era in Japan between 1926 and 1989.
*Heisei: The era in Japan between 1989 and 2019
*Reiwa: The current era of Japan that started in 2019
Characters will often be referred to by the era that they operated in, defined by cultural norms both within the shows and in reality. These norms shape the story and tone of the plots these shows revolve around, giving each era a unique and distinguishable vibe that separates them from each other.
===Legend===
The term "Legend" is assigned to a Rider or Sentai team whose season has ended. This term is normally given to the main Rider or Rangers in a Sentai team and denotes their status as the face of their run. Legend Riders/Sentai often appear in crossover specials as characters the current Rider/Sentai team look up to. Legend Riders may refer to all 15 original Showa Riders and the main leads of every concluded Heisei and Reiwa season. Legend Sentai may refer to the primary members in every Sentai team with concluded seasons.
==Explanations==
The Toei Tokusatsu Cosmology Blog
==Supporters/Opponents/Neutral==
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==Verses==
Kamenrider logo render.png|link=Kamen Rider
Super Sentai logo.png|link=Super Sentai
Metal hero.png|link=Metal Heroes
Kikaider.png|link=Kikaider (Verse)
Inazuman logo.png|link=Inazuman (Verse)
Zubat logo.gif|link=Kaiketsu Zubat
==Characters==
===Ishinomori's Heroes===
Characters created by the legendary manga author Shotaro Ishinomori for television. The first iterations of legacy media that would become Toei Tokusatsu.
IchigoProfile.png|Ichigo|link=Kamen Rider Ichigo
Go-red.webp|Akarenger|link=Akarenger
UKG-Gavan.webp|Gavan|link=Space Sheriff Gavan
Kikaiderr.webp|Kikaider|link=Kikaider (Original)
Inazumann.webp|Inazuman|link=Inazuman (Original)
Zubatt.webp|Zubat|link=Zubat (Toei Tokusatsu)
===Non-Canon===
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==Note==
This page only covers Toei tokusatsu properties that have confirmed crossovers with each other. As such, not every tokusatsu produced by Toei will be listed here.
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