Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger

Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger is a Japanese television series. It is the 35th in Toei's Super Sentai series. Its follows Tensou Sentai Goseiger. It theme a Piracy motif and premiered on TV Asahi on February 13, 2011, joining Kamen Rider OOO and then Kamen Rider Fourze as a program in TV Asahi's Super Hero Time programming block, until Gokaigers, conclusion on February 19, 2012.

Anniversary
Gokaiger is a special anniversary series. Its protagonists are able to transform into not only their own unique, pirate-themed forms, but also all of the previous 34 Super Sentai teams. Each of them have their own unique power that the Gokaigers can use. The series and related film also features reappearances of actors reprising their characters from each of the previous series.

Its footage was used for the 2014 American Power Rangers season, Power Rangers Megaforce.

Plot
The story takes place in a world where previous Super Sentai groups exists. A group of young pirates come from space to Earth to obtain "The Greatest in the Universe", which can only be acquired after obtaining the "Greatest Powers" of the different 34 Super Sentai Teams. However, they end up facing the Space Empire Zangyack, whose earlier invasion forces were wiped out by the 34 Sentai groups long ago before a new invasion force is established under Commander Warz Gill, the emperor's son. As a result, due to their history with the empire, the space pirates use the powers of the older teams and attempt to master their powers to fight the Zangyack forces as the Gokaigers.

Characters

Gokaiger
 Actor  Name  Color  MechaRyota OzawaCaptain MarvelousGokai RedGokai GalleonYuki YamadaJoe GibkenGokai BlueGokai JetMao IchimichiLuka MillfyGokai YellowGokai TrailerKazuki ShimizuDon DogoierGokai GreenGokai RacerYui KoikeAhim de FamilleGokai PinkGokai MarineJunya IkedaGai IkariGokai SilverGoJyu Drill

Episodes
Several of the episodes in Gokaiger feature and focus on the actions of one of Legend Sentai. Those episodes are titled in a fashion similar to that of the original series. For example, episode 3, which features Mahō Sentai Magiranger, has a magic spell as part of the title, while episode 7, which features Juken Sentai Gekiranger, features one of the nonsense phrases that protagonists Jyan Kandou would use.

Doubutsu Sentai Zyuohger appearance
As part of Doubutsu Sentai Zyuohger'''s 40th anniversary celebration, the entire Gokaiger cast made a special appearance on episode 28 (September 4, 2016) and 29 (September 11th, 2016), commemorating the 1,999th an 2,000th of the Super Sentai Series, including a new updated version of the Gokaiger ED titles 'Super Hero Getter 2016'.

Cast
 Captain Marvelous / Gokai Red: Ryota Ozawa
 Joe Gibken / Gokai Blue: Yuki Yamada
 Luka Millfy / Gokai Yellow: Mao Ichimichi
 Don Dogoier / Gokai Green: Kazuki Shimizu
 Ahim de Famille / Gokai Pink: Yui Koike
 Gai Ikari / Gokai Silver: Junya Ikeda
 Basco to Jolokia: Kei Hogosai
 Navi (Voice): Yukari Tamura
 Engine Machalcon (Voice): Hiroaki Hirata
 Narrator, Gokaiger Equipment Voice, The Greatest in the Universe: Tomokazu Seki

Guest Stars
 Tsuyoshi Kaijo: Naoya Makoto
 Aka Red (Voice): Tōru Furuya
 Kai Ozu: Atsushi Hashimoto
 Banban "Ban" Akaza: Ryuji Sainei
 Marika "Jasmine" Reimon: Ayumi Kinoshita
 Doggie Kruger (Voice): Tetsu Inada
 Kozo Kagusai: Kentarō Shimazu
 Jyan Kandou: Hiroki Suzuki
 Kakeru Shishi: Noboru Kaneko
 Kaoru Shiba: Runa Natsui
 Toshizo Tanba: Kazuyuki Matsuzawa
 Eikichi Nishida: Takashi Yamanaka
 Kyosuke Jinnai: Yūji Kishi
 Mikoto Nakadai: Koutaro Tanaka
 Hyuuga: Teruaki Ogawa
 Ryouma: Kazuki Maehara
 Satoru Akashi: Mitsuomi Takahashi
 Matsuri Tatsumi: Kayoko Shibata
 Yousuke Shiina: Shun Shioya
 Nanami Nono: Nao Nagasawa
 Kouta Bitou: Kohei Yamamoto
 Gai Yuki: Toshihide Wakamatsu
 Yukito Sanjyo: Sho Tomita
 Emiri Sanjyo: Michi Nishijima
 Joh Ohara: Kazuhiko Nishimura
 Goro Hoshino: Masaru Shishido
 Moro Maruo: Tamao Satō
 Ryo of the Heavenly Fire Star: Keiichi Wada
 Cain: Yuki Kimisawa
 Sōsuke Esumi: Yasuhisa Furuhara
 Speedor (Voice): Daisuke Namikawa
 Buson (Voice): Hisao Egawa
 Bear-RV (Voice): Miki Inoue
 Bomper (Voice): Akiko Nagakawa
 Kenta Date: Hayato Ōshiba
 Domon: Shūhei Izumi
 Honami Moriyama: Tamao Yoshimura
 Shiro Akebono: Kenji Ohba
 Ninjaman (Voice): Kazuki Yao
 Tsuruhime: Satomi Hirose
 Takayuki Hiba: Takayuki Godai
 Sho Hayate: Kazuoki
 Dai: Kihachirō Uemura
 Akira: Issei Hirota
 Remi Hoshikawa: Ryo Narushima
 Goushi: Seiji Umon
 Professor Shuichiro Amachi: Louis Yamada LIII
 Yuka Yamazaki: Kaoru Hirata
 Shoji of the Heavenly Gravity Star: Ei Hamura
 Kazu of the Heavenly Time Star: Keisuke Tsuchiya
 Shou Tatsumi: Atsushi Harada
 Houka Ozu: Ayumi Beppu
 Miu Sutō: Yumi Sugimoto

Songs
 Opening theme
 "Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger"
 Lyrics: Yuho Iwasato
 Composition: Yūsuke Mochida
 Arrangement: Project.R (Hiroaki Kogashima)
 Artist: Tsuyoshi Matsubara (Project.R) with Young Fresh (Project.R)
 Ending theme
 "Super Sentai, Hero Getter"
 Lyrics: Shoko Fujibayashi & Naruhisa Arakawa
 Composition: Project.R (Kenichiro Ōishi)
 Artist: Project.R

The series' ending theme "Super Sentai Hero Getter" lists off all of the Super Sentai series, making reference to their songs and motifs, with each of the three verses of the song being played in rotation. The first verse covers Himitsu Sentai Gorenger through Choujyu Sentai Liveman, which all aired in the Shōwa period; the second covers Kousoku Sentai Turboranger through Mirai Sentai Timeranger, which all aired through the remainder of the 20th century; and the last one covers Hyakujuu Sentai Gaoranger through Tensou Sentai Goseiger, which were all broadcast in the 21st century.

The song is remixed into "Super Sentai Hero Getter ~ 199 ver." from their first team-up movie (eliminating all but one of the choruses) and then "Super Sentai Hero Getter ~ Now & Forever ver." in the final episode, the latter remix covering Gokaiger and Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters.

A second version titled "Super Sentai Hero Getter 2016" was released in episodes 28 and 29 of Doubutsu Sentai Zyuohger during the celebrations of the 2000th episode of the franchise, with two verses, including the first 40 Super Sentai Series. the first verse covers the 20 earlier series from Gorenger to Gekisou Sentai Carranger and the second verse covers the 20 late enteries, from Denji Sentai Megaranger to Zyuohger.

A third version titled "Super Sentai Hero Getter ~Ten Gokaiger ver.~" was released in 2021 as the ending song of the film Kaizoku Sentai: Ten Gokaiger which celebrates the 10th anniversary of the series, including the first 45 Super Sentai Series in three verses with 15 series each, the first covering from Gorenger to Chōjin Sentai Jetman, the second covering from Kyōryū Sentai Zyuranger to GoGo Sentai Boukenger and the third covering from Juken Sentai Gekiranger to Kikai Sentai Zenkaiger''.

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Category:2011 Japanese television series debuts
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