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
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 Maho 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): Toru Furuya
Kai Ozu: Atsushi Hashimoto
Banban "Ban" Akaza: Ryuji Sainei
Marika "Jasmine" Reimon: Ayumi Kinoshita
Doggie Kruger (Voice): Tetsu Inada
Kozo Kagusai: Kentaro Shimazu
Jyan Kandou: Hiroki Suzuki
Kakeru Shishi: Noboru Kaneko
Kaoru Shiba: Runa Natsui
Toshizo Tanba: Kazuyuki Matsuzawa
Eikichi Nishida: Takashi Yamanaka
Kyosuke Jinnai: Yuji 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 Sato
Ryo of the Heavenly Fire Star: Keiichi Wada]
Cain: Yuki Kimisawa
Sosuke Esumi: Yasuhisa Furuhara
Speedor (Voice): Daisuke Namikawa
Buson (Voice): Hisao Egawa
Bear-RV (Voice): Miki Inoue
Bomper (Voice): Akiko Nagakawa
Kenta Date: Hayato Oshiba
Domon: Shuhei Izumi
Honami Moriyama: Tamao Yoshimura
Shiro Akebono: Kenji Ohba
Ninjaman (Voice): Kazuki Yao
Tsuruhime: Satomi Hirose
Takayuki Hiba: Takayuki Godai
Sho Hayate: Kazuoki
Dai: Kihachiro 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 Suto: Yumi Sugimoto
Songs
Opening theme
"Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger"
Lyrics: Yuho Iwasato
Composition: Yusuke 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 Oishi)
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 Showa 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 Chojin Sentai Jetman, the second covering from Kyoryu Sentai Zyuranger to GoGo Sentai Boukenger and the third covering from Juken Sentai Gekiranger to Kikai Sentai Zenkaiger''.
Super Sentai series
2011 television series debuts
2012 television series endings