Dengeki Sentai Changeman

**Dengeki Sentai Changeman** (電撃戦隊チェンジマン, *Dengeki Sentai Chenjiman*?, translated as **Blitzkrieg Squadron Changeman**) is the ninth entry of the *Super Sentai* series.

It was originally aired from February 2, 1985 to February 22, 1986 and it ran for 55 episodes. This Sentai is based on European mythological animals.

## Plot

After conquering hundreds of planets, the Great Star League Gozma sets its sights onto Earth. To defend the world in such a great crisis, the Japanese military forms a special branch known as the Earth Defense Force, composed of elite members from all areas of the Japanese military. Under the supervision of Commander Ibuki, the numerous gathered soldiers of the Earth Defense Force begin a harsh training.

As their first action, the Gozma decide to eliminate those who pose the greatest risk of interfering with their invasion — the military. After a particularly brutal day of training, the Earth Defense Force recruits are fed up with Ibuki's cruel ways and abandon the training session. Soon afterwards they're met with an attack by numerous Gozma troops.

Five surviving officers gather together, beaten and exhausted, but refusing to step down from this threat. Just then, the Earth shakes and it empowers the five with the Earth Force, enabling them to possess the power of mythological beasts. With the mystical power of the Earth Force and the technology of the military, the Changeman begin their war against Gozma.

## Characters

### Allies

* Earth Defense Force
	+ Supreme Commander Johnson (5)
	+ General Honda (5, 36)
	+ Doctor Togo (26)
	+ Dengeki Squadron
		- Yui Ibuki
		- Captain Inogoro (3)
		- Officer Suzuki
		- Officer Shoji
		- Officer Watanabe
		- Officer Nomoto
		- Officer Kikuchi

### Aliens

#### Alien Allies

* Nana
* Sakura (16, 55)
* Zoorii (27, 47, 49-55)
	+ Kukku (51-55)
* Waraji (27, 47, 49-55)

#### Booba Pirates

* Gigara (29)
* Jill (48)
* Bubuka (48)

#### Other Aliens

* Taro (7)
* Koko and Kiki (11)
* Shinpei Mizuhara (23)
* Aira (45)

### Great Star League Gozma

* Star King Bazeu
* General Giluke
* Adjutant Booba
* Adjutant Shiima
	+ Uba (4, 12, 46, 49)
* Doctor Kumazawa (13-14)
* Queen Ahames (17-53)
	+ Jangeran (32-50)
		- Jan (50)
		- Geran (50-51)
	+ Ahames's Space Beast Trio (32-36)
		- Gizan (32-36)
		- Jella (32-35)
		- Davon (32-34)
* Navigator Gator
* Gyodai
* Volta (21)
* Icarus (41)
	+ Bola (41)
* Great Star League Gozma Mechanics
	+ Mothership Gozmard
	+ Gozma Pod
	+ Gozma Fighters
* Hidrer Soldiers
* Space Beast Warriors
	+ Gabu (1)
	+ Gomu (2)
	+ Zobi (3)
	+ Picara (5)
	+ Kamira (Movie 1)
	+ Marzo (6)
	+ Demost (7)
	+ Dokyura (8)
	+ Ooz (9)
	+ Haust (10)
	+ Ghost (11)
	+ Bamba (12)
	+ Ballas (13-14)
	+ Rogan (15)
	+ Gaubar (16)
	+ Gilba (17-18)
	+ Jeeg (19)
	+ Seala (20)
	+ Miralca (22)
	+ Zela (23)
	+ Dodon (Movie 2)
	+ Kiga (24)
	+ Zonos (25)
	+ Hougul (26)
	+ Gilom (27)
	+ Pain (28)
	+ Derical (30)
	+ Zolbas (31)
	+ Baruruka (37)
	+ Doron (38)
	+ Damus (39)
	+ Zolte (40)
	+ Kaage (42)
	+ Gouda (43)
	+ Zados (38-44)
	+ Daros (45)
	+ Galga (46)
	+ Jigura (47)
	+ Zuune (49)
	+ Daryl (52)
	+ Maze (53)
	+ Girath (54)

## Arsenal

### Team Cannon and Individual Weapons

* Power Bazooka ◆◆◆◆◆
	+ Dragon-Zooka ◆
	+ Gryphon-Zooka ◆
	+ Pegasus-Zooka ◆
	+ Mermaid-Zooka ◆
	+ Phoenix-Zooka ◆

### Vehicles

* Auto Changers (cycles)
* Change Cruiser (4WD)
* Jet Skis

## Mecha

*Legend*:◆ 1-pilot mecha,  2-pilot mecha, ➲ carrier mecha
* Shuttlebase ➲
* Change Robo ◆
	+ Jet Changer 1 ◆
	+ Helichanger 2 
	+ Landchanger 3 

## Episodes

*Main article: Dengeki Sentai Changeman Episodes*
1. Ep. 1: Arrival! Secret Power! (出現! 秘密の力!, *Shutsugen! Himitsu no Chikara!*?)
2. Ep. 2: The Wrath of Star King Bazeu (星王バズーの怒り, *Seiō Bazū no Ikari*?)
3. Ep. 3: Scram! Soldier Team (スクラム! 戦士団, *Sukuramu! Senshi Dan*?)
4. Ep. 4: A Kiss After the Fight (キスは戦いの後で, *Kisu wa Tatakai no Ato de*?)
5. Ep. 5: Pegasus Arrest Orders (ペガサス逮捕指令, *Pegasasu Taiho Shirei*?)
6. Ep. 6: The Targeted High School Girls (狙われた女子高生, *Nerawareta Joshikōsei*?)
7. Ep. 7: The Sad Space Beast Warrior! (悲しき宇宙獣士!, *Kanashiki Uchū Senshi!*?)
8. Ep. 8: The Young Lady is a Vampire (お嬢さんは吸血鬼, *Ojōsan wa Kyūketsuki*?)
9. Ep. 9: Shine! The Special Miracle Ball (輝け! 必殺の魔球, *Kagayake! Hissatsu no Makyū*?)
10. Ep. 10: The Dreadful Driverless Car Army (恐怖の無人車軍団, *Kyōfu no Mujin Kuruma Gundan*?)
11. Ep. 11: SOS Koko and Kiki (SOSココとキキ, *Esu Ō Esu Koko to Kiki*?)
12. Ep. 12: Mama is Mermaid (ママはマーメイド, *Mama wa Māmeido*?)
13. Ep. 13: Papa Sells the Earth (地球を売るパパ, *Chikyū o Uru Papa*?)
14. Ep. 14: Attack! Giant Lizards (攻撃! 巨大トカゲ, *Kōgeki! Kyodai Tokage*?)
15. Ep. 15: Reckless Rider Mai (暴走ライダー麻衣, *Bōsō Raidā Mai*?)
16. Ep. 16: The Girl Who Had Wings! (翼を持った少女!, *Tsubasa o Motta Shōjo!*?)
17. Ep. 17: Nagasaki's Mysterious Ghost Ship (長崎の謎の幽霊船, *Nagasaki no Nazo no Yūreisen*?)
18. Ep. 18: Ahames' Challenge! (アハメスの挑戦!, *Ahamesu no Chōsen!*?)
19. Ep. 19: Bet on Sayaka! (さやかに賭けろ!, *Sayaka ni Kakero!*?)
20. Ep. 20: Grand Counterattack! Giluke (大逆襲! ギルーク, *Dai Gyakushū! Girūku*?)
21. Ep. 21: Gozma's Big Star (ゴズマの大スター, *Gozuma no Dai Sutā*?)
22. Ep. 22: The Soldier Who Disappeared into a Mirror (鏡に消えた戦士!, *Kagami ni Kieta Senshi*?)
23. Ep. 23: The Boy Who Rides Dolphins (イルカに乗る少年, *Iruka ni Noru Shōnen*?)
24. Ep. 24: Runaway Gyodai (ギョダーイの家出, *Gyodāi no Iede*?)
25. Ep. 25: Sing! With a Great Voice (歌え! 大きな声で, *Utae! Ōki na Koe de*?)
26. Ep. 26: Mai's 20-year-old First Love (麻衣20歳の初恋, *Ep. 26: Mai's 20-year-old First Love*? Mai Hatachi no Hatsukoi)
27. Ep. 27: Gator's Dream of Parent and Child (ゲーター親子の夢, *Gētā Oyako no Yume*?)
28. Ep. 28: The Cursed Crayons (呪われたクレヨン, *Norowareta Kureyon*?)
29. Ep. 29: Protect the Flowers! Phantom Butterfly (花を守れ! 幻の蝶, *Hana o Mamore! Maboroshi no Chō*?)
30. Ep. 30: Run! Pegasus! (走れ! ペガサス!, *Hashire! Pegasasu!*?)
31. Ep. 31: Reveal It! The Mystery of Bazeu (暴け! バズーの謎, *Abake! Bazū no Nazo*?)
32. Ep. 32: Nana! Dangerous Reunion (ナナ! 危険な再会, *Nana! Kiken na Saikai*?)
33. Ep. 33: The End of Giluke!? (ギルークの最期!?, *Girūku no Saigo!?*?)
34. Ep. 34: Ahames the Terrible (恐ろしきアハメス, *Osoroshiki Ahamesu*?)
35. Ep. 35: Earth!! Help Us! (地球よ! 助けて!, *Chikyū yo! Tasukete!*?)
36. Ep. 36: Behold! Our Power (見たか! 俺達の力, *Mita ka! Oretachi no Chikara*?)
37. Ep. 37: The Disappearing Dragon! (消えたドラゴン!, *Kieta Doragon!*?)
38. Ep. 38: Ghost Baseball (幽霊ベースボール, *Yūrei Bēsubōru*?)
39. Ep. 39: Dreadful Hide-and-Seek (恐怖のかくれんぼ, *Kyōfu no Kakurenbo*?)
40. Ep. 40: Strange Sweets (おかしなお菓子, *Okashi na Okashi*?)
41. Ep. 41: The Prince of the Lost World! (消えた星の王子!, *Kieta Hoshi no Ōjisama!*?)
42. Ep. 42: The Sailor-Suited Nana (セーラー服のナナ, *Sērā-fuku no Nana*?)
43. Ep. 43: Super Giluke (スーパーギルーク, *Sūpā Girūku*?)
44. Ep. 44: Leave it to Mai! (麻衣におまかせ!, *Mai ni O-makase!*?)
45. Ep. 45: The Rainbow-Colored Girl Aira (虹色の少女アイラ, *Niji-iro no Shōjo Aira*?)
46. Ep. 46: Beautiful Shiima! (美しきシーマ!, *Utsukushiki Shīma*?)
47. Ep. 47: Gator's Tears of Parent and Child (ゲーター親子の涙, *Gētā Oyako no Namida*?)
48. Ep. 48: The Pirate Booba's Storm of Love (海賊ブーバ愛の嵐, *Kaizoku Būba Ai no Arashi*?)
49. Ep. 49: The Sad Shiima Beast Soldier (哀しきシーマ獣士, *Kanashiki Shīma Jūshi*?)
50. Ep. 50: The Day Gozma Trembled (ゴズマが震えた日, *Gozuma ga Furueta Hi*?)
51. Ep. 51: Nana!! Follow Him! (ナナよ! 伝えて!, *Nana yo! Tsutaete!*?)
52. Ep. 52: Booba Dies on Earth (ブーバ地球に死す, *Būba Chikyū ni Shisu*?)
53. Ep. 53: Fiery Ahames! (炎のアハメス!, *Honō no Ahamesu!*?)
54. Ep. 54: Giluke Grand Explosion! (ギルーク大爆発!, *Girūku Dai Bakuhatsu!*?)
55. Final Ep.: Farewell, Friends of Space! (さらば宇宙の友よ, *Saraba Uchū no Tomo yo*?)

**Movies**

1. *Dengeki Sentai Changeman: The Movie* (電撃戦隊チェンジマン, *Dengeki Sentai Chenjiman*?)
2. *Dengeki Sentai Changeman: Shuttle Base! The Critical Moment!* (電撃戦隊チェンジマン：シャトルベース！決定的な瞬間！, *Dengeki Sentai Chenjiman: Shatorubēsu! Ketteitekina Shunkan!*?)

## Cast

* Hiryu Tsurugi (剣 飛竜, *Tsurugi Hiryū*?): Haruki Hamada (浜田 治貴, *Hamada Haruki*?)
* Shou Hayate (疾風 翔, *Hayate Shō*?): Kazuoki Takahashi (高橋 和興, *Takahashi Kazuoki*?)
* Yuma Oozora (大空 勇馬, *Ōzora Yūma*?): Shiro Izumi (和泉 史郎, *Izumi Shirō*?)
* Sayaka Nagisa (渚 さやか, *Nagisa Sayaka*?): Hiroko Nishimoto (西本ひろ子, *Nishimoto Hiroko*?)
* Mai Tsubasa (翼 麻衣, *Tsubasa Mai*?): Mai Ooishi (大石麻衣, *Oishi Mai*?)
* Commander Yui Ibuki (伊吹長官, *Ibuki-chōkan*?): Jun Fujimaki (藤巻潤, *Fujimaki Jun*?)
* Officer Suzuki (役員鈴木, *Yakuin Suzuki*?): Genshu Suzuki (鈴木, *Suzuki Genshu*?)
* Officer Shoji (役員庄司, *Yakuin Shōji*?): Hirokazu Shoji (庄司 浩和, *Shōji Hirokazu*?)
* Officer Watanabe (役員渡辺, *Yakuin Watanabe*?): Minoru Watanabe (渡辺実, *Watanabe Minoru*?)
* Officer Nomoto (役員野本, *Yakuin Nomoto*?): Nahoko Nomoto (野本菜穂子, *Nomoto Nahoko*?)
* Officer Kikuchi (役員菊地, *Yakuin Kikuchi*?): Kaori Kikuchi (菊池香織, *Kikuchi Kaori*?)
* Nana (ナナ, *Nana*?): Tokie Shibata (柴田時江, *Shibata Tokie*?)
	+ Young Nana: Miyako Hayakawa (早川 美弥子, *Hayakawa Miyako*?)
* Sakura (さくら, *Sakura*?): Sachiko Shigeno (重野幸子, *Shigeno Sachiko*?)
* Star King Bazeu (星王バズー, *Seiō Bazū*?): Kazuto Kuwahara (桑原和人, *Kuwahara Kazuto*?)
* General Giluke (ギルーク司令, *Girūku Shirei*?): Shohei Yamamoto (山本 翔平, *Yamamoto Shohei*?)
* Queen Ahames (女王アハメス, *Joō Ahamesu*?), Maze (迷路, *Meiro*?, Voice): Fukumi Kuroda (黒田 福美, *Kuroda Fukumi*?)
* Adjutant Booba (副官ブーバ, *Fukukan Būba*?): Yoshinori Okamoto (岡本義則, *Okamoto Yoshinori*?)
* Adjutant Shiima (副官シーマ, *Fukukan Shīma*?): Kana Fujieda (藤枝かな, *Fujieda Kana*?)
	+ Shiima (Male voice): Michiro Ida (飯田 道朗, *Ida Michiro*?)
* Narrator: Nobuo Tanaka (田中 信夫, *Tanaka Nobuo*?)

### Guest cast

* Saga (ep 19): Tsutomu Kitagawa
* Nana's Adoptive Mother (eps 32-33): Yuriko Hishimi
* Aira (ep 45): Youko Nakamura

### Voice actors

* Miralca: Hiroko Nishimoto (西本ひろ子, *Nishimoto Hiroko*?)
* Icarus' mother (イカルスの母, *Ikarusu no haha*?): Hiroko Nishimoto (西本ひろ子, *Nishimoto Hiroko*?)
* Star King Bazeu (星王バズー, *Seiō Bazū*?): Seizo Kato (加藤 精三, *Katō Seizō*?)
* Zorii and Waraji (ゾーリーとワラジー, *Zōrī to Warajī*?): Makoto Kousaka (高坂 真琴, *Kōsaka Makoto*?) (Zorii), Kazuhiko Ohara (大原和彦, *Ōhara Kazuhiko*?) (Waraji)
* Gyodai (ギョダーイ, *Gyodāi*?): Takeshi Watabe (渡部 猛, *Watabe Takeshi*?)
* Navigator Gator (航海士ゲーター, *Kōkaishi Gētā*?): Hiroshi Masuoka (増岡 弘, *Masuoka Hiroshi*?)

### Suit actors

* ChangeDragon: Kazuo Niibori
* ChangeGriffon: Koji Matoba
* ChangePegasus: Tsutomu Kitagawa
* ChangeMermaid: Masato Akada
* ChangePhoenix: Yuichi Hachisuka
* Star King Bazeu: Kazuto Kuwahara
* Gyodai/Change Robo: Hideaki Kusaka
* Gator: Minoru Watanabe

## Songs

Opening theme
* "Dengeki Sentai Changeman" (電撃戦隊チェンジマン, *Dengeki Sentai Chenjiman*?)
	+ Lyrics: Yoshiaki Sagara (さがら よしあき, *Sagara Yoshiaki*?)
	+ Composition: Katsuo Ohno (大野 克夫, *Ōno Katsuo*?)
	+ Arrangement: Tatsumi Yano (矢野 立美, *Yano Tatsumi*?)
	+ Artist: KAGE

Ending theme
* "NEVER STOP CHANGEMAN" (NEVER STOPチェンジマン, *Nebā Sutoppu Chenjiman*?)
	+ Lyrics: Yoshiaki Sagara
	+ Composition: Katsuo Ohno
	+ Arrangement: Tatsumi Yano
	+ Artist: KAGE

Insert theme
* Fight! Change Robo
* Kagayake! Changeman
* Love Forever
* We Can Change
* Great Passion ~Jounetsu no Arashi~
* Mermaid and Phoenix
* Earth Force, Shukumei no Hoshi
* Wakasa de Changeman
* Pinch wa Chance da, Changeman

## Notes

* This is the third series not to feature a Yellow Ranger (*J.A.K.Q. Dengekitai* being the first followed by *Battle Fever J*); this is the last season without a Yellow for 28 years until *Kyoryuger*.
	+ This is also the first team without a Yellow Ranger to have two females followed by *Kyoryuger*.
* Izumi Shiro (Yuma Oozora) would later portray Burai (DragonRanger) in the 1992 Sentai series *Kyoryu Sentai Zyuranger*.
* Change Mermaid is the first female White Ranger.
* The working title of this series was "Uchuu Sentai (Space Squadron) Cosmoman" and the show was originally going to have a space exploration motif. While it was changed to a military motif at the end, traces of the original motif are still evident in the design of the Change Robo and the Shuttlebase, not to mention the fact that the villains are space aliens. The team was also contemplated into being "Chikyuu Sentai" (Earth Squadron); this would later be the tag-line for *Fiveman*.
	+ The "Dengeki" in Changeman's tag-name is the exact-same as in *J.A.K.Q. Dengekitai*, thus making it the second and final time in Sentai history two teams shared the same tag. (after Denshi).
* This is the only Sentai series to have two specifically made movies, theatrical or otherwise, devoted specifically to its team. All other series either had no movie, one movie, one or more of their films being a theatrical showing of a TV episode (or, in *Flashman's* case, an edit of several episodes), or, post Kakuranger, one or two of the films being team-ups with either their predecessors or successors, sometimes team-ups being the team's only movies.
* This is the second longest Sentai Season after *Himitsu Sentai Gorenger*; the reason is due to the next Sentai was running behind in initial filming.
	+ Due to this, Changeman had a unique start/finish set-up, beginning in February 2, 1985 (**2/2**) and ending February 22, 1986 (**2/22**).
* Their official counterparts in *Super Megaforce* are given the name Blitz.
* This is the only season until *Ninninger* to have a female White Ranger and a Pink Ranger in the core team.

## External links

* *Dengeki Sentai Changeman* at super-sentai.net
* *Dengeki Sentai Changeman* at Wikipedia
* *Dengeki Sentai Changeman* at Japanese Wikipedia