Gosei Sentai Dairanger

***Gosei Sentai Dairanger*** (五星戦隊ダイレンジャー, *Gosei Sentai Dairenjā*?), translated into English as **Guard Star Squadron Great Ranger**, is a Japanese tokusatsu television series. It is the seventeenth programme in the long-running Super Sentai franchise of tokusatsu programmes produced by TOEI Entertainment, following *Kyōryū Sentai Zyuranger*. It was originally broadcast from February 19, 1993 to February 11, 1994.

The average ratings of the series was 7.0%.

## Plot

"Five stars, shining in the heavens! Gosei Sentai Dairanger!"
―Team roll call**[src]**
Over 8,000 years ago, the Daos civilization flourished in Southern China. The Daos Empire consisted in three tribes: Dai, Shura (ancestors of today's humanity) and Gorma who lived harmoniously. However, one day the Gorma Tribe tried to take over the Empire. Thus began the war between the Gorma and the Dai Tribe. The battle continued for 5,000 years, led by the Gorma Triumvirate. The Mythical Qi Beasts appeared to oppose the Gorma, whose magical powers had increased to the point where they could turn themselves into monsters. Five Dai warriors' Qi powers had increased to the point where they could control the Mythical Qi Beasts. The war ended with the disappearance of both the Dai and Gorma Tribes. In 1993, the Gorma Tribe, one of the Daos' two missing branches, revived to take over the world. To counter them, Master Kaku assembled a team of five youths with high levels of Qi. They became the Dairangers of present time.

## Characters

### Rangers

#### Dairangers

 File:Dairanger (Team).jpg
*Main article: Dairangers*

#### Copy Dairangers

*Main article: Copy Dairangers*

 ShishiRanger
 TenmaRanger
 KirinRanger
 HououRanger

#### Three Gorma Stooges

*Main article: Three Gorma Stooges* (15, 24, 40)

 Company President
 Teacher

### Allies

* Master Kaku/Chief Officer Jiaxu (1-48)
	+ First Lieutenant Zilong (45 & 46)
* Yoko (1, 7 & 15)
* Iron Face Chouryou (7 & 8)
* Kujaku (9-41)
* Grandmaster Yufang (13 & 14, 29-31)
* Xiao Qiao (14)
* The Three Gorma Stooges (15, 24 & 40)
	+ Company President Gravestone
	+ Teacher Telephone
	+ Boss Kamikaze
* Kou's Mother (17-48)

* Kameo (22-50)
* Daijinryuu (37-50)
* Demon-Fist Master Jin Matoba/Garouki (26-39)
* Media Magician (33)
* All Super Sentai
	+ Chikyuu Sentai Fiveman
	+ Choujin Sentai Jetman
	+ Kyoryu Sentai Zyuranger
	+ Ninja Sentai Kakuranger

### Villains

* Gorma Tribe
	+ Leader
		- Gorma XV (20, 22, 28, 30-31, 37-38, 42-43, 48-49)
		- Gorma Emperor XVI (49-50)
	+ Generals
		- **Senate Level**
			* High Priest Saw (7-8) / High Priest Riju (8)
			* Iron Face Chouryou (7-8)
			* General Tenpou (17, 20, 47-48)
			* Akomaru (17-22, 28, 31, 37, 42-44)
			* Three Ladies (17-22)
				+ Lady Ring (17-22)
				+ Lady Necklace (17-20, 22)
				+ Lady Earring (17-18, 22)
			* Combined Gorma Four Deva Kings (28 & 31)
				+ Touhouten (28-31)
				+ Hoppouten (28-31)
				+ Saihouten (28-31)
				+ Nanpouten (28-31)
			* Ikazuchi (42-44)
		- **Military Level**
			* Gorma Triumvirate
				+ Lieutenant Colonel Shadam (1-8, Movie, 9-10, 12-14, 17-22, 26-31, 37-38, 42-49)
				+ Lieutenant Colonel Gara (1-8, Movie, 9-11, 13-14, 16-18, 20-23, 25-30, 33-34, 36-38, 41-44, 46-49) / Wrath Gara (41)
				+ Major Zydos (1-8, Movie, 9-10, 13-15, 17-18, 20-22, 26-30, 32, 35, 37-40, 42-44, 46-48)
			* *Imperial Guard*
				+ Demon-Fist Master Jin Matoba (26-28, 35, 39, 47-48)
				+ Chief Officer Jiaxu (45-48)
				+ First Lieutenant Zilong (45-46)
	+ Monsters
		- Gorma Minions
			* *Independent*
				+ Baron String (1-2, Movie)
				+ Key Jester (3-4, Movie)
				+ Duke of Trump (Movie)
				+ Great King Ojaru (Movie)
				+ Tofu Hermit (12)
				+ Kabuki Novice (13-14)
				+ Pot Taoist (26-27)
				+ Fast-Talking Wanderer (29-30)
				+ Birdcage Vagrant (32)
				+ Pachinko Master (37-38)
				+ New Gorma Monster (50)
			* *Under Zydos*
				+ Purse Priest (2 & Movie)
				+ Three Gorma Stooges (15, 24, 28, 40, 48)
					- Boss Kamikaze
					- Company President Gravestone
					- Teacher Telephone
				+ Sergeant Cannon (35)
			* *Under Gara*
				+ Lipstick Songstress (5-6, Movie)
				+ Mirror Make-Up Artist (9)
				+ Sakura Viscount (10)
				+ Father Magnet (11)
				+ Haniwa Ventriloquist (16)
				+ Heatwave Hood (23)
				+ Copy Empress (25)
				+ Media Magician (33)
				+ General Cactus (34)
				+ Count Kaleidoscope (36)
		- **Others**
			* Copy Dairangers (25)
				+ Copy RyuuRanger (25)
				+ Copy ShishiRanger (25)
				+ Copy TenmaRanger (25)
				+ Copy KirinRanger (25)
				+ Copy HououRanger (25)
			* Copy RyuseiOh (25)
	+ Grunts
		- Cotpotros (1-7, Movie, 9-12, 15-16, 18-19, 21-22, 24, 28-31, 34, 36-37, 39, 42-43, 47-50, *The Flying Ghost Ship*, *Red Battle! All Sentai Rally!!*) / Imperial Guard Cotpotros (49)

## Episodes

*Main article: Gosei Sentai Dairanger Episodes*
The episode titles in this Sentai season are mostly written like someone is yelling, with several usages of multiple exclamation points as proof of this.

1. Ep. 1: L-e-e-et's Tenshin!!! (転身だァァッ！！！, *Tenshin Daaā!!!*?)
2. Ep. 2: I-i-i-it's Qi-Power!!! (気力だァァッ！！, *Kiryoku Daaā!!*?)
3. Ep. 3: Your Souls, Please! (魂ちょうだい！, *Tamashii Chōdai!*?)
4. Ep. 4: We're Naive!! (俺たち甘いぜ！！, *Ore-tachi Amai ze!!*?)
5. Ep. 5: The Jewels Have Come (あっタマきたッ, *Attama Kitā*?)
6. Ep. 6: Wind, Cut Through! (風よブッちぎれ, *Kaze yo Butchigire*?)
7. Ep. 7: Traito-o-or! (裏切り者ォッ！, *Uragirimonoō!*?)
8. Ep. 8: D-a-a-ad!! (おやじぃぃッ！！, *Oyajiiī!!*?)
9. Ep. 9: Don't be Vain (うぬぼれるなッ, *Unuboreru nā*?)
10. Ep. 10: Ah, the Vengeful Goddess (あァ復讐の女神, *Aa Fukushū no Megami*?)
11. Ep. 11: Gauss With a Magnet! (磁石でガウス！, *Jishaku de Gausu!*?)
12. Ep. 12: Drunk on Tofu (豆腐で酔ったァ, *Tōfu de Yottaa*?)
13. Ep. 13: The Ka-Kabuki Novice (カッカブキ小僧, *Kakkabuki Kozō*?)
14. Ep. 14: Well, a Wedding (イヨッ結婚ぢゃ, *Iyokkekkon ja*?)
15. Ep. 15: The 3 Stooges' Soccer (3バカサッカー, *San Baka Sakkā*?)
16. Ep. 16: Rumbling Child Stones (ゴロゴロ子供石, *Gorogoro Kodomo Ishi*?)
17. Ep. 17: He's Here, a New Warrior (出ました新戦士, *Demashita Shin Senshi*?)
18. Ep. 18: The (Secret) Byakko-chan (（秘）（ひみつ）の白虎ちゃん, *(Himitsu) no Byakko-chan*?)
19. Ep. 19: The Heart-Throbbing Pretty Girl (ドキドキ美少女, *Dokidoki Bijōjo*?)
20. Ep. 20: First Public Opening Of The Gorma Palace (初公開ゴーマ宮, *Hatsu Kōkai Gōma Miya*?)
21. Ep. 21: The Birth of a Mythical Chi Beast (気伝獣様ご誕生, *Kidenjū-sama Go-tanjō*?)
22. Ep. 22: The Great Secret Art of the Tiger Cub!! (虎の子大秘術！！, *Toro no Ko Dai Hijutsu!!*?)
23. Ep. 23: True Love at Full Speed (純愛まっしぐら, *Jun'ai Masshigura*?)
24. Ep. 24: The 3 Stooges' Super Baseball! (3バカ超野球！, *San Baka Chō Yakyū!*?)
25. Ep. 25: The Grouped Opposite Squadron (ぞろぞろ裏戦隊, *Zorozoro Ura Sentai*?)
26. Ep. 26: A Bad, Bad, Bad Guy (嫌な嫌な嫌な奴, *Iya na Iya na Iya na Yatsu*?)
27. Ep. 27: It-It-It's The Final Punch (最終拳だだだッ, *Saishū Kobushi Da Da Dā*?)
28. Ep. 28: Everyone Appears!! (総登場だぎゃ！！, *Sō Tōjō Dagya!!*?)
29. Ep. 29: The (Secret) Inside Story of a Mother and Child's Tears (母子涙の（秘）裏話, *Boshi Namida no (Hi) Urabanashi*?)
30. Ep. 30: The Deadly, Fast-Talking Workaholic (必殺早口仕事人, *Hissatsu Hayakuchi Shigotonin*?)
31. Ep. 31: Again, a New Hero Came Forth (また出た新戦士, *Mata Deta Shin Senshi*?)
32. Ep. 32: The Ogre's Golden Kick (黄金キックの鬼, *Ōgon Kikku no Oni*?)
33. Ep. 33: An Idol's First Experience (アイドル初体験, *Aidoru Shotaiken*?)
34. Ep. 34: A Prickly Maiden Hunt (トゲトゲ少女狩, *Togetoge Shōjo Kai*?)
35. Ep. 35: New Secret Art, the Dance of Spiders (新奥義クモの舞, *Shin Ōgi Kumo no Mai*?)
36. Ep. 36: A 6000-Year Grudge... (恨み節6千年…, *Urami Setsu Rokusennen...*?)
37. Ep. 37: You Have to See It!! A Huuge Guy (必見！！ でけェ奴, *Hikken!! Dekee Yatsu*?)
38. Ep. 38: Huh!! A Ceasefire!? (えーッ！！ 停戦！？, *Ēe!! Teisen!?*?)
39. Ep. 39: The Demon Fist Falls in the Setting Sun (魔拳落日に散る, *Maken Rakujitsu ni Chiru*?)
40. Ep. 40: Farewell! 3 Stooges (さらば！ 3バカ, *Saraba! San Baka*?)
41. Ep. 41: Kujaku's Great Ascension (クジャク大昇天, *Kujaku Daishōten*?)
42. Ep. 42: A Straight Line To Mommy (母ちゃん一直線, *Okāchan Itchokusen*?)
43. Ep. 43: The Ultra-White Prohibited Past (激白禁断の過去, *Geki Shiro Kindan no Kako*?)
44. Ep. 44: Impression!! You Cry Too (感動！！ 君も泣け, *Kandō!! Kimi mo Nake*?)
45. Ep. 45: Disbanding for Real!! (本気（マジ）で解散！！, *Maji de Kaisan!!*?)
46. Ep. 46: The Heroes are Stark Naked (英雄（ヒーロー）まるはだか, *Hīrō Maru Hadaka*?)
47. Ep. 47: The Ama-azing Truth (すっげェ～真実, *Suggee~ Shinjitsu*?)
48. Ep. 48: Magnificent!! Master Dies (壮絶！！ 道士死す, *Sōzetsu!! Dōshi Shisu*?)
49. Ep. 49: I-i-i-it's The Final Decisive Battle (最終決戦だァッ, *Saishū Kessen Daā*?)
50. Final Ep.: Let's G-o-o-o! (行くぞォォッ！, *Ikuzooō!*?)

**Movies**

1. *Gosei Sentai Dairanger the Movie* (五星戦隊ダイレンジャー, *Gosei Sentai Dairenjā*?)

## Releases

* Shout! Factory (DVD)
* Shout! Factory (Streaming)
* Tubi (Streaming)
* Pluto TV (Streaming)

## Songs

*Main article: Gosei Sentai Dairanger Soundtracks*
Opening theme
* "Gosei Sentai Dairanger" (五星戦隊ダイレンジャー, *Gosei Sentai Dairenjā*?)
	+ Artist: NEW JACK Takurou (NEW JACK拓郎, *Nū Jakku Takurō*?)

Ending theme
* "Oretachi Muteki sa!! Dairanger" (俺たち無敵さ!!ダイレンジャー, *Oretachi muteki sa!! Dairenjā*?, "We're Invincible!! Dairanger")
	+ Artist: NEW JACK Takurou (NEW JACK拓郎, *Nū Jakku Takurō*?)

Mecha themes
* "Ryuseioh ~Dairenoh Theme~" (龍星王～大連王のテーマ～, *Ryūseiō ~ Dairen'ō no tēma~*?)
	+ Artist: Funky Y.K.

* "Won Tiger No Uta" (ウォンタイガーの歌, *Won Taigā no uta*?, "Song of Won Tiger")
	+ Artist: Nobuhiko Kashiwara (樫原 伸彦, *Kashiwara Nobuhiko*?)

Insert themes
* "Ai no Soldier" (愛のソルジャー, *Ai no sorujā*?)
	+ Artist: Gouji Tsuno (つのごうじ, *Tsuno Gōji*?)

* "Utsukushii Hana No You Ni" (美しい花のように, *"Utsukushii Hana No You Ni"*? "Like a Beautiful Flower")
	+ Artist: Gouji Tsuno (つのごうじ, *Tsuno Gōji*?)

* "Ikki Ni Shuuchuu!" (一気に集中!, *Ikki ni Shūchū!*?, "Instant Focus!")
	+ Artist: Funky Y.K.

* "Goma Goma Gorma" (ゴマゴマゴーマ, *Goma Goma Gōma*?)
	+ Artist: Pythagoras (ピタゴラス, *Pitagorasu*?)

* "Kaze No Senshi" (風の戦士, *"Kaze No Senshi"*? "Wind Warrior")
	+ Artist: Yoko Ishida (石田 よう子, *Ishida Yōko*?)

* "Hi Wo Fuke Dai Buster" (火を吹けダイバスター, *Hi o fuke Daibasutā*?, "Fire Away Dai Buster")
	+ Artist: Nobuhiko Kashiwara (樫原 伸彦, *Kashiwara Nobuhiko*?)

* "Chikai" (誓い, *"Oath"*?)
	+ Artist: Funky Y.K.

## Cast

* Ryo of the Heavenly Fire Star ("天火星" 亮, *"Tenkasei" Ryō*?): Keiichi Wada (和田 圭市, *Wada Keiichi*?)
* Daigo of the Heavenly Phantom Star ("天幻星" 大五, *"Tengensei" Daigo*?): Tatsuya Nōmi (能見 達也, *Nōmi Tatsuya*?)
* Shoji of the Heavenly Gravity Star ("天重星" 将児, *"Tenjūsei" Shōji*?): Ei Hamura (羽村 英, *Hamura Ei*?)
* Kazu of the Heavenly Time Star ("天時星" 知, *"Tenjisei" Kazu*?): Keisuke Tsuchiya (土屋 圭輔, *Tsuchiya Keisuke*?)
* Rin of the Heavenly Wind Star ("天風星" リン, *"Tenpūsei" Rin*?): Natsuki Takahashi (高橋 夏樹, *Takahashi Natsuki*?)
* Kou of the Howling New Star: Hisashi Sakai (酒井 寿, *Sakai Hisashi*?)
* Master Kaku (道士嘉挧, *Dōshi Kaku*?): Koji Naka (中康治, *Naka Koji*?)
* Grandmaster Yufang: Takeshi Kuwabara (桑原 毅, *Kuwabara Takeshi*?)
* Kujaku: Masako Morishita (森下 雅子, *Morishita Masako*?)
* Kou's Mother: Mikiko Miki (三輝 みきこ, *Miki Mikiko*?)
* Kameo: Sugisaku Imagawa (今川 杉作, *Imagawa Sugisaku*?, episodes 22-28), Tomihisa Naruse (成瀬 富久, *Naruse Tomihisa*?, episodes 29-50)
* Gorma Emperor XV: Munemaru Kōda (幸田 宗丸, *Kōda Munemaru*?)
* Lieutenant Colonel Gara (ガラ中佐, *Gara Chūsa*?): Akiko Amamatsuri (天祭 揚子, *Amamatsuri Akiko*?)
* Major Zydos (ザイドス少佐, *Zaidosu Shōsa*?): Maroshi Tamura (田村 円, *Tamura Maroshi*?)
* Lieutenant Colonel Shadam (シャダム中佐, *Chūsa*?): Rintarō Nishi (西 凜太朗, *Nishi Rintarō*?)
* General Tenpou: Chuukou Ueda (上田 忠好, *Ueda Chūkō*?)
* Akomaru: Shohei Shibata (柴田 翔平, *Shibata Shohei*?)
* Demon-Fist Master Jin Matoba: Yutaka Hirose (広瀬 裕, *Hirose Yutaka*?, credited as Takumi Hirose)

### Voice actors

* Narrator: Hironori Miyata (宮田 浩徳, *Miyata Hironori*?)
* Byakkoshinken: Wataru Abe
* Daimugen: Ikko Tadano (ただの いっこ, *Tadano Ikko*?, credited as Tomihisa Naruse (成瀬 富久, *Naruse Tomihisa*?))
* Boss Kamikaze: Nobuyuki Hiyama (檜山 修之, *Hiyama Nobuyuki*?)
* Teacher Telephone: Akiko Muta
* Company President Gravestone: Takuzou Kamiyama
* Kabuki Novice: Shigeru Chiba (千葉 繁, *Chiba Shigeru*?, 13 & 14)

### Guest actors

* Shoukyou: Aki Miyase (宮瀬亜希, *Miyase Aki*?, 14)
* Kazu's clone: Daisuke Tsuchiya (土屋 大輔, *Tsuchiya Daisuke*?, 25)
* Shōichirō Takamura (human form of Media Magician): Ryosuke Kaizu (海津 亮介, *Kaizu Ryōsuke*?)

### Suit Actors

* RyuuRanger: Naoki Ōfuji (大藤 直樹, *Oofuji Naoki*?)
* ShishiRanger: Tsutomu Kitagawa (喜多 川務, *Kitagawa Tsutomu*?)
* TenmaRanger: Shoji Hachisuka (蜂須賀 昭二, *Hachisuka Shōji*?)
* KirinRanger: Hirofumi Ishigaki (石垣 広文, *Ishigaki Hirofumi*?)
* HououRanger: Rie Murakami (村上利恵, *Murakami Rie*?)
* KibaRanger: Minoru Watanabe (渡辺 実, *Watanabe Minoru*?)
* Mythical Qi Warrior RyuseiOh, Gosei Gattai Dairen'Oh, Mythical Qi Warrior Won Tiger, Shinsei Gattai Kiba DaiOh, Daijinryuu: Hideaki Kusaka (日下秀昭, *Kusaka Hideaki*?)
* Mythical Qi Warrior RyuseiOh (sub), Cotpotro: Hirofumi Fukuzawa (福沢 博文, *Fukuzawa Hirofumi*?)
* Gorma Minions: Yasuhiko Imai (今井靖彦, *Imai Yasuhiko*?), Yasuhiro Takeuchi (竹内 康博, *Takeuchi Yasuhiro*?)
* Teacher Telephone, Cotpotro, Lady Ring: Motokuni Nakagawa (中川素州, *Nakgawa Motokuni*?)
* Company President Gravestone, Lady Earring: Takashi Sakamoto (坂本隆, *Sakamoto Takashi*?)
* Boss Kamikaze, Gorma XV (stunts), Birdcage Vagrant: Takeshi Miyazaki (宮崎 剛, *Miyazaki Takeshi*?)

## Notes

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 File:Dairanger reunion 2016.jpg
* This series was considered the 15th anniversary series at the time of airing.

## External Links

* Super-Sentai website (Archived)
* *Gosei Sentai Dairanger* at Wikipedia
* *Gosei Sentai Dairanger* at Japanese Wikipedia

## References

1. ↑ https://www10.atwiki.jp/shichouseiko/pages/63.html

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