Seijuu Sentai Gingaman

*For the evil Sentai that appeared in Fiveman, see Ginga Sentai Gingaman.*
**Seijuu Sentai Gingaman** (星獣戦隊ギンガマン, *Seijū Sentai Gingaman*?, translated as **Star Beast Squadron Gingaman**) is the twenty-second entry of the *Super Sentai* series.

The series aired from February 22, 1998 to February 14, 1999 airing alongside *Tetsuwan Tantei Robotack*. Its footage was used in the adaptation of *Power Rangers Lost Galaxy*.

## Plot

"The Starbeasts: They are mysterious animals who fight for the sake of defending harmony in the Milky Way!"
―Narrator**[src]**

Three thousand years ago, the Space Pirates Balban invaded Earth. The Star Beasts and the first Gingamen, warriors of the Ginga Forest, fought them with a mystical power known as Earth and eventually imprisoned them. The Ginga people later cloaked their forest within marked boundaries and passed on the duty of the Ginga warriors through generations.

In the present day, Hyuuga, Hayate, Gouki, Hikaru and Saya are chosen as the 133rd warriors of the Star Beast Swords. Ryouma is very happy that his elder brother Hyuuga succeeds to the title. When Elder Orghi holds the succession ceremony of Star Beast Swords, an earthquake breaks the seal on the Balban. Orghi orders the 133rd warriors to get the Ginga Braces hidden in Roaring Mountain.

However, the Balban attacks them to prevent the birth of the new Gingamen. During the battle, Hyuuga is swallowed into a crack in the ground created by the Balban's leader, Captain Zahab. Enraged, Ryouma activates his hidden Earth power and awakens the Ginga Braces. The Gingaman fight together with the Star Beasts against the Balban, who desire to revive the Demon Beast Daitanix, on whose corpse they built their castle.

## Characters

### Allies

#### Ginga Forest

* Elder Orghi (1-2, 50)
* Wisdom Tree Moak (3-48, 50)
* Fairy Bokku
* Miharu

#### Other Allies

* Haruhiko Aoyama
* Yuuta Aoyama
* Suzuko Mizusawa
* Shunsuke Kishimoto
* Krantz (19, 25)
* Degius (40)
* Denji Sentai Megaranger

* Kyukyu Sentai GoGoFive

### Space Pirate Balban

* Captain Zahab
* Steerwoman Shelinda (1-49, Gingaman vs. Megaranger)
* The Barban Army Generals (1-49, Gingaman vs. Megaranger)
	+ Gun Boss Sambash (1-12, 18, Gingaman vs. Megaranger)
		- Sambash Majin Gang
	+ Sword General Budoh (1-24, Gingaman vs. Megaranger)
		- Budoh Majin Mob
	+ Spectral Empress Iliess (1-34, Gingaman vs. Megaranger)/Evil Empress Iliess (34)
		- Iliess Majin Tribe
	+ Destruction King Battobas (1-49, Gingaman vs. Megaranger)
		- Dark Merchant Biznella (29-47)/Majin Biznella (47)
		- Battobas Majin Corps
* Captain Gregory (Gingaman vs. Megaranger)
* Seamen Yartots

##### Demon Beasts

* Demon Beast Daitanix (1-43)
	+ Earth Demon Beast (44-50)
* Demon Beast Daitanix II (Gingaman vs. Megaranger)
* Demon Beast Fortress Ghelmadix (Gingaman vs. Megaranger)

#### Other Villains

* Barreled Scholar Bucrates (1-35)/Pucorpse Bucrates (37-49)

## Arsenal

### Weapons

* Starbeast Swords
* Mechanical Blade Kiba
* Beast Attack Rods
* Bull Riot
* Knight Axe

### Power-up

* Beast Armor Shine
* Flashing Starbeast Swords
* Beast Armor Claws

### Vehicles

* Beast Racehorses
* Mobile Steed Galeo Pulsar

## Mecha

### Starbeast System

*Legend*:◆ piloted mecha, ➲ carrier mecha, ● other
* Super Armor Shine GingaiOh ◆◆◆◆◆●
	+ Galaxy Beast Warrior GingaiOh ◆◆◆◆◆
		- (Silver) Starbeast GingaLeon ◆
		- (Silver) Starbeast GingaIcon ◆
		- (Silver) Starbeast Gingarilla ◆
		- (Silver) Starbeast GingaVerick ◆
		- (Silver) Starbeast Gingat ◆
	+ Lights of Ginga ●
* Combined Beast-Warrior BullTaurus ◆◆
	+ Heavy Starbeast GoTaurus ◆

### Steel Starbeast System

* Steel Starbeast GigaRhinos ❖❖❖❖❖
	+ GigaWheel 1 ❖
	+ GigaWheel 2 ❖
	+ GigaWheel 3 ❖
	+ GigaWheel 4 ❖
	+ GigaWheel 5 ❖
* Steel Starbeast GigaPhoenix ❖❖❖❖❖
	+ GigaWing 1 ❖
	+ GigaWing 2 ❖
	+ GigaWing 3 ❖
	+ GigaWing 4 ❖
	+ GigaWing 5 ❖
* Giant Steel Starbeast GigaBitus ➲

## Episodes

*Main article: Seijuu Sentai Gingaman Episodes*
While only the second Sentai to use an episode count after *Ohranger*, this is the first to use a special nomenclature for the episodes, in this case having them called "Chapters". From this series, all Sentai, including those without nomenclatures for episode names, will have an episode count as part of their name.

All episode titles are a combination of two nouns in Japanese, connected by the Japanese character "no", where the first noun affects the second in the title.

1. Chapter 1: The Legendary Blades (伝説の刃（やいば）, *Densetsu no Yaiba*?)
2. Chapter 2: The Return of the Starbeasts (星獣の再来, *Seijū no Sairai*?)
3. Chapter 3: The Wisdom of the Earth (大地の知恵, *Daichi no Chie*?)
4. Chapter 4: The Soul of Earth (アースの心, *Āsu no Kokoro*?)
5. Chapter 5: The Deadly Machine Blades (必殺の機刃（きば）, *Hissatsu no Kiba*?)
6. Chapter 6: The Starbeasts' Crisis (星獣の危機, *Seijū no Kiki*?)
7. Chapter 7: The Time of Revival (復活の時, *Fukkatsu no Toki*?)
8. Chapter 8: The Cooking of Love (愛情の料理, *Aijō no Ryōri*?)
9. Chapter 9: The Secret Kitten (秘密の子猫, *Himitsu no Koneko*?)
10. Chapter 10: The Flute of the Wind (風の笛, *Kaze no Fue*?)
11. Chapter 11: The Devotion of a Warrior (戦士の純情, *Senshi no Junjō*?)
12. Chapter 12: The Nightmarish Reunion (悪夢の再会, *Akumu no Saikai*?)
13. Chapter 13: The Beast Attack Staves of Reversal (逆転の獣撃棒, *Gyakuten no Jūgekibō*?)
14. Chapter 14: The Two Sayas (二人のサヤ, *Futari no Saya*?)
15. Chapter 15: The Hiccup of Terror (恐怖のしゃっくり, *Kyōfu no Shakkuri*?)
16. Chapter 16: The Homeland of the Heart (心の故郷, *Kokoro no Kokyō*?)
17. Chapter 17: The True Courage (本当の勇気, *Hontō no Yūki*?)
18. Chapter 18: The Mysterious Black Knight (謎の黒騎士, *Nazo no Kuro Kishi*?)
19. Chapter 19: The Vengeful Knight (復讐の騎士, *Fukushū no Kishi*?)
20. Chapter 20: The One-Man Battle (ひとりの戦い, *Hitori no Tatakai*?)
21. Chapter 21: The Tomato's Trial (トマトの試練, *Tomato no Shiren*?)
22. Chapter 22: The Appearance of Light (光の出現, *Hikari no Shutsugen*?)
23. Chapter 23: The End of the Contest (争奪の果て, *Sōdatsu no Hate*?)
24. Chapter 24: The Tenacity of Budou (ブドーの執念, *Budō no Shūnen*?)
25. Chapter 25: The Black Knight's Determination (黒騎士の決意, *Kuro Kishi no Ketsui*?)
26. Chapter 26: The Brothers of Flame (炎の兄弟, *Honō no Kyōdai*?)
27. Chapter 27: The Mummy's Allure (ミイラの誘惑, *Miira no Yūwaku*?)
28. Chapter 28: Papa's Sudden Change (パパの豹変, *Papa no Hyōhen*?)
29. Chapter 29: The Merchant of Darkness (闇の商人, *Yami no Shōnin*?)
30. Chapter 30: The Steel Starbeasts (鋼の星獣, *Hagane no Seijū*?)
31. Chapter 31: The Cursed Stone (呪いの石, *Noroi no Ishi*?)
32. Chapter 32: The Mobile Horse of Friendship (友情の機動馬, *Yūjō no Kidō Uma*?)
33. Chapter 33: The Yearning for Saya (憧れのサヤ, *Akogare no Saya*?)
34. Chapter 34: The Invulnerable Iliess (不死身のイリエス, *Fujimi no Iriesu*?)
35. Chapter 35: Gouki's Choice (ゴウキの選択, *Gōki no Sentaku*?)
36. Chapter 36: The Invincible Haruhiko (無敵の晴彦, *Muteki no Haruhiko*?)
37. Chapter 37: The Aspirations of Bucrates (ブクラテスの野望, *Bukuratesu no Yabō*?)
38. Chapter 38: The Determination of Hyuuga (ヒュウガの決断, *Hyūga no Ketsudan*?)
39. Chapter 39: The Heart's Massage (心のマッサージ, *Kokoro no Massāji*?)
40. Chapter 40: The Majin of Sadness (哀しみの魔人, *Kanashimi no Majin*?)
41. Chapter 41: The Revival of the Demon-Beast (魔獣の復活, *Majū no Fukkatsu*?)
42. Chapter 42: The Horrible Demon-Beast (戦慄の魔獣, *Senritsu no Majū*?)
43. Chapter 43: The Footprints of Legends (伝説の足跡, *Densetsu no Ashioto*?)
44. Chapter 44: The Demon-Beast of the Earth (地球の魔獣, *Chikyū no Majū*?)
45. Chapter 45: The Fairy's Tears (妖精の涙, *Yōsei no Namida*?)
46. Chapter 46: The Winds of Anger (怒りの風, *Ikari no Kaze*?)
47. Chapter 47: The Devil's Scheme (悪魔の策略, *Akuma no Sakuryaku*?)
48. Chapter 48: The End of Moak (モークの最期, *Mōku no Saigo*?)
49. Chapter 49: The Mountain of Miracles (奇跡の山, *Kiseki no Yama*?)
50. Final Chapter: The Legends of Tomorrow (明日の伝説（レジェンド）, *Ashita no Rejendo*?)

**Movies**

1. *Seijuu Sentai Gingaman vs. Megaranger* (星獣戦隊ギンガマンVSメガレンジャー, *Seijū Sentai Gingaman tai Megarenjā*?)
2. *Kyukyu Sentai GoGoFive vs. Gingaman* (救急戦隊ゴーゴーファイブVSギンガマン, *Kyūkyū Sentai GōGō Faibu tai Gingaman*?)

## Cast

* Ryouma (リョウマ, *Ryōma*?): Kazuki Maehara (前原 一輝, *Maehara Kazuki*?)
* Hayate (ハヤテ, *Hayate*?): Koji (Played as Koji Sueyoshi (末吉 宏司, *Sueyoshi Kōji*?))
* Gouki (ゴウキ, *Gōki*?): Shoei (照英, *Shōei*?)
* Hikaru (ヒカル, *Hikaru*?): Nobuaki Takahashi (高橋 伸顕, *Takahashi Nobuaki*?)
* Saya (サヤ, *Saya*?), Misaki Hoshino ({{{2}}}, *Misaki Hoshino*?): Juri Miyazawa (宮澤 寿梨, *Miyazawa Juri*?)
* Hyuuga (ヒュウガ, *Hyūga*?): Teruaki Ogawa (小川 輝明, *Ogawa Teruaki*?)
* Haruhiko Aoyama (青山 晴彦, *Aoyama Haruhiko*?): Yoshihiko Takamoku (高杢 禎彦, *Takamoku Yoshihiko*?)
* Yuuta Aoyama (青山 勇太, *Aoyama Yuuta*?): Shogo Hayakawa (早川 翔吾, *Hayakawa Shōgo*?)
* Suzuko Mizusawa (水澤 鈴子, *Mizusawa Suzuko*?): Makiko Yoshida (吉田 真希子, *Yoshida Makiko*?)
* Shunsuke Kishimoto (岸本 俊介, *Kishimoto Shunsuke*?): Yuji Kishi (岸 祐二, *Kishi Yūji*?)
* Elder Orghi (長老オーギ, *Choro Ogi*?): Hiroshi Arikawa (有川 博, *Arikawa Hiroshi*?)
* Miharu (ミハル, *Miharu*?): Noriko Tanaka (田中 規子, *Tanaka Noriko*?)
* Steerwoman Shelinda (操舵士シェリンダ, *Sōdashi Sherinda*?): Kei Mizutani (水谷 ケイ, *Mizutani Kei*?)
* Narrator (ナレーター, *Narētā*?): Norio Wakamoto (若本 規夫, *Wakamoto Norio*?)

### Voice actors

* Moak (モーク, *Moku*?): Rokuro Naya (納谷 六朗, *Naya Rokurō*?)
* Bokku (ボック, *Bokku*?): Sanae Miyuki (深雪 さなえ, *Miyuki Sanae*?)
* BullBlack (ブルブラック, *Buru Burakku*?): Koji Ochiai (落合 弘治, *Ochiai Kōji*?)
* Krantz (クランツ, *Kurantsu*?): Masanori Otani (大谷 政憲, *Ōtani Masanori*?)
* Captain Zahab (ゼイハブ船長, *Zeihabu-senchō*?): Hidekatsu Shibata (柴田 秀勝, *Shibata Hidekatsu*?)
* Barreled Scholar Bucrates (樽学者ブクラテス, *Tarugakusha Bukuratesu*?): Chafurin (茶風林, *Chafurin*?)
* Gun Boss Sambash (銃頭サンバッシュ, *Jūtō Sanbasshu*?): Nobuyuki Hiyama (檜山 修之, *Hiyama Nobuyuki*?)
* Sword General Budoh (剣将ブドー, *Kenshō Budō*?): Kazuo Hayashi (林 一夫, *Hayashi Kazuo*?)
* Spectral Empress Iliess (妖帝イリエス, *Yōtei Iriesu*?): Gara Takashima (高島 雅羅, *Takashima Gara*?)
* Destruction King Battobas (破王バットバス, *Haō Battobasu*?): Takeshi Watabe (渡部 猛, *Watabe Takeshi*?)
* Dark Merchant Biznella (闇商人ビズネラ, *Yamishōnin Bizunera*?): Kaneto Shiozawa (塩沢 兼人, *Shiozawa Kaneto*?)

### Suit actors

* GingaRed, Bull Taurus, GingaLeon: Seiji Takaiwa (高岩 成二, *Takaiwa Seiji*?)
* GingaRed, GingaLeon: Kazutoshi Yokoyama (横山 一敏, *Yokoyama Kazutoshi*?)
* Budoh, Biznella, GingaRed: Hirofumi Fukuzawa (福沢 博文, *Fukuzawa Hirofumi*?)
* GingaGreen, Gingalcon, GingaRhinos: Yasuhiro Takeuchi (竹内 康博, *Takeuchi Yasuhiro*?)
* GingaBlue, Gingarilla, Gingaioh/Shine Armor Gingaioh, Captain Zahab: Jiro Okamoto (岡元 次郎, *Okamoto Jirō*?)
* GingaYellow, GingaVerick, Giga Phoenix: Yuichi Hachisuka (蜂須賀 祐一, *Hachisuka Yūichi*?)
* GingaPink, Gingat, Heavy Knight: Motokuni Nakagawa (中川 素州, *Nakagawa Motokuni*?)
* Sambash, Black Knight: Naoki Ofuji (大藤 直樹, *Ōfuji Naoki*?)
* Gingaioh/Shine Armor Gingaioh: Hideaki Kusaka (日下 秀昭, *Kusaka Hideaki*?)
* Iliess: Shoji Hachisuka (蜂須賀 昭二, *Hachisuka Shōji*?)
* Battobas: Hirofumi Ishigaki (石垣 広文, *Ishigaki Hirofumi*?)
* Bucrates: Kenjiro Fujita (藤田 健次郎, *Fujita Kenjirō*?)

## Songs

Opening theme
* "Seijuu Sentai Gingaman" (星獣戦隊ギンガマン, *Seijū Sentai Gingaman*?)
	+ Lyrics: Shoko Fujibayashi
	+ Composition & Arrangement: Toshihiko Sahashi
	+ Artist: Ryu Kisami (希砂未 竜, *Kisami Ryū*?)

Ending theme
* "Hadashi no Kokoro de" (はだしの心で, *"Hadashi no Kokoro de"*? Naked Mind)
	+ Lyrics: Shoko Fujibayashi
	+ Composition: Masao Ideguchi (出口 雅生, *Ideguchi Masao*?)
	+ Arrangement: Koichiro Kameyama (亀山 耕一郎, *Kameyama Kōichirō*?)
	+ Artist: Ryu Kisami

Insert theme
* Ginga no Ouja Gingaioh
* Araburu! Gasshin Juushi BullTaurus
* GigaRhinos! GigaPhoenix! GigaBitus!

## Notes

* While this isn't the first Sentai series to have a Power-up Transformation, it was the first to have said Power-up that lasted throughout the series, the Beast Armor Shine. The first was Megaranger with the Mega Tector, although it was only used for *Denji Sentai Megaranger vs. Carranger*.
* Gingaman is the second Sentai team to have their team-up with their predecessors take place after the end of their own series. The first being *J.A.K.Q. Dengekitai*.
* Gingaman is not only the first Sentai season since *Jetman* to feature "-man" in the title, but also the last one to do so.
	+ Thus, this makes Gingaman the only "-man" titled series to be adapted into Power Rangers; as Jetman was a series before the first adaptation.
* *Gingaman* begins a stretch of Sentai where the three main colors (Red, Blue, Yellow) are all male, which lasts through *Gaoranger* to a count of four. This is the longest run of male Sentai in these positions since the four series stretch from *Denziman* through *Dynaman*.
	+ On the other hand, the Power Ranger equivalents all had female Yellows.
* Originally, Gingaman was planned to be called *Seijuu Sentai Gaoranger*. However, due to animation company Sunrise releasing *Yuusha-Oh GaoGaiGar* at the same time, Toei felt that they would be competing badly and they changed the name of the series. *Gaoranger* would ultimately be the name of the 2001 Sentai and would feature a homage to GaoGaiGar in the form of GaoKing. Also, it was at one point going to be called *Seijuu Sentai Bioranger*, though this was scrapped due to it sounding too similiar to Bioman.
* Gingaman is also the second team to feature predecessors and successors to the current team, the first being *Dairanger*.

## References

1. ↑ http://risingsuntokusatsu.com/?p=1568

## External links

* *Seijuu Sentai Gingaman* at super-sentai.net
* *Seijuu Sentai Gingaman* at Wikipedia
* *Seijuu Sentai Gingaman* at Japanese Wikipedia