Kyōryū Sentai Zyuranger

***Kyōryū Sentai Zyuranger*** (恐竜戦隊ジュウレンジャー(獣連者), *Kyōryū Sentai Jūrenjā*?, translated into English as ***Dinosaur Squadron Beast Ranger***) is the sixteenth installment in the Super Sentai franchise and the first Super Sentai series.

A licensed sub was released on February 17, 2015 by Shout! Factory, making it the first fully-subtitled Super Sentai to be officially released in the United States/North America.

The average ratings of the series was 7.1%..

## Plot

"From hundreds of millions of years ago, in the age of the dinosaurs, five warriors revive in the present time!"
―Narrator[src]170,000,000 years ago, five ancient human tribes, with the protection of the Guardian Beasts, coexisted with the dinosaurs. This ended when the evil Witch Bandora started a war on the dinosaurs because of the death of her son Kai. Bandora decided that the only way Kai's death could be avenged was if she sold her soul to Dai-Satan, an evil, almost ice-like head creature who had immense power and who later in the series could be summoned by Bandora. In the end, the five tribes were ruined and the dinosaurs became extinct. The Guardian Beasts sealed Bandora and her minions on the planet Nemesis before going into hibernation. In 1992, Nemesis returned to Earth's orbit. Two astronauts exploring the planet accidentally released her and her minions from their prison. With Bandora free, her arch-enemy, the Mysterious Sage Barza retreated to his underground lair 2,000 meters below the apartment building where he worked as a front. There, he revived the five Holy Warriors of Justice he had been guarding, who had been in suspended animation to be awakened when they were needed. These five were each a member of the ancient human tribes, who coexisted with the dinosaurs. With the aid of the Guardian Beasts, the Zyurangers fought Bandora and her Dora Monsters. Later in the series, after the five had become used to modern times, the leader's big brother comes forth with tales of jealousy and vengeance.

## Characters

### Rangers

#### Zyurangers

 File:Zyuranger (Team).jpg
 File:Zyuranger Unhenshined.jpg
*Main article: Zyurangers*

### Allies

* Ancient Tribes
	+ Yamato Tribe
		- Yamato Tribe King
		- Yamato Tribe Queen
		- Yamato Tribe Princess
		- Black Knight
	+ Sharma Tribe
		- Otome
	+ Etoffe Tribe
	+ Dime Tribe
	+ Lithia Tribe
		- Lithia Tribe Princess Yui
	+ Apelo Tribe
		- Apelo Tribe Prince Euro (9 & 10)
		- Baron Clockle & Daisy (9 & 10)
	+ Dahl Tribe
* Mysterious Sage Barza
* Fairy Tribes
	+ Gnome (8, 17, & 18)
	+ Lamp Fairy Gin (11)
	+ Fairy Dondon (14)
	+ Ryota (17 & 18)
	+ Fairies Sunny and Rainy (33)
* Spirit of Life Clotho (21-42)
* Sayaka Yamazaki (44)
* Good Samarian Old Lady (46)

### Civilians

* Hiroshi (3 & 4)
* Emiko (9 & 10)
* Djinn's kids [incl. Yukari, Takuya & Mariko] (11)
* Kota Matsui (40-42)

### Villains

* Bandora Gang
	+ Leader
		- Witch Bandora (1-41, 43-50)
		- Dai-Satan (30-31, 47-50) / Dai-Satan
	+ Generals
		- Pleprechaun (1-3, 5, 7-8, 10, 12, 14-15, 18, 23-25, 28-29, 40, 47, 49-50)
		- Grifforzer (1-6, 9-12, 14-23, 30-31, 34-37, 39-43, 45, 47, 49-50)
		- Totpat (1-21, 23-30, 32, 35-37, 39-41, 43-44, 47, 49-50)
		- Bookback (1-21, 23-26, 28-30, 32, 34-37, 39-41, 43-44, 47, 49-50)
		- Lami (19-23, 30-31, 34, 36, 38, 43-47, 49-50) / Lami-Scorpion (20-23, 34, 36)
		- Dahl Tribe Prince Kai (47-50)
	+ Monsters
		- Dora Monsters
			* *Normal*
				+ Dora Titan (1-2)
				+ Dora Skelton (2)
				+ Dora Minotaur (3-4)
				+ Dora Sphinx (5-6)
				+ Dora Goblin (7)
				+ Dora Circe (8)
				+ Dora Cockatrice (9)
				+ Dora Cockatrice II (10)
				+ Dora Gin (11)
				+ Dora Argus (12)
				+ Dora Ladon (13)
				+ Dora Knight (15)
				+ Dora Endos (16)
				+ Dora Pixie (23)
				+ Dora Tortoise (24)
				+ Dora Tarantula (25)
				+ Dora Boogaranan (26)
				+ Dora Guzzler (27)
			* *Dokita-Dora Monsters*
				+ Dora Franke (28-29)
					- Zombie Franke (29-30)
					- Satan Franke (30-31)
				+ Dora Narcissus (32)
				+ Dora Raiger (33)
				+ Dora Ninja (35, 49-50)
				+ Dora Gunrock (36)
				+ Dora Kinkaku (37)
				+ Dora Silkys (38) / Worm Silkys (38)
				+ Dora Gansaku (40-42, 49-50)
					- Dragon Caesar (40-41)
					- Daizyuzin (41)
					- Gouryuzin (42)
					- Guardian Beast Tyrannosaurus (42)
				+ Dora Antaeus (43) / Upgraded Dora Antaeus (43)
				+ Dora Chimera (44, 49-50)
				+ Dora Unicorn (45)
				+ Dora Mirage (46, 49-50)
			* *Mecha*
				+ Dora Talos (47-50)
		- **Others**
			* *Normal*
				+ Lamp Fairy Gin (11)
				+ Fairy Dondon (14)
				+ Magic Spinning Wheel (34)
				+ Monster Goda (39)
			* Fake Zyuranger (46)
				+ Fake TyrannoRanger (46)
				+ Fake MammothRanger (46)
				+ Fake TriceraRanger (46)
				+ Fake TigerRanger (46)
				+ Fake PteraRanger (46)
	+ Grunts
		- Golem Soldiers (1-5, 7, 9, 11, 13-17, 19-21, 23, 25-29, *The Flying Ghost Ship*, *Red Battle! All Sentai Rally!!*) / Captain Golems (1-3, 5, 7, 13, 17, 26)
		- Dokiita Golems (29-38, 40-42, 44-46, 49)

## Mecha

*Main article: Mecha (Zyuranger)*
Category:Mecha (Zyuranger)

## Episodes

*Main article: Kyoryu Sentai Zyuranger Episodes*
1. Ep. 1: The Birth (誕生, *Tanjō*?)
2. Ep. 2: The Revival (復活, *Fukkatsu*?)
3. Ep. 3: Fight in the Land of Despair (戦え絶望の大地, *Ikusa e Zetsubō no Daichi*?)
4. Ep. 4: Reawaken, Legendary Weapons (甦れ伝説の武器, *Yomigaere Densetsu no Buki*?)
5. Ep. 5: Scary Riddles (怖～いナゾナゾ, *Kowai Nazonazo*?)
6. Ep. 6: Arise! Daizyuzin (立て!! 大獣神, *Tate!! Daijūjin*?)
7. Ep. 7: I Can See! I Can See! (みえる、みえる, *Mieru, Mieru*?)
8. Ep. 8: Terror! Eaten In An Instant (恐怖! 瞬間喰い, *Kyōfu! Shunkan Tabei*?)
9. Ep. 9: Run! Prince of The Eggs (走れタマゴ王子, *Hashire Tamago Ōji*?)
10. Ep. 10: Monkeys No More! (猿はもうイヤ!, *Saru wa Mou Iya!*?)
11. Ep. 11: My Master! (ご主人さま!, *Goshujin-sama*?)
12. Ep. 12: Papa's a Vampire!? (パパは吸血鬼!?, *Papa wa Kyūketsuki!?*?)
13. Ep. 13: Fire! The Golden Arrow (射て! 黄金の矢, *Ire! Ōgon no Ya*?)
14. Ep. 14: Become Small! (小さくなァれ!, *Chiisaku Naare!*?)
15. Ep. 15: Destroy! The Dark Super Sword (破れ! 暗黒超剣, *Yabure! Ankoku Chō Ken*?)
16. Ep. 16: The Great Sneeze Plot (クシャミ大作戦, *Kushami Dai Sakusen*?)
17. Ep. 17: The Sixth Hero (六人目の英雄, *Rokuninme no Eiyū*?)
18. Ep. 18: The Hate-Filled Brother's Sword (憎しみの兄弟剣, *Nikushimi no Kyōdai Ken*?)
19. Ep. 19: Female Warrior Scorpion! (女戦士サソリ!, *Onna Senshi Sasori!*?)
20. Ep. 20: Daizyuzin's Last Day (大獣神最期の日, *Daijūjin Saigo no Hi*?)
21. Ep. 21: The Shugozyu's Great Riot (守護獣大あばれ, *Shugojū Dai Abare*?)
22. Ep. 22: Combine! Gouryuzin (合体! 剛龍神, *Gattai! Gōryūjin*?)
23. Ep. 23: The Knuckleball of Infatuation (好きすき超魔球, *Suki Suki Chō Makyū*?)
24. Ep. 24: Hope Springs A-Turtle (カメでまんねん, *Kame de Mannen*?)
25. Ep. 25: The Park Where Demons Dwell (悪魔のすむ公園, *Akuma no Sumu Kōen*?)
26. Ep. 26: Together Spirits in Shaved Ice (カキ氷にご用心, *Kakigōri ni Goyō Kokoro*?)
27. Ep. 27: I Want to Eat Mei (メイを食べたい, *Mei o Tabetai*?)
28. Ep. 28: Great Upgrade! Clay Monsters (大改造! 粘土獣, *Dai Kaizō! Nengo Jū*?)
29. Ep. 29: A Mystery!? The Attacking Beast Knight God (謎!? 襲う獣騎神, *Nazo!? Osō Jūkishin*?)
30. Ep. 30: Satan Comes!! (サタンが来る!!, *Satan ga Kuru!!*?)
31. Ep. 31: Reborn! The Ultimate God (復活! 究極の神, *Fukkatsu! Kyūkyoku no Kami*?)
32. Ep. 32: Geki! Slash Your Tears (ゲキよ涙を斬れ, *Geki yo Namida o Kire*?)
33. Ep. 33: Teach Me! The Jewel of Bravery (教えて! 勇気玉, *Oshiete! Yūki Tama*?)
34. Ep. 34: Live, Burai! (ブライ生きて!, *Burai Ikite!*?)
35. Ep. 35: Ninja Warrior, Boi (忍者戦士ボーイ, *Ninja Senshi Bōi*?)
36. Ep. 36: Smash It! The Mirror of Death (くだけ! 死の鏡, *Kudake! Shi no Kagami*?)
37. Ep. 37: A Dinosaur is Born (恐竜が生まれる, *Kyōryū ga Umareru*?)
38. Ep. 38: Princess Mei's Seven Metamorphoses (メイ姫七変化!!, *Mei-hime Shichi Henka*?)
39. Ep. 39: A Subterranean Beast's Tears (地底獣の涙…, *Chitei Jū no Namida*?)
40. Ep. 40: Burai's Departure of Death (ブライ死の出発, *Burai Shi no Shuppatsu*?)
41. Ep. 41: Blaze, Burai!! (燃えよブライ!, *Moe yo Burai!*?)
42. Ep. 42: Burai Dies... (ブライ死す…, *Burai Shisu...*?)
43. Ep. 43: Live Again! Zyusouken (甦れ! 獣奏剣, *Yomigaere! Jūsōken*?)
44. Ep. 44: Swordswoman! Japan's Best (女剣士! 日本一, *Onna Kenshi! Nihon'ichi*?)
45. Ep. 45: The Foolish Boy (バカヤロー少年, *Bakayarō Shōnen*?)
46. Ep. 46: Presenting! The Vicious Squadron (参上! 凶悪戦隊, *Sanjō! Kyōaku Sentai*?)
47. Ep. 47: Break in! The Final Deciding Battle (突入! 最終決戦, *Totsunyū! Saishū Kessen*?)
48. Ep. 48: The Son from the Darkness (闇からの息子, *Yama Kara no Musuki*?)
49. Ep. 49: The Gods Lost!! (神が負けた!!, *Kami ga Maketa!!*?)
50. Final Ep.: Viva Dinosaurs (恐竜万歳, *Kyōryū Banzai*?)

**Specials**

1. *Kyoryu Sentai Zyuranger Dino Video* (恐竜戦隊ジュウレンジャーディノ動画, *Kyōryū Sentai Jūrenjā Daino Dōga*?)

## Songs

*Main article: Kyōryū Sentai Zyuranger Soundtracks*
Opening theme
* "Kyoryu Sentai Zyuranger" (恐竜戦隊ジュウレンジャー, *Kyōryū Sentai Jūrenjā*?)
	+ Artist: Kenta Satou (佐藤 健太, *Satō Kenta*?)

Ending theme
* "Bouken Shite Rappapi-ya!" (冒険してラッパピーヤ!, *Bōken Shite Rappapīya!*?, Let's Have an Adventure, Rappapi-ya!)
	+ Artist: Pythagoras (ピタゴラス, *Pitagorasu*?)

Mecha themes
* "Daizyuzin No Uta" (大獣神のうた, *"Daizyuzin No Uta"*? "Daizyuzin's Song")
	+ Artist: Ju-project

* "Dragon Caesar No Uta" (ドラゴンシーザーのうた, *Doragon Shīzā no uta*?, "Dragon Caesar's Song")
	+ Artist: Funky Y.K.

Insert themes
* "Kibou No Tsurugi" (希望の剣, *Kibō No Tsurugi*?, "Sword of Hope")
	+ Artist: Tomomi Hiraishi (平石豊 茂美, *Hiraishi Tomomi*?)

* "Tyrannoranger ~Akaki Yuushi~" (ティラノレンジャー・「赤き勇姿」, *Tiranorenjā "Akaki Yūshi"*?, "Tyrannoranger -The Crimson Hero-")
	+ Artist: Tomomi Hiraishi (平石豊 茂美, *Hiraishi Tomomi*?)

* "Yumemiru Otome No Chikara Kobu" (夢見る乙女の力こぶ, *"Yumemiru Otome No Chikara Kobu"*? "The Strength of a Dreaming Maiden")
	+ Artist: Sayuri Saito (斉藤 小百合, *Saitō Sayuri*?)

* "Shippo Piki Piki" (しっぽ Piki Piki, *"Shippo Piki Piki"*?)
	+ Artist: Kenta Satou (佐藤 健太, *Satō Kenta*?)

* "Pop Up Night" (ポップアップナイト, *Poppu Appu Naito*?)
	+ Artist: Takeshi Ike (池 毅, *Ike Takeshi*?)

Character theme
* "Dolla! ~Majo Bandora Theme~" (Dolla!~魔女バンドーラのテーマ~, *Dora! !Majo Bandōra no Tēma~*?, "Dolla! ~Witch Bandora's Theme~")
	+ Artist: Bandora / Machiko Soga (曽我町子, *Soga Machiko*?)

## Cast

* Geki: Yūta Mochizuki (望月 祐多, *Mochizuki Yūta*?)
* Goushi: Seiju Umon (右門 青寿, *Umon Seiju*?) (Credited under Aohisa Takayasu) (高安 青寿, *Takayasu Aohisa*?)
* Dan: Hideki Fujiwara (藤原 秀樹, *Fujiwara Hideki*?)
* Boi: Takumi Hashimoto (橋本 巧, *Hashimoto Takumi*?)
* Mei: Reiko Chiba (千葉 麗子, *Chiba Reiko*?)
* Burai: Shiro Izumi (和泉 史郎, *Izumi Shirō*?)
	+ Burai (young): Hisashi Sakai (酒井 寿, *Sakai Hisashi*?)
* The Witch Bandora: Machiko Soga (曽我 町子, *Soga Machiko*?)
* Barza: Jun Tatara (多々良 純, *Tatara Jun*?)
* Clotho: Mayumi Sakai (酒井 麻由美, *Sakai Mayumi*?)
* Lami: Ami Kawai (河合 亜美, *Kawai Ami*?)
* Great Satan: Masahiko Urano (浦野 眞彦, *Urano Masahiko*?)
* Kai: Issei Takahashi (高橋 一生, *Takahashi Issei*?)
* Narrator: Tōru Ōhira (大平 透, *Ōhira Tōru*?)

### Voice performers

* Totpat: Kaoru Shinoda (篠田 薫, *Shinoda Kaoru*?)
* Bokbak: Takeshi Watabe (渡部 猛, *Watabe Takeshi*?)
* Grifforzer: Kan Tokumaru (徳丸 完, *Tokumaru Kan*?)
* Pleprechuan: Yutaka Ōyama (大山 豊, *Ōyama Yutaka*?)
* Golems, Dokiita Golems, Dora Cockatrice, Dora Cockatrice 2, Dora Silkis: Kazuhiko Kishino (岸野 一彦, *Kishino Kazuhiko*?)
* Great Satan: Seizō Katō (加藤 精三, *Katō Seizō*?)
* Tyrannosaurus, Daizyuzin, Goryuuzin: Eiji Maruyama (丸山 詠二, *Maruyama Eiji*?)
* Saber Tiger, Dora Narcissus: Masaki Terasoma (寺杣 昌紀, *Terasoma Masaki*?)
* Dora Franke, Zombie Franke, Satan Franke: Maroshi Tamura (田村 円, *Tamura Maroshi*?)
* Dora Goldhorn: Shōzō Iizuka (飯塚 昭三, *Iizuka Shōzō*?)

### Suit Actors

* TyrannoRanger: Hiroshi Maeda (前田 浩, *Maeda Hiroshi*?)
* TyrannoRanger (sub), Grifforzer: Kazutoshi Yokoyama (横山 一敏, *Yokoyama Kazutoshi*?)
* MammothRanger, DragonRanger (sub): Naoki Ōfuji (大藤 直樹, *Ōfuji Naoki*?)
* TriceraRanger: Shoji Hachisuka (蜂須賀 昭二, *Hachisuka Shoji*?)
* TriceraRanger (sub), DragonRanger (sub): Yasuhiro Takeuchi (竹内 康博, *Takeuchi Yasuhiro*?)
* TigerRanger, MammothRanger (sub), Guardian Beast Tyrannosaurus: Hirofumi Ishigaki (石垣広文, *Ishigaki Hirofumi*?)
* TigerRanger (sub): Minoru Watanabe (渡辺 実, *Watanabe Minoru*?)
* PteraRanger: Kiyohito Nakagawa (中川 清人, *Nakagawa Kiyohito*?), Rie Murakami (村上 利恵, *Murakami Rie*?, Sub)
* DragonRanger: Seiji Takaiwa (高岩 成二, *Takaiwa Seiji*?)
* Shinka Gattai Daizyuzin, Goryuuzin, Guardian Beast Dragon Caesar, Totpat: Hideaki Kusaka (日下 秀昭, *Kusaka Hideaki*?)
* Grifforzer: Takashi Sakamoto (坂本 隆, *Sakamoto Takashi*?)
* Bookback: Minoru Watanabe (渡辺 実, *Watanabe Minoru*?)
* Pleprechaun: Takako Iiboshi (飯干 隆子, *Iiboshi Takako*?)]
* Fairy Dondon: Takeshi Miyazaki (宮崎 剛, *Miyazaki Takeshi*?)
* Golem Soldiers: Motokuni Nakagawa (中川素州, *Nakgawa Motokuni*?), Hirofumi Fukuzawa (福沢 博文, *Fukuzawa Hirofumi*?), Kiyoshi Hayashi (林潔, *Hayashi Kiyoshi*?)

## Stage Shows

* Zyuranger Stage Show at Super Hero Korakuen Yuenchi
* Zyuranger Stage Show at Double Hero Korakuen Yuenchi

## Releases

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

## Notes

* Zyuranger was a landmark series for the Super Sentai franchise in a number of ways:
	+ It was the first Sentai series to have a regular Sixth Ranger character (DragonRanger).
	+ First series to have a prehistoric animal motif.
	+ First series to have a seven-piece animal mecha combination, Ultimate Daizyujin.
	+ First series to utilize fantasy elements over science-fiction.
	+ First series to be adapted as a *Power Rangers* series.
* The opening song and *Shippo Piki Piki* were performed by Kenta Satou, who played Riki Honoo (Red Turbo) in the 1989 series *Kousoku Sentai Turboranger* and also performed this series' opening and ending, as well as four insert songs.
* This is the only post-Fiveman season to not get an official tribute episode in *Gokaiger,* however, one of the Zyurangers does make an appearance in Episode 50, including having a Legend Shift.
* Although not the first series to have an animal-based mech, Zyuranger's mechs were the first to be completely based on animals with no resemblance to other vehicles with animal motifs.
* Back when this series was in production, it was originally going to be titled *Kyōryū Sentai Saurusman,* and the Rangers were originally going to be a team of 3 boys and 2 girls - Red Tyranno (male), Black Brachio (male), Green Tricera (male), Yellow Stego (female) and Blue Ptera (female) - and their secondary mech was originally going to be a mammoth.
	+ Several of these concepts would crop up in future Sentai series.
		- Having an additional mech based on a mammoth would appear in Ninpu Sentai Hurricaneger with Super Karakuri Beast Revolver Mammoth.
		- A male Ranger with a black *Brachiosaurus* motif would show up in Bakuryuu Sentai Abaranger with Asuka (Abaranger).
* This is the first of only two seasons in which the team has a translation in kanji*.*
* Due to the presence of the word zyu in the title (which is pronounced as jū, the Japanese word for ten), it was rumored this season would have ten Rangers. Ep. 2: What’s a “Kaiger”?
* The individual cockpits for the Guardian Beasts and Dragon Caesar, and the main cockpit Daizyujin, Goryuuzin, Zyutei Daizyujin, and Ultimate Daizyujin are recycled from Choujin Sentai Jetman's individual cockpits for the Jet Machines and the main cockpit for Jet Icarus, Bird/Jet Garuda, and Great Icarus from the previous season.
* Only two of the six Zyurangers (Red and Blue) have animals classified as dinosaurs. The others are all non-dinosaurs, despite close association with dinosaurs in popular consciousness of the time and since.
	+ The "sabretoothed tiger" (real name *Smilodon)* and Woolly Mammoth are extinct Pleistocene mammals from a time long after the extinction even that wiped out non-avian dinosaurs
	+ The *Pteranodon* was contemporaneous with some dinosaurs, coming from the Cretaceous Period, but belongs to a separate family of prehistoric reptiles related to, but distinct from dinosaurs, pterosauria.
	+ Dragon Caesar was based on daikaiju like Godzilla, who is generally identified as a mutated or irradiated dinosaur or dragon, with other traits from European dragons.
	+ King Brachion is the only other mecha in the show whom is based on an actual dinosaur, *Brachiosaurus*, though this animal lived in a time far older than the late-Cretaceous *Triceratops* and *Tyrannosaurus*.

* This is the first series to get an official DVD set release in the U.S. from Shout! Factory.

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* The cast of Zyuranger (Mei, Boi, and Goushi) met their counterparts from "Mighty Morphin Power Rangers" (Aisha and Jason) in 2015.
* Even though the series has its own background music, it recycled some music from *Turboranger* and *Chikyuu Sentai Fiveman*.
* The series itself is included in the mobile game Super Robot Wars X-Ω as a limited-time event, making it the first Tokusatsu series to debut in a Super Robot Wars game.
* Zyuranger is the only Sentai series that had all of its monsters of the week appear in *Power Rangers*.
* As of 2022, Zyuranger is currently the last Super Sentai series to not have its own movie.

## External Links

* Super-Sentai website (Archived)
* *Kyoryu Sentai Zyuranger* at Wikipedia
* *Kyoryu Sentai Zyuranger* at Japanese Wikipedia

## References

1. ↑ Amazon.com product listing showing the release date
2. ↑ https://www10.atwiki.jp/shichouseiko/pages/62.html
3. ↑ http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-04-25/power-rangers-original-megazord-joins-super-robot-wars-x/.115268

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