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Choujuu Sentai Liveman
is the twelfth entry of Toei Company's Super Sentai metaseries. The last Super Sentai title of the Shōwa Era, it aired on TV Asahi from February 27, 1988 to February 18, 1989, replacing ''Hikari Sentai Maskman'' and was replaced by ''Kousoku Sentai Turboranger''. Its international English title as listed by Toei is simply ''Liveman''. It was the first Super Sentai series to have a female Blue Ranger as well as the first Super Sentai series that introduced animal-based mecha. It was also the first Super Sentai series that introduced a super-combined robot (that is 2 or more robots put together); the first Super Sentai series to have three members from the start, with two additional members joining later on; it was the last Super Sentai series that had its mechas transported to the battle through a flying fortress on a regular basis, which would not occur again until ''Bakuryū Sentai Abaranger''; and it was the first Super Sentai series to have both a Green Ranger and a Black Ra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tokusatsu
is a Japanese term for live action film or television drama that makes heavy use of practical special effects. ''Tokusatsu'' entertainment mainly refers to science fiction, War film, war, fantasy, or Horror film, horror media featuring such technology but is sometimes dubbed a genre itself. The most popular subgenres of include ''kaiju'' such as the ''Godzilla (film series), Godzilla'' and ''Gamera'' series; superhero such as the ''Kamen Rider Series, Kamen Rider'' and ''Metal Hero Series, Metal Hero'' series; and mecha like ''Giant Robo (tokusatsu), Giant Robo'' and ''Super Robot Red Baron''. Some television programs combine several of these subgenres, for example the ''Ultra Series, Ultraman'' and ''Super Sentai'' series. is one of the most popular forms of Japanese entertainment, but only a small proportion of films and television programs are widely known outside of Japan. Nevertheless, certain properties have attained popularity outside of Japan; ''Godzilla'' is featu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kousoku Sentai Turboranger
is both the thirteenth entry of Toei Company's Super Sentai metaseries and the first title of the Heisei period. it was aired on TV Asahi on February 25, 1989, to February 23, 1990, replacing ''Choujyu Sentai Liveman'' and was replaced by ''Chikyu Sentai Fiveman'' with a total of 51 episodes (1 TV special and 50 ordinary episodes). Its international title in English was listed by Toei is ''Turbo Rangers''. ''Turboranger'' was also the first Super Sentai series to air on Friday instead of Saturday. During its initial run, ''Turboranger'' was the 11th Super Sentai and billed as the 10th anniversary title of the Super Sentai series (as ''Battle Fever J'' was designated as the first Super Sentai series during 1988 to 1994 after the exclusion of ''Himitsu Sentai Gorenger'' and ''J.A.K.Q. Dengekitai'' due to rights issues with Shotaro Ishinomori). However, in 1995, ''Gorenger'' and ''J.A.K.Q.'' was included into the Super Sentai series once more, thus making ''Turboranger'' the 13t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
