is Japanese

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drama and the 36th entry in

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Super Sentai is a Japanese superhero team metaseries and media franchise consisting of television series and films produced by Toei Company, and Bandai, and aired by TV Asahi ("Sentai" is the Japanese word for "task force" or "fighting squadron"). The sho ...

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, following ''

Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger is Toei Company's 35th entry in its long-running Super Sentai metaseries of Japanese tokusatsu television series following ''Tensou Sentai Goseiger''. It follows a Pirate motif and premiered on TV Asahi on February 13, 2011, joining ''Kamen Ride ...

''. Its theme is based on spy movies and cyber technology and premiered on February 26, 2012 on

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, joining ''

Kamen Rider Fourze is a Japanese tokusatsu drama in Toei Company's Kamen Rider Series, being the thirteenth series in the Heisei period run and the twenty-second overall. It began airing on September 4, 2011, the week following the conclusion of ''Kamen Rider OOO'' ...

'' and then ''

Kamen Rider Wizard is a Japanese tokusatsu drama in Toei Company's '' Kamen Rider'' franchise, being the fourteenth series in the Heisei period run and the twenty-third overall. It began airing on TV Asahi on September 2, 2012, joining ''Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters' ...

'' as a program featured in TV Asahi's

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programming block. Some of the villains are designed by

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; marking his return to ''Super Sentai'' character design after 1986's ''

Choushinsei Flashman is the tenth installment in the ''Super Sentai'' metaseries produced by Toei Company. It was broadcast on TV Asahi from March 1, 1986, to February 21, 1987 , replacing ''Dengeki Sentai Changeman'' and was replaced by ''Hikari Sentai Maskman'' wit ...

''. ''Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters'' began airing in

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in 2013 as ''Power Rangers Go-Busters''. In the

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, ''Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters'' was adapted as ''

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''; the first episode premiered on March 2, 2019. ''Beast Morphers'' was to be produced by

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but, on July 2, 2018,

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would acquire all of the former company's entertainment assets, including the ''

Power Rangers ''Power Rangers'' is an entertainment and merchandising franchise built around a live-action superhero television series, based on the Japanese tokusatsu franchise ''Super Sentai''. Produced first by Saban Entertainment, second by BVS Entert ...

'' franchise.

Plot

Thirteen years ago in the calendar, the computer controlling the newly discovered energy source called was infected by a

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that caused it to create the evil energy being known as Messiah who wishes to take over mankind and create a world made for machines. Though sent into subspace by the scientists' sacrifice, Messiah's actions established the formation of the Energy Management Center's Special Ops Unit from three children who were caught in the crossfire, the Go-Busters, and their Buddyroids. Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters T-Shirt Buddyroid Design In the present, 2012 NCE, a mysterious figure named Enter leads a group called Vaglass on incursions to gather enough Enetron to bring Messiah back. However, training for this day, the Go-Busters and their Buddyroids are deployed to combat Vaglass's Metaroids and Megazords to protect the city's Enetron from them. Later joined by Masato Jin and his Buddyroid Beet J. Stag, the Go-Busters' resolve is strengthened once they learn the true nature of their enemy and the horrors that would result should Messiah enter their world.''Hyper Hobby'', February 2012

Episodes

Each episode of ''Go-Busters'' is called a "Mission".

Production

On September 2, 2011, Toei applied for trademarks on the title to be used on various products. The

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approved these trademarks on September 29, 2011.

Films

The Go-Busters make their debut appearance as a cameo in ''

''s third film '' Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger vs. Space Sheriff Gavan: The Movie''.

''Super Hero Taisen''

is a film celebrating the 10th anniversary of the ''

'' programming block on

, featuring a crossover between the characters of the

Kamen Rider The , also known as ''Masked Rider Series'' (until Decade), is a Japanese superhero media franchise consisting of tokusatsu television programs, films, manga, and anime, created by manga artist Shotaro Ishinomori. ''Kamen Rider'' media generall ...

and

Series. The cast of ''Go-Busters'' participate in the film, along with the cast of ''

Kamen Rider Decade is the title of the first installment of the 2009 editions of the long-running Kamen Rider Series of tokusatsu dramas. ''Decade'', as its title suggests, is the tenth of the Heisei Rider special anniversary Series, having begun with ''Kamen Rider ...

'', ''

'' and ''

''. The event of the movie takes place between Mission 8 and 9.

''Protect the Tokyo Enetower!''

is the main theatrical release for ''Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters'' where the Go-Busters must help protect the Tokyo Enetower along with the help of

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's mascot character . It is set to be released on August 4, 2012, alongside the film for ''

''. The event of the movie takes place between Mission 19 and 20.

''Go-Busters vs. Gokaiger''

is set to be released in theaters on January 19, 2013. As with previous VS movies, this film will feature a crossover between the casts of ''Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters'' and ''

'', while introducing the 37th Super Sentai, ''

Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger is the Toei Company's 37th entry in its long-running ''Super Sentai'' metaseries of Japanese tokusatsu television series following '' Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters''. ''Kyoryuger'' aired on TV Asahi from February 17, 2013 to February 9, 2014, joini ...

'' which is set to start airing in 2013, following the end of ''Go-Busters''. The event of the movie takes place between Mission 41 and 42.

''Super Hero Taisen Z''

is a film that was released in Japan on April 27, 2013, which featured the first crossover between characters of Toei's three main Tokusatsu franchises,

, and the Space Sheriff Series, including other heroes from the

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as well. The protagonists of '' Space Sheriff Gavan: The Movie'', ''Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters'', and ''

'' are featured, but the casts of ''

'', ''

'', and ''

'' also participate in the film. Arisa Komiya reprises her role in the main cast as Yoko Usami, while the rest of the cast have a minor role in the film.

''Kyoryuger vs. Go-Busters''

is the Go-Busters second VS movie featuring a crossover with the cast of ''Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger'', scheduled for release on January 18, 2014.

''Ultra Super Hero Taisen''

A crossover film, titled featuring the casts of ''

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'', ''

Amazon Riders , known in the overseas market as ''Amazon Riders'', is a 2016 Japanese tokusatsu web drama. It is a darker and more mature reimagining of the 1974 television series. '' Kamen Rider Amazon'', and part of Toei's Super Hero Year, celebrating the 4 ...

'', ''

Uchu Sentai Kyuranger is a Japanese tokusatsu drama and the 41st entry of Toei's long-running ''Super Sentai'' metaseries, following ''Doubutsu Sentai Zyuohger''. The show premiered on February 12, 2017, joining ''Kamen Rider Ex-Aid'' and later ''Kamen Rider Build' ...

'', and ''

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'', was released in Japan on March 25, 2017. This movie also celebrates the 10th anniversary of ''

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'' and features the spaceship Andor Genesis from the ''

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'' game, which is used by the movie's main antagonists, as well as introduces the movie-exclusive Kamen Rider True Brave, played by Kamen Rider Brave's actor Toshiki Seto from ''Kamen Rider Ex-Aid'', and the villain Shocker Great Leader III, played by the singer

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. In addition, individual actors from older Kamen Rider and Super Sentai TV series,

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(''

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''),

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(''

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''),

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(''

''), and

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(''Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters'') reprise their respective roles.

''Kyuranger vs. Space Squad''

is a V-Cinema release that features a crossover between ''

'' and ''

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''. Aside from the main cast of ''Kyuranger'',

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and

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('' Space Sheriff Gavan: The Movie''),

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(''

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''),

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(''

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''), Kei Hosogai (''

'') and

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(''Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters'') return to reprise their respective roles. The V-Cinema will be released on DVD and Blu-ray on August 8, 2018.

Special DVD

is a special DVD by

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that is used to show some of the items in the series. In the DVD, Beet J. Stag starts going haywire after drinking spiked Enetron left in the base by Enter, and Enter steals Masato's Morphin Blaster to become an evil version of Beet Buster, fighting with the Metaroid Junkroid. With Space Sheriff Gavan's help, Hiromu manages to free J of the infection and beat both Enter and Junkroid. The event of the specials takes place between Mission 31 and 32.

V-Cinema

is a

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release for ''Go-Busters'' that became available for sale on June 21, 2013, and takes place between Missions 44 and 45. While getting ready for New Year's, the Go-Busters are killed by the Great Demon Lord Azazel. Finding himself before God (Syo Jinnai) alongside J, Nick uses his status as the one-millionth death in 2012 to alter history so that Messiah never existed. Though he and J find everyone changed, Nick learns that Hiromu and the others have become the , supported by Kuroki as Black Puma, Rika as Pink Cat, and a new individual named Atsushi Doumyoji (Tatsuhisa Suzuki) as Green Hippopotamus, against the Machine Empire Mechalius under Machine Empress Trange Star (Ayame Misaki). However, history repeats itself when Azazel kills the new Go-Busters and Nick ends up in Heaven again. This time, he wishes for both Go-Buster groups to team up against Azazel in his original reality. After destroying Azazel, the other Go-Busters fade away while the original Go-Busters and Nick pay their respects to them.

Video game

A ''Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters'' video game for the

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was released on September 27, 2012. The game was released in Korea as ''Power Rangers: Go-Busters'' on August 8, 2013. This was the last official Nintendo DS game to be released in physical media in South Korea.

Cast

*: ''Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters''

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Guest cast

*: *: *: * (31, 32): *:

Songs

;Opening themes * **Lyrics:

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**Composition, Arrangement: Kenichiro Oishi **Artist: Hideyuki Takahashi (

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) ** Episodes: 1-27 *:The song also played in episodes 30, 44, and 50. * **Lyrics:

**Composition, Arrangement: Kenichiro Oishi **Artist: Hideyuki Takahashi (Project.R) ** Episodes: 28-49 ;Ending theme * **Lyrics:

**Composition, Arrangement: Kenichiro Oishi **Artist: ** Episodes: 1-8, 11-22, 28-44 *"One wish, One day" **Lyrics:

**Composition, Arrangement:

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**Artist: Hiromu Sakurada & Cheeda Nick ( Katsuhiro Suzuki &

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) ** Episodes: 9, 10, 24 * **Lyrics:

**Composition, Arrangement: Masaaki Asada **Artist: Yoko Usami & Usada Lettuce (

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) ** Episodes: 23 *"Blue Banana Moon" **Lyrics:

**Composition, Arrangement:

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**Artist: Ryuji Iwasaki & Gorisaki Banana ( Ryoma Baba & Tesshō Genda) ** Episodes: 25 * **Lyrics:

**Composition, Arrangement: Kenichiro Oishi **Artist: Nazo no Shin Unit Starmen ** Episodes: 26, 27

Notes

References

External links

* * at

* at Super-Sentai.net * at

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