Seijuu Sentai Gingaman
| Seijuu Sentai Gingaman | |
|---|---|
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The title card for Seijuu Sentai Gingaman | |
| Genre | Tokusatsu |
| Created by | Toei |
| Written by |
Yasuko Kobayashi Junki Takegami Naruhisa Arakawa Tsuyoshi Kida Tetsuo Okita Kei Murayama |
| Directed by |
Ryuta Tasaki Masato Tsujino Takao Nagaishi Hajime Konaka Satoshi Morota |
| Starring |
Kazuki Maehara Kōji Sueyoshi Shōei Nobuaki Takahashi Juri Miyazawa Teruaki Ogawa Kei Mizutani |
| Narrated by | Norio Wakamoto[1] |
| Opening theme |
"Seijuu Sentai Gingaman" by Ryu Kisami |
| Ending theme |
"Hadashi no Kokoro De" by Ryu Kisami |
| Composer(s) | Toshihiko Sahashi |
| Country of origin | Japan |
| Original language(s) | Japanese |
| No. of episodes | 50 |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) |
Kenji Ōta (TV Asahi) Shigenori Takadera (Toei) Kōichi Yada (Toei Agency) |
| Running time | approx. 25 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network | TV Asahi |
| Original release | February 22, 1998 – February 14, 1999 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | Denji Sentai Megaranger |
| Followed by | Kyuukyuu Sentai GoGoFive |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Seijuu Sentai Gingaman (星獣戦隊ギンガマン Seijū Sentai Gingaman, [Note 1]) is a Japanese tokusatsu television series. It is Toei's 22nd entry of the Super Sentai television 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.
This series is not to be confused with the one-time villainous but humorous Sentai from Chikyu Sentai Fiveman, the Ginga Sentai Gingaman.
Plot
Three thousand years ago, the Space Pirates Barban 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 Ohghi holds the succession ceremony of Star Beast Swords, an earthquake breaks the seal on the Barban.
Ohghi orders the 133rd warriors to get the Ginga Braces hidden in Roaring Mountain. However, the Barban 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 Barban'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 Barban, who desire to revive the Demon Beast Daitanix, on whose corpse they built their castle.
Gingamen
The Gingamen are descendants of the original Gingamen from the Ginga Forest who use a fighting style originating 3,000 years ago and are chosen at a ceremony to become the current Gingamen.
- Ryouma/Ginga Red (リョウマ/ギンガレッド Ryōma/Ginga Reddo)
- The team leader who assumed the title of Ginga Red to honor his brother. His Earth power is fire and his Star Beast partner is Gingaleon.
- Hayate/Ginga Green (ハヤテ/ギンガグリーン Hayate/Ginga Gurīn)
- The cool and quick-witted second in command, he is an expert flute player. His Earth power is wind and his Star Beast partner is Gingalcon.
- Gouki/Ginga Blue (ゴウキ/ギンガブルー Gōki/Ginga Burū)
- The gentle-hearted strongman whose Earth power is water. His Star Beast partner is Gingarilla.
- Hikaru/Ginga Yellow (ヒカル/ギンガイエロー Hikaru/Ginga Yerō)
- The mischievous glutton of the team whose Earth power is thunder. His Star Beast partner is Gingaverick.
- Saya/Ginga Pink (サヤ/ギンガピンク Saya/Ginga Pinku)
- The introverted female member of the team. Her Earth power is flowers and her Star Beast partner is Gingat.
- Hyuuga/Black Knight (ヒュウガ/黒騎士 Hyūga/Kurokishi)
- Originally meant to be Ginga Red, Hyuga was presumed dead until he resurfaced and inherited Bullblack's ability to become the Black Knight. His Earth power is fire and his Star Beast partner is Goutaurus.
Space Pirates Barban
The Space Pirates Barban (宇宙海賊バルバン Uchū Kaizoku Baruban) are a group of pirates who have destroyed many planets along the Milky Way. Their headquarters, the Rowdy Invincible Castle (荒くれ無敵城 Arakure Mutekijō), is mounted on the back of Daitanix. They once tried to invade Earth 3,000 years ago, but the first generation of Gingamen and the Star Beasts sealed them at the bottom of the sea. In the present day, an earthquake brakes the seal and releases the Barban, who plan to awaken Daitanix in our time. Its four great armies plot various strategies in order to achieve it.
Episodes
| No. | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "The Legendary Blades" "Densetsu no Yaiba" (伝説の刃（やいば）) | February 22, 1998 |
| 2 | "The Starbeasts' Return" "Seijū no Sairai" (星獣の再来) | March 1, 1998 |
| 3 | "The Earth's Wisdom" "Daichi no Chie" (大地の知恵) | March 8, 1998 |
| 4 | "The Earth's Heart" "Āsu no Kokoro" (アースの心) | March 15, 1998 |
| 5 | "The Sure-Kill Fang" "Hissatsu no Kiba" (必殺の機刃（きば）) | March 22, 1998 |
| 6 | "The Starbeasts' Crisis" "Seijū no Kiki" (星獣の危機) | March 29, 1998 |
| 7 | "Time of Revival" "Fukkatsu no Toki" (復活の時) | April 5, 1998 |
| 8 | "Love's Culinary" "Aijō no Ryōri" (愛情の料理) | April 12, 1998 |
| 9 | "Secret Kitten" "Himitsu no Koneko" (秘密の子猫) | April 19, 1998 |
| 10 | "The Wind's Flute" "Kaze no Fue" (風の笛) | April 26, 1998 |
| 11 | "A Warrior's Devotion" "Senshi no Junjō" (戦士の純情) | May 3, 1998 |
| 12 | "Nightmare Reunited" "Akumu no Saikai" (悪夢の再会) | May 10, 1998 |
| 13 | "Beast Attack Rehearsal" "Gyakuten no Jūgekibō" (逆転の獣撃棒) | May 17, 1998 |
| 14 | "Two Sayas" "Futari no Saya" (二人のサヤ) | May 24, 1998 |
| 15 | "Terrifying Hiccups" "Kyōfu no Shakkuri" (恐怖のしゃっくり) | May 31, 1998 |
| 16 | "Homeland of the Heart" "Kokoro no Kokyō" (心の故郷) | June 7, 1998 |
| 17 | "True Courage" "Hontō no Yūki" (本当の勇気) | June 14, 1998 |
| 18 | "The Mysterious Black Knight" "Nazo no Kuro Kishi" (謎の黒騎士) | June 28, 1998 |
| 19 | "The Vengeful Knight" "Fukushū no Kishi" (復讐の騎士) | July 5, 1998 |
| 20 | "The One-Man Battle" "Hitori no Tatakai" (ひとりの戦い) | July 12, 1998 |
| 21 | "The Tomato's Trial" "Tomato no Shiren" (トマトの試練) | July 19, 1998 |
| 22 | "Appearance of Light" "Hikari no Shutsugen" (光の出現) | August 2, 1998 |
| 23 | "End of the Contest" "Sōdatsu no Hate" (争奪の果て) | August 9, 1998 |
| 24 | "Budou's Tenacity" "Budo no Shūnen" (ブドーの執念) | August 16, 1998 |
| 25 | "The Black Knight's Determination" "Kuro Kishi no Ketsui" (黒騎士の決意) | August 23, 1998 |
| 26 | "Brothers of Flame" "Honō no Kyōdai" (炎の兄弟) | August 30, 1998 |
| 27 | "The Mummy's Allure" "Miira no Yūwaku" (ミイラの誘惑) | September 6, 1998 |
| 28 | "Papa's Sudden Change" "Papa no Hyōhen" (パパの豹変) | September 13, 1998 |
| 29 | "Dark Merchant" "Yami no Shōnin" (闇の商人) | September 20, 1998 |
| 30 | "Steel Starbeasts" "Hagane no Seijū" (鋼の星獣) | September 27, 1998 |
| 31 | "Cursed Stone" "Noroi no Ishi" (呪いの石) | October 4, 1998 |
| 32 | "The Mobile Horse of Friendship" "Yūjō no Kidō Uma" (友情の機動馬) | October 11, 1998 |
| 33 | "Yearning for Saya" "Akogare no Saya" (憧れのサヤ) | October 18, 1998 |
| 34 | "Invulnerable Iliess" "Fujimi no Iriesu" (不死身のイリエス) | October 25, 1998 |
| 35 | "Gouki's Choice" "Gōki no Sentaku" (ゴウキの選択) | November 1, 1998 |
| 36 | "Invincible Haruhiko" "Muteki no Haruhiko" (無敵の晴彦) | November 8, 1998 |
| 37 | "Bucrates's Ambition" "Bukuratesu no Yabō" (ブクラテスの野望) | November 15, 1998 |
| 38 | "Hyuuga's Determination" "Hyūga no Ketsudan" (ヒュウガの決断) | November 22, 1998 |
| 39 | "The Heart's Massage" "Kokoro no Massāji" (心のマッサージ) | November 29, 1998 |
| 40 | "The Majin of Sadness" "Kanashimi no Majin" (哀しみの魔人) | December 6, 1998 |
| 41 | "The Demon-Beast's Revival" "Majū no Fukkatsu" (魔獣の復活) | December 13, 1998 |
| 42 | "The Horrible Demon-Beast" "Senritsu no Majū" (戦慄の魔獣) | December 20, 1998 |
| 43 | "Legendary Footprints" "Densetsu no Ashioto" (伝説の足跡) | December 27, 1998 |
| 44 | "Earth's Demon-Beast" "Chikyū no Majū" (地球の魔獣) | January 3, 1999 |
| 45 | "The Fairy's Tears" "Yōsei no Namida" (妖精の涙) | January 10, 1999 |
| 46 | "Winds of Rage" "Ikari no Kaze" (怒りの風) | January 17, 1999 |
| 47 | "The Demon's Scheme" "Akuma no Sakuryaku" (悪魔の策略) | January 24, 1999 |
| 48 | "Moak's End" "Mōku no Saigo" (モークの最期) | January 31, 1999 |
| 49 | "The Miraculous Mountain" "Kiseki no Yama" (奇跡の山) | February 7, 1999 |
| 50 | "Tomorrow's Legends" "Ashita no Rejendo" (明日の伝説（レジェンド）) | February 14, 1999 |
Cast
- Ryouma (リョウマ Ryōma): Kazuki Maehara (前原 一輝 Maehara Kazuki)
- Hayate (ハヤテ Hayate): Koji (Played as Kōji Sueyoshi (末吉 宏司 Sueyoshi Kōji))
- Gouki (ゴウキ Gōki): Shōei (照英 Shōei)
- Hikaru (ヒカル Hikaru): Nobuaki Takahashi (高橋 伸顕 Takahashi Nobuaki)
- Saya (サヤ Saya), Misaki Hoshino (Episode 14): 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): 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): Noriko Tanaka (田中 規子 Tanaka Noriko)
- Krantz (クランツ Kurantsu): Masanori Ōtani (大谷 政憲 Ōtani Masanori)
- Steerwoman Shelinda (操舵士シェリンダ Sōdashi Sherinda): Kei Mizutani (水谷 ケイ Mizutani Kei)
- Moak (モーク Moku, Voice): Rokurō Naya (納谷 六朗 Naya Rokurō)
- Bokku (ボック Bokku, Voice): Sanae Miyuki (深雪 さなえ Miyuki Sanae)
- BullBlack (ブルブラック Buru Burakku, Voice): Kōji Ochiai (落合 弘治 Ochiai Kōji)
- Captain Zahab (ゼイハブ船長 Zeihabu-senchō, Voice): Hidekatsu Shibata (柴田 秀勝 Shibata Hidekatsu)
- Barreled Scholar Bucrates (樽学者ブクラテス Tarugakusha Bukuratesu, Voice): Chafurin (茶風林 Chafurin)
- Gun Boss Sambash (銃頭サンバッシュ Jūtō Sanbasshu, Voice): Nobuyuki Hiyama (檜山 修之 Hiyama Nobuyuki)
- Sword General Budoh (剣将ブドー Kenshō Budō, Voice): Kazuo Hayashi (林 一夫 Hayashi Kazuo)
- Spectral Empress Iliess (妖帝イリエス Yōtei Iriesu, Voice): Gara Takashima (高島 雅羅 Takashima Gara)
- Destruction King Battobas (破王バットバス Haō Battobasu, Voice): Takeshi Watabe (渡部 猛 Watabe Takeshi)
- Dark Merchant Biznella (闇商人ビズネラ Yamishōnin Bizunera, Voice): Kaneto Shiozawa (塩沢 兼人 Shiozawa Kaneto)
- Narrator (ナレーター Narētā): Norio Wakamoto (若本 規夫 Wakamoto Norio)
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: Ryū Kisami (希砂未 竜 Kisami Ryū)
- Ending theme
- "Hadashi no Kokoro de" (はだしの心で, "Naked Mind")
- Lyrics: Shoko Fujibayashi
- Composition: Masao Ideguchi (出口 雅生 Ideguchi Masao)
- Arrangement: Kōichirō Kameyama (亀山 耕一郎 Kameyama Kōichirō)
- Artist: Ryū Kisami
Notes
- ↑ Seijū (星獣?) is literally translated as "Star Beast".
References
- ↑ "Official Gingaman Website" (in Japanese). Toei. Retrieved 2007-08-04.
External links
- Official Seijuu Sentai Gingaman website at super-sentai.net (Japanese)
- Gingaman at the Official Toei Website (Japanese)