Bakuryū Sentai Abaranger Explained
is a Japanese Tokusatsu television show and Toei's twenty-seventh production of the Super Sentai metaseries, and the first series to use TV Asahi's current logo. It aired from 16 February 2003, to 8 February 2004, replacing Ninpu Sentai Hurricanger, and was replaced by Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger. The program was part of TV Asahi's 2003 Super Hero Time block with Kamen Rider 555. The series is based on dinosaurs and explosions. Its action footage was used in Power Rangers Dino Thunder. In addition, episode 10 in nearly its entirety was used for episode 19 of Power Rangers Dino Thunder as an English-dubbed show that the initial three Dino Thunder Power Rangers discover on television.
The cast members from the series reprised their roles for the 2014 film .
Shout! Factory released the series on Region 1 DVD on 8 November 2022.[1]
Plot
Scientists believe that 65,000,000 years ago, a meteorite's crash on Earth killed off the dinosaurs. In truth, it split Earth into two parallel universes. Dino Earth is an Earth where dinosaurs were still the superior species. Our Earth is referred to as Another Earth by the residents of Dino Earth. Over time, the Saurian and Bakuryū races came into being on Dino Earth. They were at war with the Evoliens, entities that emerged from the meteor. The two Earths are separate until Asuka, one of the Saurians from Dino Earth, arrives on Earth via a trans-dimensional portal. However, he is followed by the Evoliens in their Anomalocaris spaceship and the three Bakuryū under their control. As the Bakuryū Tyrannosaurus, Ptreranodon, and Triceratops attack Tokyo, a call is sent out to three destined ones who possess Dino Guts to gain the power to tame the three beasts. Together with their Bakuryū partners, the three become Abarangers to protect their dimension from the Evoliens. In time, another Abaranger appears, takes the name Abare Killer, and fights the others while the Evoliens carry out their ultimate goal: the resurrection of their god.
Characters
Abarangers
The eponymous Abarangers are a group of initially three humans from who fight with the, evolved dinosaurs from, to battle the Evoliens. The primary members transform using the with the command to equip that make them impervious to bullets, radiation and heat, and absorb ninety percent of the damage if hit by a missile. It also enables the Abarangers to utilize, a form of natural energy tied to evolution and courage, to assume a feral . Their shared arsenal includes the sidearms, which can switch between and, and the steeds.
The primary Abarangers can combine their personal weapons to form the cannon in order to perform either the finisher or a variation with the Ride Raptors called the . It can also combine with Abare Black's Dino Thruster to form the in order to perform the finisher, as well as combine with Abare Killer's Wing Pentact to form the in order to perform the finisher. During the events of Bakuryū Sentai Abaranger vs. Hurricaneger, the Super Dino Bomber combines with the Victory Gadget used by the Hurricanegers and Gouraigers to form the in order to perform the finisher.
The primary Abarangers' Bakuryū partners can combine to form, whose limbs can be swapped with other Bakuryū:, nicknamed,, nicknamed,, nicknamed, and, nicknamed . They also had, nicknamed, as a support Bakuryū despite him being forced to aid Abare Killer.
- :[2] A 22-year-old environmental protection investigator from the United States who is the leader of the Abarangers and lives in Nagoya. He is brash, good-natured and warm-hearted. Ryoga becomes his niece Mai's guardian after the deaths of his brother and sister-in-law, and does his best to raise her. He becomes and is partnered with, nicknamed, who forms the core of Abarenoh. In the finale, he tours the United States with Mai. In , Ryoga is kidnapped by Neo-Geilton for his Dino Hope to be given to Voldos. He is rescued by the Kyoryugers, and he and the team collaborate with the other dinosaur Super Sentai teams to defeat their common enemy.
As AbaRed, he is armed with the staff. He later gains the, which can switch between its shield-like and its sword-like, and the ability to become when he absorbs the energies of his teammates. As Abare Max, he can teleport his opponent into his personal dimension called the where he has the advantage. He also gains a partner in the legendary, nicknamed, who carries the chariot. They can change from their formation into, who can then combine with Bachycelo, Dimenoko, Parasa, Ankylo into . During the events of Bakuryū Sentai Abaranger 20th: The Unforgivable Abare, AbaRed's Abare Max form evolves with additional power provided by Abare Black and Abare Killer.
- : A 21-year-old chiropractor from Sapporo who initially became for the money and is partnered to, nicknamed, who forms AbrenOh's right arm. Despite his cool exterior as the result of a falling out with his father trying to prep him as the next head of their family's company, he has a kind heart. Yukito resumed his chiropractic career after the Evoliens were defeat, making appearances in Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger vs. Abaranger where he helped fixed Doggie Kruger's back problem, Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger where he married Emiri while helping the Gokaigers master his team's Great Power, and Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger vs. Go-Busters: The Great Dinosaur Battle! Farewell Our Eternal Friends, where he infuses his Dino Guts into the Abaranger Zyudenchi developed by Yayoi Woorushade.
As Abare Blue, he is armed with the shield.
- : A 20-year-old tech-whiz from Fukuoka with an interest an interest in anything mechanical who became with her partner being, nicknamed, who normally forms AbrenOh's helmet and chestplate. She leaves the team to work on a racetrack after the Evoliens were defeated.
As Abare Yellow, she is armed with the twin .
- : A warrior from Dino Earth who battled the Evoliens as, using the key in conjunction with the brace to transform. But his Dino Harp was damaged while escaping to Another Earth with the Dino Braces, providing them to the primary Abarangers while assuming the identity of . Asuka eventually joins the Abarangers once he restored his device, later manifesting his Dino Guts and learning that his wife Mahoro was brainwashed by the Evoliens with their unborn child becoming Lije. After regaining his family, renaming his daughter in honor of Mikoto, Asuka returns to Dino Earth with the Bakuryū. He makes return appearance in Dekaranger vs. Abaranger and GoGo Sentai Boukenger vs. Super Sentai.
As Abare Black, he is armed with the rapier and is partnered with, nicknamed, who keeps most of the other Bakuryū in his body until they are needed. He was also a previous holder of the, a cursed relic from Dino Earth that turns its owner into a rampaging monster and transfers to whoever defeats its current holder. Asuka lost the armor to Geilton before taking it back from Mahoro, who manipulated Mikoto into helping her remove the armor from Asuka and destroy it.
- : A disillusioned doctor who found joy in witnessing the first Evolien attack before the primary Abarangers ruined everything, coming across a prototype of the Dino Brace called the and the egg of, nicknamed . Mikoto uses the Dino Minder to become the white-colored and target the Abrangers. Even after learning that his is a flawed prototype with a self-destruct mechanism, Mikoto saw it as incentive to continue as he revives Topgaler and drafts Stegoslidon while siding with the Evoliens as a leader at Lije's request. Mikoto is eventually revealed to be a host for the other half of Dezumozorlya, who kept the Dino Minder's self destruct in check, joining the Abarangers out of distain of being manipulated and purging all traces of Dezumozorlya from his body. Near death, he is taken to the atmosphere by Topgaler as the two are killed in the explosion. Mikoto is temporary revived a few times after the series, from Dekaranger vs. Abaranger, to Gokaiger and then in Bakuryuu Sentai Abaranger 20th: The Unforgivable Abare.
As Abare Killer, he is armed with the, which can switch between its quill-like and its short sword-like, and can combine Topgaler with either Stegoslidon to form or AbarenOh to form . He can also combine Topgaler with both AbarenOh and Stegoslidon to form .
Allies
- : Nicknamed, a high school student who attempted to become Abare Yellow despite her body unable to support the transformation. She normally aids the Abarangers by suggesting names and as their unofficial member . After the Evoliens' defeat, Emiri becomes Yukito's assistant chiropractor.
- : An old man who runs curry restaurant, the Abarangers' base of operations. When the Bakuryū first came to Earth, Sugishita heard their call, nearly becoming Abare Blue; however, his body could not support the transformation. Kind and supportive, he advises and assists the team whenever possible. After the fight with the Evoliens, Sugishita's curry business became successful. Although in Dekaranger vs. Abaranger he becomes wealthy and opens a worldwide chain of Dino House curry restaurants which are frequently referenced in later entries of the Super Sentai series, he loses ownership to Yatsudenwani.
- : Ryoga's five-year-old niece who is one of the few people to see Lije's spirit.
- : A regular customer in Dino House.
- : A powerful crocodile Trinoid with Fatsia and telephone elements that forced by Abare Killer into serving him while attempting to redeem himself to his creator Mikela. He also stalk Ranru on occasion. He later joins the Dino House as a staff member and, deciding to remain on Another Earth, eventually takes over the restaurant after it became a franchise.
Evolien
The are the main antagonists who originate from Dino Earth, residing in the fortress with the as its core. Its leadership are the Dark Sect and they utilize amoeba-based as their army, using battleships to turn Dino Earth into a desert wasteland in an event known as the .
- : A parasitic entity the Evoliens revere as a god who was held in the meteorite that crashed to Earth with its being split along with the planet. Each half takes a resident of their respective Earth as a host and transmigrated through their descendants, said to have influenced history in negative ways. Piror to the series, Mikoto held the essence of the inactive Earth-counterpart while the Dezumozorlya of Dino Earth resided in Tree of Life before taking a host in Lije through Mahoro. But once Lije became Lijewel, Dezumozorlya entered a dormant state until coming in contact with Mikoto and seeking to rejoin its other half at the cost of the hosts' lives to assimilate all life.
After being purged from Lijewel, Dezumozorlya sought stronger inhuman hosts by merging Mikela and Voffa as a temporary vessel to obtain BakurenOh as a new body and absorb Mikoto. But both attempts failed with the death of the other half and Dezumovorla's demise. This forces Dezumozorlya to merge back into Tree of Life and spread its primal urges throughout the entire Invasion Garden and remake into to invoke a 200 Days of Darkness event on Another Earth. But the Bakuryū manage to destroy their enemy and escape its attempt to take them down it.
- :[3] Dezumozorlya's childlike metatron who was Asuka and Mahoro's unborn child before Dezumozorlya entered the latter's body and took the infant as a host with the power to teleport others to Another Earth with a kiss. But a part of Lije's mind gradually became a separate astral being that supported the Abarangers after Lije force grew herself into an adult form called, eventually struggling against Dezumozorlya before being mutated into . But the Abarangers help both sides of Lije to merge back together to expel Dezumozorlya, causing Lijewel to revert back into an infant that was renamed Mikoto in honor of Mikoto Nakadai. But Mikoto still possessed Lije's ability to travel between the two worlds, allowing Asuka to travel back to Another Earth whenever needed.
- :[4] An Evolien commander who was originally, Asuka's beloved who was captured alongside her brother Mizuho and brainwashed by Dezumozorlya into believing Asuka betrayed them. She killed Geilton for failing in the first attack on Another Earth so she can utilize the . But she loses the armor to Asuka while her mind as Mahoro was restored, aiding the Abarangers in secret against the Evoliens.
- : The first of the Evolien commanders to attack Earth, he was originally Mahoro's older brother . Like Mahoro, believing Asuka had betrayed them and must be punished, discarded his old name. He managed to defeat Asuka in battle and take possession of the Armor of Darkness, being one of the few users to retain his mind. Once on Another Earth, Geilton led the attack with the Bakuryū and an Anomalogaris. But after his defeat, mortally wounded, he had Jeanne kill him so she can use the Armor of Darkness to fulfill their revenge on Asuka.
- and : Second ranked Evolien commanders who were originally an amoebic creature before exposure to Dezumozorlya evolved them to their current state, able to use from the Tree of Life to create . Mikela, his full-name, is an artist who paints human-sized, twenty-three numbered monsters that are each is a fusion of an animal, plant, and object. Voffa is a composer who create the gigantic, named after classical music pieces, from his compositions. The duo's fanatically loyalty to Dezumozorlya make them compliant to be merged into his temporary host body, only to be destroyed by KillerOh.
- : A Wicked Lifeform created by Mikoto using a Life Berry, modeled after Abare Killer's Abare Mode, with Mikoto speaking through the monster. Killerghost steals five of Abarangers' Bakuryū to forced them to play Mikoto's sick game where they must destroy Killerghost to save their friends, whom Mikoto force under his control. But AbaRed is able to destroy Killerghost as Abare Max. Lijewel later a stronger variant of Killerghost: which was eventually destroyed by Abare Black.
- : An eel Trinoid created with elements of a sauna and a ginkgo who is an antagonist in Dekaranger vs. Abaranger with the ability to revive the dead. Being the first Trinoid created, Saunaginnan was sealed away by Mikela in fear of his power before being freed by the Alienizer Kazak in a scheme to resurrect Dezumozorlya. But he ends up revived Abare Killer by accident and is destroyed by the teamwork of Killer AbarenOh and Super Dekaranger Robo.
- : An Abaranger-like Trinoid with additional elements of a gecko and Astragalus sinicus who is an antagonist in Bakuryū Sentai Abaranger 20th: The Unforgivable Abare. Created a contingency should the Evoliens get defeated, sealed away in a pocket dimension until the events of Bakuryū Sentai Abaranger With Donbrothers, Abarangekko is tasked to gather enough negative energy to turn Another Earth into a desert planet and revives Mikoto while directed to an anti-Abaranger influencer. Though he enlarges after being defeated, he is destroyed by AbaRed as Cho Abare Max.
Others
- : A combination of the legendary feared and, evil Bakuryū that attempted to freeze Dino Earth before being sealed by princess Freezia. The Evoliens originally intended to control them, sending them to Another Earth, but a third party named Galvidi hijack their scheme and took control of BakurenOh before it was defeated by Killer AbarenOh, sinking into the bottom of Tokyo Bay. BakurenOh was later revived by Dezumovorla, using the evil of humanity, to make it Dezumozorlya's permanent vessel. But BakurenOh is defeated and resealed once more.
Episodes
All episode titles contain the phrase . On 5 October 2003 (the day that episode 32 aired) the show used TV Asahi's current logo and was integrated in the SUPER Hero Time program block.
Film
is a 2003 film, which takes place between episodes 21 and 22 and was written by Naruhisa Arakawa and directed by Satoshi Morota.
V-Cinema
A 2004 V-Cinema release, which takes place between episodes 40 and 41 and was written by Atsushi Maekawa and directed by Katsuya Watanabe.
A 2005 V-Cinema release, which takes place between episodes 31 and 32 of Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger and was written by Naruhisa Arakawa and directed by Taro Sakamoto.
A 2007 V-Cinema release, which takes place between episodes 42 and 43 of GoGo Sentai Boukenger and was written by Akatsuki Yamatoya and directed by Katsuya Watanabe.
A 2023 V-Cinema release, which takes place twenty years after the series finale and will be written by Naruhisa Arakawa and directed by Hisashi Kimura.
Specials
A 2003 Kodansha Super Video special.
A 2023 Toei Tokusatsu Fan Club-exclusive special that is a prequel to Bakuryū Sentai Abaranger 20th: The Unforgivable Abare.[5]
Production
The trademark for the series was filed by Toei Company on 17 October 2002.[6]
Cast
- Ryoga Hakua:
- Yukito Sanjo:
- Ranru Itsuki:
- Asuka:
- Mikoto Nakadai:
- Emiri Imanaka|今中 笑里,, Angel (36), Chiropractor (44):
- Ryunosuke Sugishita,, God (36), :
- Mai Hakua:
- Mr. Yokota:
- Lije, Mysterious girl:
- Lijewel:
- Mahoro/Jeanne:
- Mizuho/Geilton:
Voice actors
- Bakuryū Tyrannosaurus:
- Bakuryū Triceratops:
- Bakuryū Pteranodon:
- Bakuryū Brachiosaurus:
- Bakuryū Topgaler:
- Bakuryū Bachycelonagurus:
- Bakuryū Dimenokodon:
- Bakuryū Stegoslidon:
- Bakuryū Parasarokkiru:
- Bakuryū Ankyloveilus:
- Dezumozorlya/Dezumolijewel/Dezumovorla/Dezumogevirus:
- Mikela:
- Voffa:
- Yatsudenwani:
Movie and V-Cinema guest cast
Songs
- Opening theme
- Ending theme
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- Composition: Yasuo Kosugi
- Arrangement: Seiichi Kyōda
- Artist: Akira Kushida
International broadcast and home video
- In its home country of Japan, Toei Video released the series on Sale/Rental VHS tapes and on DVD. Starting from 10 October 2003, The series began appearing on Rental DVDs, with 23 October 2003 being the debut for Sale DVDs. From that point until 21 September 2004, it was released throughout 12 volumes. VHS tapes of the series were available for sale and rent from January through December 2004. Both formats contain four episodes on each volume release, with the final two volumes containing five episodes. Up until Ninpu Sentai Hurricanger, the sale and rental DVDs had a two month release difference towards timing. But after that, the sale and rental DVDs were both released on the same month and same year as each other. From Volume 7 onwards with Abaranger, it would be released in parallel with the next series, Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger.
- The series was limited to only airing in Asian regions outside of Japan, as most international regions have aired the Power Rangers adaptation, Power Rangers Dino Thunder instead.
- In South Korea, the series was dubbed in Korean and aired in July 2004 on Tooniverse under Power Rangers Dino Thunder (파워레인저 다이노썬더) which is the exact same title as the Power Rangers adaptation that it was given.
- In Thailand, the series was given a Thai dub. Rose Media Entertainment (formerly Rose Video) used to air on iTV, first premiering in 2005. It was also released on home video.
- In the Philippines, this series aired on ABS-CBN as Power Rangers Dino Thunder, an American adaptation of this Sentai series. it was aired in 2006 until 2007 with Tagalog dub. At the same year, it was also aired on ABC 5 (now TV5) as Abaranger with a Tagalog dub.
- In the Chinese-speaking world, Both Mandarin (Taiwan dialect) and Cantonese dubs were produced and aired in Taiwan and Hong Kong respectively.
- In Taiwan, the series aired with a Taiwanese Mandarin dub on 30 October 2005, until 8 October 2006 with all episodes dubbed, airing on GTV.
- In Hong Kong, the series aired with a Cantonese Chinese dub on 19 March 2006 (a few months after Taiwan aired the Taiwanese Mandarin dub) on TVB Jade until 4 March 2007 with all episodes dubbed.
- In North America, the series would receive a DVD release by Shout! Factory on 8 November 2022 in the original Japanese audio with English subtitles.
References
External links
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- for Bakuryū Sentai Abaranger 20th: The Unforgivable Abare
Notes and References
- Web site: Bakuryū Sentai Abaranger: The Complete Series - DVD :: Shout! Factory .
- Web site: 『アバレンジャー20th』入場者プレゼントはオリジナルコメント動画が出現する週替わりARトレカ . Mynavi News . June 7, 2024 . ja . August 29, 2023.
- Web site: Bakuryū Sentai Abaranger Sheet Collection: Lije.
- Web site: Bakuryū Sentai Abaranger Sheet Collection: Jeanne.
- Web site: まだまだ「アバレ（暴れ）」足りない貴方へ！ 『爆竜戦隊アバレンジャーｗｉｔｈドンブラザーズ』 ＴＴＦＣにて8月27日配信開始!! 最新映像も解禁！! . Toei Company . 16 July 2023 . ja . 15 July 2023.
- Web site: スーパー戦隊、仮面ライダー、プリキュアの各シリーズにおける新作タイトルの商標登録出願についてまとめてみた. 8 May 2013 .
