Chouriki Sentai Ohranger Explained

Genre:Tokusatsu
Superhero fiction
Drama
Science fantasy
Action-adventure
Thriller
Creator:Toei
Developer:Noboru Sugimura
Director:Shōhei Tōjō
Starring:Masaru Shishido
Kunio Masaoka
Masashi Goda
Ayumi Asō
Tamao Satō
Shōji Yamaguchi
Hiroshi Miyauchi
Voices:Akira Kamiya
Tōru Ōhira
Minori Matsushima
Tomokazu Seki
Miho Yamada
Nobuyuki Hiyama
Kaneta Kimotsuki
Shinobu Adachi
Narrated:Nobuo Tanaka
Opentheme:"Olé! Ohranger" by Kentarō Hayami
Endtheme:"Kinkyuu Hasshin! Ohranger" by Kentarō Hayami
"Nijiiro Crystal Sky" by Kentarō Hayami
Composer:Seiji Yokoyama
Country:Japan
Language:Japanese
Num Episodes:48
Producer:Atsushi Kaji
Susumu Yoshikawa
Takeyuki Suzuki
Shigenori Takadera
Kōichi Yada
Location:Tokyo, Japan (Greater Tokyo Area)
Runtime:approx. 25 minutes
Company:Toei Company
Network:TV Asahi

is a Japanese tokusatsu television series and the 19th installment in the long-running Super Sentai metaseries of superhero programs. It aired from March 3, 1995, to February 23, 1996, replacing Ninja Sentai Kakuranger and was replaced by Gekisou Sentai Carranger. It is the second ancient civilization–themed Super Sentai, preceded by Dai Sentai Goggle-V. Its footage was used in the American series Power Rangers Zeo (the closing credits of Zeo referred to it as "O Rangers").

In May 2016, Shout! Factory release "Chouriki Sentai Ohranger: The Complete Series" on DVD in North America in November 2016. Ohranger was released on DVD in North America on November 1, 2016. This is the fourth Super Sentai set to be released in North America.[1] In addition on September 8, 2017, Shout! streamed the series on their website.[2]

Plot

In the year 1999, the Machine Empire of Baranoia, led by Emperor Bacchushund, invades Earth with the intention of wiping out all human life and bringing about machine rule. Chief of Staff Miura revives super energies that had been born of the lost civilization of Pangaea. Assembling pieces of a stone plate uncovered three years previously, he reveals the secrets of Chouriki. Enlisting an elite five-man team of the U.A.O.H's finest pilots, Miura builds a pyramid to generate Tetrahedron power to allow five U.A.O.H officers to transform into the Ohrangers and stop Baranoia's invasion.

Characters

Ohrangers

The titular Chouriki Sentai Ohranger is a group of five soldiers from the and an immortal youthful ancient hero who battle the Machine Empire Baranoia. They were originally normal humans until their body chemistry was slightly altered to utilize, a form of energy used by an ancient civilization dating back to the time when all the continents were Pangaea. Their special team attack is the, where the Ohrangers perform multiple mid-air flips and change into an energy ball that destroys Machine Beasts. With the exception of Riki, their surname bears the number of corners (or in Momo and Juri's case, a circle which has no corners and a = which is just two lines) of their visor's shape, while Goro's surname reflects the shape of his visor (which is a star).

Goro Hoshino

is a 25-year-old who fights as . An ace pilot and the team U.A.O.H Captain, Goro is the first to receive his powers. He is a cool-headed and quick-thinking person, though his stubbornness brings him and his teammates much trouble at times. He is an expert in karate, kendo, and judo. The others call him . Goro also appeared in Gaoranger vs. Super Sentai, along with his fellow Red Rangers from Akarenger to Time Red.

Goro appeared years later in Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger, where he and his partner Momo created a distraction for the Gokaigers while Goro attempted to negotiate with Basco to gain the location of the Zangyack army. When this fell through, Goro was kidnapped by Basco, but was later rescued by the Gokaiger team. He then grants the Greater Power to the Gokaigers, which allows them to create their GokaiGalleon Buster.

Goro is portrayed by .

Shouhei Yokkaichi

is a 27-year-old second in-command and boxer who fights as . Shouhei is chosen from the same division as Hoshino. He is cheerful, kind, and popular with children but is also serious and disciplined in work, being the oldest. He likes pork ramen and makes delicious gyoza.

As Oh Green, he can attack with .

Shouhei is portrayed by .

Yuji Mita

is a 21-year-old who fights as . A swift person, Yuji is an expert in fencing and gymnastics. His recklessness makes him the most childish member along with his way of speaking. Yuji uses jumps and mid-air fighting tactics.

As Oh Blue, he can attack with .

Yuji is portrayed by .

Juri Nijou

, U.A.O.H Lieutenant, is a 22-year-old who fights as . Juri uses martial arts researched in the United States but she also likes dancing and aerobics, which is used in battle with great results. She loves fashion.

As Oh Yellow, she can attack with .

Juri is portrayed by [Played as {{nihongo|Ayumi Aso|麻生 あゆみ|Asō Ayumi}}].

Momo Maruo

, U.A.O.H Lieutenant, is a 20-year-old who uses sanda and aikido and fights as . While separated from the others during the Bara Magma incident and losing her Power Brace, Momo is befriended by a German Shepherd named Johnny, referred to by the locals as a divine savior, who brought her to safety. With the help of Shouta, Momo finds Johnny with her Power Brace. She took Johnny's death hard as she avenged his death, only to find that he was still alive.

Momo appeared in Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger and led the Gokaigers to believe she had in her possession the Greater Power of the Ohrangers, and would give it to the Gokaigers freely if they did errands for her. This was later revealed to be a ruse to keep the Gokaigers distracted.

As Oh Pink, she can attack with .

Momo is portrayed by [Played as {{nihongo|Tamao|珠緒}}].

Riki

is a Legendary Chouriki hero of Pangaea who had been fighting against Machine Empire Baranoia, as since ancient time, with an assignment to protect Dorin. He was put into suspended animation at some point until he is released 600 years later in the present to aid his newfound teammates, the Ohrangers against the Empire, while continue to protect Dorin.

In the main series, Riki is portrayed, while briefly being voiced by in episode 26.

Allies

Naoyuki Miura

is the commander of Ohrangers and a dedicated leader who refuses to give up no matter what. An anthropologist and scientist as well, he learned of the ancient Pangaean civilization in 1996 and reverse-engineered Chouriki to create the Ohrangers' arsenal and mecha when they are needed. He once defeated a Baranoia Soldier with his bare hands after a U.A.O.H. soldier couldn't do it with a gun.

Miura is portrayed by tokusatsu actor .

Dorin

The were the god-like people of Pangaea which one was found sleeping inside King Pyramider. It is discovered that she is an important part of the Chouriki on Earth and Riki is assigned to her care. She was killed by Multiwa but revived in the finale. She has a green pet lizard named .

Dorin is portrayed by .

Gunmajin

is an ancient warrior known for his honor and courage. According to Riki, Gunmajin appeared once 600 million years ago. Imprisoned within the form of a tiny tiki, the only way to unlock his power is by placing a key into his forehead and reciting the magic words . For some reason, the key always ended up in the hands of a child and everyone knew the magic words after hearing them. When awakened, Gunmajin would grant a single wish to his discoverer as long as it didn't mean harm to anyone. There were times in which he simply didn't like the wish and refused to grant it or punish his awakener for lying to him. Gunmajin possessed the through which he focused his power into the of Majin One Sword Fencing (Fire, Lightning, Wind, and Light). His back can act as a shield to defend himself and others (even King Pyramider's beam). In the series finale, he took Acha, Kocha, and Buldont, Jr. to his care. In Ohranger vs. Kakuranger, he is revealed to be terrified of Youkai (monsters fought by the Kakurangers).

Gunmajin is voiced by .

Shunpei Kirino

was a U.A.O.H officer who died trying to control the Red Puncher.

Kirino was played by, who played Ken Hoshikawa in Chikyuu Sentai Fiveman

Kotaro Henna

is a crazed robot expert who unintentionally causes trouble while wanting to see what makes Baranoia tick.

Arsenal

Mecha

The mecha constructed by U.A.O.H are used by the Ohrangers to fight Baranoia.

Chouriki Mobiles

The consists of the following:

Blocker Robos

The are giant robots that are shaped as geometric shapes, respective to their Ohranger pilot's symbol, arriving at the command "Blocker Robos, launch!". Each individual Blocker Robo can wield giant-sized versions of the Battle Stick and King Blaster, and the Ohranger's main weapons.

Ohranger Robo

is the primary mecha formed by the Chouriki Mobiles. The Ohranger Robo is a unique robot because of its interchangeable "Helmets", one for each of the five separate vehicles, with one core member positioning themselves in the center cockpit usually switching their place with Oh Red depending on whose vehicle is being used as helmet:

Red Puncher

was the first mecha built by U.A.O.H, built prior to Baranoia Invasion in 1997. When Baranoia began its invasion, the Red Puncher was piloted by a U.A.O.H Lieutenant named Shunpei Kirino. However, Miura still couldn't control the Chouriki energy needed to control it. Shunpei dies as Red Puncher is buried under boulders as a result of its berserker rage. When Bara Builder damaged Ohranger Robo, Goro found where Red Puncher was buried and managed to gain control. Arrives by the command "Red Puncher, go!" and can perform the and attacks.

In the finale, Red Puncher is captured by Baranoia, but it is freed by Gunmazin.

=Buster Ohranger Robo

= is the combination of Ohranger Robo and Red Puncher. Red Puncher is able to assume Combination Mode to form Buster Ohranger Robo, forming the posterior and .

It can use the two large shoulder cannons to destroy Machine Beasts with its finisher.

King Pyramider

is King Ranger's mecha, with Riki and Dorin placed in suspended animation until King Pyramider returns to Earth several millennia later. It is a massive Pyramid that can cloak itself until summoned by King Ranger. Its primary attack is a powerful lightning attack that is summoned from the sky called . King Pyramidder's true power can be seen when it converts to either or to a gigantic robot, and is able to carry either the Chouriki Mobiles or Oh Blocker, as well as the Red Puncher. The finisher for the Battle Formation is the barrage. It transforms into either form whenever the commands "King Pyramider, Carrier Formation!" or "King Pyramider, Battle Formation!" are given. The bases of the left and right sides become the arms, the black section of the front becomes the feet as the legs are revealed, and the back side shows a black pyramid that becomes the head (the lower half of the back side shows the face).

Oh Blocker

is made up of the Blocker Robos. Red Blocker forms Oh Blocker's body. Green Blocker forms Oh Blocker's lower legs. Blue Blocker forms Oh Blocker's waist and upper legs. Yellow Blocker forms Oh Blocker's head, shoulders, and arms. Pink Blocker forms Oh Blocker's feet. Sometimes it can be launched fully combined at the command of "Oh Blocker, launch!".

Oh Blocker wields the, with which it performs the attack and the finisher. It can also fire a beam from its forehead.

In the finale, Oh Blocker is captured by Baranoia, but it is freed by Gunmazin, and piloted by King Ranger.

Tackle Boy

is a massive American Football Player robot, yet a dwarf compared to the other robots. It converts to a massive wheel (the back of the wheel is the feet, which reveals the head, and the sides are the arms). Comes when given the command, "Tackle Boy, launch!".

Artificially intelligent, Tackle Boy can be thrown by Oh Blocker for the finisher.

Machine Empire Baranoia

The is a cruel race of machines out to conquer Earth. It is led by Bacchushund and possesses a vast army. It had already conquered an entire chain of galaxies before reaching Earth.

Bacchus Wrath

is the ruler of Baranoia, built 600 million years ago by an ancient race. He turned to evil and was banished into the depths of space by King Ranger. Seeing himself as a god, Bacchus Wrath believes he has all right to conquer the world and make humans into his slaves. Very violent, tending to malfunction when he goes berserk, Bacchus Wrath does not tolerate failure nor sentimentality in his minions' programming.

In episode 33, it's later revealed Bacchus Wrath had secretly been rebuilding some of his Machine Beasts and managed to harness the infinite energy from the Earth's magma. When his rebuilt Machine Beasts passed through the magma shower they became Super Machine Beasts. Thanks to the Ohrangers' "Trojan Horse" plan with the Blocker Robos, this facility was destroyed preventing any more Super Machine Beasts from being created. In episode 34, he grows in size and power thanks to the power of a space metal dark sword which, according to him, was the only one of its kind in the universe, which he intended to use on the Ohrangers. He is finally destroyed by Oh Blocker. But Bacchus Wrath's head survives and gives the last of his energy to Buldont before shutting down for good.

Bacchus Wrath is voiced by .

Hysteria

is the wife of Bacchushund, usually remaining in the palace devising plans with her husband, though she does go down to Earth by herself at times. She usually carries a metal fan with her and also a gun. She initially despised humans for their feelings but began to value life after Bomber the Great assumed command. Her body color changed from gold to silver when she gave all her power to her niece Multiwa, and as a result, she aged into Dowager Empress Hysteria (41, 47 & 48), now using what is left of her late husband's staff as a cane. She eventually self-destructs in order to protect her grandchild, sacrificing herself after the Ohrangers promised they would not harm the child.

Hysteria is voiced by .

Buldont

is basically a robot child and son of Bacchus Wrath and Hysteria. Mischievous and spoiled, he thought of humans as simple toys. He once attempted to direct his own movie, "Century of the Machine Empire", by using humans with no notion that they die from realism. He can fire lasers from his eyes. After his father's death, Buldont challenges Bomber the Great to a duel for the throne of Baranoia and loses with his body taken away by the exiled Hysteria. However, finding his father's head and receiving his remaining energy, Buldont reconfigured into the adult form of . After returning to Baranoia and destroying Bomber the Great, Buldont regains the leadership of Baranoia. He and Multiwa make themselves grow without Acha and Kocha's help but are eventually destroyed in the series finale at the hands of King Pyramidder Battle Formation.

Buldont is voiced by .

Multiwa

is Hysteria's niece and Buldont's cousin, skilled with a bow that can become a sword. While Bacchushund revives Buldont, Hysteria decides to do the same and sends all her 600 million years worth of energy to Multiwa who was sleeping on another planet waiting for the day to become the Machine Empress. Receiving the energy from her Aunt and a message of help she came to Earth interrupting the battle between Bomber and the Ohrangers. She aids Buldont in disfiguring Bomber and reprograming him into their slave before sending him to his death. The two marry after Buldont becomes the new ruler of Baranoia. She and Buldont make themselves grow without Acha and Kocha's help. She eventually dies by her husband's side at the hands of King Pyramidder Battle Formation's Super Legend Beam, but not before she bears him a son.

Multiwa is voiced by .

Buldont Jr.

is Kaiser Buldont and Princess Multiwa's child. After his birth, his parents are destroyed by King Pyramider and his grandmother Empress Hysteria sacrifices herself after the Ohrangers promise her not to harm the child. The Ohrangers hand Buldont Jr. over to Gunmajin just before he departs for his own planet.

Bomber the Great

, known as the . was just another one of Baranoia's Machine Beasts, yet was able to turn his entire body into a missile. He was exiled after a failed attempt to take over the Baranoia Empire, only to return upon hearing of the death of Bacchushund to try to retake over. This time he set his sights on trying to take over the empty throne. After revising the Baranoian Constitution, Art 12, Bomber challenged Buldont to a duel for the Empire which he won and banished Buldont, proclaiming himself "Bomber the Great the 1st, new Emperor of Baranoia".

At first, being new to the throne, Bomber did his best at leading the Empire, trying to win Hysteria's affections and kill the Ohrangers in the process, but consistently met with failure in both prospects, exiling Hysteria as a result. Kaiser Buldont returned to take back his birthright and Multiwa took control of Bomber by reprogramming him after they took out his arms, replacing them with a sword and a bunker. Bomber was soon sent on a suicide mission to kill the Ohrangers but was destroyed by King Pyramider Battle Formation (Oh Blocker) before he could accomplish this. Suddenly, a smaller missile called the Great Missile appeared shortly afterward, to destroy the sun, only to be flung towards the other side of space by Gunmajin to be destroyed for good.

Bomber the Great is voiced by .

Servants

The imperial family of the Machine Empire Baranoia was attended to by its servants:

Acha

is Baranoia's imperial family butler who follows whoever is in command at the time, reading their War Declaration and other proclamations. Took care of young Buldont when in the field, even serving as the producer of his movie. But for all his work, Acha never gets any respect from the imperial family who abuse him at times. When Bomber the Great took over, he simply forgot about Hysteria and served him. When Buldont returned, the same happened, Acha couldn't care less about Bomber. At the end of the series, he turned good and went with Kocha, and Buldont Jr., and Gunmajin back to Gunmajin's planet.

Acha is voiced by .

Kocha

is a miniature robot who served the family along Acha, always on her partner's shoulder like a pirate captain's parrot. Though not much of a figure due to her size, Kocha can fire beams from her chest. In episode 8, Kocha was outfitted with the Giant System, enabling her to become a hammer for Acha to fling at a Machine Beast, transmitting an enlarging beam into it. At the series finale, Kocha was taken by Gunmajin back to Gunmajin's home planet.

Kocha is voiced by .

Keris

is an Officer placed in charge of taming feral Machine Beasts, having her personal dome. When Bacchus Wrath learns of Riki's return, he frantically requests her aid by having her go after Dorin with Yuji, Juri, and Momo attempting to protect her. But after King Ranger arrives and destroys Bara Goblin, Keris assumes her true buxom form as she enlarges and captures King Ranger before taking into her domain. She then uses Bara King to capture little girls in order to make them her new pets after splicing them with animal DNA, with Dorin as the crown jewel in her collection. However, an eagle hinders Keris from capturing Dorin at the cost of its life as the Ohrangers arrive to the girl's aid. Enlarging into her true form, Keris traps Ohranger Robo in an electrified cage until King Pyramider frees it, with OhRed saving the girls before calling in Red Puncher. Keris is then destroyed by King Pyramider Battle Formation.

Keris is played by, who previously played Rui Senda/Dr. Mazenda in Choujyu Sentai Liveman and Gara in Gosei Sentai Dairanger.

Camera Trick

is a small bird-resembling video camera monster, serving as a recon for Baranoia's forces.

Camera Trick is voiced by .

Sei'ichi Kuroda

A robotics scientist who stole Yuji's Power Brace so he could power his android son Shigeru, whom he built in the image of his dead son. Furthermore, because he cares more for machines than people, he allied himself with Baranoia in a shaky alliance of sorts. But once the actions of Bara Vacuum exposed Shigeru's true nature, Kuroda offer Bacchus Wrath the power of Chouriki in return for a permanent means to keep Shigeru active along with being viceroy of the Baranoian-ruled Earth. Converted into a cyborg, Kuroda captures the Ohrangers one by one while integrating Shigeru into his systems. However, Shigeru manages to break free and free the others. As a result, Bara Ivy is activated to kill them all as Kuroda sacrifices himself so the Ohrangers can get Shigeru out of harm's way.

Machine Army

These are the foot soldiers of Baranoia:

Barlo Soldiers

Barlo Soldiers (バーロ兵 Bāro Hei): Mass-produced android troops of the Machine Empire of Baranoia. Their movements and general behavior are similar to that of monkeys. They have sticks, that can extend into battle staffs or spears and give off an electric shock, as weapons and their heads can open so they can throw cutter discs or nets from their mouths and energy blasts from their eyes. They pilot the Octopus jet fighters.

Takonpas

Takonpas (タコンパス Takonpasu): Octopus-like Jet fighters which could switch to a "walking" mode, usually piloted by the Barlo Soldiers. Octopus fighters seems to be a direct homage to the Martian Tripods in H.G. Wells' novel, War of the Worlds.

Baracticas

Baracticas (バラクティカ Barakutika): Battleships in the shape of gears, they can hold up to hundreds of Takonpas and are the means of transportation from Baranoia to Earth.

Machine Beasts

Built on the dark side of the Moon by Baranoia, the are the main weapons used for Earth's invasion. There would be different types of Machine Beasts, from mindless weapons of destruction to robots with intelligence or feelings superior to that of humans.

Movie

The movie version of Chouriki Sentai Ohranger, was directed by Kobayashi Yoshiaki and written by Shōzō Uehara. It premiered in Japan on April 15, 1995, at Toei Super Hero Fair '95. It was originally shown as a triple feature alongside Mechanical Violator Hakaider and the feature film version of Juukou B-Fighter.

Crossovers

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Songs

Opening theme
Ending theme

International broadcast and home video

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Chouriki Sentai Ohranger Coming To DVD. Kelley. Shamus. denofgeek.us. May 21, 2016. May 21, 2016. May 22, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160522133138/http://www.denofgeek.com/us/dvd-bluray/super-sentai/255600/chouriki-sentai-ohranger-coming-to-dvd. dead.
  2. Web site: ShoutFactoryTV : Watch full episodes of Chouriki Sentai Ohranger.

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