Go! Go! Loser Ranger! Explained

Ja Kanji:戦隊大失格
Ja Romaji:Sentai Daishikkaku
Type:manga
Author:Negi Haruba
Publisher:Kodansha
Imprint:Shōnen Magazine Comics
Magazine:Weekly Shōnen Magazine
First:February 3, 2021
Volumes/Chapters:15/146
Type:TV Series
Director:Keiichi Sato
Music:Yoshihiro Ike
Studio:Yostar Pictures
Licensee:Disney Platform Distribution
Network:JNN (TBS), BS11, AT-X
First:April 7, 2024
Episodes:12
Portal:yes

, also known as Ranger Reject, is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Negi Haruba. It has been serialized in Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen Magazine since February 2021, with its chapters collected in fifteen volumes . An anime television series adaptation produced by Yostar Pictures aired from April to June 2024. A second season is set to premiere in 2025.

Plot

Thirteen years ago, the Villainous Army of Evil attempted to invade Earth, faced by the Super Sentai squadron known as the, also known as the Dragon Keepers, and their super weapons, the Divine Tools. The evil army, however, was defeated within a year, all of its Executives wiped out, and the surviving (and almost immortal) foot soldiers have been forced ever since to reenact their defeat to the Keepers in front of a crowd of spectators every Sunday. Tired of the charade, and realizing that this amounts to little more than slavery, one of the foot soldiers rebels, and decides he will defeat the Dragon Keepers by infiltrating the organization.

Characters

Main

A rebellious foot soldier from the villainous army in the sky fortress that arrived 13 years ago, he is a Duster with transformative and regeneration abilities alongside his fellow foot soldiers who vowed to defeat the Dragon Keepers by infiltrating their organization and ranks. He takes on two disguises for most of the series; one is an appearance of an average black haired teenage guy, and the other as Hibiki so he can use his identity to infiltrate their ranks easier.
  • An inspiring independent Ranger cadet who is aware of the Keeper's corruption but wishes to fix their system by bringing them back to their original sense of justice. Following an attack to cover D, he swaps places with him after becoming disfigured while D carries on using his identity for most of the series. His current whereabouts remain unknown.
  • A Junior First-Class ranked Ranger from the Yellow Battalion, who has a mysterious grudge against the Dragon Keepers. She and D made an alliance together to collect their Divine Tools and plans to kill them, though her background and motives remains unknown.

    • Dragon Keepers

    The Dragon Keepers organization comprises the five "First Class" Dragon Keepers and those under their command. Each Keeper has their own battalion with distinct responsibilities within the organization, and each member has a different rank determined by their respective Keeper. The First Class Keepers also possess the Divine Tools that have the power to permanently kill members of the Villainous Army, although lower-ranking members can be assigned replicas or other weapons with similar power. 

    First Class

    The leader of the Dragon Keepers and commander of the Red Battalion. Despite appearing friendly and inspiring, he possesses an extremely violent nature that he will not hesitate to use on those that anger him, including his own subordinates.
  • The Blue Keeper and commander of the Blue Battalion, and the only member with visible scars on his face. Originally in a gang to raise money for an orphanage, he joined the Rangers after Akabane blackmails him while in jail. He was killed by Peltrola's sneak attack in a battle with D.
  • The Yellow Keeper and commander of the Yellow Battalion. He is often seen smiling constantly.
  • The Green Keeper and commander of the Green Battalion. He is the only member of the team to have his entire face covered.
  • The Pink Keeper and commander of the Pink Battalion and Hibiki's older sister. She is obsessed with Hibiki. When un-transformed, it is revealed she is crippled after getting caught up in Peltrola's battle, and has to rely on a wheelchair.

    • Colorless Rangers

    The "Colorless" refer to the lowest-ranking members of the Keeper hierarchy, and are often looked down upon by those higher up the ranks.

    Others

    Draggie-kun

    Villainous Army

    Executives

    A surviving Executive of the Villainous Army who resides in the Blue Garrison.
  • A surviving Executive of the Villainous Army who resides in a school by trapping it in a loop.

    • Dusters

    A stray female foot soldier who left the fortress and resides in Hibiki's room who befriends D.

    Production

    On October 27, 2020, Negi Haruba started recruiting regular assistants for his coming new series.[1] [2] On December 23, 2020, it was announced that Negi Haruba would start his new manga series Go! Go! Loser Ranger! on February 3, 2021.[3]

    Media

    Manga

    Go! Go! Loser Ranger! is written and illustrated by Negi Haruba.[4] The manga series began its serialization in Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen Magazine in the 10th issue published on February 3, 2021.[5] Kodansha has collected its chapters into individual volumes. The first volume was released on April 16, 2021. As of July 17, 2024, fifteen volumes have been released. In November 2021, during their panel at Anime NYC, Kodansha USA announced their license to the series and would release it in both print and digital.[6]

    Volumes

    Chapters not yet in format

    Anime

    An anime television series adaptation was announced on December 6, 2022.[7] It was produced by Yostar Pictures and directed by Keiichi Sato, with scripts written by Keiichirō Ōchi, and character designs handled by Kahoko Koseki, with Kenji Hayama serving as animation supervisor.[8] [9] The series aired from April 7 to June 30, 2024 on TBS and its affiliates.[10] The opening theme song is, performed by Tatsuya Kitani, while the ending theme song is, performed by Nanawo Akari.[11] The series is streaming worldwide on Disney+, and on Hulu in the United States.[12]

    After the airing of the final episode of the first season, a second season was announced and is set to premiere in 2025.[13]

    The English dub premiered on Hulu on June 12, 2024.[14]

    Episodes

    Stage play

    On July 1, 2024, a stage play was announced. It will run at Theatre G-Rosso in Tokyo from September 11 to September 16, 2024.[15]

    Reception

    In June 2021, Go! Go! Loser Ranger! was nominated for the seventh Next Manga Award in the Best Printed Manga category.[16]

    See also

    Notes and References

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    2. Web site: ja:春場ねぎ先生が在宅のレギュラーアシスタントを募集しております！. https://ganmo.j-comi.co.jp/posts/detail/8412. J-Comic Terrace. October 27, 2020. October 27, 2020. ja. November 1, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201101065218/https://ganmo.j-comi.co.jp/posts/detail/8412. dead.
    3. Negi Haruba. negi_haruba. 1341404971758194689. ja:今週のマガジンに告知入れてもらってます。２月３日からまた連載させていただくことになりました！「戦隊大失格」といいます。頑張ります！. December 23, 2020. December 8, 2022. ja.
    4. Web site: Ana. Gotoubun no Hanayome - Autor lança vídeo promocional para seu novo mangá. Anime United. January 29, 2021. June 3, 2021. pt. June 3, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210603163046/https://www.animeunited.com.br/noticias/mangas/gotoubun-no-hanayome-autor-lanca-video-promocional-para-seu-novo-manga/. live.
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    9. Web site: ja:戦隊大失格：テレビアニメがTBS系全国ネットで2024年放送 小林裕介が主人公の戦闘員Dに メインキャストに梶田大嗣、矢野優美華も. https://mantan-web.jp/article/20231010dog00m200034000c.html. Mantan Web. October 11, 2023. October 11, 2023. ja. October 11, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231011122352/https://mantan-web.jp/article/20231010dog00m200034000c.html. live.
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    11. Web site: Loo. Egan. Akari Nanawo Performs 'Go, Go, Loser Ranger!' Anime's Ending Song. Anime News Network. March 24, 2024. March 24, 2024. March 24, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240324191918/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-03-24/akari-nanawo-performs-go-go-loser-ranger-anime-ending-song/.209159. live.
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