Series synopsis
Gekisou Sentai Carranger, also known as 激走戦隊カーレンジャー is a Japanese sci-fi & fantasy action & adventure comedy kids television series that premiered on tv asahi on March 1, 1996. It ended on February 7, 1997. It stars Yuji Kishi, Yoshihiro Masujima, Yoshihiro Fukuda and Yuka Motohashi.
After the Bowzock, a ruthless — not to mention reckless — gang of interstellar biker thugs, destroy his home planet of Hazard, Dappu visits Earth where he discovers five humans with the ability to harness "Carmagic." With this power, these five heroes can defeat the Bowzock before the band of witless bikers is able to add Earth to its list of wrecked worlds.
Premise
After the Bowzock, a ruthless — not to mention reckless — gang of interstellar biker thugs, destroy his home planet of Hazard, Dappu visits Earth where he discovers five humans with the ability to harness "Carmagic." With this power, these five heroes can defeat the Bowzock before the band of witless bikers is able to add Earth to its list of wrecked worlds.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Yuji Kishi as Kyousuke Jinnai
- Yoshihiro Masujima as Naoki Domon
- Yoshihiro Fukuda as Minoru Uesugi
- Yuka Motohashi as Natsumi Shinohara
- Atsuko Kurusu as Youko Yagami
- Mari Maruta as Dappu (voice)
- Rika Nanase as Zonette
- Hiroshi Otake as Gynamo (voice)
Supporting cast
- Kyousei Tsukui as Zelmoda (voice)
- Takashi Nagasako as Glutch (voice)
- Wayne Doster as Vendor
- Yusuke Oosawa as Boy
- Riichi Seike as Police officer
- Nobuyuki Yoneyama as Gorotsuki (voice)
- Toya Aikawa as Gorotsuki (voice)
- Masanori Ooshio as Gorotsuki (voice)
- Kazumi Tanaka as BB Donpa (voice)
- Hiroyuki Kawamoto as MM Mogu (voice)
- Seizo Kato as QQ Kyuutan (voice)
- Hideyuki Umezu as NN Nerenko (voice)
Guest cast
- Wayne Doster as Vendor
- Yusuke Oosawa as Boy
- Riichi Seike as Police officer
- Nobuyuki Yoneyama as Gorotsuki (voice)
- Toya Aikawa as Gorotsuki (voice)
- Masanori Ooshio as Gorotsuki (voice)
- Kazumi Tanaka as BB Donpa (voice)
- Hiroyuki Kawamoto as MM Mogu (voice)
- Seizo Kato as QQ Kyuutan (voice)
- Hideyuki Umezu as NN Nerenko (voice)
- Hiroyuki Kishi as Scoutsman
- Kozo Shioya as YY Gonza (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 57 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 9 | March 1, 1996 | |
| Season 1 | 48 | March 1, 1996 | February 7, 1997 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gekisou Sentai Carranger Super Video | |
| 2 | Carranger Henshin Series CM | March 1, 1996 |
| 3 | DX Giga Formula & Gekisou Series CM | March 1, 1996 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fighting for Traffic Safety After witnessing the destruction of his home, Hazardian Dapp must find (and somehow convince) five humans of the Pegasus Garage who possess the connection with legendary car constellations to become the Carranger and save their planet from the destructive force of the evil planet-destroying Bowzock. |
March 1, 1996 |
| 2 |
Dancing Noise Pollution The Carranger escape from Dappu's explanation of their new Giga Formula weapon only to need it to take on a Gorotsuki who wants to use car noises as a signal to get the Earth blown up by other aliens. |
March 8, 1996 |
| 3 |
The Beginner's Mark of Justice Tiring of his Carranger training, Kyosuke stays behind to work on the boss' car while the others take on a guts-enhancing Gorotsuki. |
March 15, 1996 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | tv asahi |
|---|---|
| First aired | March 1, 1996 |
| Last aired | February 7, 1997 |
| Runtime | 20 minutes |
| Status | ended |