This is a list of references to Power Rangers and Super Sentai (M-Z).
See also: Page 1 (A-L)
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MAD Magazine[]
In issue #534 of this hit satire magazine, released on June 16, 2015, there is a small article in the "Fundalini Pages" section, titled "Worst Selling Power Rangers DVDs". The satirical DVDs shown in the article are "Power Rangers: Jury Duty", "Power Rangers: Ebola Force", "Power Rangers: Hey, Have We Tried Cowboys Yet?", and "Power Rangers: The Celebrity Apprentice".
Magical Project S[]
In episode 12 of Magical Project S (otherwise known as Pretty Sammy TV in Japan) which is a spin-off of Tenchi Muyo, there is a television show called Blue Sky Cool Rangers where the main character of the Tenchi series Tenchi Masaki serves as a director of the series and he meets the main character Sasami Kawai at her family's CD Store. Sasami later visits the studio and finding Tenchi in trouble due to people doubting his talent as a director, decides to have her alter-ego Pretty Sammy guest star in an episode of the series to help him. Her enemy Pixy Misa intervenes and summons a monster who wants Pretty Sammy to sacrifice herself as part of the original script, but Pretty Sammy stands up to them and destroys the monster and convinces Tenchi to change the script to where she would fight alongside the Cool Rangers instead.
There are also numerous references to Super Sentai's history as well, such as after her first encounter with Tenchi, Sasami learns from her parents that the show is one of Japan's legendary programs that has been on the air for the last twenty years (as the episode aired in 1996, the same year that Gekisou Sentai Carranger was released). Her father Ginji Kawai had told her about how it started with Ninja Rangers and other hero shows they filmed, though her classmate Konoha later explains that it is for pre-schoolers. The Cool Rangers also have their own Giant Robo, the Cool Ranger Robo.
Later in Episode 23, Tsunami's bodyguard Overly Splendid Oryo (portrayed by Tenchi Muyo's Ryoko) arrived to help Pretty Sammy and was disguised as Cool Red. The Cool Red suit in appearance is an amalgamation of the Jetman and Changeman costumes.
Ninja Rangers[]
Red | Ninja Red |
Blue | Ninja Blue |
Yellow | Ninja Yellow |
Pink | Ninja Pink |
Green | Ninja Green |
Cool Rangers[]
Red | Cool Red |
Black | Cool Black |
Green | Cool Green |
Yellow | Cool Yellow |
Pink | Cool Pink |
Mahou Sensei Negima[]
In Ken Akamatsu's Negima, there were a group of students in Class 2/3-A that always scores the lowest in their exams and were known as the Baka Rangers.
All five characters would show up in all series, However, how they are portrayed in the various media are very different. The manga just portrays the five as simple underachievers and the "Baka Rangers" name is just a nickname for the group. The versions shown in Magister Magi Negima!? portray them in 90 second shorts with Makie being the target of the series' pranks and pratfalls. The versions shown in the 5-minute Baka Ranger shorts give the illusion that this would be played straight, but never really showing any sort of big fights outside of the opening titles.
Baka Red | Asuna Kagurazaka |
Baka Black | Yue Ayase |
Baka Blue | Kaede Nagase |
Baka Yellow | Ku Fei |
Baka Pink | Makie Sasaki |
As well, one portion of the manga had a group of people dressed up as J.A.K.Q. Dengekitai.
Makeruna! Makendo 2[]
In this Super Famicom fighting game, there is a stage in a quarry where Tokusatsu characters are in the background. Among them are a Sentai Team and a monster who resembles Goldar/Grifforzer.
Mario & Luigi: Dream Team[]
In the game, at Dreamy Driftwood Shore, Mario and Dreamy Luigi encounter a Seadring named Seatoon, who is a fan of a TV show called "Super Seadrings". Seatoon mistakes Mario, Dreamy Luigi, and Prince Dreambert for the main characters in the show and asks them to transform into Red Seadring, Green Seadring, and Orange Seadring and do their poses.
Marsupilami (2000)[]
In the ninth episode: "Marsu Superstar", Marsupilami flew up to the studio to fight the Godzilla Dinosaur after recording for the next movie, then three cosplayers looking like Power Rangers with their antennae on them team up with it to fight Marsupilami for this. After that, the recording has stopped all due to fighting with Marsupilami.
Marvel: Avengers Alliance[]
When the Heroic Battle mode is played in Season 2 Chapter 2 Mission 4, one of the enemies, Bob, will say "It's Morphing Time!" and transform into a robot.
Marvel's Avengers: Tech-On[]
In one of the panels in the fourth issue of the Sentai-inspired Avengers comic mini-series, the three original Akibarangers can be seen in their civilian attires, alongside Hiroyo Hakase.
Marvel Comics: Civil War[]
The Daily Bugle Civil War Newspaper Special has an entertainment news page. One of the stories, headed "Giant Robot Avengers?", says that Tony Stark had brushed aside Internet rumours that he had built hundred-foot-tall metal robot-like machines for his Avengers to pilot. He denied that he has any army of machines that can "morph" into vehicles. This is a reference to zords.
Marvel Future Fight[]
A developer news post on the Mobirum website has a story about six martial artists who found dinosaur coins.[1]
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
With the upcoming World Scientists Martial Arts competitions coming up, we have started to decorate the disused gymnasium attached to our facility. After a quick clean up and a bit of decoration, its ready! We will be accepting the competitors in the next week!
It seems that Daredevil and Iron Fist are taking this incredibly seriously and are training with their best prospects day 9 hours a day. We have given the scientists a few days of paid leave, because we will not lose to other branches. It's just not allowed.
Scott Jason, Zachory Swift, and Kimber Hart are our 3 stand out fighters from the Fist, and Timmy Oliver, Alisha Campell and Kat Billard are our stand out fighters from Devil Gym. These are the 6 fighters who will be representing S.H.I.E.L.D. As they will be competing, they helped clear the gym and found some medals with some Dinosaurs on them. No idea what they were for, but it turns out that they are pretty good materials to use in our Hot Time machine.
Marvel’s Spider-Man 2[]
As a digital pre-order bonus for the PS5 game, players received special rewards including new costumes. Among those for Miles Morales is the Tokusatsu Suit, a costume that gives Miles the appearance of a Sentai hero/Power Ranger. The overall look of the costume resembles a black and red version of the Mighty Morphin Green Ranger/Dragon Ranger. To promote the game, Venom Issue #28 (2023) features the costume on a variant cover.
MegaMan[]
In Megaman Battle Network 3, there is a TV studio where a show called Net Rangers is filmed. At one point, the player can visit the studio and five people who look like NetNavis are on the stage, performing a Ranger roll call. Models of the blue and red Net Rangers are outside the TV studio, and dialogue says that red gets to wear the cape because he's the leader.
In Mega Man Starforce 3, a Satella Police officer outside the WAZA HQ is called Bulk N'Skull.
Megas XLR[]
Features a guest team of superheroes called S-Force. While mainly a parody of the Battle of the Planets incarnation of Kagaku Ninjatai Gatchaman, they also have elements of Power Rangers, such as a mentor spoofing Zordon and animal mecha called "Zorps", which combine into a robot with a complicated name parodying the names of ever-more elaborate Zord formations.
The Red Ranger of the group shares his name with Ryu Tendo/Red Hawk, the leader of the Choujin Sentai Jetman.
Red Hawk |
Blue-gray Rhino |
Green Gorilla |
Purple Kangaroo |
Pink Panther |
Men in White[]
Being a Saban Entertainment production with an alien invasion theme, this film appropriately recycled costumes, footage and even actors from Power Rangers. Karim Prince (aka Cestro, the Blue Aquitian Ranger) was one of the two lead characters. At one point, Prince's character misfires a weapon; the energy blast travels halfway around the world and appears to hit the Blue Space Ranger (appearing via recycled Megaranger footage). Additionally, over a dozen costumes from the Power Rangers series (and some from other Saban tokusatsu productions) make appearances throughout the film (including Eye Guy, Snow Monster, Stag Beetle and Kombat Gnat from Big Bad Beetleborgs), most notably in a musical scene with Strangemeister. The Piranhatron costumes were repainted and used as soldiers for hire. Going the other way, the costumes of Glaxon's underlings (specifically the ones resembling the famous Roswell aliens) were recycled by Saban for use in Flashes of Darkonda at the Onyx Tavern.
Metal Gear[]
In Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops Plus, a stand-alone expansion to the PlayStation Portable video game Portable Ops, players can recruit colored Genome Soldiers to their army in addition to the original white-clad ones from the first Metal Gear Solid. These are added by obtaining a rare item called the "Heart of Justice" (actually a can of paint) and then using it on a white Genome Soldier, causing him to be changed into one of six colors (red, blue, green, yellow, black or pink). Changing the white Genome Soldier into a pink will also change his gender to female and causes his voice to become feminine. The character descriptions references character archetypes in Super Sentai.
Red Soldier | "A Genome Soldier awakened to the color red by the Heart of Justice. While not outstanding in any respect, the Red Soldier definitely stands out in a crowd. Takes the initiative and is the driving force behind his team. Has a strong sense of responsibility." |
Blue Soldier | "A Genome Soldier awakened to the color blue by the Heart of Justice. The Blue Soldier is highly capable and level-headed, but doesn't like to display emotions. As a result, tends to remain aloof in battle. In reality, though, has more passion inside than anybody else." |
Green Soldier | "Genome Soldier awakened to the color green by the Heart of Justice. The Green Soldier has a warm personality and a wealth of experience, earning trust and admiration from other members of the team. Enjoys the occasional cup of strong tea." |
Yellow Soldier | "A Genome Soldier awakened to the color yellow by the Heart of Justice. The Yellow Soldier's cheerful personality lights up any situation. Generally perceived as mood makers, but dependable in a fight. Loves a good bowl of curry." |
Black Soldier | "A Genome Soldier awakened to the color black by the Heart of Justice. The Black Soldier is extremely capable and a jack-of-all-trades, but prefers solitude and is misunderstood by other soldiers." |
Pink Soldier | "A Genome Soldier awakened to the color pink by the Heart of Justice. A gentle demeanor and sharp senses give the Pink Soldier a keen insight into all types of problems. They support their team by being alert to what's going on around them at all times." |
Mighty Moshin Emo Rangers[]
A TV series on MTV UK that parodied both Mighty Morphin Power Rangers and emo subculture.
Introspective Emo Ranger | Ross |
Chronic Stoner Emo Ranger | John ► Johnny (evil clone of John) ► Mary Jane |
StraightxEdge Emo Ranger | John |
Chaos Mohawk Emo Ranger | Luke |
Weeping Tears Emo Ranger | Vicken |
Bleeding Heart Emo Ranger | Stef |
FashionxCore Emo Ranger | Fai |
Mighty Thor[]
In Mighty Thor #9, S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent Roz Solomon calls Silver Samurai a Power Ranger.
Miitomo[]
There is a specific outfit named "Hero Team Suit" that comes in eight colors. The set and mask comes separate, both in 2,500 Miitomo coins.
Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid[]
In chapter 37, Kobayashi, having turned into a male, decides to spend "his" Sunday morning watching "men in tights", when he's noticed by his maid Tohru. The dragon maid ends up cheering for Dokoku Chimatsuri, the main villain of Shinkenger, as they watch the show.
In the finale of season 2, there are some ranger masks.
Mitsudomoe[]
In this comedy series, the team follows by a spoof of Hikari Sentai Maskman, Chikyuu Sentai Fiveman, Kyoryu Sentai Zyuranger/Mighty Morphin Power Rangers and the same colors by their suits and the team is called Gachi Rangers.
Red, Blue, Yellow, And Pink's weapons relate to weapons used by different teams and Rangers.
- Gachi Red's Spiked Knuckles probably relates to Gauntlet and knuckle like weapons such as Yellow Lion's Lion Punch, Jetmans Wing Gauntlet, Kakurangers Shinobi Knuckles, GaoRed's Lion Fang, Dekarangers D-Knuckle, Bouken Blue's Blow Knuckle, And GekiChopper's SaiBlade.
- Gachi Blue's Morning star probably relates to similar weapons such as Clover Kings Club Megaton, DynaYellow's Chain Crusher, And GekiYellow's Geki Hammer.
- Gachi Yellow's Slingshot weapon might relate to other Slingshot weapons such as Midorengers Mido Puncher, And GingaPink's Civilian Weapon.
- Gachi Pink's Paper Fan Weapon might relate to Shinken Pink's Heaven Fan.
They even have their own focus episode in the Mitsudomoe Zōryōchū! premiere, The Targeted Children! Countdown to Japan's Doom! (狙われた子供たち!日本滅亡カウントダウン! Wa Nerawareta Kodomotachi! Nihon Metsubou Kauntodaun!), in which the heroes must stop Gedol Empire's latest scheme of eliminating children from the Saitama District using their monster, Crabron.
Gachi Rangers[]
Designation | Role |
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Gachi Red | Hiro Akai |
Gachi Blue | Tetsuya Aozaki |
Gachi Black | Yuuichi Haguro |
Gachi Yellow | Yuki Ouno |
Gachi Pink | Momoko Haruna |
Monkey Quest[]
Monkey Quest is a Nickelodeon game designed for kids ages 8-12 that is free-to-play. Monkey Quest has done several Power Rangers promotions; the promotions include an Arena Challenge and special prizes every day with the Power Rangers theme. These promotions have covered Samurai, Megaforce, and Super Megaforce.
Morbius[]
Due to its lackluster box office performance and critical reception, Morbius inspired various internet memes, with many involving the fake catchphrase "it's Morbin' time", a play on the Power Rangers catchphrase "it's Morphin' time".
Mortal Kombat[]
Johnny Cage, a fictitious Hollywood actor from that game series, has been starring in a Power Rangers series, revealed from some of the extras in Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance, his official biographies, the official comics, the officially-released "Johnny Cage: In Your Face" video, Mortal Kombat: Rebirth, and Mortal Kombat: Legacy.
Municipal Force Daitenzin[]
Municipal Force Daitenzin is a parody doujin produced by Koshi Rikdo. The series was spun off into Excel Saga, which in turn included Daitenzin both as their civilian and Daiten personae.
Daiten ISM | Tooru Watanabe |
Daiten Aigan | Daimaru Sumiyoshi |
Daiten Ladies | Misaki Matsuya |
Daiten Core | Norikuni Iwata |
Daiten Solaria 1 | Ropponmatsu 1 |
Daiten Solaria 2 | Ropponmatsu 2 |
Mutants: Genetic Gladiators[]
In this Facebook game, the player has to breed mutants to battle in arenas. As seen here, two new mutants were added in July 2014 which resemble both Sentai and Power Rangers.
When it was released, Bazzinger's advert parodied the Power Rangers logo.
My Little Pony[]
My Little Pony Friendship is Magic[]
Friends Forever[]
In page 18 of Issue #2 of the side comic, there is a homage to Power Rangers, complete with a parody of a Megazord fight.
White Pony | Sweetie Belle |
Orange Pony | Scootaloo |
Yellow Pony | Apple Bloom |
Lyra and Bon Bon and The Mares from S.M.I.L.E.[]
In page 42-43 of the chapter book, it's mentioned that the titular organization (Secret Monster Intelligence League of Equestria) employs the main characters without them knowing about it. They are referred to as F.R.O.W.N. (Friendship Ranger Organization of Worldwide Neighgotiations), and alternatively the Flower Rangers. Each of the main six ponies are referred to with the following code names:
Purple Rose | Twilight Sparkle |
White Lily | Rarity |
Orange Poppy | Applejack |
Pink Petunia | Pinkie Pie |
Blue Begonia | Rainbow Dash |
Yellow Daisy | Fluttershy |
My Little Pony The Manga: A Day in the Life of Equestria Vol. 1[]
Chapter 8 sees Discord using his magic to make Ponyville more mangalike and the Mane Six resembling the Sailor Scouts from Sailor Moon. Though Twilight is the only one given a name for her alter ego as Magical Pony Sparkle Twilight. Page 115 "Come Together, Girls! Enter the Mighty Ponyzorg" has them summoning their mecha called the Super Ultra Mega "Friendship is Magic" Ponyzorg.
Myriad Colors Phantom World[]
In Episode 11, Mai bought a magazine for Haruhiko and at the back of a magazine, it shows a red ranger.
Myself; Yourself[]
In episode 9, Sana Hidaka and his friends went to theme park and watch a sentai live show called Animeger.
Designation |
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Anime Red |
Anime Blue |
Anime Yellow |
Anime Pink |
Anime Green |
Mystery Science Theater 3000[]
In a host segment of Season 11's 5th episode "The Time Travelers", Jonah makes a series of robots as additional characters for the show, only for Tom Servo and Crow to destroy every single one of them. These robots use Imaginext Megazord Playsets as components for the robots.
The 12th season episode "Atlantic Rim" has the crew singing the lyrics "Go go Dour Rangers!" early in, when the movie's mech-piloting heroes are seen in uniform for the rest time.
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Naruto Shippūden[]
In a parody of the traditional Hand-Off ceremony for Super Sentai of "passing the torch", after the end credits of Episode 500, the final episode of the series, followed by the preview of it's successor series Boruto: Naruto Next Generations, both Naruto and his son Boruto are seen in a area with a stark black background walking towards each other while the music from the final ending theme "Absolutely" is still playing.
Naruto passes off his Konoha headband to Boruto who immediately puts it on and then the two finish it with doing a fist bump. The music ends and a message then follows with the words "Thank you for all of your support!".
Nefarious[]
Among the heroic bosses of the game are the Treble Rangers. A five man bird/music themed Power Rangers parody. While the individual Rangers aren't seen, Crow fights their Megazord-like robot.
New Teen Titans[]
In the DC Nation short “Turn Back the Clock”, the villain Mad Mod tries to use a time machine to make himself young again and terrorize the world. The effects of the temporal waves it emits to the surrounding area affects the people around him as well, causing their appearance to reflect the decade they have time traveled into. Upon entering the 1990s, the Titans are wearing mullets and grunge attire while his robotic henchmen turn into Power Ranger-like combatants.
New Warriors[]
In New Warriors #55, the Power Pack are seen watching TV. Alex asks Katie how the Power Rangers are this week. Katie happens to be wearing a Pink Ranger costume, while the Red Ranger can be seen on the TV screen.
Nijisanji[]
The members of the Nijisanji sub-unit Juvvel have their own unique jewerly theme. Coincidentally, the color combination of the members' stones almost resembles the colors used in a Sentai formation, with purple being used as a placeholder for black.
Garnet | Naraka |
Amethyst | Mikoto Rindo |
Aquamarine | Riri Yuhi |
Citrine | Himawari Honma |
Pink Diamond | Mito Tsukino |
Ninja High School[]
Ninja High School is an American manga-style comic published by Antarctic Press's Eternity Comics. The series parodied or paid homage to various aspects of Japanese pop culture. In Issue #8, a Sentai team called Zetraman is introduced to the story and is featured on the cover. Design-wise, they loosely resemble Taiyo Sentai Sun Vulcan, but have a Black Ranger instead of a Blue Ranger. Later issues included female Pink and Green Rangers.
Ninja Turtles[]
In the Next Mutation episode "Silver and Gold", the Turtles begin looking into recent bank robberies, to which Leonardo notes they are "ninja, not Power Rangers." (Note also that Next Mutation was the season that featured a crossover with Power Rangers in Space.)
Nisemonogatari[]
In the second episode entitled, "Karen Bee Part 2", Karen does DekaMaster's roll call phrase and does some of his poses in front of her big brother. At the end, she mentions two of DekaBlue aka Hoji Tomasu's catchphrase, "Super cool. Perfect."
Non Non Biyori Nonstop[]
in episode 3, Hikage Miyauchi mentions about doing Sentai poses. Later in episode 8, there is a red ranger mask at the corner of the screen. In Episode 11, a red ranger figure is seen behind Kaede Kagayama.
NO Straight Road[]
In the game, one of the bosses is a boy band comprising of robots, called the 1010. The colour scheme is based on the Zyuohger.
Nurse Angel Ririka SOS[]
In Episode 33 of the Second part series, Shou watched a Tokusatsu Sentai Show called Violet Victory. And Violet Victory's helmet look compared to RyuuRanger from Gosei Sentai Dairanger and Amour compared to KingRanger from Choriki Sentai Ohranger. Nurse Angel Ririka SOS is serialized by Shueisha in the manga magazine Ribon from January 1995 to July 1996. Also the characters shares with Shimajiro Characters and come from Kodomo Challenge by Benesse Corporation, Although Ririka Moriya wants to be a nurse and shared and compared to Sayo Oharu/Kiramai Pink from Kiramager and Nodoka Hanadera/Cure Grace from Healin' Good Pretty Cure as she works in the hospital and work as a Nurse and also recovering her health as well too compared by Pink Heroines. By the Anime Series, Nurse Angel Ririka SOS has shortened 35 episodes instead of 70 and OVA just like Healin' Good Pretty Cure and Mashin Sentai Kiramager both got shortened 45 episodes and don't have Christmas episodes as well. Healin' Good instead of 49 episodes and also Kiramager have instead of 48 episodes due to COVID-19 pandemic.
Nurse Angel Ririka | Ririka Moriya |
Nurse Angel Mimina | Mimina Kanou (Unofficial) |
Violet Victory |
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Ojamajo Doremi[]
In the first season episode 42, Kota is obsessed with Battle Rangers, Doremi and her friends use their magic to transform into MajoRangers to fight for justice. In Sharp Season, Doremi and her new boyfriend along with Hana enjoy watching the Battle Rangers by their date, also they appeared in episode 42 Sharp Season too. In the Dokkan Season, Hana wants to see a Sentai like show called Battle Rangers. Doremi and the others magically became a Sentai called Majo Sentai MajoRangers. Their costumes design-wise are inspired by Gorenger.
MajoRangers[]
Majo Red | Doremi Harukaze |
Majo Orange | Hazuki Fujiwara |
Majo Blue | Aiko Seno |
Majo Purple | Onpu Segawa |
Majo Yellow | Momoko Asuka |
Commander Hana | Hana Makihatayama |
Battle Rangers[]
Battle Red | Red |
Battle Blue | Blue |
Battle Yellow | Yellow |
Battle Green | Green |
Battle Pink | Pink |
Commander White | White |
OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes[]
In the episode "We Have Fleas", Enid, Rad, and K.O. have been turned into werecreatures and are preparing to battle the robot Mikayla in a closed video store. If viewers pause the frame where they go into fighting stances, they can see an old poster of a Power Rangers-like movie in the background.
In "Back in Red Action", a team of female warriors called the Hue Troop chase after their former leader Red Action after she accidentally breaks the source of their powers and runs away. The Hue Troop is revealed to be a legacy hero team from the future, with the powers having been passed down from one generation to the next to protect the world from evil. The episode does poke a bit of fun at some of the tropes associated with Super Sentai/Power Rangers, such as the poses and odd scenarios that come with being a Ranger.
The storyboard artist Parker Simmons admitted he wanted to pay homage to Miss America from Battle Fever J when designing the costumes of the Hue Troop, hence why they have hair on their helmets.[1]
Red Action |
Yellow Technique |
Green Guts |
Black Strategy |
Blue Power |
One Piece[]
The Germa 66 (pronounced "Double-6") is a family squadron that controls the Germa Kingdom. The squadron is lead by the members of the Vinsmoke royal family, from whom Sanji, one of the Straw Hat Pirates, is a disowned member of. The five Vinsmoke children were modified from birth to be powerful genetically enhanced soldiers for combat, led by their father, Vinsmoke Judge. Except for Sanji, whose' mother Sora took a drug that prevented his enhancements from awakening, they were given Raid Suits to further enhance their abilities.
Sanji received his Raid Suit during the Whole Cake Island arc, but did not use it until the Wano Country Arc when he was forced to hide his identity as Soba Mask, a name he gave himself due to his hatred for his family's creations and by extension, the suit's official name "Stealth Black". Sanji later destroyed the suit after he discovered that the continued use of the suit had awakened his genetic enhancements, which was ultimately instrumental in him defeating Queen during the raid on Onigashima.
Garuda | Vinsmoke Judge |
Poison Pink | Vinsmoke Reiju |
Sparking Red | Vinsmoke Ichiji |
Dengeki Blue | Vinsmoke Niji |
Stealth Black | "Black Leg" Sanji |
Winch Green | Vinsmoke Yonji |
Additionally, the Red/Blue/Pink/Green team alignment matches that of the J.A.K.Q., which also began with four initial members.
Onigiri[]
In the MMORPG Onigiri Online the player meets a group of stickies in Kyoto calling themselves the "Beto Rangers".
Commander | Sunset Sticky |
Sunset Sticky | Sunset Sticky |
Grass Sticky | Grass Sticky |
Peach Sticky | Peach Sticky |
Swamp Sticky |
Swamp Sticky |
Outnumbered[]
In UK comedy show Outnumbered, Series 2 Episode 1 "The Wedding", the vicar officiating at Aunt Angela's latest wedding tells Ben and Karen Brockman that Jesus was not a Power Ranger, when discussing His divinity.
Overwatch[]
Blizzard created new skins for the game's characters for an Anniversary event. Genji, a cyborg ninja, got an unlockable costume called the "Sentai" skin. In this form, he resembles a Kamen Rider, but some of the phrases he speaks while wearing the costume are references to Super Sentai seasons Go-Onger and Gekiranger:
- "Dokidoki Yukai!" and "Break the Limit!"
- "Unbreakable Body!" and "Fantastic Technique!"
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Paper Mario: Color Splash[]
In this Wii U game, Mario encounters a Sentai Team of Toads called the Rescue V. The intro screen to their TV show is an homage/parody of Denziman.
Rescue Red |
Rescue Yellow |
Rescue Green |
Rescue Purple |
Rescue Blue |
Pastel Memories[]
In the series finale, the girls build their own mechs to confront the mother virus. When they combined into one big robot, the robot is quite similiar to the AbarenOh.
Pawn Stars[]
In season 2, episode 5 of Pawn Stars, a customer attempted to sell a life-size Power Ranger statue. In reality, the statue was simply a red mannequin with boots, gloves, and a diamond covering a hole where said customer put a phone charger in (attempting to evoke the Red Mighty Morphin Power Ranger) with a Red Wind Ranger helmet placed on top. The customer attempted to sell it for $150, but was turned down by Corey and Chumlee.[2]
In episode 22 of season 17, one of the helmets of the movie Piranhatrons was brought in by a customer who had worked on Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie, where it was almost sold for $1,000, but was passed on due to some paint issues.[3]
Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero[]
In the series, the episode is called Massive Morphy Merge Mechs which is parody of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. According to Sam Levine, the episodes concept was inspired by Gundam, Transformers, Voltron, Power Rangers, and even Thomas the Tank Engine.
Perfect Blue[]
The film begins on a scene with a live stage show of a Super Sentai-like show called Powertron. Though it features only three Rangers (Red, Blue, and Green), and their costumes resemble the Ohrangers mixed with the Carrangers.
Persona[]
The Persona series of the Megami Tensei franchise has an in-universe TV show called Phoenix Ranger Featherman R (不死鳥戦隊フェザーマンR Fushichou Sentai Fezaaman Aru), which parodies Choujin Sentai Jetman.
In Persona 2: Innocent Sin , All the main characters, except for Yukino Mayuzumi, wore masks and role-played as these heroes during their childhood.
In the opening movie of the PSP remake, shelves hanging the Phoenix Ranger Featherman R masks appear briefly at a festival vendor.
Red Hawk | Tatsuya Suou |
Blue Swan | Maya Amano |
Yellow Owl | Eikichi Mishina |
Black Condor | Jun Kurosu |
Pink Argus | Lisa Silverman |
In Persona 3, Ken Amada is embarrassed of owning a Phoenix Ranger Featherman R action figure, despite having already established a sense of precocious maturity in the eyes of his fellow SEES members. In-game, the show can be watched by the protagonist on the TV in their dorm room on Sundays.
In Persona 3: Dancing in Moonlight, the original Featherman Suit is available as a DLC costume.
Feather Eagle | Makoto Yuki |
Feather Berkut | Akihiko Sanada |
Feather Penguin | Junpei Iori |
Feather Crane | Mitsuru Kirijo |
Feather Argus | Yukari Takeba |
Feather White-eye | Fuuka Yamagishi |
Feather Sparrow | Ken Amada |
Feather Peregrine Falcon | Aigis |
Persona 4 Arena Ultimax and Dancing in Moonlight features Yukari Takeba acting in a fictionalized in-universe Featherman show as the civilian identity of Feather Pink. As explained in Persona 5, she became a successful actress following the end of the Dark Hour. Arena Ultimax features a clip from the "show" where the Feathermen fight the monster Merlion, while the show's opening theme is featured as a bonus track in Dancing in Moonlight.
Designation | Name | Actor (in-universe) |
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Feather Hawk | Sho Ozora | Shun Mimoto |
Feather Swan | Mahiru Tensei | Yukiko Eto |
Feather Owl | Ru Karei | Yuichiro Takada |
Feather Condor | Tsubasa Kagitsume | Shuji Nunogazawa |
Feather Argus | Suzuko Kujakuin | Yukari Takeba |
In Persona 4 Golden and Persona 4: Dancing all Night, the Featherman suits are available as character costumes. It also includes the Neo-Featherman, a parody of the Neo-Jetman, and includes a Green Ranger as well as a White Ranger, though it is Horned Owl themed. 4 also stars Johnny Yong Bosch of Power Rangers fame.
Feather Hawk | Yu Narukami/Protagonist |
Feather Swan | Naoto Shirogane |
Feather Owl | Yosuke Hanamura |
Feather Falcon | Kanji Tatsumi |
Feather Argus | Yukiko Amagi |
Feather Parakeet | Chie Satonaka |
Feather Horned Owl | Teddie |
Feather Shoebill | Rise Kujikawa (Only available in Persona 4 Dancing All Night) |
At one point in Golden, Nanako is watching TV and players can see a still shot of a Sentai team on it.
In Persona 5, there is a set of Sentai figurines on Futaba Sakura's shelves, which she highly protects. Yusuke Kitagawa had played around with the figurines, angering her. In the same game, one of the equippable weapons for Goro Akechi is called a Quasar Saber. The player can also receive a "Hero Figurine" as a gift from Futaba Sakura, a ranger-like character wearing a top hat and cape wearing what resembles in particular a Liveman uniform. Akira Konoe's Zephyrman attire design and ability to drive mecha from Persona 5 scramble is a reference to Sentai genre superheroes.
In 'Persona 5 Royal and Persona 5: Dancing in Starlight, the new Featherman Suits once again are available as character DLC costume with unique battle and victory theme songs.
In Persona 5 Strikers, Ryuji is wearing one of the Featherman masks and some of the ranger masks can be seen in the mask stand.
Feather Dooka | Protagonist |
Feather Pheasant | Yusuke Kitagawa |
Feather Ostrich | Ryuji Sakamoto |
Feather Rock Hopper | Morgana |
Feather Alnair | Ann Takamaki |
Feather Bold Eagle | Makoto Nijima |
Feather Cockatoo | Haru Okumura |
Feather Toucan | Futaba Sakura (Only available in Persona 5 Dancing in Starlight) |
Feather Crow | Goro Akechi (Only available in Persona 5 Royal) |
Feather Crane | Kasumi Yoshizawa (Only available in Persona 5 Royal) |
Pink Panther 2[]
During the interrogation against The Tornado, Vincenzo asks him if he is "Zorro" or a "Power Ranger" because of how he hides his identity.
Pinky and the Brain[]
In the 1996 Holiday Special issue from DC Comics, Pinky and the Brain are mistaken for toys by one of Santa's toy inspecting elves and deemed rejects. They are flung into a machine where they are recycled and emerge as packaged "Mighty Tidy Rodent Rangers" toys.
Playstation Home[]
Unidentified Squadron U-Man[]
In PlayStation Home on PlayStation 3, we can embody Unidentified Squadron U-Man a parody of sentai created by Granzella Inc.
Pokémon[]
Pokémon: The Electric Tale of Pikachu[]
On page 81 of the second volume of the english version of the Pokémon: The Electric Tale of Pikachu Manga, Duplica calls out "It's Morphin Time" as her Ditto transforms into a Machop. On the following page a boy explains to his friend that the reason the performer said that was because Ditto has the power to Morph and is pretty Mighty.
Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia[]
In Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia, after beating the main storyline, a Quest becomes available where the player must rescue a Machop. Upon accepting the Quest, the client says "Go, go, Pokémon Ranger!"
Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire[]
- Hoenn's Local Heroes
- The Hoenn Rangers Coexistence Force! We fight for the peaceful coexistence of Pokémon, nature, and people!
In the Pokémon remakes of the first Generation III games, Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, a group of local heroes named the Hoenn Rangers Coexistence Force are mentioned in six different locations in the game. Unlike most Power Rangers/Super Sentai references, the team is of equal amounts of female and male members, where traditionally males outnumber the females.
As described by an NPC located in TV Mauville, the show had apparently ran into unfortunate timing, as when they aired, the Contest Spectaculars also began becoming popular, shoving the Hoenn Rangers aside from the limelight and airwaves. Posters and toys of the characters are found in various places, with the interactive toy boxes mentioning one of the Hoenn Rangers, whose personality traits have been used as traits for rangers in the past and future. The toys themselves have their price tags either torn or made illegible.
A face board of one of the Hoenn Rangers in a simple pose, this one being Lilycove Viridian, can fittingly found on the roof of the Lilycove Department Store, whose appearance appears to be based off of DragonRanger/MMPR Green Ranger.
- Brave but Laid-back Hero Littleroot Crimson (Found in the Slateport Market)
- Powerful yet Absentminded Hero Mauville Yellow (Found in TV Mauville)
- Sensitive and Smart Rustburo Heroine Ivory (Found in the Weather Institute lobby)
- Quick-moving but Pessimistic Hero Fallarbor Bordeaux (Found in Lilycove Department Store Ground Floor)
- Heroine Lilycove Viridian, an ironically acrophobic flyer (Found on Lilycove Department Store Roof as a faceboard)
- Self-conscious but Cool Heroine Pacifidlog Cobalt (Found in the Mossdeep Space Center)
Pokémon X and Y[]
In the Pokémon main series installment, Pokémon X and Y, a Pokémon Ranger-classed Trainer named Lee states that he is the Red Pokémon Ranger and after he is defeated, he asks the player if (s)he wants to be the Blue Ranger of his Ranger team in Kalos' Route 16.
Pokémon: Sun and Moon anime[]
In the 55th episode of Pokémon: Sun and Moon, Ash and his Alola classmates are invited to join the Ultra Guardians, a task force that serves to deal with Ultra Beast, and even non-Ultra Beast-related incidents. They go on their first mission in the 61st episode, second in the 69th, third in the 78th, and fourth in the 85th. Eventually, Gladion joins the team in the 87th episode to help out in the Necrozma crisis. Gladion's suit differs slightly from the others in its design, much like Sixth Rangers.
In Episode 100th - 101th, Ultra Guardians has an alternate apocalyptic future counterpart known as Ultra Rangers, and Dia is the team's former member and one of its surviving members as well, while still keep in touch with them to find the stranded survivors from Guzzlord's destructive reign at the same time he allied with the mythical Pokémon Zeraora in the ruined Alola. Until the unexpected arrival of Ash and his Pikachu to the alternate Alola, the said universe's Shiny Tapu Koko finally rise from the shadow once more, and Guzzlord is finally defeated by the combined Gigavolt Havoc Z-Moves between Ash's Pikachu and Zeraora, thus restoring the alternate Alola.
Ultra Guardians
Blue | Ash Ketchum |
Red | Kiawe |
Orange | Sophocles |
Green | Mallow |
Aqua | Lana |
Pink | Lillie |
Black | Gladion |
Ultra Rangers
Ultra Ranger | Dia |
Pokémon: Journeys Anime[]
In the 141st episode of the Journeys series the Squirtle Squad can be seen wearing the traditional Super Sentai colors that started with Gorenger or in Power Rangers with Zeo. Ash's squirtle is wearing red, while the members of his gang are wearing, blue, yellow, pink, & green.
The Powerpuff Girls[]
In The Powerpuff Girls, 2 episodes parody Super Sentai Robo vs. Kaiju & Power Rangers Megazord vs. Giant Monster battles in Uh Oh, Dynamo & Live and Let Dynamo where it centers around a Sentai Robo/Power Rangers Megazord like robot called Dynamo. In its first appearance it does battle with a with a Giant Fish Balloon Monster while in its second appearance it's on a rampage because of the Mayor of Townsville piloting it.
Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon[]
In episode 37 the protagonists fight against some henchmen who actually are Golem Soldier costumes with hooded robes added onto them.
Pripara[]
In Episode 102, the Dressing Pafé were dressed in their rangers suits called Idol Squadron PriParanger.
Promare[]
Near at the end of the movie of Promare there's that one scene that looks very familiar to the grand cross from GoGoFive.
Pucca[]
This is the team that helps master Soo fight his evil brother and his henchmen. The Team leader is Garu and each one has a color. In the reference they are a parody of the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers.
Ironically the Blue Ranger from Uchu Sentai Kyuranger is named Garu.
Sooga Ranger Blue | Garu | |
Sooga Ranger Red | Pucca | |
Sooga Ranger Yellow | Ching | |
Sooga Ranger Pink | Abyo |
Punky Brewster (Revival Series)[]
In the revival of the 1980's NBC sitcom Punky Brewster on the streaming service Peacock in Epsiode 5 "Looking for Love and a Hat" in one scene a toy Red Tsunami Cycle from Power Rangers Ninja Storm can be spotted on a table.
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Rabbids[]
In the game, Rayman Raving Rabbids 2, one of the game characters in the game is called Space Sheriffs Rabbits.
Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure[]
In season 2’s "Happiness is" upon being corrupted by the Idol of Vershaftsbezeigungengien, several of the Richard Horvitz-voiced Lorbs' war cry almost sounds like "Ai-yi-yi-yi-yi!" like Alpha 5.
Ready Player One[]
In the book, the Sentai has been mentioned. Win Morisaki, the singer of Donbrothers, is also featured in this flim.
ReBoot[]
The second-season episode "Nullzilla" has the characters wearing Ranger-like costumes and piloting five giant robotic insects that combine into a giant robot, in order to save their system from a gigantic marauding monster.
Ironically the colors of their suits and their motif would be used by future seasons.
- (Red/Black/Blue/Green/Pink) would be used by future Sentai/Ranger Teams Kyoryuger/Dino Charge Rangers and Ryusoulger/Dino Fury Rangers.
- The concept of a full team possessing an Insect-Motif would be used by the 47th Super Sentai Season Ohsama Sentai King-Ohger.
The first 2 attempts they tried to put their vehicles together into their giant robot even referenced Sentai Robo/Megazord formations.
- The Vehicles stacking on top of each other.
- Three vehicles possibly trying to form the main body (1 forming the head, 1 forming the torso, And 1 forming the hips.) while 2 possibly trying to form the legs.
ReBoot: The Guardian Code[]
ReBoot: The Guardian Code is a Canadian live-action/CGI-animated television series, produced by Mainframe Studios. It is a reimagining of the fully computer-animated series ReBoot.
Four teen gamers who make up the highest-scoring team in an online game meet in person on their first day at Alan Turing High School. Their enrollment was arranged by Vera, an artificial intelligence in fiction|artificial intelligence who has recruited the team to physically enter cyberspace as "Guardians" and protect it.
Vector | Austin Carter |
D-Frag | Trey Davies |
Googz | Parker |
Enigma | Tamra |
The Red Ranger Becomes an Adventurer in an Another World[]
The Red Ranger Becomes an Adventurer in an Another World (戦隊レッド 異世界で冒険者になる Sentai Reddo isekai de Bōkenjā ni naru) is a Japanese manga series featuring a Sentai team.
Kizuna Red | Tougo Asagaki (浅垣灯悟 Asagaki Tougo) |
Kizuna Blue | ??? |
Kizuna Green | ??? |
Kizuna Yellow | ??? |
Kizuna Pink | ??? |
Renai Sentai Shitsuranger[]
Renai Sentai Shitsuranger is the first single for all-girl trio, Nochiura Natsumi. It pays homage to the Super Sentai franchise.
The video shows all the members in a recording studio, another one is dancing in a blue background wearing Super Sentai related costumes. Another shot is all the members do their morphs to turn into rangers.
Coincidentally, the name "Shitsuranger" is uttered by Kouichirou Endou at the end of episode 7 of Denji Sentai Megaranger, as a pun when he denies about being heartbroken (shitsuren) over being dumped by Yurika Mishima as his teammates tease him.
Rick and Morty[]
In Season 5 episode, Gotron Jerrysis Rickvangelion, Morty and his family were dressed as Gotron heroes and it is similar to the Voltron color scheme.
Robot Chicken[]
- In Season 2, Episode 25, the Red Ranger from Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (which is actually an Auto Morph Jason action figure) is the interview subject during the flu season segment. He says how the Power Rangers offer great health insurance but even a Ranger can get flu and call in sick. The scene cuts to the consequences, a Megazord with one zord arm, fighting a giant crab. The toy depicted is a Deluxe Lightspeed Megazord (from Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue). Additionally, since a single zord makes up the upper torso and arms, it's technically missing part of a zord, rather than one whole zord.
- In Season 3, Episode 43, Randy is dressed as a Pink Ranger from Mighty Morphin Power Rangers in his worst Halloween and School Day. The costume is not accurate to the show however, since there are two white circles on the chest instead of white diamonds, the costume lacks the morpher buckle, and has no diamonds around the gloves and boots.
- In Season 5, Episode 85, Mesogog ends up working as a manager at a Wendy's fast-food restaurant after he is defeated by the Power Rangers. The sketch focuses on forgotten characters from 1990's popular culture, but Mesogog is from Power Rangers Dino Thunder, which aired in 2004 and therefore isn't part of the 1990's. However, the Rangers that are seen fighting Mesogog are from 1993's Mighty Morphin Power Rangers.
- In Season 5, Episode 100, the series is spoofed along with Yogi Bear in a sketch titled Power Forest Rangers. In the sketch, Ranger Smith morphs and splits into the five Power Forest Rangers as a last resort attempt to get Yogi Bear to stop stealing picnic baskets. Yogi, in retaliation, transforms into a live-action Sentai/PR-based bear monster, and engages in a tokusatsu-style battle with the Power Forest Rangers. After a battle scene, the sketch cuts to a man in a boardroom in Japan, saying to the board members, "And that is how you bring Yogi Bear to Japan! You're welcome!" The board members disinterestedly leave, one placing a sword on the table and pushing it towards the man, implying that their message is that the man should kill himself by comitting seppuku.
- In Season 6, Episode 116, the series is spoofed along with Teletubbies in a sketch titled Mighty Tubby Power Rangers. In the sketch, the Teletubbies are recruited by Zordon to save the Earth.
- In Season 8, Episode 152, the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers are in their Megazord fighting a twelve-story tall moss monster. After the monster smashes into the apartment wall of a married couple, Herb and Glynnis, they enter the moss monster's anal cavity, mistaking it for a cave. Herb makes the bad decision to ignite a lighter when he drops his flashlight. The lighter ignites a methane pocket and triggers an explosion, launching them out of the monster's anal cavity and killing them upon the impact of their landing. Herb and Glynnis' grave, seen at the end of the sketch, has a stone-carved moss monster sculpture with a flaming rear end atop it.
- In Season 9, Episode 175, Rita Repulsa advertises "Rita's Magic Wand Natural Male Enhancer", which allows her to enlarge one's penis size with her Magic Wand.
- In Season 10, Episode 198, a sketch sees Rita Repulsa managing to reduce the Power Rangers from brave heroes to irresponsible drunks by exposing them to alcohol, and finally defeats them by reporting them to the police for underage drinking.
Rolling Bomber Special[]
Rolling Bomber Special is a 7-minute short film featuring Shingo Katori (a member of the boy band SMAP, who were also involved in Kamen Rider G) as a regular guy who was suddenly assaulted by the Chikyu Sentai Freshman which are a parody of the 1986 Super Sentai Choushinsei Flashman, claiming that he is the destroyer of the world despite having no idea of what they're accusing him. He unintentionally defeated them in their first encounter and since then, he received threats upon waking up (brought by a flaming arrow). A Shocker-esque group called Zarray soon sent him a message, telling him that he's the one that they've been waiting for in order to take over the world. In the end, a shot from the Freshmen's Rolling Bomber revealed his robotic appendages with him still wondering about his real identity.
Chikyu Sentai Freshman[]
Red Fresh |
Blue Fresh |
Yellow Fresh |
Green Fresh |
Pink Fresh |
Rugrats[]
The Nickelodeon cartoon series Rugrats had one episode, entitled "Mega Diaper Babies", have the babies watch a series called "Mega Hyper Heroes", which was a combination of Power Rangers (a team of teens who transform into heroes), Fantastic Four (four heroes using shapeshifting, super strength, invisibility and fire power), and Captain Planet and the Planeteers (using the rings to call up their powers and protecting the environment). When Angelica steals their figurines, the babies pretend to be their own versions of the heroes to go rescue them.
Rumble Garanndoll[]
The Battery girls' battle modes resembles some of the Sentai Mecha. The blue shark is a referenced to GaoShark, Red Rabbit is a referenced to RH-03 Rabbit and Yellow cat with stripes is a referenced to GekiTiger.
Rune Factory[]
In the third game, one of the characters, Collette mentions a play called Radish Rangers, she also describes how there's a floating head, making reference to Zordon. Additionally, also sings the opening lyrics but with Radish Rangers instead.
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Saints Row: The Third[]
In the game Saints Row: The Third the 3rd installment in the Saints Row franchise in its Whored Mode one of the waves Wave 7 is called "Rita" & its description says MAKE MY MONSTER GROW! which is a reference to Rita Repulsa & when she enlarges her monsters to the sizes of giants which lead to the Megazord battles.
Samsung Galaxy Gear Ads[]
The Samsung Galaxy Gear is a wrist worn smartphone or "Smartwatch" made in 2013. Its advertisements featured clips, audio and images of wirstworn devices from classic TV and film. Among those featured in the ads was the Wrist Communicator from Mighty Morphin Power Rangers and footage from the series where the Rangers talked into them, it also features scenes from the dub of the Toei Tokusatsu, Giant Robo.
Samurai Flamenco[]
Samurai Flamenco is an anime with several references and parodies to tokusatsu in general. Although at first, the references were mainly aimed at Kamen Rider but, as the series continued, it eventually stepped into a "Super Sentai" themed story-arc.
Said team: Samurai Sentai Flamenger (サムライ戦隊フラメンジャー Samurai Sentai Furamenjā), which team name is a reference of Samurai Sentai Shinkenger.
There are some references to Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger in this team. For example, the core team color pattern, Soichi the Blue warrior is the oldest, and Sakura is the sole female member of the team.
A subtle reference to Forever Red is made on their first appearance where each of the members, individually, were informed that they were to be the red ranger of the team by their main mentor Joji Kaname, also known as Red Axe. This caused all the team members to dress up in red sentai suits, including Sakura Momoi.
The group's names (sans Hazama) also harken back to Showa-Era Sentai shows, where some Rangers had their colors within their own names, with Sakura pulling double duty in this regard.
Flamenger[]
Flamen Red | Masayoshi Hazama |
Flamen Black | Anji Kuroki |
Flamen Pink | Sakura Momoi |
Flamen Blue | Soichi Aoshima |
Flamen Green | Hekiru Midorikawa |
Brass Rangers[]
Brass Red | Masayoshi Hazama |
Brass Yellow | Anji Kuroki |
Brass Pink | Sakura Momoi |
Brass Blue | Soichi Aoshima |
Brass Green | Hekiru Midorikawa |
Money Rangers[]
Money Red | Masayoshi Hazama |
Money Yellow | Anji Kuroki |
Money Pink | Sakura Momoi |
Money Blue | Soichi Aoshima |
Money Black | Hekiru Midorikawa |
The Brass Rangers are a Sentai team with motifs of musical instruments. Design-wise they are a homage to the original Himitsu Sentai Gorenger.
The Money Rangers are a Sentai team with motifs of forms of currency. Design-wise they are a homage to Dengeki Sentai Changeman.
Scan2Go[]
In episodes 40, 41 and 42 of the Scan2Go anime, there is a group of brothers who call themselves the Road Busters. There real names are Barry (Red), Gary (Yellow) and Jerry (Blue). The fact the episodes aired in 2013, the name might be a spoof of Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters.
Seinfeld[]
In the episode "The Comeback", the VHS release of "The Wanna-Be Ranger" can be seen at a video store.
Sengoku Basara[]
In Sengoku Basara 2, there is a group of spear wielding samurai team who call themselves the Gohonyari (Five Spears). They are the group of mercenaries who in the course of the game have been hired by Hōjō Ujimasa, Azai Nagamasa and Shimazu Yoshihiro. They have a red-blue-yellow-green-black color set, like Engine Sentai Go-Onger / Power Rangers RPM.
Sesame Street[]
Super Morphin Mega Monsters was a recurring Sesame Street sketch in the 1990s, spoofing the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers franchise, down to the logo & theme song.
The Mega Monsters team consisted of Elmosaurus, Zoeceratops, Telly Dactyl, & Rosita Raptor (in that configuration), who would "morph" into caped & helmeted outfits (rather than spandex and full-head helmets) when trouble arose. Their arch-enemy was the evil monster alien Zostic (parody of Rita Repulsa and Lord Zedd), ruler of the planet Enormous, who would send his underlings to cause trouble on Earth in various ways.
In contrast to the fight scenes on the real Power Rangers, the Mega Monsters would run around and wave their arms in vaguely martial arts-style motions, but would only reason with others instead of attacking with punches and kicks (at least onscreen). They also do not summon a Megazord or Zords. However, they do have a "morphing" sequence (albeit without visible Morphers), and Telly using a Communicator-esque device that he only refers to as a "wrist computer". A school like Angel Grove High is implied in the 'morphing' stock footage, because Telly asks Elmo if he had studied for a math test. There is also no Command Center, and no mention of any equivalents to Zordon or Alpha 5. Additionally, rather than having a fixed team leader, each Mega Monster takes turns leading the team, an element only used rarely in Power Rangers and Super Sentai.
A still from the segments was used on the cover of the critical book Saturday Morning Censors.
Elmosaurus | Elmo |
Zoeceratops | Zoe |
Tellydactyl | Telly |
Rositaraptor | Rosita |
However, in Power Rangers Samurai, the Nighlok's giant form is referred to as a Mega Monster.
Shén Shòu Jīngāng (神兽金刚)[]
A Chinese anime sentai team created as parody to Zyuranger. Showcases 6 kids who have the powers of mystical creatures.
Qílín Jingang | Lin Kong |
Qinlong Jingang | Ye Hui |
Baihu Jingang | Zhang Li |
Zhuque Jingang | Zhao Yan |
Xuanwu Jingang | Chen Feng |
Ying Long Jingang | Wan Min |
The series eventually created a Season 2, introducing 4 new rangers and more upgraded powers.
Qílín Jingang | Lin Kong |
Baihu Jingang | Zhang Li |
Zhuque Jingang | Zhao Yan |
Xuanwu Jingang | Chen Feng |
Qinlong Jingang | Ye Hui |
Shizi Jingang | Tang Lion |
Xiong Jingang | Xiong Yu |
Lingyang Jingang | Yang Xue |
Emo Niu Jingang | Lu Qiang |
In 2015, a Season 3 was created, introducing more upgraded powers.
Xīng Jiǎ Huáng | Lin Kong |
Xīng Jiǎ Lán | Chen Feng |
Xīng Jiǎ Hóng | Ye Hui |
Xīng Jiǎ Yín | Zhang Li |
Xīng Jiǎ Fěn | Zhao Yan |
Xīng Jiǎ Hēi | Wan Min |
In 2019, a Season 4 was created, introducing new upgraded powers.
Qinlong Jingang | Ye Hui |
Qílín Jingang | Lin Kong |
Xióng shī jīngāng | Zhang Li |
Fènghuáng jīngāng | Zhao Yan |
Kūnpéng jīngāng | Chen Feng |
Dú jiǎo shòu jīngāng | Wan Min |
In 2020, a Season 5 was created, introducing more upgraded powers.
Shèng hǔ jīngāng | Lin Kong |
Shén lù jīngāng | Ye Hui |
Língxī jīngāng | Zhang Li |
Xuán niǎo jīngāng | Zhao Yan |
Bǎo xiàng jīngāng | Chen Feng |
Mó yú jīngāng | Wan Min |
In 2022, a Season 6 was created, introducing new upgraded powers.
Qílín Jingang | Lin Kong |
Qinlong Jingang | Ye Hui |
Baihu Jingang | Zhang Li |
Zhuque Jingang | Zhao Yan |
Xuanwu Jingang | Chen Feng |
Baize Jingang | Wan Min |
Shin Japan Heroes Universe[]
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Shinkansen Henkei Robo Shinkalion THE ANIMATION[]
Episodes 33 and 69 of Shinkalion THE ANIMATION features a fictional tokusatsu program called Shinkariser (シンカライザー Shinkaraiza), with each member being based on three of the Shinkansen trains.
E5 |
E6 |
E7 |
Shipping Wars[]
Episode 5 of season 7 of Shipping Wars features two Power Rangers statues, a 6-foot-tall Red Wild Force Ranger and a 16-foot-tall Red Mighty Morphin Power Ranger, to be shipped to New Orleans for a birthday party.[4]
Show By Rock!![]
A superhero band with a hot heart and a marketing soul called themselves the Baiganba V (バイガンバー V ). Normally they are employees for the major musical instrument chain of stores, "Revolution Music Store." Every week on its rooftop they hold a "Superhero Live Show.”
In the post credits of SHOW BY ROCK!! STARS!! episode 5, the Baiganba V banner sign is seen on the stage.
Designation | Name |
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Bai Red | |
Bai Blue | |
Bai Yellow | |
Bai Green | |
Bai Pink |
Shy[]
2023 superhero anime Shy features a fictional team of superheroes called Heartman.
In the Season 2 poster, it features their April Fools Project called Tenshin Sentai Shairanger. The main characters did a roll call pose similar to Himitsu Sentai Gorenger.
The Simpsons[]
- In the season 23 episode A Totally Fun Thing That Bart Will Never Do Again, the cruise's fun schedule includes "Power Ranger lessons from a former Pink".
- In Simpsons Comics #212, the main story is called Monty's Morphin Power Wrangler. In the UK edition, Simpsons Comics #243, this story is reprinted along with a puzzle page called Mighty Morphin' Stumpers.
- In the season 6 episode Homer Badman, among all the corrections done by the sensationalist TV program Rock Bottom, one of them says "Licking an electrical outlet will not turn you into a Mighty Morphin Power Ranger".
- In Simpsons Comics #223 (UK issue 256), Homer can't decide which pastry to eat first, a fritter or a macaroon. He smushes them together, saying "Ooh! They combined into one super-pastry! Like a Megazord made out of flour and sugar!"
- In the season 17 episode We're on the Road to D'ohwhere Jeff Albertson, the Comic Book Guy buys an Power Rangers SPD briefs with Green Ranger image.
- In the season 27 episode Halloween of horror twin-sisters Sherri and Terri wear Green Ranger costumes very similar to Green Mighty Morphin Ranger.
Sinfest[]
A strip from the Sinfest webcomic features the Politically Incorrect Marginalized Fringed Rangers.
Skylanders[]
One of the skill sets for Ambush is "Go Go Forest Ranger". The Skill name is similar to "Go Go Power Rangers".
So I'm a Spider, So What?[]
In episode 14, three of the Kumoko's parallel minds are about to do a sentai team pose.
Sonic the Hedgehog (Archie Comics)[]
Had the title not been cancelled, Issue #293 of Archie's Sonic the Hedgehog comic book would feature Sonic and Honey the Cat making a television show called Sonic-Man Heroes, which was based off of the "Sonic-Man" character seen in the 2006 game Sonic the Hedgehog.
Slayers TRY[]
In episode 18, Amelia and Gourry came across a village and its self-proclaimed guardians who called themselves Ryusei Senshi Peaceman (流星戦士ピースマン). Originally thought to be an actual in-series sentai, they are actually a group of delusional elders stuck in their own fantasy doing sentai poses, melodramatic speeches of justice, all the while being centered around "ninja" servants who produce all their special effects and dwarves posing as the "evil demons".
As heroic they tend to be, their old age and poor health puts them in "uncool" postures and delaying their dramatic entrances. Ryu and Mei were struck down (by bad colds), where the Peacemen coerce Gourry and Amelia to "temporarily" fill in their ranks.
Designation | Name |
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Dai the Bald Eagle | |
Gen the Wolf | |
Ryu the Lion > Gourry Gabriev | |
Mei the Swan > Amelia Wil Tesla Saillune | |
Reika the Leopardess |
SMITE: Battleground of the Gods[]
With the release of patch 8.9, Mulan has a skin that resembles a ranger, and is even referred to as "Sentai Mulan". Additionally, the card art for that skin shows Mulan posing in front of an exploded enemy.
Smoking Causes Smoking[]
Smoking Causes Coughing (French: Fumer fait tousser) is a 2022 French comedy anthology film that revolves around the Tobacco Force, a team of superheroes with a smoking habit. The film is believed to have been loosely inspired by Power Rangers, with the suits & helmets bearing such resemblance.
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse[]
In Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, several figures similar to Super Sentai can be noticed on Miles' shelf.
Spider-Man: Far From Home[]
In the film, Peter's teacher Mr. Dell makes a reference to the Power Rangers when he sees the Elementals fused together into one.
Spider-Gwen[]
- In Spider-Gwen Volume 2 Issue 4, Gwen asks the Green Goblin "What's up with this hoverboarding Middle Earth Power Ranger thing of yours, Osborn?", referencing both Lord of the Rings and Power Rangers.
Spirit Farmer[]
In Chapter 40, Geon Woo thought it was power rangers when My Night mentions about 5 people.
Static Shock[]
In the episode "Hoop Squad", Static receives help from the titular team, a Power Ranger-like superhero team of NBA stars with powered costumes.
The Hoop Squad were recruited by the National Biotech Authority, a secret government agency dedicated to preserving world peace & stability, to operate new bio-enhanced suits designed by Dr. Mason Andrews. They were chosen by the NBA to become a superhero team because they were the ones who had the strength & skills needed to operate Dr. Andrews' Bio-Enhancer suits.
Spin Drive | Tracy McGrady |
Pulverizer | Karl Malone |
Center Force | Yao Ming |
Point Man | Steven Nash |
Steven Universe[]
In Issue #7 of the Boom! Studios Kaboom! comic, a poster of a Sentai Pink Ranger is seen in Steven's room above his dresser drawer. Said Pink Ranger resembles Lithia Tribe Princess Mei/Kimberly Ann Hart from Zyuranger/MMPR, but wields a variation of the Tricera Lance with a pink crystal as the blade. (an allusion to the gem of Rose Quartz and by proxy, Steven)
Studio C[]
Justice Trio[]
In the BYUTV sketch comedy series Studio C, there was a sketch called "Justice Trio: Rejected Power Rangers Sequel". As the name & description says, it purports to have been a rejected sequel to Power Rangers in the late '90s.
In the video "footage", the Justice Trio lacked identical suits or helmets & simply resembled average superheroes with seemingly poor superpowers. The team consisted of Brain Attack (portrayed by Jason Gray), who seemed to lack some actual mind-related powers (like telekinesis) & fought using brainwaves & teleportation, Steel Blade (portrayed by Stacey Harker), who lacked actual weapons who fought using his hands which seemed to contain Qi-like energy, & Rotting Flesh (portrayed by Mallory Everton), who suffered from leprosy.
Brain Attack | Brain Attack | Jason Gray |
Steel Blade | Steel Blade | Stacey Harker |
Rotting Flesh | Rotting Flesh | Mallory Everton |
Justice Rangers[]
Studio C later made another sketch entitled "Justice Rangers: It's Lunchin' Time", which may be inspired by the 2017 reboot film.
In the sketch, the Justice Rangers face Rita Repulsa (portrayed by Mallory Everton) in the high school cafeteria, when they're suddenly joined by the lunch lady, Miss Sammich (portrayed by Stephen Meek). Miss Sammich manages to defeat Rita before suddenly going rogue. With Rita's staff in her hand, she manages to clobber the Justice Rangers to the ground. Just as she's about to finish them off, however, Miss Sammich is stopped by the school custodian (portrayed by Whitney Call), who happens to be in love with her. After the two embrace, Miss Sammich reveals her first name to the Justice Rangers--Cindy--before she & the custodian fly away.
Red Ranger | Jason Gray |
Blue Ranger | Stacey Harker |
Black Ranger | Jeremy Warner |
Yellow Ranger | Tori Pence |
Pink Ranger | Natalie Madsen |
The Justice Rangers' costumes were made to resemble the suits of the 2017 movie team. Also, they all seem to wear the same helmet, which bears a strong resemblance to that of the Red Mighty Morphin Power Ranger.
Mighty Medallion Morphers[]
In another parody sketch by Studio C, a team of Rangers fight the evil Dr. Destructo (portrayed by Gabby Moore) and her army of Cyber Ninjas. However, one of the Rangers (portrayed by Jason Gray) has packed the wrong medallion and ends up transforming into a fisherman.
Designation | Name | Actor | Power Vehicle |
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Komodo Dragon | TBA | Aleta Myles | Butterfly Jet |
Pit Viper | Sean | Jason Gray | Hornet Rocket |
Sean in a Hat | One-Man Dinghy | ||
Arctic Wolf | TBA | Jericho Lopez | Dragonfly Hot Air Balloon |
Tiger Shark | TBA | Tori Pence | Bumblebee Helicopter |
Grizzly Bear | TBA | Carl Foreman |
Super Crooks[]
In the first Netflix Anime episode “Electro Boy”, Johnny Bolt discovered he had superpowers and trained with his best friend Tommy. Tommy mentions Power Rangers Jungle Fury by stating he will be his “Pai Zhua master”. Johnny questions why he mentioned Power Rangers and Tommy defends his choice by stating that Power Rangers is based on Super Sentai and Jungle Fury is based on Gekiranger, then goes into detail on the differences and states Jungle Fury is in his opinion superior to its original as the Power Rangers could summon their martial arts masters.
Super HxEros[]
An unknown type of alien called "Censor Bug" (キセイ蟲, Kiseichū) invades Earth. They plunder "H-energy", the source of human eros, in an attempt to make mankind extinct. To save the Earth from the alien threat, high school boy Retto Enjou joins the "HxEros" team, partnering with four gorgeous high school girls, one of whom is his childhood friend Kirara Hoshino. However, it turns out that Kirara has drastically changed her personality, which leads to an estrangement between the two childhood friends. This team colour scheme is similar to Ninninger.
Designation | Name |
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HxE Red | Retto Enjou |
HxE Blue | Sora Tenkuuji |
HxE Yellow | Kirara Hoshino |
HxE White | Maihime Shirayuki |
HxE Pink | Momoka Momozono |
Super Mario RPG[]
- "We fight for evil! We live for disorder! We like what we do! We struggle for chaos! We are... the AXEM RANGERS!!"
- ―Axem Rangers[src]
The game Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars features a group of teenaged warriors known as the Kajio Sentai Onoranger (カジオー戦隊オノレンジャージャー Kajiō Sentai Onorenjā, translated as "Smith King Sentai Axe Rangers"), or the Axem Rangers in English. They also have a battleship called Blade with a special turret that resembles the original Megazord/Daizyuzin Head. The OnoRanger name is both a pun on Onore and Ohranger.
Axem Red | |
Axem Black | |
Axem Green | |
Axem Pink | |
Axem Yellow |
Super Neptunia RPG[]
A set of Sentai-based costumes was released on July 23, 2019 as DLC for the four main characters plus four other characters, dubbed the Hero Sentai Brave Ranger. The costumes come in both helmeted and helmetless variants and can be mix-n-matched with animal ears and tails.
Brave Purple | Neptune |
Brave Black | Noire |
Brave White | Blanc |
Brave Green | Vert |
Brave Dark | Chrome |
Brave Orange | Artisan |
Brave Blue | IF |
Brave Pink | Compa |
Super Robot Wars[]
In the Game Boy Advance title Super Robot Wars Reversal the main heroes of the anime Mobile Fighter G Gundam make an appearance. Their first appearance in stage 8 has the five members of the Shuffle Alliance appear and call out the names of their Gundams and themselves ("Shining Gundam! Domon Kasshu!" "Gundam Maxter! Chibodee Crockett!" "Gundam Rose! George De Sand!" "Dragon Gundam! Sai Saici!" "Bolt Gundam! Argo Gulskii!") before an explosion appears behind them, mimicing the Super Sentai tradition of a role call and explosion.
Later on, Allenby Beardsly joins the team, proclaiming herself to be the unofficial Sixth Member of the Alliance.
Super Seisyun Brothers[]
The Akibarangers appear in episode 8 of Super Seisyun Brothers alongside ©Na, Doctor Z, Aoi Ichikawa,& Satomi Funabashi walking in the background of the episode.
Superman[]
In Action Comics Vol. 1 #714, Superman is busy chasing the Joker through a bunch of parade floats. The Joker activates one, sending a bunch of robotic Power Ranger look-alikes referred to as the "Mighty Martian Powee Rangers" to distract the Man of Steel.
Supernatural[]
Dean Winchester: So, you just forgot that you were God's little Power Ranger?
T[]
Tales of the Abyss[]
In the PS2/3DS game Tales of the Abyss, it's possible to receive a series of costumes themed after Super Sentai/Power Rangers (although they're not available on the first playthrough). There's a costume for each character, and if the character wears the costume into battle they will sometimes say a Super Sentai/Power Rangers-esque phrase during the victory screen scene.
Abyss Red | Luke Fon Fabre |
Abyss Black | Tear Grants |
Abyss Blue | Jade Curtiss |
Abyss Pink | Anise Tatlin |
Abyss Orange | Guy Cecil |
Abyss Green | Natalia Kimlasca-Lanvaldear |
Abyss Silver | Asch |
Teamo Supremo[]
Captain Crandall | Crandall |
Skate Lad | Hector Felipé Corrio |
Rope Girl | Brenda |
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012 series)[]
Throughtout season 2, the Turtles watch a show called "Super Robo Mecha Force Five!" which has similarities to Super Sentai and Power Rangers. However, the show is primarily a parody of Voltron, according to showrunner Ciro Nieli.
Captain Dash Coolstar |
Dr. Blip |
Princess |
Lunk |
Squeakums |
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures[]
In a 1996 3-issue story by Archie, the Ninja Turtles are on a quest to find an ancient turtle Zodiac talisman and ancient mystic scrolls. In Issue #1, a group of villains called the Power Raiders use the talisman to battle the Turtles with the White Raider wielding its power.
Teen Titans Go![]
In the episode "Squash and Stretch", the Titans have their snack nuts stolen by a squirrel and try a myriad of ways to get them back. One method they resort to is transforming into the "Teen Titronz", a Sentai-style superhero team that parodies various superheroes including Science Ninja Team Gatchaman.
TFboys[]
In the music video for their song "Manual of Youth", there are background dancers wearing Mighty Morphin Pink, In Space Silver, S.P.D. Red, Yellow Owl and Samurai Blue costumes.
Tari Tari[]
In episodes 9 (Going White and Going Red) and 10 (Budding and Burning) of this music anime, Wakana, Konatsu, Sawa, Taichi and Atsuhiro played a superhero team called "Nishinohashi Hero Shoutenger".
Red | Atsuhiro "Wien" Maeda |
White | Taichi Tanaka |
Yellow | Konatsu Miyamoto |
Green | Sawa Okita |
Pink | Wakana Sakai |
The Daichis: Earth's Defense Family[]
An Anime created by Macross creator and Mecha designer Shōji Kawamori. This series centers around a dysfunctional family defending the earth while trying to stay under budget. In the 5th episode, the family uses the expensive Mighty Robo to destroy the Gaynoids' ship.
Designation | Name |
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Red | Daichi Dai |
Blue | Daichi Nozomi |
Yellow | Daichi Seiko |
Green | Daichi Mamoru |
The Devil Is a Part-Timer![]
In the 3rd episode of the second season, a poster shows Shinobi Five Live show. Shinobi Five is strongly resembles as Ninninger.
Designation |
---|
Shinobi Red |
Shinobi Blue |
Shinobi Yellow |
Shinobi Pink |
Shinobi Green |
The Fruit Of Evolution[]
In episode 4 of season 2, Saria did the introduction entrance like Don Momotaro.
Titan Maximum[]
This stop motion animated series was produced by Stoopid Buddy Stoodios (the team behind Robot Chicken) and is a parody of both Voltron and Super Sentai/Power Rangers. Unlike most parodies of the aforementioned properties, Titan Maximum was geared toward an adult audience. The series focused on the titular team battling against their former teammate Gibbs, who has turned to the side of evil. The series ran for nine episodes on Adult Swim before being cancelled.
Designation | Name |
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Red Pilot | Commander Palmer |
Yellow Pilot | Jodi Yanarella |
Black Pilot | Sasha Caylo |
Blue Pilot | Gibson "Gibbs" Gibberson ► Willie Palmer |
Green Pilot | Spud Cunningham ► Leon the Monkey Janitor |
Toaru Kagaku no Railgun[]
In the finale of Toaru Kagaku no Railgun T, Sakuragi Naruha has came up with a suggestion to recruit one member to form a Sentai Team as Scavenger sounds like a tokusatsu team.
Tokumu Sentai Shinesman[]
A Manga written by Kaimu Tachibana as an affectionate parody of the Super Sentai and subsequently adapted into a two episode OVA. The plot focuses on a group of office workers from the Right Trading Company who have been tasked with defending the Earth from invaders from the Planet Voice, spearheaded by Prince Sasaki and his minion Seki. During their job interviews each member of the team was asked what color they would use for a superhero costume; four of them, not understanding the question chose "business-friendly" colors, but the main character, whose younger brother is a fan of Super Sentai shows, picks red.
Shinesman Red | Hiroya Matsumoto |
Shinesman Grey | Shogo Yamadera |
Shinesman Sepia | Shotaro Ono |
Shinesman Salmon Pink | Riko Hidaka |
Shinesman Moss Green | Ryoichi Hayami |
The series also included an in universe Sentai series called Greatman, of which Matsumoto's younger brother Youta is a huge fan. A Greatman stage show becomes the arena of the Shinesman's battle against the forces of Planet Voice in both episodes of the OVA.
Greatman Red |
Greatman Black |
Greatman Blue |
Greatman Yellow |
Greatman Pink |
Tokusatsu Gagaga[]
Tokusatsu GAGAGA is a 2017 weekly Tezuka Cultural Prize nominated manga series featured in Weekly Big Comic Spirits. It centers around a young 26 year old office worker named Nakamura Kano who is a "TokuOta" or Toku Otaku. She loves tokusatsu superheroes and tries to live by the principles of those heroes every day. She stays loyal to the genre by watching all the latest episodes, collecting the various toys and goes to amusement parks to watch the stage shows. However, due to the stigma that tokusatsu is a children's medium of entertainment, she is alienated by her personal fears of being seen as "weird". Nakamura's favorite show is called Juushouman, a Super Sentai-like series with a three team member group of big cat motif Rangers with two males and one female (who also shares her color and cheetah motif with her counterpart) like Gekiranger. Being a manga about tokusatsu, it is full of references to Super Sentai, from various toys to the designs of the Rangers resembling those or having motifs of past Sentai series.
A 7 episode TV adaptation premiered January 18, 2019 on NHK. Furthering the comparison to Super Sentai, Toei Studios assisted with the tokusatsu elements, with long time suit maker Rainbow making the suits.[5][6]
Bestial Storm Jushowan (獅風怒闘ジュウショウワン Shippudotō Jūshōwan) is one of the superhero productions that appear in the J-Drama version of Tokusatsu Gagaga.
When alien monsters seek to destroy the planet, warriors with the spirits of wild cats appear to fight them. Noble Shou becomes Shishi Leo with the heart of lion, hot-blooded Gou becomes Toraiger with the ferocity of a tiger, innocent Rin becomes Chelda with the speed of a cheetah, and the mysterious Ray becomes SeroTori with the stealth of an ocelot. These four are the super-team Jushowan.
Shishi Leo | Shou |
Toraiger | Gou |
Chelda | Rin |
SeroTori | Ray |
Tom & Jerry Tales[]
In Tom & Jerry Tales episode "More Powers to You", the Amazing Acquaintances are a parody of the Power Rangers.
Tomica Kizuna Gattai Earth Granner[]
The Granner Team wear suits that are clearly inspired by Super Sentai.
Granner R | Raiga Kudou |
Granner K | Kuga Kudou |
Granner J | Joe Pachero |
Granner X | Kakeru Kumaneko |
Granner G | Go Mach |
Tonari no Kyuuketsuki-san[]
In episode 7, there is a scene where a blue and red Akarenger mask is seen.
The Flash[]
In the season seven, seventh episode Growing Pains of the Arrowverse/CW show The Flash, Chester P. Runk refers to Team Flash as the Power Rangers, and the Speed Force (in the guise of Nora Allen) as their Zordon.
The Great Battle[]
The Great Battle series is a collection of video games made by Bandai subsidiary Banpresto for the Super Famicom/Super Nintendo. The games had characters from Kamen Rider, Ultraman and units from Mobile Suit Gundam team up with an original hero named Fighter Roar to battle foes from each of the three's universes in different settings in SD form. In The Great Battle IV, Kamen Rider ZO, the Victory 2 Gundam and Ultraman Powered teamed up with Roar as a Super Sentai-like team. At the end of each stage, they would summon a powerful robot known as Compatible Kaiser. At the end, Compatible Kaiser and the game's final boss, Dark Brain, disappears into another dimension.
Although ZO, V2 and Powered didn't make the jump, Compatible Kaiser would return in Super Robot Wars Original Generation Gaiden with a new Fighter Roar, allying with the ATX and SRX members to fight Dark Brain once more.
The King of Fighters[]
Only in The King of Fighters '97 and '98, Ralf Jones and Clark Still have a special intro in which they both do the Cross Changer pose. This is likely a nod to Choujin Sentai Jetman in which they use this pose to transform.
The Masterful Cat Is Depressed Again Today[]
In episode 4, the character Kaouru Orizuka mentions a children’s show named Go! Umyu Sentai UMYU Sea!! which featured an Idol group of the same name fighting against alien monsters named Gaiarai.
The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya[]
Gekiranger and Go-Onger masks are on display in a scene from the episode "Endless Eight part 2".
The Unstoppable Wasp[]
In Issue #1, Wasp, Ms. Marvel and Mockingbird are fighting a giant robot piloted by the Supreme Scientist of A.I.M., Monica Rappaccini. Upon seeing this robot, Ms. Marvel says that Mockingbird is "fighting a Megazord".
The Wonderful 101[]
This game, developed by Platinum Games and Nintendo for the Wii U features a group of superheroes who can create several weapons by joining a group of people. The main seven heroes are depicted with references to the Sentai genre.
Wonder-Red | Will Wedgewood |
Wonder-Blue | Elliot Hooker |
Wonder-Green | Jean-Sébastien Renault |
Wonder-Pink | Mariana Kretzulesco |
Wonder-Yellow | Ivan Istochnikov |
Wonder-White | Momoe Byakkoin |
Wonder-Black | Krishna Ramanujan |
Toyota[]
As part of a public safety campaign, Toyota released a series of ads to promote traffic safety as well as advertise their vehicles that feature sliding doors. The ads feature a giant robot that transforms from a Toyota Hiace called Slinger Robo who is accompanied by a Super Sentai-like team themed and named after Toyota vans and hatchbacks called the Slide Sentai Slingers. The team's car theme and focus on traffic safety draws parallels to Gekisou Sentai Carranger.
Alphard |
Esquire |
Porte |
Hiace |
Tank |
Sienta |
Transformers[]
Transformers: Wings Universe[]
The Autobot Clear Out's colors are a reference to the Ryuseioh/Red Dragon Thunderzord as the colorist was a fan of Mighty Morphin'.
Transformers: Rise Of The Beasts[]
Kris can be seen wearing a Mighty Morphin Power Rangers shirt in the beginning of the film.
TripTank[]
In the episode "Roy & Ben's Day Off", a kid called to the office of TripTank, unknowing that Roy and Ben were absent, worried because, after he tried to imitate the Alien Probe thing, now he has some Power Rangers stuck in his butt, and the Pink Ranger's fingers now are where she shouldn't be. At a Credits scene of the episode, it's seen the Pink Ranger, inside the kid's butt, beating a living piece of excrement.
Tsuki ga Kirei[]
In the 2017 anime series Tsuki ga Kirei (月がきれい as the moon, so beautiful.), a poster for Getsumen Sentai Gekkouger, extremely reminiscent of Doubutsu Sentai Zyuohger, can be seen.
Red | Zyuoh Eagle |
Blue | Zyuoh Shark |
Yellow | Zyuoh Lion |
Green | Zyuoh Elephant |
White | Zyuoh Tiger |
Tsukimichi Moonlit Fantasy[]
Since the beginning of the anime’s second cour, the anime’s official social networks have launched a series of promos featuring the characters Aqua and Eris, calling themselves as Kuzunoha Sentai Akuranger. An obscured silhouette is behind Aqua and Eris when they say the roll call and do a pre-battle pose. after the logo of the Akurangers show, the mysterious character is revealed (this one changes in every promo).
Türkisch für Anfänger[]
In episode 11 of the German sitcom "Türkisch für Anfänger" (Turkish for Beginners), Nils can be seen wearing a Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue T-Shirt.
U[]
Unsung Hero[]
A pastiche Sentai team is featured in Unsung Hero (2014), a film drama about stunt actors. Notably, Goro Unno, who serves as suit actor for Pink, is portrayed by Susumu Terajima (寺島 進 Terajima Susumu), who would go on to portray Mario Mori in Doubutsu Sentai Zyuohger. Mario's "transformation" into the pink-colored Zyuoh Human is an in-joke reference to this role.
Universal Soldier[]
In the 1992 film starring Jean-Claude Van Damme, there is a wrist-mounted device the soldiers use called the Thermal Monitors. If viewers pause the movie on a close-up of the device, they will see it is a Cross Changer toy brace from Choujin Sentai Jetman painted gunmetal grey and slightly modified by the prop department.
V[]
Voltron: Legendary Defender[]
In Season Four of the Dreamworks/Netflix reboot of Voltron, the team performs some poses heavily resembling those of multiple tokusatsu series, specifically Flashman, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers and Gorenger. Voltron itself was largely derived from Super Sentai tropes, featuring 5 lion mecha that combine into a humanoid robot and a team of five warriors with different colored armors.
W[]
Wan Wan Celeb Soreyuke! Tetsunoshin[]
From episode 37, the Hills Dogs/Dog Paradise Members created a team called the Celebrity Sentai Hills Ranger (セレブ戦隊 ヒルズレンジャー Serebu Sentai Hiruzurenjā) as a new plan to fight off Neo's evil scheme. Their suits are similar to the Gorenger.
Designation | Name |
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Hills Red | Tetsunoshin |
Hills Blue | Hanzou |
Hills Black | Rinia |
Hills White | Victoria |
Hills Green | Iwan |
Hills Pink | Meg |
Hills Yellow | Pochi |
Hills Purple | Ooana |
Web of Scarlet Spider[]
In issue 4 of Web of Scarlet Spider, Speedball tells the evil metallic Scarlet Spider, "Back off, ya overgrown spider-zord!"
We Bare Bears[]
In "Imaginary Friend", the trio as cubs create a spacesuit-wearing bear called Silver Bear to be thier imaginary friend after seeing a kid in the park watching an episode of "Ultra Meteorite Fighters" on his portable TV. He is a superhero who wants to fight crime 24 hours a day. He also tends to impart what appears to be wholesome lessons from time to time. Wanting to help, the trio gain powers of their own and transform into Power Rangers-like heroes and fight with bear-themed mecha, with the mute Ice Bear summoning his with a flute a la the Green Ranger. However, their love of the violent action show causes the Baby Bears to have their imaginations run wild and Silver Bear goes out of control, encouraging them to hurt others by imagining people are monsters they need to fight.
Eventually, Silver Bear becomes corrupted and transforms into a villain called Blackstone that the Baby Bears must defeat using their mecha. After Silver Bear fades away, the Baby Bears decide not to use their imaginations for the rest of the day.
To add to the massive homage, the voice of Silver Bear is done by the late Jason David Frank, complete with some of his signature kiai. Silver Bear's turn to evil also mirrors that of Jason David Frank's role as Lord Drakkon.
Ultra Meteorite Fighters[]
Red Wolf |
Pink Bear |
Yellow Snake |
Green Bat |
Bears[]
Red Grizzly | Grizz |
Yellow Ice Bear | Ice Bear |
Green Panda | Panda |
Silver Bear |
W Magazine[]
In the March 2023 issue of W Magazine, Jennifer Coolidge did a fashion photo shoot inspired by Japanese tokusatsu titled Coolidge vs. Haute Squad 5: Attack on Neo Runway City—Jennifer Reborn.[7] Among the many photos is the actress portraying a Sentai villainess battling a Ranger team, the titular Haute Squad 5. Upon reflecting her time on the shoot, Jennifer thanked the crew for “letting her live out her Rita Repulsa fantasies”.
Wedding Peach[]
In the 2 Video Specials Omake of Wedding Peach, they have a reference and a parody of Super Sentai/Power Rangers and they have included Hiromi Kawanami (Potamos) was the fifth Love Angel joining the Love Angel Teams by the end of the series. And in the First Special, they have Giant Robos but in the preview of the missing episode combining into Ultimate Love Angel Robo. And in the second, they have their New Attacks and their Love Angel Weapons into Super Lovely Magnum. Wedding Peach is released on the Manga by Shogakukan, Anime TV series and OVA Wedding Peach DX, shared with the Sound Effects by Swara Productions (Sounds come from Sailor Moon) and also shares the color of the teams as Choujuu Sentai Liveman and Engine Sentai Go-Onger.
Wedding Peach | Momoko Hanasaki |
Angel Lily | Yuri Tanima |
Angel Daisy | Hinagiku Tamano |
Angel Salvia | Scarlet O'Hara |
Angel Potamos/Rose | Hiromi Kawanami/Potamos |
Where's Waldo[]
In the episode, Big in Japan, Waldo, Koichi and Wenda made a team of Go Hero Go
Color | Role |
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Go Hero Red | Waldo |
Go Hero Blue | Wenda |
Go Hero Green | Koichi |
World's End Club[]
During the game's story, Tatsun constantly talks about his favorite superheroes the Electro Rangers (which are based on the Power Rangers). He even transforms into a Black Electro Rangers as his awakened power.
WWE[]
Former NXT wrestler Xavier Woods (now part of their main roster), as part of his character, is billed from Angel Grove, California, with a fighting style of hip hop kido, and having been trained under Zack Taylor. He also uses "It's Morphin Time" as his battlecry before executing his finisher. Montel Vontavious Porter, a former WWE wrestler, was made fun of his ring attire by the commentators and the audience on his debut in 2006, with the crowd chanting "Power Rangers". Goldust, a former WWE wrestler, referenced the series's original theme song when talking to fellow wrestler Molly Holly. He was meant to say "Gold" but it came out as "Go Go Power Rangers ".
X[]
X-Rangers: Defenders of Gaming[]
This Video is a parody of Power Rangers.
X-Men: The Animated Series[]
In the episode "The Juggernaut Returns" (aired on May 6, 1995), when the new Juggernaut tries to stop Cyclops and Wolverine from escaping after they take back the Ruby of Cyttorak (to give it to the original Juggernaut Cain Marko to restore his powers), his failure to disable the Blackbird (the X-Men's jet) leads to him falling into a TV studio. Inside, he encounters Blue and Pink Ranger characters - as well as men in monster suits. He immediately flees the studio upon seeing this, and a musical arrangement resembling the PR theme is briefly heard.
This parody is due to the fact that like Power Rangers, the 90's X-Men series - along with other Marvel Comics properties - were also being produced by Saban around that time; and this aired during season 2 of the original show. The studio that the new Juggernaut falls into is named "Banzai Film," an obvious parody of Bandai.
Y[]
Yakuza[]
In the game, Yakuza: Like A Dragon, there is a character named Man from Part-Time Hero. He wears a Red Ranger's helmet.
Yu-Gi-Oh![]
An archetype based on the Super Sentai/Power Rangers Franchise called Super Quant exists in the game. Complete with their own variation of the Goranger Storm, and a Giant Robot. In Yu-Gi-OH 7, there is a card called the Super Magitek Deity Magnum Over Road and the way that they combine in the anime is similar to how the rangers zords combine to form a megazord.
Yuukan Sentai Brave Frontier[]
A parody of Kyoryuger performed by the Kyoryuger cast themselves as a way to promote the new mobile game, Brave Frontier. This was released in conjunction with Brave 33.5: This is Brave! Battle Frontier.
Vargas |
Selena |
Lansel |
Ezer |
Atoro |
Magrus |
Urusei Yatsura[]
In 12th episode of the fourth season, juice from Lum's home planet transforms citizens into random characters. Among those in the crowd in one scene was Vul Eagle, Vul Shark and Vul Panther.
In the twenty-frist episode of Urusei Yatsura, Vul Eagle appears on the computer screen among the many bachelors that Kurama can choose from.
Yo-kai Watch[]
In the series called Yo-kai Watch Jam - Yo-kai Academy Y: Close Encounters of the N Kind, the characters have a hero form known as the Yo-kai Hero, which is quite similar to the Super Sentai Rangers.
Yurikuma Arashi[]
Yuru Camp (Laid-Back Camp)[]
in the ninth episode of season one(manga vol. 16), Nadeshiko mentioned a live show team called Mushroom Rangers. In the eleventh episode of season one(manga vol. 22), the girls had come up with a name for their snow team called Santa Clangers.
YuYu Hakusho[]
In the manga and anime series YuYu Hakusho, one of the teams in the Dark Tournament saga is named Team Gorenja, whose name is an obvious parody of the first Super Sentai program, Himitsu Sentai Gorenger. Each of the members are yokai (demons) that each have the their own special abilities and were later easily killed by 3 of the members from Team Toguro in the semifinals.
Red | Akarenjya |
Blue | Aorenjya |
Pink | Momorenjya |
Yellow | Kirenjya |
Green | Midorenjya |
Z[]
Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead[]
In episode 5, in a flashback a young Akira Tendo watches a show that features a Turquoise colored KabutoRaiger
Zombie Land Saga[]
- During the opening theme song, some of the female main characters dressed up as a sentai hero similar to Flashman.
- In the Funimation Dub of the second season, two fans of the main female characters are named Skull and Bull as a reference to Skull and Bulk.
References[]
- ↑ https://twitter.com/parkerrsimmons/status/926831366469165056
- ↑ https://youtu.be/JFP_VtvTqJ4?t=70
- ↑ https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTRsutKGq/
- ↑ https://youtu.be/Ttnc4DrpLWI
- ↑ http://ukiyaseed.weebly.com/ukiyaseeds-other-blog/legendary-tokusatsu-actor-hiroshi-miyauchi-to-appear-in-tokusatsu-gagaga
- ↑ http://characterland.jp/information/201902118-001/ This is a Japanese site
- ↑ https://www.wmagazine.com/culture/jennifer-coolidge-daniels-directors-issue-cover-photos
Footnotes[]