This article is about a/an series entry (the 36th) in the Super Sentai series.

Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters
Number	36
Number of episodes:	Unknown
First episode:	Special Mission Task Force, Assemble!
Power Rangers Counterpart:	TBA
Original airing:	26 February 2012
Production Order
previous Gokaiger	EX Akibaranger

Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters (特命戦隊ゴーバスターズ, translated as Special Mission Squadron Go-Busters) is the name for the 36th season of Super Sentai. The series follows a spy motif. The team made its debut appearance in Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger vs. Space Sheriff Gavan: The Movie

Contents 1 Story 2 Characters 2.1 Go-Busters 2.2 Allies 2.2.1 EMC Special Missions Unit 2.2.2 Family 2.2.3 BuddyRoids 2.2.4 Other Allies 3 Evil Organization Vaglass 4 Arsenal 5 MegaZords 6 Episodes 7 Cast 7.1 Suit actors 8 Songs 9 References to Power Rangers 10 Trivia 11 References

StoryEdit

The urban lives of the city now runs by a major power source known as, Enetron (エネトロン, Enetoron^?). An evil organization from a different dimesion called Vaglass (ヴァグラス, Vagurasu^?) aims to threaten the city by stealing the Enetron from it. Three warriors are chosen by the Energy Management Center to be a group of elite heroes, known as Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters, that will protect the city from any evil threat. Along with their partners known as BuddyRoids (バディロイドヅ, Badi Roidozu^?), they have to stop Vaglass from obtaining the Enetron from the city. Hero and villain alike battle alongside 'roids' that grow into giant 'MegaZords' (メガゾード, Megazōdo^?).^[1]

CharactersEdit

Go-BustersEdit

Main article:Go-Busters (team)

Cheetah	Hiromu Sakurada
Gorilla	Ryuji Iwasaki
Rabbit	Yoko Usami
Beetle	Beet Buster
Stag	Beet J. Stag

AlliesEdit

EMC Special Missions UnitEdit

Main article: Energy Management Center

• Takeshi Kuroki
• Miho Nakamura
• Toru Morishita

FamilyEdit

• Rika Sakurada
• Yousuke Sakurada
• Michiko Sakurada

BuddyRoidsEdit

Main article: BuddyRoids

• Cheeda Nick - Red Buster's BuddyRoid.
• Gorisaki Banana - Blue Buster's BuddyRoid.
• Usada Lettuce - Yellow Buster's BuddyRoid.
• Beet J Stag - (Buddyroid form of Stag Buster.) Beet Buster's BuddyRoid.
• Enetan - Movie Exclusive BuddyRoid.

Other AlliesEdit

• Super Sentai 199
• Kamen Rider Fourze

Evil Organization VaglassEdit

Main article: Vaglass

• Messiah
• Enter
  • Buglars
  • MetaRoids
  • MegaZords

ArsenalEdit

Main Article: Arsenal (Go-Busters)

MegaZordsEdit

The Super Machine System (超マシーン システム, Chō Mashīn Shisutemu) was developed to combat the evil MegaZords. Using this, the BuddyRoids can pilot Buster Vehicles for combat as well as access various MegaZord forms.

• Great Go-BusterOh
  • Go-BusterOh - The combined MegaZord of the core Go-Busters.
    • CB-01/Go-Buster Ace - Red Buster's Buster Vehicle, a racecar.
    • GT-02 - Blue Buster's Buster Vehicle, a truck.
    • RH-03 - Yellow Buster's Buster Vehicle, a helicopter.
  • Buster Hercules - The combined MegaZord of the extra Go-Busters
    • BC-04 - Beet Buster's Buster Vehicle, a crane.
    • SJ-05 - Stag Buster's Buster Vehicle, a fighter jet.
• FS-0O - auxiliary Buster Machine, a sub that can replace RH-03 on Go-Buster Oh.

EpisodesEdit

Main article: Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters Episodes

The episodes here are referred to as "Missions".

1. Mission 1: Special Mission Task Force, Assemble! (特命戦隊、集結せよ！, Tokumei Sentai, Shūketsu seyo!)
2. Mission 2: A Promise Made 13 Years Ago (13年前の約束, Jū-san-Nen Mae no Yakusoku)
3. Mission 3: GT-02 Animal, Deployed! (GT-02アニマル、出撃！, Jī Tī Zero Tsū Animaru, Shutsugeki!)
4. Mission 4: Special Ops and Determination (特命と決意, Tokumei to Ketsui)
5. Mission 5: Dangerous Feverish Runaway! (キケンな熱暴走！, Kiken na Netsu Bōsō!)
6. Mission 6: Combine! Go-BusterOh (合体！ゴーバスターオー, Gattai! Gōbasutāō)
7. Mission 7: Bad Maintenance on Ace?! (エース整備不良?!, Ēsu Seibi Furyō?!)
8. Mission 8: Protect the Machine Blueprints! (マシン設計図を守れ！, Mashin Sekkeizu o Mamore!)
9. Mission 9: Usada Rescue Strategy! (ウサダ奪還作戦！, Usada Dakkan Sakusen!)
10. Mission 10: A Reason to Fight (戦う理由, Tatakau Riyū)
11. Mission 11: The Targeted Weakpoint (ねらわれたウイークポイント, Nerawareta Uīkupointo)
12. Mission 12: You Like Going Undercover? (変装はお好き？, Hensō wa Osuki?)
13. Mission 13: A Surprise Holiday (サプライズな休日, Sapuraizu na Kyūjitsu)
14. Mission 14: Ça va? Rescue Operation (サバ？救出作戦, Saba? Kyūshutsu Sakusen)
15. Mission 15: Gold Warrior and Silver Buddy (金の戦士と銀のバディ, Kin no Senshi to Gin no Badi)

Movies

1. Kamen Rider × Super Sentai: Super Hero Taisen (仮面ライダー×スーパー戦隊 スーパーヒーロー大戦 Kamen Raidā × Supā Sentai Supā Hīrō Taisen)

CastEdit

• Hiromu Sakurada: Katsuhiro Suzuki (鈴木 勝大, Suzuki Katsuhiro^?)
• Ryuji Iwasaki: Ryouma Baba (馬場 良馬, Baba Ryōma^?)
• Yoko Usami: Arisa Komiya (小宮 有紗, Komiya Arisa^?)
• Cheeda Nick: Keiji Fujiwara (藤原 啓治, Fujiwara Keiji^?)
• Gorisaki Banana: Tesshō Genda (玄田 哲章, Genda Tesshō^?)
• Usada Lettuce: Tatsuhisa Suzuki (鈴木 達央 , Suzuki Tatsuhisa^?)
• Takeshi Kuroki (黒木 タケシ, Kuroki Takeshi^?): Hideo Sakaki (榊 英雄, Sakaki Hideo^?)
• Miho Nakamura (仲村 ミホ, Nakamura Miho^?): Fuuka Nishihira (西平 風香, Nishihira Fūka^?)
• Toru Morishita (森下 トオル, Morishita Tōru^?): Naoto Takahashi (高橋 直人, Takahashi Naoto^?)
• Rika Sakurada (桜田 リカ, Sakurada Rika^?): Risa Yoshiki (吉木 りさ, Yoshiki Risa^?)
• Enter (エンター, Entā^?): Syo Jinnai (陳内 将, Jinnai Shō^?)
• Messiah (メサイア, Mesaia^?, Voice): Seiji Sasaki (佐々木誠二, Sasaki Seiji^?)
• Narration: Shoo Munekata (宗方 脩, Munekata Shū^?)

Suit actorsEdit

• Red Buster: Yoshifumi Oshikawa (押川 善文, Oshikawa Yoshifumi^?)
• Blue Buster: Yasuhiro Takeuchi (竹内 康博, Takeuchi Yasuhiro^?)
• Yellow Buster: Yuichi Hachisuka (蜂須賀 祐一, Hachisuka Yūichi^?)
• Cheeda Nick: Kosuke Asai (浅井 宏輔, Asai Kōsuke^?)
• Gorisaki Banana: Jiro Okamoto (岡元 次郎, Okamoto Jirō^?)

SongsEdit

Opening theme

• "Busters Ready Go!" (バスターズ レディーゴー!, Basutāzu Redī Gō!^?)
  • Artist: Hideyuki Takahashi (Project.R)

Ending theme

• "Kizuna ~ Go-Busters!" (キズナ～ゴーバスターズ!, Kizuna ~ Gōbasutāzu!^?, "Bonds ~ Go-Busters~")
  • Artist: Nazo no Shin Unit Starmen (謎の新ユニットSTA☆MEN, Nazo no Shin Yunitto Sutāmen^?, The Mysterious New Unit Starmen)

References to Power RangersEdit

Go-Busters contains several references to Power Rangers - some obvious, some not overtly stated, and some possibly not intentional. Usually these references refer to 'firsts' in Sentai history of plot devices already in place in Power Rangers.

• The mecha are called MegaZords. This is for both the heroes and villains. The difference is that individual mecha are also called MegaZords, unlike in Power Rangers where the name refers to a "giant robo", usually a combiner. 'Zord' is used as a suffix for Metaroids' MegaZords, such as ShovelRoid's ShovelZord.
  • The term "Zord", which originated in Power Rangers, was also used for the G-Zord in Mirai Sentai Timeranger.
• The Morphin Brace announces "It's Morphin' Time!" when activated, which was used throughout Mighty Morphin Power Rangers and Power Rangers Zeo, the first two Power Rangers adaptations of Super Sentai shows.
• Also the Morphin Brace has a sunglasses theme similar to Power Rangers: Jungle Fury except the Go-busters don't actually put them on like the Jungle Fury rangers but the sunglasses form the Visor when the Go-busters shout "Let's Morphin!"
• The Go-Busters can wear their suits without their helmets. This is similar to how the first Power Rangers frequently appeared helmetless. Though the Go-Busters weren't the first sentai to do so.
• The main villain Messiah is very similar to Power Rangers: R.P.M.'s Venjix as they were both computer viruses, not to mention very impatient and angry.
• Messiah is a floating head from a different dimension, just like Zordon.
• Without transforming, Go-Busters have powers (super speed for Hiromu, super strength for Ryuji and super jump for Yoko). This is very similar to the heroes of Power Rangers: Dino Thunder, Power Rangers: S.P.D. or Power Rangers: Operation Overdrive .

TriviaEdit

• This is the first Sentai team to have their name be in plural format as their official name.
• Wikipedia code for various tokusatsu articles can be found in the opening for the first episode; most notable an entry reading "Super Sentai" which mentions various other Toei-related properties of the past that have an American connection, including Spider-Man, Voltron (an Americanization of Toei anime Beast King GoLion and Armored Fleet Dairugger XV) and Sailor Moon.
• Every MetaRoid having a MegaZord version of itself is similar to Battle Fever J, where the series had their monsters not grow, but instead summon Big Brother Robots.

ReferencesEdit

Gorenger  • Ninja Captor (revoked)  • J.A.K.Q.  • Battle Fever J  • Denziman  • Sun Vulcan  • Goggle V  • Dynaman  • Bioman  • Changeman  • Flashman  • Maskman  • Liveman  • Turboranger  • Fiveman  • Jetman  • Zyuranger  • Dairanger  • Kakuranger  • Ohranger  • Carranger  • Megaranger  • Gingaman  • GoGo-V  • Timeranger  • Gaoranger  • Hurricaneger  • Abaranger  • Dekaranger  • Magiranger  • Boukenger  • Gekiranger  • Go-Onger  • Shinkenger  • Goseiger  • Gokaiger  • Go-Busters  • Akibaranger (EX)