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Logo-supersentaiThis article is about a series entry (the 25th) in the Super Sentai series.

Hyakuju Sentai Gaoranger[1] (百獣戦隊ガオレンジャー Hyakujū Sentai Gaorenjā, translated into English as Hundred-beasts Squadron Roar Ranger)[2][3] was Toei Company Limited's 25th production of the Super Sentai television series. It joined Kamen Rider AgitoIcon-crosswiki. Its footage was used in Power Rangers Wild Force.

Shout! Factory released Gaoranger in North America on December 18, 2018.[4]

The average ratings of the series was 8.8%.[5]

Plot[]

Hundred Beast Squadron Growl Rangers

The Gaorangers and their Power Animals

"Do you all know? This is the beautiful blue Earth that we all live upon. Many dangerous, dark beings have tried to destroy it's beauty. But don't worry, The Earth has courageous warriors that stand up to evil. Their passionate souls have protected this planet's beauty. Five people have inherited the souls of these warriors and continued the fight..."
―Narrator[src]

One thousand years ago, a war raged between humans and the demonic Org race. With the help of the Power Animals, the ancient Gao Warriors were able to defeat the Org's leader, Hyakkimaru, and seal the Orgs.

Today, the Orgs have begun to revive, and five warriors have been chosen by the Power Animals. They must abandon their current lives and become the new generation of Gaorangers to protect the life of Earth.

Characters[]

Rangers[]

Gaorangers[]

Gaoranger (Team)

Gaorangers

Main article: Gaorangers
Designation Name Actor
GaoRed Kakeru Shishi Noboru Kaneko
GaoYellow Gaku Washio Kei Horie
GaoBlue Kai Samezu Takeru Shibaki
GaoBlack Sotaro Ushigome Kazuyoshi Sakai
GaoWhite Sae Taiga Mio Takeuchi
GaoSilver Tsukimaro Ogami Tetsuji Tamayama

Copy Sentai Copyranger[]

Main article: Copy Sentai Copyranger (12)
Lion CopyRed
Eagle CopyYellow
Shark CopyBlue
Bison CopyBlack
Tiger CopyWhite

Shade Rangers[]

Main article: Shade Rangers (42-43)
Lion Shade GaoRed
Eagle Shade GaoYellow
Shark Shade GaoBlue
Bison Shade GaoBlack
Tiger Shade GaoWhite
Wolf Shade GaoSilver

Temporary Gaorangers[]

GaoRed Satarakura
GaoYellow Sargain
GaoBlue Wendinu
GaoBlack Manmaruba
GaoWhite Furabiijo

Dream Sentai[]

Main article: Dream Sentai (Gaoranger vs. Super Sentai)
Designation Role Actor Generation
Big One Sokichi Banba Hiroshi Miyauchi J.A.K.Q.
Red Falcon Yusuke Amamiya Daisuke Shima Liveman
MegaPink Miku Imamura Mami Higashiyama Megaranger
GingaBlue Gouki Shoei Gingaman
GoYellow Daimon Tatsumi Kenji Shibata GoGoFive

Animarium[]

Other Allies[]

Villains[]

Arsenal[]

Main article: Arsenal (Gaoranger)

Transformation Devices[]

Multi-Use Devices[]

Sidearms[]

Individual Weapons and Team Sword[]

Other Weapons[]

Vehicles[]

Mecha[]

Main article: Mecha (Gaoranger)

Power Animals System[]

Legend:◆ piloted mecha, ❖ aux mecha, ◇ combo-assist mecha
Main article: Power Animals

Combinations[]

TV Series[]

Legend:◆ piloted mecha, ❖ aux mecha, ◇ combo-assist mecha
For this Mecha's alternate combinations, see GaoKing.
For this Mecha's alternate combinations, see GaoMuscle.
For this Mecha's alternate combinations, see GaoHunter.
For this Mecha's alternate combinations, see GaoIcarus.

Movies[]

Concept Arts[]

Robo Combination[]
Weapon Arm[]

Episodes[]

Main article: Hyakujuu Sentai Gaoranger Episodes

The episodes here are referred to as "Quests". The titles follow the pattern of a noun followed by a verb.

  1. Quest 01: The Lion Roars!! (獅子、吼える!! Shishi, Hoeru!!)
  2. Quest 02: The Spirit King Rises!! (精霊王、起つ!!(たつ) Shūryō Ō, Tatsu!!)
  3. Quest 03: The Eagle Vanishes!! (荒鷲が消える!! Arawashi ga Kieru!!)
  4. Quest 04: The Two Who Never Give Up!! (二人でネバギバ!! Futari de Nebagiba!!)
  5. Quest 05: The Mountain Moves!! (山が動く!! Yama ga Ugoku!!)
  6. Quest 06: Bison in Love!! (牛、焦がれる!! Ushi, Kogareru!!)
  7. Quest 07: The Dream Talks!! (夢が語る!! Yume ga Kataru!!)
  8. Quest 08: The Dog, Runs!! (犬、走る!! Inu, Hashiru!!)
  9. Quest 09: The Twins Smile (双子が微笑む Futago ga Hohoemu)
  10. Quest 10: The Moon Beckons!! (月が招く!! Tsuki ga Maneku!!)
  11. Quest 11: Father Comes to Tokyo (父親、上京。 Chichioya, Jōkyō)
  12. Quest 12: Which is the Real One!? (本物はどっち!? Honmono wa Dotchi!?)
  13. Quest 13: The Baby's First Cry Freezes (産声が凍る Ubugoe ga Kōru)
  14. Quest 14: The Soul Bird Cries (魂の鳥が叫ぶ Tama no Tori ga Sakebu)
  15. Quest 15: The Org Howls!! (鬼、吼える!! Oni, Hoeru!!)
  16. Quest 16: The Magic Flute Roars!! (魔笛、轟く!! Mateki, Todoroku!!)
  17. Quest 17: The Elephant Vanishes... (象が消えて… Zō ga Kiete...)
  18. Quest 18: The Demon Beast Armament!! (魔獣、武装!! Majū, Busō!!)
  19. Quest 19: The Bison Retires!? (猛牛、脱退!? Mōgyū, Dattai!?)
  20. Quest 20: The Maiden is Captured!! (巫女囚わる!! Fujo Torawaru!!)
  21. Quest 21: Rouki, Perplexed (狼鬼、惑う Rōki, Madō)
  22. Quest 22: The Giant Bull is Broken!! (巨牛、壊れる!! Kyo Ushi, Kowareru!!)
  23. Quest 23: Rouki Dies!? (狼鬼、死す!? Rōki, Shisu!?)
  24. Quest 24: The Silver Wolf Flashes!! (銀狼、閃く!! Ginrō, Hirameku!!)
  25. Quest 25: The Third Org Princess Arrives (三代目鬼姫参上 Sandaime Oni Hime Sanjō)
  26. Quest 26: Rouki Returns (狼鬼、ふたたび Rōki, Futatabi)
  27. Quest 27: The Chick Pouts (雛がすねる Hina ga Suneru)
  28. Quest 28: Secrets, Handed Down!! (奥義、伝承!! Okugi, Denshō!!)
  29. Quest 29: The Deer Heals (鹿が癒す Shika ga Iyasu)
  30. Quest 30: The Full Moon Kills the Wolf! (満月が狼を殺す! Mangetsu ga Ōkami o Korosu!)
  31. Quest 31: The Hyakujuu Sentai, Defeated!! (百獣戦隊、全滅!! Hyakujū Sentai, Zenmetsu!!)
  32. Quest 32: Three Creatures Eat!! (三匹が喰う!! Sanbiki ga Kū!!)
  33. Quest 33: A Boy Prays (少年が祈る。 Shōnen ga Inoru.)
  34. Quest 34: The Mighty Org Weeps!? (鉄人(オルグ)、泣く!? Tetsujin Orugu, Naku!)
  35. Quest 35: The Beast King Swords, Sealed (獣皇剣、強奪 Jūōken, Kōdatsu)
  36. Quest 36: The Warriors Dance (戦士踊る Senshi Odoru)
  37. Quest 37: Yabaiba Fired Up (ヤバイバ燃える Yabaiba Moeru)
  38. Quest 38: The Spirit King's Decisive Battle (精霊王頂上決戦 Shōryō Ō Chōjō Kessen)
  39. Quest 39: The God Takes Away (神が連れ去る Kami ga Tsuresaru)
  40. Quest 40: Sky Island, Destroyed (天空島、滅ぶ Tenkū Shima, Horobu)
  41. Quest 41: Santa Has Arrived (サンタが来た Santa ga Kita)
  42. Quest 42: The Org Ninja Invasion! ((オルグ)忍者侵略! Orugu Ninja Shinryaku!)
  43. Quest 43: The Lion Blazes Red Hot (獅子、灼熱する Shishi, Shakunetsu Suru)
  44. Quest 44: Gao’s Rock Falls (亀岩(ガオズロック)、落ちる Gaozu Rokku, Ochiru)
  45. Quest 45: The Battle Never Ends (闘い終わらず Tatakai Owarazu)
  46. Quest 46: The New Year Attacks (正月が襲う Shōgatsu ga Osō)
  47. Quest 47: The Steam Engine Roars! (蒸気機関、爆走! Jōkikikan, Bakusō)
  48. Quest 48: The Highnesses Return (奴らが蘇る Yatsura ga Yomigaeru)
  49. Quest 49: The Matrix Closes (鬼洞窟(マトリックス)、閉じる Matorikkusu, Tojiru)
  50. Quest 50: The Hundred Beasts Die (百獣、死す Hyakujū, Shisu)
  51. Final Quest: The Hundred Beasts Roar!! (百獣、吼える!! Hyakujū, Hoeru!!)

Special

  1. Hyakujuu Sentai Gaoranger Super Video: Showdown! Gaoranger vs. GaoSilver

Movies

  1. Hyakujuu Sentai Gaoranger vs. Super Sentai (百獣戦隊ガオレンジャーVSスーパー戦隊 Hyakujū Sentai Gaorenjā tai Sūpā Sentai)
  2. Hyakujuu Sentai Gaoranger: The Fire Mountain Roars (百獣戦隊ガオレンジャー 火の山、吼える Hyakujū Sentai Gaorenjā: Hi no Yama, Hoero)
  3. Ninpu Sentai Hurricaneger vs. Gaoranger (忍風戦隊ハリケンジャーVSガオレンジャー Ninpū Sentai Harikenjā Tai Gaorenjā)

CD Dramas

  1. Hyakujuu Sentai Gaoranger Gao Access CD: "Gao Panda Appears!!" (百獣戦隊ガオレンジャー ガオアクセスCD 「ガオパンダあらわる!!」 Hyakujū Sentai Gaorenjā Gao Akusesu Shī Dī "Gao panda Arawaru!!")


Releases[]

Songs[]

Main article: Hyakujū Sentai Gaoranger Soundtracks
Opening theme
  • "Gaoranger Hoero!!" (ガオレンジャー吼えろ!! Gaorenjā Hoero!!, "Gaorangers Roar!!")
  • "Gaoranger Hoero!!" (All Cast Version) (ガオレンジャー吼えろ!!(オール・キャスト・ヴァージョン) Gaorenjā Hoero!! (Ōru Kyasto Vājon))
    • Artist: The Gaorangers
    • Lyrics: Nagae Kuwahara (桑原永江 Kuwahara Nagae)
    • Composition & Arrangement: Koutarou Nakagawa (中川幸太郎 Nakagawa Kōtarō)
      • Used as the opening for the movie and the ending for Quest 45.
Ending themes
  • "Oozora E No Kaidan" (大空への階段 "A Stairway to The Sky") (51)
    • Artist: The Gaorangers
    • Lyrics: Chieko Suzaki (洲崎千恵子 Suzaki Chieko)
    • Composition & Arrangement: Koichiro Kameyama (亀山耕一郎 Kameyama Kōichirō)
    • Chorus: Kumi Sasaki, Saitō Taeko
      • Finale ending and the second part of this song is used as insert theme for Quest 44
Mecha themes
Insert themes
  • "Sono Tsubasa De..." (その翼で… "With Those Wings...")
    • Artist: Yukio Yamagata (山形ユキオ Yamagato Yukio)
    • Lyrics: Maki Yoshino (吉野麻希 Yoshino Maki)
    • Composition & Arrangement: Koutarou Nakagawa (中川幸太郎 Nakagawa Kōtarō)
    • Chorus: Junko Hirotani (広谷順子 Hirotani Junko)
      • Unused during the show's airing
Character themes
  • "Hibiki No Shirabe" (響の調べ The Resounding Melody) (29, 36, 38, 43, 44)
    • Artist: Tetomu / Takemi (岳美)
    • Lyrics: Yoshie Isogai (磯谷佳江 Isogai Yoshie)
    • Composition Yoshihide Tsuge (柘植由秀 Tsuge Yoshihide)
    • Arrangement: Seiichi Kakehashi (掛橋誠一 Kakehashi Seiichi)
  • "Ochite Yuke..." (堕ちて行け… "Fade Away...")
    • Artist: TsueTsue / Rei Saito (斉藤レイ Saitō Rei)
    • Lyrics: Maki Yoshino (吉野麻希 Yoshino Maki)
    • Composition & Arrangement: Koutarou Nakagawa (中川幸太郎 Nakagawa Kōtarō)

Cast[]

Suit Actors[]

Staff[]

Stage Shows[]

Toyline[]

Main article: Gaoranger (Toyline)

Notes[]

Super Sentai Anniversary Logo

This Super Sentai series is the first official anniversary series, celebrated the franchise's 25th Anniversary in 2001.

  • Gaoranger is notable for introducing the concept of 'auxiliary mecha', which were additional individual mecha which could combine with the main robot(s) to form new combinations or weapons. Auxiliary mecha would become a staple of Sentai after Gaoranger.
  • GaoSilver is the first sixth ranger whose actor is specifically credited in the opening credits in his own slot, (ex. MegaSilver's actor had been lightly credited in the episodes he appeared in but was not given his own slot like the others) starting with Quest 28, as well as being the first sixth ranger to appear in the theatrical Super Sentai movie, Hyakujuu Sentai Gaoranger: The Fire Mountain Roars.
  • This is the first Sentai series where the entire team have cellphone transformation devices.
  • This is the first Sentai to join forces with members from various past Super Sentai teams instead of with the previous team for their team-up special, Hyakujuu Sentai Gaoranger vs. Super Sentai.
  • Despite having already dubbed Power Rangers: Wild Force, a Korean dub of Gaoranger called Power Rangers Jungle Force (파워레인저 정글포스 pawoleinjeo jeong-geulposeu) was shown in South Korea instead of Samurai Sentai Shinkenger.
  • This is the first series where the five core members died and later were revived.
  • Hyakujū (百獣) is a Japanese phrase that translates to "all kinds of animals", but it also literally translates as "hundred animals". In the context of Gaoranger, the latter translation is intended.
  • Gao (ガオ) is Japanese onomatopoeia equivalent to a roaring sound. The Gaoranger roll call uses the kanji for "fang" ( kiba) and "howl" ( hoe) which are read together as "Gao" (牙吠).
  • This is the very first season to get released on DVD.
  • This is the first series having a "long roll call" of each Ranger, instead of a simple name declaration.
  • Gaoranger did not have a team up with the preceding season, Mirai Sentai Timeranger. However, it had one with the following season, Ninpu Sentai Hurricaneger.

See Also[]

External Links[]

References[]

  1. https://www.toei.co.jp/release/bb/1225661_971.html
  2. Gao is Japanese onomatopoeia equivalent to a roaring sound, yet the Gaoranger roll call uses the kanji 牙吠, which mean "fang" and "howl", respectively
  3. The kanji for Hundred Beasts (百獣 Hyakujū) also means "All of the Beasts."
  4. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AzmhREXZRCM
  5. http://www10.atwiki.jp/shichouseiko/pages/71.html

Footnotes[]


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