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Juken Sentai Gekiranger
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is Toei Company's thirty-first entry in the Super Sentai franchise. Its themes are those of Kung-Fu, and animals, especially wild cats. Production began on September 29, 2006 with principal photography beginning on October 6, 2006. It premiered on TV Asahi on February 18, 2007, and concluded its airing on February 10, 2008. Its footage was used for the American TV series Power Rangers: Jungle Fury and was dubbed into Korean as Power Rangers Wild Spirit for South Korean television.
Story
Four thousand years ago, in China, a form of Kenpo martial arts was developed, the style was created by a man named Brusa Ee who built the hidden .
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is Toei Company's thirty-first entry in the Super Sentai franchise. Its themes are those of Kung-Fu, and animals, especially wild cats. Production began on September 29, 2006 with principal photography beginning on October 6, 2006. It premiered on TV Asahi on February 18, 2007, and concluded its airing on February 10, 2008. Its footage was used for the American TV series Power Rangers: Jungle Fury and was dubbed into Korean as Power Rangers Wild Spirit for South Korean television.
Story
Four thousand years ago, in China, a form of Kenpo martial arts was developed, the style was created by a man named Brusa Ee who built the hidden . Beast-Fist is a martial art in which one mimics the abilities of animals as well as reach spiritual peace. However, dissent grew among the creator's ten students. Three believed that they should use the suffering and hatred harnessed within humans to increase their power, using their power to assume their monstrous forms, the Three Fist Demons. After Brusa Ee was murdered, the Fist Demons gathered followers to practice an evil form of the Beast-Fist style known as Confrontation Beast-Fist Akugata. The other seven students believed that true strength should come from within, engaging their former friends in a great war, ending the fight with a forbidden technique to seal the Fist Demons' powers at the cost of losing their own human forms in the process, becoming the Seven Fist Sages. Followers of the Fist Sages created the Fierce Beast-Fist Beast Arts school: the Beast-Fist of justice whose sport discipline enhances the human body with the self-produced positive Qi called "Fierce Ki." It is taught by Grand Master Sha-Fu, one of the seven Fist Sages, using a sports goods company named "SCRTC" as a front. By present time, a fallen student from the Fierce Beast-Fist school named Rio turns to the Confrontation Beast Fist-style, rebuilding the Confrontation Beast Hall and bring the long-dead Confrontation Beast-Fist users back to life as kyonshi to collect Confrontation Ki, Fierce Ki's polar opposite Qi, in order to resurrect the Three Fist Demons so that through them, he can become stronger. To fight the new Confrontation Beast Hall, Sha-Fu had been training two youths: Ran Uzaki and Retsu Fukami. Along with Jan Kandou, a feral boy raised by tigers in the woods near the hidden village, the Gekiranger team is formed and later joined by two other Fierce Beast users to save the world from the Akugata's ambitions. However, an even greater evil is using the two sides for its own agenda.
Production
In a final message to the fans, producer cites various items he thanks for inspiring the series. First, the past Sentai series. Then, they thank essayist for teaching them about manga that they reference in the series. The manga mentioned are , , , , , , and others. They also thank , , , , , and for allowing them to use their names.
Fierce Beast-Fist Beast Arts
The is the school of Beast-Fist that the Gekirangers practice. It is founded by the legendary Seven , one of whom is mentor to the Gekirangers with the others offering their aid when needed. The first kanji in the original 3 Gekirangers' surnames spell in Japanese.
/ : The , a practitioner of who was raised by tigers in the mountains and relies on his brute strength in battle. Because of his upbringing, he has his own terms for various concepts that are used in the titles of episodes. He became Sharkie Chan's first student of the sword-fighting style. His strong point is his , but does not know much about "Heart" as he was raised by animals. Training with Master Gorie Yen of the style will improve Jan's "Heart."
/ : The , a practitioner of who grew up in a dojo and relies on her speed and fists in battle. She is the most straightlaced member of the team, and was chosen by Master Elehung Kam-Bo to learn the ball and chain techniques of which made her more happy and funloving. Her strong point is , but does not pay attention to details which makes her "Technique" poor. Training with Mistress Michelle Peng of the style will improve Ran's "Technique."
/ : The , a practitioner of who had a career as an artist but now puts beauty into his fighting. He impressed Master Bat Li and was taught the war-fan techniques of . His strong point is his , but does not train as much physically making his "Body" poor. Training with Master Bion Biao of the will improve Retsu's "Body."
/ : The and older brother of Retsu Fukami, thought to have died fighting Rio long ago. But in reality, Gou used the forbidden Beast Full-Body Change in an attempt to defeat Rio and has been cursed to become a werewolf. After regaining his memories and undergoing soul searching, Gou accepts Sha-Fu's offer, taking the newly created GongChanger, and becomes the new team member. Though he is a master of the , Gou reinvented it into his personal .
/ : The , Ken is a practitioner of , a Fierce Beast-Fist style learned only by the best martial artists of Beast-Fist at the Beast Origin Village. He has been training away from Japan at the village, and returns to take up the reigns as the fifth Gekiranger GekiChopper. To transform into GekiChopper, Ken uses the SaiBlade.
Confrontation Beast-Fist Akugata
The is the opposing school of Beast-Fist that gets energy from the suffering of others created by the . The main school is known as the , where all of the dead users are brought back to the world of the living.
/ : The leader of the Confrontation Beast Hall who is a expert. He was originally a Fierce Beast-Fist artist under the tutelage of Sha-Fu, but severed his ties in exchange for power used by those of the Akugata. He had revived the Fist Demons, learning from them to improve his own powers until he was offered a greater power from Long, eventually mastering the and transforming into at a terrible cost. Most of his past is unknown, even to himself.
- A user of . She was the first of the Rinrinshi brought back from the dead by Rio and has pledged her heart to him. During her time in the Mythical Beast-Fist, Mele is reborn as a Mythical General, mastering the style.
Mythical Beast-Fist
The villains of the last quarter, is led by Long who drafted Rio and Mele into his group. The group's hierarchy is the Mythical Beast King, the , and the who serve the Phantom Generals. Each of the 13 fighting styles it has are modeled after legendary animals.
- A mysterious figure who is master of the and true leader of the Mythical Beast-Fist, posing as a Mythical General and coordinator. His very background is a mystery, hiding in the shadows with an interest in Rio and being the mastermind behind the Fist Demons' betrayal that caused the first Fierce-Confrontation Rebellion centuries ago.
- Long's right hand man, having power over mass and gravity due to his mastery over the style.
- The master of the who is originally sealed in a coffin until Mele and Rio awaken as members of the Mythical Beast-Fist. His fighting style is an amalgam of various animals, including a white tiger.
Lessons (Episodes)
At the end of each , from the first 38 episodes and resuming at the 46-48th episodes, there is a short Beast Arts Academy segment that explains the many pieces of the Gekiranger arsenal, such as the capabilities of the GekiChanger or the performing of Gekiwaza.
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Nei-Nei! Hou-Hou! Hong Kong Decisive Battle
aired alongside the Kamen Rider Den-O movie Kamen Rider Den-O: I'm Born! starting August 4, 2007. The plot revolves on the Gekirangers, Rio, and Mele fighting the school of to prevent them from destroying Hong Kong.
Gyun-Gyun! Fist Sage Great Athletic Meet
is a special DVD given out with the December issue of Terebi Magazine. After their latest win, the three Gekirangers find the Fist Sages stretching for their annual Fist Sage Great Althetic Meet. Jan, wanting to win the gold medal and a year's supply of Terebi magazines, joins the Red Team (Sharkie, Bat, Elehung) to go against the White Team (Sha-Fu and the Master Triangle). With Retsu as judge and Ran as moderator, the contest starts with the dunking match, as clips of the training results of Bat Li, Elephung, and Sharkie are shown, ending with the white Team winning by default. In the second match, a horseriding match, the White Team had the advantage due to the Master Triangle's teamwork, with clips of their training results shown. But due to the banana Gorie dropped prior to the match starting, the Red Team wins. In the tie breaker, a one-on-one Sumo match between Gorie and Sharkie. But neither refuse to lose, using the Double-Double Clone Fist to take their fight outside SCRTC. Sharkie's attacks have no effect until he managed to use Gorie's strength to make the win for the red team. Despite the White Team's losing, Sha-Fu steals the magazines, with the red team and the Gekirangers in pursuit. After Sha-Fu is disciplined, seeing he needs more training himself, the DVD ends with a clipshow of the series from Lessons 1 to 35.
Gekiranger vs. Boukenger
In , the Gekiranger team meets up with the team from GoGo Sentai Boukenger. The DVD was released on March 14, 2008, for rental and March 21, 2008, for purchase. Dark Shadow's Shizuka of the Wind sneaks into SCRTC to steal a mysterious red jewel, leading to the Gekirangers confronting her. When BoukenBlack, BoukenYellow, and BoukenBlue appear, a battle among the two groups over the jewel occurs at Shizuka attempts to retreat until BoukenSilver retrieves from her. However, Satoru Akashi arrives and takes the jewel to his former teammates' dismay. Soon after, Master Sha-Fu reveals that the red jewel in his possession is one of two that belonged to the , who gave them to Brusa Ee after their lengthy 200 day battle. While this occurred, Sakura goes after the blue jewel in the Confrontation Beast Hall, and with Satoru, they battle Rio and Mele, who join them soon after to gain the power that the Cosmic Kenpo style offers. The Gekirangers and Boukengers head to South America where they race towards the Darkness Pathway ruins as Bouken Silver, GekiViolet, and GekiChopper battle Confrontation Beast Hippotamus Fist Baka. But once at the top, after they're too late to stop the villains from getting to the Cosmic Kenpo's secrets, Akashi reveals that Sakura was actually possessed by Pachacamac's descendant, the evil , who uses his power to turn Rio, Mele, and Baka into his pawns. The Gekirangers and Boukengers team up to free Rio and Mele before all 13 stop Pachacamac XII in an epic battle on the moon.
Cast
- Jan Kandou/GekiRed:
- Jan Kandou/GekiRed (Young; 15, 46-47):
- Ran Uzaki/GekiYellow:
- Retsu Fukami/GekiBlue:
- Gou Fukami/GekiViolet:
- Ken Hisatsu/GekiChopper:
- Rio/Black Lion Rio/Phantom Beast King Rio:
- Rio (Young; 1, 12, 46-47), Jan's Hong Kong Student (49):
- Mele:
- Long:
- Miki Masaki:
- Natsume Masaki:
- Kentaro Hisatsu:
- Sachiko Hisatsu:
- Dan:
Voice actors
- Master Sha-Fu:
- Elehung Gambou:
- Bat Li:
- Sharkie Chan:
- Gorie Yen:
- Michelle Peng:
- Bion Biao:
- Bae:
- Kata:
- Rageku:
- Maku:
- Sanyo:
Suit actors
- GekiRed, GekiTohja:
- GekiYellow:
- GekiBlue, Long (armored form):
- GekiViolet:
- GekiChopper, Maku:
- Maku (episode 35):
- Master Sha-Fu, RoboTough:
- Rageku:
- Elehung Gambou:
- Bat Li:
- Sharkie Chan, Mele (armored form, episode 36):
- Gorie Yen, Kata:
- Michelle Peng:
- Bion Biao, Black Lion Rio:
- Mele (armored form):
Songs
Opening theme:**Lyrics: Neko Oikawa
- Composition: Takafumi Iwasaki
- Arrangement: Seiichi Kyoda
- Artist: Takayoshi Tanimoto with Young Fresh on chorus
Ending theme:**Lyrics: Shoko Fujibayashi
- Composition:
- Arrangement:
- Artist: Ichirou Mizuki with Young Fresh (Chorus)
Insert songs:
- performed by
- performed by Sister MAYO
- performed by
- performed by
- performed by Master Sha-Fu (Ichiro Nagai)
- performed by Takayoshi Tanimoto
- performed by MIQ
- performed by Young Fresh
- performed by Ichirou Mizuki and Takayoshi Tanimoto
- performed by
- performed by
- performed by Ichirou Mizuki
Character songs: Beginning with Lesson 39 and ending with Lesson 45, the Character Songs replaced the Beast Fist Academy segments and "Tao" as the ending theme. The Juken Sentai Gekiranger Character Song Album was released on December 19, 2007, and includes the following songs and karaoke versions of each song.
performed by
- "Run" performed by
- "Just make it out!" performed by
- "Wandering Wolf" performed by
performed by
performed by
performed by
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