Tensou Sentai Goseiger
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is the title of Toei Company
Toei Company
is a Japanese film, television production, and distribution corporation. Based in Tokyo, Toei owns and operates thirty-four movie theaters across Japan, a modest vertically-integrated studio system by the standards of the 1930s United States; operates studios at Tokyo and Kyoto; and is a...

's thirty-fourth entry in its long-running Super Sentai
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 Series of Japan
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ese tokusatsu
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is a Japanese term that applies to any live-action film or television drama that usually features superheroes and makes considerable use of special effects ....

 television series. It joined Kamen Rider W as a program featured in TV Asahi's Super Hero Time
Super Hero Time
is a programming block on the Japanese television network, TV Asahi, featuring new episodes of tokusatsu television series from the Super Sentai and Kamen Rider series...

 programming block, until the premiere of Kamen Rider OOO
Kamen Rider OOO
is a 2010-2011 Japanese tokusatsu drama in Toei Company's Kamen Rider Series, being the twelfth series in the Heisei period run and the twenty-first overall. It began airing on September 5, 2010, the week following the conclusion of Kamen Rider W, joining Tensou Sentai Goseiger and then Kaizoku...

. The series ties in with the arcade game
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 Super Sentai Battle: Dice-O
Super Sentai Battle: Dice-O
is a combination arcade game and collectible card game featuring the characters of the Super Sentai Series. Like Bandai's previous Cardass video game Kamen Rider Battle: Ganbaride, the game is a tie in with TV Asahi and Toei Company's television series. Its promotion began with the promotion for...

, with the characters using cards resembling Carddass cards used in the game to transform and access various weapons, similar to the concept of Kamen Rider Decade
Kamen Rider Decade
is the title of the first of the 2009 editions of the long-running Kamen Rider Series of tokusatsu dramas. Decade, as its title suggests, is the tenth of the Heisei Rider Series, having begun with Kamen Rider Kuuga in 2000...

and its link to Kamen Rider Battle: Ganbaride
Kamen Rider Battle: Ganbaride
is a combination of an arcade game and a collectible card game featuring the protagonists of the Kamen Rider Series. The game is being released as part of the 10th anniversary of the Heisei run Kamen Rider Series by Toei, TV Asahi, Ishimori Productions, and Bandai and features heavy tie-ins with...

.

The cast and characters were revealed at an event at Tokyo Dome City
Tokyo Dome City
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 on January 30 and 31, 2010. The protagonists also had a cameo appearance in the film Samurai Sentai Shinkenger vs. Go-onger: GinmakuBang!!
Samurai Sentai Shinkenger vs. Go-onger: GinmakuBang!!
is a Japanese film released in theaters on January 30, 2010, featuring a crossover between the Samurai Sentai Shinkenger and Engine Sentai Go-onger casts and characters. The heroes of Tensou Sentai Goseiger also make a cameo appearance in the film. The catchphrase for the movie is . It opened at #5...

.

Tensou Sentai Goseiger premiered in South Korea
South Korea
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 in July 2011 as Power Rangers Miracle Force.

The phrase is utilized in the promotional materials for the series.

Story

Unknown to the people of Earth, there is a branch of humanity called the whose mission is to protect the Earth. When the Earth is targeted by an evil alien invasion force called Warstar, they destroy the , the bridge between the Earth and the Gosei World, home of the Gosei Angels, to keep them from interfering. However, five apprentice Gosei Angels are on Earth at the time and, while finding a way to return back home, they become the Goseigers to stop Warstar. But soon after, the monstrous Yuumajuu emerge from their slumber and the Goseigers receive aid from a special being called Gosei Knight who once fought against the Yuumajuu in the past. But even after they defeat the Yuumajuu, the evil robotic Matrintis Empire rises to take over the Earth with the data acquired from the last two groups. Once they are defeated, the Goseigers face their greatest enemy in the one who has been manipulating the other groups from the very beginning: a rogue Gosei Angel who took their mission to protect the Earth to a dangerous extreme by planning to destroy all life and recreate the world in his image.

The Goseigers

The Goseigers are members of the , humans born with mysterious powers who 10,000 years ago moved to the so as not to cause trouble for regular humans. Using the Heaven's Tower as a bridge between the dimensions, the Gosei Angels made it their mission to protect Earth. However, when the Heaven's Tower is destroyed, only five trainee Gosei Angels are left on the Earth to complete this mission. The Goseigers are assisted by Nozomu Amachi, the only normal human who knows about them, and the robot Datas sent by the Gosei World's leading figure Master Head.

: Alata is the young and naïve member of the Skick Tribe. He is Eri's childhood friend.
: Eri is the motherly and optimistic Goseiger who is a member of the Skick Tribe.
: Aguri is a hot-blooded warrior of the Landick Tribe who acts cool. He is Moune's older brother.
: Moune is the youngest member of the Goseigers and is a very straightforward member of the Landick Tribe.
: Hyde is the oldest of the Goseigers and the only member of the Seaick Tribe on the team; his Seaick teammate Magis died before the beginning of the series.
: Gosei Knight is not a Gosei Angel, but the Groundion Headder who has been given powers from the Earth to protect it from the Yuumajuu.

Antagonists

There are three sets of antagonists in Tensou Sentai Goseiger, collectively referred to as the . Though all three have different origins and background, the groups use the Bibi Soldiers and Bibi Bugs provided by Brajira, who poses as a member of each group in a different form depending on the group. Their names are modifications of various American films.

Warstar

The are the insectoid alien antagonists of the first sixteen episodes of the series who invade the Earth to use up all of its natural resources. Before their invasion of Earth, they realized that the Gosei Angels would be trouble for them, so they took out the Heaven's Tower in a pre-emptive strike.

Yuumajuu

The are the invertebrate-like monstrous antagonists that first appear in epic 17 before being defeated in epic 32. After being freed from their ten thousand year imprisonment, they return to corrupt the Earth to their liking.

Matrintis

The are the marine life-themed mechanized antagonists that first appear in epic 33 before being defeated in epic 44. After studying the failures of Warstar and the Yuumajuu, Matrintis seeks to use this knowledge to overwhelm the Goseigers in order to enslave the human race.

Brajira

is the series antagonist and final enemy, a mysterious Gosei Angel who turned evil and faced the Goseigers as Warstar's Buredoran of the Comet before joining the Yuumajuu as Buredoran of the Chupacabra and then later drafted into Matrintis as Buredo-RUN of the Cyborg. Once revealing his true form, Brajira uses his personal Gosei Headders, the Dark Headders, to fight the Goseigers while enacting his Earth Salvation Plan.

Episodes

Each episode of Tensou Sentai Goseiger is referred to as an .

Films

In addition to the protagonists' debut in Samurai Sentai Shinkenger vs. Go-onger: GinmakuBang!!
Samurai Sentai Shinkenger vs. Go-onger: GinmakuBang!!
is a Japanese film released in theaters on January 30, 2010, featuring a crossover between the Samurai Sentai Shinkenger and Engine Sentai Go-onger casts and characters. The heroes of Tensou Sentai Goseiger also make a cameo appearance in the film. The catchphrase for the movie is . It opened at #5...

, Goseiger has had three theatrical releases where they are the primary characters.

Epic on the Movie

was released on August 7, 2010, double-billed with the Kamen Rider W film Forever: A to Z/The Gaia Memories of Fate. The story of the film concerns the return of Warstar and two meteorites heading for Earth, with many other natural disasters taking place.

Goseiger vs. Shinkenger

The film is scheduled to be released in theaters on January 22, 2011, featuring a crossover between the Goseiger and Shinkenger casts and characters. The heroes of Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger
Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger
is a 2011 Japanese tokusatsu drama in the Super Sentai Series. It is the 35th entry in Toei Company's Super Sentai Series, following Tensou Sentai Goseiger. It premiered on TV Asahi on February 13, 2011, joining Kamen Rider OOO and then Kamen Rider Fourze as a program featured in TV Asahi's Super...

also make a cameo appearance in the film.

Super Sentai 35th anniversary film

is the film commemorating the 35th anniversary of the Super Sentai
Super Sentai
The is the name given to the long-running Japanese superhero team genre of shows produced by Toei Co., Ltd., Toei Agency and Bandai, and aired by TV Asahi...

Series. The film will primarily feature the casts of Goseiger and Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger
Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger
is a 2011 Japanese tokusatsu drama in the Super Sentai Series. It is the 35th entry in Toei Company's Super Sentai Series, following Tensou Sentai Goseiger. It premiered on TV Asahi on February 13, 2011, joining Kamen Rider OOO and then Kamen Rider Fourze as a program featured in TV Asahi's Super...

, among the 199 total heroes from the Super Sentai series to appear. The film was originally scheduled for release on May 21, 2011. However, due to the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami
2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami
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, filming was affected and the film's release was postponed to June 11.

Special DVD

is a special DVD.

V-Cinema

is a V-Cinema
V-Cinema
Japanese is the direct-to-video industry that appeared in Japan in the 1980s. The term is a trademark of Toei Company but is widely used in the West to describe any Japanese direct-to-video release. In Japan the term used is...

 release for Goseiger, serving as a little epilogue for the series. The direct-to-video
Direct-to-video
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 film also features in a guest starring role. Come Back! Tensou Sentai Goseiger became available for rental on June 10, 2011, and for sale on June 21, 2011.

Cast

  • Alata:
  • Eri:
  • Agri:
  • Moune:
  • Hyde:
  • Gosei Knight:
  • Nozomu Amachi:
  • Professor Shuichiro Amachi:
  • Datas:
  • Great King Month Doreiku:
  • Dereputa of the Meteor:
  • Brajira/Buredoran/Bredoran/Bred-RUN:
  • Makuin of the Blob:
  • Kinggon of the Bigfoot:
  • Robogorg of the 10-sai:
  • Metal-A of the Agent:
  • Narration, Master Head, Tensouder:

Guest stars

  • Magis (10):
  • Satoshi Tamura (19):
  • Kyoko Tamura (19):

Suit actors

  • Gosei Red, Gosei Green:
  • Gosei Red (sub):
  • Gosei Pink:
  • Gosei Black:
  • Gosei Black (sub):
  • Gosei Yellow:
  • Gosei Blue, Gosei Ultimate:
  • Gosei Blue (sub):
  • Gosei Knight, Dereputa, Gosei Ground:
  • Month Doreiku, Kinggon, Robogorg, Gosei Great, Wonder Gosei Great:
  • Brajira/Buredoran/Bredoran/Bred-RUN:
  • Makuin:
  • Metal-Alice:
  • Datas:
  • Datas Hyper:

Songs

Opening theme
    • Lyrics: Yumi Yoshimoto
    • Composition: YOFFY
      Psychic Lover
      is a pop-rock band consisting of vocalist and guitarist . Originally consisting of six members, YOFFY and IMAJO are the only two who remained for their rise to fame. Much of their work has been featured as opening and closing themes of Japanese television series and Anime...

    • Arrangement: Hiroaki Kagoshima
    • Artist: NoB
      Nobuo Yamada
      who performs under the name NoB is a Japanese singer and former lead singer of the band Make-Up.- Overview :With Make-Up, he recorded several songs for the anime Saint Seiya, including the first opening song Pegasus Fantasy and the first ending song Blue Forever...

       (Project.R
      Project.R
      is a Japanese musical ensemble established by Nippon Columbia and Toei Company to perform on the soundtracks for the Super Sentai Series beginning with Engine Sentai Go-onger....

      )

Ending theme
    • Lyrics: Shoko Fujibayashi
      Shoko Fujibayashi
      is a Japanese lyricist who has written the lyrics for several tokusatsu television series' theme songs. Most recently, Fujibayashi has worked with Shuhei Naruse on the soundtracks of Kamen Rider Den-O, Kamen Rider Kiva, and their films...

    • Composition: Takafumi Iwasaki
      Takafumi Iwasaki
      is a Japanese guitarist, lyricist, music arranger, and musical artist from Kumamoto Prefecture. He is currently signed to Columbia Music Entertainment, for which he is known for writing and performing various anime and tokusatsu theme songs...

    • Arrangement: Project.R (Kenichiro Ōishi)
    • Artist: Hideyuki Takahashi (Project.R
      Project.R
      is a Japanese musical ensemble established by Nippon Columbia and Toei Company to perform on the soundtracks for the Super Sentai Series beginning with Engine Sentai Go-onger....

      )
    • Episodes: 1-7, 12, 15, 16, 22, 28, 31, 33, 39-41, 43, 48-50
    • Lyrics: Shoko Fujibayashi
    • Composition: Takafumi Iwasaki
    • Arrangement: Project.R (Kenichiro Ōishi)
    • Artist: Hideyuki Takahashi
    • Episodes: 8-11, 13, 14, 17-21, 23-27, 29, 30, 32, 34-38
    • Lyrics: Shoko Fujibayashi
    • Composition: Takafumi Iwasaki
    • Arrangement: Project.R (Kenichiro Ōishi)
    • Artist: Goseigers
      Goseigers
      The are the fictional protagonists featured in the 34th Super Sentai Series Tensou Sentai Goseiger. The Goseigers fight against several groups of antagonists throughout the series — Universal Annihilation Army Warstar, Earth Condemnation Group Yuumajuu, and Machine Onslaught Empire Matrintis...

       & Hideyuki Takahashi
    • Episodes: 42, 44-47

A single containing these two tracks, their karaoke
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 variations, as well as two image song
Image song
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s was released on March 17, 2010. A music video for the opening theme featuring NoB and Gosei Red was recorded and put on YouTube
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 by Columbia Music Entertainment
Columbia Music Entertainment
is a Japanese record label founded in 1910 as . It affiliated itself with the Columbia Graphophone Company of the United Kingdom and adopted the standard UK Columbia trademarks in 1931. The company changed its name to Nippon Columbia Co., Ltd. in 1946. It used the Nippon Columbia name until...

. In its first week of release, the single reached #6 on the Oricon Weekly Charts.

External links

  • Tensou Sentai Goseiger at TV Asahi
    TV Asahi
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  • Tensou Sentai Goseiger at Toei Company
    Toei Company
    is a Japanese film, television production, and distribution corporation. Based in Tokyo, Toei owns and operates thirty-four movie theaters across Japan, a modest vertically-integrated studio system by the standards of the 1930s United States; operates studios at Tokyo and Kyoto; and is a...

  • Tensou Sentai Goseiger at Super-Sentai.net
  • Tensou Sentai Goseiger at Columbia Music Entertainment
    Columbia Music Entertainment
    is a Japanese record label founded in 1910 as . It affiliated itself with the Columbia Graphophone Company of the United Kingdom and adopted the standard UK Columbia trademarks in 1931. The company changed its name to Nippon Columbia Co., Ltd. in 1946. It used the Nippon Columbia name until...

  • Tensou Sentai Goseiger at YouTube
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     powered by Columbia Music Entertainment
    Columbia Music Entertainment
    is a Japanese record label founded in 1910 as . It affiliated itself with the Columbia Graphophone Company of the United Kingdom and adopted the standard UK Columbia trademarks in 1931. The company changed its name to Nippon Columbia Co., Ltd. in 1946. It used the Nippon Columbia name until...

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