Bakuryū Sentai Abaranger

Bakuryū Sentai Abaranger
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Genre	Tokusatsu Superhero fiction Comedy
Created by	Toei Company
Developed by	Naruhisa Arakawa
Directed by	Hajime Konaka
Starring	Koichiro Nishi Sho Tomita Aiko Itō Kaoru Abe Koutaro Tanaka Michi Nishijima Kouen Okumura Maya Banno Eri Sakurai Kasumi Suzuki
Voices of	Takashi Nagasako Kōki Miyata Emi Shinohara Banjō Ginga Hikaru Midorikawa
Opening theme	"Bakuryū Sentai Abaranger" performed by Masaaki Endoh
Ending theme	"We are the ONE ~Bokura wa Hitotsu~" performed by Akira Kushida
Composers	Kentarō Haneda Megumi Ōhashi Hiroshi Takaki Kenji Yamamoto Kousuke Yamashita
Country of origin	Japan
Original language	Japanese
No. of episodes	50
Production
Producers	Chika Hamada (TV Asahi) Jun Hikasa (TV Asahi) Go Nakajima (Toei) Hideaki Tsukada (Toei) Kōichi Yada (Toei Agency)
Production location	Tokyo, Japan (Greater Tokyo Area)
Running time	25 minutes
Production companies	TV Asahi Toei Company Toei Agency
Original release
Network	ANN (TV Asahi)
Release	16 February 2003 (2003-02-16) – 8 February 2004 (2004-02-08)
Related
Ninpu Sentai Hurricanger Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger

Bakuryū Sentai Abaranger (爆竜戦隊アバレンジャー, Bakuryū Sentai Abarenjā, Burstosaur Squadron Abaranger) is a Japanese Tokusatsu television show and Toei's twenty-seventh production of the Super Sentai metaseries, and the first series to use TV Asahi's current logo. It aired from 16 February 2003, to 8 February 2004, replacing Ninpu Sentai Hurricanger, and was replaced by Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger. The program was part of TV Asahi's 2003 Super Hero Time block with Kamen Rider 555. The series is based on dinosaurs and explosions. Its action footage was used in Power Rangers Dino Thunder. In addition, episode 10 in nearly its entirety was used for episode 19 of Power Rangers Dino Thunder as an English-dubbed show that the initial three Dino Thunder Power Rangers discover on television.

The cast members from the series reprised their roles for the 2014 film Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger vs. Go-Busters: The Great Dinosaur Battle! Farewell Our Eternal Friends.

Shout! Factory released the series on Region 1 DVD on 8 November 2022.

Plot

Scientists believe that 65,000,000 years ago, a meteorite's crash on Earth killed off the dinosaurs. In truth, it split Earth into two parallel universes. Dino Earth is an Earth where dinosaurs were still the superior species. Our Earth is referred to as Another Earth by the residents of Dino Earth. Over time, the Saurian and Bakuryū races came into being on Dino Earth. They were at war with the Evoliens, entities that emerged from the meteor. The two Earths are separate until Asuka, one of the Saurians from Dino Earth, arrives on Earth via a trans-dimensional portal. However, he is followed by the Evoliens in their Anomalocaris spaceship and the three Bakuryū under their control. As the Bakuryū Tyrannosaurus, Ptreranodon, and Triceratops attack Tokyo, a call is sent out to three destined ones who possess Dino Guts to gain the power to tame the three beasts. Together with their Bakuryū partners, the three become Abarangers to protect their dimension from the Evoliens. In time, another Abaranger appears, takes the name Abare Killer, and fights the others while the Evoliens carry out their ultimate goal: the resurrection of their god.

Characters

Abarangers

The eponymous Abarangers are a group of initially three humans from Another Earth (アナザーアース, Anazā Āsu) who fight with the Bakuryū (爆竜), evolved dinosaurs from Dino Earth (ダイノアース, Daino Āsu), to battle the Evoliens. The primary members transform using the Dino Braces (ダイノブレス, Daino Buresu) with the command "Bakuryū Change!" (爆竜チェンジ!, Bakuryū Chenji!) to equip Attack Bandit Resistance Suits (アタック・バンテッド・レジスタンス・スーツ, Atakku Bantetto Rejisutansu Sūtsu) that make them impervious to bullets, radiation and heat, and absorb ninety percent of the damage if hit by a missile. It also enables the Abarangers to utilize Dino Guts (ダイノガッツ, Daino Gattsu), a form of natural energy tied to evolution and courage, to assume a feral Abare Mode (アバレモード, Abare Mōdo). Their shared arsenal includes the AbaLaser (アバレイザー, Abareizā) sidearms, which can switch between Gun Mode (ガンモード, Gan Mōdo) and Sword Mode (ソードモード, Sōdo Mōdo), and the Ride Raptor (ライドラプター, Raido Raputā) steeds.

The primary Abarangers can combine their personal weapons to form the Dino Bomber (ダイノボンバー, Daino Bonbā) cannon in order to perform either the Hissatsu: Dino Dynamite (必殺ダイノダイナマイト, Hissatsu Daino Dainamaito) finisher or a variation with the Ride Raptors called the Hissatsu: Riding Dynamite (必殺ライディングダイナマイト, Hissatsu Raidingu Dainamaito). It can also combine with Abare Black's Dino Thruster to form the Super Dino Bomber (スーパーダイノボンバー, Sūpā Daino Bonbā) in order to perform the Hissatsu: Super Dino Dynamite (必殺スーパーダイノダイナマイト, Hissatsu Sūpā Daino Dainamaito) finisher, as well as combine with Abare Killer's Wing Pentact to form the Superior Dino Bomber (スーペリアダイノボンバー, Sūperia Daino Bonbā) in order to perform the Hissatsu: Superior Dino Dynamite (必殺スーペリアダイノダイナマイト, Hissatsu Sūperia Daino Dainamaito) finisher. During the events of Bakuryū Sentai Abaranger vs. Hurricaneger, the Super Dino Bomber combines with the Victory Gadget used by the Hurricanegers and Gouraigers to form the Super Dino Victory (スーパーダイノビクトリー, Sūpā Daino Bikutorī) in order to perform the Hissatsu: Victory Dino Dynamite (必殺ビクトリーダイノダイナマイト, Hissatsu Bikutorī Daino Dainamaito) finisher.

The primary Abarangers' Bakuryū partners can combine to form AbarenOh (アバレンオー, Abaren'ō), whose limbs can be swapped with other Bakuryū: Bakuryū Bachycelonagurus (爆竜バキケロナグルス, Bakuryū Bakikeronagurusu), nicknamed Bachycelo (バキケロ, Bakikero), Bakuryū Dimenokodon (爆竜ディメノコドン, Bakuryū Dimenokodon), nicknamed Dimenoko (ディメノコ), Bakuryū Parasarokkiru (爆竜パラサロッキル, Bakuryū Parasarokkiru), nicknamed Parasa (パラサ), and Bakuryū Ankyloveilus (爆竜アンキロベイルス, Bakuryū Ankirobeirusu), nicknamed Ankylo (アンキロ, Ankiro). They also had Bakuryū Stegoslidon (爆竜ステゴスライドン, Bakuryū Sutegosuraidon), nicknamed Stego (ステゴ, Sutego), as a support Bakuryū despite him being forced to aid Abare Killer.

• Ryoga Hakua (伯亜 凌駕, Hakua Ryōga): A 22-year-old environmental protection investigator from the United States who is the leader of the Abarangers and lives in Nagoya. He is brash, good-natured and warm-hearted. Ryoga becomes his niece Mai's guardian after the deaths of his brother and sister-in-law, and does his best to raise her. He becomes AbaRed (アバレッド, Abareddo) and is partnered with Bakuryū Tyrannosaurus (爆竜ティラノサウルス, Bakuryū Tiranosaurusu), nicknamed Tyranno (ティラノ, Tirano), who forms the core of Abarenoh. In the finale, he tours the United States with Mai. In Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger vs. Go-Busters: The Great Dinosaur Battle! Farewell Our Eternal Friends, Ryoga is kidnapped by Neo-Geilton for his Dino Hope to be given to Voldos. He is rescued by the Kyoryugers, and he and the team collaborate with the other dinosaur Super Sentai teams to defeat their common enemy.

As AbaRed, he is armed with the Tyranno Rod (ティラノロッド, Tirano Roddo) staff. He later gains the StyRiser (スティライザー, Sutiraizā), which can switch between its shield-like Defense Mode (ディフェンスモード, Difensu Mōdo) and its sword-like Offense Mode (オフェンスモード, Ofensu Mōdo), and the ability to become Abare Max (アバレマックス, Abare Makkusu) when he absorbs the energies of his teammates. As Abare Max, he can teleport his opponent into his personal dimension called the Atmosphere Explosion Max Field (大気爆裂マックスフィールド, Taiki Bakuretsu Makkusu Fīrudo) where he has the advantage. He also gains a partner in the legendary Bakuryū Styracosaurus (爆竜スティラコサウルス, Bakuryū Sutirakosaurusu), nicknamed Styraco (スティラコ, Sutirako), who carries the Dinogarry (ダイノギャリー, Dainogyarī) chariot. They can change from their Styracogarry (スティラコギャリー, Sutirakogyarī) formation into Max Ohja (マックスオージャ, Makkusu Ōja), who can then combine with Bachycelo, Dimenoko, Parasa, Ankylo into Max RyuOh (マックスリュウオー, Makkusu Ryūō). During the events of Bakuryū Sentai Abaranger 20th: The Unforgivable Abare, AbaRed's Abare Max form evolves Cho Abare Max (超アバレマックス, Chō Abare Makkusu) with additional power provided by Abare Black and Abare Killer.

• Yukito Sanjo (三条 幸人, Sanjō Yukito): A 21-year-old chiropractor from Sapporo who initially became Abare Blue (アバレブルー, Abare Burū) for the money and is partnered to Bakuryū Triceratops (爆竜トリケラトプス, Bakuryū Torikeratopusu), nicknamed Tricera (トリケラ, Torikera), who forms AbrenOh's right arm. Despite his cool exterior as the result of a falling out with his father trying to prep him as the next head of their family's company, he has a kind heart. Yukito resumed his chiropractic career after the Evoliens were defeat, making appearances in Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger vs. Abaranger where he helped fixed Doggie Kruger's back problem, Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger where he married Emiri while helping the Gokaigers master his team's Great Power, and Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger vs. Go-Busters: The Great Dinosaur Battle! Farewell Our Eternal Friends, where he infuses his Dino Guts into the Abaranger Zyudenchi developed by Yayoi Woorushade.

As Abare Blue, he is armed with the Tricera Bunker (トリケラバンカー, Torikera Bankā) shield.

• Ranru Itsuki (樹 らんる, Itsuki Ranru): A 20-year-old tech-whiz from Fukuoka with an interest an interest in anything mechanical who became Abare Yellow (アバレイエロー, Abare Ierō) with her partner being Bakuryū Pteranodon (爆竜プテラノドン, Bakuryū Puteranodon), nicknamed Ptera (プテラ, Putera), who normally forms AbrenOh's helmet and chestplate. She leaves the team to work on a racetrack after the Evoliens were defeated.

As Abare Yellow, she is armed with the twin Ptera Daggers (プテラダガー, Putera Dagā).

• Asuka (アスカ): A Saurian (竜人, Ryūjin) warrior from Dino Earth who battled the Evoliens as Abare Black (アバレブラック, Abare Burakku), using the Dino Harp (ダイノハープ, Daino Hāpu) key in conjunction with the Dino Commander (ダイノコマンダー, Daino Komandā) brace to transform. But his Dino Harp was damaged while escaping to Another Earth with the Dino Braces, providing them to the primary Abarangers while assuming the identity of Asuka Ono (大野 飛鳥, Ōno Asuka). Asuka eventually joins the Abarangers once he restored his device, later manifesting his Dino Guts and learning that his wife Mahoro was brainwashed by the Evoliens with their unborn child becoming Lije. After regaining his family, renaming his daughter in honor of Mikoto, Asuka returns to Dino Earth with the Bakuryū. He makes return appearance in Dekaranger vs. Abaranger and GoGo Sentai Boukenger vs. Super Sentai.

As Abare Black, he is armed with the Dino Thruster (ダイノスラスター, Daino Surasutā) rapier and is partnered with Bakuryū Brachiosaurus (爆竜ブラキオサウルス, Bakuryū Burakiosaurusu), nicknamed Brachio (ブラキオ, Burakio), who keeps most of the other Bakuryū in his body until they are needed. He was also a previous holder of the Armor of Darkness (暗黒の鎧, Ankoku no Yoroi), a cursed relic from Dino Earth that turns its owner into a rampaging monster and transfers to whoever defeats its current holder. Asuka lost the armor to Geilton before taking it back from Mahoro, who manipulated Mikoto into helping her remove the armor from Asuka and destroy it.

• Mikoto Nakadai (仲代 壬琴, Nakadai Mikoto, 18-48): A disillusioned doctor who found joy in witnessing the first Evolien attack before the primary Abarangers ruined everything, coming across a prototype of the Dino Brace called the Dino Minder (ダイノマインダー, Daino Maindā) and the egg of Bakuryū Topgaler (爆竜トップゲイラー, Bakuryū Toppugeirā), nicknamed Top (トップ, Toppu). Mikoto uses the Dino Minder to become the white-colored Abare Killer (アバレキラー, Abare Kirā) and target the Abrangers. Even after learning that his 0 Suit (0号スーツ, Zero-gō Sūtsu) is a flawed prototype with a self-destruct mechanism, Mikoto saw it as incentive to continue as he revives Topgaler and drafts Stegoslidon while siding with the Evoliens as a leader at Lije's request. Mikoto is eventually revealed to be a host for the other half of Dezumozorlya, who kept the Dino Minder's self destruct in check, joining the Abarangers out of disdain of being manipulated and purging all traces of Dezumozorlya from his body. Near death, he is taken to the atmosphere by Topgaler as the two are killed in the explosion. Mikoto is temporary revived a few times after the series, from Dekaranger vs. Abaranger, to Gokaiger and then in Bakuryuu Sentai Abaranger 20th: The Unforgivable Abare.

As Abare Killer, he is armed with the Wing Pentact (ウイングペンタクト, Uingu Pentakuto), which can switch between its quill-like Tact Mode (タクトモード, Takuto Mōdo) and its short sword-like Blade Mode (ブレードモード, Burēdo Mōdo), and can combine Topgaler with either Stegoslidon to form KillerOh (キラーオー, Kirāō) or AbarenOh to form AbarenOh Galer (アバレンオーゲイラー, Abaren'ō Geirā). He can also combine Topgaler with both AbarenOh and Stegoslidon to form Killer AbarenOh (キラーアバレンオー, Kirā Abaren'ō).

Allies

• Emiri Imanaka (今中 笑里, Imanaka Emiri): Nicknamed Emipon (えみポン), a high school student who attempted to become Abare Yellow despite her body unable to support the transformation. She normally aids the Abarangers by suggesting names and as their unofficial member Abare Pink (アバレピンク, Abare Pinku). After the Evoliens' defeat, Emiri becomes Yukito's assistant chiropractor.
• Ryunosuke Sugishita (杉下 竜之介, Sugishita Ryūnosuke): An old man who runs curry restaurant Dino House (恐竜や, Kyōryū-ya), the Abarangers' base of operations. When the Bakuryū first came to Earth, Sugishita heard their call, nearly becoming Abare Blue; however, his body could not support the transformation. Kind and supportive, he advises and assists the team whenever possible. After the fight with the Evoliens, Sugishita's curry business became successful. Although in Dekaranger vs. Abaranger he becomes wealthy and opens a worldwide chain of Dino House curry restaurants which are frequently referenced in later entries of the Super Sentai series, he loses ownership to Yatsudenwani.
• Mai Hakua (伯亜 舞, Hakua Mai): Ryoga's five-year-old niece who is one of the few people to see Lije's spirit.
• Mr. Yokota (横田さん, Yokota-san): A regular customer in Dino House.
• Trinoid #12: Yatsudenwani (トリノイド第12号 ヤツデンワニ, Torinoido Dai Jū-ni-gō Yatsudenwani, 18 & 21-Dekaranger vs. Abaranger): A powerful crocodile Trinoid with Fatsia and telephone elements that forced by Abare Killer into serving him while attempting to redeem himself to his creator Mikela. He also stalk Ranru on occasion. He later joins the Dino House as a staff member and, deciding to remain on Another Earth, eventually takes over the restaurant after it became a franchise.

Evolien

The Wicked Lifeforms Evolien (邪命体エヴォリアン, Jameitai Evorian) are the main antagonists who originate from Dino Earth, residing in the Invasion Garden (侵略の園, Shinryaku no Sono) fortress with the Tree of Life (生命の樹, Seimei no Ki) as its core. Its leadership are the Dark Sect and they utilize amoeba-based Barmia Soldiers (バーミア兵, Bāmia-hei) as their army, using Fortress Lifeform Anomalogaris (要塞生命体アノマロガリス, Yōsai Seimeitai Anomarogarisu) battleships to turn Dino Earth into a desert wasteland in an event known as the 200 Days of Darkness (闇の二百日, Yami no Nihyaku-nichi).

• Wicked Life God Dezumozorlya (邪命神デズモゾーリャ, Jameishin Dezumozōrya): A parasitic entity the Evoliens revere as a god who was held in the meteorite that crashed to Earth with its being split along with the planet. Each half takes a resident of their respective Earth as a host and transmigrated through their descendants, said to have influenced history in negative ways. Piror to the series, Mikoto held the essence of the inactive Earth-counterpart while the Dezumozorlya of Dino Earth resided in Tree of Life before taking a host in Lije through Mahoro. But once Lije became Lijewel, Dezumozorlya entered a dormant state until coming in contact with Mikoto and seeking to rejoin its other half at the cost of the hosts' lives to assimilate all life.

After being purged from Lijewel, Dezumozorlya sought stronger inhuman hosts by merging Mikela and Voffa as a temporary vessel to obtain BakurenOh as a new body and absorb Mikoto. But both attempts failed with the death of the other half and Dezumovorla's demise. This forces Dezumozorlya to merge back into Tree of Life and spread its primal urges throughout the entire Invasion Garden and remake into Dezumogevirus (デズモゲヴァルス, Dezumogevarusu, 49 & 50) to invoke a 200 Days of Darkness event on Another Earth. But the Bakuryū manage to destroy their enemy and escape its attempt to take them down it.

• Apostle of Dawn Lije (黎明の使徒リジェ, Reimei no Shito Rije, 1-37 & 47): Dezumozorlya's childlike metatron who was Asuka and Mahoro's unborn child before Dezumozorlya entered the latter's body and took the infant as a host with the power to teleport others to Another Earth with a kiss. But a part of Lije's mind gradually became a separate astral being that supported the Abarangers after Lije force grew herself into an adult form called Apostle of Dawn Lijewel (黎明の使徒リジュエル, Reimei no Shito Rijueru, 37-47), eventually struggling against Dezumozorlya before being mutated into Dezumolijewel (デズモリジュエル, Dezumorijueru, 47). But the Abarangers help both sides of Lije to merge back together to expel Dezumozorlya, causing Lijewel to revert into an infant that was renamed Mikoto in honor of Mikoto Nakadai. But Mikoto still possessed Lije's ability to travel between the two worlds, allowing Asuka to travel back to Another Earth whenever needed.
• Apostle of Destruction Jeanne (破壊の使徒ジャンヌ, Hakai no Shito Jan'nu, 2-32): An Evolien commander who was originally Mahoro (マホロ), Asuka's beloved who was captured alongside her brother Mizuho and brainwashed by Dezumozorlya into believing Asuka betrayed them. She killed Geilton for failing in the first attack on Another Earth so she can utilize the Armor of Darkness (暗黒の鎧, Ankoku no Yoroi). But she loses the armor to Asuka while her mind as Mahoro was restored, aiding the Abarangers in secret against the Evoliens.
• Apostle of Darkness Geilton (闇の使徒ガイルトン, Yami no Shito Gairuton, 1 & 2): The first of the Evolien commanders to attack Earth, he was originally Mahoro's older brother Mizuho (ミズホ). Like Mahoro, believing Asuka had betrayed them and must be punished, discarded his old name. He managed to defeat Asuka in battle and take possession of the Armor of Darkness, being one of the few users to retain his mind. Once on Another Earth, Geilton led the attack with the Bakuryū and an Anomalogaris. But after his defeat, mortally wounded, he had Jeanne kill him so she can use the Armor of Darkness to fulfill their revenge on Asuka.
• Apostle of Creation Mikela (創造の使徒ミケラ, Sōzō no Shito Mikera) and Apostle of Infinity Voffa (無限の使徒ヴォッファ, Mugen no Shito Voffa): Second ranked Evolien commanders who were originally an amoebic creature before exposure to Dezumozorlya evolved them to their current state, able to use Life Berries (生命の実, Seimei no Mi) from the Tree of Life to create Wicked Lifeforms (邪命体, Jameitai). Mikela, his full-name Mikela Hyen Engakin Metsa Kutsa Demosgowin (ミケラ・ヒェン・エンガキン・メッツァ・クーツァ・デーモスゴーウィン, Mikera Hyen Engakin Mettsa Kūtsa Dēmosugōwin), is an artist who paints human-sized Trinoids (トリノイド, Torinoido), twenty-three numbered monsters that are each is a fusion of an animal, plant, and object. Voffa is a composer who create the gigantic Giganoids (ギガノイド, Giganoido), named after classical music pieces, from his compositions. The duo's fanatically loyalty to Dezumozorlya make them compliant to be merged into his temporary host body Dezumovorla (デズモヴォーラ, Dezumovōra), only to be destroyed by KillerOh.
• Killerghost (キラーゴースト, Kirāgosuto, 30 & 31): A Wicked Lifeform created by Mikoto using a Life Berry, modeled after Abare Killer's Abare Mode, with Mikoto speaking through the monster. Killerghost steals five of Abarangers' Bakuryū to forced them to play Mikoto's sick game where they must destroy Killerghost to save their friends, whom Mikoto force under his control. But AbaRed is able to destroy Killerghost as Abare Max. Lijewel later a stronger variant of Killerghost: Lijewloid Killerghost II (リジュエロイド キラーゴーストII世, Rijueroido Kirāgosuto Ni-sei, 40) which was eventually destroyed by Abare Black.
• Trinoid #0: Saunaginnan (トリノイド第0号 サウナギンナン, Torinoido Dai Zero-gō Saunagin'nan, Dekaranger vs. Abaranger): An eel Trinoid created with elements of a sauna and a ginkgo who is an antagonist in Dekaranger vs. Abaranger with the ability to revive the dead. Being the first Trinoid created, Saunaginnan was sealed away by Mikela in fear of his power before being freed by the Alienizer Kazak in a scheme to resurrect Dezumozorlya. But he ends up revived Abare Killer by accident and is destroyed by the teamwork of Killer AbarenOh and Super Dekaranger Robo.
• Trinoid #24: Abarangekko (トリノイド第24号 アバレンゲッコー, Torinoido Dai Nijū-yon-gō Abarengekkō): An Abaranger-like Trinoid with additional elements of a gecko and Astragalus sinicus who is an antagonist in Bakuryū Sentai Abaranger 20th: The Unforgivable Abare. Created a contingency should the Evoliens get defeated, sealed away in a pocket dimension until the events of Bakuryū Sentai Abaranger With Donbrothers, Abarangekko is tasked to gather enough negative energy to turn Another Earth into a desert planet and revives Mikoto while directed to an anti-Abaranger influencer. Though he enlarges after being defeated, he is destroyed by AbaRed as Cho Abare Max.

Others

• BakurenOh (バクレンオー, Bakuren'ō, Movie, 48): A combination of the legendary feared Bakuryū Carnoryutus (爆竜カルノリュータス, Bakuryū Karunoryūtasu) and Bakuryū Chasmoshieldon (爆竜カスモシールドン, Bakuryū Kasumoshīrudon), evil Bakuryū that attempted to freeze Dino Earth before being sealed by princess Freezia. The Evoliens originally intended to control them, sending them to Another Earth, but a third party named Galvidi hijack their scheme and took control of BakurenOh before it was defeated by Killer AbarenOh, sinking into the bottom of Tokyo Bay. BakurenOh was later revived by Dezumovorla, using the evil of humanity, to make it Dezumozorlya's permanent vessel. But BakurenOh is defeated and resealed once more.

Episodes

All episode titles contain the phrase "Abare" (アバレ). On 5 October 2003 (the day that episode 32 aired) the show used TV Asahi's current logo and was integrated in the SUPER Hero Time program block.

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
1	"Abare Dinosaur Big Charge!" "Abare Kyōryū Dai Shingeki!" (Japanese: アバレ恐竜大進撃!)	Hajime Konaka	Naruhisa Arakawa	16 February 2003 (2003-02-16)
2	"Birth! AbarenOh" "Tanjō! Abaren'ō" (Japanese: 誕生! アバレンオー)	Hajime Konaka	Naruhisa Arakawa	23 February 2003 (2003-02-23)
3	"An Abare-Style Children's Hero" "Kozure Hīrō Abare-kei" (Japanese: 子連れヒーローアバレ系)	Satoshi Morota	Naruhisa Arakawa	2 March 2003 (2003-03-02)
4	"Completed! The Secret Abare Base" "Kansei! Himitsu Abare Kichi" (Japanese: 完成! 秘密アバレ基地)	Satoshi Morota	Naruhisa Arakawa	9 March 2003 (2003-03-09)
5	"Abare Cure! Bubububuum!" "Abare Chiryō! Jajajajān" (Japanese: アバレ治療! ジャジャジャジャーン)	Katsuya Watanabe	Naruhisa Arakawa	16 March 2003 (2003-03-16)
6	"Abare Idol-Aged Daughter" "Abare Aidoru Fuke Musume" (Japanese: アバレアイドル老け娘)	Katsuya Watanabe	Yoshio Urasawa	23 March 2003 (2003-03-23)
7	"Abare Baby Bakuryū" "Abare Akachan Bakuryū" (Japanese: アバレ赤ちゃん爆竜)	Hajime Konaka	Naruhisa Arakawa	30 March 2003 (2003-03-30)
8	"Abare Black, This One-Shot!" "Abare Burakku Kono Ippatsu!" (Japanese: アバレブラックこの一発!)	Hajime Konaka	Naruhisa Arakawa	6 April 2003 (2003-04-06)
9	"Awaken!! Abare Survivor" "Mezameyo! Abare Sabaibā" (Japanese: 目覚めよ! アバレサバイバー)	Satoshi Morota	Atsushi Maekawa	13 April 2003 (2003-04-13)
10	"Abare Leaguer Bind" "Abare Rīgā Kanashibari" (Japanese: アバレリーガー金縛り)	Satoshi Morota	Yoshio Urasawa	20 April 2003 (2003-04-20)
11	"Abare Psychic. Oink." "Abare Saikikku. Buhi." (Japanese: アバレサイキック。ブヒっ。)	Satoshi Morota	Naruhisa Arakawa	27 April 2003 (2003-04-27)
12	"The Abare Saw Cuts Through Kyoto!" "Abare Nokogiri, Kyōto o Kiru!" (Japanese: アバレノコギリ、京都を斬る!)	Katsuya Watanabe	Naruhisa Arakawa	4 May 2003 (2003-05-04)
13	"The Abare Hand Topknot!" "Abarete Chonmage!" (Japanese: アバレてチョンマゲ!)	Katsuya Watanabe	Naruhisa Arakawa	11 May 2003 (2003-05-11)
14	"Discovery! Abaresaurus" "Hakkutsu! Abaresaurusu" (Japanese: 発掘! アバレサウルス)	Taro Sakamoto	Sho Aikawa	18 May 2003 (2003-05-18)
15	"The Abare World Is Just Demons" "Abare Seken wa Oni Bakari" (Japanese: アバレ世間は鬼ばかり)	Taro Sakamoto	Atsushi Maekawa	25 May 2003 (2003-05-25)
16	"Riding! Abare Surfing" "Notteke! Abare Sāfin" (Japanese: 乗ってけ! アバレサーフィン)	Taro Sakamoto	Atsushi Maekawa	1 June 2003 (2003-06-01)
17	"The Battlefield's Abare-Strut" "Senjō no Abare Kappore" (Japanese: 戦場のアバレかっぽれ)	Shojiro Nakazawa	Yoshio Urasawa	8 June 2003 (2003-06-08)
18	"Who Is It? It's Abare Killer!" "Dare da? Abare Kirā da!" (Japanese: 誰だ? アバレキラーだ!)	Shojiro Nakazawa	Naruhisa Arakawa	22 June 2003 (2003-06-22)
19	"Greetings, Abare Amigo" "Yoroshiku Abare Amīgo" (Japanese: よろしくアバレアミーゴ)	Katsuya Watanabe	Naruhisa Arakawa	29 June 2003 (2003-06-29)
20	"KillerOh, The Abare Beginning!" "Kirāō, Abare Zome!" (Japanese: キラーオー、アバレ初め!)	Katsuya Watanabe	Sho Aikawa	13 July 2003 (2003-07-13)
21	"Abare Love! Kylokylo" "Abare Koi! Kirokiro" (Japanese: アバレ恋! キロキロ)	Taro Sakamoto	Yoshio Urasawa	20 July 2003 (2003-07-20)
22	"The Girl Group's Abare Song" "Musume-tachi no Abare Uta" (Japanese: 娘たちのアバレ歌)	Taro Sakamoto	Naruhisa Arakawa	27 July 2003 (2003-07-27)
23	"Abare EM Wave Dogyuun!" "Abare Denpa Dogyūn!" (Japanese: アバレ電波ドギューン!)	Katsuya Watanabe	Naruhisa Arakawa	3 August 2003 (2003-08-03)
24	"Abare Schoolgirls! Unbelieeevable" "Abare Joshi Kōsei! Arienāi" (Japanese: アバレ女子高生! ありえな～い)	Katsuya Watanabe	Sho Aikawa	10 August 2003 (2003-08-10)
25	"Better Fortune! Abare Shinto Offering" "Kaiun! Abare Ema" (Japanese: 開運! アバレ絵馬)	Shojiro Nakazawa	Naruhisa Arakawa	17 August 2003 (2003-08-17)
26	"Fishing Idiot Abare Diary, Domodomo" "Tsuri Baka Abare Nisshi, Domodomo" (Japanese: 釣りバカアバレ日誌、どもども)	Shojiro Nakazawa	Atsushi Maekawa	24 August 2003 (2003-08-24)
27	"AbaRed Is Abare Blue" "Abareddo wa Abare Burū" (Japanese: アバレッドはアバレブルー)	Taro Sakamoto	Takeshi Suzuki	31 August 2003 (2003-08-31)
28	"The Bride Is Abare-chan" "Hanayome wa Abare-chan" (Japanese: 花嫁はアバレチャン)	Taro Sakamoto	Naruhisa Arakawa	7 September 2003 (2003-09-07)
29	"The Selfish Apostle, Abare Contest" "Wagamama Shito, Abare Sōdatsusen" (Japanese: わがまま使徒、アバレ争奪戦)	Katsuya Watanabe	Yoshio Urasawa	14 September 2003 (2003-09-14)
30	"Ultimate Evil! Abarevolien Formation" "Saikyō! Abarevorian Kessei" (Japanese: 最凶! アバレヴォリアン結成)	Katsuya Watanabe	Naruhisa Arakawa	21 September 2003 (2003-09-21)
31	"That Abare, Become the Ultimate" "Sono Abare, Kyūkyoku ni Tsuki" (Japanese: そのアバレ、究極につき)	Satoshi Morota	Naruhisa Arakawa	28 September 2003 (2003-09-28)
32	"Abare Bakuryū Full Throttle" "Abare Bakuryū Furu Surottoru" (Japanese: アバレ爆竜フルスロットル)	Satoshi Morota	Naruhisa Arakawa	5 October 2003 (2003-10-05)
33	"Don't Forget the Abare Warrior" "Abare Senshi o Wasurenai" (Japanese: アバレ戦士を忘れない)	Shojiro Nakazawa	Sho Aikawa	12 October 2003 (2003-10-12)
34	"Let's Play the Game! Assault Planet Abare" "Gēmu o Yarō! Totsugeki Abare Boshi" (Japanese: ゲームをやろう! 突撃アバレ星)	Shojiro Nakazawa	Naruhisa Arakawa	19 October 2003 (2003-10-19)
35	"The Quick-Changing Abare Nadeshiko!" "Abare Nadeshiko Shichi Henge Tai!" (Japanese: アバレナデシコ七変化たい!)	Taro Sakamoto	Naruhisa Arakawa	26 October 2003 (2003-10-26)
36	"The First-Love Abare Miracle" "Hatsukoi Abare Mirakuru" (Japanese: 初恋アバレミラクル)	Taro Sakamoto	Sho Aikawa	2 November 2003 (2003-11-02)
37	"The Pleasurable Abare Queen" "Kaikan Abare Kuīn" (Japanese: 快感アバレクイーン)	Satoshi Morota	Naruhisa Arakawa	9 November 2003 (2003-11-09)
38	"The Blooming Abare Pink" "Hanasakeru Abare Pinku" (Japanese: 花咲けるアバレピンク)	Satoshi Morota	Atsushi Maekawa	16 November 2003 (2003-11-16)
39	"Good Luck! Abare Father" "Ganbare! Abare Fāzā" (Japanese: がんばれ! アバレファーザー)	Satoshi Morota	Atsushi Maekawa	23 November 2003 (2003-11-23)
40	"The Abare Armor Beheading!" "Abare Yoroi o Kire!" (Japanese: アバレ鎧を斬れ!)	Noboru Takemoto	Naruhisa Arakawa	30 November 2003 (2003-11-30)
41	"Merry Abaremas! Jamejame" "Merī Abaremasu! Jamejame" (Japanese: メリーアバレマス! ジャメジャメ)	Noboru Takemoto	Sho Aikawa	7 December 2003 (2003-12-07)
42	"The Thing Hidden in the Abare Kid" "Abare Kiddo ni Hisomishi Mono" (Japanese: アバレキッドに潜みしもの)	Taro Sakamoto	Sho Aikawa	14 December 2003 (2003-12-14)
43	"Abare Killer Is Inextinguishable!?" "Abare Kirā wa Fumetsu!?" (Japanese: アバレキラーは不滅!?)	Taro Sakamoto	Sho Aikawa	21 December 2003 (2003-12-21)
44	"Is the Salaryman a Dreaming Abare Trick?" "Sararīman wa Abare Jikake no Yume o Miru ka?" (Japanese: サラリーマンはアバレ仕掛けの夢を見るか?)	Taro Sakamoto	Atsushi Maekawa	28 December 2003 (2003-12-28)
45	"New Year Abare Rumba" "Akemashite Abare Runba" (Japanese: あけましてアバレルンバ)	Shojiro Nakazawa	Yoshio Urasawa	4 January 2004 (2004-01-04)
46	"Praying! Abare Visual Kei" "Inotte! Abare Bijuaru-kei" (Japanese: 祈って! アバレビジュアル系)	Shojiro Nakazawa	Naruhisa Arakawa	11 January 2004 (2004-01-11)
47	"The Five Abarangers" "Gonin no Abarenjā" (Japanese: 5人のアバレンジャー)	Satoshi Morota	Atsushi Maekawa	18 January 2004 (2004-01-18)
48	"The Final Abare Game" "Fainaru Abare Gēmu" (Japanese: ファイナルアバレゲーム)	Satoshi Morota	Sho Aikawa	25 January 2004 (2004-01-25)
49	"Break In! Abare Final Decisive Battle" "Totsunyū! Abare Saishū Kessen" (Japanese: 突入! アバレ最終決戦)	Taro Sakamoto	Naruhisa Arakawa	1 February 2004 (2004-02-01)
50 (Final)	"Only Those Who've Abare'd" "Abareta Kazu dake" (Japanese: アバレた数だけ)	Taro Sakamoto	Naruhisa Arakawa	8 February 2004 (2004-02-08)

Film

Bakuryū Sentai Abaranger Deluxe: Abare Summer Is Freezing Cold! (爆竜戦隊アバレンジャー DELUXE アバレサマーはキンキン中!, Bakuryū Sentai Abarenjā Derakkusu Abare Samā wa Kinkin Chū) is a 2003 film, which takes place between episodes 21 and 22 and was written by Naruhisa Arakawa and directed by Satoshi Morota.

V-Cinema

• Bakuryū Sentai Abaranger vs. Hurricaneger (爆竜戦隊アバレンジャーVSハリケンジャー, Bakuryū Sentai Abarenjā Tai Harikenjā): A 2004 V-Cinema release, which takes place between episodes 40 and 41 and was written by Atsushi Maekawa and directed by Katsuya Watanabe.
• Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger vs. Abaranger (特捜戦隊デカレンジャーVSアバレンジャー, Tokusō Sentai Dekarenjā Tai Abarenjā): A 2005 V-Cinema release, which takes place between episodes 31 and 32 of Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger and was written by Naruhisa Arakawa and directed by Taro Sakamoto.
• GoGo Sentai Boukenger vs. Super Sentai (轟轟戦隊ボウケンジャーVSスーパー戦隊, Gōgō Sentai Bōkenjā Tai Sūpā Sentai): A 2007 V-Cinema release, which takes place between episodes 42 and 43 of GoGo Sentai Boukenger and was written by Akatsuki Yamatoya and directed by Katsuya Watanabe.
• Bakuryū Sentai Abaranger 20th: The Unforgivable Abare (爆竜戦隊アバレンジャー 20th　許されざるアバレ, Bakuryū Sentai Abarenjā Tuentīsu Yurusarezaru Abare): A 2023 V-Cinema release, which takes place twenty years after the series finale and was written by Naruhisa Arakawa and directed by Hisashi Kimura.

Specials

• Bakuryū Sentai Abaranger Super Video: The All-Bakuryū Roaring Laughter Battle (爆竜戦隊アバレンジャー スーパービデオ オール爆竜爆笑バトル, Bakuryū Sentai Abarenjā Sūpā Bideo Ōru Bakushō Batoru): A 2003 Kodansha Super Video special.
• Bakuryū Sentai Abaranger With Donbrothers (爆竜戦隊アバレンジャーwithドンブラザーズ, Bakuryū Sentai Abarenjā Wizu Donburazāzu): A 2023 Toei Tokusatsu Fan Club-exclusive special that is a prequel to Bakuryū Sentai Abaranger 20th: The Unforgivable Abare.

Production

The trademark for the series was filed by Toei Company on 17 October 2002.

Cast

• Ryoga Hakua: Koichiro Nishi (西 興一朗, Nishi Kōichirō)
• Yukito Sanjo: Sho Tomita (富田 翔, Tomita Shō)
• Ranru Itsuki: Aiko Itō (いとう あいこ, Itō Aiko)
• Asuka: Kaoru Abe (阿部 薫, Abe Kaoru)
• Mikoto Nakadai: Koutaro Tanaka (田中 幸太朗, Tanaka Kōtarō)
• Emiri Imanaka|今中 笑里, Princess Saki (笑姫, Saki-hime, 12, 13), Angel (36), Chiropractor (44): Michi Nishijima (西島 未智, Nishijima Michi)
• Ryunosuke Sugishita, Tatsunosuke Sugishita (杉下 龍之介, Sugishita Tatsunosuke, 13), God (36), Manager Sugiue (杉上部長, Sugiue-buchō, 44): Kouen Okumura (奥村 公延, Okumura Kōen)
• Mai Hakua: Maya Banno (坂野 真弥, Banno Maya)
• Mr. Yokota: Taro Suwa (諏訪 太朗, Suwa Tarō)
• Lije, Mysterious girl: Kasumi Suzuki (鈴木 かすみ, Suzuki Kasumi)
• Lijewel: Maki Ogawa (小川 摩起, Ogawa Maki)
• Mahoro/Jeanne: Eri Sakurai (桜井 映里, Sakurai Eri)
• Mizuho/Geilton: Masashi Kagami (加々美 正史, Kagami Masashi)

Voice actors

• Bakuryū Tyrannosaurus: Takashi Nagasako (長嶝 高士, Nagasako Takashi)
• Bakuryū Triceratops: Kōki Miyata (宮田 幸季, Miyata Kōki)
• Bakuryū Pteranodon: Emi Shinohara (篠原 恵美, Shinohara Emi)
• Bakuryū Brachiosaurus: Banjō Ginga (銀河 万丈, Ginga Banjō)
• Bakuryū Topgaler: Hikaru Midorikawa (緑川 光, Midorikawa Hikaru)
• Bakuryū Bachycelonagurus: Sayaka Aida (相田 さやか, Aida Sayaka)
• Bakuryū Dimenokodon: Daisuke Kishio (岸尾 だいすけ, Kishio Daisuke)
• Bakuryū Stegoslidon: Hiroshi Iida (飯田 浩志, Iida Hiroshi)
• Bakuryū Parasarokkiru: Kōzō Shioya (塩屋 浩三, Shioya Kōzō)
• Bakuryū Ankyloveilus: Akemi Misaki (御崎 朱美, Misaki Akemi)
• Dezumozorlya/Dezumolijewel/Dezumovorla/Dezumogevirus: Masaharu Satō (佐藤 正治, Satō Masaharu)
• Mikela: Bunkō Ogata (緒方 文興, Ogata Bunkō)
• Voffa: Hidenari Ugaki (宇垣 秀成, Ugaki Hidenari)
• Yatsudenwani: Kyōsei Tsukui (津久井 教生, Tsukui Kyōsei)

Movie and V-Cinema guest cast

• Princess Freezia (王女フリージア, Ōjo Furījia, Abaranger Deluxe): Minako Komukai (小向 美奈子, Komukai Minako)
• Wiseman Akgul (賢者アクガル, Kenja Akugaru, Abaranger Deluxe): Naoya Makoto (誠 直也, Makoto Naoya)
• Dimensional Drifter Galvidi (次元の流れ者 ガルヴィディ, Jigen no Nagaremono Garuvidi, Voice; Abaranger Deluxe): Toshio Furukawa (古川 登志夫, Furukawa Toshio)
• Hexanoid #1 Hanabikinikibeenus (ヘキサノイド第1号 ハナビキニキビーナス, Hekisanoido Dai Ichi-gō Hanabikinikibīnasu, Voice; Abaranger Deluxe): Yumi Takada (高田 由美, Takada Yumi)
• Evil Ninja Iga (邪忍イーガ, Janin Īga, Voice; Abaranger vs. Hurricaneger): Kiyoyuki Yanada (梁田 清之, Yanada Kiyoyuki)

Songs

Opening theme

• "Bakuryū Sentai Abaranger" (爆竜戦隊アバレンジャー, Bakuryū Sentai Abarenjā)
  • Lyrics: Yumi Yoshimoto
  • Composition: Takafumi Iwasaki
  • Arrangement: Seiichi Kyōda
  • Artist: Masaaki Endoh

Ending theme

• "We are the ONE ~Bokura wa Hitotsu~" (We are the ONE ～僕らはひとつ～)
  • Lyrics: Yumi Yoshimoto
  • Composition: Yasuo Kosugi
  • Arrangement: Seiichi Kyōda
  • Artist: Akira Kushida

International broadcast and home video

• In its home country of Japan, Toei Video released the series on Sale/Rental VHS tapes and on DVD. Starting from 10 October 2003, The series began appearing on Rental DVDs, with 23 October 2003 being the debut for Sale DVDs. From that point until 21 September 2004, it was released throughout 12 volumes. VHS tapes of the series were available for sale and rent from January through December 2004. Both formats contain four episodes on each volume release, with the final two volumes containing five episodes. Up until Ninpu Sentai Hurricanger, the sale and rental DVDs had a two-month release difference towards timing. But after that, the sale and rental DVDs were both released on the same month and same year as each other. From Volume 7 onwards with Abaranger, it would be released in parallel with the next series, Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger.
• The series was limited to only airing in Asian regions outside of Japan, as most international regions have aired the Power Rangers adaptation, Power Rangers Dino Thunder instead.
  • In South Korea, the series was dubbed in Korean and aired in July 2004 on Tooniverse under Power Rangers Dino Thunder (파워레인저 다이노썬더) which is the exact same title as the Power Rangers adaptation that it was given.
  • In Thailand, the series was given a Thai dub. Rose Media Entertainment (formerly Rose Video) used to air on iTV, first premiering in 2005. It was also released on home video.
  • In the Philippines, this series aired on ABS-CBN as Power Rangers Dino Thunder, an American adaptation of this Sentai series. it was aired in 2006 until 2007 with Tagalog dub. At the same year, it was also aired on ABC 5 (now TV5) as Abaranger with a Tagalog dub.
  • In the Chinese-speaking world, Both Mandarin (Taiwan dialect) and Cantonese dubs were produced and aired in Taiwan and Hong Kong respectively.
    • In Taiwan, the series aired with a Taiwanese Mandarin dub on 30 October 2005, until 8 October 2006 with all episodes dubbed, airing on GTV.
    • In Hong Kong, the series aired with a Cantonese Chinese dub on 19 March 2006 (a few months after Taiwan aired the Taiwanese Mandarin dub) on TVB Jade until 4 March 2007 with all episodes dubbed.
• In North America, the series would receive a DVD release by Shout! Factory on 8 November 2022 in the original Japanese audio with English subtitles.

References

• Text was copied from Ranger Wiki, which is released under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 (Unported) (CC-BY-SA 3.0) license.

External links

• Official website at TV Asahi at the Wayback Machine (archived 6 October 2016) (in Japanese)
• Official website at Toei Company at the Wayback Machine (archived 1 September 2013) (in Japanese)
• Official website at Super-Sentai.net (in Japanese)
• Official website for Bakuryū Sentai Abaranger 20th: The Unforgivable Abare (in Japanese)
• Bakuryū Sentai Abaranger at IMDb