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==Music==
==Music==
BGM by [[Kameyama Kouichirou]]

'''Opening Theme'''
'''Opening Theme'''
* "Special Investigation Squadron Dekaranger (特捜戦隊デカレンジャー ''Tokusō Sentai Dekarenjā'')" by [[Psychic Lover]]
* "Special Investigation Squadron Dekaranger (特捜戦隊デカレンジャー ''Tokusō Sentai Dekarenjā'')" by [[Psychic Lover]]

Revision as of 07:05, 5 April 2007

Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger
Created byToei
StarringRyuuji Sainei
Tsuyoshi Hayashi
Yousuke Itou
Ayumi Kinoshita
Mika Kikuchi
Tomokazu Yoshida
Tetsu Inada
Mako Ishino
Mie Namamori
Chiharu Niiyama
Country of originJapan Japan
No. of episodes50
Production
Running time30 minutes
Original release
NetworkTV Asahi

Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger (特捜戦隊デカレンジャー, Tokusō Sentai Dekarenjā), translated into English as Special Investigation Squadron Dekaranger, was the 2004 Super Sentai Japanese TV series. Deka is Japanese colloquial slang for "detective" and has no direct translation, but is sometimes written over the kanji for "Keiji" (a more formal term for detective); it is also a Greek prefix "deca", meaning "ten", and a total of ten Dekarangers appear in the series and movie combined. The footage from the show was used to create the American series Power Rangers: S.P.D.

Plot

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"SPD… Special Police Dekaranger. Five detectives who fight cool with Burning Hearts!. Their mission: To combat Earth's invaders. They'll protect the peace and safety of all humanity!"

The story begins when Banban Akaza arrives on Earth to the city of Megalopolis. He is transferred to the S.P.D. (Special Police DekaRanger) Earth branch by his commander. By that time, Agent Abrella, an Alienizer arms dealer, turns his destructive attention to Earth, helping the criminals there. It's up to the DekaRangers to stop them and bring them to justice. The SPD of Earth are stationed in the DekaBase under the command of Doggy Kruger.

Characters

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Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger
Main article: Special Police Dekaranger

Special Police Dekaranger, or S.P.D., has advanced extraterrestrial technology at its disposal, giving its officers armor made out of DekaMetal, and making them Dekarangers.

Others

  • Hikaru (7-8): A young ESPer with the ability to teleport inanimate objects. Originally a street wanderer, he hated humans because they mistreated him due to his powers, and wanted to leave the planet as soon as possible. This was taken in advantage by an Alienizer named Dagonail, who used him for his crimes. However, Jasmine managed to convince him to trust in her, and after Dagonail's defeat, Hikaru left the planet to join the SPD training academy.
  • Flora (15-16): A android designed after a young woman, her original purpose was serving as the brain of a monster called Gigas, as the intent of her creator Meteus, who referred to her as Meria. However, she met Sen and befriended him. During the time being, Sen helped her to develop "a heart", so she could be more than just machine. She was later captured by Meteus, but saved by DekaMaster, who killed Meteus. Flora was accepted as human and joined SPD central HQ on another planet.
  • Zoinaian Bettonin (Zoinaseijin Bettonin) (18): A alien from Planet Zoina who crashed landed in Kyoto during the Feudal Era Japan. A samurai taught him the ways of bushido and samurai conduct. Beetonin ended up in present-day Kyoto, confused by the changes and Aburera made him believe the Dekarangers were invaders with bad intentions. But after Ban defeated him with Doggie's D-Sword Bega, Beetonin realized the truth and helped them. His species ages slower than humans, according to Jasmine, the age difference is 60,000 years.
  • Shinnooian Hakutaku (Shinnooseijin Hakutaku) (25, 34, 48): A wise woman who has knowledge of all space herbs and changed herself into a human girl. She has a third eye in the shape of a small red jewel. Tetsu and the other five dekaranger are under her care but Houji is the one who needed the most of her guidance. She had a thing for Sen-Chan, remaining on Earth to gather enough money for their wedding.
  • Chanbenarian Gin (Chanberaseijin Gin) (34, 48): A cat-like alien child who tried to steal medicine from Hakutaku for his sick mother after he was unable to buy it with the pearl he found, but was stopped and befriended by Sen-Chan. Gin later learn that the pearl he found was a tool Gineeka uses to mark his prey, though he survived thanks to stealing a spatula that shielded him from the shot. In the end, his mother received medicine from Hakutaku at Sen-Chan's request.
  • Detective Chou (35): He was a retired detective and was seeking revenge on Raja because he killed his daughter 13 years ago, but was never able to prove it. DekaYellow shows him his errors of his ways while confirming his theory.
  • Bakuryuu Sentai Abaranger: 2003 Sentai hero team. Appeared in Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger VS Abaranger. At first the main 3 members, Ryouga/AbaRed, Sanjou/AbareBlue and Ranru/AbareYellow, were arrested for attacking the metropolis. Soon after, the Dekaranger team learned that the Abaranger were actually hunting down a mysterious Alienizer known as Kazaku, who was planning to resurrect the evil Evorian god Dezumorlya. After facing revived (and strangely speechless) Alienizers, Asuka/AbareBlack traveled from Dino-Earth to join the rest of the team. Kazaku failed to resurrect Dezumorlya, instead resurrecting Mikoto/AbareKiller and his Blastasaur, TopGaler, as well. After successfully defeating all of the Alienizer's and the Evolian "SaunaEelGinko", AbareKiller left for the afterlife again, and the rest of the team celebrated their victory before parting ways.
  • Mahou Sentai Magiranger: Met up in Mahou Sentai Magiranger VS Dekaranger, starting from when an Alienizer attacked the restaurant Umeko and the Ozu siblings (and Hikaru) were in on Fantastic Happy Day. Ban also returns from the Fire Squad to delete an Alienizer that formerly worked with Infershia. When Urara (MagiBlue) and Jasmine both get captured, the two teams work together to put a stop to the Alienizer and to prevent them from taking the Flower of Heaven that was entrusted to the Ozu siblings' mother. Unfortunately, Ban and Kai (MagiRed) don't get along at first. The Dekaranger learn from the Ozu siblings and Hikaru about the meaning of family.

Space Criminals Alienizer

Main article: Space Criminals Alienizer

Space Criminals Alienizer (宇宙犯罪者アリエナイザー Uchū Hanzaisha Arienaizā) is the generic name given to aliens that commit various forms of crime, on Earth and on other planets.

Episodes

  1. Fireball Newcomer (ファイヤーボール・ニューカマ, Faiyābōru Nyūkamā)
  2. Robo Impact (ロボ・インパクト, Robo Inpakuto)
  3. Perfect Blue (パーフェクト・ブルー, Pāfekuto Burū)
  4. Cyber Dive (サイバー・ダイブ, Saibā Daibu)
  5. Buddy Murphy (バディ・マーフィー, Badi Māfī)
  6. Green Mystery (グリーン・ミステリー, Gurīn Misuterī)
  7. Silent Telepathy (サイレント・テレパシー, Sairento Terepashī)
  8. Rainbow Vision (レインボー・ビジョン, Reinbō Bijon)
  9. Stakeout Trouble (ステイクアウト・トラブル, Suteikuauto Toraburu)
  10. Trust Me (トラスト・ミー, Torasuto Mī)
  11. Pride Sniper (プライド・スナイパー, Puraido Sunaipā)
  12. Babysitter Syndrome (ベビーシッター・シンドローム, Bebīshittā Shindorōmu)
  13. High Noon Dogfight (ハイヌーン・ドッグファイト, Hai Nūn Doggufaito)
  14. Please, Boss (プリーズ・ボス, Purīzu Bosu)
  15. Android Girl (アンドロイド・ガール, Andoroido Gāru)
  16. Giant Destroyer (ジャイアント・デストロイヤー, Jaianto Desutoroiyā)
  17. Twin Cam Angel (ツインカム・エンジェル, Tsuin Kamu Enjeru)
  18. Samurai Go West (サムライ・ゴーウエスト, Samurai Gō Uesuto)
  19. Fake Blue (フェイク・ブルー, Feiku Burū)
  20. Running Hero (ランニング・ヒーロー, Ranningu Hīrō)
  21. Mad Brothers (マッド・ブラザーズ, Maddo Burazāzu)
  22. Full Throttle Elite ((フルスロットル・エリート, Furu Surottoru Erīto)
  23. Brave Emotion (ブレイブ・エモーション, Bureibu Emōshon)
  24. Cutie Negotiator (キューティー・ネゴシエイター, Kyūtī Negoshietā)
  25. Witness Grandma (ウィットネス・グランマ, Wittonesu Guranma)
  26. Cool Passion (クール・パッション, Kūru Passhon)
  27. Funky Prisoner (ファンキー・プリズナー, Fankī Purizunā)
  28. Alienizer Returns (アリエナイザー・リターンズ, Arienaizā Ritānzu)
  29. Mirror Revenger (ミラー・リベンジャー, Mirā Ribenjā)
  30. Gal Hazard (ギャル・ハザード, Gyaru Hazādo)
  31. Princess Training (プリンセス・トレーニング, Purinsesu Torēningu)
  32. Discipline March (ディシプリン・マーチ, Dishipurin Māchi)
  33. SWAT Mode On (スワットモード・オン, Suwatto Mōdo On)
  34. Celeb Game (セレブ・ゲーム, Serebu Gēmu)
  35. Unsolved Case (アンソルブド・ケー, Ansorubudo Kēsu)
  36. Mother Universe (マザー・ユニバース, Mazā Yunibāsu)
  37. Hard Boiled License (ハードボイルド・ライセンス, Hādo Boirudo Raisensu)
  38. Cycling Bomb (サイクリング・ボム, Saikuringu Bomu)
  39. Requiem World (レクイエム・ワールド, Rekuiemu Wārudo)
  40. Gold Badge Education (ゴールドバッヂ・エデュケーション, Gōrudo Baddji Edyukēshon)
  41. Trick Room (トリック・ルーム, Torikku Rūmu)
  42. Skull Talking (スカル・トーキング, Sukaru Tōkingu)
  43. Meteor Catastrophe (メテオ・カタストロフ, Meteo Katasutorofu)
  44. Mortal Campaign (モータル・キャンペーン, Mōtaru Kyanpēn)
  45. Accidental Present (アクシデンタル・プレゼント, Akushidentaru Purezento)
  46. Propose Panic (プロポーズ・パニック, Puropōzu Panikku)
  47. Wild Heart, Cool Brain (ワイルドハート・クールブレイン, Wairudo Hāto Kūru Burein)
  48. Fireball Succession (ファイヤーボール・サクセション, Faiyābōru Sakuseshon)
  49. Devil's DekaBase (デビルズ・デカベース, Debiruzu Dekabēsu)
  50. Forever Dekaranger (フォーエバー・デカレンジャー, Fōebā Dekarenjā)

Specials

  • Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger the Movie: Full Blast Action
  • Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger vs. Abaranger
  • Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger: DekaRed vs. DekaBreak
  • Mahou Sentai Magiranger vs. Dekaranger

Music

BGM by Kameyama Kouichirou

Opening Theme

  • "Special Investigation Squadron Dekaranger (特捜戦隊デカレンジャー Tokusō Sentai Dekarenjā)" by Psychic Lover

Ending Theme

  • "Midnight Dekaranger (ミッドナイト デカレンジャー Middonaito Dekarenjā)" by Isao Sasaki
  • "Girls in Trouble! DEKARANGER (ガールズイントラブル！デカレンジャー Gāruzu In Toraburu! Dekarenjā) " by Jasmine (Ayumi Kinoshita) & Umeko (Mika Kikuchi) with Dekaren-Boys
  • "Girls in Trouble! DEKARANGER(Movie Edition) (ガールズイントラブル！デカレンジャー Gāruzu In Toraburu! Dekarenjā) " by Jasmine (Ayumi Kinoshita) & Umeko (Mika Kikuchi) with Dekaren-Boys

Insert Songs

  • "Buddy Murphy ~Murphy wa Tomodachi (Buddy Murphy ~マーフィーはともだち Badī Māfī ~Māfī wa Tomodachi)" by Mitsuko Horie and SP Junior Chorus
  • "Build Up! Dekaranger Robo (ビルドアップ! デカレンジャーロボ Birudo Appu! Dekarenjā Robo)" by Hideaki Takatori
  • "DekaBreak Full Throttle!! (デカブレイク全開!! DekaBureiku Zenkai!!)" by Masaaki Endou
  • "DekaMaster NEVER STOP (デカマスターNEVER STOP DekaMasutā Nebā Sutoppu)" by Isao Sasaki
  • "Dekaranger Action (デカレンジャーアクション Dekarenjā Akushon)" by Psychic Lover
  • "Dekaranger Gymnastics (デカレンジャーたいそう Dekarenjā Taisō)" by Ban (Ryuuji Sainei) and SP Junior Chorus
  • "SWAT ON Dekaranger (SWAT ON デカレンジャー Suwatto On Dekarenjā)" by Psychic Lover
  • "Fly! DekaWing Robo! (飛べよデカウイングロボ! Tobe yo DekaUingu Robo!)" by Hideaki Takatori

Character Songs

  • "BANG! BANG!" by Ban (Ryuuji Sainei)
  • "BLUE is the SKY" by Hoji (Tsuyoshi Hayashi)
  • "railway to happiness ~Like I'm Always Smiling (railway to happiness~いつも笑っていられるように rēruwei tsu happinesu ~Itsumo Waratte Irareru Yō ni)" by Sen-chan (Yousuke Itou)
  • "Hard Rain ~There's No Rain That Doesn't Stop (hard rain~止まない雨はない hādo rein ~Yamanai Ame wa Nai)" by Jasmine (Ayumi Kinoshita)
  • "Honest ~Believing in the Now (すなお~今を信じて Sunao ~Ima o Shinjite)" by Umeko (Mika Kikuchi)
  • "With a "Tetsu" Will! (“TETSU”の意志で! "Tetsu" no Ishi de!)" by Tetsu (Tomokazu Yoshida)
  • "Mother Universe" by Swan (Mako Ishino)

Names/Puns

DekaRangers

  • Ban's. surname, "Akaza", is a pun on the name of an English crime fiction writer, "Agatha Christie", while it makes him the 3rd person with the kanji for his color ("Aka") in his surname. His first name is a pun on "Ban-cha", Japanese coarse gren tea. It could also be seen as a play on "ban ban," the Japanese equivalent of "bang bang," which would fit with Ban's dual-gun fighting style.
  • Hoji's surname, "Tomasu", is a pun on the name of an American novelist, "Thomas Harris". His first name is a pun on "Houji-cha", Japanese roasted green tea.
  • Sen-chan's surname, "Enari", is a pun on the pseudonym of American detective fiction writers, "Ellery Queen". His first name is a pun on "Sen-cha", Japanese green tea.
  • Jasmine's surname "Reimon" is a pun on the name of an American crime fiction writer, "Raymond Chandler". Her nickname is a pun on jasmine tea.
  • Umeko's surname,"Kodou", is from the name of a Japanese author, "Kodou Nomura", who is known as the author of Japanese TV series "Zenigata Heiji". Her first name is a pun on "umekombucha", a tea like drink made from ume and kombu.
  • Tetsu's surname, "Aira", is a pun on the name of an American novelist, "Ira Levin". His first name contains kanji which is a pun on a traditional Chinese tea (铁观音)"Tie-guan-yin".
  • Doggy Kruger is named after the star Kruger 60, one of the nearest stars, in the same fashion his sword Vega is named after the star Vega. Kruger could also derive from the fictional serial killer, Freddy Krueger.
  • Swan's surname, Shiratori, is translated as "swan"(lit. "White Bird", as swans are commonly white feather colored).
  • K-9 Unit 'Murphy's name is a double-pun: K-9 is a pun on canine, and Murphy is the name of the hero "Alex Murphy", who appears in "RoboCop".
  • DekaBreak's name is a pun on the phrase "take a break".

Alienizers

  • Abrella's name a pun on umbrella. In Japan, a black umbrella is compared to a bat and is often called "Koumori-Gasa (bat-umbrella)".
  • Ben G is a pun on Benji.
  • Meteus is a pun on Mateus.

Trivia

  • Unlike other sentai series, Dekaranger did not have a singular evil organization bent on ruling/destroying the Earth, and thus appears to lack a strong overarching plot (Mahou Sentai Magiranger can be seen as the polar opposite of this). The only linking bond between all of the "Monsters of the Week" were that they went to the same arms dealer: Agent Abrella.
  • From October 2003-January 15, 2004, a slow song was leaked onto the Internet in which was to be either the ED or OP to this series. 2 months into the Dekaranger series, the song turned out to be the Psychic Lover's demo to Dekaranger Action.
  • The first Super Sentai to have more than six members (CarRanger, however, had five authentic CarRangers, and Radietta Fanbelt (the good-hearted younger sister of villainess Zonette) who acted as a sixth CarRanger called "White Racer", VRV Master, and the three members of the Signalman family, making it the first Sentai with more than six warriors).
  • Dekaranger is not only the series with most heroes and most heroines: it is also the Tokusatsu series with the most romantic relationships between comrades (Ban & Marie, Sen & Umeko, and Doggy & Swan). The remaining Dekarangers are victims of massive fanshipping, where Hoji is paired with Jasmine, and Tetsu with his mentor Lisa. However, in the team up with Magiranger, it was hinted that Tetsu has shown some kind of feelings towards Jasmine. Many assumed that Hoji and Jasmine were a couple based on the history of being the first two Earth Dekarangers; however, Hoji keeps his relationship with Jasmine on a professional level.
  • Dekaranger is the first Sentai series to have a base-robo that transforms without the other ranger's mecha, as well as a combined robot transforming into a weapon.
  • The Hell's Siblings are very similar to the three Fallen Angel warriors from Kyuukyuu Sentai GoGo-V, both groups are siblings comprised of three members, both Jiin and Succubus are the youngest and are both female. Guuru and Bon Goblin are the middle children and are both hulking, green-skinned beasts, and both Zoodo and Blitz are the oldest and both use swords.
  • Deka is a slang term meaning "detective". Deka can also be translated as Deca—a prefix which means "ten"—since there are ten DekaRangers in all.
  • Dekaranger is the first team to lack a team leader. Although Ban can be considered the de jure leader and Umeko claims the leadership for herself, it has been stated in-show that the team works well without one, and that all members of the team are equal in terms of authority. It can also be mistaken that, as the commanding officer of the group, Doggy is the team leader of the group, but he in fact functions more as a mentor and rarely joins the team on the field as Dekamaster.
  • The ending theme "girls in trouble! DEKARANGER" is an oddity in the Sentai history. Instead of being played regularly taking over its predecessor, it was played only when Jasmine and/or Umeko were/was the episode focus, starting with Episode 17. A version with altered lyrics was also used for the movie, it was called "The Movie Version! DEKARANGER" and it was performed by the six main Dekarangers.
  • The ending theme "Midnight Dekaranger" was a "contemporary" take on 1920s and 1930s jazz-style songs with the Dekarangers dancing, and an alien band playing in the background.
  • "Midnight Dekaranger" , along with the insert song "Dekamaster , Never Stop!" marked the first new tokusatsu songs to be sung by Isao Sasaki since he sang the opening theme to the 1987 Metal Hero series Choujinki Metalder, "Kimi no Seishun Wa Kagayaiteiru Ka". However, this is not the first time that he did songs in the Super Sentai franchise. His first songs were in Himitsu Sentai Goranger, followed by J.A.K.Q. Dengekitai.
  • In Episode 32, Jasmine says "SUATTO Sanjou, SUATTO Kaiketsu" ["Arriving with a "SWAT", solving problems with a "SWAT"] when looking at images of the S.W.A.T mode armor. This is a nod towards the famous tokusatsu series Kaiketsu Zubatto, in which main hero Zubatto's classic catchphrase was "ZUBATTO Sanjou, ZUBATTO Kaiketsu" ["Arriving with a 'ZUBAT' , solving problems with a 'ZUBAT'"]
  • The original titles for each episode were written in katakana, the Japanese alphabet for foreign, often English words. This was the first and so far only sentai to do this. The titles had to be written in katakana because the titles themselves consisted of English words.
  • The scene when Dekabreak slows down time to catch the bullets is an homage to The Matrix Reloaded, where Neo performs the same trick as Dekabreak but instead of catching the bullets, he stops them with his hand.
  • This was the second sentai series to use a closing remark scene before the vocals for the ending theme began. The tradition began one year earlier with Bakuryuu Sentai Abaranger.
  • A special joke within Dekaranger vs. Abaranger is that other than transforming into Chief Numa-O to get Ban to let down his guard and injure him, Kazakuu also briefly transformed into Hurricane Red from Ninpuu Sentai Hurricaneger to get Ryouga/Abared and the other Abarangers to let down their guard and injure them as well (as the Abarangers had previously met Yousuke/Hurricane Red in Abaranger vs. Hurricaneger).
  • Exists one surprises comparison of Dekaranger with Kyuukyuu Sentai GoGo-V in Mechas. The comparison is the following one:
    • Dekaranger Robo - Victory Robo
    • DekaBase Robo - GrandLiner
    • DekaBike Robo - LinerBoy
    • Super Dekaranger Robo - Max Victory Robo
    • DekaWing Robo - Victory Mars
  • There were two goofs in Magiranger vs. Dekaranger:

1.Ban was wearing his Earth Dekaranger uniform, instead of his Fire Squad uniform.
2.Ban was using his SPD License instead of his Fire Squad License

  • Two of the Dekarangers make an anime cameo in an episode of the anime series, Gravion Zwei. In one scene in a crowd, Ban is seen on the left of the screen. After another two screen shots, Umeko appears with a maid type version of her Deka Uniform.
  • The white gloves in the Dekaranger suits resemble the gloves worn by normal Japanese traffic officers.
  • The signature catchphrase when the Dekaranger are about to delete an Alienizer is "Strike Out!". This is most likely a reference to baseball, which is hugely popular in Japan. It is also possibly (although much less likely) a reference to the Three strikes laws which exist in some states within the United States. After the Alienizer is deleted, the Dekaranger say "Got you!", which is followed by a thumb down hand gesture. The hand gesture is a reference to the stereotypical accounts of Roman courts declaring a prisoner's sentence of life or death with a thumbs-up or thumbs-down gesture, respectively.
  • In Episode 26, Cool Passion, various Alienizer names pay homage to actual fighters. The name of the ringleader of the fight club in the episode, parodies the fictional movie/book character Tyler Durden from Fight Club.
  • In GoGo Sentai Boukenger vs. Super Sentai, AkaRed briefly transformed into DekaRed and later gave BoukenRed DekaRed's D-Magnums to use in the battle against Chronos.

Cast

Main Cast

Stunt

Guest Starring

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