Gekisou Sentai Carranger

Gekisou Sentai Carranger is a Japanese television series. It is the 20th series in Toei's Super Sentai series. It is the second vehicle-themed Super Sentai, preceded by Kousoku Sentai Turboranger. The show was written as a parody of its own franchise. Its footage was used in Power Rangers Turbo.

Gekisou Sentai Carranger
Genre	Tokusatsu Self-parody Superhero fiction Action-Comedy Slice of life
Created by	Toei
Developed by	Yoshio Urasawa
Directed by	Yoshiaki Kobayashi
Starring	Yūji Kishi Yoshihiro Masujima Yoshihiro Fukuda Yuka Motohashi Atsuko Kurusu
Opening theme	"Gekisou Sentai Carranger" by Naritaka Takayama
Ending theme	"Paradise Samba" by Naritaka Takayama
Composer	Toshihiko Sahashi
Country of origin	Japan
Original language	Japanese
No. of episodes	48
Production
Producers	Tarō Iwamoto Atsushi Kaji Kenji Ōta Shigenori Takatera Kōichi Yada
Running time	20 minutes
Original release
Network	TV Asahi
Release	March 1, 1996 (1996-03-01) – February 7, 1997 (1997-02-07)

Plot

Five garage workers are granted the power of Kurumagic, enabling them to become Carrangers.

Characters

Carranger

Actor	Name	Rangers	Mecha
Yuji Kishi	Kyosuke Jinnai	Red Racer	Red Vehicle
Yoshihiro Masujima	Naoki Damon	Blue Racer	Blue Vehicle
Yoshihiro Fukuda	Minoru Uesugi	Green Racer	Green Vehicle
Yuka Motohashi	Natsumi Shinohara	Yellow Racer	Yellow Vehicle
Atsuko Kurusu	Youko Yagami	Pink Racer	Pink Vehicle
Misaki Sudo	Radietta Fanbelt	White Racer	RadiaCar Robo
Kiyoshi Kobayashi	VRV Master
Hōchu Ōtsuka	Signalman		Sirender

Cast

• Kyosuke Jinnai / Red Racer: Yūji Kishi
• Naoki Damon / Blue Racer: Yoshihiro Masujima
• Minoru Uesugi / Green Racer: Yoshihiro Fukuda
• Natsumi Shinohara / Yellow Racer: Yuka Motohashi
• Youko Yagami / Pink Racer: Atsuko Kurusu
• Radietta Fanbelt / White Racer: Megumi Hamamatsu (in episode 25) and Misaki Sudo (in episode 34, 45, & 48)
• VRV Master: Kiyoshi Kobayashi
• Signalman: Hōchū Ōtsuka

Songs

Opening theme

• "Gekisou Sentai Carranger"
  • Lyrics: Yukinojō Mori
  • Composition & Arrangement: Takashi Shōji
  • Artist: Naritaka Takayama
  • Episodes: 1–13, 48 (End Credits)
• "Gekisou Sentai Carranger ~Full Accel Version~"
  • Lyrics: Yukinojō Mori
  • Composition: Takashi Shōji
  • Arrangement: Keiichi Oku
  • Artist: Naritaka Takayama

Ending theme

• "Tengoku Samba" ("Paradise Samba")
  • Lyrics: Yukinojō Mori
  • Composition & Arrangement: Takashi Shōji
  • Artist: Naritaka Takayama