SeriesTV-PGMonster & Creature Sci-Fi Horror

Denji Sentai Megaranger1997

Name: Denji Sentai Megaranger
Genre: Monster & Creature, Sci-Fi Horror
Released: 1997-02-14
Rating: 6.8

6.8

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IMDb 7.4TMDB 8.5

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Year

1997

Seasons

Network

tv asahi

Status

Ended

The premise

When his video game prowess is discovered by the International Network of Excel-Science and Technology — or I.N.E.T. — high school student Kenta Date is brought in to lend his expertise to their mysterious research. Meanwhile, four classmates show up, wanting to know more about the I.N.E.T. facility. Their experience will change their lives forever, as I.N.E.T. survives an attack by the nefarious Dr. Hinelar and an army from another dimension determined to conquer our reality! Now, it's up to Kenta and his four classmates to "install Megaranger" and become the team of heroes their video games prepared them to be!

Horror Vault's take

Five ordinary high school students find themselves thrust into an intergalactic conflict when a shadowy scientific organization drafts them to defend Earth against a ruthless villain and his dimensional army. Armed with high-tech suits and giant mechs that feel ripped straight from the arcade games they love, the teens must grow up fast as the stakes turn very real. Megaranger blends the colorful spectacle of classic tokusatsu with a school-life backdrop, keeping the energy high and the monster battles bigger with every episode.

Content: Stylized Action Violence, Monster Combat

Episode Guide

· 20h 40m total· Feb 1997 → Feb 1998

S1.E1 · Don't Let Them! The Twisted InvadersPremiere
Feb 14, 1997 · 20 min · Dir: Takao Nagaishi
Kenta Date, a game-playing high schooler, is recruited alongside four other students to unexpectedly become the Megaranger due to the pre-emptive start of an invasion from the dimension of Neziregia.
S1.E2 · Look! Our Galaxy Mega
Feb 21, 1997 · 20 min · Dir: Takao Nagaishi
After barely escaping from Neziregia to I.N.E.T.'s space headquarters, Kenta rashly returns to Earth to deal with them personally.
S1.E3 · For Real! A Huge Nejire Beast
Feb 28, 1997 · 20 min · Dir: Noboru Takemoto
Kenta confronts Shun about putting his needs over the team's when he chooses to do extra studies over his Megaranger duties.
S1.E4 · Smash it! Shibolena's Trap
Mar 7, 1997 · 20 min · Dir: Noboru Takemoto
Kouichirou discovers Shibolena performing infiltrations through the internet, forcing him in a situation where the other Megaranger may be rushing into combat without his help.
S1.E5 · Decide! This Is an Underhanded Battle
Mar 14, 1997 · 20 min · Dir: Ryuta Tasaki
I.N.E.T. forces Professor Kubota to allow another scientist to use an auto-program on the Galaxy Mega as opposed to the Megaranger as Dr. Hinelar improves on the Nejire Beasts.