GoGo Sentai Boukenger


GoGo Sentai Boukenger is the 30th series in Toei's Super Sentai series, a metaseries of Japanese tokusatsu programming and celebrated the franchise's 30th anniversary. It was the first installment to be produced and broadcast in the 16:9 aspect ratio. It aired from February 19, 2006, to February 11, 2007, and was replaced by Juken Sentai Gekiranger. Its footage was used in the American series, Power Rangers Operation Overdrive and was dubbed into Korean for the South Korean market, airing there as Power Rangers Treasure Force.

Plot summary

Powerful relics known as the Precious appear throughout the world. Noticing these relics' power, various Negative Syndicates wish to take the Precious for themselves and use them for evil ends. To make sure that the Precious do not fall into the hands of the Negative Syndicates, the Search Guard Successor Foundation has developed its own special operations team, the Boukengers, whose mission is to collect the Precious and thwart the Negative Syndicates.

Characters

SGS

The Search Guard Successor Foundation collects the Precious with help from the eponymous Boukengers.
;Satoru Akashi: As the "Fiery Adventurer", Bouken Red, he drives GoGo Dump truck and leads the team with a calm expression and a fire in his heart. He mostly battles Ryuoon of the Jyaryu Tribe.
;Masumi Inou: As the "Fast Adventurer", Bouken Black, he drives GoGo Formula One car and is only part of the Boukengers to repay his debt to Satoru for saving his life. He has a personal vendetta against Yaiba of Darkness of Dark Shadow.
;Souta Mogami: As the "High-Up Adventurer", Bouken Blue, he drives GoGo Autogyro and serves as the team's information specialist. He fights Shizuka of the Wind of Dark Shadow.
;Natsuki Mamiya: As the "Strong Adventurer", Bouken Yellow, she drives GoGo Bulldozer and is the most childish of the group. Her main reason for adventure is to discover more about her past. It is revealed that she is the last survivor of the Lemurian civilization. Her parents called her Ririna.
;Sakura Nishihori: As the "Deep Adventurer", Bouken Pink, she drives GoGo Submarine and is the most serious member when it comes to working. She often appears to be cold and emotionless, but cares for her teammates.
;Eiji Takaoka: As the "Dazzling Adventurer", Bouken Silver, he drives GoGo Fire engine and is spiritually the strongest member of the team because his father, the Ashu Watcher Karato, married Ashu Kei, making Eiji half-Ashu. He mostly battles Gai due to their bitter history. In Boukenger vs. Super Sentai, he embodies Hope.
They are led by Mister Voice, who serves as a liaison to the main SGS headquarters, and they are assisted by Makino Morino, who is the technical specialist of SGS and creator of the GoGo Vehicles, the mecha of the Boukengers.

Non-SGS Allies

;Kyoko: One of Satoru's ex-partners who went on an expedition with him years before. Portrayed by Miki Handa.
;Shiro Masaki: One of Satoru's ex-partners who went on an expedition with him years before. Portrayed by Yusuke Murakami.
;Phantom Thief Selene: She had been seeking the treasures from The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter, crossing the Jyaryu Tribe while getting her fourth treasure, the Dragon's Neck Orb. She could have been Princess Kaguya herself. Portrayed by Nana Yanagisawa, who later portrayed Megumi Aso in Kamen Rider Kiva.
;Magi: An elder from the Water Metropolis who didn't want to see any more of his people perish in the search for the Aqua Crystal. Portrayed by Mike Maki, who previously portrayed Mondo Tatsumi in Kyuukyuu Sentai GoGoFive.
;Ragi: Magi's apprentice. Once a "Water human", he intended to finish what his father started to restore the Water Metropolis. He sacrificed his humanity to survive without water by discarding the "Proof of Water" crystal on his tiara and was transformed into a Wicked Dragon by Ryuoon, who used him to find the Aqua Crystal. Ragi's Wicked Dragon form's design is based on Bakuryū Sentai Abarangers Bachycelonagurus. Portrayed by Takeru Shibaki, who previously portrayed Kai Samezu/Gao Blue in Hyakujuu Sentai Gaoranger.
;Karato Takaoka: Eiji's father. Dies fighting Gai. Portrayed by Hiroshi Watari, who previously portrayed Den Iga/Sharivan in Uchuu Keiji Sharivan and Yousuke Jou/Spielban in Jikuu Senshi Spielban.
;Kei: First appearing in Task 19, she is the only female Ashu and is Eiji's mother, as a result of her and Karato's sharing of forbidden love. She also appeared in Task 42 and Task 48. Portrayed by Mami Higashiyama, who previously portrayed Miku Imamura/Mega Pink in Denji Sentai Megaranger.
;Yuji Toba: Souta's ex-partner from his times as a spy. Portrayed by Akira Kubodera, who previously portrayed Kunzite in Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon and Kanai/Giraffa Undead in Kamen Rider Blade.
;Kouichi Akashi: Satoru's father and a legendary UMA hunter. Portrayed by Yasuaki Kurata.
;Hanzou Igarashi: Archeologist known as the only known researcher of the most ancient civilization known, Lemuria, as well as one of the only two men who can read Lemurian. Despises SGS for its "ambition", and treasure hunters because of the destruction of many ruins at their hands in search of Precious. Portrayed by Mansaku Fuwa.
;Kousuke Shimada: A last-in-everything who was accepted in the Adventurer School after he was mistaken for Satoru. In class, he was always a target of Shirubegami's Chalk Attack as he was always screwing up. Portrayed by Makoto Sakamoto.
;Taro: A mysterious boy who was born from a giant peach Satoru and Eiji find in a river. The boy develops at an incredible speed growing in one day what a normal human would grow in 10 years. It is later revealed that he was sent by the mountain in which the Mountain-Crushing Kanabō was hidden to recover it. He is a coward although still trying to take back the Precious. Eventually could gather courage from Satoru and Eiji and stand against the Questers. He is based upon the Japanese legend of Momotarō.
;Miyu: A mysterious girl who claims to have been kissed and hugged by Souta and wants him to be with her. Souta does not remember her, but she insists that he was very kind to her. It is later revealed that she is actually a cat which by means of a piece of the Rainbow Cloth, transformed into a human to thank Souta for helping her fix her leg. Portrayed by Mizuho Hata.
;Eve: A young girl Satoru met and who claims to be Santa Claus. She is attacked by Gajya to obtain the Golem, a Precious capable of destroying a large city. However, it turns out that Eve irresponsibly gave the Golem in its doll form to a boy named Kiyoshi much to Satoru's annoyance while they were on a "date" to find Golem. but Gajya found it first, reviving Golem to attack the Boukengers with then enlarged itself. When the battle against the Golem seemed lost, Eve remembered the way to defeat it and revealed it to the Boukengers. She later thanks the Boukenger for helping her, promising another date with Satoru, and she flies away on her reindeer-drawn sleigh. Portrayed by Rina Akiyama, who previously portrayed Mana Kazama in Kamen Rider Agito and later portrayed Naomi in Kamen Rider Den-O.
;Aka Red: The embodiment of all of the past Red Sentai Warriors who gives Eiji the Super Sentai Address Book to find older Sentai members to fight Chronos. Voiced by Tōru Furuya.
;Past Sentai Warriors: They appeared in GoGo Boukenger vs. Super Sentai, much like the Dream Sentai in Hyakujuu Sentai Gaoranger vs. Super Sentai. Along with Eiji, they embodied the "6 Sentai Spirits." These 5 warriors represented Passion, Courage, Friendship, Justice, and Love respectively.
;Juken Sentai Gekiranger: A group of martial artists with whom the Boukengers team up with in Juken Sentai Gekiranger vs. Boukenger.

Negative Syndicates

Not much is known about the Negative Syndicates other than that they are individual organizations whose respective leaders, foot soldiers, and monsters try to steal the Precious and use them for evil deeds. Although there is some animosity between the member groups, they occasionally work together.

Godoomu Civilization

The Goodomu Civilization is the first of the Negative Syndicates.
  • High Priest Gaja – The sole survivor of the Goodomu Civilization. He intends to restore Goodomu its former glory by retrieving the Precious lost to them over the thousands of years they spent in slumber. Goodomu was the first and last Negative the Boukengers had to deal with.

Jyaryu Clan

The Jyaryu Clan are the second of the Negative Syndicates who seek to destroy mankind and make the Earth more suited to their reptilian bodies.
  • Creator King Ryuoon – Once human, Ryuoon is the leader of the Jyaryu Clan. Ryuoon returned in Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger episode 21, the tribute to Boukenger.

Dark Shadow

The Dark Shadow is a ninja clan that is the third of the Negative Syndicates. Under Gekkou of Illusion, they use old and new items to create monsters called Tsukumogami to help them gather Precious for profit. Dark Shadow resumed its wicked ways in the epilogue.

Questers

The Questers are the fourth of the Negative Syndicates. Formerly of the demonic Ashu Tribe, Gai & Rei were revived as robots by Gaja's Goodomu Engine after they were destroyed by the Boukengers and Eiji.

Precious

The Precious are the dangerous treasures that the Boukengers and the Negative Syndicates are fighting over. For a relic to be considered Precious, it must be physically or technologically superior to any current human technology. The hand-held Accellular henshin devices use their half-open Scan Mode to determine the "Hazard Level" of each relic; the higher the number, the more important or dangerous the Precious is. Each relic that ends up in the Boukengers' hands is placed into a box that materializes from a card-like device.

Episodes

  1. The Heart of the Demon God
  2. The Dragon Thieves
  3. The Champion's Blades
  4. The Lost Vehicles
  5. The Imperial Pearl
  6. The Cursed Fog
  7. The Salamander's Scale
  8. The Treasure of Atlantis
  9. The Paper Crane Ninja
  10. Bouken Red Disappears
  11. The Showdown on the Isolated Island
  12. The Pipes of Hamelin
  13. The Treasures of Princess Kaguya
  14. The Revived Past
  15. The Water Metropolis
  16. The Water Crystal
  17. The Ashu Mirror
  18. The Man that Lived
  19. The Dazzling Adventurer
  20. A Brand-New Giant
  21. The Mallet of Uchide
  22. The Ring of Solomon
  23. The Dangerous Partner
  24. The Hatsune Drum
  25. The Forbidden Fruit
  26. The Glass Slipper
  27. The Feng-Shui Trap
  28. The Legendary Armor
  29. The Golden Sword
  30. The Rage of the Golden Majin
  31. The Flame of the Ruined Country
  32. The Secret of the Adventure School
  33. The Sun of Lemuria
  34. The Distant Memories
  35. The Head of God
  36. The Oni's Kanabou
  37. The Yearned-For Showbiz World
  38. The Rainbow Cloth
  39. The Prometheus Stone
  40. The Western Ashu
  41. The Mercurius Vessel
  42. The Age of the Questers
  43. The Dangerous Christmas Present
  44. The Hermit's Onsen
  45. The Evilest Wicked Dragon
  46. The Awakened Darkness
  47. The Box of Despair
  48. The Fearsome High Priest
  49. The Endless Adventure Spirits

Production

The trademark for the series was filed by Toei Company on November 10, 2005.

The 30 Sentai Encyclopedia

The 30 Sentai Encyclopedia is a series of featurettes that air at the end of each episode that honors each of its predecessors in the Super Sentai franchise, starting with Task 4. They looked back at each of the 29 previous teams, referencing various items within the older shows, and later on, wearing the costumes and using other props from the series, such as the "civilian" clothing. After covering themselves, they start a new series of segments called the Special Files that cover milestones from the "First Gattai Robo" to the "First Sixth Hero" and then from the "First Multi Gattai" to the "Extra Heroes", playing an insert song from the respective series. The show's final segment covered its successor Juken Sentai Gekiranger.

Films

Theatrical

''The Greatest Precious''

Episode 18 of Kamen Rider Kabuto showed a short preview for the Boukenger movie, and starting with Task 19, Boukenger showed its own previews. The movie is titled GoGo Sentai Boukenger the Movie: The Greatest Precious, which occurs between Tasks 28 and 29. It was released in theatres on August 5, 2006, doubled-billed with Kamen Rider Kabuto: God Speed Love. A mysterious being called Muse awakens, announcing the Precious to whoever gets to her first, causing a 5-way confrontation between the Boukengers, Gajya, the Jyaryu, Dark Shadow and the Questers. Even Satoru's father, Kouichi is involved. But as Satoru learns while dealing with his father's ideals, the prize is more treacherous than the path to it.

Other Specials

Boukenger vs. Super Sentai

As with Gaoranger before it, Boukenger features a team-up special featuring five past Sentai members and a new hero, entitled GoGo Sentai Boukenger vs. Super Sentai.
The villain for this special, Time Demon Chronos, abducts all of the Boukenger, save for Eiji, into an alternate dimension. A warrior known as Aka Red contacts Eiji on Earth and provides him with a book that holds the names of all of the past warriors. He seeks the assistance of Tsubasa Ozu at a boxing match, Tekkan "Tetsu" Aira while he is undercover, Asuka taking care of his daughter on Dino Earth, and Nanami Nono at her concert. They then fight Chronos who has purchased Goodomu Engines from Gajya to bring back Furabiijo from Hurricaneger, revive Duchess Org TsueTsue from Hyakujuu Sentai Gaoranger and Sorcery Priest Meemy of Magiranger. While the remaining Boukengers are in the other dimension, they meet up with Hikaru and Smoky, his cat genie, and try to find a way to escape. When Chronos turns Meemy, TsueTsue, and Furabiijo into a staff-like Precious with a Hazard Level of 666, Aka Red becomes a vessel for the six Sentai Spirits and allows for DaiVoyager to become Burning Legend DaiVoyager. The events of the movie take place between Tasks 42 and 43.

Gekiranger vs. Boukenger

In Juken Sentai Gekiranger vs. Boukenger, the Gekiranger team meets up with the team from GoGo Sentai Boukenger. The DVD was released on March 14, 2008, for rental and March 21, 2008, for purchase. This is the first team-up to be in wide-screen, appropriate as Boukenger and Gekiranger were the first Sentai series to be themselves shown in wide-screen. The events of the movie take place between Lessons 35 and 36. The film is dedicated to Machiko Soga who died in 2006

''Gozyuger vs. Boonboomger''

No.1 Sentai Gozyuger vs. Boonboomger is a V-Cinema release that features a crossover between No.1 Sentai Gozyuger and Bakuage Sentai Boonboomger. The V-Cinema is scheduled for a limited theatrical release on March 20, 2026, followed by its DVD and Blu-ray release on July 29, 2026. The events of the film take place after the end of the series. Masaki Nakao, Ryota Ozawa and Mitsuomi Takahashi also reprise their respective roles as Yamato Kazakiri from Doubutsu Sentai Zyuohger, Captain Marvelous from Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger and Satoru Akashi from Gogo Sentai Boukenger.

Cast

Guest stars

Songs

;Opening theme
;Ending theme