Ressha Sentai ToQger


Ressha Sentai ToQger is a Japanese television series, a Tokusatsu drama of the 38th installment in Toei Company's Super Sentai metaseries, following Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger.
It aired on TV Asahi affiliates from February 16, 2014 to February 15, 2015, replacing Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger and was replaced by Shuriken Sentai Ninninger. The program joining Kamen Rider Gaim and later, Kamen Rider Drive in the Super Hero Time programming block. The series has a train motif, and unlike many previous series where the heroes are named after colors, the heroes in ToQger are numbered and also regularly swap colors during battle.
The series' main characters made a cameo appearance in the film Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger vs. Go-Busters: The Great Dinosaur Battle! Farewell Our Eternal Friends, and appeared in a special meet-and-greet and press conference at Tokyo Dome City in late January 2014. In October 2014, the series was given the Japan Railway Award's Special award by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism in its annual "Train Day" observance, recognizing its effect on making children enjoy trains.
Two of the series villain costumes and a prop were used for the 24th/25th & 28th/29th seasons of the American Power Rangers series.
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Story

Only those with a great Imagination can see the mystical railway known as the Rainbow Line, on which run massive trains known as Ressha These Ressha are driven by five warriors known as the ToQgers, It is their mission to save towns from the evil forces of the Shadow Line who are using the residents' fear and sadness to establish their own railway to enable the coming of their leader Emperor Zet, whose intention is consume light to plunge the world into darkness. The five ToQgers are also childhood friends who are fighting to recover the memories of their hometown after it was consumed by the Shadow Line's evil. Later joined by Akira Nijino, a former Shadow Creep who reformed, the ToQgers begin a campaign to free these "Shadow Towns" from their Shadow Creep Keepers in an attempt to recover their memories while the Shadow Line itself must deal with some opposition among their own subjects.

Episodes

As the motif for ToQger is trains, the episodes are called "stations".

Production

The trademark for the series was filed by Toei Company on August 30, 2013.

Films

The ToQgers made their debut appearance in the post-credits scene of Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger vs. Go-Busters: The Great Dinosaur Battle! Farewell Our Eternal Friends.

Theatrical

''Kamen Rider Taisen''

The main casts from Ressha Sentai ToQger and Kamen Rider Gaim, along with Ryo Ryusei who returns as Daigo Kiryu from Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger participate in Heisei Rider vs. Shōwa Rider: Kamen Rider Taisen feat. Super Sentai which debuted in theaters on March 29, 2014. It also features the return of characters from previous Kamen Rider Series, most notably Hiroshi Fujioka of the original Kamen Rider. The event of the movie takes place between Station 6 and 7.

''Galaxy Line S.O.S.''

Ressha Sentai ToQger the Movie: Galaxy Line S.O.S. was released in Japanese theaters on July 19, 2014, double-billed with Kamen Rider Gaim: Great Soccer Battle! Golden Fruits Cup!. It features the introduction of the Safari Ressha. The event of the movie takes place between Station 20 and 21.

''ToQger vs. Kyoryuger''

Ressha Sentai ToQger vs. Kyoryuger: The Movie is the VS team-up movie between Ressha Sentai ToQger and Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger & The heroes of Shuriken Sentai Ninninger also make a cameo appearance in the film. The film premiered in Japanese theaters on January 17, 2015. The event of the movie takes place between Station 35 and 36.

''Ninninger vs. ToQger''

Shuriken Sentai Ninninger vs. ToQger the Movie: Ninja in Wonderland was released in Japanese theaters on January 23, 2016, featuring the casts of both Shuriken Sentai Ninninger and ToQger.

V-Cinema

They Went and Came Back Again Ressha Sentai ToQGer: Super ToQ 7gou of Dreams is a direct-to-video film to be released on June 24, 2015. Ten years after the events of the series, the fully grown up ToQgers find themselves being attacked by the Shadow Line before ending up sent back through time to the year 2017 on the day before their graduation when their childhood selves set out to find Akira. But the childhood ToQgers find themselves meeting the mysterious ToQ 7gou while facing the Shadow Line's new leader Archduke Hei, who attempts to turn Akira back to Zalam with help from the 6th ToQger's silent partner Tanktop Shadow. But the ToQgers, regaining their lost Imagination in the process, help their childhood selves save Akira and redeem Tanktop Shadow with Hei going into hiding to have his revenge on the powerless ToQgers in eight years' time. Luckily, the time paradox caused by Glitta allowed the ToQgers to retain their regained Imagination while they are joined by Akira, the childhood ToQgers and Conductor as ToQ 7gou in finishing Hei for good. The event of the movie takes place after the final episode of the series.

Cast

Guest stars

Theme songs

;Opening theme
  • "Ressha Sentai ToQger"
  • *Lyrics: Shio Watanabe
  • *Composition & Arrangement: Go Sakabe
  • *Artist: Daiki Ise
;Ending theme