GoGo Sentai Boukenger

GoGo Sentai Boukenger (轟轟戦隊ボウケンジャー, GōGō Sentai Bōkenjā, translated as Rumbling Squadron Boukenger) is a Japanese tokusatsu television series. The series is produced by Toei, and is the 30th installment in their Super Sentai series. It premiered on February 19, 2006 at 7:30 AM on TV Asahi. Footage from this show was used for the 2007 installment of Power Rangers, Power Rangers Operation Overdrive

Plot

 * From the first episode:

"In every era, there are explorers that seek unknown worlds. People call them "adventurers". SGS foundation is a non-government organization that gathers lost treasures from around the world. Treasures such as relics from ancient civilizations, the treasures left behind by people, as well as animals near extinction. Among them are treasures that possess powers surpassing current technology called Precious. SGS is a secret team that finds and protects the Precious!"

- Narrator

Powerful relics known as Precious have started to appear throughout the world. However, the various Negative Syndicates wish to take the Precious for themselves and utilize them for evil means. To make sure that the Precious don't fall into the hands of the Negative Syndicates the Search Guard Successor Foundation, or SGS, has developed its own special operations team, the Boukengers, who do battle and collect the dangerous Precious.

SGS Members

 * Mister Voice
 * Morio Makino

Arsenal

 * Accellulars
 * GoGo Changer
 * Survi-Buster Sniper Mode
 * Survi-Busters/Survi-Blades
 * Scope Shots
 * Bouken Arms:
 * Bouken Bo/Javelin
 * Radial Hammer
 * Blow Knuckle
 * Bucket Scoopers
 * Hydro Shooter
 * Sagasniper/Sagaspear/Sagasu Mode
 * Accel Tector
 * Dual Crusher
 * Mixer Head
 * Drill Head

GoGo Vehicles

 * Ultimate DaiBouken
 * DaiBouken
 * 1. GoGo Dump
 * 2. GoGo Formula
 * 3. GoGo Gyro
 * 4. GoGo Dozer
 * 5. GoGo Marine
 * DaiTanken
 * 6. GoGo Drill
 * 7. GoGo Shovel
 * 8. GoGo Mixer
 * 9. GoGo Crane
 * 10. GoGo Jet


 * SirenBuilder
 * 11. GoGo Fire
 * 12. GoGo Aider
 * 13. GoGo Police


 * GoGo Voyager/(Burning Legend) DaiVoyager
 * 14. GoGo Commander
 * 15. GoGo Carrier
 * 16. GoGo Fighter
 * 17. GoGo Attacker
 * 18. GoGo Roader

Other combinations
 * Super DaiBouken
 * Voyager DaiBouken

Allies

 * Kyoko (4)
 * Shirou Masaki (4, 18)
 * Phantom Thief Selene (13)
 * Ragi/Wicked Dragon Ragi (15-16)
 * Magi (15-16)
 * Kei (19-20)
 * Karato Takaoka (20)
 * Yuji Toba
 * Akutagami (25)
 * Kouichi Akashi (Movie)
 * Professor Hanzou Igarashi (29)
 * Kousuke Shimada
 * Taro
 * Miyu
 * Eve
 * Juken Sentai Gekiranger

Negative Syndicates
Negative Syndicate is a term SGS uses to label various groups or individuals who seek Precious for nefarious ends. It is their official moniker for villains.

The Gordom Civilization

 * Gajadom (49)
 * Arch Priest Gajah (played by Hiroo Otaka)
 * Heart of Gordom (1, 48-49)
 * 3 Gordom Engines
 * Karths
 * Gordom Minions:
 * Giant God Gordom (1, 49)
 * Mogari (6)
 * Remodeled Mystical Beast Gordram (30)
 * Desperado (voiced by Katsumi Shiono) (47-49)

The Jaryuu Tribe

 * King Ryuuwon (played by Junpei Morita) (2-47)
 * Ryuuwon's Helmet (2-47)
 * Dragonoid Soldier Jaryuu (voiced by Tamotsu Nishiwaki)
 * Great Evil Dragons:
 * Great Evil Dragon Dold (1-2)
 * Great Evil Dragon Zard (10-11)
 * Great Evil Dragon Girad (10-11)
 * Great Evil Dragon Zorads (16, 33)
 * Evil Mechanic Dragon Grand (33-34)
 * Wicked Dragons:
 * Wicked Dragon Dryken (7, 24)
 * Wicked Dragon Lindom (13)
 * Wicked Dragon Naga (15-16)
 * Wicked Dragon Talong (27)
 * Wicked Dragon Dembey (37)
 * Wicked Dragon Tagargin (45)

Dark Shadow

 * Gekkou of Illusions/Demon Bird (voiced by Banjo Ginga) (3-49)
 * Yaiba of Darkness (voiced by Takaya Kuroda) (3-46)
 * Super Shizuka of the Wind (38)
 * Shizuka of the Wind (played by Mami Yamasaki) (3-49)
 * Rainbow Cloth (38)
 * Tsukumogami:
 * Jougami (3, 24, Movie)
 * Takumigami (Biopanzer) (5, 24, Movie)
 * Kawazugami (9, Movie)
 * Kanadegami (12, 24, Movie)
 * Nendogami (14, 24, Movie)
 * Zukangami (22, 24)
 * Shirubegami (32)
 * Mamorigami (35)

The Ashu

 * The Questers (17-42):
 * Furious Demon God Quester Gai (voiced by Kenta Miyake) "Furious Demon God~Quester Gai!"
 * Furious Demon God Gai
 * Gordom Engine
 * Grand Beast Quester Rei (voiced by Chihiro Suzuki) "Grand Beast~Quester Rei!"
 * Grand Beast Rei
 * Gordom Engine
 * Other Ashu:
 * Hyouga (voiced by Kenji Hamada) (17)
 * Ouga (voiced by Kazuki Yao) (40-42)
 * Copy Boukenger (40)
 * Quester Robos:
 * Giant Robo Gadadom (20)
 * Quester Robo Turbo (23)
 * Quester Robo Elite (28)
 * Quester Robo Cannon (Movie)
 * Quester Robo Blaze (31)
 * Quester Robo Radial (36)
 * Homunculus Quester Jet Over (41-42)
 * Quester Jet Over (41)
 * Ultimate Artificial Lifeform Homunculus (41)
 * Mercurius Vessel (41-42)
 * Caduceus Staff (41)
 * Philosopher's Herb (41)
 * Paracelsus' Mercury (41)

Precious Creatures

 * Madness Weather (4)
 * Vril/VrilBlue/VrilDaiBouken (8)
 * Glass Slipper/Prince (26)
 * Lemurian Mystical Beast (29)
 * Golem (43)

Other Villains

 * Muse/Hyde Gene/Giant Dragon Shaped Spaceship Stringross (Movie Exclusive)
 * Time Demon Chronos (Boukenger vs. Super Sentai)

Precious

 * Gordom Precious
 * Heart of Gordom (1, 48-49)
 * Brain of Gordom (2, 48)
 * Lemuria Precious
 * Helmet of Ryuuwon (2-47)
 * Golden Sword of Lemuria
 * Egg of Lemuria (29-30, 47)
 * Sun of Lemuria (33-34)
 * Blades of the Three Kingdoms Leadership (3, 47)
 * Madness Weather (4)
 * Imperial Pearl (5, 23)
 * Kubi (6)
 * Scale of the Salamander (7)
 * Picture Album (Manuscript) of Leon Giordana (11)
 * Pipes of Hamelin (12)
 * Potion of Immortality (13)
 * Steel of the Heavenly Mine (14)
 * Aqua Crystal (16)
 * Hundred-Demons Mirror (17)
 * Soldier's Bow (18)
 * Lightning Cannon (20)
 * Uchide's Mallet (21)
 * Solomon's Ring (22)
 * Hatsune Drum (24)
 * Fruit of Wisdom (25)
 * Glass Slipper (26)
 * Feng-Shui Compass Board "Dragon Eye" (27)
 * Legendary Armor (28)
 * Flame of the Ruined Country (31)
 * Ship of Light (32)
 * God's Head (35)
 * Mountain Crushing Kanabo (36)
 * Jewel of Prosperity (37)
 * Rainbow Cloth (38)
 * Prometheus' Stone (39)
 * Mercurius Vessel (40-42)
 * Calcucedus Staff (41)
 * Philosopher's Herb (41)
 * Paracelsus' Mercury (41)
 * MagiLamp (Buster) (Magiranger 19-49, Boukenger vs. Super Sentai)
 * Staff of the Three Philosophers (Boukenger vs. Super Sentai)
 * Golem (43)
 * Demon Bird's Magic Jewel (44)
 * Three Headed Dragon of Darkness (45-46)
 * Pandora's Box (47)
 * The Ru Yi Bang of Sun Wukong (49)

Cast

 * Satoru Akashi: Mitsuomi Takahashi (高橋 光臣)
 * Masumi Inou: Yasuka Saitoh (齋藤 ヤスカ)
 * Souta Mogami: Masashi Mikami (三上 真史)
 * Natsuki Mamiya: Chise Nakamura (中村 知世)
 * Sakura Nishihori: Haruka Suenaga (末永 遥)
 * Eiji Takaoka: Masayuki Deai (出合 正幸)
 * Morio Makino: Shigeru Saiki (斉木 しげる)
 * Mister Voice (voice): Nobuo Tanaka (田中 信夫)
 * True identity: Rio Kanno (菅野 莉央)
 * Zubaan (voice): Hideyuki Hori (堀 秀行)
 * Gajah: Hiroo Otaka (大高 洋夫)
 * Ryuuwon (voice and human form): Junpei Morita (森田 順平)
 * Jaryuu(s) (voice): Tamotsu Nishiwaki (西脇 保)
 * Shizuka: Mami Yamasaki (山崎 真実)
 * Gekkou (voice): Banjō Ginga (銀河 万丈)
 * Yaiba (voice): Takaya Kuroda (黒田 崇矢)
 * Gai (voice) : Kenta Miyake (三宅 健太)
 * Rei (voice): Chihiro Suzuki (鈴木 千尋)
 * Narrator, equipment (voice): Shinichirō Ōta (太田 真一郎)

Guest voice actors

 * Jougami: Masaharu Satō (佐藤 正治)
 * Takumigami: Masanobu Kariya (仮屋 昌伸)
 * Kawazugami: Naoki Tatsuta (龍田 直樹)
 * Kanadegami: Kyōsei Tsukui (津久井 教生)
 * Wicked Dragon Lindom: Daisuke Gōri (郷里 大輔)
 * Nendogami: Keiichi Sonobe (園部 啓一)
 * Wicked Dragon Naga: Kiyoyuki Yanada (梁田 清之)
 * Hyouga: Kenji Hamada (浜田 賢二)
 * Zukangami: Hiroyuki Muraoka (村岡 弘之)
 * Akutagami: Kōichi Sakaguchi (坂口 候一)
 * Wicked Dragon Talong: Bin Shimada (島田 敏)
 * Shirubegami: Masaru Ōbayashi (大林 勝)
 * Mamorigami: Yūsuke Numata (沼田 祐介)
 * Wicked Dragon Dembey (voice): Akira Ishida (石田 彰)
 * Prometheus' Stone: Mitsuaki Madono (真殿 光昭)
 * Ouga: Kazuki Yao (矢尾 一樹)
 * AkaRed: Toru Furuya
 * Wicked Dragon Tagargin: Yūji Kishi (岸 祐二)
 * Desperado: Katsumi Shiono (塩野 勝美)
 * Hyde Gene: Shōzō Iizuka

Suit actors

 * Bouken Red, DaiTanken: Hirofumi Fukuzawa (福沢 博文)
 * Bouken Black: Yasuhiko Imai (今井 靖彦)
 * Bouken Blue, DaiVoyager: Yasuhiro Takeuchi (竹内 康博)
 * Bouken Yellow: Yūichi Hachisuka (蜂須賀 祐一)
 * Bouken Pink: Motokuni Nakagawa (中川 素州), Naoko Kamio (神尾 直子)
 * Daibouken/Super Daibouken/Ultimate Daibouken, Ryuuwon, Yami no Yaeba, Gajadom: Jirō Okamoto (岡元 次郎)
 * Bouken Silver, Ryuuwon, SirenBuilder: Hideaki Kusaka (日下 秀昭)
 * Zuban, Gai: Riichi Seike (清家 利一)
 * AkaRed: Keizō Yabe (矢部 敬三)
 * Rei: Masaru Ōbayashi (大林 勝)

Trivia

 * This is the first Sentai series to have both a 9-piece fusion in Super DaiBouken and a 10-piece fusion in Ultimate DaiBouken.
 * Satoru's actor, Mitsuomi Takahashi, made an appearance on the 20th Sasuke Tournament. but sadly was eliminated in the first round.
 * Eiji's father, Kando, was played by Hiroshi Watari, better known for being a seasoned veteran of the Metal Hero series, having played the main hero in two of them (Uchuu Keiji Sharivan and Jikuu Senshi Spielban) and a supporting character in a third one "Boomerang in Kyojuu Tokusou Juspion).
 * Each of the Boukengers are based on some their Super Sentai predecessors:
 * Red and Pink are based off their counterparts from the very first Sentai, Himitsu Sentai Gorenger, what with Satoru (Bouken Red) being based on Tsuyoshi Kaijou (Akarenger) and Sakura (Bouken Pink) is based on Peggy Matsuyama (Momorenger).
 * Black and Yellow are based off their counterparts from the fifteenth Sentai, Choujin Sentai Jetman, what with Masumi (Bouken Black) being based on Gai Yuki (Black Condor) and Natsuki(Bouken Yellow) is based off of Ako Hayasaka (Blue Swallow).
 * Souta Mogami (Bouken Blue) is based on Kyousuke Shida (Battle France), his counterpart from the third Sentai, Battle Fever J.
 * Eiji Takaoka (Bouken Silver), is based on Burai (DragonRanger), minus the murderous antagonism, from Kyoryu Sentai Zyuranger, who was the original Sixth Ranger.
 * Due to this being an anniversary series, all the villains and monster designs were based (sometimes very loosely) on mecha from past Sentai.