Kyōryū Sentai Zyuranger

The 1992 Super Sentai series whose footage became the first Power Rangers season.

Kyōryū Sentai Zyuranger is a Japanese tokusatsu television series, the sixteenth Super Sentai series, and the first to be adapted into the American Power Rangers.

Quick Facts

Genre

Tokusatsu
Superhero fiction
Action-adventure
Science fantasy

Creator

Toei Company

Developer

Noboru Sugimura

Director

Shōhei Tōjō

Narrator

Tōru Ōhira

Opening theme

"Kyōryū Sentai Zyuranger" by Kenta Satou

Ending theme

"Bouken Shite Rappapiiya!" by Gōji Tsuno and Pythagoras

Music

Akihiko Yoshida

Facts from the source article.

Background

Produced by Toei, it aired on TV Asahi from February 21, 1992 to February 12, 1993, for 50 episodes. Footage from all 50 was used heavily in the first season of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, and its core costumes became the original Power Rangers suits, while the Dragon Ranger costume was adapted for the Green Ranger.

It was the first Sentai series with a regular Sixth Ranger and the first with sentient, living mecha. In the story, five warriors from an ancient civilization wake after 170 million years when their enemy Bandora the Witch is released, and they call on the Guardian Beasts to protect mankind.

Toei distributes it internationally as Galaxy Rangers. Shout! Factory released the complete series on DVD in North America in 2015, the first Super Sentai series released there.