No.1 Sentai Gozyuger
A battle for the Sentai Rings across a reborn universe.
No.1 Sentai Gozyuger is a Japanese Tokusatsu drama and the 49th installment in Toei Company's Super Sentai series, produced during the Reiwa era. It commemorates the franchise's 50th anniversary and is the only series to combine motifs of modern, prehistoric, and mythical creatures. It is the third special anniversary series, following Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger and Kikai Sentai Zenkaiger.
Quick Facts
- Genre
- Tokusatsu
- Crossover fiction
- Superhero fiction
- Action
- Dystopian fiction
- Creator
- Saburo Yatsude
- ja
- 八手三郎 (original story)
- Shotaro Ishinomori (special thanks)
- Writer
- Akiko Inoue (head)
- Tatsuto Higuchi
- Keita Toume
- Keiichi Hasegawa
- Naruhisa Arakawa
- Director
- Ryuta Tasaki
- Kyohei Yamaguchi
- Katsuya Watanabe
- Hiroyuki Katō
- Koichi Sakamoto
- Kenshin Tanimoto
- Shojiro Nakazawa
- Voices
- Yuki Kaji
- Kenn
- Yukana
- Tomokazu Sugita
- Reina Ueda
- Mariya Ise
- Opening theme
- "Winner! Gozyuger!", Wienners
- End theme
- "Biribiri Be-lie-ving", Miyu Kaneko
- Composer
- Kan Sawada
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Plot
The Universe War pitted 49 Super Sentai and their mecha against the threat Cladis. Near defeat, the Sentai offered their powers to create Sentai Rings, summoning the savior Tega Sword, who destroyed Cladis but caused the universe's destruction and recreation, scattering the rings. Later, five outcasts are chosen by Tega Sword to become the 50th Super Sentai, the Gozyugers, tasked with gathering the rings; the one who assembles all will have a wish granted. This sparks competition among the group, against the No One World Bridan organization, and against Universe Warriors—individuals wielding past Sentai powers. Mashiro Kumade, the first Gozyu Wolf and Universe War veteran, returns as Gozyu Polar, seeking to replace Tega Sword as a god. In the second half, Cladis remnants resurface, targeting Tega Sword, the Gozyugers, and the Bridan.
Production
Toei Company registered the No.1 Sentai Gozyuger trademark on October 24, 2024, and published it on November 1, 2024. The series was officially announced on December 25, 2024, with a production conference introducing the main cast and theme song artists on January 24, 2025, streamed on Toei Tokusatsu Fan Club and YouTube on January 26, 2025. Producer Daigo Matsuura stated that past Sentai heroes appear as Universe Warriors, portrayed by different actors as rivals to the Gozyugers, a method intended to introduce preceding heroes to newcomers without requiring past actors, comparing it to the recurring Ultra Monster Gomora in Ultraman. On November 8, 2025, Toei announced the dismissal of actress Maya Imamori after an alleged underage drinking incident; Imamori was 19, while Japan's minimum drinking age is 20. Her contract with her talent agency was also terminated. Imamori posted an apology on Instagram. Prior to dismissal, she had been subject to unverified rumors from the tabloid Bunshun, leading to accusations of targeting. From episode 37, all references to Imamori and her character were edited out, prompting fan accusations of erasure. On November 15, Kohaku Shida was reported to be portraying Sumino, replacing Imamori. The episode originally intended after episode 37, featuring Sumino centrally, was pulled and its footage repurposed for episodes 38 and 39. A preview for the cancelled episode accidentally aired during a re-run of Bakuage Sentai Boonboomger episode 8 on Tele Asa Channel 1 on November 10, 2025, and was posted online before Toei removed it.
Films and specials
No.1 Sentai Gozyuger: Tega Sword of Resurrection was released in Japanese theaters on July 25, 2025, double-billed with Kamen Rider Gavv: Invaders of the House of Snacks and Gochizo's Summer Vacation; its events occur between episodes 26 and 27. No.1 Sentai Gozyuger vs. Boonboomger is a V-Cinema crossover with Bakuage Sentai Boonboomger, receiving a limited theatrical release on March 20, 2026, and DVD/Blu-ray on July 29, 2026; its events take place between episodes 45 and 46. Masaki Nakao, Ryota Ozawa, and Mitsuomi Takahashi reprise their roles as Yamato Kazakiri/Zyuoh Eagle, Captain Marvelous/Gokai Red, and Satoru Akashi/Bouken Red. Super Sentai Universe War: No.1 Sentai Gozyuger Episode 0, a web-exclusive prequel released on YouTube on February 2, 2025, depicts the Universe War and the creation of Tega Sword and the Sentai Rings. No.1 Sentai Gozyuger: Anniversary Discussion, a web-exclusive crossover released on YouTube on February 9, 2025, features voice reprisals by Masahiro Inoue, Ryota Ozawa, Kiita Komagine, and Seiichiro Nagata as Kamen Rider Decade, Gokai Red, Zenkaizer, and Kamen Rider Legend. Gozyuger Fill-in Plan: No.1 Confessional, a web-exclusive series on Toei Tokusatsu Fan Club starting March 16, 2025, changed to No.1 Meeting Room from episode 40. No.1 Sentai Gozyuger: Polar Beginning, a web-exclusive prequel on Toei Tokusatsu Fan Club released April 19, 2026, takes place 20 years before the series.
Broadcasts and streaming
Episodes are distributed on the Official Super Sentai YouTube channel at 10:00 AM JST, half an hour after television airing. Thailand was the first international market, premiering on Cartoon Club's YouTube channel on March 1, 2025, for members with Japanese audio and Thai subtitles, and for general viewership on March 8, 2025. A Thai dub began on March 15, 2025, for members, and general releases started March 22, 2025. From September 6, 2025, YoYoTV's YouTube channel uploaded TV cuts weekly.
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