Goranger

Himitsu Sentai Goranger, known in English as Goranger, is a Japanese tokusatsu television series produced by Toei Company and the first entry in Toei's Super Sentai metaseries. Created by manga artist Shotaro Ishinomori, the series aired on TV Asahi from 1975 to 1977 and ran for 84 episodes. The series established many conventions later associated with the franchise, including a color-coded team with individual mecha that can combine into a larger robot.

The narrative centers on five young operatives who join a government-sponsored defense organization to protect Earth from an external threat. Each member wears a distinctive color-coded suit and wields personal weapons, while pilots or operates individual machines that can merge to form a giant combat robot used in battles against the enemy.

Goranger was produced by Toei and reflected the style of 1970s tokusatsu television, with martial arts, science fiction elements, and large-scale monster battles. Its blend of superhero teamwork, transformation sequences, and megazord-like battles helped define the team format later refined in subsequent Super Sentai series. Ishinomori's concept and emphasis on cooperation influenced later shows and contributed to the development of the franchise that would inspire the American adaptation Mighty Morphin Power Rangers in the 1990s.

Since its release, Goranger has been released on home media and periodically reissued in Japan and other regions. It remains a significant milestone in the history of Japanese special effects-driven television and the broader Super Sentai series.