Gekisou Sentai Carranger
Gekisou Sentai Carranger (激走戦隊カーレンジャー, Gekisō Sentai Kārenjā, Racing Squadron Carranger) is a Japanese tokusatsu television show. It was Toei's twentieth production of the Super Sentai metaseries. It is the second vehicle-themed Super Sentai, preceded by Kousoku Sentai Turboranger. It aired from March 1, 1996, to February 7, 1997, replacing Chouriki Sentai Ohranger, and was replaced by Denji Sentai Megaranger. The show was written as a parody of its own franchise. Its action footage was used in Power Rangers Turbo. Toei given the name for international distribution is Car Rangers.
| Gekisou Sentai Carranger | |
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The title card for Gekisou Sentai Carranger | |
| Genre | Tokusatsu Self-parody Superhero fiction Action-Comedy Slice of life |
| Created by | Toei |
| Developed by | Yoshio Urasawa |
| Directed by | Yoshiaki Kobayashi |
| Starring | Yūji Kishi Yoshihiro Masujima Yoshihiro Fukuda Yuka Motohashi Atsuko Kurusu Rika Nanase |
| Opening theme | "Gekisou Sentai Carranger" by Naritaka Takayama |
| Ending theme | "Paradise Samba" by Naritaka Takayama |
| Composer | Toshihiko Sahashi |
| Country of origin | Japan |
| Original language | Japanese |
| No. of episodes | 48 |
| Production | |
| Producers | Tarō Iwamoto Atsushi Kaji Kenji Ōta Shigenori Takatera Kōichi Yada |
| Running time | approx. 20 minutes' |
| Original release | |
| Network | TV Asahi |
| Release | March 1, 1996 – February 7, 1997 |
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On January 6, 2017, Amazon set to pre-order "Gekisou Sentai Carranger: The Complete Series" on Region 1 DVD by Shout! Factory and it was released in North America on April 25, 2017. This is the fifth Super Sentai series to be released in North America. In June 2018, Shout! streamed the series on their website.