#Lightspeed girls defunct series

This concept was used in Toei and Marvel's project Battle Fever J (1979) and was deemed the first Super Sentai Series.

#Lightspeed girls defunct series

These two series were originally both just called Sentai and were not a part of the Super Sentai series until 1994 when Toei decided to include them with the series that followed.įollowing J.A.K.Q., Toei chose to work with Marvel Comics to produce the live action adaptation of Spider-Man (1978), which included the first giant robot in a Toei Superhero show. He did not create any further Sentai series after his second, J.A.K.Q. The first Sentai series, Himitsu Sentai Gorenger, in April 1975, was created by the late Shotaro Ishinomori, creator of Kamen Rider and Cyborg 009 in 1975. This series is one of the most prominent tokusatsu productions in Japan, alongside the Ultra Series, the Kamen Rider Series, and the Metal Hero Series. ('Super' refers to their use of mecha, and ' Sentai' is the Japanese word for 'task force' or, literally, 'fighting squadron' and was also a term used for Japanese squadrons in World War II.) The shows are of the ' 'tokusatsu' genre, featuring a variety of live action characters and colorful special effects, and are aimed mainly at families. The Super Sentai Series ( スーパー戦隊シリーズ, Sūpā Sentai Shirīzu) is the name given to the long running Japanese 'superhero team' genre of shows produced by Toei and Bandai and aired by TV Asahi, that is used as the basis for Power Rangers.

The Super Sentai logo used for Shout! Factory's official releases in North America.