Choriki Sentai Ohranger

is a Japanese ''tokusatsu'' television series and the 19th installment in the long-running ''Super Sentai'' metaseries of superhero programs. It aired from March 3, 1995, to February 23, 1996, replacing ''Ninja Sentai Kakuranger'' and was replaced by ''Gekisou Sentai Carranger''. It is the second ancient civilization–themed Super Sentai, preceded by ''Dai Sentai Goggle-V''. Its footage was used in the American series ''Power Rangers Zeo'' (the closing credits of ''Zeo'' referred to it as "O Rangers").

In May 2016, Shout! Factory release "''Chouriki Sentai Ohranger'': The Complete Series" on DVD in North America in November 2016. ''Ohranger'' was released on DVD in North America on November 1, 2016. This is the fourth Super Sentai set to be released in North America. In addition on September 8, 2017, Shout! streamed the series on their website.

Plot

In the year 1999, the Machine Empire of Baranoia, led by Emperor Bacchushund, invades Earth with the intention of wiping out all human life and bringing about machine rule. Chief of Staff Miura revives super energies that had been born of the lost civilization of Pangaea. Assembling pieces of a stone plate uncovered three years previously, he reveals the secrets of Chouriki. Enlisting an elite five-man team of the U.A.O.H's finest pilots, Miura builds a pyramid to generate Tetrahedron power to allow five U.A.O.H officers to transform into the Ohrangers and stop Baranoia's invasion.

Characters

Ohrangers

The eponymous Ohrangers is a group of five soldiers from the and an immortal youthful ancient hero who battle the Machine Empire Baranoia. They were originally normal humans until their body chemistry was slightly altered to utilize , a form of energy used by an ancient civilization dating back to the time when all the continents were Pangaea. Their special team attack is the , where the Ohrangers perform multiple mid-air flips and change into an energy ball that destroys Machine Beasts. With the exception of Riki, their surname bears the number of corners (or in Momo and Juri's case, a circle which has no corners and a = which is just two lines) of their visor's shape, while Goro's surname reflects the shape of his visor (which is a star).

U.A. Captain Goro Hoshino

is a 25-year-old who fights as . An ace pilot and the team U.A.O.H Captain, Goro is the first to receive his powers. He is a cool-headed and quick-thinking person, though his stubbornness brings him and his teammates much trouble at times. He is an expert in karate, kendo, and judo. The others call him . Goro also appeared in ''Gaoranger vs. Super Sentai'', along with his fellow Red Rangers from Akarenger to Time Red.

Goro appeared years later in ''Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger'', where he and his partner Momo created a distraction for the Gokaigers while Goro attempted to negotiate with Basco to gain the location of the Zangyack army. When this fell through, Goro was kidnapped by Basco, but was later rescued by the Gokaiger team. He then grants the Greater Power to the Gokaigers, which allows them to create their GokaiGalleon Buster.

Goro is portrayed by .

Shouhei Yokkaichi

is a 27-year-old second in-command and boxer who fights as . Shouhei is chosen from the same division as Hoshino. He is cheerful, kind, and popular with children but is also serious and disciplined in work, being the oldest. He likes pork ramen and makes delicious gyoza.

As Oh Green, he can attack with .

Shouhei is portrayed by .

Yuji Mita

is a 21-year-old who fights as . A swift person, Yuji is an expert in fencing and gymnastics. His recklessness makes him the most childish member along with his way of speaking. Yuji uses jumps and mid-air fighting tactics.

As Oh Blue, he can attack with .

Yuji is portrayed by .

Juri Nijou

, U.A.O.H Lieutenant, is a 22-year-old who fights as . Juri uses martial arts researched in the United States but she also likes dancing and aerobics, which is used in battle with great results. She loves fashion.

As Oh Yellow, she can attack with .

Juri is portrayed by (Played as ).

Momo Maruo

, U.A.O.H Lieutenant, is a 20-year-old who uses sanda and aikido and fights as . While separated from the others during the Bara Magma incident and losing her Power Brace, Momo is befriended by a German Shepherd named Johnny, referred to by the locals as a divine savior, who brought her to safety. With the help of Shouta, Momo finds Johnny with her Power Brace. She took Johnny's death hard as she avenged his death, only to find that he was still alive.

Momo appeared in ''Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger'' and led the Gokaigers to believe she had in her possession the Greater Power of the Ohrangers, and would give it to the Gokaigers freely if they did errands for her. This was later revealed to be a ruse to keep the Gokaigers distracted.

As Oh Pink, she can attack with .

Momo is portrayed by (Played as ).

Riki

is a child-like Legendary Chouriki hero of Pangaea who had been fighting against Machine Empire Baranoia, as the black-colored since ancient time, with an assignment to protect Dorin. He was put into suspended animation at some point until he is released 600 years later in the present to aid his newfound teammates, the Ohrangers against the Empire, while continue to protect Dorin.

As explained by Dorin in ''Ohsama Sentai King-Ohger in Space'', the effects of suspended animation slows both Riki and Dorin's ages, by the time they physically grow up as young adults after the main series.

In the main series, Riki is portrayed , while briefly being voiced by in episode 26. In ''Ohsama Sentai King-Ohger in Space'', he is portrayed by , the son of Seiji Takaiwa.

Allies

Naoyuki Miura

is the commander of Ohrangers and a dedicated leader who refuses to give up no matter what. An anthropologist and scientist as well, he learned of the ancient Pangaean civilization in 1996 and reverse-engineered Chouriki to create the Ohrangers' arsenal and mecha when they are needed. He once defeated a Baranoia Soldier with his bare hands after a U.A.O.H. soldier couldn't do it with a gun.

Miura is portrayed by tokusatsu actor .

Dorin

The were the god-like people of Pangaea's alternate dimension, Chouriki World, the main source of the Ohrangers and their arsenals. One of the Dorin whom Riki is assigned to protect, takes on a female form. It is discovered that she is an important part of the Chouriki on Earth. She was first found sleeping inside King Pyramider. Although she died at the hands of Multiwa, she was revived in the finale. She has a green pet lizard named .

Dorin is portrayed by in the original series. In ''Ohsama Sentai King-Ohger in Space'', she is portrayed by .

Gunmajin

is an ancient warrior known for his honor and courage. According to Riki, Gunmajin appeared once 600 million years ago. Imprisoned within the form of a tiny tiki, the only way to unlock his power is by placing a key into his forehead and reciting the magic words . For some reason, the key always ended up in the hands of a child and everyone knew the magic words after hearing them. When awakened, Gunmajin would grant a single wish to his discoverer as long as it didn't mean harm to anyone. There were times in which he simply didn't like the wish and refused to grant it or punish his awakener for lying to him. Gunmajin possessed the through which he focused his power into the of Majin One Sword Fencing (Fire, Lightning, Wind, and Light). His back can act as a shield to defend himself and others (even King Pyramider's beam). In the series finale, he took Acha, Kocha, and Buldont, Jr. to his care. In ''Ohranger vs. Kakuranger'', he is revealed to be terrified of Youkai (monsters fought by the Kakurangers).

Gunmajin is voiced by .

Mikio

is a boy who gets involved in battles between the Ohrangers and the Baranoia.

Mikio is portrayed by .

Nitta Family

The is a family who gets involved in troubles caused by the Baranoia. There are , his wife , and their children and .

Ichiro, Satoko, Kiyomi, and Yutaka Nitta are , , , and , respectively.

Kotaro Henna

is a crazed robot expert who unintentionally causes trouble while wanting to see what makes Baranoia tick.

Shunpei Kirino

was a U.A.O.H officer who died trying to control the Red Puncher.

Kirino is portrayed by , who played Ken Hoshikawa in '' Chikyuu Sentai Fiveman''.

Machine Empire Baranoia

The is a cruel race of machines out to conquer Earth. It is led by Bacchushund and possesses a vast army. It had already conquered an entire chain of galaxies before reaching Earth.

Bacchushund

is the ruler of Baranoia, built 600 million years ago by an ancient race. He turned to evil and was banished into the depths of space by King Ranger. Seeing himself as a god, Bacchushund believes he has all right to conquer the world and make humans into his slaves. Very violent, tending to malfunction when he goes berserk, Bacchushund does not tolerate failure nor sentimentality in his minions' programming.

In episode 33, it's later revealed Bacchushund had secretly been rebuilding some of his Machine Beasts and managed to harness the infinite energy from the Earth's magma. When his rebuilt Machine Beasts passed through the magma shower they became Super Machine Beasts. Thanks to the Ohrangers' "Trojan Horse" plan with the Blocker Robos, this facility was destroyed preventing any more Super Machine Beasts from being created. In episode 34, he grows in size and power thanks to the power of a space metal dark sword which, according to him, was the only one of its kind in the universe, which he intended to use on the Ohrangers. He is finally destroyed by Oh Blocker. But Bacchushund's head survives and gives the last of his energy to Buldont before shutting down for good.

Bacchushund is voiced by .

Hysteria

is the wife of Bacchushund, usually remaining in the palace devising plans with her husband, though she does go down to Earth by herself at times. She usually carries a metal fan with her and also a gun. She initially despised humans for their feelings but began to value life after Bomber the Great assumed command. Her body color changed from gold to silver when she gave all her power to her niece Multiwa, and as a result, she aged into Dowager Empress Hysteria (41, 47 & 48), now using what is left of her late husband's staff as a cane. She eventually self-destructs in order to protect her grandchild, sacrificing herself after the Ohrangers promised they would not harm the child.

Hysteria is voiced by .

Buldont

is basically a robot child and son of Bacchushund and Hysteria. Mischievous and spoiled, he thought of humans as simple toys. He once attempted to direct his own movie, "Century of the Machine Empire", by using humans with no notion that they die from realism. He can fire lasers from his eyes. After his father's death, Buldont challenges Bomber the Great to a duel for the throne of Baranoia and loses with his body taken away by the exiled Hysteria. However, finding his father's head and receiving his remaining energy, Buldont reconfigured into the adult form of . After returning to Baranoia and destroying Bomber the Great, Buldont regains the leadership of Baranoia. He and Multiwa make themselves grow without Acha and Kocha's help but are eventually destroyed in the series finale at the hands of King Pyramidder Battle Formation.

Buldont is voiced by .

Multiwa

is Hysteria's niece and Buldont's cousin, skilled with a bow that can become a sword. While Bacchushund revives Buldont, Hysteria decides to do the same and sends all her 600 million years worth of energy to Multiwa who was sleeping on another planet waiting for the day to become the Machine Empress. Receiving the energy from her Aunt and a message of help she came to Earth interrupting the battle between Bomber and the Ohrangers. She aids Buldont in disfiguring Bomber and reprograming him into their slave before sending him to his death. The two marry after Buldont becomes the new ruler of Baranoia. She and Buldont make themselves grow without Acha and Kocha's help. She eventually dies by her husband's side at the hands of King Pyramidder Battle Formation's Super Legend Beam, but not before she bears him a son.

Multiwa is voiced by .

Buldont Jr.

is Kaiser Buldont and Princess Multiwa's child. After his birth, his parents are destroyed by King Pyramider and his grandmother Empress Hysteria sacrifices herself after the Ohrangers promise her not to harm the child. The Ohrangers hand Buldont Jr. over to Gunmajin just before he departs for his own planet.

Bomber the Great

, known as the , was just another one of Baranoia's Machine Beasts, yet was able to turn his entire body into a missile. He was exiled after a failed attempt to take over the Baranoia Empire, only to return upon hearing of the death of Bacchushund to try to retake over. This time he set his sights on trying to take over the empty throne. After revising the Baranoian Constitution, Art 12, Bomber challenged Buldont to a duel for the Empire which he won and banished Buldont, proclaiming himself "Bomber the Great the 1st, new Emperor of Baranoia".

At first, being new to the throne, Bomber did his best at leading the Empire, trying to win Hysteria's affections and kill the Ohrangers in the process, but consistently met with failure in both prospects, exiling Hysteria as a result. Kaiser Buldont returned to take back his birthright and Multiwa took control of Bomber by reprogramming him after they took out his arms, replacing them with a sword and a bunker. Bomber was soon sent on a suicide mission to kill the Ohrangers but was destroyed by King Pyramider Battle Formation (Oh Blocker) before he could accomplish this. Suddenly, a smaller missile called the Great Missile appeared shortly afterward, to destroy the sun, only to be flung towards the other side of space by Gunmajin to be destroyed for good.

Bomber the Great is voiced by .

Servants

The imperial family of the Machine Empire Baranoia was attended to by its servants:

=Acha

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is Baranoia's imperial family butler who follows whoever is in command at the time, reading their War Declaration and other proclamations. Took care of young Buldont when in the field, even serving as the producer of his movie. But for all his work, Acha never gets any respect from the imperial family who abuse him at times. When Bomber the Great took over, he simply forgot about Hysteria and served him. When Buldont returned, the same happened, Acha couldn't care less about Bomber. At the end of the series, he turned good and went with Kocha, and Buldont Jr., and Gunmajin back to Gunmajin's planet.

Acha is voiced by .

=Kocha

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is a miniature robot who served the family along Acha, always on her partner's shoulder like a pirate captain's parrot. Though not much of a figure due to her size, Kocha can fire beams from her chest. In episode 8, Kocha was outfitted with the Giant System, enabling her to become a hammer for Acha to fling at a Machine Beast, transmitting an enlarging beam into it. At the series finale, Kocha was taken by Gunmajin back to Gunmajin's home planet.

Kocha is voiced by .

=Keris

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is an Officer placed in charge of taming feral Machine Beasts, having her personal dome. When Bacchushund learns of Riki's return, he frantically requests her aid by having her go after Dorin with Yuji, Juri, and Momo attempting to protect her. But after King Ranger arrives and destroys Bara Goblin, Keris assumes her true buxom form as she enlarges and captures King Ranger before taking into her domain. She then uses Bara King to capture little girls in order to make them her new pets after splicing them with animal DNA, with Dorin as the crown jewel in her collection. However, an eagle hinders Keris from capturing Dorin at the cost of its life as the Ohrangers arrive to the girl's aid. Enlarging into her true form, Keris traps Ohranger Robo in an electrified cage until King Pyramider frees it, with OhRed saving the girls before calling in Red Puncher. Keris is then destroyed by King Pyramider Battle Formation.

Keris is portrayed by , who previously played Rui Senda/Dr. Mazenda in ''Choujyu Sentai Liveman'' and Gara in ''Gosei Sentai Dairanger''.

=Camera Trick

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is a small bird-resembling video camera monster, serving as a recon for Baranoia's forces.

Camera Trick is voiced by .

=Seiichi Kuroda

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is a robotics scientist who stole Yuji's Power Brace so he could power his android son , whom he built in the image of his dead son. Furthermore, because he cares more for machines than people, he allied himself with Baranoia in a shaky alliance of sorts. But once the actions of Bara Vacuum exposed Shigeru's true nature, Kuroda offer Bacchushund the power of Chouriki in return for a permanent means to keep Shigeru active along with being viceroy of the Baranoian-ruled Earth. Converted into a cyborg, Kuroda captures the Ohrangers one by one while integrating Shigeru into his systems. However, Shigeru manages to break free and free the others. As a result, Bara Ivy is activated to kill them all as Kuroda sacrifices himself so the Ohrangers can get Shigeru out of harm's way.

Seiichi Kuroda is portrayed by .

Episodes

Movie

The movie version of ''Chouriki Sentai Ohranger'', was directed by Kobayashi Yoshiaki and written by Shōzō Uehara. It premiered in Japan on April 15, 1995, at Toei Super Hero Fair '95. It was originally shown as a triple feature alongside ''Mechanical Violator Hakaider'' and the feature film version of '' Juukou B-Fighter''.

Crossovers

*: A 1996 direct-to-video movie which depicts a crossover between ''Ohranger'' and ''Ninja Sentai Kakuranger'' and takes place between episodes 33 and 34 of ''Chouriki Sentai Ohranger''.
*: A 1997 direct-to-video crossover between ''Gekisou Sentai Carranger'' and ''Ohranger'' which takes place between episodes 38 and 39 of ''Gekisou Sentai Carranger''.
*: The characters Riki and Dorin appear as two of the guest characters from Super Sentai series to appear in this web-exclusive crossover special starring the cast from '' Ohsama Sentai King-Ohger''. However, Riki and Dorin are portrayed by , Seiji Takaiwa's son, and respectively instead of being reprised by Shōji Yamaguchi and Risa Wada.

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;Ending themes
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**Lyrics: Saburo Yatsude
**Composition: Yasuo Kosugi
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**Artist: Kentarō Hayami
**Episodes: 1–47
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**Artist: Kentarō Hayami
**Episodes: 48

Notes

References

External links

* at the

Official Shout! Factory page

Official Shout Factory TV page

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