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8->'''Gohan:''' ''[regarding the Ginyu Force]'' Vegeta, if you don't mind me asking, what are we in for?\
9'''Vegeta:''' You ever watch ''Franchise/PowerRangers''?\
10'''Gohan:''' No.\
11'''Vegeta:''' ''[[Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles Ninja Turtles]]''?\
12[...]\
13'''Vegeta:''' ...''Series/TattooedTeenageAlienFightersFromBeverlyHills''?\
14'''Gohan:''' Oh yeah!\
15'''Vegeta:''' God dammit!
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24TheSquad, Japanese style. The word can be translated as "Task Force" or "Squadron." Usually come in teams, with [[ColorCodedCharacters color-keyed]] [[SuperheroTeamUniform uniforms]] and a range of personalities/roles that usually follows some variation on the FiveManBand. Known for their [[SuperSentaiStance synchronized posing]]; also, a StandardPowerupPose is often used in many Sentai works during the TransformationSequence. A key concept is that the collective team are more important than the individual, and that [[TeamSpirit more can be achieved by working together]].
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26Although there had been several superhero teams on Japanese television, the granddaddy of the whole "color-coded superhero team" concept is the live-action ''Franchise/SuperSentai'' {{toku}} franchise which began in 1975, which is better known to western audiences as the source material for ''Franchise/PowerRangers''.
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28A very western form of Sentai is to feature five teenagers receiving powers, with a transformation, i.e. it doesn't have to involve color-coding, or full body suits. They may not even transform at all, but have powers that combine to make a greater whole.
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30Contrary to popular belief, "Sentai" '''ONLY''' denotes shows that have a squad of nigh-identical, color-coded superheroes, not every transforming superhero that comes from Japan (the proper term for that would be HenshinHero, which is also part of the {{Tokusatsu}} genre).
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32OlderThanCableTV, the first usage of "Sentai" was for [[UsefulNotes/KatanasOfTheRisingSun task forces]] in UsefulNotes/ImperialJapan, though variants existed [[OlderThanRadio as far back]] as [[JidaiGeki feudal times]]. The [[UsefulNotes/KaijuDefenseForce JMSDF]] currently [[InsistentTerminology doesn't use "Sentai", but does use the related term "Kantai"]].
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34Do ''not'' confuse with {{Hentai}}, please. [[RuleThirtyFour Even though there's definitely some unholy overlap somewhere.]]
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42* ''Anime/ActionHeroineCheerFruits'' is an {{Homage}} to {{Toku}} in general, with Japanese cities producing [[ShowWithinAShow stage shows]] with female heroes in order to bolster tourism. The main characters' show ''Seika Senshi Hina-Nectar'' is more specifically inspired by Super Sentai (five-color team, Red is the leader, AloofAlly SixthRanger with unique costume) with little touches from the MagicalGirl genre.
43* ''Angel Blade'', once the series added enough girls, ended up becoming... [[{{Pun}} a Sentai Hentai]].
44* ''[[ShowWithinAShow Chouken Sentai Blade Braver]]'' in ''Manga/BambooBlade''. Tama, the main girl in the show, considers herself an "ally of justice" like the Blade Bravers themselves, and in fact uses the motivation of [[ForGreatJustice fighting for right]] to join the kendo club. Later on, the show reveals that ''Braver'' is just one of many in the 31-year long "''Battle Hero''" series, making it an obvious LawyerFriendlyCameo of ''Franchise/SuperSentai''.
45* ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'' parodies this trope like there's no tomorrow with the Karakura-Raizer Team, a team of superheroes created by Kisuke Urahara to help protect Karakura Town from Hollow attacks. Aside from the innate powers, the Karakura-Raizers are equipped with weapons and a vehicle which aids in their fight.
46* ''Anime/BubblegumCrisis'' has Sentai elements as well -- note the individually colored hardsuits and the almost stereotyped set of personalities found among the Knight Sabers.
47* ''Anime/ChoujinSentaiBarratack'' includes a CombiningMecha piloted by a FiveManBand with color-coded outfits, though the heroes rarely do much fighting on foot.
48* ''Anime/{{Cosprayers}}'', an intentional parody of the genre with added {{Fanservice}}.
49* ''Manga/Cyborg009'' is definitively the {{Trope Maker|s}} for this concept as Japan's first Superhero team.
50** Its creator, Shotaro Ishinomori, would recycle many of its concepts in the development and production stages of the first ''Franchise/SuperSentai'' series, Goranger.
51* ''Anime/DigimonFrontier'' is basically this genre adapted to the ''Digimon'' franchise, right down to the team size; they even have a team of PsychoRangers.
52* ''Franchise/DragonBall'':
53** The [[QuirkyMinibossSquad Ginyu Force]] of ''Anime/DragonBallZ'' are a parody of this trope: there are five of them (instead of the [[FourIsDeath four]] which are traditional in villainous groups), it's their skin that's different colors instead of their costumes, and they constantly strike poses and throw group attacks. In fact, when recruiting new members for the team, Captain Ginyu is mostly concerned with their posing ability. ''Anime/DragonBallZKai'' even gives them [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ezrbyf6t9mY their own theme song!]]
54** ''Anime/DragonBallSuper'' later introduces heroic Sentai-eque warriors in the form of Universe 11's Pride Troopers, and the Gamma twins in ''Anime/DragonBallSuperSuperHero''.
55* ''Manga/ExcelSaga'':
56** The manga is somewhere between a {{Deconstruction}} and [[TheParody Parody]] of this genre. The Municipal Team Daitenzin is Sentai group made up by the local government to fight the evil organization ACROSS, but it's staffed by a collection of disinterested or stupid employees who do more damage than they fix.
57** The anime, meanwhile, throws out the serious elements and goes into full-blown parody with Municipal Team Daitenzin.
58* ''Manga/FrankenFran'': Parodied when Veronica encounters a society of sentient talking roaches, complete with superheroes. Two single superheroes (Superroach and Batroach, going by their costumes) tell her the big thing right now is superhero teams, with a giant robot (well, human-sized) attacking the city (it turns out to be piloted by Fran to give Veronica something to do).
59* In the ''Manga/FruitsBasket'' manga, Kakeru seems determined to turn the student council into a proper "School Defense Force" and starts assigning colors. He claims Black for himself (because he thinks it would make him seem [[TheLancer cool and mysterious]]) and, after teasing Yuki about how his [[{{Bishonen}} pretty face]] should make him Pink, gives him Red for being student council president. [[{{Kawaiiko}} Kimi]] insists on being Pink and sticks [[SugarAndIceGirl Machi]] with Yellow (like Beat above, Kimi claims it's because Machi likes curry so much). [[TheComicallySerious Naohito]] just plain refuses to play along. And [[LargeHam Ayame]] is named the Commander immediately after Kakeru meets him, much to his delight.
60* Another parody in ''Manga/FutureDiary'', with the Twelfth, who [[BrainwashedAndCrazy mind-controls]] four random bystanders into becoming the other members of his squad.
61* One of the earliest strips in ''Manga/GAGeijutsukaArtDesignClass'' has the five lead girls becoming the "Color Rangers". Keeping with the art theme, they're yellow, magenta, cyan and monochrome. Except for Tomokane, who's red, because every good Sentai team needs a red leader.
62* ''Manga/GoGoLoserRanger'' has a self-serving version in the Dragon Knights, a sentai team whose leaders have kept their enemies' [[{{Mooks}} footsoldiers]] around for the last 13 years so they can make themselves look good by [[EngineeredHeroics staging weekly mock battles against them]]. One of the footsoldiers eventually has it about up to here with this and sets out to bring the Knights down.
63* Parodied in ''Manga/HeroesAreExtinct'' - the protagonist Cassiel is a general in an aggressive space-faring empire, and his lifelong dream has always been to attack the Earth to do battle with the hero teams that he’s seen in intercepted television broadcasts (he's a bit of an {{Otaku}}). Unfortunately for him, in this story Sentai don't exist. Not willing to take this lying down, he secretly kidnaps a random group of teenagers and provides them with training and advanced technology so that he’ll have someone worthy to fight. Since this is basically treason, Cassiel has to pull a balancing act, cultivating his Terra Rangers while attacking them, all in secret from the empire’s high command (including his love interest, the princess/stock Sentai villainess).
64* Parodied again in ''Manga/ImperfectHero'' - the hero is the green ranger in the high school battalion unit, Gakusei 5 (G5 for short), the special unit trained to fight and protect Earth against the invasion of the dreaded Galactic force "Gurdark" and its sexy queen Mayura. Unfortunately for our hero, he's a loser who can't fight and relies on his teammates to cover for him. Not only that, after he helps Mayura while in his civilian form, [[MagicalGirlfriend she moves in with him, and falls in love with him]].
65* ''Anime/JewelpetKiraDeco'' subverts this by stripping its titular (and very over-the-top) Sentai team of their powers after they enter Jewel Land in episode 2. Each member does his/her own thing for the majority of the series instead of doing... Sentai things.
66* ''Manga/LevelE'' has a whole story arc of the anime version devoted to several kids who were pranked into becoming a Sentai team because... well, Prince Baka felt like it!
67* ''VisualNovel/LimeIroSenkitan'', with its five-girl Lime unit, in five colors.
68* ''Manga/LoveAfterWorldDomination'' is a comedy about Red Gelato, leader of the Gelato 5, and Death Queen, a sub-boss of the villainous organization Gekko, who're in a {{secret relationship}}, hiding the fact [[DatingCatwoman they're dating the enemy]] from their respective sides.
69* ''Anime/MagicalPokaan'' has a singular, Sentai-based episode that becomes increasingly silly. Since the show only has [[FourTemperamentEnsemble four leading girls]], the fifth spot is filled by no one -- the green suit is an empty shell. On top of that, the team's CombiningMecha never forms correctly, with mishaps ranging from a missing component to five copies of the same component attempting to fuse together. The end of the episode is a stream of random gags that would take too long to explain here. (There actually is a fifth ranger. She just happens to be invisible.)
70* Despite being a RealRobot anime, ''Anime/MajesticPrince'' revolves around a squadron of five (later six) teenagers that clearly follow the traditional Sentai colour theming. Funnily enough though, TheLeader, coded with red, is voiced by [[Creator/HirokiAiba a former]] ''[[Series/SamuraiSentaiShinkenger blue]]'' [[Series/SamuraiSentaiShinkenger ranger]].
71* ''Manga/{{Mitsudomoe}}'' has the ShowWithinAShow ''Honki Sentai Gachiranger''. As ''Mitsudomoe'' is wont to do, the show seems a little more sexually charged than usual for a Sunday morning TV show. Hitoha is a huge fan.
72* ''Anime/MobileFighterGGundam'' has the Shuffle Alliance, which is inspired by the second and third Sentai teams, ''Series/JAKQDengekitai'' (playing card theme) and ''Series/BattleFeverJ'' (MultinationalTeam, though ''G'' has China in place of Kenya). The Alliance even has a Sentai backstory, stating that they've existed from ancient times to keep humanity from destroying itself with war.
73* ''Anime/{{Moldiver}}'' both parodies and pays tribute to classic Sentai (and MagicalGirl) elements.
74* ''Mr. Villain's Day Off'' is a slice-of-life series about [[VillainsOutShopping a Sentai villain's days off]], with a fair chunk of HeroesGoneFishing from the team he and his organization oppose, the Rangers.
75* Spoofed in ''Anime/MyHime'', where Midori (the one who JumpedAtTheCall, thinking she's Franchise/SailorMoon) proposes teaming up into the "[=HiME=] Rangers" to fight the [[MonsterOfTheWeek monsters of the week]] more effectively. [[spoiler:Natsuki and Nao]] dismiss the idea as ridiculous and are tied up and dragged to the meeting place anyway.
76* The ninth episode of ''Anime/MyselfYourself'' has several characters watching a stage show heavily based on ''Super Sentai'' featuring a squad known as the "Animengers", complete with the main characters striking a SuperSentaiStance.
77* Parodied in the ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'' doujinshi "Dorodorodororon" (whose title itself comes from a line in the ending theme of ''Series/NinjaSentaiKakuranger''), with Naruto, Sasuke and Sakura forming the ninja squad 'Ninja-Man'.
78* ''Manga/NegimaMagisterNegiMagi'': In an obvious parody of ''Franchise/SuperSentai''/''Franchise/PowerRangers'', the five girls from Negi's class with the lowest grades dub themselves the "Baka Rangers," complete with appropriate "hero names," like "Baka Red" and "Baka Pink". For clarification: Red = Asuna, Blue = Kaede, Yellow = Fei, Black = Yue, Pink = Makie. During the festival story arc in the manga, there is the "Maho(ra) Rangers" performing on a stage.
79* An audio drama of ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'' of all things, set post-series and [[AnimatedActors thoroughly destroying the fourth wall]], has the cast having to re-tool the show for new episodes; Asuka has the pilots (Rei, herself, Shinji, Toji, and Kaworu) try being super Sentai. [[StylisticSuck It's... special]].
80** It's the audio drama on the "Addition" soundtrack (4th one, with four of them on the cover). There are plenty of translations floating about, including one with graphics.
81* ''Anime/OjamajoDoremi'' has a ShowWithinAShow called ''Battle Rangers'', which the characters are all a fan of and constantly refer to. Onpu, one of the main characters, plays the DamselInDistress on the show.
82* ''Manga/OnePiece'' introduces Sanji's family, the Vinsmokes, a royal family of killing warmongers who lead an evil army known as Germa 66 (the 66 is pronounced Double-Six), and are even featured in the InUniverse Marine Propaganda comic, "''Sora, Warrior of the Sea''". They dress up in color coded high tech PoweredArmor known as ''Raid Suits'', have unique individual powers, and even have thier own SuperSentaiStance. Following the Whole Cake Island arc, Sanji is given his own Raid Suit by his family, which Law says is similar to the fictional character, Stealth Black, from the aforementioned comic. [[spoiler: As of yet the reason they gave him a raid suit is still a mystery, considering that Sanji hates his family and the feeling is mutual since they see him as a weak failure, his sister being the sole exception.]]
83* ''Anime/PokemonTheSeries'':
84** ''Anime/PokemonTheSeriesSunAndMoon'' has the heroes becoming the Pokémon Trainer version of this as the Ultra Guardians, tasked to bringing the [[EldritchAbomination Ultra Beasts]] back to their home. Lusamine plays it up by coming up with a cheesy response phrase for them (to her daughter Lillie's embarrassment).
85** In ''Anime/PokemonToBeAPokemonMaster'', the Squirtle Squad start doing a traveling sentai show in color-coded uniforms, with the [[TerribleTrio Team Rocket trio]] of all people playing the villains.
86* The MagicalGirl franchise ''Anime/PrettyCure'' has several examples that could count as all-girl Sentais. The two that come closest are ''Anime/YesPrettyCure5'' (just look at ''the title'') and ''Anime/SmilePrettyCure''.
87* ''Manga/RamenFighterMiki'':
88** A ShowWithinAShow example is the Star Rangers. Akihiko is a huge fan of them, to the point that when anyone so much as mentions the show, he starts to think he ''is'' Red Star. He seems equally convinced that the rest of the main cast are the other Star Rangers.
89** The genre is also deconstructed: the Red Ranger is TheHero, he acts heroic, gets things done, and always gets a HundredPercentHeroismRating… because he is on a TV show. Akihiko the LoonyFan does exactly the same things the Red Ranger does, but is a LordErrorProne and the ButtMonkey because he is in RealLife.
90-->'''Akihiko:''' ''[[ShaggyDogStory Today certainly did seem to be a waste of time]]. But so what? That little girl’s sad face now carries a smile. '' - Begins ThemeMusicPowerUp - ''Do your best Ohta Akihiko. Never lose Ohta Akihiko. For the sakes of everyone’s smiles, fight for tomorrow, Ohta Akihiko. ''
91--> '''Kankuro:''' ''How are you Akihiko, are you okay? Can you walk on your own? ''
92-->'''Akihiko:''' ''No. I don’t think so. ''
93--> At Akihiko’s house, he is watching Star Rangers, with his arm and head bandaged: '''Star Ranger's narrator:''' ''After destroying the Evil Base, the Star Rangers put hope back on the young boy’s heart. Today, they fought for justice yet again. ''
94-->'''Akihiko:''' Dramatically standing up adopting an AssKickingPose ''Don't forget to watch next week! ''
95* In ''Manga/TheRedRangerBecomesAnAdventurerInAnotherWorld'' Red was the Red Ranger in his home world as well as TheLeader of the Kizuna Five, defending the innocent from the wrath of the Enders. He continues to carry his superhero sensibilities into the fantasy world, confusing the locals who have no frame of reference for his personality or abilities.
96* ''Anime/RoninWarriors'' had Sentai on the sides of both the good guys and the bad guys.
97* ''Franchise/SailorMoon'' is a hybrid Sentai[=/=]MagicalGirl show. The series starts with the eponymous MagicalGirlWarrior as the only superheroine, only to later be joined by the Inner Senshi and the Outer Senshi, with each girl having her own signature color and special attack.
98* ''Manga/SaintSeiya'' is a classic anime mixing Sentai with mythological fantasy.
99* ''Anime/SchoolDays''' OVA ''Magical Heart Kokoro-chan'' has elements of this and MagicalGirl in it. In this particular instance, the team of powered heroines is working for low pay, using a ''vacuum cleaner'' as a weapon and has particularly kinky outfits for their battling.
100* ''Manga/SchoolRumble'' briefly featured the all-female team ''[[ShowWithinAShow Hatenkou Robo Dojibiron]]'' in one episode, whose five pilots (and mecha) were very much a homage to ''Super Sentai''. For bonus points, the Dojibiron team's names were [[TheDanza nearly the same as the five principle voice actresses]], the only difference being the color-coded ThemeNaming. For the record, Imadori is a huge fan of them.
101* ''Anime/ScienceNinjaTeamGatchaman'' (known in America as ''Battle of the Planets'' or ''G-Force'') is a classic Sentai anime and the TropeNamer for it.
102* ''Manga/SgtFrog'' does a few parodies of the Sentai genre. Episode 24 introduces Space Detective Kogoro, an explicit parody of Kenji Ooba in his role as the title character of the {{Toku}} series ''Series/SpaceSheriffGavan''.
103* ''Manga/ShamanKing'' has The Gohukuseitai, five [[ChineseVampire Jiang-Si]] in the service of Tao Yuan who are a direct parody of this, though they don't really have the FiveManBand dynamic; nor are they ColorCodedCharacters (until the 2021 anime).
104* ''Manga/ShugoChara'' has done it with Kukai. ''Ore wa...GUARDIAN FIVE!'' That is definitely his Crowning Moment of Awesome.
105%%* ''Anime/SonicSoldierBorgman'' is very much inspired by Super Sentai.
106* Parodied in ''Manga/SpecialDutyCombatUnitShinesman.'' Their suit colors are the intentionally awful Red, Moss Green, Gray, Sepia, and Salmon Pink.
107* The Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles, who already shared superficial similarities to Sentai, were turned into this outright for the Japanese OVA ''Mutant Turtles: Legend of the Super Mutants''--complete with the gigantic super-form "Turtle Saint".
108* ''Manga/TentaiSenshiSunred'' is a comedy revolving around the retired "Red" member of a ''Series/TaiyouSentaiSunVulcan'' pastiche, who retains his powers and mask.
109* ''Manga/TokyoMewMew'' is a MagicalGirl sentai combination with a team of five color-coded members.
110* ''Anime/TransformersSuperGodMasterforce'' had a group of Autobots who pretty much acted as a Sentai team.
111* Spoofed in ''Anime/{{Yumeria}}:'' once all the girls are active in the dream world, they look at their individually-colored outfits and their attacks, and decide they need [[CallingYourAttacks attack names]] and a victory pose.
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115* ''Animation/DeerSquad'' is a Chinese-animated stand-on, with deer having [[NatureSpirit Nature-themed powers]].
116* ''Animation/{{Miniforce}}'' is a Korean-animated take on this genre with animals. No, not people that so happen to have AnimalMotifs, we mean ''[[AnimalSuperheroes actual anthropomorphic animal hero protagonists]]''.
117* The episode "Super Sooga Squad" of the ''Animation/{{Pucca}}'' TV series is an AffectionateParody of Sentai series.
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121* ''ComicBook/AtomicRobo'': The Science Team Super Five was formed to protect Japan from recurring attacks by silicon-based monsters called Biomega, and is composed of five color-coded fighters with helmets that have large visors and sculpted lips. They’re given ''slightly'' more grounding in reality in that they’re all specially trained adults and have extensive logistical support, and their flagship giant robot is basically just a vehicle for getting a {{BFG}} where it needs to go to punch a hole in a {{kaiju}}. Their roles have passed through at multiple generations; it seems standard for their MissionControl to have been the red one in their youth. When Biomega reemerges years later as a planetary threat, [[GovernmentConspiracy Majestic 12]] takes over their operation not for the Super Five, but to mass-produce the advanced technology that made them possible — their organization having previously held it close to their chests out of fear it would be misused.
122* ''ComicBook/{{Cazador}}'' parodies this with the Powerful Galactic Defenders: [=CosmoPatagonian Hare, CosmoArmadillo, CosmoCavy, and CosmoTatou=]. They had a fifth member, [=CosmoPlatypus=], but he died in battle; the [[DumbMuscle title character]] was invited to replace him, but gave up because he couldn't [[ByThePowerOfGrayskull pronounce the animal's name to power up]] (that, and he didn't really want to join them to begin with). Their HumongousMecha looks like a humanoid rabbit.
123* ''ComicBook/GreenLantern'' has picked up some Sentai traits with the "New Guardians" teams, comprised of members from seven color-coded and [[PersonalityPowers Personality-Powered]] Corps. None of these people are much for striking poses, but they have the [[BadassCreed shonen speeches]] down cold.
124* The Zetramen from ''ComicBook/NinjaHighSchool'' are a comedic parody of Sentai squads, created by being exposed to steam infused with the mysterious radioactive element Zetranite by Doctor Steamhead. Now they can transform between their normal forms and superpowered forms by exposing themselves to bursts of steam.
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128* Parodied in ''Fanfic/{{Klaanon}}'' with the Toa Squadron Angoranger.
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132* ''WesternAnimation/BigHero6'' is pretty much a totally straightforward example of this trope, featuring a color-coded six-person team, each with their own set of powers and even an (admittedly much smaller than usual) mecha.
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136* Parodied in ''Film/SmokingCausesCoughing'' by the Tobacco Force.
137* ''Film/UltramanZeroTheRevengeOfBelial'' sees Zero assemble Glenfire, Mirror Knight, and Jean-Bot into a Sentai-esque team he dubs Ultimate Force Zero. Come ''Film/UltramanZeroGaidenKillerTheBeatstar'', they add Jean-Nine, Jean-Bot's new brother who was originally built to kill them, to the team for a full squad of five members.
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141* ''Literature/InvadersOfTheRokujyouma'': Book 6 introduces the "Taiyou Butai Sunranger" ("Sun Rangers" in the official translation), a secret government taskforce created to defend against attacks from BeneathTheEarth. They're initially treated as a joke, a dead-end department with so little budget that they can't even afford to give the team's suits different colors. However, by their second appearance in book 15 they've TakenALevelInBadass, having gained real combat experience and (now that the their enemy's existence is proven) the budget for better equipment. This leads to the team and Koutarou developing a great mutual respect for each other, to the point where they consider him an honorary SixthRanger. By their ''third'' appearance in book 28, the loose wording of their mission statement has left them with a priority seat in humanity's FirstContact with the Forthorthian Empire, and the team have become skilled infiltrators and bodyguards assigned to watch over visiting alien [=VIPs=].
142* ''Literature/SolarDefendersTheRoleOfAShield'' takes a serious look at Sentai tropes, particularly of the Franchise/PowerRangers variety, exploring what would realistically happen if the responsibility for fighting an endless war against monsters was placed on the shoulders of actual high school students.
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146* ''Series/Akumaizer3'', partially an attempt by Toei to recreate the success of ''Series/HimitsuSentaiGorenger'', is about a trio of [[PeopleInRubberSuits rubber suit demons]] battling a MonsterMash of [[OurDemonsAreDifferent other demons]].
147* ''Series/{{Bambulua}}'' was a Brazilian kid's show featuring a Sentai team.
148* ''Series/BlueSWAT'' is a more gritty and realistic take on the genre, about a covert SWAT-esque team fighting aliens.
149* The ''Series/ChouSeiShinSeries'' was renowned for the high quality of its mecha battles. Its first series, ''Series/ChouseishinGransazer,'' was an extreme example of this trope, with ''[[SerialEscalation twelve]]'' heroes.
150* ''Series/Danger5:'' Danger 5, with the help of magical rings, transforms into a superhero team with different coloured costumes for everyone in "Wwelcome to Hitlerland".
151* Toho's ''Series/DennouKeisatsuCybercop'' combined this with ''Series/MetalHeroes'' (more specifically, the ''Rescue Police'' subset of this franchise).
152* ''Series/JuukouBFighter'' and ''Series/BFighterKabuto'' are about a team of warriors wearing beetle themed PowerArmor, as is their adaptation ''Series/{{Beetleborgs}}''.
153* Parodied in ''Series/KamenRiderRyuki'' with the ''Agito vs Ryuki'' special. The regular ''Ryuki'' series is about twelve Kamen Riders who fight each other to the death in an ThereCanOnlyBeOne tournament. Most of these riders range from AntiHero to outright villain. In the special, the Riders act more like a traditional Sentai, constantly uttering how they fight for justice.
154* ''Series/TheMysticKnightsOfTirNaNog'' is a fantasy take on the genre, as the series is about a color-coded team of four knights who defend their kingdom of Kells against evil monsters send by the rival kingdom of Temra.
155* As the introduction says, the ''Franchise/SuperSentai'' series are the UrExample of this style, as is its adaptation ''Franchise/PowerRangers'' for the west.
156** They have also spawned a host of homage series such as ''Series/SportRanger'', ''WebVideo/FranceFive'', and ''Series/KanpaiSenshiAfterV''.
157* [[NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer And yes]], ''Series/TattooedTeenageAlienFightersFromBeverlyHills'' was an actual series, [[AluminumChristmasTrees and not a joke made up for]] ''WebVideo/DragonBallZAbridged''. It was a copycat series produced for Creator/USANetwork by Creator/DiCEntertainment in 1995.
158* ''Series/TomicaHeroRescueForce'' and its sequel ''Series/TomicaHeroRescueFire'' combined this with the {{Rescue}} genre and lots of {{serial escalation}}
159* ''Series/{{Voicelugger}}'', which was the last production by Shotaro Ishinomori, the godfather of ''Franchise/SuperSentai'', released posthumously.
160* ''Series/VRTroopers'' can be considred a Sentai show, being about three heroes fighting against a virtual warlord. However, ''VR Troopers'' is actually an adaptation of three separate ''Series/MetalHeroes'' shows, where the hero does most of their battles solo. Therefore, you'll never see the entire team fighting against a single monster.
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164* Most of the main Toa teams in ''{{Toys/Bionicle}}'' are this trope in spirit.
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168* The ''TabletopGame/BigEyesSmallMouth'' tabletop rpg features the Sentai Member template, who works the best when fighting alongside other members of its team.
169* The ''TabletopGame/YuGiOh'' card game (also from Japan, not coincidentally), has the Inzektors, an archetype of Insect-Type, Dark-Attribute monsters that resemble Sentai heroes. It also has the Super Quantum archetype, which is based on the Super Sentai/Power Rangers series.
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173* ''VideoGame/ChromaSquad'' is a game about ''producing'' a Sentai show.
174* ''VideoGame/DigitalDevilSaga'' can be seen as an [[DarkerAndEdgier M-rated]] version of this.
175* Franchise/{{Disgaea}} has the Prism Rangers. Humorously, [[spoiler:[[JustShootHim Etna just shoots them]]]] during their TransformationSequence, meaning you don't even have to fight the whole group.
176** [[LampshadeHanging "But there are only three of you. That's not even enough for a rainbow."]]
177** ''VideoGame/Disgaea6DefianceOfDestiny'' marks the first time in the franchise that a prism ranger is part of the main cast: Piyori Nijino is the leader of the Ultra Chroma Power Squad Prism Rangers. Along with her team, she fights evil while hopping her new adventures will improve the sagging ratings of her TV Show as if it gets cancelled, her entire dimension will be destroyed.
178* ''VideoGame/EnsembleStars'' has a Sentai themed idol unit called Ryuuseitai.
179* Parodied in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyIV'' when you reach the top of the Tower of Zot, with the Magus Sisters.
180* Spoofed in ''VideoGame/GodHand'' with the Mad Midget Five: a squad of five characters in colour-coded outfits with high-pitched voices, none of whom even reach the main character's waist, pretending they're super heroes and pulling flashy moves. Add to that their high speed and agility, and you have [[ThatOneBoss one of the most annoying boss encounters in the whole game]].
181** "We are... [[TeamShot the Mad Midget FIVE!"]] ''[[SarcasmFailure "...Douchebags!"]]''
182* Culture Brain intended to bring this to the US under the guise of a superhero team by converting two of their ''VideoGame/HiryuNoKen'' games into one superhero-themed title on the NES, calling it ''Flying Warriors''. They even had a fairly big marketing blitz to go with it, with a multi-issue comic book being published in ''[=GamePro=]''. The game itself ended up being swiftly forgotten.
183** ''Hiryu no Ken II'', the Japanese counterpart to ''Flying Warriors'', also introduced a colorful FiveManBand that could transform into armored super modes. Needless to say, this feature was ignored once the series returned to its FightingGame roots.
184* ''VideoGame/KanColle'' has heaps, especially those with ''Sentai'' on squad names. This game is based around [[MoeAnthropomorphism WWII ships as cute girls]], and many WWII task forces carry the word "Sentai".
185* The Dragoons of ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfDragoon'', complete with elemental alliances and color coding.
186* ''[[VideoGame/{{LISA}} Lisa: The Painful RPG]]'' has the Salvation Rangers. A group of color-coded vigilante roleplayers, they appear first early in the game. Salvation Pink, real name Dick Dickson, can be recruited later after he was kicked out from the team for showing up while suffering from a nasty hangover in most meetings.[[spoiler: Eventually, both Salvation Red and Blue became Joy mutants and killed the rest of the team with the sole exception of Salvation Green, who reappears in ''Lisa: The Joyful'']].
187* ''VideoGame/MischiefMakers'' features Beastector, a [[BrainwashedAndCrazy villainous]] version of this trope that doubles as a TerribleTrio.
188* ''Franchise/{{Persona}}'' has ''Phoenix Ranger Featherman'', a recurring in-universe Sentai TV series with particular inspiration from ''Series/ChoujinSentaiJetman''.
189** ''VideoGame/{{Persona 2}}'' brings us ''Phoenix Ranger Featherman R''. They're clichéd, but not a parody. [[spoiler:And the heroes of ''Innocent Sin'' count, as they roleplayed as these heroes in their childhood, and you need all five masks to unlock all five ultimate Personas. Joker, leader of the Masked Circle and the initial antagonist, is one of them, and each executive is a counterpart of the other four heroes]].
190** ''Phoenix Ranger Featherman R'' makes a return in ''VideoGame/{{Persona 3}}''. Each week you can catch the "next episode" bit on the television in the dorm's lounge.
191** ''Featherman'' is Yuuta's favorite show in ''VideoGame/{{Persona 4}}''. ''[[UpdatedRerelease P4 Golden]]'' allows you to buy Neo Featherman costumes that the heroes can wear while dungeon crawling. Party characters will even perform a SuperSentaiStance after winning a battle.
192** ''VideoGame/Persona4ArenaUltimax'': After the events of "The Answer" in ''Persona 3'', Yukari decided to become an actress playing the pink ranger in ''Phoenix Ranger Featherman Victory'', as the leading actress and ranger no less (making her one of the few references where the pink ranger is the lead). As such, her outfit and bow are updated to have a mix of both classic and futuristic themes, and one of her victory poses pays homage to [[SuperSentaiStance "Super Sentai" Stances]].
193** ''VideoGame/Persona5'': "Black Mask", dresses as an EvilCostumeSwitch version of the heroes from ''Phoenix Ranger Featherman''. One of your party members, Yusuke Kitagawa, also has a side-story vignette where he and the protagonists do {{Super Sentai Stance}}s while trying to figure out how to repair some superhero team action figures he accidentally broke.
194*** In ''Persona 5 Royal'', you can have the characters wear Phoneix Ranger Featherman costumes while dungeon crawling. You can also buy a retro game based on the Feathermen.
195* ''VideoGame/PokemonXDGaleOfDarkness'': [[QuirkyMinibossSquad Hexagon Brothers]], sound-off! 1! 2! 3! 4! 5! "...Wait who's missing? Whatever. We'll wait till he shows up."
196* The Hard Boiled Heavies of ''VideoGame/SonicMania'' are a downplayed version. They don't have much in the way of personality, but they're a close group of five similar-looking robots that use the most common color set in ''Franchise/SuperSentai'' and ''Franchise/PowerRangers''.
197* ''VideoGame/StarOceanTheSecondStory'': In a Private Action with Leon in Fun City, the "Scummy Rangers" show up in a deliberately over-the-top show where they dispatch evil monsters with the help of the kiddy audience.
198* ''VideoGame/StreetFighterXTekken'' makes a passing mention to a ShowWithinAShow implicitly based on ''Super Sentai'' named ''Mighty Transforming Battle Warriors'', with both Sakura and Blanka mistaking Lars for one of the show's characters.
199* The Axem Rangers from ''VideoGame/SuperMarioRPG'' are another Sentai parody. Their name in Japanese is, Kaijo Sentai Onoranger, which follows the same naming style of the actual ''Franchise/SuperSentai series'', which is usually, something sentai something-ranger.
200* Mentioned/Parodied in ''VideoGame/TalesOfTheAbyss'' with the "Abyss Man" costumes for the seven playable characters ([[NewGamePlus if you've already beat the game once]]). Everyone gets a colour-coded costume (red, orange, blue, green, pink, black, and silver) with a hilarious description. "Abyss Man" is apparently a popular show in-universe, and the Emperor of Malkuth is a huge fan. Considering the two lines given that are evidently direct quotes from the show, it's a parody of the genre.
201* ''VideoGame/TheWonderful101'' takes this trope to the extreme. The Wonderful 100 is an elite anti-AlienInvasion MultiNationalTeam so named because the team has ''100'' members. However, only 7 get any focus, and they just happen to be the only ones with color-coding. The other 93 have weirder themes. (The 101st member is you, the player.) They even have a [[ThePsychoRangers Psycho Rangers-style]] counterpart in the Guyzoch Space Pirates, a recurring MirrorBoss with equal numbers, appearance, and abilities.
202* Parodied in ''VideoGame/TheWorldEndsWithYou'''s bonus chapter, "Another Day." After everyone's pins get stolen at a Tin Pin Slammer tournament, Shooter brings Neku and his friends to his "secret base" (really Ramen Don) to form the Tin Pin Rangers and save the day. [[HotBlooded Sho]][[TheHero oter]] calls Red for himself as team leader, [[IdiotHero Be]][[BigGuy at]] gets Yellow because of his love of curry, [[DeadpanSnarker Ne]][[TheLancer ku]] gets assigned Black n' Blue, much to his annoyance, and Shiki gets Green to match her skirt... but only because [[HoYay Jos]][[TheSmartGuy hua]] called dibs on Pink. [[SixthRanger Rhyme]] joins the team later on and becomes Black, leaving Neku with only Blue, [[spoiler:until she leads them all into a trap and reveals herself as the SixthRangerTraitor.]]
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206* The Monokubs from ''VisualNovel/DanganronpaV3KillingHarmony'' have this as their motif. Each member is a different color and pilot giant mechs called Exisals.
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210* ''Webcomic/ComboRangers'', from Brazil, which began as an AffectionateParody but then grew to become more than that.
211* Parodied in ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tE78xrjBdJk The Heavy Rangers,]]'' where a standard Sentai team gets crushed to death by morbidly obese people, who end up inheriting their powers.
212* ''WebAnimation/KuboPunko'' had a team of five teenagers with different colors and personalities.
213* ''WebVideo/MightyMoshinEmoRangers'' is what would happen if you took those "Teenagers with attitude" and replaced them with [[{{Emo}} "teenagers with an empty void of misery deep within"]].
214* ''WebAnimation/OxhornShortShorts'' occasionally featured the Mighty Morphing Midg- er, Little People Gnomes, who could combine into a super form, to varying degrees of success.
215* ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'' integrates this into the team name: Red for Ruby, White for Weiss, Black for Blake, and Yellow for Yang.
216** In fact, quite a few characters (and teams) [[ColorfulThemeNaming in the show have color-themed names and designs]] (Pyrrha, Jaune, etc.)
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220* ''WesternAnimation/CaptainLaserhawkABloodDragonRemix'' has a villainous version of this trope in the Niji 6, a team of masked and colorfully costumed "superheroes" who protect the cyberpunk dystopia of Eden from threats to the status quo, whether those threats are interdimensional Kaiju or people just trying to escape from Eden's oppressive regime.
221* ''WesternAnimation/CaptainPlanetAndThePlaneteers'' carries much of this concept. Instead of transformations, they use powers from their elemental rings, and combine their powers to call Captain Planet.
222* Parodied in ''WesternAnimation/KappaMikey'', where the titular character is an American who moves to Japan after landing a job as the star of a Sentai TV show.
223* Parodied in ''WesternAnimation/KimPossible'' with Team Go, consisting of Mego, Hego, Shego, and the Wego twins. They're a group of superheroes who protect Go City, with each having different colored outfits and superpowers. Although, Shego has long deserted the team to become a supervillain.
224* Parodied in ''WesternAnimation/LeagueOfSuperEvil'' with the Force Fighters V. [[labelnote:*]]The V is not Roman Numeral 5, [[ShapedLikeItself it's the letter V.]][[/labelnote]]
225* The ''WesternAnimation/LoonaticsUnleashed'' are six crimefighters with MagicMeteor superpowers, ColorCodedForYourConvenience, including pink for the GirlyGirl.
226* Parodied in ''WesternAnimation/MegasXLR'' with the [[LawyerFriendlyCameo S]][[Anime/ScienceNinjaTeamGatchaman -For]][[Anime/{{Voltron}} ce]], then again with the "Ultra Chicks", who blend Franchise/SuperSentai with Anime/SailorMoon.
227* ''WesternAnimation/MummiesAlive'': The eponymous Mummies are four Ancient Egyptians who were once the bodyguards of a young prince. [[ByThePowerOfGrayskull By shouting, "With the strength of Ra"]], they can transform into battle ready warriors dressed in armor. Each Mummy's armor is [[AnimalMotifs modeled after a certain animal]] and has a signature color.
228* Parodied in the ''WesternAnimation/ReBoot'' episode "[[Recap/ReBootS2E7Nullzilla Nullzilla]]", where Bob, Dot, Enzo, Frisket and Mike the [=TV=] suit up and pilot insect-themed battle droids which merge into a HumongousMecha in order to battle the titular Nullzilla.
229* American animators have made their own version with a twist: ''WesternAnimation/SuperRobotMonkeyTeamHyperforceGo'' features a Sentai-ish team of, well, robot monkeys, complete with different colors, weapons and personalities.
230* The ''Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles'' have some Sentai elements, with signature color-codes, weapons and appropriately contrasting/complementing personalities.
231** [[WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2012 The 2012 cartoon]] makes the brothers fans of various [[ShowWithinAShow Shows Within The Show]] that parody different genres; one of which is a Sentai/anime send-up called ''Super Robo Mecha Force Five''.
232* ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans'' makes reference to Sentai with the team colors (Beast Boy: Green, Robin: Red, etc.) which are displayed at the end of its upbeat TitleSequence, then of course there's all the team poses.
233* ''WesternAnimation/TransformersAnimated'' has hints of this with their [[FiveManBand Five Bot Band]] main robot cast. They're not much for team poses, but they have many other team-dynamics down pat.
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