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5	[[caption-width-right:350:"Fight on! Gather your strength to protect justice, go Shinesman, go!"[[note]]From the top: Shoutarou Ono (Shinesman Sepia), Riko Hidaka (Shinesman Salmon Pink), Ryouichi Hayami (Shinesman Moss Green), Shougo Yamadera (Shinesman Gray), Hiroya Matsumoto (Shinesman Red)[[/note]]]]
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7	Aliens have invaded Earth. The [[EvilOverlord King]] of [[TheEmpire Planet Voice]] has sent his son, [[OverlordJr Prince Sasaki]], and his [[EvilGenius chief tactician]], [[TheStrategist Seki]], to Earth, [[TheMasquerade disguised]] as an [[CorruptCorporateExecutive ordinary Japanese businessman]], with the intent of turning MegaCorp Science Electronics into a power strong enough to TakeOverTheWorld. Fortunately, they are opposed in this goal by a [[LawEnforcementInc secret department of the Right Trading Company]] - the Special Duty Combat Unit [[{{Sentai}} Shinesman]]!
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9	The series chronicles the adventures of young {{Salaryman}} Hiroya Matsumoto, [[TheHero Shinesman Red]], and his co-workers, who form a team of five. They fight the aliens of Planet Voice with [[ImprobableWeaponUser highly impractical weapons]] and the support of the Right Trading Company's Human Resources Department.
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11	''Shinesman'' is an AffectionateParody of the {{Sentai}} genre, originally created as a manga by Kaimu Tachibana which was serialized in ''Comic NORA'' from 1993 to 1998, and then adapted as an OVA by produced by Gakken [[note]] The manga's initial publisher [[/note]], MOVIC and Creator/{{Aniplex}} in 1996 with animation by Creator/ProductionIG, which ran for two episodes.
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13	A [[{{Woolseyism}} very high-quality English dub]] courtesy of Coastal Carolina Studios was released by Creator/MediaBlasters, under their Anime Works label.
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15	Compare with ''Manga/LoveAfterWorldDomination'' which takes the [=OVA's=] DatingCatwoman idea and expands it to a whole series.
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18	!!This series contains examples of:
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20	* AccidentalMarriage: Matsumoto accidentally saw Princess Shiina's bare skin, which according to the law of Planet Voice, means she has to either kill him or marry him. In the manga, where Shina does not exist, the same thing happens - except with ''Sasaki''.
21	* AffectionateParody: Of Tokusatsu stories.
22	* AlienInvasion: of the 'stealthy' type. Sasaki is doing it through corporate espionage and guile, not via flashy armies.
23	* BlandNameProduct: Averted in the original where Yamadera's car is specifically a Mitsubishi Montero. Played straight in the dub however where it's called a "Montage" instead.
24	* BunnyEarsLawyer: Having some quirk seems to be a requirement for working for Right Trading.
25	* {{Brainwashed}}: [[spoiler: Seki. He was supposed to try to stop the invasion, but ended up working for it]]
26	* CanonImmigrant: Shiina, who only exists in the OVA.
27	* TheCaptain: Kyoko Sakakibara. Leader of the team and CEO of Right Trading.
28	* ColorCodedForYourConvenience: Parodied -- [[TheCaptain Kyoko]] chose the team's colors by asking each member what their favorite color for a superhero costume would be; most of the members chose "business-friendly" colors to escape the apparent [[SecretTestOfCharacter trick question]]. Unfortunately, the result is succinctly described as "Your colors ''SUCK!''"
29	* CoolCar: Played With. Yamadera's Montero (Montage in the dub - that was the North American name for it). It's just a normal small SUV, but he ''treats'' it like a unique one-of-a-kind vehicle.
30	* CorporateSponsoredSuperhero: A corporate sponsored ''sentai team''.
31	* CorruptCorporateExecutive: Seki and Sasaki's cover identities
32	* DatingCatwoman: Matsumoto and Princess Shiina.
33	* TheDanza: Invoked. The ''entire cast'' in the Japanese version. It's deliberate; all of the characters' surnames were borrowed from notable voice actors at the time the manga was written, and the corresponding actors voiced the characters for the OVA. In other words, in a clever ploy on the author's part, she picked out voice actors for the characters in advance.
34	* TheDitz: Princess Shiina. Totally unfamiliar with Earth culture, outside of watching anime and cartoons on her way to the place.
35	--> "Guys, I don't think her elevator goes to the top floor"
36	--> "Yeah, she's one OVA short of a series." -- '''The Shinesmen''', watching Shiina introduce herself. (dub)
37	%%* EarthIsTheCenterOfTheUniverse
38	%%* TheEmpire
39	* EvilOverlord: What Sasaki ''wants'' to be.
40	* GenreSavvy: Matsumoto's little brother Yota is a {{Sentai}} fanboy, and provides Matsumoto with crucial [[GenreSavvy Genre Savviness]].
41	* HandsomeLech: Hayami:
42	--> ''"I have a date with Turkish twins!"''
43	* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: Hitomi Kasahara/[[spoiler:Lafure. Seki's sister]], who is the one who helped Kyoko create the Shinesmen.
44	* HumanAlien: Prince Sasaki, Seki, Princess Shiina and [[spoiler: Lafure (AKA: Hitomi Kasahara)]]
45	* ImprobableWeaponUser: The Shinesmen's weaponry:
46	** Tie-clip bombs! Cuff lasers! Business card cutters!
47	--> "Ever wish you just had a shotgun?"
48	--> "I don't even have a nail file!"
49	* LampshadeHanging: A good portion of the English dub's humor.
50	* LivingWithTheVillain: Right Trading does not know about Seki and Sasaki's disguises, and Seki and Sasaki do not know the Shinesmen's [[SecretIdentity secret identities]]. Matsumoto, Hayami, Sasaki, and Seki sign business deals with each other frequently.
51	* MegaCorp: Both Science Electronics and the Right Trading Company are fairly large corporations that each occupy an entire skyscraper.
52	* MundaneMadeAwesome: [[TheHero Matsumoto]] flashing his business card in the second OVA; [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mnp6KuUtKVQ probably the greatest business card flashing ever made.]]
53	* OfficeLady: Hidaka and Hitomi. Kyoko is a [=CEO=] instead.
54	* {{Protectorate}}: Each member of the team has their own protectorate, as revealed in the climax of the first episode:
55	** Matsumoto's little brother
56	** Hayami's latest date
57	** Yamadera's Montage
58	** Ono's daughter
59	** Hidaka's fashion sense
60	* RunningGag:
61	** Calling Shiina a bimbo.
62	** "I think she's one OVA short of a series."
63	* {{Salaryman}}: What the Shinesmen and Sasaki and Seki are when not involved in {{Sentai}} battles.
64	%%* SecretIdentity: Sasaki and Seki
65	* {{Sentai}}: an AffectionateParody of the genre.
66	* ShowWithinAShow: ''Greatmen'', a more traditional {{Sentai}} show.
67	%%* StockFootage: Parodied, of course.
68	* SwirlyEnergyThingy: "Shiina, get in the vortex."; Dub version: "Shiina, get in the glowing green square."
69	* TokyoIsTheCenterOfTheUniverse: As typical of Toku shows
70	* TwinThreesomeFantasy: "I've got a date with Turkish twins!"
71	* UnwantedHarem: Hidaka is the ''only'' named female character that has no sexual tension with Matsumoto.
72	* VoiceWithAnInternetConnection: The people in the secret headquarters who coordinate the Shinesmen and can send them their suits.

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