Line #8 YMMV/TokusouSentaiDekaranger


1	* AbandonShipping: A somewhat meta example: Sen/Umeko was and is still popular as an OfficialCouple, but after Umeko's actress Mika Kikuchi married Tomokazu Yoshida (''Tetsu's'' actor) in 2018, a lot of fans have abandoned the ship. Amusingly, when the three actors for Umeko, Tetsu, and Sen [[https://youtu.be/k3iQoOG9GRQ?t=1987 held a livestream]] where they watched Episode 46 (the episode that most prominently introduced the Sen/Umeko ShipTease) together, all three of them just thought it was ActuallyPrettyFunny when the chat brought up the inevitable question and continued shipping them as hard as ever (the livestream itself was even jokingly named "Officially Endorsed LoveTriangle").
2	* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic:
3	** The opening song: ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7QnP4-lzkjs "1! Emergency... 2! Dekaranger... 3! Action. 4! Perfect. 5! GET ON!"]]'' Also, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pEVu8sFyiRw the live version]], which is probably even more awesome.
4	** Aw, hell yes, the SWAT theme; "''SWAT On! Dekaranger''". Just try not to bang your head to the rocking instrumental.
5	** The 2nd ending, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ughBJDzTVoQ&feature=related "Girls in Trouble"]], full stop. Also contains {{Fanservice}} galore.
6	** The regular ending, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oanr83d4BpY Midnight Dekaranger]], is pretty good, too. Bonus points for the singer being Isao Sasaki, who sang songs for ''Goranger'' and ''JAKQ'' and never sang another Super Sentai song until now.
7	** Try to listen to [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7Fy4VmSa0M "Dekaranger Action"]] without getting pumped. ''You can't.''
8	** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YvaN795Elxo Dekamaster Never Stop]], Dekamaster's own jazzy theme song.
9	** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQ1-ZxmazZU Blue Is The Sky]],Hoji's character song, is pretty must the most badass character song for a blue ranger.
10	* BaseBreakingCharacter: Ban, either he's an awesome Red Ranger or an annoying screamer, though later [[RescuedFromTheScrappyHeap post-series appearances have made him less of an annoyance]].
11	* CompleteMonster: [[BatOutOfHell Agent Abrella]] is a ruthless ArmsDealer who sells weapons to criminals so as to continue galaxy-destroying wars, regardless of how many lives are taken. Seven galaxies have been destroyed due to Abrella's hideous actions, with him having the blood of billions on his hands. Abrella is motivated by [[WarForFunAndProfit both his desire to increase his wealth as well as simply for fun]], and treats all crime as a business opportunity and helps with the destruction of cities, selling slaves, pawning stolen merchandise, or filming obscenity. After the Dekarangers defeat most of his criminal clientele, Abrella [[VillainousBreakdown loses it]] and goes on a city-wide destruction spree, planning to wipe both them as well as the Earth out and [[ToCreateAPlaygroundForEvil plunge the galaxy into violent lawlessness and disorder]] to ensure his warmongering can continue.
12	* EnsembleDarkhorse: Doggie Kruger/Deka Master. While he's not above certain comedic moments, fans ''love the hell out of him'' since his entire character is just RuleOfCool personified. There's a good reason that whenever ''Dekaranger'' gets any post-series representation, you tend to see ''him'' over the other obvious choice, Ban/Deka Red.
13	* FanPreferredCouple: Due to the RedOniBlueOni dynamic, the large amount of HoYay and ShipTease they get together, [[VitriolicBestBuds Ban/Hoji]] is pretty much considered canon by most fans.
14	** Due to their own copious amounts of shipping fuel and a similar dynamic to Ban and Hoji, Jasmine is often shipped with Umeko; to the point of ''completely'' overshadowing her canon ship.
15	* FriendlyFandoms: With its successor series ''Series/MahouSentaiMagiranger'', due to sharing a lot of similarities in style (especially with them sharing Hideaki Tsukada as a producer) and having a very popular [[Film/MahouSentaiMagirangerVsDekaranger crossover movie]]. This extends to their respective casts as well, who are noticeably good friends with each other even years after both series ended and some of the actors have since retired from the industry.
16	* HarsherInHindsight: If you've seen ''Series/TensouSentaiGoseiger'', watching the scene in ''[[TheMovie Full Blast]]'' where Deka Gold is only able to transform for a second before being on the receiving end of an attack by the villains is a lot harder to watch, [[spoiler: considering that something very similar happened to Gosei Green, who's played by the same actor as Deka Green, except he ''died'' as a result]].
17	* HilariousInHindsight:
18	** [[WhatCouldHaveBeen Originally]], the planned name for this series was "Sirenger". However, this was changed due to the fact that there was an Eroge by the name of ''Sirenger'', and Toei wasn't able to get the copyright. The full name of the eroge, ironically enough, is '''''[[Series/TokumeiSentaiGobusters Tokumei Sentai]]''' Sirenger''.
19	** Tetsu's use of the English word ''[[GratuitousEnglish Marvelous]]'' becomes this as, in the context of ''Super Sentai'', that refers now to the [[Series/KaizokuSentaiGokaiger Captain of the Gokaigers]].
20	** In the series, Tetsu comes off as having a rather intense devotion to [[HoYay Ban]]. Fast forward to 2018, his actor married ''Umeko's'' actress. Furthermore, the scene in ''Dekaranger vs. Abaranger'' where [=AbareKiller=] flirts with Umeko and she gets annoyed at Tetsu for brushing it off as "nonsense" is even more amusing.
21	** Dekablue’s ImageSong, Sky is the Blue, is funny when his Power Rangers counterpart is nicknamed Sky.
22	* HoYay: Ban gets this with both Hoji and Tetsu, ''especially'' with Hoji.
23	** Jasmine also gets a fair share of this with Umeko, as well; Sen even comments on they're almost like girlfriends in Episode 39.
24	* InferredHolocaust: A good number of the Alienizers faced often have rap sheets that include the ''decimation of entire planets'', and the planet count alone can number in the ''hundreds.'' [[FridgeHorror Now think about how many innocent lives alone they were responsible for.]]
25	* {{Moe}}: Umeko has endeared many fans due to her cute personality, head-turning appearance, and her love for bubble baths after completing a case.
26	* {{Narm}}: Hoji completely ''ruins'' a dramatic scene in one episode by whipping out the GratuitousEnglish at the worst possible time. "Goodbye... fo evah... and evah." Yeah.
27	* NeverLiveItDown: Counting the teamup, Tetsu crossdressed a total of three times. In the eyes of fans, he pretty much lived in drag. Even Jasmine got caught up in this perception:
28	-->'''Jasmine:''' ([[BreakingTheFourthWall looking at the camera]]) But, it's the same as usual, so no surprise here.
29	* NewerThanTheyThink: [=DekaGold=] is actually the very first gold ranger in the history of Sentai. This may seem strange to folks who grew up in the 90s and watched Series/PowerRangersZeo, which had a gold SixthRanger. As it turns out, [=KingRanger=] (the Gold Ranger's counterpart from Series/ChourikiSentaiOhranger) is actually considered to be a ''black'' ranger.
30	* NightmareFuel:
31	** Episode 39 is made of this, with the episode starting out with Umeko suddenly finding most of the team ''dead''. And it only continues to get more surreal from there, placing here in increasingly bizarre situations made to kill her specifically. Then there's that blood pool surrounding her as she dies in her dream... (it's in black and white though, so it's not ''all'' bad). It's a surprisingly effective PsychologicalHorror-influenced episode, especially in a series mostly known for its action sequences and characters (as well as its HoYay).
32	** During the final arc, we're shown the [[SarcasmMode lovely sight]] of [[spoiler: the workers of the [[HomeBase [=DekaBase=]]] getting massacred by Abarella's forces.]]
33	* RetroactiveRecognition:
34	** Mika Kikuchi's (Umeko) now known for her voice acting/singing work, although people would also talk about her Dekaranger casting.
35	** Ayumi Kinoshita (Jasmine) is well recognized by ''Anime/YuGiOh5Ds'' fans, voicing Aki Izayoi. She also appears in other sentai and Kamen Rider shows as other characters.
36	** Fans of the ever-popular ''Manga/{{Haikyuu}}'' stage plays may be able to recognize Tsuyoshi Hayashi (Hoji) as the first-generation Ukai and Ukai Sr.
37	** Creator/YuutoUemura (Hikaru) is far more well-known for his voice acting in popular anime such as ''Manga/BungoStrayDogs'', ''Manga/VinlandSaga'', and much more.
38	** Tomokazu Yoshida is now known nowadays for providing acupuncture services after leaving the acting biz.
39	* TheScrappy: Faraway, the loud, stupid and obnoxious alien girl who the Dekarangers have to protect from Abrella in episode 30, who does nothing but winge and yell in nearly every scene she's in. Many fans were likely [[RootingForTheEmpire rooting]] for Abrella to chuck her into space.
40	* SmurfetteBreakout: The Twin Cam Angels (Jasmine and Umeko) are among the most famous Sentai girls of the post-90's Heisei Era because of their badassery, good looks, and well-rounded characterization.
41	* SpecialEffectsFailure: There have been many times throughout the series where the special effects are very conspicuous, such as the Dekaranger Robo (and many of the mecha that matter). Granted, it was 2004, so we can't knock them that hard.
42	* TearJerker: Episode 37. Well written and directed, this episode showed a tragic story involving Hoji, the woman he loved and her brother, who was a Alienizer.
43	* TooCoolToLive: [[spoiler:Doggie, by the finale...or so it ''[[DisneyDeath seemed]]''.]]
44	* ValuesDissonance: The judgment and execution of criminals. In Japan, police brutality is less of an issue than in other countries and the death penalty is legal (although the ''instant'' Judgment was still controversial enough to require an AuthorsSavingThrow revealing that they were still getting full-length trials in that period of time), but in places like the United States or Europe, seeing the Rangers casually execute criminals in a kids' show can come across as uncomfortable (although considering many of them are planet destroyers or shameless serial killers with known body counts in the billions, it's by no means unjustified) especially in regards to more sympathetic or less evil criminals. This is probably why the Power Rangers adaptation ''Series/PowerRangersSPD'' was changed with them being captured inside of cards akin to a regular arresting charge.
45	* WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids: The show has its cartoonish and lighthearted moments, but it also touches upon things such as suicide (or the intention of), homicide, mass murder, illegal drugs, gangs, and even going as far as ''NearRapeExperience''. Oh, and don't forget the times that it was willing to kill off not just one - but ''two'' of its main characters! (They did come back however though.)

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