) is the twenty-seventh program in the Super Sentai franchise, airing from 2003 to 2004.In the backstory of Abaranger, the meteorite that killed all the dinosaurs in the distant past actually split Earth into two parallel worlds: "Another Earth", the world as we know it where the dinosaurs became extinct, and "Dino Earth", where dinosaurs lived on alongside humans and eventually evolved into "Bakuryu" and "Ryujin" respectively.All is well in Dino Earth until the awakening of the evil Evolian and their god, Dezumozorlya. Dino Earth soon falls to the Evolian, and a lone Ryujin warrior called Asuka flees through an interdimensional portal to Another Earth. There he seeks human allies with the ability to harness a powerful inner energy called "Dinoguts", and fight against the invading Evolian before they conquer Another Earth as well.He soon finds three: Ryouga Hakua, a young father with boundless optimism; Yukito Sanjyo, a cold and cynical chiropractor; and Ranru Itsuki, a keen tomboy mechanic. Together they gain the partnership and power of three Bakuryu, and fight against the Evolian as the Bakuryu Sentai Abaranger.Asuka soon recovers from being Brought Down to Normal and joins as the fourth Abaranger, only to have his resolve tested as he is forced to fight Jeanne, a vicious Evolian general who shares the appearance of his lost love. Later on, a powerful Evil Counterpart appears in the form of Mikoto Nakadai, an amoral genius who uses a Super Prototype of the Abaranger technology to become "AbareKiller", a nemesis that challenges the Abaranger's belief in the basic goodness of humanity.The theme of the series is, quite obvious from the title, dinosaurs, lots and lots of hotbloodedness, and explosions.*
Just for starters: The word "AbaRanger" is from "Abare", meaning "riot/rampage/outbreak/run wild".
Voffa: Also a Monster-Of-The-Week maker, but with a musician-theme. He creates giant monsters directly, named after classical music pieces.
Geildon: Not a character per se, but the assumed identity of its wearer. A cursed ammonite-themed armor that can turn its wearer into a mindless murdering machine, it's passed on to whoever defeats or kills its current user. Originally worn by Asuka's True Companions and Mahoro's brother Mizuho, it's usually in possession of Jannu.
Dino Bomber: Combination of the main trio's weapons.
Super Dino Bomber: Combination of the Dino Bomber and Asuka's weapon.
Abaranger vs Hurricanger takes this up to nine when the Abarangers combine their Super Dino Bomber with the Hurricanger and Gouraiger's Victory Gadget to form the Super Dino Victory.
Although, the Dino Carry was just a chariot pulled by the Styracosaurus, so the Max Oja could be considered more of a Transforming Mecha depending on whether you view the Dino Carry as part of the Styracosaurus or as a separate equipment.
Carnoleutus + Chasmoshieldon = Bakuren-oh
Mecha Expansion Pack: The Brachiosaurus stored many of the smaller dinosaurs inside, which could be used as upgrades to the main mecha.
And I Must Scream: the victims of the Ep. 38 Trinoid are turned into Rafflesia flowers, known for smelling like rotting meat and relying on flies to be pollinated. Think about it.
Artifact of Doom: The cursed armor that Asuka acquires eventually causes the wearer to go insane attacking both friend and foe alike.
Badass Longcoat: Yukito fancies himself as one initially. Then Mikoto comes along and hijacks the trope for his own.
Breaking the Fourth Wall: In episode 14 when Denjirou tells Ranru about his old friendship with Ryunosuke, with a flashback for the viewer. She interrupts the story to ask which of the boys in the flashback scene is Ryunosuke.
Butt Monkey: Asuka, generally in AnotherEarth's everyday life.
Camp Gay: Ranru's trainer for Idol Singing sure is one. No wonder she quits...
Evil Laugh: Mikoto does a very hammy version. Still, not as bad as Rijewel's.
Expy: The three main Abarangers draw their powers from dinosaurs that were represented by three of the Zyurangers (namely the tyrannosaurus, the triceratops and the pteranodon), while Abare Black draws his power from a brachiosaurus (which was present in Zyuranger in the form of King Brachion).
Gundam Jack: AbareKiller forces Stego into combining with TopGaler to form KillerOh. Later on he temporarily kidnaps every non-main Bakuryu and uses them against their own will.
Heel Face Turn: Dr. Nakadai Mikoto/AbareKiller, Mahoro/Jeanne, and (arguably) Yatsudenwani.
Hero Stole My Bike: episode 35, Ranru jacks up to three vehicles in succession.
Hot Blooded: "Abare Mode" encourages hot-bloodedness, since rage equals ass-kicking in this form.
And let's not forget that Masaaki Endoh did the theme song.
Idol Singer: Ranru trained as one before becoming a mechanic.
Inn Between The Worlds: Ever since its creation, the Dinosaur Curry shop has been referenced in every annual teamup, serving as a place where members of the past and present teams meet each other. The thing's a landmark.
Meaningful Name: Ryouga, Yukito and Ranru's family names, "Hakua" (Cretaceous), "Sanjyo" (Triassic) and "Itsuki" (Jurassic*
Jyura-ki; "jyu" is a possible reading for the kanji "Itsuki"
), are puns on names of the prehistoric periods where dinosaurs thrived in. Lampshaded in Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger vs. Abaranger.
There's also Mikela, the painter, named after Michelangelo, and Voffa, the composer, whose name derives from Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
Medium Awareness: in episode 14, Ranru meets Ryuunosuke's old friend, who relates a story from their childhood in the form of a sepia toned flashback that they can actually see.
More than Mind Control: After breaking free from AbareKiller's influence, Stego decides to stay with him anyway since this means a promotion from "auxiliary zord called out once-every-so-often" to "one half of a Megazord". Even Mikoto was surprised at the Face Heel Turn.
Nephewism: Ryouga is biologically Mai's uncle and has been caring for her since her parents were killed.
New Powers as the Plot Demands: Actually justified in-universe, with Wrench Wench Ranru making random modifications to the Dino Braces (explaining the out-of-nowhere 'Abare Beam' in the Hurricaneger teamup) and adding stuff to the Bakuryu (Kera slaps a bug on the ep. 25 Trinoid, which tricks it into attacking a holographic building).
Punny Name: Each Trinoid comes from three concepts: a plant, an animal and a man-made appliance, not necessarily in that order. Naturally, their names are punny portmanteaux of all three. For the pun to work, however, each concept's last syllable(s) must be the same as the next concept's first syllable(s).
For example, the first Trinoid to appear in the series is created from "Bakudan/Bomb", "Dandelion" and "Lion". Its name? Bakudandelion.
Taken to its logical extreme with the Hexanoid's six-piece name: Hanabi*
Put on a Bus: Happens to Emiri and Ryuunosuke sometime before episode 13, when the Rangers get hurled into the past and meet their Identical Strangers.
Shout Out: Brachio, every time he appears on the battlefield, does so with a different line. Best part? Virtually all of them are lyrics from Toku songs. See here.
Ranru using different disguises to get past the ep. 35 MotW is straight out of Scooby-Doo.
The closing sequence mimics the Beatles' iconic "Abbey Road" cover, which makes it into the EDs of the movies.
Special Edition Title: In #30, three Trinoids are revived as Jamei Sentai Evoranger and even get for a few seconds a special version of the opening theme before Abare Killer stops it abruptly.
In lesser degree Rije/Rijewel and Mikoto/Abarekiller.
Super Power Lottery: Mikoto's Zero Suit will eventually explode. In the meantime, he's powerful enough to take on the entire team at once and go toe-to-toe with AbareMax.
Suspiciously Similar Substitute: In the final episode, the Abarangers have a reunion some time after defeating the Evoliens. Asuka and Mahoro (now back on Dino Earth) cannot be there, nor can Mikoto (dead) and Rijewel (de-aged past Rije into an infant, back on Dino Earth), so all five (counting Rije/Rijewel as two separate characters) are replaced by identical-looking customers who just happen to wander into Dino Curry at the right moment.
That Woman Is Dead: Jannu is formerly Asuka's lover Mahoro. She discarded her name and became the Destruction Messenger Jannu, fixated on killing Asuka for betraying her.
These Hands Have Killed: episode 30, when we learn that Asuka was not only the first to become Geildon, but killed scores of fellow Ryujin.
Unusually Uninteresting Sight: Let's just say that Mai-chan got along well with the Bakuryu awfully fast. Case in point: Tyra is the one who attacked the building she and Ryoga are living in, and at the end of the other next episode, she's cheerfully riding on Tyra's head.
Verbal Tic: Every. Single. Bakuryu. Except Styracosaurus, Carnoryutus, and Chasmoshieldon.
Wanting Is Better Than Having: Dr. Nakadai was naturally good at anything he tried, due to being the host for half of the series' main villain, and spent most of his life bored out of his skull from the lack of challenge. When he found the dangerous prototype Transformation Trinket, he became a supervillain rather than a good guy because it was more fun, and learning that the device will eventually explode only made it more exciting.
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