"Magic. It is a sacred power. Magic. It is an adventure into the unknown. Magic...It is the proof of courage!"
Mahō Sentai Magiranger (Magic Squadron Magiranger) is the twenty-ninth program in the Super Sentai franchise, airing for 2005 to 2006.The Ozu family, consisting of mother Miyuki and five children, is an ordinary one - until a giant monster attacked them all of a sudden one day. Out of the blue, the mother transformed into a magician and defeated the monster. She then revealed to them that she's actually a magician, and gave them the MagiPhones for the upcoming battles against monsters of Infershia, like the previous one. But not long after, she was defeated in a giant battle against a very powerful enemy of the deep, Wolzard...The siblings discover a secret room in their house, in which their mother's hologram reveals everything: Years ago, a war broke out between Magitopia - the realm of Heavenly Saints, and Infershia - the Underground Hades Empire. Magitopia won, only by having sacrificed one of their Heavenly Saints who locked Infershia from the inside, who turned out to be the siblings' father. After fifteen years, Infershia has returned to get revenge and unleash havoc on Magitopia and human world. Initially hesitant, the Ozu siblings gradually rose up to defend their world as they discover more of their family's secret legacy. Later on, they are joined by MagiShine/Hikaru/Sungel, a Heavenly Saint who trained under their father and takes it upon himself to train them in turn.The motif this time around is "Magic", and the theme of "Courage" and "Family" is also strong all over. Also the first Sentai team to don capes since... around thefirst time.The MagiRangers:
General Branken: The Dragon, although he had some Big Bad traits when he started off.
Meemy: Replaces Branken as The Dragon after the latter is killed. Used to be Raigel, one of the Heavenly Saints, but pulled a Face Heel Turn and was turned into a mummy for this. Unsealed along with Hikaru, he constantly proclaims that allying with N Ma allows him to use his magic for his own selfish ambitions, yet is essentially a slave to the dark god's will.
Henshin Hero: Beyond the general application of this trope, both Blagel and Sungel refer to themselves as "Heavenly Heroes".
Home Base: The hidden magic room within the Ozu family's house.
Humongous Mecha: The Ozu siblings actually turn into mecha through magic. When they combine, they share a single mindspace. Hikaru plays it straight however with Travelion.
Mecha Expansion Pack: Varikion and Unigoruon can be considered upgrades to Magi Phoenix.
In the Name of the Moon: Magiranger had quite possibly one of the longest sequences at its time, roughly on par with Dekaranger. At least until two years later. But length-wise, it still outdraws the others due to having the largest roster in Super Sentai history.
Isamu: "The raging fire element! Heavenly Hero, Wolzard Fire!"
Miyuki: "The sparkling ice element! The White Magician, MagiMother!"
Hikaru: "The shining solar element! Heavenly Hero, MagiShine!"
Makito: "The howling earth element! The Green Magician, MagiGreen!"
Houka: "The blowing wind element! The Pink Magician, MagiPink!"
Urara: "The swaying water element! The Blue Magician, MagiBlue!"
Tsubasa: "The galloping thunder element! The Yellow Magician, MagiYellow!"
Kai: "The burning flame element! The Red Magician, MagiRed!"
All: "Our overflowing courage changes into magic! Mahou Sentai Magiranger!"
In addition, two of the Heavenly Saints also perform one of these speeches when they get to fight.
Rin: "The serene moon element! Heavenly Saint, Lunagel!"
Snowgel: "The sparkling ice element! Heavenly Saint, Snowgel!"
Law of Chromatic Superiority: A mild example, as while Kai does have the occasional burst of power and two unique Mechs, his access to these is quite unreliable. Storywise though, he's always at the center of the resolution of each major story arc.
Make My Monster Grow: When they need to up the ante, Wolzard (Vancuria temporarily assumes the duty about halfway through the second arc) or Meemy chant the Black Magic spell "Douza Uru Ugaro" (or, in Meemy's case, "Douza Meru Megaro") to enlarge the beasties. The members of the Pantheon, on the other hand, invert the trope, as they're naturally giant... though they can grow and shrink at will without the use of magic.
Oddly enough though, there are a few early monsters who spontaneously become giant sized without the use of magic. These monsters are noted by NaiandMare as having "special bodies" like them.
Power Limiter: It was supposed to be a spell to stop the siblings from turning to Heavenly Saints and lose all their memories but had a certain side effect of weakening the Legendary Power Mode.
Rule Of Cool: While they ostensibly increase their magic power, the real purpose of the cloaks is to be dramatically unfurled just before transforming.
Secret Legacy: Pretty much what the siblings are thrown into in the beginning.
Transformation Trinket: The Magi Phones, Hikaru's GripPhone, and Isamu's Fire WolzaPhone.
Two Girls to a Team: The main team consisted of two girls as usual, Pink and Blue, making Magiranger the fourth Sentai team to have a female Blue, as well as the second team where she was not the lone girl. Magi Mother joins her children towards the end of the series as well, serving as the team's third female member. Half of the Heavenly Saints were also women and all of them were in high positions of authority.
Villain Teleportation: Provided by Wolzard and Meemy's magic, and in fact the only way for the vast majority of the Infershian forces to even reach the surface.
Absurdly Sharp Blade: Shichijuurou of the four Hell Kings can set his sword to slice through intangible concepts like the bonds between family.
Accidental Kidnapping: Hades God Toad had no idea that the "special soul" he'd stolen from the Flower Garden of Souls was Miyuki.
Accidental Pervert: Kai in one episode where Houka is attempting to help him on a date with his love interest, Yuka Yamazaki, ends up knocking him over, and causes him to see up his crush's skirt.
Smoky becomes one at the end of Stage 26 when he accidentally gropes Urara. Cue Urara's Megaton Punch.
Achilles in His Tent: Following the apparent death of their mother in Stage 2, Tsubasa and Houka abandon the fight against Infershia, pissing off Kai. They get their spirit back after hearing the message their mother left for the siblings in the Magic Room.
Amplifier Artifact: The sword Hell Fang and the Jagun Shield, crafted from N Ma's fang and eye, respectively.
Amusing Injuries: Nai and Mea suffer from this during the last arc of the series, as they are either stepped on by their new bosses, or swatted like flies when said bosses get angry. Since they can't die, they get better.
And I Must Scream: Depending on how you interpret what Urara says, the people who got turned into stone by the MOTW in Stage 4 were still fully aware of everything happening around them.
Also Raigel, during the time he was turned into a mummy and sealed in a cave by Sungel.
Animorphism: After battling the traitorous Raigel, Hikaru turns into a frog, only to turn back into a human after Urara kisses him 15 years later.
In addition, Meemy, upon revival, turns Nai and Mea into centipedes to show them who's boss.
An Aesop: The "courage equals magic" rule is typically expressed with one of these.
Apocalypse How: Each member of the Infershia Pantheon is capable of performing their own variation of a Class 4 or 5 apocalypse. N Ma himself was on the verge of achieving a Class X-4 in the final episode, before Kai's timely intervention.
Arbitrary Skepticism: In Stage 6, the siblings don't believe Kai when he tells him that Wolzard contacted him in his dreams for no better reason than to facilitate him going against Wolzard alone.
Arc Words: "You may also create a new legend". Hikaru says this with regard to each sibling from stages 25 through 29, foreshadowing their obtainment of the Legend Mode.
Automatic Crossbow: Vancuria uses a magic one twice, in Stage 9 and Stage 15.
Avenging the Villain: While Hades God Drake was already raring to go to the surface and rampage, the death of Hades God Gordon makes him even more so. Ironically, it is Hades God Sphinx who callously dismisses his anger on Gorgon's behalf.
Badass Grandma: Not a literal example, but in addition to being the oldest of the Heavenly Saints, Snowgel also gave Miyuki her magic powers, making her something of a metaphorical grandmother to the Magirangers.
Battle Royale With Cheese: Vancuria extends her immortality to Sphinx, Sungel, and Blagel to revive them for the final battle as part of her Heel Face Turn.
Blood Knight: Hades God Drake. Guy was itching for a fight, he even went off before it was his turn to take on MagiShine.
Book Ends: The first scene of the family is everyone eating together, minus Kai who was late getting back. The same goes for the final scene, with the addition of Hikaru as Urara's husband and Isamu restored to the family.
Breather Episode: After the very intense psychological battle against the Hades God Cyclops, the focus of the fight against the Hades God Gorgon is on a Freaky Friday Flip between Kai and Houka which is mostly played for laughs.
Brick Joke: During one Omake segment, Mandora Boy swears revenge upon Smoky. In a later Omake segment, he succeeds.
In Stage 5, Houka attempts to disguise herself as a post box, and when Kai sees through her, she responds "I am just an ordinary post box]]. She does the same thing in Stage 39, Kai sees through her disguise again, and she responds "As before, I am just an ordinary post box."
Chekhov's Gun: Many examples throughout the series, with the ice-bolt in Wolzard's armor after he defeats Magi Mother being among the most important.
Chekhov's Gunman: Rin/Lunagel is introduced at the end of Stage 15, with the full scope of her true identity and role not revealed until the next episode.
Chekhov's Skill: In Stage 9, Kai's ability to teleport objects proves key to befriending Varikion. Later on, the Fatal Blade stance shown to him by Blagel in Stage 48 shows its worth in Stage 49.
Chess Motif: The Magirangers turn into chess pieces while controlling MagiKing, and later MagiLegend. Notably, not even the Magirangers know why this happens, it's just magic.
Chest Blaster: Travelion has one that can either absorb the enemy, or spew fire at them.
Clipped Wing Angel: Groom Do Bridon after fusing with the Ultra Hades Beast Living Sword.
Combat Tentacles: Several monsters exhibit these, most notably N Ma.
Combat Pragmatist: On two occasions, the Monster of the Week will attempt to step on the heroes upon turning giant. Subverted when the heroes turn into their Majin forms and flip the poor monster over.
Dangerous Forbidden Technique: The punishment of using Chronogel's forbidden time spell is death. Tsubasa uses it and almost dies if it wasn't for Hikaru who also almost dies if not for Wolzard.
Dead Man Writing: Miyuki leaves behind a message for her children, anticipating that she would likely be killed once Infershia began its invasion.
Dead Person Conversation: There are certain instances when the siblings are in a fix, their mom comes to help them out. Though she wasn't exactly dead to begin with.
Death by Irony: Bullrates exploited the deaths of his fellow Hell Kings to increase Zee's power, and suffers the same fate at Memmy's hands.
Death Faked for You: Wolzard faked Miyuki's death and teleported her away to safety.
Deceptive Disciple: Raigel/Meemy betrayed Blagel, Sungel, and Lunagel in a past battle.
Dragon Rider: MagiPhoenix, when mounting the MagiDragon.
Dreaming of Things to Come: In Stage 43, both Urara and Tsubasa have the same dream of when their mother rescued them when they were young, which they take as a sign that they will soon rescue her from the Hades Gods. It also turns out that Miyuki also had the same dream.
Dual Boss: In stage 42, Hades God Sleipnir is sent to the surface to join Drake's side in battle. This forces Blagel to reveal himself, all according to Dagon's plans.
Dub Name Change: All but Kai get one in the Korean dub: Jonah (Tsubasa), Miho (Urara), Lucy (Houka), Eugene (Makito), Shine (Hikaru), Marie (Miyuki) and Roscoe (Wolzard Fire/Isamu.)
Lunacy: Rin/Lunagel, though only thematic and not personality-wise.
An Ice Person: Snowgel and Miyuki (though not personality-wise in the latter's case).
Elite Mooks: High Zobils to the Zobils, the Solitary Confinement beasts to the regular Hades Beasts, the Hades Beastmen Hellish Kings to the regular Hades Beastmen.
Establishing Character Moment: Kai's first scene establishes both his good-hearted nature, and his reckless impulsiveness.
Everything's Better With Sparkles: Both Rin and Hikaru's transformation sequences make extensive use of sparkles, and the Magi Shine suit is covered in glitter to make it, well, sparkle.
Evil Can Not Comprehend Good: The Hades Gods simply do not understand the concept of bonds and courage against impossible odds. Titan and Sphinx, along with Vancuria, try to figure it out, resulting in their Heel Face Turn.
Evil Counterpart: Groom Do Bridon acts and fights like an evil version of Kai; the clincher is their mutual desire for Yuka Yamazaki.
Figure It Out Yourself: In stage 41, Snowgel tells Hikaru/Sungel that he must learn an important lesson from Kai, and refuses to tell either of them what that lesson is on the grounds that Hikaru has to, well...
Fish out of Water: Played with in Stage 26; when food at a restaurant suddenly turns to dust, Hikaru briefly asks if that was supposed to happen before immediately (and correctly) suspecting Smoky.
Four is Death: The Four Hell Kings, most powerful of the Hades Beastmen.
Fragile Speedster: Hades God Wyvern. Said to be the fastest by their leader, Dagon, but proves to be really bad at taking hits. Wolzard demonstrates this twice, the second time leading to Wyvern's death.
Freaky Friday Flip: Kai and Houka. Hilarity Ensues when Kai finds out that Houka had 15 dates that day. His solution? Breaking up with them all at once!
From My Own Personal Garden: A heroic example played for mild laughs, Makito's "big brother salad" is made with vegetables he grows himself.
Functional Magic: A combination of inherent gift (Only heavenly saints, those descended from heavenly saints, or those chosen by heavenly saints can wield magic), rule magic (good magicians must have courage, evil magicians must swear themselves to N Ma), and device magic (most magicians use phones or other tools to assist in their spell casting).
Funny Background Event: During Stage 13, as Makito and Urara argue about money woes in the foreground, Tsubasa chases Kai with a broom in the background while Kai uses Mandora Boy as a shield.
In Stage 26, when Nai and Mea start singing, Meemy lets out a very shrill "Shut up!"
Great Offscreen War: The much spoken of war between Magitopia and Infershia in the past; we the viewers only get to see bits and pieces of the last battle.
Heroic BSOD: Tsubasa, of all people, has one in Stage 38, after Cyclops pops caps on three of his siblings, leaving only him and Kai left to try to escape him. At one point, he gives up on running away because he couldn't uphold the promise he had made to Makito, to stand in for them when he was out. He only gets back on his feet and devises a plan to beat Cyclops when Kai pulls a Get A Hold Of Yourself Man on him.
Honest Axe: In the Magi Red VS Magi Shine Special.
Hope Spot: At the end of Stage 46, it appears that everyone's efforts to get Titan to the Lake of Slumber so that N Ma can't be reborn will succeed. Then Dagon shows up and stabs Titan through the gut, bringing about N Ma's rebirth.
And then in Stage 48, Kai leads his siblings to defeat Hades God Sleipnir by following his father's example. Cue N Ma arriving and casually tossing down Blagel's and Hikaru's corpses.
Hope Sprouts Eternal: During the final episode a single flower is all that remains in N Ma's future world
Hostage for MacGuffin: Urara is taken hostage in Stage 22, with Hikaru's Travelion MagiTicket as the MacGuffin.
Hulk's Cooldown Hug Corollary: In Stage 45. Makito attacks Titan just as Houka is befriending him. Somewhat subverted in which Titan does not go on a rampage because of this.
Incredibly Lame Pun: The constant use of maji, meaning serious, by the Magirangers.
Indy Ploy: Hikaru learns an aesop about using these.
Ineffectual Loner: Lunagel; it didn't help that Wolzard had spent the past four episodes powering up before the fight.
Also, Shichijuurou of the four Hell Kings turns Kai, Tsubasa, Houka, and Urara into this by severing their familial bonds. Funny about this is that Kai is the only one that does not move out of the Ozu house because, being underage, he cannot purchase his own home.
I Surrender, Suckers: Garim the Hades Beastman Gremlin pulls this to sneak in an attack on the MagiRangers
Meemy later tries this against Sungel and Lunagel, but they were much too Genre Savvy for it to work.
It Only Works Once: Many spells are dropped after their debut, but notably, Makito's Rock Armor is defeated the very first time it's used, and is never spoken of again.
Averted just as often, both with staple spells and the more specialized ones.
It's Not You, It's My Enemies: Hikaru rejected Urara at first because he had a glimpse of his future and saw he was going to die.
It's Personal: Lunagel took Raigel's betrayal very, very seriously.
One-time case: Houka, when she stumbled upon the MacGuffin and the bad guys found this to be the best way to prevent her from telling. She even RE-loses any new memories at the end of each hour.
Leitmotif: Peace in Heaven, Miyuki's theme and "The Prologue of Magitopia", according to Mandora Boy
Let's Fight Like Gentlemen: Tsubasa decides the only way to counter a boxing monster is with boxing, everyone agrees.
Tsubasa also pulls this against the Hades God Cyclops, with epic results.
Magic A is Magic A: This show does a fantastic job of making sure each and every magic spell is consistent in design, intent, and casting, even near the end of the series when the heroes are getting so powerful that they start crossing spell tiers. The show doesn't tend to go over this in detail though; if you want to see how coherent the spell system is, you're going to have to do some research.
To give a quick summary, the ten buttons on the Magiphone each have a specific function, and spells are made by combining them, and the series sticks with this. For example, with the transformation call Maaji Maji Majiro, the words mean (in order) "Transform", "Warrior", "Body".
Magic and Powers: Each of the Ozu siblings have their own unique magic abilities.
Magical Incantation: Each spell in the series is constructed from these. The Magirangers have one set of words, The Heavenly Saints another, and Meemy and Wolzard each have their own with some crossover.
Magic Knight: Basically what all the Rangers here are.
Magic Mirror: Two examples, one being a device to alert the Magirangers to Infershia's attacks, and the other was created by Kai on the spot to reflect a MOTW's attack back at it.
Magic Music: The Hades Beast Manticore creates music with its body to compel its victims to dance until they are exhausted, and then into its mouth.
Nai and Mare also do this to lull their victims into a daze, allowing them to convert them into vampires.
Turns out his farm is the sole source of income for that Big Fancy House, in fact.
, means "sower." "Maki" refers to "firewood," linking him to his element.
Finally, take the first syllable of each sibling's name in order of birth*
Makito, Houka, Urara, Tsubasa, Kai
and you get "Mahoutsukai"*
Magician
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And their mother? Miyuki*
Snow
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They are all technically "Ozu no Mahotsukai"; "Wizard(s) of Oz."
Even Kai's love interest Yuka Yamazaki gets in on it; her name roughly means "Gentle flower on the mountain top", which is how Kai describes her when she first appears.
And of course, the Heavenly Saints.
Magiel, the arch-saint of all magic
Sungel and Hikaru both have something to do with light.
Lunagel is obviously the Heavenly Saint of the Moon.
Raigel, the Heavenly Saint of Lightning *
rai is an alternate reading of the kanji ikazuchi, which means "thunder"
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Snowgel, the Heavenly Saint of Ice.
Chronogel, the Heavenly Saint of Time.
Isamu's Saint name is Blagel, the Blazing Fire Heavenly Saint. Furthermore, Isamu means "Bravery", and he's universally acknowledged as the bravest of the Heavenly Saints.
Hell, even the villain of The Movie gets in on this. His desire is to marry Yamazaki, and his name is Groom Do Bridon.
Meaningful Rename: The Heavenly Saint Raigel renames himself as the Dark Priest Memmy upon being revived by N Ma.
Mind-Control Eyes: Those under Vancuria's control gain vertical slits in their eyes.
Mind Rape: The Hades God Cyclops pulls the mundane version on Tsubasa, N Ma the supernatural variety on Magi Shine
Moment Killer: Hikaru and Urara were interrupted twice. One when the siblings disturbed their alone-time in one episode and the other when Lunagel interrupts their wedding kiss to tell them that N Ma has destroyed Magitopia.
Monster Mash: The leaders of Infershia follow this general motif.
Motif: Magic, as well as circus acts, legends, prophecies, and heaven vs. hell. Parallels between family issues and the war with Infershia are also frequent.
Mundane Utility: Miyuki, after using magic to kill a troll, then uses it to pour tea and make a cake.
Later on, Houka uses her MagiPhone to schedule dates for herself.
Musical Assassin: The Monster Siren Neries uses her voice to kill, though she has to use the spirit of a deceased pop singer for whom Tsubasa falls in love to do the job for her.
My Sister Is Off Limits: Makito does NOT approve of his sister rushing into marriage, and doesn't care what her excuses may be.
Mythology Gag: Sungel/Hikaru is a special ranger who wears dark blue (OK, mainly gold, but still) and happens to love Urara who is the female blue ranger. In Ninpuu Sentai Hurricanger, Isshuu was a special ranger who wore dark blue and happened to love Nanami who was the female blue ranger.
And then there's the way MagiKing gets assembled, with MagiTaurus serving as the core that gets armored up by the other mechs, not unlike DaiRenOh. Plus, the four non-red mechs combine into MagiDragon which can be used as a mount by MagiPhoenix], similar to how Ryou's [=RyuSeiOh rides the Heavenly Chi Palace.
In the movie, the siblings perform the Five Fantastic Fire technique, in which they leap into the air and transform into a giant fire bird. The Jetman team uses a very similar attack in the penultimate episode of their series.
The Saint Kaiser resembles a non-evil version of the first form of Dora Talos. Highly appropriate, considering that Big Good Magiel is played by the same actress as Zyuranger's primary Big Bad. This particular nod even carries over to the Power Rangers adaptation.
Also, Vancuria at the end of Stage 12 (refer to Back from the Dead earlier).
Not What It Looks Like: While trying to find the temple in Houka's memory, Urara mistakes Hikaru of kissing Houka and practically zoomed to Kyoto and almost drop kicked Hikaru for it.
Obviously Evil: Subverted, as Blagel's Heavenly Saint form is reminiscent of most popular depictions of Satan, while Raigel looks very similar to the obviously holy Sungel.
Official Couple: Hikaru and Urara get married at the near finale.
Isamu and Miyuki.
Oh Crap: Right from the first episode, when Wolzard transforms into WolKentauros while our heroes have yet to gain their giant forms.
Omake: During which Mandora Boy (usually) talks about whatever new spell was introduced in the episode, and frequently suffers some manner of comic hijinks.
Same goes for Nai and Mare, if the spell is used by the enemies.
One-Winged Angel: A rare heroic example, with the core Magirangers ability to transform into the Majins, while Sungel and Blagel have their Heavenly Saint forms.
Orcus on His Throne: N Ma spends most of the series sealed away. Once the seal is finally broken, he wastes no time in laying waste to the heavens and earth.
Our Angels Are Different: They're not called angels, and they don't have wings, but otherwise, the Heavenly Saints are classic biblical angels.
Our Ghouls Are Creepier: The Solitary Confinement Beast Ghoul, who can stretch his arms great distances and turn his fists giant.
Our Gods Are Greater: The Infershia Pantheon is extremely powerful, but is bound by the Dark Precepts, preventing its members from attacking the surface all at once.
Our Monsters Are Weird: The Hades Beast Worm is a mass of giant worms shaped like a hydra...which fires laser beams.
Out of Sight, Out of Mind: On multiple occasions the Magirangers will hit the enemy with a powerful attack that sends them flying off camera, and then they act as though the battle was already won. The most notable example of this is the final battle against N Ma.
Out of the Inferno: Well, more like through the inferno; Groom Do Bridon leaps through an explosion to get an attack off against MagiShine
Paper Fan of Doom: Houka turns into one in Stage 45 to knock some sense into Makito.
Parental Abandonment: The siblings' mom dies in the first episode and the dad is considered dead. This causes Makito and Urara to experience dual Promotion to Parent.
Pensieve Flashback: Hikaru does a series of these in Stage 35 to help determine whether or not Miyuki really is alive.
Pepper Sneeze: Houka turns into a giant salt and pepper shaker in Stage 2 to force a monster to sneeze out Kai, Makito, and Urara.
Personality Powers: There's even a song in Stage 3 sung by Mandora Boy about how the Magirangers elemental powers and personalities match, as well as their rolls in the Five-Man Band.
Pet the Dog: Hades God Wyvern generally dotes on Nai and Mea like beloved pets. This makes his Kick the Dog moments all the harsher.
Pokémon Speak: Solitary Confinement Hades Beast Ogre engages in this.
Power at a Price: The Ozu siblings could become Heavenly Saints themselves, but would lose all memory of their human existences in the process.
Power Incontinence: In Stage 31, the Ozu siblings experience an overflow of power in their civilian forms as a side effect of their unrestrained Legend Modes.
Race Against the Clock: Tsubasa has very little time to rescue Kai from his Angst Coma before becoming trapped in it himself. They end up running out of time, but are rescued by their mother's spirit.
Later, Hikaru has to undergo a dangerous ordeal to save Tsubasa from a curse.
Reality Subtext: According to this interview, Houka's actress wanted to be MagiRed, while Kai's actor never expected to be chosen for the part. Puts the two-parter where they switch bodies into a whole new light, doesn't it?
Really Gets Around: Houka. In case you wonder, she's gone as far as to juggle with at least 15 boyfriends at a time.
Houka: "Aww, she gets to wear a wedding dress..."
Kai: "IIRC, Houka has been in a wedding dress one time."
Tsubasa: "And there will be many more times."
Really 700 Years Old: Hikaru and the other Heavenly Saints are implied to be at least a whole lot older.
Red Baron: The four Hell Kings are introduced with these by Wolzard
Later on, the book of prophecy applies this sort of appellation to every Hades Beast and Hades Beastman.
Red Oni, Blue Oni: Kai and Tsubasa. The latter's personal color does not match this trope, but his personality does.
Red Sky, Take Warning: A variation; if the sky suddenly turns dark and an aurora appears, that means a Hades God is about to administer a Divine Punishment.
Redemption Demotion: Hades God Titan seems to lose much of his power following his Heel Face Turn. Justified, as he is having to restrain N Ma's soul within himself, which was specifically noted to weaken Blagel when he did the same thing.
Rescue Arc: The bulk of the Pantheon of Infershia arc is comprised of the Magirangers trying to rescue their mother.
Revealing Skill: Inverted, Houka was too considerate and skilled while under Vancuria's control.
Riddling Sphinx: In Stage 46, the Hades God Sphinx questions the Magirangers on how they've been able to keep defeating the Hades Gods despite the power gap between them.
Right Hand Versus Left Hand: Wolzard could have killed the Magirangers in Stage 9 if Branken hadn't chosen then to have Vancuria make an assassination attempt against him right then.
Ring of Power: The Oath Rings, passed down from the Legendary Magicians to the Magirangers through Sungel. They allow the Magirangers to prove to Snowgel that they are worthy of the Legend Mode.
Robe and Wizard Hat: Though most of the time, the MagiRangers just wear the robe, and just so they can dramatically throw it off just before entering battle.
Roboteching: Hikaru can control the path of his shots through will alone.
Sadistic Choice: To escape Lunagel's pocket dimension, one of the Magirangers has to willingly enter a column of fire and stay there. Subverted, she is in truth too kind for a real sadistic choice, so just diving in is enough to save everyone.
Screw Destiny: The Magirangers are told in Stage 36 that if they try to fight back against the Infershia Pantheon, it will result in the destruction of the surface world and Magitopia. It does, but they fix it in short order.
Sdrawkcab Name: Neries from Act 28, who is a Siren (which is pronounced seiren in Japanese).
Sealed Inside a Person-Shaped Can: After the second time Blagel seals N Ma, he takes his soul within his body to make sure he can't revive again.
Secret Identity: It isn't even apparent that this is in effect until Stage 5, seemingly for the sole purpose of creating a Loves My Alter Ego scenario between Kai, MagiRed, and Yuka Yamazaki.
Secret War: The great battle between Magitopia and Infershia 15 years ago happened without any humans being aware of it, except for Miyuki who was married to Blagel.
See The Invisible: Hikaru was able to spot an invisible monster through ordinary concentration and focus.
Sexy Mentor: Hikaru is the Ozu siblings' teacher and did end up with Urara.
Spirit Advisor: In stage 7, Miyuki's spirit appears to Kai and Tsubasa to give thm important advise. Her spirit returns in stage 18, this time to provide the magic necessary to defeat Branken.
Squee: Mandora Boy tends to react this way whenever the Heavenly Saints show up.
Standard Evil Empire Hierarchy: Before the arrival of the Infershia Pantheon, the Hades Beast Empire has this structure.
Super Senses: There is one spell that enhances the rangers' sense of smell, to the point that they could actually ?see? the trail.
Swiss Army Tears: Kai's tears are what ultimately return Wolzard back to Blagel.
Take a Third Option: Instead of leaving Hikaru or Tsubasa to die from using Chronogel's forbidden spell, Wolzard blasts Chronogel and completely cancels the dangerous side effect.
Also, the Hades Goddess Gorgon's Divine Punishment is to inflict this on all living things on Earth at the same time.
Take That: In the opening fight of Magiranger vs. Dekaranger, Ban shows up in a Battlizer...and proceeds to horribly screw up, healing the enemy and let it escape with Urara. Whoops.
In stage 27, Kai finds that contrary to what many anime series might lead you to believe, high school students can't rent their own apartments.
Taking You with Me: N Ma and Blagel do this to each other, once before the series begins, and again in Stage 34.
Team Handstack: The whole Ozu family does one just before the final battle in Stage 48.
Tell Me About My Father: There was one episode where Hikaru and Lunagel were telling the siblings about their dad, at Kai's request (being the youngest, he was the one who least remembered their dad).
This Is a Drill: Both MagiLegend's Screw Caliber, and one of Urara's attack spells.
This Is Unforgivable: Kai takes this stance after Wolzard killed his mother, making it all the more tragic when it is revealed that Wolzard is his Brainwashed and Crazy father.
The Force Is Strong With This One: Powerful and skilled magicians like Miyuki, Rin, Hikaru, and Wolzard are able to innately detect powerful beings and magicians.
Time to Unlock More True Potential: Stage 30 has the Magirangers go on a quest to find the Heavenly Saint Snowgel and convince her to unlock their inner power, which they succeed at thanks to their oath rings, which shine with the Courage they'd demonstrated over the preceding five episodes.
Villain Song: Nai and Mea have "Bloody Friday Nightmare" in Stage 11, which they use to hypnotize people so their Monster of the Week can turn them into vampires (though it's them, rather than the monster, who do it to Houka, which extends the episode's plot into the next one). Listen to it here.
Later at a certain point, they even consider making another gig (after Meemy's defeat and Infershia's apparent destruction, before they meet the Pantheon).
Wolzard also gets a rather impressive one, which never gets played during the actual series.
Villainous Breakdown: Hades God Sphinx suffers a nasty one when ordered to attack the surface while in the middle of her Heel Face Turn.
Wartime Wedding: Urara and Hikaru marry just before N Ma takes the war to Magitopia.
Wake Up, Go to School, Save the World: Kai is the only one of the five siblings who still studies. At least, during the series' run; it's unknown if he stayed in school after becoming a liaison between Infersia and the overworld at the end.
Wedding Smashers: Lunagel interrupts Hikaru and Urara's wedding, but she had a very good reason.
Also, Urara getting pumped up to win a year's worth of rice, including a Hotblooded shout.
What Happened to the Mouse?: The Book of Prophecy, an ancient tome that perfectly and accurately describes everything that happens throughout the course of the series. It flies away after the second time Nai and Mea try to read it, and is never mentioned again.
Also, during the movie, Yuka Yamazaki finds out that Kai and MagiRed are the same person. In the end, nothing comes of this.
Also, in the first episode, we can see flying minions in Infershia. They are never used or seen again.
"Where Are They Now?" Epilogue: Kai is an envoy to Infershia, Urara lives in Magitopia with Hikaru, Makito studies overseas, Tsubasa is a boxer, and Houka lives with Isamu and Miyuki.
White Void Room: All interior architecture in Magitopia is like this. Also, the Pocket Dimension that Lunagel seals the Magirangers into in Stage 17.
Worf Had The Flu: Inverted, Lunagel loses against Wolzard after the latter spent four straight episodes increasing his power exponentially.
The Worf Effect: Deconstructed with regards to MagiShine; when first introduced he is the great heavenly hero who nigh effortlessly defeats all those who oppose him. However, as the forces of Infershia wise up and and send out enemies not even he can handle, he begins to suffer considerable doubts in his own abilities, especially in the face of his pupil's ever increasing power. Ultimately, he comes to terms with his doubts, realizes how to overcome them, and defeats the Hades God Drake who'd previously defeated him in a devastating Curb-Stomp Battle.
You Are Not Alone: Urara Receives one to show her that she doesn't need to take on all the responsibility of taking care of the family herself.
You Are Not Ready: Miyuki refused to give Kai magic at first on the grounds that he was too reckless and did not understand what true courage was. He becomes ready when he performs a Bare-Handed Blade Block against Wolzard to defend his siblings.
You Can't Fight Fate: This gets played with, as while all the prophecies mentioned on the show, including the one about how if the surface world fights against the Hades Gods both Magitopia and the surface world will be destroyed do come to pass, their consequences can still be undone.
You Have Failed Me: In Stage 3, a High Zobil flees battle and returns to Infershia, only to be skewered by Branken for his troubles.
When N Ma is reborn, Snowgel declares that the whole world has only three days left before he destroys everything.
Your Princess Is in Another Castle: You didn't really think that they were going to permanently prevent N Ma's rebirth in Stage 46, with three more episodes to go, did you?
Xanatos Gambit: In Stage 42, Dagon sends Sleipnir to the surface to join Drake's battle against the Magirangers, either killing them all or flushing out Wolzard, who is currently holding N Ma's soul captive within himself.
Finishing the trope page with seriousness, Magiranger!
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