Pre-series
- 3000 years ago: The Space Pirates Balban arrive to Earth to plunder it. However, BullBlack, a vengeance-seeking survivor of their raid on planet Taurus likewise comes to the planet to take revenge on their actions on his world while bringing with an extremely powerful energy known as the Lights of Ginga. Fearful of the Balban attempting to take the power, BullBlack releases the Lights of Ginga onto Earth before being attacked by Gun Boss Sambash, sending him deep into the Earth to recover while deceiving the general of where they were. Ultimately, five warriors use their power and those of five Starbeasts to seal the Balban pirates and sink their Demon Beast Daitanix in the ocean, becoming the first Gingaman; in the midst, Captain Zahab becomes mortally wounded by the Starbeasts, forcing Barreled Scholar Bucrates to use the gem created from Zahab's own homeworld to keep him alive, giving him immortality. The warriors begin a tradition of passing their power to those within their Ginga Forest in case of the Balban's return. Upon hearing of the defeat of his brother, Captain Gregory attempts to save him, but is likewise defeated by the Starbeasts and sealed in space. (Chapter 1, 12, 18, 49, Gingaman vs. Megaranger)
- 1971: Hyuuga/Black Knight II is born.
- 1976: Ryouma/GingaRed, Hayate/GingaGreen and Gouki/GingaBlue are born.
- 1981: Hikaru/GingaYellow and Saya/GingaPink are born.
- 1986: The once-in-twelve-years Star Flowers blossom in the Ginga Forest, where they are admired by Ryouma and Gouki in hopes of seeing them again during their next blossoming. (Chapter 3)
Series
- On the day of the ceremony of the declaration of the 133rd Gingaman squadron of the Ginga Forest, the seal keeping down Demon Beast Daitanix breaks, raising its petrified form from the ocean depths and reviving the Space Pirates Balban. The new team is asked to go to the Roaring Mountain outside their forest to gain their Ginga Brace; but in the process, Captain Zahab, Balban's leader, attacks Hyuuga, the new GingaRed before opening the Earth and swallowing him whole. Before being crushed by the pirate, Hyuuga passes his Starbeast Sword to his younger brother, Ryouma, making him become GingaRed in his place. The team affirm their power and gain the Ginga Brace, allowing them to fight as Gingaman for the first time against the Balban force. (Chapter 1)
- As Hyuuga falls into the abyss within the Earth, he is saved by the tenacious spirit of BullBlack, who fuses with his body in order to revive himself and begin his battle once again against the Balban, hoping to find the Lights of Ginga in the process. (Chapter 25)
- In order to begin the process of reviving Daitanix, Zahab uses a game of chance to select Gun Boss Sambash to begin collecting energy; later solidifying his choice due to his ability to follow orders. When Kolshizer, the first of Sambash's minions, uses Balban-X to grow giant, the Starbeasts return to Earth to assist Gingaman with the revived threat from the space pirates. Not willing to wait, Steerwoman Shelinda invades the Ginga Forest to steal its Earth. Seeing the greater need for Gingaman to protect the planet over their home, Elder Orghi petrifies the entire forest and sinks it into a lake to force them to deal with the greater threat. (Chapter 2)
- After settling at the Silver Star Equestrian Club, the Gingaman plant a seed given to them by Elder Orghi; the seed instantly blossoms into a massive tree that likewise becomes an extra-dimensional base run by Wisdom Tree Moak, who becomes their mentor in Orghi's absence. The Gingamen defeat Rigurou. (Chapter 3)
- The Gingamen defeat Dreddredder. (Chapter 4)
- While dealing with the weapon-collecting Majin Bucter, the Gingaman discover he possesses their Kiba Blades; which they subsequently steal back to add to their arsenal. (Chapter 5)
- When Majin Tagredor releases a deadly poison to coat the Earth in a scheme to revive Daitanix, the Starbeasts sacrifice their lifeforce to remove the mist turning them into stone. Upon discovering the Kiba Blades can amplify and utilize the power of the Starbeasts homeworlds to revive them, Gingaman uses them to awaken the power of the Silver Starbeasts and combine them into the warrior Gingai-Oh to defeat Tagredor & his brother Torbador. (Chapter 6-7)
- The Gingamen defeat Dolmar. (Chapter 8)
- The Gingamen defeat Mandiger. (Chapter 9)
- Steerwoman Shelinda destroys the flute of Hayate received as a gift from his fiance Miharu; in response, he slices her arm, starting a rivalry between the two. (Chapter 10)
- In a two-part final plan to revive Daitanix, Sambash uses an earthquake from a Majin to reveal the supposed hiding place of the Lights of Ginga, then another to disguise as Hyuuga to make Ryouma open the way. After discovering the deception, Ryouma attacks Sambash, ultimately killing him even as the general likewise discovers that the Lights of Ginga were not where he thought they were. (Chapter 11-12)
- After discovering Sambash's secret knowledge of the Lights of Ginga on Earth, Sword General Budoh presents the information to Zahab, becoming the Balban's next general as he decides to search all possible hiding places for the power-up. In order for the Gingaman to defeat the more powerful Majin under Budoh, Moak develops the Beast Attack Rods to assist them. (Chapter 13)
- The Gingamen defeat Fudasoushou. (Chapter 14)
- The Gingamen defeat Kemuemon. (Chapter 15)
- The Gingamen defeat Amehoshi. (Chapter 16)
- BullBlack, a mysterious Black Knight, makes himself known to Gingaman saving the life of Ryouma after he is nearly killed by a squadron of robot suicide bombers created by the Majin Kugutsudayuu; but refuses to assist them as he begins his own pursuit of regaining his Lights of Ginga. The Gingamen defeat Kairikibou. (Chapter 17-18)
- BullBlack summons GoTaurus to Earth to assist in his battle for the Lights of Ginga. The Gingamen defeat Sunabakutou. (Chapter 19)
- The Gingamen defeat Hyoudogasa. (Chapter 20)
- The Gingamen defeat Houretsudou. (Chapter 21)
- Budoh's Majin Dotoumusha discovers the Lights of Ginga in an underground well and captures them for the Balban, but is tricked by Spectral Empress Iliess's Majin Medoumedou into using the power himself against Gingaman and BullBlack. However a combination of Gingaman and BullBlack, as well as Medoumedou's trickery releases the lights from his control. When Gingaman show their honorable nature of not desiring the power, the Lights of Ginga grant itself to them, giving them the Beast Armor Shine and an upgrade to Gingai-Oh. Budoh is sentenced to death by Zahab for losing the Lights of Ginga to Gingaman, but he escapes with the assistance of his partners Onimaru & Yamimaru. The Sword General takes revenge on Medoumedou killing her before being killed by Gingaman in combat. With the influence of her uncle Barreled Scholar Bucrates and pointing out the idiocy of fellow general Destruction King Battobas, Iliess becomes the new Balban general. (Chapter 22-24)
- After failing to gain the Lights of Ginga himself, BullBlack tries to destroy Earth, but after being convinced by Gingaman and the spirit of his deceased brother Krantz, the Black Knight sacrifices himself to stop the planet's destruction, likewise freeing Hyuuga from his usage. (Chapter 25)
- In order to assist his squadron and GoTaurus, Hyuuga is granted by the spirit of BullBlack the ability to become the Black Knight to help the Gingaman. (Chapter 26)
- The Gingamen defeat Morgumorgu (Chapter 27)
- The Gingamen defeat Hielahiela (Chapter 28)
- Dark Merchant Biznella comes to Earth to sell the Balban three rebuilt "Steel Starbeasts" for them. When Gingaman tries to fight them, their Starbeasts can't face them in combat, making it impossible for them to fight until they're able to reach their hearts, allowing for them to break free from Balban control and ally once again with their fellow Starbeasts. Upon losing his quarry, Biznella is made partners with his friend Battobas. (Chapter 29-30)
- The Gingamen defeat Gaaragaara (Chapter 31)
- In order to stop the motorcycle skills of Iliess Majin Merudameruda, Gingaman reshape their Lights of Ginga into the Galeo Pulsar for Ryouma to defeat it. (Chapter 32)
- The Gingamen defeat Desphias. While investigating Daitanix, Battobas and Biznella discover rot within the creature, making them realize that if they don't cure it, the creature will die and sink them into the bottom of the ocean once again. (Chapter 33)
- After many failures, Zahab sends Iliess to defeat Gingaman herself; using a magical tower to enhance her power, she sends forth lizards to suck dry 9000 humans for reviving the beast. After a desperate fight, Gingaman defeats Iliess once and for all; but GoTaurus is heavily damaged in the final battle with the spectral empress. (Chapter 34)
- The Gingamen defeat Bammers. Bucrates retakes Iliess' soul gem in hopes of reviving her, but Zahab takes it, slashes the scholar and throws him overboard in hopes of eliminating him. Zahab and Battobas use the gem in hope of removing Daitanix's rot, but ends up reviving the monster's heart, leading to all plans becoming further jump-starting it for final revival. (Chapter 35)
- The Gingamen defeat Bombs. (Chapter 36)
- Surviving Zahab's betrayal, Bucrates tempts Hyuuga into joining him both to heal GoTaurus and with a means to kill the space pirate. After agreeing, Hyuuga partakes in a drink of Shizumi Grass, removing the power to use Earth but also allowing him to use a special Knight Axe constructed by them for defeating the space pirate. (Chapter 37-39)
- Using the power of a passing-by comet and a receiver connected to sacrificial Majin Degius grown giant, the Balban gain the power to finally fully revive Daitanix. (Chapter 40)
- The Balban fully awaken the Demon-Beast Daitanix and prepare to depart Earth; however a combination of the continued rot of the creature and it's overheating force them to abandon the creature to be destroyed by a combined effort of Gingaman and the Black Knight. However in it's destruction, it's rotted flesh sink into the Earth, furthering Zahab's new plans. (Chapter 41-42)
- Recap Episode (Chapter 43)
- The Earth Demon Beast, a creature created by Daitanix's rotted flesh meshing with the planet, is formed under the surface, with the Balban's new plan to use a special Hyper Growth Extract to make it grow giant and make into their new ship. (Chapter 44)
- The Gingamen defeat Chainzaws. (Chapter 45)
- The Gingamen defeat Zakkas. (Chapter 46)
- As a means to help Gingaman, Moak further upgrades the Beast Attack Rods, but does so weakening itself to the point of exhaustion. In a scheme to lure the Earth Demon Beast to a pool of Hyper Growth Extract while destroying his team, Hikaru throws Biznella into the pool instead, mutating him into a monster that ultimately is defeated by the Earth warriors. (Chapter 47)
- The Earth Demon-Beast's rotted nature corrupts the planet to the point of even hurting Gingaman's own Earth connection. To save them, Moak uses the remains of his power to suck up all of the creature's polluted nature, restoring the team's power but at the cost of the mentor turning back into a seed. After their location is discovered, Shellinda completes her job of eliminating Bucrates, but he survives long enough to explain to Hyuuga the means of killing Zahab: by destroying the life of his own planet keeping him alive. (Chapter 48)
- To prevent the Balban from eliminating him, Bucrates blows himself up with a bomb to end his life on his own terms, which also allows Hyuuga to escape from the Balban unnoticed. Discovering a legend of the Roaring Mountain that allowed for the original Gingaman to defeat Daitanix, Ryouma heads there and activates it to lure the Earth Demon-Beast away from the Balban, gaining the assistance of Hyuuga in the process. Upon discovering the monster's change in direction, Battobas pursues with the remains of Gingaman following behind. Shellinda challenges Hayate a final time, losing but standing one final time to strike him on the shoulder feebly; claiming "victory", she falls to her death. (Chapter 49)
- Reaching the Earth Demon-Beast at the Roaring Mountain, Battobas offers it Hyper Growth Extract, but the creature eats both it and the final Balban general. Despite Gingaman attempting to incinerate it with Ryouma's Earth, the creature grows giant and eats the mountain as Zahab claims it for his own. Realizing that the only way to stop the Earth Demon-Beast without creating yet another monster is by incinerating the creature with fire-power Earth, Ryouma tries to attack it with the power of Gingai-Oh, but is too weak to do so. With the power of the rest of Gingaman, Gingai-Oh and the Steel Starbeasts, he gains enough Earth to fully burn the creature into nothing; prior to it's destruction, Hyuuga and BullTaurus destroy Zahab's Rowdy Invincible Castle in order to challenge him to a final duel. Hyuuga tries to use Bucrates' advice to kill Zahab, but fails when the pirate reveals he moved the planet gem, breaking the Knight Axe in the process. With the help of Ryouma to help him remember the power still within him, the duo use their combined Earth to destroy the gem, then Gingaman and the Black Knight use their combined power to destroy the space pirate. With the death of Captain Zahab, the Ginga Forest rises back up and is restored to life, allowing for the heroic Gingaman and Hyuuga to return to their home once again. In addition, Moak is also revived when his seed is planted in the Ginga Forest. (Final Chapter)
Post-series
- 1998: The Gingamen fight with the Megarangers to defeat Captain Gregory and Hizumina. (Gingaman vs. Megaranger)
- 1999: The Gingamen fight with GoGoFive to defeat Darkness King Gill. (GoGoFive vs. Gingaman)
- 2001: As one of the first 24 Super Sentai, the Gingamen provide their support in the Gaorangers fight against Lost Highness Duke Rakushaasa. (Gaoranger vs. Super Sentai)
- 2006: As one of the first 30 Super Sentai, Ginga Red's Red Warrior spirit is inherited by AkaRed. (Boukenger vs. Super Sentai)
- 2011: The Gingamen, among the first 34 Super Sentai, oppose an invasion of Earth by the Space Empire Zangyack in what becomes known the Legend War, ending with all Super Sentai sacrificing their power to destroy the invasion fleet. Dispersed throughout the universe, the powers ultimately resurface as Ranger Keys whilst the former Super Sentai disband. (Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger ep. 1, 199 Hero Great Battle)
- 2012: A month following the defeat of the second Zangyack invasion, the powers of the 34 Super Sentai are returned to them by the Gokaigers. (Gokaiger ep. 51)
- 2012: The Gingamen, among the first 34 Super Sentai, are apparently defeated by Tsukasa Kadoya (Kamen Rider Decade), Great Leader of Dai-Shocker which seeks to wipe out the Super Sentai, opposing Dai-Zangyack led by Emperor (formerly Captain) Marvelous (Gokai Red) who are hunting the Kamen Riders. Infact, all the presumed deceased Sentai and Riders had been transported to the dimensional rift, from which they emerge to defeat the new Shocker-Zangyack Alliance. (Super Hero Taisen)
- 2013: The Gingamen participate in the fight against Space Shocker. (Super Hero Taisen Z)
- 2017: The Gingamen, among the first 38 Super Sentai, provide their power for the Ninningers and DaiMegagers to defeat Gillmarda. (Zyuohger vs. Ninninger)
- 2019: The Gingamen are embroiled in the Super Sentai Strongest Battle. (Super Sentai Strongest Battle)
- 2021: The Gingamen, among the first 44 Super Sentai, are embroiled in the Zenkaigers' conflict with the Kikaitopia Jetsty Tojitendo. (Kikai Sentai Zenkaiger)
