History Trivia / FranceFive

** The eyecatch illustration from episode 1 appears in the ''Manga/HappyLesson'' OVA.

* TheWikiRule: [[http://francefive.wikia.com/wiki/ France Five Wiki]]

** Because of the stretch of time between episodes, there have been a few other minor cast change-ups. Most notably, Margarine, the team's RobotGirl, and DarkChick Extasy.

** WebVideo/{{Benzaie}}'s ''Hard Corner'' "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QfuOrUIG-9U Les VRAIS Power Rangers]]" satirizes the ''Franchise/PowerRangers'' tradition of using footage from various ''Franchise/SuperSentai'' during the action scenes, by spoofing ''Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers'' with other youtubers and using footage from ''France Five'' with their voices dubbed over for the action scenes and intro (with the WebVideo/JoueurDuGrenier dubbing Pr. Burgonde).

** WebVideo/{{Benzaie}}'s ''Hard Corner'' "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QfuOrUIG-9U Les VRAIS Power Rangers]]" satirizes the ''Franchise/PowerRangers'' tradition of using footage from various ''Franchise/SuperSentai'' during the action scenes, by spoofing ''Series/MightMorphingPowerRangers'' with other youtubers and using footage from ''France Five'' with their voices dubbed over for the action scenes and intro (with the WebVideo/JoueurDuGrenier dubbing Pr. Burgonde).

* TheCameo:
** The eyecatch illustration from episode 1 appears in the ''Manga/HappyLesson'' OVA.
** Some Panous-Panous, along with Pink à la Mode and Black Beaujolais, appear in the opening fight of another French indie production, ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fca3UETyp_o DAMNED Next]]''.
** The whole team (minus Yellow) appears in the opening of another French indie production, ''[[http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xfw51_bitoman-14-part1_fun#.UWi2Gyt5zjQ Bitoman]]'', where they are dismissed by the local villain because "[their] costumes aren't trendy enough" (they were in civilian clothes).
*** This is a full-circle ShoutOut as a parody prototype of France Five appeared in [[http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x90fn4_bitoman-12-part-1-2-1998-99-version_fun Episode 12]] of Bitoman which also had involvement from series creator Alex Pilot and [=GoToon=] (singer of the ''France Five'' themes pre-Episode 4 and the actor who played Cancrelax). Part of this design inspired the initial prototype and Mark 1 suits seen in Episode 1.

** The music featured in Episodes 1-2 is pulled extensively from 80s Sentai series like ''Bioman'', ''Liveman'', ''Flashman'', and ''Jetman'', along with cues from then-current Sentai shows ''Series/GoGoV'' and ''Timeranger''.

*** This is a full-circle ShoutOut as a parody prototype of France Five appeared in [[http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x90fn4_bitoman-12-part-1-2-1998-99-version_fun Episode 12]] of Bitoman which also had involvement from series creator Alex Pilot and GoToon (singer of the France Five themes pre-Episode 4 and the actor who played Cancrelax). Part of this design inspired the initial prototype and Mark 1 suits seen in Episode 1.

* PropRecycling / ActorAllusion: In episode 6, the {{BFG}} that [[spoiler:vaporizes Succulard is identical to Caleb's Nuclear Gun from ''Series/FlandersCompany''. Ruddy Pomarede plays both Caleb and Succulard.]]

* TheWikiRule: Covered as part of the [[http://metalheroes.wikia.com/wiki/ Metal Hero Wiki]] and as an individual series on the [[http://francefive.wikia.com/wiki/ France Five Wiki]].

** Because of the stretch of time between episodes, there have been a few other minor cast change-ups. Most notable, Margarine, the team's RobotGirl.

** The main theme for Episodes 1-2 is a re-dubbing of the theme for ChoudenshiBioman, before being traded for original music from Episode 3 onward.
** The music featured in Episodes 1-2 is pulled extensively from 80s Sentai series like ''Bioman'', ''Liveman'', ''Flashman'', and ''Jetman'', along with cues from then-current Sentai shows ''GoGoV'' and ''Timeranger''.
** Episode 2 on its own utilizes several tracks from DanceDanceRevolution for the club scenes.

** The whole team (minus Yellow) appears in the opening of another French indie production, ''[[http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xfw51_bitoman-14-part1_fun#.UWi2Gyt5zjQ Bitoman]]'', where they are dismissed by the local villain because "[their] costumes aren't trendy enough" (they were in civil clothes).

* SavedFromDevelopmentHell: Episode 5 was in postproduction during 7 years.

* TheCameo

** Some Panous-Panous, along with Pink à la Mode and Black Beaujolais, appear in the opening fight of another French indie production, ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fca3UETyp_o Damned Next]]''.

* TheOtherDarrin
** Catherine/Pink a la Mode. The original actress left during the production of episode 3. This unfortunately happened before they could record the ADR so there is a jarring difference between her out-of-suit and in-suit lines. Starting episode 4, Catherine was played by a new actress who looked nothing like her... complete with a new costume.

** Because of the stretch of time between episodes, there have been a few other minor cast change-ups. Most notable, Extasy and Margarine, the team's RobotGirl.

** The eyecatch illustration from Episode 1 appears in the ''Manga/HappyLesson'' OVA.

** Catherine/Pink a la Mode--The original actress left during the production of Episode 3. This unfortunately happened before they could record the ADR so there is a jarring difference between her out-of-suit and in-suit lines. Starting Episode 4, Catherine was played by a new actress who looked nothing like her... complete with a new costume.

* RecycledProp / ActorAllusion: In episode 6, the {{BFG}} that [[spoiler:vaporizes Succulard is identical to Caleb's Nuclear Gun from ''Series/FlandersCompany''. Ruddy Pomarede plays both Caleb and Succulard.]]