History YMMV / TokusouSentaiDekaranger

** ''Barely'' averted with [[spoiler:Sen and Umeko]]. When writing the episode that established their ShipTease, Arakawa had only intended it purely as a brief fling and even stated in a contemporary interview that he expected them to break up fairly quickly, but in ''10 Years After'' they turn out to be still going strong, and they even end up getting married in ''Dekaranger vs. Gavan''. A [[https://twitter.com/kzKEvzydE6zALJL/status/1468541002839658498 tweet]] from director Noboru Takemoto revealed that apparently ''every other member of the planning team'' had so vehemently opposed the idea of breaking them up that it was decided to have them stay together after all.

* AbandonShipping:
** Jasmine used to be the most shippable Dekaranger, that is until every pairing with her got abandoned in the ''10 Years After'' upon confirming that she's now married [[spoiler:with Hikaru, of all people]].
** A somewhat meta example: Sen/Umeko was and is still a popular FanPreferredCouple, 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").

** A somewhat meta example: Sen/Umeko was and is still a popular FanPreferredCouple, 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.

** A somewhat meta example: Sen/Umeko was and is still a popular FanPreferredCouple, but after Umeko's actress Mika Kikuchi married Tomokazu Yoshida (''Tetsu's'' actor) in 2018, a lot of fans have abandoned the ship. Amusingly, the three actors for Umeko, Tetsu, and Sen themselves [[https://youtu.be/k3iQoOG9GRQ?t=1987 openly still hardcore ship Sen/Umeko]].

** Ironically, Judgment being a death sentence was originally supposed to be an AuthorsSavingThrow in itself as a response to kids complaining that the ''[[MiraiSentaiTimeranger Time Emblems]]'' were too lenient, only for it to go entirely in the other direction when the instant Judgement got ''Dekaranger'' heavily criticized by the Japanese legal community.

** A somewhat meta example: Sen/Umeko was and is still a popular FanPreferredCouple, but after Umeko's actress Mika Kikuchi married Tomokazu Yoshida (''Tetsu's'' actor) in 2018, a lot of fans have abandoned the ship.

* CompleteMonster: [[DiabolicalMastermind 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.

* CompleteMonster: [[BigBad 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.

** 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.

* EnsembleDarkhorse: 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.

* ValuesDissonance: The judgment and execution of criminals by the rangers. In Japan, police brutality is less of an issue than in other countries and the death penalty is legal but in places like the United States or Europe seeing the rangers casually execute criminals in a kid's show can come across as uncomfortable (although considering many of them are planet destroyers, it's by no means unjustified). 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.

* ValuesDissonance: The judgment and execution of criminals by the rangers. In Japan, police brutality is less of an issue than in other countries and the death penalty is legal but in places like the United States or Europe seeing the rangers casually execute criminals in a kid's show can come across as uncomfortable. 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.

* CompleteMonster: [[BigBad 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.

* NightmareFuel: 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).

* ValuesDissonance: The judgment and execution of criminals by the rangers. In Japan, police brutality is less of an issue than in other countries and the death penalty is legal but in places like the United States or Europe seeing the rangers casually execute criminals in a kid's show can come across as uncomfortable. This is probably why the Power Rangers adaptation Series/PowerRangersSPD was changed with them being captured.

** The opening song: ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3Iv8P7btO0 "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.

* NightmareFuel: 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 their HoYay).

** 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..

* WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids: The show has its cartoonish and lighthearted moments, but it also touches upon things such as suicide (or the intention of suicide), 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.)

* HoYay: Ban gets this with both Hoji and Tetsu.

* WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids: The show has its cartoonish and lighthearted, but it also discusses things such as suicide (or the intention of suicide), 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.)

** Ayumi Kinoshita (Jasmine) is well recognized by ''Anime/YuGiOh5Ds'' fans, voicing Akiza Izayoi.

* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: The opening song: ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3Iv8P7btO0 "1! Emergency... 2! Dekaranger... 3! Action. 4! Perfect. 5! GET ON!"]]'' Also, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pEVu8sFyiRw the live version.]]
** Aw, hell yes, the SWAT theme; "''SWAT On! Dekaranger''".

* EnsembleDarkhorse: The Twin Cam Angels (Jasmine and Umeko) are among the most famous Sentai girls of the post-90's Heisei Era.

** Mika Kikuchi's now known for her voice acting/singing work, although people would also talk about her Dekaranger casting.
** Ayumi Kinoshita is well recognized by ''Anime/YuGiOh5Ds'' fans, voicing Akiza Izayoi.
* SpecialEffectsFailure: There are many times through out the series where the special effects are very conspicuous.

* ValuesDissonance: The judgment and execution of criminals by the rangers. In Japan, police brutality is less of an issue than in other countries and the death penalty is legal but in places like the United States or Europe seeing the rangers casually execute criminals in a kid's show can come across as uncomfortable. This is probably why the Power Rangers adaptation Series/PowerRangersSPD it's was changed with them being captured.

* RetroactiveRecognition: Mika Kikuchi's now known for her voice acting/singing work, although people would also talk about her Dekaranger casting.

** A somewhat meta example: Sen/Umeko was and is still a popular FanPreferredCouple, but after Umeko's actress Kikuchi Mika married Yoshida Tomokazu (''Tetsu's'' actor) in 2018, a lot of fans have abandoned the ship.

* {{Narm}}: Hoji completely ''ruins'' a dramatic scene by whipping out the GratuitousEnglish at the worst possible time. "Goodbye... fo evah... and evah." Yeah.

* 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 allienizer.

* EarWorm: Deka, Deka, Deka, Deka, Dekaraaangeeeeeer...

* 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]].