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7	In many regions of Japan, there are superheroes who are referred to as Local Heroes. Their job is to [[AHeroToHisHometown represent a particular prefecture or city]] and protect it from evil forces. One such prefecture is [[CityOfAdventure Fukuoka]], home to many unique heroes; [[TheComicallySerious Fukuokalibur]], who [[SeriousBusiness took his job very seriously]]; [[FakeUltimateHero Kita-Q-Man]], [[NonActionGuy who doesn't want to fight]] because his suit is [[BlatantLies "too stiff']], prefering to [[DirtyCoward run at the first sign of danger]]; [[MaskedLuchador Heavenly Hero El-Brave]], a [[HotBlooded fiery]] [[WrestlerInAllOfUs pro wrestling hero]] with [[TheNapoleon height complex]]; [[SociallyAwkwardHero Yamashiron]], a [[JapanesePoliteness soft-spoken]] mascot of Yamashiro Gas Company from Saga Prefecture (who happens to be a [[FusionDance fusion of three people]]); and lastly [[BigGood Ohgaman]], a [[CombatMedic pharmacist superhero]] who solve the leftover antibiotics problems rampant in Fukuoka.
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9	Time and time again these heroes defended Fukuoka from the evil [[BigBad Yabai Kamen]], the [[HarmlessVillain bumbling]] CEO of [[GoldfishPoopGang Secret Society of Darkness]], [[EvilInc Inc]].
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11	One day, [[RidiculouslyAverageGuy a normal young man]] named [[TheHero Jiro Tanaka]] moved from Tokyo to Fukuoka to see his {{childhood friend\|s}} Yuki, whom he hasn't seen in 17 years. He was saved by Ohgaman when Yabai Kamen was about to do him in! Seeing some [[TimeToUnlockMoreTruePotential potential]] in Jiro, Ohgaman trusts Fukuoka's safety in his hands! Now as a hero simply known as [[RookieRedRanger "Rookie"]], can Jiro able to be the hero that saves Fukuoka?
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13	''Dogengers''[[labelnote:Note]]"Dogengers" takes its name from "dogen" from the Hakata dialect, which means "Y'all". So the show can be translated as "Y'all Rangers".[[/labelnote]] is an independent [[{{Toku}} tokusatsu]] series that premiered on April 12th, 2020 and consists of 12 episodes. It's a [[MassiveMultiplayerCrossover crossover]] that brings together all of Fukuoka's Local Heroes into one show. The show quickly gain a small but dedicated following due to its quirky writing and respect to tokusatsu genre as a whole.
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15	A [[https://twitter.com/dogengers/status/1336611800561774594 second season]], officially titled ''Dogengers: Nice Buddy'', was announced for an April 11th, 2021 release and aired on Tokyo MX, [[ChannelHop unlike]] season 1 where it premiered on KBC (Kyushu Asahi Broadcasting). It introduced a new hero named Great-Z, played by Katsuhiro Suzuki ([[Series/TokumeiSentaiGobusters Red Buster]], [[Series/KamenRiderZiO Kamen Rider Quiz]]), with ''[[Franchise/KamenRider Mr. Kamen Rider]]'' himself Seiji Takaiwa serving as his suit actor. You can watch the trailer [[https://youtu.be/U8JgIvf_mbQ here]].
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17	The Dogengers suddenly lose their popularity due to a scandal, thus canceling their highly anticipated second season. Now they are making a living doing stage performances in front of small audiences (consisting of their friends). Standing before them is a new hero of justice Great-Z, who announce that he's going to take Yabai Kamen and his cronies as villains for his upcoming TV show. In order to reclaim their popularity (and getting their second season [[UnCanceled Un-Canceled]]), the Dogengers must sneak in to this new show and save the Secret Society of Darkness from the clutches of Great-Z.
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19	A [[https://twitter.com/yabai_kamen/status/1391983898272296960 third season]] was officially announced on May 11th, 2021. For this season, the production crew held auditions for a female cast member aged 15 to 25, which would land the winner a spot as a new and important character of season 3. On [[https://twitter.com/dogengers/status/1480479622244749312 January 10th, 2022]] the third season's released date was officially revealed; April 2022, under the title ''Dogengers: High School''. Along with the teaser visual the season also teased the winner of that audition, which was later revealed in [[https://youtu.be/DbZWGCH1Pms an official press conference]] as Sora Fujimatsu, an idol from the group ''MAGICAL SPEC from Toki wo Ikiru'', playing the role of Mako Yamada. She transforms into the new hero MAKO with a sword haunted by a ghost named Kireko. The tagline for this season is "The story that 'changed' an 'ordinary' girl." The season will premiere [[https://twitter.com/dogengers/status/1498495878230777857 on April 10th]], not only on Tokyo MX and KBC(the channel that originally aired season 1) but also [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEvgH613XQ3_gWWmPN5gKEA Dogengers YouTube channel]] for the first time ever. You can watch the trailer [[https://youtu.be/k0RquByWrpw here]]. This season also gives the Dogengers new members in Koujin Ex of Kagoshima (he made small appearances in the last two seasons) and "Charcoal Fire Warrior" Bincho Fire of Kitakyushu. In anticipation for ''High School'''s final episode, [[https://twitter.com/dogengers/status/1538838594068283392 the official Twitter account announced]] that all eleven episodes will receive English subtitles with the help of violinist Sho Omagari, known for his work on ''[[Franchise/FinalFantasy Final Fantasy]]'' and ''[[Franchise/KingdomHearts Kingdom Hearts]]''.
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21	A fourth season was officially announced, titled ''Dogengers: Metropolis'', [[https://twitter.com/dogengers/status/1641998832857939969?cxt=HHwWgoDUoaTPxsktAAAA which aired]] the first episode on April 9th, 2023. It featured Shion Tsuchiya ([[Series/KamenRiderFourze JK of Kamen Rider Fourze]]) as new hero Hyactoban, and alongside him are [[Main/VirtualYouTuber Virtual YouTubers]] of [[WebAnimation/{{hololive}} hololive and HOLOSTARS]], respectively; Omaru Polka as Yuzuyuzu and Aragami Oga as Hatena, two new villains of this season.
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23	There's a one-shot episode spin-off known as ''A DAY OF OHGAMAN''.
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26	!! "Take these tropes and sleep":
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28	* TwentyFourHourArmor: Jiro is the only one who can switch between human form and hero from, every other hero and villain wear their suits literally anywhere. Averted in ''Nice Buddy'' with Great-Z who has a civilian identity, Riku [[spoiler:and his father]].
29	* AffectionateParody: Of {{Toku}} in general, but in style of Local Heroes. The superpowers are real, but characters fight like they would in a kids' stageshow and behave [[SliceOfLife like normal people]] when not busy.
30	* AHeroToHisHometown: The very idea of Local Heroes is this.
31	* AsHimself: The {{Tagline}} seems to imply that the heroes are actors who played themselves in a TV show.
32	* BBCQuarry: A toku staple that pops up occasionally.
33	* BeYourself: The CentralTheme of both seasons. You can be flawed, insecure, irresponsible, or weak, but if you like yourself and you like helping others, that's all you need to be a hero.
34	* BigGood: Ohgaman.
35	* BigBad: Yabai Kamen.
36	* BigDamnHeroes: Ohgaman saves the heroes and Jiro from Yabai Kamen in an ''epic'' fashion.
37	* BreakingTheFourthWall:
38	** When Yabai Kamen explains his [[EvilPlan evil plan]] in the form of an animation, the heroes [[LampshadeHanging comments]] that the editing is terrible.
39	** Kita-Q-Man and the other heroes tells the audience to write articles about Yabai Kamen on [[Website/{{Wikipedia}} Wokipedia]] after a brief exposition about the villain in question.
40	** After Ohgaman gave Jiro his own transformation device at the beginning of episode 2, he dramatically announced the opening is about to start.
41	* CallingYourAttack:
42	-->'''Fukuokalibur:''' ''Yabataka Slash!''
43	-->'''El-Brave:''' ''Brave Impact!''
44	* ChildhoodFriends: Jiro and Yuki are this.
45	* CityOfAdventure: Fukuoka Prefecture is depicted as this.
46	* ColorCodedForYourConvenience: Yamashiron is actually a fusion of three [[{{Sentai}} Ranger]]-like heroes; Redron, Aoiron, and Daidairon.
47	* CombatCommentator: Minor villain of the Secret Society of Darkness Shaberryman serve this role while [[ButtMonkey getting his butt kicked by the heroes]] in the first episode.
48	* CombatMedic: Ohgaman in a nutshell.
49	-->'''Ohgaman: '''Solving the leftover medication problem and protecting the peace of Fukuoka are my sworn duties.
50	* TheComicallySerious: Fukuokalibur is said to be "Fukuoka's number one most serious and earnest hero." Shuraomaru contrasts heavily with the rest of his co-workers at Secret Society of Darkness.
51	* CorporateSponsoredSuperhero: As is the custom for Local Heroes, each of the heroes' suit are filled with logos of their respective sponsors. Some heroes even act as the mascot for specific companies; Ohgaman and Rookie for Ohga Pharmacy, Yamashiron representing Yamashiro Gas, Great-Z/[[spoiler:Great-2]] for Pizza Cooc, and MAKO representing FUKUYA Mentaiko.
52	* DirtyCoward: Kita-Q-Man full stop. The guy would rather run away and let his fellow heroes do all the fighting, much their annoyance. All because his suit limits his movement.
53	* IdolSinger: I-Doll is said to have a really good voice. Also helps that her name is a pun on "idol."
54	* Letters2Numbers: The 'B' in "Nice Buddy" is shown to contain '2', as in "Season 2".
55	* LighterAndSofter: While mostly silly, the first season still deals with villains terrorizing the city, the heroes fighting personal struggles and eventually going into CerebusSyndrome. In ''Nice Buddy'', while there's more to Great-Z than meets the eye, the season is effectively the about the heroes trying to ruin the man's regular commercial just because their BigBad was kidnapped.
56	* {{Ninja}}: Shuraomaru is one. A ''really'' good one.
57	* OnceMoreWithClarity: Throughout ''Nice Buddy'', a stagehand is shown handing people items as part of the show. Episode 9 reveals that it's [[spoiler:Riku]].
58	* PoliticianGuestStar: Metropolis has the mayor of Fukuoka Sōichirō Takashima as a guest star in the 11th episode.
59	* {{Tsundere}}: I-Doll towards Yabai Kamen. Emphasis on her "Tsun".
60	* ThisIsAWorkOfFiction: The tagline reminds us that the story is fictional. It comes up again when Gulf blows up a building for kicks.
61	* ThoseTwoGuys: The wolf monster brothers Gulf and Garia.
62	* WhamShot: ''Nice Buddy'' episode 6 ends with the stage show Great-Z taking his helmet off revealing [[spoiler:Riku, who was supposedly the true identity behind Great-Z]].
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64	->''"Take medicine and sleep."''

Context Series / Dogengers