Line #62 Series/MadanSenkiRyukendo


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2	[[caption-width-right:320:Ryujino! Ryukendo! Ryuguno! ''Raijin!'']]
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4	-->''"Born in the light, the dragon fang! Slashing the demons in the darkness! Ryukendo, Raijin!"''
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6	A {{Toku}} show that aired in 2006. [[NaiveNewcomer Kenji Narukami]] comes to the small town of Akebono, where the city's Power Spot is of great interest to the demonic Jamanga. [[EvilOverlord Dr. Worm]] and an assortment of others send down monsters that defy description in an attempt to gather [[EmotionEater "Minus Energy"]] - the negative feelings from people - to revive the BigBad.
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8	Enter the Madan Warriors. Their [[EmpathicWeapon Empathic Weapons of Choice]], Gekiryuken and Gouryugun, along with a collection of magical keys, are the only things that can set things right. Along the way, [[SixthRanger newcomer Koichi Shiranami]] joins in, the villains start to turn on each other, and the series' 52-episode run comes to a fulfilling conclusion.
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11	Despite constant rumours of a sequel (though it had extremely low television ratings compared to ''Franchise/SuperSentai'' and ''Franchise/KamenRider'', it amazingly sold far more toys) it never came to be. It later got a SpiritualSuccessor in ''Series/TomicaHeroRescueForce''.
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13	!!'''This program provides examples of:'''
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15	* ADayInTheLimelight: Many minor characters get focus near the end.
16	* AdjectiveNounFred: The series itself, and the heroes' full titles - Madan Swordsman Ryukendo, Madan Gunman Ryuguno, and Madan Fighter Ryujino.
17	* AntagonistInMourning: [[spoiler:The Madan Warriors do follow Dr. Worm's wishes to come to Rock Crimson's funeral. The funeral gets interrupted partway through for a battle, and that's when Dr. Worm snaps.]]
18	* ArsonMurderAndJaywalking: One episode has the Mooks swarming the city and committing acts of villainy, from general vandalism to [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments reading Kaori's diary out loud.]] It's funny 'cos they're usually TheUnintelligible.
19	* AttackItsWeakPoint: [[spoiler:After Lady Gold's Ultimate Key is removed, a shot to her earring kills her for good]].
20	* AttackOfThe50FootWhatever: Including one square-off between Ryukendo and a giant version of himself.
21	* BondOneLiner: "Embrace the darkness and sleep."
22	* ByThePowerOfGreyskull
23	** Ryukendo: Gekiryu Henshin!
24	** Ryuguno: Gouryu Henshin!
25	** Ryujino: Zanryu Henshin!
26	* BlueIsHeroic and RedIsHeroic: The main colours of the two main heroes, Ryukendo and Ryuguno respectively.
27	* {{Camp}}: The show doesn't take itself the least bit seriously. In fact, it embraces the silliness and over the top themes.
28	* CityOfAdventure: The entire series takes place in the small town of Akebono. No other places are ever mentioned being targeted by the Jamanga.
29	* {{Cult}}: The whole town, temporarily.
30	* DancePartyEnding: The series finishes with every member of the cast [[http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xwagn_madan-senki-ryukendo-dance_fun doing a rather awesome dance]] to the first OpeningTheme.
31	* DeaderThanDead: [[spoiler: The three Ultimate Madan Keys]] give Lady Gold, Bloody and Rock Crimson the ability to revive every time. Until they're taken out by force.
32	** [=DaiMaOh=] himself near the finale. [[spoiler:When his larval form is killed, his soul survives and fuses with Dr. Worm. However, once [=DaiMaOh=] enters his true form, the [=MaDan=] Warriors destroy him completely]].
33	* ElaborateUndergroundBase: SHOT HQ
34	* EldritchAbomination: [=DaiMaOh=]
35	* ElementalPowers: [[PlayingWithFire Fire]], [[MakingASplash Aqua]] and [[ShockAndAwe Thunder]] Ryukendo. Later, his SuperMode upgrades them to Burning, [[AnIcePerson Blizzard]] and Lightning Ryukendo respectively.
36	* EndOfSeriesAwareness: The final episode starts with a clip show of the main cast set to a somber piano version of the theme song. Also, the main cast is hesitant to end the series by [[spoiler:sacrificing its [[EmpathicWeapon Empathic Weapons]] to seal the Power Spot that caused everything]].
37	* ExclusiveEnemyEquipment: Sort of. Dr. Worm creates new Monsters of the Week from Madan Keys, which are in turn taken and purified by SHOT, leading to Kenji getting more powerful, leading to Worm sending down more monsters.
38	* EyeBeams: Balloon Gamma and [=DaiMaOh=]'s final form.
39	* FireIceLightning: Fire, Aqua, and Thunder Ryukendo. I'm not sure it can be played any straighter.
40	%% For the next entry: do not subbullet tropes.
41	%%* FreudianTrio: Once Koichi finally joins.
42	%%** TheMcCoy: Kenji
43	%%** TheSpock: Fudou
44	%%** TheKirk: Koichi
45	* FunWithAcronyms: '''S'''hoot '''H'''ell '''O'''bduracy '''T'''rooper, aka '''SHOT'''
46	* GoKartingWithBowser: The heroes and villains play a game of soccer during the first ending theme. During the second ending theme, they play Red Light, Green Light.
47	* GrandFinale: Actually ''not'' the final episode. A two-episode epilogue follows.
48	* GreatBigBookOfEverything: The Canon of Light, which even Setoyama admits he doesn't fully understand.
49	* HauntedHeadquarters: SHOT has its own ghost in Komachi.
50	* HermeticMagic
51	* HeroWithBadPublicity: Lady Gold’s debut sees her using illusions and an EvilKnockoff of Ryukendo to turn the civilians against the Madan Warriors to gather despair.
52	* HeroicSacrifice: In the final episode, [[spoiler:the three [[EmpathicWeapon Empathic Weapons]] sacrifice themselves to seal the Power Spot that was the cause of the town's problems in the first place]].
53	* IAmSpartacus: Done to delay Dr. Worm while Kenji finds a way to break a giant magical dome covering the city.
54	* IdiotHero: Kenji, he may wield a sword but he's not the sharpest tool in the shed.
55	* InstantRunes
56	* InTheNameOfTheMoon: "Raijin!"
57	* ItsPersonalWithTheDragon: Ryujino develops an intense personal vendetta with Bloody upon learning that [[YouKilledMyFather he was responsible for killing Koichi's parents.]]
58	* LovelyAngels: Ichiko and Ritsuko
59	* MeaningfulName: "Narukami" means Lightning God. Guess who becomes the Thunder Madan Warrior?
60	* MerchandiseDriven: With a new form, power, upgrade or vehicle introduced almost ''every single episode''? Hell yes.
61	* MidSeasonUpgrade: Ryuguno to Magna Ryuguno, Ryukendo to God Ryukendo.
62	* MisplacedRetribution: Until learning the truth, Koichi blamed Chief Amachi for the magical explosion that killed his parents.
63	* MonsterOfTheWeek: Some of the weirdest ones in any show.
64	* {{Mooks}}: The Tsukaima
65	* TheNicknamer: Kenji starts out by calling Fudou 'ossan' the entire season. He also cooks up the names Jamami, Jamako and Jamayo for Lady Gold's lady mooks later on.
66	* NighInvulnerability: See DeaderThanDead.
67	* NobleDemon: Jack Moon
68	* NonHumanSidekick: The Madan Ryu, also [[EmpathicWeapon Empathic Weapons]].
69	* OddCouple: Kenji and Fudou.
70	* OddFriendship: Kenji and Komachi.
71	* OneWingedAngel: [[spoiler:[=DaiMaOh=]'s true form is a giant moth]].
72	* OpeningShoutOut: Fudou's brief imagining of the show as "''Madan Senki Ryuguno''" in episode 13.
73	* PantheraAwesome: Brave Leon and its upgraded form, God Leon.
74	* PeopleInRubberSuits: Most of the villains.
75	* PlaceOfPower: The Power Spot located beneath Akebono.
76	* PokemonSpeak: Meganouma and Gunneroid.
77	* PostFinalBoss: Non-video game example: [[spoiler:After [=DaiMaOh=]'s destruction and one last duel with Jack Moon, the Madan Warriors effortlessly fight off shadow copies of the previous demon beasts and seal Akebono's power spot to provide closure to the story]].
78	* PowerGlows: Ultimate Ryukendo is very shiny and sparkly.
79	* PoliceAreUseless: They try their best but it's evident that without SHOT, the town would've been decimated a long time ago.
80	* ProtagonistPowerUpPrivileges: This series takes this trope to ridiculous extents, as the titular Ryukendo receives three transformations based on fire, water and lightning respectively, a MidSeasonUpgrade, improved versions of the aforementioned elemental transformations to go along with the Mid-Season Upgrade and, near the end of the show, a GoldenSuperMode. The other warriors, Ryugunoh and Ryujinoh get no such luck, with only Ryugunoh receiving a single Mid-Season Upgrade, while both of them temporarily get a Golden Super Mode after Ryukendo shares some of his powers with them.
81	* QuirkyMinibossSquad: Lady Gold gets one in [[EliteMook her own personalised Mook trio]].
82	* RapidFireFisticuffs: Madan Knuckle.
83	* RecapEpisode: Two. One done as a game show, the other as an adventure with the TimeyWimeyBall.
84	* ReforgedIntoAMinion: When Jack Moon is killed in what he saw as an honorable death at Ryukendo's hands, he is turned into the mindless Mechanimoon by Baron Bloody.
85	* ReluctantMonster: Komachi
86	* SatchelSwitcheroo: Episode 31, also featuring Kichi Setoyama, SHOT's Magical Engineer, in a RobeAndWizardHat.
87	* SealedEvilInACan: The Jamanga, of course.
88	* SerialEscalation: Kenji's power increases as the series goes along. Just over halfway through the series he gains a SuperMode that is actually called "[[{{God}} God Ryukendo]]"... and ''that's not even his most powerful form''!
89	* SixthRanger: Koichi
90	* StockFootage
91	* SuperMode: God Ryukendo, Ultimate Ryukendo and Magna Ryuguno. (Then in the finale, [[spoiler:Ultimate Ryuguno and Ultimate Ryujino]].)
92	* SuperSpeed: Ryujino and Lady Gold's specialty.
93	* TalkingWeapon: [=GekiRyuKen=] (sword), [=GoRyuGun=] (gun), and [=ZanRyuJin=] (staff/bow)
94	* TechnologyPorn
95	* TrainingFromHell: Fudou doing the strength training required to handle the recoil of his FinishingMove (one month's worth) in half a day.
96	* TransformationSequence
97	* TransformingMecha: Brave/God/Ultimate Leon, Fire/Burning/Ultimate Kong, Aqua/Blizzard/Ultimate Shark, Thunder/Lightning/Ultimate Eagle, Buster/Magna/Ultimate Wolf, Delta/Ultimate Shadow and Raijin Ryu, who can go from an animal form to a battle vehicle.
98	* TokyoTower - er...Akebono Tower
99	* {{Tsundere}}: Rin
100	* VillainBeatingArtifact: The Kanon of Light states that only [[spoiler:the three Ultimate Keys]] are a match for [=DaiMaOh Grenghost=].
101	* WaveMotionGun: Gouryugun's ''Dragon Cannon'' (and its upgrade, ''Magna Dragon Cannon''.)
102	%%** Ryukendo: CoolSword, InfinityPlusOneSword.
103	%%** Ryuguno: TheGunslinger.
104	%%** Ryujino: SwissArmyWeapon.
105	* WeaponizedLandmark: Akebono Tower
106	* WeCanRebuildHim: Jack Moon, the NobleDemon of the Jamanga, is brought back by Bloody as Mechanimoon.

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