Underplayed Gems

Gekisou Sentai Carranger (1996)

Gekisou Sentai Carranger poster
Original title
激走戦隊カーレンジャー
Genre
tokusatsu
Country
Japan
Length
1 season, 48 episodes
Rated
PG
Rating
9.3 of 10 from 9 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this series is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A group of characters become a racing-themed superhero team to fight villains. The show is a parody of its own franchise, making jokes about the superhero genre.

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What happens

Gekisou Sentai Carranger (激走戦隊カーレンジャー, Gekisō Sentai Kārenjā; Racing Squadron Carranger) is a Japanese tokusatsu television show. It was Toei's twentieth production of the Super Sentai metaseries. It is the second vehicle-themed Super Sentai, preceded by Kousoku Sentai Turboranger. It aired from March 1, 1996, to February 7, 1997, replacing Chouriki Sentai Ohranger, and was replaced by Denji Sentai Megaranger. The show was written as a parody of its own franchise. Its action footage was used in Power Rangers Turbo. Toei given the name for international distribution is Car Rangers. On January 6, 2017, Amazon set to pre-order "Gekisou Sentai Carranger: The Complete Series" on Region 1 DVD by Shout! Factory and it was released in North America on April 25, 2017. This is the fifth Super Sentai series to be released in North America. In June 2018, Shout! streamed the series on their website. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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