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Kyuukyuu Sentai GoGoFive (救急戦隊ゴーゴーファイブ, Kyūkyū Sentai Gōgō Faibu, Rescue Squadron GoGoFive)[lower-alpha 1][lower-alpha 2] is a Japanese Tokusatsu television series and the twenty-third entry of the long-running Japanese Super Sentai metaseries. Its footage was used in the American television series Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue. It aired from February 21, 1999, to February 6, 2000, replacing Seijuu Sentai Gingaman, and was replaced by Mirai Sentai Timeranger.
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Genre | Tokusatsu Superhero fiction Science fiction |
Created by | Toei |
Developed by | Junki Takegami |
Directed by | Hajime Konaka |
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Narrated by | Daisuke Gōri |
Opening theme | "Kyuukyuu Sentai GoGoFive" Performed by Shinichi Ishihara |
Ending theme | "Kono Hoshi o, Kono Machi o" Performed by Naritaka Takayama |
Composer | Toshiyuki Watanabe |
Country of origin | Japan |
Original language | Japanese |
No. of episodes | 50 |
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Production location | Tokyo, Japan (Greater Tokyo Area) |
Running time | approx. 25 minutes |
Production company | Toei Company |
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Network | TV Asahi |
Release | February 21, 1999 – February 6, 2000 |
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It was announced by Shout! Factory on January 9, 2018, that GoGoFive was to be released with English subtitles on DVD in North America.[2] It was released on April 24, 2018. This is the 8th Super Sentai Series to be released on Region 1 DVD in North America. In August 2018, Shout! streamed the series on their website.[3]
Grandiene has been waiting for the moment she can manifest on Earth on the day when the planets are in the alignment of the Grand Cross, sending her children to make the preparations while making Earth into a realm of darkness for her. But Professor Mondo Tatsumi of the Tatsumi Disaster Prevention Research Center, while failing to convince his peers of this event despite his eminence, left his family to secretly develop the Rescue System to counter the threat by the Psyma Family. When the Psyma commence their attack in 1999, months before the Grand Cross is to occur, the Tatsumi siblings find themselves recruited by their estranged father to fight the demons as the GoGoFive team.
The Tatsumi Family (巽家, Tatsumi-ke) is from a long line of "machi-bikeshi" (firefighters of Edo, the capital of the Tokugawa Shogunate) and they are portrayed as providing emergency and rescue services in Tokyo.
These are mecha which come out of the Bay Area 55 (ベイエリア55, Bei Eria Go Go) base and its Max Area (マックスエリア, Makkusu Eria).
The 99 Machines (99マシン, Kyūkyū Mashin) are usually sortied at the command, "99 Machines, launch!".
Victory Robo (ビクトリーロボ, Bikutorī Robo) is the team's first giant robot, formed from the five 99 Machines via Emergency Fusion (緊急合体, Kinkyū Gattai). It is armed with the Braver Sword (ブレイバーソード, Bureibā Sōdo); a magical sword that was supercharged with positive energy, enabling it to destroy the negative energy in the giant Psyma Beasts with its finisher Victory Prominence (ビクトリープロミネンス, Bikutorī Purominensu).
First the Victory Walker (ビクトリーウォーカー, Bikutorī Wōkā) is formed – the Blue Thrower forms the Victory Walker's cockpit (the Victory Robo's waist) and upper legs, the Yellow Armor forms the Victory Robo's lower left leg and the Pink Aider forms the Victory Robo's lower right leg. The Victory Walker is equipped with the Chemical Extinguishers.
After forming the Victory Walker they form the Victory Robo, in which the Red Ladder forms the chest and arms and the Green Hover forms the head and upper back. This robot is equipped with extendable arms used in an attack called Rapid Ladder Bomber, where the arms extend and deliver long-range punches. Another attack the Victory Robo can perform is the Ladder Wheel Crash.
Since Victory Robo or the other mechs could not be repaired in time for Timeranger VS GoGo Five, the team had to resort to bringing them back from the past for a short while to help the Timerangers in Time Robo. Despite having to be sent back to the past after that battle is over, Victory Robo would later rebuilt as shown by Red Ladder's physical reappearance, and then Gao King receiving power from Victory Robo among other giant robots, in Gaoranger VS Super Sentai.
The Five Liner (ファイブライナー, Faibu Rainā) is a group of five giant train cars that were designed to carry the 99 Machines into battle. After the Mars Machines were built, the Five Liner was loaded with the Mars Machines and hauled into space by the Max Shuttle in the Space Go Liner (スペースゴーライナー, Supēsu Gō Rainā) formation for the GoGoFive to use the Victory Mars. The Five Liner was also modified to form their own giant robo, Grand Liner (グランドライナー, Gurando Rainā), via Coupling Fusion (連結合体, Renketsu Gattai) which is approximately 1.4 times taller than the Victory Robo. Normally powered by both the Five Liner and the 99 Machines stored in the cars, it was revealed in episode 20 that without the 99 Machines, Grand Liner's operation time is limited to where it only has enough energy to fight for a short time.
Go Liner 1 (ゴーライナー1, Gō Rainā Wan) (which transports the Red Ladder or the Red Mars 1) forms the Grand Liner's right arm. Go Liner 2 (ゴーライナー2, Gō Rainā Tsū) (which transports the Blue Thrower or the Blue Mars 2) forms the Grand Liner's left arm. Go Liner 3 (ゴーライナー3, Gō Rainā Surī) (which transports the Green Hover or the Green Mars 3) forms the Grand Liner's head, torso, and upper legs. Go Liner 4 (ゴーライナー4, Gō Rainā Fō) (which transports the Yellow Armor or the Yellow Mars 4) forms the Grand Liner's lower left leg. Go Liner 5 (ゴーライナー5, Gō Rainā Faibu) (which transports the Pink Aider or the Pink Mars 5 and the Mars Cannon) forms the Grand Liner's lower right leg.
The robot has gatling weapons, as well as its Grand Fire (グランドファイヤー, Gurando Faiyā) and Grand Storm (グランドストーム, Gurando Sutōmu) finishers (where the cannon weapons are transferred from the shoulders to the fists to provide additional power. The left shoulder cannon fires Liner Homing (ライナーホーミング, Rainā Hōmingu) missiles, and the right cannon fires Liner Gatling (ライナーガトリング, Rainā Gatoringu) bullets) are the only weapons strong enough to pierce the hardened armor of the Golem Psyma Beasts.
In the finale, the Grand Liner had his right arm torn apart, thus rendering it useless in the battle against the Grandiene-possessed Zylpheeza and Salamandes. It is repaired, however, in time to be used again in events of Saber + Zenkaiger: Superhero Senki.
The Max Liner (マックスライナー, Makkusu Rainā), modelled after a bullet train, was created by Mondo Tatsumi with some assistance from Kyouko. It had an A.I. unit, which allowed it to fight on autopilot. By the command "Emergency Launch!" (緊急発進!, Kinkyū Hasshin!), the Max Shuttle (マックスシャトル, Makkusu Shatoru) can haul the Five Liner that is loaded with the Mars Machines into space. When the command "Express Armament!" (特急武装!, Tokkyū Busō!) is given after collecting enough solar energy from space, the Max Liner's front wheel assemblies become the arms, the rear section becomes the legs, the nose becomes the back (revealing the head), Liner Boy (ライナーボーイ, Rainā Bōi), whilst the fender becomes the Blaster Shield (ブラスターシールド, Burasutā Shīrudo) weapon, and the solar-panelled side becomes the chest.
This robot could combine with the Victory Robo to form the Max Victory Robo. Although the Liner Boy's body was destroyed in the finale by the Grandiene-possessed Zylpheeza and Salamandes Dragon, the A.I. unit survived the destruction. One of its attacks is the Liner Kick (ライナーキック, Rainā Kikku).
When the Victory Robo combines with the Max Shuttle it creates the Max Victory Robo (マックスビクトリーロボ, Makkusu Bikutorī Robo) with the command "3-5-6 V" in the V-Mode Brace and the vocal command of "Max Formation" (マックスフォーメーション, Makkusu Fōmēshon). Armaments provided from Liner Boy include jets stored within the feet that provide additional maneuverability, and the V-Max Cannons, which are two small wrist guns. Liner Boy forms Max Victory Robo's helmet, breastplate, pauldrons, gauntlets, fauld, and greaves.
Another ability the Max Victory Robo has is an array of solar panels, which enables it to absorb power from explosions. In its finisher, Max Nova, it unleashes its rail-gun style hip cannons and combines the firepower from all of the Max Victory Robo's guns.
In the finale, the Max Victory Robo was blown to pieces when Matoi moved it in the way of a blast shot by Zylpheeza and Salamandes to protect a flammable building, in which Daimon and Matsuri just escaped from while rescuing a group of children inside. Matoi barely survived the explosion.
The Mars Machines (マーズマシン, Māzu Mashin) are five space rescue vehicles that come when given the command "Mars Machines!", and can combine to form the Beetle Mars (ビートルマーズ, Bītoru Māzu) via Meteor Fusion (流星合体, Ryūsei Gattai) with the command "4-5-6, V" in the V-Mode Brace – a four-legged mecha with the Mars Cannon (マーズキャノン, Māzu Kyanon) on its top, or in the more humanoid Victory Mars (ビクトリーマーズ, Bikutorī Māzu) via Rising Formation (ライジングフォーメーション, Raijingu Fōmēshon). By launching the Top Jet (トップジェット, Toppu Jetto) from its Jet Lance (ジェットランス, Jetto Ransu), it can perform the Mars Flare (マーズフレア, Māzu Furea) finisher to destroy Giant Psyma Beasts.
The Red Mars 1 forms the Beetle Mars' head and body, which becomes the Victory Mars' head and upper torso. The Blue Mars 2 forms the Beetle Mars' hind legs, which becomes the Victory Mars' arms. The Green Mars 3 forms the Beetle Mars' chest, which becomes Victory Mars' waist. The Yellow Mars 4 forms the Beetle Mars' left leg, which becomes the Victory Mars' own. Pink Mars 5 forms Beetle Mars' right leg, which becomes Victory Mars' own.
Unlike the other mecha, the Mars Machines have different technology that allows them to function without the aid of solar energy. Therefore it is the only mecha that is able to battle effectively when Salamandes creates the Psyma Zone.
In the GoGoFive vs. Gingaman special, the Victory Mars briefly gained the power of the Gingaman's Lights of Ginga's Armor and became Super Armor Shine Victory Mars (超装光ビクトリーマーズ, Chōsōkō Bikutorī Māzu), wielding both the Jet Lance and the Super Rescue Silver Armor Sword (超救急銀鎧剣, Chō Kyūkyū Gingaiken) in its enhanced mode, and using an attack called the Galaxy Double Flare (銀河ダブルフレア, Ginga Daburu Furea). It once used Victory Robo's Braver Sword for an attack called Mars Prominence (マーズプロミネンス, Māzu Purominensu).
In the finale, the Victory Mars had its left arm torn apart, thus rendering it useless in the battle against the Grandiene-possessed Zylpheeza and Salamandes.
Max Victory Robo Black Version (マックスビクトリーロボ ブラックバージョン, Makkusu Bikutorī Robo Burakku Bājon) is Mondo Tatsumi's final robot, which resembles the Max Victory Robo but is colored black. This mecha is powered by the Tatsumi siblings' mental energy waves and has a sword that resembles the Victory Robo's Braver Sword, but its hilt has a red color rather than a blue color.
It is used in the final episode by the GoGoFive to stop the Grandiene-possessed Zylpheeza and Salamandes, after the original Max Victory Robo was destroyed, and both the Victory Mars and Grand Liner were rendered useless. GoGoFive used this robot with the knowledge that, although they had supposedly lost their father, their mother is still alive, and they used this mental energy to power up the sword which allowed them to emerge victorious over Grandiene.
In the course of its short appearance the Max Victory Robo Black Version is never disassembled into component mecha, though the toy incarnation could be devolved into six separate mecha.
The Psyma Family (災魔一族, Saima Ichizoku, Calamity Demon Family) is a family of demons whose only objective is destruction and intends to use the Grand Cross planet alignment to bring great calamity to Earth. The Family's matriarch, the Grand Witch Grandiene, hoped to travel to the real world by using the great amounts of "negative energy" that would emerge on Earth when the Grand Cross had formed. Her children, the Psyma Four Siblings, awaited her arrival, sending Psyma Beasts to destroy and finish off human civilization. They have their headquarters, the Demon Palace Psyma Paradico (魔宮サイマパラディコ, Makyū Saima Paradiko), at the North Pole.
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The Psyma Beasts (サイマ獣, Saimajū) are the demons that the Psyma family use to attack the humans. They start out as cards detailing information about them and Pierre throws the card into the World of Darkness where he says an incantation to bring the Psyma Beast to life. When a Psyma Beast is destroyed, Pierre throws a Regeneration Card on them which makes them grow. The Golem Cards can be used to turn a defeated Psyma Beast into a Golem Psyma Beast. Each of the Psyma Family members have their own Psyma Beasts.
No. | Title | Director | Writer | Original air date |
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1 | "Rescue Soldiers! Rise Up" Transliteration: "Kyūkyū Senshi! Tatsu" (Japanese: 救急戦士!起つ) | Hajime Konaka | Junki Takegami | February 21, 1999 |
2 | "The Psyma Family Tornado!" Transliteration: "Tatsumaku Saima Ichizoku!" (Japanese: 竜巻く災魔一族!) | Hajime Konaka | Junki Takegami | February 28, 1999 |
3 | "Explosive Bonds" Transliteration: "Bakuha Sareta Kizuna" (Japanese: 爆破された兄弟愛) | Katsuya Watanabe | Junki Takegami | March 7, 1999 |
4 | "Flower Petals in Abnormal Weather" Transliteration: "Hanabira ni Ijō Kishō" (Japanese: 花びらに異常気象) | Katsuya Watanabe | Junichi Miyashita | March 14, 1999 |
5 | "Time to Become a Hero" Transliteration: "Hīrō ni Naru Toki" (Japanese: ヒーローになる時) | Takao Nagaishi | Junki Takegami | March 21, 1999 |
6 | "The Mold Cometh!" Transliteration: "Kabi ga Kuru!" (Japanese: カビが来る!) | Takao Nagaishi | Yasuko Kobayashi | March 28, 1999 |
7 | "The Beautiful Psyma's Trap" Transliteration: "Utsukushiki Saima no Wana" (Japanese: 美しき災魔のワナ) | Hajime Konaka | Junki Takegami | April 4, 1999 |
8 | "Rescue Sentai Activity Suspended" Transliteration: "Kyūkyū Sentai Katsudō Teishi" (Japanese: 救急戦隊活動停止) | Hajime Konaka | Yasuko Kobayashi | April 11, 1999 |
9 | "Stolen Powers" Transliteration: "Nusumareta Chikara!" (Japanese: 盗まれた能力!) | Katsuya Watanabe | Junichi Miyashita | April 18, 1999 |
10 | "Proud Yellow" Transliteration: "Hokori no Ierō" (Japanese: 誇りのイエロー) | Katsuya Watanabe | Ryōta Yamaguchi | April 25, 1999 |
11 | "The Two Red-Hot Psyma Beasts" Transliteration: "Shakunetsu no Ni Dai Saimajū" (Japanese: 灼熱の2大災魔獣) | Takao Nagaishi | Junki Takegami | May 2, 1999 |
12 | "The Do-or-Die New Coupling Fusion" Transliteration: "Kesshi no Shin Renketsu Gattai" (Japanese: 決死の新連結合体) | Takao Nagaishi | Junki Takegami | May 9, 1999 |
13 | "The Younger Siblings' Rebellion" Transliteration: "Otōto-tachi no Hanran" (Japanese: 弟たちの反乱) | Hajime Konaka | Yasuko Kobayashi | May 16, 1999 |
14 | "The Dreadful Virus" Transliteration: "Kyōfu no Uirusu" (Japanese: 恐怖のウイルス) | Hajime Konaka | Junichi Miyashita | May 23, 1999 |
15 | "Infant Demon Drop's Sortie" Transliteration: "Dōki Doroppu Shutsugeki" (Japanese: 童鬼ドロップ出撃) | Satoshi Morota | Ryōta Yamaguchi | May 30, 1999 |
16 | "The Thief and the Psyma Egg" Transliteration: "Dorobō to Saima no Tamago" (Japanese: 泥棒とサイマの卵) | Satoshi Morota | Yasuko Kobayashi | June 6, 1999 |
17 | "Matoi's Bridal Candidate" Transliteration: "Matoi no Hanayome Kōho" (Japanese: マトイの花嫁候補) | Takao Nagaishi | Junichi Miyashita | June 13, 1999 |
18 | "The Counterattacking V-Lancers" Transliteration: "Gyakushū no Bui Ransā" (Japanese: 逆襲のVランサー) | Takao Nagaishi | Junki Takegami | June 27, 1999 |
19 | "A Total Defeat" Transliteration: "Kanzen Naru Haiboku" (Japanese: 完全なる敗北) | Hajime Konaka | Yasuko Kobayashi | July 4, 1999 |
20 | "Undying Rescue Spirits" Transliteration: "Fumetsu no Resukyū-damashii" (Japanese: 不滅の救急魂) | Hajime Konaka | Yasuko Kobayashi | July 11, 1999 |
21 | "The New 6th Soldier!" Transliteration: "Roku-banme no Shin Senshi!" (Japanese: 6番目の新戦士!) | Katsuya Watanabe | Junki Takegami | July 18, 1999 |
22 | "The Dark King's Last Decisive Battle" Transliteration: "Meiō, Saigo no Kessen" (Japanese: 冥王、最後の決戦) | Katsuya Watanabe | Junki Takegami | July 25, 1999 |
23 | "The Ghost Rescue Mission" Transliteration: "Yūrei Kyūshutsu Sakusen" (Japanese: 幽霊救出作戦) | Takao Nagaishi | Junichi Miyashita | August 1, 1999 |
24 | "Little Kid Rescue Soldiers" Transliteration: "Chibikko Kyūkyū Senshi" (Japanese: ちびっ子救急戦士) | Takao Nagaishi | Ryōta Yamaguchi | August 8, 1999 |
25 | "The Great Witch's Hour of Descent" Transliteration: "Dai Majo Kōrin no Toki" (Japanese: 大魔女降臨の時) | Satoshi Morota | Junki Takegami | August 15, 1999 |
26 | "The Fiery Dragon Prince's Birth" Transliteration: "Honō no Ryū Ōji Tanjō" (Japanese: 炎の龍皇子誕生) | Satoshi Morota | Junki Takegami | August 22, 1999 |
27 | "Yellow Leaves the Front" Transliteration: "Ierō Sensen Ridatsu" (Japanese: イエロー戦線離脱) | Hajime Konaka | Yasuko Kobayashi | August 29, 1999 |
28 | "The Kidnapped Boy!" Transliteration: "Ubawareta Bōi!" (Japanese: 奪われたボーイ!) | Hajime Konaka | Ryōta Yamaguchi | September 5, 1999 |
29 | "The Foreboding Starry Sky" Transliteration: "Munasawagi no Hoshizora" (Japanese: 胸騒ぎの星空) | Hiroshi Butsuda | Junki Takegami | September 12, 1999 |
30 | "Escape! The Dark Planet" Transliteration: "Dasshutsu! Ankoku Wakusei" (Japanese: 脱出!暗黒惑星) | Hiroshi Butsuda | Junki Takegami | September 19, 1999 |
31 | "Cut Down the Psyma Zone" Transliteration: "Kirisake Saima Zōn" (Japanese: 切り裂け災魔空間) | Takao Nagaishi | Junichi Miyashita | September 26, 1999 |
32 | "Wedding Bells" Transliteration: "Wedingu Beru" (Japanese: ウェディングベル) | Takao Nagaishi | Yasuko Kobayashi | October 3, 1999 |
33 | "An Innocent Psyma Warrior" Transliteration: "Ubu na Saima no Senshi" (Japanese: ウブな災魔の戦士) | Katsuya Watanabe | Junki Takegami | October 10, 1999 |
34 | "Death, Else Destruction" Transliteration: "Shi Samo Nakuba Hametsu" (Japanese: 死さもなくば破滅) | Katsuya Watanabe | Yasuko Kobayashi | October 17, 1999 |
35 | "The Black Snake's Trap" Transliteration: "Kuroi Hebi no Torappu" (Japanese: 黒い蛇のトラップ) | Satoshi Morota | Junichi Miyashita | October 24, 1999 |
36 | "Secret Art! The Tornado Drop" Transliteration: "Ōgi! Tatsumaki Otoshi" (Japanese: 奥義!竜巻落とし) | Satoshi Morota | Ryōta Yamaguchi | October 31, 1999 |
37 | "The Beauty is a Psyma Beast!?" Transliteration: "Bijo ga Saimajū!?" (Japanese: 美女がサイマ獣!?) | Hajime Konaka | Junki Takegami | November 7, 1999 |
38 | "The Infinity Chain, Grandchildren, and Persimmons" Transliteration: "Mugen Rensa to Mago to Kaki" (Japanese: 無限連鎖と孫と柿) | Hajime Konaka | Junki Takegami | November 14, 1999 |
39 | "Break the Infinity Chain!" Transliteration: "Mugen Rensa o Tate!" (Japanese: 無限連鎖を断て!) | Katsuya Watanabe | Ryōta Yamaguchi | November 21, 1999 |
40 | "Zero Seconds To Base Destruction" Transliteration: "Kichi Kaimetsu Zero-byō Mae" (Japanese: 基地壊滅0秒前) | Katsuya Watanabe | Junichi Miyashita | November 28, 1999 |
41 | "The Man Matoi Could Not Beat" Transliteration: "Matoi ga Maketa Otoko" (Japanese: マトイが負けた男) | Satoshi Morota | Yasuko Kobayashi | December 5, 1999 |
42 | "The Hellish Psyma Beast Army" Transliteration: "Jigoku no Saimajū Gundan" (Japanese: 地獄の災魔獣軍団) | Satoshi Morota | Junki Takegami | December 12, 1999 |
43 | "The Terrible Psyma Tree" Transliteration: "Senritsu no Saima Tsurī" (Japanese: 戦慄の災魔ツリー) | Hajime Konaka | Junki Takegami | December 19, 1999 |
44 | "Rescue File 99" Transliteration: "Kyūkyū Fairu Kyūjū-kyū" (Japanese: 救急ファイル99) | Hajime Konaka | Ryōta Yamaguchi | December 26, 1999 |
45 | "The Year's First Dream is a Psyma Melody" Transliteration: "Hatsuyume wa Saima no Merodi" (Japanese: 初夢は災魔の旋律) | Katsuya Watanabe | Ryōta Yamaguchi | January 2, 2000 |
46 | "The Flame-Throwing Firefighter Robo" Transliteration: "Honō o Fuku Shōbō Robo" (Japanese: 火を吹く消防ロボ) | Katsuya Watanabe | Yasuko Kobayashi | January 9, 2000 |
47 | "The Dark King! The Cost of Revival" Transliteration: "Meiō! Fukkatsu no Daishō" (Japanese: 冥王!復活の代償) | Takao Nagaishi | Junki Takegami | January 16, 2000 |
48 | "The Showdown is at the Psyma Paradico" Transliteration: "Kessen wa Saima Paradiko" (Japanese: 決戦は災魔宮殿) | Takao Nagaishi | Junki Takegami | January 23, 2000 |
49 | "Awakening! Two Destructive Gods" Transliteration: "Kakusei! Ni Dai Hakaishin" (Japanese: 覚醒!二大破壊神) | Hajime Konaka | Junki Takegami | January 30, 2000 |
50 (Finale) | "Burning Rescue Spirits" Transliteration: "Moeru Resukyū-damashii" (Japanese: 燃える救急魂) | Hajime Konaka | Junki Takegami | February 6, 2000 |
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