Production Timeline
Arranged by when they were made — and what happened at the same moment.
One river rather than an air-order table: Japanese tokusatsu bleeding outward across the ocean. Japan on the left, where it landed on the right. Separate stories, and the rapids of a single current.
Time to cross the ocean
Roughly a year behind, year after year.
Japanese debut (left) and the year that footage aired in its US form (right). Lined up, each show crossed about a year later — the US version trailing in the same order.
※ Years are broadcast years (Japan = debut; US = the season’s air year). Sources on each work page and The Seam Map.
This timeline’s axes
The vertical axis is time (older at the top). The central river splits Japan’s production and broadcast events on the left from where that footage landed overseas on the right. Dates are the month a show began airing; overseas entries use broadcast years.
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1992-02
Official footage Japan
Zyuranger begins airing
Kyōryū Sentai Zyuranger →
Collectibles (Rakuten/Yahoo, unaltered) · affiliate (PR)
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1992
Official footage Overseas
Saban signs with Toei for the non-Asia rights; the seed of the overseas version
Source = Kyōryū Sentai Zyuranger (the same footage crossed over)
恐竜戦隊ジュウレンジャー S.H.Figuarts プテラレンジャー
From Kyōryū Sentai Zyuranger · affiliate (PR) -
1993-02
Official footage Japan
Zyuranger ends / Dairanger begins
Gosei Sentai Dairanger →
Collectibles (Rakuten/Yahoo, unaltered) · affiliate (PR)
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1993-08
Official footage Overseas
MMPR premieres in the US — Zyuranger footage crosses the ocean
Source = Kyōryū Sentai Zyuranger (the same footage crossed over)
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1994-02
Official footage Japan
Dairanger ends / Kakuranger begins
Ninja Sentai Kakuranger →
Collectibles (Rakuten/Yahoo, unaltered) · affiliate (PR)
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1994
Official footage Overseas
MMPR Season 2 — Dairanger mecha reused
Source = Gosei Sentai Dairanger (the same footage crossed over)
S.H.フィギュアーツ 五星戦隊ダイレンジャー リュウレンジャー 約150m
From Gosei Sentai Dairanger · affiliate (PR) -
1995-03
Official footage Japan
Ohranger begins airing (the 20th-anniversary work)
Chouriki Sentai Ohranger →
Collectibles (Rakuten/Yahoo, unaltered) · affiliate (PR)
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1995
Official footage Overseas
MMPR S3 / Alien Rangers — Kakuranger suits cross over
Source = Ninja Sentai Kakuranger (the same footage crossed over)
バンダイ ソフビ セイカイ ニンジャイエロー 忍者戦隊カクレンジャー戦隊シリ
From Ninja Sentai Kakuranger · affiliate (PR) -
1996-02
Official footage Japan
All 48 episodes conclude
Chouriki Sentai Ohranger → Collectibles (Rakuten/Yahoo, unaltered) · affiliate (PR)
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1996-03
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1996-04
Official footage Overseas
Power Rangers Zeo premieres in the US — Ohranger footage crosses the ocean
Source = Chouriki Sentai Ohranger (the same footage crossed over)
開封 パワーブレス 30th ANNIVERSARY EDITION バンダ
From Chouriki Sentai Ohranger · affiliate (PR) -
1997-02
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1997-04
Overseas
Power Rangers Turbo premieres in the US — Carranger footage crosses the ocean
バンダイ ユタカ ソフビ3体 激走戦隊カーレンジャー戦隊シリーズ
From Gekisou Sentai Carranger · affiliate (PR)
* Dates are the month a show began airing; overseas years are broadcast years. See each work page and The Seam Map for details and sources.