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Gosei Sentai Dairanger — Episode Guide
Every episode of Gosei Sentai Dairanger in broadcast order, with subtitle, air date, writer and director. Full synopses are written in Japanese; this English page lists the per-episode facts as a table, with each cours opening on a short summary.
Sources: per-episode synopses rewritten in Japanese (not verbatim) from RangerWiki, an English fan encyclopedia (CC BY-SA); cours intros from Japanese Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Proper nouns are cross-checked against this site’s own data; uncertain specifics are left unstated.
US adaptation
This show’s suited action and giant-robo footage was re-edited into Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (Season 2) overseas. The footage does not map 1:1 to US episodes, so below we annotate only the debut episodes of mecha whose US names are sourced.
See the seam in detail →Around 6,000 BC the qi-wielding Dai clan warred with the sorcery-wielding Gorma. In the present the Gorma revive, and under the surviving Dai master Kaku five young people transform into the Dairangers. In episode 8 the five Mythical Qi Beasts unite into the giant warrior Dairen-Oh.
| Ep | Subtitle (JP) | Air date | Writer | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 転身だァァッ KEY ▶ watch | 1993-02-19 | 杉村升 | 小林義明 |
| 02 | 気力だァァッ!! ▶ watch | 1993-02-26 | 杉村升 | 小林義明 |
| 03 | 魂ちょうだい! ▶ watch | 1993-03-05 | 杉村升 | 坂本太郎 |
| 04 | 俺たち甘いぜ!! ▶ watch | 1993-03-12 | 杉村升 | 坂本太郎 |
| 05 | あっタマきたッ ▶ watch | 1993-03-26 | 荒川稔久 | 小笠原猛 |
| 06 | 風よブッちぎれ ▶ watch | 1993-04-02 | 荒川稔久 | 小笠原猛 |
| 07 | 裏切り者ォッ! ▶ watch | 1993-04-09 | 杉村升 | 渡辺勝也 |
| 08 | おやじぃぃッ!! KEY ▶ watch
US → Dairen-Oh = Thunder Megazord | 1993-04-16 | 杉村升 | 渡辺勝也 |
| 09 | うぬぼれるなッ ▶ watch | 1993-04-23 | 藤井邦夫 | 坂本太郎 |
| 10 | あァ復讐の女神 ▶ watch | 1993-04-30 | 藤井邦夫 | 坂本太郎 |
| 11 | 磁石でガウス! ▶ watch | 1993-05-07 | 荒川稔久 | 小笠原猛 |
| 12 | 豆腐で酔ったァ ▶ watch | 1993-05-14 | 高久進 | 小笠原猛 |
| 13 | カッ カブキ小僧 ▶ watch | 1993-05-21 | 杉村升 | 東條昭平 |
The nine-year-old boy Kou transforms via the White Tiger sword into the adult-bodied Kiba Ranger, joining as the sixth warrior (ep.17). In episode 22 Won Tiger combines with Tenku Qiden to form Kiba Daioh.
| Ep | Subtitle (JP) | Air date | Writer | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | イヨッ 結婚ぢゃ ▶ watch | 1993-05-28 | 杉村升 | 東條昭平 |
| 15 | 3バカサッカー ▶ watch | 1993-06-04 | 荒川稔久 | 坂本太郎 |
| 16 | ゴロゴロ子供石 ▶ watch | 1993-06-11 | 藤井邦夫 | 坂本太郎 |
| 17 | 出ました新戦士 KEY ▶ watch | 1993-06-18 | 杉村升 | 渡辺勝也 |
| 18 | (秘)の白虎ちゃん ▶ watch | 1993-06-25 | 杉村升 | 渡辺勝也 |
| 19 | ドキドキ美少女 ▶ watch | 1993-07-02 | 荒川稔久 | 小笠原猛 |
| 20 | 初公開ゴーマ宮 ▶ watch | 1993-07-09 | 荒川稔久 | 小笠原猛 |
| 21 | 気伝獣様ご誕生 ▶ watch | 1993-07-16 | 杉村升 | 東條昭平 |
| 22 | 虎の子大秘術!! KEY ▶ watch
US → Kiba Daioh = Mega Tigerzord | 1993-07-23 | 杉村升 | 東條昭平 |
| 23 | 純愛まっしぐら ▶ watch | 1993-07-30 | 藤井邦夫 | 坂本太郎 |
| 24 | 3バカ超野球! ▶ watch | 1993-08-06 | 荒川稔久 | 坂本太郎 |
| 25 | ぞろぞろ裏戦隊 ▶ watch | 1993-08-13 | 高久進 | 小笠原猛 |
| 26 | 嫌な嫌な嫌な奴 ▶ watch | 1993-08-20 | 井上敏樹 | 渡辺勝也 |
The super Qi Beast Daimugen appears and the seven-beast Heavy Armor Qiden is completed (ep.31). From episode 37 the Great Dragon, which permits no war between qi and sorcery, repeatedly descends and disrupts the conflict.
| Ep | Subtitle (JP) | Air date | Writer | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | 最終拳だだだッ ▶ watch | 1993-08-27 | 井上敏樹 | 渡辺勝也 |
| 28 | 総登場だぎゃ!! ▶ watch | 1993-09-03 | 杉村升 | 小笠原猛 |
| 29 | 母子涙の(秘)裏話 ▶ watch | 1993-09-10 | 杉村升 | 東條昭平 |
| 30 | 必殺早口仕事人 ▶ watch | 1993-09-17 | 杉村升 | 東條昭平 |
| 31 | また出た新戦士 KEY ▶ watch | 1993-09-24 | 杉村升 | 東條昭平 |
| 32 | 黄金キックの鬼 ▶ watch | 1993-10-01 | 杉村升 | 小林義明 |
| 33 | アイドル初体験 ▶ watch | 1993-10-08 | 荒川稔久 | 渡辺勝也 |
| 34 | トゲトゲ少女狩 ▶ watch | 1993-10-15 | 高久進 | 小林義明 |
| 35 | 新奥義クモの舞 ▶ watch | 1993-10-22 | 井上敏樹 | 渡辺勝也 |
| 36 | 恨み節6千年… ▶ watch | 1993-10-29 | 藤井邦夫 | 坂本太郎 |
| 37 | 必見!! でけェ奴 KEY ▶ watch | 1993-11-05 | 杉村升 | 東條昭平 |
| 38 | えーッ!! 停戦!? ▶ watch | 1993-11-12 | 杉村升 | 東條昭平 |
| 39 | 魔拳 落日に散る ▶ watch | 1993-11-19 | 井上敏樹 | 小笠原猛 |
The fate surrounding Kou's mother resolves, and the master Kaku falls in the Gorma succession battle (eps.45–46). In the finale the Gorma officers' surprising true nature is revealed, ending the long war of qi and sorcery.
| Ep | Subtitle (JP) | Air date | Writer | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | さらば! 3バカ ▶ watch | 1993-11-26 | 荒川稔久 | 東條昭平 |
| 41 | クジャク大昇天 ▶ watch | 1993-12-03 | 藤井邦夫 | 坂本太郎 |
| 42 | 母ちゃん一直線 ▶ watch | 1993-12-10 | 杉村升 | 小笠原猛 |
| 43 | 激白 禁断の過去 ▶ watch | 1993-12-17 | 杉村升 | 渡辺勝也 |
| 44 | 感動!! 君も泣け ▶ watch | 1993-12-24 | 杉村升 | 渡辺勝也 |
| 45 | 本気で解散!! ▶ watch | 1994-01-07 | 杉村升 | 坂本太郎 |
| 46 | 英雄まるはだか ▶ watch | 1994-01-14 | 杉村升 | 坂本太郎 |
| 47 | すっげェ〜真実 ▶ watch | 1994-01-21 | 荒川稔久 | 小笠原猛 |
| 48 | 壮絶!! 道士死す KEY ▶ watch | 1994-01-28 | 荒川稔久 | 小笠原猛 |
| 49 | 最終決戦だァッ ▶ watch | 1994-02-04 | 杉村升 | 東條昭平 |
| 50 | 行くぞォォッ KEY ▶ watch | 1994-02-11 | 杉村升 | 東條昭平 |
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