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Kyōryū Sentai Zyuranger — Episode Guide
Every episode of Kyōryū Sentai Zyuranger 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 1) 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 →170 million years ago, the fairy tribe sealed the witch Bandora — bent on wiping out humanity — on the planet Nemesis. In the present a shuttle accident revives her, and the sage Barza awakens five warriors of ancient tribes. In episode 6 the Guardian Beasts unite as Daizyujin.
| Ep | Subtitle (JP) | Air date | Writer | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 誕生 KEY ▶ watch | 1992-02-21 | 杉村升 | 東條昭平 |
| 02 | 復活 ▶ watch | 1992-02-28 | 杉村升 | 東條昭平 |
| 03 | 戦え絶望の大地 ▶ watch | 1992-03-06 | 杉村升 | 小笠原猛 |
| 04 | 甦れ伝説の武器 ▶ watch | 1992-03-13 | 杉村升 | 小笠原猛 |
| 05 | 怖〜いナゾナゾ ▶ watch | 1992-03-27 | 杉村升 | 坂本太郎 |
| 06 | 立て!!大獣神 KEY ▶ watch
US → Dino Tanker = Tank Mode, Daizyujin = Megazord (Dino Megazord) | 1992-04-03 | 杉村升・荒木憲一 | 東條昭平 |
| 07 | みえる、みえる ▶ watch | 1992-04-10 | 杉村升・荒木憲一 | 東條昭平 |
| 08 | 恐怖! 瞬間喰い ▶ watch | 1992-04-17 | 杉村升 | 東條昭平 |
| 09 | 走れタマゴ王子 ▶ watch | 1992-04-24 | 杉村升 | 小笠原猛 |
| 10 | 猿はもうイヤ！ ▶ watch | 1992-05-01 | 杉村升 | 小笠原猛 |
| 11 | ご主人さま！ ▶ watch | 1992-05-08 | 杉村升・荒木憲一 | 渡辺勝也 |
| 12 | パパは吸血鬼!? ▶ watch | 1992-05-15 | 高久進 | 渡辺勝也 |
| 13 | 射て! 黄金の矢 ▶ watch | 1992-05-22 | 荒川稔久 | 東條昭平 |
Geki's elder brother Burai appears as the enemy Dragon Ranger (ep.17). After a duel they reconcile, and in episode 22 he joins as the series' first regular sixth warrior; his Dragon Caesar combines into Gouryujin.
| Ep | Subtitle (JP) | Air date | Writer | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | 小さくなァれ！ ▶ watch | 1992-05-29 | 杉村升 | 東條昭平 |
| 15 | 破れ! 暗黒超剣 ▶ watch | 1992-06-05 | 杉村升 | 坂本太郎 |
| 16 | クシャミ大作戦 ▶ watch | 1992-06-12 | 高久進 | 坂本太郎 |
| 17 | 六人目の英雄（ヒーロー）！ KEY ▶ watch | 1992-06-19 | 杉村升 | 東條昭平 |
| 18 | 憎しみの兄弟剣 ▶ watch | 1992-06-26 | 杉村升 | 東條昭平 |
| 19 | 女戦士サソリ！ ▶ watch | 1992-07-03 | 杉村升 | 小笠原猛 |
| 20 | 大獣神最期の日 ▶ watch | 1992-07-10 | 杉村升 | 小笠原猛 |
| 21 | 守護獣大あばれ ▶ watch
US → Dragon Caesar = Dragonzord | 1992-07-17 | 杉村升 | 東條昭平 |
| 22 | 合体! 剛龍神 KEY ▶ watch
US → Gouryujin = Mega Dragonzord | 1992-07-24 | 杉村升 | 東條昭平 |
| 23 | 好きすき超魔球 ▶ watch | 1992-07-31 | 杉村升 | 坂本太郎 |
| 24 | カメでまんねん ▶ watch | 1992-08-07 | 荒川稔久 | 坂本太郎 |
| 25 | 悪魔のすむ公園 ▶ watch | 1992-08-14 | 高久進 | 雨宮慶太 |
| 26 | カキ氷にご用心 ▶ watch | 1992-08-21 | 井上敏樹 | 雨宮慶太 |
Through the trial of the mystic swamp, the King Brachion appears (ep.29) and Ultimate Daizyujin is completed. The battle against the revived Great Satan intensifies.
| Ep | Subtitle (JP) | Air date | Writer | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | メイを食べたい ▶ watch | 1992-08-28 | 鷺山京子 | 東條昭平 |
| 28 | 大改造！粘土獣 ▶ watch | 1992-09-04 | 杉村升 | 東條昭平 |
| 29 | 謎!?襲う獣騎神 KEY ▶ watch | 1992-09-11 | 杉村升 | 小笠原猛 |
| 30 | サタンが来る!! ▶ watch | 1992-09-18 | 杉村升 | 小笠原猛 |
| 31 | 復活！究極の神 KEY ▶ watch | 1992-09-25 | 杉村升 | 小笠原猛 |
| 32 | ゲキよ涙を斬れ ▶ watch | 1992-10-02 | 荒川稔久 | 渡辺勝也 |
| 33 | 教えて！勇気玉 ▶ watch | 1992-10-09 | 鷺山京子 | 渡辺勝也 |
| 34 | ブライ生きて！ ▶ watch | 1992-10-16 | 杉村升 | 坂本太郎 |
| 35 | 忍者戦士ボーイ ▶ watch | 1992-10-23 | 高久進 | 坂本太郎 |
| 36 | くだけ！死の鏡 ▶ watch | 1992-10-30 | 杉村升 | 東條昭平 |
| 37 | 恐竜が生まれる ▶ watch | 1992-11-06 | 杉村升 | 小笠原猛 |
| 38 | メイ姫七変化!! ▶ watch | 1992-11-13 | 荒川稔久 | 東條昭平 |
| 39 | 地底獣の涙… ▶ watch | 1992-11-20 | 高久進 | 小笠原猛 |
Burai — granted only borrowed time after losing his life in his long sleep — fades away as his lifespan runs out (ep.42). In the finale the heroes face Dora Talos, piloted by Bandora's son Kai, and Daizyujin seals Bandora's band back into the jar.
| Ep | Subtitle (JP) | Air date | Writer | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | ブライ死の出発（たびだち） ▶ watch | 1992-11-27 | 杉村升 | 東條昭平 |
| 41 | 燃えよブライ！ ▶ watch | 1992-12-04 | 杉村升 | 東條昭平 |
| 42 | ブライ死す… KEY ▶ watch | 1992-12-11 | 杉村升 | 東條昭平 |
| 43 | 甦れ！ 獣奏剣 ▶ watch | 1992-12-18 | 荒川稔久 | 坂本太郎 |
| 44 | 女剣士！日本一 ▶ watch | 1992-12-25 | 荒川稔久 | 坂本太郎 |
| 45 | バカヤロー少年 ▶ watch | 1993-01-08 | 高久進 | 小笠原猛 |
| 46 | 参上! 凶悪戦隊 ▶ watch | 1993-01-15 | 荒川稔久 | 小笠原猛 |
| 47 | 突入!!最終決戦 ▶ watch | 1993-01-22 | 杉村升 | 渡辺勝也 |
| 48 | 闇からの息子 KEY ▶ watch | 1993-01-29 | 杉村升 | 渡辺勝也 |
| 49 | 神が負けた!! ▶ watch | 1993-02-05 | 杉村升 | 東條昭平 |
| 50 | 恐竜万歳!! KEY ▶ watch | 1993-02-12 | 杉村升 | 東條昭平 |
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