Gekisou Sentai Carranger
| Gekisou Sentai Carranger | |
|---|---|
Title card | |
| Genre | Tokusatsu Self-parody Superhero fiction Action-Comedy Slice of life |
| Created by | Toei Company |
| Developed by | Yoshio Urasawa |
| Directed by | Yoshiaki Kobayashi |
| Starring | Yūji Kishi Yoshihiro Masujima Yoshihiro Fukuda Yuka Motohashi Atsuko Kurusu Rika Nanase |
| Opening theme | "Gekisou Sentai Carranger" by Naritaka Takayama |
| Ending theme | "Paradise Samba" by Naritaka Takayama |
| Composer | Toshihiko Sahashi |
| Country of origin | Japan |
| Original language | Japanese |
| No. of episodes | 48 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Producers | Tarō Iwamoto Atsushi Kaji Kenji Ōta Shigenori Takatera Kōichi Yada |
| Production location | Tokyo, Japan (Greater Tokyo Area) |
| Running time | approx. 20 minutes' |
| Production companies | TV Asahi Toei Company Toei Agency |
| Original release | |
| Network | ANN (TV Asahi) |
| Release | March 1, 1996 – February 7, 1997 |
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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.