Super Sentai (Squadron) Strongest Battle Team Analysis Part 6: The MaskMen and the LiveMen
"Friends! Why did you sell your souls to the Devil?" That saying 31 years ago now has a different meaning: The Aura Powers and the mission to protect the life on Earth are making turning points and today, jealousy and hate prevail over affection and love. And now, it's their turn to sell their souls to the Devil.
Previously, we examine the teams the ChangeMen and the FlashMen belong.
And as we continue our analysis of the Super Sentai (Squadron) Strongest Battle Teams, let's focus on the last two Super Sentai (Squadron) Series of the Showa Era.
This time, they're the eleventh and twelfth Super Sentai (Squadron) Series called Hikari Sentai MasukuMan (Light Squadron MaskMan/Mask Men) from February 28, 1987 Saturday to February 20, 1988 Saturday and Choujuu Sentai RaibuMan (Superbeast Squadron LiveMan/Live Men) from February 27, 1988 Saturday to February 18, 1989 Saturday.
For those Filipino, French and Brazilian fans of Super Sentai (Squadron) Series out there, please pay attention to this article because the forces of the Aura Power and the Nature Protectors will surely have a rivalry outside of the planet Earth.
So, let's analyze these two teams, okay?
Alright! Let's do this!
11) The MaskMen
Takeru/Red Mask/Red Mask Man is now 56 Years Old, Kenta/Black Mask/Black Mask Man is now 54 Years Old, Akira/Blue Mask/Blue Mask Man is now 48 Years Old, Haruka/Yellow Mask/Yellow Mask Woman is now 51 Years Old and Momoko/Pink Mask/Pink Mask Woman is now 51 Years Old.
Until now, Takeru had missed Princess Ial or Mio bitterly.
She's a middle-aged woman now alongside her twin sister Princess Igam.
And when it comes to the planet Nemesis (shame that's not the source of the Aura Power there), unbeknownst to their former mentor Sanjuurou Sugata, they're gonna have a bitter rivalry that they may never had or may had been before.
Thus, the balance of the Aura Energy/Power is largely affected due to their jealousy against one another.
Here's the list of teams where the MaskMen belong to:
Takeru/Red Mask/Red Mask Man: Martial Artist Team
Kenta/Black Mask/Black Mask Man: Black Warrior Team
Akira/Blue Mask/Blue Mask Man: Speed Team
Haruka/Yellow Mask/Yellow Mask Woman: Acrobat Team
Momoko/Pink Mask/Pink Mask Woman: Pink Warrior Team
This is going to be a roller coaster ride, since the Aura Power is going to have an unstable impact on all of the MaskMen. So, here are the results of this bloody tournament that not even Ryousuke Kaizu, Issei Hirota and Yuki Nagata will surely like on this one:
Round Of 32
Akira's, Haruka's and Momoko's Teams were defeated while Kenta's Team was defeated by Takeru's Team.
Take note that Akira's Team was defeated by the Brain Team, Haruka's Team was defeated by the Land, Sea and Air Team and Momoko's Team was defeated by the Gunman Team.
And one more thing: The reason why Takeru defeated Kenta is because they developed a rivalry that they never had in 1987. It's like when Takeru is hating Kenta for betrayal which results in the latter team's defeat.
As a result, Kenta, Akira, Haruka and Momoko were disappeared, taken away by Rita and were imprisoned in her gem.
Attempting to escape using their Aura Powers were ineffective, since her gem had multiple layers to prevent them from using such strategies.
Round Of 16
Looks like Takeru's Team had stood its ground unopposed...for now.
Quarterfinals
While Takeru and Heavenly Fire Star Ryou/RyuuRanger/RyuRanger//Dragon Ranger of DaiRanger/Great Rangers of the Martial Artist Team fought against Tsuruhime (Crane Princess)/NinjaWhite of KakuRanger/Hidden Rangers and U.A.O.H. Air Force Colonel Gorou Hoshino/OhRed/Red King Ranger Five of OhRanger/King Rangers of the Leader Team, Gaisorg/Gaisoulg crashed their party and this resulted in the disappearances of Takeru, Tsuruhime and Gorou even after Ryou grabbed the gem from either of the two members of the Leader Team.
Not knowing inside Gaisorg's/Gaisoulg's armor is Takaharu Igasaki/AkaNinger/Red Ninja/Endurance Ranger of the Ninninger/Ninja/Endurance Rangers of the Oddball Team.
Nevertheless, Takeru's remaining members of his Martial Artist Team pressed on to defeat the Leader Team.
Semifinals
Despite Takeru's absence, his Martial Artist Team defeated the Super Strong Team.
The problem? Rita had captured Ryou and his partner Tatsuya Asami/TimeRed/Red Time Ranger of TimeRanger/Time Rangers and they were imprisoned inside her gem.
She did the same thing to Gouki/GingaBlue/Blue Galaxy Man of GingaMan/Galaxy Men and his partner Soutarou Ushigome/GaoBlack/Black Roaring Ranger of GaoRanger/Roaring Rangers of the Super Strong Team.
Finals
It would've been nice to see Takeru's Martial Artist Team fighting against the Oddball Team here. Unfortunately, Rita had cancelled this match.
And since it was Rita who imprisoned all of the MaskMen in her gem, she used it to revive the main villain of ZyuRanger/Beast Rangers Great Satan while the MaskMen were suffering inside.
Great Satan had transformed into Ultimate Great Satan to defeat the Oddball Team, who then used their counterattack tactics by summoning Goukai/Gokai/Heroic Galleon to smash the floating head being before evacuation and they were aided by the Red Sentai (Squadron) Warriors' Spirits who were seeking for justice.
Thus, the Ultimate Great Satan was shattered into pieces the second time around since February 12, 1993 Friday.
When Rita, in her Gaisorg's/Gaisoulg's armor, blasted the Oddball Team and held one of its members Kagura Izumi/TokkyuuGoGou/ToQ 5gou/Limited Express Ranger No. 5 of Tokkyuuger/ToQger/ Limited Express Rangers hostage, two Ryuusoulgers/Ryusoulgers/Dinosoul Rangers/Saur Soul Rangers Towa/RyuusoulGreen/RyusoulGreen/Green Dinosoul Ranger and Banba or Bamba/RyuusoulBlack/RyusoulBlack/Black Dinosoul Ranger/Black Saur Soul Ranger had rescued her and then separate Gaisorg's/Gaisoulg's armor from Rita.
Her gem was shattered and this may have lead to the release of all the Super Sentai (Squadron) Teams, including the MaskMen.
12) The LiveMen
Yuusuke Amamiya/Red Falcon is now 52 Years Old, Jou Oohara/Yellow Lion is now 51 Years Old, Megumi Misaki/Blue Dolphin is now 50 Years Old, Tetsuya Yano/Black Bison is now 50 Years Old and Junichi or Jun'ichi Aikawa/Green Rhino/Green Rhinoceros is now 48 Years Old.
The former Academia students are continuing to protect and preserve the environment as the professors and scientists of nature.
Of course, their good old mentor Colon is still with them supervising the activities.
But when they went to the planet Nemesis, things are about to get moody and worst of all, they did something horrible that their late friends save Gou Omura did: The LiveMen (and their Super Sentai (Squadron) Team Rivals) had sold their souls to the Devil so that they can assure that whoever wins, either one of them will rule the universe-with evil of course!
The nature loving professors and scientists, who once protected the environment, are now planet wreckers and cosmos destroyers due to Rita's brainwashing on all of the Super Sentai (Squadron) Teams!
This is nuts!
Which of the teams the LiveMen belong to? Let's analyze:
Yuusuke Amamiya/Red Falcon: Flying Team
Jou Oohara/Yellow Lion: Land, Sea and Air Team
Megumi Misaki/Blue Dolphin: Archer Team
Tetsuya Yano/Black Bison: Black Warrior Team
Junichi or Jun'ichi Aikawa/Green Rhino/Green Rhinoceros: Super Strong Team
Colon: Support Team
It was so awful how the Super Sentai (Squadron) Teams are selling their souls to the Devil and Rita!
God the Father in Heaven is not gonna happy about that because if you do, you'll go to hell for eternal damnation, not eternal salvation!
It was truly unforgivable to see the Super Sentai (Squadron) Teams from the eldest to the youngest are fighting against each other for various reasons and for what purpose?
Universal ruling with evil inside of their body? How horrible!
Oh well, let's see the results of this bloody tournament the LiveMen involved on this one:
Round Of 32
Megumi's, Tetsuya's and Colon's Teams were defeated while Yuusuke's Team defeated the Refreshing Team, Jou's Team defeated the Acrobat Team and Jun'ichi's Team defeated the Curveball Team. Take note that Megumi and her Archer Teammate Shunsuke Hino/Yellow Turbo/Yellow Turbo Ranger were defeated by Doggie "Boss" Kruger/DekaMaster/Master Detective Ranger of DekaRanger/Detective Rangers and Takeru Shiba/ShinkenRed/Red True Sword Ranger of Shinkenger/True Sword Rangers of the Swordsman Team while Tetsuya's Team was defeated by the Martial Artist Team.
Even though Jun'ichi may or may not have disappeared, he and his Super Strong Teammates Soutarou Ushigome/GaoBlack/Black Roaring Ranger of GaoRanger/Roaring Rangers and Natsuki Mamiya a.k.a. Princess Lelina of Lemuria/BoukenYellow/Yellow Adventure Ranger of Boukenger/Adventure Rangers defeated the Curveball Team Members NinjaMan of KakuRanger/Hidden Rangers, SignalMan of CarRanger/Car Rangers and Asuka Kagura/Heavenly Ninja Shurikenger/Throwing Star Ranger/Small Throwing Blade Ranger of Hurricaneger/Hurricane Rangers and pressed on to fight with or without Jun'ichi. They also faced Gaisorg/Gaisoulg with extreme difficulty, but were able to overcome him.
Meanwhile, Jun'ichi, Megumi, Tetsuya and Colon had disappeared, taken away by Rita and imprisoned in her gem.
Round Of 16
Yuusuke's Team was defeated by the Swordsman Team while Jou's and Jun'ichi's Teams had stood their ground unopposed...for now. Yuusuke have joined Rita's imprisonment system for further suffering.
Quarterfinals
Jou's Team was defeated by the Oddball Team and he joined Rita's gem imprisonment system.
Despite Jun'ichi's absence, his remaining members of the Super Strong Team Gouki/GingaBlue/Blue Galaxy Man of GingaMan/Galaxy Men, Raita Ooishi/Yellow Owl of JetMan/Jet Men and Natsuki Mamiya/BoukenYellow/Yellow Adventure Ranger of Boukenger/Adventure Rangers defeated the members of the Glided Team Great Swordsman Zubaan of Boukenger/Adventure Rangers, Hiroto Sutou/Go-On Gold/Gold Go On Ranger of Go-Onger/Go On Rangers and GoseiKnight/Knight Guard Star Ranger of Goseiger/Guard Star Rangers.
Semifinals
Jun'ichi's Team was defeated by the Martial Artist Team.
All of the LiveMen and their mentor Colon were inside Rita's gem and were suffering further because ZyuRanger's/Beast Rangers main villain Great Satan (yup, as in Satan the Devil in the Bible) was revived after 26 years and then transformed into Ultimate Great Satan in an attempt to defeat the Oddball Team.
They then fought back against him by summoning Goukai/Gokai/Heroic Galleon, the headquarters of one of its members Captain Marvelous/GoukaiRed/Gokaired/Red Heroic Ranger and his Goukaigers/Gokaigers/Heroic Rangers to smash the Ultimate Great Satan's head before evacuating and the Red Sentai (Squadron) Warriors' Spirits, who were seeking for justice, aided the Oddball Team in destroying Ultimate Great Satan the second time around.
With two Ryuusoulgers/Ryusoulgers/Dinosoul Rangers/Saur Soul Rangers Towa and Banba or Bamba rescuing Kagura Izumi/TokkyuuGoGou/ToQ 5gou/Limited Express Ranger No. 5 of Tokkyuuger/ToQger/Limited Express Rangers of the Oddball Team from hostage taking of Rita in her Gaisorg's/Gaisoulg's armor, which was separated from her by the 2019 Super Sentai (Squadron) Team, the shattering of Rita's gem which may have lead to the release of the Super Sentai (Squadron) Teams including the LiveMen and their mentor and the arresting of Rita, the opposing teams need something after this bloody tournament: redeeming themselves, redemption, repentance and forgiveness.
How I wished they'll never sell their souls to the Devil again...or is it?
Ryousuke Kaizu's Twitter Account (@InabaKazu) did say something about the Super Sentai (Squadron) Strongest Battle Miniseries.
He apologized for not reprising his role because of his Niya Niya Family (the group comprises of Michiko Makino as Hikaru Katsuragi/Pink Five of BioMan/Bio Men, Ryousuke Kaizu as Takeru/Red Mask/Red Mask Man of MaskMan/Mask Men, Kei Shindachiya as Ken Hoshikawa/Five Blue/Blue Five Man of FiveMan/Five Men, Eri Tanaka as Chisato Jougasaki/MegaYellow/Yellow Mega Ranger of MegaRanger/Mega Rangers and Juri Miyazawa as Saya/GingaPink/Pink Galaxy Woman of GingaMan/Galaxy Men) concert activities.
How I wished he'll be back soon, but he didn't.
We'll see if he changes his mind once the 45th Anniversary of the Super Sentai (Squadron) Series will continue to celebrate or not in 2021.
With the death of Emperor Hirohito of Japan (Emperor Naruhito's grandfather) died on January 7, 1989 Saturday at the age of 87, the airing of the program Superbeast Squadron LiveMan/Live Men was temporarily suspended to give way for the special coverage of the said event. TV Asahi was one of the television networks covering this breaking news and when his son Emperor Akihito (Emperor Naruhito's father) succeeded him on the throne on the same day, LiveMan/Live Men resumed its broadcast on January 14, 1989 Saturday with only six episodes remaining.
From Episode Nos. 44 to 49 (January 14, 1989 Saturday to February 18, 1989 Saturday), these were the first episodes that were aired during the Heisei Era.
And so, we concluded the Part 6 of the last two Super Sentai (Squadron) Series of the Showa Era.
All in all, there were 12 Super Sentai (Squadron) Series aired during that era.
From GoRanger/Five Rangers to LiveMan/Live Men, lots of lifestyles were changed throughout the decade.
Next time, we will analyze the first two Super Sentai (Squadron) Series of the Heisei Era: the TurboRangers, the former high school students who have attitude in their hearts and the FiveMen, the Hoshikawa Siblings of the planet Sidon who made their Earth a second home.
So, get your snacks ready and we'll analyze them one by one the next time we'll meet again. It's break time, so stay tuned!
Last updated and revised: March 25, 2020 Wednesday 3:53 P.M. (1553H PHST)
Previously, we examine the teams the ChangeMen and the FlashMen belong.
And as we continue our analysis of the Super Sentai (Squadron) Strongest Battle Teams, let's focus on the last two Super Sentai (Squadron) Series of the Showa Era.
This time, they're the eleventh and twelfth Super Sentai (Squadron) Series called Hikari Sentai MasukuMan (Light Squadron MaskMan/Mask Men) from February 28, 1987 Saturday to February 20, 1988 Saturday and Choujuu Sentai RaibuMan (Superbeast Squadron LiveMan/Live Men) from February 27, 1988 Saturday to February 18, 1989 Saturday.
For those Filipino, French and Brazilian fans of Super Sentai (Squadron) Series out there, please pay attention to this article because the forces of the Aura Power and the Nature Protectors will surely have a rivalry outside of the planet Earth.
So, let's analyze these two teams, okay?
Alright! Let's do this!
11) The MaskMen
Takeru/Red Mask/Red Mask Man is now 56 Years Old, Kenta/Black Mask/Black Mask Man is now 54 Years Old, Akira/Blue Mask/Blue Mask Man is now 48 Years Old, Haruka/Yellow Mask/Yellow Mask Woman is now 51 Years Old and Momoko/Pink Mask/Pink Mask Woman is now 51 Years Old.
Until now, Takeru had missed Princess Ial or Mio bitterly.
She's a middle-aged woman now alongside her twin sister Princess Igam.
And when it comes to the planet Nemesis (shame that's not the source of the Aura Power there), unbeknownst to their former mentor Sanjuurou Sugata, they're gonna have a bitter rivalry that they may never had or may had been before.
Thus, the balance of the Aura Energy/Power is largely affected due to their jealousy against one another.
Here's the list of teams where the MaskMen belong to:
Takeru/Red Mask/Red Mask Man: Martial Artist Team
Kenta/Black Mask/Black Mask Man: Black Warrior Team
Akira/Blue Mask/Blue Mask Man: Speed Team
Haruka/Yellow Mask/Yellow Mask Woman: Acrobat Team
Momoko/Pink Mask/Pink Mask Woman: Pink Warrior Team
This is going to be a roller coaster ride, since the Aura Power is going to have an unstable impact on all of the MaskMen. So, here are the results of this bloody tournament that not even Ryousuke Kaizu, Issei Hirota and Yuki Nagata will surely like on this one:
Round Of 32
Akira's, Haruka's and Momoko's Teams were defeated while Kenta's Team was defeated by Takeru's Team.
Take note that Akira's Team was defeated by the Brain Team, Haruka's Team was defeated by the Land, Sea and Air Team and Momoko's Team was defeated by the Gunman Team.
And one more thing: The reason why Takeru defeated Kenta is because they developed a rivalry that they never had in 1987. It's like when Takeru is hating Kenta for betrayal which results in the latter team's defeat.
As a result, Kenta, Akira, Haruka and Momoko were disappeared, taken away by Rita and were imprisoned in her gem.
Attempting to escape using their Aura Powers were ineffective, since her gem had multiple layers to prevent them from using such strategies.
Round Of 16
Looks like Takeru's Team had stood its ground unopposed...for now.
Quarterfinals
While Takeru and Heavenly Fire Star Ryou/RyuuRanger/RyuRanger//Dragon Ranger of DaiRanger/Great Rangers of the Martial Artist Team fought against Tsuruhime (Crane Princess)/NinjaWhite of KakuRanger/Hidden Rangers and U.A.O.H. Air Force Colonel Gorou Hoshino/OhRed/Red King Ranger Five of OhRanger/King Rangers of the Leader Team, Gaisorg/Gaisoulg crashed their party and this resulted in the disappearances of Takeru, Tsuruhime and Gorou even after Ryou grabbed the gem from either of the two members of the Leader Team.
Not knowing inside Gaisorg's/Gaisoulg's armor is Takaharu Igasaki/AkaNinger/Red Ninja/Endurance Ranger of the Ninninger/Ninja/Endurance Rangers of the Oddball Team.
Nevertheless, Takeru's remaining members of his Martial Artist Team pressed on to defeat the Leader Team.
Semifinals
Despite Takeru's absence, his Martial Artist Team defeated the Super Strong Team.
The problem? Rita had captured Ryou and his partner Tatsuya Asami/TimeRed/Red Time Ranger of TimeRanger/Time Rangers and they were imprisoned inside her gem.
She did the same thing to Gouki/GingaBlue/Blue Galaxy Man of GingaMan/Galaxy Men and his partner Soutarou Ushigome/GaoBlack/Black Roaring Ranger of GaoRanger/Roaring Rangers of the Super Strong Team.
Finals
It would've been nice to see Takeru's Martial Artist Team fighting against the Oddball Team here. Unfortunately, Rita had cancelled this match.
And since it was Rita who imprisoned all of the MaskMen in her gem, she used it to revive the main villain of ZyuRanger/Beast Rangers Great Satan while the MaskMen were suffering inside.
Great Satan had transformed into Ultimate Great Satan to defeat the Oddball Team, who then used their counterattack tactics by summoning Goukai/Gokai/Heroic Galleon to smash the floating head being before evacuation and they were aided by the Red Sentai (Squadron) Warriors' Spirits who were seeking for justice.
Thus, the Ultimate Great Satan was shattered into pieces the second time around since February 12, 1993 Friday.
When Rita, in her Gaisorg's/Gaisoulg's armor, blasted the Oddball Team and held one of its members Kagura Izumi/TokkyuuGoGou/ToQ 5gou/Limited Express Ranger No. 5 of Tokkyuuger/ToQger/ Limited Express Rangers hostage, two Ryuusoulgers/Ryusoulgers/Dinosoul Rangers/Saur Soul Rangers Towa/RyuusoulGreen/RyusoulGreen/Green Dinosoul Ranger and Banba or Bamba/RyuusoulBlack/RyusoulBlack/Black Dinosoul Ranger/Black Saur Soul Ranger had rescued her and then separate Gaisorg's/Gaisoulg's armor from Rita.
Her gem was shattered and this may have lead to the release of all the Super Sentai (Squadron) Teams, including the MaskMen.
12) The LiveMen
Yuusuke Amamiya/Red Falcon is now 52 Years Old, Jou Oohara/Yellow Lion is now 51 Years Old, Megumi Misaki/Blue Dolphin is now 50 Years Old, Tetsuya Yano/Black Bison is now 50 Years Old and Junichi or Jun'ichi Aikawa/Green Rhino/Green Rhinoceros is now 48 Years Old.
The former Academia students are continuing to protect and preserve the environment as the professors and scientists of nature.
Of course, their good old mentor Colon is still with them supervising the activities.
But when they went to the planet Nemesis, things are about to get moody and worst of all, they did something horrible that their late friends save Gou Omura did: The LiveMen (and their Super Sentai (Squadron) Team Rivals) had sold their souls to the Devil so that they can assure that whoever wins, either one of them will rule the universe-with evil of course!
The nature loving professors and scientists, who once protected the environment, are now planet wreckers and cosmos destroyers due to Rita's brainwashing on all of the Super Sentai (Squadron) Teams!
This is nuts!
Which of the teams the LiveMen belong to? Let's analyze:
Yuusuke Amamiya/Red Falcon: Flying Team
Jou Oohara/Yellow Lion: Land, Sea and Air Team
Megumi Misaki/Blue Dolphin: Archer Team
Tetsuya Yano/Black Bison: Black Warrior Team
Junichi or Jun'ichi Aikawa/Green Rhino/Green Rhinoceros: Super Strong Team
Colon: Support Team
It was so awful how the Super Sentai (Squadron) Teams are selling their souls to the Devil and Rita!
God the Father in Heaven is not gonna happy about that because if you do, you'll go to hell for eternal damnation, not eternal salvation!
It was truly unforgivable to see the Super Sentai (Squadron) Teams from the eldest to the youngest are fighting against each other for various reasons and for what purpose?
Universal ruling with evil inside of their body? How horrible!
Oh well, let's see the results of this bloody tournament the LiveMen involved on this one:
Round Of 32
Megumi's, Tetsuya's and Colon's Teams were defeated while Yuusuke's Team defeated the Refreshing Team, Jou's Team defeated the Acrobat Team and Jun'ichi's Team defeated the Curveball Team. Take note that Megumi and her Archer Teammate Shunsuke Hino/Yellow Turbo/Yellow Turbo Ranger were defeated by Doggie "Boss" Kruger/DekaMaster/Master Detective Ranger of DekaRanger/Detective Rangers and Takeru Shiba/ShinkenRed/Red True Sword Ranger of Shinkenger/True Sword Rangers of the Swordsman Team while Tetsuya's Team was defeated by the Martial Artist Team.
Even though Jun'ichi may or may not have disappeared, he and his Super Strong Teammates Soutarou Ushigome/GaoBlack/Black Roaring Ranger of GaoRanger/Roaring Rangers and Natsuki Mamiya a.k.a. Princess Lelina of Lemuria/BoukenYellow/Yellow Adventure Ranger of Boukenger/Adventure Rangers defeated the Curveball Team Members NinjaMan of KakuRanger/Hidden Rangers, SignalMan of CarRanger/Car Rangers and Asuka Kagura/Heavenly Ninja Shurikenger/Throwing Star Ranger/Small Throwing Blade Ranger of Hurricaneger/Hurricane Rangers and pressed on to fight with or without Jun'ichi. They also faced Gaisorg/Gaisoulg with extreme difficulty, but were able to overcome him.
Meanwhile, Jun'ichi, Megumi, Tetsuya and Colon had disappeared, taken away by Rita and imprisoned in her gem.
Round Of 16
Yuusuke's Team was defeated by the Swordsman Team while Jou's and Jun'ichi's Teams had stood their ground unopposed...for now. Yuusuke have joined Rita's imprisonment system for further suffering.
Quarterfinals
Jou's Team was defeated by the Oddball Team and he joined Rita's gem imprisonment system.
Despite Jun'ichi's absence, his remaining members of the Super Strong Team Gouki/GingaBlue/Blue Galaxy Man of GingaMan/Galaxy Men, Raita Ooishi/Yellow Owl of JetMan/Jet Men and Natsuki Mamiya/BoukenYellow/Yellow Adventure Ranger of Boukenger/Adventure Rangers defeated the members of the Glided Team Great Swordsman Zubaan of Boukenger/Adventure Rangers, Hiroto Sutou/Go-On Gold/Gold Go On Ranger of Go-Onger/Go On Rangers and GoseiKnight/Knight Guard Star Ranger of Goseiger/Guard Star Rangers.
Semifinals
Jun'ichi's Team was defeated by the Martial Artist Team.
All of the LiveMen and their mentor Colon were inside Rita's gem and were suffering further because ZyuRanger's/Beast Rangers main villain Great Satan (yup, as in Satan the Devil in the Bible) was revived after 26 years and then transformed into Ultimate Great Satan in an attempt to defeat the Oddball Team.
They then fought back against him by summoning Goukai/Gokai/Heroic Galleon, the headquarters of one of its members Captain Marvelous/GoukaiRed/Gokaired/Red Heroic Ranger and his Goukaigers/Gokaigers/Heroic Rangers to smash the Ultimate Great Satan's head before evacuating and the Red Sentai (Squadron) Warriors' Spirits, who were seeking for justice, aided the Oddball Team in destroying Ultimate Great Satan the second time around.
With two Ryuusoulgers/Ryusoulgers/Dinosoul Rangers/Saur Soul Rangers Towa and Banba or Bamba rescuing Kagura Izumi/TokkyuuGoGou/ToQ 5gou/Limited Express Ranger No. 5 of Tokkyuuger/ToQger/Limited Express Rangers of the Oddball Team from hostage taking of Rita in her Gaisorg's/Gaisoulg's armor, which was separated from her by the 2019 Super Sentai (Squadron) Team, the shattering of Rita's gem which may have lead to the release of the Super Sentai (Squadron) Teams including the LiveMen and their mentor and the arresting of Rita, the opposing teams need something after this bloody tournament: redeeming themselves, redemption, repentance and forgiveness.
How I wished they'll never sell their souls to the Devil again...or is it?
Ryousuke Kaizu's Twitter Account (@InabaKazu) did say something about the Super Sentai (Squadron) Strongest Battle Miniseries.
He apologized for not reprising his role because of his Niya Niya Family (the group comprises of Michiko Makino as Hikaru Katsuragi/Pink Five of BioMan/Bio Men, Ryousuke Kaizu as Takeru/Red Mask/Red Mask Man of MaskMan/Mask Men, Kei Shindachiya as Ken Hoshikawa/Five Blue/Blue Five Man of FiveMan/Five Men, Eri Tanaka as Chisato Jougasaki/MegaYellow/Yellow Mega Ranger of MegaRanger/Mega Rangers and Juri Miyazawa as Saya/GingaPink/Pink Galaxy Woman of GingaMan/Galaxy Men) concert activities.
How I wished he'll be back soon, but he didn't.
We'll see if he changes his mind once the 45th Anniversary of the Super Sentai (Squadron) Series will continue to celebrate or not in 2021.
With the death of Emperor Hirohito of Japan (Emperor Naruhito's grandfather) died on January 7, 1989 Saturday at the age of 87, the airing of the program Superbeast Squadron LiveMan/Live Men was temporarily suspended to give way for the special coverage of the said event. TV Asahi was one of the television networks covering this breaking news and when his son Emperor Akihito (Emperor Naruhito's father) succeeded him on the throne on the same day, LiveMan/Live Men resumed its broadcast on January 14, 1989 Saturday with only six episodes remaining.
From Episode Nos. 44 to 49 (January 14, 1989 Saturday to February 18, 1989 Saturday), these were the first episodes that were aired during the Heisei Era.
And so, we concluded the Part 6 of the last two Super Sentai (Squadron) Series of the Showa Era.
All in all, there were 12 Super Sentai (Squadron) Series aired during that era.
From GoRanger/Five Rangers to LiveMan/Live Men, lots of lifestyles were changed throughout the decade.
Next time, we will analyze the first two Super Sentai (Squadron) Series of the Heisei Era: the TurboRangers, the former high school students who have attitude in their hearts and the FiveMen, the Hoshikawa Siblings of the planet Sidon who made their Earth a second home.
So, get your snacks ready and we'll analyze them one by one the next time we'll meet again. It's break time, so stay tuned!
Last updated and revised: March 25, 2020 Wednesday 3:53 P.M. (1553H PHST)
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