Gougou Sentai Boukenger (Japanese: 轟轟戦隊ボウケンジャー; translates to: "Rumbling Squadron Boukenger"; a combination of the words "Bouken" - Japanese for "Adventure" - and "Ranger" , "Boukenjaa" (As Boukenger would literally be spelled if translated using the katakana title) is also a play on the term "Boukensha" , the Japanese word for "Adventurer" ) is the 30th entry into Toei's Super Sentai series. The theme is treasure hunting and adventures. The series premiered on February 19th, 2006 at 7:30 AM on TV-Asahi. It will be eventually used as footage for the next series of Power Rangers, Power Rangers: Drive Force.Plot
The Search Guard Successor (S.G.S. often pronouned as "SARGESS" or "SAAGESSU" by the characters) Museum organization collects hidden treasures that have suddenly begun to disappear all over the world. Treasures such as relics from early civilizations, sunken ships, unexplored regions, and fossils of animals long gone. Relics called "Precious" have been found, which have a great and dangerous power. The S.G.S. discovered these Precious and organized a secret team to defend them from those who wish to use the relics' powers.Search Guard SuccessorBoukengers
- Satoru Akashi/BoukenRed: Leader. Expert at Burning Adventure. Once an enthusiastic treasure-hunter, a certain incident made him retire, only to be hired by the S.G.S. With a calm exterior, Satoru actually hides hot blood inside, as evidenced when he simply catapulted Masumi and Natsuki into the GouGou Dump's bucket and carried them and an entire tub of dirt and gravel at full throttle out of the Gordom temple before dumping the entire load upon coming to a full stop. He says "Attack!" and simultaneously snaps his finger at the end of each order he gives to the others. He refers to the other Boukengers by their respective colors, something that Masumi has a thing against. He becomes filled with self-doubt in Task 4 after GouGou Machines 1~5 are buried under ice in a deep crevasse. He had a nightmare about the death of his teammates. It took his mighty willpower for him to control the overload-prone GouGou Drill.
- Masumi Inou/BoukenBlack: Expert at Speed Adventure. On the reverse side of society. He was able to adopt the title of a treasure hunter from his techniques of searching ruins and excavation, but he's not as good as Satoru. Rookie member of the Boukenger team. He acts as a brotherly figure towards Natsuki (whom he first met when she had her leg trapped under a heavy rock), but has a thing against being referred to by color and wants Satoru to refer to everyone by name, instead. In Task 1, he briefly returns his Accellular to Satoru only to get threatened for it. Souta considers him to be a thief.
- Souta Mogami/BoukenBlue: Expert at Aerial Adventure. A former secret investigator. Being called a "spy", and he is the information expert of the team. He is also a specialist in personal computers and digital technology. He is a little cocky, as evidenced in Task 1 when he nearly ended up on the terminated list for touching a fake Heart of Gordom, something that Natsuki foresaw, and later, when he hurt his hand punching a Karth in the chest with full force (and discovered the healing factor that the Karths possess). He considers Masumi to be a thief.
- Natsuki Mamiya/BoukenYellow: Expert at Strong Adventure. She met Masumi long ago, when her leg was trapped under a rock. But, for some reason, her memory has been lost. Rookie member of the Boukenger team. She is a bit of an 'air head' and a ditz. In fact, she freaks out when they first form DaiBouken. She often refers to herself in the third person. Apparently, she can see into the immediate future (her visions are in greyscale), as evidenced in Task 1 when she foresaw Souta being obliterated by a fake Heart of Gordom. Later, in Task 2, after a brief confrontation with a Jaryuu (which was interrupted by Souta and Sakura), Sakura scolds her—in fact, Mamiya's feelings are hurt so badly that she briefly doubts her worthiness to the team and returns her Accellular to Masumi. It took the others to cheer her up and rejoin.
- Sakura Nishihori/BoukenPink: Expert at Marine Adventure. Being the sub-instructional person on the team, she was a former Self-Defense Force official, and she was raised as an elite of combat. She is also good at handling machines, shooting, and military arts. She is a little selfish and pushy, as she pushes Masumi's hand of the steering wheel of the GouGou Marine and shoves Natsuki's head out of the way while they are approaching the Gordom Shrine. She refers to Satoru as "Chief".
Other SGS Members
- Mister Voice: In charge of the Boukengers. Heard only by voice. He appears to the Boukengers, (via a 3-piece computer screen in the SGS base) as a computer-generated white (though he does turn red when infuriated and has a spikier crown), cone-shaped, moustached face with two stick-like arms. Mr. Voice reveals missions to the Boukenger team, while the team can also contact him for support (a trait reminiscent of Charlie in Charlie's Angels). His true age and identity are unknown.
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