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Theterm was used during World War II by the military of the Empire of Japan for Imperial Japanese Army Air Service (IJAAS) and Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service (IJNAS) military aviation units equivalent to a group or wing in other air forces. However, the term had slightly different meanings in the IJAAS and the IJNAS.

The Super Sentai Series (スーパー戦隊シリーズ, Sūpā Sentai Shirīzu) is a franchise of Japanese tokusatsu television dramas produced by Toei and TV Asahi that uses the word sentai to describe a group of three or more costumed superheroes who often pilot fictional robotic vehicles to fight kaiju.

The Squad, Japanese style. The word can be translated as "Task Force" or "Squadron." Usually come in teams, with color-keyed uniforms and a range of personalities/roles that usually follows some variation on the Five-Man Band. Known for their synchronized posing; also, a Standard Power-Up Pose is often used in many Sentai works during the Transformation Sequence. A key concept is that the collective team are more important than the individual, and that more can be achieved by working together.

Although there had been several superhero teams on Japanese television, the granddaddy of the whole "color-coded superhero team" concept is the live-action Super Sentai toku franchise which began in 1975, which is better known to western audiences as the source material for Power Rangers.

A very western form of Sentai is to feature five teenagers receiving powers, with a transformation, i.e. it doesn't have to involve color-coding, or full body suits. They may not even transform at all, but have powers that combine to make a greater whole.

Contrary to popular belief, "Sentai" ONLY denotes shows that have a squad of nigh-identical, color-coded superheroes, not every transforming superhero that comes from Japan (the proper term for that would be Henshin Hero, which is also part of the Tokusatsu genre).

Older Than Cable TV, the first usage of "Sentai" was for task forces in Imperial Japan, though variants existed as far back as feudal times. The JMSDF currently doesn't use "Sentai", but does use the related term "Kantai".

Asian Animation Deer Squad is a Chinese-animated stand-on, with deer having Nature-themed powers. Miniforce is a Korean-animated take on this genre with animals. No, not people that so happen to have Animal Motifs, we mean actual anthropomorphic animal hero protagonists. The episode "Super Sooga Squad" of the Pucca TV series is an Affectionate Parody of Sentai series.

Literature INVADERS of the ROKUJYOUMA!?: Book 6 introduces the "Taiyou Butai Sunranger" ("Sun Rangers" in the official translation), a secret government taskforce created to defend against attacks from subterranean creatures. They're initially treated as a joke, a dead-end department with so little budget that they can't even afford to give the team's suits different colors. However, by their second appearance in book 15 they've Taken A Level In Badass, having gained real combat experience and (now that the their enemy's existence is proven) the budget for better equipment. This leads to the team and Koutarou developing a great mutual respect for each other, to the point where they consider him an honorary Sixth Ranger. By their third appearance in book 28, the loose wording of their mission statement has left them with a priority seat in humanity's First Contact with the Forthorthian Empire, and the team have become skilled infiltrators and bodyguards assigned to watch over visiting alien VIPs. Solar Defenders: The Role of a Shield takes a serious look at Sentai tropes, particularly of the Power Rangers variety, exploring what would realistically happen if the responsibility for fighting an endless war against monsters was placed on the shoulders of actual high school students.

Live-Action TV Akumaizer 3, partially an attempt by Toei to recreate the success of Himitsu Sentai Gorenger, is about a trio of rubber suit demons battling a Monster Mash of other demons. Bambulu was a Brazilian kid's show featuring a Sentai team. Blue SWAT is a more gritty and realistic take on the genre, about a covert SWAT-esque team fighting aliens. The Chou Sei Shin Series was renowned for the high quality of its mecha battles. Its first series, Chouseishin Gransazer, was an extreme example of this trope, with twelve heroes. Danger 5: Danger 5, with the help of magical rings, transforms into a superhero team with different coloured costumes for everyone in "Wwelcome to Hitlerland". Toho's Dennou Keisatsu Cybercop combined this with Metal Heroes (more specifically, the Rescue Police subset of this franchise). Juukou B-Fighter and B-Fighter Kabuto are about a team of warriors wearing beetle themed Power Armor, as is their adaptation Beetleborgs. Parodied in Kamen Rider Ryuki with the Agito vs Ryuki special. The regular Ryuki series is about twelve Kamen Riders who fight each other to the death in an There Can Only Be One tournament. Most of these riders range from Anti-Hero to outright villain. In the special, the Riders act more like a traditional Sentai, constantly uttering how they fight for justice. The Mystic Knights of Tir Na Ng is a fantasy take on the genre, as the series is about a color-coded team of four knights who defend their kingdom of Kells against evil monsters send by the rival kingdom of Temra. As the introduction says, the Super Sentai series are the Ur-Example of this style, as is its adaptation Power Rangers for the west. They have also spawned a host of homage series such as Sport Ranger, France Five, and Kanpai Senshi After V. And yes, Tattooed Teenage Alien Fighters from Beverly Hills was an actual series, and not a joke made up for Dragon Ball Z Abridged. It was a copycat series produced for USA Network by DiC Entertainment in 1995. Tomica Hero Rescue Force and its sequel Tomica Hero Rescue Fire combined this with the Rescue genre and lots of serial escalation Voicelugger, which was the last production by Shotaro Ishinomori, the godfather of Super Sentai, released posthumously. VR Troopers can be considred a Sentai show, being about three heroes fighting against a virtual warlord. However, VR Troopers is actually an adaptation of three separate Metal Heroes shows, where the hero does most of their battles solo. Therefore, you'll never see the entire team fighting against a single monster.

Tabletop Games The Big Eyes, Small Mouth tabletop rpg features the Sentai Member template, who works the best when fighting alongside other members of its team. The Yu-Gi-Oh! card game (also from Japan, not coincidentally), has the Inzektors, an archetype of Insect-Type, Dark-Attribute monsters that resemble Sentai heroes. It also has the Super Quantum archetype, which is based on the Super Sentai/Power Rangers series.

Video Games Chroma Squad is a game about producing a Sentai show. Digital Devil Saga can be seen as an M-rated version of this. Disgaea has the Prism Rangers. Humorously, Etna just shoots them during their Transformation Sequence, meaning you don't even have to fight the whole group. "But there are only three of you. That's not even enough for a rainbow." Disgaea 6: Defiance of Destiny marks the first time in the franchise that a prism ranger is part of the main cast: Piyori Nijino is the leader of the Ultra Chroma Power Squad Prism Rangers. Along with her team, she fights evil while hopping her new adventures will improve the sagging ratings of her TV Show as if it gets cancelled, her entire dimension will be destroyed. Ensemble Stars! has a Sentai themed idol unit called Ryuuseitai. Parodied in Final Fantasy IV when you reach the top of the Tower of Zot, with the Magus Sisters. Spoofed in God Hand with the Mad Midget Five: a squad of five characters in colour-coded outfits with high-pitched voices, none of whom even reach the main character's waist, pretending they're super heroes and pulling flashy moves. Add to that their high speed and agility, and you have one of the most annoying boss encounters in the whole game. "We are... the Mad Midget FIVE!" "...Douchebags!" Culture Brain intended to bring this to the US under the guise of a superhero team by converting two of their Hiryū no Ken games into one superhero-themed title on the NES, calling it Flying Warriors. They even had a fairly big marketing blitz to go with it, with a multi-issue comic book being published in GamePro. The game itself ended up being swiftly forgotten. Hiryu no Ken II, the Japanese counterpart to Flying Warriors, also introduced a colorful Five-Man Band that could transform into armored super modes. Needless to say, this feature was ignored once the series returned to its Fighting Game roots. KanColle has heaps, especially those with Sentai on squad names. This game is based around WWII ships as cute girls, and many WWII task forces carry the word "Sentai". The Dragoons of The Legend of Dragoon, complete with elemental alliances and color coding. Lisa: The Painful RPG has the Salvation Rangers. A group of color-coded vigilante roleplayers, they appear first early in the game. Salvation Pink, real name Dick Dickson, can be recruited later after he was kicked out from the team for showing up while suffering from a nasty hangover in most meetings. Eventually, both Salvation Red and Blue became Joy mutants and killed the rest of the team with the sole exception of Salvation Green, who reappears in Lisa: The Joyful. Mischief Makers features Beastector, a villainous version of this trope that doubles as a Terrible Trio. Persona has Phoenix Ranger Featherman, a recurring in-universe Sentai TV series with particular inspiration from Choujin Sentai Jetman. Persona 2 brings us Phoenix Ranger Featherman R. They're clichd, but not a parody. And the heroes of Innocent Sin count, as they roleplayed as these heroes in their childhood, and you need all five masks to unlock all five ultimate Personas. Joker, leader of the Masked Circle and the initial antagonist, is one of them, and each executive is a counterpart of the other four heroes. Phoenix Ranger Featherman R makes a return in Persona 3. Each week you can catch the "next episode" bit on the television in the dorm's lounge. Featherman is Yuuta's favorite show in Persona 4. P4 Golden allows you to buy Neo Featherman costumes that the heroes can wear while dungeon crawling. Party characters will even perform a "Super Sentai" Stance after winning a battle. Persona 4 Arena Ultimax: After the events of "The Answer" in Persona 3, Yukari decided to become an actress playing the pink ranger in Phoenix Ranger Featherman Victory, as the leading actress and ranger no less (making her one of the few references where the pink ranger is the lead). As such, her outfit and bow are updated to have a mix of both classic and futuristic themes, and one of her victory poses pays homage to "Super Sentai" Stances. Persona 5: "Black Mask", dresses as an Evil Costume Switch version of the heroes from Phoenix Ranger Featherman. One of your party members, Yusuke Kitagawa, also has a side-story vignette where he and the protagonists do Super Sentai Stances while trying to figure out how to repair some superhero team action figures he accidentally broke. In Persona 5 Royal, you can have the characters wear Phoneix Ranger Featherman costumes while dungeon crawling. You can also buy a retro game based on the Feathermen. Pokmon XD: Gale of Darkness: Hexagon Brothers, sound-off! 1! 2! 3! 4! 5! "...Wait who's missing? Whatever. We'll wait till he shows up." The Hard Boiled Heavies of Sonic Mania are a downplayed version. They don't have much in the way of personality, but they're a close group of five similar-looking robots that use the most common color set in Super Sentai and Power Rangers. Star Ocean: The Second Story: In a Private Action with Leon in Fun City, the "Scummy Rangers" show up in a deliberately over-the-top show where they dispatch evil monsters with the help of the kiddy audience. Street Fighter X Tekken makes a passing mention to a Show Within a Show implicitly based on Super Sentai named Mighty Transforming Battle Warriors, with both Sakura and Blanka mistaking Lars for one of the show's characters. The Axem Rangers from Super Mario RPG are another Sentai parody. Their name in Japanese is, Kaijo Sentai Onoranger, which follows the same naming style of the actual Super Sentai series, which is usually, something sentai something-ranger. Mentioned/Parodied in Tales of the Abyss with the "Abyss Man" costumes for the seven playable characters (if you've already beat the game once). Everyone gets a colour-coded costume (red, orange, blue, green, pink, black, and silver) with a hilarious description. "Abyss Man" is apparently a popular show in-universe, and the Emperor of Malkuth is a huge fan. Considering the two lines given that are evidently direct quotes from the show, it's a parody of the genre. The Wonderful 101 takes this trope to the extreme. The Wonderful 100 is an elite anti-Alien Invasion Multi National Team so named because the team has 100 members. However, only 7 get any focus, and they just happen to be the only ones with color-coding. The other 93 have weirder themes. (The 101st member is you, the player.) They even have a Psycho Rangers-style counterpart in the Guyzoch Space Pirates, a recurring Mirror Boss with equal numbers, appearance, and abilities. Parodied in The World Ends with You's bonus chapter, "Another Day." After everyone's pins get stolen at a Tin Pin Slammer tournament, Shooter brings Neku and his friends to his "secret base" (really Ramen Don) to form the Tin Pin Rangers and save the day. Shooter calls Red for himself as team leader, Beat gets Yellow because of his love of curry, Neku gets assigned Black n' Blue, much to his annoyance, and Shiki gets Green to match her skirt... but only because Joshua called dibs on Pink. Rhyme joins the team later on and becomes Black, leaving Neku with only Blue, until she leads them all into a trap and reveals herself as the Sixth Ranger Traitor.

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