Sentai is a sub-genre of Tokusatsu that is based on, or inspired by, the Super Sentai live-action franchise by Toei. Typically, these anime star a group of three or more costumed Superheroes who work together in a squadron to defeat evil or battle Kaijuu, and frequently pilot one or more robotic vehicles.
Although the Super Sentai series originated in Japan, various Sentai series have been imported and dubbed in other languages for broadcast in several other countries.
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 .
In an attempt to escape the anime distribution blacklist, Ledford, Greenfield and Williams established Sentai Filmworks in October 2008. Among its first titles that were released included Clannad, Princess Resurrection, Indian Summer, Appleseed and Mahoromatic (formerly licensed by Geneon ).
Some of Sentai's notable licensed anime series include Clannad, K-ON!, High School of the Dead, Angel Beats!, Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions, WataMote, Akame ga Kill!, Parasyte -the maxim-, Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? and Made in Abyss; as well as the films Royal Space Force: The Wings of ...
Noun. sentai (plural sentai) A Japanese military unit; a squadron, task force, group or wing.
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As Sailor Moon is a manga version of a Super Sentai series the live action version is a way of the franchise evolving into something even more similar to the shows which inspired it. The few recycled sets and even costumes are not proof of that, so much as the general similarities in the basic plots of these series.
The Super Sentai Series (スーパー戦隊シリーズ, Sūpā Sentai Shirīzu) is the name given to the long running Japanese "superhero team" genre of shows produced by Toei and Bandai and aired by TV Asahi, that is used as the basis for Power Rangers.
The Kamen Rider Series (仮面ライダーシリーズ, Kamen Raidā Shirīzu) is a popular tokusatsu franchise and the older sister series of the Super Sentai series. The two series make up the Super Hero Time programming block on TV Asahi.
Until September 2021, HIDIVE was available on the VRV streaming bundle which was owned by Crunchyroll. However, it has now separated itself from Crunchyroll and the Sony group including Funimation.
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Momotaro: Sacred SailorsThe first feature-length anime film was Momotaro: Sacred Sailors (1945), produced by Seo with a sponsorship from the Imperial Japanese Navy. The 1950s saw a proliferation of short, animated advertisements created for television.
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Sailor Moon creator Naoko Takeuchi was inspired by the Sentai (Japanese series that also inspired Power Rangers) and Power Rangers series to create a similar idea with a female focus. The similarities between the two stories allow for fans to see how the characters correspond to one another as well.
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 term 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.
An IJAAS Sentai was made up of two to four squadrons (chūtai). In the IJAAS, two or more Senta…
Sentai in the Japanese Navy were prescribed by the document Naval military command No. 10, Kantairei (艦隊令) dated 30 November 1914.
Paraphrased, they were defined as follows:
• Sentai (戦隊, Battleship Division, Battlecruiser Division, Cruiser Division, Minelayer Division or Coast Defence Ship Division): comprising two or more warships of the same type.
• Senshi (disambiguation)
• Series 100 year histories from Meiji Era, Ministry of the Navy, printed by Hara Shobō (Japan)