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Movie REVIEW: No.1 Sentai Gozyuger vs Boonboomger

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Super Sentai ’s 50th anniversary celebrations may have been somewhat marred by the announcement of its indefinite hiatus, but No.1 Sentai Gozyuger still offered plenty of opportunity to see the franchise out (at least for the time being anyway) in style. First there was the series itself, then the Summer movie , and finally the annual crossover movie to round it all off. No.1 Sentai Gozyuger vs Boonboomger is the 31st and potentially final entry in the long-running VS series , pairing the 50th Super Sentai team up with Bakuage Sentai Boonboomger as well as featuring some familiar faces from previous series. The film was written by Tatsuto Higuchi (who previously wrote episodes for both series) and directed by Shojiro Nakazawa , a veteran of the franchise whose credits go all the way back to Mirai Sentai Timeranger .

Movie REVIEW: Lupinranger vs Patranger vs Kyuranger

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When an Uchu Sentai Kyuranger and Doubutsu Sentai Zyuohger crossover film was passed on last year in favour of the second Space Squad instalment , some fans thought the worst about the future of the Super Sentai franchise's annual tradition. However some traditions don't die so easily, so of course the Versus Series returned in 2019 in triple-threat format with Lupinranger vs Patranger vs Kyuranger . This V-Cinema (now known as V-Cinext ) release brings the Kyurangers out of their parallel universe once more, this time teaming up with the rivalrous teams of Kaitou Sentai Lupinranger vs Keisatsu Sentai Patranger – together with a few more surprises along the way.

Movie REVIEW: Doubutsu Sentai Zyuohger vs Ninninger: Message from the Future from Super Sentai

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Due to the precedent set by Gaoranger , Boukenger and Gokaiger ’s anniversary celebrations, there was the expectation that Doubutsu Sentai Zyohger might celebrate Super Sentai ’s 40th anniversary with a special “Vs Super Sentai” movie – featuring guest stars from all across the franchise’s long history. However much like the show itself Toei instead seemed to opt for a more subdued celebration, continuing the standard line of versus series movies with Doubutsu Sentai Zyuohger vs Ninninger: Message from the Future from Super Sentai . As well as featuring the return of preceding team Shuriken Sentai Ninninger , this movie also features the first appearance of the Uchu Sentai Kyuranger .

Movie REVIEW: Ressha Sentai ToQger vs Kyoryuger

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The beginning of a new year - and arguably the most important time for the Super Sentai franchise. A years' worth of adventures for one team reaches it's explosive conclusion while a brand new ones' begin (along with all the wonderful new toys that come with it). But before either of those happen, it's time for the annual versus series team up movie.  Ressha Sentai ToQger vs. Kyoryuger sees the cast of Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger return for one last roar, teaming up with the ToQgers against a rather large story thread left hanging from their own show.

Movie REVIEW: Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters vs. Gokaiger

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Ever since 1995's  Chōriki Sentai Ohranger , the Vs. movie series has been a staple of Super Sentai shows. While for last year's anniversary series things took a different turn with Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger vs. Gavan (the Goseigers having appeared in the early 199 Heroes film) things are back on course with this year's Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters vs. Gokaiger . This hour long film fits in somewhere toward the end of the Go-Busters series (after the original Escape's death) and acts as an epilogue to Gokaiger . Across the galaxy are five Phantom ranger keys, which are able to grant unlimited power to those who possess them. Unfortunately, four of the five keys have come into the possession of Enter, who has allied himself with Bacchus Gil, nephew to Ackdos Gil and new leader of the Zangyack Empire. They return to Earth in search of the final key with an additional surprise, the Gokaigers are now working under the Zangyack! As the Go-Busters do battle with the pre...