Machine World (マシンワールド, Mashin Wārudo) is one of the 11 Braneworlds (ブレーンワールド, Burēnwārudo) other than our own, which is referred as the Human World (ヒューマンワールド, Hyūman Wārudo), and it is home to giant vehicular beings called Engines who wage a war against the Gaiark who desire to pollute their world. Losing, Gaiark's three Pollution Ministers' escape leaves them on Earth, seeing the Human World as an easier location to create their ideal paradise. The six Engines manage to pursue them, selecting five humans to become their partners, the Go-ongers. The team are joined by Go-on Wings and their Wing Engines, as well as the Ancient Engines, as they all together battle the Gaiark as well as other evil villains from other Braneworlds.

The episodes (whose titles contain a kanji phrase followed by a katakana phrase) are titled as Grand Prix (グランプリ, Guran Puri), or "GP" for short, each ending with a Go-on Seminar, a Gaiark Seminar, or the one-time Samurai Seminar, to explain a trivial fact relating to a character or element in the show. The eyecatch has the five main Engines racing, with a different one winning each week (or all in the last episode).

The trademark for the series was filed by Toei Company on September 28, 2007.^{[2][user-generated source]}

Boom Boom! Bang Bang! GekijōBang!! edit

Engine Sentai Go-onger: Boom Boom! Bang Bang! GekijōBang!! (炎神戦隊ゴーオンジャー　ＢＵＮＢＵＮ！ＢＡＮＢＡＮ！劇場ＢＡＮＧ！！, Enjin Sentai Gōonjā Bunbun! Banban! Gekijōban!!) was released in theaters on August 9, 2008, as a double bill with Kamen Rider Kiva: King of the Castle in the Demon World. The film features guest stars Sonim,^[3][4] Jyunichi Haruta (previously in Kagaku Sentai Dynaman and Dai Sentai Goggle V), Kento Handa (previously in Kamen Rider 555), Mika Kikuchi (previously in Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger),^[5] Naoya Uchida (previously in Denshi Sentai Denziman), and Masaya Matsukaze (previously in Denji Sentai Megaranger). The events of the movie take place between GPs 31 and 32.

Go-onger vs. Gekiranger edit

Initially scheduled for DVD release on March 21, 2009,^[6] Engine Sentai Go-onger vs. Gekiranger (炎神戦隊ゴーオンジャーVSゲキレンジャー, Enjin Sentai Gōonjā tai Gekirenjā) will feature the return of Hiroki Suzuki, Mina Fukui, Manpei Takagi, Riki Miura, Sotaro, Hirofumi Araki, Yuka Hirata, Naoki Kawano, and Kazue Itoh reprising their roles as Jyan Kandou, Ran Uzaki, Retu Fukami, Gou Fukami, Ken Hisatsu, Rio, Mere, Long, and Miki Masaki from Juken Sentai Gekiranger.^[7] The story features the Three Gaiark Ministers and their Nunchaku Banki (ヌンチャクバンキ) teaming up with the last remaining member of the Confrontation Beast Hall (臨獣殿, Rinjūden), Meka (メカ), practicer of the Confrontation Beast Tortoise Fist (臨獣トータス拳, Rinjū Tōtasuken) who is after the golden orb that Long was sealed in. To defeat their common foes, the Go-ongers, the Go-on Wings, and the Gekirangers team up with the revived Rio and Mere to fight the new evil team and stop them from releasing Long.^[8]

On December 6, 2008, several of the cast members of Go-onger announced on their blogs that there is going to be a second Go-onger movie.^{[9][10][11][12][13]} The next day, Toei announced on its Go-onger website that the film was going to be Go-onger vs. Gekiranger, and that it was to commemorate the 15th of the Super Sentai V-Cinema VS Series, having started initially with J.A.K.Q. Dengekitai vs. Gorenger in 1978 and revived annually with Chouriki Sentai Ohranger vs. Kakuranger in 1996. The film was released to theaters on January 24, 2009.^[14] The events of the movie take place between GPs 37 and 38.

Shinkenger vs. Go-onger edit

Samurai Sentai Shinkenger vs. Go-onger: GinmakuBang!! (侍戦隊シンケンジャーVSゴーオンジャー銀幕BANG!!, Samurai Sentai Shinkenjā Bui Esu Gōonjā Ginmakuban) was released in theaters on January 30, 2010, featuring a crossover between the Samurai Sentai Shinkenger and Go-onger casts and characters.^[15] The heroes of Tensou Sentai Goseiger also make a cameo appearance in the film.^[16]

10 Years Grand Prix edit

Engine Sentai Go-onger: 10 Years Grand Prix (炎神戦隊ゴーオンジャー 10 YEARS GRANDPRIX, Enjin Sentai Gōonjā Ten Iyāzu Guran Puri) was released direct-to-video on September 26, 2018, to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the premiere of the series, unlike the two other 10 Years After films Ninpuu Sentai Hurricaneger: 10 Years After and Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger: 10 Years After which take place 10 years after the finale.^[17]

It's a Seminar! Everyone GO-ON!! edit

It's a Seminar! Everyone GO-ON!! (セミナールだよ！全員GO-ON!!, Semināru da yo! Zen'in Gō On!!) is a special DVD in which Bomper lets each of the Go-ongers do their own special seminar on ecology and also tie into the three Gaiark Pollution Ministers. Sōsuke and Gunpei start by helping Renn show how water and oil can't be mixed as Speedor covers Kegalesia and her Water Savage Machine Beasts. Then Hanto shows how clean air is essential for people in an exercise experiment that nearly suffocates Gunpei from breathing in too much polluted air and being saved by inhaling helium by mistake as Speedor explains about Kitaneidas and his Savage Air Machine Beasts along with the Go-on Wings. After Gunpei's voice returns to normal, Saki begins her lesson though unaware she was supposed to teach a lesson though she grew strawberries from polluted soil and made a cake from strawberries that she grew in clean soil. As Sōsuke and Gunpei get the tea for her, Speedor talks about Yogostien and his Savage Machine Beasts, as well Hiramechimedes and all the events leading to Yogostein's death. The last seminar is cut short when Hiramechimedes' cross-dressing older brother Kokorootomedes goes after Sōsuke out of revenge, but is destroyed by Go-on Red's Kankan Kong Express Speedor Version after a tough fight. Just as Gunpei decides to give a seminar on how to be cool like himself, Bomper says that they are out of time and the seminars are over. The events of the specials take place between GPs 37 and 38.

• Sōsuke Esumi (江角 走輔, Esumi Sōsuke): Yasuhisa Furuhara (古原 靖久, Furuhara Yasuhisa)^[18]
• Renn Kōsaka (香坂 連, Kōsaka Ren): Shinwa Kataoka (片岡 信和, Kataoka Shinwa)^[19]
• Saki Rōyama (楼山 早輝, Rōyama Saki): Rina Aizawa (逢沢 りな, Aizawa Rina)^{[20][user-generated source]}
• Hanto Jō (城 範人, Jō Hanto): Masahiro Usui (碓井 将大, Usui Masahiro)^[21]
• Gunpei Ishihara (石原 軍平, Ishihara Gunpei): Kenji Ebisawa (海老澤 健次, Ebisawa Kenji)^[22]
• Hiroto Sutō (須塔 大翔, Sutō Hiroto): Hidenori Tokuyama (徳山 秀典, Tokuyama Hidenori)^[5]
• Miu Sutō (須塔 美羽, Sutō Miu): Yumi Sugimoto (杉本 有美, Sugimoto Yumi)^[5]
• Water Pollution Minister Kegalesia (害水大臣ケガレシア, Gaisui Daijin Kegareshia): Nao Oikawa (及川 奈央, Oikawa Nao)^[23]
  • Oikawa also had a cameo appearance in the final episode as Nao Shimizu (清水 奈央, Shimizu Nao), a customer, at Saki's bakery.

Voice actors edit

• Engine Speedor (炎神スピードル, Enjin Supīdoru): Daisuke Namikawa (浪川 大輔, Namikawa Daisuke)
• Engine Bus-on (炎神バスオン, Enjin Basuon): Hisao Egawa (江川 央生, Egawa Hisao)
• Engine BearRV (炎神ベアールＶ（ブイ）, Enjin Beārubui): Miki Inoue (井上 美紀, Inoue Miki)
• Engine Birca (炎神バルカ, Enjin Baruka): Sōichirō Hoshi (保志 総一朗, Hoshi Sōichirō)
• Engine Gunpherd (炎神ガンパード, Enjin Ganpādo): Kenji Hamada (浜田 賢二, Hamada Kenji)
• Engine Carrigator (炎神キャリゲーター, Enjin Kyarigētā): Kyousei Tsukui (津久井 教生, Tsukui Kyōsei)
• Engine Toripter (炎神トリプター, Enjin Toriputā): Shizuka Ishikawa (石川 静, Ishikawa Shizuka)
• Engine Jetras (炎神ジェットラス, Enjin Jettorasu): Kiyotaka Furushima (古島 清孝, Furushima Kiyotaka)
• Engine Jum-bowhale (炎神ジャン・ボエール, Enjin Janboēru): Tomomichi Nishimura (西村 知道, Nishimura Tomomichi)
• Bomper (ボンパー, Bonpā): Akiko Nakagawa (中川 亜紀子, Nakagawa Akiko)
• Land Pollution Minister Yogostein (害地大臣ヨゴシュタイン, Gaichi Daijin Yogoshutain), Crime Minister Yogoshimacritein (総裏大臣ヨゴシマクリタイン, Sōridaijin Yogoshimakuritain): Kiyoyuki Yanada (梁田 清之, Yanada Kiyoyuki)
• Air Pollution Minister Kitaneidas (害気大臣キタネイダス, Gaiki Daijin Kitaneidasu): Mitsuaki Madono (真殿 光昭, Madono Mitsuaki)
• Land Pollution Vice-Minister Hiramechimedes (害地副大臣ヒラメキメデス, Gaichi Fukudaijin Hiramekimedesu): Kazuya Nakai (中井 和哉, Nakai Kazuya)

Guests edit

• Seiji Ogawa (小川征爾, Ogawa Seiji, 6): Keisuke Minami (南 圭介, Minami Keisuke)
• Toujirou Fuji (冨士東次郎, Fuji Tōjirō, 8): Ryū Manatsu (真夏竜, Manatsu Ryū)
• Gang Father (13): Shun Sugata (菅田 俊, Sugata Shun)
• Saw Banki (ノコギリバンキ, Nokogiri Banki, Voice; 19-20): Takayuki Godai (五代高之, Godai Takayuki)
• Osen (オーセン, Ōsen, 27): Hana Kino (木野花, Kino Hana)
• Rokuro Kuroiwa (黒岩六郎, Kuroiwa Rokurō, 32): Seigi Shimizu (志水正義, Shimizu Seigi)
• Rairaiken (雷々剱, Rairaiken, Voice; 39-40): Naoya Uchida (内田 直哉, Uchida Naoya)
• Gokugokumaru (獄々丸, Gokugokumaru, Voice; 39-40): Masaya Matsukaze (松風 雅也, Matsukaze Masaya)
• Retsu-Taka (烈鷹, Retsutaka, 40): Kento Handa (半田 健人, Handa Kento)
• Dumbbell Banki (ダンベルバンキ, Danberu Banki, Voice; 46): Yuji Kishi (岸 祐二, Kishi Yūji)
• Butler (48): Kei Sunaga (須永 慶, Sunaga Kei)

Opening theme

• "Engine Sentai Go-onger" (炎神戦隊ゴーオンジャー, Enjin Sentai Gōonjā)
  • Lyrics: Mike Sugiyama (マイク スギヤマ, Maiku Sugiyama)
  • Composition: Takafumi Iwasaki
  • Arrangement: Project. R (Keinichiro Ōishi & Takafumi Iwasaki)
  • Artist: Hideyuki Takahashi (高橋 秀幸, Takahashi Hideyuki, Project.R)^[24]

Ending themes

• "Engine First Lap -Type Normal-" (炎神ファーストラップ-Type Normal-, Enjin Fāsuto Rappu -Taipu Nōmaru-, 1-21, 26 & 47-49)^{[Note 3]}
  • Lyrics: Mike Sugiyama & Saburo Yatsude (八手 三郎, Yatsude Saburō)
  • Composition & Arrangement: Kenichiro Ōishi (Project. R)
  • Artist: Project.R (Takayoshi Tanimoto (谷本 貴義, Tanimoto Takayoshi), Sister MAYO, Kenichiro Ōishi (大石 憲一郎, Ōishi Ken'ichirō)) with the Engine Kids (炎神キッズ, Enjin Kizzu)^[24]

Starting with episode 9 to 13, and 15 to 17, the second verse from "Engine First Lap -Type Normal-" was used as the ending theme, switching from the verse about Speedor to the verse about Bus-on. BearRV's verse was used as the ending theme in episode 18.

• "Engine Second Lap -TURBO CUSTOM-" (炎神セカンドラップ-TURBO CUSTOM-, Enjin Sekando Rappu -Tābo Kasutamu-, 22, 27-30, 32-35 & 46)
  • Lyrics: Mike Sugiyama & Saburo Yatsude (八手 三郎, Yatsude Saburō)
  • Composition & Arrangement: Kenichiro Ōishi (Project. R)
  • Artist: Project. R (Hideaki Takatori (高取 ヒデアキ, Takatori Hideaki), Mayumi Gojo (五條 真由美, Gojō Mayumi), Takayoshi Tanimoto, Sister MAYO, Kenichiro Ōishi) with the Engine Kids^[25]

Starting with episode 22, the third verse from "Engine Second Lap -TURBO CUSTOM-", Carrigator's verse, was used as the ending theme as a way to promote the movie. It was played again, from episodes 27 to 30, with Birca's verse. It then was resumed, in episode 32, with Gunpherd's verse.^[26]

• "Engine Eco Lap -Recycle Custom-" (炎神エコラップ-Recycle Custom-, Enjin Eko Rappu -Risaikuru Kasutamu-, 23 & 24, It's a Seminar! Everyone GO-ON)
  • Lyrics: Mike Sugiyama
  • Composition & Arrangement: Kenichiro Ōishi
  • Artist: Engine Kids with Project. R (Takayoshi Tanimoto, Sister MAYO, Kenichiro Ōishi)

This version of the ending theme, first used at the end of episode 23 and later used as the ending theme to the It's a Seminar! Everyone GO-ON DVD features the Engine Kids singing and members of Project. R singing back up. As the title suggests, the song discusses ecology and recycling.

• "Engine Formation Lap -GekijōBang! Custom-" (炎神フォーメーションラップ-劇場BANG! CUSTOM-, Enjin Fōmēshon Rappu -Gekijōban! Kasutamu-, 25 & Movie)
  • Lyrics: Mike Sugiyama
  • Composition & Arrangement: Kenichiro Ōishi
  • Artist: Project. R (Takayoshi Tanimoto, Hideaki Takatori, Sister MAYO, Hideyuki Takahashi, Takafumi Iwasaki, YOFFY, Mayumi Gojo, Kenichiro Ōishi) with Engine the Kids

This version of the ending theme, first used at the end of episode 25, is also the ending theme for the movie.

• "G3 Princess Lap ~PRETTY LOVE♡Limited~" (G3プリンセス ラップ～PRETTY LOVE♡Limited～, Jī Surī Purinsesu Rappu ~Puriti Rabu Rimiteddo~, 31)
  • Lyrics: Mike Sugiyama
  • Composition & Arrangement: Kenichiro Ōishi
  • Artist: "G3 Princess" (G3プリンセス, Jī Surī Purinsesu, Saki Rōyama Rina Aizawa, Miu Sutō Yumi Sugimoto, Kegalesia Nao Oikawa)

This version of the ending theme is used in episode 31 as both an insert song and an ending theme, featuring the G3 Princess idol group (Saki, Miu, and Kegalesia) singing.^[27][28] Included in G3 Princess CD Box set, there will be an arrangement of "G3 Princess Lap ~PRETTY LOVE☆Limited~" for each of the members of G3 Princess as well as their character songs. The G3 Princess Lap ~PRETTY LOVE☆Limited~ mini-album also includes the title song, the character songs, as well as "Engine Sentai Go-onger," "Engine First Lap -Type Normal," and "Engine Eco Lap -RECYCLE CUSTOM-."

• "Engine Third Lap -AERO-Dynamic CUSTOM-" (炎神サードラップ-AERO-Dynamic CUSTOM-, Enjin Sādo Rappu -Earo-Dainamikku Kasutamu-, 36-41)
  • Lyrics: Mike Sugiyama & Saburo Yatsude (八手 三郎, Yatsude Saburō)
  • Composition & Arrangement: Kenichiro Ōishi (Project.R)
  • Artist: Project.R (YOFFY, Takafumi Iwasaki (岩崎 貴文, Iwasaki Takafumi), Hideaki Takatori, Mayumi Gojo, Takayoshi Tanimoto, Sister MAYO, Kenichiro Ōishi) with the Engine Kids^[25]

Starting with episode 36 to 37, the first verse, Toripter's verse, was used. Then as of episodes 38 and 39, the second verse, Jetras' verse, was used as the ending theme. In episode 40, the third verse, Jum-bowhale's verse, was used. Psychic Lover (サイキックラバー, Saikikku Rabā) is also noted as the artist of the song on the complete song collection.^[29]

• "Engine Final Lap -Type Evolution-" (炎神ファイナルラップ-Type Evolution-, Enjin Fainaru Rappu-Taipu Eboryūshon-, 42-44)
  • Lyrics: Mike Sugiyama & Saburo Yatsude (八手 三郎, Yatsude Saburō)
  • Composition & Arrangement: Kenichiro Ōishi (Project.R)
  • Artist: Project.R (Hideyuki Takahashi, Takayoshi Tanimoto, Sister MAYO, Kenichiro Ōishi) with the Engine Kids

Starting with episode 42, the first verse, Kishamoth's verse, was used. In episode 43, it was switched to T-line's verse, the second verse. Then K-line's verse, the third verse, was used in episode 44. It was included on the complete song collection, released on January 14, 2009, which came with a toy Engine Soul that plays the ending theme melody.^[29]

• "G5 Prince Lap ~Bombaye★Limited~" (G5プリンスラップ～BONバイエ★Limited～, Jī Faibu Purinsu Rappu ~Bonbaie★Rimiteddo, 45)
  • Lyrics: Mike Sugiyama & Saburo Yatsude (八手 三郎, Yatsude Saburō)
  • Composition & Arrangement: Kenichiro Ōishi (Project.R)
  • Artist: G5 Prince (G5プリンス, Jī Faibu Purinsu, Sōsuke Esumi [Yasuhisa Furuhara], Renn Kōsaka [Shinwa Kataoka], Hant Jō [Masahiro Usui], Gunpei Ishihara [Kenji Ebisawa], Hiroto Sutō [Hidenori Tokuyama]) with Bomper (Akiko Nakagawa)
• "Engine Winning Run -Type Formula-" (炎神ウイニングラン-Type Formula-, Enjin Uiningu Ran -Taipu Fōmyura-, 50)
  • Lyrics: Mike Sugiyama & Saburo Yatsude (八手 三郎, Yatsude Saburō)
  • Composition & Arrangement: Kenichiro Ōishi (Project.R)
  • Artist: Project.R (Hideyuki Takahashi, Takayoshi Tanimoto, Sister MAYO, Hideaki Takatori, Mayumi Gojo, YOFFY, Takafumi Iwasaki, IMAJO, Kenichiro Ōishi) with Engine Kids

The single of the opening and ending themes comes in two versions, one of which is the limited edition "Engine Soul Set" (炎神ソウルセット, Enjin Sōru Setto) version that includes a limited edition toy Engine Soul that plays the opening theme melody. It is the first Super Sentai theme song single to ever make it onto the Oricon charts' top ten list, reaching #4 on the weekly singles chart by selling 22,000 records in its first week.^[30] It had started out at #3 on the daily singles chart on its first day of sale, March 19, 2008, peaking at #2 on March 20, 2008. It had remained in the top 20 of the weekly charts for four weeks, and became the #113 top selling single on the Oricon's yearly rankings. As part of a Kodomo no Hi report, the Oricon listed "Engine Sentai Go-onger" as the #1 tokusatsu hero karaoke request, ahead of songs such as AAA DEN-O form's "Climax Jump" for Kamen Rider Den-O and V6's "TAKE ME HIGHER" for Ultraman Tiga.^[31]

A final album was released for Go-onger on March 18, 2009, which included all of the character songs in the series, including versions of "G3 Princess Lap" performed as a group and by each individual member, "Smile×Smile" performed by Rina Aizawa, "Yume no Tsubasa" (夢の翼, "Dream Wings") performed by Yumi Sugimoto, "Utopia" (桃源郷（ユートピア）, Yūtopia) performed by Nao Oikawa, "G5 Prince Rap", versions of "Kimi to Gyutto♪" (君とギュッと♪, "Holding You Tight♪") performed by G5 Prince and each of the individual members, "miss you" performed by Hidenori Tokuyama for episode 31, and "Engine Special Lap" (炎神スペシャルラップ, Enjin Supesharu Rappu) by Project.R, featuring "Engine First Lap", "Engine Second Lap", "Engine Third Lap", "Engine Final Lap", and "Engine Winning Run" as a single song.^[32]

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