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''Power Rangers'' is a long-running American entertainment and merchandising franchise built around a live action children's television series featuring teams of costumed heroes. Produced first by Saban Entertainment, later by BVS Entertainment, and by SCG Power Rangers, the television series takes much of its footage from the Japanese tokusatsu ''Super Sentai'', produced by Toei Company. The first ''Power Rangers'' entry, ''Mighty Morphin Power Rangers'', debuted on August 28, 1993 and helped launch the Fox Kids programming block of the 1990s, during which it catapulted into popular culture along with a line of action figures and other toys by Bandai. Despite initial criticism for its action violence targeted to child audiences, the franchise has continued, and the show consists of 22 television seasons of 19 different themed series and two theatrical films. In 2010, Haim Saban, creator of the series, regained ownership of the franchise after seven years under The Walt Disney Company. ==Premise== Since ''Power Rangers'' derives most of its footage from the ''Super Sentai'' Series, it features many hallmarks that distinguish it from other superhero series. Each series revolves around a team of youths recruited and trained by a mentor to morph into the eponymous Power Rangers, able to utilize special powers and pilot immense assault machines, called Zords, to overcome the periodic antagonists. In the original series ''Mighty Morphin'', the wizard Zordon recruits "teenagers with attitude" against Rita Repulsa. When "morphed," the rangers become powerful superheroes wearing color-coded skin-tight spandex suits and helmets with opaque visors; identical except in individual rangers' color and helmet design. Morphed Rangers generally possess superhuman strength, durability, and ability in hand-to-hand combat. Some possess superhuman abilities such as super-speed or invisibility.〔Power Rangers Dino Thunder, Power Rangers S.P.D., Power Rangers Operation Overdrive, Power Rangers Jungle Fury〕 In addition, each individual ranger has a unique weapon, as well as common weaponry used for ground fighting.〔As the series progresses, one or more of the Rangers will usually receive motorcycles for long-distance travel, as well as individual Zords. In many series, a Ranger is also given additional Zords or weapons. In some cases, one Ranger may receive something that other Rangers do not; an example is the Battlizer given to the Red Ranger of each series since ''Power Rangers in Space'' (until ''Operation Overdrive'').〕 When enemies grow to incredible size (as nearly all do), Rangers utilize individual Zords that combine into a larger Megazord. Rangers teams operate in teams of five or three, with more Rangers joining the team later. Each team of Rangers, with a few exceptions, obeys a general set of conventions, outlined at the beginning of ''Mighty Morphin'' and implied by mentors throughout many of the other series: Power Rangers may not use their Ranger powers for personal gain or for escalating a fight (unless the enemy does so), nor may the Power Rangers disclose their identities to the general public.〔Public servants (rescue squad, police officers, etc.) appearing as Rangers disregard this convention in ''Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue'', ''Power Rangers S.P.D.'', ''Power Rangers Operation Overdrive'' and ''Power Rangers RPM''.〕 The penalty for disobeying these rules, in ''Mighty Morphin Power Rangers'', is the loss of their power. As in ''Super Sentai'', the color palette of each ''Power Rangers'' team changes every series.〔An original Power Ranger, the Titanium Ranger, was created especially for ''Lightspeed Rescue'' to add a sixth Power Ranger to the series.〕 Only Red and Blue appear in every Ranger team, while a Yellow Ranger has been present in every season except ''Power Rangers Dino Charge''. The most common color that does not appear every year is Pink, followed by Green, Black, and White. Other colors and designations also appear throughout the series.〔Other color designations include metallic colors, violet, and "Shadow", as well as protagonists who have powers and costumes similar to those of the Rangers but are not called "Power Rangers", such as the Blue Senturion and Koragg the Knight Wolf.〕 A Rangers' color designation also influences their wardrobe throughout the series: civilian clothing often matches Ranger color.〔A joke highlighted this correlation in ''Dino Thunder'' when Tommy Oliver (a former Green Ranger, White Ranger, and Red Ranger) became the new Black Ranger; he said that he had to go shopping because he did not own enough black-colored clothing.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Power Rangers」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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