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Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters
Title card for Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters
Genre	Tokusatsu Superhero fiction Science fiction Action/Adventure Drama Cyberpunk
Created by	Toei
Developed by	Yasuko Kobayashi
Directed by	Takayuki Shibasaki
Starring	Katsuhiro Suzuki Ryoma Baba Arisa Komiya Hiroya Matsumoto Naoto Takahashi Fuuka Nishihira Shou Jinnai Ayame Misaki Hideo Sakaki
Voices of	Yuichi Nakamura Keiji Fujiwara Tesshō Genda Tatsuhisa Suzuki
Narrated by	Shoo Munakata
Opening theme	"Busters Ready Go!" by Hideyuki Takahashi (Project.R) "Morphin! Movin! Busters Ship!" by Hideyuki Takahashi (Project.R)
Ending theme	"Kizuna ~ Go-Busters!!" by Nazo no Shin Unit Starmen "One wish, One day" by Katsuhiro Suzuki & Keiji Fujiwara "Shinpai Honey ♥ Bunny" by Arisa Komiya & Tatsuhisa Suzuki "Blue Banana Moon" by Ryoma Baba & Tesshō Genda
Composer	Megumi Ōhashi
Country of origin	Japan
No. of episodes	50 (list of episodes)
Production
Producers	Motoi Sasaki (TV Asahi) Naomi Takebe Go Wakamatsu (Toei) Koichi Yada Akihiro Fukada (Toei Agency)
Production location	Tokyo, Japan (Greater Tokyo Area)
Running time	24–25 minutes
Production companies	TV Asahi Toei Company Toei Agency
Original release
Network	TV Asahi
Release	February 26, 2012 (2012-02-26) – February 10, 2013 (2013-02-10)
Related
Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger

Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters (特命戦隊ゴーバスターズ, Tokumei Sentai Gōbasutāzu, Special Operations Squadron Go-Busters) is a Japanese tokusatsu television series and the 36th entry in Toei Company's Super Sentai metaseries, following Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger. Its theme is based on spy movies and cyber technology on February 26, 2012 on TV Asahi, joining Kamen Rider Fourze and then Kamen Rider Wizard as a program featured in TV Asahi's Super Hero Time programming block. It aired from February 26, 2012 to February 10, 2013, replacing Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger and was replaced by Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger.

Some of the villains are designed by Yutaka Izubuchi; marking his return to Super Sentai character design after 1986's Choushinsei Flashman.

Plot

Thirteen years ago in the New Common Era (新西暦, Shinseireki) calendar, the computer controlling the newly discovered energy source called Enetron (エネトロン, Enetoron) was infected by a virus that caused it to create the evil energy being known as Messiah who wishes to take over mankind and create a world made for machines. Though sent into Hyper Space by the scientists' sacrifice, Messiah's actions established the formation of the Energy Management Center's Special Ops Unit from three children who were caught in the crossfire, the Go-Busters, and their Buddyroids. In the present, 2012 NCE, a mysterious figure named Enter leads a group called Vaglass on incursions to gather enough Enetron to bring Messiah back. However, training for this day, the Go-Busters and their Buddyroids are deployed to combat Vaglass's Metaroids and Megazords to protect the city's Enetron from them. Later joined by Masato Jin and his Buddyroid Beet J. Stag, the Go-Busters' resolve is strengthened once they learn the true nature of their enemy and the horrors that would result should Messiah enter their world.

Episodes

Each episode of Go-Busters is called a "Mission".

Production

On September 2, 2011, Toei applied for trademarks on the title to be used on various products. The Japan Patent Office approved these trademarks on September 29, 2011.

Films

The Go-Busters make their debut appearance as a cameo in Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger's third film Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger vs. Space Sheriff Gavan: The Movie.

Super Hero Taisen

Kamen Rider × Super Sentai: Super Hero Taisen (仮面ライダー×スーパー戦隊　スーパーヒーロー大戦, Kamen Raidā × Sūpā Sentai: Sūpā Hīrō Taisen) is a film celebrating the 10th anniversary of the Super Hero Time programming block on TV Asahi, featuring a crossover between the characters of the Kamen Rider and Super Sentai Series. The cast of Go-Busters participate in the film, along with the cast of Kamen Rider Decade, Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger and Kamen Rider Fourze. The event of the movie takes place between Mission 8 and 9.

Protect the Tokyo Enetower!

Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters the Movie: Protect the Tokyo Enetower! (特命戦隊ゴーバスターズ THE MOVIE　東京エネタワーを守れ！, Tokumei Sentai Gōbasutāzu Za Mūbī Tōkyō Enetawā o Mamore!) is the main theatrical release for Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters where the Go-Busters must help protect the Tokyo Enetower along with the help of Tokyo Tower's mascot character Noppon (ノッポン). It is set to be released on August 4, 2012, alongside Kamen Rider Fourze the Movie: Space, Here We Come!. The event of the movie takes place between Mission 19 and 20.

Go-Busters vs. Gokaiger

Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters vs. Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger: The Movie (特命戦隊ゴーバスターズＶＳ海賊戦隊ゴーカイジャーTHE MOVIE, Tokumei Sentai Gōbasutāzu Tai Kaizoku Sentai Gōkaijā Za Mūbī) was released in theaters on January 19, 2013. As with previous VS movies, this film featured a crossover between the casts of Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters and Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger, while introducing the 37th Super Sentai, Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger which is set to start airing in 2013, following the end of Go-Busters. The events of the movie takes place between Mission 41 and 42.

Super Hero Taisen Z

Kamen Rider × Super Sentai × Space Sheriff: Super Hero Taisen Z (仮面ライダー×スーパー戦隊×宇宙刑事 スーパーヒーロー大戦Z, Kamen Raidā × Sūpā Sentai × Uchū Keiji: Supā Hīrō Taisen Zetto) is a film that was released in Japan on April 27, 2013, which featured the first crossover between characters of Toei's three main Tokusatsu franchises, Kamen Rider, Super Sentai, and the Space Sheriff Series, including other heroes from the Metal Hero Series as well. The protagonists of Space Sheriff Gavan: The Movie, Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters, and Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger are featured, but the casts of Kamen Rider Wizard, Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger, and Kamen Rider Fourze also participate in the film. Arisa Komiya reprises her role in the main cast as Yoko Usami, while the rest of the cast have a minor role in the film.

Kyoryuger vs. Go-Busters

Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger vs. Go-Busters: The Great Dinosaur Battle! Farewell Our Eternal Friends (獣電戦隊キョウリュウジャーVSゴーバスターズ　恐竜大決戦！ さらば永遠の友よ, Jūden Sentai Kyōryūjā Tai Gōbasutāzu Kyōryū Daikessen! Saraba Eien no Tomo yo) is the Go-Busters second VS movie featuring a crossover with the cast of Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger, scheduled for release on January 18, 2014.

Ultra Super Hero Taisen

A crossover film, titled Kamen Rider × Super Sentai: Ultra Super Hero Taisen (仮面ライダー×スーパー戦隊 超スーパーヒーロー大戦, Kamen Raidā × Supā Sentai Chō Supā Hīrō Taisen) featuring the casts of Kamen Rider Ex-Aid, Amazon Riders, Uchu Sentai Kyuranger, and Doubutsu Sentai Zyuohger, was released in Japan on March 25, 2017. This movie also celebrates the 10th anniversary of Kamen Rider Den-O and features the spaceship Andor Genesis from the Xevious game, which is used by the movie's main antagonists, as well as introduces the movie-exclusive Kamen Rider True Brave, played by Kamen Rider Brave's actor Toshiki Seto from Kamen Rider Ex-Aid, and the villain Shocker Great Leader III, played by the singer Diamond Yukai. In addition, individual actors from older Kamen Rider and Super Sentai TV series, Ryohei Odai (Kamen Rider Ryuki), Gaku Matsumoto (Shuriken Sentai Ninninger), Atsushi Maruyama (Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger), and Hiroya Matsumoto (Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters) reprise their respective roles.

Kyuranger vs. Space Squad

Uchu Sentai Kyuranger vs. Space Squad (宇宙戦隊キュウレンジャーVSスペース・スクワッド, Uchū Sentai Kyūrenjā Bāsasu Supēsu Sukuwaddo) is a V-Cinema release that features a crossover between Uchu Sentai Kyuranger and Space Squad. Aside from the main cast of Kyuranger, Yuma Ishigaki and Hiroaki Iwanaga (Space Sheriff Gavan: The Movie), Yuka Hirata (Juken Sentai Gekiranger), Mitsuru Karahashi (Samurai Sentai Shinkenger), Kei Hosogai (Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger) and Ayame Misaki (Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters) return to reprise their respective roles. The V-Cinema will be released on DVD and Blu-ray on August 8, 2018.

Special DVD

Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters vs. Beet Buster vs. J (特命戦隊ゴーバスターズVSビートバスターVS・J, Tokumei Sentai Gōbasutāzu Tai Bīto Basutā Tai Jei) is a special DVD by Kodansha that is used to show some of the items in the series. In the DVD, Beet J. Stag starts going haywire after drinking spiked Enetron left in the base by Enter, and Enter steals Masato's Morphin Blaster to become an evil version of Beet Buster, fighting with the Metaroid Junkroid. With Space Sheriff Gavan's help, Hiromu manages to free J of the infection and beat both Enter and Junkroid. The event of the specials takes place between Mission 31 and 32.

V-Cinema

Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters Returns vs. Doubutsu Sentai Go-Busters (帰ってきた特命戦隊ゴーバスターズ VS 動物戦隊ゴーバスターズ, Kaettekita Tokumei Sentai Gōbasutāzu Tai Dōbutsu Sentai Gōbasutāzu) is a V-Cinema release for Go-Busters that became available for sale on June 21, 2013, and takes place between Missions 44 and 45. While getting ready for New Year's, the Go-Busters are killed by the Great Demon Lord Azazel. Finding himself before God (Syo Jinnai) alongside J, Nick uses his status as the one-millionth death in 2012 to alter history so that Messiah never existed. Though he and J find everyone changed, Nick learns that Hiromu and the others have become the Doubutsu Sentai Go-Busters (動物戦隊ゴーバスターズ, Dōbutsu Sentai Gōbasutāzu), supported by Kuroki as Black Puma, Rika as Pink Cat, and a new individual named Atsushi Doumyoji (Tatsuhisa Suzuki) as Green Hippopotamus, against the Machine Empire Mechalius under Machine Empress Trange Star (Ayame Misaki). However, history repeats itself when Azazel kills the new Go-Busters and Nick ends up in Heaven again. This time, he wishes for both Go-Buster groups to team up against Azazel in his original reality. After destroying Azazel, the other Go-Busters fade away while the original Go-Busters and Nick pay their respects to them.

Video game

A Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters video game for the Nintendo DS was released on September 27, 2012. The game was released in Korea as Power Rangers: Go-Busters on August 8, 2013. This was the last official Nintendo DS game to be released in physical media in South Korea.

Cast

• Hiromu Sakurada (桜田 ヒロム, Sakurada Hiromu): Katsuhiro Suzuki (鈴木 勝大, Suzuki Katsuhiro)
• Ryuji Iwasaki (岩崎 リュウジ, Iwasaki Ryūji): Ryoma Baba (馬場 良馬, Baba Ryōma)
• Yoko Usami (宇佐見 ヨーコ, Usami Yōko): Arisa Komiya (小宮 有紗, Komiya Arisa)
• Masato Jin (陣 マサト, Jin Masato): Hiroya Matsumoto (松本 寛也, Matsumoto Hiroya)
• Beet J. Stag (ビート・J・スタッグ, Bīto Jei Sutaggu, Voice): Yuichi Nakamura (中村 悠一, Nakamura Yūichi)
• Takeshi Kuroki (黒木 タケシ, Kuroki Takeshi): Hideo Sakaki (榊 英雄, Sakaki Hideo)
• Toru Morishita (森下 トオル, Morishita Tōru): Naoto Takahashi (高橋 直人, Takahashi Naoto)
• Miho Nakamura (仲村 ミホ, Nakamura Miho): Fuuka Nishihira (西平 風香, Nishihira Fūka)
• Rika Sakurada (桜田 リカ, Sakurada Rika): Risa Yoshiki (吉木 りさ, Yoshiki Risa)
• Enter (エンター, Entā): Syo Jinnai (陳内 将, Jinnai Shō)
• Escape (エスケイプ, Esukeipu): Ayame Misaki (水崎 綾女, Misaki Ayame)
• Cheeda Nick (チダ・ニック, Chida Nikku, Voice): Keiji Fujiwara (藤原 啓治, Fujiwara Keiji)
• Gorisaki Banana (ゴリサキ・バナナ, Gorisaki Banana, Voice): Tesshō Genda (玄田 哲章, Genda Tesshō)
• Usada Lettuce (ウサダ・レタス, Usada Retasu, Voice): Tatsuhisa Suzuki (鈴木 達央, Suzuki Tatsuhisa)
• GB Custom Visor Voice (GBカスタムバイザー音声, Jī Bī Kasutamu Onsei), Lio Blaster Voice (ライオブラスター音声, Raio Burasutā Onsei), Saburo Hazuki (葉月 サブロー, Hazuki Saburō, 35): Ichirou Mizuki (水木 一郎, Mizuki Ichirō)
• Messiah (メサイア, Mesaia, Voice): Seiji Sasaki (佐々木 誠二, Sasaki Seiji)
• Narration: Shoo Munekata (宗方 脩, Munekata Shū)

Guest cast

• Maruyama (丸山, 9): Yutaka Maido (まいど 豊, Maido Yutaka)
• Geki Jumonji (十文字 撃, Jūmonji Geki, 31, 32): Yuma Ishigaki (石垣 佑磨, Ishigaki Yūma)
• Shelly (シェリー, Sherī, 31, 32): Suzuka Morita (森田 涼花, Morita Suzuka)
• Rhino Doubler (ライノダブラー, Raino Daburā, Voice) (31, 32): Kōsuke Toriumi (鳥海 浩輔, Toriumi Kōsuke)
• Mamoru Hasegawa (長谷川 マモル, Hasegawa Mamoru, 37): Gong Teyu (孔 大維, Kon Teyu)

Songs

Opening themes

• "Busters Ready Go!" (バスターズ レディーゴー!, Basutāzu Redī Gō!)
  • Lyrics: Shoko Fujibayashi
  • Composition, Arrangement: Kenichiro Oishi
  • Artist: Hideyuki Takahashi (Project.R)
  • Episodes: 1-27

  The song also played in episodes 30, 44, and 50.

• "Morphin! Movin! Busters Ship!" (モーフィン! ムービン! バスターズシップ!, Mōfin! Mūbin! Basutāzushippu!)
  • Lyrics: Shoko Fujibayashi
  • Composition, Arrangement: Kenichiro Oishi
  • Artist: Hideyuki Takahashi (Project.R)
  • Episodes: 28-49

Ending theme

• "Kizuna ~ Go-Busters!" (キズナ～ゴーバスターズ!, Kizuna ~ Gōbasutāzu!, "Bonds ~ Go-Busters!")
  • Lyrics: Shoko Fujibayashi
  • Composition, Arrangement: Kenichiro Oishi
  • Artist: Nazo no Shin Unit Starmen (謎の新ユニットＳＴＡ☆ＭＥＮ, Nazo no Shin Yunitto Sutāmen, The Mysterious New Unit Starmen)
  • Episodes: 1-8, 11-22, 28-44
• "One wish, One day"
  • Lyrics: Shoko Fujibayashi
  • Composition, Arrangement: Morihiro Suzuki
  • Artist: Hiromu Sakurada & Cheeda Nick (Katsuhiro Suzuki & Keiji Fujiwara)
  • Episodes: 9, 10, 24
• "Shinpai Honey ♡ Bunny" (心配 ハニー♡バニー, Shinpai Hanī ♡ Banī, "Worry Honey ♡ Bunny")
  • Lyrics: Shoko Fujibayashi
  • Composition, Arrangement: Masaaki Asada
  • Artist: Yoko Usami & Usada Lettuce (Arisa Komiya & Tatsuhisa Suzuki)
  • Episodes: 23
• "Blue Banana Moon"
  • Lyrics: Shoko Fujibayashi
  • Composition, Arrangement: Hiroshi Takaki
  • Artist: Ryuji Iwasaki & Gorisaki Banana (Ryoma Baba & Tesshō Genda)
  • Episodes: 25
• "Kizuna ~ Go-Busters! (2012 Summer MOVIE MIX)" (キズナ～ゴーバスターズ! (2012 Summer MOVIE MIX), Kizuna ~ Gōbasutāzu! (Nisenjūni Samā Mūbī Mikkusu), "Bonds ~ Go-Busters! (2012 Summer MOVIE MIX)")
  • Lyrics: Shoko Fujibayashi
  • Composition, Arrangement: Kenichiro Oishi
  • Artist: Nazo no Shin Unit Starmen
  • Episodes: 26, 27

International broadcast and home video

• Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters began airing in South Korea in 2013 as Power Rangers Go-Busters.
• In the Philippines, it aired on GMA Network as Power Rangers Beast Morphers (an American adaptation of this Sentai series with Tagalog dub) from December 2, 2024.
• In the Chinese-speaking world, Both Mandarin (Taiwan dialect) and Cantonese dubs were produced and aired in Taiwan and Hong Kong respectively.
  • In Taiwan, the series aired with a Taiwanese Mandarin dub on September 15, 2013 until August 24, 2014 with all episodes dubbed, airing on EBC Yoyo.
  • In Hong Kong, the series aired with a Cantonese Chinese dub on April 6, 2014 (a few months after Taiwan aired the Taiwanese Mandarin dub) on TVB Jade until April 5, 2015 with all episodes dubbed.

Notes

1. The Go-Busters' partner robots are also commonly referred to as Buddy Roids or Buddyroids.

References

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External links

• "Official website at TV Asahi". Archived from the original on January 7, 2012. Retrieved April 6, 2017.
• Official website at Toei Company
• Official website at Super-Sentai.net
• Official website at Nippon Columbia

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