Uchuu Sentai Kyuranger

Uchu Sentai Kyuranger is a Japanese tokusatsu television series and the 41st installment in Toei’s long-running Super Sentai metaseries, following Doubutsu Sentai Zyuohger. It premiered on February 12, 2017, and joined Kamen Rider Ex-Aid and later Kamen Rider Build in TV Asahi affiliate stations’ Super Hero Time line-up. The series ended on February 4, 2018. Its main motifs are constellations and Greco-Roman mythology. Kyuranger was the first Super Sentai series to introduce nine regular members from the start; earlier installments typically began with five or fewer.

In a universe parallel to the main Super Sentai reality, the Jark Matter organization has conquered countless planets, including Earth, under the mysterious Don Armage. An insurgent force called “Rebellion” forms in response, bringing together nine alien warriors from across the galaxy. Chosen by the Kyutama—magical stones with the power of the constellations—they become the Kyurangers: the humanoids Lucky, Stinger, Naga Ray, Hammie, and Spada; the wolf-man Garu; the mechanical lifeform Balance; and the androids Champ and Raptor 283.

The assembled Kyurangers begin their campaign against Jark Matter by setting out to liberate Earth, their first target. They are suspicious of why Jark Matter’s forces guard the planet so heavily. The team later gains three more members: their commander, the dragon-like alien Shou Ronpo; Kotaro Sakuma, a young boy from Earth; and Tsurugi Ōtori, a legendary warrior who defeated Jark Matter 300 years ago and was put to sleep until the other Kyurangers awaken him.