Not only did it feature an all new Sentai team, but also gave them the ability to transform into members of the other 35 Sentai teams via Ranger keys and saw guest appearances from the franchise's 35 year history.įollowing the 'Legendary War', in which the 34 past Super Sentai teams gave up their powers in order to protect the Earth from invasion from the Zangyack Empire, a group of space pirates come to the planet in search of 'The Greatest Treasure in the Universe', which can only be acquired after obtaining the 'greater powers' of the 34 Super Sentai teams. Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger is a 51-episode series that aired between February 2011 and February 2012, along with three cinematic releases. 2011 saw Toei celebrate the 35th anniversary of their Super Sentai franchise, and boy did they do it in style.
