Engine Sentai Go-onger

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).

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)[17]
• Renn Kōsaka (香坂 連, Kōsaka Ren): Shinwa Kataoka (片岡 信和, Kataoka Shinwa)[18]
• Saki Rōyama (楼山 早輝, Rōyama Saki): Rina Aizawa (逢沢 りな, Aizawa Rina)[19]
• Hant Jō (城 範人, Jō Hanto): Masahiro Usui (碓井 将大, Usui Masahiro)[20]
• Gunpei Ishihara (石原 軍平, Ishihara Gunpei): Kenji Ebisawa (海老澤 健次, Ebisawa Kenji)[21]
• Hiroto Sutō (須塔 大翔, Sutō Hiroto): Hidenori Tokuyama (徳山 秀典, Tokuyama Hidenori)[4]
• Miu Sutō (須塔 美羽, Sutō Miu): Yumi Sugimoto (杉本 有美, Sugimoto Yumi)[4]
• Water Pollution Minister Kegalesia (害水大臣ケガレシア, Gaisui Daijin Kegareshia): Nao Oikawa (及川 奈央, Oikawa Nao)[22]
  • 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.

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)[23]

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 4]
  • 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)[23]

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[24]

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.[25]

• "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.[26][27] 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[24]

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.[28]

• "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.[28]

• "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.[29] 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.[30]

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.[31]

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