Go! Go! Loser Ranger!
Go! Go! Loser Ranger![lower-alpha 1] is a Japanese superhero manga series written and illustrated by Negi Haruba. It has been serialized in Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen Magazine since February 2021, with its chapters collected into nine tankōbon volumes as of March 2023. An anime television series adaptation has been announced.
Go! Go! Loser Ranger! | |
![]() First tankōbon volume cover, featuring Red Keeper | |
戦隊大失格 (Sentai Daishikkaku) | |
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Manga | |
Written by | Negi Haruba |
Published by | Kodansha |
English publisher | |
Imprint | Shōnen Magazine Comics |
Magazine | Weekly Shōnen Magazine |
Demographic | Shōnen |
Original run | February 3, 2021 – present |
Volumes | 9 |
Anime television series | |
Directed by | Keiichi Sato |
Plot
Thirteen years ago, the Villainous Army of evil attempted to invade Earth, faced by the super sentai squadron known as the Dragon Keepers, and their super weapons, the Divine Tools. The evil army, however, was defeated within a year, all of its executives wiped out, and the surviving (and almost immortal) foot soldiers have been forced ever since to reenact their defeat to the Keepers in front of a crowd of spectators every Sunday. Tired of the charade, and realizing that this amounts to little more than slavery, one of the foot soldiers rebels, and decides he will defeat the Dragon Keepers by infiltrating the organization.
Characters
Main
- Footsoldier D (戦闘員D, Sentōin D)
- A rebellious foot soldier from the villainous army in the sky fortress that arrived 13 years ago, he is a duster with transformative and regeneration abilities alongside his fellow foot soldiers who vowed to defeat the Dragon Keepers by infiltrating their organization and ranks. He takes on two disguises for most of the series; one is an appearance of an average black haired teenage guy, and the other as Hibiki so he can use his identity to infiltrate their ranks easier.
- Yumeko Suzukiri (錫切 夢子, Suzukiri Yumeko)
- A Junior First-Class ranked Ranger from the Yellow Battalion, who has a mysterious grudge against the Dragon Keepers. She and D made an alliance together to collect their divine tools and plans kill them, though her background and motives remains unknown.
- Hibiki Sakurama (桜間 日々輝, Sakurama Hibiki)
- An inspiring independent ranger cadet who is aware of the Keeper's corruption but wishes to fix their system by bringing back to their original justice sense. Following an attack to cover D, he swap places with him after becoming disfigured while D carries on using his identity for most of the series. His current whereabouts remain unknown.
Dragon Keepers
- Sosei Akabane (赤刎 創星, Akabane Sōsei) / Red Keeper (レッドキーパー, Reddo Kīpā)
- The leader of the Dragon Keepers and commander of the Red Battalion who seemed to be friendly and inspiring outside, but is actually cruel who does not hold back against others when something needs to be done.
- Shōgo Aoshima (靑嶋 庄吾, Aoshima Shōgo) / Blue Keeper (ブルー キーパー, Burū Kīpā)
- The Blue Keeper and commander of the Blue Battalion. Originally in a gang to raise money for an orphanage, he joined the rangers after Akabane blackmails him between jail. He was killed by Peltrola's sneak attack in a battle with D.
- Sesera Sakurama (桜間 世輝, Sakurama Sesera) / Pink Keeper (ピンクキーパー, Pinku Kīpā)
- The Pink Keeper and commander of the Pink Battalion who's also Hibiki's older sister, in which she has an obsession on. When un-transfomed, it is revealed she is crippled, who lost her legs 13 years ago where she got caught up in Peltrola's battle, and had to rely on a wheelchair.
- Chidori (千鳥) / Green Keeper (ピンクキーパー, Gurīn Kīpā)
- The Green Keeper and commander of the Green Battalion.
- Yellow Keeper (イエロー キーパー, Ierō Kīpā)
- The Yellow Keeper and commander of the Yellow Battalion.
Executives
- Peltrola (ペルトロラ, Perutorora)
- A surviving Executive of the Villainous Army who resides in the Blue Garrison.
- Magatia (マガティア)
- A surviving Executive of the Villainous Army who resides in a school by trapping it in a loop.
Dusters
- Footsoldier XX (戦闘員XX, Sentōin Ekusuzu)
- A stray female foot soldier who left the fortress and resides in Hibiki's room who befriends D.
Production
On October 27, 2020, Negi Haruba started recruiting regular assistants for his coming new series.[2][3] On December 23, 2020, it was announced that Negi Haruba would start his new manga series Go! Go! Loser Ranger! on February 3, 2021.[4]
Media
Manga
Go! Go! Loser Ranger! is written and illustrated by Negi Haruba.[5] The manga series began its serialization in Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen Magazine in the 10th issue published on February 3, 2021.[6] Kodansha has collected its chapters into individual tankōbon volumes. The first volume was released on April 16, 2021.[7] As of March 16, 2023, nine volumes have been released.[8] In November 2021, during their panel at Anime NYC, Kodansha USA announced their license to the series and would release it in both print and digital.[9]
Volume list
No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN | |
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1 | April 16, 2021[7] | 978-4-06-522984-2 | November 8, 2022[10] | 978-1-64-651509-7 | |
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2 | June 17, 2021[11] | 978-4-06-523575-1 | December 13, 2022[12] | 978-1-64-651510-3 | |
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3 | September 17, 2021[13] | 978-4-06-524852-2 | February 21, 2023[14] | 978-1-64-651511-0 | |
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4 | February 17, 2022[15] | 978-4-06-525997-9 | April 18, 2023[16] | 978-1-64-651697-1 | |
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5 | April 15, 2022[17] | 978-4-06-527529-0 | June 20, 2023[18] | 978-1-64-651698-8 | |
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6 | July 15, 2022[19] | 978-4-06-528429-2 | August 22, 2023[20] | 978-1-64-651828-9 | |
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7 | October 17, 2022[21] | 978-4-06-529432-1 | October 24, 2023[22] | 978-1-64-651894-4 | |
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8 | December 16, 2022[23] | 978-4-06-529941-8 | December 26, 2023[24] | 978-1-64-651895-1 | |
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9 | March 16, 2023[8] | 978-4-06-530920-9 | — | — | |
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10 | June 15, 2023[25] | 978-4-06-531890-4 | — | — |
Anime
An anime television series adaptation directed by Keiichi Sato was announced on December 6, 2022.[26]
Reception
In June 2021, Go! Go! Loser Ranger! was nominated for the seventh Next Manga Award in the Best Printed Manga category.[27]
References
- Hoss (December 19, 2020). "Novo mangá do autor de Gotoubun será de Super Sentai". Você Sabia Anime (in Portuguese). Retrieved June 3, 2021.
- @5Hanayome (October 27, 2020). 春場ねぎ先生が在宅のレギュラーアシスタントを募集しております! (Tweet) (in Japanese). Retrieved November 20, 2022 – via Twitter.
- 春場ねぎ先生が在宅のレギュラーアシスタントを募集しております! (in Japanese). J-Comic Terrace. October 27, 2020. Archived from the original on November 1, 2020. Retrieved October 27, 2020.
- Negi Haruba [@negi_haruba] (December 23, 2020). 今週のマガジンに告知入れてもらってます。2月3日からまた連載させていただくことになりました!「戦隊大失格」といいます。頑張ります! (Tweet) (in Japanese). Retrieved December 8, 2022 – via Twitter.
- Ana (January 29, 2021). "Gotoubun no Hanayome - Autor lança vídeo promocional para seu novo mangá". Anime United (in Portuguese). Retrieved June 3, 2021.
- Mateo, Alex (December 23, 2020). "The Quintessential Quintuplets' Creator Negi Haruba Launches New Sentai Manga". Anime News Network. Retrieved June 3, 2021.
- 戦隊大失格(1) (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved June 3, 2021.
- 戦隊大失格(9) (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved March 13, 2023.
- Hazra, Adriana (November 21, 2021). "Kodansha Comics Announces 14 Manga Titles for Next Fall". Anime News Network. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
- "Go! Go! Loser Ranger! 1". Penguin Random House. Retrieved July 10, 2022.
- 戦隊大失格(2) (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved June 3, 2021.
- "Go! Go! Loser Ranger! 2". Penguin Random House. Retrieved July 10, 2022.
- 戦隊大失格(3) (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved August 14, 2021.
- "Go! Go! Loser Ranger! 3". Penguin Random House. Retrieved July 10, 2022.
- 戦隊大失格(4) (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved June 30, 2022.
- "Go! Go! Loser Ranger! 4". Penguin Random House. Retrieved November 26, 2022.
- 戦隊大失格(5) (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved June 30, 2022.
- "Go! Go! Loser Ranger! 5". Penguin Random House. Retrieved November 26, 2022.
- 戦隊大失格(6) (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved June 30, 2022.
- "Go! Go! Loser Ranger! 6". Penguin Random House. Retrieved November 26, 2022.
- 戦隊大失格(7) (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
- "Go! Go! Loser Ranger! 7". Penguin Random House. Retrieved February 17, 2023.
- 戦隊大失格(8) (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved November 27, 2022.
- "Go! Go! Loser Ranger! 8". Penguin Random House. Retrieved April 3, 2023.
- 戦隊大失格(10) (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved April 24, 2023.
- Mateo, Alex (December 5, 2022). "Negi Haruba's Go, Go, Loser Ranger! Manga Gets TV Anime". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 6, 2022.
- Loveridge, Lynzee (June 21, 2021). "Voting Opens for Tsugi ni Kuru Manga 2021 Awards". Anime News Network. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
External links
- Go! Go! Loser Ranger! official manga website at Pocket Shōnen Magazine (in Japanese)
- Go! Go! Loser Ranger! official anime website (in Japanese)
- Go! Go! Loser Ranger! (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia