The Super Sentai Series (スーパー戦隊シリーズ, Sūpā Sentai Shirīzu) is the name of a long running Japanese superhero team genre of shows produced by Toei Co., Ltd., Toei Agency and Bandai, and aired by TV Asahi.
The shows feature live action characters and colourful special effects aimed mainly at children. One of the most prominent tokusatsu productions in Japan, alongside the Ultra Series, the Kamen Rider Series, and the Metal Hero Series, the genre is individualised through the use of giant robots as a plot device and has been adapted into the United States and other western countries as a television series known as the Power Rangers.
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- First created in 1975, the genre has generated 34 separate Super Sentai series as of 2010.