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 eleven tankōbon volumes as of September 2023. An anime television series adaptation produced by Yostar Pictures is set to premiere in 2024.

Go! Go! Loser Ranger!
First tankōbon volume cover, featuring Red Keeper
戦隊大失格
(Sentai Daishikkaku)
Genre
Manga
Written byNegi Haruba
Published byKodansha
English publisher
ImprintShōnen Magazine Comics
MagazineWeekly Shōnen Magazine
DemographicShōnen
Original runFebruary 3, 2021 – present
Volumes11
Anime television series
Directed byKeiichi Sato
Written byKeiichirō Ōchi
StudioYostar Pictures
Original networkJNN (TBS)
Original run 2024 – scheduled

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)
Voiced by: Yūsuke Kobayashi[2]
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)
Voiced by: Yumika Yano[2]
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 to kill them, though her background and motives remains unknown.
Hibiki Sakurama (桜間 日々輝, Sakurama Hibiki)
Voiced by: Daishi Kajita[2]
An inspiring independent ranger cadet who is aware of the Keeper's corruption but wishes to fix their system by bringing them back to their original sense of justice. 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 世々良, 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 (グリーンキーパー, Gurīn Kīpā)
The Green Keeper and commander of the Green Battalion.
Shinya Kiritani (黄理谷 真夜, Kiritani Shinya) / 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.[3][4] On December 23, 2020, it was announced that Negi Haruba would start his new manga series Go! Go! Loser Ranger! on February 3, 2021.[5]

Media

Manga

Go! Go! Loser Ranger! is written and illustrated by Negi Haruba.[6] The manga series began its serialization in Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen Magazine in the 10th issue published on February 3, 2021.[7] Kodansha has collected its chapters into individual tankōbon volumes. The first volume was released on April 16, 2021.[8] As of September 14, 2023, eleven volumes have been released.[9] 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.[10]

Volume list
No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1 April 16, 2021[8]978-4-06-522984-2November 8, 2022[11]978-1-64-651509-7
  1. "Round 1000" (R（ラウンド）1000, Raundo 1000)
  2. "Find the Red Keeper" (レッドキーパーを探せ, Reddo Kīpā o Sagase)
  3. "Paths of Good and Evil" (正道と悪道, Seitō to Akutō)
  4. "The Immortal Bullet" (不死の鉄砲玉, Fushi no Teppōdama)
  5. "The Monsters Strike!" (怪人の一撃!, Kaijin no Ichigeki!)
2 June 17, 2021[12]978-4-06-523575-1December 13, 2022[13]978-1-64-651510-3
  1. "Hammer of Justice" (正義の鉄槌, Seigi no Tettsui)
  2. "Peace and Domination" (平和と制服, Heiwa to Seifuku)
  3. "Parallel Paths" (交わらない道, Majiwaranai Machi)
  4. "Sticky Hide-and-Seek" (ねっとりかくれんぼ, Nettori Kakurenbo)
  5. "Emotional Weight" (思いの重さ, Omoi no Omosa)
  6. "Hibiki Sakurama, Age 4" (桜間日々輝4歳, Sakurama Hibiki Yon-sai)
  7. "The Plan Begins" (作戦開始, Sakusen Kaishi)
  8. "In the White Dragon's Nest" (パイロンの巣にて, Pairon No Sunite)
  9. "Dusters & Dragon Keepers" (ダスター&ドラゴンキーパー, Dasutā & Doragon Kīpā)
3 September 17, 2021[14]978-4-06-524852-2February 21, 2023[15]978-1-64-651511-0
  1. "The Fighter that Day" (あの日の戦闘員, Ano Hi no Sentōin)
  2. "The Pink Siblings" (ピンク姉弟, Pinku Kyōdai)
  3. "The Worst Pairing" (最悪あくのコンビ, Saiaku no Konbi)
  4. "The White Dragon's Test: Vs. The Red Monster 1" (パイロンの試験VS.赤の怪人役➀, Pairon no Shinken VS. Aka no Kaijinyaku 1)
  5. "The White Dragon's Test: Vs. The Red Monster 2" (パイロンの試験VS.赤の怪人役➁, Pairon no Shinken VS. Aka no Kaijinyaku 2)
  6. "The White Dragon's Test: Vs. The Red Monster 3" (パイロンの試験VS.赤の怪人役➂, Pairon no Shinken VS. Aka no Kaijinyaku 3)
  7. "The White Dragon's Test: Vs. The Red Monster 4" (パイロンの試験VS.赤の怪人役➃, Pairon no Shinken VS. Aka no Kaijinyaku 4)
  8. "The White Dragon's Test" (パイロンの試験, Pairon no Shinken)
  9. "Toward a World Without War" (争いの無い世界へ, Arasoi no Nai Sekai e)
4 February 17, 2022[16]978-4-06-525997-9April 18, 2023[17]978-1-64-651697-1
  1. "The White Dragon's Test: Vs. The Blue Monster" (パイロンの試験VS.青の怪人役, Pairon no Shinken VS. Ao no Kaijinyaku)
  2. "The White Dragon's Test: Vs. The Green Monster" (パイロンの試験VS.緑の怪人役, Pairon no Shinken VS. Midori no Kaijin'yaku)
  3. "The White Dragon's Test: Vs. The Yellow Monster 1" (パイロンの試験VS.黄の怪人役➀, Pairon no Shinken VS. Ki no Kaijinyaku 1)
  4. "The White Dragon's Test: Vs. The Yellow Monster 2" (パイロンの試験VS.黄の怪人役➁, Pairon No Shinken VS. Ki no Kaijinyaku 2)
  5. "Yamato Kurusu, Age 12" (来栖大和12歳, Kurusu Yamato Jūni-sai)
  6. "The White Dragon's Test: Vs. The Candidate Team 1" (パイロンの試験VS.候補生チーム➀, Pairon no Shinken VS. Kouhosei Chiimu 1)
  7. "The White Dragon's Test: Vs. The Candidate Team 2" (パイロンの試験VS.候補生チーム➁, Pairon no Shinken VS. Kouhosei Chiimu 2)
  8. "The White Dragon's Test: Vs. The Candidate Team 3" (パイロンの試験VS.候補生チーム➂, Pairon no Shinken VS. Kouhosei Chiimu 3)
  9. "The White Dragon's Test: Vs. The Candidate Team 4" (パイロンの試験VS.候補生チーム➃, Pairon no Shinken VS. Kouhosei Chiimu 4)
5 April 15, 2022[18]978-4-06-527529-0June 20, 2023[19]978-1-64-651698-8
  1. "The White Dragon's Test: Vs. The Candidate Team 5" (パイロンの試験VS.候補生チーム➄, Pairon No Shinken VS. Kouhosei Chiimu 5)
  2. "The White Dragon's Test: Vs. The Candidate Team 6" (パイロンの試験VS.候補生チーム➅, Pairon no Shinken VS. Kouhosei Chiimu 6)
  3. "The White Dragon's Test: Vs. The Candidate Team 7" (パイロンの試験VS.候補生チーム➆, Pairon no Shinken VS. Kouhosei Chiimu 7)
  4. "The White Dragon's Test: Vs. The Candidate Team 8" (パイロンの試験VS.候補生チーム⑧, Pairon no Shinken VS. Kouhosei Chiimu 8)
  5. "The White Dragon's Test: Vs. The Candidate Team 9" (パイロンの試験VS.候補生チーム⑨, Pairon no Shinken VS. Kouhosei Chiimu 9)
  6. "The White Dragon's Test: Vs. The Blue Keeper 1" (パイロンの試験VS.ブルーキーパー➀, Pairon no Shinken VS. Burū Kīpā 1)
  7. "The White Dragon's Test: Vs. The Blue Keeper 2" (パイロンの試験VS.ブルーキーパー➁, Pairon no Shinken VS. Burū Kīpā 2)
  8. "The Blue Keeper Vs. The Boss Monster Peltrola" (ブルーキーパーVS.試験ペルトロラ, Burū Kīpā VS. Kanbu Perutorora)
  9. "The White Dragon's Test: Vs. The Boss Monster Peltrola 1" (パイロンの試験VS.幹部ペルトロラ➀, Pairon no Shinken VS. Kanbu Perutorora 1)
  10. "The White Dragon's Test: Vs. The Boss Monster Peltrola 2" (パイロンの試験VS.幹部ペルトロラ➁, Pairon no Shinken VS. Kanbu Perutorora 2)
6 July 15, 2022[20]978-4-06-528429-2August 22, 2023[21]978-1-64-651828-9
  1. "The White Dragon's Test: Vs. The Boss Monster Peltrola 3" (パイロンの試験VS.幹部ペルトロラ➂, Pairon no Shinken VS. Kanbu Perutorora 3)
  2. "The White Dragon's Test: Vs. The Boss Monster Peltrola 4" (パイロンの試験VS.幹部ペルトロラ➃, Pairon no Shinken VS. Kanbu Perutorora 4)
  3. "The White Dragon's Test: Vs. The Boss Monster Peltrola 5" (パイロンの試験VS.幹部ペルトロラ➄, Pairon no Shinken VS. Kanbu Perutorora 5)
  4. "The White Dragon's Test: Vs. The Boss Monster Peltrola 6" (パイロンの試験VS.幹部ペルトロラ➅, Pairon no Shinken VS. Kanbu Perutorora 6)
  5. "Shougo Aoshima, Age 18 1" (青嶋庄吾18歳➀, Aoshima Shōgo Jūhachi-sai 1)
  6. "Shougo Aoshima, Age 18 2" (青嶋庄吾18歳➁, Aoshima Shōgo Jūhachi-sai 2)
  7. "Fighter D, Age 0" (戦闘員D0歳, Sentōin D Zero-sai)
  8. "The White Dragon's Test: Vs. The Blue Keeper 3" (パイロンの試験VS.ブルーキーパー➂, Pairon no Shinken VS. Burū Kīpā 3)
  9. "Breaking News" (ニュース速報, Nyūsu Sokuhō)
  10. "Vanishing Point" (姉と弟と神隠し, Ane to Otōto to Kamigakushi)
7 October 17, 2022[22]978-4-06-529432-1October 24, 2023[23]978-1-64-651894-4
  1. "The Squadron on the Edge" (限界部隊, Genkai Butai)
  2. "A Friendly Visit" (愛想の奇襲, Aiso no Kishū)
  3. "High School Paradise 1" (夢の学園生活①, Yume no Gakuen Seikatsu 1)
  4. "High School Paradise 2" (夢の学園生活②, Yume no Gakuen Seikatsu 2)
  5. "High School Paradise 3" (夢の学園生活③, Yume no Gakuen Seikatsu 3)
  6. "High School Paradise 4" (夢の学園生活④, Yume no Gakuen Seikatsu 4)
  7. "High School Paradise 5" (夢の学園生活⑤, Yume no Gakuen Seikatsu 5)
  8. "High School Paradise 6" (夢の学園生活⑥, Yume no Gakuen Seikatsu 6)
  9. "High School Paradise 7" (夢の学園生活⑦, Yume no Gakuen Seikatsu 7)
  10. "High School Paradise 8" (夢の学園生活⑧, Yume no Gakuen Seikatsu 8)
8 December 16, 2022[24]978-4-06-529941-8December 26, 2023[25]978-1-64-651895-1
  1. "Kanon Hisui, Age 8" (翡翠かのん8歳, Hisui Kanon Hachi-sai)
  2. "High School Paradise 9" (夢の学園生活⑨, Yume no Gakuen Seikatsu 9)
  3. "High School Paradise 10" (夢の学園生活⑩, Yume no Gakuen Seikatsu 10)
  4. "High School Paradise 11" (夢の学園生活⑪, Yume no Gakuen Seikatsu 11)
  5. "High School Paradise 12" (夢の学園生活⑫, Yume no Gakuen Seikatsu 12)
  6. "High School Paradise 13" (夢の学園生活⑬, Yume no Gakuen Seikatsu 13)
  7. "High School Paradise 14" (夢の学園生活⑭, Yume no Gakuen Seikatsu 14)
  8. "Dream's End" (夢の終わり, Yume no owari)
  9. "A Tiny Banquet" (小さな大直会, Chīsana Dai Nao Rai)
  10. "Next on the List" (次の標的へ, Tsugi no Hyōteki e)
9 March 16, 2023[26]978-4-06-530920-9February 27, 2024[27]979-8-88-877043-6
  1. "An Unknown Monster" (未知の怪人, Michi no Kaijin)
  2. "The World’s Most Famous Monster" (この世で一番有名な怪人, Konoyo de Ichiban Yūmeina Kaijin)
  3. "Stalking Date" (ストーキングデート, Sutōkingudēto)
  4. "Turning Around" (逆向きになってる, Gyaku-muki ni Natteru)
  5. "Labyrinth" (迷路, Meiro)
  6. "Half-Hearted Assassination" (その程度の暗殺, Sono Teido no Ansatsu)
  7. "Fighter D’s Research" (戦闘員Dの研究, Sentō-in D no Kenkyū)
  8. "Zoo of Beasts 1" (怪獣の園➀, Kaijū no En 1)
  9. "Zoo of Beasts 2" (怪獣の園➁, Kaijū no En 2)
  10. "Zoo of Beasts 3" (怪獣の園➂, Kaijū no En 3)
10 June 15, 2023[28]978-4-06-531890-4May 21, 2024[29]979-8-88-877044-3
  1. Kaijin Raifu Kuraishisu (怪人ライフクライシス)
  2. Imawashiki Ierō Butai no Jikken (忌まわしきイエロー部隊の実験)
  3. Yōkoso Kaijin Hogo Kyōkai e 1 (ようこそ怪人保護協会へ➀)
  4. Yōkoso Kaijin Hogo Kyōkai e 2 (ようこそ怪人保護協会へ➁)
  5. Yōkoso Kaijin Hogo Kyōkai e 3 (ようこそ怪人保護協会へ➂)
  6. Dotchi no Seigi Shō (どっちの正義ショー)
  7. Fusenshō (不戦勝)
  8. Kachi-ba (勝ち馬)
  9. Katte ni Tatakae! (勝手に戦え！)
  10. Migatte ni Tatakae! (身勝手に戦え！)
11 September 14, 2023[9]978-4-06-532887-3——
  1. Sen ho Kai-sen (Sen po Kaisen) (戦保怪戦(せんぽかいせん))
  2. Ukyō Kaede 18-sai Sayama Jūji 16-sai (右京楓18歳 左山十字16歳)
  3. Sen ho Kai-sen (Sen po Kaisen) 2 (戦保怪戦(せんぽかいせん) 2)
  4. Sen ho Kai-sen (Sen po Kaisen) 3 (戦保怪戦(せんぽかいせん) 3)
  5. Sen ho Kai-sen (Sen po Kaisen) 4 (戦保怪戦(せんぽかいせん) 4)
  6. Aoi ma Keisuke 17-sai (蒼馬圭介 17歳)
  7. Sen ho Kai-sen (Sen po Kaisen) 5 (戦保怪戦(せんぽかいせん) 5)
  8. Sen ho Kai-sen (Sen po Kaisen) 6 (戦保怪戦(せんぽかいせん) 6)
  9. Sen ho Kai-sen (Sen po Kaisen) 7 (戦保怪戦(せんぽかいせん) 7)
  10. Sen ho Kai-sen (Sen po Kaisen) 8 (戦保怪戦(せんぽかいせん) 8)
12 November 16, 2023[30]978-4-06-533515-4——

Anime

An anime television series adaptation was announced on December 6, 2022.[31] It will be produced by Yostar Pictures and directed by Keiichi Sato, with scripts written by Keiichirō Ōchi, character designs handled by Kahoko Koseki, and animation supervision by Kenji Hayama.[32][33] The series is set to premiere in 2024 on TBS and its affiliates.[2]

Reception

In June 2021, Go! Go! Loser Ranger! was nominated for the seventh Next Manga Award in the Best Printed Manga category.[34]

Notes
  1. Japanese: 戦隊大失格, Hepburn: Sentai Daishikkaku, lit. Sentai Great Disqualification

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