Overview of 'Gekisou Sentai Carranger' Season 1

Gekisou Sentai Carranger (1996)

After the Bowzock, a ruthless — not to mention reckless — gang of interstellar biker thugs, destroy his home planet of Hazard, Dappu visits Earth where he discovers five humans with the ability to harness "Carmagic." With this power, these five heroes can defeat the Bowzock before the band of witless bikers is able to add Earth to its list of wrecked worlds.

Writing:

Saburo Yatsude
Yoshio Urasawa

Stars:

Release Date: 1996-03-01
Seasons: 1

9.7/10

Country: JP
Language: 日本語
Runtime: 20

Season 1 Episode List

Episode 1 - Fighting for Traffic Safety
Release Date: 1996-03-01
After witnessing the destruction of his home, Hazardian Dapp must find (and somehow convince) five humans of the Pegasus Garage who possess the connection with legendary car constellations to become the Carranger and save their planet from the destructive force of the evil planet-destroying Bowzock.
Episode 2 - Dancing Noise Pollution
Release Date: 1996-03-08
The Carranger escape from Dappu's explanation of their new Giga Formula weapon only to need it to take on a Gorotsuki who wants to use car noises as a signal to get the Earth blown up by other aliens.
Episode 3 - The Beginner's Mark of Justice
Release Date: 1996-03-15
Tiring of his Carranger training, Kyosuke stays behind to work on the boss' car while the others take on a guts-enhancing Gorotsuki.
Episode 4 - A Red Light to Enlarging
Release Date: 1996-03-22
On a trip to Earth to sample the local delicacies, Inventor Grotch accidentally becomes a giant from something he ate, forcing the Carranger into a situation where they must create a means to fight larger threats.
Episode 5 - Up Ahead, Gekisou Fusion
Release Date: 1996-03-29
Having figured out the key to growth being a certain imo-youkan, Grotch unleashes the full potential of Bowzock's best eater, forcing the Carranger to fully utilize their new dream vehicles and merge into a giant robot to face it.
Episode 6 - We are... One-Way Traffic
Release Date: 1996-04-05
An argument between Natsumi and Youko ruins the Carranger's teamwork during a battle with a detective Gorotsuki searching for a necklace for Zonnette.
Episode 7 - Blue Has no Entry?!
Release Date: 1996-04-12
Naoki is strangely being ignored by the rest of Carranger after meeting with a rival car-maker, while Glutch invents a weight-loss spray with peculiar side effects that he gives to a graffiti-making Bowzock thug .
Episode 8 - Transformation Brace Lost
Release Date: 1996-04-19
After defeating a Bowzock racer, Minoru loses his Accel Changer just as the defeated opponent's little brother has targeted him for revenge.
Episode 9 - A U-Turn to the Stars
Release Date: 1996-04-26
Kyosuke quits the Pegasus Garage hoping to pursue his racing dreams, while encountering a peculiar Gorotsuki dish-cleaner who may be connected to Dapp's childhood racing hero.
Episode 10 - A Great Reversal!! Bicycle Training
Release Date: 1996-05-03
Natsumi decides to adopt Naoki as her little brother and help him out when they're confronted by a female bancho Gorotsuki and her rampaging army of bicycle riders.
Episode 11 - The Overweight of Fury
Release Date: 1996-05-10
Youko goes on an obsessive diet spree after an encounter with a number-crunching Gorotsuki makes her think she has gained too much weight.
Episode 12 - The Signalman Who Came From Space
Release Date: 1996-05-17
Signalman, an officer from Planet Police, comes to Earth to take charge in taking down Gynamo and the Bowzock...while simultaneously causing nothing but problems for the Carranger.
Episode 13 - Dispatch!! The Proud Emergency Vehicle
Release Date: 1996-05-24
With the other Bowzock fearing Signalman, Zonnette and a revived UU Urin head to Earth to trick him by manipulating him to fight against the Carranger, leading to trouble for both Kyosuke and Youko.
Episode 14 - Full Acceleration to Hellish Lightning
Release Date: 1996-05-31
A ritual by Zelmoda to surpass the speed limit of his bike to obtain a legendary power (using a fuel additive Minoru sold him) forces both the Bowzock warrior and Green Racer to face their respective fears of lightning.
Episode 15 - Evil With A Learner's Permit in Love
Release Date: 1996-06-07
Having strange feelings of love towards her enemy Red Racer, Zonnette and her cockroach servant cause chaos on Earth in order for her to reveal these feelings to a confused Kyosuke.
Episode 16 - Bad Wisdom, Merging Caution
Release Date: 1996-06-14
In hoping to improve their battles with the Carranger, the Bowzock hire Instructor Ritchihiker for consultation, unaware of his own long history with Signalman.
Episode 17 - Wearing Authority, Head-On Collision!
Release Date: 1996-06-21
Ritchihiker enlists a fashion designer Gorotsuki to create a mind-controlling outfit that brainwashes Signalman and Sirender under his control to fight the Carranger.
Episode 18 - A Lying Heart Under Adjustment
Release Date: 1996-06-28
On a company vacation to Nasu Kougen, Natsumi protects a little girl accused of lying about the appearance of an alien in the area (in actuality a Gorotsuki on research assignment)
Episode 19 - The Hit-And-Run Girl of Love!
Release Date: 1996-07-05
When a pitching Gorotsuki is sent after the still-vacationing Carranger, Zonnette intervenes in the proceedings with her confused heart for Red Racer while Kyosuke tries to prove his love for her.
Episode 20 - Test Drive the Ultimate Famous Cars!!
Release Date: 1996-07-12
Kyosuke becomes more obsessed with his test-driving dreams after being embarrassed by Naoki's skills just as two Wild Cars from space arrive on Earth that test the limits and wills of both of them.
Episode 21 - The Carnavi That Surpassed Carnavi
Release Date: 1996-07-19
Youko's terrible navigation skills force her and Natsumi to invent the ultimate navigation device after the male Carranger are abducted by a disappearing shaman Gorotsuki.
Episode 22 - The Tragic Traffic Rule Habit
Release Date: 1996-07-26
Signalman's by-the-book rules obsessions ends up getting him in trouble with Kyosuke after Ichitarou gets abducted from summer school for a plot to create new Bowzock members.
Episode 23 - Overheating For A Princess
Release Date: 1996-08-02
Naoki must work through his emotions in order to protect a princess being pursued by an Olympic-themed Gorotsuki trying to capture a jewel for the Bowzock.
Episode 24 - Urgent Launch?! New Leader
Release Date: 1996-08-09
A disagreement regarding the usage of the Carranger to help others makes Kyosuke force Minoru to become the leader of the team to force him to realize his point.
Episode 25 - The Mysterious Intruding Girl!
Release Date: 1996-08-16
Radietta Fanbelt, a self-proclaimed Carranger fangirl, arrives on Earth to meet with her heroes as they face off against a fake team of "heroic" Gorotsuki!
Episode 26 - The Nonstop Home Delivery Weapon
Release Date: 1996-08-23
After accidentally sending off the Carranger's new weapon for delivery, Minoru goes on a mad chase to Hokkaido to get it back while the others try to hold firm against a Gorotsuki with an innumerable arsenal.
Episode 27 - The Crossroads Of Transferring Away From Home...
Release Date: 1996-08-30
When Signalman receives a letter from his family back home, he is forced to determine whether to leave Earth to the Carranger or stay to protect it from the Bowzock.
Episode 28 - Farewell, Signalman!!
Release Date: 1996-09-06
With Ichitarou captured for the ceremonial Bowzock Festival, Signalman and the Carranger scramble to get him back before he is used to grant them a greater evil power.
Episode 29 - The Unexpected Great Monster Accident!!
Release Date: 1996-09-13
With his mind and body strengthened by evil energy and a newly bought giant mech, RitchiRitchihiker begins a campaign against all of his enemies, including the Carranger (who are suddenly without Dappu) and Gynamo.
Episode 30 - A Shocking Debut! Working Cars!!
Release Date: 1996-09-20
With RV Robo abducted by RitchiRitchihiker and no other means to fight back, the Carranger are approached by the mysterious VRV Master, who offers them new vehicle mecha to fight Braking. But can he be trusted?
Episode 31 - It's a Full Model Change! VRV Robo
Release Date: 1996-09-27
VRV Master continues to train the Carranger to fully utilize the potential of their new mechs, which they must complete on their own before their climactic battle with RitchiRitchihiker and his upgraded Braking.
Episode 32 - RV Robo's Wrong-Way Run
Release Date: 1996-10-04
After reading a farewell letter from VRV Master acknowledging him as a leader, Kyosuke goes all out in facing a Gorotsuki piloting the captured RV Robo in order to get the RV Robo back.
Episode 33 - Awaken! Gekisou Dappu
Release Date: 1996-10-11
As Dapp finally awakens from his hibernation, he ends up helping the Carranger indirectly face a hot-headed Gorotsuki as they prepare for his surprise party.
Episode 34 - Meddling in Love, the Intruding Girl
Release Date: 1996-10-18
Realizing that her older sister Vanity Mirror is Zonnette of the Bowzock, Radietta returns to meet with her, where she ends up meddling in the facets of her complicated love with Red Racer.
Episode 35 - The Traitorous Signalman
Release Date: 1996-10-25
Signalman returns to Earth, but has suddenly turned evil under a mysterious influence, ignoring all his previous friendships and entering a rampage over a personal trauma.
Episode 36 - The Suspicious Exhaust Purging Operation
Release Date: 1996-11-01
With Signalman altered and allied with the Bowzock, the Carranger and Dapp must work out a way to remove the influence of the mind-altering gas to save both him and Sigtarou.
Episode 37 - The Dreadful Universal Highway Project
Release Date: 1996-11-08
As the Carranger abuse advantages of their fame, the Bowzock gain assistance from the mysterious Exhaus to defeat them and secretly advance his own twisted scheme for Earth's destruction.
Episode 38 - Back Alright!? Imo-Youkan Life
Release Date: 1996-11-15
A scheme by the Bowzock to protect their imo-youkan supply turns the elderly Imochou owner into a young man, which Youko believes is the man of her dreams.
Episode 39 - Love Roads!! The Space Pet
Release Date: 1996-11-22
Naoki adopts a space creature intended by Exhaus and the Bowzock to be used to eat away all of the roads of Earth.
Episode 40 - Naniwhatever Anyway, A Scramble Intersection Robo!?
Release Date: 1996-11-29
Minoru befriends a traitorous Gorotsuki and shows him the ways of Osaka, unknowing of the true nature of the Bowzock's plans against the Carranger.
Episode 41 - The Reckless Dash Emperor's Frightful Fuel Check
Release Date: 1996-12-06
As the Carranger make Christmas plans, Dapp tries to figure out how to spend it with his "family" while Exhaus starts targeting him due to his connection to the team's Carmagic.
Episode 42 - Engine Stall On All Cars! Desperate Situation for the Giant Robo!!
Release Date: 1996-12-13
With Dapp captured by Exhaus and the Bowzock, the Carranger discover the truth regarding the source of their powers from VRV Master and attempt to hold on against the evil mechs with the limited energy they have left.
Episode 43 - Merry Carmagic Christmas!!
Release Date: 1996-12-20
With the Carmagic of their mech nearly used up and Dapp recaptured for the Bowzock mechs, the Carranger must work out their problems with their alien ally if they are to live to see a Merry Christmas.
Episode 44 - The Persistently, Wacky Gekisou Chase!
Release Date: 1997-01-10
Natsumi loses her will as a mechanic when her prized wrench is taken by a Gorotsuki to become a wrench of ultimate evil adaptation.
Episode 45 - The Starting Point of True Love
Release Date: 1997-01-17
Kyosuke decides to try and draw Zonnette away from the Bowzock once and for all with his love for her, while Exhaus sends a love-manipulating Gorotsuki to finally marry her to Gynamo for Earth's destruction.
Episode 46 - Suddenly Ineffective!? Transformation Power
Release Date: 1997-01-24
The Bowzock commanders are sent to Earth against the seemingly unstoppable Carranger, while Exhaus manipulates a celestial event to steal away the power of their Carmagic.
Episode 47 - Hit and Break!? The Death-Defying Space Drive
Release Date: 1997-01-31
Without their Carmagic, the Carranger face their darkest hour while Exhaus reveals his final, true intention for the Bowzock and the destruction of Earth.
Episode 48 - Forever Traffic Safety!!
Release Date: 1997-02-07
The Carranger face off in a final confrontation with Exhaus for the fate of Earth; but against an enemy with the evil powers of the universe on his side, can they finally bring peace (and traffic safety) once and for all?