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Kaitou Sentai Lupinranger VS Keisatsu Sentai Patranger

Kaitou Sentai Lupinranger VS Keisatsu Sentai Patranger , commonly shortened as LuPat , is a Japanese tokusatsu drama and the 42nd entry of the Toei Company's long-running Super Sentai metaseries. This is the only series to feature two different teams of heroes - the gentleman thief-themed Lupinrangers and the police-themed Patrangers, who engage in a three-way battle against an alien criminal organization targeting Earth called the Ganglars. It is also the first Super Sentai TV series to not have an ending theme like many of TV Asahi's other shows. Lupinranger VS Patranger, which was the last Super Sentai series to air entirely in the Heisei era, aired from February 11, 2018 to February 10, 2019, replacing Uchu Sentai Kyuranger, and being temporarily replaced by Super Sentai Strongest Battle. After 4 weeks, it was completely replaced by Kishiryu Sentai Ryusoulger on March 17. The program joining Kamen Rider Build and later, Kamen Rider Zi-O, in the Super Hero Time line-up on TV Asahi affiliate stations.

Story
The Lupin Collection, a vast ensemble of dangerous items acquired by the legendary gentleman thief Arsène Lupin, is stolen by an interdimensional crime syndicate known as the Ganglars. However, they receive opposition from two Super Sentai teams: the Lupinrangers: Kairi Yano, Tooma Yoimachi and Umika Hayami, who aim to steal back the collection to live up their namesake's reputation and save those they have lost, and the Patrangers: Keiichiro Asaka, Sakuya Hikawa and Tsukasa Myoujin, who are tasked with upholding justice by retrieving the collection and taking down the Gangler. A human drama unfolds that pits the opposing teams against each other as their tale is woven, which is made more intricate by the Lupin Collection's mysterious origins and its contributor Noël Takao, who aids the two teams as their fourth member in the hopes of uniting them against the Gangler for his own agenda. After the Gangler are eventually defeated, the Patrangers learn the Lupinrangers' civilian identities and motives while Noël still works to unite the two Super Sentai teams into one. ==Characters==
Characters
Lupinrangers The eponymous Lupinrangers are a trio of phantom thieves who are recruited by Arsène Lupin's retainer Kogure to retrieve the in order to save their loved ones, who were taken by the Ganglar member Zamigo Delma a year prior. The group is based at the cafe as part-time workers, where they learn the Patrangers' identities while concealing their own until the events of the final battle. The Lupinrangers transform by utilizing in conjunction with the firearm. While transformed, they each carry a sidearm, which can switch between and . ; : A 19-year-old impulsive youth who utilizes the fighter jet-themed to transform into . He takes his role as a Lupinranger seriously despite lazing around while working at the Bistrot Jurer and his antics with Keiichiro. Behind this façade, Kairi is a traumatized individual who lost his parents as a child, which leads to him becoming jealous of Keiichiro. After apparently losing his older brother, , to Zamigo, he seeks vengeance against him and will go berserk at the sight of him. Kairi Yano is portrayed by . ; : A 24-year-old composed gentleman who utilizes the war plane-themed to transform into , having joined the group after the apparent death of his fiancé . As the oldest and most experienced member due to having worked at the restaurant, he is normally the group's voice of reason, though he is prone to occasional lapses in judgement. Tooma Yoimichi is portrayed by . ; : An 18/19-year-old carefree girl who utilizes the autogyro-themed to transform into , having joined the group after the apparent death of her best friend , after she pushed Umika out of the way of Zamigo's blast, which lead to Umika dropping out of . Working as a waitress at Bistrot Jurer, she is the most friendly to the Patrangers as she has fought alongside Tsukasa while maintaining her cover. Umika Hayami is portrayed by . Patrangers The eponymous Patrangers are a trio of police officers from the , an international police force based in France that was established to deal with the Ganglar menace. The group are based at the GSPO's Japan Branch, which is in the same neighborhood as the Bistrot Jurer. Similarly to the Lupinrangers, the Patrangers transform by utilizing in conjunction with the VS Changer. While transformed, they each carry a sidearm, which can switch between and . ; : A hot-blooded, serious police officer and leader of the Patrangers who utilizes to transform into the red-colored . He puts his duties as a police officer first in pursuing Ganglar members and protecting civilians. While he has a positive view on how the Lupin Collection could be used for good, he initially expressed disdain towards the Lupinrangers before learning of Lupin Red's motives and realizing the group is more than they appeared. As Keiichiro grew up with a kind and loving family, he did not know suffering until he met Kairi. After learning of his past and how his brother became one of Zamigo's victims, Keiichiro understands what it means to suffer. Keiichiro Asaka is portrayed by . ; : An optimistic junior to Keiichiro and Tsukasa who utilizes to transform into the green-colored . He was brought in to replace Satoru Shinonome, and serves as the team's sharpshooter and police car driver. Sakuya is observant and quick-thinking, though he considers doing his job and protecting civilians as more important than the GSPO's reputation. Unlike Keiichiro, he has a positive view of the Lupinrangers. Sakuya later fell in love with Umika, and denies that she is a Lupinranger until he learned of their identities and learned of Umika's reasoning for becoming a Lupinranger. Sakuya Hikawa is portrayed by . ; : A candid, caring policewoman and Keiichiro's classmate from police school who aspired to become an officer like her grandfather and utilizes to transform the pink-colored . As the most calm and collected member of the Patrangers, she is often forced to temper her teammates' personalities. Unlike Keiichiro and Sakuya, she is indifferent towards the Lupinrangers, as she is more focused on their origins and equipment. Despite her serious demeanor, she secretly has an obsession for plush toys and a fondness for adorable children. After learning the Lupinrangers' identities, she developed a desire to help them rather than arrest them. Tsukasa Myoujin is portrayed by . Noël Takao is a mysterious 26-year-old gentleman thief who also operates as a special investigator from the GSPO's French headquarters. He was the adopted son of Arsène Lupin, one of Back World's original inhabitants alongside Kogure, and the creator of the VS Changers and the along with other items in the Lupin Collection. Noël arrived in Japan to aid the Lupinrangers and Patrangers, intending to unite the two teams against the Ganglars. Unlike the Lupinrangers and Patrangers, Noël utilizes the firearm, a combination of two , to transform into one of two forms based on the aforementioned teams. While transformed, he wields the sidearm, which can switch between Sword Mode and . • : Noël's silver-colored Lupinranger form accessed from the Shinkansen-themed setting on the X Changer. In this form, he primarily wields the X Rod Sword in Sword Mode. • : Noël's gold-colored Patranger form accessed from the steam locomotive-themed setting on the X Changer. In this form, he primarily wields the X Rod Sword in Jitte Mode. Noël Takao is portrayed by . Allies ; : Nicknamed by Umika, Good Striker is a sentient puppet from the Lupin Collection who supports the Lupinrangers or the Patrangers depending on his mood as he is compatible with both teams' VS Changers. He can also transform into a large-sized VS Vehicle with Dial Fighter and Trigger Machine modes, forms the core of either team's giant robots, and can combine with the Lupinrangers' personal Dial Fighters, the Patrangers' personal Trigger Machines, and Noël's X Trains to form . Good Striker is voiced by . ; : A former Back World resident and butler who worked for Arsène Lupin and assists the Lupinrangers, placing the retrieved Lupin Collection items into a book he carries on his person. While he is primarily focused on regaining the Lupin Collection, Kogure gradually expresses concern for the Lupinrangers while attempting to not become emotionally attached to them. Despite this, he is protective of fellow Back World resident, Noël. After the Patrangers defeated Dogranio, Kogure took the Lupinrangers' loved ones under his wing so they can free them from Dogranio's safe. Kogure is portrayed by ; : Nicknamed by Kairi, Jackpot Striker is also a sentient puppet from the Lupin Collection who first appeared in Kaitou Sentai Lupinranger VS Keisatsu Sentai Patranger en Film to help Kairi and Keiichiro escape after they were trapped in Back World. He later returns in the final episode to help free the Lupinrangers from Dogranio's safe. Like his acquaintance Good Striker, Jackpot Striker can transform into a large-sized VS Vehicle and combine with the Lupinrangers' primary Dial Fighters to form . Jackpot Striker is voiced by . ; : The head of GSPO's Japan Branch and the Patrangers' direct superior. Hilltop is an easy-going man with a penchant for wagashi who is understanding of his subordinates more than they realize and often watches out for them. Director Hilltop is portrayed by . ; : The Patrangers' robotic assistant, voiced by . Ganglar The is a criminal organization composed of prehistoric or extinct animal-themed monsters that was established five centuries ago and reside in Arsène Lupin's mansion, located in a dimension called . When the Ganglars' founding leader, Dogranio Yarbun, decides to retire, he offers to select his heir from whoever among the Ganglar membership can take over Earth. ; : The Ganglars' Tyrannosaurus-themed founding member and crime lord who led the organization for five centuries armed with the sword cane. Despite being 999 years old, he is incredibly powerful due to his chest-mounted golden safe, which can hold the entirety of the Lupin Collection and is protected by unbreakable , which he can manipulate for offensive and defensive purposes. After personally killing Arsène Lupin, Dogranio decides to retire and sets up a contest among his subordinates to select the heir to his criminal empire. Following Destra's death, Dogranio confronts the Lupinrangers and Patrangers himself, only to lose all of his Lupin Collection items he held and imprisoned within the GSPO's underground prison, bound with his own chains. In the stage play Kaitou Sentai Lupinranger VS Keisatsu Sentai Patranger: Final Live Tour 2019, which takes place after the final episode, Dogranio escapes with the help of Kazemi and the revived Destra and Gauche, but is destroyed by the Lupinrangers, Patrangers, and Ryusoulgers. : Dogranio Yarbun is voiced by . ; : Dogranio's Dilophosaurus-themed right-hand man and bodyguard armed with a war hammer equipped with the built-in missile pod as well as the ability to summon Golams from his grenades. Destra's shoulder-mounted golden safes originally held two Lupin Collection items: the slingshot, which increases his firing range, and the device, which adds a homing effect to his missiles. However, Destra gave them to Ganglar members Togeno Aves and Anidara Maximoff for their use. He eventually decides to confront the Super Sentai teams and steals the Siren Striker and Victory Striker, gaining gyrokinesis and foresight respectively, to do so. After the stolen VS Vehicles were retrieved, Destra had Gauche enlarge him, only to be destroyed by the Super Sentai teams. In the stage show Kaitou Sentai Lupinranger VS Keisatsu Sentai Patranger: Final Live Tour 2019, Destra is revived by Kazemi, but is destroyed by the Lupinrangers, Patrangers, and Ryusoulgers. : Destra Maggio is voiced by . ; : A tactless and corrupt Oviraptor-themed scientist with cybernetic arms who supports Ganglar members as a doctor to suit her personal agenda. Her built-in back safe contains four items from the Lupin Collection: The syringe to enlarge Ganglar members, the binoculars to analyze whoever she observes, the scalpel which turns her right hand into a sharp blade, and the crest that allowed her to liquefy herself to withstand attacks. After being betrayed by Dogranio, both the Lupinrangers and the Patrangers attacked her, though she was left severely weakened. In a final attempt to kill the teams, she ripped her safe off and attached it to her final experiment, the black Experimental Body, before dying from her wounds. In the stage show Kaitou Sentai Lupinranger VS Keisatsu Sentai Patranger: Final Live Tour 2019, Gauche is revived by Kazemi, but is destroyed by the Lupinrangers, Patrangers, and Ryusoulgers. : Gauche Le Mede is voiced by . ; : A mysterious sea angel-themed marksman and bipolar sociopath who acts on his own whims, is capable of regenerating his body from injuries, and using his flintlock pistols to transport his victims to another dimension to be used as sacrificial templates for Ganglar disguises. Zamigo played a role in the Lupinrangers' formation as they assumed he killed their loved ones during his rampage during Dogranio's 998th birthday, forming a rivalry with Kairi. He later let Gauche implant a third safe on his tail and gains access to her , which allows him to liquefy his body to withstand attacks. After learning that Kairi is the younger brother of one of his victims, Zamigo exploited this to set up a final duel that ended with his death and his victims returned to where he abducted them from. In the stage show Kaitou Sentai Lupinranger VS Keisatsu Sentai Patranger: Final Live Tour 2019, Zamigo is revived by Kazemi, but is destroyed by Lupin Red. : Zamigo Delma is voiced by . ; : The Ganglar's street thug-themed foot soldiers armed with daggers and handguns. Voiced by . ; : The Modified Pordaman are formerly regular Pordaman that Gauche gave safes to so they can use Lupin Collection items. One such foot soldier wielded the camera-like , which enables the user to remove their victim's memory and convert it into a photograph based on it, before he was destroyed by Patren 1gou. Another Modified Pordaman wielded the fossilized head-like , though the foot soldier was destroyed by Lupin Kaiser Splash Magic before he could use it. A red Modified Pordaman wielded the , which enables the user to force its opponents to be part of its magical game, before he was destroyed by Super Lupin X. : The red Modified Pordaman is voiced by . ; : A group of mindless giant alligator snapping turtle-themed foot soldiers with the turtle head-shaped for hands. They are often summoned by Destra to fight the VS Vehicles. Ganglar Monsters The are the monsters that make up the Ganglar's ranks who divided the stolen Lupin Collection amongst themselves. Each member places a stolen item inside an impenetrable built-in safe on their body to access its power for their use, though the safe can be forced open by someone possessing a Dial Fighter or a special electronic device used by Lupin X. While most members have one safe, Noël designates those with two as and higher-ranked members with golden safes that can only be opened with two Dial Fighters are designated . To blend into human society, some of the Ganglar Monsters wear human disguises purchased from Zamigo. Gauche can also enlarge Ganglar monsters with the "Gros caliber". ==Episodes==
Production
The Kaitou Sentai Lupinranger VS Keisatsu Sentai Patranger trademark was filed by Toei Company on September 11, 2017. ==Films & Specials==
Films & Specials
Theatrical Kaitou Sentai Lupinranger VS Keisatsu Sentai Patranger - en Film was released in Japan on August 4, 2018, double billed with Kamen Rider Build the Movie: Be the One. The events of the movie take place between Kaitou Sentai Lupinranger + Keisatsu Sentai Patranger: The Ultimate Weird Combination! and Keisatsu Sentai Patranger Feat. Kaitou Sentai Lupinranger: Another Patren 2gou. This is the last Heisei-era Super Sentai movie, released a year before the 2019 Japanese imperial transition. Ryusoulger VS Lupinranger VS Patranger was released in Japan on February 8, 2020, as part of . The film features a crossover between Lupinranger VS Patranger and Kishiryu Sentai Ryusoulger, and was double-billed with Mashin Sentai Kiramager Episode Zero, the prequel short film for Mashin Sentai Kiramager. Red Battle! All Sentai Great Assemble!! is a film released in Japanese theaters on February 20, 2021, as part of , alongside Mashin Sentai Kiramager the Movie: Be-Bop Dream and Kishiryu Sentai Ryusoulger Special: Memory of Soulmates. Naoya Makoto (Himitsu Sentai Gorenger), Kei Hosogai (Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger), and Jingi Irie (Kaitou Sentai Lupinranger VS Keisatsu Sentai Patranger) reprise their respective roles, and Nobutoshi Canna (Doubutsu Sentai Zyuohger) and Megumi Han (Shuriken Sentai Ninninger) reprise their respective voice roles. V-Cinema Lupinranger VS Patranger VS Kyuranger is a V-Cinema release that features a crossover between Lupinranger VS Patranger and Uchu Sentai Kyuranger, also including Misao Mondo/Zyuoh The World from Doubutsu Sentai Zyuohger reprising his role. The V-Cinema was released on August 21, 2019. The events of the film take place between episodes 42 and 43. Zenkaiger vs. Kiramager vs. Senpaiger is a V-Cinema release that features a crossover between Kikai Sentai Zenkaiger and Mashin Sentai Kiramager. It had a limited theatrical release on April 29, 2022, followed by its DVD and Blu-ray release on September 28, 2022. The events of the V-Cinema take place after the final episode of Zenkaiger. ==Cast==
Cast
• : • : • : • : • : • : • : • : • : • : • : • Narration: Guest cast • : • : • : • Restaurant customers (51): , , , ==Opening theme song==
Opening theme song
• • Lyrics: • Composition: • Arrangement: Hiroshi Takaki (Project.R) • Artist: Project.R (, ) • :This song is a mix of by Tatsuhiko Yoshida (Project.R) and by Hitomi Yoshida (Project.R). ==References==
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