Avataro Sentai Donbrothers

Avataro Sentai Donbrothers (暴太郎戦隊ドンブラザーズ, Abatarō Sentai Donburazāzu)[lower-alpha 1][lower-alpha 2] is a Japanese tokusatsu television drama, the 46th entry in Toei's long-running Super Sentai series and the third produced in the Reiwa era. The series is a direct sequel to the previous entry, Kikai Sentai Zenkaiger, and premiered one week after its ending, joining Kamen Rider Revice in the Super Hero Time line-up on TV Asahi on March 6, 2022. The series is loosely based on the japanese folktale of Momotarō.[1]

Avataro Sentai Donbrothers
GenreTokusatsu
Crossover fiction
Science fiction
Mystery
Superhero
Comedy
Drama
Created by
Based onSuper Sentai concept
by Toei Company
Developed byToshiki Inoue
Directed byRyuta Tasaki
Starring
  • Kouhei Higuchi
  • Yuuki Beppu
  • Kohaku Shida
  • Totaro
  • Hirofumi Suzuki
  • Kiita Komagine
  • Yuya Tominaga
  • Amisa Miyazaki
  • Shinnosuke Takahashi
  • Soko Wada
  • Momoko Arata
Opening theme"Ore koso Only One"
performed by Win Morisaki
Ending theme"Don't Boo! Donbrothers"
performed by Win Morisaki
ComposerKousuke Yamashita
Country of originJapan
Original languageJapanese
No. of episodes9 (list of episodes)
Production
Producers
  • Chihiro Inoue (TV Asahi)
  • Shinichiro Shirakura (Toei Company)
  • Naomi Takebe (Toei Company)
  • Kōichi Yada (Toei Agency)
  • Akihiro Fukada (Toei Agency)
Running time24–25 minutes
Production companies
  • TV Asahi
  • Toei Company
  • Toei Agency
  • Bandai
Release
Original networkANN (TV Asahi, ABC TV, metele, KBC, HTB)
Original releaseMarch 6, 2022 (2022-03-06) –
present
Chronology
Preceded byKikai Sentai Zenkaiger

Plot
Main article: List of Avataro Sentai Donbrothers characters

A man called Jin Momoi finds a baby inside a peach-shaped capsule whom he names Taro and raises. 21 years later, mysterious monsters called the Hitotsuki begin appearing when humans overcome with their inner desires are taken over by spirits infused with powers related to the Super Sentai from the past. Taro, and four other individuals selected by Jin; Shinichi Saruhara, a smart but eccentric young man, Haruka Kito, a highschooler manga artist, Tsubasa Inuzuka, a wanted fugitive, and Tsuyoshi Kijino, an ordinary salaryman begin fighting the Hitotsuki and saving their hosts as the Donbrothers.

Also standing in their way are the Noto, elusive and ruthless creatures from a higher plane who destroy the Hitotsuki while killing their hosts, unlike the Donbrothers who use their powers to rescue them. The Donbrothers also count with the secret help of Kaito Goshikida, the owner of the coffee shop Donbura who transforms into Zenkaizer Black.[2]

Episodes
Main article: List of Avataro Sentai Donbrothers episodes
# English title
Original Japanese title		 Director Writer Original airdate
1"Avataro"
Transcription: "Abatarō" (Japanese: あばたろう)		Ryuta TasakiToshiki InoueMarch 6, 2022 (2022-03-06)
2"Big Peach, Small Peach"
Transcription: "Ōmomo, Komomo" (Japanese: おおもも、こもも)		Ryuta TasakiToshiki InoueMarch 13, 2022 (2022-03-13)
3"The Light Thief"
Transcription: "Akari Dorobō" (Japanese: あかりどろぼう)		Shojiro NakazawaToshiki InoueMarch 20, 2022 (2022-03-20)
4"The Onigiri Demon"
Transcription: "Onigiri no Oni" (Japanese: おにぎりのおに)		Shojiro NakazawaToshiki InoueMarch 27, 2022 (2022-03-27)
5"The Holed-Up Dog"
Transcription: "Tatekomotta Inu" (Japanese: たてこもったイヌ)		Katsuya WatanabeToshiki InoueApril 3, 2022 (2022-04-03)
6"Pheasant's Short-Lived Glory"
Transcription: "Kiji Mikkatenka" (Japanese: キジみっかてんか)		Katsuya WatanabeToshiki InoueApril 10, 2022 (2022-04-10)
7"A Group of Teachers"
Transcription: "Sensei no Mure" (Japanese: せんせいのむれ)		Hiroyuki KatōToshiki InoueApril 17, 2022 (2022-04-17)
8"A Long-Haired Captive"
Transcription: "Ronge no Toriko" (Japanese: ろんげのとりこ)		Hiroyuki KatōToshiki InoueApril 24, 2022 (2022-04-24)
9"Worn-Out Taro and Robotaro"
Transcription: "Borotarō to Robotarō" (Japanese: ぼろたろうとロボタロウ)		Ryuta TasakiToshiki InoueMay 1, 2022 (2022-05-01)
10"The Oni Saw The Rainbow"
Transcription: "Oni Mitaita Niji" (Japanese: オニがみたにじ)		Ryuta TasakiToshiki InoueMay 8, 2022 (2022-05-08)

Production

The trademark for the series was filed by Toei Company on October 18, 2021,[3][4] while the cast and staff was officially announced on February 9, 2022, with Toshiki Inoue as main writer.[5][6]

Don Momotaro, one of the main protagonists, first appeared in episode 42 of Zenkaiger as a mean of connecting both series.[7] Two members of the team have inhuman proportions while transformed and are animated with computer graphics.[8]

Films

A theatrical film, tentatively titled Avataro Sentai Donbrothers: The Movie (暴太郎戦隊ドンブラザーズ THE MOVIE, Abatarō Sentai Donburazāzu Za Mūbī) is scheduled for release in Japanese theaters on July 22, 2022, double-billed with the film for Kamen Rider Revice.[9][10]

Special episodes
  • Avataro Sentai Donbrothers Meets Kamen Rider Den-O: Aim! Don-O (暴太郎戦隊ドンブラザーズmeets仮面ライダー電王 目指せ！ドン王, Abatarō Sentai Donburazāzu Mītsu Kamen Raidā Den'ō Mezase! Don'ō) is a three-episode web-exclusive short series released on the Bandai Official, TV Asahi Super Hero Time, and Toei Tokusatsu YouTube Official YouTube channels on March 1, 2022 containing a series of skits starring Don Momotaro and Kamen Rider Den-O.[11]
  1. Let's Eat (たべよう, Tabeyō)
  2. Let's Use (つかおう, Tsukaō)
  3. Breakfast (あさめし, Asameshi)
  • Avataro Sentai Donbrothers Meets Senpaiger (暴太郎戦隊ドンブラザーズmeetsセンパイジャー, Abatarō Sentai Donburazāzu Mītsu Senpaijā) is a web-exclusive short series released on the Bandai Official, TV Asahi Super Hero Time, and Toei Tokusatsu YouTube Official YouTube channels on March 9, 2022. It shows Don Momotaro using his powers to Avatar Change into eleven past Red Sentai from Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger to Mashin Sentai Kiramager and Zenkaizer from Kikai Sentai Zenkaiger.[12]
  • Avataro Sentai Donbrothers Spin-Off: This Is the Donbrothers' Roll Call! The True Avataro!? (暴太郎戦隊ドンブラザーズ スピンオフ コレがドンブラザーズの名乗りだ！暴太郎のホントの姿！？, Abatarō Sentai Donburazāzu Supin Ofu Kore ga Donburazāzu no Nanori da! Abatarō no Honto no Sugata!?) is a web-exclusive short series released on the Bandai Official, TV Asahi Super Hero Time, and Toei Tokusatsu YouTube Official YouTube channels on March 30, 2022.[13]

Cast
  • Taro Momoi: Kouhei Higuchi (樋口 幸平, Higuchi Kōhei)[5][6]
  • Shinichi Saruhara: Yuuki Beppu (別府 由来, Beppu Yūki)[5][6]
  • Haruka Kito: Kohaku Shida (志田 こはく, Shida Kohaku)[5][6]
  • Tsubasa Inuzuka: Totaro (柊太朗, Tōtarō)[5][6]
  • Tsuyoshi Kijino: Hirofumi Suzuki (鈴木 浩文, Suzuki Hirofumi)[5][6]
  • Kaito Goshikida: Kiita Komagine (駒木根 葵汰, Komagine Kiita)[5][6]
  • Sonoi: Yuya Tominaga (富永 勇也, Tominaga Yūya)[5][6]
  • Sononi: Amisa Miyazaki (宮崎 あみさ, Miyazaki Amisa)[5][6]
  • Sonoza: Shinnosuke Takahashi (タカハシ シンノスケ, Takahashi Shin'nosuke)[5][6]
  • Miho Kijino: Momoko Arata (新田 桃子, Arata Momoko)[14]
  • Yuriko Kito: Hitomi Miwa (三輪 ひとみ, Miwa Hitomi)[15]
  • Sanae Isono: Sachiko Matsuura (松浦 佐知子, Matsuura Sachiko)[14]
  • Manager: Kohtaro Taki (滝 晃太朗, Taki Kōtarō)[14]
  • Ishikawa:[lower-alpha 3] Takahito Ueda (植田 敬仁, Ueda Takahito)[14]
  • Takenaka:[lower-alpha 3] Akira Takeuchi (竹内 啓, Takeuchi Akira)[14]
  • Kiriyama:[lower-alpha 3] Ryosuke Yusa (遊佐 亮介, Yusa Ryōsuke)[14]
  • Jin Momoi: Soko Wada (和田 聰宏, Wada Sōkō)[5][6]
  • Donblaster Voice: Daiki Hamano (濱野 大輝, Hamano Daiki)[16]

Guest cast
  • Haruo Suzuki (鈴木 春男, Suzuki Haruo, 1): Seiya (せいや)[17]
  • Man (6): Tomohito Wakizaki (脇崎 智史, Wakizaki Tomohito)[18]

Songs
Opening theme
  • "Ore koso Only One" (俺こそオンリーワン, Ore koso Onrī Wan, lit. "I Am Only One")[19][20]
Ending theme
  • "Don't Boo! Donbrothers" (Don't Boo！ドンブラザーズ, Donto Bū! Donburazāzu)[19][20]
    • Lyrics: Shio Watanabe (渡部 紫緒, Watanabe Shio)[20]
    • Composition & Arrangement: Go Sakabe (坂部 剛, Sakabe Gō)[20]
    • Artist: Win Morisaki[19][20]

Notes
  1. The term "Avataro" is a portmanteau of the English word "avatar" and the Japanese given name "Tarō".
  2. The term "Donbrothers" is a portmanteau of the Japanese onomatopoeia "donburako" (どんぶらこ), a tumbling noise in the Momotarō folktale and the English word "brothers".
  3. Ishikawa, Takenaka, and Kiriyama are credited as Co-Workers.

References
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