Gladiator Series (グラディエーターシリーズ Guradiētā Shirīzu?) is the name given to the long-running Japanese sentai/mecha hybrid romance superhero team genre media franchises produced by LittleLulu and Takeshi Ishizu, produced as collaboration between Studio Cygnus, OtomeRomantica Team and the Japanese studios for each season, and being aired at 2018 on Animax, LittleLulu Animegaton Network, Netflix, TV Asahi, and The Right Stuf Network. The shows is similar to tokusatsu genre, but with twist, featuring female-only lead in every single of series with full of pretty boys, main male characters, gladiator/superheroes hybrid with colorful saint clothes and giant robots. The Gladiator Series are targeted generally toward the female market (The female viewer must be over 12 years old, under parental guidance). The Gladiator Series is one of the most popular superheroes productions for girls in Japan may also be adapted to ova, movies or video games, which it currently airs alongside Pretty Cure, Super Sentai and Kamen Rider as part of LittleLulu Animanga Network television block, following Super Hero Time. FUNimation Entertainment and LittleLulu Studio English licensed the anime series for North American and released in English dub of the series on DVD and Blu-ray.
Overview
Main series
First Phase
- Gladiator of Field AceStriker (with Toei Animation) (2018-2019) - Theme is soccer, strength, friendship, activity and resolve. Note: Last series in Heisei period.
- Project Gladiator RyuseiRanger (with Gonzo) (2019-2020) - Theme is fashion, cards, music, dream, future, modern constellations and school activities. Note: First series in Reiwa period.
- Olympia Gladiator DenpaRanger (2020-) (with TMS Entertainment) - Theme is sports, Greco-Roman gods, planets, brave, bonds of friendship, romance and visions.
- Gladiator of Fantasy KodenRanger (with Tatsunoko Production)
- Optimal Gladiator PatrolGuard (with Tezuka Productions)
- Jewelry Gladiator RoyalRanger (with Gaina)
- Gladiator of Zodiac StarBringer (with Diomedéa)
- Magical Gladiator MysticRanger (with SynergySP)
- Gladiator of Dinosaurs JuraKishi (with Project No.9)
Films
- Gladiator of Field AceStriker x Captain Tsubasa the Movie: Galaxy Strike! Super Dimensional Eleventh Corps
- Project Gladiator RyuseiRanger the Movie: Strongest Revenge! Valhalla of the Seven-Colored Feathers
OVAs/ONAs
Specials
- AceStriker X KiraKira☆Pretty Cure A La Mode: Let's La Cheer☆Mix! Whip . Step . Jump Through Victory!
- RyuseiRanger X Hugtto! PreCure: Gathering The Future in the Heart! Hooray . Hooray . Everybody!!
Musicals
Video games
Otome games
Crossover games
Gladiator Series franchise | ||
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Series | Gladiator of Field AceStriker • Project Gladiator RyuseiRanger | |
Films and OVAs | TV-to-movies • OVAs / ONAs • Specials | |
Video games | Gladiator of Field AceStriker ~ Princes of Cosmic Field | |
See also | LittleLulu Falcon Emblem Inc. (OtomeRomantica Team) • D3 Publisher • Megumi Aramaki • Super Hero Time • Super Sentai • Metal Hero Series • Pretty Cure • Kamen Rider • Saint Seiya • Sailor Moon |