Power Rangers
Power Rangers is an entertainment and merchandising franchise built around a live-action superhero television series, based on the Japanese tokusatsu franchise Super Sentai. Produced first by Saban Entertainment, second by BVS Entertainment, later by Saban Brands, and today by SCG Power Rangers LLC and its parent company, Hasbro, the Power Rangers television series takes much of its footage from the Super Sentai television series, produced by Toei Company. The first Power Rangers entry, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, debuted on August 28, 1993, and helped launch the Fox Kids programming block of the 1990s, during which it catapulted into popular culture along with a line of action figures and other toys by Bandai. By 2001, the media franchise had generated over $6 billion in toy sales.
| Power Rangers | |
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The current franchise logo | |
| Created by | Haim Saban Shuki Levy Shotaro Ishinomori (Genre Concept) |
| Original work | Super Sentai (1975-present)
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| Owner | Toei Company (1993–present) (costumes, props and footage) Saban Entertainment (1993–2001) The Walt Disney Company (2001–2010) Saban Brands (2010–2018) Hasbro (2018–present) |
| Years | 1993–present |
| Print publications | |
| Comics | List of comics |
| Films and television | |
| Film(s) | List of films |
| Television series | List of television series |
| Theatrical presentations | |
| Play(s) | Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: World Tour Live on Stage |
| Games | |
| Traditional | Power Rangers Collectible Card Game |
| Video game(s) | List of video games |
| Audio | |
| Soundtrack(s) | Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie (Original Soundtrack Album) Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Album – A Rock Adventure Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) Power Rangers (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) |
| Original music | "Go Go Power Rangers" "Power Rangers: The Official Single" |
| Miscellaneous | |
| Toy(s) | List of toys |
Despite initial criticism that its action violence targeted child audiences, the franchise has been commercially successful. As of 2023, Power Rangers consists of 30 television seasons of 22 different themed series, three theatrical films released in 1995, 1997, and 2017 and a television special released in 2023.
In 2010, Haim Saban, creator of the series, regained ownership of the franchise. It was previously owned for eight years by The Walt Disney Company. In 2018, Hasbro was named the new master toy licensee. Shortly afterwards, Saban Brands and Hasbro announced that the latter would acquire the franchise and the rest of the former's entertainment assets in a $522 million deal, with the first products from Hasbro becoming available in early 2019.