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Ressha Sentai ToQger (烈車戦隊トッキュウジャー) TV Asahi/Toei Company Ltd., 2014-2015 To be exploited by Saban Brands within the next three years... Directed by Shojiro Nakazawa (Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger, Samurai Sentai Shinkenger) and Katsuya Watanabe (Engine Sentai Go-onger, Jyuken Sentai Gekiranger) Written by Yasuko Kobayashi (Samurai Sentai Shinkenger, Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters) Running Time: 25 minutes per episode. Not Rated (Suggested TV-PG). Contains sci-fi violence and mild language. "ToQ Change!" Cast Jun Shishon as Right/ToQ 1-go (Red) Jin Hiramaki as Tokatti/ToQ 2-go (Blue) Riria as Mio/ToQ 3-go (Yellow) Ryusei Yokohama as Hikari/ToQ 4-go (Green) Ai Moritaka as Kagura/ToQ 5-go (Pink) Tsutomu Sekine as the Conductor Kappei Yamaguchi (Ranma ½, InuYasha) as Ticket and ToQger equipment (voice) Yui Horie (Naru in Love Hina, Hitomi in Dead or Alive 3-5) as Wagon (voice) Jun Fukuyama (Luca in Macross Frontier, Lelouch in Code Geass) as Baron Nero (voice) Aya Hisakawa (Ami/Sailor Mercury in Sailor Moon, Skuld in Ah! My Goddess) as Madame Noa (voice) Haruhiko Jo (Japanese dub actor for Geoffrey Rush and Tim Curry) as General Schwartz (voice) Noriko Hidaka (Noriko in Gunbuster, Jean in Nadia of the Mysterious Seas) as Miss Glitta (voice) Synopsis Imagination is the key to all happiness, and this is generated by all children. But when the Shadow Line threatens to remove all Imagination on Earth and replace it with Darkness, five childhood friends join together as the ToQgers to protect the planet and keep Imagination running. "The Victorious Imagination! Ressha Sentai ToQger!" Lowdown Japan has a long love for trains. After all, they built the Shinkansen, the first high-speed locomotive. The train theme is no stranger to the Super Sentai series, as it's been used as a secondary motif for Kyukyu Sentai GoGoFive and Mahou Sentai Magiranger, but this year's title is all about trains. Ressha Sentai ToQger is all laughs - not only because of its slapstick comedy, but its laughably bad designs. There are so many ways to make train-themed designs, so why did Toei approve such horrible-looking costumes? It looks like they simply hot-glued toy railroad tracks on spandex outfits. And that giant robot they have. I don't care if it's part of an interchangeable toy gimmick, but ToQ Oh is the single worst giant robot design in Super Sentai history. The baddies look cool, though. Without a doubt, ToQger is a fun series to watch, but the ghastly costume designs will keep most Super Sentai fans from watching it. Rating: C- Links Toei's Official Ressha Sentai ToQger Homepage TV Asahi's Official Ressha Sentai ToQger Homepage References JEFusion