Go, Go, Loser Ranger! (Sentai Daishikkaku) / Ranger Reject

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About

Go, Go, Loser Ranger!, known in Japanese as Sentai Daishikkaku or Ranger Reject is a Japanese superhero manga and anime series written and illustrated by Negi Haruba. The series takes place in a universe where the Power Rangers, known as the Divine Dragon Rangers in the anime, had defeated all the generals and strong enemies of the evil army and forced the remaining foot soldiers to reenact their defeat to the Dragon Keepers in front of a crowd of spectators every Sunday for 13 years. One of the foot soldiers rebels, and decides he will defeat the Dragon Keepers by infiltrating the organization. Online, the series has been receiving praise for its anti-hero plot and likable main character, known as Fighter D, after the premiere of the anime in early April 2024. The show has also inspired fan art and memes on Twitter (X), Reddit and TikTok.

History

Sentai Daishikkaku is written and illustrated by Negi Haruba, who announced the manga series on February 3rd, 2021, via X^[1] to be published in Weekly Shōnen Magazine. The post (shown below) amassed over 36,000 likes and 7,000 retweets, which also revealed the design for the Dragon Keepers (Power Rangers) in the series.

The series follows the story of the low-tier foot soldier, known as Fighter D, from a defeated evil army who has to reenact their defeat to the Dragon Keepers in front of a crowd of spectators every Sunday for 13 years. Tired of the charade, Fighter D decides he will defeat the Dragon Keepers by infiltrating the organization.^[2]

Anime

On December 5th, 2022, Anime News Network^[3] announced an anime adaptation of Go, Go, Loser Ranger! to be produced by Yostar Pictures and directed by Keiichi Sato, as well as a special project video^[4] and visual (shown below, left), which garnered over 224,000 views and 1,200 likes in two years. The series premiered on April 7th, 2024, on TBS and its streaming worldwide on Disney+, and Hulu in the United States.

Online Presence

The series grew exponentially more popular after its anime premiered in April 2024, gathering new fans to create fan arts and memes on social media. For example, on April 14th, 2024, X^[5] user @gassara_sara posted a photoshopped image of Fighter D on the exploitable I Bring a Sort Of X Vibe to the Y meme (shown below, left), which amassed more than 338 likes and 100 retweets in a week. On April 19th, 2024, X^[6] user @neth_he posted a fan art of Fighter D and Hibiki Sakurama (shown below, right), which received roughly 170 likes and 54 retweets in four days.