Toei Superheroes

Toei Superheroes are superhero shows produced by Toei Company Ltd., which has done the biggest number of live-action tokusatsu superhero shows in Japan. Although still a work in progress, this is the complete list of Toei movies & TV shows by year.
Note that a number of programs (including all Sentai series excluding Gorenger and J.A.K.Q.) are said to be created by ; this is not a person, but rather a collective pseudonym for Toei staff (similar to Hajime Yatate, a name used by the staff of the Japanese animation company Sunrise Inc.). Quite a few of these shows would be created by Shotaro Ishinomori, such as Kamen Rider, Gorenger and J.A.K.Q. Dengekitai for the Super Sentai series, Android Kikaida, Inazuman and others.
1950s
* 1958
** - TV series, 7 Movies, B&W (One movie in colour)
* 1959
** - TV series, B&W
** - TV series, Movie, B&W
1960s
*1960
** - TV series, B&W (Made with co-operation from Panasonic as the series was used to advertise their products under the National brand name).
*1961
** - Movie, B&W
*1967
** - TV series (Toei's first color superhero TV series)
** - TV series
** - TV series (Last Toei superhero series of the 1960s)
1970s
*1971
** - TV series, 2 movies (First Toei superhero series of the 1970s, and first of the Kamen Rider Series)
** - TV series (Features the superheroine Andro-Mask)
*1972
** - TV series
** - TV series
** - TV series, 3D Special
*1973
** - TV series, 1 movie
** - TV series
** - TV series
** - TV series
*1974
** - TV series, 1 movie
** - TV series
** - TV series
*1975
** - TV series
** - TV series
** - TV series, 5 movies (The 1st Sentai series)
** - TV series
*1976
** - TV special
** - TV series
** - TV series
** - TV series
** - TV series
*1977
** - TV series
**(Daitetsujin 17) - TV series, (There was also a movie made but it was only released in the USA under the title 'Brain 17'. Distributed by Family Home Entertainment on video in 1982. A couple of TV movies were also made using footage of this series in the USA under the titles 'The Defenders' and 'The Great Brain')
** - TV series, movie
*1978
** - Movie
** - TV series (reworking of the classic Marvel Comics superhero Spider-Man under license from Marvel; helped popularize the live-action giant robot craze in Japan)
** (sequel to the movie - Message from Space - Movie, Message From Space - Galactic Wars - TV series
*1979
** - TV series (3rd Sentai and 1st Super Sentai)
** - TV series, movie (originally titled Kamen Rider, but also known as Sky Rider to separate it from the like-named 1971 series and its manga counterpart)
1980s
*1980
** - TV series, movie
** - TV series, movie
*1981
** - TV series, movie
*1982
** - TV series, movie
** - TV series (The first Metal Hero Series)
*1983
** - TV series, movie (Six episodes from this Sentai show were used in a parody dub in the USA Network TV show Night Flight however this is not part of the official Power Rangers canon).
** - TV series
*1984
** - TV special (This special introduces Kamen Rider ZX)
** - TV series
** - TV series, movie
** - TV series, 2 movies, TV special (Americanized into VR Troopers)
*1985
** - TV series
** - TV series, 2 movies
** - TV series
*1986
** - TV series, 2 movies
** - TV series (Americanized into VR Troopers)
*1987
** - TV series, Movie
** - TV series, Movie (Americanized into VR Troopers)
** - TV series, 2 movies
*1988
** - TV series
** - TV series
** - TV series, 3-D special (Americanized into Masked Rider)
*1989
** - TV series, movie
** - TV Series, Movie, Special
1990s
*1990
** - TV series (Also part of the Toei Fushigi Comedy Series).
** - TV series
** - TV series
** Video Release
*1991
** - TV series
** - TV series
*1992
** - TV series
** - TV series (First Sentai series to be Americanized into Power Rangers)
** Video Release
*1993
** - TV series, Movie
** - TV series, Movie
** - Movie (Some fight scenes added into Masked Rider)
** - TV special (Co-production with Tsuburaya Productions)
*1994
** - TV series
**: 3D-Special featuring Tokusou Robo Janperson, Super Sentai World (Kakuranger, Dairanger, Zyuranger, Jetman, and Fiveman) and Blue SWAT
** - TV Series, Movie
** - 3D Special featuring Kakuranger, Dairanger, Zyuranger, Jetman, and Fiveman
** - Movie (Some fight scenes added into Masked Rider)
** - 3D-Special featuring Kamen Rider ZO and Kamen Rider J
*1995
** - TV series, Movie (Americanized into Big Bad Beetleborgs)
** - TV series, Movie
** - Movie
*1996
** - TV series (Americanized into Beetleborgs Metallix)
** - TV series
** - TV series
** - Video Release
*1997
** - TV series
** - Special featuring Blue Beet & B-Fighter Kabuto
** - TV series
** - Video Release
*1998
** - TV series
** - Special featuring Kabutack
** - TV series
** - Video Release
*1999
** - TV series
** - Video Release
** - Video Release
2000s
*2000
** - Video Release
** - TV series
** - TV series
*2001
** - Video Release
** - TV series
** - TV series
** - Movie
** - Movie
** - Video Release
*2002
** 2002
** - TV series (Americanized into Kamen Rider: Dragon Knight)
** - Movie
** - Movie
*2003
** - Video Release
** - TV series
** - TV series
** - Movie
** - Movie
** - TV series, 2 DVD specials
*2004
** - Video Release
** - TV series
** - TV series
** - Movie
** - Movie
*2005
** - Video Release
** - TV series
** - TV series
** - Movie
** - Movie
** - Movie
*2006
** - Video Release
** - TV series
** - TV series
** - Movie
** - Movie
*2007
** - Video Release
** - TV series
** - TV series
** - Movie
** - Movie
** - Movie
*2008
** - Video Release
** - TV series
** - TV series
** - Movie
** - Movie
** - Movie
** - Movie
*2009
** - Movie
** - TV series
** - TV series
** - Movie
** - Movie
** - Movie
** - TV series
** - Movie
2010s
*2010
** - Movie
** - TV series
** - Movie trilogy
** - Movie
** - Movie
** - TV series
** - Movie
*2011
** - Movie
** - TV series
** - Movie
** - Movie
** - Movie
** - Movie
** - TV series
** - Movie
*2012
** - Movie
** - TV series (Season One)
** - TV series
** - Movie
** - Movie
** - Movie
** - TV series
** - Movie
** - Movie
*2013
** - Movie
** - TV series (Season Two)
** - TV series
** - Movie

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