Tokusatsu

The Rangers Strike collectible card game debuted in 2006, and covers over thirty years of the Japanese super heroic genre known as "Tokusatsu".

Tokusatsu is made up of several major series. Rangers Strike focuses on the Super Sentai Series, a line of tokusatsu shows beginning in 1975. These live-action TV shows feature colorful teams of heroes, evil villians, and strange monsters. The teams often use amazing and unusual technology to fight evil, such as powerful weapons, vehicles and of course giant robots. Super Sentai has also gained a place in American kid's entertainment, where many of the recent series have been adapted and presented in the long-running "Power Rangers" series.

The later Rangers Strike expansions cover other series outside of Super Sentai, including the extensive Kamen Rider series and Metal Hero teams.

The Kamen Rider franchise has also had an extensive lifespan, created in 1971 by Shotaro Ishinomori. Many sequels and spin-offs have been made through the years but the roots stay the same: A lone man gains mysterious powers from a ominious organization. Through his travels, he learns how to harness his powers for Good, and to fight the forces of evil organization that created him. Sometimes he meets other Riders with powers like his. Motorcycles are also a trademark in many of the Kamen Rider series. Kamen Rider is also gaining American exposure through 4Kid's Kamen Rider Dragon Knight, an adaptation of Kamen Rider Ryuki.

The Metal Hero Series focused on using the power of technology for the greater good. The protaganists ranged from warriors from space like the Space Sheriffs, policemen like Blue SWAT, and cybernetic heroes like Metalder and Janperson. Metal Heroes have had more limited exposure in the States than their more established counterparts, showing up in the short-lived Power Ranger spin-offs VR Troopers and Big Bad Beetleborgs.