History Series / DengekiSentaiChangeman

* ThemeTune: Changeman was the first series to have a theme song sung by legendary anime/tokusatsu theme singer Hironobu Kageyama, who would later go on to do several songs for DragonBallZ.

* LarynxDissonance: Shima has a male voice [[spoiler:as an effect of Bazoo's brainwashing]] performed by Michiro Iida (who would later voice the titular hero of ''Series/ChojinkiMetalder''). She does talk in a female voice, however, in episode 10 where she's in disguise [[spoiler:and in 46 where she is rendered amnesiac, revealing her true nature. Once Booba breaks Bazoo's hold on her near the end of the series, leading to her HeelFaceTurn, her voice reverts to female for good.]]

* Ahames: The SixthRanger, and Giluke's co-conspirator against Bazoo. She has a pet dragon named Jangeran.

* InTheNameOfTheMoon: Simple. They just shout their individual names, and then their team name.

* MakeMyMonsterGrow: Gyodai's purpose on the show. Conveniently, Gyodai could only enlarge a monster once a day, since this power consumes too much of his strength, and by contrivance, he is also attracted to the energy discharge of the Power Bazooka, which serves as a sign as to when to use his powers.

** Besides, that was Bazoo's plan all along. [[spoiler:He (the planetoid, remember) would ride hidden in the tail of Halley's Comet to crash into the Earth.]]

* HollywoodToneDeaf: Used in one episode. A Gozma monster causes destruction by singing along with the people he hears; he can't stand bad singing, like Change Pegasus'.

* LarynxDissonance: Shima has a male voice [[spoiler:as an effect of Bazoo's brainwashing]] performed by Michiro Iida. She does talk in a female voice, however, in one episode where she's in disguise [[spoiler:and in another where she is rendered amnesiac, revealing her true nature. Once Booba breaks Bazoo's hold on her near the end of the series, leading to her HeelFaceTurn, her voice reverts to female for good.]]

* ShapeshifterModeLock: One episode dealt with Tsurugi being stucked in his Change Dragon form. Unlike in [[Series/PowerRangersDinoThunder other]] [[Series/PowerRangersSPD instances]] where it is treated as a minor annoyance at best, here it is treated as a real threat.

* SpotTheImposter: A Gozma monster captures Sayaka and changes into her, however after failing nearly every security check in the base the Changemen prove to be quite on the ball and automatically assume something's wrong rather than constantly writing it off.

* SurprisinglyGoodEnglish: The fake arrest orders for Yūma Ōzora in Episode 5 is written in English. Although they do make some odd translation choices ("Dengeki Sentai" is translated as "Lightning Party"), it's pretty comprehensible and grammatically correct for a one-scene prop that was written for a Japanese TV show.

* TrainingFromHell: Commander Ibuki puts the future Changemen through this just as the Gozma first attack.

** BifurcatedWeapon: The Change Swords.[[note]]Splits from a [[{{Handguns}} gun]] into a [[CoolSword sword]] and [[LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe shield]].[[/note]]

** BifurcatedWeapon: The Change Swords.[[note]]Splits from a [[CoolGuns/{{Handguns}} blaster]] into a [[CoolSword sword]] and [[LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe shield]].[[/note]]

** HandCannon: The "Zooka" guns, one for each Changemen and named after each of their respective animal. Notable in that they are the first weapons of Sentai to use this trope.

** BifurcatedWeapon: The Change Swords.[[note]]Splits from a [[{{Handguns}} blaster]] into a [[CoolSword sword]] and [[LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe shield]].[[/note]]

** {{BFG}}: The "Zooka" guns, one for each Changemen and named after each of their respective animal. Notable in that they are the first weapons of Sentai to use this trope.

* Nana: A MacGuffinGirl

* FiveManBand: There are two {{Smart Guy}}s on the team. [[note]]Yūma the technology expert and Sayaka TheStrategist.[[/note]]

** [[TheBigGuy The Big Girl]]: Mai [[note]]Also An ActionGirl[[/note]]

** BifurcatedWeapon: The Change Swords. [[note]]Splits from a [[{{Handguns}} blaster]] into a [[CoolSword sword]] and [[LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe shield]].[[/note]]

* TwoGirlsToATeam: The second Sentai team to have two girls at the same time. However, instead of the now-traditional Pink and Yellow duo, this one had Pink and White. In later teams, White was more often used for female rangers as a substitute for Pink. It wouldn't be until 30 years later that a Sentai team would have a second Pink and White female duo with Momoninger and Shironinger in ''Series/ShurikenSentaiNinninger''.

* TwoGirlsToATeam: The second Sentai team to have two girls at the same time. However, instead of the now-traditional Pink and Yellow duo, this one had Pink and White. In later teams, White was more often used for female rangers as a substitute for Pink. It wouldn't be until 30 years later that the team would have a second Pink and White female duo with Momoninger and Shironinger in ''Series/ShurikenSentaiNinninger''.

* TwoGirlsToATeam: The second Sentai team to have two girls at the same time. However, instead of the now-traditional Pink and Yellow duo, this one had Pink and White. In later teams, White was more often used for female rangers as a substitute for Pink (not counting [[Series/MahouSentaiMagiranger Magi Mother]], who was an [[SixthRanger extra ranger]]). There is also the second Sentai with a female Pink and White duo.[[note]]It is ''Series/ShurikenSentaiNinninger'', not "''Series/KaizokuSentaiGokaiger'' as ''Series/JAKQDengekitai''".[[/note]]

* TwoGirlsToATeam: The second Sentai team to have two girls at the same time. However, instead of the now-traditional Pink and Yellow duo, this one had Pink and White. In later teams, White was more often used for female rangers as a substitute for Pink (not counting [[Series/MahouSentaiMagiranger Magi Mother]], who was an [[SixthRanger extra ranger]]). [[spoiler:There is technically another Pink and White duo, which is the [[Series/KaizokuSentaiGokaiger Gokaiger]] version of [[Series/JAKQDengekitai JAKQ]].]]

* ActingForTwo: Hiroko Nishimoto gets to voice one MonsterOfTheWeek who impersonates Sayaka, as well as playing as [[spoiler:Prince Icarus' mother, [[JustifiedTrope since she bore a great similarity to Sayaka]]]]

* Sayaka Nagisa ('''Change Mermaid'''): TheChick and TeamMom who is a [[TheSmartGuy strategist]]. Notably the first female white, as the first one that was an original member.

* Shima: The other of Giluke's own Dragons. [[CrossDressingVoices Literally talks like a man]] [[spoiler: until her HeelFaceTurn (also including some one-episode LaserGuidedAmnesia)]].

* TheDanza: Mai Ooishi as Mai Tsubasa.

* NamesTheSame: Change Griffon is not the main hero of the SNK game ''[[FuunSeries Savage Reign/Kizuna Encounter]]''.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: The WorkingTitle was "Uchū Sentai (Space Squadron) Cosmoman" and the show was originally going to have a space exploration motif. While it was changed to a military motif at the end, traces of the original motif are still evident in the design of the Change Robo and the Shuttlebase, not to mention the fact that the villains are space aliens. And possibly, the choice of final title was influenced by this, as the team's symbol is a "CM" which could stand for either Cosmoman or Changeman.

** Pretty much every other member of Gozma, apart from Bazoo and Super Giluke, goes through some sort of this towards the finale.

''Dengeki Sentai Changeman'' (Blitzkrieg Squadron Changeman) is the ninth SuperSentai series, running from 1985 to 1986. Until ''[[HimitsuSentaiGoranger Goranger]]'' was retroactively included as a ''SuperSentai'' installment, it was also the longest with 55 episodes and two movies (both original works). It was also the third series not to have a yellow warrior.

* ColorCodedForYourConvenience: Notable for having the first female white ranger[[note]]and the first true white ranger, since Big One could be considered more of a "rainbow ranger", both aesthetically and functionally, as well as the fact that ''JAKQDengekitai'' was only retroactively counted as SuperSentai when ''ChourikiSentaiOhranger'' aired.[[/note]], substituting yellow in this case (later shows would have white as a substitute for pink instead). However, just like ''Sun Vulcan'', the codenames are animal-based (specifically based on mythical creatures).

* TwoGirlsToATeam: The second Sentai team to have two girls at the same time. However, instead of the now-traditional Pink and Yellow duo, this one had Pink and White. In later teams, White was more often used for female rangers as a substitute for Pink (not counting [[MahouSentaiMagiranger Magi Mother]], who was an [[SixthRanger extra ranger]]). [[spoiler:There is technically another Pink and White duo, which is the [[Series/KaizokuSentaiGokaiger Gokaiger]] version of [[JAKQDengekitai JAKQ]].]]

* ColorCodedForYourConvenience: Notable for having the first female white ranger[[hottip:*:and arguably the first true white ranger, since Big One could be considered more of a "rainbow ranger", both aesthetically and functionally, as well as the fact that ''JAKQDengekitai'' was only retroactively counted as SuperSentai when ''ChourikiSentaiOhranger'' aired.]], substituting yellow in this case (later shows would have white as a substitute for pink instead). However, just like ''Sun Vulcan'', the codenames are animal-based (specifically based on mythical creatures).

* FiveManBand: There are two {{Smart Guy}}s on the team. [[hottip:*:Yūma the technology expert and Sayaka TheStrategist.]]

** [[TheBigGuy The Big Girl]]: Mai [[hottip:*:An ActionGirl]]

* HeyItsThatGuy: Yuma Ozora is played by Shiro Izumi, later Burai in ''KyoryuSentaiZyuranger''.
** Sho Hayate is played by Kazuoki Takahashi, who would go on to play Hakko Kita, the sidekick of another guy [[ChoujinkiMetalder named Tsurugi]].
** Episode 45 has two future stars from ''ChoushinseiFlashman'': Yutaka Hirose (Ley Wanda, who would also go on to play later ''Super Sentai'' villains such as [[ChoujuuSentaiLiveman Dr. Kemp]], [[ChoujinSentaiJetman Tranza]], and [[GoseiSentaiDairanger Jin Matoba]]) as a military guard; and Yoko Nakamura (Sara/Yellow Flash) as Tsurugi's alien lady-friend Aila.
** HeyItsThatVoice: Shima's [[CrossDressingVoice man-voice]] was played by Michiro Iida, who later voiced [[ChoujinkiMetalder Metalder]].
** Star King Bazoo is voiced by Seizo Kato, who has been voicing numerous Tokusatsu villains since Alien Mephilas in ''{{Ultraman}}''. His other roles include [[HikariSentaiMaskman Emperor Zeba]], [[KamenRiderBlackRX General Jark]], [[KyoryuSentaiZyuranger Dai Satan]]. He is also the dub voice of Disney's [[Disney/TheJungleBook Shere Khan]].

** PlayingWithFire: Hayate and Mai. The former is also Dishing Out Dirt.