Super Sentai World is a short 3-D film based on the
Super Sentai franchise that was shown in 1994 in amusement parks and special events nationwide in Japan. It was shown as a triple feature alongside
Kamen Rider World and
Toei Hero Daishugo (a crossover of
Tokusou Robo Janperson and
Blue SWAT, which also used footage from this short, but ends with only the Dairangers and Kakurangers showing up after Janperson and Blue SWAT).
This movie contains examples of the following tropes:
- Alien Invasion: The Super Sentai are up against one.
- Aliens Speaking English: Daidas' forces speak Japanese and can apparently understand English too.
- All There in the Manual: There are two monsters called Soger and Irubaru who arrive late to the battle, holding Masato and Ayumi hostage. Their names are unmentioned in the film.
- Attack Its Weak Point: Emperor Daidas' weak point is his third eye, which is discovered by Masato and Ayumi.
- Behemoth Battle: Five Super Robos vs. Emperor Daidas.
- BFG: The Zyurangers put the Howling Cannon to use against Zaigan.
- Big Bad: Emperor Daidas
- Big Damn Heroes: The Kakurangers come to save Masato and Ayumi when they are menaced by Daidas' monsters.
- Then the Dairangers, Zyurangers, Jetmen and Fivemen come to aid the Kakurangers.
- Crossover: Coming before the start of the "Vs. Series" with Ohranger vs. Kakuranger, Super Sentai World includes the five recent teams (in 1994), Ninja Sentai Kakuranger, Gosei Sentai Dairanger, Kyōryū Sentai Zyuranger, Choujin Sentai Jetman, and Chikyuu Sentai Fiveman. Aside from that, the characters Masato and Ayumi also appear in Kamen Rider World, linking the two shorts.
- Crossover-Exclusive Villain: Emperor Daidas and his forces. Ironically, only the mooks are derived from past Sentai villain groups.
- Defeat Equals Explosion: As ever for tokusatsu, this befalls all the villains.
- The Dragon: Saigan, the leader of the monster army who serves Daidas.
- Excuse Plot: Much like Kamen Rider World, the basic plot is bad guys show up, menace the Victim of the Week, then heroes show up to save the day. In comparison to the later full-length crossovers, this is essentially a glorified stage show.
- Fake Shemp: The 25 heroes only appear in costume, with only the then current team, the Kakurangers, with RyuuRanger and TenmaRanger as well as Tyranno Ranger, voiced by their actors. The remaining 17 heroes are voiced by replacement actors, including a few of the 8 returning actors.
- Go for the Eye: The Super Robos gain the upper hand by striking Daidas' third eye.
- Gratuitous English: Japanese-American Jiraiya asks Daidas' monsters Who are you? and they seem to understand him as they answer back (in Japanese).
- Groin Attack: A Cotpotros gets repeatedly hit in the groin by KirinRanger's Dairen Rod.
- He Knows Too Much: The Terrible Trio attempt to kill Masato and Ayumi, both for witnessing Daidas' third eye and learning of the Earth invasion plot, but are stopped by the Kakurangers.
- Humongous Mecha: The Giant Robos, named "Super Robos" here, of the five Sentai, Five Robo from Fiveman, Jet Icarus from Jetman, Daizyuzin from Zyuranger, Dairen-oh from Dairanger, and Muteki Shogun from Kakuranger, are summoned to fight the Emperor Daidas.
- Law of Chromatic Superiority: It is the red heroes (Five Red, Red Hawk, Tyranno Ranger, Ryuu Ranger, and Ninja Red) who summon their team's respective robos.
- Make My Monster Grow: Subverted. Emperor Daidas is naturally giant and none of his henchmen grow.
- Monster of the Week: No villains return in this special, instead the enemy is a new force determined to take over the world. This invasion is composed of Daidas the Emperor, Saigan and his allies Bango and Damaru, and two monsters that arrive late to the battle, Soger and Irubaru.
- Mooks: Though the main villains in this movie are all new, the enemy foot soldiers that fought the five featured teams return. The Batzler Soldiers from Fiveman, the Grinam Soldiers from Jetman, the Golem Soldiers from Zyuranger, the Cotpotros from Dairanger, and the Dorodoros from Kakuranger.
- Shared Universe: The presence of Masato and Ayumi both here and in Kamen Rider World hint at one including Super Sentai and Kamen Rider, potentially adding Metal Heroes to the mix if the end of Toei Hero Daishugo is to be believed.
- Sixth Ranger: Averted. Dragon Ranger and Kiba Ranger are nowhere to be seen, while Ninjaman was yet to be introduced in his own series. Burai's actor (Shiro Izumi) does show up to play Masato though. Auxiliary mecha such as the Jet Garuda and Star Five are nowhere to be seen either.
- TripleFeature: Released with Kamen Rider World and Toei Hero Daishugo.
- Take Over the World: Daidas' forces attempt to invade Earth.
- Terrible Trio: Zaigan, Bango and Damaru are Daidas' main henchmen.
- Victim of the Week: Masato and Ayumi are held hostage after witnessing Daidas' weak point.
- Villains Act, Heroes React: The Sentai mobilise in response to the threat of Daidas.
