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* ''LightNovel/InvadersOfTheRokujyouma'': Book 6 introduces the "Taiyou Butai Sunranger" ("Sun Rangers" in the official translation), a secret government taskforce created to defend against attacks from BeneathTheEarth. They're initially treated as a joke, a dead-end department with so little budget that they can't even afford to give the team's suits different colors. However, by their second appearance in book 15 they've TakenALevelInBadass, having gained real combat experience and (now that the their enemy's existence is proven) the budget for better equipment. This leads to the team and Koutarou developing a great mutual respect for each other, to the point where they consider him an honorary SixthRanger. By their ''third'' appearance in book 28, the loose wording of their mission statement has left them with a priority seat in humanity's FirstContact with the Forthorthian Empire, and the team have become skilled infiltrators and bodyguards assigned to watch over visiting alien [=VIPs=].

* ''Anime/{{Pokemon}} Sun and Moon'' has the heroes becoming the Pokemon Trainer version of this as the Ultra Guardians, tasked to bringing the Ultra Beasts back to their home. Lusamine plays it up by coming up with a cheesy response phrase for them (to her daughter Lillie's embarrassment).

* ''Manga/KyujitsuNoWarumonoSan'' (''Mr. Villain's Day Off'') is a slice-of-life series about [[VillainsOutShopping a Sentai villain's days off]], with a fair chunk of HeroesGoneFishing from the team he and his organization oppose, the Rangers.

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* Parodied in ''VideoGame/TheWorldEndsWithYou'''s bonus chapter, "Another Day." After everyone's pins get stolen at a Tin Pin Slammer tournament, Shooter brings Neku and his friends to his "secret base" (really Ramen Don) to form the Tin Pin Rangers and save the day. [[HotBlooded Sho]][[TheHero oter]] calls Red for himself as team leader, [[IdiotHero Be]][[BigGuy at]] gets Yellow because of his love of curry, [[DeadpanSnarker Ne]][[TheLancer ku]] gets assigned Black n' Blue, much to his annoyance, and [[TheChick Shiki]] gets Green to match her skirt... but only because [[HoYay Jos]][[TheSmartGuy hua]] called dibs on Pink. [[SixthRanger Rhyme]] joins the team later on and becomes Black, leaving Neku with only Blue, [[spoiler:until she leads them all into a trap and reveals herself as the SixthRangerTraitor.]]

* The ''WesternAnimation/LoonaticsUnleashed'' are six crimefighters with MagicMeteor superpowers, ColorCodedForYourConvenience, including pink for TheChick.

* And, of course, ''Series/TattooedTeenageAlienFightersFromBeverlyHills''. Yes, [[AluminumChristmasTrees it was an actual show]] by Creator/DICEntertainment, and not something made up by Creator/TeamFourStar.

* The ''WesternAnimation/LoonaticsUnleashed'' are six [[TheyFightCrime crimefighters]] with MagicMeteor superpowers, ColorCodedForYourConvenience, including pink for TheChick.

* ''Anime/MajesticPrince'' revolves around a squadron of five (later six) teenagers that clearly follow the traditional sentai color theming. Some have described it as "Sentai, but with [[Real Robot]]s instead of colored suits"

* Despite being a RealRobot anime, ''Manga/MajesticPrince'' follows the Sentai trope to a surprising extent, having five (later six) colour-coded protagonists, with the red pilot (who oddly enough is voiced by [[Creator/HirokiAiba a former]] [[Series/SamuraiSentaiShinkenger blue]] [[[[Series/SamuraiSentaiShinkenger ranger]]) being TheLeader, and the rest of Team Rabbits follows a number of other Sentai tropes as well.

* ''Machinima/{{OxhornShortShorts}}'' occasionally featured the Mighty Morphing Midg- er, Little People Gnomes, who could combine into a super form, to varying degrees of success.

** ''Anime/DragonBallSuper'' later introduces heroic Sentai-eque warriors in the form of Universe 11's Pride Troopers.

OlderThanCableTV, the first usage of "Sentai" was for [[UsefulNotes/KatanasOfTheRisingSun task forces]] in UsefulNotes/ImperialJapan, though variants existed [[OlderThanRadio as far back]] as [[JidaiGeki feudal times]]. The [[UsefulNotes/KaijuDefenseForce JSDF]] currently [[InsistentTerminology doesn't use "Sentai", but does use the related term "Kantai"]].

* ''Manga/TheRedRangerBecomesAnAdventurerInAnotherWorld'' is exactly what it says on the tin, an isekai about a HotBlooded Red Ranger who ends up [[TrappedInAnotherWorld trapped in a fantasy world]] after the final climactic battle with the Rangers' enemies, and uses his Ranger powers to become an adventurer while he looks for a way home - much to the confusion of the otherworld's residents, who have absolutely no context for Sentai heroes or their powers.

* ''WesternAnimation/DeerSquad'' is a Chinese-animated stand-on, with deer having [[NatureSpirit Nature-themed powers]].

* ''Manga/SentaiDaiShikkaku'' has a self-serving version in the Dragon Knights, a sentai team whose leaders have kept their enemies' [[{{Mooks}} footsoldiers]] around for the last 13 years so they can make themselves look good by [[EngineeredHeroics staging weekly mock battles against them]]. One of the footsoldiers eventually has it about up to here with this and sets out to bring the Knights down.

* ''VideoGame/TheWonderful101'' takes this trope to the extreme. The Wonderful 100 is an elite anti-AlienInvasion MultiNationalTeam so named because the team has ''100'' members. However, only 7 get any focus, and they just happen to be the only ones with color-coding. The other 93 have weirder themes. (The 101st member is you, the player.)

* ''VideoGame/TheWonderful101'' takes this trope to the extreme.

* ''Characters/SentaiDaiShikkaku'' has a self-serving version in the Dragon Knights, a sentai team whose leaders have kept their enemies' [[{{Mooks}} footsoldiers]] around for the last 13 years so they can make themselves look good by [[EngineeredHeroics staging weekly mock battles against them]]. One of the footsoldiers eventually has it about up to here with this and sets out to bring the Knights down.

* ''Series/Akumaizer3'', partially an attempt by Toei to recreate the success of ''Series/HimitsuSentaiGorenger'', is about a trio of [[PeopleWithRubberSuits rubber suit demons]] battling a MonsterMash of other demons.

* As the introduction says, both the ''Franchise/SuperSentai'' and ''Franchise/PowerRangers'' series are the UrExample of this style.

* ''Series/JuukouBFighter'', ''Series/BFighterKabuto'' and their adaptation ''Series/{{Beetleborgs}}'' is about a team of warriors wearing beetle themed PowerArmor.