Thai people love
tokusatsu, and they've had a long and colorful history with it - from making a bootleg Kamen Rider movie (
Hanuman and the Five Riders) to the decades-long legal battle over the international
Ultraman license. In 2006, they decided to try out their own Super Sentai show.
Sport Ranger uses a sports motif (obviously).
I'll tell you one thing: they obviously put a lot more effort on their show than the Filipinos did with
Zaido.