[TokuKnight89]

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Originally Posted by wentwood

Wiki translated a lot of the names anyway. The English is in ( ).

Well Power Rangers has 4 Eras. Fox was the 1st Saban Era . Jetix was the second and Wild Force is where it starts due to the swap to Disney be it made by MMPR Productions. Era 3 and 4 are Nick. Samurai - Ninja Steel are Saban Era II and Hasbro started Era 4 with Beast Morphers.

Jetix is merely an ABC Family / Disney thing; a block of shows not unlike "Super Hero Time", which is the name of the block that Sentai and Kamen Rider air during!

The Power Rangers fandom has come to accept terminology of the individual eras in names which relate to the owners of that era:

- Saban Era: Mighty Morphin', Alien Rangers, Zeo, Turbo, In Space, Lost Galaxy, Lightspeed Rescue, and Time Force.

Wild Force is a transitional point, with most of it being done during the Saban Era, but there is evidence that Disney had some input. This is supported by the fact that Wild Force started on Fox Kids, but ended on ABC Family and ABC Kids.

- Disney Era: Ninja Storm, Dino Thunder, S.P.D., Mystic Force, Operation Overdrive, Jungle Fury, RPM, and the controversial rendition of Mighty Morphin' 2010.

- Neo Saban Era: Samurai, Super Samurai, Megaforce, Super Megaforce, Dino Charge, Dino Supercharge, Ninja Steel, Super Ninja Steel.

- Hasbro Era: Beast Morphers (Seasons 1 & 2), Dino Fury, TBD.

When you say something like "pirate series", everyone who knows tokusatsu will be able to determine that means Gokaiger, but saying "pirate series" feels like it takes something away from Gokaiger! When someone does say "Gokaiger", the fandom knows to connect that with the 35th Anniversary and Ranger Keys and pirates and the reappearance of veteran Sentai actors. Translations are largely accepted only on an internal level relating to each fan. It makes more sense to translate an episode name so as to understand the context of that episode. Over-translation of a series name, in my mind at least, runs the risk of cultural misappropriation. In a sense, every tokusatsu fan on Earth tends to learn a little Japanese just by their love and interest, even if they don't speak fluent Japanese!