- 7.0/109 votes
#1 - Fighting for Traffic Safety
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 3/1/1996
After witnessing the destruction of his home, Hazardian Dapp must find (and somehow convince) five humans of the Pegasus Garage who possess the connection with legendary car constellations to become the Carranger and save their planet from the destructive force of the evil planet-destroying Bowzock.
Director: Yoshiaki Kobayashi
Writer: Yoshio Urasawa
- 5.7/106 votes
#2 - Dancing Noise Pollution
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 3/8/1996
The Carranger escape from Dappu's explanation of their new Giga Formula weapon only to need it to take on a Gorotsuki who wants to use car noises as a signal to get the Earth blown up by other aliens.
Director: Yoshiaki Kobayashi
Writer: Yoshio Urasawa
- 6.4/105 votes
#3 - The Beginner's Mark of Justice
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 3/15/1996
Tiring of his Carranger training, Kyosuke stays behind to work on the boss' car while the others take on a guts-enhancing Gorotsuki.
Director: Tarou Sakamoto
Writer: Yoshio Urasawa
- 7.2/106 votes
#4 - A Red Light to Enlarging
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 3/22/1996
On a trip to Earth to sample the local delicacies, Inventor Grotch accidentally becomes a giant from something he ate, forcing the Carranger into a situation where they must create a means to fight larger threats.
Director: Tarou Sakamoto
Writer: Yoshio Urasawa
- NaN/100 votes
#5 - Up Ahead, Gekisou Fusion
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 3/29/1996
Having figured out the key to growth being a certain imo-youkan, Grotch unleashes the full potential of Bowzock's best eater, forcing the Carranger to fully utilize their new dream vehicles and merge into a giant robot to face it.
Director: Katsuya Watanabe
Writer: Yoshio Urasawa
- NaN/100 votes
#6 - We are... One-Way Traffic
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 4/5/1996
An argument between Natsumi and Youko ruins the Carranger's teamwork during a battle with a detective Gorotsuki searching for a necklace for Zonnette.
Director: Katsuya Watanabe
Writer: Yoshio Urasawa
- NaN/100 votes
#7 - Blue Has no Entry?!
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 4/12/1996
Naoki is strangely being ignored by the rest of Carranger after meeting with a rival car-maker, while Glutch invents a weight-loss spray with peculiar side effects that he gives to a graffiti-making Bowzock thug .
Director: Ryuta Tasaki
Writer: Yoshio Urasawa
- NaN/100 votes
#8 - Transformation Brace Lost
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 4/19/1996
After defeating a Bowzock racer, Minoru loses his Accel Changer just as the defeated opponent's little brother has targeted him for revenge.
Director: Ryuta Tasaki
Writer: Yoshio Urasawa
- NaN/100 votes
#9 - A U-Turn to the Stars
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 4/26/1996
Kyosuke quits the Pegasus Garage hoping to pursue his racing dreams, while encountering a peculiar Gorotsuki dish-cleaner who may be connected to Dapp's childhood racing hero.
Director: Tarou Sakamoto
Writer: Yoshio Urasawa
- 7.2/105 votes
#10 - A Great Reversal!! Bicycle Training
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 5/3/1996
Natsumi decides to adopt Naoki as her little brother and help him out when they're confronted by a female bancho Gorotsuki and her rampaging army of bicycle riders.
Director: Tarou Sakamoto
Writer: Hirohisa Soda
- NaN/100 votes
#11 - The Overweight of Fury
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 5/10/1996
Youko goes on an obsessive diet spree after an encounter with a number-crunching Gorotsuki makes her think she has gained too much weight.
Director: Katsuya Watanabe
Writer: Naruhisa Arakawa
- NaN/100 votes
#12 - The Signalman Who Came From Space
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 5/17/1996
Signalman, an officer from Planet Police, comes to Earth to take charge in taking down Gynamo and the Bowzock...while simultaneously causing nothing but problems for the Carranger.
Director: Katsuya Watanabe
Writer: Yoshio Urasawa
- NaN/100 votes
#13 - Dispatch!! The Proud Emergency Vehicle
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 5/24/1996
With the other Bowzock fearing Signalman, Zonnette and a revived UU Urin head to Earth to trick him by manipulating him to fight against the Carranger, leading to trouble for both Kyosuke and Youko.
Director: Katsuya Watanabe
Writer: Yoshio Urasawa
- NaN/100 votes
#14 - Full Acceleration to Hellish Lightning
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 5/31/1996
A ritual by Zelmoda to surpass the speed limit of his bike to obtain a legendary power (using a fuel additive Minoru sold him) forces both the Bowzock warrior and Green Racer to face their respective fears of lightning.
Director: Ryuta Tasaki
Writer: Hirohisa Soda
- NaN/100 votes
#15 - Evil With A Learner's Permit in Love
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 6/7/1996
Having strange feelings of love towards her enemy Red Racer, Zonnette and her cockroach servant cause chaos on Earth in order for her to reveal these feelings to a confused Kyosuke.
Director: Ryuta Tasaki
Writer: Naruhisa Arakawa
- NaN/100 votes
#16 - Bad Wisdom, Merging Caution
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 6/14/1996
In hoping to improve their battles with the Carranger, the Bowzock hire Instructor Ritchihiker for consultation, unaware of his own long history with Signalman.
Director: Tarou Sakamoto
Writer: Yoshio Urasawa
- NaN/100 votes
#17 - Wearing Authority, Head-On Collision!
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 6/21/1996
Ritchihiker enlists a fashion designer Gorotsuki to create a mind-controlling outfit that brainwashes Signalman and Sirender under his control to fight the Carranger.
Director: Tarou Sakamoto
Writer: Yoshio Urasawa
- NaN/100 votes
#18 - A Lying Heart Under Adjustment
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 6/28/1996
On a company vacation to Nasu Kougen, Natsumi protects a little girl accused of lying about the appearance of an alien in the area (in actuality a Gorotsuki on research assignment)
Director: Katsuya Watanabe
Writer: Hirohisa Soda
- NaN/100 votes
#19 - The Hit-And-Run Girl of Love!
Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 7/5/1996
When a pitching Gorotsuki is sent after the still-vacationing Carranger, Zonnette intervenes in the proceedings with her confused heart for Red Racer while Kyosuke tries to prove his love for her.
Director: Katsuya Watanabe
Writer: Naruhisa Arakawa
- NaN/100 votes
#20 - Test Drive the Ultimate Famous Cars!!
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 7/12/1996
Kyosuke becomes more obsessed with his test-driving dreams after being embarrassed by Naoki's skills just as two Wild Cars from space arrive on Earth that test the limits and wills of both of them.
Director: Ryuta Tasaki
Writer: Yoshio Urasawa
- NaN/100 votes
#21 - The Carnavi That Surpassed Carnavi
Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 7/19/1996
Youko's terrible navigation skills force her and Natsumi to invent the ultimate navigation device after the male Carranger are abducted by a disappearing shaman Gorotsuki.
Director: Ryuta Tasaki
Writer: Yoshio Urasawa
- NaN/100 votes
#22 - The Tragic Traffic Rule Habit
Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 7/26/1996
Signalman's by-the-book rules obsessions ends up getting him in trouble with Kyosuke after Ichitarou gets abducted from summer school for a plot to create new Bowzock members.
Director: Tarou Sakamoto
Writer: Yoshio Urasawa
- NaN/100 votes
#23 - Overheating For A Princess
Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 8/2/1996
Naoki must work through his emotions in order to protect a princess being pursued by an Olympic-themed Gorotsuki trying to capture a jewel for the Bowzock.
Director: Tarou Sakamoto
Writer: Naruhisa Arakawa
- NaN/100 votes
#24 - Urgent Launch?! New Leader
Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 8/9/1996
A disagreement regarding the usage of the Carranger to help others makes Kyosuke force Minoru to become the leader of the team to force him to realize his point.
Director: Katsuya Watanabe
Writer: Yoshio Urasawa
- NaN/100 votes
#25 - The Mysterious Intruding Girl!
Season 1 Episode 25 - Aired 8/16/1996
Radietta Fanbelt, a self-proclaimed Carranger fangirl, arrives on Earth to meet with her heroes as they face off against a fake team of "heroic" Gorotsuki!
Director: Katsuya Watanabe
Writer: Naruhisa Arakawa
The Best Episodes of Gekisou Sentai Carranger Season 1
Every episode of Gekisou Sentai Carranger Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Gekisou Sentai Carranger Season 1!
After the Bowzock, a ruthless — not to mention reckless — gang of interstellar biker thugs, destroy his home planet of Hazard, Dappu visits Earth...
Genres:Sci-Fi & FantasyAction & AdventureComedyKids
Network:tv asahi
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Fighting for Traffic Safety" is the best rated episode of "Gekisou Sentai Carranger" season 1. It scored 7/10 based on 9 votes. Directed by Yoshiaki Kobayashi and written by Yoshio Urasawa, it aired on 3/1/1996. This episode is rated 1.3 points higher than the second-best, "Dancing Noise Pollution".