| DinoZaurs: The Series | |
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 DinoZaurs Logo |
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| ダイノゾーン (DinoZone) |
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| Genre | Action |
| TV anime | |
| Director | Kiyoshi Fukumoto |
| Studio | Sunrise |
| Network |  Fuji TV Fox Kids |
| Original run | July 2000 – ongoing |
| Episodes | 26[1] |
DinoZaurs: The Series, also known as Prehistoric Warriors and DinoZone (ダイノゾーン?) in Japan, is the name of a show which is a combination of Japanese anime and computer animation. Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic (anime in Japanese, is a Japanese Anime studio and production enterprise It is a subsidiary of Namco Bandai Holdings. is a Japanese Television station based in Daiba, Minato Tokyo, Japan, also known as or CX. Fox Kids (officially Fox Family Worldwide Inc and prior to that Fox Children's Productions and Fox Kids Worldwide was the FOX network's children's programming division For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. (anime in Japanese,
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Plot
It is explained in the story that it has been 1,000,000 years since the Dino Knights had last defeated the Dragozaurs. When the Dragozaurs have returned, a boy named Kaito has reawakened them. The battle between the Dino Knights and the Dragozaurs begins once again as the Dino Knights prevent the Dragozaurs from stealing Earth's life force.
Characters
There are different races in this series: Humans, Dino Knights, and Dragozaurs:
Humans
- Kaito: Kaito is a teenager who seemed less interested in actual dinosaurs even when his father helped to design the Dinoterium, a place that is a tribute to dinosaurs. When he stumbles upon the Dragozaurs stealing a local life force, his cry for the sake of life reawakens the Dino Knights and since then, he has been their ally. He possesses 1 of 3 Dino Daggers that can restore a Dino Knight's strength.
- Rena: Rena is Kaito's friend since kindergarten. She shares Kaito's secret about the Dino Knights. She possesses the second Dino Dagger. Another fact about her is that she can't swim.
- Rick: Rick is a cowboy from the west who is good with a lasso and travels on a horse. He protects the 2 fossils that turn out to be 2 of the 3 Cerazaur Brothers since the death of his parents. Only his Dino Dagger can restore their strength.
Other Humans
- Princess Helen: Helen is the current princess of Atlantis.
- Taki: Taki is a bully that bothers Kaito on different occasions. Despite that, he's a coward when it comes to different occasions. He tries to prove of the existence of revived dinosaurs.
- Naomi: Tour guide at the Dinotarium.
- Dr. Abbott:
- Professor Takuda:
- Gomez: A greedy fossil hunter who tried to get the Dino Weapons' and Gigano Dragon's fossils.
- Ronnie: Kaito's little brother.
Dino Knights
When the Dragozaurs first attacked, the planet chose prehistoric animals to fight them, converting them into Dino Knights ( Dinosoldiers?). Normally fossilized, a Dino Knight can assume a more metallic form when re-animated. The saying to power up the Dino Knights with the Dino Daggers is "Dino Power, Energize!".
- Core Dino Knights: Consists of Tyranno, Brachio, Stego, Saber, Ptera, Tricera and Mammoth. Each reside in the Dinotarium as skeleton-displays in the museum.
- Dino Tyranno ( Dinosoldier Dinotyranno?): Dino Tyranno is the leader of the Dino Knights. Tyrannosaurus ( or, meaning 'tyrant lizard' is a Genus of Theropod Dinosaur. He wields the Silver Sword. Becomes an Ultimate Dino Knight with Dino Ramph's energy boost and wields the Mega Blade Broad Sword. His dinosaur form is a Tyrannosaurus.
- Dino Brachio ( Dinosoldier Dinobrachio?): Second-in-command, Dino Brachio serves as Tyranno's advisor and is the biggest, oldest and wisest of the Dino Knights. Brachiosaurus (ˌbrækiəˈsɔrəs meaning "arm lizard" from the Greek brachion /βραχιων meaning "arm" and sauros Brachio would prefer to settling the Dragozaur problem peacefully, but since they don't listen, he's more than happy to deliver a taste of his Axe of Valor. His dinosaur form is a Brachiosaurus.
- Dino Stego ( Dinosoldier Dinostego?): Dino Stego is the "tough guy" of the Core Dino Knights. Stegosaurus (ˌstɛgəˈsɔrəs is a Genus of stegosaurid armoured Dinosaur from the Late Jurassic period ( Likes nothing better than fighting the Dragozaurs, he attacks with the Stego Skeletal Revolution where his chest rotates spinning any enemy around and around. His dinosaur form is a Stegosaurus. It was revealed that he had a girlfriend named "Daisy".
- Dino Saber ( Dinosoldier Dinosaber?): Dino Saber is one of a few members of the Dino Knights whose form isn't a dinosaur. Smilodon (ˈsmаɪləˌdɒn sometimes called saber-toothed tiger, is an extinct Genus of large machairodontine Saber-toothed He's one of the youngest of the Dino Knights and doesn't mind having fun with the Dragozaurs as well. He wields the Saber Wailing Whip. He doesn't have a dinosaur form because he's a Smilodon/Saber-Toothed Cat.
- Dino Ptera ( Dinosoldier Dinoptera?): One of a few female Dino Knights, Dino Ptera serves as aerial recon for the Dino Knights. Pteranodon (tɨˈrænədɒn from Greek πτερ- "wing" and αν -οδων "toothless" from the Late Cretaceous ( She attacks with the Ptera Bristle Boomerang. Her dinosaur form is a Pteranodon.
- Dino Tricera ( Dinosoldier Dinotricera?): Dino Tricera is another one of the Core Dino Knights. Triceratops (traɪˈsɛrətɒps is an extinct Genus of herbivorous ceratopsid Dinosaur which lived during the late Maastrichtian He wields the Tricera Spears of Jade. Becomes an Ultimate Dino Knight with Dino Ramph's energy boost and wields the Triple-Threat Halberd. Like Stego, his favorite pastime is fighting the Dragozaurs. His dinosaur form is a Triceratops.
- Dino Mammoth ( Dinosoldier Dinomammoth?): Very sane, competent member of the Dino Knights. The woolly mammoth ( Mammuthus primigenius) also called the tundra mammoth, is an extinct species of Mammoth. Like Dino Saber, Dino Mammoth doesn't have a dinosaur form, he's a Woolly Mammoth who wields the Mammoth Tusks of Vigor. Might not be the fastest of the Dino Knights, but he's a formidable adversary nonetheless.
- The Cerazaur Brothers: The Cerazaur Brothers are 3 Dino Knights that were found by Rick. Ceratopsia or Ceratopia (ˌsɛrəˈtɒpsiə/ /ˌsɛrəˈtoʊpiə Greek: "horned faces" is a group of herbivorous, beaked Dinosaurs By the command "Triblade fusion! Intregate!", they can combine to form Dino Triblades ( Great Swordsman Dinosoldier Triblados?) who wields the Triple Fossil Star Sword.
- Dino Centro ( Dinosoldier Dinocentros?) (6-26): Dino Centro is a Centrosaurus and wields the Fossil Moon Sword. Centrosaurus (ˌsɛtroʊˈsɔrəs SEN-tro-SAW-rus, meaning "pointed lizard" (from Greek kentron/κεντρον = "point or
- Dino Toro ( Dinosoldier Dinochasmos?) (6-26): Dino Toro is a Torosaurus and wields the Fossil Sun Sword. Torosaurus (meaning "perforated lizard" was a Genus of ceratopsid Dinosaur.
- Dino Styraco ( Dinosoldier Dinostyras?) (7-26): Dino Styraco is a Styracosaurus and Centro & Toro's older brother. Styracosaurus (stɪˌrækəˈsɔrəs meaning "spiked lizard" from Greek styrax/στυραξ 'spike at the butt-end of a spear-shaft' Styraco wields the Styraco Sword of Stealth.
- Dino Weapons ( DinoArms?) (11-26): The Dino Weapons are Dino Knights that can become weapons outside of their dinosaur and warrior forms and attach to any Dino Knight.
- Dino Pachy ( DinoArm Swordsaurus?): Dino Pachy's dinosaur form is a Pachycephalosaurus and he can form a sword, used by Tyranno, and later Brachio. Pachycephalosaurus (ˌpækiˌsɛfələˈsɔrəs meaning "thick headed lizard" from Greek pachy-/παχυ- "thick"
- Dino Arch ( DinoArm Shieldsaurus?): Dino Arch's dinosaur form is an Archelon and can form a shield, used by Tyranno, and later Brachio. ARCHELON is also a sea-turtle conservation society see ARCHELON the Sea Turtle Protection Society of Greece Archelon is a He later falls in love with Dino Icthyo.
- Dino Kenty ( DinoArm Drillsaurus?): Dino Kenty's dinosaur form is a Kentrosaurus and can form a drill, used by Brachio, and later Stego. Kentrosaurus (meaning "pointed lizard" ˌkɛtroʊˈsɔrəs KEN-troe-SAW-rus, from the Greek kentron/κεντρον
- Dino Icthyo ( DinoSoldier Dinoicthyo?) (17-26): Also called "Theo" and the Protector of Atlantis, Dino Icthyo is another female Dino Knight (and the last to be discovered) who moves around well in water because her dinosaur form is an Ichthyosaurus. Ichthyosaurus (derived from Greek ιχθυς / ichthyos meaning 'fish' and σαυρος / sauros meaning 'lizard' is Atlantis (in Greek,, "island of Atlas " is the name of a Legendary Island, first mentioned in Plato 's dialogues She wields the Trident of the Tides and uses a bubble-themed attack on her enemies. Her fossil was worshiped by the Atlanteans of Atlantis.
- Dino Ramph ( Dinosoldier Dinoramph?) (13-15, 25-26): A legendary Dino Knight, Dino Ramph is the most powerful but doesn't talk much. Rhamphorhynchus (ˌræmfəˈrɪŋkəs was a long-tailed Pterosaur of the Jurassic period Also known as the Phoenix, his power is so great that at one point Diamond Ryugu harnessed his power for a weapon. The phoenix ( Ancient Greek: Φοῖνιξ phoínix is a mythical sacred firebird in ancient mythologies starting with the Greek and later the It is unknown if Dino Ramph has a fighting mode in the TV series but it has been shown that he has in magazine scans[1]. His dinosaur form is a Rhamphorhynchus.
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Dragozaurs
The Dragozaurs ( Deatheaters?) are an alien race that feed off of a planet's life force causing the planet to be life-less and in ruins. The dragon is a Legendary creature of which some interpretation or depiction appears in almost every culture worldwide The Dragozaurs are:
- Diamond Ryugu: Leader of the Dragozaurs, only his eyes were seen in most of the series and his effeminate voice heard, usually leaving Drago Wing, Gigano Dragon and Dark Dragon to do his dirty work. When he is fully shown in battle on different occasions, he is a very large Ankylosaurus which breathes blue fire. Ankylosaurus (ˌæŋkɪloʊˈsɔrəs which means ' rigid lizard' is a Genus of Ankylosaurid Dinosaur, containing one Species He devours the life force of planets to become stronger. His warrior form comes out of the Ankylosaurus back. He was killed when exposed to sunlight, melting.
- Ultimate Gigano Dragon: Combination of Gigano Dragon and Drago Wing.
- Gigano Dragon ( Deatheater Giganodragon?, 2-12,23-26): Dino Tyranno's rival, he has the weirdest transformation since his form is a Chinese dragon and is a vicious fighter who could care less about Diamond Ryugu's plans and would rather focus on getting his revenge against Tyranno, leading to his death. The Chinese Dragon or Oriental dragon is a mythical creature in East Asian culture with a Chinese origin But Gigano Dragon was resurrected by Dark Dragon with the power link up with Drago Wing. He was blown up by a laser.
- Drago Wing ( Deatheater Nightwing?): Field Commander to the Dragozaur Armies, Drago Wing can drain any opponent of their life force, like a vampire can drain blood from his victim. Sneaky, underhanded, but tends to be insulted by both Gigano Dragon and Dark Dragon. Crushed along with Drago Elephas and Drago Brachio when a skeleton fell on them. His form is a prehistoric bat.
- Drago Clones (8-26): Created by Diamond Ryugu, these clones of the seven Core Dino Knights were as powerful as their Dino-counterparts.
- Drago Ceratops ( Deatheater Shadowtricera?) (8-?): Dark version of Dino Tricera. Ceratops (meaning "horn face" was a Ceratopsian Dinosaur which lived during the Late Cretaceous. Takes command after the death of Dragon Tyran. He dies when his head is shredded in a blender.
- Drago Stegus ( Deatheater Shadowstega?) (8-?): Dark version of Dino Stego. Roasted to death in the Dinoterium's airducts.
- Drago Dactylus ( Deatheater Shadowptera?) (8-?): Dark version of Dino Ptera. Pterodactylus (ˌtɛrəˈdæktɨləs TER-o-DACK-ti-lus) is a Genus of Pterosaur (the first to be named and identified as a flying reptile that Decapitated by a katana carried by Dino Saber.
- Drago Tyran ( Deatheater Shadowtyranno?) (8-?): Dark version of Dino Tyranno, and is the leader of the Drago Clones. Destroyed in one of their first fights with the Dino Knights.
- Drago Brachio ( Deatheater Shadowbrachio?) (8-26): Dark version of Dino Brachio. Crushed along with Drago Elephas and Drago Wing when a skeleton fell on them.
- Drago Elephas ( Deatheater Shadowmammoth?) (8-26): Dark version of Dino Mammoth. Elephas is one of two surviving genera in the order of Elephants Proboscidea. Crushed along with Drago Brachio and Drago Wing when a skeleton fell on them.
- Drago Tigra ( Deatheater Shadowsaber?) (8-26): Dark version of Dino Saber. Tried to escape but the room he was in was blown up.
- Dark Dragon (14-24): A Drago Wizard who once betrayed the Dragozaurs, Dark Dragon was an old enemy of the Dino Knights and he transforms into a dragon to fight. He also has the ability to manipulate and produce bats. Dark Dragon is one of the most dangerous characters, barring Diamond Ryugu himself. Destroyed by Dino Tyranno near the finale.
- Dragozaur Army Forces: All Dragozaur soldiers have the form of an Allosaurus and cannot transform into their warrior forms like the others. Allosaurus (ˌæləˈsɔrəs is a Genus of large Theropod Dinosaur that lived 155 to 145 million years ago in the Late Jurassic Dark Dragon can also call forth bats from thin air to form his version of the Dragozaur Army Forces. Every one of them was destroyed along with Drago Tigra when the room they were in was blown up.
Episode list
- The Dino Knights Revived
- The Dino Daggers of Friendship
- Everything's Relative
- Save Dino Ptera
- The Battle of the Aurora
- A New Friend
- The Master Swordsman Triblades
- Battle of the Drago Clones
- Long Lost Love
- Rick's Big Adventure
- Their Name is Dino Weapons
- The Legend of Dino Ramph (1)
- The Legend of Dino Ramph (2)
- A New Shadow (1)
- Keep the Faith (2)
- The Stolen Dino Dagger
- Welcome Back Theo
- Dino Icthyo in a Pinch
- Baby Come Back
- Remember Your True Self
- The Ninja Castle in the Sky
- Supersaurus' Great Strength
- Gigano Strikes Back
- The Demonic Solar Eclipse
- Invasion of the Bite Lice (1)
- For the Earth (2)
English Cast
- Jason Spisak - Kaito
- Philece Sampler - Rena
- Michael Lindsay - Rick
- Kim Strauss - Dino Tyranno
- Tom Wyner - Dino Brachio
- Joey Camen - Dino Tricera
- Lenore Zann - Dino Ptera
- Beau Billingslea - Dino Mammoth
- Richard Epcar - Dino Styraco, Drago Tyran
- Wally Wingert - Dino Pachy, Dino Centro
- James Arnold Taylor - Dino Kenty, Leon
- Doug Erholtz - Taki
- Wendee Lee - Ronnie, Emily
- Steven Blum - Drago Wing
- Bob Papenbrook - Gigano Dragon
- Michael Sorich - Dragozaur Army Forces
- David Lodge - Drago Ceratops
- Bob Joles -
- Catherine Battistone -
- Peter Lurie -
- Jason Barson -
- Tony Pope -
- Scott Weil -
Trivia
- Dinozaurs shares many similarities to Transformers, except the heroes were born on Earth. Supersaurus (meaning "super lizard" is a Genus of Diplodocid Sauropod Dinosaur discovered in the Upper Jurassic Jason Spisak is an American voice actor in Animation and Video games. Philece P Sampler (born September 1, 1956) is an American voice actress and television actress whose credits include various characters in Anime Michael Lindsay is the name of a voice actor who also goes by the name of Dylan Tully Kim Strauss (born in Chicago Illinois, USA) is a Singer, Songwriter, Actor, Voiceover artist, and Amazon Thomas Halperin Wyner (Born June 16, 1947) is an American voice actor for anime series who usually gets tough guy or villain roles Joey Camen is a voice actor Filmography Anime Roles Dinozaurs - Dino Tricera Eureka Seven Lenore Zann (born November 22, 1959 in Sydney, Australia) is a screen, Television, stage and Voice Beau M Billingslea (born September 1, 1953) is an American Actor and voice actor. Richard Michael Epcar (born April 29, 1955 in Denver Colorado) is an American Voice actor for many dubbed Anime series including Wallace E Wingert (born May 6 1961 in Des Moines Iowa) is an American Actor and Voice actor. James Arnold Taylor (born July 22, 1969, in Santa Barbara California) is an American Voice actor. Douglas J Erholtz (Born February 21, 1971) is an American voice actor who is known to be a good friend of Yuri Lowenthal. Wendee Lee (born April 29, 1955 in Los Angeles CA) is a prolific American voice actress. Steven Jay Blum (born April 28, 1965) is an American Voice actor known primarily for his work in Anime dubs and Robert DeWayne Papenbrook ( September 18, 1955 - March 17, 2006) was an American voice actor Michael John Sorich (born on March 23, 1958) is a voice actor who is also a screen actor writer director and voice director David Lodge is a voice actor who is not to be confused with the British actor of the same name. Bob Joles (born July 16, 1959 in Glendora California) is a voice actor Catherine Battistone is a voice actress who has provided voices for several anime titles and video games Peter Hill Lurie (born January 16, 1962) is an American Voice actor who has worked in several television shows movies and dubbed anime since Anthony Pope (March 22 1947 - February 11, 2004) was a voice actor This page is about the original Transformers Animated series. Dino Tyranno and Gigano Dragon's rivalry is somewhat similar to Optimus Prime and Megatron's rivalry. This refers to the original character For other uses see Optimus Prime (disambiguation Optimus Prime (known as Convoy in Japan Megatron
- Diamond Ryugu's name is translated from Japanese as "Diamond Dragon King". Many say that he resembles the Ultima and Omega weapons from Final Fantasy VIII. is a Console role-playing game developed and published by Square (now Square Enix) for Sony 's PlayStation in 1999 as part of the
- In the Japanese toyline, Dino Sabre and Drago Tigra were named Dinosabel and Shadowsabel. In the US toyline, Dino Tyranno was named Dino T-Rex.
- Though he was never in the Japanese toyline, Dark Dragon was part of the US toy line. Of course, he was known as Drago Draconus.
- Japan first released the Dinozone toyline in November of 1998, and was eventually brought over to the US in 1999, renamed Dinozaurs.
- There were two promotional CGI-only episodes released with the initial Dinozone toys in Japan, with a third featuring the Cerazaur Brothers released later. Dino Tyranno came with an episode entitled "Revive, Dinosoldier", while Gigano Dragon came with a video called "Gigano Dragon Strikes Back!!". The US promotional episode may only have been one of these episodes dubbed into English, meaning that the other one was never released in the West, or it could have been a compilation of the initial two Japanese promotional episodes. The pilot was dubbed into English and released in the US on a VHS available as a special offer with the toys in 2000. The voices used in the pilot were different than the cast for the series, as Saban were not involved in the dubbing of the pilot.
- Gigano Dragon's transformation seems somewhat similar to that of Gosei Sentai Dairanger/Mighty Morphin Power Rangers’ own Mythical Chi Beast Ryuuseioh/Red Dragon Thunderzord's own transformation from dragon to battle mode[2]. translated into English as Five-Star Squadron Dairanger, is a Japanese Tokusatsu Television series Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (often abbreviated by fans as MMPR) is an American Live-action Television series, created In another similarity to Super Sentai/Power Rangers, every single member of the core Dinoknights except for Stego transforms into a dinosaur or other prehistoric beast that was also featured as a Shogozyu/Dinozord in Kyoryu Sentai Zyuranger/Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers. translated into English as Dinosaur Squadron Zyuranger is a Japanese Tokusatsu Television series and the sixteenth entry in
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References
- ^ Dinozaurs (anime) at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia. Anime News Network (ANN is an Anime industry News Website that reports on the status of Anime, Manga, Japanese popular Accessed 11 September 2006. Events 9 - The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest ends 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.