Bakuryu Sentai Abaranger vs. Hurricaneger (爆竜戦隊アバレンジャーVSハリケンジャー,Bakuryū Sentai Abarenjā tai Harikenjā) is the teamup movie between Bakuryu Sentai Abaranger and Ninpu Sentai Hurricaneger. The film was released on Blu-ray on March 23, 2016.
Senpuujin and Gouraijin attack the city. They are met by the Abarangers and their Dinos as Abaren'Oh and MaxRyuuOh. The Abarangers win, and the pilots of the other mecha reveal themselves to be Windenu and Furabijou of the Space Ninja Group Jakanja. Yosuke as HurricaneRed, arrives and attacks the Jakanja, but the reveal that they have the Evolian Dino seal. They smash it, releasing Evil Ninja Iga. Kota and Ikkou arrive to help Yosuke as The Jakanja retreat. At the curry house, the Rangers argue until Oboro and Hinata arrive. The Rangers go searching for Iga and are attacked by three of his clones. Nanami and Isshu return to fight as the others are attacked by Iga as well. Yosuke and Ryoga defeat Iga's clone, as do the others. The real Iga is joined by Mikoto and the Evolian. The Abarangers and Hurricanegers transform and fight AbareKiller, Iga and the Evolian, eventually destroying Iga with Gorai Senpuujin and Abaren'Oh after a battle with Killer'Oh. Revolver Mammoth and Shurikenger return to help as well. The Abarangers and Hurricanegers bid farewell and go their separate ways again.
Continuity and Placement[]
Due to multiple contradictory aspects within this film, it is considered non-canon both in the Hurricaneger and Abaranger continuity.
Jeanne/Mahoro appears to be acting evil but due to the events from episode 32 onwards, she is no longer evil but only returns to the Evolians from episode 40 to keep an eye on her possessed daughter. The movie gives no indication on whether what Jeanne was doing was either pure evil or part of her plan.
MaxRyuuOh debuts in episode 37, meaning that it cannot occur before Asuka retook the Armor of Darkness from Jannu/Mahoro.
There is the issue of Apostle of Dawn Lije: in episode 35, she enters a deep slumber that makes her reawaken in episode 37 as an adult being known as Lijewel. Lije remains in this form until her final end in episode 47 and thus becomes the biggest plothole in this film.
While AbareKiller's ruling of the Evolian lasts from episode 30 until approximately Lijewel's arrival where he co-rules it, his position in the story as the Evolian leader is rather stable compared to the others as an adversary and with Bakuryu TopGaler pulling back hinting at his slow weakening associated with the Dino Minder rejecting his body taking its toll on him.
With all issues into consideration, the best and possibly only place this movie can occur would be between episode 40 and 41 due to Asuka being with the Abaranger again while the team has the power of AbareMax on their side and Jeanne being an Evolian as well as Mikoto still being affiliated with the Evolian.
Taiki Matsuno (the voice actor for the original Shurikenger), would portray multiple monsters-of-the-week for the Super Sentai franchise; he has only returned to Shurikenger in the 43rd episode of Ninninger.
Although Power Rangers Dino Thunder and Ninja Storm had a team-up, this special went unadapted and was replaced with their own variant. However plans on using Evil Iga Ninja’s costume as a new form for Lothor was on the table at one point, but ultimately was scrapped.