Avataro Sentai Donbrothers

A man called Jin Momoi finds a baby inside a peach-shaped capsule whom he names Taro and raises. 21 years later, mysterious monsters called the Hitotsuki begin appearing when humans overcome with their inner desires are taken over by the spirits infused with powers related to the Super Sentai of the past. Taro, and four other individuals selected by Jin; Shinichi Saruhara, a smart but eccentric young man, Haruka Kitou, a high schooler manga artist, Tsubasa Inuzuka, a wanted fugitive, and Tsuyoshi Kijino, an ordinary salaryman; begin fighting the Hitotsuki and saving their hosts as the Donbrothers. They are later joined by Jiro Momotani, who was also found in a capsule as a baby and raised in a rural area, whose dream is to become a hero.

Also standing in their way are the Nouto, elusive and ruthless individuals from a higher plane of existence who stop the Hitotsuki by sealing their hosts in another dimension, unlike the Donbrothers, who use their powers to rescue them, Don Murasame, a mysterious warrior sent to fight them, and the Juto, strange and powerful creatures who are a threat to both humans and the Nouto. The Donbrothers also count on the help of Kaito Goshikida, the owner of the coffee shop Donbura who transforms into Zenkaizer Black, and Jin, who is trapped in a virtual prison and occasionally offers them advice.^[2]

The trademark for the series was filed by Toei Company on October 18, 2021,^[3][4] while the cast and staff was officially announced on February 9, 2022, with Toshiki Inoue as main writer.^[5][6]

Don Momotaro, one of the main protagonists, first appeared in episode 42 of Zenkaiger as a mean of connecting both series.^[7] Two members of the team have inhuman proportions while transformed and are animated with computer graphics.^[8] The series is the first in the franchise to make use of on-set virtual production.^[9]

• Taro Momoi (桃井 タロウ, Momoi Tarō): Kouhei Higuchi (樋口 幸平, Higuchi Kōhei)^[5][6]
• Shinichi Saruhara (猿原 真一, Saruhara Shin'ichi): Yuuki Beppu (別府 由来, Beppu Yūki)^[5][6]
• Haruka Kitou (鬼頭 はるか, Kitō Haruka): Kohaku Shida (志田 こはく, Shida Kohaku)^[5][6]
• Tsubasa Inuzuka (犬塚 翼, Inuzuka Tsubasa): Totaro (柊太朗, Tōtarō)^[5][6]
• Tsuyoshi Kijino (雉野 つよし, Kijino Tsuyoshi): Hirofumi Suzuki (鈴木 浩文, Suzuki Hirofumi)^[5][6]
• Jiro Momotani (桃谷 ジロウ, Momotani Jirō): Raizou Ishikawa (石川 雷蔵, Ishikawa Raizō)^[24][25]
• Kaito Goshikida (五色田 介人, Goshikida Kaito): Kiita Komagine (駒木根 葵汰, Komagine Kiita)^[5][6]
• Sonoi (ソノイ): Yuya Tominaga (富永 勇也, Tominaga Yūya)^[5][6]
• Sononi (ソノニ): Amisa Miyazaki (宮崎 あみさ, Miyazaki Amisa)^[5][6]
• Sonoza (ソノザ): Shinnosuke Takahashi (タカハシ シンノスケ, Takahashi Shin'nosuke)^[5][6]
• Sonoshi (ソノシ): Tomoki Hirose (廣瀬 智紀, Hirose Tomoki)^[26]
• Sonogo (ソノゴ): Mana Takai (高井 真菜, Takai Mana)^[27]
• Sonoroku (ソノロク): Shin Koyanagi (小柳 心, Koyanagi Shin)^[27]
• Miho Kijino (雉野 みほ, Kijino Miho), Natsumi Kuramochi (倉持 夏美, Kuramochi Natsumi):^[c] Momoko Arata (新田 桃子, Arata Momoko)^[28]
• Yuriko Kitou (鬼頭 ゆり子, Kitō Yuriko): Hitomi Miwa (三輪 ひとみ, Miwa Hitomi)^[29]
• Kenji Sayama (狭山 健児, Sayama Kenji):^[d] Ryoji Sugimoto (杉本 凌士, Sugimoto Ryōji)^[30]
• Manager Yamada (山田部長, Yamada-buchō):^[31][e] Kohtaro Taki (滝 晃太朗, Taki Kōtarō)^[28]
• Ishikawa (石川):^[28][f] Takahito Ueda (植田 敬仁, Ueda Takahito)^[28]
• Takenaka (竹中):^[28][f] Akira Takeuchi (竹内 啓, Takeuchi Akira)^[28]
• Kiriyama (桐山):^[28][f] Ryosuke Yusa (遊佐 亮介, Yusa Ryōsuke)^[28]
• Jin Momoi (桃井 陣, Momoi Jin): Soko Wada (和田 聰宏, Wada Sōkō)^[5][6]
• Don Murasame (ドンムラサメ; Voice): Ayumu Murase (村瀬 歩, Murase Ayumu)^[32]
• Mother (マザー, Mazā; Voice): Mamiko Noto (能登 麻美子, Noto Mamiko)^[33]
• Donbrothers Equipment Voice, Ninjark Sword Voice: Daiki Hamano (濱野 大輝, Hamano Daiki)^[34][35][36]
• Don Doragoku/Don Torabolt Equipment Voice: Romi Park (朴 璐美, Paku Romi)^[37][38]

Opening theme

• "Ore koso Only One" (俺こそオンリーワン, Ore koso Onrī Wan; lit. "I Am Only One")^[50][51]
  • Lyrics: Neko Oikawa (及川 眠子, Oikawa Neko)^[51]
  • Composition & Arrangement: Fuwari (フワリ)^[51]
  • Artist: Win Morisaki (森崎 ウィン, Morisaki Win)^[50][51]

Ending theme

• "Don't Boo! Donbrothers" (Don't Boo！ドンブラザーズ, Donto Bū! Donburazāzu)^[50][51]
  • Lyrics: Shio Watanabe (渡部 紫緒, Watanabe Shio)^[51]
  • Composition & Arrangement: Go Sakabe (坂部 剛, Sakabe Gō)^[51]
  • Artist: Win Morisaki^[50][51]

In an interview with series producer Shinichiro Shirakura, anime mecha designer Masami Ōbari praises the Donbrothers's mecha Don Onitaijin for its detailed proportions and its design, which he considered as an improvement over the past Sentai mechas. Shirakura added that the design of Don Onitaijin was decided as a sort of "revenge" for Zenkaiger's failed attempt to keep up with Bandai's toy release schedule. Ōbari had also hoped to participate in the production of Donbrothers in the future as a storyboard artist.^[52]