Gaoranger Juoken Memorial Edition: A 25th Anniversary Buying Guide
Premium Bandai's Juoken Memorial Edition marks Gaoranger's 25th anniversary with an adult-collector remake of the show's signature weapon. Here's what it is and how to get one.
Twenty-Five Years of the Beast King Sword
To mark the 25th anniversary of Hyakuju Sentai Gaoranger, Premium Bandai has added a new release to the show's ongoing memorial collector line: the Juoken -MEMORIAL EDITION-, an adult-collector remake of one of the most recognizable weapons in early-2000s Super Sentai.
What the Juoken Actually Is
Within Gaoranger's fiction, the Juoken — the Beast King Sword — is the standard weapon carried by all five main Gaorangers. Its core mechanic is compatibility with the Gao Jewels: when all five Beast King Swords are brought together with their corresponding jewels, the team gains the ability to combine their Power Animals into larger combined forms. On top of its combination function, the Juoken can also fire energy beams on its own, making it a genuinely central prop to the show's action rather than a background weapon.
Part of an Ongoing Memorial Line
This release doesn't stand alone — it follows the earlier Gaoranger G-Phone -MEMORIAL EDITION-, confirming Premium Bandai is treating Gaoranger's 25th anniversary as a multi-release collector event rather than a single commemorative item. For collectors who picked up the G-Phone release, the Juoken is a natural companion piece, and the pattern suggests further Gaoranger memorial items may follow.
Pricing and Availability
The Juoken -MEMORIAL EDITION- is priced at 25,300 yen (tax included) and is scheduled to ship in December 2026. Preorders are open through Premium Bandai until August 30, 2026 at 23:00 JST — a relatively tight preorder window that's typical for Bandai's memorial/adult-collector lines, which tend to run limited production batches based on preorder totals rather than open-ended retail availability.
Why This Matters for Sentai Collectors
Gaoranger holds a specific place in Super Sentai history as one of the shows that helped define the early-2000s animal-power-ranger format, and its Beast King theming has remained a recognizable entry point for fans exploring Heisei-era Sentai. With Super Sentai's broadcast run having concluded with Gozyuger, memorial reissues like this one are becoming one of the more reliable ways new merchandise keeps arriving for legacy Sentai franchises even without new episodes airing.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Juoken in Gaoranger? The Juoken (Beast King Sword) is the standard weapon of the five Gaorangers, used both for direct energy attacks and, combined with the Gao Jewels, to enable Power Animal combinations.
How much does the Juoken Memorial Edition cost? It's priced at 25,300 yen (tax included).
When does the Juoken Memorial Edition ship? Shipment is scheduled for December 2026.
Is this the first Gaoranger memorial collector item? No — it follows the earlier Gaoranger G-Phone -MEMORIAL EDITION- release.