Lightning Force

Lightning Force is a Patagonian-German animated tokusatsu children's superhero television series created by newsreader and novelist Jack Locke, loosely adapted from Super Sentai, produced by ZDF and RPL Media, and broadcast by the Independent television network between 1997-2009 and then from 2015 onward.

Each series follows a team of between 3 to 9 teenagers who fight threats (usually alien) as a team of masked superheroes, usually related to a specific topic. The villains they fight are usually based on folklore monsters or aliens, whose plans can range from taking over Patagonia to universal domination.

Original series (1997-2009)

 * The Super Awesome Lightning Force! (1997)
 * Theme/motif: Technology, animals
 * Lightning Force in Animalia (1998)
 * Theme/motif: Animals
 * Galactic Lightning Force (1999)
 * Theme/motif: Space exploration
 * Lightning Force: Let's Get Wild! (2000)
 * Theme/motif: Animals
 * Lightning Force: Alien Busters (2001)
 * Theme/motif: Police
 * Lightning Force: Fantasy Squad (2002)
 * Theme/motif: Medieval times, gemstones
 * Lightning Force in Toyland (2003)
 * Theme/motif: Toys
 * Lightning Force Goes Prehistoric (2004)
 * Theme/motif: Dinosaurs (shared with then-Power Rangers series Dino Thunder)
 * Around the World with the Lightning Force (2005)
 * Theme/motif: Countries, animals
 * Lightning Force Through Time (2006)
 * Theme/motif: Time travel
 * Lightning Force Sports (2007)
 * Theme/motif: Sports (shared with Thai series Sport Ranger)
 * Super Dinos (2008)
 * Theme/motif: Dinosaurs
 * It is the first Lightning Force series not to have the Lightning Force branding, although the series is still canon to the franchise.
 * Lightning Force: Forest Squad (2009)
 * Theme/motif: Woodland animals

Revival (2015-present)

 * Soaring Titans (2015)
 * Theme/motif: Birds, flight
 * Fairytale Fighters (2016)
 * Theme/motif: Fairytales
 * Lightning Force: Melodies of Heroism (2017)
 * Theme/motif: Music
 * Lightning Force: Hero Time! (2018)
 * Theme/motif: Comic book superheroes
 * Lightning Force: Gamer Squad (2019)
 * Theme/motif: Video games
 * Lightning Rescue Force (2020)
 * Theme/motif: Emergency services (akin to the Nick Jr. series Paw Patrol.)
 * Lightning Force on the Rails (2021)
 * Theme/motif: Trains
 * Lightning Force: Super Dinos (2022)
 * Theme/motif: Dinosaurs
 * It has been confirmed to be a reboot of the 2008 series.