Kaitou Sentai Lupinranger vs Keisatsu Sentai Patranger

Kaitou Sentai Lupinranger VS Keisatsu Sentai Patranger (快盗戦隊ルパンレンジャー VS 警察戦隊パトレンジャー Kaitō Sentai Rupanrenjā Bui Esu Keisatsu Sentai Patorenjā), translated as Phantom Thief Squadron Lupinranger VS Police Squadron Patranger, is the 42nd entry in the Super Sentai franchise. It is also the first Super Sentai entry to involve two Sentai teams at the same time. It joined Kamen Rider Build on the Super Hero Time block on February 11, 2018, replacing Uchu Sentai Kyuranger. After Build's finale, Kamen Rider Zi-O joined Lupinranger VS Patranger on the Super Hero Time block. It ended on February 10, 2019, and was replaced by the 4 Week Continuous Special Super Sentai Strongest Battle!! and later Kishiryu Sentai Ryusoulger in March 2019 as part of the Super Hero Time block.

It has a "cops and robbers" type of theme focusing on two competing Super Sentai teams, with one a police force and the other being a band of thieves.

Why It Has Two Sides

 * 1) The premise of having two sentai teams as opposed to one team is a really interesting and well-executed idea.
 * 2) The idea of having one person as two sixth rangers was quite decently executed.
 * 3) All of the rangers are extremely well written and work perfect for a show like this.
 * 4) * Kairi is a charismatic, yet cocky red akin to Captain Marvelous/Gokai Red.
 * 5) * Keiichiro is a hotheaded Red, yet still feels like a unique character making his growth engaging to watch
 * 6) * Touma acts as the straight man who's lost his fiancé, making for an emotional plot point
 * 7) * Sakuya provides great comic relief and works amazing off of his fellow teammates.
 * 8) * Umika was portrayed to be a girly character but was shown to have badass moments.
 * 9) * Tsukasa was also level headed and essentially boosted the other characters' development.
 * 10) * Noel was incredibly flamboyant and didn't have any of the issues most Double Agent characters have.
 * 11) Zamigo Delma and Dogranio Yaboon are both intimidating villains.
 * 12) It had an amazing crossover with both Uchu Sentai Kyuranger and Kishiryu Sentai Ryusoulger.
 * 13) Amazing OST.
 * 14) There are many wonderful episodes, such as Ep. 8 where the Patrangers acutally suspect the Bistro Trio (Kairi, Touma, and Umika) as the Lupins
 * 15) There are also a lot of funny and hilarious moments.
 * 16) Both the Lupinranger and Patranger suits are well designed and contrast one another very well.
 * 17) The monster designs are also very nice looking, especially the foot soldiers.
 * 18) Their three-part finale of the show was heartwarming and the best way to end their season like many others seasons of Super Sentai.
 * 19) It aired alongside Kamen Rider Build and Kamen Rider Zi-O, two great Kamen Rider seasons.

Bad Qualities

 * 1) Kairi and Sakuya can be annoying at times.
 * 2) Noel's backstory, while explaining his motives, was weird and out of nowhere.
 * 3) The mecha designs are extremely atrocious, especially the GoodCoolKaiser VSX.
 * 4) While good, the next season (Kishiryu Sentai Ryusoulger) wasn't as well recieved despite it's great teamup.

Trivia
This season inspired Secret × Heroine Phantomirage! and Police × Heroine Lovepatrina!, due to three of them having phantom thieves and police themes.