B-Robo Kabutack
Encyclopedia
is a Japan
ese television series and is the sixteenth series as part of Toei Company
's Metal Hero Series of tokusatsu
programs. It aired from February 23, 1997 to March 1, 1998. It is the first of the kiddie shows made by Toei in the Metal Hero Series line. Its opening theme is sung by Takeshi Kusao
who voiced the character Kabutack. The program is a partial sequel to B-Fighter Kabuto
, as the B-Fighters show up in the series.
Fortunately, a team, composed of three "good" B-robots, had completed the whole course of sleep-learning, and befriended Yuzuru Koenji, Dr. Koenji's grandson. With Yuzuru, and his friends Sayuri Mitaka and Kuranosuke Kichijouji, the three good B-robots and the gang begin their search of the "Star Pieces" while overcoming the misdeeds of the three "bad" B-robots.
Notes: These four robots teamed up with the good B-robots to fight the Keeper of the Star Pieces and his "henchmen" (non-sentient beings previously possessed by Star Pieces) in a match of American football
.
-type giant wheel vehicle with a snail-type biochip, it is piloted by Kabutack.: A giant robot created by Kabutack with the Star Piece of Sagittarius as countermeasures to TondemoJaws, it is piloted by Kabutack. It transforms from Normal Mode type to Super Mode.: A giant robot created by Dr. Kouenji with the very first Star Piece of Scorpius he founded, it is piloted by Sharkler. It transforms from Normal Mode type to Super Mode.
and the title hero from B-Fighter Kabuto
.
Ending theme
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese television series and is the sixteenth series as part of Toei Company
Toei Company
is a Japanese film, television production, and distribution corporation. Based in Tokyo, Toei owns and operates thirty-four movie theaters across Japan, a modest vertically-integrated studio system by the standards of the 1930s United States; operates studios at Tokyo and Kyoto; and is a...
's Metal Hero Series of tokusatsu
Tokusatsu
is a Japanese term that applies to any live-action film or television drama that usually features superheroes and makes considerable use of special effects ....
programs. It aired from February 23, 1997 to March 1, 1998. It is the first of the kiddie shows made by Toei in the Metal Hero Series line. Its opening theme is sung by Takeshi Kusao
Takeshi Kusao
is a Japanese voice actor who works for Aoni Production.Among his many roles, he is best known as the voices of Future Trunks , Hanamichi Sakuragi , Lamune , Ryo Sanada , Cless Alvein , Yukimura Sanada , and Dororo is a Japanese voice actor who works for Aoni Production.Among his many roles, he is...
who voiced the character Kabutack. The program is a partial sequel to B-Fighter Kabuto
B-Fighter Kabuto
is a Japanese television series in the Metal Hero Series. It is the sequel to Juukou B-Fighter, taking place ten years after the preceding B-Fighter series. Kabuto aired from 1996 to 1997. The action footage and props were used for the Beetleborgs Metallix series.-Plot:Ten years after the...
, as the B-Fighters show up in the series.
Plot
Dr. Torahiko Koenji is an eccentric genius who dug out the ancient writings from the oldest layer of the earth. He translated the writings and learned the existence of 13 "Star Pieces" that had been hidden across the planet. If one should obtain all the Star Pieces, any wish could be granted. To that end, Dr. Koenji built search robots, known as "B-robots", to find the Star Pieces. However a trio of such robots, led by Cobrander, were activated without their sleep-education program being completed and thus started to commit bad deeds across the town.Fortunately, a team, composed of three "good" B-robots, had completed the whole course of sleep-learning, and befriended Yuzuru Koenji, Dr. Koenji's grandson. With Yuzuru, and his friends Sayuri Mitaka and Kuranosuke Kichijouji, the three good B-robots and the gang begin their search of the "Star Pieces" while overcoming the misdeeds of the three "bad" B-robots.
Characters
Short for "Bio Elementary Electronic & Transform Locomotive Eexivision Robot," the Beetle-Robots, or B-Robot for short, are able to transform into the fighting Super Mode. However, the time limit the mode longs on depends on the B-Robo as the earlier models have shorter timespans compared to the later ones.Good B-Robots
- No. 1 : The first B-robot and the prototype model, built with a rhinoceros beetleRhinoceros beetleThe Rhinoceros Beetles or Rhino Beetles are a subfamily of the scarab beetle family . Other common names – some for particular groups of rhino beetles – are for example Hercules beetles, unicorn beetles or horn beetles...
-like appearance and a biochip based on the insect. Being the protoype, his Super Mode can only last for 3 minutes. In Super Mode, he wield a weapon called , which is transformed from his helmet in "normal mode". He needs Yuzuru's Friendship Commander, a comm-link-like device, to transform into Super Mode.- : Kabutack's flight form which combined with Tobimasky by .
- : Kabutack's digging form formed by combining Kabutack with a set of upgrades known as . So in Super Mode, Kabutack is equipped with four sets of wheels and a drill in his hand, and can use
- :Kabutack's diving form formed by Combining Kabutack with another set of upgrades known as . So in Super Mode, Kabutack is equipped with propellers on his feet, fins on his arms and a torpedo-launcher in his hand, he can also use an attack called .
- No. 2 : A stag beetleStag beetleStag beetles are a group of about 1,200 species of beetle in the family Lucanidae, presently classified in four subfamilies Some species grow up to over 12 cm , but most are about 5 cm .-Overview:...
-type robot with a stag beetle biochip. His Super Mode can last for 5 minutes. In Super Mode, he has a weapon weapon is the . To transform into Super Mode, he needs Kuranosuke's Friendship Commander. - No. 3 : The first robot who can do Super Change by himself. He transforms into by uniting with Kabutack, and gives flight capability. The continuation time of Super Mode is 7 minutes. The motif of his biochip is unknown.
- No. 6 : A pill bug-type robot with a pill bug-type biochip. He can transform into a tire form other than Super Mode. The continuation time of Super Mode is 13 minutes. Super Mode's weapon is the .
- No. 7 : A frogFrogFrogs are amphibians in the order Anura , formerly referred to as Salientia . Most frogs are characterized by a short body, webbed digits , protruding eyes and the absence of a tail...
-type robot with a frog-type biochip. He has a tadpole-type machine for search named the . The continuation time of Super Mode is 13 minutes. Super Mode's weapon is the . - No. 10 : A ladybug-type robot with a ladybug-type biochip. She is the newest robot which is Super Mode from the beginning, but she consumes energy highly and does not have combat ability.
Evil B-Robots
- No. 8 : A cobraCobraCobra is a venomous snake belonging to the family Elapidae. However, not all snakes commonly referred to as cobras are of the same genus, or even of the same family. The name is short for cobra capo or capa Snake, which is Portuguese for "snake with hood", or "hood-snake"...
-type robot with a cobra-type biochip. The continuation time of Super Mode is 13 minutes. Super Mode's weapon is the . - No. 4 : A horseshoe crabHorseshoe crabThe Atlantic horseshoe crab, Limulus polyphemus, is a marine chelicerate arthropod. Despite its name, it is more closely related to spiders, ticks, and scorpions than to crabs. Horseshoe crabs are most commonly found in the Gulf of Mexico and along the northern Atlantic coast of North America...
-type robot with a horseshoe crab-type biochip, but his ability close to that of a crabCrabTrue crabs are decapod crustaceans of the infraorder Brachyura, which typically have a very short projecting "tail" , or where the reduced abdomen is entirely hidden under the thorax...
. Cobrander's henchman. The continuation time of Super Mode is 9 minutes. Super Mode's weapon is the . - No. 5 : A spiderSpiderSpiders are air-breathing arthropods that have eight legs, and chelicerae with fangs that inject venom. They are the largest order of arachnids and rank seventh in total species diversity among all other groups of organisms...
-type robot with a spider-type biochip. Cobrander's henchman. The continuation time of Super Mode is 11 minutes. Super Mode's weapon is the . - No. 9 : A sharkSharkSharks are a type of fish with a full cartilaginous skeleton and a highly streamlined body. The earliest known sharks date from more than 420 million years ago....
-type robot with a shark-type biochip. The most evil and powerful of the evil B-Robots. The continuation time of Super Mode is 15 minutes. Super Mode's weapons are the and
Notes: These four robots teamed up with the good B-robots to fight the Keeper of the Star Pieces and his "henchmen" (non-sentient beings previously possessed by Star Pieces) in a match of American football
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
.
Support Machines
: A snailSnail
Snail is a common name applied to most of the members of the molluscan class Gastropoda that have coiled shells in the adult stage. When the word is used in its most general sense, it includes sea snails, land snails and freshwater snails. The word snail without any qualifier is however more often...
-type giant wheel vehicle with a snail-type biochip, it is piloted by Kabutack.: A giant robot created by Kabutack with the Star Piece of Sagittarius as countermeasures to TondemoJaws, it is piloted by Kabutack. It transforms from Normal Mode type to Super Mode.: A giant robot created by Dr. Kouenji with the very first Star Piece of Scorpius he founded, it is piloted by Sharkler. It transforms from Normal Mode type to Super Mode.
Others
: He is Kabutack's partner and is Torahiko's grandson. He transforms Kabutack from Normal Form into Super Mode using the .: He is Kuwajiro's partner and is the son of the vice president of Kichijouji construction company. He transforms Kuwajiro from Normal Form into Super Mode using the Friendship Commander.: She is a friend of Yuzuru and Kuranosuke and lives in the same apartment as Tentorina.: He is Yuzuru's father and is Torahiko's son. He treats Torahiko and B-Robot as a nuisance.: She is Yuzuru's mother. She as well as Masatora treats Torahiko and B-Robots as a nuisance.: She is Sayuri's rival and is a multimillionaire's daughter. She has two elder sisters named and .: He has a sense of rivalry to Kuranosuke.: She is a rookie policewoman who patrols .- AP717: It is a robot which patrols Asahi with Miki, and the body is similar to Tentorina.: He is a greedy storekeeper of an antique shop.: He is Yuzuru's grandfather who created B-Robots.: A strange dragonflyDragonflyA dragonfly is a winged insect belonging to the order Odonata, the suborder Epiprocta or, in the strict sense, the infraorder Anisoptera . It is characterized by large multifaceted eyes, two pairs of strong transparent wings, and an elongated body...
-type judgement robot who appears whenever both sides battle for a Star Piece ( or Fake Star Piece ). Because he's powerful, everyone has no choice but to play a game of his choice to win the Star Piece. He becomes red in autumn.: The person who appeared when all Star Pieces were collected.: He is a music teacher of an elementary school, but he resigned to become a singer. His voice is very similar to Kabutack. - Takuya Kai/Blue BeetJuukou B-Fighter, was a 1995 Japanese tokusatsu television series. B-Fighter is short for "Beetle Fighter". It was part of Toei's ongoing Metal Hero Series. It dealt with three members of the prestigious fighting against the evil forces of the otherworldly Jamahl Empire...
: Leader of the original B-Fighter team from Juukou B-Fighter, aides Kabutack and B-Fighter Kabuto during the Kabutack Christmas special. - Kouhei Toba/B-Fighter KabutoB-Fighter Kabutois a Japanese television series in the Metal Hero Series. It is the sequel to Juukou B-Fighter, taking place ten years after the preceding B-Fighter series. Kabuto aired from 1996 to 1997. The action footage and props were used for the Beetleborgs Metallix series.-Plot:Ten years after the...
: Hotheaded leader of the second generation of B-Fighters from B-Fighter Kabuto, worked alongside Kabutack and Bluebeet during the Christmas special.
Episodes
Special
is a special that features cameos by Blue Beet from Juukou B-FighterJuukou B-Fighter
, was a 1995 Japanese tokusatsu television series. B-Fighter is short for "Beetle Fighter". It was part of Toei's ongoing Metal Hero Series. It dealt with three members of the prestigious fighting against the evil forces of the otherworldly Jamahl Empire...
and the title hero from B-Fighter Kabuto
B-Fighter Kabuto
is a Japanese television series in the Metal Hero Series. It is the sequel to Juukou B-Fighter, taking place ten years after the preceding B-Fighter series. Kabuto aired from 1996 to 1997. The action footage and props were used for the Beetleborgs Metallix series.-Plot:Ten years after the...
.
Songs
Opening theme-
- Lyrics:
- Composition & Arrangement:
- Artist:
Ending theme
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- Composition & Arrangement: MASAKIMasakiMasaki may refer to:* Masaki, Ehime in Japan* Masaki, Tanzania* Masaki, common male Japanese given name** Masaki Aiba,actor and musician** Masaki Aizawa,seiyu** Masaki Etō,wrestler, Olympic silver medalis...
- Artist: Takeshi Kusao
Cast
: : : : : : : : : : : (Played as "幸田 磨衣子"): :Voice actors
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- Takeshi Kusao appeared on screen as : : : : : : : : : :
- AP717: : :
Suit actors
- Kabutack:
- Kabutack (Super Mode):
- Kuwajiro:
- Kuwajiro (Super Mode):
- Tentorina:
- Cobrander:
- Cobrander (Super Mode), Capten Tomborg:
- Ganirun:
- Ganirun (Super Mode):
- Spidon:
- Spidon (Super Mode):
- Sharkler:
- Sharkler (Super Mode):
- Dangoron:
- Dangoron (Super Mode):
- Gerotan: