Denshi Sentai Denjiman
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is Toei's fourth entry to its Super Sentai
series. It was broadcast from February 3, 1980 to January 31, 1981. The title given to this series for international distribution by Toei is Denjiman, Electric Fighters.
As the battle escalates, they realize that they themselves may be descendants of the Denzi people. If so, they are not alone; other descendants do exist, scattered around the Earth. Queen Hedrian, struggling in her attempts to make the world a living nightmare, receives an offer of assistance from the space wanderer Omnipotent Demon King. She accepts it, not realizing that ODK's real goal is the conquest of Earth for himself. He captures the Vader Castle, and torments the Denzimen with his Omnipotent Monse. Hedrer goes into battle himself giant-sized, only to die. The Denzimen find themselves helpless against ODK and his monster until IC sacrifices himself to become a circuit for the DaiDenzin. ODK and his monster are defeated. Hedrian escapes to the North Pole, where she sleeps, encased in ice, seemingly defeated (until Sun Vulcan) The last scene shows The Denjiman resuming their civilian lives made a sports camp in honour of IC.
The Surnames of the members contain the kanji for their corresponding colors. / : A teacher of karate and other sports to children at the Athletic Club. Twenty years after Denziman ended, Ippei appeared along with 23 other Red Rangers summoned by Liveman's Red Falcon, in Hyakujuu Sentai Gaoranger vs. Super Sentai.
, only to be found by Black Magma and revived as a cyborg under their control. (1-50): Field commander. He had a personal rivalry with Banriki Demon King. He was killed in battle when he interrupted the battle between the Denzimen and Banriki Demon King and Omnipotent Demon Monse. He grew giant and fought against the DaiDenJin but fell to the DenjiSword after the Denziman used the DenziBall. He was saluted by the Denzimen after being defeated.: Female spies in silver and gold respectively. Keller can change into a shield, and Mirror a vanity mirror. Though Keller only turned into a shield once and that was to defend Queen Hedrian from an attack by Banriki Demon King. Sadly, it cost Keller her life, just as Mirror lost her life defending her Queen by blinding the Omnipotent Demon King. (37-51): A half-naked, musclebound space wanderer. He had a personal rivalry with General Hedrer. He attacked all the Denziman until there was DenziRed, not injured in Episode 37 (DenziYellow blinded in one eye, DenziGreen injured by the wind, DenziBlue injured by hand in the water, and DenziPink being injured by things blowing up around her and getting hit by a van). The others fought through their fight against him. In Episode 37, he grew after fighting Denziman and was wounded after Denziman used DenziStick Boomerang. Denziman tried to give him the final blow with the Electronic Full Moon Cut in Episode 37. In Episode 48, he had Sakkalar to help him take over Vader Clan. He was turned into a human candle. With the help of the Omnipotent Monse, he turned into a human and took back the Vader Clan. He was finally killed off by the Denzi Boomerang.: Grunts (footsoldiers) in black tights with skeletal designs. Armed with sickles. They can teleport from one spot to another.: Monsters hatched from eggs that all have a specific numbered belt buckle. The number on the buckle is usually the episode number minus one. They all also possess the ability to control their body's Cellular structure and are thus able to make themselves grow larger or smaller. Each time a Vader Monster was destroyed, a bust was made in its honor.
Ending theme
. The series was aired on Channel 7 and proved to be very popular amongst viewers which lead to more broadcasts of super sentai series later in the country.
Denziman was also broadcast dubbed in Italy, in some regional channels
Super Sentai
The is the name given to the long-running Japanese superhero team genre of shows produced by Toei Co., Ltd., Toei Agency and Bandai, and aired by TV Asahi...
series. It was broadcast from February 3, 1980 to January 31, 1981. The title given to this series for international distribution by Toei is Denjiman, Electric Fighters.
Plot
3000 years ago, the Vader Clan devastated Denzi Star. Denziland, an island from Denzi Star, landed on Earth. In modern times, the computer of Denziland awoke the Denzidog IC when it detected the Vader Clan approaching Earth. IC found five young people (who may or may not be descendants of the Denzi people) to become the Denzimen in order to defend Earth, the Vader Clan's next target. The Denzimen begin a long record of success with the defeat of Vader Monster number 00, Flying Squirreler.As the battle escalates, they realize that they themselves may be descendants of the Denzi people. If so, they are not alone; other descendants do exist, scattered around the Earth. Queen Hedrian, struggling in her attempts to make the world a living nightmare, receives an offer of assistance from the space wanderer Omnipotent Demon King. She accepts it, not realizing that ODK's real goal is the conquest of Earth for himself. He captures the Vader Castle, and torments the Denzimen with his Omnipotent Monse. Hedrer goes into battle himself giant-sized, only to die. The Denzimen find themselves helpless against ODK and his monster until IC sacrifices himself to become a circuit for the DaiDenzin. ODK and his monster are defeated. Hedrian escapes to the North Pole, where she sleeps, encased in ice, seemingly defeated (until Sun Vulcan) The last scene shows The Denjiman resuming their civilian lives made a sports camp in honour of IC.
Denziman
The Denziman are the first Super Sentai team to use a personal transformation device carried on their person (see below). Their costumes are the first to use helmets with translucent materials for visors (although some exterior footage shows their helmets with perforated visors as was the practice with previous Super Sentai series).The Surnames of the members contain the kanji for their corresponding colors. / : A teacher of karate and other sports to children at the Athletic Club. Twenty years after Denziman ended, Ippei appeared along with 23 other Red Rangers summoned by Liveman's Red Falcon, in Hyakujuu Sentai Gaoranger vs. Super Sentai.
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- Special move: , Denzi Punch / : A circus acrobat who teaches yoga and gymnastics at the Athletic Club and loves anpanAnpanis a Japanese sweet bun most commonly filled with red bean paste. Anpan can also be prepared with other fillings, including white beans , sesame and chestnut .- History :...
. - Special moves: Blue Rocket, , , Denzi Drill / : An inventor and space researcher. He coaches calisthenics.
- Special moves: , , , Yellow Headbutt, Denzi Pile Diver / : A detective who lost his father to a Vader attack. He coaches boxing.
- Special move: / : A former tennis player who teaches swimming at the Athletic Club. Quit the team in the first episode rejoined at the end of episode two. She saw her coach burn to death cause of the Vader Clan first attack.
- Special move:
- Special move: , Denzi Punch / : A circus acrobat who teaches yoga and gymnastics at the Athletic Club and loves anpan
Allies
: Intelligent robot dog that came from Denzi Star 3000 years ago to assemble the Denziman team. He sacrificed his life to become a circuit for DaiDenzin in order to defeat the Omnipotent Monse. (movie, 26, 45): A survivor of Denzi Star who visited Earth 3000 years ago, ordering a servant girl to defend the Earth with the rainbow stones. She left Earth to patrol the universe.Arsenal
: The Denzimen's transformation device. The transformation call is .: Each Denziman is armed with a DenziStick. These combine into the DenziBoomerang and are all used in the Electronic Lightning Fall. Other team attacks, not involving the sticks, include the Shot Gun, Blitzkrieg Attack, Denzi Circle, Denzi Shower, Dragonfly, Scramble Chain, Denzi Super Science, and Denzi Tower.Vehicles
: DenziRed's motorcycle.: A jeep for the rest of the team.: Hovercrafts that the team uses.: Underground transporter that can travel from the Athletic Club to DenziLand.Mecha
: The flying fortress carrying the DenziFighter that launches from , the island headquarters.: The first transforming giant robot in the Super Sentai genre, DaiDenzin transforms from an airship called the . The Denzi Fighter nose becomes DaiDenzin's back, the sides of the underside become the chest, and the lateral sides become the legs. Its main weapon is the and it destroys monsters with its finishing attack, the . Its other weapons are the and . The Denzi Fighter helped out in the fight against Rakushaasa in Hyakujuu Sentai Gaoranger vs. Super Sentai.Vader Clan
The are invaders from another dimension with warped (to us) concepts of outer beauty. They intend to pollute and corrupt the Earth and its inhabitants to fit its unusual aesthetic.: She hates inner beauty and wants to pollute the world. She finds happiness in human suffering. Cares deeply about her subjects. She vanished and sealed herself away in the North PoleNorth Pole
The North Pole, also known as the Geographic North Pole or Terrestrial North Pole, is, subject to the caveats explained below, defined as the point in the northern hemisphere where the Earth's axis of rotation meets its surface...
, only to be found by Black Magma and revived as a cyborg under their control. (1-50): Field commander. He had a personal rivalry with Banriki Demon King. He was killed in battle when he interrupted the battle between the Denzimen and Banriki Demon King and Omnipotent Demon Monse. He grew giant and fought against the DaiDenJin but fell to the DenjiSword after the Denziman used the DenziBall. He was saluted by the Denzimen after being defeated.: Female spies in silver and gold respectively. Keller can change into a shield, and Mirror a vanity mirror. Though Keller only turned into a shield once and that was to defend Queen Hedrian from an attack by Banriki Demon King. Sadly, it cost Keller her life, just as Mirror lost her life defending her Queen by blinding the Omnipotent Demon King. (37-51): A half-naked, musclebound space wanderer. He had a personal rivalry with General Hedrer. He attacked all the Denziman until there was DenziRed, not injured in Episode 37 (DenziYellow blinded in one eye, DenziGreen injured by the wind, DenziBlue injured by hand in the water, and DenziPink being injured by things blowing up around her and getting hit by a van). The others fought through their fight against him. In Episode 37, he grew after fighting Denziman and was wounded after Denziman used DenziStick Boomerang. Denziman tried to give him the final blow with the Electronic Full Moon Cut in Episode 37. In Episode 48, he had Sakkalar to help him take over Vader Clan. He was turned into a human candle. With the help of the Omnipotent Monse, he turned into a human and took back the Vader Clan. He was finally killed off by the Denzi Boomerang.: Grunts (footsoldiers) in black tights with skeletal designs. Armed with sickles. They can teleport from one spot to another.: Monsters hatched from eggs that all have a specific numbered belt buckle. The number on the buckle is usually the episode number minus one. They all also possess the ability to control their body's Cellular structure and are thus able to make themselves grow larger or smaller. Each time a Vader Monster was destroyed, a bust was made in its honor.
Episodes
Movie
The movie version of Denshi Sentai Denziman premiered during the Toei Manga Matsuri film festival on July 12, 1980. The character of Princess Denzi makes her first appearance in this movie and is referenced in two later episodes of the series (26, 45), placing the events of this movie sometime before Episode 26.Cast
- Ippei Akaki:
- Daigoro Ome:
- Jun Kiyama:
- Tatsuya Midorikawa: Naoya UchidaNaoya Uchidais a male seiyū, actor, and singer born on May 1, 1953 in Tokyo. He has played several minor roles of authority in various TV dramas. He debuted in 1972 to the NHK and continued acting in theater and TV dramas until the late 90's...
- Akira Momoi:
- Queen Hedrian: Machiko SogaMachiko Sogawas a Japanese voice actress and actress.- Life and career :Machiko had humble upbringings and was raised to be a singer, though her talents were with acting. She was “discovered” after doing a play in Tokyo Center...
- DenziDog IC (Voice): Hisako KyōdaHisako Kyodais a Japanese voice actor from Tokyo who, among other roles, voiced Slappy Squirrel in the Japanese dub of Animaniacs. She is most known for the roles of Genkai , Omusubiman , and Yukari Godai...
- Princess Denzi:
- General Hedrer:
- Demon King Banriki: Hitoshi Oomae
- Mirror: Rie Yoshikawa
- Keller: Chiaki Kojo
- Constable Matsuo Tieko: Yukie Sakai
Songs
Opening theme-
- Lyrics: Kazuo KoikeKazuo Koikeis a prolific Japanese manga writer, novelist and entrepreneur.-Biography:Early in Koike's career, he studied under Golgo 13 creator Takao Saito and served as a writer on the series....
- Composition & Arrangement: Michiaki Watanabe
- Artist: Ken NaritaKen Narita (singer)is a Japanese vocalist who is primarily an anison, or a singer of anime theme songs. He is most known for being the singer of the theme songs of the 1979 anime Cyborg 009 and of the 1980 Super Sentai series, Denshi Sentai Denziman. He recently released , a compilation of his works...
, Koorogi '73Koorogi '73were a Japanese backing vocals group best known for their contributions to the Super Robot series and Toei's Super Sentai series. The group was disbanded after 1990.The Japanese word means "a cricket."...
- Lyrics: Kazuo Koike
Ending theme
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- Lyrics: Kazuo Koike
- Composition & Arrangement: Michiaki Watanabe
- Artist: Ken Narita
International broadcasts
Denshi Sentai Denziman was the first super sentai series being broadcast in ThailandThailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
. The series was aired on Channel 7 and proved to be very popular amongst viewers which lead to more broadcasts of super sentai series later in the country.
Denziman was also broadcast dubbed in Italy, in some regional channels