Blue SWAT explained

Runtime:30 minutes (per episode)
Country:Japan
Num Episodes:51
Starring:Souji Masaki
Yuka Shiratori
Kou Domon

is a Japanese television show and the thirteenth installment in the Metal Hero Series franchise. It ran from January 30, 1994 to January 29, 1995 for a total of 51 episodes and one theatrical film, aired as part of the 1994 Toei Super Hero Fair, which compiled episodes 1 and 2. Blue SWAT deviated from the Metal Hero trend by using a realistic vibe for the series instead of fantastic, over-the-top action by focusing on the martial arts and gunplay aspects of the series. While the mood of the series appealed to the genre's adult fanbase and older viewers, the show was not well received by children, which resulted in a change into a lighter tone midway through the series. The Blue SWAT team later appeared for a special team-up in the final episodes of Juukou B-Fighter.

Plot

When Earth is tearing itself apart by means of crime, pollution and war, aliens choose the time to invade, taking advantage of the lowering of everyone's guard. The Japanese government establishes an elite police organization known as Blue SWAT to combat the aliens known as the Space Mafia. The aliens attack by possessing humans to obtain their goals. When an alien possesses the chief of the Blue SWAT unit to infiltrate the organization, it manages to completely demolish their building of operations and murder all but three SWAT members; Sho, Sara and Sig.

Managing to keep the suits and equipment assigned to them, the three form their own private detective-like agency called Blue Research to continue their mission of defeating the Space Mafia. Now working on their own, their battle with the Space Mafia is only beginning...

Characters

Blue SWAT/Blue Research

Space Mafia

An intergalactic crime syndicate of alien invaders. These beings are able to possess or "invade" human beings by force. By doing so, they are able to make quick escapes from host-to-host.

Space Mafia's monsters

The following alien monsters are used by the Space Mafia:

Weapons

Vehicles

Episodes

written by Junichi Miyashita, directed by Makoto Tsuji

written by Junichi Miyashita, directed by Makoto Tsuji

written by Junichi Miyashita, directed by Michio Konishi

written by Junichi Miyashita, directed by Michio Konishi

written by Junichi Miyashita, directed by Masao Minowa

written by Junichi Miyashita, directed by Masao Minowa

written by Nobuo Ogizawa, directed by Kaneharu Mitsumura

written by Kyoko Sagiyama, directed by Kaneharu Mitsumura

written by Hirohisa Soda, directed by Michio Konishi

written by Yasuko Kobayashi, directed by Michio Konishi

written by Akira Asaka, directed by Masao Minowa

written by Junichi Miyashita, directed by Masao Minowa

written by Junichi Miyashita, directed by Kaneharu Mitsumura

written by Nobuo Ogizawa, directed by Kaneharu Mitsumura

written by Hirohisa Soda, directed by Michio Konishi

written by Yasuko Kobayashi, directed by Michio Konishi

written by Akira Asaka, directed by Masao Minowa

written by Mutsumi Nakano, directed by Masao Minowa

written by Junichi Miyashita, directed by Kaneharu Mitsumura

written by Junichi Miyashita, directed by Kaneharu Mitsumura

written by Nobuo Ogizawa, directed by Michio Konishi

written by Yasuko Kobayashi, directed by Michio Konishi

written by Junichi Miyashita, directed by Masao Minowa

written by Junichi Miyashita, directed by Masao Minowa

written by Nobuo Ogizawa, directed by Kaneharu Mitsumura

written by Kyoko Sagiyama, directed by Michio Konishi

written by Junichi Miyashita, directed by Kaneharu Mitsumura

written by Naoyuki Sakai, directed by Michio Konishi

written by Junichi Miyashita and Yasuyuki Suzuki, directed by Hidenori Ishida

written by Junichi Miyashita and Yasuyuki Suzuki, directed by Hidenori Ishida

written by Nobuo Ogizawa, directed by Kaneharu Mitsumura

written by Akira Asaka, directed by Kaneharu Mitsumura

written by Junichi Miyashita and Yasuyuki Suzuki, Masao Minowa

written by Takahiko Masuda, directed by Masao Minowa

written by Shozo Uehara, directed by Itaru Orita

written by Yasuko Kobayashi, directed by Itaru Orita

written by Junichi Miyashita and Yasuyuki Suzuki, directed by Michio Konishi

written by Junichi Miyashita and Yasuyuki Suzuki, directed by Michio Konishi

written by Akira Asaka, directed by Kaneharu Mitsumura

written by Nobuo Ogizawa, directed by Kaneharu Mitsumura

written by Mutsumi Nakano, directed by Masao Minowa

written by Kyoko Sagiyama, directed by Masao Minowa

written by Junichi Miyashita and Kazuhiro Inoue, directed by Michio Konishi

written by Junichi Miyashita and Ryu Arakawa, directed by Michio Konishi

written by Akira Asaka, directed by Kaneharu Mitsumura

written by Akira Asaka, directed by Hidenori Ishida

written by Nobuo Ogizawa, directed by Hidenori Ishida

written by Nobuo Ogizawa, directed by Kaneharu Mitsumura

written by Nobuo Ogizawa, directed by Kaneharu Mitsumura

written by Junichi Miyashita and Yasuyuki Suzuki, directed by Masao Minowa

written by Junichi Miyashita and Yasuyuki Suzuki, directed by Masao Minowa

Movies

Cast

Songs

Opening theme

Ending theme

Big Bad Beetleborgs

Some Blue SWAT characters have been adapted for Big Bad Beetleborgs:

International Broadcasts and Home Video