Dennou Keisatsu Cybercop Explained

Genre:Action adventure
Science fantasy
Starring:Tomonori Yoshida
Mika Chiba
Shogo Shiotani
Ryuji Mizumoto
Ryoma Sasaki
Takashi Koura
Opentheme:"A Roar to Tomorrow Cyber Heart" by Hiroshi Nishikawa
Endtheme:"Shooting Star" by Mika Chiba
Composer:Daisuke Inoue
Yuji Toriyama
Creator:Toho
Company:Toho Cooperation Ltd
Country:Japan
Language:Japanese
Num Episodes:37 (34 + 2 recaps + 1 pilot)
Runtime:20 minutes (per episodes)
Camera:Main camera-setting
Network:NTV

is a Japanese tokusatsu television series. Created by Toho in 1988 as an attempt to emulate Toei's Super Sentai motif, the idea was dropped after the unaired pilot, although the show still slightly resembles a sentai show and uses certain tropes of the genre to an extent (such as protagonists wearing color-coordinated armor). It was broadcast on NTV from October 2, 1988, to July 5, 1989.

Story

In 1999, crime has overrun Tokyo. Hopelessly outmanned and outgunned, the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Force decides to set up a special taskforce to combat the crime. Codenamed “ZAC” (Zero-Section Armed Constable), this police department is designed for special missions and its members are known as "Cybercops". For this cause, the police scientists developed the "Bit Suits", three high-powered armors outfitted with the latest technology: Mars, Saturn and Mercury. In the first episode, a mysterious young man, Shinya Takeda, appears from nowhere and saves the day after using his own armor, the Jupiter Bit Suit. Following his victory, he joins ZAC in battling Death Trap, a nefarious organization ruled by the ruthless Baron Kageyama, whose goal is to use the computers' will-power to gain world domination and appears to be mysteriously linked to Takeda's past. The Death Trap uses powerful robots to reach his goals, but the Cybercops always defeat them.During the battles against the enemies, Jupiter bit by bit increases his mysterious power and reveals a secret: he was found unconscious by the Interpol wearing his own armor. Shinya Takeda has amnesia; despite this, he receives the support and the friendship of the other ZAC members (except for Akira, who is jealous and critical of Takeda).The union between the ZAC members blossoms more and more. ZAC remains a powerhouse until they encounter Lucifer, a Death Trap ally that is Jupiter's rival. He is the first enemy that can defeat Jupiter and the other Cybercops. In fact, he almost kills Jupiter.During the battles against ZAC, Lucifer reveals why he hates Jupiter; according to him, they both came from the future and were allies in the war between the human kind and the computers, but Jupiter would have betrayed the humans. Because of his amnesia, Jupiter does not know what Lucifer has said is true, and decides to fight him to the death. In the middle of the fight, however, Jupiter remembers the truth: including Jupiter and Lucifer, there were three men that came form the future; the third man was Baron Kageyama, a traitor. Henceforth, Lucifer allied with ZAC. He does not join ZAC, but helps the Cybercops from time to time. Many times, he saves ZAC from losing battles.After an innumerable amount of battles, Lucifer and the ZAC defeat Baron Kageyama by causing a great explosion that came from laser power. Kageyama reveals his purpose for technological world domination, which was to help the world avoid an anthropogenic environmental collapse. Thus, Jupiter and Lucifer return to their time and Tomoko (who loves Jupiter) decides to go with them. The ZAC saved the world.

Characters

Other ZAC Members

Death Trap

The goals of the Death Trap organization are to eliminate all humankind on Earth and supplant the world with computer and silicon lifeforms.

Led by the maniacal and crazed computer program “Führer” Soutou (Despot Führer), the “Death Trap” launches a number of terrorist attacks against Tokyo, using its army of “Death Droids” and battle mecha.

It is later revealed that the “Despot Führer” was in actuality a computer entity from the 23rd century which was sent back in time to usurp control of the world. The computer was built by a human - future criminal mastermind Baron Kageyama, who planned on ruling the world by taking over the past. Baron Kageyama, who had also created Madame Durwin, Einstein, Ploid and Luna, later merges himself with Despot Führer to become a superhuman entity.

The “Death Trap” consists of three crime organizations listed below. All of their leaders turn out to be androids created by Baron Kageyama.

The Ominous GangLed by the evil criminal Professor Einstein, his gang consists of specially designed black armored Ominous Death Droids which can be customized with a number of deadly weapon attachments. Prof. Einstein's brain was transplanted with the brain of a leading Hi-Tech/Cybernetics expert. Using this newfound knowledge he is able to unlock the mysteries of “Super Physics” (Cho Rion Butsuri) to modify his Ominous droids.
The Harkos GangLed by the feline-like Madam Durwin who commands the ghostly white Harcross Death Droids. These can also be outfitted with a number of deadly weapon attachments affording them a great deal of versatility and customization. Durwin was an expert in biology and genetics. Thus her name, which was a play of Charles Darwin, a famous naturalist. Durwin was ordered to destroy the train tracks which the Cybercops were also traveling on with Luna, after learning Luna was an android. As Durwin warned Luna, Luna was nevertheless killed by baron Kageyama, who showed puzzlement over why his most beautiful creation would betray him. Luna said: "You could never understand the feelings of a puppet! You became a doll without human feelings!" After Luna exploded, the Baron confessed he loved her, as it's impossible to be a perfect doll by not having feelings and by thus being dangerous.
The Garoga GangLed by the hulking Doctor Arthur Ploid, his Garogoid (Hie Ningen Gata Mecha <Non-Humanoid Mecha>) army is composed of monstrous mecha creations and robots. His brain was replaced with a leading expert in psychology Arthur C. Ploid, a scientist who died in 1937. Ploid is a specialist in grand scale attacks and psychological warfare. He carries an electrified whip.
OthersLater yet another gang is incorporated into the “Death Trap”:
Beast Master Luna and The Four KingsLuna is Professor Enstein's sister. She managed to avenge her brother's death at the hands of the Cybercops. Luna had assembled four super soldiers who would help her defeat the CyberCops:

She later fell in love with Akira, who is her brother's rival, only to discover after joining him that she was an android and all her memories were false. Luna died protecting Akira from an energy blast by Baron Kageyama.

Episode list

Episode 14 ended up airing on January 15, 1989, because Emperor Shōwa died on January 7; and on April 5, the day that Episode 25 aired, the show began airing on Wednesdays instead of Sundays.

  1. (Original Airdate: October 2, 1988)
  2. (Original Airdate: October 9, 1988)
  3. (Original Airdate: October 16, 1988)
  4. (Original Airdate: October 23, 1988)
  5. (Original Airdate: October 30, 1988)
  6. (Original Airdate: November 6, 1988)
  7. (Original Airdate: November 13, 1988)
  8. (Original Airdate: November 20, 1988)
  9. (Original Airdate: November 27, 1988)
  10. (Original Airdate: December 4, 1988)
  11. (Original Airdate: December 11, 1988)
  12. (Original Airdate: December 18, 1988)
  13. (Original Airdate: December 25, 1988)
  14. (Original Airdate: January 15, 1989)
  15. (Original Airdate: January 22, 1989)
  16. (Original Airdate: January 29, 1989)
  17. (Original Airdate: February 5, 1989)
  18. (Original Airdate: February 12, 1989)
  19. (Original Airdate: February 19, 1989)
  20. (Original Airdate: February 26, 1989)
  21. (Original Airdate: March 5, 1989)
  22. (Original Airdate: March 12, 1989)
  23. (Original Airdate: March 19, 1989)
  24. (Original Airdate: March 26, 1989)
  25. (Original Airdate: April 5, 1989)
  26. (Original Airdate: April 12, 1989)
  27. (Original Airdate: April 19, 1989)
  28. (Original Airdate: April 26, 1989)
  29. (Original Airdate: May 10, 1989)
  30. (Original Airdate: May 17, 1989)
  31. (Original Airdate: May 24, 1989)
  32. (Original Airdate: May 31, 1989)
  33. (Original Airdate: June 7, 1989)
  34. (Original Airdate: June 14, 1989)
  35. (Original Airdate: June 28, 1989)
  36. (Original Airdate: July 5, 1989)

Cast

Guest Stars

Stunt

Songs

Opening theme
Ending theme

International Broadcast, Home Video and Streaming

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cybercops in Brazil Dennou Keisatsu Cybercop 電脳警察サイバーコップ Cybercops Data Bit . Cybercops Data Bit . 2024-06-23.
  2. Web site: CYBERCOPS. United States Patent and Trademark Office. 23 June 2024.