Denshi Sentai Denjiman Explained

Genre:Tokusatsu
Superhero fiction
Science fiction
Runtime:30 minutes
Creator:Toei Company
Marvel Comics
Developer:Shozo Uehara
Starring:Shinichi Yuuki
Kenji Ohba
Eiichi Tsuyama
Naoya Uchida
Akira Koizumi
Machiko Soga
Shinji Todo
Chiaki Kojo
Rie Yoshikawa
Country:Japan
Narrated:Toru Ohira
Composer:Michiaki Watanabe
Network:TV Asahi
Company:Toei Company
Marvel Comics
Num Episodes:51
Related:List of Super Sentai TV series

is Toei's fourth entry to its Super Sentai metaseries. It was broadcast from February 2, 1980, to January 31, 1981, replacing Battle Fever J and was replaced by Taiyo Sentai Sun Vulcan. The title given to this series for international distribution by Toei is Denjiman, Denziman or Electric Fighters.[1] Denjiman is the second Super Sentai series to be a Marvel co-production.

Plot

3,000 years ago, the Vader Clan, led by Queen Hedrian, devastated the planet Denji. Denji Land, an island from Denji, landed on Earth. In modern times, the computer of Denji Land awoke the Denji Dog IC when it detected the Vader Clan approaching Earth. IC found five young people (who may or may not be descendants of the Denji people) to become the Denjiman in order to defend Earth, the Vader Clan's next target.

Characters

Denjimen

The eponymous Denjiman is 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).

Allies

Intelligent robot dog that came from planet Denji 3000 years ago to assemble the Denjiman team. He sacrificed his life to become a circuit for DaiDenjin in order to defeat the Omnipotent Monse.

(12-51) A fellow Police Officer who is good friends and allies with Tatsyua.

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 Pole, only to be found by Black Magma and revived as a cyborg under their control.

The 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.

The grunts (foot soldiers) in black tights with skeletal designs. Armed with sickles. They can teleport from one spot to another.

Movie

The movie for Denshi Sentai Denjiman (written by Shozo Uehara and directed by Koichi Takemoto) premiered during the Toei Manga Matsuri film festival on July 12, 1980, the same day episode 24 aired. The character of Princess Denji makes her first appearance in this film and is referenced in two later episodes of the series (26 & 45), placing the events of this film sometime before Episode 26.

Cast

Songs

Opening theme
Ending theme

International broadcast and home video

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Library -- English Titles -- TOEI TV Website . 2009-01-13 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090119211925/http://tvarc.toei.co.jp/tv/library/series-title.html . 2009-01-19.