Kaiketsu Noutenki Explained

Kaiketsu Noutenki
Based On:Kaiketsu Zubat (1977 TV series)
Starring:Yasuhiro Takeda
Producer:Yasuhiro Takeda
Country:Japan
Language:Japanese
Runtime:Varies (Each episode's duration)
Released:
  • Kaiketsu Noutenki (August 1982)
  • Kaiketsu Nōtenki 2 - Pure Love in Minato City (March 1984)
  • Kaiketsu Nōtenki in USA (June 1984)
  • Roleplaying Nōtenki in Seoul (August 1988)

, is a series of tokusatsu fan film parodies produced by Daicon Films (now Gainax). A parody of the 1977 Toei superhero show Kaiketsu Zubat (created by Shotaro Ishinomori), the title hero of this series has the same exact alter-ego, Ken Hayakawa, only he is a comically fat fanboyish young man wearing the same exact gringo cowboy attire. As Noutenki, Ken Hayakawa is decked out in a pink & red jumpsuit (with a "no"/の on the chest), fixed navy blue galoshes, blue gloves, white hood and a yellow crash helmet. He rides a fixed scooter.

Ken Hayakawa/Noutenki is played by Yasuhiro Takeda, who also produced this series, and went on to produce many of Daicon/Gainax's projects.

"Noutenki" is the Japanese word for "scatterbrain".

Bloopers/Outtakes (especially with the special effects sequences) are shown during the closing credits of each episode (and consequently, the credits sometimes deliberately went almost out of focus).

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