Zettai Muteki Raijin-Oh

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Zettai Muteki Raijin-Oh
Logo from show opening
Logo from show opening
絶対無敵ライジンオー
(zettai muteki raijin oh)
Genre Adventure, Mecha,
TV anime
Director Toshifumi Kawase
Studio Sunrise
Network Flag of Japan TV Tokyo, Kids Station
Original run April 3, 1991 – March 25, 1992
Episodes 51

Zettai Muteki Raijin-Oh (絶対無敵ライジンオー? or "Absolutely Invincible Raijin-Oh") is a 51 episode animated television series, and the first series produced for the Eldran franchise funded by Tomy and produced by Sunrise. It aired in Japan from April 3, 1991 to March 25, 1992. The story revolves around a group of elementary school children who are given command of a mecha named Raijin-Oh and their efforts to defend the Earth from the evil Jaaku (evil) Empire.

There is also a four episode OVA sequel.

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[edit] The Plot

The Jaaku Empire (literally "Evil Empire") targets Earth to be conquered. From their fortress they launch a missile attempting to flood the world with Akudamas, balls of darkness which materializes the words of humans which bring them troubles into monsters known as Jaaku juu(Evil beasts). However the guardian of light Eldoran appears, piloting Raijin-Oh to attempt to thwart them. In response, the missile is detonated prematurely. Thus scattering its payload and sending Raijin-Oh down to crash into a school. There, Eldoran protects the 4th grade class whose classroom it was about to fall into, and grants each of them medals which grant them control over different aspects of Raijin-Oh. He reconfigures the school so their classroom becomes a command center when activated, and charges them with the task of protecting the Earth.

[edit] The Robots

[edit] Ken-Oh(剣王)

  • Specs
    • Height: 15.4 meters
    • Weight: 10.0 tons
    • Top Speed: 420 kilometers per hour
    • Horsepower: 5, 500 horsepower

Ken-Oh (literally "Sword King") is a humanoid robot, piloted by Jin, the leader of the trio. It has a sword called the Ken-Oh Blade, which protrudes from the shield on Ken-Oh's back when needed. It forms the torso of the Raijin-Oh.

[edit] Hou-Oh(鳳王)

  • Specs
    • Length: 35.7 meters
    • Weight: 15.5 tons
    • Ground Movement Speed: 80 kilometers per hour
    • Top Flying Speed: Mach 9

Hou-Oh (literally "Phoenix King") resembles a phoenix. It is piloted by Asuka, and is the fastest of the trio. Hou-Oh forms the arms and wings of Raijin-Oh.

[edit] Juu-Oh(獣王)

  • Specs
    • Length: 30.5 meters
    • Weight: 28.5 tons
    • Top Speed: 640 kilometers per hour
    • Horsepower: 99,000 horsepower

Juu-Oh's (literally "Beast King") appearance is that of a lion,and is controlled by Kouji.It forms the legs of the Raijin-Oh and the lion head is used as a shield which contains the Raijin Sword. Juu-Oh is the strongest of the trio.

[edit] Raijin-Oh(ライジンオー)

  • Specs
    • Height: 25 meters
    • Weight: 54 tons
    • Ground Movement Speed: 880 kilometers per hour
    • Top Flying Speed: Mach 10
    • Horsepower: 200,000 horsepower

If the enemy becomes too powerful for the trio to handle individually,all three robots will combine,and they form the Raijin-Oh,a large humanoid robot with wings. In the early parts of the series,the Raijin-Oh will trap its opponent with a beam from the Raijin Shield and finish it off with the Raijin Sword.

[edit] Bakuryu-Dragon(バクリュウドラゴン)

  • Specs
    • Length: 58 meters
    • Weight: 70 tons
    • Ground Movement Speed: 130 kilometers per hour
    • Top Flying Speed: Mach 20

After the evil commander Belzeb (short for Beelzebub or Satan) was given a giant crystal robot named Jaaku Satan by Emperor Warza (literally "evil emperor") to assists the Jaaku Beasts in destroying Raijin-Oh, the Raijin-Oh soon realized that it was unable to defeat its enemies alone. At the brink of defeat, the Earth Defense Class managed to uncover one last robot, Bakuryu-Dragon bears the appearance of a dragon but can transform into a humanoid robot, Bakuryu-Oh.

[edit] Bakuryu-Oh(バクリュウオー)

Bakuryu-Dragon's humanoid form. As strong as Raijin-oh, its arsenal includes a cannon and a shield.

[edit] God Raijin-Oh(ゴッドライジンオー)

  • Specs
    • Height: 41 meters
    • Weight: 116 tons
    • Ground Movement Speed: 1,200 kilometers per hour
    • Top Flying Speed: Mach 22
    • Horsepower: 830,000 horsepower

The Raijin-Oh and Bakuryu-Oh can further combine to form the ultimate robot, the God Raijin-Oh. In the early parts of its appearance, the God Raijin-Oh finishes off Jaaku Beasts with a cannon. Soon after the God Raijin-Oh Sword is discovered and is used since then to defeat Super Jaaku Beasts (Jaaku Satan combined with a powered-up Jaaku Beast).

[edit] Connections with Yuusha

Raijin-Oh was featured in the New Century Brave Wars game, along with several of the Yuusha series robots. The reason for this was likely to have been the similarities between the Yuusha series and the Eldran trilogy, that and both series were animated by Sunrise. The toy company which made the Yuusha series, Takara would later merge with Tomy and thus both companies had access to each other's toy ideas, hence why Raijin-Oh was part of the video game. However the other two Eldran trilogy series, Genki Bakuhatsu Ganbaruger and Nekketsu Saikyo Go-Saurer were not included; in fact a few of the Yuusha series robots were also left out of the game.

[edit] Episode List

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Original Airdate Episode number Title
04/03/1991 1 Raijin-Oh arrives!
04/10/1991 2 We are the Earth Defense Class
04/17/1991 3 Test is how big an annoyance!?
04/24/1991 4 Protect the field of flowers!
05/01/1991 5 Decision! Unrivaled dragon tail
05/08/1991 6 Survive the traffic war!
05/15/1991 7 Taking care of drunkard
05/22/1991 8 Absolute union of friendship!
05/29/1991 9 Blowing away moldy feelings
06/05/1991 10 The town where gasoline vanished
06/12/1991 11 Cookie's nightmare
06/19/1991 12 The pool is too hot
06/26/1991 13 Get back the baby!!
07/03/1991 14 Final match! Baseball
07/10/1991 15 Fly at Mach 9!
07/17/1991 16 Crash course in returning the shot!
07/24/1991 17 Teacher is a Jaaku beast!?
07/31/1991 18 Presentation! Earth Defense Class' secrets
08/07/1991 19 Seaside School is in chaos!!
08/14/1991 20 Maria has disappeared!
08/21/1991 21 The enemy is Raijin-Oh!?
08/28/1991 22 Departure! The invincible warrior
09/04/1991 23 Come forth! Absolutely Invincible Union!!
09/11/1991 24 Dog/cat panic plan!
09/18/1991 25 Getting the scoop!!
09/25/1991 26 Great African battle!
10/02/1991 27 Defeat the earthquake
10/09/1991 28 Garuma's competition of fear!!
10/16/19 29 Appear! Super Jaaku beast
10/23/1991 30 Jaaku beast is a friend?
10/30/1991 31 Fierce battle! Channel war
11/06/1991 32 Adventure in the haunted house
11/13/1991 33 Terror! Dancing Jaaku beast
11/20/1991 34 Skiing is too cold
11/27/1991 35 Vanished Commander
12/04/1991 36 Jaaku beast is an ally of justice!?
12/11/1991 37 Graffiti revolt
12/18/1992 38 Psychic Jin
12/25/1992 39 The celebration is a troubling thing
01/08/1992 40 Belzeb's great approach
01/15/1992 41 Kidnapping of the absolutely invincible
01/22/1992 42 Protect the secret of the school!
01/29/1992 43 Appearance of the gigantic cat!
02/05/1992 44 Decisive micro-battle!
02/12/1992 45 Broadcast! Earth Defense Class facts!!
02/19/1992 46 Taida becomes an Earthling
02/26/1992 47 Adult to child chaos!?
03/04/1992 48 Transformation! Black Taida
03/11/1992 49 Appear! Jaaku Empire
03/18/1992 50 Defeat Emperor Warza!
03/25/1992 51 Our dream is absolutely invincible!

[edit] OVA List

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Original Airdate OVA number Title
09/30/1992 1 Epic War for First Love!
12/16/1992 2 Story of the Nobori Castle Robot of Light Daydream
02/24/1993 3 Everyone is the Earth Defense Class

[edit] External links and references

Preceded by
—		 Zettai Muteki Raijin-Oh
1991–1992		 Succeeded by
Genki Bakuhatsu Ganbaruger
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