Kikaider 01
Kikaider 01 (キカイダー01, Kikaidā Zero Wan?) (Pronounced as Kikaider Zero One), is a tokusatsu superhero TV series, and a sequel series to Android Kikaider. Produced by Toei Company Ltd., it was broadcast on NET (now TV Asahi) from May 12, 1973 to March 30, 1974, with a total of 46 episodes. Its title in Hawaii is Kikaida 01 (based on the Japanese title).
Plot synopsis
The noted robotics expert Dr. Komyoji created a powerful android to protect Japan from evil forces. When Hakaider starts his own evil organization, Dr. Komyoji's android, Kikaider 01, awakens to fight Hakaider.
Hakaider has three assistants, Red Hakaider, Blue Hakaider, and Silver Hakaider. Together, they devise various schemes to cause destruction, but Kikaider 01 stops them all. Kikaider appears to assist Kikaider 01. Their chief goal is to capture a young boy, named Akira.
After Hakaider's attempts fail, a new, mysterious character appears, Shadow Knight. Shadow Knight is member of a competing, evil organization, SHADOW. When SHADOW proved to be more powerful than Hakaider, Hakaider unwillingly becomes a member of SHADOW.
It was later revealed that Hakaider has the brain of Professor Gill (also from the Kikaider TV series) within him. Professor Gill had designed a powerful robot, and had tattooed the plans onto his two sons: Akira and his brother Hiroshi. Throughout the series, SHADOW helps Gill in building his robot, and Kikaider 01's fight to stop them.
Characters
Androids
- Ichiro/Kikaider 01: A powerful fighting android. In human form, Ichiro uses a trumpet to announce his presence. 01 is solar powered, so Ichiro cannot transform in the dark.
- Jiro/Kikaider: Another android fighting for good. In human form, Jiro uses a guitar to announce his presence.
- (Gill) Hakaider: A cyborg, fighting for evil. He possesses the brain of the evil Professor Gill, former leader of the DARK.
- Mari/Bijinder: A female android. Designed to destroy 01 but eventually she becomes his ally.
- Shadow Knight: One-eyed android, original second in command of SHADOW. Replaced by Hakaider. Shadow Knight and Hakaider become rivals, not allowing the other to have the glory of defeating 01.
- Zadam: Two-headed robot from SHADOW's base on the moon. Replaces Hakaider as second in command of SHADOW. Hakaider and Shadow Knight resent Zadam.
- Waruder: Robot samurai assassin hired by Big Shadow to kill Kikaider 01. He develops feelings for Bijinda, but doesn't understand them. She cannot accept him as long as he insists on killing her friend 01. Likes children, afraid of dogs.
Humans
- Akira: Professor Gill's second son.
- Hiroshi: Professor Gill's oldest son.
- Rieko: A mysterious woman from Professor Gill's past. Akira's guardian. Usually appears in disguise.
- Misao: Hiroshi's tutor when DARK was operating. She and Hiroshi were made homeless by Kikaider's destruction of the DARK. Misao became a pick-pocket. After death of Rieko, Misao becomes the guardian of both Hiroshi and Akira.
- Gunta, Momochi: Inept photographer who takes the place of Hanpei. Claims to be decedent of ninja Sandayu Momoichi. Last seen in episode 19.
- Big Shadow: Mysterious leader of SHADOW. Originally heard but not seen. When he is first seen its as a shadow. Dresses in black, hides his face behind a mask.
Note: Both Hatori Hanpei and Dr. Komyoji (from the Kikaider TV series) make guest appearances.
Episode list
- Invincibility!! Birth of Android 01!! (無敵!! 人造人間ゼロワン誕生!!, Muteki!! Jinzō Ningen Zero Wan Tanjō!!?)
- Hakaider: What is his 4th Rank Attack!? (ハカイダー四段攻撃とは何か!?, Hakaidā Yon Dan Kōgeki to wa Nani ka!??)
- The Return of Jiro, aka Kikaider (帰ってきたジロー キカイダー, Kaettekita Jirō Kikaidā?)
- Outrageous! The Spectre Robot Termination!? (怪奇! 幽霊ロボット消滅!?, Kaiki! Yōrei Robotto Shōmetsu!??)
- Terror! The Egg will Laugh at the Blue Trap Island! (恐怖! 青ワニ島で卵が笑う!, Kyōfu! Ao Wani Shima de Tamago ga Warau!?)
- Magician Village: 01's Secret Ability!! (魔術師対ゼロワンの秘密能力!!, Majutsushi Mura Zero Wan no Himitsu Nōryoku?)
- Thunderbolt! Function Decline 01's Direct Hit (落雷! 機能低下のゼロワン直撃, Rakurai! Kinō Teiga no Zero Wan Chokugeki?)
- Ichiro's Crisis! 4 Massive Fusion!! (イチロー危機! 四人衆合体!!, Ichirō Kiki! Yonin Shū Gattai!!?)
- Great Crime Organization: The Mysterious of the Appearing Shadow!! (大犯罪組織シャドウ出現の怪!!, Dai Hanzai Soshiki Shadō Shutsugen no Kai!!?)
- Great Leader: A Mysterious Big Shadow!? (大首領ビッグシャドウの怪奇!?, Dai Shuryō Biggu Shadō no Kaiki!??)
- Ghost Story: Basement Secret Base's Spectre Woman (怪談 地下秘密基地の幽霊女, Kaidan Chika Himitsu Kichi Yōrei Onna?)
- Ghost Story: The Graveyard of the Freshly Severed Head of the Confused Cat Curse (怪談 墓場の化猫呪いの生首, Kaidan Hakaba no Bakasu Neko Noroi no Namakubi?)
- Ghost Story: The Challenge of Ghost Pulley Neck (怪談 妖怪ロクロ首の挑戦, Kaidan Yōkai Rokuro Kubi no Chōsen?)
- Ghost Story: Gill's Apparition Will Curse With Hell (怪談 ギルの亡霊が地獄で呪う, Kaidan Giru no Bōrei ga Jigoku de Norou?)
- Explosion: Giant Devil's Secret (爆発 ジャイアントデビルの秘密, Bakuhatsu Jaianto Debiru no Himitsu?)
- Terror! Mummy Man's Nitro Bomb (恐怖! ミイラ男のニトロ爆弾, Kyōfu! Mīra Otoko no Nitoro Bakudan?)
- Great Work!! The Terrifying Giant: The Devil Starts (大巨編!! 恐怖の巨人デビル始動, Dai Kyohen!! Kyōfu no Kyojin Debiru Shidō?)
- First Historical and Probably The Last!! The Android Great Explosion (史上空前絶後!! 人造人間大爆発, Shijō Kūzenzetsugo!! Jinzō Ningen Dai Bakuhatsu?)
- King Indian: The Incarnation of Mortal!! (キングインデアン必殺の呪文!!, Kingu Indean Hissatsu no Shumon!!?)
- Great Fury: Shadow Leader's Conscious Confirm (大狂乱シャドウ首領の正体判明, Dai Kyōran Shadō Shuryō no Shōtai Hanmei?)
- Bloodsucking Mansion: Terror of the Beautiful Girls' Hostel!! (吸血の館 美人女子寮の恐怖!!, Kyūketsu no Yakata Bijin Joshi Ryō no Kyōfu!!?)
- Special Lesson of Japan is the Murder Practice!? (本日の特別授業は殺人訓練?!, Nippon no Tokubetsu Jugyō wa Satsujin Kunren?!?)
- The Devilish Starfish Woman: Just in Front of the Mankind Extinction! (悪魔のヒトデ女 人類絶滅寸前!, Akuma no Hitode Onna Jinrui Zetsumetsu Sunzen!?)
- Devilish Performance!? The Earth Pig's Planet Project (悪魔の業!? 地球ブタの惑星計画, Akuma no Waza!? Chikyū Buta no Wakusei Keikaku?)
- The Devilish Child Zadam: Lunar World Base Departure (悪魔の子ザダム 月世界基地発進, Akuma no Ko Zadamu Gessekai Kichi Hasshin?)
- Deathmatch of the South Era!! Zadam: ESP Demonstration (南紀の死斗!! ザダム超能力発揮, Minamiki no Shitō!! Zadamu Chōnōryoku Hakki?)
- Hot Contest of the Secluded Region!! Zadam's Infernal Trap (秘境の激戦!! ザダムの地獄の罠, Hikyō no Gekisen!! Zadamu no Jigoku no Wana?)
- Lunatic Town: The Terrifying Mermaid's Great Counterattack (狂った町 恐怖の人魚姫大逆襲, Kurutta Machi Kyōfu Ningyo Hime Dai Gyakushū?)
- Red Ogre, Blue Ogre: The Terrifying 100 Million V's!! (赤鬼 青鬼 恐怖の100億V!!, Aka Oni Ao Oni Kyōfu no Hyaku Oku Bui!!?)
- A Devil? An Angel? Bijinder Makes Her Appearance!! (悪魔? 天使? ビジンダー出現!!, Akuma? Tenshi? Bijindā Shutsugen!!?)
Cast
- Ichiro/Kikaider 01: Shunsuke Ikeda
- Jiro/Kikaider: Daisuke Ban
- (Gill) Hakaider: Shōzō Iizuka (Voice)
- Blue Hakaider: Setsuo Wakui (Voice)
- Red Hakaider: Teiji Ōmiya (Voice)
- Silver Hakaider: Shin Aomori (Voice)
- Akira: Goto Yoshihide
- Rieko: Kazuyo Sumidai
- Gunta Momochi: Minoru Kuri
- Shadow Knight: Masao Imanishi (Voice, episodes 8-16, 20-22)
- Shadow Knight: Motomu Kiyokawa (Voice, episodes 17-19)
- Shadow Knight: Takeshi Watabe (Voice, episodes 23-27)
- Big Shadow: Nobuo Yana
- Misao: Hijiri Matsuki
- Hiroshi: Kiyotaka Ishii
- Zadam: Taimei Suzuki (Voice)
- Zadam: Masao Hosoi (Voice)
- Mari/Bijinda: Etsuko Shihomi
- Bijinda: Saiko Kogawa (Voice)
- Waruda: Takeshi Watabe (Voice)
- Narrator: Masaaki Okabe
Media
Manga
A manga series by Mitsuru Hiruta was serialized in Bessatsu Shōnen Sunday from June through December 1973.
OVA
An OVA version was released on June 30, 2003 called Kikaider 01: The Animation (キカイダー０１ THE ANIMATION, Kikaidā Zero Wan Ji Animēshon?). It served as a sequel to the animated version of Android Kikaider. And was much darker than the original.
Kamen Rider 40th Anniversary film
Kikaider, Kikaider 01, Inazuman, and Zvatt will make an appearance in OOO, Den-O, All Riders: Let's Go Kamen Riders (オーズ・電王・オールライダー レッツゴー仮面ライダー, Ōzu Den'ō Ōru Raidā: Rettsu Gō Kamen Raidā?) in commemoration of the Toei Company's 60th Anniversary.