B-Fighter Kabuto

B-Fighter Kabuto
Created by Saburo Yatsude
Starring Sakami Nakazato
Naoto Adachi
Yukina Kurisu
Reuben Langdon
Seiji Takaiwa
Hideki Anzai
Reika Hashimoto
Composer(s) Eiji Kawamura
Country of origin Japan
No. of episodes 50
Production
Running time 23 minutes (per episode)
Broadcast
Original channel TV Asahi
Original run March 3, 1996 – February 16, 1997

B-Fighter Kabuto (ビーファイターカブト Bī Faitā Kabuto, Beetle Fighter Kabuto) is a Japanese television series in the Metal Hero Series. It is the sequel to Juukou B-Fighter, taking place five years after the preceding B-Fighter series. Kabuto aired from 1996 to 1997. The action footage and props were used for the Beetleborgs Metallix series.

Plot

Five years after the destruction of Jamahl, Earth has returned to peace again. The Earth Academia has become the Cosmo Academia (コスモアカデミア Kosumo Akademia), a scientific research organization, where Takuya Kai works with Sage Guru on a new generation of Insect Armor in the event of another threat to the Earth. This threat is realized when a Cosmo Academia exploration submarine comes across a fissure in the ocean floor, out of which rises a huge flying fortress of the ancient tribe Melzard. This clan has been resting for millennia and seeks to destroy mankind. Matriarch Mother Melzard sends her oldest sons Raija and Dezzle to lead the attack with Raija's Elebamamoth. By then, Guru has infused the Neo Insect Armor with Insect Power, creating the three Command Voicers to link three humans with the armor. Kengo Tachibana and Ran Ayukawa, who have been selected to wear the new armor, ready themselves and become B-Fighter Kuwagar and B-Fighter Tentou. But the person to become B-Fighter Kabuto had not been chosen when the remaining Command Voicer flies out the window. Ran and Kengo follow it to meet Kouhei Toba, a star athlete at his school who is losing badly to Elebammoth who froze the boy's sister as the last Command Voicer flies into his hand. Kengo and Ran are shocked that this high school student is to be B-Fighter Kabuto, but they go to him and teach him how to transform. He changes into Kabuto and the three of them attack Elebammoth and several henchmen, with Kabuto killing Elebammoth. Refusing to accept defeat, Mother Melzard continues her attacks, with Raija and Dezzle working against each other in their attacks on the B-Fighters.

Characters

New Generation of B-Fighters

New B-Fighters

The New B-Fighters (新ビーファイター Shin Bī Faitā) were four individuals from the New York head office, South American, Peking, and Paris branches of Cosmo Academia who used the Insect Commanders (インセクトコマンダー Insekuto Komandā), a variant of the Command Voicer that stored their Neo Insect Armor which activated when they inserted their respective data card and shouted "Chou Juukou!" (Chojuko!, Super Heavy Shell!). They consumed most of their power to destroy a crystal Mother Melzard had that ignited detonators inside various humans. Afterwards, their Insect Commanders merged with the Geist Axe in the finale.

Arsenal

New B-Fighter Weapons

Road Beetles

Each B-Fighter has a Road Beetle (ロードビートル Rōdo Bītoru) providing his primary transportation. Their names are Road Kabuto (ロードカブト Rōdo Kabuto), Road Kuwagar (ロードクワガー Rōdo Kuwagā) and Road Tentou (ロードテントウ Rōdo Tentō).

Neo Beet Machines

The Neo Beet Machines (ネオビートマシン Neo Bīto Mashin) are the B-Fighters' super machines that they use to fight Melzard airborne and ground vehicles. They emerge from the Beetle Base (ビートルベース Bītoru Bēsu), the B-Fighter's base of operations following the command "Neo Beet Machines, launch!". The Beetle Base was blown up along with the Neo Beet Machines thanks to the efforts of Killmantis, Beezack, Dezzle and Dord near the finale.

Shell Gods

The two Shell Gods (甲神 Kōjin) are giant insect robot gods from space. Kabuterious and Kuwaga Titan were allies that fought a great battle and were swept into a vortex that defeated an evil foe. They were eventually encased inside two weapons, the Astral Saber and the Geist Axe, until they would be found in the present.

Allies

First Generation of B-Fighters

The B-Fighters of the first generation sometimes appear and help out the new generation. After destroying the Jamahl, they were transferred to the Cosmo Academia branch. They occasionally aid the New Generation B-Fighters before Guru dies, destroying their ability to become B-Fighters.

Arsenal

Melzard Tribe

The Melzard Tribe (メルザード一族 Meruzādo Ichizoku) are an ancient race that have existed since prehistoric times. They dwell in the fortress Melzardos (メルザードス Meruzādosu), which Mother Melzard is an extension of.

Melzard Monsters

Monsters of the land and sea given birth by Mother Melzard.

Raija's Monsters

Raija's monsters are land-based creatures.

Dezzle's Monsters

Dezzle's monsters are water-based creatures.

Other Monsters

Some of these creatures were both Raija and Dezzle's monsters.

Episodes

  1. The Second Generation's a High School Warrior (2代目は高校戦士 Nidaime wa Kōkō Senshi)
  2. The Trilobite's After School Invitation (三葉虫は放課後誘う Sanyōchū wa Hōkago Sasō)
  3. Awaken!! The New Machines (目覚めよ!!新マシン Mezame yo!! Shin Mashin)
  4. Vow!! The Heated Stag Beetle (誓え!!熱きクワガタ Chikae!! Atsuki Kuwagata)
  5. A Great Reversal to the You that Departed (大逆転去りゆく君へ Daigyakuten Sariyuku Kimi e)
  6. A Great Wild Battle at the Cherry Blossom Festival!! (桜祭りで大乱戦!! Sakura Matsuri de Dairansen)
  7. The Raging Iron Fist presented by a Friend (友に捧ぐ怒りの鉄拳 Tomo ni Sasagu Ikari no Tekken)
  8. Kabuto Finally Leaves School!? (カブトついに退学!? Kabuto Tsuini Taigaku!?)
  9. Becoming a Pupil of the Storytelling Monster!! (弟子入り落語怪物!! Deshi Iri Rakugo Kaibutsu)
  10. The Showdown with the Martial Arts Master (対決格闘技マスター Taiketsu Kakutōgi Masutā)
  11. Shoot Across the Sea of Tears (涙の海を越えて撃て Namida no Umi o Koete Ute)
  12. Mysterious?! The Fossil's Fantastic Maze (謎?!化石の夢幻迷宮 Nazo?! Kaseki no Mugen Meikyū)
  13. Change!! The Explosive Dashing Professor (チェンジ!!爆走博士 Chenji!! Bakusō Hakase)
  14. The Cry that Destroyed the Trapped Town (罠の街消された悲鳴 Wana no Kaishō Sareta Himei)
  15. Infiltrate the Hospital Ward of Terror (恐怖病棟に潜入せよ Kyōfu Byōtō ni Sennyū seyo)
  16. Save the School Anniversary's Idols (救え学園祭アイドル Sukue Gakuensai Aidoru)
  17. The Fighting Love-Foretelling Diary!! (戦う恋占い日記!! Tatakau Kou Uranai Nikki!!)
  18. The 20-Million Year Revenge of the Exterminated Flower (絶滅花2億年の復讐 Zetsumetsubana Niokunen no Fukushū)
  19. Is the Mysterious Girl a Mermaid Princess?! (夏の彼女は人魚姫?! Natsu no Kanojo wa Ningyohime?!)
  20. The Hunt for the Kappa for 3000 Ri!! (河童訪ねて三千里!! Kappa Tazunete Sanzenri!!) (a "ri" is a unit of length about 3.9 km)
  21. Call the Rain, The Heroic Crybaby (雨を呼べ泣き虫英雄 Ame o Yobe Nakimushi Eiyū)
  22. The Flaming Mistress' The Roaring Shamisen (轟く三味線炎の女将 Todoroku Shamisen Honō no Okami)
  23. Run to the Wilderness of Pride!! (誇りの荒野を走れ!! Hokori no Kōya o Hashire!!)
  24. Summer Vacation!! The Haunted Classroom (夏休み!!怪談教室 Natsuyasumi!! Kaidan Kyōshitsu)
  25. They've Returned Those Guys-Tachi (帰ってきたアイツ達 Kaettekita Aitsutachi)
  26. Nightmare!! B-Fighter vs. B-Fighter (悪夢!!BF対BF Akumu!! Bī Faitā Tai Bī Faitā)
  27. The Certain Death of the 6 Great Warriors (6大戦士絶体絶命 Rokudai Senshi Zettai Zetsumei)
  28. Enter!! The Insect Warrior of the Wind (見参!!風の昆虫戦士 Kenzan!! Kaze no Konchū Senshi)
  29. The Violent Centipede General (暴れん坊ムカデ将軍 Abarenbō Mukade Shōgun)
  30. Shine Genji, the Earth's Power (輝けゲンジ大地の力 Kagayake Genji Daichi no Chikara)
  31. The Combined Ultimate Gun and the Mournful Warrior (合体最強銃と哀戦士 Gattai Saikyōjū to Ai Senshi)
  32. Echo, The Beautiful Butterfly's Melody (響け美しき蝶の旋律 Hibike Utsukushiki Chō no Senritsu)
  33. Grab it!! The Legendary Sacred Sword (つかめ!!伝説の神剣 Tsukame!! Densetsu no Shinken)
  34. Control!? The B-Fighters' Day of Defeat (制圧!?BF敗北の日 Seiatsu!? Bī Faitā Haiboku no Hi)
  35. Rip Through the Darkness, The Revived Giant God (闇を裂け復活の巨神 Yami o Sake Fukkatsu no Kyoshin)
  36. Dirty!! The Demonic Brothers' Counterattack (卑劣!!魔兄弟の逆襲 Hiretsu!! Ma Kyōdai no Gyakushū)
  37. Defeat, The Invincible New Monster (倒せ不死身の新怪人 Taose Fujimi no Shin Kaijin)
  38. The Nightmarish Giant Stag Beetle (悪夢のオオクワガタ Akumu no Ō Kuwagata)
  39. Merciless!! The B-Fighters are Melting (無惨!!BFが溶ける Muzan!! Bī Faitā ga Tokeru)
  40. Break Through the Maze of Love (駆け抜けろ恋の迷宮 Kakenukero Koi no Meikyū)
  41. The No-Rules Peak Battle (ルール無用頂上決戦 Rūru Muyō Chōjō Kessen)
  42. Kabuto's Trip To The Moon World (カブトの月世界旅行 Kabuto no Tsuki Sekai Ryokō)
  43. The Girl of Darkness is the B-Fighter Killer (闇の娘はBFキラー Yami no Musume wa Bī Faitā Kirā)
  44. The Devil Girl Arrives... (悪魔少女来たりて… Akuma Shōjo Kitarite...)
  45. B-Fighter!! A Challenge in History (BF!!歴史に挑戦 Bī Faitā!! Rekishi ni Chōsen)
  46. The Super Heavy Shell Strike! (超重甲ストライキ! Chō Jūkō Sutoraiki)
  47. The B-Fighters' Father, the Elder Dies!! (BFの父 老師死す!! Bī Faitā no Chichi Rōshi Shisu!!)
  48. The Beetle Base's Great Explosion!! (BF基地(ビートルベース)大爆破?! Bītoru Bēsu Daibakuha?!)
  49. The Sunrise of The Earth's Downfall (地球滅亡の夜明け Chikyū Metsubō no Yoake)
  50. The Last Battle (ラストバトル Rasuto Batoru)

Cast

Voice actors

Songs

Opening theme
Ending theme

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