Choujuu Sentai Liveman

Choujuu Sentai Liveman

The first title card for Choujuu Sentai Liveman
Genre Tokusatsu
Superhero fiction
Science fiction
Adventure
Created by Toei
Starring Daisuke Shima
Kazuhiko Nishimura
Megumi Mori
Seirou Yamaguchi
Jin Kawamoto
Narrated by Takeshi Kuwabara
Composer(s) Tatsumi Yano
Country of origin Japan
No. of episodes 49
Production
Producer(s) Takeyuki Suzuki
Kyōzō Utsunomiya
Running time 30 minutes
Production company(s) TV Asahi
NT21
Toei Company
Toei Advertising
Release
Original network TV Asahi
Original release February 27, 1988 – February 18, 1989
Chronology
Preceded by Hikari Sentai Maskman
Followed by Kousoku Sentai Turboranger

Choujuu Sentai Liveman (超獣戦隊ライブマン, Chōjū Sentai Raibuman, [Note 1]) is the twelfth entry of Toei Company's Super Sentai television series. The last Super Sentai title of the Shōwa period, it aired on TV Asahi from February 27, 1988 to February 18, 1989. Its international English title as listed by Toei is simply Liveman.[1] The series was broadcast in France as Bioman 3, being marketed as the direct sequels to Choudenshi Bioman and Bioman 2 (Hikari Sentai Maskman).

It was the first Super Sentai series that introduced animal-based mecha. It was also the first Super Sentai series that introduced a super-combined robot (that is 2 or more robots put together) as well the last Super Sentai series that had its mechas transported to the battle through a flying fortress.

Plot

Academia Island is an elite school that various genius students from across the globe attend. Among them are Yusuke Amamiya, Joh Ohara, Megumi Misaki, who with Takuji Yano, and Mari Aikawa sought to create a suit strong enough for space exploration. However, three of their classmates and dear friends, Kenji Tsukigata, Rui Senda, and Goh Omura, felt their talents are being wasted and leave to join an evil organization called Volt where offers them to raise their full scientific potential. As a result, when Yusuke and company saw them leaving, Kenji draws a gun on the three with Takuji and Mari taking the fatal blow. Soon after, one of the professors at the school, Professor Hoshi, pitches in to help Yusuke and his friends complete the suits so they can serve to prepare against Volt.

And then in 1988, the present day, with that Kenji, Rui, and Gou now known as Doctors Kemp, Mazenda, and Obular, Volt begins its attack by devastating Academia Island. As a result, Yusuke, Joh, and Megumi take up the suits they created and become the Livemen to battle against their former classmates and Volt. Though they managed to get Goh to leave Volt, the organization recruits new members in Doctor Ashura and the aliens Guildos and Butchy. Soon after, the Livemen are joined by Tetsuya and Jun-ichi, the respective younger brothers of Takuji and Mari, while learning that there is a darker agenda behind Volt that only its leader Bias knows.

Characters

Academia

Livemen

After Black Bison and Green Sai join the team, the Livemen can execute the Spark Attack (スパークアタック, Supāku Atakku), turning into balls of light and strike the enemy.

Arsenal

Vehicles

Mecha

Allies

Relatives

Armed Intellect Army Volt

Believing most of humanity to be inferior, Armed Intellect Army Volt (武装頭脳軍ボルト, Busō Zunō Gun Boruto) is based on the orbiting space station Zuno Base (ヅノーベース, Zunōbēsu) with its officers using a triangular shuttle to journey between it and Earth. Though it appeared Volt's goal was to create the ideal world for superior geniuses and exterminate those with "inferior minds", it's true agenda is to complete the Giga Brain Wave so Bias can achieve immortality while subjugating the human race via mind control.

Others

Episodes

Episodes aired on Saturdays at 6:00 PM JST.

No. Title Directed by Written by Original airdate Rating
1 "Friends! Why Did You Do This!?"
"Tomo yo Kimitachi wa Naze!?" (友よ君達はなぜ!?) 
Takao NagaishiHirohisa SodaFebruary 27, 198812.1
2 "3 Powers Sworn to Life"
"Inochi ni Chikau Mittsu no Chikara" (命に誓う三つの力) 
Takao NagaishiHirohisa SodaMarch 5, 198812.1
3 "Oblar's Devilish Transformation"
"Oburā Akuma Henshin" (オブラー悪魔変身) 
Takao NagaishiHirohisa SodaMarch 12, 198811.6
4 "Expose! The Dummymen"
"Abake! Damīman" (暴け! ダミーマン) 
Minoru YamadaHirohisa SodaMarch 19, 198810.0
5 "The Reckless Driving Engine Monster"
"Bōsō Enjin Kaijū" (暴走エンジン怪獣) 
Minoru YamadaHirohisa SodaMarch 26, 19888.7
6 "Attack! The Living Dinosaur"
"Shūrai! Ikita Kyōryū" (襲来! 生きた恐竜) 
Shouhei ToujouHirohisa SodaApril 2, 19888.1
7 "The Dinosaur vs. Live Robo"
"Kyōryū VS Raibu Robo" (恐竜VSライブロボ) 
Shouhei ToujouHirohisa SodaApril 9, 198810.7
8 "The Duel of Love and Rage!"
"Ai to Ikari no Kettō!" (愛と怒りの決闘!) 
Takao NagaishiKunio FujīApril 16, 19888.7
9 "Smell the Feverish Rose!"
"Bara yo Atsuku Kaore!" (バラよ熱く香れ!) 
Takao NagaishiToshiki InoueApril 23, 198811.3
10 "Skateboard to Escape the Maze"
"Sukebō Meiro Yaburi" (スケボー迷路破り) 
Minoru YamadaHirohisa SodaApril 30, 19889.1
11 "The Man Who Bit a Zuno Beast"
"Zunōjū o Kanda Otoko" (頭脳獣を噛んだ男) 
Minoru YamadaHirohisa SodaMay 7, 198814.6
12 "Super-Genius Ashura!"
"Chō Tensai Ashura!" (超天才アシュラ!) 
Shouhei ToujouHirohisa SodaMay 14, 198810.9
13 "The Burning Steel, Colon"
"Moeyo Kōtetsu Koron" (燃えよ鋼鉄コロン) 
Shouhei ToujouHirohisa SodaMay 21, 198811.5
14 "Nabe-Man Yusuke's Shouts"
"Nabe Otoko Yūsuke no Sakebi" (ナベ男勇介の叫び) 
Takao NagaishiHirohisa SodaMay 28, 198810.4
15 "Deadly! Gash the Grim Reaper"
"Hissatsu! Shinigami Gasshu" (必殺! 死神ガッシュ) 
Shouhei ToujouToshiki InoueJune 4, 198810.7
16 "The Jiangshi's Letter"
"Kyonshī no Tegami" (キョンシーの手紙) 
Takao NagaishiHirohisa SodaJune 11, 198811.2
17 "Crying Doll! The Attacking Doll!"
"Naku Ningyō! Osou Ningyō!" (泣く人形! 襲う人形!) 
Shouhei ToujouKunio FujīJune 18, 198811.9
18 "The Trap! Jou's Beloved Zuno Beast"
"Wana! Jō no Ai Shita Zunōjū" (罠! 丈の愛した頭脳獣) 
Takao NagaishiKunio FujīJune 25, 198813.0
19 "Oblar the Drudge Boy"
"Gariben Bōya Oburā" (ガリ勉坊やオブラー) 
Takao NagaishiHirohisa SodaJuly 2, 19888.9
20 "Failing Oblar's Revenge!"
"Rakudai Oburā no Gyakushū!" (落第オブラーの逆襲!) 
Shouhei ToujouHirohisa SodaJuly 9, 19887.2
21 "Listen, Goh!! Mother's Voice…"
"Gō yo Kike! Haha no Koe o..." (豪よ聞け! 母の声を…) 
Shouhei ToujouHirohisa SodaJuly 16, 19888.7
22 "Enter the Space Karaoke Master"
"Uchū Karaoke Meijin Tōjō" (宇宙カラオケ名人登場) 
Takao NagaishiHirohisa SodaJuly 23, 19889.2
23 "The 1-Second Comma That Risked Life"
"Konma Ichibyō ni Kaketa Inochi" (コンマ1秒に賭けた命) 
Takao NagaishiHirohisa SodaJuly 30, 19888.1
24 "100 Points Taken Off for Playing!?"
"Asonde Hyakuten ga Toreru!?" (遊んで百点が取れる!?) 
Shouhei ToujouKunio FujīAugust 6, 19888.2
25 "The 8 Zuno Beasts of Tsuruga Castle!"
"Tsurugajō no Hachidai Zunōjū!" (鶴ケ城の8大頭脳獣!) 
Takao NagaishiHirohisa SodaAugust 13, 19886.6
26 "Aizu's Huge Rhinoceros Beetle!"
"Aizu no Kyodai Kabutomushi!" (会津の巨大カブト虫!) 
Takao NagaishiHirohisa SodaAugust 20, 198810.0
27 "Daughter! The Giga Project Launches"
"Musume yo! Giga Keikaku o Ite" (娘よ! ギガ計画を射て) 
Shouhei ToujouHirohisa SodaAugust 27, 19888.9
28 "The Gigantic Giga Volt's Challenge"
"Kyodai Gigaboruto no Chōsen?" (巨大ギガボルトの挑戦) 
Takao NagaishiHirohisa SodaSeptember 3, 19888.1
29 "The Vengeful Live Boxer"
"Fukushū no Raibu Bokusā" (復讐のライブボクサー) 
Takao NagaishiHirohisa SodaSeptember 10, 19889.5
30 "5 Warriors, Here and Now"
"Ima Koko ni Gonin no Senshi ga" (今ここに5人の戦士が) 
Takao NagaishiHirohisa SodaSeptember 17, 19889.0
31 "Mom! The Parasitic Monster's Cries"
"Mama! Kisei Kaibutsu no Sakebi" (ママ! 寄生怪物の叫び) 
Shouhei ToujouHirohisa SodaSeptember 24, 198811.9
32 "Kemp, The Riddle of Blood and Roses"
"Kenpu, Chi to Bara no Nazo" (ケンプ、血とバラの謎) 
Shouhei ToujouKunio FujīOctober 1, 1988a6.1
33 "Do Your Best, Tetchan Robo"
"Ganbare Tetchan Robo" (がんばれ鉄ちゃんロボ) 
Takao NagaishiHirohisa SodaOctober 15, 198812.4
34 "Love That Runs through the Future and Present!"
"Mirai to Ima o Kakeru Koi!" (未来と今を駆ける恋!) 
Takao NagaishiKunio FujīOctober 22, 198812.2
35 "Yusuke and Kemp's Promise!!"
"Yūsuke to Kenpu no Yakusoku!!" (勇介とケンプの約束!!) 
Shouhei ToujouKunio FujīOctober 29, 198811.4
36 "Crash! The Tackle of Friendship"
"Gekitotsu! Yūjō no Takkuru" (激突! 友情のタックル) 
Shouhei ToujouToshiki InoueNovember 5, 198810.0
37 "The 16-Year-Old Kemp Fear Beast's Transformation!"
"Jūrokusai Kenpu Kyōjū Henshin!" (16才ケンプ恐獣変身!) 
Takao NagaishiHirohisa SodaNovember 12, 198810.9
38 "The Mobile Weapon of Destruction Mazenda"
"Ugoku Hakai Heiki Mazenda" (動く破壊兵器マゼンダ) 
Takao NagaishiHirohisa SodaNovember 19, 198813.6
39 "Protect it! The Grain of Life from Space"
"Mamore! Uchū no Hitotsubu no Inochi" (守れ! 宇宙の一粒の命) 
Shouhei ToujouKunio FujīNovember 26, 198813.8
40 "Love!? Megumi and the Jewel Thief"
"Koi!? Megumi to Hōseki Dorobō" (恋!? めぐみと宝石泥棒) 
Shouhei ToujouToshiki InoueDecember 3, 198812.7
41 "The Invisible Man, Gou's Confession!!"
"Tōmei Ningen, Gō no Kokuhaku!!" (透明人間、豪の告白!!) 
Takao NagaishiHirohisa SodaDecember 10, 198810.8
42 "Bias' Challenge From Space"
"Biasu Uchū Kara no Chōsen" (ビアス宇宙からの挑戦) 
Takao NagaishiHirohisa SodaDecember 17, 198810.7
43 "A Mystery!? Guildos' Final Form"
"Kai!? Girudosu Saigo no Sugata" (怪!? ギルドス最期の姿) 
Shouhei ToujouHirohisa SodaDecember 24, 198810.4
44 "Butchy's Tearful Rampage!!"
"Butchī Namida no Dai Bōsō!!" (ブッチー涙の大暴走!!) 
Shouhei ToujouHirohisa SodaJanuary 14, 1989b11.3
45 "Ashura Reversal One Chance Game"
"Ashura Gyakuten Ippatsu Shōbu" (アシュラ逆転一発勝負) 
Takao NagaishiHirohisa SodaJanuary 21, 198911.2
46 "Honorable Man, Arashi! The Final Battle"
"Otoko Arashi! Saigo no Tatakai" (オトコ嵐! 最後の戦い) 
Takao NagaishiHirohisa SodaJanuary 28, 198912.3
47 "A 1000-Point Brain! Mazenda!!"
"Senten Zunō! Mazenda!!" (千点頭脳! マゼンダ!!) 
Shouhei ToujouHirohisa SodaFebruary 4, 198910.2
48 "The Birth!! Bias the Boy King!"
"Tanjō!! Shōnen Ō Biasu!" (誕生!! 少年王ビアス!) 
Shouhei ToujouHirohisa SodaFebruary 11, 198910.6
49 "The Fall of Great Professor Bias"
"Daikyōju Biasu no Hōkai" (大教授ビアスの崩壊!!) 
Shouhei ToujouHirohisa SodaFebruary 18, 198911.3
^a Episode 32 aired at 5:30 PM JST to accommodate coverage of the 1988 Summer Olympics. The broadcast was interrupted with breaking news and subsequently rebroadcast on October 8, 1988.
^b Episode 44 was delayed from January 7 to January 14, 1989, due to the death of Emperor Shōwa on January 7.

Cast

Guest Stars

Voice actors

Songs

Opening theme
Ending theme

Notes

  1. Chōjū (超獣) literally translates as "Super Beast".

References

  1. "Library -- English Titles -- TOEI TV Website". Archived from the original on 2009-01-19. Retrieved 2011-03-26.
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