Juukou B-Fighter

Juukou B-Fighter
Created by	Toei
Starring	Daisuke Tsuchiya, Shigeru Kanai, Reina Hazuki, Chigusa Tomoe
Narrated by	Minoru Inaba
Country of origin	Japan
No. of episodes	53
Production
Running time	23 minutes (per episode)
Release
Original network	tv asahi
Original release	February 5, 1995 – February 25, 1996

Juukou B-Fighter (重甲ビーファイター, Jūkō Bī Faitā^?, literally "Heavy Shell B-Fighter", stylized in English as Beetle Fighter), was a 1995 Japanese tokusatsu television series. B-Fighter is short for "Beetle Fighter". It was part of Toei's ongoing Metal Hero Series. It dealt with three members of the prestigious Earth Academia (アースアカデミア, Āsu Akademia^?) fighting against the evil forces of the otherworldly Jamahl Empire. The action footage and props were used for Big Bad Beetleborgs and it has a sequel called B-Fighter Kabuto.

Insects all over the world begin to swarm for unknown reasons, with other animals and plants acting strange as well. To investigate this, Takuya Kai is dispatched with an Earth Academia group. Investigating independently, Takuya finds Guru who reveals that insects are preparing for battle against invaders from another dimension. Offering their aid, the Earth Academia create suits of armor to combat the threat as the Jamahl arrive to Earth to enslave humans. Though they have trouble perfecting the Bio-Machinery, Guru arrives to infuse the armor with the life force of many insects. Once the suits become the B-Commanders, one suit chooses Takuya while the other two bond to Daisaku Katagiri and Rei Hayama. With their newfound power, the B-Fighters fight to drive back Jamahl's forces.

The members use Bio-armor developed by the Earth Academia's brightest and infused with the life force of insects.

NOTE: His weapon is Devil Sword Hellfriede from Kyoryu Sentai Zyuranger, which became the Sword of Darkness in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers.

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