Kikaider (character)
| Kikaider | |
| 人造人間キカイダー | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Action, adventure, science fiction |
| Television drama | |
| Written by | Shotaro Ishinomori |
| Music by | Michiaki Watanabe |
| Studio |
Toei Company Ishimori Productions |
| Original network | TV Asahi |
| Original run | July 8, 1972 – May 5, 1973 |
| Episodes | 43 |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Tensai Okamura |
| Studio | Studio OX |
| Original network | Kids Station |
| English network | |
| Original run | October 16, 2000 – December 28, 2000 |
| Episodes | 13 |
| Original video animation | |
| Kikaider 01: The Animation | |
| Directed by | Keitaro Motonaga |
| Studio | Studio OX |
| Released | June 30, 2003 – July 3, 2003 |
| Episodes | 4 |
| Original video animation | |
| The Boy with the Guitar: Kikaider vs Inazuman | |
| Directed by | Konno Naoyuki |
| Studio | Studio OX |
| Released | September 19, 2003 |
Kikaider (キカイダー Kikaidā?) is a Japanese television franchise, created by Shotaro Ishinomori, featuring the main character Kikaider. The tokusatsu aired for the first time in July 1972. The series was originally a live-action tokusatsu series, as was its sequel, Kikaider 01. A manga drawn by Ishinomori was eventually published, introducing Kikaider 00. A 13-episode anime and 4-episode OVA based on the manga were created in 2001. The tokusatsu series from 1972 is especially popular in Hawaii. The complete DVD series is available with English subtitles through JN Productions.
The manga series was serialized in Bessatsu Shōnen Sunday and more children's magazines at the same time as the live action television series. Kikaider Code 02 was a manga series by MEIMU published by Kadokawa Comics A.
In the past, the Super Giant movie series and shows like Moonlight Mask (the first TV superhero in Japan) became controversial when younger viewers began imitating the stunts performed. The original Android Kikaider series was one of the first tokusatsu superhero TV shows to add safety bumpers at the end of each episode, warning viewers not to imitate the stunts performed by its superhero.
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