Tokusou Robo Janperson

Tokusou Robo Janperson
Tokusou Robo Janperson
Created by	Toei
Starring	Yuichi Komine
Narrated by	Takeshi Kuwabara (桑原 たけし, Kuwabara Takeshi?)
Country of origin	Japan
No. of episodes	50
Production
Running time	30 minutes (per episode)
Release
Original network	TV Asahi
Original release	January 31, 1993 – January 23, 1994

Tokusou Robo Janperson (特捜ロボ ジャンパーソン, Tokusō Robo Janpāson^?) was the 1993 installment in Toei Company Limited's Metal Hero Series. The series revolved around Janperson, a robotic detective who patrolled the streets of Tokyo and fought against three different underworld organizations who used super technology to subjugate the masses. Unlike most Metal Heroes, a monster-of-the-week was rarely shown and most of the villains are criminals akin to television police dramas. The name given to this series by Toei for international distribution is Jumperson.

A running gag in the show is that he always seems to get into close encounters with a plastic garbage bin while pursuing criminals, most notably getting flung head-first into it. Koujirou resents being upstaged by Janperson, and takes it upon himself to unmask the real identity of the mysterious hero. He is portrayed by Takahiko Ota who previously portrayed Shingo Takasugi/Green Two in Choudenshi Bioman.

The Guild (ギルド, Girudo^?) was an evil organization of cyborgs whose goal was to eradicate and replace all humanity. Janperson eventually discovered their existence and destroyed the power source for their infiltration robots. The Guild ultimately fell when their leader self destructed in a last ditch effort to destroy Janperson. The Guild was succeeded by the Neo Guild.

Tatewaki Konzern (帯刀コンツェルン, Tatewaki Kontserun^?)