#kyodain

[peterkothe]

ISHINOMORI’S HEROES!

A belated-birthday tribute to Kamen Rider creator, the late great: SHOTARO ISHINOMORI; who would’ve been 87 this past Saturday! A legendary manga ka in his own right, Ishinomori would go on to create numerous transforming (henshin) heroes whose legacies continue to inspire anime, manga, live-action series, movies and even comics abroad to this day! For those not in the know, these characters are: Kamen Rider (top) Inazuman (center) Cyborg 009 (left), Akarenger of Gorenger (right), Skull-Man (bottom right) Android Kikaider (bottom center), Robocon (bottom right) and Grondzel and Skyzel (very bottom center)!

[sengsongwit]

Space Ironmen Kyodain (宇宙鉄人キョーダイン, Uchū Tetsujin Kyōdain)

[tokuherosuits]

Space Ironmen Kyodain.

[cina-full-moon-xanadium]

something very magical to me about seeing the kikaiders, kei, inazuman and zubat get big huge prominence on the cover and then the two sentai are really small

[neomansubs2024]

[theakandrewscollection]

Women wielding whips- Gaburin Queen (TV, 1976-77)

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from the Japanese TV series Uchū Tetsujin Kyōdain (Space Ironman Kyodain)

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[greenplantlizard]

fourze secret report, 33-38 & everyone! uchuu kita!!!!!

prooobably definitely should have saved the other hyper battle dvd to be directly after this one, since they're designed to be tied together like that, but it's still a cute rundown of all 40 switches :)

yippeee school trip!!!

oblivious gentaro >>>>>>>>>>

truly a trip to all of toei's kyoto filming locations

'the hole' is cracking me up, im five years old

in ancient times... humans harnessed cosmic energy to create...... the playstation controller................................

oh emoto is definitely tachibana isnt he, how else would tachibana know about the message on the side of the rabbit hutch

libra truly having a shit time today

it's time to ROCK and ROLL

from the HEART

anyways

"im going to spaaaaaaaaace"

you insult yuuki and you die

the power of autism WILL send you to space :D

psychologically torturing teenagers in the name of space exploration

leo becoming a one-man boss rush

i love it when melodramatic duel

we're really burning through horoscopes now huh

i mean i figured this would happen, there ARE 12 of them after all

a schoolkid has to push a superweapon in close proximity to earth in order for it to miss, is fueled by the power of friendship

you may think i was summarising the plot of the fourze movie, but no, that was megaman battle network 4

anyways, slightly obsessed with the amount of kyodain and daitetsujin 17 references in here

i mean, BRAIN room?

as in room that looks like Brain?

black knight who looks almost nothing like the original black knight?

also the power of friendship, ill admit that at as long as that sequence took, the reminder of just how many people gentaro has affected did get to me a little :')

also movie exclusive form! it's purple, and that is all i have to say about it

i was more excited to see the sky jet and ground car get involved in the final battle lmao

also the net movies are a thing that exist!!! i dont have a lot to say this time, some segments were really cute, some segments were legitimately just transphobic and/or homophobic, so,,, mixed bag?

Quiz:

Kamen Rider Super-1 2/3 (actually i think kind of impressive considering how little of super-1 i remember)

[onyomugan3]

ガブリンクィーン

宇宙鉄人キョーダイン

[tokumon]

Dykirai, a naval mine robot monster from eps. 4-6

Granzel in action from SPACE IRONMEN KYODYNE, c. 1976.

[gatchabert]

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[bettyfelon]

In Rock ‘n’ Roll High School, Kate shows up to The Ramones concert wearing Skyzel’s belt from Space Ironmen Kyodain 🤩💫

[tokumon]

Dykirai, a naval mine robot monster from Kyodain eps. 4-6

[radroller]

Oh btw i forgot to ask after watching the Fourze movie but we can all agree Skydain’s kinda hot, right?

[himitsusentaiblog]

What are some notable tokusatsu shows that aren't part of a franchise (like Super Sentai, Kamen Rider, Metal Hero, or Ultraman)? Shows like Kyoudai Ken Bycrosser? It's interesting to see different takes on the formula with shows not bound by series conventions.

It’s cool that you mentioned Bycrosser because the same team that worked on that did another show the year before called Nebula Mask Machine Man.

Machine Man is an alien from another solar system who has come to Earth as part of a research project visiting all of the planets orbiting Sol.  He disguises himself as a mild mannered human named Nick and gets involved with a danger prone newspaper photographer.  He decides to stay on Earth after encountering an evil organization called Tentacle lead by the wicked Professor K who seems motivated by a hatred of children.

The show draws heavy inspiration from Superman, with Nick even donning a pair of glasses to hide his identity and acting like a klutz to deflect suspicion.  Well, that is if Superman had a talking baseball robot as a sidekick and a transforming, multi-purpose vehicle.

It’s a cool mixture of American Superheroics and the tropes of Japanese tokusatsu.

A more recent example is 1996′s Choukou Senshi Changerion.

This was something of an experimental series for Toei being produced outside of their then running Super Sentai and Metal Hero series as a way to test producing a show entirely shot on video when their others were using 16mm film stock. 

The basic plot involves inter-dimensional invaders known as the DarkZide attempting to preserve themselves with stolen human life energy.  To fight this threat, a scientist has come up with a suit that can battle the invaders.  However, thanks to an accident, the suit ends up bound to the body of a slacker Private Detective who is about the world’s worst choice for a hero.

It’s a fun show but sadly, it never really caught on and had it’s planned 52 episode run truncated to 39.

There are some other great shows I can mention but won’t go into the same detail on like 1975′s Akumaizer 3 about 3 demons fighting their fellows to protect humanity.

Also from 1975 is Space Ironmen Kyodain!  This one features two robot heroes who can transform into vehicles and programmed with the personalities of a pair of kidnapped brothers fighting an evil space Empire bent on the conquest of Earth.

Going further afield in the 1970s you find Go Nagai’s pair of tokusatsu oddities; Star of Pro-Wrestling Azteckaiser and Battle Hawk.

The first series premiered in 1976 and is about an evil organization trying to take over the world of Japanese Pro-Wrestling with monstrous wrestlers while being opposed by the heroic Azteckaiser.

This one merges traditional tokusatsu action with animation when the wrestling matches verge into the ridiculous and impossible to replicate in live action.

The second was a bit jankier with three grandchildren of a martial artist using magical tomahawk powers granted to him by Native Americans to battle and evil gang of Assassins.

Oh and then there’s Toho’s 1976 series Enban Senso Bankid though this one might have been their attempt to create a team hero show much like 1975′s Himisu Sentai Goranger.

There are so many of these non-franchise Tokusatsu shows, especially in the weird, wild creative explosion that was the 1970s.  I’ve said it before but it bears repeating, the 70s were the boom time for TV Tokusatsu and everyone tried their hands at it.  This doesn’t even scratch the surface of what was out there and either trying to do its own thing or copying the formula created by another company in an attempt to cash in on a trend.

Thanks for the Question!

[passingthroughstranger]

Uchuu Tetsujin Kyoudain

Or Kyoudyne, as Wikipedia spells it.

So, by chance youtube recommendation did something good and gave me the first episode of this old tokusatsu show. From the official Toei Channel, no less.

If you've seen Kamen Rider Fourze and his standalone movie, you should know how they look like.

However, unlike the evil Skydyne and Grandyne, the original duo are named Skyzel and Grounzel, and they're both men... and heroes.

I dunno what early 2010s Toei was doing, remaking some of Ishinomori's Heroes as villains.

Anyways, about the original show's first episode...

What the fuck were they smoking?

Wikipedia has an article, so you can read the plot of the first episode yourself. But to summarize... the story starts with Hayama Kenji's birthday. His father the brilliant professor, brothers, and this... random girl (because all toku shows need one cute girl) are celebrating the boy's birthday.

Then, alien robots from the planet Dada kidnapped the professor and brothers. The two were hiding so they got away. The robots who took them are all silver with red details. Their commander is also silver, and has a red cone for a... mouth. He can turn his head around repeatedly.

One year later, Kenji is celebrating his birthday. Apparently the girl is part of an Earth Defense Force, and her commander comes into their room giving the boy a plane as a present.

Then the Dada Bots attack. And the same robot who kidnapped Kenji's family were leading the attack.

As usual in the Showa era, boys have more balls than brains, so Kenji picks up a baseball bat and chases after the bot. Of course, the girl follows. But then her commander and a random soldier followed her... even though HQ is busy dealing with the attack.

Kenji caught up to him and smacks him with the bat. You can guess what happens next.

Suddenly, the henchbots were struck down. This... flower looking flying saucer landed, and out comes... KYODYNE

When the fight starts, it was all... choppy. As if mimicking old-school robot movements. They run towards the camera, then it cuts to them running away from it... and cut back to the previous shot.

Wut.

Then, the climax of the episode is when the rs cone bot transforms into a tank. A building size tank. With anime eyes.

Due note this is the 70s, so the anime eyes most of you are thinking are probably wrong. Think Doraemon, or Tezuka Osamu... hell, even Ishinomori's manga characters.

Anyway, both Skyzel and Grounzel can both transform. The former becomes the Sky Missile, the latter called the Ground Car.

You remember me mentioning Fourze's movie? Why Skydyne and Grandyne have those weird designs where their "faces" talk? It's actually accurate to the show.

After chasing around and whatnot, Skyzel beat the robot by ramming himself through him, leaving his rocket butt behind....and cue explosion.

They revealed to Kenji that they're both his brothers. Their faces split apart, and screens of the actors who portrayed their human forms were seen.

I dunno who Skyzel's actor is, but his character's name is Joji. Grounzel is Ryuji, but I know who his actor is; Sasaki Takeshi.

Yes, Kamen Rider 2 himself.

Somehow, on the Dada planet, Professor Hayami turned them both into robotic beings called Cyberoids in order to beat the Dada bots.

Thanks to their personal quirks and body languages, Kenji confirms that they ARE his brothers.

Oh yeah, there's this other robot with them named Bombess. A pun on the name Gomez, since his hat looks like a Mexican Hat (you know the one) and... he looks like a cartoon bomb. He's their medic, basically.

The episode ends with the rest of EDF and this one guy preparing to attack Kyodyne's saucer. Then the commander got... arrested.

Episode 2 previewed, and the... end. It shows that the Kyodyne duo CAN eat, via tubes.

I... wow, you guys.

If there's a list that ranks Showa/Silver Age Shenanigans, Uchuu Tetsujin Kyodyne is on the top 20.

Was it fun? Hell yeah! 10/10 would watch again.

Still, due to how much... shenanigans it has, it's not for everyone. If you're a toku nut, go watch it. Love Ishinomori Shotaro's works, go watch it. Love Sasaki Takeshi, go watch it.

I hear the manga is different. Like the duo are actually larger than the humans, almost Transformers size... probably G1 Ironhide big?

I'm sure the more knowledgeable fans in this site can be more informative than I am.

Well, one show checked off my list. Plenty more to go!

[tokumon]

Gran Car & Sky Missile