Denshi Sentai Denjiman

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Denshi Sentai Denjiman (電子戦隊デンジマン, Denshi Sentai Denjiman^?), translated into English as Electronic Squadron Denjiman^[1] is Toei's fourth entry to its Super Sentai series. It was broadcast in February 3, 1980–January 31, 1981. It was Toei’s second series with a Marvel copyright, but with no Marvel involvement.

Denjiman was the first sentai with the familiar helmets and with hero designs by Bandai.

Contents 1 Plot 2 Heroes 2.1 Denjiman 2.2 Allies 3 Arsenal 3.1 Vehicles 3.2 Mecha 4 Vader Clan 5 Episodes 6 Trivia 7 References

[edit] Plot

3000 years ago, the Vader Clan devastated Denji Star. Denjiland, an island from Denji Star, landed on Earth. In modern times, the computer of Denjiland awoke the Denjidog IC when it detected the Vader Clan approaching Earth. IC found five young people (who may or may not be descendants of the Denji people) to become the Denjimen in order to defend Earth, the Vader Clan's next target. The Denjimen begin a long record of success with the defeat of Vader Monster number 00, Flying Squirreler.

As the battle escalates, they realize that they themselves may be descendants of the Denji people. If so, they are not alone; other descendants do exist, scattered around the Earth. Queen Hedrian, struggling in her attempts to make the world a living nightmare, receives an offer of assistance from the space wanderer Omnipotent Demon King. She accepts it, not realizing that ODK's real goal is the conquest of Earth for himself. He captures the Vader Castle, and torments the Denjimen with his Omnipotent Monse. Hedrer goes into battle himself giant-sized, only to die a tragic death. The Denjimen find themselves helpless against ODK and his monster until IC sacrifices himself to become a circuit for the DaiDenjin. ODK and his monster are defeated. Hedrian escapes to the North Pole, where she sleeps, encased in ice, seemingly defeated for good...or is she?

[edit] Heroes

[edit] Denjiman

"Look! Denshi Sentai Denjiman!"

• Ippei Akaki (赤城一平 Akaki Ippei) / Denji Red (デンジレッド Denjireddo): A teacher of karate and other sports to children at the Athletic Club. Special move: Denji Vacuum Kick.
  • Actor: Shin'ichi Yuuki
  • Birthday: May 11, 1954
  • Birthplace: Hokkaido, Japan

• Daigoro Ohme (青梅大五郎 Ōme Daigoro) / Denji Blue (デンジブルー Denjiburū): A circus acrobat who teaches yoga and gymnastics at the Athletic Club. He loves anpan. Special moves: Blue Rocket, Blue Screw Kick, Blue Snake
  • Actor: Kenji Ohba
  • Birthday: February 5, 1955
  • Birthplace: Ehime, Japan

• Jun Kiyama (黄山純 Kiyama Jun) / Denji Yellow (デンジイエロー Denjiierō): An inventor and space researcher. He coaches calisthenics. Special moves: Denji Suplex, Flying Attack, Hammer Punch.
  • Actor: Eiichi Tsuyama
  • Birthday: April 12, 1958
  • Birthplace: Osaka, Japan

• Tatsuya Midorikawa (緑川達也 Midorikawa Tatsuya) / Denji Green (デンジグリーン Denjigurīn): A detective who lost his father to a Vader attack. He coaches boxing. Special move: Denji Spin Kick
  • Actor: Naoya Uchida
  • Birthday: May 1, 1953
  • Birthplace: ??????, Japan

• Akira Momoi (桃井あきら Momoi Akira) / Denji Pink (デンジピンク Denjipinku): A former tennis player who teaches swimming at the Athletic Club. Special move: Denji Thunder Throw.
  • Actress: Akira Koizumi (presently known as Akira Yumi)
  • Birthday: February 24, 1958
  • Birthplace: Shizuoka, Japan

[edit] Allies

• IC the Denjidog: Intelligent robot dog that came from Denji Star 3000 years ago to assemble the Denjiman team.

• Denji Princess (26, 29 and movie): A survivor of Denji Star who visited Earth 3000 years ago, ordering a servant girl to defend the Earth with the rainbow stones. She left Earth to patrol the universe.

[edit] Arsenal

• DenjiRing (デンジリング Denji Ringu): The Denjimen's transformation device. The transformation call is "Denji Spark!"
• DenjiStick (デンジスティック Denji Sutikku): Each Denjiman is armed with a DenjiStick. These combine into the DenjiBoomerang and are all used in the Electronic Lightning Fall. Other team attacks, not involving the sticks, include the Shot Gun, Blitzkrieg Attack, Denji Circle, Denji Shower, Dragonfly, Scramble Chain, and Denji Tower.

[edit] Vehicles

• DenjiMachine (デンジマシーン Denji Mashīn): DenjiRed's motorcycle.
• DenjiBuggy (デンジバギー Denji Bagī): A jeep for the rest of the team.
• DenjiCrafts (デンジクラフト Denji Kutafuto): Hovercrafts that the team uses.

[edit] Mecha

• DenjiLand (デンジランド Denji Rando): The island headquarters.

• DenjiTiger (デンジタイガー Denji Taigā): The flying fortress carrying the DenjiFighter that launches from DenjiLand.
• DenjiFighter (デンジファイター Denji Faitā): Transforms into DaiDenjin.
  • DaiDenjin (大電人/大電神 (ダイデンジン); Giant Electric Man, Big Electroid or Great Electronic God): The first transforming sentai robot. It is armed with Denji Sword with its finishing attack, the Full Moon Cut. Its other weapons are Denji Ball and Daidenjin Boomerang. The DenjiFighter nose becomes Daidenjin's back, the sides of the underside become the chest, and the lateral sides become the legs.

[edit] Vader Clan

The Vader Clan (ベーダー一族, Bēdā Ichizoku^?) are invaders from another dimension with warped (to us) concepts of outer beauty. They intends to pollute and corrupt the Earth and its inhabitants to fit its unusual aesthetic.

• Queen Hedrian (ヘドリアン女王 Hedorian Jōu): She hates inner beauty and wants to pollute the world. She finds happiness in human suffering.

• General Hedrer (ヘドラー将軍 Hedorā Shōgun): Field commander.

• Keller and Mirror (ケラー&ミラー Kerā & Mirā): Female spies in silver and gold respectively. Keller can change into a shield, and Mirror a vanity mirror.

• Banriki Devil (バンリキ魔王 Banriki Maō) (37-51): A half-naked, musclebound space wanderer.

• Dustlers (ダストラー Dasutorā): Grunts (footsoldiers) in black tights with skeletal designs. Armed with sickles.

• Vader Monsters (ベーダー怪物 Bēdā Kaibutsu): Monsters hatched from eggs that all have a specific numbered belt buckle.

[edit] Episodes

1. Take the Express to the Super Fortress (超要塞へ急行せよ Chō Yōsai e Kyūkō Seyo)
2. The Cannibalism Soap Bubbles (人喰いシャボン玉 Hito-kui Shabondama)
3. Oil Hell, Big Panic (油地獄大パニック Abura Jigoku Dai Panikku)
4. Vader Demon Castle, Pursuit (ベーダー魔城追撃 Bēdā Mashiro Tsuigeki)
5. The Red Poison Flower That Crawls up the Wall (壁に蠢く赤い毒花 Kabe ni Ugomeku Akai Doku Hana)
6. A Girl's Demon Offshoot (悪魔分身の少女 Akuma Bunshin no Shōjo)
7. The Great Tragedy of Denjistar (デンジ星の大悲劇 Denjisei no Dai Higeki)
8. The Skeleton Town's Great Demon King (白骨都市の大魔王 Hakkotsu Toshi no Daimaō)
9. The Bizarre Telephone That Calls Death (死を呼ぶ怪奇電話 Shi o Yobu Kaiki Denwa)
10. Magical Cooking Love!? (魔法料理大好き!? Mahō Ryōri Daisuki!?)
11. Chase the Life-Stealer (いのち泥棒を追え Inochi Dorobō o Oe)
12. The Dangerous Child Spy (危険な子供スパイ Kiken na Kodomo Supai)
13. The Rainbow-Colored Balloon is Torn (割れた虹色の風船 Wareta Niji-iro no Fūsen)
14. Come to the 100-Point Cram School (100点塾へおいで Hyakuten-Juku e Oide)
15. An Invitation to the Garden of Evil (悪の園への招待状 Aku no Sono e no Shōtaijō)
16. Smash the Hot Sea Conspiracy (熱海の陰謀を砕け Netsu Umi no Inbō o Kudake)
17. Don't Cry! Baseball Novice (泣くな! 野球小僧 Naku na! Yakyū Kozō)
18. Romance Blooms at the Southern Sea (南海に咲くロマン Nankai ni Saku Roman)
19. My Prince of the Stars (私の星の王子さま Watashi no Hoshi no Ōjisama)
20. Gorilla Boy's Great Riot (ゴリラ少年大暴れ Gorira Shōnen Dai Abareru)
21. Attack the Grim Reaper Faction (死神党を攻撃せよ! Shinigami Tō o Kōgeki Seyo)
22. Super Time, Strange Experience (超時間ふしぎ体験 Chō Jikan Fushigi Taiken)
23. A Demon That Walks Above the Ceiling (天井裏を歩く悪魔 Tenjōura o Aruku Akuma)
24. The Man With the Mysterious Power to Affix Traps (罠をはる怪力男 Wana o Haru Kairiki Otoko)
25. The Tiger's Hole is an Escape Maze (虎の穴は逃走迷路 Tora no Ana wa Tōsō Meiro)
26. Princess Denji's Space Tune (デンジ姫の宇宙曲 Denji-hime no Uchū Kyoku)
27. Red Beetle Bomb (赤いカブト虫爆弾 Akai Kabutomushi Bakudan)
28. The Secret Butcher of the Cursed House (呪いの館の密殺者 Noroi no Kan no Missatsusha)
29. The ESPer Detective's Raid (超能力刑事の急襲 Chōnōryoku Keiji no Kyūshū)
30. Missing, Stolen, Gone (消えた盗んだ出た Kieta Musunda Deta)
31. The Magician's Battle of Secret Arts (魔法使い秘術合戦 Mahōtsukai Hijutsu Kassen)
32. Hell's Great Shooting Battle (地獄の大銃撃戦 Jigoku no Dai Jūgekisen)
33. The Bloodsucking Instrument Lesson (吸血楽器レッスン Kyūketsu Gakki Ressun)
34. The Sad Orphan's Tale (哀しい捨て子の物語 Kanashii Sutego no Monogatari)
35. The Puzzling Weaver Princess (謎のはたおり姫 Nazo no Hataori Hime)
36. Poem of the Brave Puppy (勇気ある仔犬の詩 Yūki Aru Koinu no Shi)
37. Brute Force Brute Force Devil (蛮力バンリキ魔王 Banryoku Banriki Maō)
38. The Infinite Demon Sky's Great Adventure (無限魔空の大冒険 Mugen Ma Sora no Daibōken)
39. The Queen's Angry Apparition Art (女王怒りの妖魔術 Joō Ikari no Yōma Jutsu)
40. The Champion's Enemy (チャンピオンの敵 Chanpion no Teki)
41. The Greatest All-Out War in History (史上最大の総力戦 Shijō Saidai no Sōryokusen)
42. The Bad Dream That Ate Boys (少年を喰う悪い夢 Shōnen o Kū Warui Yume)
43. The Puzzling Spectrum Lady (謎なぞ七色レディ Nazonazo Shichijoku Redi)
44. The Tale of the Strange Lamp (不思議ランプ物語 Fushigi Ranpu Monogatari)
45. Princess Denji was Two People (二人いたデンジ姫 Futari Ita Denji-hime)
46. Starvation Hell X Plan (腹ペコ地獄X計画 Harapeko Jigoku Ekkusu Keikaku)
47. The Mermaid Who Disappeared in the Morning Sun (朝日に消えた人魚 Asahi ni Kieta Ningyo)
48. The Brute Force Devil Rebellion (バンリキ魔王反乱 Banriki Maō Hanran)
49. Vader Castle Big Disaster (ベーダー城大異変 Bēdā-Jō Taiihen)
50. The Shogun Dies Twice (将軍は二度死ぬ Shōgun wa Nido Shinu)
51. Resound, Bells of Hope! (ひびけ希望の鐘よ Hibike Kibō no Kane yo)

[edit] Trivia

• Machiko Soga, who played Queen Hedrian, reprised the role in Taiyou Sentai Sun Vulcan. She also played Witch Bandora in 1992's Kyoryuu Sentai ZyuRanger and finally Heavenly Arch Saint Magiel in 2005's Mahou Sentai Magiranger movie and TV series, her last tokusatsu role before her death in the following year.
• This is the first series with the word "God" (in Japanese) as part of the robot names, the others are ZyuRanger and Hurricanger. Gaoranger's Gao God is the first to have the English language equivalent.
• Denjiman is the only sentai series to have rings as henshin devices.
• In the anime/manga series Negima!?, the parody sentai, Mahora Sentai Bakaranger, the two Bakarangers, Yue and Makie, did poses from the Denjiman.
• Kenji Ohba also played Battle Kenya from Battle Fever J, and Gavan from Uchuu Keiji Gavan.

[edit] References

1. ^ Denji can mean "electromagnetic", but no kanji for it is used in the logo, and it is treated as a proper noun, "Denji", with no direct meaning

Preceded by: Battle Fever J

Super Sentai 1980 – 1981

Succeeded by: Taiyou Sentai Sun Vulcan

Super Sentai
1970s: Goranger • J.A.K.Q. • Battle Fever J 1980s: Denjiman • Sun Vulcan • Goggle V • Dynaman • Bioman • Changeman • Flashman • Maskman • Liveman • Turboranger 1990s: Fiveman • Jetman • Zyuranger • Dairanger • Kakuranger • Ohranger • CarRanger • Megaranger • Gingaman • GoGo–V 2000s: Timeranger • Gaoranger • Hurricanger • Abaranger • Dekaranger • Magiranger • Boukenger • Gekiranger