Megaloman


Megaloman is the name and titular superhero of a tokusatsu SF/superhero/kaiju/Kyodai Hero TV series. Created by Tetsu Kariya, the show was produced by Toho Company Ltd., and aired on Fuji TV from May 7 to December 24, 1979, with a total of 31 half-hour episodes. Starting with Episode 14, the show's title became Flaming Superman Megaloman.
Like Toho's Meteor Man Zone, the series mixes elements of the Kyodai Hero genre with those of the Sentai Series. This series features a superhero quintet similar to those seen in the Super Sentai Series, but just like in Zone Fighter, the team's leader/main character Takashi Shishidou transforms into a giant long-haired Ultraman-like colossus, Megaloman.

The Story

The planet Rosetta has been taken over by the Black Star army led by Captain Dagger. Takashi Shishido and his mother Rosemary escaped to Planet Earth after his father Gou was captured by Dagger, who is actually Takashi's evil twin brother Hiroshi! While living peacefully on Earth, Takashi attends a kung-fu school in Japan, and has four friends, but they had no idea that he was from another planet, a secret only his martial arts teacher Takamine knew. But when Captain Dagger initiates his attack on Earth using his army of various giant monsters, Rosemary gives Takashi the Megalon-Bracelets, with which he can transform into the giant long-haired warrior Megaloman to fight the evil monsters for the protection of Earth. Early in the show, Takashi's four martial arts school friends, Seiji Kurogawa, Hyosuke Yuri, Ran Takamine and Ippei Saru discover his secret and Rosemary decides to invite them to join Takashi in battle. So she gives them their own Megalon Bracelets to transform into a quartet of multicolored martial arts super-warriors to fight alongside Takashi.

Staff

  1. The Fiery Superman Strikes
  2. The Bracelets of Friendship
  3. The Shout of the Space Team
  4. Appearance of the Magnetic Monster
  5. The Star of Mt Hoshimigoka
  6. Order: Operation Invasion
  7. Fighting the Warrior of Love
  8. On Guard, Small Hero
  9. A UFO and a Dead Soldier in the Sea
  10. Combat in the Crime Army
  11. Battle For Command
  12. The Great Challenge
  13. The Battle of the Monsters
  14. The Earth's Children are Threatened
  15. Inner Conflict
  16. The Mask of Gold
  17. Where is the Secret Base?
  18. Proof Positive
  19. The Secret of the Scales
  20. The Great Invasion of Monsters
  21. The Heroism of Mary
  22. The Secret of the Megalo-Fire
  23. Infernal Prisoner
  24. Blood Urge
  25. The Death of Seiji
  26. The Monster Zagno Zvider
  27. A Providential Aide
  28. The Sacrifice of Hyme
  29. Takeshi - Don't Shoot the Monster!
  30. Dagger's Counterattack
  31. The Ultimate Challenge