Kikaider

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.

Media

Tokusatsu

• Android Kikaider (1972) TV Series + one movie
• Kikaider 01 (1973) TV series
• Mechanical Violator Hakaider (1995) movie
• Kamen Rider Gaim (2014) TV series where Kikaider appears in one episode as part of a crossover
• Kikaider REBOOT (2014) movie

Manga

The manga series was serialized in Shōnen Sunday, Bessatsu Shōnen Sunday and more children's magazines at the same time as the live action television series. Kikaider Code 02 a manga series by MEIMU published by Kadokawa Comics A.

Anime

• Android Kikaider: The Animation (2000)-(2001) TV Series
• Kikaider 01: The Animation (2001) 4-Part OVA
• The Boy Who Carried a Guitar: Kikaider Vs. Inazuman (2002) OVA Special

Superhero Safety

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.

External links

• TV.com show details
• Official Site
• Kikaider (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia