Megaloman (series)

Megaloman Air date May 7, 1979 - December 24, 1979 Distributor Toho Channel(s) Fuji TV Genre(s) Kyodai Hero Episodes 31

Megaloman (メガロマン,   Megaroman) is a Japanese tokusatsu kaiju series produced by Toho that ran from May 7 to December 24, 1979.

From episode 14 to 31 the show's title was changed to Flaming Superman Megaloman (炎の超人メガロマン,   Honō no Chōjin Megaroman).

Plot

At an unknown position in space, a planet existed known as Rosetta, home to two coexisting tribes: the Black Stars and Manes. These two tribes were lifelong rivals, transforming Rosetta in to a battleground. Meanwhile, an astronaut from planet Earth became lost in space and eventually arrived on Rosetta. There, the man fell in love with a Mane woman named Rosemary, and the two married. Rosemary then later gave birth to twins, who became separated at age 3 by a huge ethnic conflict between the tribes, ending in Rosetta falling under full Black Star control. Unbeknownst to the family, a Black Star named Smeller had kidnapped the boy and began raising him as his own. During his time on Rosetta, the Earthly man acquired special bracelets which transforms him into a superhero named Megaloman. He attempted to fight against the Black Star but was presumed dead, with his bracelets being passed on to one of his sons. The Black Stars then set their sights on Earth, the planet which Rosemary and her son Takashi had planned on fleeing to. Fleeing to Earth as planned, Rosemary trained her son in martial arts. With this training combined with Takashi's father's Megaloman bracelets, Takashi was entrusted with protecting Earth from the Black Stars, who had then appointed a new commander named Captain Dagger.

Cast

Actor's name on the left, character played on the right.

• Yuki Kitazumi   as   Takashi Shishido / Voice of Megaloman (episodes 1-4) / Captain Dagger
• Yukiko Takabayashi   as   Mari Shishido
• Yusuke Kawazu   as   Go Shishido
• Madoka Sugi   as   Ran Takamine
• Pepe Hozumi   as   Hyosuke Yuri
• Jimmy Araki   as   Seiji Kurokawa
• Koji Hashimitsu   as   Ippei Mashira
• Takao Inoue   as   Sogen Takamine
• Michihiro Ikemizu   as   Voice of Megaloman (episodes 5-31) / Voice of Captain Dagger
• Ritsuo Sawa   as   Supreme Ruler Smeller
• Susumu Kurobe   as   Barock
• Ken Nishida   as   Kazuya Yuri

Episodes

1. "Burn Up! Flaming Superman"
2. "Friendship Bracelets"
3. "Roar! Space Kenpo"
4. "The Monster Corps Take Off!"
5. "The First Step of Earth Conquest!"
6. "Battle Against the Invisible Enemy"
7. "Fight! Warriors of Love"
8. "Critical Moment! The Small Hero"
9. "The UFO Fell in to the Ocean!"
10. "Fight with Tears! The Human Weapon"
11. "The Fortress Planet Approaches Earth!"
12. "Collapse! The Black Stars' Ambition"
13. "The Invader Strategy"
14. "Target the Earth Child!"
15. "Horn Missile! Shoot the Flaming Superman"
16. "Golden Mask! Appear on the Earth"
17. "Where is the Secret Monster Base!?"
18. "The Monster Erased the City!"
19. "The Half-Fish Alien! The Mystery of the Scales"
20. "The Monster Corps Invasion: Megaloman Execution Strategy -Part 1-"
21. "The Monster Corps Invasion: Megaloman Execution Strategy -Part 2-"
22. "Megalofire Stolen"
23. "Dagger is Alive"
24. "Tears in a Lion's Mane!"
25. "Threat of the Spider Monster Zpider! Unable to Transform"
26. "Three Seconds Before the Reactor Explodes! Light Ray Monster Jadonga"
27. "Deadly Soldier: Buffalo Monster Buffalone"
28. "Don't Shoot the Monster! Battle Monster Teroguirus"
29. "Supreme Ruler Dagger's Counterattack! Spark Monster Deathper"
30. "The Fateful Confrontation! Megaloman vs. Mask Monster Dagger"

Appearances

Characters

• Takashi Shishido
• Mari Shishido
• Go Shishido
• Ran Takamine
• Hyosuke Yuri
• Seiji Kurokawa
• Ippei Mashira
• Sogen Takamine
• Kazuya Yuri
• Captain Dagger
• Supreme Ruler Smeller
• Barock

Monsters

• Kamagidon
• Goran
• Zaninga
• Dobra
• Gamerean
• Zuborg
• Telmoth
• Unnamed reptilian monster
• Suchilness
• Dradozer
• Jamardo
• Nunchaku
• Rezax
• Miramonocle
• Boarain
• Unigon
• Paraboran I
• Paraboran II
• Gyanzer
• Almunga
• Zombieron
• Suidras
• Burrigane
• Vonbaron
• Regenerated Arumunga
• Thornger
• Sharklon
• Vaguuma
• Zaturn
• Zvider
• Jadonga
• Buffalone
• Teroguirus
• Deathper
• Dagger