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Choujuu Sentai Liveman

Choujuu Sentai Liveman
★ 8.3/10•1988•20m•NR•Action & Adventure•Sci-Fi & Fantasy•Family
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Friends, why did you sell your souls to the devil?

Yusuke, Jo, Megumi, Kenji, Gou and Rui are students at Academia but the latter three decide to turn bad and join forces with the evil army Volt. When the defectors return, their three friends are forced to combat them as Choujuu Sentai Liveman. With the help of an android ally named Colon and a few others along the way, the Liveman must save the world and their friends.

StatusEnded
Runtime20m
LanguageJA
First Air DateFeb 27, 1988

Episodes

Episode 1 - Friends! Why Did You Do This!?E120m

Friends! Why Did You Do This!?

The three traitorous Students Kenji Tsukigata, Rui Senda and Gou Omura come back from Outer Space in the name of the Armed Brain Army Volt to begin their attack on the Earth.

Feb 27, 1988

Episode 2 - Three Powers Sworn to LifeE220m

Three Powers Sworn to Life

With Academia destroyed, the Liveman gain from their dying mentor Doctor Hoshi instructions and a clue to assist in their battle against Volt.

Mar 5, 1988

Episode 3 - Obular Demonic TransformationE320m

Obular Demonic Transformation

Jou shows doubt in facing down his old friend Gou as he prepares to use a virus to evolve into the ultimate being.

Mar 12, 1988

Episode 4 - Expose! The Dummy ManE420m

Expose! The Dummy Man

Megumi suspects Mazenda in a plot involving transforming Jimmers into Dummy Man spies.

Mar 19, 1988

Episode 5 - The Reckless Driving Engine MonsterE520m

The Reckless Driving Engine Monster

Yusuke is approached by Takuji's little brother to help complete a car he was working on, which becomes sabotaged by Dr. Kemp and an engine Brain Beast.

Mar 26, 1988

Episode 6 - Attack! The Dinosaur That LivedE620m

Attack! The Dinosaur That Lived

A boy befriends a young dinosaur brought to the present by Obular's time-manipulating Brain Beast.

Apr 2, 1988

Episode 7 - Dinosaur VS Live RoboE720m

Dinosaur VS Live Robo

Takeshi and the Liveman try to work out a final solution regarding Gon while Obular decides to experiment in making the dinosaur into a city-destroying giant.

Apr 9, 1988

Episode 8 - The Duel of Love and Anger!E820m

The Duel of Love and Anger!

The Liveman trio must learn to draw on other emotions to fight after Dr. Kemp creates a Brain Beast that sucks away anger for power.

Apr 16, 1988

Episode 9 - Rose! Smell FeverishE920m

Rose! Smell Feverish

Megumi attempts to protect the love of her newlywed friends from being corrupted by Mazenda's love-potion perfume.

Apr 23, 1988

Episode 10 - The Skateboard to Escape the MazeE1020m

The Skateboard to Escape the Maze

Jou takes a delivery job to save a pizza shop - "Pizza Sweet" , which becomes more dangerous after a Brain Beast turns the town into a maze.

Apr 30, 1988

Episode 11 - The Man Who Bit a Brain BeastE1120m

The Man Who Bit a Brain Beast

Arashi Busujima, a self-proclaimed idiot gang leader, causes trouble for both Volt and the Liveman by making a Brain Beast his own servant.

May 7, 1988

Episode 12 - Super-Genius Ashura!E1220m

Super-Genius Ashura!

Bias transforms the idiotic gang leader Arashi into Doctor Ashura, the ultimate genius who befuddles the Liveman with both brains and brawn!

May 14, 1988

Episode 13 - Burn! Steel ColonE1320m

Burn! Steel Colon

A malfunctioned Jimmer who falls for Colon assists the team in stopping a plot by Mazenda to poison the city.

May 21, 1988

Episode 14 - The Scream of Kettle-Man YusukeE1420m

The Scream of Kettle-Man Yusuke

Ashura depowers and estranged Yusuke with a Brain Beast that turns him into a walking electromagnet.

May 28, 1988

Episode 15 - Deadly! Grim Reaper GashE1520m

Deadly! Grim Reaper Gash

Jou protects a robot being targeted by Gash for a special crystal Bias wishes to obtain.

Jun 4, 1988

Episode 16 - The Letter of Jiang ShiE1620m

The Letter of Jiang Shi

Yusuke returns to Academia to retrieve love letters he left that are being used for jumping, zombie-like apparitions of his fellow students.

Jun 11, 1988

Episode 17 - The Crying Doll! The Attacking Doll!E1720m

The Crying Doll! The Attacking Doll!

Megumi fights to regain a doll with emotions that is transformed by Kemp into a doll-controlling Brain Beast.

Jun 18, 1988

Episode 18 - A Trap! Joh's Beloved Brain BeastE1820m

A Trap! Joh's Beloved Brain Beast

Jou falls for a mysterious girl created from the remnants of Mazenda's loving heart into a Brain Beast.

Jun 25, 1988

Episode 19 - Geek-Boy ObularE1920m

Geek-Boy Obular

A Brain Beast created with Obular's own mind leads to a shocking revelation to the Liveman about their enemy Gou.

Jul 2, 1988

Episode 20 - Failing Obular's Counterattack!E2020m

Failing Obular's Counterattack!

Gou is kicked out of Volt for his failures, forcing him to return home in order to resume experiments for becoming the ultimate Obular.

Jul 9, 1988

Episode 21 - Listen, Gou!! Mother's Voice…E2120m

Listen, Gou!! Mother's Voice…

Yusuke attempts to convince Gou's mother to save her son as Volt bring him back for their own schemes.

Jul 16, 1988

Episode 22 - Enter the Space Karaoke MasterE2220m

Enter the Space Karaoke Master

Megumi tries to give confidence to a girl whose song may be the only means to stop a mad musical alien.

Jul 23, 1988

Episode 23 - The Life Risked at 0.1 SecondE2320m

The Life Risked at 0.1 Second

Colon tries to prove her worth to Yusuke against a swordsman Brain Beast using a new metal developed by Kemp.

Jul 30, 1988

Episode 24 - Can You Get a 100 for Playing!?E2420m

Can You Get a 100 for Playing!?

Yusuke tries to convince a boy the importance of hard work in school and fun while dealing with Mazenda's mental manipulation of children.

Aug 6, 1988

Episode 25 - The 8 Brain Beasts of Tsuruga Castle!E2520m

The 8 Brain Beasts of Tsuruga Castle!

On vacation in Aizu, the Liveman help a boy get over his fears of a castle haunted by revived Brain Beasts.

Aug 13, 1988

Episode 26 - Aizu's Huge Rhinoceros Beetles!E2620m

Aizu's Huge Rhinoceros Beetles!

The Liveman investigate a strange light caused by Mazenda's new Giga energy making the insects of Aizu giant-sized.

Aug 20, 1988

Episode 27 - Daughter!! Destroy the Giga ProjectE2720m

Daughter!! Destroy the Giga Project

The Liveman are unexpectedly assisted by Megumi's father as Volt ups the ante with the activation of the Giga Project.

Aug 27, 1988

Episode 28 - The Challenge of the Huge Giga VoltE2820m

The Challenge of the Huge Giga Volt

The Liveman struggle against Bias' completed "Giga Volt", but are saved by a mysterious young man with his own hatred of the enemy.

Sep 3, 1988

Episode 29 - The Vengeful Live BoxerE2920m

The Vengeful Live Boxer

Tetsuya and Junichi, the siblings of the Liveman's deceased friends, push forwards to do whatever it takes to defeat Giga Volt, even with unexpected assistance.

Sep 10, 1988

Episode 30 - Five Warriors, Here and NowE3020m

Five Warriors, Here and Now

With the continued threat of Giga Volt and Tetsuya and Junichi still driven by revenge, the Liveman must figure a means to come together as a true team to defeat Volt's greatest weapon.

Sep 17, 1988

Episode 31 - Mama! The Parasitic Monster's CriesE3120m

Mama! The Parasitic Monster's Cries

Junichi is implanted with the child of Guildos and Butchy's Brain Beast, forcing him to make a decision regarding his unusual situation. Great Professor Bias begins a mysterious competition for his generals.

Sep 24, 1988

Episode 32 - Kemp, The Riddle of Blood and RosesE3220m

Kemp, The Riddle of Blood and Roses

Kemp is forced to confront a noble deed of his past when he creates a Brain Beast to steal blood for upgrading his altered form.

Oct 1, 1988

Episode 33 - Do Your Best, Tetsu-chan RobotE3320m

Do Your Best, Tetsu-chan Robot

Tetsuya dons a costume to make a "robot friend" for a young boy, only to fall into a scheme with Mazenda's own Brain Beast copy of it.

Oct 15, 1988

Episode 34 - Love That Runs through the Future and Present!E3420m

Love That Runs through the Future and Present!

An accident by Ashura allows for a girl from fifteen years in the future into 1988, where she has a peculiar encounter with Jou.

Oct 22, 1988

Episode 35 - Yusuke and Kemp's Promise!!E3520m

Yusuke and Kemp's Promise!!

Yusuke and Kemp return to Academia Island to see how far they've come and settle old scores as promised four years prior.

Oct 29, 1988

Episode 36 - Crash! The Tackle of FriendshipE3620m

Crash! The Tackle of Friendship

Junichi tries to reconcile with a member of his school rugby team as the rest of the team becomes minions to Mazenda's Brain Beast.

Nov 5, 1988

Episode 37 - 16-Year-Old Kemp's Fear Beast Transformation!E3720m

16-Year-Old Kemp's Fear Beast Transformation!

An attempt to stop Kemp's Fear Beast evolution accidentally makes Kemp return to his 16-year old self whom Megumi tries to change from his dark path.

Nov 12, 1988

Episode 38 - Mobile Weapon of Destruction MazendaE3820m

Mobile Weapon of Destruction Mazenda

Yusuke unexpectedly runs away from a rampaging Mazenda, who has furthered her modifications into a living mechanical weapon!

Nov 19, 1988

Episode 39 - Protect it! A Lifeform of SpaceE3920m

Protect it! A Lifeform of Space

Jou assists an alien in retrieving a seed from its homeworld trapped within a meteor Brain Beast.

Nov 26, 1988

Episode 40 - Love!? Megumi and the Jewel ThiefE4020m

Love!? Megumi and the Jewel Thief

A tricky jewel thief interested in Megumi gets his hands on a gem containing a Brain Beast that helps him in his devious tasks.

Dec 3, 1988

Episode 41 - The Confession of Gou, The Invisible Man!!E4120m

The Confession of Gou, The Invisible Man!!

Jou fights to protect his former rival Gou from Volt when he regains memories that are key to the truth behind Bias.

Dec 10, 1988

Episode 42 - Bias' Challenge From SpaceE4220m

Bias' Challenge From Space

Bias uses the power of Giga Brain Waves to brainwash Tetsuya into sabotaging the Gran Tortoise and killing his Liveman teammates.

Dec 17, 1988

Episode 43 - A Mystery!? Guildos' Final FormE4320m

A Mystery!? Guildos' Final Form

Junichi desperately tries to prove his power against Guildos, who wishes to prove the power of his planet to Bias.

Dec 24, 1988

Episode 44 - Butchy's Great Reckless Driving of Tears!!E4420m

Butchy's Great Reckless Driving of Tears!!

After discovering the horrifying truth about himself and Guildos, Butchy goes on a rampage through Earth which is interpreted sympathetically by Megumi.

Jan 14, 1989

Episode 45 - Ashura Reversal One Chance GameE4520m

Ashura Reversal One Chance Game

Fearing being left behind by Bias' remaining pupils, Ashura enacts a plot to hack all information from the world computer networks into himself.

Jan 21, 1989

Episode 46 - Honorable Man, Arashi! The Final BattleE4620m

Honorable Man, Arashi! The Final Battle

Although changed back to his former idiot form, Arashi continues to try and prove his true worth in a climactic showdown with Kemp's most powerful Brain Beast.

Jan 28, 1989

Episode 47 - A 1000-Point Brain! Mazenda!!E4720m

A 1000-Point Brain! Mazenda!!

Mazenda fights the Liveman to complete her goal of achieving a thousand-point brain for Bias, even as Gou tries to warn of the consequences of doing so.

Feb 4, 1989

Episode 48 - Birth!! Boy King Bias!E4820m

Birth!! Boy King Bias!

As Kemp finally achieves a thousand-point brain for Bias, Yusuke sneaks into Brain Base to stop the Giga Brain Wave from controlling humanity.

Feb 11, 1989

Episode 49 - The Fall of Great Professor BiasE4920m

The Fall of Great Professor Bias

As a Bias with restored youth descends to Earth to continue his cycle of destruction for the sake of knowledge, the Liveman must hold him off and find a way of either changing his ways or stopping the mad genius permanently.

Feb 18, 1989

Actors

Daisuke Shima

Daisuke Shima

Yusuke Amamiya / Red Falcon

Kazuhiko Nishimura

Kazuhiko Nishimura

Jo Oohara / Yellow Lion

Megumi Mori

Megumi Mori

Megumi Misaki / Blue Dolphin

Seiro Yamaguchi

Tetsuya Yano / Black Bison

Jin Kawamoto

Jun'ichi Aikawa / Green Sai

Makoto Kousaka

Makoto Kousaka

Colon (voice)

Jouji Nakata

Jouji Nakata

Great Professor Bias

Yutaka Hirose

Yutaka Hirose

Kenji Tsukigata / Doctor Kemp

Akiko Amamatsuri

Rui Senda / Doctor Mazenda

Toru Sakai

Goh Omura / Doctor Obler

Takeshi Kuwabara

Takeshi Kuwabara

Narrator

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