Choudenshi Bioman

This article is about a series entry (the 8th) in the Super Sentai series.

Choudenshi Bioman
Number:	6 (prior to 1995) 8
Number of episodes:	51
First episode:	The Enigmatic Giant Robo Arrives
Original airing:	February 4, 1984 – January 26, 1985
Production Order
Previous	Dynaman
Next	Changeman

Choudenshi Bioman (超電子バイオマン, Chōdenshi Baioman, translated into English as Super Electronic Bioman) is the eighth Super Sentai series. Produced by Toei Company, it was aired on TV Asahi from February 4, 1984 to January 26, 1985, with a total of 51 episodes. This aired in South Korea under the title Space Commando Bioman (Korean: 우주특공대 바이오맨, Uju Teug-gongdae Baiomaen).

Plot

Many centuries ago, the android Peebo and the Bio Robo came to Earth from the fallen Bio Star. The Bio Robo showered five people with the Bio Particles, which would be passed on to later generations. In the present day, Doctor Man and his Shin Teikoku (New Empire) Gear threaten the world. Peebo must find the descendants of the original Bio Particle-showered five to form the Choudenshi (Super Electronic Squadron) Bioman.

Characters

Biomen

Lineup From Episode 1-10

Red1	Shirou Gou
Green2	Shingo Takasugi
Blue3	Ryuuta Nanbara
Yellow4	Mika Koizumi ► Jun Yabuki
Pink5	Hikaru Katsuragi

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Lineup From Episode 11-51

Allies

• Peebo
• Shuichi Kageyama
• Setsuko Kageyama
• Professor Shibata
• Joy
• Ken Hayase
• Miki

Magne Warrior

Shota Yamamori

Villains

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Neo Empire Gear

• Doctor Man
• Prince
• Big Three
  • Mason
  • Farrah
    • Farrahcat
  • Monster
• Beastnoids
  • Mecha Gigans
• Kabuto Canth (1)
• Devil Canth (2)
• Gorilla Canth (3)
• Beetle Canth (4)
• Mummy Canth (5)
• Rhino Canth (6)
• Sea Anemone Canth (7-8)
• Twin Canth (9)
• Chameleon Canth (10)
• Musha Canth (11)
• Hammer Canth (12)
• Shark Canth (13)
• Anchor Canth (14)
• Frog Canth (15)
• Neptune Canth (16)
• Turtle Canth (17)
• Haniwa Canth (18)
• Grotes Canth (19-20)
• Camera Canth (21)
• Scarab Canth (22)
• Pirahna Canth (23)
• Poison Moth Canth (24)
• Ghost Canth (25-26)
• Spider Canth (27)
• Octopus Canth (28)
• Jellyfish Canth (29)
• Mantis Canth (30)
• Crab Canth (Movie)
  • Neo Mecha Gigans
• Metal Megas (31)
• Axe Megas (32)
• Skull Megas (33)
• Wrestler Megas (34)
• Magne Megas (35-36)
• Cannon Megas (37)
• Battle Megas (38)
• Sonic Megas (39)
• Crush Megas (40)
• Amazon Megas (41)
• Thunder Megas (42)
• Satan Megas (43-44)
• Baroque Megas (45)
• Rugger Megas (46)
• Lens Megas (47)
• Super Megas
• King Megas
• Mechaclones

Anti-Bio Union

Bio Hunter

Silva

• Balzion

Arsenal

Transformation Devices

• Techno Brace

Sidearms

• Bio Sword

Individual Weapons

• Bio Arrow ◆

Vehicles

• Bio Turbo (car) ◆◆◆
• Bio Machine 1 (cycle) ◆
• Bio Machine 2 (cycle) ◆

Mecha

BioJet System

Legend: 2-person mecha, ⁂ 3-person mecha, ➲ carrier mecha

• BioDragon ➲
• Denshi Gattai BioRobo ◀▶⁂
  • BioJet-1 ◀▶
  • BioJet-2 ⁂

Episodes

1. Ep. 1: The Enigmatic Giant Robo Arrives (謎の巨大ロボ出現, Nazo no Kyodai Robo Shutsugen)
2. Ep. 2: Gathering! Warriors of Destiny (集合! 宿命の戦士, Shūgō! Shukumei no Senshi)
3. Ep. 3: Our Friend, BioRobo (わが友バイオロボ, Waga Tomo BaioRobo)
4. Ep. 4: Self Destruct! Mecha-Humans (自爆! メカ人間, Jibaku! Meka Ningen)
5. Ep. 5: Kill the Unseen Enemy (見えない敵を斬れ, Mienai Teki o Kire)
6. Ep. 6: Rise Up! Bio Robo (起て! バイオロボ, Tate! Baio Robo)
7. Ep. 7: Captured Peebo (つかまったピーボ, Tsukamatta Pībo)
8. Ep. 8: Fight! Vow to the Planet (戦え! 星に誓って, Tatakae! Hoshi ni Sakatte)
9. Ep. 9: The Jumprope That Erases People (人を消すなわ跳び, Hito o Kesu Nawatobi)
10. Ep. 10: Goodbye Yellow (さよならイエロー, Sayonara Ierō)
11. Ep. 11: Enter, New Warrior Jun (新戦士ジュン登場, Shin Senshi Jun Tōjō)
12. Ep. 12: Murderer Green! (殺人者グリーン!, Satsujinsha Gurīn!)
13. Ep. 13: I'm Jun! (ジュンよ, Jun yo)
14. Ep. 14: Neo Intellect Brain! (新頭脳ブレイン!, Shin Zunō Burein)
15. Ep. 15: The Female Warrior's Flaming Oath (女戦士炎の誓い, Onna Senshi Honō no Chikai)
16. Ep. 16: Run, 21599 Seconds (走れ21599秒, Hashire Ni-Ban-Sen-Gobyaku-Kyū-Jū-Kyū-byō)
17. Ep. 17: I Saw Ryūgū Castle (僕は龍宮城を見た, Boku wa Tatsumiya-jō o Mita)
18. Ep. 18: The ESPer Girl's Prayer (超能力少女の祈り, Chōnōryoku Shōjo no Inori)
19. Ep. 19: My Father is Doctor Man (父はドクターマン, Chichi wa Dokutāman)
20. Ep. 20: Prince's Challenge! (プリンスの挑戦!, Purinsu no Chōsen!)
21. Ep. 21: Protect the Biobase (守れバイオベース, Mamore Baiobēsu)
22. Ep. 22: A Great Burglar!? Blue! (大泥棒!? ブルー!, Dai Dorobō!? Burū!)
23. Ep. 23: Gyo! Attack of the Puppets! (ギョ! 人形の襲撃!, Gyo! Ningyō no Shūgeki!)
24. Ep. 24: The Exploding Flower of Love (爆発する愛の花, Bakuhatsu Suru Ai no Hana)
25. Ep. 25: Prince's Ghost? (プリンスの幽霊?, Purinsu no Yūrei?)
26. Ep. 26: My Father's Dreadful Secret (恐るべき父の秘密, Osorubeki Chichi no Himitsu)
27. Ep. 27: The Female Warriors of Spider Hell (クモ地獄の女戦士, Kumo Jigoku no Onna Senshi)
28. Ep. 28: The Assassination of Doctor Man (ドクターマン暗殺, Dokutāman Ansatsu)
29. Ep. 29: The Day Tokyo Disappeared!? (東京が消える日!?, Tōkyō ga Kieru Hi!?)
30. Ep. 30: Ultimate Canth's Demon Sword (最強カンスの魔剣, Saikyō Kansu no Ma Ken)
31. Ep. 31: New Model!? Megas Arrives (新型!? メガス出現, Shingata!? Megasu Shutsugen)
32. Ep. 32: Gear's Great Remodeling Plan (ギアの大改造作戦, Gia no Dai Kaizō Sakusen)
33. Ep. 33: Has It Come Forth!? The New Finishing Move (出るか!? 新必殺技, Deru ka!? Shin Hissatsu-waza)
34. Ep. 34: Behold!! The Power of Bio (見よ! バイオの力, Mi yo! Baio no Chikara)
35. Ep. 35: The Sixth Man (6番目の男, Rokubanme no Otoko)
36. Ep. 36: The Transforming Boy (変身ボーイ, Henshin Bōi)
37. Ep. 37: The Assassin Silva! (殺し屋シルバ!, Koroshiya Shiruba!)
38. Ep. 38: The Enigmatic Balzion (謎のバルジオン, Nazo no Barujion)
39. Ep. 39: Mason's Trap! (メイスンのワナ!, Meisun no Wana!)
40. Ep. 40: Stolen Turbo! (奪われたターボ!, Ubawareta Tābo!)
41. Ep. 41: The Demonic Lullaby! (悪魔の子守り唄!, Akuma no Komoriuta!)
42. Ep. 42: Gou! Risk Your Life! (郷! 命を賭けろ!, Gō! Inochi o Kakero!)
43. Ep. 43: The Sailor-Suited Soldier (セーラー服の戦士, Sērā-fuku no Senshi)
44. Ep. 44: The Beautiful Conscience Circuit (美しき良心回路, Utsukishiki Ryōshin Kairo)
45. Ep. 45: Human Bomb, Jun! (人間爆弾ジュン!, Ningen Bakudan Jun!)
46. Ep. 46: Escape! The Town of Traps! (脱出! わなの町!, Dasshutsu! Wana no Machi!)
47. Ep. 47: Professor Shibata's True Colors!? (柴田博士の正体!?, Shibata-hakase no Shōtai!?)
48. Ep. 48: It Appears! Balzion (出現! バルジオン, Shutsugen! Barujion)
49. Ep. 49: Critical Bio Robo (危うしバイオロボ, Ayaushi Baio Robo)
50. Ep. 50: Assault Neograd (突撃ネオグラード, Totsugeki Neogurādo)
51. Final Ep.: Goodbye, Peebo (さよならピーボ, Sayonara Pībo)

Movies

1. Choudenshi Bioman: The Movie

Stage Shows

1. Bioman Stage Show at Super Hero Korakuen Yuenchi
2. Bioman Stage Show at 3 Heroes Korakuen Yuenchi

American Pilot

1. Bio-Man

Songs

• Opening: Choudenshi Bioman
• Ending: Biomic Soldier
• Mecha Theme (Bio Robo): Bio Robo no Uta
• Oretachi Bioman
• Sexual Lady
• Blue Togetherness
• Oozora Kakete!
• Colorful Bioman
• Yume Miru Peebo
• Yuuyaku no Pegasus

Cast

• Shirō Gō: Ryōsuke Sakamoto (阪本 良介, Sakamoto Ryōsuke)
• Shingo Takasugi: Naoto Ōta (太田 直人, Ōta Naoto)
• Ryūta Nanbara: Akito Ōsuga (大須賀 昭人, Ōsuga Akito)
• Mika Koizumi: Yuki Yajima (矢島 由紀, Yajima Yuki)
• Jun Yabuki: Sumiko Tanaka (田中 澄子, Tanaka Sumiko)
• Hikaru Katsuragi: Michiko Makino (牧野 美千子, Makino Michiko)
• Doctor Shibata: Tadao Nakamaru (中丸 忠雄, Nakamaru Tadao)
• Shūichi Kageyama, Prince: Hidenori Iura (井浦 秀知, Iura Hidenori)
• Doctor Man/Hideo Kageyama: Munemaru Kōda (幸田 宗丸, Kōda Munemaru)
• Mason: Hirohisa Nakata (中田 博久, Nakata Hirohisa)
• Farrah: Yōko Asuka (飛鳥 裕子, Asuka Yōko)
• Farrah Cat: Yukari Oshima (大島ゆかり, Ōshima Yukari)
• Monster: Strong Kongō (ストロング金剛, Sutorongu Kongō)
• Mettzler: Hiroshi Izawa (伊沢 弘, Izawa Hiroshi)
• Zyuoh: Masahiro Anzai (安西 正弘, Anzai Masahiro )
• Psygorn: Keisuke Yamashita (山下 啓介, Yamashita Keisuke)
• Aquaiger: Hirotaka Nagai (永井 寛孝, Nagai Hirotaka)
• Messer Beast: Shun Yashiro (八代 駿, Yashiro Shun)
• Bio Hunter Silva: Kazuo Hayashi (林 一夫, Hayashi Kazuo)
• Narrator: Ichirō Murakoshi (村越 伊知郎, Murakoshi Ichirō)

Voice Actors

• Peebo: Yoshiko Ōta (太田 淑子, Ōta Yoshiko)

Stage Shows

• Bioman Stage Show at Super Hero Korakuen Yuenchi
• Bioman Stage Show at 3 Heroes Korakuen Yuenchi

Notes

• This is the first Super Sentai series to feature a female Yellow Ranger, and the first to feature two females on the team.
• Bioman is the first Super Sentai series to have the show's full title announced at the beginning of the opening sequence. The two previous series, Goggle V and Dynaman, announces only the title of the team but not the full title. This has become a tradition with nearly every Sentai since (with the exception of Kakuranger and Go-Busters).
• Bioman is also nearly unique among Super Sentai in that the human-sized monsters aren't grown when defeated. Gear uses five recurring human-sized monsters, the Beastnoids, and launches a unique giant robot when its members are defeated. This is similar to Goggle Five (the monster uses a giant, robotic near-clone of itself) and Dekaranger (monster or footsoldier uses giant robot, either to a finish fight or used as a distraction.)
• Like its 1981 predecessor, Sun Vulcan[Citation needed], Bioman was chosen to be adapted into a Power Rangers series followed by the 1991 series Jetman. The adaptation of a Sentai to a Power Rangers series would later go to its 1992 successor Zyuranger.
  • Had Bioman been adapted, Doctor Man's dubbed name would have been Zadar.
• Bioman is the second to last series to have a primary and secondary ranger of the same designation (Shinkenger is the last) and is the only series wherein the primary and secondary Rangers of the same designation do not appear in the same episode, unlike in Gorenger, Battle Fever J and Sun Vulcan.
  • Bioman was also the last time where one Ranger lost/gave up their designation, making the second Ranger the only one with their designation. (While Takeru and Karou transferred the title of Head of the Shiba House and leadership of the Shinkenger team to each other, they both never spent an episode without their powers since their respective debuts).
• Aside from colors, Bioman is the first Sentai with numerical designations (not counting a special exception). The second would come exactly thirty years later.
• This is one of two Sentai to use the term "Denshi" as the denomination, alongside Denshi Sentai Denziman; however the "Denshi" in this title refers to "electron" as opposed to "electronics" as in the former series.