Choujuu Sentai Liveman
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Choujuu Sentai Liveman, (超獣戦隊ライブマン|Chōjū Sentai Raibuman), translated into English as Super Beast Squadron Liveman, was the 12th entry of the Japanese Super Sentai franchise. It was produced by Toei Company and aired on TV Asahi on February 27, 1988 to February 21, 1989.
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[edit] Plot
This series takes place on Academia Island, which is both a location and a school for scientists. One day, Academia's three finest students, Tsukigata, Senda, and Omura felt their talents were being wasted at Academia and left. They accepted a position in the evil organization Volt. On the night of their departure, their former classmates Yuusuke Amamiya, Jou Oohara, Megumi Misaki, Takuji Yano, and Mari Aikawa saw them leaving. Tsukigata drew a gun on the five, killing Takuji and Mari.
Prior to the pair's deaths, Takuji and Mari were working alongside Yuusuke, Jou, and Megumi in creating a suit strong enough for space exploration. They had made substantial progress on the night that they were murdered. One of the professors at the school, Professor Hoshi, pitched in to help them complete their original ambitions. Hoshi was also worried that Volt would begin attacking people, and thus helped out to prepare against a future assault.
Two years later, Academia launched a shuttle for space exploration. However, a mysterious ship appears and downs the shuttle; Yuusuke, Jou and Megumi are among the few survivors. They discover that Tsukigata, Senda, and Omura were responsible for the destruction of the shuttle. As a result, Yuusuke, Jou, and Megumi took up the powers of the original project, becoming Liveman to battle against their former classmates and Volt.
Later in the series, they are joined by Tetsuya and Jun'ichi, younger brothers of the late Takuji and Mari.
[edit] Characters
[edit] Livemen
| Yuusuke Amamiya | |
| Jou Oohara | |
| Megumi Misaki | |
| Tetsuya Yano | |
| Jun'ichi Aikawa |
[edit] Allies
[edit] Armed Brain Army Volt
- Great Professor Bias
- Kenji Tsukigata / Doctor Kemp / Beauty Beast Kemp / Fear Beast Kemp
- Rui Senda / Doctor Mazenda / Machine Mazenda / Robo Mazenda
- Gou Omura / Doctor Obular
- Arashi Busujima / Arashi Busujima
- Guardnoid Gash
- Guildos of Planet Guild
- Butchy of Planet Chibuchi
- Jimmers
[edit] Arsenal
- Twin Brace
- Live Blaster
- Triple Bazooka
- Falcon Sword
- Lion Punch
- Bison Rod
- Rhino Cutters
- Bimotion Buster
- Moto Machines
- Moto Falcon
- Moto Lion
- Moto Dolphin
- Live Cougar
[edit] Mecha
[edit] Trivia
- This is the first Sentai series to have a Super Fusion Robo, Super Live Robo (combination of Live Robo and Live Boxer).
- This is also the first series to feature both a Black Ranger and a Green Ranger in the core team instead of interchanging them wherein one will be featured but not the other (or in the case of Zyuranger, Gingaman and Ohranger, wherein one is in the core team and the other will join later as the sixth member. Dekaranger does not count since Dekamaster is Not an official Black Ranger)followed by Go-Onger.
[edit] Episodes
Main Article Choujuu Sentai Liveman Episodes.
- Friends! Why Did You Do This!? (友よ君達はなぜ!? Tomo yo Kimitachi wa Naze!?)
- Three Powers Sworn to Life (命に誓う三つの力 Inochi ni Chikau Mittsu no Chikara)
- Obular Demonic Transformation (オブラー悪魔変身 Oburā Akuma Henshin)
- Expose! The Dummy Man (暴け! ダミーマン Abake! Damī Man)
- The Reckless Driving Engine Monster (暴走エンジン怪獣 Bōsō Enjin Kaijū)
- Attack! The Dinosaur That Lived (襲来! 生きた恐竜 Shūrai! Ikita Kyōryū)
- Dinosaur VS Live Robot (恐竜VSライブロボ Kyōryū tai Raibu Robo)
- The Duel of Love and Anger! (愛と怒りの決闘! Ai to Ikari no Kettō!)
- Rose! Smell Feverish (バラよ熱く香れ! Bara yo Atsuku Kaore!)
- The Skateboard to Escape the Maze (スケボー迷路破り Sukebō Meiro Yaburi)
- The Man Who Bit a Brain Beast (頭脳獣を噛んだ男 Zunōjū o Kanda Otoko)
- Super-Genius Ashura! (超天才アシュラ! Chō Tensai Ashura!)
- Burn! Steel Cologne (燃えよ鋼鉄コロン Moe yo Kōtetsu Koron)
- Nabe-Man Yuusuke's Shouts (ナベ男勇介の叫び Nabe Otoko Yūsuke no Sakebu)
- Deadly! Grim Reaper Gash (必殺! 死神ガッシュ Hissatsu! Shinigami Gasshu)
- Love Letter (キョンシーの手紙 Kyonshī no Tegami)
- The Crying Doll! The Attacking Doll! (泣く人形! 襲う人形! Naku Ningyō! Osō Ningyō!)
- A Trap! Jou's Beloved Brain Beast (罠! 丈の愛した頭脳獣 Wana! Jō no Ai Shita Zunōjū)
- Drudge Boy Obular (ガリ勉坊やオブラー Gariben Bōya Oburā)
- Failing Obular's Counterattack! (落第オブラーの逆襲! Rakudai Oburā no Gyakushū)
- Listen, Gou!! Mother's Voice… (豪よ聞け! 母の声を… Gō yo Kike! Haha no Koe o...)
- Enter the Space Karaoke Master (宇宙カラオケ名人登場 Uchū Karaoke Meijin Tōjō)
- The 1-Second Comma That Risked Life (コンマ1秒に賭けた命 Konma Ichibyō ni Kaketa Inochi)
- 100 Points Taken Off for Playing!? (遊んで百点が取れる!? Asonde Hyakuten ga Toreru!?)
- The 8 Brain Beasts of Tsuruga Castle! (鶴ケ城の8大頭脳獣! Tsugurajō no Hachidai Zunōjū!)
- Aizu's Huge Rhinocerous Beetles! (会津の巨大カブト虫! Aizu no Kyodai Kabutomushi!)
- Daughter!! Launching the Giga Project (娘よ! ギガ計画を射て Musume yo! Giga Keikaku o Ite)
- The Challenge of the Huge Giga Volt (巨大ギガボルトの挑戦 Kyodai Gigaboruto no Chōsen)
- The Vengeful Live Boxer (復讐のライブボクサー Fukushū no Raibu Bokusā)
- Five Warriors, Here and Now (今ここに5人の戦士が Ima Koko ni Gonin no Senshi ga)
- Mama! The Parasitic Monster's Cries (ママ! 寄生怪物の叫び Mama! Kisei Kaibutsu no Sakebi)
- Kempu, The Riddle of Blood and Roses (ケンプ、血とバラの謎 Kenpu, Chi to Bara no Nazo)
- Do Your Best, Tetsu-chan Robot (がんばれ鉄ちゃんロボ Ganbare Tetsu-chan Robo)
- Love That Runs through the Future and Present! (未来と今を駆ける恋! Mirai to Ima o Kakeru Koi!)
- Yuusuke and Kempu's Promise!! (勇介とケンプの約束!! Yūsuke to Kenpu no Yakusoku!!)
- Crash! The Tackle of Friendship (激突! 友情のタックル Gekitotsu! Yūjō no Takkuru)
- 16-Year-Old Kempu Fear Beast Transformation! (16才ケンプ恐獣変身! Jūrokusai Kenpu Kyōjū Henshin!)
- Mobile Weapon of Destruction Mazenda (動く破壊兵器マゼンダ Ugoku Hakai Heiki Mazenda)
- Protect it! The Grain of Life from Space (守れ! 宇宙の一粒の命 Mamore! Uchū no Hitotsubu no Inochi)
- Love!? Megumi and the Jewel Thief (恋!? めぐみと宝石泥棒 Koi!? Megumi to Hōseki Dorobō)
- The Invisible Man, Gou's Confession!! (透明人間、豪の告白!! Tōmei Ningen, Gō no Kokuhaku!!)
- Bias' Challenge From Space (ビアス宇宙からの挑戦 Biasu Uchū Kara no Chōsen)
- A Mystery!? Guildos' Final Form (怪!? ギルドス最後の姿 Kai!? Girudosu Saigo no Sugata)
- Butchy's Great Reckless Driving of Tears!! (ブッチー涙の大暴走!! Butchī Namida no Dai Bōsō!!)
- Ashura Reversal One Chance Game (アシュラ逆転一発勝負 Ashura Gyakuten Ippotsujōbu)
- Honorable Man, Arashi! The Final Battle (オトコ嵐! 最後の戦い Otoko Arashi! Saigo no Tatakai)
- A 1000-Point Brain! Mazenda!! (千点頭脳! マゼンダ!! Senten Zunō! Mazenda!!)
- Birth!! Boy King Bias! (誕生!! 少年王ビアス! Tanjō!! Shōnen Ō Biasu!)
- The Fall of Great Professor Bias (大教授ビアスの崩壊 Dai Kyōju Biasu no Hōkai)
