Choudenshi Bioman

television series

Choudenshi Bioman is a Japanese television series. It is the 8th in Toei's Super Sentai series. Its 51 episodes aired on TV Asahi from February 4, 1984 to January 26, 1985 with a movie being released during the show's initial run.

Choudenshi Bioman
GenreTokusatsu
Superhero fiction
Science fiction
Fantasy
Created byToei Company
Developed byHirohisa Soda
Directed byNagafumi Hori
StarringRyōsuke Sakamoto
Naoto Ōta
Akito Ōsuga
Yuki Kajima
Sumiko Tanaka
Michiko Makino
Hikaru Kurosaki
Munemaru Kōda
Hirohisa Nakata
Yōko Asuka
Yukari Oshima
Strong Kongo
Narrated byIchirō Murakoshi
ComposerTatsumi Yano
No. of episodes51
Production
ProducersMoriyoshi Katō
Seiji Abe
Takeyuki Suzuki
Yasuhiro Tomita
Running time20 minutes
Production companiesTV Asahi
Toei Company
Toei Agency
Original release
NetworkTV Asahi
ReleaseFebruary 4, 1984 (1984-02-04) –
January 26, 1985 (1985-01-26)

It is the first Super Sentai series to have two females in the main five as well as the first Super Sentai series to have a female Yellow Ranger.

Plot change

The once prosperous Planet Bio is destroyed after a world war erupted over the use of a scientific discovery called "Bio Particles". The Planet Bio Peacekeeping Alliance, which sought to use Bio Particles for peaceful purposes, sends the giant robot Bio Robo and an assistant robot named Peebo to prevent the same tragedy from happening on Earth. Bio Robo arrives in the 15th century Japan, where it showers Bio Particles on five young individuals. Five centuries later, the descendants of these individuals, infused with Bio Particles, are chosen by Peebo and Bio Robo to become the Bioman team to protect the Earth from the Neo-Empire Gear, an organization led by mad scientist Doctor Man.

Characters change

Actor Name Rangers
Ryosuke Sakamoto Shiro Go Red One
Naota Ota Shingo Takasugi Green Two
Akito Osuga Ryuta Nanbara Blue Three
Yuki Kajima Mika Koizumi Yellow Four
Sumiko Tanaka Jun Yabuki
Michiko Makino Hikaru Katsuragi Pink Five
Hikaru Kurosaki Shota Yamamori Mange Warrior

Cast change

  • Shirō Gō / Red One: Ryōsuke Sakamoto
  • Shingo Takasugi / Green One: Naoto Ōta
  • Ryūta Nanbara / Blue Three: Akito Ōsuga
  • Mika Koizumi / Yellow Four I: Yuki Kajima
  • Jun Yabuki / Yellow Four II: Sumiko Tanaka
  • Hikaru Katsuragi / Pink Five: Michiko Makino
  • Shota Yamamori / Mange Warrior: Hikaru Kurosaki
  • Doctor Shibata: Tadao Nakamaru
  • Shūichi Kageyama, Prince: Hidenori Iura
  • Doctor Man: Munemaru Kōda
  • Farrah: Yōko Asuka
  • Farrah Cat: Yukari Oshima
  • Monster: Strong Kongō

Voice Actors change

  • Peebo: Yoshiko Ōta
  • Mettzler: Hiroshi Izawa
  • Jyuoh: Masahiro Anzai
  • Psygorn: Keisuke Yamashita
  • Aquaiger: Hirotaka Nagai
  • Messarju: Shun Yashiro
  • Bio Hunter Silva: Kazuo Hayashi
  • Narration: Ichirō Murakoshi

Songs change

Opening theme
  • "Choudenshi Bioman"
    • Lyrics: Chinfa Kan
    • Composition: Kunihiko Kase
    • Arrangement: Tatsumi Yano
    • Artist: Takayuki Miyauchi
Ending theme
  • "Biomic Soldier"
    • Lyrics: Kang Jin-hwa
    • Composition: Kunihiko Kase
    • Arrangement: Tatsumi Yano
    • Artist: Takayuki Miyauchi