Jinzo Ningen Kikaida - The Animation

Jinzo Ningen Kikaida - The Animation

Opening Theme

Aired in Japan on Sky-Perfect TV October 16, 2000 through January 8. 2001. There were 13 episodes.

In this version of Jinzo Ningen Kikaida Dr Komyoji made Jiro/Kikaida without his daughter's knowledge and at first she is afraid of Jiro. The henshin (transformation) sequence is reduced to Jiro simply crossing his arms and touching the henshin switches on his shoulders, no "Change! Switch on! 1,2,3!"

'Denji Endo'

"Denji Endo" is still used to destroy the Dark Destruction Corps kaijin however the effects can now be shown, Kikaida's arms glow. The glasses Jiro normally wears on his forehead are infrared lenses allowing him to see the heat traces given off by Dark robots.

The animation is based on Ishinomori, Shotaro's original drawings, and so goes back to an older style.

The music for the animation is very different from the live action show's themes. The opening theme is an instrumental, "Theme For Gemini". Gemini is the name given for Jiro's incomplete conscious circuit. The ending theme "Destiny" is recorded by Yui, Horie who provided the voice for Komyoji, Mitsuko.

The Goodguys

Jiro: voice by Seki, Tomokazu Dr Komyoji: voice by Îzuka, Shôzô (voice of Hakaida in the live action series) Komyoji, Mitsuko: voice by Horie Yui Komyoji, Masaru: voice by Kobayashi, Yumiko Hattori, Hanpei: Yamada, Ki-ton Sappirai, Etsuko (Hattori Hanpei's assitant): voice by Kozakura, Etsuko

Jiro/Kikaida: voice by Seki, Tomokazu
Dr Komyoji: voice by Îzuka, Shôzô
Komyoji, Mitsuko: voice by Horie Yui
Komyoji, Masaru: voice by Kobayashi, Yumiko
Hattori, Hanpei: voice by Yamada, Ki-ton
Sappirai, Etsuko: voice by Kozakura, Etsuko

Îzuka, Shôzô provided the voice for the original live action Hakaida.

The Dark

Professor Gill: voice by Ogawa, Shinji

Gray Rhino    Green Mantis    Carmine Spider

Orange Ant    Yellow Jaguar    Golden Bat - human form    Golden Bat

Saburo: voice by Kosugi, Jurota    Silver Bear    Scorpion White

Hakaida: voice by Kosugi, Jurota    Silver Tortoise    Mass Production Hakaida

The Episodes

Kikaida Kikaida Gray Rhino and Kikaida

Episode 1 10/16/2000 The Lonely Doll - Gray Rhino, Green Mantis, Silver Tortoise
Reveals that Dr. Komyoji's personal name is Den.

Green Mantis and Mitsuko Professor Gill Sidemachine

Episode 2 10/23/2000 Mad Machine - Green Mantis
Professor Gill talks and plays his flute for the first time. Introduction of Sidemachine. First use of "Denji Endo".

Jiro and street musician Carmine Spider

Episode 3 10/30/2000 Stray Sheep - Carmine Spider
Introduces Hattori, Hanpei and his female assistant Sappirai, Etsuko. Jiro learns to play his guitar.

Kikaida Orange Ant Orange Ant vs Kikaida

Episode 4 11/06/2000 Mirror - Orange Ant

Hattori, Hanpei and Sappirai, Etsuko Yellow Jaguar Kikaida

Episode 5 11/13/2000 The City of Rain - Yellow Jaguar, Silver Tortoise

Golden Bat and Mitsuko young Mrs. Komyoji young Dr. Komyoji

Episode 6 11/20/2000 Fragment of Negative - Golden Bat
Mitsuko learns of Professor Gill Haliburt and The Dark. And through flashbacks we learn of the Komyojis' past.

young Professor Gill Golden Bat and Mitsuko Saburo

Episode 7 11/27/2000 Afterglow of Sadness - Golden Bat, Saburo
This episode reveals more of the past, including how Dr.Komyoji and Professor Gill met.

Episode 8 12/04/2000 Blue Moon, Red Dreams
A compilation of previous episiodes, a review of what's happend in the series so far.

Kuya, Kaito, Riku the bear Silver Bear Silver Bear reacing Denji Endo

Episode 9 12/11/2000 Friends - Saburo, Kuya, Kaito, Riku the bear, Silver Bear
The robotic monsters in this episode did not appear in the live action series.

Mrs. Komyoji with a gun Scorpion White Saburo

Episode 10 12/18/2000 Frozon Bonds - Scorpion White, Saburo
A shocker of an episode!

Saburo Hakaida Hakaida on White Crow

Episode 11 12/25/2000 Hakaida - Saburo/Hakaida
Kikaida and Hakaida's first battle.

Hakaida and Kikaida Sappirai, Etsuko; Hattori, Hanpei and Komyoji, Misaru

Episode 12 01/01/2001 The Machine That Dreams - Saburo/Hakaida, Silver Tortoise

Kikaida and Mass Production Hakaidas Professor Gill Kikaida and Komyoji, Mitsuko

Episode 13 01/08/2001 The Last Days Of The Dream - Hakaida, The Restored Dark Robots

Komyoji, Mitsuko; Komyoji, Masaru and Jiro (live action) Jiro; Komyoji, Masaru and Komyoji, Mitsuko;

Some of the differences between the live action series and the animation:

1. There are no androids in the animation, just robotic monsters and the cyborg Hakaida.

2. In the live action series Mitsuko helped her father make Jiro/Kikaida. In the animation she knew nothing about her father's secret project nor did she know anything about Professor Gill and the Dark, until after her father's disappearance. At first she is afraid of Jiro.

3. In the live action series Jiro/Kikaida knew his purpose was to defeat the Dark. In the animation Jiro has to learn this.

4. In the animation Jiro does not use his guitar to announce himself, only to entertain children and as an expression of his grief.

5. Live action henshin phrase: "Change! Switch on! 1,2,3!". In the animation Jiro either says "Switch on" or nothing, as he crosses his arms and presses the henshin (transformation) switches on his shoulders.

6. In the live action series Jiro drives his own motorcycle with the sidecar on the opposite side of Kikaida's Sidemachine. In the animation Jiro drives Sidemachine.

7. In the animation the only combat technique Kikaida gives a name is "Denji Endo" and most of the time he doesn't even say it, he just does it.

8. In the animation Kikaida's arms glow when he uses "Denji Endo".

9. In the animation Jiro's conscious circuit is given the name "Gemini".

10. In the live action series children knew Kikaida was their friend, in the animation children (and animals) are afraid of Kikaida. The animation is a darker series, with Jiro even more hurt by the knowledge that "he" is really "kikai", just a machine than in the live action series.

11. Sidemachine was an important part of the live action series, the animation makes little use of this "character".

12. The live action series was more violent, the Dark killed more people than in the animation, in which the Dark focuses mostly on trying to destroy Kikaida.

13. All the robots in the animation were made by Doctor Komyoji under the direction of Professor Gill.

14. In the animation Professor Gill is not Japanese.

15. Mrs Komyoji is in the animation.

16. In the live action series Dr Komyoji's first son is named Taro, in the animation Ichiro.

17. In the live action series Gold Wolf has an incomplete conscious circuit. In the animation Golden Bat does (there is no Gold Wolf).

18. The animation tells us that Dr. Komyoji's personal name is Dan.

English Dubbed Version Cast:

Jiro/Kikaida: Dave Wittenburg
Mitsuko Komyoji: Lia Sargent Masaru Komyoji: Barbara Goodson Dr. Den Komyoji: Christopher Carrol Hattori Hanpei: Kirk Thronton
Etsuko Sarutobi: Melissa Fahn
Professor Gill: Michael Gregory
Carmine Spider: Richard Canasio
Orange Ant: Bob Papenbrook
Yellow Jaguar: Bob Papenbrook Golden Bat: Michael McConnohie Kuya & Kaito: Hisayoshi Suganuma Saburo/Hakaida: Steven Jay Blum

Ending Theme - "Destiny"

'Deni Endo'

Last modified Tuesday, June 10, 2008

Second picture provided by Tokusatsu Planet, I scanned the rest myself

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