Choju Sentai Liveman

This article is about a series entry (the 12th) in the Super Sentai series.

Choju Sentai Liveman (超獣戦隊ライブマン, Chōjū Sentai Raibuman), is the the 12th season of the Super Sentai series. It was produced by Toei Company and aired on TV Asahi from February 27, 1988 to February 18, 1989. This season holds the distinction of being the first anniversary season as well as the first series with an animal motif.

The average ratings of the series was 10.5%.^[1]

Production[]

to be added

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 Yusuke Amamiya, Jou Ohara, Megumi Misaki, Takuji Yano, and Mari Aikawa saw them leaving on a space ship. When asked where they were going, Tsukigata drew a gun on the five, killing Takuji and Mari.

Prior to the pair's deaths, Takuji and Mari were working alongside Yusuke, 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; Yusuke, 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, Yusuke, 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 Junichi, the younger brothers of the late Takuji and Mari.

Characters[]

Rangers[]

Main article: Livemen

Designation	Name	Actor
Red Falcon	Yusuke Amamiya	Daisuke Shima
Yellow Lion	Jou Ohara	Kazuhiko Nishimura
Blue Dolphin	Megumi Misaki	Megumi Mori
Black Bison	Tetsuya Yano	Seirou Yamaguchi
Green Sai	Junichi Aikawa	Jin Kawamoto

Allies[]

• Doctor Hoshi
• Colon
• Takuji Yano
• Mari Aikawa
• Takeshi Yano
• Dinosaur Gon
• Toshiko Omura
• Youichirou Misaki
• Dr. Dorothee
• Mari Funachi
• All Super Sentai

Villains[]

• Armed Brain Army Volt
  • Leader
    • Great Professor Bias
  • Generals
    • Students
      • Doctor Kemp / Beauty Beast Kemp / Fear Beast Kemp
      • Doctor Mazenda / Machine Mazenda / Robo Mazenda
      • Doctor Obular / Monster Obular
      • Doctor Ashura
      • Guildian Guildos
      • Chibuchian Butchy
    • Bodyguard
      • Guardnoid Gash
  • Brain Beasts
    • Under Gash
      • Disconnect Brain
      • Fire Brain
    • Under Obular
      • Virus Brain
      • Time Brain
      • Baboon Brain
      • Plasma Brain
      • Study Brain
    • Under Mazenda
      • Transmission Brain
      • Tank Brain
      • Poison Gas Brain
      • Twin Brain
      • Pig Brain
      • Light Brain
      • Robo Brain / True Form
      • Armor Brain
      • Wolf Brain
      • Space Brain
      • Nightmare Brain
    • Under Kemp
      • Engine Brain
      • Anger Brain
      • Maze Brain / Vehicle Form
      • Pierrot Brain
      • Obular Brain
      • Sword Brain
      • Gore Brain
      • Guild Brain
      • Shark Brain
      • Invisible Brain
      • Battle Brain / Weakened Form
      • Terror Beast Brain
    • Under Ashura
      • Test Brain
      • Elec Brain
      • Spirit Brain
      • Hacker Brain
    • Under Guildo & Butchy
      • Regeneration Brain
      • Guitar Brain
      • Earthquake Brain
      • Vega Baby / Vega Brain
      • Meteor Brain
      • Guildo Brain
      • Reckless Brain
    • Under Bias
      • Gal Brain
      • Bomber Brain
      • Electron Brain
  • Grunts/Mecha
    • Grunts
      • Jimmers
    • Mecha
      • Bofular Fighters
      • Giga Volt

Arsenal[]

Main article: Arsenal (Liveman)

Transformation Devices[]

• Twin Brace

Sidearms[]

• Liblaster

Team Blaster and Individual Weapons[]

• Biomotion Buster
• Triple Bazooka ◆◆◆
  • Falcon Saber ◆
  • Lion Bazooka ◆
  • Dolphin Arrow ◆
• Falcon Sword ◆
• Lion Punch ◆
• Bison Rod ◆
• Sai Cutters ◆

Vehicles[]

• Moto Machines
• Live Cougar

Mecha[]

Main article: Mecha (Liveman)

Legend:◆ piloted mecha, ➲ carrier mecha; see Style Guide for rules on icon colors

• Super LiveRobo ◆◆◆◆◆
  • Choju Gattai LiveRobo ◆◆◆
    • Jet Falcon ◆
    • Land Lion ◆
    • Aqua Dolphin ◆
  • Live Boxer ◆◆
    • Bison Liner ◆
    • Sai Fire ◆
• Machine Buffalo ➲

Episodes[]

Main article: Choju Sentai Liveman Episodes

1. Ep. 1: Friends! Why Did You Do This!? (友よ君達はなぜ!?, Tomo yo Kimitachi wa Naze!?)
2. Ep. 2: Three Powers Sworn to Life (命に誓う三つの力, Inochi ni Chikau Mittsu no Chikara)
3. Ep. 3: Obular Demonic Transformation (オブラー悪魔変身, Oburā Akuma Henshin)
4. Ep. 4: Expose! The Dummy Man (暴け! ダミーマン, Abake! Damī Man)
5. Ep. 5: The Reckless Driving Engine Monster (暴走エンジン怪獣, Bōsō Enjin Kaijū)
6. Ep. 6: Attack! The Dinosaur That Lived (襲来! 生きた恐竜, Shūrai! Ikita Kyōryū)
7. Ep. 7: Dinosaur VS LiveRobo (恐竜VSライブロボ, Kyōryū tai Raibu Robo)
8. Ep. 8: The Duel of Love and Anger! (愛と怒りの決闘!, Ai to Ikari no Kettō!)
9. Ep. 9: Rose! Smell Feverish (バラよ熱く香れ!, Bara yo Atsuku Kaore!)
10. Ep. 10: The Skateboard to Escape the Maze (スケボー迷路破り, Sukebō Meiro Yaburi)
11. Ep. 11: The Man Who Bit a Brain Beast (頭脳獣を噛んだ男, Zunōjū o Kanda Otoko)
12. Ep. 12: Super-Genius Ashura! (超天才アシュラ!, Chō Tensai Ashura!)
13. Ep. 13: Burn! Steel Colon (燃えよ鋼鉄コロン, Moe yo Kōtetsu Koron)
14. Ep. 14: The Scream of Kettle-Man Yusuke (ナベ男勇介の叫び, Nabe Otoko Yūsuke no Sakebu)
15. Ep. 15: Deadly! Grim Reaper Gash (必殺! 死神ガッシュ, Hissatsu! Shinigami Gasshu)
16. Ep. 16: The Letter of the Jiang Shi (キョンシーの手紙, Kyonshī no Tegami)
17. Ep. 17: The Crying Doll! The Attacking Doll! (泣く人形! 襲う人形!, Naku Ningyō! Osō Ningyō!)
18. Ep. 18: A Trap! Joh's Beloved Brain Beast (罠! 丈の愛した頭脳獣, Wana! Jō no Ai Shita Zunōjū)
19. Ep. 19: Geek-Boy Obular (ガリ勉坊やオブラー, Gariben Bōya Oburā)
20. Ep. 20: Failing Obular's Counterattack! (落第オブラーの逆襲!, Rakudai Oburā no Gyakushū)
21. Ep. 21: Listen, Gou!! Mother's Voice… (豪よ聞け! 母の声を…, Gō yo Kike! Haha no Koe o...)
22. Ep. 22: Enter the Space Karaoke Master (宇宙カラオケ名人登場, Uchū Karaoke Meijin Tōjō)
23. Ep. 23: The Life Risked at 0.1 Second (コンマ1秒に賭けた命, Konma Ichibyō ni Kaketa Inochi)
24. Ep. 24: Can You Get a 100 for Playing!? (遊んで百点が取れる!?, Asonde Hyakuten ga Toreru!?)
25. Ep. 25: The 8 Brain Beasts of Tsuruga Castle! (鶴ケ城の8大頭脳獣!, Tsugurajō no Hachidai Zunōjū!)
26. Ep. 26: Aizu's Huge Rhinocerous Beetles! (会津の巨大カブト虫!, Aizu no Kyodai Kabutomushi!)
27. Ep. 27: Daughter!! Destroy the Giga Project (娘よ! ギガ計画を射て, Musume yo! Giga Keikaku o Ite)
28. Ep. 28: The Challenge of the Huge Giga Volt (巨大ギガボルトの挑戦, Kyodai Gigaboruto no Chōsen)
29. Ep. 29: The Vengeful Live Boxer (復讐のライブボクサー, Fukushū no Raibu Bokusā)
30. Ep. 30: Five Warriors, Here and Now (今ここに5人の戦士が, Ima Koko ni Gonin no Senshi ga)
31. Ep. 31: Mama! The Parasitic Monster's Cries (ママ! 寄生怪物の叫び, Mama! Kisei Kaibutsu no Sakebi)
32. Ep. 32: Kemp, The Riddle of Blood and Roses (ケンプ、血とバラの謎, Kenpu, Chi to Bara no Nazo)
33. Ep. 33: Do Your Best, Tetsu-chan Robot (がんばれ鉄ちゃんロボ, Ganbare Tetsu-chan Robo)
34. Ep. 34: Love That Runs through the Future and Present! (未来と今を駆ける恋!, Mirai to Ima o Kakeru Koi!)
35. Ep. 35: Yusuke and Kemp's Promise!! (勇介とケンプの約束!!, Yūsuke to Kenpu no Yakusoku!!)
36. Ep. 36: Crash! The Tackle of Friendship (激突! 友情のタックル, Gekitotsu! Yūjō no Takkuru)
37. Ep. 37: 16-Year-Old Kemp's Fear Beast Transformation! (16才ケンプ恐獣変身!, Jūrokusai Kenpu Kyōjū Henshin!)
38. Ep. 38: Mobile Weapon of Destruction Mazenda (動く破壊兵器マゼンダ, Ugoku Hakai Heiki Mazenda)
39. Ep. 39: Protect it! A Lifeform of Space (守れ! 宇宙の一粒の命, Mamore! Uchū no Hitotsubu no Inochi)
40. Ep. 40: Love!? Megumi and the Jewel Thief (恋!? めぐみと宝石泥棒, Koi!? Megumi to Hōseki Dorobō)
41. Ep. 41: The Confession of Gou, The Invisible Man!! (透明人間、豪の告白!!, Tōmei Ningen, Gō no Kokuhaku!!)
42. Ep. 42: Bias' Challenge From Space (ビアス宇宙からの挑戦, Biasu Uchū Kara no Chōsen)
43. Ep. 43: A Mystery!? Guildos' Final Form (怪!? ギルドス最後の姿, Kai!? Girudosu Saigo no Sugata)
44. Ep. 44: Butchy's Great Reckless Driving of Tears!! (ブッチー涙の大暴走!!, Butchī Namida no Dai Bōsō!!)
45. Ep. 45: Ashura Reversal One Chance Game (アシュラ逆転一発勝負, Ashura Gyakuten Ippotsujōbu)
46. Ep. 46: Honorable Man, Arashi! The Final Battle (オトコ嵐! 最後の戦い, Otoko Arashi! Saigo no Tatakai)
47. Ep. 47: A 1000-Point Brain! Mazenda!! (千点頭脳! マゼンダ!!, Senten Zunō! Mazenda!!)
48. Ep. 48: Birth!! Boy King Bias! (誕生!! 少年王ビアス!, Tanjō!! Shōnen Ō Biasu!)
49. Final Ep.: The Fall of Great Professor Bias (大教授ビアスの崩壊, Dai Kyōju Biasu no Hōkai)

Stage Shows

1. Liveman Stage Show at Super Hero Korakuen Yuenchi
2. Liveman Stage Show at 10th Anniversary Korakuen Yuenchi
3. Liveman Stage Show at 3 Heroes Korakuen Yuenchi
4. Liveman Stage Show at Super Hero Nostalgia

Cast[]

• Yusuke Amamiya (天宮 勇介, Amamiya Yūsuke): Daisuke Shima (嶋 大輔, Shima Daisuke)
• Jou Ohara (大原 丈, Ōhara Jō): Kazuhiko Nishimura (西村 和彦, Nishimura Kazuhiko)
• Megumi Misaki (岬 めぐみ, Misaki Megumi): Megumi Mori (森 恵, Mori Megumi)
• Tetsuya Yano (矢野 鉄也, Yano Tetsuya): Seirou Yamaguchi (山口正朗, Yamaguchi Seirō)
• Junichi Aikawa (相川 純一, Aikawa Jun'ichi): Jin Kawamoto (河本 忍, Kawamoto Jin)
• Colon (コロン, Koron, Voice): Makoto Kousaka (高坂真琴, Kōsaka Makoto)
• Doctor Hoshi (星博士, Hoshi-hakase): Daisuke Ban (伴大介, Ban Daisuke)
• Takuji Yano (矢野 卓二, Yano Takuji): Hiromichi Hori (堀広道, Hori Hiromichi)
• Mari Aikawa (相川 麻理, Aikawa Mari): Hiroe Hayashi (林優枝, Hayashi Hiroe)
• Great Professor Bias (大教授ビアス, Daikyōju Biasu): Jouji Nakata (中田 譲治, Nakata Jōji)
• Doctor Kemp (ドクター・ケンプ, Dokutā Kenpu): Yutaka Hirose (広瀬 裕, Hirose Yutaka)
• Doctor Mazenda (ドクター・マゼンダ, Dokutā Mazenda): Akiko Amamatsuri (天祭揚子, Amamatsuri Akiko)
• Doctor Obular (ドクター・オブラー, Dokutā Oburā): Toru Sakai (坂井徹, Sakai Tōru)
  • Monster Obular (獣人オブラー, Jujin Oburā, Voice): Atsuo Mori (森篤夫, Mori Atsuo)
• Doctor Ashura (ドクター・アシュラ, Dokutā Ashura): Yoshinori Okamoto (岡本美登, Okamoto Yoshinori)
• Guardnoid Gash (ガードノイド・ガッシュ, Gādonoido Gasshu, Voice): Hideaki Kusaka (日下 秀昭, Kusaka Hideaki)
• Guildian Guildos (ギルド星人ギルドス, Girudo Seijin Girudosu, Voice): Moichi Saito (斉藤茂一, Saitō Moichi)
• Chibuchian Butchy (チブチ星人ブッチー, Chibuchi Seijin Butchī, Voice): Takuzou Kamiyama (神山 卓三, Kamiyama Takuzō)
• Narrator: Takeshi Kuwabara (桑原たけし, Kuwabara Takeshi)

Suit Actors[]

• Red Falcon: Kazuo Niibori (新堀 和男, Niibori Kazuo)
• Yellow Lion: Masato Akada (赤田 昌人, Akada Masato)
• Blue Dolphin: Yuichi Hachisuka (蜂須賀 祐一, Hachisuka Yūichi)
• Black Bison, Live Boxer: Hirofumi Ishigaki (石垣 広文, Ishigaki Hirofumi)
• Green Sai: Shoji Hachisuka (蜂須賀 昭二, Hachisuka Shoji)
• Choju Gattai LiveRobo, Super LiveRobo: Hideaki Kusaka (日下 秀昭, Kusaka Hideaki)
• Colon: Haruko Watanabe (渡辺元子, Watanabe Haruko)
• Guardnoid Gash: Naoki Ōfuji (大藤 直樹, Oofuji Naoki)
• Jimmers: Yasuhiro Takeuchi (竹内 康博, Takeuchi Yasuhiro), Yasuhiko Imai (今井 靖彦, Imai Yasuhiko)
• Others: Riichi Seike (清家 利一, Seike Riichi), Naoko Kamio (神尾 直子, Kamio Naoko)

Tagalog Dub Cast[]

In the Tagalog dub, some the names were changed along the Sentai form names.

• New Dub Name/Yusuke Amamiya: TBA
• New Dub Name/Jou Ohara: TBA
• New Dub Name/Megumi Misaki: TBA
• New Dub Name/Tetsuya Yano: TBA
• New Dub Name/Jun’ichi Aikawa: TBA
• New Dub Name/Doctor Hoshi: TBA
• Colon: TBA
• New Dub Name/Takuji Yano: TBA

Songs[]

Main article: Choju Sentai Liveman Soundtracks

Opening theme

• "Choju Sentai Liveman" (超��戦隊ライブマン, "Choju Sentai Liveman")
  • Artist: Daisuke Shima (嶋 大輔, Shima Daisuke)

Ending theme

• "Ashita Ni Ikiru Ze!" (あしたに生きるぜ!, "Ashita Ni Ikiru Ze!" "Live on to the Future!")
  • Artist: Daisuke Shima (嶋 大輔, Shima Daisuke)

Mecha themes

• "Dash! LiveRobo" (ダッシュ!ライブロボ, Dasshu! Raiburobo)
  • Artist: Kouji Kaya (茅 弘二, Kaya Kōji)

• "Live Boxer No Uta" (ライブボクサーの歌, Raibu Bokusā no uta, "Song of Live Boxer")
  • Artist: Kouji Kaya (茅 弘二, Kaya Kōji)

Insert themes

• "Susume! Live March" (進め!ライブマーチ, Susume! Raibu māchi, "Onwards! Live March")
  • Artists: Kouji Kaya (茅 弘二, Kaya Kōji), Koorogi '73 (こおろぎ'73, Kōrogi Nanajūsan), & SHINES

• "Knock! Nekkyou No Live" (Knock!熱狂のライブ, Nokku! Nekkyō no raibu, "Knock! Live Enthusiasm")
  • Artist: Kouji Kaya (茅 弘二, Kaya Kōji)

• "Seigi Wa Fumetsu Sa, Liveman" (正義は不滅さ、ライブマン, Seigi Wa Fumetsu Sa, Raibuman, "Justice is Immortal, Liveman")
  • Artists: Kouji Kaya (茅 弘二, Kaya Kōji), Koorogi '73 (こおろぎ'73, Kōrogi Nanajūsan), & SHINES

• "Live Century ~Ore-Tachi No Shinseiki~" (ライブ・センチュリー～俺達の新世紀～, Raibu senchurī~oretachi no shinseki~, "Live Century ~Our New Century~")
  • Artist: Kouji Kaya (茅 弘二, Kaya Kōji)

• "Makenki Manten! Liveman" (負けん気満点!ライブマン, Makenki manten! Raibuman, "Perfect Competitive Spirit! Liveman")
  • Artists: Kouji Kaya (茅 弘二, Kaya Kōji) & SHINES

Character themes

• "Utsukushiki Dreamer" (美しきドリーマー, Utsukushiki dorīmā, "Beautiful Dreamer")
  • Artist: Yusuke Amamiya / Daisuke Shima (嶋 大輔, Shima Daisuke)

• "Spark! Umi E" (スパーク!海へ, Supāku! Umi e, "Spark! To the Sea")
  • Artist: Megumi Misaki / Megumi Mori (森 恵, Mori Megumi)

• "Hop, Step, Love Jump!" (ホップ･ステップ･ラブジャンプ!, Hoppu suteppu rabu janpu!)
  • Artist: Colon / Makoto Kousaka (高坂 真琴, Kōsaka Makoto)

Releases[]

Broadcast[]

• Liveman was aired in Japan on TV Asahi from February 27, 1988 to February 18, 1989, airing every Saturday at 6.00 p.m..^[2]
• This series was released in Republic of Korea as Peace Warrior Liveman (평화의 전사 라이브맨, Pyeonghwaui jeonsa Laibeumaen^?). Also was released in Peru as Liveman and in Spain as "Bioman".[Citation needed]

Video Release[]

Toyline[]

Main article: Liveman (Toyline)

Notes[]

• Along with its successor, Turboranger, Liveman celebrates the anniversary of the Sentai franchise. An anniversary logo was created, and Daisuke Shima and Megumi Mori (who both were extremely popular singers at the time) were cast as special appearance for the anniversary. Although Liveman is the twelfth series, at the time of the series' debut, it was the tenth series, as Gorenger and J.A.K.Q. weren't counted as Super Sentai until 1995. Both series celebrated the tenth anniversary of Super Sentai as Liveman was the tenth series and Turboranger aired ten years after the then-first series, Battle Fever J.
• This series introduces the following firsts in Super Sentai:
  • The first to feature a female Blue Ranger.
  • The first to feature both a Black Ranger and a Green Ranger in the core team as opposed to interchanging with one or another.
  • The first to have a Super Fusion Robo, Super LiveRobo.
• This is the first Sentai season where the mecha is patterned after animals.
• Liveman is the last Sentai to air during the Showa era.
• Jouji Nakata (Great Professor Bias), Yutaka Hirose (Doctor Kemp/Kenji Tsukigata), and Yoshinori Okamoto (Doctor Ashura/Arashi Busujima) are castmates in Choshinsei Flashman.
• The scene of a puppy on a skateboard that appears in the opening sequence appeared in episode 34 (during a montage of Hikaru and Momoko's date) in the previous series, Hikari Sentai Maskman.
• Liveman is the first Sentai to not have its own movie.

External Links[]

• Super-Sentai website (Archived)
• Choju Sentai Liveman at Wikipedia
• Choju Sentai Liveman at Japanese Wikipedia

References[]

Footnotes[]

Super Sentai Series
Showa Era (1975-1988)
Gorenger • J.A.K.Q. • Battle Fever J • Denziman • Sun Vulcan • Goggle-V • Dynaman • Bioman • Changeman • Flashman • Maskman • Liveman
Heisei Era (1989-2019)
Turboranger • Fiveman • Jetman • Zyuranger • Dairanger • Kakuranger • Ohranger • Carranger • Megaranger • Gingaman • GoGo-V • Timeranger • Gaoranger • Hurricaneger • Abaranger • Dekaranger • Magiranger • Boukenger • Gekiranger • Go-Onger • Shinkenger • Goseiger • Gokaiger • Go-Busters • Kyoryuger • ToQger • Ninninger • Zyuohger • Kyuranger • Lupinranger VS Patranger • Ryusoulger
Reiwa Era (2019-)
Kiramager • Zenkaiger • Donbrothers • King-Ohger • Boonboomger • Gozyuger
Spin-Offs and Other Series
Akibaranger • Akibaranger S2 • Dino Force Brave • Super Sentai Strongest Battle • The High School Heroes
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