"Kagaku sentai Dainaman" (1983) TV series 1983-1984

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Directors:

Keita Amemiya
Shohei Tôjô

Writer:

Hirohisa Soda (main writer)

Release Date:

5 February 1983 (Japan)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi | Fantasy

Plot Keywords:

Japan | Humor | Sentai | Martial Arts

Cast

Satoshi Okita	...	Hokuto Dan / Dyna-Red
Junichi Haruta	...	Ryuu Hoshikawa / Dyna-Black
Kôji Ugi	...	Yousuke Shima / Dyna-Blue
Masaru Tokita	...	Kousaku Nangou / Dyna-Yellow
Sayoko Hagiwara	...	Rei Tachibana / Dyna-Pink
Junshi Shimada	...	Prof. Kyuutarou Yumeno
Takeshi Watabe	...	Aton (1983) (voice)
Takeki Hayashi	...	Prince Megiddo / Dark Knight
Masashi Ishibashi	...	Gen. Kar
Mari Kano	...	Princess Chimera
Ritsuko Fujiyama	...	Gen. Zenobia
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Strong Kongô	...	Jinzô Ningen Gon
Keiko Mari	...	Princess Chimera (1984)

Also Known As:

"Science Task Force Dynaman"

Runtime:

30 min (51 episodes)

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Mono

Company:

Toei Company

Movie Connections:

Alternate language version of "Dynaman" (1988)

Soundtrack:

Kagaku Sentai Dainaman

Great sentai, one of the best

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Featuring excellent pyrotechnics, this series was a landmark in the Super Sentai series in the fact it was the first to use spandex for the costumes. I love the explosion work. The plot follows the Dynamen and their mentor and suit creator Dr. Yumeno, in their attempt to stop the Tailed Clan and their shinkaiju(Evolved beasts). I love how each of them have distinct personalities and not generic like in later sentai. The mecha look great, easily ahead of the time. Unfortunately, six episodes were redubbed with parody English lines, ridiculing everything(which is a shame, because it's actually ahead for the time). However, Toei found out about this offense and threatened legal action, forcing USA to cancel the dubbing, thank God...

Great series, check it out. Better than the USA's Power Rangers, this is REAL sentai.