National Kid

TV Series
1960–

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Young scientist Ryusaku Hata saves Earth from various evil forces as the powerful alien superhero known as National Kid.Young scientist Ryusaku Hata saves Earth from various evil forces as the powerful alien superhero known as National Kid.Young scientist Ryusaku Hata saves Earth from various evil forces as the powerful alien superhero known as National Kid.

Creator
- Daiji Kazumine
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7.7/10

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1 Season 1960

Trivia
This is the earliest complete surviving Toei Superhero series of the 1960s. (Arâ no shisha (1960), the actual first Toei Superhero Series of that decade, premiered a month earlier, but unfortunately, that series, save the first episode, is currently lost.)

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10/10

Great for the times.

This was a hit in Brazil in the mid to late 60s (?). Particularly in southeastern Brazil, there's a large concentration of Japanese descendants. Interestingly, National Kid was popular among all children. I wonder if people in Japan remember the series.

For some reason, the story lines grabbed one's attention, even though they were rather formulaic (that good and evil thing; good always prevails in the last moment). The special effects were very rudimentary.

The audience knew it, but loved it anyhow! I can still sing the title song almost forty years later! Yikes!

I wish there were a way to download some episodes. I'd definitely add them to my video collection... for its historical value obviously.

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