Android Kikaider (1972)
A transforming super-android, on the run from an evil organization, fights rampaging robot monsters and helps his creator's daughter & son find their lost father.
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Episode 1 - Gray Rhino King: Harbringer of Evil
Release Date: 1972-07-08Kikaider battles Gray Rhino King, and when he returns to the lab where Dr. Komyoji and Mitsuko work, Professor Gill sets it ablaze.
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Episode 2 - Green Mantis: Bizarre Killing Machine
Release Date: 1972-07-15Kikaider faces Green Mantis, who is planning a killing rampage to discredit Dr. Komyoji.
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Episode 3 - Orange Ant: Challenge to the Death
Release Date: 1972-07-29Although hindered by the sound of a Gill's flute, Jiro changes into Kikaider in order to battle Orange Ant.
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Episode 4 - Blue Buffalo: Fiendish Death Trap
Release Date: 1972-08-05Yukiko attempts to sneak away from the Destructoids to visit her daughter, but she is thwarted by Blue Buffalo.
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Episode 5 - Yellow Jaguar: Claws of Evil
Release Date: 1972-08-12Prof. Gill uses Yellow Jaguar to assassinate the head of the Green Project, in order to get enough carbon dioxide for his bomb.
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Episode 6 - Black Horse: Showdown at the DARK Execution Ground
Release Date: 1972-08-19The Destructoids begin to gather up humans to be used by Black Horse, and Mitsuko and Masaru fall into their hands.
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Episode 7 - Bull Kong: Malevolent Monster Mayhem
Release Date: 1972-08-26Bull Kong kills a man who has been campaigning against the Destructoids, and Dr. Komyoji is framed.
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Episode 8 - Carmine Spider: Menacing Blood-Sucking Laughter
Release Date: 1972-09-02In order to develop his evil apparatus, XR4, Prof. Gill orders Carmine Spider to find a child with Rh negative blood.
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Episode 9 - Red Condor: Screech of Death
Release Date: 1972-09-09Red Condor kills everyone in a rural village in order to set up a base on which to conduct experiments on a biological weapon.
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Episode 10 - Scorpion Brown: The Ultimate Weapon
Release Date: 1972-09-16Scorpion Brown has stolen a newly developed weapon from the Nakabori Laboratory and DARK plans to mass produce it.
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Episode 11 - Gold Wolf: Tormented Howls from Hell
Release Date: 1972-09-16Mitsuko and Masaru are captured by Gold Wolf and Jiro is seriously injured by him when he tries to save them.
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Episode 12 - Silver Cat: Ruthless Sorceress
Release Date: 1972-09-23Professor Gill sends Silver Cat in search of some ancient treasures that hold the secret to increasing the capabilities of the androids.
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Episode 13 - Pink Tiger: Terror at the Amusement Park
Release Date: 1972-09-30Prof. Gill orders Pink Tiger to find the secret robot part that Dr. Komyoji has hidden away.
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Episode 14 - Silver Tortoise: Destructoids Reborn
Release Date: 1972-10-07Prof. Gill recreates the 13 Destructoids defeated by Kikaida, and gives them three times their original power in order to test them against Silver Tortoise.
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Episode 15 - Golden Bat: Cursed Shadow from the Past
Release Date: 1972-10-14Golden Bat approaches Mitsuko and Masaru in the form of Taro, their older brother, who was supposedly killed by DARK.
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Episode 16 - Rouge Jellyfish: Invitation to the River Styx
Release Date: 1972-10-21Destructoid Rouge Jellyfish is conducting experiments with poisonous mini-jellyfish in a polluted river.
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Episode 17 - Red Hornet: Hostage Terror
Release Date: 1972-10-28Under orders from DARK, Red Hornet begins spraying toxic gasses aimed at destroying the environment.
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Episode 18 - Black Chameleon: The Grand Heist
Release Date: 1972-11-04Black Chameleon manages to hijack a load of atomic uratonium. Pursued by Jiro, he takes Mitsuko and Masaru hostage.
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Episode 19 - King Crab Maroon: Keeper of the Death Ray
Release Date: 1972-11-11King Crab Maroon steals a 50-carat emerald ring which he needs to complete his new weapon.
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Episode 20 - Blue Water Scorpion: The Skull Weed Conspiracy
Release Date: 1972-11-18Blue Water Scorpion adds a toxic substance to the drinking water, in order to turn the people into puppets of DARK.
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Episode 21 - Purple Rat: Brutal Fangs of Poison
Release Date: 1972-11-25Purple Rat steals into a laboratory dedicated to communicable diseases in order to create a new DARK plague.
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Episode 22 - White Saw Shark: Twelve-Hour Nightmare
Release Date: 1972-12-02White Saw Shark takes over an apartment complex and sets up a laser gun. Prof. Gill's plan is to shoot down a plane filled with special fuel into a densely populated area.
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Episode 23 - Yellow Antlion Brothers: Alphabet Attack
Release Date: 1972-12-09The Yellow Antlion Brothers create the "Alphabet Attack" strategy in order to stop the wedding of a robotics scientist.
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Episode 24 - Pink Armadillo: Sinister Temptress
Release Date: 1972-12-16Pink Armadillo transforms itself into a voluptuous woman to entice men and implant control devices in their brains.
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Episode 25 - Orange Snail: Whistle of Death
Release Date: 1972-12-23Convinced by Prof. Gill that Kikaider has killed his children, Dr. Komyoji creates Orange Snail to avenge their deaths.
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Episode 26 - Green Mammoth: The Next Ice Age Project
Release Date: 1972-12-30Kikaider saves Dr. Komyoji from Green Mammoth, but Mariko is kidnapped, and Kikaider gets sprayed with an oxidizing agent.
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Episode 27 - Violet Turbo: Sinister Love
Release Date: 1973-01-06Dr. Araki, who has perfected the conscience circuit, is attacked by Violet Turbo. Jiro tries to save him, but is thwarted by Prof. Gill.
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Episode 28 - Red Devil Stinger: Making Little Boys Cry
Release Date: 1973-01-13Kikaider saves Masaru from Red Devil Stinger, but gets infected by a corrosive bacteria.
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Episode 29 - Green Sponge: Third Self-Resurrection
Release Date: 1973-01-20Masaru is saved by a girl named Kaori as he is being pursued by Green Sponge. Kaori believes Masaru is a runaway, and declares she'll run away too.
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Episode 30 - Crimson Squid: Stalker of Pretty Coeds
Release Date: 1973-01-27Crimson Squid pursues brilliant young robotics expert named Shimamura Chidori. He intends to implant her brain in his own body.
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Episode 31 - Gold Octopus: Prelude to Jiro's Demise
Release Date: 1973-02-03Prof. Gill orders Golden Octopus to hasten the construction of their secret base. Kikaider tries to save a father and daughter from DARK henchmen.
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Episode 32 - Blue Electric Eel: Accordion Arm Agony
Release Date: 1973-02-10Kikaider, who has lost an arm, battles with Blue Electric Eel, and finally manages to tear an arm off the destructoid.
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Episode 33 - Mask Crab Red: Enforcer of the DARK Code
Release Date: 1973-02-17Mask Crab Red tries to kill Mitsuko, but he is thwarted by King Crab Maroon, who had been saved by her earlier.
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Episode 34 - Black Spiny Anteater: Destructoid with Child
Release Date: 1973-02-24Prof. Gill sends Black Spiny Anteater and his daughter, Tiny Spiny, to retrieve some sensitive microfilm from a widow of a victim of DARK.
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Episode 35 - Black Crow: The End of "The End"
Release Date: 1973-03-03Dr. Komyoji is attacked by a flock of robot crows as he works in a field. Jiro tries to help him, but is thwarted by Black Crow.
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Episode 36 - Jiro Attacks Dr. Komyoji
Release Date: 1973-03-10Blue Stag Beetle robs bank after bank in an effort to raise funds for the development of DARK's greatest Destructoid.
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Episode 37 - Hakaider: Jiro's Formidable Younger Brother
Release Date: 1973-03-17Jiro manages to save a little girl from Starfish Purple. Meanwhile, DARK forces Dr. Komyoji to create the evil warrior, Hakaider.
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Episode 38 - Hakaider: Kikaider Killer
Release Date: 1973-03-24Jiro escapes from prison but is attacked by Hakaider. Jiro is overpowered, but Hakaider is unable to destroy him.
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Episode 39 - Kikaida: Wanted Dead or Alive
Release Date: 1973-03-31Angler Brown has plans to brainwash children and turn them into warriors. Kikaider saves the kids but slips away quickly to avoid the police.
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Episode 40 - Crisis! Jiro Stops Functioning
Release Date: 1973-04-07Grasshopper Gray builds an antenna that amplifies sound 3000 times. Masaru saves a young boy who is being attacked by Grasshopper Gray.
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Episode 41 - Jiro Blows Apart!
Release Date: 1973-04-21Mitsuko and Masaru are lured to the DARK base. Jiro stops them and proceeds alone, but he's bushwacked by Red Mine Toad. He changes into Kikaider, but gets blown to pieces.
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Episode 42 - Hakaida Rebels
Release Date: 1973-04-28Hanpei brings Kikaider to Mitsuko in pieces. Hakaider destroys Red Mine Toad who had downed his arch rival Kikaider. Then, Hakaida is defeated by Skeleton Flying Squirrel.
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Episode 43 - Jiro's End or Dark's Demise?! - Final Episode
Release Date: 1973-05-05Mitsuko succeeds in surgically returning the brain in Hakaida's head to her father, but Dr. Komyoji doesn't regain conciousness until...