Inazuman/Inazuman Flash (Inazuman Furashu)

Inazuman aired October 2, 1973 - March 26, 1974 (25 episodes & 1 movie)

Sanagiman

Created by Ishimori, Shotaro
Produced by Hirayama, Tōru
Music by Watanabe, Michiaki

Character Actor

Watari, Goro Ban, Daisuke

Inazuman Bunya, Nakamura & Nakamura, Yu

Emperor Bamba (voice) Īzuka, Shōzō

Youth Corps Watari, Goro in Youth Corps Uniform

Watari, Goro joins the Youth Corp, an organization founded to battle the evil mutants of Shin Jin Rui (New Human Order). When Goro is tested he's revealed to be a powerful mutant himself. Chaneling electricity through his body he becomes the "Champion of Justice", Inazuman (Lightningman).

henshin to Sanagiman henshin to Inazuman

Watari, Goro has to henshin into Sanagiman before he can become Inazuman.

"Gōriki Shōrai!" (Gain Herculean Strength)

Sanagiman's body absorbs every attack used against him, storing the kenetic energy to charge the henshin belt. When Sanagiman's belt is fully charged he can become Inazuman.

"Chōriki Shōrai!" (Gain Super Strength)

Inazuman is a moth. Watari, Goro is like the caterpillar stage, Sanagiman is the cocoon. In the early episodes Sanagiman explodes as Inazuman breaks out of his shell.

Watari, Goro and Inazuman both drive the flying car Raijingo.

Raijingo could fly and could fire missiles out of it's mouth.

Inazuman Episode Titles

In episode 24 a new group appears which hates mutants but is not on the side of normal humans either, and Inazuman discovers that a new enemy threatens the peace of the world.

Inazuman Flash aired April 9, 1974 - September 24, 1974 (23 episodes & 1 movie)

Created by Ishimori, Shotaro
Produced by Hirayama, Tōru
Music by Watanabe, Michiaki

Character Actor

Watari, Goro Ban, Daisuke

President Geisel Andō, Mitsuo

Makoto, Arai Uenoyama, Koichi

Makoto Arai and Watari, Goro Makoto Arai and Inazuman

After the Shin Jin Rui is defeated Inazuman takes on the Despā Gundan (Despar Army) in Inazuman Flash. Watari, Goro's friends from Inazuman do not appear in this series, instead he is working with a Interpol agent; Makoto, Arai; who has a personal grudge against Despar.

The henshin sequence is the same, except that the cacoon effect is missing and Sanagiman no longer explodes.

Despā Gundan was actually introduced in the 3D movie Jumping Out, Inazuman on March 16, 1974. The movie which came out 10 days before Inazuman the TV series ended featured both the Shin Jin Rui and Despā Gundan, and included events not seen in either TV series. Although Toei seems to consider Inazuman and Inazuman Flash to be two seperate series, each with their own opening and ending theme songs, I have a Japanese book which includes an episode guide that treats them as one 48 episode series. Which actually makes sense since Inazuman episodes 24 and 25 include Despar robots (Udespar appears as Nazo no Roboto Senshi [Robot Warrior of Puzzle]), Inazuman episode 25 ends with the Japanese for "to be continued" on the screen and the Inazuman Flash credits include scenes that are actually from Inazuman.

Saber

Inazuman means "lightning man" and in Inazuman Flash he gains the ability to strike his enemies with lightning bolts.

Inazuman Flash Episode Titles

Inazuman / Inazuman Flash Songs

In a 2002 Anime DVD titled "The Boy Who Carried a Guitar: Kikaida vs. Inazuman" (Guitar wo Motta Shounen - Kikaida tai Inazuman), Inazuman meets Kikaida.

Credits

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Last modified Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Inazuman © 1973 Ishimori Productions and Toei Co., Ltd.
Inazuman Furashu) © 1974, Ishimori Productions and Toei Co., Ltd.
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