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The Metal Hero Series (メタルヒーローシリーズ, Metaru Hīrō Shirīzu) is a metaseries of tokusatsu superhero TV series produced by Toei for Japanese television.. The protagonists of the Metal Hero Series are mainly space, military and police-based characters who are typically either androids, cyborgs, or humans wearing metallic armored suits.
In 1972, the manga was adapted into a TV tokusatsu series titled Chōjin Barom-1 (超人バロム・1) by Toei, and broadcast by Yomiuri TV every Sunday 19:30–20:00 from April 2 to November 26. In this TV series, the original story and character designs by Saito were widely changed.
Subgenres of tokusatsu include kaiju such as the Godzilla and Gamera series; superhero such as the Kamen Rider and Metal Hero series; Kyodai Hero like Ultraman, and Denkou Choujin Gridman; and mecha like Giant Robo and Super Robot Red Baron. Some tokusatsu television programs combine several of these subgenres, for example, the Super Sentai series.
Toei Superheroes are superhero shows produced by Toei Company, a company that has done the largest number of live-action tokusatsu superhero shows in Japan.Many of the Toei Superheroes were featured in the video special Toei 100 Great Hero Super Fight (東映100大ヒーロー スーパーファイト) released on July 21, 1986.
Samurai Sentai Shinkenger (侍戦隊シンケンジャー, Samurai Sentai Shinkenjā) is a Japanese tokusatsu series that serves as the 33rd installment in the Super Sentai franchise and the 21st entry in the Heisei era. The series incorporates heavy elements of Japan in terms of culture, mythology and Nihon Bukkyō. [1]
The Kamen Rider Series (Japanese: 仮面ライダーシリーズ, Hepburn: Kamen Raidā Shirīzu), also known as Masked Rider Series (until Decade and except Thailand), is a Japanese superhero media franchise consisting of tokusatsu television programs, films, manga, and anime, created by manga artist Shotaro Ishinomori.
Mashin Sentai Kiramager (魔進戦隊キラメイジャー, Mashin Sentai Kirameijā) is a Japanese tokusatsu series that serves as the 44th installment in the Super Sentai franchise and the first entry in the Reiwa era. Much of the series takes inspiration from Arabian, Islamic, Persian, Egyptian, Turkic, Hindu, and Norse mythology.
Tensou Sentai Goseiger (天装戦隊ゴセイジャー, Tensō Sentai Goseijā) [a] is a Japanese tokusatsu series that serves as the 34th installment in the Super Sentai franchise and the 22nd entry in the Heisei era. Much of the series takes inspiration from Japanese and Buddhist mythology in addition to western films for the antagonist factions.