Choushinsei Flashman

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Choushinsei Flashman

Choushinsei Flashman (超新星フラッシュマン Chōshinsei Furasshuman), translated as Supernova Flashman, was the 10th Sentai series produced by Toei Company and Bandai. It also aired on TV Asahi on March 1, 1986 to February 21, 1987.

Storyline

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"One day, five children from Earth were taken to the far reaches of space. And twenty years later…!"

In 1966, five children were kidnapped by the an alien group known as the Alien Hunters, for the sake of the Mess Empire, who wanted samples of humans from Earth to experiment on. They were rescued by the Flash alien race, which took each one to a different planet of the Flash solar system for training. Each of them was trained separately from the others in a range of superpower abilities that will allow them to fight the Reconstructive Experiment Empire Mess. When they finally return to Earth (1986) to combat Mess, who is now trying to invade it, they use the opportunity to search for their birth parents. It is later that they learn they can only stay on Earth for one year before the now-alien atmosphere of their true planet will physically harm them (the Anti-Flash Phenomenon).

Characters

Main characters

"Red Flash!"
"Green Flash!"
"Blue Flash!"
"Yellow Flash!"
"Pink Flash!"
"Supernova Flashman!"

  • Jin (ジン Jin)/ Red Flash (レッドフラッシュ Reddo Furasshu): He learned science on Flash Star, main planet of the Flash solar system. He has great scientific mental powers and scientific knowledge including a wealth of knowledge dealing with machinery. Kidnapped from Earth at age 3, given a scar by an Alien Hunter in the process. Since he was the oldest of the five kidnapped, his memories about the kidnapping are the strongest, although still fuzzy. He is the strongest of the team and as eldest, takes an older brother-like role, making him a strong leader.
    • Age: 20
    • Weapons: Prism Holy Sword
    • Attacks: Fire Thunder, Super Cutter and Red Vul
  • Dai (ダイ Dai) / Green Flash (グリーンフラッシュ Guriin Furasshu): He gained great strength training on the rocky Green Star planet. He made friends with boxer Ryuu Wakakusa, who further trained him in his boxing abilities. He arms himself with brass knuckles. Although he has a cold exterior, he's actually a very warm and charming person. He has a weak spot for women, loves nature and ramen. He befriended the teenage Sumire, who had actually died some years back and had been contacting Dai through telepathy.
    • Age: 22
    • Weapons: Prism Kaiser gloves
    • Attacks: Rolling Knuckles, Super Piston, Knuckle Guards and Green Vul
  • Bun (ブン Bun) / Blue Flash (ブルーフラッシュ Buruu Furasshu): He gained speed and agility on the deserts of the Blue Star planet. He learned survival skills on the harsh planet of Blue Star, such as surviving 30 days on one cup of water and how to climb walls. Sarcastic. As the youngest member of the team, he yearns most to find his parents.
    • Age: 20
    • Weapons: Prism Ball, Star Darts
    • Attacks: Hurricane Volt, Super Cyclone and Blue Vul
  • Sara (サラ Sara) / Yellow Flash (イエローフラッシュ Ieroo Furasshu): She developed a sharp mind on cold planet Yellow Star, often seen as cold and serious herself. She is able to analyze the attacks and strategies of the villains.
    • Age: 20
    • Weapons: Prism Batons
    • Attacks: Super Blizzard, Mach Blizzard, Snow Freeze, Baton Spark, Super Version, Shocking Pieces and Yellow Vul
  • Lou (ルー Rū) / Pink Flash (ピンクフラッシュ Pinku Furasshu): She developed incredile jumping abilities on high gravity planet Pink Star. She possesses immense physical strength, which causes her to easily exhaust herself.
    • Age: 20
    • Weapons: Prism Boots
    • Attacks: Jet Kick, Bomber Kick, Super Tap, Zero-Gravity Beam, Shocking Hearts and Pink Vul

Allies

  • Mag (マグ Magu): A robot programmed by the aliens of the Flash Star to assist the Flashman.
  • Doctor Tokimura (時村博士 Tokimura-hakase): Scientist and father of family, one of his children was abducted 20 years by the Alien Hunters. Because the Alien Hunters blurred his memories of the event, he has created a time machine in order to return to that time to find out more information regarding the events. He helps the Flashman with his inventions. In the last episodes, he discovers that Sara is his daughter.
  • Setsuko Tokimura ( 時村節子 Tokimura Setsuko): Doctor Tokimura's wife.
  • Hero Titan: A legendary warrior of the Flash Stars. He is the one who the Flash aliens based their Flashman technology and mecha after. He was an honorable soldier who tracked down Mess from planet to planet in order to stop them. As a result of his travels away from the Flash system, he developed the Anti-Flash Phenomenon and died while in battle with Baraki.
  • Baraki: The first creation of Lee Keflen's. Did battle with Hero Titan and was saved by him; in awe of the legendary warrior's courage and honor, decided to defect from Mess and promised the dying Titan that he would deliver the Flash Titan when it was needed. Therefore, he fell into a slumber aboard the Flash Titan, who followed the Star Condor when it arrived to Earth, lying dormant until it was needed...

Reconstructive Experiment Empire Mess (改造実験帝国メス Kaizō Jikken Teikoku Mesu)

Takes over planets, using their lifeforms as fodder for its experiments. Their goal is to transform Great Emperor Ra Deus into the strongest being in the universe.

  • Great Emperor Ra Deus (大帝ラー・デウス Dai Tei Rā Deusu): Leader of the Reconstructive Experiment Empire Mess. He ends up as the giant monster Za Deusoola. After his defeat by the Flashman, his broken mask was used by Keflen to create his final monster which was a three-legged creature Za Demoss where he defeated the Flash King, but was killed by the Great Titan in the last episode.
  • Great Doctor Lee Keflen (大博士リー・ケフレン Dai Hakase Rī Kefuren): He is over 300 years old. He creates the empire's beast warriors. He was originally from Earth, kidnapped by Deus, transformed and educated to be his righthand man. Power hungry, believing himself to be God-like, he turns his cheek when Deus is critically injured and dying for the sake of being able to overthrow him and assume position as ruler of Mess. He offers the Flashman a chance to operate on them to repair their Anti-Flash Phenomenon in exchange for his life in the last episode.
  • Ley Wanda (レー・ワンダ Rē Wanda): A winged, zebra-like officer full of pride and over confidence. He believes himself to be a superior being, but is disgusted once he learns from Keflen that he was made by Keflen, consisting of five grotesque and ordinary creatures. Later powered up as Wandala, in which he possessed the power to stop time by combining his powers with a Beast Warrior. He challenged Red Flash to a final duel to prove his strength after losing his power and was eventually killed.
  • Ley Nefel (レー・ネフェル Rē Neferu): A leopard-like and loyal soldier. She thought of Keflen as her father for creating her. She was able to disguise herself as human and spy. She is cunning and cruel. Later powered up transform into a monster, Nefelura. She was stabbed to death by Red Flash while protecting Keflen in the last episode.
  • Ley Galus (レー・ガルス Rē Garusu): A big and strong commander made up of genes of wild beasts. He does not talk but roars a lot while fighting the Flashman. He died in episode 28.
  • Ulk and Kilt (ウルク&キルト Uruku to Kiruto): Nefel's assistants, derived from a wolf and a cat. Lovers.
  • Sir Cowler and Bo Gardan (サー・カウラー&ボー・ガルダン Sā Kaurā to Bō Garudan): The leaders of the Alien Hunters. Twenty years ago, Kaura abducted the five infants who would later become the Flashmen. The Alien Hunters are a gang of bounty hunters who worked most for Mess in rounding up lifeforms for them to experiment on. Kaura rebels once Mess keep considering him an outsider, despite the success he's brought them.
  • Alien Hunters (エイリアンハンター Eirian Hantā): They are Baura, Hag, Kerao, Hou, and one unnamed member.
  • Zolors (ゾロー Zorō): Foot soldiers, green-eyed, red-skinned insectoid grunts. Sprays strings from their mouths, causes victims to disappear.
  • Kuraagen (クラーゲン Kurāgen): Jellyfish like monster. Enlarges the empire's monsters after they are defeated in human size.
  • Beast Warriors: Monsters, hybrids of earth and animal and alien genes They are created by Keflen through an instrument called the Gene Synthesizer.
  • Deus Beast Warriors: Later monsters, have superior genes from Ra Deus himself.

Arsenal

  • Prism Flash: Flashman's transforming device. They transformed by shouting "Prism Flash!".
  • Flash Hawks: The team's motorcycles.
  • Star Condor: Plane like flying fortress.
  • Round Base: Box-like flying fortress capable of space travel, brought flashmen to Earth.

Mecha

  • Flash King: Flashman's giant robot. The combined form of Jet Delta (Green and Yellow), Jet Seeker (Blue and Pink) and Tank Command (Red).
    • Weapons: Cosmo Sword, King Missiles, King Knuckles
    • Attacks: Super Cosmo Flash
  • Titan Boy: Flashman's second robot that transforms into a truck called Flash Titan. The 1st secondary robot in Sentai history.
    • Weapons: Radical Cutters, Boy Cannons
  • Great Titan: Giant robot created by the junction of Titan Boy and Flash Titan's trailer unit.
    • Attacks: Titan Nova

Episodes

  1. Hurry! Save the Earth (急げ! 地球を救え Isoge! Chikyū o Sukue)
  2. Behold! The Giant Robo (見たか! 巨大ロボ Mita ka! Kyodai Robo)
  3. An Old Enemy? Hunter! (宿敵? ハンター! Shukuteki? Hantā!)
  4. Mag is a Genius Robo?! (マグは天才ロボ?! Magu wa Tensai Robo?!)
  5. In the Care of the Female Warriors! (女戦士に御用心! Onna Senshi ni Go-yōjin!)
  6. Roar! Machine (ほえろ! マシーン Hoero! Mashīn)
  7. Balloon! Become a Weapon (風船よ武器になれ Fūsen yo Buki ni Nare)
  8. Father!! Mother!! Little Sister! (父よ! 母よ! 妹よ Chichi yo! Haha yo! Imōto yo)
  9. The Doctor Who Travels Through Time (時をかける博士 Toki o Kakeru Hakase)
  10. Attack! The Flower Girl's Trap (撃て! 花少女の罠 Ute! Hana Shōjo no Wana)
  11. Lou is the Beast Warrior's Mother (ルーは獣戦士の母 Rū wa Jū Senshi no Haha)
  12. Super Power! Wanda (超パワー! ワンダ Chō Pawā! Wanda)
  13. Intense Battle! Danger, Jin (激闘! 危うしジン Gekitō! Ayaushi Jin)
  14. Love!? Bun and the Leader of a Female Gang (恋!? ブンとスケ番 Koi!? Bun to Sukeban)
  15. The Giant Robo is Worn Out (巨大ロボ破れたり Kyodai Robo Yaburetari)
  16. The Human Minimini Plan (人間ミニミニ作戦 Ningen Minimini Sakusen)
  17. The Mysterious Giant Reckless Car! (謎の巨大暴走車! Nazo no Kyodai Bōsō Kuruma!)
  18. Big Turnaround! The Transforming Robo (大逆転! 変身ロボ Dai Gyakuten! Henshin Robo)
  19. Baraki's Dying Warning (バラキ決死の伝言 Baraki Kesshi no Dengon)
  20. Revival! Giant Robo! (復活! 巨大ロボ! Fukkatsu! Kyodai Robo!)
  21. Sorrowful Sara (悲しみのサラ Kanashimi no Sara)
  22. SOS! Phoenix! (SOS! 不死鳥! Esu Ō Esu! Fushichō!)
  23. Please, Throbbing! (お願いドキドキ! Onegai Dokidoki!)
  24. The Occult Summer Vacation (オカルト夏休み Okaruto Nasuyasumi)
  25. Hurry, Jin, Fusion is Impossible (急げジン合体不能 Isoge Jin Gattai Funō)
  26. Space Pumpkin Cooking (宇宙カボチャ料理 Uchū Kabocha Ryōri)
  27. Dai's Punch of Friendship (ダイ友情のパンチ Dai Yūjō no Panchi)
  28. Sublime! Fiery Galus (壮絶! 炎のガルス Sōzetsu! Honō no Garusu)
  29. Monstrous Warrior Wandarla (妖獣士ワンダーラ Yōjūshi Wandāra)
  30. Bizarre Nefelura (怪奇ネフェルーラ Kaiki Neferūra)
  31. It Vanished! The Power of the 5 (消えた! 5人の力（パワー） Kieta! Gonin no Pawā)
  32. We Like You, We Like You, Mag, We Like You (すきすきマグすき Suki Suki Magu Suki)
  33. Papa Won't Lose! (パパは負けない! Papa wa Makenai!)
  34. Bun Disappeared in the Rapids (激流に消えたブン Gekiryū ni Kieta Bun)
  35. The Starry Sky's Duet (星空のデュエット Hoshizora no Dyuetto)
  36. The Shocking Wonder Bug (ドッキリ不思議虫 Dokkiri Fushigi Mushi)
  37. A Ghost's First Love (幽霊の初恋 Yūrei no Hatsukoi)
  38. The Day Jin Dies!? (ジンが死ぬ日?! Jin ga Shinu Hi?!)
  39. Burn, Angry Sara (燃えろ怒りのサラ Moero Ikari no Sara)
  40. Execution City, Operation XX (処刑都市XX作戦 Shokei Toshi XX Sakusen)
  41. Dai Becomes a Child (子供にされたダイ Kodomo ni Sareta Dai)
  42. Don't Cry! Female Warriors (泣くな!女戦士 Naku na! Onna Senshi)
  43. Cowler's Treachery! (カウラーの反逆! Kaurā no Hangyaku!)
  44. Deus Beast Warrior Appears (デウス獣戦士出現 Deusu Jū Senshi Shutsugen)
  45. Warrior! Leave the Earth (戦士よ地球を去れ Senshi yo Chikyū o Sare)
  46. Only 20 Days to Live!! (たった20日の命!! Tatta Nijūichi no Inochi!!)
  47. Wanda! Death Cry (ワンダ! 死の絶叫 Wanda! Shi no Zekkyō)
  48. The End of Cowler!! (カウラーの最期!! Kaurā no Saigo)
  49. Counterattack, Ra Deus (逆襲ラー・デウス Gyakushū Rā Deusu)
  50. Farewell! Our Home Planet (さらば! 故郷の星 Saraba! Kokyō no Hoshi)

Specials

  • Choushinsei Flashman (theatrical short)
  • Flashman: Big Rally! Titan Boy! (theatrical edit of episodes 17 - 19)

Trivia

  • Kihachiro Uemura and Mayumi Yoshida were members of the Japan Action Club.
  • Actor Yutaka Hirose was in final talks to play Jin/Red Flash when he was instead cast as villain Ley Wanda. Hirose made such an impact in this series and went on to become a tokusatsu villain fixture.
  • Chief writer Hirohisa Soda said the inspiration for the backstory of the Flashman came from the headline making topic at the time of Japanese children orphaned and left behind in China. Producer Takeyuki Suzuki worked with Soda on the idea to deliver children the message of the sorrow of boys and girls who had to live being separated from their homeland and families.
  • Flash King is the first robot used the word King (in English) in this name. The other two to use King in their name are Gao King from Hyakujuu Sentai GaoRanger and Magi King from Mahou Sentai Magiranger.
  • "Mess" could also be "Mes", the Dutch word for "scalpel".

Cast

Crew

External links

Preceded by Super Sentai
1986 – 1987 		Succeeded by
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