Choushinsei Flashman
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Genre	Tokusatsu Superhero fiction Action Adventure Science fiction
Created by	Toei Company
Developed by	Hirohisa Soda
Directed by	Minoru Yamada
Starring	Touta Tarumi Kihachirō Uemura Yasuhiro Ishiwata Youko Nakamura Mayumi Yoshida Koji Shimizu Yutaka Hirose Sayoko Hagiwara Jouji Nakata
Narrated by	Eiichi Onoda
Composer	Kōhei Tanaka
Country of origin	Japan
No. of episodes	50
Production
Producers	Moriyoshi Katō Takeyuki Suzuki
Running time	30 minutes
Production companies	TV Asahi Toei Company Toei Advertising
Original release
Network	ANN (TV Asahi)
Release	March 1, 1986 (1986-03-01) – February 21, 1987 (1987-02-21)
Related
Dengeki Sentai Changeman Hikari Sentai Maskman

Choushinsei Flashman (超新星フラッシュマン,Chōshinsei Furasshuman,Supernova Flashman) is a Japanese television show and the tenth installment in theSuper Sentaimetaseries produced byToei Company. It was broadcast onTV Asahi from March 1, 1986, to February 21, 1987, replacingDengeki Sentai Changeman, and ran for 50 episodes before it was replaced byHikari Sentai Maskman. It was the first Sentai series that introduced a second giant robot, Titan Boy.

Yutaka Izubuchi designed all the characters in the series. He would return to design characters forTokumei Sentai Go-Busters.

In 1966, five infant children were kidnapped by an alien group known as the Alien Hunters for the Reconstructive Experiment Empire Mess, who wanted samples of humans from Earth to experiment on. The children were rescued by Mess' arch enemy, the Flash alien race, which took each one to a different planet of the Flash solar system for training. Each child was trained separately in a range of superpowers that will allow them to fight Mess, their bodies also adapted to the atmosphere of the Flash Solar System making them gain special abilities. When they finally return to Earth in1986 to combat Mess, who is now trying to invade it, they use the opportunity to search for their birth parents.

Raised in the harsh conditions of Planet Flash and its four moons, gaining powers in the Flash Star System, the eponymous Flashman team was brought up for the purpose of defeating Mess. The team can perform team attacks like theCombination Super Spear, a large energy spear created from the combined powers of the Flashmen.

• Jin (ジン,Jin)/Red Flash (レッドフラッシュ,Reddo Furasshu): He learned science on the desert planet Flash Star, gaining 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 the eldest, takes an older brother-like role, making him a strong leader. Red Flash would reappear again 15 years after the series ending inGaoranger VS Super Sentai along with his 23 fellow Red Warriors led by Red Falcon, in which all 24 Red leaders performed their respective role calls.
  • Weapons: Prism Holy Sword (プリズム聖剣,Purizumu Seiken), Red Vul (レッドバル,Reddo Baru)
  • Attacks: Fire Thunder (ファイヤーサンダー,Faiyā Sandā), Super Cutter (スーパーカッター,Sūpā Kattā)
• Dai (ダイ,Dai)/Green Flash (グリーンフラッシュ,Gurīn Furasshu): He gained great strength training on the rocky Green Star, enduring the most physical pain compared to his teammates. 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 is actually a very warm and charming person. He has a weak spot for women and loves nature and ramen. He befriended the teenage Sumire, who had actually died some years back and had been contacting Dai through telepathy.
  • Weapons: Prism Kaiser (プリズムカイザー,Purizumu Kaizā), Green Vul (グリーンバル,Gurīn Baru)
  • Attacks: Rolling Knuckles (ローリングナックル,Rōringu Nakkuru), Upside Down Kick, Super Piston (スーパーピストン,Sūpā Pisuton), Knuckle Guards (ナックルガード,Nakkuru Gādo, without transformation)
• Bun (ブン,Bun)/Blue Flash (ブルーフラッシュ,Burū 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. He is sarcastic. As the youngest team member, he yearns most to find his parents.
  • Weapons: Prism Ball (プリズムボール,Purizumu Bōru), Star Darts (スターダーツ,Sutā Dātsu), Blue Vul (ブルーバル,Burū Baru)
  • Attacks: Hurricane Volt (ハリケーンボルト,Harikēn Boruto), Super Cyclone (スーパーサイクロン,Sūpā Saikuron)
• Sara (サラ,Sara)/Yellow Flash (イエローフラッシュ,Ierō Furasshu): She developed a sharp mind on the ice planet Yellow Star, often seen as cold and serious herself by most people. However, she is actually a caring person. She is able to analyze the attacks and strategies of the villains. In the series finale, Sara learns that she is the biological daughter of Doctor Tokimura.
  • Weapons: Prism Batons (プリズムバトン,Purizumu Baton), Yellow Vul (イエローバル,Ierō Baru), Shocking Beads (ショッキングビーズ,Shokkingu Bīzu, without transformation)
  • Attacks: Snow Freeze (スノーフリーズ,Sunō Furīzu), Baton Spark (バトンスパーク,Baton Supāku), Super Blizzard (スーパーブリザード,Sūpā Burizādo), Mach Blizzard (マッハブリザード,Mahha Burizādo), Super Version (スーパーバージョン,Sūpā Bājon)
• Lou (ルー,Rū)/Pink Flash (ピンクフラッシュ,Pinku Furasshu): She developed incredible jumping abilities on high gravity planet Pink Star. She possesses immense physical strength, which causes her to easily exhaust herself. She once mothered a Beast Warrior.
  • Weapons: Prism Boots (プリズムブーツ,Purizumu Būtsu), Pink Vul (ピンクバル,Pinku Baru), Shocking Hearts (ショッキングハート,Shokkingu Hāto, without transformation)
  • Attacks: Jet Kick (ジェットキック,Jetto Kikku), Bomber Kick (ボンバーキック,Bonbā Kikku), Super Tap (スーパータップ,Sūpā Tappu), Zero-Gravity Beam (無重力ビーム,Mujūryoku Bīmu),

• Mag (マグ,Magu): A robot programmed by the aliens of the Flash Star to guard the Round Base from intruders. After being subdued by the Flashmen, Mag is reprogramed to assist them. He upgrades the prisms in their helmets to give them stronger prism weapons when the Mess officers power up, Mag can also pilot the Star Condor as seen in an episode where Jin Needs parts for his Flash Hawk.
• Doctor Tokimura (時村博士,Tokimura-hakase): A scientist and family man who lost one of his children 20 years to 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 Flashmen with his inventions. In the series finale, he discovers that Sara is his daughter.
• Setsuko Tokimura (時村節子,Tokimura Setsuko): The wife of Doctor Tokimura, who is also Sara's mother.
• Hero Titan (英雄・タイタン,Eiyū Taitan): 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.
• Leh Baraki (レー・バラキ,Rē Baraki): The first creation of Lie Köpflen. He fought with Hero Titan and was saved by him. In awe of the legendary warrior's courage and honor, Leh Baraki 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. He was killed by Kaura and the monster The Drake. In his dying breath, he tries to warn the Flashmen about a weak point of theirs that shall be their downfall, but expires before succeeding.

The Reconstructive Experiment Empire Mess (改造実験帝国メス,Kaizō Jikken Teikoku Mesu) is a space-traveling alien empire that takes over planets, using their lifeforms as raw materials in its experiments. Their goal is to transform its leader Ra Deus into the strongest being in the universe through repeated bio-augmentation. The Reconstructive Experiment Empire Mess' base of operations is the UFO-like spaceship called Labo.

• Great EmperorRaDeus (大帝ラー・デウス,Daitei Rā Deusu) (1-49): The leader of the Reconstructive Experiment Empire Mess who sought to become the ultimate life form. To fulfill that end, he recruited several Great Doctor's over the Eons, some he abducted like Doctor Köpflen. As a result, he has undergone several reconstructive operations in those years. He could fire energy shots from his fingers to punish his officers. Before the finale, after Kaura and Gardan dismantled Ra Deus, Ra Deus was transformed by Köpflen into the Deus Beast Warrior The Deusura (ザ・デウスーラ,Za Deusūra). After being destroyed by the Flashmen, his broken mask was taken by Köpflen in order to extract its DNA and fuse it with Kragen for his final creation The Demoss (ザ・デーモス,Za Dēmosu). A big immobile character, The Demoss is actually portrayed by a kaiju-sized puppet-like mannequin. THe Demoss was put down by Great Titan
• Great DoctorLieKöpflen (大博士リー・ケフレン,Dai Hakase Rī Kefuren): The right-hand man of Deus and creator of the empire's Beast Warriors by using a keyboard-like device called DNA Synthesizer. The centuries gave Köpflen a god complex as he turned his back on Lah Deus to become the ruler of Mess. Köpflen does not know that he is actually an Earthling just like the Flashmen and was abducted 300 years ago as a baby by Deus, who later trained him in genetics. In the final episode, he offers the Flashmen a chance to operate on them to repair their Anti-Flash Phenomenon in exchange for his life in the finale. After their refusal and the destruction of the DNA Synthesizer, Köpflen dies in Labo's explosion.
• LehWanda (レー・ワンダ,Rē Wanda) (1-47): A bat-winged, zebra-striped swordsman full of pride and overconfidence. He believes himself to be superior but is disgusted once he learns from Köpflen that he was a composite being created from five grotesque and ordinary creatures making him similar to aChimera. Later powered up as the monster Wandarla (ワンダーラ,Wandāra), in which he possessed the power to stop time for exactly 3 seconds. By combining his powers with a Beast Warrior, he could stop time in an area for an indefinite amount of time. He challenged Red Flash to a final duel to prove his strength after losing his power and was eventually destroyed.
• LehNäfel (レー・ネフェル,Rē Neferu): A cunning and cruelleopard-like loyal soldier, Näfel was among the first creations of Köpflen and in the final episode calls him "father". She had a talent for disguise and often caught members of Flashman off guard this way in order to attack them. She was later powered up to be able to transform into thecat/leopard monster Näfelura (ナフェルラ,Naferura). She was stabbed to death by Red Flash while protecting Köpflen in the finale.
• Leh Gals (レー・ガルス,Rē Garusu) (1-28): A big and strong commander made up of genes of wild beasts making him similar to a Chimera like Leh Wanda. This monster does not talk, but roars a lot while fighting the Flashmen. He receives a power-up in Episode 28, but is destroyed by the Flash King.
• Wolk and Kilt (ウルク＆キルト,Uruku to Kiruto) (1-45): The assistants of Näfel which are derived from awolf and acat. In Episode 45, Kilt was transformed by Keflen into the Deus Beast Warrior The Kiltos (ザ・キルトス,Za Kirutosu) and was nearly killed by the Flashmen. To save her, Wolk decided to let herself be absorbed by her partner. However, their unified form was ultimately destroyed by the Great Titan.
• Alien Hunters (エイリアンハンター,Eirian Hantā): They are a gang of bounty hunters who worked most for Mess in rounding up lifeforms for them to experiment on.
  • Sir Kaura (サー・カウラー,Sā Kaurā) (15-49): The leader of the Alien Hunters, He was the one who kidnapped the five infants who grew up into the Flashmen. He rebels once Mess keeps considering him an outsider, despite the success he has brought them. Red Flash severely wounded him in a fatal exchange of blows in Episode 48. After letting Sara discover the truth about her parents, Kaura decides to perform a kamikaze attack on Labo to kill Köpflen, but fails and ultimately dies in his UFO's explosion.
  • Bo Gardan (ボー・ガルダン,Bō Garudan) (43-48): The assistant leader of the Alien Hunters. He dual wields a pair of steel sticks. He was involuntarily mutated by Köpflen into the Deus Beast Warrior The Gardess (ザ・ガルデス,Za Garudesu).
  • Kerao (ケラオ) (15-43): An Alien Hunter who wields a laser gun. He was eaten alive by the monster The Gitan.
  • Baura (バウラ) (15-44): An Alien Hunter who wields a huge scythe.
  • Hag (ハグ,Hagu) (15-44): Wielding a bow and arrow, she was the sole female Alien Hunter. She was able to emit damaging beams from her eyes.
  • Hou (ホウ,Hō) (15-44): An Alien Hunter dual wields a pair of boomerangs. He was also able to grapple opponents and electrocute them.
• Zolors (ゾロー,Zorō): The mass-produced foot soldiers of Mess are green-eyed, red-carapacedinsectoidants. They sprayed acidic strings from their mouths, which caused victims to disappear. Since the word "Zolo" is Nihongo, the plural form is the same as the singular.
• Kragen (クラーゲン,Kurāgen): A giant monster created fromjellyfish DNA that enlarges the Beast Warriors by energy transfer, shrinking itself in the process. Its name comes from the Japanese word for jellyfish -kurage (海月). Kragen was later used with what's left of Desura's DNA to form The Demoss.

The Beast Warriors (獣戦士,Jūsenshi) areChimera-based monsters that are created by Great DoctorLieKöpflen through his DNA synthesizer.

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! Watch out, Jin" (激闘! 危うしジン,Gekitō! Ayaushi, Jin)
14. "Love!? Bun and the Female Gangster" (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 Bōsōsha!)
18. "Big Reversal! 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. "Heart-Pounding Wishes!" (お願いドキドキ!,Onegai Dokidoki!)
24. "The Occult Summer Vacation" (オカルト夏休み,Okaruto Natsuyasumi)
25. "Hurry, Jin, Combination 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 Gals" (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 Kiąeta 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, Furious 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 Daburu Kurosu Sakusen, "XX" is a special symbol used for "double cross")
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. "Kaura's Treachery!" (カウラーの反逆!,Kaurā no Hangyaku!)
44. "Deus Beast Warriors Appear" (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 Nijūnichi no Inochi!!)
47. "Wanda! Death Cry" (ワンダ! 死の絶叫,Wanda! Shi no Zekkyō)
48. "The End of Kaura!!" (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)

• Choushinsei Flashman (theatrical short released the same day as episode 3)
• Flashman: Big Rally! Titan Boy! (theatrical edit of episodes 15-18)

• Jin:Touta Tarumi
• Dai:Kihachirō Uemura
• Bun:Yasuhiro Ishiwata
• Sara: Youko Nakamura
• Lou: Mayumi Yoshida
• Doctor Tokimura: Akira Ishihama
• Setsuko Tokimura: Tamie Kubota
• Great Doctor Lie Köphlen: Koji Shimizu
• Leh Wanda:Yutaka Hirose (credited as Kazuhisa Harose)
• Leh Näfel:Sayoko Hagiwara
• Leh Gals: Hiroyuki Uchida
• Wolk: Miyuki Nagato
• Kilt: Yuko Kojima
• Sir Kaura:Jouji Nakata
• Hero Titan: Yoshinori Okamoto
• Bo Gardan: Yoshinori Okamoto (Episode 43-48)
• Narrator: Eiichi Onoda

• Great Emperor Ra Deus:Unshō Ishizuka
• Mag:Hiroko Maruyama

• Miran:Kazuoki Takahashi (credited as Kenji Kawai) (Episode 21)
• Ryuu Wakakusa:Ryousuke Kaizu (Episode 27)
• Sibelle:Mina Asami (Episode 40)

Opening Theme

• "Choushinsei Flashman" (超新星フラッシュマン,Chōshinsei Furasshuman)
  • Lyrics: Reo Rinozuka (里乃塚 玲央,Rinozuka Reo)
  • Composition:Yukihide Takekawa (タケカワ ユキヒデ,Takekawa Yukihide)
  • Arrangement: Keiichi Oku (奥 慶一,Oku Keiichi)
  • Artist: Taku Kitahara (北原 拓,Kitahara Taku)

Ending theme

• "Fighting Pose, Flashman!" (ファイティングポーズ、フラッシュマン!,Faitingu Pōzu, Furasshuman!)
  • Lyrics: Kōhei Oikawa (及川 恒平,Oikawa Kōhei)
  • Composition: Yukihide Takekawa
  • Arrangement: Keiichi Oku
  • Artist: Taku Kitahara
• Episode 50 has a special ending where credits roll like theend credits with a last scene special BGM, followed by a special preview ofMaskman.

• Official Choushinsei Flashman website^[usurped](in Japanese)

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