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Created by Toho Company Ltd. No. of episodes 52 First episode date 6 October 1972 Number of episodes 52 | 7.2/10 IMDb Final episode date 18 September 1973 Program creator Toho Co., Ltd. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Starring Kunihisa MizutaniEriko IshigawaAkihiko Hirata Running time 24 minutes (per episode) Networks TV Asahi, Tokyo Broadcasting System Holdings Cast Akihiko Hirata, Machiko Soga, Toki Shiozawa, Megumi Ito, Ritsuko Fujiyama Similar Iron King, Robot Detective, Giant Robo, Space Ironmen Kyodyne, Jumborg Ace | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Warrior of love rainbowman op
Warrior of Love Rainbowman (愛の戦士レインボーマン, Ai no Senshi Reinbōman) is a tokusatsu series created by Kōhan Kawauchi, this was the first superhero TV series produced by Toho Company Ltd., and was broadcast on NET (now TV Asahi) from October 6, 1972 to September 18, 1973, with a total of 52 episodes. Mitsuru Adachi wrote a manga series based on the show which was serialized in TV Magazine Otomodachi from 1972 to 1973.
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Overview
The series focuses on pro wrestler Takeshi Yamato, a young man who, after training in India with the yogi sage Devadatta, gains the ability to transform into a superhero called Rainbowman who possesses seven different superhero forms called "Dashes", with the seven Dashes representing yin and yang (the Moon and the Sun) and the five elements (wu xing) of ancient Chinese philosophy. In each Dash form, (with Dash 1 representing the Moon (yellow), Dash 2 representing fire (red), Dash 3 representing water (blue), Dash 4 representing wood (green), Dash 5 representing metal (gold), Dash 6 representing earth (brown) and Dash 7 representing the Sun (white)), Rainbowman is endowed with a color-coded costume and powers related to that element.
In 1982, a 22-episode anime remake loosely based on the series was produced. Instead of a superhero as in the live-action series, the anime featured a young man who commands seven giant robots which can merge with a larger giant robot.
Cast
Opening song
Yuke Rainbowman (行けレインボーマン, Go Rainbowman)
Ending Songs
Yamato Takeshi no uta (ヤマトタケシの歌, Theme of Yamato Takeshi, ep.1 - ep.13)
Aitsu no namae wa Rainbowman (あいつの名前はレインボーマン, That Man's Name is Rainbowman, ep.14 - ep.52)