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    Logo-supersentai This article is about a series entry (the 8th) in the Super Sentai series.

    Chodenshi Bioman超電子バイオマン

    , is the 8th Super Sentai series. Produced by Toei Company, it was aired on TV Asahi from February 4, 1984 to January 26, 1985, with a total of 51 episodes.

    The average ratings of the series was 10.5%.[1]

    Footage of the series was used to create the one-episode pilot Bio-Man, a precursor to Power Rangers.

    Production

    After the success of Kagaku Sentai Dynaman, Toei began work on a series that would ultimately be considered a game-changer in the Super Sentai franchise. The season changed up many elements and aspects that would ultimately differentiate it from its predecessors and would lead to the season becoming one of the most popular series of the franchise. One of the biggest changes is the influence of Toei's

    Robot Romance Trilogy Icon-wikipedia

    , a series of three dramatic giant robot anime directed by

    Tadao Nagahara Icon-wikipedia

    that had added much greater drama and interaction and which ended up becoming a major impact on Bioman's evolution. The plot element regarding Doctor Man and his failed relations with his actual son Shuichi Kageyama as well as his attempt to "replace" him with a robot clone known as Prince was influenced from the third of this trilogy,

    Tōshō Daimos Icon-wikipedia

    ; there was also an interest of using this anime's bird-like Baam, but this was ultimately not adapted, ultimately influencing 1991's Chojin Sentai Jetman and that season's usage of "adapted bird people" by way of Birdonic Waves. Neo Empire Gear was also an experiment in trying to use human-sized minions with giant robots, not monsters becoming giants, leading to the giant fights of the season.

    One of the biggest changes alongside Gear's adjustments for Bioman was the introduction of the second female member. One of Bioman's original concepts was a team with five men similar to Sun Vulcan using three; but they soon realized that by having only men, it would be impossible to create real drama. At the same time, they realized that by having two females on a team, they could easily increase the drama and the conversations the two would have. The production team was initially against having more females on a male-oriented franchise, but when it proved to be extremely popular, the concept of two females on a team became a major factor within the franchise. However this was not without difficulty: when Yuki Yajima, the actress portraying Mika Koizumi/Yellow4, became too much trouble to work with for the team, she was fired and an entire adjustment of the season had to be completed to remove her: she was written out as being killed and the episodes where she hadn't done voice production were changed so a voice actress filled in for Yuki's filmed scenes. Ultimately a new Yellow4 was found by way of Sumiko Tanaka who became Jun Yabuki, Mika's replacement.

    The original concept of Bioman involved the team being possibly the descendants of fairy tale heroes such as

    Momotaro Icon-wikipedia

    ,

    Kintaro Icon-wikipedia

    , Ipponbashi and

    Princess Kaguya Icon-wikipedia

    ; but recent news about "biotechnology" lead to a more sci-fi approach. Likewise, the name "Chodenshi" was chosen as opposed to "XX Sentai" like previous seasons was due to the special helmets developed to advertise the flashing lights installed in them. Likewise, this was the first Sentai season where Bandai produced the toys instead of Popy, leading to the first "DX-Metal" mecha in the Bio Robo toy which proved to be supremely popular. There were also plans for a cyborg hero to come to Earth later, which was ultimately adapted into the antagonist Bio Hunter Silva.

    Due to all the adaptations and changes, Bioman became a massive success, becoming one of the biggest series of Super Sentai and one of the biggest in Japanese media. The only slight downside was due to Bandai's sales anticipation: they expected Bioman to sell at 130% of Dynaman; but it only sold 110%; still making it a massive success.

    Plot

    Many centuries ago, the android Peebo and the Bio Robo came to Earth from the fallen Bio Star. The Bio Robo showered five people with the Bio Particles, which would be passed on to later generations. In the present day, Doctor Man and his Shin Teikoku (New Empire) Gear threaten the world. Peebo must find the descendants of the original Bio Particle-showered five to form the Chodenshi (Super Electronic Squadron) Bioman.

    Characters

    Rangers

    Biomen

    Bioman (Team)
    Biomen
    Main article: Biomen
    Designation Name Actor
    Red1 Shirou Gou Ryosuke Sakamoto
    Green2 Shingo Takasugi Takahiko Ota
    Blue3 Ryuta Nanbara Akito Osuga
    Yellow4 Mika Koizumi ▶ Jun Yabuki Yuki Yajima ▶ Sumiko Tanaka
    Pink5 Hikaru Katsuragi Michiko Makino

    Evil Rangers

    Debatable
    Designation Name (Voice) Actor
    Magne Warrior Shota Yamamori Hikaru Kurosaki
    Bio Hunter Silva Bio Hunter Silva Kazuo Hayashi (voice)

    Fake Bioman

    Main article: Fake Bioman

    (44)

    Red1 Mechaclone
    Green2 Mechaclone
    Blue3 Mechaclone
    Yellow4 Mechaclone
    Pink5 Mechaclone

    Allies

    Bio Peace Union

    Main article: Bio Peace Union

    Ancestors

    Main article: Bioman's Ancestors

    Others

    Civilians

    Main article: Minor Characters (Bioman)

    Villains

    Arsenal

    Main article: Arsenal (Bioman)

    Transformation Devices

    Sidearms

    Individual Weapons

    • Bio Arrow ◆

    Vehicles

    • Bio Turbo (car) ◆◆◆
    • Bio Machine 1 (cycle) ◆
    • Bio Machine 2 (cycle) ◆

    Mecha

    Main article: Mecha (Bioman)

    BioJet System

    Legend:◄► 2-person mecha, ⁂ 3-person mecha, ➲ carrier mecha; see Style Guide for rules on icon colors

    Episodes

    Main article: Chodenshi Bioman Episodes

    1. Ep. 1: The Enigmatic Giant Robo Arrives謎の巨大ロボ出現

    2. Ep. 2: Gathering! Warriors of Destiny集合！宿命の戦士

    3. Ep. 3: Our Friend, Bio Roboわが友バイオロボ

    4. Ep. 4: Self Destruct! Mecha-Humans自爆！メカ人間

    5. Ep. 5: Kill the Unseen Enemy見えない敵を斬れ

    6. Ep. 6: Rise Up! Bio Robo起て！バイオロボ

    7. Ep. 7: Captured Peeboつかまったピーボ

    8. Ep. 8: Fight! Vow to the Planet戦え！星に誓って

    9. Ep. 9: The Jumprope That Erases People人を消すなわ跳び

    10. Ep. 10: Goodbye Yellowさよならイエロー

    11. Ep. 11: Enter, New Warrior Jun新戦士ジュン登場

    12. Ep. 12: Murderer Green!殺人者グリーン！

    13. Ep. 13: I'm Jun!ジュンよ

    14. Ep. 14: Neo Intellect Brain!新頭脳ブレイン！

    15. Ep. 15: The Female Warrior's Flaming Oath女戦士炎の誓い

    16. Ep. 16: Run, 21599 Seconds走れ21599秒

    17. Ep. 17: I Saw Ryugu Castle僕は龍宮城を見た

    18. Ep. 18: The ESPer Girl's Prayer超能力少女の祈り

    19. Ep. 19: My Father is Doctor Man父はドクターマン

    20. Ep. 20: Prince's Challenge!プリンスの挑戦！

    21. Ep. 21: Protect the Biobase守れバイオベース

    22. Ep. 22: A Great Burglar!? Blue!大泥棒！？ブルー！

    23. Ep. 23: Gyo! Attack of the Puppets!ギョ！人形の襲撃！

    24. Ep. 24: The Exploding Flower of Love爆発する愛の花

    25. Ep. 25: Prince's Ghost?プリンスの幽霊？

    26. Ep. 26: My Father's Dreadful Secret恐るべき父の秘密

    27. Ep. 27: The Female Warriors of Spider Hellクモ地獄の女戦士

    28. Ep. 28: The Assassination of Doctor Manドクターマン暗殺

    29. Ep. 29: The Day Tokyo Disappeared!?東京が消える日！？

    30. Ep. 30: Ultimate Canth's Demon Sword最強カンスの魔剣

    31. Ep. 31: New Model!? Megas Arrives新型！？メガス出現

    32. Ep. 32: Gear's Great Remodeling Planギアの大改造作戦

    33. Ep. 33: Has It Come Forth!? The New Finishing Move出るか!? 新必殺技

    34. Ep. 34: Behold!! The Power of Bio見よ！バイオの力

    35. Ep. 35: The Sixth Man6番目の男

    36. Ep. 36: The Transforming Boy変身ボーイ

    37. Ep. 37: The Assassin Silva!殺し屋シルバ！

    38. Ep. 38: The Enigmatic Balzion謎のバルジオン

    39. Ep. 39: Meison's Trap!メイスンのワナ！

    40. Ep. 40: Stolen Turbo!奪われたターボ！

    41. Ep. 41: The Demonic Lullaby!悪魔の子守り唄！

    42. Ep. 42: Go! Risk Your Life!郷！命を賭けろ！

    43. Ep. 43: The Sailor-Suited Soldierセーラー服の戦士

    44. Ep. 44: The Beautiful Conscience Circuit美しき良心回路

    45. Ep. 45: Human Bomb, Jun!人間爆弾ジュン！

    46. Ep. 46: Escape! The Town of Traps!脱出！わなの町！

    47. Ep. 47: Professor Shibata's True Colors!?柴田博士の正体!?

    48. Ep. 48: Enter! Balzion出現！バルジオン

    49. Ep. 49: Critical Bio Robo危うしバイオロボ

    50. Ep. 50: Assault Neograd突撃ネオグラード

    51. Final Ep.: Goodbye, Peeboさよならピーボ

    Movies

    1. Chodenshi Bioman: The Movie超電子バイオマン 劇場版

    Stage Shows

    1. Bioman Stage Show at Super Hero Korakuen Yuenchi
    2. Bioman Stage Show at 3 Heroes Korakuen Yuenchi

    American Pilot

    1. Bio-Man


    Cast

    Suit Actors

    Philippine English Voice Cast

    All characters' Japanese names are renamed as well as the villains except Meison, Fara, Faracat, Psygorn and Hideo's alter-ego Doctor Man. The ensemble casts are also well known for voicing the characters from different classic anime, tokusatsu and other media within Telesuccess Productions Inc.

    Voice Actors

    Songs

    Main article: Chodenshi Bioman Soundtracks
    Opening theme
    Ending theme

    In the opening theme, its tagalog version was sung by the late Norman Caraan who is the main vocalist and frontman of the band, Bodjie's Law of Gravity. This is his initial composed song prior to composing both opening and closing themes in Hikari Sentai Maskman and

    Space Sheriff ShaiderIcon-crosswiki

    . However, this song was unused during the Philippine-English Dub and instead playing both opening and closing themes performed by Takayuki Miyauchi.

    Mecha themes

    • "Oozora Kakete!"大空翔けて!

      • Artists:

        Koorogi '73こおろぎ'73

        &

        Japan Ekōs Shingāzuジャパン・エコーシンガーズ

    Insert themes

    • "Sexual Lady"セクシャル・レディ

      • Artist:

        Maki Ishiwata石渡 マキ

    Character theme

    Releases

    Broadcast

    • Bioman was aired on TV Asahi from February 4, 1984 to January 26, 1985, airing every Saturday at 6.00 p.m..[2]
    • The series was immensely popular in France and achieved a massive cult following. It was given a French dub and was produced and licensed by AB Groupe with all episodes covered with dubbing work by Studio Garcia Ktorza. It first aired in Canal+ in 1985, every Saturday at 12:30, and later on TF1, on the program Club Dorothée, from September 2, 1987, with singer/actor Bernard Minet recording a French version of the show's theme for that country.[3] Bioman had acquired a status of cult series between the Club Dorothée generation, and is regularly reaired in the satellite channel Mangas. Following the success of Bioman, AB Groupe had since imported, broadcast, and produced dubs for more Super Sentai shows into the region.
    • In Thailand, the series aired on Channel 7 with a Thai dub from April 1985 till May 1986.[Citation needed]
    • In the Philippines, it aired on ABS-CBN from 1987 to 1990 and IBC from 1993 to 2000 with an English dub by Telesuccess Productions, Toei's Filipino licensor. All episodes were covered for both dubs. It was also one of the last tokusatsu programs in the country to be dubbed in English, as another Toei Tokusatsu being Space Sheriff Shaider airing that year in 1987 by rival GMA Network is what started the popular trend of dubbing Tokusatsu series into Tagalog..[Citation needed]
      • This was the only Super Sentai series to be ever officially released in the region before being replaced by Power Rangers series.[Citation needed]
    • In the late 1980s, recent info on a Texas Area Public Access TV Show called Anime Review, Bioman aired. Not much info is available on Anime Review.
    • In South Korea, the series was imported by Daeyoung Panda and was given a Korean dub in 1990 under Space Commando Bioman (우주특공대 바이오맨, Uju Teug-gongdae Baiomaen?) This was the second Super Sentai series to air in the region. It was released in VHS tapes.[Citation needed]

    Video Release

    Chodenshi Bioman Vol. 1 (1-11)
    Chodenshi Bioman Vol. 1
    (1-11)
    Chodenshi Bioman Vol. 4 (32-41)
    Chodenshi Bioman Vol. 4
    (32-41)
    Chodenshi Bioman Vol. 2 (12-21)
    Chodenshi Bioman Vol. 2
    (12-21)
    Chodenshi Bioman Vol. 3 (22-31)
    Chodenshi Bioman Vol. 3
    (22-31)
    Chodenshi Bioman Vol. 5 (42-51)
    Chodenshi Bioman Vol. 5
    (42-51)

    Chodenshi Bioman: DVD-Collection Vol. 1 (1-26)
    Chodenshi Bioman: DVD-Collection Vol. 1
    (1-26)
    Chodenshi Bioman: DVD-Collection Vol. 2 (27-51)
    Chodenshi Bioman: DVD-Collection Vol. 2
    (27-51)

    Super Sentai: The Movie Volume 2
    Super Sentai: The Movie Volume 2

    Super Sentai: The Movie Volume 2
    Super Sentai: The Movie Volume 2
    Super Sentai: The Movie Volume 1976-1995
    Super Sentai: The Movie Volume 1976-1995

    Toyline

    Main article: Bioman (Toyline)

    Notes

    Bioman (Reunion Pics)
    A reunion photo of Bioman (with the second Yellow4, Jun) from 2016.
    • This is the first Super Sentai series to feature a female Yellow Ranger, and the first to feature two females on the team.
    • Bioman is the first Super Sentai series to have the show's full title announced at the beginning of the opening sequence. The two previous series, Goggle-V and Dynaman, announces only the title of the team but not the full title. This has become a tradition with nearly every Sentai.
    • Like its 1981 predecessor, Sun Vulcan[Citation needed], Bioman was chosen to be adapted into a Power Rangers series followed by the 1991 series Jetman. The adaptation of a Sentai to a Power Rangers series would later go to its 1992 successor, Zyuranger.
      • Had Bioman been adapted, Doctor Man's dubbed name would have been Zadar.[4]
    • Bioman is the first Sentai with numerical designations.
    • In the Philippine Dub, the characters' dub becomes English prior to the other Sentai series where they speak to their native language. Their Japanese names are also renamed as Kenichi/Kenny (Shirou), Sammy (Shingo), Frankie (Ryuuta), Casey (Mika), June (Jun), Kimberly (Hikaru) and Yatori (Shota). The supporting characters are also renamed as Sonny (Shuichi/Prince), Shichiro/Dr. Shibota (Shinichiro/Dr. Shibata), Michael (Ken), and Mickey (Miki) and the villains, Mike O'Hara (Hideo), Vargo (Monster) and the Beastoids with the exception of both Meison and Fara from the Big Three and Hideo's alias as Doctor Man are maintained.
      • The narrator of the episode series in the Phillipine dub has been voiced by Noel Mallonga who also voices both Shirou and Monster in the same series.
    • In the French dub, the Biomen are renamed as Jacky (Shirou), Fred (Shingo), Bob (Ryuta) and Sikou (Hikaru), while Mika, Jun, and Shota retained their original names. Their ranger designations were also renamed as Force Rouge (literally: Red Force, Red1), Force Verte (Green2), Force Bleue (Blue3), Force Jaune (Yellow4), Force Rose (Pink5) and Soldat Magnétique (Magne Warrior). The supporting characters retain their original names, while Peebo was renamed as Peebolo. The Beastnoids and the villains, with the exception of Bio Hunter Silva and Hideo Kageyama, were renamed as Docteur Mad (Doctor Man), Jason (Meison), Phara (Fara), Monstre (Monster), Pharacat (Faracat), Motzou (Messerju), Saigon (Psygorn), Aqua-tiger (Aquaiger), Madler (Mettzler) and Jouoh (Zyuoh).
    • They are the first Super Sentai to have an attack that has the same name as their Sentai name. (Super Electron)
    • The show’s theme song is sampled in the song “Spectronizer” by the Super Sentai-themed band Sentai Express.
      • This song appears in the popular dance game Just Dance 3.
        • This song was in the game to celebrate Super Sentai's 35th anniversary, due to the fact that the game was released at the time of the airing of Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger.
    • This is the only pre-Zyuranger season to have footage used in an episode of Power Rangers, as footage from the first episode was used in the original pilot of Day of the Dumpster.
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