Gridman the Hyper Agent

is a Japanese tokusatsu series produced by Tsuburaya Productions. The show ran from 1993 to 1994. It was the inspiration and source material for DiC Entertainment's Superhuman Samurai Syber-Squad.
This series can be watched on Shout TV, Tubi, and Roku.
==Synopsis==
Three computer-savvy kids from Sakuragaoka town, Naoto, Yuka and Ippei, create their own video game superhero, but then discover it is possessed by an inter-dimensional hero, Gridman. Pursuing an evil being called Kahn Digifer, he merges with Naoto and fights Kahn Digifer's digitized monsters created by social misfit Takeshi in order to prevent the computerized demon from wreaking havoc on the Human World.
==Characters==
===Protagonists===
*Naoto Sho
*Yuka Inoue
*Ippei Baba
*Gridman
===Antagonists===
*Takeshi Todo
*Kahn Digifer
===Side Characters===
*Daichi Sho: Naoto's younger brother.
*Kana Baba: Ippei's younger sister.
*Soichiro Sho: Naoto's father.
*Michiko Sho: Naoto's mother.
*Hideyo Inoue: Yuka's father.
*Yoshie Inoue: Yuka's mother.
*Yoshihito Inoue: Yuka's elder brother.
*Hiroshi Baba: Ippei's father.
*Ayako Baba: Ippei's mother.
*Police Officer Koganemura: The police officer of the town in which Naoto lives.
*Police Officer Amagasaki: The police officer who appeared instead of Koganemura.
===Kaiju===
*Gilarus
*Bamora
*Volcadon
*Stealgun
*Bagira
*Anosillus
*Flamelar
*Blizzalar
*Shinobilar
*Terragaia
*Metallus
*Magnegauss
*Generadon
*Imitation Anosillus
*Mummy
*Dazzlba
*Clowns from the dream world
*Plandon
*Venora
*Boranga
*Jubagon
*Teleboze
*Gyurunba
*Chidogerah
*Abumaru
*Goromaking
*Devil Phazer
*Khan Giorgio
*Skubone
*Takeshi Todo's computer (transformed)
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==Music==
:;Opening Theme
*"Yume no Hero"
**Lyrics: Akira Ōtsu
**Composition: Kisaburo Suzuki
**Arrangement: Masaki Iwamoto
**Artist: Norio Sakai
:;Ending Theme
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*"Motto Kimi o Shireba"
**Lyrics: Akira Ōtsu
**Composition: Kisaburo Suzuki
**Arrangement: Masaki Iwamoto
**Artist: Norio Sakai
:;Insert Song
*"Futatsu no Yūki"
**Lyrics: Atsushi Aida
**Composition & Arrangement: Osamu Totsuka
**Artist: Compoid Three
==Home Media==
===VHS===
*The series was first released as an 11-volume set by Victory Entertainment. Volumes 1-6 have 4 episodes each, while volumes 7-11 have 3 each.
*The "NON-STOP BATTLE ACTION" edition of the show is also released, containing only the fight scenes.
*The 13th episode is released in VHS as "Thunder Gridman Appears!".
===DVD===
*The "DVD+CD! HYPER COMPLETE BOX", released on January 26, 2005 by Avex Inc., comes with all 39 episodes and a new CD soundtrack titled "Gridman: More Original Soundtrack", containing the unreleased BGMs.
*From January 21, 2013, the series was released as 8 individual DVDs for the very first time with volumes 1-7 having 5 episodes each, while volume 8 has episodes 36-39.https://m-78.jp/news/n-1542
gm01.jpg|2013 volume 1 (episodes 1-5)
gm02.jpg|2013 volume 2 (episodes 6-10)
gm03.jpg|2013 volume 3 (episodes 11-15)
gm04.jpg|2013 volume 4 (episodes 16-20)
gm05.jpg|2013 volume 5 (episodes 21-25)
gm06.jpg|2013 volume 6 (episodes 26-30)
gm07.jpg|2013 volume 7 (episodes 31-35)
gm08.jpg|2013 volume 8 (episodes 36-39)
===Blu-ray===
*On December 20, 2017, the entire series was released as a "Blu-ray BOX" box set by Pony Canyon. The box set contains all 39 episodes and creditless openings and endings. Despite being labelled as a Blu-ray release, the episodes are entirely upscaled from the original 480p component masters.https://m-78.jp/news/n-4994
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==Gallery==
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==Trivia==
*Gridman the Hyper Agent is the first series to be shot in interlaced 480i.
*This series would be Tsuburaya Productions' last non-Ultra superhero production before Bio Planet WoO.
*Shot on live video, Gridman was the first series by Tsuburaya Productions to utilize D-2 digital video for its special effects scenes, allowing for smoother slow-motion photography. Tsuburaya, having switched to digital techniques since then, would continue to use D-2 for all future productions.
==External Links==
*Gridman the Hyper Agent at Tsuburaya Productions' official website
*Tsuburaya Tokusatsu Hero Series page
==References==
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