Pro-Wres no Hoshi Azteckaiser

is a Japanese pro-wrestling-themed tokusatsu/anime superhero television series produced by Tsuburaya Productions, and a loose adaptation of the manga series of the same name written and produced by Go Nagai and Ken Ishikawa. Nagai and Ishikawa created three manga series, simply named , published in different magazines by Shogakukan. None of them are related to each other or the TV show. They were compiled in a single tankōbon in 1978 (Futabasha), 1986 (Asahi Sonorama) and 2001 (Futabasha).
The show was first broadcast on TV Asahi from October 7, 1976 - March 31, 1977.
==Synopsis==
After witnessing the death of his brother Daiji at the hands of Black Mist, an evil organization in the world of professional wrestling, Shun Takaba quit wrestling. He vowed to stop Black Mist and continued training secretly. When Black Mist reappeared a year after his brother's death, Shun gained the ability to transform into a warrior of justice Azteckaiser using the Star of Aztec, to fight and destroy the Black Mist organization.
==Staff==
*Original work: Tsuyoshi Nagai, Ken Ishikawa
*Planning: Tsuburaya Bogo (Tsuburaya Productions), Kimihiko Eto (Yorozutoshisha), Dynamic planning
*Producers: Tadashi Yoshizu (NET), Takahashi Mataichi (Tsuburaya Productions)
*Screenplay: Bunzo Wakatsuki, Keiichi Abe, Susumu Takaku, Kiyosumi Fukasawa
*Music: Toshiaki Tsushima
*Photo: Goro Uchiyama
*Lighting: Yuji Ito
*Art: Tetsuzo Osawa
*Editing: Kobayashi HiroshiAkira
*Synthesis: Miyashige Michihisa
*Optical: Takashi Shirako
*Procedure: Ono Futoshiware
*Assistant Director: Takashi Ryukura
*Vertical: Hidenobu Otsuka and world action
*Narrator: Toshio Furukawa
*Synthetic drawing: Kujirai real
*Animators: Takeshi Shiratsuchi, Atsushi Takagi, Group Dirt
*Production Contact: Atsushi Takayama, Kimoto Takashiotto (Yorozutoshisha)
*Cooperation: New Japan Pro Wrestling, Mizuno Sports, Toyota Motor Sales
*Publisher: Shogakukan
*Directors: Kiyosumi Fukasawa, Akira Okazaki, Kanji Otsuka, Shohei Tojo
*Production: NET, Tsuburaya Productions, Yorozutoshisha
==Music==
:;Opening Theme
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**Lyrics: Keisuke Yamakawa
**Composition: Toshiaki Tsushima
**Arrangement: Hiroshi Tsutsui
**Artist: Masato Shimon, Columbia Cradle Association
**Label: Nippon Columbia
:;Ending Theme
*
**Lyrics: Keisuke Yamakawa
**Composition: Toshiaki Tsushima
**Arrangement: Hiroshi Tsutsui
**Artist: Masato Shimon, Columbia Cradle Association
**Label: Nippon Columbia
==Home Media==
A complete DVD box set of the series was released on March 21, 2003 and it was released across five DVDs in 2004. In 2015, Toei Video rereleased the series on six DVDs with each volume containing 4 episodes.https://m-78.jp/news/n-2769https://m-78.jp/news/n-2987https://m-78.jp/news/n-3031https://www.toei-video.co.jp/special/azteckaiser/
vol1.jpg|2015 volume 1 (episodes 1-4)
vol2.jpg|2015 volume 2 (episodes 5-9)
vol3.jpg|2015 volume 3 (episodes 10-13)
vol4.jpg|2015 volume 4 (episodes 14-17)
vol5.jpg|2015 volume 5 (episodes 18-22)
vol6.jpg|2015 volume 6 (episodes 23-26)
==Gallery==
===Images===
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Pro-Wres no Hoshi Azteckaiser 004.webp
Pro-Wres no Hoshi Azteckaiser 001.webp
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===Videos===
『プロレスの星 アステカイザー』DVDリリース開始！
==External Links==
*Pro-Wres no Hoshi Azteckaiser at Tsuburaya Productions' official website
*Tsuburaya Tokusatsu Hero Series page
==References==
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Category:Series
Category:Non-Ultraman Series
Category:Showa Series