Choujyu Sentai Liveman

Choujyu Sentai Liveman  is a Japanese television series. It is the 12th series in Toei's Super Sentai series.
New things
It was the first Super Sentai series to have a female Blue Ranger as well as the first Super Sentai series that introduced animal-based mecha. It was also the first Super Sentai series that introduced a super-combined robot (that is 2 or more robots put together); the first Super Sentai series to have three members from the start, with two additional members joining later on; it was the last Super Sentai series that had its mechas transported to the battle through a flying fortress on a regular basis, which could not occur again until Bakuryū Sentai Abaranger; and it was the first Super Sentai series to have both a Green Ranger and a Black Ranger in the main five, as opposed to interchanging one with another. This did not occur again until Engine Sentai Go-onger.

Plot
Academia Island
Academia Island is an elite school that various genuis students from across the globe attend. Among them are Yusuke Amamiya, Joh Ohara and Megumi Misaki who with Takuji Yano and Mari Aikawa sought to create a suit strong enough for space exploration. 
Conflict with friends
However, three of their friends Kenji Tsukigata, Rui Senda, and Goh Omura felt their talents were being wasted. They decided leave to join an evil organization called Volt. Volt offers to raise their full scientific potential. As a result, when Yusuke and others saw them leaving, Kenji draws a gun on the three with Takuji and Mari talking the fatal blow. Soon after, Professor Hoshi pitches in to help Yusuke and his friends complete the suits so they can serve to prepare against Volt.
Present day
Then in 1988, the present day, with Kenji, Rui, and Goh now known as Doctors Kemp, Mazenda and Obular, Volt begins its attack by devastating Academia Island. As a result, Yusuke, Joh, and Megumi take up the suits they created and become the Livemen to battle against their former classmates and Volt. 
They managed to get Goh to leave Volt. But Volt recruits new members in Doctor Ashura and the aliens Guildos and Butchy. Soon after, the Livemen are joined by Tetsuya and Jun-ichi. They are the respective younger brothers of Takuji and Mari, while learning that three is a darker agenda behind Volt that only its leader Bias knows.

Characters

Liveman
 Actor  Name  Rangers  MechaDaisuke ShimaYusuke AmamiyaRed FalconJet FalconKazuhiro NishimuraJoh OharaYellow LionLand LionMegumi MoriMegumi MisakiBlue DolphinAqua DolphinSeiro YamaguchiTetsuya YanoBlack BisonBison LinerJin KawamotoJunichi AikawaGreen Sai / Green RhinoSai Fire

Cast
 Yusuke Amamiya / Red Falcon: Daisuke Shima
 Joh Ohara / Yellow Lion: Kazuhiko Nishimura
 Megumi Misaki / Blue Dolphin: Megumi Mori
 Tetsuya Yano / Black Bison: Seiro Yamaguchi
 Junichi Aikawa / Green Sai: Jin Kawamoto

Guest Stars
 Doctor Hoshi: Daisuke Ban (episode 1 & 2)
 Takuji Yano: Hiromichi Hori (episode 1, 5, 8, 29 & 30)
 Mari Aikawa: Masae Hayashi (episode 1, 8, 29 & 30)
 Takeshi Yano: Hirofumi Taga (episode 5)

Songs
Opening theme
"Choujyu Sentai Liveman"
Lyrics: Akira Ohtsu
Composition: Yasuo Kosugi
Arrangement: Ohzuchi Fujita
Artist: Daisuke Shima

Ending theme
"Ashita ni ikuru ze!" ("Live to Tomorrow")
Lyrics: Akira Ohtsu
Composition: Yasuo Kosugi
Arrangement: Ohzuchi Fujita
Artist: Daisuke Shima

Category:Super Sentai series
Category:1980s Japanese television series
Category:1988 television series debuts
Category:1989 television series endings
Category:Japanese television series
Category:Drama television series
Category:Japanese-language television programs
Category:Japanese science fiction television series
Category:Superhero television shows
Category:1980s Japanese television series debuts