Kyojuu Tokusou Juspion

***Kyojuu Tokusou Juspion*** (巨獣特捜ジャスピオン, *Kyojū Tokusō Jasupion*?, translated as *Special Megabeast Investigator Juspion*) is a Japanese tokusatsu television series and part of the Metal Hero Series. Produced by Toei Company, it was originally broadcast from 3 March, 1985 to 24 March, 1986, running for 46 episodes. The name "Juspion" is a portmanteau of "**Jus**tice" and "Cham**pion**". Juspion is the only Metal Hero series to focus on giant robot combat. *Kyoujuu Tokusou Juspion* was aired in Brazil through the now-defunct TV Manchete, becoming extremely popular in that country under the marketing name "O Fantástico J**a**spion". The character was so insanely popular that he even gained his own comic book series and it's still considered one of the greatest Japanese super heroes by many Brazilian fans. It was also aired in Indonesia and in France, where only a few episodes of the show were dubbed and transmitted. And it was the first series to air on Mondays instead of Fridays.

For distribution purposes, Toei refers to this television series as *Juspion*.

A film remake of the show is set to be made in Brazil to be released in mid-2019. It is said Toei will be involved.

On August 12 2018, it was announced that a BD release with English subtitles is to be handled by Discotek Media. It is due for release in August 27, 2019, making it the first *Metal Heroes* DVD/Blu-Ray to release in North America in its original form.

## Plot

While reading the Galaxy Bible, Ejin learns of a shocking prophecy: When the dark god Satan Gorth awakens, the universe will be ravaged by giant monsters filled with rage. After Satan Gorth appears and the prophecy is set in motion, Ejin orders Juspion, who Ejin has been tutoring, to stop him and combat the corrupted Megabeasts. He travels with his friends in the Daileon.

## Characters

### Daileon Crew

* Anri
* Comic Beast Miya

### Allies

* Ejin
* Boomerang
* Nambara Family
* Kerly and Hanna
* The Golden Bird
* Tarzan of the Galaxy

### Megabeast Empire

* Satan Gorth

* The Four Deva Kings
	+ Iki
	+ Zampa
	+ Brima
	+ Guilleau
* Galactic Witch Gilza
* Gilmarza, Spectre Queen of the Dark Galaxy
* The Five Space Ninjas
	+ Ka
	+ Fuu
	+ Dou
	+ Sui
	+ Moku

#### Megabeasts

* Marigos (1)
* Hanedar (1)
* Tetsugos (2)
* Namageras (3)
* Gaios (4)
* Giga (5)
* Gelgon (6)
* Iwagoreela (7)
* Onideviler (8)
* Kidamar (9)
* Pirazahl (10)
* Gamagoras (11)
* Kabegonta (13)
* Umiking (14)
* Portsanki (15)
* Dyman/Dymatiko (16)
* Headdrimer (17)
* Umiblar (19)
* Hakabarn (20)
* Magneder (21)
* Kumorda (22)
* Shishiorn (23)
* Moke (24)
* Donges (25)
* Borger (26)
* Sodomon (27)
* Aiger (28)
* Gasler (29)
* Baloom (30)
* Deathchiras (31)
* Majin (33)
* Phordon (34, 42)
* Jimushi (36)
* Ebizohl (37)
* Aquarocky (38)
* Diagoras (40)
* Deathdran (41)
* Badelges (44)

#### Others

* Amazones (10)
* Zamurai (19)
* Giller (20)
* Chikita (22)
* Gazami Brothers (25-26)
* Cutey Girls (27)
* Aigerman (28)
* Silk, Kenga, and Zahul (31)
* Tipp (32)
* Dragoon (37)

## Episodes

1. The Giant Monsters' Planet (巨大怪獣の惑星, *Kyodai Kaijū no Wakusei*?)
2. Super Electronic Star Sakura's Sadness (悲しみの超電子星サクラ, *Kanashimi no Chōdenshisei Sakura*?)
3. Protect! The Dream of the Galaxy Boy (守れ! 銀河少年の夢, *Mamore! Ginga Shōnen no Yume*?)
4. Taking Course For The 3rd Planet (第3惑星に進路を取れ, *Daisan Wakusei ni Shinro o Tore*?)
5. Look! That is Father's Star (ほら! あれが父さん星だ, *Hora! Are ga Tōsan Hoshi Da*?)
6. Child Beast and Children (子供獣と子供たち, *Kodomojū to Kodomotachi*?)
7. Strengthened Iwagorilla's Great Counterattack (怪力イワゴリーラの大逆襲, *Kairiki Iwagorīra no Dai Gyakushū*?)
8. Shining Smiles in the Meadow . Lotto and Sachi Run (草原に輝く笑顔・ロットとサチが駈ける, *Sōgen ni Kagayaku Egao! Rotto to Sachi ga Kakeru*?)
9. The Tale of a Certain Tree (ある巨木のものがたり, *Aru Kyoboku no Monogatari*?)
10. The Ancient Strange Fish Joined by the Female Spy (女スパイを連れた古代怪魚, *Onna Supai o Tsureta Kodai Kaigyo*?)
11. Quack! Tsukuba's Giant Ducks Great March (グェッ! ツクバの巨大ガマ大行進, *Gue! Tsukuba no Kyodai Gama Dai Kōshin*?)
12. Satan Gorth Fears the Mysterious Prophecy (神秘の大予言にサタンゴースがおびえる, *Shinpi no Daiyogen ni Satan Gōsu ga Obieru*?)
13. The Evil Raging Four Celestial Kings from Outer Space (宇宙からの助っ人 大暴れ悪の四天王, *Uchū kara no Suketto Ooabare Aku no Shitennō*?)
14. Tear the Japan's Archipelago! Hamanako Attack Operation (日本列島を断て! 浜名湖アタック作戦, *Nihon Rettō o Tate! Hamanako Atakku Sakusen*?)
15. Dream? Illusion? The Golden Bird's Wings Flapping (夢か? 幻か? はばたく黄金の鳥, *Yume ka? Maboroshi ka? Habataku Ougon no Tori*?)
16. Future of Humanity? Giant Beast Empire Panic (人類の未来か? 恐怖の巨獣帝国, *Jinrui no Mirai ka? Kyōfu no Kyojū Teikoku*?)
17. The Galactic Tarzan Who Dashes into the Ocean of Love and Tears (愛と涙の海を疾走する銀河のターザン, *Ai to Namida no Umi o Shissō Suru Ginga no Tāzan*?)
18. The Red-Eyed Battle Machine Man Who Stands Even After Destruction (破壊しても立ち上がる赤目の戦闘機械人, *Hakai Shite mo Tachiagaru Akame no Sentō Kikaijin*?)
19. The Cursed Seabed People Smile! S.O.S. Dolphin's Sea (呪いの海底人が笑う イルカの海SOS, *Noroi no Kaiteijin ga Warau Iruka no Umi Esu ō Esu*?)
20. Daughter! Son! Leave It to the Last Chance (娘よ! 息子よ! ラスト・チャンスに賭けろ!, *Musume yo! Musuko yo! Rasuto Chansu ni Kakero!*?)
21. Hot-Air Balloon Boy Cast Away! Brave Speed 160 km/h (熱気球少年が投げる 時速160kmの勇気, *Netsukikyū Shōnen ga Nageru Jisoku Hyakurokujukiro no Yūki*?)
22. The Spell of Female Stranger Who Returned the Girl to the Demon (少女を悪魔にかえる怪女チキタの大妖術, *Shōjo o Akuma ni Kaeru Kaijo Chikita no Daiyōjutsu*?)
23. Giant Beast Sho from the World Ruled by the Magic Hand (魔の手があやつる世界の巨獣ショー, *Ma no Te ga Ayatsuru Sekai no Kyojū Shō*?)
24. Careful! ¥100,000,000 Salary Offer (ご用心! 月給1億円さしあげます, *Goyōjin! Gekkyū Ichiokuen Sashiagemasu*?)
25. Help the Vanishing Tokyo! Evil Bullet Good Bullet Death Match (救え東京消失! 悪だま善だまデスマッチ, *Sukue Tōkyō Shoshitsu! Akudama Zendama Desumacchi*?)
26. Roaring Soil! Daileon's Angry Great Counterattack (とどろく大地! ダイレオン怒りの大逆襲, *Todoroku Daichi! Daireon Ikari no Dai Gyakushū*?)
27. Run Swiftly Through the Singing Dancing Road of Youth (歌って踊って青春ロードを突っ走れ!, *Utatte Odotte Seishun Rōdo o Tsuppashire!*?)
28. The Electronic Monster's Lethal Data (電子頭脳獣の必殺データー, *Denshi Zunōjū no Hissatsu Dētā*?)
29. Mad Galant Dies! However Gilza... (マッドギャラン死す! しかしギルザが…, *Maddogyaran Shisu! Shikashi Giruza ga...*?)
30. Red Balloon, Blue Balloon ・Balloon Panic (赤い風船・青い風船・バルーンパニック, *Akai Fūsen・Aoi Fūsen・Barūn Panikku*?)
31. Teacher and Children Scream at Live Broadcast Panic (先生と子供たちが泣き叫ぶ恐怖の生中継, *Sensei to Kodomo-tachi ga Nakisakebu Kyōfu no Nama Chūkei*?)
32. The Robot Maid's Midnight Albite (お手伝いロボットの真夜中のアルバイト, *Otetsudai Robotto no Mayonaka no Arubaito*?)
33. The Bully's Dancing Magic Great Battle (いじめっ子も踊りだす魔法大合戦, *Ijimekko mo Odoridasu Mahō Dai Gassen*?)
34. Love of Father and Child that Breaks the Impregnable Fortress (鉄壁の要塞を砕く父と子の愛, *Teppeki no Yōsai o Kudaku Chichi to Ko no Ai*?)
35. Bible Found! Now a Fearful Fact... (発見された聖書(バイブル) 今恐るべき事実が…, *Hakken Sareta Baiburu Ima Osorubeki Jijitsu ga...*?)
36. The Shining of a New Life that Calls For A Miracle (奇蹟を呼ぶ新しい生命の輝き, *Kiseki o Yobu Atarashii Inochi no Kagayaki*?)
37. Full Course Panic! How About an Infernal Cousine? (恐怖のフルコース地獄料理はいかが?, *Kyōfu no Furu Kōsu Jigoku Ryōri wa Ikaga?*?)
38. Older Sister is Strange! Planned Miracle (姉ちゃんが変だ! 仕組まれた奇蹟, *Nē-chan ga Hen Da! Shikumareta Kiseki*?)
39. Miyo's Kiss is 1 Million Horsepower (ミヨちゃんのキッスは百万馬力, *Miyo-chan no Kissu wa Hyakuman Bariki*?)
40. Rich Man Tactic・Mystery of the Diamond Meteor (リッチマン作戦・ダイヤ流星群の謎, *Ricchi Man Sakusen・Daiya Ryūseigun no Nazo*?)
41. Time to Duel・You Scream Deadly Gunman's Justice (決闘の時・君が呼ぶ必殺ガンマンの正義, *Kettō no Toki ・Kimi ga Yobu Hissatsu Ganman no Seigi*?)
42. Friends that Came from the Stars・The Tale of Pippi and Hiroshi (星から来た友だち・ピッピと浩の物語, *Hoshi kara Kita Tomodachi ・Pippi to Hiroshi no Monogatari*?)
43. Alice Saw Satan Gorth's Wonderland (アリスが見た不思議の国のサタンゴース, *Arisu ga Mita Fushigi no Kuni no Satan Gōsu*?)
44. You Survived? Appeared Ancient Haunt (君は生き残れるか? 出現した太古の魔境, *Kimi wa Ikinokoreru ka? Shutsugen-shita Taiko no Makyo*?)
45. I Am Satan Gorth's Son (おれはサタンゴースの息子だ, *Ore wa Satan Gōsu no Musuko Da*?)
46. People from All Galaxies Hold Hands (手をつなぐ全銀河の人類たち, *Te o Tsunagu Zenginga no Jinrui-tachi*?)

## Cast

* Juspion: Hikaru Kurosaki
* Anri: Kiyomi Tsukada
* Miiya: Sawatokuko Okane
* Ejin: Noboru Nakaya
* Boomerang: Hiroshi Watari
* Ken'ichirou Nanbara: Isao Sasaki
* Kanoko Nanbara: Kiyomi Sone
* Kenta Nanbara: Daisuke Yamashita
* Kumiko: Miki Takahashi
* Lotto: Hiroshi Satō
* Sachi: Yoshie Hayashi
* Satan Gorth: Shōzō Iizuka (voice)
* Mad Gallant: Jun'ichi Haruta
* Brima: Misa Nirei
* Guilleau: Kei Anan
* Zampa: Daikaku Sekine
* Iki/Gazami 1: Toshimichi Takahashi
* Gazami 2: Shun Ueda
* Gilza: Atsuko Takahata
* Gilmarza: Yukie Kagawa
* Narrator: Tōru Ōhira

### Suit actors

* Juspion: Takanori Shibahara, Kazuyoshi Yamada, Noriaki Kaneda
* Satan Gorth: Hideaki Kusaka

## Songs

Opening theme
* "Ore ga Seigi da! Juspion" (俺が正義だ！ジャスピオン, *Ore ga Seigi da! Jasupion*?, "I am Justice! Juspion")
	+ Lyrics: Keisuke Yamakawa
	+ Composition: Michiaki Watanabe
	+ Artist: Ai Takano (アイ高野, *Ai Takano*?)

Ending theme
* "Space Wolf Juspion" (銀河狼（スペースウルフ）ジャスピオン, *Supēsu Urufu Jasupion*?)
	+ Lyrics: Keisuke Yamakawa
	+ Composition: Michiaki Watanabe
	+ Artist: Ai Takano

## Video Release Name

The official Toei video releases in the '80s listed in English, below the title, "Space Wolf Juspion" (named after the ending theme for instance). This has created some confusion and has led some to believe that is the actual title of the series and translation of "Kyojuu Tokusou." The Space Wolf name is simply one of Juspion's nicknames much like the "Galactic Tarzan" in order for him to have a title to introduce himself by.

Juspion DVD release.jpgJuspion VHS Vol.1Juspion USK vs SS.jpg"Space Wolf Juspion" in *Uchu Sentai Kyuranger vs. Space Squad* (2018)Space Wolf Juspion in SD.jpg"Space Wolf Juspion" on Blu-Ray cover.
## External links

* *Kyojuu Tokusou Juspion* at Wikipedia
* *Kyojuu Tokusou Juspion* at Japanese Wikipedia
* Kyojuu Tokusou Juspion at IMDB

## References

1. ↑ http://www.jefusion.com/2018/02/mega-beast-enforcer-juspion-to-get.html
2. ↑ http://ukiyaseed.weebly.com/ukiyaseeds-other-blog/megabeast-inspector-juspions-north-american-bd-release-date-revealed