B-Fighter Kabuto

**B-Fighter Kabuto** (ビーファイターカブト, *Bī Faitā Kabuto*?) is the fifteenth entry of the Metal Hero Series. It is sequel to Juukou B-Fighter, taking place ten years after the preceding B-Fighter series. B-Fighter Kabuto aired from March 3, 1996 to February 16, 1997. It is considered to be the last of the offical Metal Hero Series as the next two entries were aimed at a younger audience. The action footage and props were used for the Beetleborgs Metallix series.

## Plot

Ten years after the destruction of Jamahl, Earth has returned to peace again. The Earth Academia has become the **Cosmo Academia**, a scientific research organization, where Takuya Kai works with Sage Guru on a new generation of Insect Armor in the event of another threat to the Earth.

This threat is realized when a Cosmo Academia exploration submarine comes across a fissure in the ocean floor, out of which rises a huge flying fortress of the ancient tribe Melzard. This clan has been resting for millennia and seeks to destroy mankind. Matriarch Mother Melzard sends her oldest sons Raija and Dezzle to lead the attack with Raija's Elebamamoth. By then, Guru has infused the Neo Insect Armor with Insect Power, creating the three Command Voicers to link three humans with the armor. Kengo Tachibana and Ran Ayukawa, who have been selected to wear the new armor, ready themselves and become B-Fighter Kuwaga and B-Fighter Tento.

But the person to become B-Fighter Kabuto had not been chosen when the remaining Command Voicer flies out the window. Ran and Kengo follow it to meet Kouhei Toba, a star athlete at his school who is losing badly to Elebammoth who froze the boy's sister as the last Command Voicer flies into his hand. Kengo and Ran are shocked that this high school student is to be B-Fighter Kabuto, but they go to him and teach him how to transform. He changes into Kabuto and the three of them attack Elebammoth and several henchmen, with Kabuto killing Elebammoth. Refusing to accept defeat, Mother Melzard continues her attacks, with Raija and Dezzle working against each other in their attacks on the B-Fighters.

## Characters

### New Generation of B-Fighters

*Main article: New Generation of B-Fighters*

### Allies

* Professor Masaru Osanai
* Artificial Life Bit
* Yui Toba
* Sage Guru

#### First Generation of B-Fighters

*Main article: First Generation of B-Fighters*

### Melzard Tribe

* Mother Melzard (1-50)
* Dinosaur Warrior Raija (1-27, 36-50)
* Insect Swordswoman Miolra (1-50)
* Deep Sea Fish-man Dezzle (1-31, 36-48)
* Rock Shell Chamberlain Dord (1-48)
* Darkness Generals B-Crushers
	+ B-Crusher Descorpion (28-35, 37-50)
	+ B-Crusher Mukadelinger (28-35, 37-49)
	+ B-Crusher Killmantis (28-35, 37-48)
	+ B-Crusher Beezack (28-35, 37-48)
* Bodyguards (1-42)
* Giborbas (1-42)

#### Melzard Monsters

##### Raija's Monsters

* Giant Elephant Beast Elebammoth (1)
* Violent Dragon Beast Dinozaura (3-4, 24)
* Mole Beast Mogerado (6)
* Flame Ant Beast Baeria (8)
* Leaping Fist Beast Gangaroo (10)
* Thorn Illusion Beast Zabodera (12, 24)
* Bat Beast Zyren (14, 24)
* Fang Tiger Beast Dorafire (16)
* Destroyed Flower Beast Groba (18)
* Heat Fruit Beast Pineappler (19)
* Heat Wind Beast Zarst (21, 35)
* Changing Color Beast Gameleorda (22, 35)
* Frightful Warrior Beast Driceraija (26-27)

##### Dezzle's Monsters

* Trilo-Beast Zazanyoda (2)
* Shell Turtle Beast Gamegeron (5)
* Covering Star Beast Hitodenajiru (7)
* Greedy Fish Beast Coelaganza (11)
* Hell Sickle Beast Hellgama (13, 24)
* Changing Body Beast Isogilala (15, 24)
* Sea Scorpion Beast Kaizazora (17)
* Water Dwelling Beast Kapparapa (20)
* Poison Fin Beast Okozezeze (23, 35)
* Spirit Evil Beast Zanshoror (24, 35)

##### Other Monsters

* Tooth Clam Beast Nezugaira (9)
* Snake Mysterious Beast Hebyusa (25-26)
* Darkness Combined Beast Arajibiray (37)
* Darkness Combined Beast Tokasuzura (39)
* Darkness One-Horned Beast Misty Horn (43)
* Darkness Devil Beast Zadan (44)
* Darkness Wave Beast Dargriffon (47)

## Episodes

*Main article: B-Fighter Kabuto Episodes*
1. The Second Generation's a High School Warrior (２代目は高校戦士, *Nidaime wa Kōkō Senshi*?)
2. The Trilobite's After School Invitation (三葉虫は放課後誘う, *Sanyōchū wa Hōkago Sasō*?)
3. Awaken!! New Machines (目覚めよ！！ 新マシン, *Mezame yo!! Shin Mashin*?)
4. Vow!! Heated Stag Beetle (誓え！！ 熱きクワガタ, *Chikae!! Atsuki Kuwagata*?)
5. A Great Reversal to the You that Departed (大逆転去りゆく君へ, *Daigyakuten Sariyuku Kimi e*?)
6. A Great Wild Battle at the Cherry Blossom Festival!! (桜祭りで大乱戦！！, *Sakura Matsuri de Dairansen*?)
7. The Raging Iron Fist presented by a Friend (友に捧ぐ怒りの鉄拳, *Tomo ni Sasagu Ikari no Tekken*?)
8. Kabuto Finally Leaves School!? (カブトついに退学！？, *Kabuto Tsuini Taigaku!?*?)
9. Becoming a Pupil of the Storytelling Monster!! (弟子入り落語怪物！！, *Deshi Iri Rakugo Kaibutsu*?)
10. Showdown with the Martial Arts Master (対決格闘技マスター, *Taiketsu Kakutōgi Masutā*?)
11. Shoot Across the Sea of Tears (涙の海を越えて撃て, *Namida no Umi o Koete Ute*?)
12. Mysterious?! The Fossil's Fantastic Maze (謎？！ 化石の夢幻迷宮, *Nazo?! Kaseki no Mugen Meikyū*?)
13. Change!! The Explosive Dashing Professor (チェンジ！！ 爆走博士, *Chenji!! Bakusō Hakase*?)
14. The Cry that Destroyed the Trapped Town (罠の街消された悲鳴, *Wana no Kaishō Sareta Himei*?)
15. Infiltrate the Hospital Ward of Terror (恐怖病棟に潜入せよ, *Kyōfu Byōtō ni Sennyū seyo*?)
16. Save the School Anniversary's Idols (救え学園祭アイドル, *Sukue Gakuensai Aidoru*?)
17. The Fighting Love-Foretelling Diary!! (戦う恋占い日記！！, *Tatakau Kou Uranai Nikki!!*?)
18. The 20-Million Year Revenge of the Exterminated Flower (絶滅花２億年の復讐, *Zetsumetsubana Niokunen no Fukushū*?)
19. Is the Mysterious Girl a Mermaid Princess?! (夏の彼女は人魚姫？！, *Natsu no Kanojo wa Ningyohime?!*?)
20. The Hunt for the Kappa for 3000 Ri!! (河童訪ねて三千里！！, *Kappa Tazunete Sanzenri!!*?)
21. Call the Rain, Heroic Crybaby (雨を呼べ泣き虫英雄, *Ame o Yobe Nakimushi Eiyū*?)
22. The Flaming Mistress' Roaring Shamisen (轟く三味線炎の女将, *Todoroku Shamisen Honō no Okami*?)
23. Run to the Wilderness of Pride!! (誇りの荒野を走れ！！, *Hokori no Kōya o Hashire!!*?)
24. Summer Vacation!! The Haunted Classroom (夏休み！！ 怪談教室, *Natsuyasumi!! Kaidan Kyōshitsu*?)
25. The Return of The First Generation (帰ってきたアイツ達, *Kaettekita Aitsutachi*?)
26. Nightmare!! B-Fighter vs. B-Fighter (悪夢！！ ＢＦ対ＢＦ, *Akumu!! Bī Faitā Tai Bī Faitā*?)
27. The Certain Death of the 6 Great Warriors (６大戦士絶体絶命, *Rokudai Senshi Zettai Zetsumei*?)
28. Enter!! The Insect Warrior of the Wind (見参！！ 風の昆虫戦士, *Kenzan!! Kaze no Konchū Senshi*?)
29. The Violent Centipede General (暴れん坊ムカデ将軍, *Abarenbō Mukade Shōgun*?)
30. Shine Genji, the Earth's Power (輝けゲンジ大地の力, *Kagayake Genji Daichi no Chikara*?)
31. The Combined Ultimate Gun and the Mournful Warrior (合体最強銃と哀戦士, *Gattai Saikyōjū to Ai Senshi*?)
32. Echo, Beautiful Butterfly's Melody (響け美しき蝶の旋律, *Hibike Utsukushiki Chō no Senritsu*?)
33. Grab it!! The Legendary Sacred Sword (つかめ！！ 伝説の神剣, *Tsukame!! Densetsu no Shinken*?)
34. Control!? The B-Fighters' Day of Defeat (制圧！？ ＢＦ敗北の日, *Seiatsu!? Bī Faitā Haiboku no Hi*?)
35. Rip Through the Darkness, The Revived Giant God (闇を裂け復活の巨神, *Yami o Sake Fukkatsu no Kyoshin*?)
36. Dirty!! The Demonic Brothers' Counterattack (卑劣！！ 魔兄弟の逆襲, *Hiretsu!! Ma Kyōdai no Gyakushū*?)
37. Defeat, The Invincible New Monster (倒せ不死身の新怪人, *Taose Fujimi no Shin Kaijin*?)
38. The Nightmarish Giant Stag Beetle (悪夢のオオクワガタ, *Akumu no Ō Kuwagata*?)
39. Merciless!! The B-Fighter are Melting (無惨！！ ＢＦが溶ける, *Muzan!! Bī Faitā ga Tokeru*?)
40. Break Through the Maze of Love (駆け抜けろ恋の迷宮, *Kakenukero Koi no Meikyū*?)
41. The No-Rules Peak Battle (ルール無用頂上決戦, *Rūru Muyō Chōjō Kessen*?)
42. Kabuto's Trip To The Moon World (カブトの月世界旅行, *Kabuto no Tsuki Sekai Ryokō*?)
43. The Girl of Darkness is the B-Fighter Killer (闇の娘はＢＦキラー, *Yami no Musume wa Bī Faitā Kirā*?)
44. The Devil Girl Arrives... (悪魔少女来たりて…, *Akuma Shōjo Kitarite...*?)
45. B-Fighter!! A Challenge in History (ＢＦ！！ 歴史に挑戦, *Bī Faitā!! Rekishi ni Chōsen*?)
46. Super Heavy Shell Strike! (超重甲ストライキ！, *Chō Jūkō Sutoraiki*?)
47. The B-Fighters' Father, the Elder Dies!! (ＢＦの父 老師死す！！, *Bī Faitā no Chichi Rōshi Shisu!!*?)
48. The Beetle Base's Great Explosion!! (ＢＦ基地（ビートルベース）大爆破？！, *Bītoru Bēsu Daibakuha?!*?)
49. The Sunrise of The Earth's Downfall (地球滅亡の夜明け, *Chikyū Metsubō no Yoake*?)
50. The Last Battle (ラストバトル, *Rasuto Batoru*?)

## Cast

* Kouhei Toba: Omi (オミ, *Omi*?) (Played as Hideomi Nakazato (中里 栄臣, *Nakazato Hideomi*?))
* Kengo Tachibana: Naohisa Adachi (足立 直久, *Adachi Naohisa*?) (Played as Naoto Adachi (安達 直人, *Adachi Naoto*?))
* Ran Ayukawa, Fake Ran (30): Yukina Kurisu (栗栖 ゆきな, *Kurisu Yukina*?)
* Masaru Osanai: Ryoichi Yamaguchi (山口 良一, *Yamaguchi Ryōichi*?)
* Yui Toba: Kaori Asoh (麻生 かおり, *Asō Kaori*?)
* Mac Windy: Reuben Langdon (ルーベン・ラングダン, *Rūben Rangudan*?)
* Sophie Villeneuve: Reika Hashimoto (橋本 麗香, *Hashimoto Reika*?)
* Li Wen: Hideki Anzai (安斉 英樹, *Anzai Hideki*?)
* Julio Rivera: Seiji Takaiwa (高岩 成二, *Takaiwa Seiji*?)
* Dinosaur Warrior Raija: Akira Ooka (大岡 旭, *Ōoka Akira*?)
* Insect Swordswoman Miola: Akiko Yoshio (吉尾 亜希子, *Yoshio Akiko*?)

### Voice actors

* Artificial Life Bit: Tomoe Hanba (半場 友恵, *Hanba Tomoe*?)
* Sage Guru: Yasuo Tanaka (田中 康郎, *Tanaka Yasuo*?)
* B-Fighter Yanma: Kōichi Tōchika (遠近 孝一, *Tōchika Kōichi*?)
* Shell God Seal Sword Astral Saber: Ryūzaburō Ōtomo (大友 龍三郎, *Ōtomo Ryūzaburō*?)
* Kabuto: Takahiro Yoshimizu (吉水 孝宏, *Yoshimizu Takahiro*?)
* Mother Melzard: Wakana Yamazaki (山崎 和佳奈, *Yamazaki Wakana*?)
* Deep Sea Fish-man Dezzle: Kaneto Shiozawa (塩沢 兼人, *Shiozawa Kaneto*?)
* Rock Shell Chamberlain Dord: Hiroshi Masuoka (増岡 弘, *Masuoka Hiroshi*?)
* Deadly Poison Armored General Descorpion: Tetsu Inada (稲田 徹, *Inada Tetsu*?)
* Cold-Blooded Armored General Mukaderinger: Masuo Amada (天田 益男, *Amada Masuo*?)
* Demon Blade Armored General Killmantis: Takao Ishii (石井 隆夫, *Ishii Takao*?)
* Mirage Armored General Beezack: Yutaka Aoyama (青山 穣, *Aoyama Yutaka*?)

### Suit actors

* B-Fighter Kabuto (Up), Kabuterios: Hideaki Kusaka (日下 秀昭, *Kusaka Hideaki*?)
* B-Fighter Kabuto (Action), B-Fighter Yanma, B-Fighter Genji: Seiji Takaiwa
* B-Fighter Kuwagar (Up): Koji Matoba (的場 耕二, *Matoba Kōji*?)
* B-Fighter Kuwagar (Action), Mukadelinger: Yasuhiko Imai (今井 靖彦, *Imai Yasuhiko*?)
* B-Fighter Tentou (Up): Keiko Hashimoto (橋本 恵子, *Hashimoto Keiko*?)
* B-Fighter Tentou (Action): Takeshi Miyazaki (宮崎 剛, *Miyazaki Takeshi*?)
* B-Fighter Ageha: Yoshie Seki (関 誉枝恵, *Seki Yoshie*?)
* Dezzle: Yoshimasa Chida (千田 義正, *Chida Yoshimasa*?)
* Sage Guru, Dord: Kotaro Fujimoto (藤本 幸太郎, *Fujimoto Kōtarō*?)
* Descorpion: Jiro Okamoto (岡元 次郎, *Okamoto Jirō*?)
* Killmantis: Hikaru Takahashi (高橋 光, *Takahashi Hikaru*?)
* Beezack: Hirofumi Ishigaki (石垣 広文, *Ishigaki Hirofumi*?)

## Songs

Opening theme
* "B-Fighter Kabuto" (ビーファイターカブト, *Bīfaitā Kabuto*?)
	+ Lyrics: Yoko Aki (阿木 燿子, *Aki Yōko*?)
	+ Composition: Ryudo Uzaki (宇崎 竜童, *Uzaki Ryūdō*?)
	+ Arrangement: Eiji Kawamura (川村 栄二, *Kawamura Eiji*?)
	+ Artist: Nobuhiko Kashiwara (樫原 伸彦, *Kashiwara Nobuhiko*?)

Ending theme
* "Ōgoe de Utaeba" (大声で歌えば, *"Ōgoe de Utaeba"*? "If I Sing Loudly") (1-49)
	+ Lyrics: Yoko Aki
	+ Composition: Ryudo Uzaki
	+ Arrangement: Eiji Kawamura
	+ Artist: Nobuhiko Kashiwara
* "B-Fighter Kabuto" (ビーファイターカブト, *Bīfaitā Kabuto*?) (50)
	+ Lyrics: Yoko Aki
	+ Composition: Ryudo Uzaki
	+ Arrangement: Eiji Kawamura
	+ Artist: Nobuhiko Kashiwara

## External links

* *B-Fighter Kabuto* at Wikipedia
* *B-Fighter Kabuto* at Japanese Wikipedia
* B-Fighter Kabuto at IMDB
* B-Fighter Kabuto on Toku Central