Tokusou Exceedraft

**Tokusou Exceedraft** (特捜エクシードラフト, *Tokusō Ekushīdorafuto*?, translated as **Special Rescue Exceedraft**) is the eleventh entry of the Metal Hero Series and aired in Japan from February 3, 1992 to January 25, 1993. It is the third and last of the Rescue Hero trilogy following Tokkyuu Shirei Solbrain. The series was initially conceived as taking place in a new continuity, leading to weaker ties to Solbrain and Winspector.

## Plot

Exceedraft is a special team of emergency research that integrates a number of fields, such as the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department, Fire and Disaster Control Agency, the Agency of Defense, and the Ministry of Health and Welfare. Their goal is to confront the threats of the human race, such as crime, environmental pollution, natural damage, etc. Its creator is the Shunsuke Masaki, creator of Winspector and Solbrain teams.

## Characters

### Allies

* Ai Hyuuga
* Jukichi Katsuragi
* Tetsuo Isshiki
* Masaru Hyuuga
* David Akiba
* Shunsuke Masaki
* Mika

### Villains

* Bunzo Yazaki
* Carlos Togo
* Iwao Daimon

## Episodes

*Main article: Tokusou Exceedraft Episodes*
1. Kindergarten Bus of Death (死の幼稚園バス, *Shi no Yōchien Basu*?)
2. Rupture City SOS! (爆裂都市SOS!, *Bakuretsu Toshi Esu Ō Esu!*?)
3. Shadow of Red Spade (赤いスペードの影, *Akai Supēdo no Kage*?)
4. Organism Weapon Girl (生体兵器少女, *Seitai Heiki Shōjo*?)
5. Space of One Person (一人ぽっちの宇宙, *Hitori Botchi no Uchū*?)
6. Track/Truck Mother (トラック母ちゃん, *Torakku Kāchan*?)
7. Hayato Designation Arrangement! (隼人 指名手配!, *Hayato Shimeitehai!*?)
8. Spade Last Maneuvers (スペード最終作戦, *Supēdo Saishū Sakusen*?)
9. Dangerous Family (危険な家族ごっこ, *Kiken na Kazoku Gokko*?)
10. Hayato's Longest Day (隼人の一番長い日, *Hayato no Ichiban Nagai Hi*?)
11. Super-High-Speed Robot of Flame (炎の超高速ロボ, *Honō no Chō Kōsoku Robo*?)
12. The Robot Front of Mach (マッハのロボ戦線, *Mahha no Robo Sensen*?)
13. Underworld Fist of Withdrawal! (禁断の地獄拳!, *Kindan no Jigoku Ken*?)
14. The Return of the Distant Father (遥かなる父の家路, *Harukanaru Chichi no Ieji*?)
15. Front Abbreviation Gold and Silver Son (前略金銀息子さま, *Zenryaku Kin Gin Musukosama*?)
16. Love of Absolute Decease (絶体絶命の愛, *Zettai Zetsumei no Ai*?)
17. Rescue Cinderella (シンデレラを救え, *Shinderera o Sukue*?)
18. My Father, the Lying Policeman (パパは嘘つき警官, *Papa wa Usotsuki Keikan*?)
19. The Intruder Who Tears Light (光を破る侵入者, *Hikari o Yaburu Shinnyūsha*?)
20. The Boundless Friendship (時空を越えた友情, *Jikū o Koeta Yūjo*?)
21. I Am Saiko (part one) (わたしはサイコI, *Watashi wa Saiko Wan*?)
22. I Am Saiko (part two) (わたしはサイコII, *Watashi wa Saiko Tsū*?)
23. Seductive Danger (死をよぶ愛の説得, *Shi o Yobu Ai no Settoku*?)
24. Straying of the Lazy Scar (傷だらけの迷走, *Kizudarake no Meisō*?)
25. Take off, Super Machine! (発進! 超マシン, *Hasshin! Chō Mashin*?)
26. Sprint To Tomorrow! (明日への激走!, *Ashita e no Gekisō*?)
27. Ken's Love Story (拳のラブストーリー, *Ken no Rabu Stōrī*?)
28. Again, Warrior of Light! (光の戦士・再び!, *Hikari no Senshi, Futatabi!*?)
29. Good-bye, Warrior of Light (さらば・光の戦士, *Saraba, Hikari no Senshi*?)
30. Escort Maneuvers (狙われた護送作戦, *Nerawareta Gosō Sakusen*?)
31. Time Travel Rescue (過去への特救便, *Kako e no Tokkyū Bin*?)
32. Kosaku's Stubborn Father (耕作のガンコ親父, *Kōsaku no Ganko Oyaji*?)
33. Completion! Battle Dress - Apocalypse of Flame (part one) (完成! 戦闘強化服（バトルジャケット） 炎の黙示録編I, *Kansei! Batoru Jaketto Honō no Mokushirokuhen Wan*?)
34. The Contract Which Sells Life - Apocalypse of Flame (part two) (生命を売る契約書 炎の黙示録編II, *Inochi o Uru Keiyakusho Honō no Mokushirokuhen Tsū*?)
35. The Invisible Giant (見えない巨人, *Mienai Kyojin*?)
36. The Captain Betrayed!? (隊長が裏切った!?, *Taichō ga Uragitta!?*?)
37. Blast Running Road of Vengeance (復讐の爆走ロード, *Fukushū no Bakusō Rōdo*?)
38. One Even Number Before the Dud and the Exit (不発弾、出前一丁, *Fuhatsudan, Demae Itchō*?)
39. Fly! White Sphere of Oath (飛べ! 誓いの白球, *Tobe! Chikai no Hakkyū*?)
40. Death Bomb Punishment Games (死の爆弾罰ゲーム, *Shi no Bakudan Batsu Gēmu*?)
41. Confrontation - Two Ken (対決! ふたりの拳, *Taiketsu! Futari no Ken*?)
42. Special Police Commanded to Impose House Arrest (特捜、謹慎を命ず, *Tokusō, Kinshin o Meizu*?)
43. God, Demon and Revelations (神と悪魔と黙示録, *Kami to Akuma to Mokushiroku*?)
44. Christmas Eve of the Final Fight (最終戦争（ハルマゲドン）の聖夜, *Harumagedon no Seiya*?)
45. Death's Snipe Order! (死神の狙撃指令!, *Shinigami no Sogeki Shirei*?)
46. The Beauty Who Raises the Beast (魔獣を飼う美少女, *Majū o Kau Bishōjo*?)
47. Masaki Returns! (正木リターンズ!!, *Masaki Ritānzu*?)
48. Decisive Battle! Last Judgment (決戦! 最後の審判, *Kessen! Saigo no Shinpan*?)
49. Good-bye, Rescue Police (さらば特捜警察（レスキューポリス）, *Saraba Resukyū Porisu*?)

## Cast

* Hayato Kanō (叶 隼人, *Kanō Hayato*?): Shigeki Kagemaru (影丸 茂樹, *Kagemaru Shigeki*?)
* Kōsaku Muraoka (村岡 耕作, *Muraoka Kōsaku*?): Mamoru Kawai (河井 マモル, *Kawai Mamoru*?)
* Ken Ōkuma (大熊 拳, *Ōkuma Ken*?): Iori Sakakibara (榊原 伊織, *Sakakibara Iori*?)
* Ai Hyuga (日向 愛, *Hyūga Ai*?): Yuri Nakamura (中村 由利, *Nakamura Yuri*?)
* Masaru Hyūga (日向 勝, *Hyūga Masaru*?): Yūki Nirasaki (韮崎 雄希, *Nirasaki Yūki*?)
* Jūkichi Katsuragi (桂木 重吉, *Katsuragi Jūkichi*?): Toyoto Fukuda (福田 豊土, *Fukuda Toyoto*?)
* Computer Voice (コンピューターボイス, *Konpyūtā Boisu*?): Kaname Shimura (志村 要, *Shimura Kaname*?)
* Tetsuo Isshiki (一色 哲夫, *Isshiki Tetsuo*?): Shunsuke Mizoguchi (溝口 舜亮, *Mizoguchi Shunsuke*?)
* Shunsuke Masaki (正木 俊介, *Masaki Shunsuke*?): Hiroshi Miyauchi (宮内 洋, *Miyauchi Hiroshi*?)
* Bunzō Yazaki (矢崎 文三, *Yazaki Bunzō*?): Jun'ichi Haruta (春田 純一, *Haruta Jun'ichi*?)
* David Akiba (デビッド 秋葉, *Debiddo Akiba*?): Shūhei Saga (嵯峨 周平, *Saga Shūhei*?)
* Carlos Tōgō (カルロス 東郷, *Karurosu Tōgō*?): Kyōji Kamui (神威 狂児, *Kamui Kyōji*?)
* Mika (美香, *Mika*?): Kayoko Moriyasu (森安 加代子, *Moriyasu Kayoko*?)
* Iwao Daimon (大門 巌, *Daimon Iwao*?): Yūji Abe (阿倍 祐二, *Abe Yūji*?)
* Narrator (ナレーター, *Narētā*?, Episode 1-14): Yoshinari Torii (鳥居 賞也, *Torii Yoshinari*?)
* Narrator (Episode 15-20): Akira Murayama (村山 明, *Murayama Akira*?)
* Narrator (Episode 21-49): Masaki Terasoma (寺杣 昌紀, *Terasoma Masaki*?)

## Songs

Opening theme
* "Tokusou Exceedraft" (特捜エクシードラフト, *Tokusō Ekushīdorafuto*?)
	+ Lyrics: Keisuke Yamakawa (山川 啓介, *Yamakawa Keisuke*?)
	+ Composition: Kisaburō Suzuki (鈴木 キサブロー, *Suzuki Kisaburō*?)
	+ Arrangement: Tatsumi Yano (矢野 立美, *Yano Tatsumi*?)
	+ Artist: Takayuki Miyauchi (宮内 タカユキ, *Miyauchi Takayuki*?)

Ending theme
* "Goal wa Mirai" (ゴールは未来, *Gōru wa Mirai*?, "The Goal is the Future")
	+ Lyrics: Keisuke Yamakawa
	+ Composition: Kisaburō Suzuki
	+ Arrangement: Tatsumi Yano
	+ Artist: Takayuki Miyauchi

## External links

* *Tokusou Exceedraft* at Wikipedia
* *Tokusou Exceedraft* at Japanese Wikipedia
* Tokusou Exceedraft at IMDB