Denshi Sentai Denziman

**Denshi Sentai Denziman** (電子戦隊デンジマン, *Denshi Sentai Denjiman*?, translated as **Electronic Squadron Denziman**) is the fourth entry of the *Super Sentai* series. It was broadcast from February 2, 1980 to January 31, 1981.

The title given to this series for international distribution by Toei is *Denziman, Electric Fighters*.

## Plot

3000 years ago, the Vader Clan devastated the planet Denzi. Denzi Land, an island from Denzi, landed on Earth. In modern times, the computer of Denziland awoke the Denzi Dog IC when it detected the Vader Clan approaching Earth. IC found five young people (who may or may not be descendants of the Denzi people) to become the Denzimen in order to defend Earth, the Vader Clan's next target.

## Characters

### Allies

#### Denzi Descendants

* Denzi Computer
* Denzi Dog IC
* Princess Denzi
* Claire (movie)
* Paul Izaki (29)
* Himiko Kitagawa
* Kamiko Kitagawa

#### Other Allies

* Officer Chieko Matsuo
* Officer Tomoko Nakai
* Ken'ichi Ooishi (3-19)
* Santa Noda
* Hiroshi Hirai
* Katsuo Sano
* Yumiko Nakagawa
* Sachiko (4, 21)
* Gou Koyuki (26)
* Mari Asakaze (31)

### Vader Clan

* Queen Hedrian
* General Hedrer
* Keller and Mirror
* Banriki Demon King (37-51)
	+ Banriki Monster (49-51)
* Dustlers
* Vader Monsters
	+ Musasabilar (1)
	+ Shabonlar (2)
	+ Chikagerilar (3)
	+ Rupankamelar (4)
	+ Tsutakazular (5)
	+ Higekitakolar (6)
	+ Umitsular (7)
	+ Firumular (8)
	+ Denwalar (9)
	+ Hambular (10)
	+ Tayajigolar (11)
	+ Balar (12)
	+ Adobaloolar (13)
	+ Jukular (14)
	+ Panchirolar (15)
	+ Samelar (16)
	+ Deadbolar (17)
	+ Kaigalar (18)
	+ Gamalar (19)
	+ Hachidokular (20)
	+ Rosokular (21)
	+ Taimular (22)
	+ Kokelar (23)
	+ Hamigakilar (24)
	+ Angolar (Movie)
	+ Medamalar (25)
	+ Rekolar (26)
	+ Kilar (27)
	+ Nazolar (28)
	+ Sabimushilar (29)
	+ Chōchinlar (30)
	+ Mimilar (31)
	+ Datolar (32)
	+ Saxophonelar (33)
	+ Shunsuke Furukawa/Bidamalar (34)
	+ Dokugalar (35)
	+ Noranekolar (36)
	+ Kamakilar (38)
	+ Akumalar (39)
	+ Pikarilar (40)
	+ Jishinlar (41)
	+ Ninpolar (42)
	+ Desumasukular (43)
	+ Arazinlar (44)
	+ Onilar (45)
	+ Torikagolar (46)
	+ Botolar (47)
	+ Sakkalar (48)
	+ Kendamalar (48)
	+ Karakurilar (48-49)

## Arsenal

### Sidearms

* Denzi Stick
* Denzi Punch

### Vehicles

* Denzi Machine ◆
* Denzi Buggy ◆◆◆◆
* Denzi Crafts

## Mecha

*Legend*:✶ team-piloted mecha, ➲ carrier mecha
* DenziTiger ➲
* Denzi Fighter / DaiDenzin ✶

## Episodes

*Main article: Denshi Sentai Denziman Episodes*
1. Ep. 1: Take the Express to the Super Fortress (超要塞へ急行せよ, *Chō Yōsai e Kyūkō Seyo*?)
2. Ep. 2: The Man-Eating Soap Bubbles (人喰いシャボン玉, *Hito-kui Shabondama*?)
3. Ep. 3: The Great Oil Hell Panic (油地獄大パニック, *Abura Jigoku Dai Panikku*?)
4. Ep. 4: Vader Demon Castle Pursuit (ベーダー魔城追撃, *Bēdā Mashiro Tsuigeki*?)
5. Ep. 5: The Red Poison Flower That Crawls up the Wall (壁に蠢く赤い毒花, *Kabe ni Ugomeku Akai Doku Hana*?)
6. Ep. 6: The Demon-Clone Girl (悪魔分身の少女, *Akuma Bunshin no Shōjo*?)
7. Ep. 7: The Great Tragedy of Planet Denzi (デンジ星の大悲劇, *Denjisei no Dai Higeki*?)
8. Ep. 8: The Skeleton Town's Great Demon King (白骨都市の大魔王, *Hakkotsu Toshi no Daimaō*?)
9. Ep. 9: The Bizarre Telephone That Calls Death (死を呼ぶ怪奇電話, *Shi o Yobu Kaiki Denwa*?)
10. Ep. 10: Magical Cooking Love!? (魔法料理大好き!?, *Mahō Ryōri Daisuki!?*?)
11. Ep. 11: Chase the Life-Stealer (いのち泥棒を追え, *Inochi Dorobō o Oe*?)
12. Ep. 12: The Dangerous Child Spy (危険な子供スパイ, *Kiken na Kodomo Supai*?)
13. Ep. 13: The Popped Rainbow Balloons (割れた虹色の風船, *Wareta Niji-iro no Fūsen*?)
14. Ep. 14: Come to the 100-Point Cram School (100点塾へおいで, *Hyakuten-Juku e Oide*?)
15. Ep. 15: An Invitation to the Garden of Evil (悪の園への招待状, *Aku no Sono e no Shōtaijō*?)
16. Ep. 16: Smash the Atami Conspiracy (熱海の陰謀を砕け, *Netsu Umi no Inbō o Kudake*?)
17. Ep. 17: Don't Cry! Baseball Novice (泣くな! 野球小僧, *Naku na! Yakyū Kozō*?)
18. Ep. 18: A Romance that Blooms for the Southern Sea (南海に咲くロマン, *Nankai ni Saku Roman*?)
19. Ep. 19: My Prince of the Stars (私の星の王子さま, *Watashi no Hoshi no Ōjisama*?)
20. Ep. 20: Gorilla Boy's Great Riot (ゴリラ少年大暴れ, *Gorira Shōnen Dai Abareru*?)
21. Ep. 21: Attack the Grim Reaper Faction! (死神党を攻撃せよ, *Shinigami Tō o Kōgeki Seyo*?)
22. Ep. 22: Super Time, Strange Experience (超時間ふしぎ体験, *Chō Jikan Fushigi Taiken*?)
23. Ep. 23: A Demon That Walks Above the Ceiling (天井裏を歩く悪魔, *Tenjōura o Aruku Akuma*?)
24. Ep. 24: The Trapping Superhuman (罠をはる怪力男, *Wana o Haru Kairiki Otoko*?)
25. Ep. 25: The Tiger's Cave Has a Saboteur (虎の穴は逃走迷路, *Tora no Ana wa Tōsō Meiro*?)
26. Ep. 26: Princess Denzi's Space Tune (デンジ姫の宇宙曲, *Denji-hime no Uchū Kyoku*?)
27. Ep. 27: Red Rhinoceros Beetle Bomb (赤いカブト虫爆弾, *Akai Kabutomushi Bakudan*?)
28. Ep. 28: The Secret Butcher of the Cursed House (呪いの館の密殺者, *Noroi no Kan no Missatsusha*?)
29. Ep. 29: The ESPer Detective's Raid (超能力刑事の急襲, *Chōnōryoku Keiji no Kyūshū*?)
30. Ep. 30: Missing, Stolen, Gone (消えた盗んだ出た, *Kieta Musunda Deta*?)
31. Ep. 31: The Magician's Battle of Secret Arts (魔法使い秘術合戦, *Mahōtsukai Hijutsu Kassen*?)
32. Ep. 32: The Great Shooting Battle of Hell (地獄の大銃撃戦, *Jigoku no Dai Jūgekisen*?)
33. Ep. 33: The Bloodsucking Instrument Lesson (吸血楽器レッスン, *Kyūketsu Gakki Ressun*?)
34. Ep. 34: The Sad Orphan's Tale (哀しい捨て子の物語, *Kanashii Sutego no Monogatari*?)
35. Ep. 35: The Puzzling Weaver Princess (謎のはたおり姫, *Nazo no Hataori Hime*?)
36. Ep. 36: Poem of the Brave Puppy (勇気ある仔犬の詩, *Yūki Aru Koinu no Shi*?)
37. Ep. 37: Brute Force Demon King Banriki (蛮力バンリキ魔王, *Banryoku Banriki Maō*?)
38. Ep. 38: The Great Adventure in the Infinite Makuu (無限魔空の大冒険, *Mugen Ma Sora no Daibōken*?)
39. Ep. 39: The Queen's Angry Apparition Art (女王怒りの妖魔術, *Joō Ikari no Yōma Jutsu*?)
40. Ep. 40: The Champion's Enemy (チャンピオンの敵, *Chanpion no Teki*?)
41. Ep. 41: The Greatest All-Out War in History (史上最大の総力戦, *Shijō Saidai no Sōryokusen*?)
42. Ep. 42: The Bad Dream That Consumed a Boy (少年を喰う悪い夢, *Shōnen o Kū Warui Yume*?)
43. Ep. 43: The Puzzling Spectrum Lady (謎なぞ七色レディ, *Nazonazo Shichijoku Redi*?)
44. Ep. 44: The Tale of the Strange Lamp (不思議ランプ物語, *Fushigi Ranpu Monogatari*?)
45. Ep. 45: Princess Denzi was Two People (二人いたデンジ姫, *Futari Ita Denji-hime*?)
46. Ep. 46: Starvation Hell Plan X (腹ペコ地獄X計画, *Harapeko Jigoku Ekkusu Keikaku*?)
47. Ep. 47: The Mermaid Who Disappeared in the Morning Sun (朝日に消えた人魚, *Asahi ni Kieta Ningyo*?)
48. Ep. 48: Demon King Banriki's Rebellion (バンリキ魔王反乱, *Banriki Maō Hanran*?)
49. Ep. 49: The Great Disaster in Vader Castle (ベーダー城大異変, *Bēdā-Jō Taiihen*?)
50. Ep. 50: The General Dies Twice (将軍は二度死ぬ, *Shōgun wa Nido Shinu*?)
51. Final Ep.: Resound, Bells of Hope! (ひびけ希望の鐘よ, *Hibike Kibō no Kane yo*?)

**Movies**

1. *Denshi Sentai Denziman Movie* (電子戦隊デンジマン, *Denshi Sentai Denjiman*?)

## Cast

* Ippei Akagi (赤城 一平, *Akagi Ippei*?): Shinichi Yuuki (結城 真一, *Yūki Shin'ichi*?)
* Daigoro Oume (青梅 大五郎, *Ōme Daigorō*?): Kenji Ohba (大葉 健二, *Ōba Kenji*?)
* Jun Kiyama (黄山 純, *Kiyama Jun*?): Eiichi Tsuyama (津山 栄一, *Tsuyama Eiichi*?)
* Tatsuya Midorikawa (緑川 達也, *Midorikawa Tatsuya*?): Naoya Uchida (内田 直哉, *Uchida Naoya*?)
* Akira Momoi (桃井 あきら, *Momoi Akira*?): Akira Koizumi (小泉 あきら, *Koizumi Akira*?)
* Queen Hedrian (ヘドリアン女王, *Hedorian Joō*?): Machiko Soga (曽我 町子, *Soga Machiko*?)
* Denzi Dog IC (デンジ犬アイシー, *Denji Ken Ai Shī*?, Voice): Hisako Kyoda (京田尚子, *Kyōda Hisako*?)
* Princess Denzi (デンジ姫, *Denji Hime*?): Tamaki Funakura (舟倉 たまき, *Funakura Tamaki*?)
* General Hedrer (ヘドラー将軍, *Hedorā Shōgun*?): Shinji Todo (藤堂 新二, *Tōdō Shinji*?)
* Demon King Banriki (バンリキ魔王, *Banriki Maō*?): Kin Oomae (大前均, *Ômae Kin*?)
* Keller and Mirror (ケラー&ミラー, *Kerā to Mirā*?): Chiaki Kojo (古城千秋, *Kojō Chiaki*?) (Keller), Rie Yoshikawa (吉川理恵, *Yoshikawa Rie*?) (Mirror)
* Constable Matsuo Tieko (コンスタブル松尾, *Konsutaburu Tieko Matsuo*?): Yukie Sakai (堺幸恵, *Sakai Yukie*?)
* Vader Monsters: Shozo Iizuka (飯塚 昭三 Iizuka Shōzō, *Shozo Iizuka*?) (most of episodes)

## Songs

Opening theme
* "Ah Denshi Sentai Denziman" (ああ電子戦隊デンジマン, *Aa Denshi Sentai Denjiman*?, "Oh Denshi Sentai Denziman")
	+ Lyrics: Kazuo Koike
	+ Composition & Arrangement: Michiaki Watanabe
	+ Artist: Ken Narita, Koorogi '73

Ending theme
* "Denziman ni Makasero!" (デンジマンにまかせろ！, *Denjiman ni Makasero!*?, Leave it to Denziman!)
	+ Lyrics: Kazuo Koike
	+ Composition & Arrangement: Michiaki Watanabe
	+ Artist: Ken Narita

Insert theme
* Go Go DenziTiger
* Tatakau Denshi Sentai Denziman
* Hoshi kara Kita Chouheiki
* Hitoribocchi no Seishun
* Kagayake! Denziman
* Ginga Honey

## International broadcasts

Denshi Sentai Denziman was the first super sentai series being broadcast in Thailand. The series was aired on Channel 7 and proved to be very popular amongst viewers which lead to more broadcasts of super sentai series later in the country. Denziman was also broadcast dubbed in Italy, in some regional channels.

## Notes

* This is the first Sentai series to have a Transforming Robo, DaiDenzin.
* This is the first Sentai series in which the helmets of the team contain a lens visor. Previously, the visor was made of the same material as the rest of the helmet.
* Excluding *Battle Fever J*, which had no movies, Denziman is the first series not to have a movie which is a theatrical edition of an episode. From this point on, almost all of the Super Sentai movies were all original works, with the exception of the second *Flashman* movie, *Flashman: Big Rally! Titan Boy!*.
* This is the first series to feature a transformation device that can be used anywhere.
	+ The Denziman's transformation device is rings, the first (and only) time they're used.
* This is the first Sentai to use colors in the English language as the Rangers' names, as the Gorengers used the Japanese translations of their colors as Ranger Names. After *Sun Vulcan*, every Sentai team (except for three which don't use colors in their titles at all) will have English colors in the name of their heroes.
	+ By extension, this is the first Sentai team since Gorenger to have colors in the Rangers' names.
	+ However, Denziman uses the Japanese colors for the names of the actual characters, which is only shared with *Goggle V* and *Akibaranger*.
* Denziman holds a TV show rating of 13.5%, making it the second highest rating Sentai, only behind Gorenger. [1]
* This is one of two Sentai to use the term "Denshi" as the denomination, alongside *Choudenshi Bioman*; however the "Denshi" in this title refers merely to "electronics" instead of "electron" as in the later series.

## References

1. ↑ "Library -- English Titles -- TOEI TV Website". http://tvarc.toei.co.jp/tv/library/series-title.html. Retrieved 2009-01-13.

## External links

* *Denshi Sentai Denziman* at super-sentai.net
* *Denshi Sentai Denziman* at Wikipedia
* *Denshi Sentai Denziman* at Japanese Wikipedia