Warrior of Love Rainbowman
| Warrior of Love Rainbowman | |
|---|---|
| Created by | Toho Company Ltd. |
| Starring |
Kunihisa Mizutani Eriko Ishigawa Akihiko Hirata |
| Country of origin | Japan |
| No. of episodes | 52 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 24 minutes (per episode) |
| Release | |
| Original network | NET (now TV Asahi) |
| Original release | 6 October 1972 – 18 September 1973 |
| Warrior of Love Rainbowman | |
| 愛の戦士レインボーマン (Ai no Senshi Reinbōman) | |
|---|---|
| Genre |
Action, Adventure, Science fiction |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Mitsuru Adachi |
| Published by | TV Magazine Otomodachi |
| Demographic | 4D |
| Original run | 1972 – 1973 |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Nobuhiro Okasako |
| Produced by | Sayumi Kawauchi |
| Music by | Jun Kitahara |
| Studio | MBS/Ai Kikaku Center |
| Network | TBS |
| Original run | 10 October 1982 – 27 March 1983 |
| Episodes | 22 |
Warrior of Love Rainbowman (愛の戦士レインボーマン Ai no Senshi Reinbōman) is a tokusatsu series created by Kōhan Kawauchi, this was the first superhero TV series produced by Toho Company Ltd., and was broadcast on NET (now TV Asahi) from October 6, 1972 to September 18, 1973, with a total of 52 episodes. Mitsuru Adachi wrote a manga series based on the show which was serialized in TV Magazine Otomodachi from 1972 to 1973.
Overview
The series focuses on pro wrestler Takeshi Yamato, a young man who, after training in India with the yogi sage Devadatta, gains the ability to transform into a superhero called Rainbowman who possesses seven different superhero forms called "Dashes", with the seven Dashes representing yin and yang (the Moon and the Sun) and the five elements (wu xing) of ancient Chinese philosophy. In each Dash form, (with Dash 1 representing the Moon (yellow), Dash 2 representing fire (red), Dash 3 representing water (blue), Dash 4 representing wood (green), Dash 5 representing metal (gold), Dash 6 representing earth (brown) and Dash 7 representing the Sun (white)), Rainbowman is endowed with a color-coded costume and powers related to that element.
In 1982, a 22-episode anime remake loosely based on the series was produced. Instead of a superhero as in the live-action series, the anime featured a young man who commands seven giant robots which can merge with a larger giant robot.
Cast
- Takeshi Yamato (大和 タケシ Yamato Takeshi): Kunihisa Mizutani (水谷 邦久 Mizutani Kunihisa)
- Devadatta: Shōbun Inoue (井上 昭文 Inoue Shōbun)
- Tami Yamato (大和 たみ Yamato Tami): Kakuko Motoyama (本山 可久子 Motoyama Kakuko)
- Mizuki Yamato (大和 みゆき Yamato Mizuki): Eriko Ishigawa (石川 えり子 Ishigawa Eriko)
- Ichirō Yamato (大和 一郎 Yamato Ichirō): Hiroshi Koizumi (小泉 汪 (as 小泉 博) Koizumi Hiroshi)
- Hisasō Yamato (大和 久蔵 Yamato Hisasō): Junji Masuda (増田 順司 Masuda Junji)
- Akiko Yamato (大和 秋子 Yamato Akiko): Reiko Mutō
- Toshie (淑江 Toshie): Megumi Itō (伊藤 めぐみ Itō Megumi)
- Mr. K (ミスターＫ Misutā Kei): Akihiko Hirata
- God Iguana (ゴッドイグアナ Goddo Iguana): Machiko Soga
Theme songs
Opening song
Yuke Rainbowman (行けレインボーマン, Go Rainbowman)
- Lyrics: Kawauchi Kohan
- Composition: Jun Kitahara
- Singer: Yū Mizushima (as Kenji Yasunaga)
Ending Songs
Yamato Takeshi no uta (ヤマトタケシの歌, Theme of Yamato Takeshi, ep.1 - ep.13)
- Lyrics: Kawauchi Kohan
- Composition: Jun Kitahara
- Singer: Yū Mizushima
Aitsu no namae wa Rainbowman (あいつの名前はレインボーマン, That Man's Name is Rainbowman, ep.14 - ep.52)
- Lyrics: Kawauchi Kohan
- Composition: Jun Kitahara
- Singers: Cat's Eye and Young Fresh
Other song
- Shineshine-dan no uta (死ね死ね団の歌, Theme of Shineshine-dan)
- Lyrics: Kawauchi Kohan
- Composition: Jun Kitahara
- Singers: Cat's Eye and Young Fresh
External links
- Ai No Senshi Rainbow Man at Japan Hero (Archived)
- Ai no Senshi Rainbow Man (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia