Mirrorman Reflex

Mirrorman REFLEX (ミラーマンレフレックス, Mirāman Refurekkusu) is a reincarnation of the Kyodia-Hero Mirrorman. He first appeared in a movie of the same name.

Powers/Abilities

 * Transformation : Although he uses Momo's chanting and her use of the sacred mirror to transform, Akira can transform on his own but the result is an incomplete Mirror Man, missing his helmet, with large red eyes and a berserker. Momo also uses her mirror to allow her uncle to reach giant status in height
 * Sword : Akira can conjure a sword made from reflected light, just like his body, it is his strongest weapon able to cut through or block the attacks of any mirror demon
 * Chakrams : Akira's most used weapon are chakrams made of reflected light, where as normal chakrams are circular in shape, his are comma in shape, providing an extra edge. He can also throw them and control them mentally, providing they stay airborned
 * Ocult Knowledge and lore : From studying his brother's research and his own encounter with death, Akira has detailed knowledge of magic rituals surrounding the mirror world and knowledge of practically any mirror demon that crosses over.

History
In the movie the concept of the mirror world and it inhabitants was changed, drawing on ancient Japanese beliefs. Behind all mirrors lay the 'Hidden World' wherein lay monstrous spirirts who sought to take over the souls and bodies of people of this the 'manifest world', this was the message spoken over the internet streamed radio show of Akira Kageyama, the hero of this series. Unlike most giant heroes or the original Mirror man, Akira was a gruff middle aged man who only acted when the Mirror Demons escaped to our plane of existance. In comparison to most Ultraman series, 'Ultraman was bright like the sun, but Mirrorman was the moon, shinning on the dark of knight'. The entire series was much darker than most tokuzatsu series, due to the fact it was a 'late-night-toku' like Garo.

The story around the main character was that he was killed sometime ago in the war, around the same time his neice Momoso also expired under mysterious circumstance. As he spirit he wandered to his brothers house, where somehow the two were revived to fight for the Manifest world and it denizens. During the series the plot revolved around Kotodama's plans. Kotodama was a rich business man with occult knowledge and followers similarly skilled in the dark arts. Using a university researcher name Akami Hiro, who was studying an ancient mirror. Kotodama created an imaginary boyfriend to manipulate her into releasing a mirror demon called Shiyu. Akami was saved from being devoured by a mirror demon by Akira and Momoso and watched as Akira transformed and dealt with the demon. Kotodama was intrigued, he wondered why a mirror demon would fight on of its own until his servant Reiki (possesed by a mirror demon of that name) explained to him the nature of Mirrorman. From that point, Kotodama turned his plans from commanding the forces of the Hidden world to acquiring the power of Mirror Man.

Trivia

 * Mirror_men.jpg Mirrorman Reflex Akira's brother was played by Noboyuki Ishida, who played Kagami Kyoutaro, the original Mirrorman