Denkou Choujin Gridman (電光超人グリッドマン Denkō Chōjin Guriddoman), translated into English as "Gridman the Hyper Agent", is a Japanese tokusatsu series produced by Tsuburaya Productions. The show ran from 1993 to 1994. It was the inspiration and source material for DiC Entertainment's Superhuman Samurai Syber-Squad. This would be Tsuburaya's last non-Ultra superhero production before Bio Planet WoO.
Shot on live video, Gridman was the first series by Tsuburaya Productions to utilize D-2 digital video for its special effects scenes, allowing for smoother slow-motion photography. Tsuburaya, having switched to digital techniques since then, would continue to use D-2 for all future productions.
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Synopsis
Three computer-savvy kids from Sakuragaoka town, Naoto, Yuka and Ippei, create their own video game superhero, but then discover it is possessed by an inter-dimensional hero, Gridman. Pursuing an evil being called Kahn Digifer, he merges with Naoto and fights Kahn Digifer's digitized monsters created by social misfit Takeshi in order to prevent the computerized demon from wreaking havoc on the Human World.
Episodes
- The Birth of a New Hero
- The Secrets of Acceptor
- Telephone Panic Crisis
- Runaway Automobile
- Finisher Sword of a Man's Pride!
- Melody of Terror
- Microwave Oven Explosion in 0 Seconds
- Brotherly Bonds
- The Fiendish Brainwashing Strategy
- Dangerous Gift
- Pocket Money is 100,000 Yen?
- Beware of Catburglar Matty!
- I Don't Like Sports and Such
- Manipulated Time
- Crooked Target
- Ippei, Shrunken!?
- Lonely Hacker
- Legend of the Dragon
- Sexy Policewoman SOS!
- Colors Are Disappearing From Earth?!
- Execute! The Dream Hero
- Resurrection! Dinosaur Emperor
- Assassination! Underworld's Thunder
- Love! Bioflower
- Showdown! Hero's End Part 1
- Showdown! Hero's End Part 2
- Astounding! Toy Revolt
- Spirited Away! Yuka Has Vanished!
- Pet Dog Bomb Project BLOOD
- The Day the World Died
- Monster Mama is a College Girl
- Attack of the Human Vacuum Cleaner!
- Another Takeshi
- Bodyguard Benkei Has Arrived!
- Shock! Sukeban Yuka!?
- Did It! Baby
- Huh-! The Death Penalty for Papa?
- Danger On Earth
- Farewell, Gridman
Characters
Protagonists
Antagonists
Side Characters
- Daichi Sho: Naoto's younger brother.
- Kana Baba: Ippei's younger sister.
- Soichiro Sho: Naoto's father.
- Michiko Sho: Naoto's mother.
- Hideyo Inoue: Yuka's father.
- Yoshie Inoue: Yuka's mother.
- Yoshihito Inoue: Yuka's elder brother.
- Hiroshi Baba: Ippei's father.
- Ayako Baba: Ippei's mother.
- Police Officer Koganemura: The police officer of the town in which Naoto lives.
- Police Officer Amagasaki: The police officer who appeared instead of Koganemura.
Kaiju
- Gilarus
- Bamora
- Volcadon
- Stealgan
- Bagira
- Anosillus
- Flamelar
- Blizzalar
- Shinobilar
- Terragaia
- Metallus
- Magnegauss
- Generadon
- Imitation Anosillus
- Cyber Mummy
- Dazzlba
- Clowns from the dream world
- Plandon
- Venora
- Boranga
- Jubagon
- Teleboze
- Gyurunba
- Chidogerah
- Abumaru
- Goromaking
- Devil Phazer
- Khan Giorgio
- Skubone
- Takeshi Todo's computer (transformed)
Songs
- Opening theme
Denkou Choujin Gridman opening
The show's opening
- Lyrics: Akira Ōtsu
- Composition: Kisaburo Suzuki
- Arrangement: Masaki Iwamoto
- Artist: Norio Sakai
- Ending theme
Denkou Choujin Gridman Ending Theme
- Lyrics: Akira Ōtsu
- Composition: Kisaburo Suzuki
- Arrangement: Masaki Iwamoto
- Artist: Norio Sakai
- Insert song
- "Futatsu no Yūki"
- Lyrics: Atsushi Aida
- Composition & Arrangement: Osamu Totsuka
- Artist: Compoid Three
Cast
- Naoto Sho (翔 直人 Shō Naoto): Masaya Obi (小尾 昌也 Obi Masaya)
- Yuka Inoue (井上 ゆか Inoue Yuka): Jun Hattori (服部 ジュン Hattori Jun)
- Ippei Baba (馬場 一平 Baba Ippei): Takeshi Sudo (須藤 丈士 Sudō Takeshi)
- Takeshi Todo (藤堂 武史 Todō Takeshi): Tsuyoshi Sugawara (菅原 剛 Sugawara Tsuyoshi)
- Daichi Sho (翔 大地 Shō Daichi): Masahiro Iwaoka (岩岡 真裕 Iwaoka Masahiro)
- Kana Baba (馬場 カナ Baba Kana): Kanako Nakatake (中武 佳奈子 Nakatake Kanako)
- Soichiro Sho (翔 宗一郎 Shō Sōichirō): Edo Yamaguchi (エド 山口 Edo Yamaguchi)
- Michiko Sho (翔 道子 Shō Michiko): Miru Hitotsuyanagi (一柳 みる Hitotsuyanagi Miru)
- Hideyo Inoue (井上 英世 Inoue Hideyo): Daisuke Ban (伴 大介 Ban Daisuke) (Played as Naoya Ban (伴 直弥 Ban Naoya))
- Yoshie Inoue (井上 良枝 Inoue Yoshie): Yumi Mitani (三谷 侑未 Mitani Yumi)
- Yoshihito Inoue (井上 良仁 Inoue Yoshihito): Masakazu Arai (あらい 正和 Arai Masakazu)
- Hiroshi Baba (馬場 寛司 Baba Hiroshi): Goro Kataoka (片岡 五郎 Kataoka Gorō)
- Ayako Baba (馬場 彩子 Baba Ayako): Yuko Tsuga (津賀 有子 Tsuga Yūko)
- Police Officer Koganemura (小金村 巡査Koganemura Junsa): Shoichi Komatsu (小松 正一 Komatsu Shōichi)
- Police Officer Amagasaki (尼崎 巡査 Amagasaki Junsa): Daisuke Itsumori (五森 大輔 Itsumori Daisuke)
- Narrator (ナレーター Narētā): Yuji Machi (真地 勇志 Machi Yūji)
Voice Cast
- Gridman (グリッドマン Guriddoman): Hikaru Midorikawa (緑川 光 Midorikawa Hikaru)
- Junk (ジャンク Janku): Junko Shimakata (嶋方 淳子 Shimakata Junko)
- Kahn Digifer (カーンデジファー Kān Dejifā): Masaharu Sato (佐藤 正治 Satō Masaharu)
