Choujuu Sentai Liveman
Friends, why did you sell your souls to the devil?
NR1988•20m•8.2/10
Action & AdventureSci-Fi & Fantasy
Ratings
🎬TMDb
8.2/10(170)
Yusuke, Jo, Megumi, Kenji, Gou and Rui are students at Academia but the latter three decide to turn bad and join forces with the evil army Volt. When the defectors return, their three friends are forced to combat them as Choujuu Sentai Liveman. With the help of an android ally named Colon and a few others along the way, the Liveman must save the world and their friends.
Production
Toei Company
Language
JA
Status
Ended
First Aired
February 27, 1988
Last Aired
February 18, 1989
Networks
tv asahi
Where to Watch
Region US · Lang EN
US
No providers available for this region.
Seasons & Episodes
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Season
E1
Friends! Why Did You Do This!?
Air date: 1988-02-27
The three traitorous Students Kenji Tsukigata, Rui Senda and Gou Omura come back from Outer Space in the name of the Armed Brain Army Volt to begin their attack on the Earth.
E2
Three Powers Sworn to Life
Air date: 1988-03-05
With Academia destroyed, the Liveman gain from their dying mentor Doctor Hoshi instructions and a clue to assist in their battle against Volt.
E3
Obular Demonic Transformation
Air date: 1988-03-12
Jou shows doubt in facing down his old friend Gou as he prepares to use a virus to evolve into the ultimate being.
E4
Expose! The Dummy Man
Air date: 1988-03-19
Megumi suspects Mazenda in a plot involving transforming Jimmers into Dummy Man spies.
E5
The Reckless Driving Engine Monster
Air date: 1988-03-26
Yusuke is approached by Takuji's little brother to help complete a car he was working on, which becomes sabotaged by Dr. Kemp and an engine Brain Beast.
E6
Attack! The Dinosaur That Lived
Air date: 1988-04-02
A boy befriends a young dinosaur brought to the present by Obular's time-manipulating Brain Beast.
E7
Dinosaur VS Live Robo
Air date: 1988-04-09
Takeshi and the Liveman try to work out a final solution regarding Gon while Obular decides to experiment in making the dinosaur into a city-destroying giant.
E8
The Duel of Love and Anger!
Air date: 1988-04-16
The Liveman trio must learn to draw on other emotions to fight after Dr. Kemp creates a Brain Beast that sucks away anger for power.
E9
Rose! Smell Feverish
Air date: 1988-04-23
Megumi attempts to protect the love of her newlywed friends from being corrupted by Mazenda's love-potion perfume.
E10
The Skateboard to Escape the Maze
Air date: 1988-04-30
Jou takes a delivery job to save a pizza shop - "Pizza Sweet" , which becomes more dangerous after a Brain Beast turns the town into a maze.
E11
The Man Who Bit a Brain Beast
Air date: 1988-05-07
Arashi Busujima, a self-proclaimed idiot gang leader, causes trouble for both Volt and the Liveman by making a Brain Beast his own servant.
E12
Super-Genius Ashura!
Air date: 1988-05-14
Bias transforms the idiotic gang leader Arashi into Doctor Ashura, the ultimate genius who befuddles the Liveman with both brains and brawn!
E13
Burn! Steel Colon
Air date: 1988-05-21
A malfunctioned Jimmer who falls for Colon assists the team in stopping a plot by Mazenda to poison the city.
E14
The Scream of Kettle-Man Yusuke
Air date: 1988-05-28
Ashura depowers and estranged Yusuke with a Brain Beast that turns him into a walking electromagnet.
E15
Deadly! Grim Reaper Gash
Air date: 1988-06-04
Jou protects a robot being targeted by Gash for a special crystal Bias wishes to obtain.
E16
The Letter of Jiang Shi
Air date: 1988-06-11
Yusuke returns to Academia to retrieve love letters he left that are being used for jumping, zombie-like apparitions of his fellow students.
E17
The Crying Doll! The Attacking Doll!
Air date: 1988-06-18
Megumi fights to regain a doll with emotions that is transformed by Kemp into a doll-controlling Brain Beast.
E18
A Trap! Joh's Beloved Brain Beast
Air date: 1988-06-25
Jou falls for a mysterious girl created from the remnants of Mazenda's loving heart into a Brain Beast.
E19
Geek-Boy Obular
Air date: 1988-07-02
A Brain Beast created with Obular's own mind leads to a shocking revelation to the Liveman about their enemy Gou.
E20
Failing Obular's Counterattack!
Air date: 1988-07-09
Gou is kicked out of Volt for his failures, forcing him to return home in order to resume experiments for becoming the ultimate Obular.
E21
Listen, Gou!! Mother's Voice…
Air date: 1988-07-16
Yusuke attempts to convince Gou's mother to save her son as Volt bring him back for their own schemes.
E22
Enter the Space Karaoke Master
Air date: 1988-07-23
Megumi tries to give confidence to a girl whose song may be the only means to stop a mad musical alien.
E23
The Life Risked at 0.1 Second
Air date: 1988-07-30
Colon tries to prove her worth to Yusuke against a swordsman Brain Beast using a new metal developed by Kemp.
E24
Can You Get a 100 for Playing!?
Air date: 1988-08-06
Yusuke tries to convince a boy the importance of hard work in school and fun while dealing with Mazenda's mental manipulation of children.
E25
The 8 Brain Beasts of Tsuruga Castle!
Air date: 1988-08-13
On vacation in Aizu, the Liveman help a boy get over his fears of a castle haunted by revived Brain Beasts.
E26
Aizu's Huge Rhinoceros Beetles!
Air date: 1988-08-20
The Liveman investigate a strange light caused by Mazenda's new Giga energy making the insects of Aizu giant-sized.
E27
Daughter!! Destroy the Giga Project
Air date: 1988-08-27
The Liveman are unexpectedly assisted by Megumi's father as Volt ups the ante with the activation of the Giga Project.
E28
The Challenge of the Huge Giga Volt
Air date: 1988-09-03
The Liveman struggle against Bias' completed "Giga Volt", but are saved by a mysterious young man with his own hatred of the enemy.
E29
The Vengeful Live Boxer
Air date: 1988-09-10
Tetsuya and Junichi, the siblings of the Liveman's deceased friends, push forwards to do whatever it takes to defeat Giga Volt, even with unexpected assistance.
E30
Five Warriors, Here and Now
Air date: 1988-09-17
With the continued threat of Giga Volt and Tetsuya and Junichi still driven by revenge, the Liveman must figure a means to come together as a true team to defeat Volt's greatest weapon.
E31
Mama! The Parasitic Monster's Cries
Air date: 1988-09-24
Junichi is implanted with the child of Guildos and Butchy's Brain Beast, forcing him to make a decision regarding his unusual situation.
Great Professor Bias begins a mysterious competition for his generals.
E32
Kemp, The Riddle of Blood and Roses
Air date: 1988-10-01
Kemp is forced to confront a noble deed of his past when he creates a Brain Beast to steal blood for upgrading his altered form.
E33
Do Your Best, Tetsu-chan Robot
Air date: 1988-10-15
Tetsuya dons a costume to make a "robot friend" for a young boy, only to fall into a scheme with Mazenda's own Brain Beast copy of it.
E34
Love That Runs through the Future and Present!
Air date: 1988-10-22
An accident by Ashura allows for a girl from fifteen years in the future into 1988, where she has a peculiar encounter with Jou.
E35
Yusuke and Kemp's Promise!!
Air date: 1988-10-29
Yusuke and Kemp return to Academia Island to see how far they've come and settle old scores as promised four years prior.
E36
Crash! The Tackle of Friendship
Air date: 1988-11-05
Junichi tries to reconcile with a member of his school rugby team as the rest of the team becomes minions to Mazenda's Brain Beast.
E37
16-Year-Old Kemp's Fear Beast Transformation!
Air date: 1988-11-12
An attempt to stop Kemp's Fear Beast evolution accidentally makes Kemp return to his 16-year old self whom Megumi tries to change from his dark path.
E38
Mobile Weapon of Destruction Mazenda
Air date: 1988-11-19
Yusuke unexpectedly runs away from a rampaging Mazenda, who has furthered her modifications into a living mechanical weapon!
E39
Protect it! A Lifeform of Space
Air date: 1988-11-26
Jou assists an alien in retrieving a seed from its homeworld trapped within a meteor Brain Beast.
E40
Love!? Megumi and the Jewel Thief
Air date: 1988-12-03
A tricky jewel thief interested in Megumi gets his hands on a gem containing a Brain Beast that helps him in his devious tasks.
E41
The Confession of Gou, The Invisible Man!!
Air date: 1988-12-10
Jou fights to protect his former rival Gou from Volt when he regains memories that are key to the truth behind Bias.
E42
Bias' Challenge From Space
Air date: 1988-12-17
Bias uses the power of Giga Brain Waves to brainwash Tetsuya into sabotaging the Gran Tortoise and killing his Liveman teammates.
E43
A Mystery!? Guildos' Final Form
Air date: 1988-12-24
Junichi desperately tries to prove his power against Guildos, who wishes to prove the power of his planet to Bias.
E44
Butchy's Great Reckless Driving of Tears!!
Air date: 1989-01-14
After discovering the horrifying truth about himself and Guildos, Butchy goes on a rampage through Earth which is interpreted sympathetically by Megumi.
E45
Ashura Reversal One Chance Game
Air date: 1989-01-21
Fearing being left behind by Bias' remaining pupils, Ashura enacts a plot to hack all information from the world computer networks into himself.
E46
Honorable Man, Arashi! The Final Battle
Air date: 1989-01-28
Although changed back to his former idiot form, Arashi continues to try and prove his true worth in a climactic showdown with Kemp's most powerful Brain Beast.
E47
A 1000-Point Brain! Mazenda!!
Air date: 1989-02-04
Mazenda fights the Liveman to complete her goal of achieving a thousand-point brain for Bias, even as Gou tries to warn of the consequences of doing so.
E48
Birth!! Boy King Bias!
Air date: 1989-02-11
As Kemp finally achieves a thousand-point brain for Bias, Yusuke sneaks into Brain Base to stop the Giga Brain Wave from controlling humanity.
E49
The Fall of Great Professor Bias
Air date: 1989-02-18
As a Bias with restored youth descends to Earth to continue his cycle of destruction for the sake of knowledge, the Liveman must hold him off and find a way of either changing his ways or stopping the mad genius permanently.
Cast
Daisuke Shima
Yusuke Amamiya / Red Falcon
Nishimura Kazuhiko
Jo Oohara / Yellow Lion
Megumi Mori
Megumi Misaki / Blue Dolphin
Seiro Yamaguchi
Tetsuya Yano / Black Bison
Jin Kawamoto
Jun'ichi Aikawa / Green Sai
Makoto Kousaka
Colon (voice)
Jouji Nakata
Great Professor Bias
Yutaka Hirose
Kenji Tsukigata / Doctor Kemp
Akiko Amamatsuri
Rui Senda / Doctor Mazenda
Toru Sakai
Goh Omura / Doctor Obler
Takeshi Kuwabara
Narrator
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