It was followed by a sequel series, Inazuman Flash. The series starred Daisuke Ban (as "Naoya Ban") of Kikaider fame in the title role.
In the following series, the main enemy is the Führer Geisel, which was derived from the name of the Brazilian dictator of that time, Ernesto Geisel. Inazuman has a cameo in OOO, Den-O, All Riders: Let's Go Kamen Riders where he teams up with Kikaider, Kikaider 01 and Zubat to destroy General Shadow as he attempted to escape from the riders.
Publication Information
- Warriors : Inazuman
- Japanese : イナズマン
- Host : Goro Watari
- Gender : Male
- Ally Type : Hero
- Season : Inazuman (1973)
- Homeworld : Earth
- First Appearance : Inazuman Episodes : 1 - Horror of the Neo-Human Race - The Challenge of Bamba!!
- Last Appearance : OOO, Den-O, All Riders : Let's Go Kamen Riders
- Portrayer : Daisuke Ban
- Main View : Full Series & Movies
Inazuman is, in reality, young college student Goro Watari, a mutant. He lost his mother as a child and had other dark moments in his childhood (he had a childhood girlfriend named Teresa who was taken away by an American soldier during the US occupation of Japan). But when the Neo-Human Empire begins its attacks on mankind with its Fantom Army foot soldiers and mutated monsters, he puts his psionic powers to the test. First, he performs a henshin pose (crossing his arms in front of his chest) and uttering the phrase, "Gōriki Shōrai!" literally "Summon Mighty Power"), he is wrapped in a blue cocoon, which bursts, revealing the creature Sanagiman ({{{2}}}?).
He resembles an armored brown larva mutant with a white belt which has a biomechanical power meter on it. Sanagiman is able to absorb the kinetic energy of any attack used against him, and when he gathers enough energy into his belt, he crosses his fists in front of his chest, uttering the phrase, "Chōriki Shōrai!" literally "Summon Ultimate Power"), and spreads them aside, with his chest emitting a swirl of colorful energy.
Sanagiman's exterior then explodes to pieces, and in his place is Inazuman He is a moth-like mutant wearing the same power belt as Sanagiman and resembles a blue humanoid with huge colorful oval eyes, prominent lightning-shaped antennas, black gloves & boots, yellow lightning-shaped marks that stream down his body, and a yellow scarf he can transform into various weapons, including a whip-like chain.
As both Sanagiman and Inazuman, his kiai fighting cry is "Chest!", which originates from the Japanese island of Kyūshū where the main character, Goro Watari, hails. Goro is a member of the Youth League, a Science Patrol-style group of similarly psychic-powered young people, and has a telepathic link with the sentient flying car Raijingo which can fire missiles and bite bad guys with the teeth built into its mouth-like grill ("Raijin" is the Japanese god of thunder).
Arsenal
In quick succession, all four heroes used their finisher attacks on General Shadow. Inazuman was the third to go, using his "Inazuma Vacuum Chest" attack. Saburo Kazeta
Saburo Kazeta
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Appearance
While OOO, Den-O, All Riders: Let's Go Kamen Riders primarily commemorated the 40th anniversary of the Kamen Rider Series, the film also marked the 60th Anniversary of the Toei Company and to commemorate it, the film featured characters from other works of Shotaro Ishinomori: Kikaider, Kikaider 01, Inazuman, and Zubat.
Origin
Inazuman originated in the tokusatsu superhero TV series of the same name. It was produced by Toei Company Ltd. and broadcast on NET (now TV Asahi) from October 2, 1973 to March 26, 1974, around the same time as Kikaider 01, Kamen Rider V3 then the earlier episodes of Kamen Rider X, with a total of 25 episodes. The series starred Daisuke Ban (as "Naoya Ban") of Kikaider fame in the title role. Inazuman continued in the sequel series, Inazuman Flash was produced by Toei Company Ltd. and broadcast on NET (now TV Asahi) from April 9, 1974 to September 24, 1974, during the run of Kamen Rider X, with a total of 23 episodes. Inazuman also appeared in a manga adaptation and later appeared in an anime crossover with Kikaider in the early 2000s.
Info:
- In his appearance in OOO, Den-O, All Riders: Let's Go Kamen Riders, Inazuman was voiced by Hideo Ishikawa in place of his original actor, Daisuke Ban. In this brief appearance, Kikaider's suit actor was Kazuya Okada.
