Choujuu Sentai Liveman
Seen it?1988 | 1 seasons | 20 min | Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Family, Kids
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With a short run with a modest audience and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for sci-fi fans, action fans and families. If you loved The Flash, start here.
- The mood
- Feel-good.
- The pace
- 1 season: a few weeks of evenings, short, snackable episodes, about 16 hours in all.
- What might put you off
- No age rating on record, so check it first for young kids.
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesSolid
8.3 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Ran for 1 season and reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 20K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
- Daisuke ShimaYusuke Amamiya / Red Falcon
- Kazuhiko NishimuraJo Oohara / Yellow Lion
- Megumi MoriMegumi Misaki / Blue Dolphin
- Seiro YamaguchiTetsuya Yano / Black Bison
- Jin KawamotoJun'ichi Aikawa / Green Sai
- Makoto KousakaColon (voice)
- Jouji NakataGreat Professor Bias
- Yutaka HiroseKenji Tsukigata / Doctor Kemp
- Akiko AmamatsuriRui Senda / Doctor Mazenda
- Toru SakaiGoh Omura / Doctor Obler