
Super Android Metalder
Seen it?1987 | 1 seasons | 25 min | Action & Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Kids
Why 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 Batman Beyond, 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).
In 1945, Dr. Ryuichiro Koga designed Metalder as a top-secret weapon for the Japanese Imperial Army for use in the Pacific War, modeling it after his late son, Second Sub-lieutenant Tatsuo Koga. However, the pacifistic Dr. Koga puts him to sleep in the Silver Carcass base and left for America to work for NASA. During the 42 years, Dr. Koga's former colleague Major Muraki became the evil God Neros and sends out his massive armies to kill Dr. Koga, who learned of their organization and returned to Japan to activate Metalder. Koga desperately tries to activate his android creation, who he named Ryusei Tsurugi, but the android is unable to understand what to do. In order to give Ryusei a "purpose", Koga runs out of the Silver Carcass base, allowing Neros' troops to kill him. Suddenly seeing his creator die, Ryusei becomes shocked and fueled with rage, evoking the conversion to his 'true' form, the android known as Metalder.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- 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 18K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
- Seiko SenoRyusei Tsurugi, Tatsuo Koga
- Hiroko AotaMai Ougi
- Takahashi KazuokiHakko Kita
- Michirō IidaMetalder (voice)
- Genpei HayashiyaSpringer (voice)
- Tsushima SeijiMukimukiman
- Yuko MitsuiBeautiful Secretary K
- Emiko YamamotoBeautiful Secretary S
- Benkei DaikokubōFuufuuchu
- Shinji TôdôGozo Kirihara / Kunio Muraki