Choukou Senshi Changéríon


Choukou Senshi Changéríon is a tokusatsu series created by Toei Company. The series aired from April 3, 1996, to December 25, 1996. It was originally planned to run for a full 52 episodes before being cut down to 39 due to low ratings.

Plot

The DarkZide stealthily appeared on Earth from their dying world in Dark Dimension to acquire the Larmu, human life-energy, to continue their existence. To counter the threat, Takeshi Munakata of the Cabinet Secret Service established the group SAIDOC to intercept the DarkZide. SAIDOC developed the Crystal Power needed to complete the Changérion project. However, the power was accidentally transferred into the body of detective Akira Suzumura.

Characters

Suzumura Detective Agency

  • Akira Suzumura / Changéríon: A happy-go-lucky, frivolous PI who ended up with the Crystal Power. His favorite food is banana parfait. He has a vast debt and loves women and gambling.
  • Akemi Tachibana : Akira's aid and supposed girlfriend. She eventually left Suzumura to be a kindergarten teacher.　
  • Rui Kiribara Akira's new aid. Her capability as a detective is higher than Akira's. Rui is the daughter of a big zaibatsu, and her real name is Reika Ayanokouji.

SAIDOC

  • Takeshi Munakata: Chief of SAIDOC. He is anguished that the government doesn't believe DarkZide exists. Especially, he is afflicted by financial problems, and SAIDOC's development fund is supported by his own property.
  • Katsuhiko Hayami / The Blader: The SAIDOC member originally meant to have the Crystal power. He is a serious, strait-laced man in contrast with Akira, and his sense of duty is very strong. He feels a bit of animosity towards Akira for stealing his thunder. Later in the series he gains the ability to transform himself into the Blader when he eats the "Seed of Darkness" in the form of an umeboshi. However, he reverts back when the umeboshi is digested in his stomach, and his memory of the time during the transformation disappears.
  • Eri Minami: The only female SAIDOC member. A brave, willful & confident woman. She falls in love with Kuroiwa.

DarkZide

  • Queen Eriza: Queen of the DarkZide in Parallel world.
  • The Sacred Cadres of the DarkZide
  • * Dark General Zander: A muscular demon who assumed the guise of Kazuki Katayama
  • * Doctor Vinsue: A toad-like demon.
  • * Priest Mordos: A tree-like demon who possesses the Key Bird. Mordos is the calm one of the 3 Cadres.
  • Dark Knight Gauzar: A rogue DarkZide. He assumes the human identity of Shogo Kuroiwa.
  • Zapphire: She assumes the human identity of Sayoko.

DarkZide Monsters

  • Gingar : Posed as Izumi, an elementary school teacher, kidnapping children to use their lifeforce to resurrect Sacred Cadres. Though killed, she succeeded in reawakening her masters.
  • Shoeser : Posing as a lady's shoe salesman, he kidnapped his victims through the shoes he sold to them.
  • Jatou : Abducts brides.
  • Miraiza : A mummy-like monster who posed as the driver of a paper recycling truck. He was the first to be defeated by the Choukou Kishi.
  • Elegis
  • Dachura
  • Maniya
  • Rangoria
  • Bashiza
  • Vakurina : A vacuum cleaner-like monster who disguised itself as a maid and takes victims through the vacuum on its hand.
  • Shuranza
  • Insurar : A long-eared monster who posed as a life insurance agent, taking lifeforce through the plush rabbits it handed out.
  • Shiragar
  • Dogotch : A hammer-themed monster who was obsessed with collecting chopstick holders.
  • Ghameleo
  • Dark Noble Destar
  • Dark Demon Iceler
  • Irezuma
  • Miminga
  • Batanza
  • Buroda
  • Deringa
  • Getora
  • Meganos
  • Bochakka
  • Gohatto
  • Jabu
  • Guluris
  • Fondar
  • Hagan
  • Glokkar

Episodes

  1. A Hero!! Me?
  2. Twinkle, Twinkle, my Light Brain
  3. A Lot of Brides
  4. Ah friendship, Ah Cruelty
  5. He is the Culprit!
  6. Sorry, Jiro
  7. Idol!! Me?
  8. Daughter, Pick a Man!!
  9. Hayami, Radiant!
  10. Not Mackerel!
  11. Save the Konjac
  12. Mr. Daruma Fallen
  13. Rose and Sunflower
  14. Farewell, Akemi
  15. The Super-Rare What?
  16. Part-Time with Kiriko!
  17. Full Rivals
  18. Further Rivals
  19. Your Daughter, this Abnormality
  20. Hero!! Huh? Changéríon 133 Days of Fighting
  21. Reliving Unrequited Love
  22. Phantom Gold Reserves!
  23. Mysterious Dark Courtroom!
  24. Life's Worst Flirt
  25. Phantom Thief Kuroageha!
  26. Black Knight, Arrives!
  27. Akemi Returns!
  28. Dog and Cat and Horse and Deer
  29. Hayami is a Criminal!
  30. A Hero's Teacher!
  31. Sheep and Pie and Money and
  32. The Second Soldier Arrives!
  33. Not Mackerel! 2
  34. Is it Friendship?
  35. Cursing Woman and Helping Woman
  36. A New Enemy?!
  37. Baketake Before the Storm
  38. Held the Emperor
  39. Over the Times…

Cast

Suit actor

Songs

;Opening themes
  1. "OVER THE TIMES ~ Ima o Koete" by MISA
  2. "OVER THE TIMES " by MISA
;Ending themes
  1. "Hohoemi no Tabidachi" by Moku Hon'iden
  2. "Changéríon ~ Hikari no Mirai" by KAT

International Broadcasts

  • In the Philippines, it was aired on ABS-CBN from 1998 to 1999 with a Tagalog dub under the title of Changerion.