Special Rescue Police Winspector
Special Rescue Police Winspector is a Japanese tokusatsu TV series, part of the Metal Hero Series franchise and the first piece of the Rescue Police Series trilogy. The series follows the adventures and missions of a special "Rescue Police" team known as Winspector, as they stop crimes and respond to dangerous events where regular police force is not sufficient. The team is made up of one human and two robotic assistants.
The opening catchphrase of the series is "Special Rescue Police Winspector: with a love of peace and faith in friendship, they face down crime to protect the lives of innocent people, this is the "Metropolitan Police Special Emergency Unit"!".
Story
Special Rescue Police Winspector takes place in a near-future Japan of the year 1999. As the country is facing a great threat from criminals, new methods of protecting people are created. The Winspector squad, consisting of the robot brothers Bikel and Walter, along with Ryoma Kagawa, defend against super powered threats, ranging from mob attacks to scientific experiments gone terribly wrong.Team
- Ryoma Kagawa/Fire: 23 years old. Ryoma is the leader of the team and the only human member. Like Masaki, he is also a Police Superintendent. Kagawa is an orphan skilled in martial arts and knows five languages. His primary means of transportation is a purpose-built car named Winsquad. When initiating his transformation to Fire he calls out "Suit up!". He is then equipped with an energy sword - his primary all-purpose weapon - and a suit of red armor called the Crush Tector, which enhances his strength and can protect its wearer from poisonous gas, heavy gunfire, and oxygen deprivation, but can only be worn for five minutes at a time due to the stress it puts on his body. There are also other, more specialized weapons and tools available. Ryoma has a sister. He later joined the Solbrain team as Knight Fire.
- Bikel: Walter's "twin brother", Bikel is one of two robots who assist Ryouma. His primary means of transportation is his motorcycle. However, he also has a wheel integrated into his chest section which he can use to "land-surf" when no vehicle is available. His weaponry consists of twin lances, which can be combined into a longer staff and can alternatively function as the handles of his motorcycle or coin bombs. Bikel's armor is yellow. Being a master of jokes and sometimes a little inane, he's often subject to Walter's anger. He speaks in a Nagoya dialect.
- Walter: Bikel's "twin brother", Walter is the other of the two robots in the team. Being equipped with a pair of wings that enable him to fly, he requires no special vehicle. His armor is turquoise. Walter loves children and he is generally the type of "person" who enjoys life.
- Shunsuke Masaki: Shunsuke is Winspector's commander and founder. He usually remains in the headquarters of Winspector, but if necessary, for example when a member falls into a pinch, he goes to the site himself and takes command. After the series, he established another rescue team called Solbrain and made a comeback in the last few episodes of Exceedraft.
- Junko Fujino: Junko is an information G-man. She is an expert with handguns.
- Hisako Koyama: Hisako is a secret G-man. She usually works in a coffee shop. Her father, Masanobu Koyama, was a colleague of Masaki until he was killed in action six years ago.
- Shin'ichi Nonoyama: Shin'ichi is Winspector's mechanic. He develops rescue tools and maintains Bikel and Walter. Likes playing chess
- Madocks: Madocks is Winspector's supercomputer. Madocks holds data on every criminal and can analyze it in an instant.
- Demitasse: Demitasse is a small robot. His main work is to repair Bichael and Walter during emergencies, as well as secret investigation activity.
Arsenal
- GigaStreamer: The team's strongest weapon, first used in episode 31 to defeat a robot cop named Brian, who was created by the same system as Bichael and Walter, but was reprogrammed to be a killing machine. GigaStreamer has two modes depending on which of two tops is put onto it. Its strongest attack is a plasma minigun blast called Maxime Mode which needs Fire to insert his MaxCalibur to the gun. Later Daiki used it to defeat a chameleon-robot.
- MaxCalibur: A sword-like gauntlet weapon belonging to Fire, it also shoots lasers.
- BiSpear: Bikel's two sticks, which can be combined to form a long rod and are used as the handlebars of WinChaser.
- Dislider: Walter's wings, which can transform into a shield. They let him fly, sometimes while carrying Bichael.
- Multi Pack: A box with water-shooters and first aid equipment. Used by Fire, Bichael and Walter.
- Daytric M2: a laser handgun which can double as a welder. Every member of the team has one and stores it in a holster on the right leg.
- HandWapper: Cuffs.
- WinBadge/FireBadge: Ryoma's police license. Becomes white, when he wears the Crush Tector.
- WinChaser: A Suzuki TS200 and Bikel's bike, who received it in episode 13.
- WinSquad: Ryoma's car and transformation device. It's a version of a Chevrolet Camaro colored white. Since ep. 13 when Ryoma puts the blue-colored SPCard, the WinSquad transforms to a red FireSquad.
- Masaki's undercover car: Chief Masaki's car in undercover operations. A White Mazda Luce HC.
- Junko's undercover car: Junko's car in undercover operations. A red Mazda RX-7 FC, similar to KnightFire's Knight Custom in the sequel series Tokkyuu Shirei Solbrain.
Episodes
- The Runaway Baby: written by Noboru Sugimura, directed by Shohei Tojo
- Strange R/C: written by Noboru Sugimura, directed by Shohei Tojo
- Cheers to Friendship: written by Junichi Miyashita, directed by Takeshi Ogasawara
- The Life Taking Thief: written by Junichi Miyashita, directed by Takeshi Ogasawara
- Attack! The Giant Bird: written by Susumu Takaku, directed by Kaneharu Mitsumura
- The Couple That Reverted to Children: written by Nobuo Ogizawa, directed by Kaneharu Mitsumura
- The Happy, Praying Holy Girl: written by Kunio Fujii, directed by Shohei Tojo
- Police Agents in Family: written by Nobuo Ogizawa, directed by Shohei Tojo
- The Bomb-Setting Dog: written by Susumu Takaku, directed by Michio Konishi
- Revenge of the Adults: written by Noboru Sugimura, directed by Michio Konishi
- Ryōta's First Love Letter: written by Junichi Miyashita, directed by Takeshi Ogasawara
- My Robot Friend: written by Kyoko Sagiyama, directed by Takeshi Ogasawara
- Ryōma is Dead!?: written by Susumu Takaku, directed by Kaneharu Mitsumura
- The Death-God Moss' Counterattack!!: written by Susumu Takaku, directed by Kaneharu Mitsumura
- Ryōma! Destroy Masaki: written by Junichi Miyashita, directed by Michio Konishi
- I Love You, Walter: written by Noboru Sugimura, directed by Michio Konishi
- The Scary Space Creatures: written by Noboru Sugimura, directed by Takeshi Ogasawara
- Super Abilities! The Determined Girl: written by Kyoko Sagiyama, directed by Takeshi Ogasawara
- The Bridge of Love and Courage: written by Junichi Miyashita, directed by Kaneharu Mitsumura
- Burning K.O. Punch!: written by Nobuo Ogizawa, directed by Kaneharu Mitsumura
- Tears And the Fatal Ball: written by Takashi Yamada, directed by Michio Konishi
- The Murderer Who Died Twice: written by Noboru Sugimura, directed by Michio Konishi
- Father's Comic Postcard: written by Kyoko Sagiyama, directed by Takeshi Ogasawara
- My Piiko-chan: written by Susumu Takaku, directed by Takeshi Ogasawara
- The Robot Which Cries in the Rain : written by Nobuo Ogizawa, directed by Kaneharu Mitsumura
- The Sad Girl's Journey: written by Takashi Yamada, directed by Kaneharu Mitsumura
- The Star Summoning 100-Year-Old Beauty: written by Kyoko Sagiyama, directed by Michio Konishi
- Fly! Yūko Rocket: written by Noboru Sugimura, directed by Michio Konishi
- The Ghost of the Village: written by Susumu Takaku, directed by Takeshi Ogasawara
- Mama... Mama, Help Me: written by Kenichi Araki, directed by Takeshi Ogasawara
- The Pain of the Strongest Robo: written by Noboru Sugimura, directed by Kaneharu Mitsumura
- Onslaught Against the Police Station: written by Noboru Sugimura, directed by Kaneharu Mitsumura
- Urashima Taro Awakens: written by Nobuo Ogizawa, directed by Kiyoshi Arai
- Turnabout Grandma: written by Takashi Yamada, directed by Kiyoshi Arai
- Mother and Child's SOS!: written by Junichi Miyashita, directed by Takeshi Ogasawara
- Bichael's Father: written by Kyoko Sagiyama, directed by Takeshi Ogasawara
- Attack of the Amazoness: written by Takahiko Masuda, directed by Kaneharu Mitsumura
- The Chosen Man: written by Nobuo Ogizawa, directed by Kaneharu Mitsumura
- The Sad Old Thief: written by Yoshichika Shindo, directed by Kiyoshi Arai
- The Mutant of the Great Seto Bridge - Part 1: written by Noboru Sugimura, directed by Michio Konishi
- The Mutant of the Great Seto Bridge - Part 2: written by Noboru Sugimura, directed by Michio Konishi
- The Treasonous Investigator: written by Susumu Takaku, directed by Takeshi Ogasawara
- The Boy Who Became a Bomb: written by Junichi Miyashita, directed by Takeshi Ogasawara
- One-Day Only Performance: written by Nobuo Ogizawa, directed by Kiyoshi Arai
- Love Just Before the Explosion at 0 Seconds: written by Takashi Yamada, directed by Kiyoshi Arai
- One-Day Bad Boy: written by Nobuo Ogizawa, directed by Michio Konishi
- The Millionaire Apartment's Trap: written by Kyoko Sagiyama, directed by Michio Konishi
- Attack the Special Police!: written by Noboru Sugimura, directed by Takeshi Ogasawara
- Fly into the Sky of Hope: written by Noboru Sugimura, directed by Takeshi Ogasawara
Cast
- Ryoma Kagawa - Masaru Yamashita
- Bikel - Kaoru Shinoda
- Walter - Seiichi Hirai
- Junko Fujino - Mami Nakanishi
- Shunsuke Masaki - Hiroshi Miyauchi
- Hisako Koyama - Sachiko Oguri
- Shin'ichi Nonoyama - Masaru Ōbayashi
- Madocks - Kazuhiko Kishino
- Demitasse - Issei Futamata
- Toragorō Rokkaku - Shin'ichi Satō
- Yūko Kagawa - Yura Hoshikawa
- Ryōta Koyama - Ryō Yamamoto
- Narrator - Issei Masamune