Series synopsis
Android Kikaider, also known as 人造人間キカイダー THE ANIMATION is a Japanese animation drama television series that premiered on Kids Station on October 16, 2000. It ended on March 20, 2002. It stars Tomokazu Seki, Yui Horie, Yumiko Kobayashi and Keaton Yamada.
The genius robotics professor Dr. Komyoji has created Jiro, a humanoid robot. Gifted with a conscience circuit, he has the power to simulate real emotions that help to distinguish between “right and wrong”.
Jiro must protect Mitsuko and Masaru from the evil Dr. Gil who wants Jiro to join his army and aid in his goal of world domination.
Premise
The genius robotics professor Dr. Komyoji has created Jiro, a humanoid robot. Gifted with a conscience circuit, he has the power to simulate real emotions that help to distinguish between “right and wrong”.
Jiro must protect Mitsuko and Masaru from the evil Dr. Gil who wants Jiro to join his army and aid in his goal of world domination.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Tomokazu Seki as Jiro/Kikaider (voice)
- Yui Horie as Mitsuko Kômyôji (voice)
- Yumiko Kobayashi as Masaru Kômyôji (voice)
- Keaton Yamada as Hanpei Hattori (voice)
- Etsuko Kozakura as Etsuko Sarutobi (voice)
- Shinji Ogawa as Professor Gill Helbert (voice)
- Jurota Kosugi as Saburo/Hakaider (voice)
- Shozo Iizuka as Dr. Den Kômyôji (voice)
Supporting cast
- Minami Takayama as Chigusa Sakamoto (voice)
- Norio Wakamoto as Golden Bat (voice)
- Masashi Hirose as Carmine Spider (voice)
- Jin Yamanoi as Orange Ant (voice)
- Nobuyuki Hiyama as Yellow Jaguar (voice)
- Showtaro Morikubo as Kikaider-01 (voice)
- Kazuhiko Inoue as Kikaider-00 (voice)
- Mitsuko Horie as Bijinder (voice)
- Sayaka Ohara as Rieko (voice)
- Ichiro Nagai as Futen (voice)
- Hisayoshi Suganuma as Kuya / Kaito (voice)
- Hidenari Ugaki as Red Hakaider (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 3 seasons with 18 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 1 | September 18, 2003 | September 18, 2003 |
| Season 1 | 13 | October 16, 2000 | January 8, 2001 |
| Season 2 | 4 | November 20, 2001 | March 20, 2002 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Kikaider vs. Inazuman Continuing where Kikaider 01 the Animation left off, Jiro is still wandering the streets trying to fight off any evil inclinations that Gill's submission chip left in him. Upon meeting a local high school boy Jiro attacks him, only to find out that the boy is Inazuman. Inazuman doesn't want to destroy Jiro, but he can't just leave Jiro alone. |
September 18, 2003 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Lonely Puppet Deep in the mountains, Dr. Komyoji was about to complete his long time dream in his laboratory when mysterious robot attacks and destroys his lab. Behind the plot is Professor Gil, the evil leader of DARK, an underground organization. |
October 16, 2000 |
| 2 |
Mad Machine In her search of her father, Mitsuko invites Jiro, the humainoid robot created by Dr. Komyoji, to her but finds out that Jiro has no memory. As she continues her research through data left by her father, she learns that Jiro has a conscience circuit called ""Gemini"" that is equivalent to the soul of a human being. |
October 23, 2000 |
| 3 |
Stray Sheep Jiro stops to look at a puppet clock and hears a boy talk about puppets and remembers Mitsko telling him he's a mad machine. Next, a figure climbs up at a train station and wrecks the train. |
October 30, 2000 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Jiro Meets Ichiro Jiro is running with Reiko and Akida from a bunch of machines (sent to capture Akida). When suddenly, a mysterious Kikaider shows up and defeats them. The Kikaider takes the trio to a temple and the reverend there tells Jiro that the Kikaider is known as 01 and Ichiro. Ichiro is the older brother of Jiro but unlike Jiro, he is simple and has no conscience circuit. Ichiro then agrees to go with Jiro so that he can help. |
November 21, 2001 |
| 2 |
Beautiful Enemy Jiro and Ichiro are having a argument because Ichiro feels that Jiro shouldn't trust Reiko and Akida. He says that little is known about them and they might turn out to be spies or something. Jiro disagrees and says that he trusts Reiko, making Ichiro walk away from them. Ichiro then encounters a girl android named Beijinder and a fight between them breaks out. Jiro shows up and tries to help but his attempts were basically futile. When Beijinder was about to finish Jiro, Reiko shows up and tells Jiro to look out behind him. Jiro turns around punches Beijinder square in the face. Beijinder is so pissed off at Reiko and charges at her but couldn't attack. Something in her was holding her back. Beijinder then leaves. Later that night, four Hakaiders shows up and one of them happens to be Gill. Gill explains that when Jiro destroyed the DARK hideout, almost all his men died. He then transfered his brain into a Hakaider's body so that he could live forever. He then goes on to explain that the three other Hakaiders contains the brains of his most trustworthy men. Gill then demands that he wants his son, Akida, back. The four Hakaiders transform into one huge Hakaider and in order to defeat it, Jiro and Ichiro has to team up. Together, the two brothers defeat the Hakaiders. As Jiro and Ichiro watch the explosion, Ichiro asks Jiro if he really trusts Reiko. Jiro says yes and Ichiro tells him that he trusts them too because he trusts Jiro. |
December 29, 2001 |
| 3 |
Gil Rises Again Jiro, Ichiro, Reiko, and Akida are once again being chased by machines sent to capture Akida. They are saved by another Kikaider. This Kikaider is Jiro and Ichiro's younger brother, known as 00 or Rei. As they continue to run, now with Rei by their side, Reiko remembers the place as somewhere she's been before. She tell the three Kikaider brothers that she's been here before and they head down there to check it out. As soon as they got down there, a barrier surrounds the Kikaiders, paralyzing them. Gill then shows up and tells Reiko that she is actually a android created to protect Akida and he was the one that put the memories into her head. Reiko refuses to believe Gill until he makes her transform. As Gill gets ready to kill her, Beijinder transforms into her robotic form and grabs Akida and Reiko. She then breaks the barrier surrounding the Kikaiders and flies off with Akida and Reiko. As the Kikaiders fight more machines, Beijinder and Reiko are flying through the forest. AS Beijinder takes the lead, Reiko drops the 'Pinnochio' book she got from Jiro earlier and heads back with Akida to find it. As she spots the book, she puts Akida down and goes to retrieve it. As soon as the book was in her hand, Gill shows up and shoots her. Akida watches in horror as Reiko falls to the ground. When the Kikaiders show up, they find Reiko's bleeding head and from out of the bushes, a sad looking Beijinder also discovers what's left of Reiko as well. |
January 23, 2002 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Kids Station |
|---|---|
| First aired | October 16, 2000 |
| Last aired | March 20, 2002 |
| Runtime | 22 minutes |
| Status | Ended |
| Schedule | Monday |