Series synopsis
Tekkaman Blade, also known as 宇宙の騎士テッカマンブレード is a Japanese animation action & adventure sci-fi & fantasy television series that premiered on TV Tokyo on February 25, 1992. It ended on February 2, 1993. It stars Hirotaka Suzuoki, Chisa Yokoyama, Yuko Mizutani and Yasunori Matsumoto.
Tekkaman Blade takes place in the year 2300 AD. On a certain moment, the Radam attack Earth. A few months after the beginning of the invasion, a Tekkaman appears, he calls himself Blade and with the help of the Space Knights, Blade starts to fight the Radam. But there are a few things that Blade isn't telling about his past.
Premise
Tekkaman Blade takes place in the year 2300 AD. On a certain moment, the Radam attack Earth. A few months after the beginning of the invasion, a Tekkaman appears, he calls himself Blade and with the help of the Space Knights, Blade starts to fight the Radam. But there are a few things that Blade isn't telling about his past.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Hirotaka Suzuoki as Chief Heinrich Von Freeman
- Chisa Yokoyama as Milly
- Yuko Mizutani as Miyuki Aiba
- Yasunori Matsumoto as Noal Vereuse
- Shozo Iizuka as Honda
- Yu Shimaka as Goddado
- Toshiyuki Morikawa as Takaya Aiba
- Megumi Hayashibara as Aki Kisaragi
Supporting cast
- Norio Wakamoto as Kengo Aiba
- Takehito Koyasu as Shinya Aiba
- Mari Yokoo as Feng-Li
- Shinya Ôtaki as General Corvet
- Chieko Honda as Natasha
- Jurota Kosugi as Molotov
- Kenyu Horiuchi as Balzack Asimov
- Hiromi Tsuru as Anna White
- Nobuo Tobita as Fritz Von Braun
- Masaru Ikeda as Barnard O'Toole
- Shigeru Nakahara as Levin (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 53 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 4 | February 18, 1992 | February 18, 1992 |
| Season 1 | 49 | February 25, 1992 | February 2, 1993 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Burning Clock Burning Clock takes place during the time right after Shinya gives Blade his crystal and focuses on Shinya thinking back on his life, shown in a series of flashbacks. The main points deals with Shinya and Takaya's rivalry, how he felt his family, especially his father, viewed him, and shows how Kengo, Takaya, Shinya, and Miyuki's mother died. |
February 18, 1992 |
| 2 |
Twin Blood Twin Blood, is an alternate version of Blade and Evil's first battle, with drastically different character and mecha designs from the rest of the series, looking extremely more Techno-Organic. Differences include the absence of Pegas, with a drastically different transformation sequence, and a completely new Eyecatch. |
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| 3 |
Missing Link Missing Link, deals with the events between Tekkaman Blade and Tekkaman Blade II, including the second Radam war, Aki's Transformation into the Red Tekkaman, the Tekkaman Rebellion of Prague, and Blade's restoration. |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Super Man Racing Across The Heavens | February 25, 1992 |
| 2 | The Lonely Warrior | March 3, 1992 |
| 3 | The Allied Defense Force's Ambition | March 10, 1992 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | TV Tokyo |
|---|---|
| First aired | February 25, 1992 |
| Last aired | February 2, 1993 |
| Runtime | 25 minutes |
| Status | ended |