Hiroshi Tsuburaya ( 1964-2001 )
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I found the first episode of it so I tried to put it here for you to watch.
Uchū Keiji Shaider (宇宙刑事シャイダー, Uchū Keiji Shaidā?), translated into English as Space Sheriff Shaider, is the third part of the Metal Hero Series, the last of the Space Sheriff Trilogy. It aired on TV Asahi from March 2, 1984 to March 1, 1985. Its action footage was used for the rest of Season 2 of VR Troopers.
PLOT
In college, Dai Sawamura deciphered the figures on the Nazca Plain in Peru. Impressed by this feat, the Galactic Union Police recruited the archaeologist and trained him to be Earth's third Space Sheriff, after which he was given the code name 'Shaider' in memory of an ancient warrior who defeated the villain Emperor Kubilai and brought down the Fuuma Empire 12,000 years ago. The empire, upon knowing the appointment of Dai as the new Shaider, plots to annihilate him in order to conquer Earth once again.
CHARACTERS
* Dai Sawamura (沢村 大, Sawamura Dai?) /Space Sheriff Shaider (宇宙刑事シャイダー, Uchū Keiji Shaidā?): Archaeologist-turned-Space Sheriff. Named after the warrior Shaider, he was fated to repeat his predecessor's destiny by saving Earth from Fuuma. He is Annie's, Kitz's and Ullu's classmate and best friend. Usually patrols the streets using a blue 1980's Suzuki SJ with Jimny livery.
* Annie (アニー, An'ni?): Dai's classmate whose homeworld of Mount was annihilated by Fuuma. She requested to be assigned to Earth with Dai, so as to avenge the destruction of her home planet. She usually drives a yellow Mazda RX-7 FB to patrol the streets or arrive at the scene of a battle.
* Commander Com: He is the commander of Galactic Union Patrol and the father of Mimi.
* Marin: Assistant of Commander Com.
* Mimi (1; crossover): She is the daughter of Commander Com and Gavan's assistant/girlfriend/fiancée. Teacher to Space Sheriff School. Asks for Shaider to take Annie with him to Earth. After the final battle against Fuuma, she marries Gavan.
* Gavan (44; 48; crossover): Captain of Galactic Union Patrol. Battles Fuuma to defend the Bird Planet from Fuuma's attack. After the battle against Fuuma, he announces his marriage with Mimi.
* Sharivan (44; 48; crossover): He is a Space Sheriff from Iga Planet and helps defend this planet from Fuuma attack.
* Ullu (1; 44): Squirrel-like faced being. He is Dai's, Annie's and Kitz's classmate and best friend. Dies when Fuuma attacks his home planet at the Great Invasion.
* Kitz (1; 44): Bird-like faced being. He is Dai's, Annie's and Ullu's classmate and best friend. Dies when Fuuma attacks his home planet at the Great Invasion.
* Vivian (41): Journalist who writes a book about the Space Sheriffs. She is a petted daughter of the mayor of Bird Planet. Fell in love with Shaider and caused jealousy to Annie. She was brainwashed by Fuuma to destroy Vavilos.
WEAPONS AND ARSENAL
* Vavilos: The giant spaceship headquarters of Shaider and Annie. The base of their operation strategies as it circles around the Earth. It can fire the Vavilos Beam from its wings. Whenever Shaider enters the Strange Realm and encounters a giant Fuuma gunship, he summons Vavilos, commanding it to transform either into a giant gun called the Big Magnum or a giant robot whose chest emits a giant laser beam called Vavilos Fire, fires Vavilos Lasers from its hands, and can shoot Vavilos Missiles.
* Shaian: A tank that holds both the Sky Shaian and the Battle Shaian together at the same time.
* Sky Shaian: it is a fighter jet either driven by Shaider or Annie to attack and to destroy carriage-like Fuuma jet fighters. It blasts Shaian Beams to destroy the Fumma jet fighters. Also known as the Sky Striker.
* Battle Shaian: Also known as the Battle Tank, it is a giant drill tank that drills underground. It contains Shaian Rockets (Battle Tank Rockets) to attack enemy arsenals on ground, underground (rescuing people enslaved by Fuuma in the process). It is also equipped with a Shaian Searcher.
* Blue Hawk: A Suzuki motorcycle that serves as Shaider's vehicle to enter the "Strange Realm" in order to chase the Fuuma's Strange Beast. Capable of shooting Hawk Lasers and Hawk Missiles.
* Suzuki SJ: A stock mini-SUV from Suzuki with Jimny livery and spare tire cover design, which Dai uses to patrol in plain clothes. Essentially the same vehicle used in Uchuu Keiji Gavan, only colored blue.
* Savanna RX-7: a yellow sports car from Mazda which Annie uses to patrol in plain clothes.
* Laser Blade (Shaider Cutter): Shaider's sword, drawn like a metal tape measure from his waist. It sometimes assume a ribbon-like flexibility to hold Strange monster in battle. Required to execute his ultimate blow, the Shaider Blue Flash.
* Laser Shot: Annie's side arm, similar to Shaider's Video Beam Gun.
* Video Beam Gun:: Shaider's side weapon. It has a video screen to see Strange monsters that turn invisible, and can be used while using the Shaider Scope.
ATTACKS AND SKILLS
* Shaider Punch: Shaider can punch straight to the enemy in mid-air.
* Shaider Kick: Shaider spins in mid-air while doing a kick.
* Blue Flash Spark: Shaider can transform himself into a blue ball of light.
* Shaider Full Power: A strong punch that was only used in episode 46.
STRANGE WORLD FUUMA
Stange World Fuuma (不思議界フーマ, Fushigikai Fūma?) is a religion based from the Strange Palace in the Strange World dimension revering Kubilai as its god which intends to conquer the universe through psychological attacks. Kubilai attempted to take over Earth 12,000 years ago, only to be stopped by the warrior Shaider and was defeated again by the modern Shaider.
* Great Emperor Kubilai: The ruler of Fuuma and the former ruler of the Mu Empire. He is portrayed as a giant, golden head with three red eyes embedded in the wall of the Fuuma Palace. Later revealed to have had a body once, having tentacled limbs with serpent-like heads on the ends, but he was separated from his body by the warrior Shaider, when the latter cut his head off 12,000 years ago, and sealed his body in a cave.
* Shinkan Poe (神官ポー): Kubilai's transvestite grandson in white who serves as advisor and strategist. He is attired in elegant white robes, and a horned, immensely large oval shaped headdress. Wields a scepter called the "Sky Cutter". As a high priest, Poe presides over the Strange Beast birth and Strange Dimension Generation ceremonies. Drinking an elixir made somehow from young girls every 500 years, he lived 15,000 years. Unwilling to have anyone be more beautiful than he, his true face is mummified. He met his end during the series finale (Episode 48) after Kubilai was destroyed. Since his grandfather was no longer alive to give him the energy he needed to stay young, he repented to Annie and Shaider before fading away into nothingness alongside the lower ranked Fuuma monsters that were on the Palace. In battle, Poe could toss his scepter as well as blast Shaider with blue lasers from the scepter's core. Poe possesses teleportation and telekinetic abilities that he demonstrated on Shaider, before Shaider broke free from Poe's control.
* Hessler: A field operative. Hessler oversees the attacks on Earth. He is a proud, yet easily irritated warrior who argues with his younger brother Himley, who once tried to take his position. Hessler met his end, near the end of the series (Episode 45), when he was destroyed by Shaider in battle.
* Himley (episode 28): Hessler's brother. He is dressed in an armor that seems to be spider-themed and wields two swords, and a trident, in battle. He and Hessler went into battle against Shaider together. Himley could blast lasers from the spider's eyes embedded in his head gear and seemed to be a great fencer. Himley could also blast webbing-shaped lightning bolts, in battle. He was destroyed by a fatal sneak attack inflicted by Hessler, after he had betrayed Hessler by trying to usurp his position. Kubilai promised to give Himley Hessler's job and position if he destroyed Shaider. After the offer, Himley eagerly agreed and looked forward to taking Hessler's place. Himley carried with him a venomous spider, which he used in his scheme against Shaider and the Earth.
* Girl's Army: A team of five deadly, kunoichi trained in the most vicious and dangerous arts of combat. They had no individual names, but the production notes listed them as: Girl 1 (black), Girl 2 (purple), Girl 3 (red), Girl 4 (green), and Girl 5 (pink). They are commanded by Hessler. First Girl 1, who claimed to be the leader of the five, was destroyed (Episode 44), and then Girl 3 followed (Episode 45). At the end of the series, Kubilai ate the three remaining girls to give him energy to battle Shaider.
* Miraclers: Grunts with big round eyes and fanged mouths. They act either as foot soldiers or as pilots for the carriage-shaped aircraft. Destroyed at the end of the series when the fortress crumbled apart and exploded. Shaider occasionally pummels them before going on to fight the Strange Beasts.
OTHER VILLAINS
Omega (Movie 1): An alien assassin who has been hunting all the Space Sheriffs. He previously went after Gavan and later Sharivan but failed. In the movie, Shaider was Omega's new prey and the one who destroyed Him. Armed with twin shoulder cannons.
STRANGE DIMENSION
The Strange Dimension is an alternate universe with various traps and other dimensions. Some of the traps used in this realm are designed to match the monster's theme. Also seen are grunts and minions that assist the monster against Shaider. The temperature in this dimension reaches about 6,000 degrees Celsius. The primary purpose of this dimension is to enhance a Strange monster's powers and abilities by about 4 times, in an attempt to give it the upper hand against Shaider. When Kubilai calls for the Strange dimension, Poe will summon it to draw the beast inside, thereby luring Shaider to follow it into Fuuma territory. Besides the monster and the various traps within the Strange dimension, a constant threat Shaider faces inside is a Fuuma gunship; for this reason, he calls on his battle fortress Vavilos, using either its giant blaster or robot form to destroy the gunship.
Despite an upgrade in its fighting strength, a Strange Beast can still be destroyed by Shaider while inside the Strange Realm. This, in turn, will dissolve the warp until the next time it is summoned again.
Uchū Keiji Shaider
Format
Metal Hero
Tokusatsu
Created by
Toei
Starring
Hiroshi Tsuburaya
Naomi Morinaga
Narrated by
Toru Ohira
Country of origin
Japan
No. of episodes
48
Production
Running time
30 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel
TV Asahi
Original run
March 02, 1984 – March 01, 1985
ago in television about the evolution of the costumes of Shaider but as I surf from it
I found the first episode of it so I tried to put it here for you to watch.
Uchū Keiji Shaider (宇宙刑事シャイダー, Uchū Keiji Shaidā?), translated into English as Space Sheriff Shaider, is the third part of the Metal Hero Series, the last of the Space Sheriff Trilogy. It aired on TV Asahi from March 2, 1984 to March 1, 1985. Its action footage was used for the rest of Season 2 of VR Troopers.
PLOT
In college, Dai Sawamura deciphered the figures on the Nazca Plain in Peru. Impressed by this feat, the Galactic Union Police recruited the archaeologist and trained him to be Earth's third Space Sheriff, after which he was given the code name 'Shaider' in memory of an ancient warrior who defeated the villain Emperor Kubilai and brought down the Fuuma Empire 12,000 years ago. The empire, upon knowing the appointment of Dai as the new Shaider, plots to annihilate him in order to conquer Earth once again.
CHARACTERS
* Dai Sawamura (沢村 大, Sawamura Dai?) /Space Sheriff Shaider (宇宙刑事シャイダー, Uchū Keiji Shaidā?): Archaeologist-turned-Space Sheriff. Named after the warrior Shaider, he was fated to repeat his predecessor's destiny by saving Earth from Fuuma. He is Annie's, Kitz's and Ullu's classmate and best friend. Usually patrols the streets using a blue 1980's Suzuki SJ with Jimny livery.
* Annie (アニー, An'ni?): Dai's classmate whose homeworld of Mount was annihilated by Fuuma. She requested to be assigned to Earth with Dai, so as to avenge the destruction of her home planet. She usually drives a yellow Mazda RX-7 FB to patrol the streets or arrive at the scene of a battle.
* Commander Com: He is the commander of Galactic Union Patrol and the father of Mimi.
* Marin: Assistant of Commander Com.
* Mimi (1; crossover): She is the daughter of Commander Com and Gavan's assistant/girlfriend/fiancée. Teacher to Space Sheriff School. Asks for Shaider to take Annie with him to Earth. After the final battle against Fuuma, she marries Gavan.
* Gavan (44; 48; crossover): Captain of Galactic Union Patrol. Battles Fuuma to defend the Bird Planet from Fuuma's attack. After the battle against Fuuma, he announces his marriage with Mimi.
* Sharivan (44; 48; crossover): He is a Space Sheriff from Iga Planet and helps defend this planet from Fuuma attack.
* Ullu (1; 44): Squirrel-like faced being. He is Dai's, Annie's and Kitz's classmate and best friend. Dies when Fuuma attacks his home planet at the Great Invasion.
* Kitz (1; 44): Bird-like faced being. He is Dai's, Annie's and Ullu's classmate and best friend. Dies when Fuuma attacks his home planet at the Great Invasion.
* Vivian (41): Journalist who writes a book about the Space Sheriffs. She is a petted daughter of the mayor of Bird Planet. Fell in love with Shaider and caused jealousy to Annie. She was brainwashed by Fuuma to destroy Vavilos.
WEAPONS AND ARSENAL
* Vavilos: The giant spaceship headquarters of Shaider and Annie. The base of their operation strategies as it circles around the Earth. It can fire the Vavilos Beam from its wings. Whenever Shaider enters the Strange Realm and encounters a giant Fuuma gunship, he summons Vavilos, commanding it to transform either into a giant gun called the Big Magnum or a giant robot whose chest emits a giant laser beam called Vavilos Fire, fires Vavilos Lasers from its hands, and can shoot Vavilos Missiles.
* Shaian: A tank that holds both the Sky Shaian and the Battle Shaian together at the same time.
* Sky Shaian: it is a fighter jet either driven by Shaider or Annie to attack and to destroy carriage-like Fuuma jet fighters. It blasts Shaian Beams to destroy the Fumma jet fighters. Also known as the Sky Striker.
* Battle Shaian: Also known as the Battle Tank, it is a giant drill tank that drills underground. It contains Shaian Rockets (Battle Tank Rockets) to attack enemy arsenals on ground, underground (rescuing people enslaved by Fuuma in the process). It is also equipped with a Shaian Searcher.
* Blue Hawk: A Suzuki motorcycle that serves as Shaider's vehicle to enter the "Strange Realm" in order to chase the Fuuma's Strange Beast. Capable of shooting Hawk Lasers and Hawk Missiles.
* Suzuki SJ: A stock mini-SUV from Suzuki with Jimny livery and spare tire cover design, which Dai uses to patrol in plain clothes. Essentially the same vehicle used in Uchuu Keiji Gavan, only colored blue.
* Savanna RX-7: a yellow sports car from Mazda which Annie uses to patrol in plain clothes.
* Laser Blade (Shaider Cutter): Shaider's sword, drawn like a metal tape measure from his waist. It sometimes assume a ribbon-like flexibility to hold Strange monster in battle. Required to execute his ultimate blow, the Shaider Blue Flash.
* Laser Shot: Annie's side arm, similar to Shaider's Video Beam Gun.
* Video Beam Gun:: Shaider's side weapon. It has a video screen to see Strange monsters that turn invisible, and can be used while using the Shaider Scope.
ATTACKS AND SKILLS
* Shaider Punch: Shaider can punch straight to the enemy in mid-air.
* Shaider Kick: Shaider spins in mid-air while doing a kick.
* Blue Flash Spark: Shaider can transform himself into a blue ball of light.
* Shaider Full Power: A strong punch that was only used in episode 46.
STRANGE WORLD FUUMA
Stange World Fuuma (不思議界フーマ, Fushigikai Fūma?) is a religion based from the Strange Palace in the Strange World dimension revering Kubilai as its god which intends to conquer the universe through psychological attacks. Kubilai attempted to take over Earth 12,000 years ago, only to be stopped by the warrior Shaider and was defeated again by the modern Shaider.
* Great Emperor Kubilai: The ruler of Fuuma and the former ruler of the Mu Empire. He is portrayed as a giant, golden head with three red eyes embedded in the wall of the Fuuma Palace. Later revealed to have had a body once, having tentacled limbs with serpent-like heads on the ends, but he was separated from his body by the warrior Shaider, when the latter cut his head off 12,000 years ago, and sealed his body in a cave.
* Shinkan Poe (神官ポー): Kubilai's transvestite grandson in white who serves as advisor and strategist. He is attired in elegant white robes, and a horned, immensely large oval shaped headdress. Wields a scepter called the "Sky Cutter". As a high priest, Poe presides over the Strange Beast birth and Strange Dimension Generation ceremonies. Drinking an elixir made somehow from young girls every 500 years, he lived 15,000 years. Unwilling to have anyone be more beautiful than he, his true face is mummified. He met his end during the series finale (Episode 48) after Kubilai was destroyed. Since his grandfather was no longer alive to give him the energy he needed to stay young, he repented to Annie and Shaider before fading away into nothingness alongside the lower ranked Fuuma monsters that were on the Palace. In battle, Poe could toss his scepter as well as blast Shaider with blue lasers from the scepter's core. Poe possesses teleportation and telekinetic abilities that he demonstrated on Shaider, before Shaider broke free from Poe's control.
* Hessler: A field operative. Hessler oversees the attacks on Earth. He is a proud, yet easily irritated warrior who argues with his younger brother Himley, who once tried to take his position. Hessler met his end, near the end of the series (Episode 45), when he was destroyed by Shaider in battle.
* Himley (episode 28): Hessler's brother. He is dressed in an armor that seems to be spider-themed and wields two swords, and a trident, in battle. He and Hessler went into battle against Shaider together. Himley could blast lasers from the spider's eyes embedded in his head gear and seemed to be a great fencer. Himley could also blast webbing-shaped lightning bolts, in battle. He was destroyed by a fatal sneak attack inflicted by Hessler, after he had betrayed Hessler by trying to usurp his position. Kubilai promised to give Himley Hessler's job and position if he destroyed Shaider. After the offer, Himley eagerly agreed and looked forward to taking Hessler's place. Himley carried with him a venomous spider, which he used in his scheme against Shaider and the Earth.
* Girl's Army: A team of five deadly, kunoichi trained in the most vicious and dangerous arts of combat. They had no individual names, but the production notes listed them as: Girl 1 (black), Girl 2 (purple), Girl 3 (red), Girl 4 (green), and Girl 5 (pink). They are commanded by Hessler. First Girl 1, who claimed to be the leader of the five, was destroyed (Episode 44), and then Girl 3 followed (Episode 45). At the end of the series, Kubilai ate the three remaining girls to give him energy to battle Shaider.
* Miraclers: Grunts with big round eyes and fanged mouths. They act either as foot soldiers or as pilots for the carriage-shaped aircraft. Destroyed at the end of the series when the fortress crumbled apart and exploded. Shaider occasionally pummels them before going on to fight the Strange Beasts.
OTHER VILLAINS
Omega (Movie 1): An alien assassin who has been hunting all the Space Sheriffs. He previously went after Gavan and later Sharivan but failed. In the movie, Shaider was Omega's new prey and the one who destroyed Him. Armed with twin shoulder cannons.
STRANGE DIMENSION
The Strange Dimension is an alternate universe with various traps and other dimensions. Some of the traps used in this realm are designed to match the monster's theme. Also seen are grunts and minions that assist the monster against Shaider. The temperature in this dimension reaches about 6,000 degrees Celsius. The primary purpose of this dimension is to enhance a Strange monster's powers and abilities by about 4 times, in an attempt to give it the upper hand against Shaider. When Kubilai calls for the Strange dimension, Poe will summon it to draw the beast inside, thereby luring Shaider to follow it into Fuuma territory. Besides the monster and the various traps within the Strange dimension, a constant threat Shaider faces inside is a Fuuma gunship; for this reason, he calls on his battle fortress Vavilos, using either its giant blaster or robot form to destroy the gunship.
Despite an upgrade in its fighting strength, a Strange Beast can still be destroyed by Shaider while inside the Strange Realm. This, in turn, will dissolve the warp until the next time it is summoned again.
Uchū Keiji Shaider
Format
Metal Hero
Tokusatsu
Created by
Toei
Starring
Hiroshi Tsuburaya
Naomi Morinaga
Narrated by
Toru Ohira
Country of origin
Japan
No. of episodes
48
Production
Running time
30 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel
TV Asahi
Original run
March 02, 1984 – March 01, 1985
