Kaiju no Kami Reviews - Chou Denshi Bioman (1984) Series
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- Опубліковано 11 вер 2024
- Before Changeman, but after Dynaman came Chou Denshi Bioman. This was Soda's third Sentai show in which he and Toei decided to try something new by not having the normal Monsters of the Week who grow big upon defeat, instead having giant mecha to fill the toy sale void. Does this change in formula effect the show in a positive manner, or a negative one? Watch to find out.
1:38:The Heroes
13:17:The Villains
21:50:The Mecha
23:24:The Effects and Music
26:02:The Episodes
30:35:The Movie
I just found out Strongo Kongo passed away last night.
Rest in peace big guy. May you be forever remembered as the best actor in two seasons of Super Sentai, bringing life to the Barcode Battler advert and for all the entertaining Japanese wrestling matches.
Yeah, I heard about that.
Rest in peace Strongo Kongo
I personally think Bioman's ost is some of the best I've heard in a Sentai series. I'm a sucker for electronic 80's synth sounds. I will agree though that some of the tracks were used at the wrong times.
Nothing wrong with liking it. I do like some of the music, it's just that nothing stands out to me on its own compared to other shows. Usually I rate the soundtrack of something based on what tracks I can recall in my head days later.
Kaiju no Kami it’s a great sentai the brain episode was a good one😌
Doctor Man abandoned science and became the Gorma Emperor
Pretty much.
Mathieu Leader 😂
Fun fact about that, Dr Man’s story is similar to Master Orgs. Dr Man went on to play the Emperor in Dairanger and then his costume ended up being used for Master Org in Wild Force.
I don't know if you are reading this but if I could remake Bioman, here's what I would do:
I would keep the first 10 episodes the same as I assume they introduce the show, characters and villains and are fresh for that time. Like you suggested, the Biomen would refuse to replace Yellow Four but, in the next episode, realise they need too. The next 2 episodes would also play out the same. In Episode 14, there would be a bounty hunter from space who tries to kill the BIomen but fails (no mech battle). The following episode would be another with the Big 3 but after that Doctor Man decides to start sending other monsters instead for the next 3 episodes but since they do even worse and are a waste of resources he decides to keep the Big 3. Episodes 19 and 20 would also play out the same. The episode after would be when the Big 3 decide to assasinate Doctor Man. Taking your suggestion, during that episode they try to kill Bioman themselves. At the end of the next episode, after another fight, Doctor Man returns to laugh at them. Then, the following episode Silva appears. His first 2 episodes would play out the same but the episode after the Biomen decide to train after yet another fight with him and do so throughout the next episode before finally defeating him. The episode after would be the one where they fight ghosts. Then, Shota Yamomori's episodes would also play out the same. The following episode, Zyuoh would be killed in battle. Monster tries to avenge his friend next episode but is also killed. For the next 2 episodes, the (former) Big 3 are killed off along with Farrahcat. Doctor Man creates a new Big 3 but they only just manage to escape the battle. The episode after, Shota returns to help them defeat the new Big 3. For the next 4 episodes, the remaining Beastnoids are killed off one by one. Doctor Man then realises that if he wants the Biomen killed he must do it himself and so in the next episode finally faces them. After a fight with them, clinging to life, he summons the final mech but he and his mech are destroyed, ending the series.
I like your thinking, especially with the creation of a new Big 3.
Kaiju no Kami Thanks.
i like the idea of electronic brains that tell them how to do a move, i actually work that into my hero character, basically explaining how answers a really hard math question or even build something
HA!
@@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork yeah i want the character to be a tribute to showa era stories, kinda like what Ishinomori would make
The cast
Red 1:the lone wolf
Green2:the guy who don't care
Blue3:has an ear for a reason
Yellow4:ded
Yellow4(again):a biker
Pink5:the weakest of the bunch
lmao at Yellow 4.
Funny how harsh you are on the one person on the show who actually had a long and storied career as a martial arts film actress. Yukari Oshima was pretty much as Prolific in HK Cinema as Jackie Chan was in the late 80s/90s. Pretty harsh on the whole series as a whole. This was also the first sentai series to make it out west (at least in europe) which led to interest in other sentai shows. I wouldn't rank it at the top but yea I think 2 stars is too low especially for how it grew the fandom
Fair enough, but I've seen so many Sentai series that I just found this one to be flat out boring. I give it credit for trying something new, I just felt it failed extremely hard. When I find myself not wanting to watch like 10 episodes in one sitting, there is something wrong, especially when I could barely make it through two at a time.
As for Yukari Oshima, she wasn't even really a character as she had no arcs, no stories, she was just there. I can't give praises to her when she did absolutely nothing but fight.
Well, I did see it in the late 90's as a kid so I might be seeing it through a different lens. To a lot of people these shows were their introduction to martial arts and as you mentioned in your other reviews, choreography matters. I think regardless of the lack of arcs for her characters you can see some effort in the stuntwork and as a fan of martial arts in tv and cinema it's a good thing to see.
Not trying to invalidate your opinions, just want to give a different perspective. You've actually convinced me to buy this set and revisit the series as an adult (Only way I've seen this is through rebroadcasts on bad dubs sometime in the late 90s / early aughties). Looking forward to seeing your other reviews
No worries. Sentai would be boring if we all just agreed on the same series over.
"One!"
"Two!"
"Three!"
"Four!"
"Five!"
"And me makes ten! Uuuh i think"
Heheheheheheheheh...
NANI!
Kaiju no Kami love super electronic bioman it’s a great sentai and one of my favorites great storyline and great action good character development 👍
I just finished watching Bioman yesterday and after watching your video.
I FLAT OUT DISAGREE WHOLEHEARTEDLY!!!
First off I enjoyed nearly every single episode since a majority of them are either 2 parts or are single episodes that challenge the Bioman both mentally and physically.
And due to the series already being 20 minutes I was able to watch all of them In just 4 DAYS! (And they were a pure joy!)
Second I also disagree with you on the characters and the battles. Since nearly every single character is given a huge amount of time on screen and I enjoyed the villains just as much as
I like the Heros. None of them felt One dimensional and that's due to the Mech battles. because unlike the other super sentai series it allows us to actually see the Big 3 actually do stuff and not just standing around barking orders. and It gives a real reason for having mech battles since they always felt like there were there to pad out episodes or to sell toys. so I like that the formula was different for this one.
Heck, I even Silva I like since he's like a hard random anime encounter like in an RPG since the Bioman barely survives against him.
Third I Absolutely adore the music! Especially the main theme since I never skip It. and I love all of the none mech battles since there was always the theme playing in the background most of the time. and I found all of the effects and fights to be convincing. (Though It maybe because I was only able to watch the episodes in 240P.)
And Lastly, I disagree with you saying that there is no emotion since I found nearly every episode has some sort of theme tied to human emotion. The greatest example being Doctor Man, since while we don't see him leaving the base leaving that often, we know that he what's an heir to the throne and when he discovers his lost son Shuichi he goes out of his way In disguise and realizes that it's his son, and he tries to have him join the empire but his son refuses. And due to that he still has a human heart, The Big 3 then tries to kill him only to realize that they destroyed a clone. and Doctor Man erases there memories and we actually see them terrified of them having their memories erased. and latter on Doctor Man makes himself fully mechanical just so he would not have any human emotions. which makes the finally a true highlight for me since by the end Shuichi wants his father to come back but there was nothing he could do and when he blows up. (I felt that.)
So No! I didn't find this show to be boring. Since I found this series to be Fantastic from being to end. sure there where at times where It kinda drags it's feet especially at the middle and latter part.
But there was not a single episode I disliked. and I enjoyed every single character to even the minor characters. to the mech battles, to the main battles, The Themes, And especially The main Theme song.
This show is EASILY A 5 out 5 grown-ups in spandex if you ask me. (But hey it's understandable. cuz I'm glad that I really enjoyed it for the past 4 days.)
Nothing wrong with your disagreeing with me. Bioman is just one of those shows that does nothing for me. It's not bad, but there are 25 other shows I'd rather watch. I partially grade a show based on how many episodes I can marathon at one time and I found myself unable to get through more than 3-4 episodes in a sitting as opposed to the 12 I recently did with Denziman.
Anyway, what's your favorite episode?
Easy episodes 46 - 51. Because it felt like a 5 part finally. And to me it felt very good since I got to know a lot about the heroes and villains. And to me that's all I want. In a show. I'm glad that I discovered your videos. And I can't wait for you to review return of ultraman. ❤I love Bioman.👍
Oops I ment ep 47 - 51 my bad.
Awesome.
And glad you enjoyed my video even thought you disagreed with it. My hope is to have Return of Ultraman out before my anime convention next week.
Thanks I'm glad that I was able to comment to you. Especilly since your anong the few people to actually review ultraman. And I love the ultra series ever since I was a kid 10 years ago. (Hopefully I'll comment on those videos.) Anyway thank you so much for introducing me to Bioman and I absolutely adore it. ❤😍❤Ps. 4 THE MAN!!!
Bioman is legend
It's got a few good things in it. :-)
Surprised you didn't like the opening theme. It's one of my favorite sentai opening themes, although I do agree it's not the best when used in battle. Sad to hear the show is a bit formulaic and doesn't have much of a gripping plot, and I was also surprised to see that you missed mentioning the search to find the lost American pilot episode of the show, (Bio-Man) or the dub from the Philippines.
I'll admit, it was odd that when I got to watching your winspector review this one came out the next day. Makes me hopeful that you'll do a review for GAVAN, Spielvan or Solbrain, or maybe even TurboRanger, if any of those have full subs. I know Gavan does
Lost American pilot? Never found anything on that. I know Saban tried to bring Bioman over but it failed. Did he actually create a pilot? As for the dubs, I usually don't talk about them. Nothing against them though.
My next Metal Heroes show will be Solbrain as I have to start watching that this month in order to talk about it at my panel at NDK in a few weeks. I'll most likely tackle Gavan next year unless B-Fighter is subbed in full before then.
Not sure if Spielvan has been subbed.
Turboranger has only had its first 7 episodes subbed, so it is going to be a long time before I get to that one. I will tell you right now, if the sub version ends up anything like the raws I watched years ago, it is going to probably be a 1/5 star rating.
Yeah, the lost media wiki has an article on Bio-Man because they actually completed a pilot like the Cybertron one but it's lost in some storage. They even just found the promo art for it this year so they're getting somewhat close!
Interesting. Let me know if they manage to find it.
@@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork You may know this by now, but this was the Super Sentai that introduced Haim Saban to the series. Granted Bioman was popular in France, they followed up with Bioman2 which was really Maskman. In the end Saban was given a shot to bring Super Sentai to America and in the long run hit pay dirt.
SeafoamGaming bioman rocks🙂
this almost became power rangers
zeoking silver it’s a great sentai😇
Hikaru is the most precious thing ever! So sweet.. She ain’t the most skilled fighter but is still giving her all. The Female Warriors subplot with Jun/Hikaru were
My favorites! Im proud that Sentai gave the 400th episode to the Female Warriors
Cool.
Yeah Monster was the best thing that happened to this show
:-D
Kaiju no Kami monster Farrah farrahs cat mason prince doctorman are my favorite villains 🦸
Say what you will about Pink5, she can throw that flute like an expert.
lol
I love bioman
I love the opening theme
Bio robo was a awesome meach
Nothing wrong with that. I know several people that love this show.
Kaiju no Kami I love it😊
Despite its somewhat formulaic nature, this is one of my favorite Sentais from the mid 80s. And I love the opening theme and closing themes. And Bio Hunter Silva's theme is straight up badass. I loved that there was a team of generals and lieutenants that fought the team rather than a monster of the week. It made things a lot interesting overall having a steady set of recurring threats rather than some throwaway monsters.
What's your favorite episode?
@@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork episode 28: The Assassination of Doctor Man
Bobby Shaddoe mine was episode 10,14 and 41😊
Thank you for reviewing Bioman as it was my first ever Sendai show I watched circa 1984.
Did you like it?
Kaiju no Kami yes I did
May I ask what you would've done to improve this show, particularly in the field of character development?
Well like I said in the review, I would have added more backstories to the characters. Show us a few of the rangers' families. Show us what made red become an astronaut. What his dreams would have been had Dr Man not attacked at the time he was going to go out into space. Hell, I don't even think that is ever mentioned beyond the first few minutes of the first episode. They could have also gone into more on how pink was a sickly child and what she did to overcome that.
For the villains, after it is believed that Dr Man has been assassinated, it should have been a full on arc, developing the stories behind the three generals on their creation and what led them to kill their creator. Have them fail for several episodes, realizing they are nothing without him, which is when Dr Man returns laughing at his minions and praising them for learning their place in life.
I also would have done more multipart stories and not every battle would have a mech battle.
How would’ve you fixed the other rangers?
Giving Blue more episodes to develop him and again, maybe going into his family life.
I was fine with Green and the second Yellow.
The Reason why yellow four always in her Bio suit in episode 10, the episode she dies is because the original actress has already left the set she is not there to film from the start. And there a humor that she is pregnant
I know, I just don't think it works in story for the character to always be transformed, as it makes her death seem flimsy.
@@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork I felt that way too when i was a Kid even when i knew the story i still felt that way, Bioman in Philippines is like a phenomena thing when it come to the 90s kids we love every gossip we can get, hell even today most people grew with Bioman take the picture with the cast and post it on their social media account
Sometimes I felt like Bioman is just an more updated version of Denziman! The endgame arc was heartbreaking and good but I think the endgames of JAKQ, Denziman, BFJ, Goggle V and Dynaman were stronger
I could see that.
I like your reviews Kai! Your like a cross between Linkara and Nostalgia Critic!
Thanks. They were my inspirations for starting this channel. :-)
Thank you kaiju no kami I wasn't expecting to get a review today.... You killed it this time I cant wait for the next review your working on.
Glad you enjoyed it. First I need to work on my panels for NDK before I start my next review.
Spoiler warning for previous seasons wasn’t bio yell the third ranger to be killed of in the series. However she the only female ranger killed of in the Japanese dubb. Excluding Spoiler for lost galaxy the first English ginga pink Ranger was only killed in the America dubb because she had the disease that killed l Jim Henson. She recovered but it was literally not till the American finale episode that why she randomly comes back to life and reappears during the last couple of minutes.
I've just finished reviewing Bioman for my Super Sentai Marathon and it is just as great as I remembered it.
As watching this after the previous seasons really made me really like the changes it did such as adding a 2nd female member to the team, the improved fight choreography and Mech battles as this was the very first season for me where a lot of the Mech battles played out differently which definitely helped preventing them from feeling stale and predictable like with the 5 previous seasons.
I love the dark feel and tone as it was noticeably more darker compared to the precious shows but without undermining the silliness.
I really enjoyed themes such as Humanity vs Technology, and the villains were great too with Dr. Man probably being my favorite Main villain in these showa era seasons.
Not only that but this season has actual story arcs that span over multiple episodes and so the filler is dramatically reduced, but the filler episodes where still interesting enough as they focus on each member of the team. Making this one of the few rare Sentai Shows from the showa era where I found myself enjoying nearly episode.
And the show very much feels like it came out from the 1980’s where as some of the previous seasons still felt like they were influenced by the 70’s.
And watching this after the seasons that prodded it only made me appreciate it even more.
I maybe wouldn’t say it’s the most perfect season as the main heroes are still kinda like the previous teams in that they remain the same from start to finish, and the show kinda drags in a few places. But other than that I found Bioman to be a very strong season, and it’s easily my favorite season of Super Sentai from the showa era so far.
So I’m really looking forward to Changeman to see if it will be just as good or not!
While I applaud Bioman for doing something different with the 'monster of the week' concept, I have to say it was to me it's biggest weakness, as Bioman always performs their finishers on the same monsters over and over again, I'm like what is the point as it doesn't even kill them. There's even a few episodes where they try to make a more powerful finisher, which they again use on the same monsters over and over, and it still doesn't kill them, and really what is the point!
Yeah, it was a great idea but poorly implemented.
this is the sentai that inspired one man to create the Power Rangers
What's funny is I completely forgot to put that into my review. lol
Kaiju no Kami lol, You also forgot to put that the Actor who plays red one survived a cancer surgery
I actually did not even know that happened. I couldn't find anything on most of these actors when I looked them up outside of Farah's actress being married to a former ranger.
Kaiju no Kami do u know which former ranger and i feel like both sun vulcan and Bioman should have used actors that's not going to leave in the middle of series.
Well for the yellow ranger in Bioman, it's not like they knew that was going to happen. The same thing happened in Kamen Rider Den-O with the female lead.
I think the Bioman helmets were inspired by Jaspeon’s helmet which then inspired Spealban’s helmet
Juspion was a year later.
Goranger yellow ranger passed away as well. I feel like the yellow ranger always died and what about Magne Warrior? The first six ranger
Yeah, I actually did not know that at the time I watched Bioman, so it surprised me when I watched Goranger since I didn't expect it.
It’s okay. My cousin growing up in the 80’s corrected me that Tommy and Burai are not the first sixth ranger in power ranger or super sentai. The first sixth ranger is in Bioman. I grow up watching power ranger and super sentai in the 90’s starting with both Zyuranger and Mighty Morphin Power Ranger. So I was misinformed.
Absolute Zero 😌
Doctor Man, Doctor Man, does whatever a doctor can!
Hahahahahahahahahahaha… That's great, especially since I'm finally playing the PS4 Spider-Man game.
@@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork Sweet!
I will admit, I am interested in how those suits work, I at least want to give Bioman a try
Definitely give it a watch. You might enjoy it far more than I did.
@@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork bioman is a great sentai it's now one of my favorites
loved super electronic bioman it had great action and great writing as well as good character development too
This is the best Sentai Series ever!!! Next is Maskman!!! Was able to meet Pink 5 last year and excited to go back to Japan. Whatever you say, Bioman will be forever ingrained to us kids in the 80’s in the Philippines. And of course, their merch and toys are highly collectible here.
Yeah, I've heard it was highly successful in the Philippines.
Kaiju no Kami same here😇
The name Blue Three, which is written as ブルー・スリー in Japanese Kana, is play on the name Bruce Lee which is spelled ブルース・リー in Japanese Kana.
Cool.
Kaiju no Kami loved Farrah,monster and mason they are my favorites in bioman😊
that waterfall fight scene is definitely one of the best if not the best sentai fight scene ive ever watched. nothing comes close. thats 5 star. disclaimer though. havent watched flashman in full yet and i knew based on your reviews. theyll say otherwise
:-)
Actually I herd the series was successful. They expected it to be 130% but it ended up being 110% which is still successful.
Did I say it wasn't successful? Sorry, I can't remember for sure.
for suspense purposes, if i were to remake bioman it wouldve been that they dont immediately find yellow four replacement. make the search more challenging and i wouldve wanted also for dr man’s evil empire to insert a fake yellow four before eventually the true yellow four jun emerges. youre right she just died in the previous episode then the following episode her replacement emerges. crazy.
Agreed. They should have spent a few episodes without a new one. I bet if this show had been done in the 90s that is exactly what would have happened.
If I were to remake Bioman, I would coincide the death of the original Yellow Four with the initial defeat of some of the Beastnoids which required them to be upgraded including the Big Three, maybe have it coincide as well with the arrival of Silva. I would also place it at the midway point in the series so that we have a great run with the original character, something huge and game changing happens at the midway point in the series for all parties, and it makes her death more impactful. Also, the necessity of needing a replacement Yellow Four should have more weight to it. In addition, maybe foreshadow who Yellow four is in an earlier episode by saying she's the original Yellow Four's cousin or younger sister. It then would make sense that this girl also has the Bio particles in her genes. It also creates some lingering issues over whether this new yellow four is simply a replacement that can't live up to her sister's memory or does she decide to be her own person and honor her sisters memory. Also, The death if Yellow Four should be at the hands of maybe Silva. I don't know, I kinda like the idea of the team being nearly destroyed by the combined effort, but it's the original Yellow Four that sacrifices herself to weaken the enemy. Have the new Yellow Four have a initial motivation to get revenge on both Dr Man and Silva for the death of Her predecessor.
@@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork maybe... It could even be a 4 episode story arc that culminates finding rhe new Yellow Four
1:24, 'The first Sentai that has a 'killing off' of a Ranger'? You clearly have NOT seen Goranger or Battle Fever J have you?
This review was before I had watched Gorenger. I have not seen BFJ yet though.
@@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetworkIt does pay though to do some research 'before' you do these things. Bioman was the first and to date only Sentai series to have permanently killed a female Sentai member, but deaths have occurred in the franchise prior to that.
I do do research on the series I review, hence why I talk about the production side if there is any information available, but for some reason I already had it in my head that Bioman was the first show to kill off a ranger. Thus, I would have never looked that up otherwise anyway.
@@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork In this case it's best to do research on the whole franchise, which I can understand being quite daunting as there are so many shows, but in this instance you just had to check to see if there were other deaths prior to Bioman, in which there were, but I'll leave you to find those on your own in case you get annoyed with spoilers.
I've already done tons of research on the franchise years ago. However, I have tried to avoid details on every little thing for the series I have not watch as I do want to go into them without knowing everything about them. I think I did confuse the first female Sentai death and first death as a whole though.
Nevertheless, oh well, it's not my first mistake and it most certainly won't be the last.
hey I watched this sentai series before when I was a kid in the Philippines my favorite character in this series is blue three because he has a very strong personality !
Was it dubbed or just subbed?
Kaiju no Kami dubbed in english
Kevin Ayson agreed loved bioman saw it on mega.nz last year😇
What are you talking about Bioman is my favorite
What's your favorite episode?
I noticed you put JAKQ and Battle Fever J in the playlist. Good job. I do want to let you know that you forgot to include this and Flashman into it. Nothing personal just wanted to let you know.
Yeah, something got mixed up when UA-cam "updated" the creator page. I'll fix that when I have time.
FUN FACT: Farrah Cat became a huge star in Hong Kong and the Philippines. She was framed as the female Bruce Lee/Jackie Chan in the late 80's and early 90's.
Yeah, I head about that, which is pretty cool.
Actually the series was a success as it did 110% which is just under their expectations of 130% by 20 but still this series was a success. I’m not sure if I told you once so I’m doing it just in case.
I don't recall ever saying it wasn't a success. :-) It just doesn't work for me.
@@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork everybody has their opinions personally i loved bioman and all 15 sentais i have seen even gorenger from 1975
Nothing wrong with that. The show just didn't do anything for me.
I’m writing this comment about an hour after finishing my rewatch of Bioman. A few years back I had watched Bioman and my opinion of the show was very negative. However, after rewatching the show my opinion has definitely changed in a more positive direction. I’m gonna list IMO the shows pros and cons.
Pros:
-Jun is great, she’s honestly the best ranger in the show just because she gets fleshed out way more than the others and she usually has the best focus episodes. Plus the episode with her old olympic trainer was great. Seeing her sacrifice her dream of being in the olympics to be a hero was great. Also her dynamic and interactions with Hikaru are great especially considering this was the first series to do it.
-The overall lore of the show is really interesting. Soda clearly took a page out of Denziman and expanded on it by making it an actual focus in the show.
-Doctor Man, despite his ridiculous name, is one of the most well written villain leaders in Sentai. Not only was it refreshing to have a villain leader who gets his backstory revealed in the middle half instead of the tail end of the show and I absolutely adored the storyline with Suichi and Go’s father and the way his arc ends on an ambiguous note making it up to the viewers if he truly redeemed himself in the end.
-The lack of motw was also refreshing to see. I enjoyed the aspect of having the generals carry out the plans of the episode rather than sending out a motw. And the mechs that replaced the motw were also great. Not only did they have some pretty amazing designs but they give off terminator vibes with the serious killer robot vibe they give off.
-The mech battles in Bioman were entertaining to watch. Majority of the time the actually play a role in the plot and we actually get some pretty good camera angles and directing in a lot of the fights. None of the fights ever felt repetitive the way other Showa mech fights are.
-Silva, while it is undeniable there was room for improvement in his writing, was still entertaining nonetheless. I love how in every one of his appearances he just comes in and says ‘you know what? Fuck it. Imma go be a dick to the Bioman just for fun’.
-The overall drama of Bioman is leagues ahead of every show that came before. I think the writing truly shines here the most in creating compelling drama in the series.
-Monster and Juo are an absolute treat of duo. I think anyone who has seen Bioman can’t deny that these 2 are fun characters. Seriously any episode that focuses on these 2 is always going to be a fun ride.
Cons:
-Every main character in this show is heavily under characterized. Go only really gets fleshed in the last 2 arcs when his father is introduced. Shingo and Ryuuta both feel like archetypes rather than actual characters. Shingo is the ladies guy archetype while Ryuuta is the funny guy archetype except both of them kinda fail at being that. Hikaru does get some good standout moments in the show but for the most part she’s either crying or getting beat around by the villains whenever Jun isn’t around. Pebo is useless for most of the show as he never really does anything other than info dumping and upgrading the Bioman’s tech in the training arc and he was absolutely insufferable in episode 7 because of how much of a brat he acted. I’ll at least give him props for growing a pair of balls to face Silva during his introduction arc.
-While I praised Doctor Man and Monster, Mason and Farah were just boring. Mason was sort of interesting when he wasn’t showing blind loyalty to Doctor Man but after he was reprogrammed I lost any sort of interest in his character. Farah left little impression on me which is pretty disappointing considering Zenobia was great in the season prior.
-Mika, just Mika
-Any episode that isn’t advancing the plot, focusing on Jun/her dynamic with Hikaru, or has Monster and Juo as the main villains is soooooo boring. Especially in the episodes before Jun was introduced when Mika was still around were hard to sit through because of how boring they were. Not to mention the wasted potential in not making the episodes after Mika’s death and when the big 3 betray Doctor Man an arc was disappointing.
Overall I’d give Bioman anywhere between a 3.5-4/5 G.U.I.S. The show just has too many issues that hold it back from its full potential. As for my favorite episode, it’s a toss up between Silva’s introduction arc, the episodes with Shouta, and the episodes where Go’s father is introduced.
There are things BIoman definitely did to set itself apart from other Sentai series, but yeah, the negatives just effect me too much. Glad to hear you enjoyed it more the second time around though.
@@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork honestly Bioman is a lot more enjoyable when you look at it as a villain focus show, anyway gonna start on my rewatch of Changeman since I’m hoping to have my opinions changed on it as well especially since my opinions on it were also negative.
For the man!
lol
@@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork Well it could've been "I Am A Man!" (Punch!)
saw it back in 1991 in thailand and we still have it on video tape! Liked everything about it, the music, the action and of course, all those robots and monsters! Have to rewatch it somehow...
Was it dubbed there or just in Japanese?
i think it was dubbed in thai.. but to be honest im german, besides of my mother i cant speak thai, but my cousin understand the language so i guess thai... oha, just good memories, thx for refreshing them :)
@@uraroboturasheep3391 Einfach Deutscher xD
This sentai almost became the first adaptation of power rangers by saban staring mark dacasco as the red ranger. True story!
Look up toy bounty hunters on youtube.
Yep, I know all about it.
Dacascos would’ve been a HELL of a red ranger. I got the hugest kick out of seeing him in John Wick 3. He’s still got it!
Although l enjoy the series and respect your opinion l find it odd that you give this series a 2/5 for reason such as the characters weren't develop, but you give future series such as Zyuranger, Gaoranger and Ohranger which also have characters who weren't developed, at least Bioman although lacking in character make up for it with an interesting villain Doctor Man who is top 10 easy, while the others series save for Bandora were just shit, also l disagree with you on the theme song being bland, but you're a reviewer and not Todd the Shadow so l guess it's up to taste, also l find it strange you called the series boring, but give series like Gaoranger and Ohranger a higher rating when their not as good .
Part of my score also encompasses how many episodes I could sit through in one sitting without feeling bored. Zyuranger is one of my top favorite Sentai series of all time, so I can watch the whole series in two days if I wanted to.
Ohranger I can get through a disc in one sitting, if not more. Same for Gaoranger. Of course, I'll also take Ohranger over almost every show from the 80s due to King Ranger and Baranoia.
For Bioman, I could barely get through 3 episodes before I needed to take a break. Also, I was a bit harsher on Bioman than I probably should have been since it was my first or second review from Soda's era. If I was reviewing it today I would probably give it a 3.
Kaiju no Kami bioman is so much fun😊
Funny how Dr. Man is Professor Bias-lite years before Liveman was a thing.
And on a sadder note, I have a negative history with this season. Two years ago I did a lets read of a Super Sentai and Power Rangers crossover fan fiction. In addition to the author not bothering to hide his preference of Sentai over Power Rangers, to the point characters from the later would say on multiple occasions "You Sentai guys are so much better than us" he was also a big fan of this season, talking it up like it was one of the true greats of the franchise. But worst of all, Jason and Trini were Rangers characters that made it into the story, and the author rewrote their personalities to make them clones of Shiro and Mika. Why he turned Jason into Shiro II I can only guess at, but I do know why he changed Trini into Mika II. Are you ready for this? It’s because both Mika, and Trini’s actress Thuy Trang died. That’s right, he tried to equate the death of a real person and the death of a fictional character because of the actor’s departure from the show, and tried to pass it off as a Gokaiger style TRIBUTE! I’m sure Trang is spinning in her grave. Don’t believe me? Here’s the chapters in question.
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So as you can guess, I don’t have a lot of patience for Bioman. Learning other people find it merely boring instead of solid gold like the fan fiction author is just a bonus at this point.
When yellow 4 died my soul was hurting
Did you like her? I felt her dying was too soon. Obviously, they couldn't do anything about it, but it never gave me time to like her.
@@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork yeah i was sensitive and young back then and i thought her death was heroic but very soon ..
Kaiju no Kami it was great because in episode 11 they get a new yellow 4😎
I get it. Pinkie and the Brain. The Pink Ranger and the robot with a brain capsule.
:-)
Wha made u give it lower. Score then other 80s sentai was it due to no monsters fights of episode being. The againstsasme oponent?
Lack of character development, the villains were meh, and the fights just weren't all that exicitiing to watch. I found myself struggling to binge more than 2-3 episodes at a time, which to me determines whether I'm enjoying a show or not. Usually I can watch anywhere from 5-10 episodes in a sitting.
@@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork ok just part of complains seem similar to other shows during 80s so wasnt sure wha made it worse then others
in the 10:05 section, meet JAC's successful member, hiroyuki sanada himself (he is somewhat a babyface during his early days, a pretty boy who can kick ass)
lol
Also spoiler warning for mighty morphing season 1 slash zyuranger . the chronological order for the majority of the partly canon episode Americanized dubb of zyurannger were condensed into fewer episode and were told in a drastically different chronological order from the original zyuranger. Then every thing after doomsday except the first episode aired after doomsdays were made up for the American cannon only. That’s why the American dub is 60 episodes:
Yep.
One concept had the protagonists be derived from fairy tales (Momotaro, Kintaro, Isshiki, Kaguya Hime). These characters would have met Bio Robo in the past before being flung to the present day and joining up with a contemporary female warrior. This was dropped for fears that the young audience would be too unfamiliar with these characters.
That probably would have been a lot better than what we did get.
You forgot to point out that Biorobo is the first sentient mech and that it has multiple finishers.
Actually, I did not realize that. :-)
Hey Kaiju no Kami, you forgot about Yamamori Shota or Magne Warrior.
Huh?
i was gonna say the same thing. Why no Magne Warrior?
@@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork the six ranger who were on one episode who want to be the yellow ranger boyfriend
19:44 that part got me lol
Well done edited.
:-)
This show is made for 4-9 year olds during rhe 80s...That's why it is what it is. No adult would ever watch this as a first time viewer. The only reasons adults would rewatch this is for NOSTALGIA. When I was a 4 year old kid, I enjoyed this alot.
Yes, Sentai has always been for kids, but I fail to see how that matters.
@@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork My point is if you were a 5 year old kid in the mid 80's and Bioman was the first Sentai you saw on TV you'll enjoy watching it. Bioman was equivalent to the powerpuff girls in the 90s.
@@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork Not all Sentai, Bioman SPECIFICALLY...Bioman's target market is toddlers.
It wuold have been cool that hunter silva bringed some surviving animals from the bioplanet using them as helpers for his bio hunt having the abilty to grow thanks to the powers of silva giving something new to the table for this series
Where did you download Bioman and Changeman episodes from link=
GUIS
The cast part 2 (the villains)
mecha clones: the average henchmen
dr. man: half man, half robot, all villain
mason: the one who killed yellow4
farah: the WOMAN
monster: self explanatory
Farah cat: Farah's sister
aquaiger: F I S H
juo: monster's little brother
maser: B I R D
metzler: grabby boy with a pointer
psygorn: he was involved with the yellow4's death
the giants: bland and boring
bonus:
peebo: alpha 5's cousin
bio robo: the average megazord
23:47 Its sung by Takayuki Miyauchi (宮内タカユキ).
Apprently, the whole decedents thing came from the original concept where the rangers were meant to be descendents of Japanese folklore characters. But then news of Biotechnology at the time led to the more sci fi approach the series had
Also originally planned was for a cyborg hero type character, but that was changed to Bio Hunter Silva (aka the most badass sentai villain of the Showa era)
That would have been really interesting. Thanks for the info.
Battle bio! Clash out! Love that opening
Glad someone does. It just wasn't for me.
Kaiju no Kami please do come please do kabuto
Which one, Kamen Rider or B-Fighter?
Kaiju no Kami surprise me but mainly Kamen Rider
The 3 Generals could have easily been a sort of Mini-Big Bads, when their own Henchmen to make up for the lack of a Monster of the Week.
They could have.
What’s funny is I need to define your channel and I went to my subscriptions and u were there
It's because I'm awesome. :-D
Kaiju no Kami Oh no I didn’t mean to say defined I meant needed to find and yes you are awesome
I kind of figured that is what you were saying. It took me a minute to decipher your typo (or auto correct).
Hey! You didn't mention that the original Yellow 4 also played Bell Helen in Sharivan (a very memorable role, I think)
Nothing I could find had credited her as being in Sharivan (and I haven't seen the show myself).
orientalfanaticscelebs.blogspot.com/2013/06/the-mysterious-disappearance-of-yuki.html
The original yellow four actress left the show when she found out she was pregnant. She left tp have her baby and get married and I think decided to retire as an actress to focus on her family.
Are you sure? You are the first person in existence that seems to know this for certain.
@@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork go to the forum Tokusatsu Densetsu, that information about why the actress left is right there in the review for Bioman.
Does he have a source for that information though? It seems odd that only one site would suddenly have an actual source when even Toei themselves didn't know what happened.
@@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork youd have to ask the guy that runs the website, I believe his name is Raymond. And i wouldn't say the information was suddenly there as the website forum has been up for quite a while.
Cool, I'll have to check it out. Thanks.
Hey Kaiju no Kami, did you see Mazinger Z's face kind of? 21:47
It does actually kind of resemble his face, doesn't it? Nice catch!
Aww yeah!👊 My eyes never lies y'all!! 🤘
So you either dislike every popular 80s sentai or consider them avarage?
Not sure yet, but yeah, I'm not a fan of half of them, although I've been enjoying the hell out of Dynaman.
Kaiju no Kami
I always thought that Goggle V and Dynaman were pretty obscure and unpopular in the community but I'll admit that the only 80s sentai I have ever seen is Liveman (it was my first sentai so I may have a positive bias towards it but I really enjoyed it).
I haven't seen Goggle V yet, but the group subbing it is almost done, so I might give it a watch next year. Dynaman is a blast though. It still has some issues like no development for the rangers, but the episodes are fun and energetic.
I actually just started watching sentai. I watched Liveman, Jetman and Dairanger (ik these are pretty cliche choices for first sentais, only missing gokaiger). I also saw a few episodes of Kakuranger but I don't have much time to watch it because I just started college (meanwhile I somehow menaged to watch Jetman in a bit under a week).
They may be cliché, but they are the right choices. :-p There is a reason Dai, Kaku, and Zyu are my top 3 favorite Sentai shows.
They probably saved the majority of the explosion budget for the movie explosions.
lol Well the movie came out around episode 7 or 8, so if they spent the full year's worth of explosions in the first quarter, that is pretty sad.
22:00
Funf act: BioRobo's legs were re-used two years later in Speilban to portrait Gran Nasca Combat formation's legs...
That's interesting, thanks.
is it me or does Bio Hunter Silva kinda look like a silver version of Hakaider?
He does, which I'm assuming was on purpose.
The werid thing is a few of the cast swears in interviews that Yellow's death was always the plan "to teach kids that sometimes the good guys lose and that death is natural and how to deal with loss" But that doesnt add up. since they pulled an MMPR season 2 and fake Shemp'ed her in the episode.
It also wasn't the first Sentai series to kill a character, so that doesn't make sense from that perspective either. Also, if the death was always planned, the actress would have been there for the episode.
So the entire english dub of this series is on youtube…… and my god……. It is glorious
lol
J F. I watched the first episode after Dynaman ended for me 2 days ago.. I couldn’t stand the English dub. I will continue with Bioman with subs
watching this review again, it sorta feels Strong Kongo was really trying his hardest to make his role fun for himself, or maybe this was intentional...we need to make the 3 these big threats, lets make Mason and Farrah these super serious robot people...wow this is actually boring without balance...hey lets make Monster the comic relief of the trio lol
Wouldn't surprise me if it was Kongo who said, "Yeah, no, I'm not doing what they are doing."
lol I can see that, some of those clips you showed of Monster it would feel VERY tough to intentionally written some of those actions into the script, he could have been given a basic direction then just RAN with it whenever he was onscreen lol
and yeah i have the same observation on the episodes. bioman is like a straight line none of the episode would excite and non would keep you low to the point you'll be interested to find out what happens next. there's just no story development at least until the last episode. at least in hikari sentai maskman, you have takeru chasing mio. here i dont know what ill have to follow knowing in the end, of course they'll beat Dr. Man.
Yeah, I prefer the later stuff when they really started to make the characters be characters and not just plot devices.
What website can you find the bioman English sub
GUIS was the group that fansubbed it.
Kaiju no Kami thank you
While zyuranger ran for 43 to 44 episode that was with there version of the introduction of the green zyuranger being a six episode store ark. Versus the Americanized green with evil storey ark which was condensed down to 5 episodes.
Zyuranger ran for 50 episodes.
Oops by bad I have not 100% watched all of zyuranger since 2016. The american dubb is about ten episodes longer at 60 episode if you dont count count the first shot original version of day of the dumpster that was not aired original because test audiences had issues with . The American dub follows the story of the original sentia store the parts they did not flat out censor our remove but told it drastically different order chronological from the original zyuranger from the majority it that was can up till episode after doomsday. I got to say zyuranger has one of the boldest darkest most sad and depressing finale plot twist explaining why bandora became the way she is. Which there was no way in heck saban was keeping that in the american dubb .Saban even cut out that the Goldar and scorpina characters were dam married in the original zyuranger. Which I think could of been kept in might morphine season 1 and still kept the story acceptable for an American child audience. Excluding of the screen beasality bit we don’t see in the original sentia.
7:28 Strangely, after she quit the show that is the last time people even hear about the actor.
Apparently, per a recent interview I guess, she left because she got pregnant.
I really wish that this series had monsters, they could have just used the evil mechs just reduce the size, as they changed with each new episode like normal monsters of the weak
I don't know if that would have helped the story. At least it was different.
Bad news. Monster’s actor passed away.
Yeah, I saw that when it was initially announced. Same with High Priest Saw in Dairanger's actor.
I actually read somewhere Haim Saban spent years trying to get super sentai adapted for American audience back in 1986 he tried to adapt this super sentai season Bioman I think it’s for the best it never happened I’m not too fond of the suits
Yep.
Yo KNK what's your top favorite Sentai series as of now, I'm really curious.
Dairanger. I have yet to see any Sentai come even remotely close to topping it. Well okay, Kakuranger is close.
I do plan to do a top 10 Sentai list as soon as I have time the time.
Kaiju no Kami True Dairanger was a very solid show, so was kakuranger. Also I wanna thank you for getting me to relize how good of a show dairanger is, because when I first saw the show i didnt really think much of it and thought it was just ok. That was until I saw your review and you pointed out all the aspects of the show, I didn't notice and came to appreciate after rewatching it. However, I still find Ryu's story with his father a little rush.
I definitely do wish they fleshed out the bit with Ryo's father more, but they probably didn't have time to do so since these shows have to be written and filmed really quickly. Thus, Toei has a lot of generic scripts that can be used for any Sentai show, they just need to write in the characters. It's the reason why we always see a yearly idol episode or a fake wedding one, etc.
It'd be funny if the heroes starts treating Jun like Mika to the point she became creeped out and quits the team.
"Mighty Coping Power Rangers"
:-p
I watched the first 2 episodes of the show the other day for the first time and man was it hard to watch those 2 episodes. I'm not even sure if i want to continue it or just go to flashman
Depends how dedicated you are to watching every Sentai series. I mean, I was probably a little harsher on Bioman than I should have been, but at the same time, it's not like the show really WOWed me.
@@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork i watched episodes 3 and 4 after i posted this and I think i'll give it a chance until i reach a point where i think it gets repetitive.
Ik you talked about your least favorite episode, but out of curiosity what would you say are the bottom 10 of the show?
Sadly, I wouldn't be able to tell you that at this point since most episodes are a blur. I'd need to find my notes and see which episodes I put sad faces next to since that is usually how I determine my favorite/least favorite.
@@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork Oh ok. Just figure I ask
Makes sense. There are some series where I have ever episode totally engrained in my head while others, not so much. It just varies. Like I love Flashman to death, but I can't remember every episode. Meanwhile, I could pretty much tell you every episode to Kamen Rider Blade. lol
@@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork I see. I was just wondering the worse and or least important ones overall the story, specifically since I haven’t watched the show yet and it’s for a project I’m working on
Silva sounds like someone from fist of the north star
Does he?
Kaiju no Kami isn’t that the stolen bi turbo episode in your review that was a funny episode
At first I was enjoying Bioman - there was more of a focus on the giant robo than previous seasons and there was a wider range of finishing moves.
Then Peebo went full on Caillou (as if his voice wasn't annoying enough) and it soured the whole experience. Had Peebo not been the effective mentor this wouldn't have been as much of an issue, but when the mentor has all the thought processes of a 3 year old it doesn't bode well for the team. Still, Peebo did come in handy as a battery in the closing episodes so he wasn't a total waste.
The background music is great. It reminded me of early Deep Purple with its mix of electric guitars and organs, which is always a big plus for me.
None of the rangers really stood out to me, but the death of the original Yellow Four was a bold move - or at least I thought so until I read that they fired the actress or she left, I can't find any solid facts on the matter. It still made for some interesting drama early on. Jun was more of a fascinating character though, and the episode with the Olympic archery team captain made for a great explanation as to what happens when a person goes off the grid to become a hero and then somebody notices (which doesn't seem to be the case for many of the others for some reason).
Monster is easily my favourite villain - he and Zyuoh made for some much needed comic relief and Strong Kong (stage name, I know) looked like he was having loads of fun playing the role. And after his role as Gon in Dynaman he's now one of my favourite Sentai actors.
The writing was a big problem - too many episodes start with the plot convenience where one of the Big Three and one or more of the Biomen just happen to be in the same place or are looking for the same thing despite not knowing the other team is looking for it.
The season ending was kind of so-so as far as Sentai finales go, but I'd rate it above that of Dynaman as there's a lot more going on. Still not as good as Goggle V's ending (which was one of the better done aspects of the season).
One thing, one last thing stood out to me as odd - Peebo explains that he came to earth with Bio Robo 500 years ago, awaiting the time they'd be needed. So why didn't he show up during any of the other threats (Black Cross Army, Egos, etc.)? Then he disappears to help another planet right before the Gozma arrive at the start of Changeman.
For me, Bioman was a middle of the road season, not great, but with too many good things to put it at the bottom of the list with Goggle V and JAKQ.
To answer your question about Peebo hiding on Earth, that's because all of the other shows are set in their own timeline. This is just another piece of evidence that proves such.
Ok, the minion's weapons are as hot as some of these special effects are eye hurtful.
lol
I hope you do Fiveman eventually. Not that there's anything I know much of it (I can't find complete subs of it yet), only that it was made on the year I was born.
Since GUIS only subbed like 11 episodes and then quit on it, it is probably going to be a long time before I review Fiveman. Still, I do hope one day to have reviewed EVERY Sentai show. :-)
Kaiju no Kami can u do a cross over review with EZ Rider and u 2 review both the normal Dynaman and parody plz
Probably not. Not because I have anything against collaborations, I just don't think a TV series review in my style would work with a collab. If EZ Rider is ever up for a collab though, perhaps even on just the Dynaman parody dub, then I'd have no problem with it. In fact, I'd be willing to collab with nearly any Kaiju/Toku reviewers that are open to it (and I've already done a couple of things with The Kaijuologist).
Kaiju no Kami no problem and I think that girl from den o My have been in her late twentys when she got pregnant also isn't Bioman the 1st ranger team to have civilian powers
They didn't really have civilian powers though. They still had to be transformed to use them.
Bearded Idiot from Superman at Earth's End : FOR THE MAN!!!!!(Punch a Chicken Robot in the Gut)
lol
It's Been Years Now So Maybe You Found Out Later That Farahcat Was Not A Beastnoid So The Remark You Complained About Is Not A Mistake Or Forgetfulness On There Part
I honestly don't remember anymore.
@@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork That's Fine It's Cool
20:17-21:43 And then 28 years later he was found be Captain Marvolous and made to hunt down and kill all kamen riders expect one
lol
RIP Yoshiko Ohta
Oh yeah, she voiced Peebo.
20:17-20:30 the possible Inspiration for Shadow moon and Black beet if only we could see those 3 fights while Go and Koutaro and Blue beet just watch in the background before they make a lot of carnage
lol
the actor who played ken hayase in this show is non other than the great Hiroyuki Sanada
Cool.
7:27 I have two theories on that and one you may think I'm crazy. Maybe she had ties to the Yokuza and that's why we don't hear about her or two maybe is a real Yokai like a Kitsuna and that's why. 16:15 is it just me or can anybody else see these two goof balls being in G.I. Joe and/or Transformers because they look like characters from those shows? But then again Toei was working on half the animation with the American studio on both at the time. 23:10 LOOK OUT GAMERA!
I highly doubt that, but it is kind of strange that no one knows what she did after she quit the show. Agreed about the dudes being apart of GI Joe.
Which one of my theories or both?
@@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork You know I never got an answer to my question.
Well I guess she quit the show due to being pregnant. At least, that is what I was informed of earlier this year.
If this became a power ranger series Sabah would probably shrink the mechs down and make new footage to have it normal
Who knows at this point.
@@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork when I am 20 right now I'm 12 I want to make 2 TV shows kid power rangers and kid kamen rider but I am doing all of them ot half all but guess what kid PR and KR means.
3van x rules Kamen rider rocks😎