Chargeman Ken!
Chargeman Ken!

Chargeman Ken!

It is the year 2074. In a world threatened by aliens... an unlikely hero emerges! Ken Izumi may look like an ordinary 10-year-old boy, but he secretly possesses weapons, armor, and accessories that transform him into the superheroic Chargeman Ken. Ken protects his mom, dad, little sister Caron, robot pal Barican, and the rest of mankind from the diabolical Juralians, shape-shifting alien invaders bent on terrorizing the earth with flesh-eating butterflies, booby-trapped scientists, an evil doll, a prison break, alien mummies, a kid that sets stuff on fire, a song that makes you die... basically, they have about 65 plans for world domination.

The only thing standing between the fragile human race and conquest by the Juralians is Chargeman Ken and his unquenchable thirst for fiery, atomic justice!

Chargeman Ken originally ran on Japanese broadcast television in 1974. This delightfully bizarre kids’ cartoon was rediscovered in 2007 by Japanese fans, who flocked to Chargeman Ken for its strange artwork, clumsy animation, and fantastically inept stories... some of which have been banned from Japanese TV altogether.

(Source: Discotek Media)

Data

  • Format

    TV_SHORT

  • Episodes

    65

  • Episode Duration

    7 minutes

  • Status

    FINISHED

  • Start Date

    Wed May 01 1974

  • End Date

    Sun Jul 28 1974

  • Season

    SPRING 1974

  • Average Score

    42%

  • Mean Score

    42%

  • Popularity

    1841

  • Favourites

    33

  • Studios

    Tama Production

  • Producers

    Knack Productions

    Discotek

  • Source

    ORIGINAL

  • Genres

    Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Supernatural
  • Romaji

    Chargeman Ken!

  • English

    Chargeman Ken

  • Native

    チャージマン研!

  • Synonyms

    Charge Man Ken!

    Cha-Ken!

Tags

  • Tokusatsu

    100%

  • Episodic

    100%

  • Anti-Hero

    91%

  • Henshin

    88%

  • Aliens

    82%

  • Surreal Comedy

    79%

  • Superhero

    72%

  • Guns

    68%

  • Shapeshifting

    60%

  • Conspiracy

    50%

  • Cosmic Horror

    20%

  • Boxing

    20%

  • Tennis

    20%

  • Baseball

    20%

  • Zombie

    20%

  • Robots

    20%

  • Suicide

    20%

  • American Football

    20%

Relations

  • Toumei Shounen Tantei Akira

    ALTERNATIVE

    Toumei Shounen Tantei Akira

    SPECIAL · FINISHED

Characters

1 / 500
  • Ken Izumi

    Ken Izumi

    MAIN

  • Caron Izumi

    Caron Izumi

    MAIN

  • Barican

    Barican

    MAIN

  • Nagisa

    Nagisa

    SUPPORTING

  • Saori Izumi

    Saori Izumi

    SUPPORTING

    Yuki Aida

    JAPANESE

    Yuki Aida
  • Volga Hakase

    Volga Hakase

    SUPPORTING

  • Helen Koizumi

    Helen Koizumi

    SUPPORTING

  • X-6-gou

    X-6-gou

    SUPPORTING

  • Hoshi

    Hoshi

    SUPPORTING

  • Hikou

    Hikou

    SUPPORTING

Staff

1 / 500
  • Juuji Mizumura

    Juuji Mizumura

    Animation Director

  • Eiji Tanaka

    Eiji Tanaka

    Character Design

  • Eiji Tanaka

    Eiji Tanaka

    Animation Director

  • Hiromichi Mogaki

    Hiromichi Mogaki

    Producer

  • Toyohiro Andou

    Toyohiro Andou

    Script

  • Hisashi Sakaguchi

    Hisashi Sakaguchi

    Storyboard

  • Yoshikata Nitta

    Yoshikata Nitta

    Storyboard

  • Fumio Ikeno

    Fumio Ikeno

    Storyboard

  • Shinichi Fujii

    Shinichi Fujii

    Storyboard

  • Juuji Mizumura

    Juuji Mizumura

    Key Animation

Status Distribution

  • CURRENT

    164 Users

  • PLANNING

    674 Users

  • COMPLETED

    669 Users

  • DROPPED

    205 Users

  • PAUSED

    129 Users

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