was the tenth Super Sentai

Super Sentai

The is the name given to the long-running Japanese superhero team genre of shows produced by Toei Co., Ltd., Toei Agency and Bandai, and aired by TV Asahi...

 television series produced by Toei Company

Toei Company

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. It aired on TV Asahi

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 on March 1, 1986 to February 21, 1987.

Storyline

Twenty years ago, five children were kidnapped by the an alien group known as the Alien Hunters, for the sake of the Reconstructive Experiment Empire Mess - who wanted samples of humans from Earth to experiment on. They were rescued by the Flash alien race, which took each one to a different planet of the Flash solar system for training. Each of them was trained separately from the others in a range of superpower abilities that will allow them to fight Mess. When they finally return to Earth in 1986 to combat Mess, who is now trying to invade it, they use the opportunity to search for their birth parents. They later learn that their time on earth will be cut short. Their birth planet's atmosphere has become deadly to them and after a year, they will die from what is known as the Anti-Flash Phenomenon.

Flashmen

Raised the harsh conditions of Flash Star and its four moons, the Flashmen were brought up for the purpose of defeating Mess. The can execute team attacks like the Combination Super Spear, a large energy spear created from the combined powers of the Flashmen.
/: He learned science the desert planet Flash Star, gaining scientific mental powers and scientific knowledge including a wealth of knowledge dealing with machinery. Kidnapped from Earth at age 3, given a scar by an Alien Hunter in the process. Since he was the oldest of the five kidnapped, his memories about the kidnapping are the strongest, although still fuzzy. He is the strongest of the team and as eldest, takes an older brother-like role, making him a strong leader. Red Flash would reappear again 15 years after the series ending in Gaoranger VS Super Sentai along with his 23 fellow Red Warriors led by Red Falcon, in which all 24 Red leaders performed their respective role calls.

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Arsenal

: Flashman's transforming device. They transform by shouting "Prism Flash!" When the suit has been formed, they shout to close the visors.: The sidearms of the team. They can be used as laser guns or separated into swords and shields, used in their Combination Cross Boomerang attack.: The team's finishing cannon, assembled from the five Vul weapons. When used, Yellow Flash first targets the enemy, then the vulcans begin to rapidly rotate and the shot is fire. In episode 32 it received a power up when the Flashmans` prisms were upgraded.

Vehicles

: The team's motorcycles.: A box-like base capable of space travel. It brought the Flashmen to Earth.: A plane-like flying fortress that carries the components of the Flash King.

Mecha

: Flashman's giant robot that is formed when the command is given. Its main weapon is the and it destroys monsters with its finishing attack, the . Its other weapons are the , , and the . It was temporarily destroyed in episode 15 when the monster The Zukonda caught it in a suicidal attack. It returned in episode 20 after the Titan Boy was defeated by the monster The Bluezass.
}: Red Flash's mecha. It is usually on the ground, but flies for the formation of Flash King to form its main body. It is stored in the front of the Star Condor. It is known as Tank Command 1 in the toy. It appeared again in Gaoranger Vs Super Sentai in the fight against Rakushaasa.
}: Green Flash and Yellow Flash's fighter jet. It forms the right limbs of Flash King. It is stored in the rear of the Star Condor, to the right of the Jet Seeker. It is known as Jet Delta 2 in the toy.
}: Blue Flash and Pink Flash's AWACS jet with a radar that allows it to track down any alien signals. It forms the left limbs of Flash King. It is stored in the rear of the Star Condor, to the left of the Jet Delta. It is known as Jet Seeker 3 in the toy.: A tractor-trailer-like backup mecha for the Flashman, able to convert into an airship mode. It tractor unit can transform into under the command "Flash Turn! Titan Boy!". Its main weapons are the and the . Titan Boy can combine with the Flash Titan's trailer too become under command "Flash Turn! Great Titan!". It destroys monsters with its ultimate finishing attack, .

Allies

: A robot programmed by the aliens of the Flash Star to guard the Round Base from intruders. After being subdued by the Flashmen, Mag is reprogramed to assist them. He upgrades the prisms in their helmets to give them stronger prism weapons when the Mess officers power up.: A scientist and family man who lost one of his children 20 years to the Alien Hunters. Because the Alien Hunters blurred his memories of the event, he has created a time machine in order to return to that time to find out more information regarding the events. He helps the Flashman with his inventions. In the series finale, he discovers that Sara is his daughter.: Doctor Tokimura's wife, who is also Sara's mother.: A legendary warrior of the Flash Stars. He is the one who the Flash aliens based their Flashman technology and mecha after. He was an honorable soldier who tracked down Mess from planet to planet in order to stop them. As a result of his travels away from the Flash system, he developed the Anti-Flash Phenomenon and died while in battle with Baraki.: The first creation of Lee Keflen. He fought with Hero Titan and was saved by him; in awe of the legendary warrior's courage and honor, decided to defect from Mess and promised the dying Titan that he would deliver the Flash Titan when it was needed. Therefore, he fell into a slumber aboard the Flash Titan, who followed the Star Condor when it arrived to Earth, lying dormant until it was needed. He was killed by Cowler and the monster The Drake.

Mess

The takes over planets, using their lifeforms as fodder for its experiments. Their goal is to transform its leader Ra Deus into the strongest being in the universe.: The big, immobile leader of the Reconstructive Experiment Empire Mess who sought to become the ultimate life form. He could fire energy shots from his fingers to punish his officers. Before the finale, after Cowler and Gardan dismantled Ra Deus, Ra Deus was transformed by Keflen into the monster The Deusula. After being destroyed by the Flashman, his broken mask was taken by Keflen in order to extract its DNA for his final creation.: Originally from Earth 300 years ago, Keflen was abducted by Deus who transformed and educated to be his right-hand man and creator of the empire's Beast Warriors. However, the centuries gave Keflen a god complex as he turns his back on Ra Deus to become the ruler of Mess. He offers the Flashman a chance to operate on them to repair their Anti-Flash Phenomenon in exchange for his life in the finale. The Flashman refused and he was killed as he unleashed his final creation on them.: A winged, zebra-like swordsman full of pride and over confidence. He believes himself to be a superior being, but is disgusted once he learns from Keflen that he was a composite being created from five grotesque and ordinary creatures. Later powered up as the monster Wandarla, in which he possessed the power to stop time for exactly 3 seconds. By combining his powers with a Beast Warrior he could stop time in an area for indefinite amount of time. He challenged Red Flash to a final duel to prove his strength after losing his power and was eventually destroyed.: A leopard-like loyal soldier, Nefel was among Keflen's first creations and thus saw him as a father figure. She was able to disguise herself as human and spy. She is cunning and cruel. She was later powered up in order to transform into the monster, Nefelura. She was stabbed to death by Red Flash while protecting Keflen in the finale.: A big and strong commander made up of genes of wild beasts. This monster does not talk but roars a lot while fighting the Flashman.: The assistants of Nefel which are derived from a wolf and a cat, both lovers.: They are a gang of bounty hunters who worked most for Mess in rounding up lifeforms for them to experiment on.
}: The leader of the Alien Hunters, He was the one who kidnapped the five infants who grew up into the Flashman team. He rebels once Mess keep considering him an outsider, despite the success he has brought them. He was killed by Red Flash in a fatal exchange of blows.
}: The assistant leader of the Alien Hunters. He is armed with a pair of steel sticks. He was involuntarily mutated by Keflen into the monster The Gardess.
}: An Alien Hunter armed with a laser gun, he was eaten alive by the monster The Gitan.
}, , and : Baura is armed with a huge scythe, Hag is armed with a bow and arrow, and Hou is armed with a pair of boomerangs.: The mass-produced foot soldiers of Mess, green-eyed, red-skinned insectoid grunts. They spray acidic strings from their mouths, which cause victims to disappear.: A giant monster created from jellyfish DNA that enlarges the Beast Warriors by energy transfer, shrinking itself in the process.

Episodes

Movies

• Choushinsei Flashman (theatrical short)
• Flashman: Big Rally! Titan Boy! (theatrical edit of episodes 15-18)

International Broadcasts

The series was broadcast in Brazil

Brazil

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 under the title Comando Estelar Flashman (Star Commando Flashman) and achieved a very strong acclaim in that country. It was also broadcasted in South Korea

South Korea

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 as Earth Protector Flashman. The series was also broadcasted in Thailand

Thailand

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 on Channel 7.

Cast

• Jin: Touta Tarumi
• Dai: Kihachirō Uemura
  Kihachirō Uemura
  is a Japanese voice actor .-Voice acting roles:*Office Worker Scott in Murphy Brown*Tsukio Taketsugu in Air Master*Katsu in Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo*Freyza in Kiddy Grade*Akoss in Mobile Suit Gundam - The Movie Trilogy...
  
  
• Bun: Yasuhiro Ishiwata
• Sara: Youko Nakamura
• Lou: Mayumi Yoshida
• Dr. Tokimura: Akira Ishihama
• Setsuko Tokimura: Tamie Kubota
• Great Emperor Ra Deus: Unshō Ishizuka (Voice)
• Great Doctor Lee Keflen: Koji Shimizu
  Koji Shimizu
  is a retired male long-distance runner from Japan. He set his personal best in the men's marathon event on March 2, 2003 at the Lake Biwa Marathon.-Achievements:*All results regarding marathon, unless stated otherwise...
  
  
• Ley Wanda: Yutaka Hirose
  Yutaka Hirose
  is a Japanese actor and voice actor, widely known to international audiences for his work in the tokusatsu genre of television series, usually portraying villanious characters. His real name is , which was the name he was credited during his debut. He has also been credited as , changing his...
  
   (credited as Kazuhisa Harose)
• Ley Nefel: Sayoko Hagiwara
  Sayoko Hagiwara
  is a Japanese actress from Tokyo.-Filmography:* Choushinsei Flashman: Ley Nefel* Kagaku Sentai Dynaman: Rei Tachibana/Dyna Pink* Ultraman 80: Ryoko Hoshi/Yullian* Ultraman Zero: The Revenge of Belial: Yullian...
  
  
• Ley Galus: Hiroyuki Uchida
• Wolk: Miyuki Nagato
• Kilt: Yuko Kojima
• Sir Cowler: Jouji Nakata
  Jouji Nakata
  , better known by his screen name , is a Japanese voice actor born in Tokyo, Japan. He is affiliated with Ōsawa Office, and is most well known as the voices of Giroro , better known by his screen name , is a Japanese voice actor born in Tokyo, Japan. He is affiliated with Ōsawa Office, and is most...
  
  
• Bo Gardan (43-48); Hero Titan Yoshinori Okamoto
• Mag: Hiroko Maruyama (voice)
• Narrator: Eiichi Onoda

Songs

Opening Theme

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Ending Theme

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  • Composition: Yukihide Takekawa
  • Arrangement: Keiichi Oku
  • Artist: Taku Kitahara

External links

• Official Choushinsei Flashman website