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Fireman was produced as a commemorative program for the 10th anniversary of Tsuburaya Productions and the 20th anniversary of Nippon Television, intended as a return to authentic science fiction.
00:21This work, Fireman, was produced as a program to commemorate the 10th anniversary of Suburaya Productions and the 20th anniversary of Nippon Television, and is intended to be a return to serious science fiction.
00:42Now let's take a look at this work.
00:46Fireman was produced by Suburaya Productions and Mannensha and aired for a total of 30 episodes in 1973.
01:00The story begins when the submarine Sea Marine Go, undergoing testing, detects something strange in the ocean, and at the same time, a huge flying object falls nearby.
01:11Subsequently, the temperature in the ocean rose abnormally, and when Sea Marine Go began investigating, they confirmed a marine phenomenon in which the ocean glowed.
01:23As Sea Mariner continues its underwater search, it is suddenly attacked by a monster that is an evolved form of an ancient dinosaur.
01:33The defense force's fighter planes try to intercept them, but are shot down one after another by the monster's attacks.
01:41Meanwhile, Daisuke Misaki, who was conducting archaeological excavations near the research area, was actually trying to save the area from this natural disaster crisis.
01:51He is an underground human sent by the underground human race Avan, and when a monster appears, he transforms into Fireman and defeats the monster in a monster battle.
02:03After this incident, the government formed the Special Earth Science Investigation Team (SAF), which specializes in investigating such monster dogs, and Misaki joined the team.
02:16After the group is formed, SAF and Fireman play a major role in the monster dog battles that occur one after another.
02:23Now, let me start by introducing the characters.
02:29First of all, the main character, Misaki Daisuke, has a deep interest in geology and archaeology, and before joining the SAF, he worked on fossil excavations.
02:41In fact, he is a Misaki, an underground human who is a descendant of the Avan continent people who migrated underground, and has hearing and the ability to sense magma energy forces that are incomparable to those of Earthlings.
02:58He also possesses the power to transform into a superhuman, Fireman, powered by magma energy in order to defend the Earth.
03:06They have an honest, passionate personality and a love of justice, and they are kind to children.
03:17The Lucky Army is the captain of the SAF, which Misaki joined, and was previously in charge of the Marine Development Center, which became the parent organization of the SAF.
03:28Although he can be stubborn at times, he is also tolerant and has excellent decision-making skills, and is highly trusted by his subordinates.
03:39Saburo Mizushima is a leading expert in space engineering and was the Director of the Laboratory at the Space Development Center before joining SAF.
03:52After the SAF was founded, he was appointed as the vice-captain of the SAF due to the luck of an acquaintance of his.
04:00He was a calm, collected, and careful person, but he also had an eccentric, out-of-touch side, which is common among scholars.
04:13Futoshi Chiba is a doctor of engineering who designed the Sea Marine Go and is a practical all-around athlete.
04:21He has a bright, honest personality, and is also a character who uses humor to put people at ease.
04:30Additionally, Mariko Hayama is the only female member of the team, a computer programmer with an excellent memory, and is primarily responsible for communications and liaison.
04:45He is a Fireman, but he is also a superhuman who can transform using magma energy after the underground human race, Avanjin, gave him the ability to transform.
04:56The Avanjin were originally people who lived on the Avan continent on Earth.
05:0311,500 years ago, it suddenly disappeared from the Earth due to an asteroid impact.
05:10Their advanced scientific capabilities allowed them to survive underground.
05:14Fireman transforms by using a rod-shaped transformation item called a fire stick, which allows him to transform into a giant and become Fireman.
05:26The Fireman's specs are height: 50m, weight: 48,000t, flight speed: Mach 6, underwater speed: Mach 4, and activity time: 3 minutes outside of the underground.
05:43When there is one minute of activity left, the color signal on your forehead will change from yellow to green and flash.
05:54As a special move, he concentrates a huge amount of magma energy in both hands and throws it at the opponent, Fire Flash.
06:02He also has the ability to use earthquakes, magma energy to melt fireballs, and fire dashes to charge at opponents and pulverize them.
06:13And the Science Assistance Force (SAF) provides support to firefighters and deals with monsters that arise from ocean phenomena on Earth.
06:25Its official name is the Scientific Attack Force, and it is equipped with a variety of weapons and armaments.
06:32The Sea Marine is a submersible that was modified for combat use from the underwater research vessel that appeared in the first episode. It has a hull that can carry two deep-sea fish, a maximum speed of 70 knots, and a maximum depth of 8,000m.
06:51The Marineon is a major disruptor with a top speed of Mach 5, is space-capable, and can be equipped with various types of missiles.
07:02The Marine Blue is a two-seater small fighter jet with vertical takeoff and landing capabilities, a top speed of Mach 4, and the ability to fly in outer space.
07:13The Mogrian is a subterranean exploration station with four giant drills and underwater advancement capabilities.
07:23In addition, the Marine Car, which has amphibious capabilities, is mainly used for pursuit and ground patrol, and its base vehicle is the first generation Matsuda and Capella.
07:35There are enemies and monsters that Fireman faces off against, but there is no enemy that has been present throughout the previous episodes, and basically, a monster is set for each episode.
07:50The setting was a limited-time return of a monster design that was in line with the original purpose and intent of the show, and it had an appearance similar to that of a dinosaur.
08:00However, due to slumping viewership, the show decided to change course, and from episode 13 onwards, the broadcast time was changed, the opening title sequence was completely redesigned, and more aliens and space monsters were added.
08:19As a result, there were an increasing number of episodes that reused monster costumes from shows that were airing around the same time, such as Janbougu Ace.
08:28However, despite these efforts, the ratings did not improve and the show's uniqueness faded, leading to its cancellation after the 30th episode.
08:40Now, finally, it's the final episode.
08:47Misaki drives some young baseball players to a playground on the riverbank, including the child of a colleague who works for a friend's satellite used for space surveillance.
09:00Misaki greets the children with a smile and returns to the SAF base, but then an emergency call comes in, reporting to a friend satellite that a missile is approaching.
09:14Anti-missiles are launched from the SAF base, but they are unable to stop the missiles.
09:20Afterwards, the friend satellite sends out a message asking people to protect the Earth, and then it is hit by a missile, explodes, and disappears.
09:32As she was overcome with sadness, Misaki remembered the smiling face of the baseball boy from earlier.
09:39At that moment, Officer Chiba, who was on patrol in Marine Blue, reported receiving ocean radio waves from space, which led Captain Luck to suggest the possibility of an alien invasion.
09:53Later, an unidentified flying object, called X, attacks the city, so Mizushima, Misaki, and the others head out in the Marineon.
10:05The attacks of the defense force and Marine Blue, which had arrived earlier, were no match for the flying object X, so the defense force's fighter planes were shot down one after another in counterattacks.
10:22Marinegon finally arrives and fires a super missile, but the attack is completely ineffective.
10:30At that time, the SAF base reports that current Earth science does not have a weapon capable of shooting down this flying object, X, based on a computer prediction.
10:45Then, Marineon is attacked and shot down by a flying object called X, but manages to avoid an explosion and makes an emergency landing on the ground.
10:56After the emergency landing, Officer Hayama reports over the radio that the SAF base has been attacked by a flying object, X, and that weapons such as Sea Marines and Mogrians are being destroyed one after another, but this communication is also lost.
11:15Then the monster Dark Mander appears, and as the damage continues to increase, Unno and Mizushima leave the unconscious Misaki inside the plane and go outside to see the battle situation.
11:30After that, Misaki regains consciousness and flies Marineon alone again towards the flying object, X.
11:40Unno and Mizushima are warned that if they press the missile launch button, 40 missiles on board will explode, but they ignore the warning and proceed with a suicide mission towards the flying object, X.
11:52However, the plane is shot down, crashes into the mountains, and is engulfed in flames, from which a fireman emerges.
12:02Fireman faces off against the monster Darkmander, but despite struggling with a supporting attack from the flying object X, he finally manages to pulverize Darkmander with a fire dash.
12:17Having consumed a large amount of energy, Misaki collapses in the field, but when the flying object, X, appears again, she transforms into Fireman once again.
12:30Fireman, still staggering from his battle with Darkmander and having not yet recovered his energy, fights the flying object, X, but soon the color signal on his forehead begins flashing.
12:43As the flying object X launches its final attack, Fireman fires a beam while flying, stopping the object's movement, and at the same time grabs the squadron and heads off into space.
13:00Meanwhile, on the ground, Team Member Chiba, who has reunited with Kumono and the others, shows them Misaki's charred helmet that he found in the remains of the Marineon. Though in despair, the other team members pray for Misaki's safety.
13:16Meanwhile, Fireman, flying with the flying object, X, is enveloped in a huge flash of light.
13:25Afterwards, with no Fireman warriors to be seen, a memorable scene of Misaki Daisuke is shown on the screen and the show ends.
13:36Now, let's take a look at Fireman in action.
13:43One day, a mysterious shadow suddenly awakens the Earth.
14:07Someone must go and solve this mysterious mystery, the Earth, the Earth, is in great danger, the Earth, the Earth must be protected.
14:30Fire, fire, fire, fire, stick in hand, change, change, burning magma fireman.
14:47Fire
15:11Something strange is happening in this world, a mysterious mystery is progressing.
15:25The Earth is in grave danger. Protect the Earth.
15:32Fire fire fire stick in your hand
15:41Come on, come on, the fire of burning magma, the earth, the earth is in big trouble, protect the earth, the earth
15:57Fire fire fire hold the stick in your hand
16:07Burning magma fire fire
16:13What did you think?
16:27A Marineon that was shot down once can fly again without repairs.
16:33When the missiles are launched, 40 missiles on board will explode simultaneously.
16:39The situation was incomprehensible, and it was unclear whether the firefighter was alive or dead.
16:45The final episode was full of things to point out.
16:49Was it all because the show was cancelled?
16:54So, I'll see you around here again this time.
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