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Despite being a 10-minute broadcast slot, or rather, a 5-minute anime program in practice, its low budget led to issues with its quality and the behavior of the protagonist Ken and other characters. However, years later, this work unexpectedly regained popularity as an anime full of things to nitpick and full of fun.
00:00Hello. Thank you for watching today. Today's topic is Chargeman Ken.
00:19It was a 10-minute broadcast, or essentially a 5-minute animated program, and had a low budget, so there were issues with the quality, as well as the words and actions of the main character, sword, and other characters in the show.
00:41However, in later years, this work unexpectedly became extremely popular as a hilarious and entertaining anime, full of hilarious moments.
00:52Now, let's take a look at this work.
00:58Chargeman Ken was produced by NAC and aired a total of 65 episodes in 1974.
01:07The story begins in 2074, when the Demon King, the king of the planet Jural, issues an order to kidnap Earth's children and hold them hostage.
01:21Meanwhile, on Earth, brothers Ken Izumi and Caron head to an amusement park with their robotic hair clippers.
01:29At the amusement park, the children are having a great time, although they do get a little carried away, but suddenly the Juralians appear and start kidnapping the children one by one.
01:42After seeing its successor, Ken transforms into Chargeman Ken and defeats the Juralians using the Alpha Gun, but then he is attacked from the sky by a flying saucer, so he gets on the Skyrod and shoots it down.
01:59Afterwards, as if nothing had happened, Ken and his friends enjoyed themselves on the rides while watching the children having fun at the amusement park.
02:13Now, let me introduce the characters.
02:17The main character, Izumi Ken, is Japanese but for some reason has blue eyes. When an incident occurs, he uses the power of light to disguise himself as Chargeman Ken.
02:30In the film, it is not revealed how Ken disguises himself as a Chargeman Researcher and fights the Juralians.
02:38And for some reason, he doesn't really mind when his family and the people around him find out that he's disguised as a member of the Chargeman Research Club.
02:49Additionally, he has been depicted using psychic powers such as telepathy, and has also been shown to dislike tomato juice.
02:57Ken's sister, Keron, is a beautiful, tomboyish girl who is blonde for some reason and active in the maze, but she seems to have often gotten into trouble thanks to her older brother, Ken.
03:15His father, Hiroshi, is a doctor and has many acquaintances in the scientific and military fields, so he often asks them for support for Ken.
03:24Their mother, Saori, watches over Ken and Keron with kindness, but can be a scary character when angry.
03:35Barikan is the Izumi family's robot, and serves as a weight and playmate for Ken and Keron.
03:45He also saved the Izumi family from a difficult situation when they were attacked by the Juralians.
03:51Dr. Yoshisaka is the creator of Chargeman Ken, and together with other scientists, he supports Ken from a scientific perspective.
04:04In addition, Ken's homeroom teacher, the sexy and beautiful teacher Nagisa-sensei, also appears.
04:10Chargeman Ken's equipment and weapon is the Spectral Arrow, an enhanced suit that uses light energy as its power source and is attached to Ken's body by shouting "Charge, Go!"
04:26You cannot disguise yourself in a place without light, but you can disguise yourself even in light as strong as a match.
04:34After disguising himself, he equips the Alpha Gun on his left arm, which is extremely powerful and can destroy or annihilate a Juralian with a single blow.
04:46Depending on the situation, it can also be used as a tranquilizer gun or a hypnotic gun.
04:54When disguised, the center of the Bijou Belt rotates, and after disguise, it can be used as a weapon to emit rays or create tornadoes.
05:05Gadro shoes are shoes with built-in jet propulsion, allowing you to fly for short periods of time.
05:12The Skyrod is a flying mecha that can fly not only on land, sea, and air, but also in outer space.
05:20Its speed is also impressive, and in the film it flies round trip between Japan and Africa in one day.
05:31Charge Manken's enemies are the Juralians, whose goal is to defeat Charge Manken and massacre Earthlings.
05:40However, their ultimate goal was to take over Earth as a replacement for their dying home planet.
05:49It has one eye and whip-like limbs, and can shoot out stinging rays from its eye and mimic humans.
05:59For some reason, he becomes invisible when seen through a mirror or a camera viewfinder, so Ken and the others discover his true identity.
06:08And the one who commands these Juralians is the King, the Demon King.
06:15Unlike ordinary Juralians, they have two eyes and what appear to be fingers on their hands.
06:24Although he has extreme emotional ups and downs, Ken also portrays a side of him that is the first to evacuate his subordinates when the base is attacked.
06:36In addition, depending on the situation, they will also team up with evil people on Earth to carry out their operations.
06:42The story depicts the battle between Charge Manken and the Juralians, but due to ethical issues, there were many episodes and content that may not be broadcast today.
06:57For example, the most common ethical issue is when Ken and other characters shoot and kill the Juralians without any questions asked.
07:09In one episode, a Juralian is shot dead while speaking to Ken, and some people felt it was almost like a massacre.
07:20Another notable episode is episode 20, in which a Jural alien disguised as a human girl comes to Ken's house to play, but her true identity is revealed.Even though she has done nothing wrong, she is shot dead in the back by Ken.
07:37In episode 23, Ken is asked by the police commissioner to infiltrate a psychiatric hospital. Ken's father describes the psychiatric hospital as a place like this, and Ken acts like he's mentally ill, humorously portraying the prejudiced portrayal of mentally ill people.
07:59In episode 35, Dr. Volga, a West German scientist who had come to Japan to attend a reception for scientists, is murdered by the Juralians in front of Ken.
08:17However, Ken not only did not report the incident to the police, but he returned home as if nothing had happened.
08:24The doctor is then fitted with a bomb in his head by the Juralians and sent to the reception as a bomb robot.
08:35Fortunately, Ken notices this and moves the professor in the Skyrod, and at the same time, while in flight, he aims the professor at the Juralian's flying saucer, killing him like a human bomb.
08:51In addition to this, there are scenes in the film where silhouettes of garbage or hair are reflected.
09:02There are battle scenes without any visual or sound effects that seem to be reused from the film.
09:08Episodes were filled with scenes that were completely unrelated or meaningless.
09:14Furthermore, there are many scenes that use long, unnecessary explanations and descriptions to fill up on time, or conversely, leave time unused.
09:26On the other hand, the Juralians boast that they are more scientifically advanced than Earth.
09:32Without developing any new weapons, he simply faces off against Ken and is defeated by the Alpha Gun.
09:41Also, even though Ken's home was known, they did not launch an all-out attack.
09:49I'm lonely and my strategy is roundabout, so I always end up losing.
09:56Now, finally, it's the final episode.
10:00The Juralians attack major cities around the world, including Tokyo, Paris, and New York, in an attempt to wipe out humanity.
10:10Ken and his father attend a meeting to discuss countermeasures for this attack.
10:17Then, it is reported that a mysterious base has been discovered on the bottom of the Sea of Japan.
10:24Thinking it to be the Juralian's base, Ken quickly disguises himself as Chargeman Ken and heads to the site.
10:31Meanwhile, at the underwater base, the Demon King loudly declared that he would focus his attack solely on Charge Manken and defeat him.
10:42Then they learn that Charge Manken has appeared and launch an all-out attack.
10:49They struggle against the attacks of the Juralians using numerous flying saucers,
10:54When reinforcements arrive, Ken leaves the UFO in their care and heads off to the underwater base.
11:01The Demon King then makes the base rise and engages in an aerial battle with the Skyrod, piloted by Ken.
11:11The Demon King's skillful aerial combat moves make the battle difficult, but
11:17In the end, the flying saucer is shot down by firing a beam at it, defeating the Demon King, and reports come in that the Juralians have been wiped out.
11:26The program ends with a scene showing the Earth being protected from the Juralians and the cityscape returning to peace.
11:39Now, let's take a look at Chargeman Ken in action.
11:56In the city of space, the light of the future, the burning blood for justice, today's sunset is ours.
12:20Let's take a look at Chargeman Ken in action.
12:50On the horizon, somewhere today, for the sake of justice, villains, thank you, to the town.
13:07charge!
13:09Go Go Ken!
13:10Go Go Ken!
13:12His name is our Tajimaman.
13:18Go Go Ken!
13:40charge!
13:41Go Go Ken!
13:43Go Go Ken!
13:44Go Go Ken!
13:44Thank you for watching
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15:14In most episodes, the Juralians are shot to death.
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