Chargeman Ken!

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Format
TV_SHORT
Episodes
65
Episode Duration
7 minutes
Status
finished
Start Date
4-1-1974
End Date
6-28-1974
Season
spring 1974
Average Score
4.2
Mean Score
4.2
Studios
Knack Productions
Producers
Knack Productions Discotek
Source
original
Genres
Action Adventure Sci-Fi Supernatural

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)

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Ken Izumi

Ken Izumi

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Kazuko Sawada

Japanese

Kazuko Sawada
Caron Izumi

Caron Izumi

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Barican

Barican

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Kazumi Tanaka

Japanese

Kazumi Tanaka
Volga Hakase

Volga Hakase

supporting

Hoshi

Hoshi

supporting

Jurals Seijin

Jurals Seijin

supporting

Staff

Toyohiro Andou

Toyohiro Andou

Series Composition

Masaaki Wakuta

Masaaki Wakuta

Series Composition

Yoshio Tamado

Yoshio Tamado

Series Composition

Eiji Tanaka

Eiji Tanaka

Character Design

Kiyo Katou

Kiyo Katou

Art Director

Junko Yonayama

Junko Yonayama

Editing

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Ken Izumi

Ken Izumi

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Kazuko Sawada

Japanese

Kazuko Sawada
Caron Izumi

Caron Izumi

main

Barican

Barican

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Kazumi Tanaka

Japanese

Kazumi Tanaka
Volga Hakase

Volga Hakase

supporting

Hoshi

Hoshi

supporting

Jurals Seijin

Jurals Seijin

supporting

Maou

Maou

supporting

Miyuki

Miyuki

supporting

Nagisa

Nagisa

supporting

Helen Koizumi

Helen Koizumi

supporting

Hikou

Hikou

supporting

Matsumoto

Matsumoto

supporting

12-ban

12-ban

supporting

K-11-gou

K-11-gou

supporting

Speed Baroness

Speed Baroness

supporting

Yuichi

Yuichi

supporting

Saori Izumi

Saori Izumi

supporting

Yuki Aida

Japanese

Yuki Aida
X-6-gou

X-6-gou

supporting

Hiroshi Izumi

Hiroshi Izumi

supporting

Kiyoshi Kawanishi

Japanese

Kiyoshi Kawanishi
Toyohiro Andou

Toyohiro Andou

Series Composition

Masaaki Wakuta

Masaaki Wakuta

Series Composition

Yoshio Tamado

Yoshio Tamado

Series Composition

Eiji Tanaka

Eiji Tanaka

Character Design

Kiyo Katou

Kiyo Katou

Art Director

Junko Yonayama

Junko Yonayama

Editing

Toyohiro Andou

Toyohiro Andou

Script

Masaaki Wakuta

Masaaki Wakuta

Script

Yoshio Tamado

Yoshio Tamado

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

Animation Director

Eiji Tanaka

Eiji Tanaka

Animation Director

Juuji Mizumura

Juuji Mizumura

Key Animation

Tatsuya Furukawa

Tatsuya Furukawa

Key Animation

Eiji Tanaka

Eiji Tanaka

Key Animation

Yasuo Ikenoya

Yasuo Ikenoya

Key Animation

Juuji Mizumura

Juuji Mizumura

In-Between Animation

Tatsuya Furukawa

Tatsuya Furukawa

In-Between Animation

Eiji Tanaka

Eiji Tanaka

In-Between Animation

Yasuo Ikenoya

Yasuo Ikenoya

In-Between Animation

Reiko Yamazaki

Reiko Yamazaki

Coloring

Miwa Tanaka

Miwa Tanaka

Coloring

Total ratings: 630

Total users: 1845

Episode 1 - DANGER!! THE CHILDREN'S SPACE STATION
Episode 2 - SAFE BY A HAIR!!!
Episode 3 - THE BUTTERFLY SWARM FLUTTERS!
Episode 4 - THE MYSTERIOUS HANDSOME BOY
Episode 5 - TERROR! THE MUMMY COMES BY CARRIAGE!
Episode 6 - UNCANNY! THE SPACE BOTANICAL GARDEN
Episode 7 - MAN OF THE WEST KEN!
Episode 8 - JURALIAN X-6
Episode 9 - ENTER, THE JURALMONS!
Episode 10 - BARICAN RUNS AMUCK!
Episode 11 - SAVE THE EARTH!
Episode 12 - WE CAN'T EAT VEGETABLE SALAD
Episode 13 - SHOWDOWN! THE UNDERSEA CITY
Episode 14 - THE DAIBUTSU THAT VANISHED INTO THE NIGHT
Episode 15 - THE ART GALLERY MYSTERY!
Episode 16 - MURDER RECORD, MELODY OF TERROR!
Episode 17 - FIND KEN'S SECRET!
Episode 18 - THE GREAT ESCAPE FROM PRISON ISLAND
Episode 19 - BANK GANG - CARON'S IN DANGER!
Episode 20 - KEN GETS A GIRLFRIEND
Episode 21 - CARON'S PRESENT
Episode 22 - TIME BOMB FAX TV
Episode 23 - MENTAL HOSPITAL TERROR
Episode 24 - AN INVITATION TO THE ROBOT CLUB
Episode 25 - SAVE YOUNG YUUICHI!
Episode 26 - THE GIRL WHO LOST HER MEMORY
Episode 27 - THE BURNING POISON MUSHROOM HOUSE
Episode 28 - SPACE ROCKET Z9
Episode 29 - RUB OUT THE FASHION MODEL!
Episode 30 - SAVE CARON FROM THE TOP OF THE TOWER!
Episode 31 - CRISIS! ONE SECOND TO BLAST
Episode 32 - THE MASTER SAFE CRACKER
Episode 33 - IS MY DAD OLD-FASHIONED?
Episode 34 - SKY ROD, BURROW INTO THE EARTH'S DEPTHS!
Episode 35 - DYNAMITE IN THE BRAIN!
Episode 36 - SHUDDER! THE DEVIL'S HOSPITAL
Episode 37 - BEAT THE HIJACK
Episode 38 - OPERATION JURALIAN FAKE FRIENDSHIP
Episode 39 - THE PRETTY ROBOT IS A HERALD OF DEATH
Episode 40 - RACE ON MURDER HIGHWAY!
Episode 41 - CINDERELLA GIRL
Episode 42 - THE AIR FORCE BASE IS TARGETED!
Episode 43 - PEER THROUGH THE CAMERA VIEWFINDER!
Episode 44 - BEAT THE FAKE KEN!
Episode 45 - WHEN THE CUCKOO CLOCK STRIKES THREE
Episode 46 - TERROR! THE HOUSE OF THE WHITE-HAIRED CRONE!
Episode 47 - THE GREAT JURALIAN COUNTERATTACK
Episode 48 - SHOWDOWN ON THE SOLITARY ISLAND!
Episode 49 - THE DELINQUENT'S TRUE COLORS
Episode 50 - SAVE THE ORPHAN CENTER!
Episode 51 - STRAY DOG KORO
Episode 52 - BLOW UP THE UNDERSEA OIL FIELD!
Episode 53 - THE SUSPICIOUS BRIDE
Episode 54 - SPOOKY! THE WAXWORK MUSEUM
Episode 55 - THE ONES THEY MET IN EGYPT
Episode 56 - RUNAWAY! HORSEBACK KEN
Episode 57 - THE ANTARCTIC AMUSEMENT PARK
Episode 58 - CIRCUS OF FIENDS
Episode 59 - FOREST OF TERROR
Episode 60 - TSUNAMI ATTACK
Episode 61 - BARICAN'S OLD FRIEND PAYS A VISIT
Episode 62 - CRISIS AT THE AGRICULTURAL COMPLEX!
Episode 63 - DEFEAT THE MURDEROUS BOXER!
Episode 64 - EXPLOSION! THE MAMMOTH CONTROL CENTER
Episode 65 - VICTORY! CHARGEMAN KEN!