Choushinsei Flashman

This article is about a series entry (the 10th) in the Super Sentai series.

Choushinsei Flashman
Number:	8 (prior to 1995) 10
Number of episodes:	50 2 movies
First episode:	Ep. 1: Hurry! Save the Earth
Last episode:	Final Ep.: Farewell! Our Home Planet
Intro:	'Choushinsei Flashman'
Outro:	'Fighting Pose Flashman!'
Original airing:	March 1, 1986 – February 21, 1987
Production
Producers	Takeyuki Suzuki
Writers	Hirohisa Soda Kunio Fujii Toshiki Inoue Michiru Shimada Keiji Terui Takao Nagaishi
Composers	Kouhei Tanaka Yukihide Takekawa
Production Order
Previous	Changeman
Next	Maskman

Choushinsei Flashman (超新星フラッシュマン, Chōshinsei Furasshuman), is the 10th Super Sentai series produced by Toei Company and Bandai. It aired on TV Asahi on March 1, 1986 to February 21, 1987. The series was broadcast in Brazil and Peru as Comando Estelar Flashman (English: Star Commando Flashman), France as simply Flashman, and in Republic of Korea as Earth Protector Flashman (지구방위대 후뢰시맨 Jigu Bangwidae Huloesimaen).

The average ratings of the series was 12.3%.

Plot

"One day, five children from Earth disappeared to the edge of space. And twenty years later... (ある日（ひ）、地球（ちきゅう）から5人（ごにん）の子供（こども）が宇宙（うちゅう）の果（は）てにさらわれた。そして、20年後（にじゅうねんご）。, Aru-hi, Chikyu ga Gonin no Kodomo ga uchū no hate ni sarawa reta. Soshite, Nijū-nen-go.)"

―Narrator^[src]

In 1966, five children were kidnapped by 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, each one of the five rescued children was taken 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 which would will allow them to fight the Reconstructive Experiment Empire Mess.

When they finally returned to Earth in 1986 to combat Mess, who are now trying to invade, they use the opportunity to search for their birth parents. It is later that they learn they can only stay on Earth for one year before the now-alien atmosphere of their true planet will physically harm them (the Anti-Flash Phenomenon).

Characters

Rangers

Flashmen

Civilian Flashmen

Designation	Name	Actor
Red Flash	Jin	Touta Tarumi
Green Flash	Dai	Kihachiro Uemura
Blue Flash	Bun	Yasuhiro Ishiwata
Yellow Flash	Sara Tokimura	Yoko Nakamura
Pink Flash	Lou	Mayumi Yoshida

Allies

• Mag
• Doctor Tokimura
• Setsuko Tokimura
• Kaori Tokimura
• Midori Tokimura
• Hero Titan
• Leh Baraki
• The Powaburu (11)
• Sumire Okano (20, 37)
• Milan (21)
• Ryuu Wakasa (27)
• Shibehl (40)
• All Super Sentai

Villains

• Reconstructive Experiment Empire Mess
  • Leader
    • Great Emperor Lah Deus (1-2, Movie, 3-49)
  • Generals
    • Mess Generals
      • Great Doctor Lie Köpflen (1-2, Movie, 3-50)
      • Leh Wanda (1-2, Movie, 3-22, 25-36, 38, 40-47) / Wandarla (29, 31, 35, 41, 45, 47)
      • Leh Näfel (1-2, Movie, 3-34, 36-37, 39-40, 42-50) / Nafelura (30, 32, 34, 39, 42, 48-49)
      • Leh Galus (1-2, Movie, 3-28)
      • Wolk and Kilt (1-2, Movie, 3-23, 25-37, 39-45)
        • Wolk (1-2, Movie, 3-23, 25-37, 39-45)
        • Kilt (1-2, Movie, 3-23, 25-37, 39-45)
      • Kuragen (2, Movie, 3-15, 17, 19-42, 44-49)
    • Alien Hunters
      • Leader
        • Sir Cowler (15-19, 21, 24, 26-28, 30, 33, 36, 38-49)
      • Generals
        • Bo Gardan (43-48)
        • Kerao (15-19, 24, 26, 28, 30, 33, 36, 40, 43)
        • Baura (15-19, 24, 26, 28, 30, 33, 36, 40, 43-44)
        • Hag (15-19, 24, 26, 28, 30, 33, 36, 40, 43-44)
        • Hou (15-19, 24, 26, 28, 30, 33, 36, 40, 43-44)
  • Beast Warriors
    • The Baraboss (1)
    • The Zululuk (2)
    • The Garagoss (Movie)
    • The Zaimoss (3)
    • The Girai (4)
    • The Gerzol (5)
    • The Saizar (6)
    • The Gariburu (7)
    • The Jigen (8-9)
    • The Galubari (10)
    • The Powaburu (11)
    • The Gilgiss (12)
    • The Jirugal (13)
    • The Mashiras (14)
    • The Zukonda (15-16, 24)
    • The Jiraika (17-18)
    • The Drake (19)
    • The Buruzas (20)
    • The Zobalda (21)
    • The Argoss (22)
    • The Nenjiki (23)
    • The Dapiras (25)
    • The Gurumess (26)
    • The Jagan (27)
    • The Sworduss (29)
    • The Ganmel (30)
    • The Gostero (31)
    • The Biinon (32)
    • The Wolkil (33)
    • The Mazarass (34)
    • The Garabas (35)
    • The Metagas (36)
    • The Devilub (37)
    • The Zeragill (38)
    • The Menonga (39)
    • The Zehgul (40)
    • The Bucross (41)
    • The Descom (42)
    • The Gitan (43)
    • The Taffmoss (44)
    • The Kiltos (45)
    • The Nefuluss (46)
    • The Wandal (47)
    • The Gardess (48)
    • The Deusura (49)
    • The Demoss (49-50)
  • Grunts/Mecha
    • Grunts
      • Zolors (1-2, Movie, 3-15, 18-20, 22-32, 34-46, 48-50, The Flying Ghost Ship, Super Sentai Strongest Battle!!)
    • Mecha
      • Laboh Fighters (1-2, Movie, 6, 47)

Arsenal

Transformation Devices

• Prism Flash

Sidearms

• Prism Shooter

Individual Weapons

• Prism Holy Sword ◆
• Prism Kaiser ◆
• Prism Ball ◆
• Star Darts ◆
• Prism Batons ◆
• Shocking Beads ◆
• Prism Boots ◆
• Shocking Hearts ◆

Team Cannon

• Rolling Vulcan ◆◆◆◆◆
  • Red Vul ◆
  • Green Vul ◆
  • Blue Vul ◆
  • Yellow Vul ◆
  • Pink Vul ◆

Vehicles

• Flash Hawks

Mecha

Legend:◆ 1-pilot mecha, ◄► 2-pilot mecha, ✶ team-piloted mecha, ◇ unpiloted mecha, ➲ carrier mecha; see Style Guide for rules on icon colors

• Star Condor ➲
• Flash King ◆◄►◄►
  • Tank Command ◆
  • Jet Delta ◄►
  • Jet Seeker ◄►
• Great Titan ✶
  • Flash Titan / Titan Boy ✶
  • Trailer Unit ◇

Episodes

1. Ep. 1: Hurry! Save the Earth (急げ! 地球を救え, Isoge! Chikyū o Sukue)
2. Ep. 2: Behold! The Giant Robo (見たか! 巨大ロボ, Mita ka! Kyodai Robo)
3. Ep. 3: An Old Enemy? Hunter! (宿敵? ハンター!, Shukuteki? Hantā!)
4. Ep. 4: Mag is a Genius Robo?! (マグは天才ロボ?!, Magu wa Tensai Robo?!)
5. Ep. 5: In the Care of the Female Warriors! (女戦士に御用心!, Onna Senshi ni Go-yōjin!)
6. Ep. 6: Roar! Machine (ほえろ! マシーン, Hoero! Mashīn)
7. Ep. 7: Balloon! Become a Weapon (風船よ武器になれ, Fūsen yo Buki ni Nare)
8. Ep. 8: Father!! Mother!! Little Sisters! (父よ! 母よ! 妹よ, Chichi yo! Haha yo! Imōto yo)
9. Ep. 9: The Doctor Who Travels Through Time (時をかける博士, Toki o Kakeru Hakase)
10. Ep. 10: Attack! The Flower Girl's Trap (撃て! 花少女の罠, Ute! Hana Shōjo no Wana)
11. Ep. 11: Lou is the Beast Warrior's Mother (ルーは獣戦士の母, Rū wa Jū Senshi no Haha)
12. Ep. 12: Super Power! Wanda (超パワー! ワンダ, Chō Pawā! Wanda)
13. Ep. 13: Intense Battle! Danger, Jin (激闘! 危うしジン, Gekitō! Ayaushi Jin)
14. Ep. 14: Love!? Bun and the Female Gangster (恋!? ブンとスケ番, Koi!? Bun to Sukeban)
15. Ep. 15: The Giant Robo is Worn Out (巨大ロボ破れたり, Kyodai Robo Yaburetari)
16. Ep. 16: The Human Minimini Plan (人間ミニミニ作戦, Ningen Minimini Sakusen)
17. Ep. 17: The Mysterious Giant Reckless Vehicle! (謎の巨大暴走車!, Nazo no Kyodai Bōsō Kuruma!)
18. Ep. 18: Big Turnaround! The Transforming Robo (大逆転! 変身ロボ, Dai Gyakuten! Henshin Robo)
19. Ep. 19: Baraki's Dying Warning (バラキ決死の伝言, Baraki Kesshi no Dengon)
20. Ep. 20: Revival! Giant Robo! (復活! 巨大ロボ!, Fukkatsu! Kyodai Robo!)
21. Ep. 21: Sorrowful Sara (悲しみのサラ, Kanashimi no Sara)
22. Ep. 22: SOS! Phoenix! (SOS! 不死鳥!, Esu Ō Esu! Fushichō!)
23. Ep. 23: Heart-Throbbing Wishes! (お願いドキドキ!, Onegai Dokidoki!)
24. Ep. 24: The Occult Summer Vacation (オカルト夏休み, Okaruto Natsuyasumi)
25. Ep. 25: Hurry, Jin, Fusion is Impossible (急げジン合体不能, Isoge Jin Gattai Funō)
26. Ep. 26: Space Pumpkin Cooking (宇宙カボチャ料理, Uchū Kabocha Ryōri)
27. Ep. 27: Dai's Punch of Friendship (ダイ友情のパンチ, Dai Yūjō no Panchi)
28. Ep. 28: Sublime! Fiery Galus (壮絶! 炎のガルス, Sōzetsu! Honō no Garusu)
29. Ep. 29: Monstrous Warrior Wandarla (妖獣士ワンダーラ, Yōjūshi Wandāra)
30. Ep. 30: Bizarre Nefelura (怪奇ネフェルーラ, Kaiki Neferūra)
31. Ep. 31: It Vanished! The Power of the 5 (消えた! 5人の力（パワー）, Kieta! Gonin no Pawā)
32. Ep. 32: We Like You, We Like You, Mag, We Like You (すきすきマグすき, Suki Suki Magu Suki)
33. Ep. 33: Papa Won't Lose! (パパは負けない!, Papa wa Makenai!)
34. Ep. 34: Bun Disappeared in the Rapids (激流に消えたブン, Gekiryū ni Kieta Bun)
35. Ep. 35: The Starry Sky's Duet (星空のデュエット, Hoshizora no Dyuetto)
36. Ep. 36: The Shocking Wonder Slug (ドッキリ不思議虫, Dokkiri Fushigi Mushi)
37. Ep. 37: A Ghost's First Love (幽霊の初恋, Yūrei no Hatsukoi)
38. Ep. 38: The Day Jin Dies?! (ジンが死ぬ日?!, Jin ga Shinu Hi?!)
39. Ep. 39: Burn, Angry Sara (燃えろ怒りのサラ, Moero Ikari no Sara)
40. Ep. 40: Execution City, Operation XX (処刑都市XX作戦, Shokei Toshi Daburu Kurosu Sakusen)
41. Ep. 41: Dai Becomes a Child (子供にされたダイ, Kodomo ni Sareta Dai)
42. Ep. 42: Don't Cry! Female Warriors (泣くな!女戦士, Naku na! Onna Senshi)
43. Ep. 43: Kauler's Treachery! (カウラーの反逆!, Kaurā no Hangyaku!)
44. Ep. 44: Deus Beast Warriors Appear (デウス獣戦士出現, Deusu Jū Senshi Shutsugen)
45. Ep. 45: Warriors! Leave the Earth (戦士よ地球を去れ, Senshi yo Chikyū o Sare)
46. Ep. 46: Only 20 Days to Live!! (たった20日の命!!, Tatta Nijūichi no Inochi!!)
47. Ep. 47: Wanda! Death Cry (ワンダ! 死の絶叫, Wanda! Shi no Zekkyō)
48. Ep. 48: The End of Kauler!! (カウラーの最期!!, Kaurā no Saigo!!)
49. Ep. 49: Counterattack, Ra Deus (逆襲ラー・デウス, Gyakushū Rā Deusu)
50. Final Ep.: Farewell! Our Home Planet (さらば! 故郷の星, Saraba! Kokyō no Hoshi)

Movies

1. Choushinsei Flashman: The Movie
2. Flashman: Big Rally! Titan Boy! (Movie Version of episodes 15-18)

Stage Shows

1. Flashman Stage Show at Super Hero Nostalgia
2. Flashman Stage Show at Double Hero Korakuen Yuenchi
3. Flashman Stage Show at Super Hero Korakuen Yuenchi

Songs

Opening theme

• "Choushinsei Flashman" (超新星フラッシュマン, "Choushinsei Flashman")
  • Artist: Taku Kitahara (北原 拓, Kitahara Taku)

Ending theme

• "Fighting Pose Flashman!" (ファイティングポーズ,フラッシュマン!, Faitingu pōzu, Furasshuman!)
  • Artist: Taku Kitahara (北原 拓, Kitahara Taku)

Mecha theme

• "Kagayake! Flash King" (輝け!フラッシュキング, Kagayake! Furasshu Kingu, "Shine! Flash King")
  • Artist: Takayuki Miyauchi (宮内 タカユキ, Miyauchi Takayuki)

Insert themes

• "Atsui Haato No Spectre" (熱いハートのスペクトル, Atsui hāto no supekutoru, "The Spectrum of a Fiery Heart")
  • Artist: Taku Kitahara (北原 拓, Kitahara Taku)

• "Beat Wo Awasete Ima Sugu Ni" (ビートをあわせて今すぐに, Bīto o awasete ima sugu ni, "Now Let's Combine Our Beats")
  • Artists: Takayuki Miyauchi (宮内 タカユキ, Miyauchi Takayuki), Koorogi '73 (こおろぎ'73, Kōrogi Nanajūsan), & SHINES

• "Flashman Damashii" (フラッシュマン魂, Furasshuman damashī, "Flashman Spirit")
  • Artist: Taku Kitahara (北原 拓, Kitahara Taku)

• "Flashman No Chikai" (フラッシュマンの誓い, Furasshu man no chikai, "The Flashman Oath")
  • Artist: Taku Kitahara (北原 拓, Kitahara Taku)

• "Action No.1" (アクション No.1, Akushon nanbā wan)
  • Artists: Takayuki Miyauchi (宮内 タカユキ, Miyauchi Takayuki), Koorogi '73 (こおろぎ'73, Kōrogi Nanajūsan), & SHINES

• "Heart wa Hibana sa, Flashman" (ハートは火花さ,フラッシュマン, Hāto wa hibana-sa, Furasshuman, "Your Heart is a Spark, Flashman")
  • Artists: Taku Kitahara (北原 拓, Kitahara Taku), Koorogi '73 (こおろぎ'73, Kōrogi Nanajūsan), & SHINES

Character themes

• "Body Action, Dance Ja Nai Wa Yo" (ボディアクション,ダンスじゃないわよ, Bodi akushon, dansu janai wa yo, "It's Not Dancing, It's Body Action")
  • Artist: Sara Tokimura / Yoko Nakamura (中村 容子, Nakamura Yōko)

• "Boku Wa Mag" (ぼくはマグ, Boku wa Magu, "I'm Mag")
  • Artist: Mag / Hiroko Maruyama (丸山 裕子, Maruyama Hiroko)

Cast

• Jin (ジン, Jin): Touta Tarumi (垂水藤太, Tarumi Tōuta)
• Dai (ダイ, Dai): Kihachiro Uemura (植村 喜八郎, Uemura Kihachirō)
• Bun (ブン, Bun): Yasuhiro Ishiwata (石渡康浩, Ishiwata Yasuhiro)
• Sara (サラ, Sara): Yoko Nakamura (中村容子, Nakamura Yōko)
• Lou (ルー, Rū): Mayumi Yoshida (吉田 真弓, Yoshida Mayumi)
• Dr. Tokimura: Akira Ishihama
• Setsuko Tokimura: Tamie Kubota
• Great Emperor Lah Deus (大帝ラー・デウス, Daitei Rā Deusu, Voice): Unsho Ishizuka (石塚運昇, Ishizuka Unshō)
• Great Doctor Lie Köpflen (大博士リー・ケフレン, Dai Hakase Rī Kefuren): Koji Shimizu (清水紘治, Shimizu Kōji)
• Leh Wanda (レー・ワンダ, Rē Wanda): Yutaka Hirose (広瀬 裕, Hirose Yutaka) (credited as Kazuhisa Harose)
• Leh Näfel (レー・ネフェル, Rē Neferu): Sayoko Hagiwara (萩原 佐代子, Hagiwara Sayoko)
• Leh Galus (レー・ガルス, Rē Garusu): Hiroyuki Uchida (内田博之, Uchida Hiroyuki)
• Wolk (ウルク, Uruku): Miyuki Nagato (長門美由樹, Nagato Miyuki)
• Kilt (キルト, Kiruto): Hiroko Kojima (小島裕子, Kojima Hiroko)
• Sir Cowler: Jouji Nakata
• Bo Gardan (43-48), Hero Titan: Yoshinori Okamoto
• Mag (マグ, Magu, Voice): Hiroko Maruyama (丸山裕子, Maruyama Hiroko)
• Narrator: Eiichi Onoda

Suit Actors

• Red Flash: Kazuo Niibori (新堀 和男, Niibori Kazuo)
• Green Flash: Koji Matoba (的場 耕二, Matoba Kōji)
• Green Flash (sub), Zolohs: Takayuki Kitamura (北村 隆幸, Kitamura Takayuki)
• Blue Flash: Tsutomu Kitagawa (喜多 川務, Kitagawa Tsutomu)
• Yellow Flash: Masato Akada (赤田 昌人, Akada Masato)
• Pink Flash: Yuichi Hachisuka (蜂須賀 祐一, Hachisuka Yūichi)
• Hero Titan: Yoshinori Okamoto (岡本美登, Okamoto Yoshinori)
• Flash King, Great Emperor Lah Deus: Hideaki Kusaka (日下 秀昭, Kusaka Hideaki)
• Mag, Kerao: Minoru Watanabe (渡辺 実, Watanabe Minoru)
• Wandahra: Toshiyuki Kikuchi (菊地 寿幸, Kikuchi Toshiyuki)
• Näfelura: Yoshie Seki (関 誉枝恵, Seki Yoshie)
• Leh Galus: Hiroyuki Uchida (内田博之, Uchida Hiroyuki)
• Baura: Tokio Iwata (岩田 時男, Iwata Tokio)
• Hag: Hisayo Murakami (村上 久代, Murakami Hisayo)
• Zolohs, Hou: Riichi Seike (清家 利一, Seike Riichi)
• Beast Warriors: Hiroshi Yonezawa (米澤 浩, Yonezawa Hiroshi)

Notes

• This is the first Sentai series to have a second robo, Great Titan.
• This is the first Sentai series in which a Ranger's last name is not revealed (in this case, all members except Sara Tokimura/Yellow Flash). The first instance where none of the core team members have known surnames would come in the next season, Maskman.
  • It is also the first Sentai series where all the Rangers have their names be in katakana format.
• This is the first Sentai to have an opening narration before yelling the show title.
• This is the final Sentai season to not have "Sentai" in the team's official name.

• At the time of Flashman's release in 1986, it was identified as the "10th Super Sentai" series, starting from Himitsu Sentai Gorenger. Due to this, it marks the 10th anniversary. However two years later, Choujuu Sentai Liveman would be considered the 10th, with the franchise only counting from the modernization of the concept with 1979's Battle Fever J. Goranger and J.A.K.Q. would not return to Super Sentai status until 1995's Chouriki Sentai Ohranger was identified as the 19th, at the time of the 20th anniversary of Gorenger.
• While initially from Earth, this is the first Sentai series in which the Rangers did not grow up on Earth. The first team to be comprised of Rangers not at all from Earth wouldn't be until Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger, 25 years later.
• This is the first Sentai team to not have a mentor.
• This is the only French-dubbed Sentai season in the 80s before Turboranger to not be titled under a Bioman name.
• Despite lacking a Power Rangers counterpart, their suits still appear in Super Megaforce. They are given the name Prism.
• Yutaka Hirose (Ley Wanda), Jouji Nakata (Sir Cowler) and Yoshinori Okamoto (Bo Gardan) are castmates in Choujuu Sentai Liveman.

External Links

• Super-Sentai website (Archived)
• Choushinsei Flashman at Wikipedia
• Choushinsei Flashman at Japanese Wikipedia