 This article is about an episode in Choudenshi Bioman.
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Our Friend, BioRobo [Citation needed]from 15 April 2023 (UTC), or Bio Robo[1][2] (わが友バイオロボ Waga Tomo BaioRobo) is the third episode of Choudenshi Bioman. In the Philippine English Dub, the title of the episode changed to "The Tale is Folly".
Synopsis[]
When BioRobo becomes unexpectedly damaged during a battle with a Mecha-Gigan, Shirou tries to get a part needed for repair only to have the powerful Monster standing in his way.
Plot[]
The BioJets are on patrol, and discover nothing to report so far. Meanwhile, in Neograd Base, Doctor Man is punishing Farrah and Psygorn for their defeat at the hands of the Biomen. Monster boasts that Doctor Man has saved the best for last, and is eager for a face-off against the Biomen. Doctor Man simply walks into the Mecha-Gigan hangar and calls forth Gorilla Canth to defeat BioRobo. Monster is annoyed that he is not given a chance to battle the Biomen.
In BioBase, Shirou and Hikaru are performing diagnostics on BioRobo, Mika and Ryuuta are cleaning it while Shingo is busy tinkering with the BioRobo's engine. It is then the alarm sounds, and Peebo announces that a new Mecha-Gigan has appeared. The Biomen dispatch in the BioRobo to battle Gorilla Canth. The BioRobo sustains heavy damaged, and suddenly jams up. Green2 goes down to the engine room to check, and notices he left a spanner in the engine, and during the battle it had rattled around and damaged it. Left with no choice, Green2 used his own body as a conductor to get the engine running long enough for BioRobo to escape the fight. Green2 fell over, and Red1 was forced to run back to base to get a new circuit for the engine. The remaining Biomen detransform and hauled an unconscious Shingo out of BioRobo. Doctor Man ordered Gorilla Canth to search for BioRobo, and sent out Monster to assist it.
Red1 arrives at BioBase and got the spare circuit from Peebo, and heads out in the Bio Mach 1 back to BioRobo. On the way, he was knocked off his bike by Monster. Facing off Monster and Zyuoh alone, he ended up being tossed around against his will. It is then Zyuoh accidentally hits Monster, giving him his chance to escape. Red1 runs back to his fallen bike and picks up the spare circuit, but was knocked off a cliff by Monster.
Ryuuta, Mika and Hikaru are treating Shingo, who is still unconscious. Meanwhile, Shirou wakes up after hearing a dog talk to him. Shingou realizes this must be a side-effect of the Bio Particles, giving him the ability to communicate with animals. When Neo Empire Gear arrives, the dog ran off wishing Shirou good luck. He transforms into Red1, and runs. He meets a cat, which showed him a shortcut to evade Monster and Zyuoh. He meets a bird, which shows him another shortcut that gives him a huge lead against his pursuers. Meanwhile, Shingo finally awakens when the rest of the Biomen receives a message from Peebo, saying Red1 is in danger. Transforming, they run off to help their leader.
Red1 is cornered by Zyuoh and Monster, when his team arrives to help him in the BioTurbo and the Bio Mach 2. With the five Biomen gathered, they fight off the Mechaclones. Successfully defeating the grunts, they finally battle Monster and Zyuoh themselves. They use the Scramble Attack to disorient them and finally defeat them with the Miracle Bomber. While they were preoccupied, Gorilla Canth has arrived and is attacking the limp BioRobo. The Biomen jump in, and with the spare circuit successfully fixes their mecha. They fight Gorilla Canth and defeat it with the Super Maser Concentration attack.
In Neograd, Monster and Zyuoh are punished for their failures, which satisfy Mason and Farrah but terrifies the four other beastnoids. Doctor Man annoyed and enraged that the Biomen thwarted his plans three times in a row decides to personally step in himself and officially declare war on the Biomen, “quoting that it will be a long battle”. Doctor Man then retreats to his laboratory as his henchmen salute him as he walks by to prepare for his vengeance against the Biomen.
Cast[]
- Shirou Gou (郷 史朗 Gō Shirō): Ryōsuke Sakamoto (阪本 良介 Sakamoto Ryōsuke)
- Shingo Takasugi (高杉 真吾 Takasugi Shingo): Naoto Ōta (太田 直人 Ōta Naoto)
- Ryuuta Nanbara (南原 竜太 Nanbara Ryūta): Akito Ōsuga (大須賀 昭人 Ōsuga Akito)
- Mika Koizumi (小泉 ミカ Koizumi Mika): Yuki Yajima (矢島 由紀 Yajima Yuki)
- Hikaru Katsuragi (桂木 ひかる Katsuragi Hikaru): Michiko Makino (牧野 美千子 Makino Michiko)
- Peebo (ピーボ Pībo, Voice): Yoshiko Ōta (太田 淑子 Ōta Yoshiko)
- Doctor Man (ドクターマン Dokutā Man): Munemaru Kōda (幸田 宗丸 Kōda Munemaru)
- Mason (メイスン Meisun): Hirohisa Nakata (中田 博久 Nakata Hirohisa)
- Farrah (ファラ Fara): Yōko Asuka (飛鳥 裕子 Asuka Yōko)
- Monster (モンスター Monsutā): Strong Kongō (ストロング金剛 Sutorongu Kongō)
- Zyuoh (ジュウオウ Jūō, Voice): Masahiro Anzai (安西 正弘 Anzai Masahiro)
Suit Actors[]
- Red1: Kazuo Niibori (新堀 和男 Niibori Kazuo)
- Green2: Makoto Kenmochi (釼持 誠 Kenmochi Makoto)
- Blue3: Tsutomu Kitagawa (喜多 川務 Kitagawa Tsutomu)
- Yellow4: Keiji Tsujii (辻井 啓嗣 Tsujii Keiji)
- Pink5: Michihiro Takeda (竹田 道弘 Takeda Michihiro)
- Peebo: Nahoko Nomoto (野本 奈穂子 Nomoto Nahoko)
- BioRobo: Hideaki Kusaka (日下 秀昭 Kusaka Hideaki)
- Zyuoh: Noriaki Kaneda
- Gorilla Canth: Hirofumi Ishigaki (石垣 広文 Ishigaki Hirofumi)
Errors[]
to be added
Notes[]
- Viewership: 11.3%
- Opening: The first shot of the opening, which originally shows a zoom-in to Red1's helmet circuitry prior to a team pose, is changed to the "Bio-Electron" shot with the five Biomen's helmets merging into Red1's prior to the same team pose.
- A variation of the scene where the Biomen are washing the exterior of the Bio Robot appears in the first part of the closing sequence.
DVD releases[]
Bioman Volume 1, DVD cover
Choudenshi Bioman Volume 1 features episodes 1-11. [3]
References[]
- ↑
Bandai
- ↑
Super Sentai Collection
- ↑ http://www.toei-video.co.jp/DVD/sp21/bioman.html
Footnotes[]