Choushinsei Flashman

In 1966, five infant children were kidnapped by an alien group known as the Alien Hunters for the Reconstructive Experiment Empire Mess, who wanted samples of humans from Earth to experiment on. The children were rescued by Mess' arch enemy, the Flash alien race, which took each one to a different planet of the Flash solar system for training. Each child was trained separately in a range of superpowers that will allow them to fight Mess, their bodies also adapted to the atmosphere of the Flash Solar System making them gain special abilities. When they finally return to Earth in 1986 to combat Mess, who is now trying to invade it, they use the opportunity to search for their birth parents.

Choushinsei Flashman (1986-1987) is a Japanese tokusatsu super sentai series created for TV Asahi, produced by Toei Company and Ishimori Production. Five children kidnapped as infants in 1966 by the alien Mess empire are rescued by the Flash race and trained separately across the Flash solar system, gaining superpowers and adapted bodies. Jin, Dai, Bun, Lou and Sara, played by Touta Tarumi, Kihachirō Uemura, Tsutomu Kitagawa, Mayumi Yoshida and Youko Nakamura, return to Earth in 1986 to fight Mess, which is now trying to invade. Doctor Tokimura (Akira Ishihama) stands among the adults shaping their mission. The engine of each episode is a weekly monster-of-the-week clash, transforming heroes and giant mecha battles, while the larger quest pulls them toward their birth parents. Across one fifty-episode season, the show plays as bright, earnest spectacle with a sense of wonder and kinship. Its style is a campy, toy-driven, colorful kids' action that fans of Super Sentai, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers and Kamen Rider will find familiar.

Audience reception is modest and mixed-positive, with fans valuing its bright super sentai action and mecha spectacle while the show is seen as a straightforward children's tokusatsu series.

• Super Sentaishared super sentai team format, five color heroes with distinct powers, weekly monster-of-the-week battles
• Mighty Morphin Power Rangersshared tokusatsu mecha action with giant robots and team of heroes fighting an alien invasion
• Kamen Ridershared Japanese tokusatsu hero format, transforming heroes, kaiju-like villains and serialized alien conflict

Release Date

1986-03-01

Episode runtime

20 min

Rating

8.0 / 10 (119)

What is Choushinsei Flashman about?

Five children raised on an alien planet return to 1986 Earth to battle an invading alien empire and search for their birth parents.

What is Choushinsei Flashman like to watch?

Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Choushinsei Flashman as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as simple.

Is Choushinsei Flashman violent?

Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Choushinsei Flashman as mild.

What did critics think of Choushinsei Flashman?

Audience reception is modest and mixed-positive, with fans valuing its bright super sentai action and mecha spectacle while the show is seen as a straightforward children's tokusatsu series.

Which shows are like Choushinsei Flashman?

Shows with a similar feel include Super Sentai, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, and Kamen Rider.

How long is Choushinsei Flashman?

Choushinsei Flashman: 1 season, 50 episodes.

Is Choushinsei Flashman still running?

No, Choushinsei Flashman has ended.