| Production
Information |
| Japanese
Name |
Roboto
Keiji |
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| English
Name |
The
Robot Detective |
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| Air
Dates and Times |
Thursday
7-7:30 P.M.; Fuji TV |
| Number
of Episodes |
26
Episodes |
| Production
Company |
Toei |
Cast |
Chiba
Jiro (Shinjo, Go)
Takashina Kaku (Shiba, Daizo)
Nakamura Shusei (Voice: ‘K’)
Ko Keiko (Shiba, Nami)
Kagaya Yumiko (Shiba, Yumi)
Mikami Saigo (Jikoku Jinbei)
Kimi Yuko (Kirishima Saori)
Kawakubo Kiyoshi (Voice: ‘BADO’)
Chiba Shinichi (Occasional – Shinjo, Keitaro ) |
| Series/Movie
Info |
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Story
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In
the Tokyo of a not-so-distant future, robots exist to
assist humankind in various areas of industry. The renegade
conglomerate R.K.K. “BADO” (Robot Kaishi
Kabukigaisha – Robot Rental Company) has decided
to use its resources to create robots to perform all
sorts of criminal enterprises (robberies, assassinations,
general mayhem etc.). To combat this threat Saori Kirishima
finishes the project started by her father and creates
a robot to combat these crimes. She constructs the first
Robot Detective named affectionately “K”.
‘K’
joins the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Force’s Science
Division and is partnered with human partner, Shinjo
Go (Chiba Jiro) much to the chagrin of Chief Inspector
Shiba Daizo (Takashina Go), who distrusts the Robot.
Together they battle the crimes perpetrated by the “Rental
Robots” of BADO.
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| Episodes/Enemy |
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#1
– “BADO No Satsujin Sales Man” (BADO’s
Killer Sales Man) – Waka Man (Steel Ring Man)
#2 – “Mokugekisha Wa Zero” (No Witnesses)
– WakaMan & Tenaga Man (LongArm Man)
#3 –“ Tokei Hakkyo Jiken” (Case of the
Time Madness) – Jiriki Man (MagnetMan)
#4 – “Kabe Ni Kaeta Satsujin Sha (The Killer
Who Turned Into The Wall) – Chameleon Man
#5 – “Nijyu No Hannin No Nazou” (The
Mystery of the Twin Suspects) – Nanatsu Man (ToolboxMan)
& KowashiMan (DestroyMan)
#6 – “Kyofu No Shikei Machine” (The
Fearful Execution Machine) – Kowashi Man
#7 –“Jijou No Kyofu!” (Terror From Above)
– Hikou Man (PlaneMan)
#8 –“Kaminari Ga Korosu?!” (Death By
Lightning?) – Kaminari Man (LightningMan)
#9 –“Denki Isu Spy!” (Electric Chair
Spy!) – Koshikake Man (ChairMan)
#10 –“BADO No Minagoroshi Sakusen!”
(BADO’s Genocide Plan) – Harisasu Man (NeedleMan)
#11 – “BADO Kichi No Himitsu!” (The
Secret of BADO’s Secret Base) – Locker Man
#12 – “Mother Ga Newareru!” (Mother
Is Being Threatened!) – Spring Man
#13 – “Akuma No Kemuri Ni Ki O Tsukero!”
(Beware the Evil Smoke!) – Doku Gas Man (PoisonGas
Man)
#14 – “Hikaru Mankome No Kiyofu!” (Terror
of the Shining Eyes!) - Ganriki Man (Machinegun Man)
#15 – “Hiyoteki Wa Genshi Bangou 79?!”
(The Target Is Number 79) - Nokogiri Man (Chainsaw Man)
#16 – “BADO Kara Ubae!” (Snatch From
BADO!) - Taihou Man (Cannon Man)
#17 – “Ma No Awa Ni Kesareru Na?!” (Beware
the Evil Foam?!) - Moguru Man (Drill Man)
#18 – “BADO No Reitou Sakusen” (BADO’s
Freeze Plan) - Reitou Man (Freeze Man)
#19 – “Okinawa No Kai Ni Nazo O Ou”
(Chase After the Okinawa Mystery) – Kiyorai Man
(Torpedo Man)
#20 – “Suibaku Hikosen Tokyo Ei!” (The
Aircraft Carrier Is Heading Toward Tokyo!) Karate Man
#21 – “Kiyofu Tennetsu Man – Mother
Gekichin! (The Terror of Barbed Wire Man – Mother
is Sinking!) – Tennetsu Man
#22 – “KiyoAku No Missile Man – BADO
No Shiyotai! (The Dangerous Missile Man – BADO’s
Identity Is Revealed) – Missile
Man
#23 – “Sensui Man Suichu No Kiyofu!”
(The Undersea Terror of BattleShip Man) – BattleShip
Man
#24 – “Bakurai Man Shochu Sakusen!”
(Barurai Man’s Burn Plan) – Bakurai Man
#25 – “Kiyoaku Gatoringu Man No BADO Virus
Sakusen!” (Deadly Automation Man’s Virus Plan!)
– Gatoringu Man
#26 – “BADO Kasei Ni Korosu” (To Kill
BADO On Mars”) – Haguru Man (Gear Man) |
| Characters |
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'K'
Height: 2 Meters (6.5 Feet)
Weight: 90 Kilos (198 Lbs.)
Specifics:
In normal mode, disguises himself by putting on a Yellow
Cap, and wearing a Red Sports Jacket as a means to make
himself more “human” and so as not to unintentionally
frighten those who he has sworn to protect. Has
circuitry that enables him to “feel” emotions.
This can be seen through the changing of his “eye”
color: Yellow: Normal Blue: Sadness Red: Anger
When
battling the robots of “BADO”, he tosses
his clothes off and goes into “Battle Mode”
by shouting “Go!”. In this form his physical
powers would double/tripe in strength. His main weapons
in this form included a power cannon encased in his
chest.
After Episode 22, he got an “upgrade” and
could now go into an even more powerful “Battle
Mode” (his entire body would change color to Red
after he would shout “Blow Up”). In this
mode he had various additional weapons, which included
additional guns, cannons and missile launchers that
would activate and protrude out throughout his body.
He also had various weapon attachments which he could
fit into his arms (similar to Riderman of the Kamen
Rider V3 series).
Although
‘K’ is an artificial being, he desires to
understand humans and wants nothing more that to be
a part of humanity. Yet, he sometimes finds it difficult
to deal with the fear humans have of his kind and often
is the blunt of cruel comments by Chief Shiba and others.
‘K’ however finds comfort with the relationships
he has formed with partner Shinjo and Chief Shiba’s
two teenage daughters. |
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The
Joker
His main means of transportation would be his
custom Fairlady Z car called “JOKER”. This
car in addition to being able to go well over 500 K on
land, could also fly at speed up to Mach 5. |
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Mother
‘K’s’ refuge from the world
came in the form of a mobile base/robot whom he called
“Mother”. When “hurt” , ‘K’
would yell out “Mother!” and this giant robot
would appear. “Mother” contained various compartments
for ‘K’ and others to reside in and could
re-power ‘K’s’ energy when needed. It
is later revealed that, “Mother” is in fact
a robot piloted by ‘K’s’ creator Saori
Kirishima. |
N/A |
| Bado
The renegade conglomerate R.K.K. (Robot Kaishi
Kabukigaisha – Robot Rental Company) “BADO”or
BAD is a mysterious organization that “rents”
out its services to various criminal endeavors. Utilizing
an army of “killer” robots and black suited
cyborg assistants, BADO launches a number of criminal
offenses again the city of Tokyo and its citizens. It
is later revealed that the main leader of BADO was none
other than Kirishima Saori’s younger brother.
His consciousness was housed in a computer. |
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| Additional
Information |
| Review |
No
opportunity to review yet. |
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| Trivia |
Based
on a Shonen Magazine comic series by Ishinomori Shoutaro.
Chiba
Jiro is the brother of Sonichi “Sonny” Chiba
who also guest starred in a couple of episodes as the
brother of Go, Shinjo Keitaro.
Was
originally to be called Robot Keiji “J”
but was later changed.
It
is said that Ishinomori Shoutaro got the inspiration
for “Robot Keiji” from the seminal Science
Fiction robot story “I, Robot” by Isaac
Asimov.
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