Kikaider

:Kikaider is a Japanese superhero who appears in manga, tokusatsu, and anime. This page is an overview of all of Kikaider's appearances. For the tokusatsu television shows, see Android Kikaider (1972) and Kikaider 01 (1973).

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Kikaider or Kikaida (キカイダー) is a Japanese superhero created by Shotaro Ishinomori. The character has appeared in manga, tokusatsu, and anime.

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Paying tribute to Astro Boy, created by his mentor Osamu Tezuka, Ishinomori used the stories of Carlo Collodi's Pinocchio (which was also the basis for Astro Boy) along with Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley's Frankenstein as the bases for his science fiction action masterpiece hailed to this day by fans in Japan.

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The tokusatsu series from 1972 has also become a phenomenon in Hawaii to this very day.

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Kikaider, the main character, is a humanoid robot, built by Dr. Komyoji to protect himself and his children from the DARK Android commanded by Professor Gill.

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Manga: :This article is about the Japanese medium. For other uses see Manga (disambiguation)...

Tokusatsu: Tokusatsu (??) (sometimes just called "Toku") is the Japanese term for special effects and often used to classify Japanese live-action sci-fi/fantasy/horror movie/TV productions....

Anime: :This article is about Japanese animation. For the oleo-resin, see Anim? (oleo-resin)....