Changes: Denki Hero Roboman

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Denki Hero Roboman (Kanji: 電気ヒーローロボマン, lit. Electric Hero Roboman) is an anime series created by Kyōgo Yamashita and aired on NHK between 1977 and 1978.

Synopsis

Mako Kanehata is a young girl from a very wealthy family, when sees threats from the mischievous Akumas, she calls in the powerful Roboman and they work together to save the day.

Cast

Kei Tomiyama as Roboman, the titular hero of the series.
Tomiko Suzuki as Mako Kanehata, Roboman's best friend and loyal companion.
Sadako Yamada as Akumas, small creatures who live for mischief.
Reiko Mutō as Mako's mother.
Kōsei Tomita as Mako's father.
Rihoko Yoshida as Atsumi, a girl who often rivals with Mako.
For the second half of the series, there is a cold open and next episode preview featuring a narration provided by Hiroshi Masuoka.

Theme Songs

Lyrics by Kyōgo Yamashita
Composition and Arrangement by Isao Tomita

Opening

"Denki Hero Roboman (電気ヒーローロボマン)" by Susumu Ishikawa

Ending

"Akuma Dance (悪魔ダンス)" by Sadako Yamada (eps 1-20)
"Roboman Ondo (ロボマン音頭)" by Haruo Minami (eps 21-40)

Trivia

Denki Hero Roboman was the last anime to feature Sadako Yamada, who voiced the Akumas, before her abrupt retirement in 1978 and subsequent death in 1995.
It was also the first anime the studio produced under Shochiku's ownership.

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-{{Anime|image1 = robomanlogo_1977.png|kanji = 電気ヒーローロボマン|romaji = Denki hīrōroboman|type = TV|premiere = November 25, 1977|finale = August 25, 1978|episodes = 40|source = '''Original'''<br>Created by [[Kyōgo Yamashita]]|composition = [[Kyōgo Yamashita]]|anidir = Riya Ueno|artdir = Narihiko Morikawa|music = Isao Tomita|tsong = Susumu Ishikawa<br>[[Sadako Yamada]]|produce = Daisuke Shinada|direct = [[Hatsuko Koshita]]}}'''Denki Hero Roboman''' (''Kanji: {{Kana|電気ヒーローロボマン|でんき　　　　　　　　　　　　}}'') is an anime series created by [[Kyōgo Yamashita]] and aired on NHK between 1977 and 1978.
+{{Anime|image1 = robomanlogo_1977.png|kanji = 電気ヒーローロボマン|romaji = Denki hīrōroboman|type = TV|premiere = November 25, 1977|finale = August 25, 1978|episodes = 40|source = '''Original'''<br />Created by [[Kyōgo Yamashita]]|composition = [[Kyōgo Yamashita]]|chardesign = [[Daisuke Adachi]]|anidir = Riya Ueno|artdir = Narihiko Morikawa|music = Isao Tomita|tsong = Susumu Ishikawa<br />[[Sadako Yamada]]<br />Haruo Minami|produce = Daisuke Shinada|direct = [[Hatsuko Koshita]]}}'''Denki Hero Roboman''' (''Kanji: 電気ヒーローロボマン, lit. Electric Hero Roboman'') is an anime series created by [[Kyōgo Yamashita]] and aired on [[NHK]] between 1977 and 1978.
 ==Synopsis==
 Mako Kanehata is a young girl from a very wealthy family, when sees threats from the mischievous Akumas, she calls in the powerful Roboman and they work together to save the day.
 ==Cast==
-*Kei Tomiyama as [[Roboman]], the titular hero of the series.
+*[[Kei Tomiyama]] as [[Roboman]], the titular hero of the series.
-*Tomiko Suzuki as [[Mako Kanehata]], Roboman's best friend and loyal companion.
+*[[Tomiko Suzuki]] as [[Mako Kanehata]], Roboman's best friend and loyal companion.
 *[[Sadako Yamada]] as [[Akumas]], small creatures who live for mischief.
 *Reiko Mutō as Mako's mother.
-*Kōsei Tomita as Mako's father.
+*[[Kōsei Tomita]] as Mako's father.
+*[[Rihoko Yoshida]] as Atsumi, a girl who often rivals with Mako.
+*For the second half of the series, there is a cold open and next episode preview featuring a narration provided by [[Hiroshi Masuoka]].
 ==Theme Songs==
 :''Lyrics by ''[[Kyōgo Yamashita]]<br />''Composition and Arrangement by ''Isao Tomita
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 *It was also the first anime the studio produced under Shochiku's ownership.
 ==See also==
+*[[Denki Hero Roboman 21]]
 *[[Denki Hero Roboman Chuu]]
 *[[Shin Denki Hero Roboman]]