Choujuu Sentai Liveman
Choujuu Sentai Liveman
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Choujuu Sentai Liveman

Friends, why did you sell your souls to the devil?

8.2 / 10
1988
1 season
49 episodes
Action & AdventureSci-Fi & Fantasy

Yusuke, Jo, Megumi, Kenji, Gou and Rui are students at Academia but the latter three decide to turn bad and join forces with the evil army Volt. When the defectors return, their three friends are forced to combat them as Choujuu Sentai Liveman. With the help of an android ally named Colon and a few others along the way, the Liveman must save the world and their friends.

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  • Friends! Why Did You Do This!?

    1.Friends! Why Did You Do This!?

    27-02-198820m

    The three traitorous Students Kenji Tsukigata, Rui Senda and Gou Omura come back from Outer Space in the name of the Armed Brain Army Volt to begin their attack on the Earth.

  • Three Powers Sworn to Life

    2.Three Powers Sworn to Life

    05-03-198820m

    With Academia destroyed, the Liveman gain from their dying mentor Doctor Hoshi instructions and a clue to assist in their battle against Volt.

  • Obular Demonic Transformation

    3.Obular Demonic Transformation

    12-03-198820m

    Jou shows doubt in facing down his old friend Gou as he prepares to use a virus to evolve into the ultimate being.

  • Expose! The Dummy Man

    4.Expose! The Dummy Man

    19-03-198820m

    Megumi suspects Mazenda in a plot involving transforming Jimmers into Dummy Man spies.

  • The Reckless Driving Engine Monster

    5.The Reckless Driving Engine Monster

    26-03-198820m

    Yusuke is approached by Takuji's little brother to help complete a car he was working on, which becomes sabotaged by Dr. Kemp and an engine Brain Beast.

  • Attack! The Dinosaur That Lived

    6.Attack! The Dinosaur That Lived

    02-04-198820m

    A boy befriends a young dinosaur brought to the present by Obular's time-manipulating Brain Beast.

  • Dinosaur VS Live Robo

    7.Dinosaur VS Live Robo

    09-04-198820m

    Takeshi and the Liveman try to work out a final solution regarding Gon while Obular decides to experiment in making the dinosaur into a city-destroying giant.

  • The Duel of Love and Anger!

    8.The Duel of Love and Anger!

    16-04-198820m

    The Liveman trio must learn to draw on other emotions to fight after Dr. Kemp creates a Brain Beast that sucks away anger for power.

  • Rose! Smell Feverish

    9.Rose! Smell Feverish

    23-04-198820m

    Megumi attempts to protect the love of her newlywed friends from being corrupted by Mazenda's love-potion perfume.

  • The Skateboard to Escape the Maze

    10.The Skateboard to Escape the Maze

    30-04-198820m

    Jou takes a delivery job to save a pizza shop - "Pizza Sweet" , which becomes more dangerous after a Brain Beast turns the town into a maze.

  • The Man Who Bit a Brain Beast

    11.The Man Who Bit a Brain Beast

    07-05-198820m

    Arashi Busujima, a self-proclaimed idiot gang leader, causes trouble for both Volt and the Liveman by making a Brain Beast his own servant.

  • Super-Genius Ashura!

    12.Super-Genius Ashura!

    14-05-198820m

    Bias transforms the idiotic gang leader Arashi into Doctor Ashura, the ultimate genius who befuddles the Liveman with both brains and brawn!

  • Burn! Steel Colon

    13.Burn! Steel Colon

    21-05-198820m

    A malfunctioned Jimmer who falls for Colon assists the team in stopping a plot by Mazenda to poison the city.

  • The Scream of Kettle-Man Yusuke

    14.The Scream of Kettle-Man Yusuke

    28-05-198820m

    Ashura depowers and estranged Yusuke with a Brain Beast that turns him into a walking electromagnet.

  • Deadly! Grim Reaper Gash

    15.Deadly! Grim Reaper Gash

    04-06-198820m

    Jou protects a robot being targeted by Gash for a special crystal Bias wishes to obtain.

  • The Letter of Jiang Shi

    16.The Letter of Jiang Shi

    11-06-198820m

    Yusuke returns to Academia to retrieve love letters he left that are being used for jumping, zombie-like apparitions of his fellow students.

  • The Crying Doll! The Attacking Doll!

    17.The Crying Doll! The Attacking Doll!

    18-06-198820m

    Megumi fights to regain a doll with emotions that is transformed by Kemp into a doll-controlling Brain Beast.

  • A Trap! Joh's Beloved Brain Beast

    18.A Trap! Joh's Beloved Brain Beast

    25-06-198820m

    Jou falls for a mysterious girl created from the remnants of Mazenda's loving heart into a Brain Beast.

  • Geek-Boy Obular

    19.Geek-Boy Obular

    02-07-198820m

    A Brain Beast created with Obular's own mind leads to a shocking revelation to the Liveman about their enemy Gou.

  • Failing Obular's Counterattack!

    20.Failing Obular's Counterattack!

    09-07-198820m

    Gou is kicked out of Volt for his failures, forcing him to return home in order to resume experiments for becoming the ultimate Obular.

  • Listen, Gou!! Mother's Voice…

    21.Listen, Gou!! Mother's Voice…

    16-07-198820m

    Yusuke attempts to convince Gou's mother to save her son as Volt bring him back for their own schemes.

  • Enter the Space Karaoke Master

    22.Enter the Space Karaoke Master

    23-07-198820m

    Megumi tries to give confidence to a girl whose song may be the only means to stop a mad musical alien.

  • The Life Risked at 0.1 Second

    23.The Life Risked at 0.1 Second

    30-07-198820m

    Colon tries to prove her worth to Yusuke against a swordsman Brain Beast using a new metal developed by Kemp.

  • Can You Get a 100 for Playing!?

    24.Can You Get a 100 for Playing!?

    06-08-198820m

    Yusuke tries to convince a boy the importance of hard work in school and fun while dealing with Mazenda's mental manipulation of children.

  • The 8 Brain Beasts of Tsuruga Castle!

    25.The 8 Brain Beasts of Tsuruga Castle!

    13-08-198820m

    On vacation in Aizu, the Liveman help a boy get over his fears of a castle haunted by revived Brain Beasts.

  • Aizu's Huge Rhinoceros Beetles!

    26.Aizu's Huge Rhinoceros Beetles!

    20-08-198820m

    The Liveman investigate a strange light caused by Mazenda's new Giga energy making the insects of Aizu giant-sized.

  • Daughter!! Destroy the Giga Project

    27.Daughter!! Destroy the Giga Project

    27-08-198820m

    The Liveman are unexpectedly assisted by Megumi's father as Volt ups the ante with the activation of the Giga Project.

  • The Challenge of the Huge Giga Volt

    28.The Challenge of the Huge Giga Volt

    03-09-198820m

    The Liveman struggle against Bias' completed "Giga Volt", but are saved by a mysterious young man with his own hatred of the enemy.

  • The Vengeful Live Boxer

    29.The Vengeful Live Boxer

    10-09-198820m

    Tetsuya and Junichi, the siblings of the Liveman's deceased friends, push forwards to do whatever it takes to defeat Giga Volt, even with unexpected assistance.

  • Five Warriors, Here and Now

    30.Five Warriors, Here and Now

    17-09-198820m

    With the continued threat of Giga Volt and Tetsuya and Junichi still driven by revenge, the Liveman must figure a means to come together as a true team to defeat Volt's greatest we...

  • Mama! The Parasitic Monster's Cries

    31.Mama! The Parasitic Monster's Cries

    24-09-198820m

    Junichi is implanted with the child of Guildos and Butchy's Brain Beast, forcing him to make a decision regarding his unusual situation. Great Professor Bias begins a mysterious c...

  • Kemp, The Riddle of Blood and Roses

    32.Kemp, The Riddle of Blood and Roses

    01-10-198820m

    Kemp is forced to confront a noble deed of his past when he creates a Brain Beast to steal blood for upgrading his altered form.

  • Do Your Best, Tetsu-chan Robot

    33.Do Your Best, Tetsu-chan Robot

    15-10-198820m

    Tetsuya dons a costume to make a "robot friend" for a young boy, only to fall into a scheme with Mazenda's own Brain Beast copy of it.

  • Love That Runs through the Future and Present!

    34.Love That Runs through the Future and Present!

    22-10-198820m

    An accident by Ashura allows for a girl from fifteen years in the future into 1988, where she has a peculiar encounter with Jou.

  • Yusuke and Kemp's Promise!!

    35.Yusuke and Kemp's Promise!!

    29-10-198820m

    Yusuke and Kemp return to Academia Island to see how far they've come and settle old scores as promised four years prior.

  • Crash! The Tackle of Friendship

    36.Crash! The Tackle of Friendship

    05-11-198820m

    Junichi tries to reconcile with a member of his school rugby team as the rest of the team becomes minions to Mazenda's Brain Beast.

  • 16-Year-Old Kemp's Fear Beast Transformation!

    37.16-Year-Old Kemp's Fear Beast Transformation!

    12-11-198820m

    An attempt to stop Kemp's Fear Beast evolution accidentally makes Kemp return to his 16-year old self whom Megumi tries to change from his dark path.

  • Mobile Weapon of Destruction Mazenda

    38.Mobile Weapon of Destruction Mazenda

    19-11-198820m

    Yusuke unexpectedly runs away from a rampaging Mazenda, who has furthered her modifications into a living mechanical weapon!

  • Protect it! A Lifeform of Space

    39.Protect it! A Lifeform of Space

    26-11-198820m

    Jou assists an alien in retrieving a seed from its homeworld trapped within a meteor Brain Beast.

  • Love!? Megumi and the Jewel Thief

    40.Love!? Megumi and the Jewel Thief

    03-12-198820m

    A tricky jewel thief interested in Megumi gets his hands on a gem containing a Brain Beast that helps him in his devious tasks.

  • The Confession of Gou, The Invisible Man!!

    41.The Confession of Gou, The Invisible Man!!

    10-12-198820m

    Jou fights to protect his former rival Gou from Volt when he regains memories that are key to the truth behind Bias.

  • Bias' Challenge From Space

    42.Bias' Challenge From Space

    17-12-198820m

    Bias uses the power of Giga Brain Waves to brainwash Tetsuya into sabotaging the Gran Tortoise and killing his Liveman teammates.

  • A Mystery!? Guildos' Final Form

    43.A Mystery!? Guildos' Final Form

    24-12-198820m

    Junichi desperately tries to prove his power against Guildos, who wishes to prove the power of his planet to Bias.

  • Butchy's Great Reckless Driving of Tears!!

    44.Butchy's Great Reckless Driving of Tears!!

    14-01-198920m

    After discovering the horrifying truth about himself and Guildos, Butchy goes on a rampage through Earth which is interpreted sympathetically by Megumi.

  • Ashura Reversal One Chance Game

    45.Ashura Reversal One Chance Game

    21-01-198920m

    Fearing being left behind by Bias' remaining pupils, Ashura enacts a plot to hack all information from the world computer networks into himself.

  • Honorable Man, Arashi! The Final Battle

    46.Honorable Man, Arashi! The Final Battle

    28-01-198920m

    Although changed back to his former idiot form, Arashi continues to try and prove his true worth in a climactic showdown with Kemp's most powerful Brain Beast.

  • A 1000-Point Brain! Mazenda!!

    47.A 1000-Point Brain! Mazenda!!

    04-02-198920m

    Mazenda fights the Liveman to complete her goal of achieving a thousand-point brain for Bias, even as Gou tries to warn of the consequences of doing so.

  • Birth!! Boy King Bias!

    48.Birth!! Boy King Bias!

    11-02-198920m

    As Kemp finally achieves a thousand-point brain for Bias, Yusuke sneaks into Brain Base to stop the Giga Brain Wave from controlling humanity.

  • The Fall of Great Professor Bias

    49.The Fall of Great Professor Bias

    18-02-198920m

    As a Bias with restored youth descends to Earth to continue his cycle of destruction for the sake of knowledge, the Liveman must hold him off and find a way of either changing his...

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