Tokusou Robo Janperson

Tokusou Robo Janperson

Tokusou Robo Janperson
Created by Toei
Starring Yuichi Komine
Narrated by Takeshi Kuwabara (桑原 たけし Kuwabara Takeshi)
Country of origin Japan
No. of episodes 50
Production
Running time 30 minutes (per episode)
Release
Original network TV Asahi
Original release January 31, 1993 – January 23, 1994

Tokusou Robo Janperson (特捜ロボ ジャンパーソン Tokusō Robo Janpāson) was the 1993 installment in Toei Company Limited's Metal Hero Series. The series revolved around Janperson, a robotic detective who patrolled the streets of Tokyo and fought against three different underworld organizations who used super technology to subjugate the masses. Unlike most Metal Heroes, a monster-of-the-week was rarely shown and most of the villains are criminals akin to television police dramas. The name given to this series by Toei for international distribution is Jumperson.[1]

Characters

Main

Special Investigations Robot Janperson (特捜ロボ ジャンパーソン Tokusō Robo Janpāson)
A purple & silver android robot who works as a detective. He was once a prototype combat robot known as MX-A1, driven berserk by the command to "Destroy Evil," which led to his deactivation. He was later stripped of most weaponry and reprogrammed with human emotions by the young female scientist Kaoru Saegusa. Like RoboCop, he upholds the law but he is purely mechanical. He is seen to be the kind of police officer who never gives up that easily. He also has problems dealing with his former life as MX-A1 when he is forced to destroy evil easily.
Gun Gibson (ガンギブソン Gan Gibuson)
A grey, heavy-armed android created by the Gang Guards to destroy Janperson, he later switched sides and became Janperson's android partner. Armed with two guns - one with an aiming bullet and the other a dumb bullet. He was later armed with a powerful bazooka which he used in battle and had a motorcycle that he uses during battles. Although thought to have been destroyed by Bill Goldy near the finale, he was shown to have survived well enough and joined in the final battle. He had an android-girlfriend named Carol who was also made by the Gang Guards and was killed by the Gang Guards during their first battle with Janperson. Carol was revived by Kaoru at the end of the series, only to be killed again.
Kaoru Saegusa (三枝 かおる Saegusa Kaoru)
A young female scientist who is one of Janperson's creators. She reactivated and reprogrammed Janperson after it was shut down the first time by placing human emotions inside it. She gets and gives information to Janperson about his nemesis during the series. She somewhat betrayed Janperson towards the end of the series by destroying their headquarters and reviving Gun Gibson's android-girlfriend Carol. It was found out that these are only just her undercover strategies to get the confidence of Tatewaki/Bill Goldy and find a way to help Janperson to defeat him.
Koujirou Komori (小森 好次郎 Komori Kojirō)
A senior police detective. He is best known by the self-styled moniker The Batman of the Metropolitan Police Department (桜田門のバットマン Sakuradamon No Battoman) due to his surname often mispronounced as the Japanese word for "bat" (蝙蝠, koumori). Though capable, he has since fallen into a slump, becoming a third-rate and seemingly incompetent cop. Despite this, Koujirou still maintains high airs, delegating menial tasks to his junior partner Shiro Takaido ranging from paying his food bill up to his grooming.

A running gag in the show is that he always seems to get into close encounters with a plastic garbage bin while pursuing criminals, most notably getting flung head-first into it. Koujirou resents being upstaged by Janperson, and takes it upon himself to unmask the real identity of the mysterious hero. He is portrayed by Takahiko Ota who previously portrayed Shingo Takasugi/Green Two in Choudenshi Bioman.

Shiro Takaido (高井戸 志郎 Takaido Shirō)
Komori's junior detective subordinate. He no longer shows up after the first 13 episodes. He is portrayed by Junichiro Katagiri, who previously portrayed Shunshuke Hino/Yellow Turbo in Kousoku Sentai Turboranger.
Aki Wakabayashi (若林 アキ Wakabayashi Aki)
a JBC TV reporter. Although she has positive views of Janperson, she is disgusted by the police's incompetence (In fact, at the end of the first episode, when Komori was watching the news, she calls the police incompetent), clashing with Komori. She no longer shows off after the episode 6.
R-G-Ko (アールジーコ Ārujīko)
A robot ally of Janperson, he can connect to the Jandetic to become the Jack Cannon. He tends to call Janperson "Janper-chan" and Gun Gibson "Ganmodoki".

Weapons

Vehicle

Dark Jaycar
A modified Chevrolet Corvette C3. It contains a detachable helicopter called Sky Jaycar. The Dark Jaycar and the Sky Jaycar have a maximum speed of respectively 700 kilometers per hour and 1,800 kilometers per hour. As for the arsenal, the car is equipped with a cannon called Land Jaycar.

Villains

Guild

The Guild (ギルド Girudo) was an evil organization of cyborgs whose goal was to eradicate and replace all humanity. Janperson eventually discovered their existence and destroyed the power source for their infiltration robots. The Guild ultimately fell when their leader self destructed in a last ditch effort to destroy Janperson. The Guild was succeeded by the Neo Guild.

Takewaki Konzern

Tatewaki Konzern (帯刀コンツェルン Tatewaki Kontserun)

Neo Guild

George Makabe (ジョージ真壁 Jōji Makabe)
The head of the renegade robot organization the Neo Guild. He is actually a human, but Janperson thought that he was a cyborg like his elder half brother, Ben Fujinami. He vowed to mechanize the world, after he and his elder brother Ben lost their first android assistant, when they were kids. When Ben (as a cyborg) was "killed" by Janperson in the early part of the series, he reformed the Neo Guild into a stronger organization, vowing to destroy Janperson and rule the planet. Near the end of the series, he was revealed to be just a human with mechanical implants (unlike his elder brother Ben who became a full cyborg). Rather than submit to death, at the hands of the heroes, he chose to commit suicide.
Omega DX (オメガDX Omega Di Ekkusu)
a killer robot specifically created to combat Janperson. The Neo Guild analyzed Janperson's known abilities and programmed countermeasures into Omega DX. Fortunately, Janperson unveiled the Acr Fire and Jan Blader, weapons that the Neo Guild did not have any data for. The Omega DX was destroyed by a slash of the Jan Blader.
Falcon 13 (ファルコン13 Farukon Sātīn)
a robot who masqueraded as a scientist named Tsuyoshi Kinameri (木滑剛 Kinameri Tsuyoshi). While in disguise, Kinameri performed operations to transfer brainwaves of dying humans into robot bodies, and disposing the originals. The Neo Guild planned to use the robots as sleeper agents and plant them in key locations to destroy the human race. Kinameri revealed his true Falcon 13 form when Janperson was closing in on one of their key sleeper agents. Falcon 13 was destroyed by a blast from both the Jan Vulcan and Jandetic.
Carla Takashima (カルーラ高島 Karūra Takashima)
the insane masculine president of the SEEP Robot Company, a business that rents out SEEP robots to the public for labor and other menial tasks. She conspired with the Neo Guild to take over the world by using the SEEP robots to steal top secret information for the Neo Guild. However, Makabe severed ties with her when Carla bungled the mission by using Neo Guild troops to attack Janperson prematurely. Now on her own, she activated a protocol to make the SEEP units riot. Carla was revealed to be a robot herself and was destroyed by the Jan Blader.
SEEP #A38 (シープA38号 Shīpu A San Jū Hachi Gō)
one of 100 SEEP units created by the

SEEP Robot Company, affectionally named Kevin (ケビン Kebin). Kevin and his kind were unaware of their true purpose as sleeper agents for the Neo Guild. The robots were placed in key locations to steal valuable data to the unsuspecting human race. After a fallout between the company president and the Neo Guild, an evil command was issued to cause Kevin and the rest of the SEEP units to riot. Janperson shielded Kevin from the Carla's control and the both of them joined forces to stop her. With Carla destroyed and the SEEP robots peaceful again, Kevin was allowed to live in peace with his adopted family.

Super Science Network

Super Science Network (SS-N(スーパーサイエンスネットワーク) Sūpā Saiensu Nettowāku)

Episodes

  1. The Mysterious New Hero - 02/1/93 (謎の新英雄! Nazo no New Hero!)
  2. I Am Justice! - 02/08/93 (俺が正義だ!! Ore ga Seigi da!!)
  3. The Robo Hunters Arrive! - 02/22/93 (参上!ロボ狩人 Sanjou! Robo Hunter)
  4. The Strongest Army Bares its Fangs - 03/01/93 (牙むく最強軍団 Kiba Muku Saikyou Gundan)
  5. Fly into my Heart - 03/08/93 (飛べ俺の胸に! Tobe Ore no Mune ni!)
  6. The Wandering Iceman - 03/15/93 (さまよう冷凍男 Samayou Ice Man)
  7. I'm a Girl? - 03/22/93 (Boku wa Onna no Ko?)
  8. Behold the New Hero's Face! - 03/29/93
  9. My Dad is a Monster! - 04/05/93
  10. Beware the God of Luck - 04/12/93
  11. Smile of the Weakling Warrior - 04/19/93
  12. Revolt of the Delivery Robots - 04/26/93
  13. The Secret of Janperson, Super Ancient Soldier - 05/03/93
  14. Friendship Before The Blasting Sun / Size - 05/10/93
  15. The Angel who threw away his Wings - 05/17/93
  16. Mystery Of The Golden Bird - 05/24/93
  17. First Opening - JP Base - 05/31/93
  18. The Secret Story of Janperson's Birth - 06/07/93
  19. Mysterious Thief - Electromagnetic Transmission - 06/14/93
  20. Ninpo Deathmatch - 06/21/93
  21. The History Upper Beginning - The Enemy Which Cannot Be Pushed Down - 06/28/93
  22. Challenge - Gun Gibson, Carol and Neo Guild Hitman - 07/05/93
  23. Clash! Janperson V.S. Gun Gibson - 07/12/93
  24. To Die For Justice - 07/19/93
  25. Battle Of The Quickest Gun Fighters - King Decisive Game - 07/26/93
  26. A Fierce Car Battle - 08/02/93
  27. The True Face Of A Large Leader - 08/09/93
  28. Tree Of Life, Shadow Warrior - 08/16/93
  29. Death For The Androids - 08/23/93
  30. Rupture - Last Soul 08/30/93
  31. The Birth Of A New Janperson Model? - 09/06/93
  32. The Labyrinth From Which It Can't Be Escaped - 09/13/93
  33. Ardent Love Man Of Outer Space One - 09/20/93
  34. Good Bye In Intense Fighting - 09/27/93
  35. The Reckless Serafuku - 10/04/93
  36. Life It Does Shortly, The Beauty Boy - 10/11/93
  37. Justice Vs Love - 10/18/93
  38. Gun Gibson Scattered About - 10/25/93
  39. Beautiful Woman Secretary Of Hell - 11/01/93
  40. Base In Danger - Changing Illusion Crime lord - 11/08/93
  41. Decision Dead Sphere Of Thrust Trap - 11/15/93
  42. In The Heat Of Battle - 11/22/93
  43. The Last Super Fighter - 11/29/93
  44. The Queen Who Burns! - 12/06/93
  45. The Road To Death - 12/13/93
  46. Neo Guild's Last Battle! - 12/20/93
  47. Puzzle? Storm Of Betrayal - 12/27/93
  48. JP Base's Destruction! - 01/10/94
  49. When Gun Gibson Goes Out In Flames - 01/17/94
  50. Janperson Forever - 01/24/94

Cast

Guest Stars

Voice Actors

Special

Songs

Opening theme
Ending theme

Big Bad Beetleborgs

Janperson, Gun Gibson, and Bill Goldy made brief cameos in the "Convention Dimension" episode of Big Bad Beetleborgs as Karato, Silver Ray, and Goldex, respectively.

References

External links

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