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

• Janperson Cards
  • JP Card
  • Warning Card
  • Destroy Card
  • Guilty Card
  • Contact Card
• Jandetic
• Jack Cannon
• Knee Kick Missile
• Bucket Controller
• Janstick
• Jan Blader
• Jan Vulcan
• Dual Laser
• Wire Punch
  • Break Knuckle
  • Ark Fire

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.

• Ben Fujinami (ベン藤波 Ben Fujinami): The cyborg boss of Guild. He is George Makabe's elder half brother. Although he holds an intense hatred for humans, later in the show, it has been revealed that the cause is the same as George. He wields a baton, and laser equipment that shoots mysterious light rays from the arms to attack. In the final episode, he is defeated with a Search Laser from the Jandetick and the Guild Headquarters were destroyed by self-destruction.

• GuilBlackers (ギルドブラッカー Giruburakkā): The human-like Guild footsoldiers. They are deadly and built with a variety of weapons in their bodies. They would later serve the Neo-Guild.

Takewaki Konzern

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

• Ryuzaburo Tatewaki/Bill Goldy (帯刀龍三郎/ビルゴルディ Tatewaki Ryuzaburō/Birugorudi): An evil cyborg duplicate of Janperson, originally a human, he is a lunatic and the president of a company known as Tatewaki Konzern. He is usually seen licking a lollipop while watching Janperson fights his assassins. He later became a cyborg, via an operation, from the blue prints of how Janperson was made. He usually executes silly plans at first, but later on became serious with his schemes. He tried to frame Janperson, by impersonating his identity through his alter ego, as Bill Goldy, and used his name, in vain, but ingeniously failed. In the end, Janperson and Gun Gibson killed him once and for all, as the only means to save the world, as he was already far too dangerous. He was stabbed by Janperson, at the heart, with the Jan Blade. His final words before his destruction were, "I'll be back." Bill Goldy was later revived in the Juukou B-Fighter finale special by Jagul, who used him as a pawn before absorbing him into her body. Enraged for this act, Bill Goldy personally dragged her to Hell with him.

• Maya (マヤ Maya): one of Tatewaki's most trusted bodyguards and assistant. She is very formidable in hand-to-hand combat, firearms, and swordsmanship. When jumping into action, she throws off her professional attire to reveal her red and silver body armor.

• Sara (セーラ Sēra): another one of Tatewaki's bodyguards who also serves as his liaison between him and his mercenaries. Sara was killed halfway into the series.

• Cindy (シンディ Shindi): she was hired as Sara's replacement, serving the same responsibilities alongside Maya.

• Bounty Killer Django (バウンティキラー ジャンゴ Baunti Kirā Jango, 3-4) is a cowboy assassin hired by Tatewaki to destroy Janperson. Django arsenal includes a handgun, rifle, and laser bazooka. He killed himself in failed suicide bombing attempt on Janperson.

• The Street Fighters (ストリートファイター Sutorīto Faitā, 3-4) are a pair Chinese siblings hired to destroy Janperson. Zhen Da Guang (珍大光 Chin Tākoan) is armed with a Dao saber and Zhen Xiao Guang (珍小光 Chin Shaokoan) a pair of sai. Xiao Guang is killed when all the assassins rushed Janperson at once. Da Guang vowed to get revenge, but was still unable to beat Janperson on his own. Da Guang committed suicide by blowing himself up with a bomb.

• Wind Demon Ninja Doki (風魔忍者 怒鬼 Fūma Ninja Doki, 3-4) is a Japanese assassin hired alongside Django and the Street Fighters to destroy Janperson. Doki is a master of disguise, duel wields a pair of swords to fight, and uses ninja techniques such as hiding underground. Doki committed seppuku after failing to beat Janperson one-on-one.

• Sakakura (坂倉 Sakakura) is a professional phantom thief dressed in a flashy leisure suit. He is very sneaky in combat by pulling weapons seemingly from thin air and replacing himself with dummies. Tatewaki hired to Sakakura to pilfer a valuable Russian diamond called The Snow Queen. To pull off the heist, Sakakura implanted a mind control chip on a young girl named Yuriko and secretly trained her to steal for three months. After the diamond heist was successful, Sakakura was going to dispose of Yuriko and her friends until Janperson came to the rescue. Despite his dirty fighting tricks, Sakakura was defeated by Janperson's Knee Kick Missile and then arrested.

• Misato Ishizaki (石崎ミサト Ishizaki Misato), better known as Robot Hunter Misato (ロボットハンターミサト Robotto Hantā Misato), is a young woman who dedicated her life to complete her late brother's project by hunting down robots for parts. Misato's brother, Takeshi, had created a robotic double of himself, but it still required a compatible A.I. chip. Tatewaki hired Misato, promising her that Janperson had the chip she needed. However, Tatewaki double-crossed her by selling her out to a crime syndicate she accosted earlier and reprogrammed Takeshi's robot double. Janperson destroyed the double and saved Misato, much to her anger. However, she reluctantly accepted that her brother was dead and was advised by Janperson to start her life over.

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)

• Reiko Ayanokouji (綾小路 麗子 Ayanokōji Reiko): The diabolical head of SS-N (Super Science Network), a biological underworld organization. She turns out to actually have plans to restore the Earth to beauty, acting as more of a villain with noble intentions. Her intentions are a result of her childhood, growing up on a Space Station with her parents, raising endangered plants and flowers where she saw how beautiful the Earth could be without humanity destroying it. The Space Station got damaged and as it exploded her father put her in an Escape Pod and sent her to Earth. Determined to fulfill her parents wishes to make the Earth beautiful she undergoes a Bio Transformation, near the end of the series, and tried to turn all of humanity into fertilizers, hoping to restart the Earth as she saw fit. The Human Fertilizer capable of reviving dead plant life, her master plan to get rid of humans and become the God of Earth. She eventually died, after receiving heavy injury from Janperson's Flash Cannon, watching an old Film reel of her time on the Space Station. She turned into a shower of beautiful white petals. She was later absorbed by Jagul in the B-Fighter finale special though she only made a cameo.

• Sukezo Kudo (工藤助三 Kudō Sukezō): An ordinary blue collar worker that was accidentally trapped inside a warehouse freezer. Kudo managed to escape one year later, but the cold temperature mutated his body to the where he required sub-zero temperatures to survive. Another side effect is his ability to freeze anything or anyone he touched. The SS-N took notice of Kudo’s mutation and enhanced his powers, using his status as a freak to convince him. Now rechristened Iceman (冷凍人間(アイスマン) Aisuman), he was unleashed to wreak havoc with his new ice breath. In his final confrontation with Janperson, Iceman was exposed to fire and tragically melted away.

• Dr. Shiina (ドクター椎名 Dokutā Shīna): A SS-N scientist so devoted to Reiko, he planted a bomb in his body and gave her the detonator as a gift. Preying upon Sukezo Kudo, a mutated human, Shina transformed Kudo into Iceman. Per Reiko’s orders, Shina used Iceman in an effort to capture Janperson alive for the SS-N’s experiments. After lceman’s destruction, Shina was ready to die by his own bomb, but Reiko simply dropped him into a bottomless pit.

• Dr. Saionji (ドクター西園寺 Dokutā Saionji): An effeminate and vain scientist who claimed to be Reiko’s number one favorite, developed a special substance called Foam Memory Cells (形状記憶細胞 Keijō kioku saibō). Saionji’s plan was to use the Foam Memory Cells to copy the appearance of a criminal named Machinegun Joe and transform Janperson into said criminal. He got a taste of his own medicine when Janperson exposed Saionji to the foam during a struggle. Saionji was arrested by the police, trapped in Machinegun Joe’s likeness.

• Daikichi Izumiya (泉谷大吉 Izumiya Daikichi)/Daikoku-ten (大黒天 Daikoku-ten) and Chukichi Izumiya (泉谷中吉 Izumiya Chūkichi)/Ebisu (えびす Ebisu): a pair of siblings dressed like two of the Seven Lucky Gods, committing robberies and using the loot as tribute for Reiko. Like his namesake, Daikoku carries a mallet (uchide no kozuchi) which is really an ultra sonic device that hypnotizes people into a dream-like state of pleasure. Ebisu carries a large fishing rod and bombs shaped like koi. At Reiko's request, they used a giant version of Daikoku's mallet put Janperson into a dream hypnosis and dismantle him. Janperson broke free and defeated the fake gods, leaving them for the police.

• The Iron Soldier (鉄鋼兵 Tekkō-hei, 13): an ancient robot from a lost civilization. The SS-N took interest in it and assumed Janperson himself was also part of the same civilization. The Iron Soldier and it's brethren were originally created to serve mankind, but turned against humans when their remote controls fell into evil hands. History repeated itself when SS-N mercenary, Osaki, took possession of the Iron Soldier's remote and ordered it to kill everyone. The remote was unfortunately destroyed and the Iron Soldier went berserk. Janperson destroyed the Iron Soldier with the Jan Vulcan.

• Osaki (大崎 Ōsaki, 13) : a SS-N mercenary assigned to locate the ruins of the Iron Soldier. Successful in his search, Osaki stole the Iron Soldier's remote control to make it do his bidding. However, Osaki's order backfired when the remote control was damaged. He was disintegrated by the Iron Soldier's laser beams.

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

• Kaoru Saegusa (eps 17-50): Tomoko Kawashima
• Shuhei Saegusa (eps 17-50): Itsuo Tomita
• Mie Shuhei: Makio Fujita
• Ryuzaburo Tatewaki (eps 3-50) : Shun Sugata
• Maya (eps 3-50)/Silverella (movie): Kimiko Imai
• Cindy (eps 26-50): Akiko Yugawa
• George Makabe (eps 4-46): Kazuoki Takahashi
• Reiko Ayanokoji (eps 4-44): Atsuko Takahata
• Guilgodons (movie, ep 31): Toshimichi Takahashi, Daigaku Sekine

Guest Stars

• Ben Fujinami (eps 1, 2, 4, 5 & 46) : Noboru Ichiyama
• Guild Assassin Robots (ep 1): Yasuhiro Takeuchi, Hiroyuki Nonaka, Yoichi Nishimura
• Guild Combat Robots (ep 2): Seiji Takaiwa, Tsuyoshi Miyazaki, Riichi Seike
• Kojiro Komori (eps 1, 4, 8): Takahiko Ota
• Shiro Takaido (eps 1, 4, 8, 13) : Junichiro Katagiri
• Aya Wakabayashi (eps 1, 4, 6): Miwa Misaki
• Bounty Killer Django (eps 3 & 4) : Kazuo Niibori
• Zhen Da Guang (eps 3 & 4): Jiro Okamoto
• Zhen Xiao Guang (eps 3 & 4): Ayako Kou
• Wind Demon Ninja Doki (eps 3 & 4): Daigaku Sekine
• Sukezo Kido/Iceman (ep 6): Jou Onodera
• Dr. Shiina (ep 6): Takeshi Ishikawa
• Sakakura (ep 7): Shoichiro Akaboshi
• Dr. Saionji (ep 8): Kenichi Endo
• Falcon 13/Tsuyoshi Kinameri (ep 9): Shinzo Hotta
• Misato Ishizaki/Robot Hunter Misato (ep 11) : Yuka Hashimoto
• Carla Takashima (ep 12) : Shinobu Takamata
• Kevin (ep 12): Makoto Kousaka
• Osaki (ep 13): Toshimichi Takahashi
• Daikichi Izumiya/Daikoku-Ten (ep 10): Kouichi Oohori
• Chukichi Izumiya/Ebisu (ep 10): Taro Fujioka
• Robot Angel (ep 15): Yūji Ueda
• Jeff Gondo (ep 17): Ryosuke Sakamoto
• Silverella (ep 30): Seiko Kodaka
• Sarah (eps 3, 25, 39): Saori Iwama

Voice Actors

• Janperson: Yuichi Komine
• Gun Gibson (eps 21-50): Yoshinari Torii
• R-G-Ko (eps 31-50): Hideki Ishikawa
• Narrator: Morio Banba

Special

• Tokusou Robo Janperson: The Movie
• Toei Hero Daishugō
• Juukou B-Fighter episodes 52 & 53

Songs

Opening theme

• "Tokusō Robo Janperson" (特捜ロボ ジャンパーソン Tokusō Robo Janpāson)
  • Lyrics: Keisuke Yamakawa
  • Composition: Keisuke Hama (浜 圭介 Hama Keisuke)
  • Arrangement: Kei Wakakusa (若草 恵 Wakakusa Kei)
  • Artist: Susumu Ōya (大矢 晋 Ōya Susumu)

Ending theme

• "Asayake no Lullaby" (朝焼けのララバイ Asayake no Rarabai, "Morning Lullaby")
  • Lyrics: Keisuke Yamakawa
  • Composition: Keisuke Hama
  • Arrangement: Kei Wakakusa
  • Artist: Susumu Ōya

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

1. "Library -- English Titles -- TOEI TV Website". Retrieved 2007-12-28.

External links

• Special Investigator Robo JANPERSON
• Tokusou Robo Janperson at the Internet Movie Database