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.
Cast: Daisuke Shima, Kazuhiko Nishimura, Megumi Mori
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Season 1
49 episodes
1. Friends! Why Did You Do This!?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.NRCC20minFeb 27, 1988
2. Three Powers Sworn to LifeWith Academia destroyed, the Liveman gain from their dying mentor Doctor Hoshi instructions and a clue to assist in their battle against Volt.NRCC20minMar 5, 1988
3. Obular Demonic TransformationJou shows doubt in facing down his old friend Gou as he prepares to use a virus to evolve into the ultimate being.NRCC20minMar 12, 1988
4. Expose! The Dummy ManMegumi suspects Mazenda in a plot involving transforming Jimmers into Dummy Man spies.NRCC20minMar 19, 1988
5. The Reckless Driving Engine MonsterYusuke 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.NRCC20minMar 26, 1988
6. Attack! The Dinosaur That LivedA boy befriends a young dinosaur brought to the present by Obular's time-manipulating Brain Beast.NRCC20minApr 2, 1988
7. Dinosaur VS Live RoboTakeshi 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.NRCC20minApr 9, 1988
8. The Duel of Love and Anger!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.NRCC20minApr 16, 1988
9. Rose! Smell FeverishMegumi attempts to protect the love of her newlywed friends from being corrupted by Mazenda's love-potion perfume.NRCC20minApr 23, 1988
10. The Skateboard to Escape the MazeJou 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.NRCC20minApr 30, 1988
11. The Man Who Bit a Brain BeastArashi Busujima, a self-proclaimed idiot gang leader, causes trouble for both Volt and the Liveman by making a Brain Beast his own servant.NRCC20minMay 7, 1988
12. Super-Genius Ashura!Bias transforms the idiotic gang leader Arashi into Doctor Ashura, the ultimate genius who befuddles the Liveman with both brains and brawn!NRCC20minMay 14, 1988
13. Burn! Steel ColonA malfunctioned Jimmer who falls for Colon assists the team in stopping a plot by Mazenda to poison the city.NRCC20minMay 21, 1988
14. The Scream of Kettle-Man YusukeAshura depowers and estranged Yusuke with a Brain Beast that turns him into a walking electromagnet.NRCC20minMay 28, 1988
15. Deadly! Grim Reaper GashJou protects a robot being targeted by Gash for a special crystal Bias wishes to obtain.NRCC20minJun 4, 1988
16. The Letter of Jiang ShiYusuke returns to Academia to retrieve love letters he left that are being used for jumping, zombie-like apparitions of his fellow students.NRCC20minJun 11, 1988
17. The Crying Doll! The Attacking Doll!Megumi fights to regain a doll with emotions that is transformed by Kemp into a doll-controlling Brain Beast.NRCC20minJun 18, 1988
18. A Trap! Joh's Beloved Brain BeastJou falls for a mysterious girl created from the remnants of Mazenda's loving heart into a Brain Beast.NRCC20minJun 25, 1988
19. Geek-Boy ObularA Brain Beast created with Obular's own mind leads to a shocking revelation to the Liveman about their enemy Gou.NRCC20minJul 2, 1988
20. Failing Obular's Counterattack!Gou is kicked out of Volt for his failures, forcing him to return home in order to resume experiments for becoming the ultimate Obular.NRCC20minJul 9, 1988
21. Listen, Gou!! Mother's Voice…Yusuke attempts to convince Gou's mother to save her son as Volt bring him back for their own schemes.NRCC20minJul 16, 1988
22. Enter the Space Karaoke MasterMegumi tries to give confidence to a girl whose song may be the only means to stop a mad musical alien.NRCC20minJul 23, 1988
23. The Life Risked at 0.1 SecondColon tries to prove her worth to Yusuke against a swordsman Brain Beast using a new metal developed by Kemp.NRCC20minJul 30, 1988
24. Can You Get a 100 for Playing!?Yusuke tries to convince a boy the importance of hard work in school and fun while dealing with Mazenda's mental manipulation of children.NRCC20minAug 6, 1988
25. The 8 Brain Beasts of Tsuruga Castle!On vacation in Aizu, the Liveman help a boy get over his fears of a castle haunted by revived Brain Beasts.NRCC20minAug 13, 1988
26. Aizu's Huge Rhinoceros Beetles!The Liveman investigate a strange light caused by Mazenda's new Giga energy making the insects of Aizu giant-sized.NRCC20minAug 20, 1988
27. Daughter!! Destroy the Giga ProjectThe Liveman are unexpectedly assisted by Megumi's father as Volt ups the ante with the activation of the Giga Project.NRCC20minAug 27, 1988
28. The Challenge of the Huge Giga VoltThe Liveman struggle against Bias' completed "Giga Volt", but are saved by a mysterious young man with his own hatred of the enemy.NRCC20minSep 3, 1988
29. The Vengeful Live BoxerTetsuya 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.NRCC20minSep 10, 1988
30. Five Warriors, Here and NowWith 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 weapon.NRCC20minSep 17, 1988
31. Mama! The Parasitic Monster's CriesJunichi 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 competition for his generals.NRCC20minSep 24, 1988
32. Kemp, The Riddle of Blood and RosesKemp is forced to confront a noble deed of his past when he creates a Brain Beast to steal blood for upgrading his altered form.NRCC20minOct 1, 1988
33. Do Your Best, Tetsu-chan RobotTetsuya 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.NRCC20minOct 15, 1988
34. Love That Runs through the Future and Present!An accident by Ashura allows for a girl from fifteen years in the future into 1988, where she has a peculiar encounter with Jou.NRCC20minOct 22, 1988
35. Yusuke and Kemp's Promise!!Yusuke and Kemp return to Academia Island to see how far they've come and settle old scores as promised four years prior.NRCC20minOct 29, 1988
36. Crash! The Tackle of FriendshipJunichi tries to reconcile with a member of his school rugby team as the rest of the team becomes minions to Mazenda's Brain Beast.NRCC20minNov 5, 1988
37. 16-Year-Old Kemp's Fear Beast Transformation!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.NRCC20minNov 12, 1988
38. Mobile Weapon of Destruction MazendaYusuke unexpectedly runs away from a rampaging Mazenda, who has furthered her modifications into a living mechanical weapon!NRCC20minNov 19, 1988
39. Protect it! A Lifeform of SpaceJou assists an alien in retrieving a seed from its homeworld trapped within a meteor Brain Beast.NRCC20minNov 26, 1988
40. Love!? Megumi and the Jewel ThiefA tricky jewel thief interested in Megumi gets his hands on a gem containing a Brain Beast that helps him in his devious tasks.NRCC20minDec 3, 1988
41. The Confession of Gou, The Invisible Man!!Jou fights to protect his former rival Gou from Volt when he regains memories that are key to the truth behind Bias.NRCC20minDec 10, 1988
42. Bias' Challenge From SpaceBias uses the power of Giga Brain Waves to brainwash Tetsuya into sabotaging the Gran Tortoise and killing his Liveman teammates.NRCC20minDec 17, 1988- 43. A Mystery!? Guildos' Final FormJunichi desperately tries to prove his power against Guildos, who wishes to prove the power of his planet to Bias.NRCC20minDec 24, 1988
44. Butchy's Great Reckless Driving of Tears!!After discovering the horrifying truth about himself and Guildos, Butchy goes on a rampage through Earth which is interpreted sympathetically by Megumi.NRCC20minJan 14, 1989
45. Ashura Reversal One Chance GameFearing being left behind by Bias' remaining pupils, Ashura enacts a plot to hack all information from the world computer networks into himself.NRCC20minJan 21, 1989
46. Honorable Man, Arashi! The Final BattleAlthough 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.NRCC20minJan 28, 1989
47. A 1000-Point Brain! Mazenda!!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.NRCC20minFeb 4, 1989
48. Birth!! Boy King Bias!As Kemp finally achieves a thousand-point brain for Bias, Yusuke sneaks into Brain Base to stop the Giga Brain Wave from controlling humanity.NRCC20minFeb 11, 1989
49. The Fall of Great Professor BiasAs 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 ways or stopping the mad genius permanently.NRCC20minFeb 18, 1989
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Friends, why did you sell your souls to the devil?
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.
Creators and cast
- Studio
- Toei Company, Jetix, FOX Kids
Maturity rating
NRCheck the rating before watching with younger viewers.
Audio languages
Japanese
