Choujinki Metalder
| Choujinki Metalder | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | Super Android Metalder |
| Genre | Tokusatsu Superhero fiction Science fiction |
| Created by | Saburō Yatsude |
| Developed by | Susumu Takaku |
| Directed by | Takeshi Ogasawara |
| Starring | Akira Senō Hiroko Aota Kazuoki Takahashi Hiroshi Kawai Toshi Fufuchu Hana Arashi Shinji Tōdō |
| Voices of | Michirō Iida Genpei Hayashiya Takeshi Watabe |
| Narrated by | Issei Masamune |
| Composer | Seiji Yokoyama |
| Country of origin | Japan |
| No. of episodes | 39 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 25 minutes |
| Production companies | Toei Company Asatsu-DK |
| Original release | |
| Network | TV Asahi (ANN) |
| Release | March 16, 1987 – January 17, 1988 |
| Related | |
Super Android Metalder (超人機メタルダー, Chōjinki Metarudā) is the sixth and shortest entry of the Metal Hero Series franchise, running from March 16, 1987, to January 17, 1988, for only 39 episodes. The series was broadcast on TV Asahi, initially inheriting the same Monday 7:00PM time slot of all the preceding Metal Hero shows for its first 24 episodes before switching to the Sunday 9:30AM slot for the remainder of its run. Metalder bears many similarities to Shotaro Ishinomori's Android Kikaider and Kikaider 01, particularly in its themes, characters, and the hero's costume design. Footage from the show was used in VR Troopers.
For distribution purposes, Toei refers to this television series as simply Metalder.