Robot Detective
| Robot Detective | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Tokusatsu Detective fiction Superhero fiction Action/Adventure |
| Created by | Shotaro Ishinomori |
| Developed by | Masaru Igami |
| Directed by | Atsuo Okunaka |
| Starring | Takashi Nakajima (stunt actor) Kaku Takashina Jiro Yabuki Keiko Kurenai Yumiko Kaga |
| Voices of | Shūsei Nakamura |
| Narrated by | Keiichi Noda |
| Theme music composer | Shunsuke Kikuchi (all songs) Hosoku Yattemirō (opening and insert song) |
| Opening theme | "Robot Detective" by Ichiro Mizuki |
| Ending theme | "Proceed! Robot Detective" by Ichiro Mizuki |
| Composer | Shunsuke Kikuchi |
| Country of origin | Japan |
| Original language | Japanese |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 26 |
| Production | |
| Production location | Tokyo |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company | Toei Company Ltd. |
| Original release | |
| Network | Fuji Television |
| Release | April 5 – September 27, 1973 |
Robot Detective (ロボット刑事, Robotto Keiji) is a tokusatsu superhero TV series. Created by Shotaro Ishinomori, the series was produced by Toei Company Ltd., and broadcast on Fuji TV from April 5 to September 27, 1973, with a total of 26 episodes. It stars Jirō Chiba.
The hero of this series is a robot named "Robot Detective K" (or just "K"), who has no human form, but when not in battle, dresses up in human clothes and has a human-like personality. The main antagonist is BAD (バドー, Badō; pronounced Bah-doh).
Along with Android Kikaider Robot Detective was one of the early predecessors to what would become the Metal Hero Series of programs featuring human-sized cyborg heroes.