Nebula Mask Machineman
| Nebula Mask Machineman | |
|---|---|
Seiun Kamen Machineman titlecard | |
| Genre | Tokusatsu |
| Created by | Shotaro Ishinomori |
| Developed by | Shozo Uehara Susumu Takaku |
| Directed by | Takeshi Ogasawara |
| Starring | Osamu Sakuta Kiyomi Tsukada Kazuhiko Ohara Kansai Eto Yuko Murakoshi Joe Onodera Hideyo Amamoto Chiaki Kojo |
| Narrated by | Osamu Kobayashi |
| Composer | Yuji Ohno |
| Country of origin | Japan |
| No. of episodes | 36 (35 episodes + 1 roundup) |
| Production | |
| Running time | 24 minutes |
| Production companies | Toei Company Ishimori Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | NTV/NNS |
| Release | January 13 – September 28, 1984 |
Nebula Mask Machineman (星雲仮面マシンマン, Seiun Kamen Mashinman) is a Japanese tokusatsu television series created by Shotaro Ishinomori and produced by Toei Company. It aired from January 13 until September 28, 1984. It revolves around the adventures of Nick (Nikku), a college student from the Ivy planet (located at the Pleiades) and his arrival on Earth to study the earthlings' behavior. Upon arrival, he is called in for the activities of the evil organization called "Tentacle", whose don, Professor K, wishes to eliminate all children in the world.
The series is rumored to have been inspired by the American DC Comics superhero, Superman, although this was never confirmed by either Ishinomori or Toei.