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{{Short description|Japanese anime television series}}
{{More citations needed|date=August 2015}}
{{Infobox animanga/Header
{{Infobox animanga/Header
| name = Tekkaman Blade
| name = Tekkaman Blade
| image = [[Image:Teknoman Collection One.jpg|230px]]
| image = Teknoman Collection One.jpg
| caption = DVD cover of Teknoman
| caption = DVD cover of ''Teknoman'' collection one
| ja_kanji = 宇宙の騎士テッカマンブレード
| ja_kanji = 宇宙の騎士テッカマンブレード
| ja_romaji = Uchū no Kishi Tekkaman Burēdo
| ja_romaji = Uchū no Kishi Tekkaman Burēdo
| genre = [[Adventure fiction|Adventure]], [[Mecha]], [[science fiction]], [[superhero fiction|superhero]], [[science fantasy]] <!-- Genres should be based on what reliable sources list them as and not on personal interpretations. Limit of the three most relevant genres in accordance with [[MOS:A&M]]. Also sentence case [[MOS:GENRECAPS]].-->
| genre =[[Adventure]], [[Science fiction]], [[Drama]] and [[Romance (love)|Romance]].
}}
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Anime
{{Infobox animanga/Video
| title =
| type = TV series
| director = [[Hiroshi Negishi]]
| director = [[Hiroshi Negishi]]
| studio = [[Tatsunoko]]
| producer =
| writer = Mayori Sekijima<br />[[Satoru Akahori]]
|licensor={{flagicon|USA}} [[United States]]: [[Saban]] (Censored Version) (1995-1996) <br/>{{flagicon|USA}} United States: [[Media Blasters]] (Recent, Uncut Version.)
| music = [[Kaoru Wada]]
|network={{flagicon|Japan}} [[Japan]]: [[TV Tokyo]]<br>{{flagicon|Hong Kong|colonial}} [[Hong Kong]]: [[Star Mandarin]] <br>{{flagicon|USA}} United States: [[UPN]]<br>{{flagicon|Philippines}} [[Philippines]]: [[C/S (TV channel)]]
|first =February 18, 1992
| studio = [[Tatsunoko Production]]
|last =February 2, 1993
| licensee = {{English anime licensee
| NA = [[Saban Entertainment#BVS Entertainment|BVS Entertainment]] (UPN TV version)<br /> [[Media Blasters]] (Uncut and International dub versions)
|episodes =Japanese version: 49 <br> English version: 43
}}
| network = [[TX Network|TXN]] ([[TV Tokyo]])
| network_en = {{English anime network
| AU = [[Network Ten]]
| US = [[UPN]] ([[UPN Kids]])
}}
| first = February 18, 1992
| last = February 2, 1993
| episodes = 50 (Uncut version)<br />43 (Saban version)
| episode_list =
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Video
| type = ova
| director = Hideki Tonokatsu
| producer =
| writer = Akihiko Ureshino (Twin Blood)<br /> Hideki Tonokatsu (Burning Clock, Missing Link)
| music = Kaoru Wada
| studio = Tatsunoko Productions
| released = 1998
| episodes = 3
| episode_list =
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Game
| title = Uchū no Kishi: Tekkaman Blade
| developer = BEC
| publisher = [[Bandai]]<br />Yutaka (Game Boy)
| genre = [[Scrolling shooter]]/[[Fighting game|fighting]] (SNES)<br />[[Platform game|Platform]] (Game Boy)
| platforms = [[Game Boy]], [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|Super Famicom]], [[NEC PC-9801]]
| released = July 30, 1993
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Video
| type = ova
| title = Tekkaman Blade II
| director = Hideki Tonokatsu
| producer = Kyouko Okazaki<br />Shuuji Uchiyama
| writer = Hiroyuki Kawasaki
| music = Takashi Kudoh
| studio = Tatsunoko Production
| licensee = {{English anime licensee
| NA = [[Urban Vision]] (former)<br />[[Discotek Media]]
}}
| first = July 21, 1994
| last = April 21, 1995
| runtime = 30 minutes
| episodes = 6
| episode_list =
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Print
| type = manga
| author = Noritaka Suzuki
| illustrator =
| publisher = [[MediaWorks (publisher)|MediaWorks]]
| demographic = Shōnen
| imprint = Media Comics
| magazine = Comic Comp
| published = 1994
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Print
| type = manga
| title = Tekkaman Blade II
| author = Rei Nakahara
| illustrator =
| publisher = MediaWorks
| demographic = Shōnen
| imprint = Media Comics
| magazine =
| published = 1995
}}
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Footer}}
{{Infobox animanga/Footer}}


{{Nihongo|'''''Tekkaman Blade'''''|宇宙の騎士テッカマンブレード|Uchū no Kishi Tekkaman Burēdo|lit. "Space Knight Tekkaman Blade"}} or '''''Teknoman''''' is an [[anime]] series, released in [[1992]] and [[1995]] in both [[Japanese language|Japanese]] and [[English language]] versions.
{{Nihongo|'''''Tekkaman Blade'''''|宇宙の騎士テッカマンブレード|Uchū no Kishi Tekkaman Burēdo|lead=yes}} is a 1992 Japanese [[anime]] television series produced by [[Tatsunoko Production]] and [[Sotsu Agency]]. The series was directed by [[Hiroshi Negishi]] and written by Mayori Sekijima and [[Satoru Akahori]]. The story follows an organization called the Space Knights and their war against aliens known as the Radam. The Space Knights are assisted by Takaya Aiba, who has the ability to transform into an armored warrior known as Tekkaman Blade.

The first series, of 50 episodes (including episode 0), aired in Japan from February 18, 1992, to February 2, 1993, on [[TV Tokyo]]. This was followed by two specials. A sequel series called '''''Tekkaman Blade II''''', which is set ten years after the first series and follows the events of the second Radam invasion, was a series of six Japanese [[original video animation]] (OVA) releases from July 21, 1994, to April 21, 1995. A video game based on the series, titled ''Uchū no Kishi: Tekkaman Blade'', was released in Japan on July 30, 1993. The original series was released internationally, including North America, and was dubbed in English as '''''Teknoman'''''.<ref name=Daytime>{{cite book |last1=Hyatt |first1=Wesley |title=The Encyclopedia of Daytime Television |date=1997 |publisher=Watson-Guptill Publications |isbn=978-0823083152 |url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopediaofda00hyat/page/424/mode/2up|access-date=22 March 2020|page=425}}</ref> In the English-dubbed versions, the series was heavily cut compared to the original Japanese version and shortened from 50 to 43 episodes.


==Plot==
==Plot==
===''Tekkaman Blade''===
In the year 2087, the [[Earth]] is under attack from an extraterrestrial enemy known as the Radam. The Radam (Venomoid) are led by armored soldiers known as the Tekkamen (Teknomen). Surrounding the Earth, is a huge orbital ring known as the Space Ring. The Space Ring was constructed well before the arrival of the alien invaders and was the first human structure attacked by them. As the aliens attacked, those that were left either fled or were killed and the Space Ring was abandoned, serving only as a battle ground for the military against the aliens and Tekkaman (Teknoman).
In the United Earth Year 192, [[Earth]] is under attack from an alien race known as the Radam, which consists of bug-like monsters and armored warriors known as Tekkamen. The Radam's spaceship lies dormant on the [[dark side of the Moon]] where the Radam wait for it to be repaired.


Fighting against the Radam (Venomoid) and the Tekkamen (Teknomen) are the Space Knights. Led by Commander Heinrich Freeman (Commander Jamison), the Space Knights are a Special Defense Force and Earth's last hope for defeating the Tekkamen (Teknomen) and the aliens. The Space Knights consist of Noal (Ringo), the pilot of the Space Knights' ship the Blue Earth; Aki (Star), the Blue Earth Navigator; Milly (Tina), Communications Operator; Levin (Maggie), computer mechanic; and Honda (Mac) mechanic and repairs. The Space Knights have been unsuccessful at repelling the aliens until the arrival of Blade, a young man who has the ability to transform into an armored warrior known as Tekkaman Blade (Teknoman).
Fighting against the Radam is a special defense force called the Space Knights. The group consists of Heinrich von Freeman, the group's commander; Noal Vereuse, the pilot of the Space Knights' ship ''Blue Earth''; Aki Kirasagi, the ''Blue Earth''{{'}}s navigator; Milly, the communications operator; Levin, a computer mechanic; and Honda, the group's mechanic.


Before the start of the Radam invasion, the exploration ship ''Argos'' discovered the dormant Radam spaceship in the outer rings of [[Saturn]]. While exploring the ship, the crew were captured by pods and converted into Tekkamen. Before he was fully converted, Takaya Aiba (Tekkaman Blade) was freed by his father and placed into an escape pod; his father then activated the ''Argos''{{'}} self-destruct. The Radam crashed on the Moon and began their attacks on Earth.
[[Image:Tbrah.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Radam (Venomoid Spider Crabs) at the start of the invasion.]]


After spending six months drifting toward Earth, Blade bursts free from his escape pod and attacks the Radam forces, entering into a fight with Tekkaman Dagger (Fritz von Braun). After the fight, Blade crashes on Earth and is found by Noal and Aki, who take him back to their headquarters. Blade is initially hostile towards the Space Knights, but as time progresses, he begins to respect them for their dedication and develops a romantic interest in Aki. With Blade's help, the Space Knights begin to repel the Radam until Blade's transformation crystal is shattered during a battle with Dagger. Levin develops a battle robot named Pegas which houses the shards of Blade's crystal and enables him to transform again. In his first transformation using Pegas, Blade challenges Dagger and kills him.
Commanding the alien forces is Omega (Darkon), a Tekkaman (Teknoman) general who leads the alien invasion of the planet Earth. Omega's (Darkon's) base is located on the dark side of the Moon, where he waits for the moment to gain enough strength to raise his spacecraft from the Moon's surface, along with his Tekkamen (Teknoman) soldiers, preparing for their conquest of the planet Earth and the universe.


Meanwhile, Earth's belligerent military leader, General Colbert, becomes obsessed with acquiring the Tekkaman armor for his own use. He attempts to attack the Space Knight's base during an emergency, but is forced to withdraw by order of Earth's president. He later sends in the spy Balzac Asimov, posing as a journalist, to infiltrate the Space Knights. Balzac acquires data on the Tekkaman armor system and Earth's military create their own Tekkamen armor, which are worn by Balzac and Noal. Eventually, General Colbert is killed by Blade when he tries to use a weapon that would harm both the Radam and mankind.
Also commanding the Radam (Venomoid) armies are other Tekkamen (Teknomen). Once human, the Tekkamen (Teknomen) were captured and transformed by the Radam (Venomoid) to assist in the takeover of Earth. They are endowed with impenetrable armor, super-human strength, and quantum energy weapons. The Tekkamen transform using power drawn from their [[Tek System Box|System Box]] crystals that are unique to each holder. Blade is one of a handful of Tekkamen (Teknomen). Unlike the others, he fights to defend Earth and for the most part, is free of the brainwashing influence which the Radam (Venomoid) imposed over their captives to make them subservient.


Four more Tekkamen – Tekkaman Lance (Molotov), Tekkaman Axe (Goddard), Tekkaman Sword (Hun-Ri) and Tekkaman Evil (Takaya's twin brother Shinya) – arrive on Earth to challenge Blade. Tekkaman Rapier (Takaya's younger sister Miyuki) also arrives on Earth, but like Blade she is not under the Radam's control. Evil, Lance, Axe, and Sword attack the Space Knights' base and attempt to kill Rapier. Although outnumbered, Rapier self-destructs in an attempt to destroy the four Tekkamen. Blade manages to kill Lance and Axe and he later gains the power to attain Blaster Tekkaman mode, although he loses more of his memories whenever he uses it. Evil is given the same ability as the last line of defense for the Radam's leader, Tekkaman Omega.
Before the arrival of the Radam (Venomoid) there was a deep space exploration ship called the Argos. It was the Argos that first encountered the Radam (Venomoid) probe ship. Aboard the Argos were the Aiba (Carter) family: Blade's family and their ship crew. Whilst exploring the outer rings of [[Saturn]], the Argos' radar picks up an unusual gravitational disturbance. Going to investigate, the crew discover the disturbance to be an alien ship, and as they get closer, they are drawn in by a tractor beam. Excited at the prospect of encountering alien life, the crew board the vessel and discover the Radam (Venomoid).


At the end of the war, Blade and Evil meet for the last time, where Blade kills Evil after a long fight. As he dies, Evil is freed from the Radam's mind control. Balzac kills Sword and they both burn up in Earth's atmosphere.
Radam (Venomoid) "Tek-System" plants rain down upon the crew, beginning the process of turning them into Tekkamen (Teknoman). All of the crew aboard the ship are put into Tek System pods, though only the most ideal humans could become Tekkamen (Teknoman). While this occurred, the Argos was slowly being assimilated into the Radam (Venomoid) spacecraft. Over time, Takaya Aiba's (Nick Carter) father was rejected by the process and uses what little time he had left to free one member of his family; Blade, who was the only one still not brainwashed by the Radam (Venomoid). It is through the crew of the Argos that the Radam (Venomoid) discovers the planet Earth and plan their invasion. On his last legs, Blade's father helps him into the escape pod and before activating the Argos' self destruct sequence, he casts Blade off into space telling him that the fate of the Earth rests in his hands. Upon the explosion, the Radam (Venomoid) spacecraft crash lands on the dark side of the Moon.


Blade takes Pegas to the Moon, where he confronts Omega, who reveals that he is Takaya's older brother Kengo. Omega launches the repaired Radam spaceship and heads for Earth. Blade attacks Omega, who easily defeats him. Omega is about to kill Blade when Pegas steps in front of the killing blow and sacrifices itself. Pegas' destruction enrages Blade and causes him to transform into Blaster Tekkaman mode for the last time. Blade kills Omega and causes the Radam spaceship to explode. The remnants of the Radam spaceship fall to Earth along with Blade, now stripped of his armor. As a result, Blade is left reliant on a wheelchair and is completely amnesiac, cared for by Aki.
Takaya Aiba (Nick Carter) travels back to Earth for six [[month]]s, in the confines of his tiny pod, alone with his thoughts. By the time he arrives, the Earth is already under heavy attack from the Radam (Venomoid). Fueled by his hatred for the Radam (Venomoid), Takaya (Nick) bursts free from his pod and begins to attack them. The attack draws the attention of a Tekkaman (Teknoman) called Dagger. The two fight and Blade is sent hurtling towards Earth, however, his armor protects him and he crash lands on Earth without sustaining serious injury. His arrival attracts the attention of two Space Knights, Noal Vereuse (Ringo Vereuse) and Aki Kisaragi (Star Summers) who discover a naked and bleeding Takaya (Nick) walking out of a crater, and take him back to their headquarters.


===''Tekkaman Blade II''===
In the beginning, Takaya (Nick) is mysterious and hostile towards the otherwise helpful Space Knights, however, he has no memory of anything before the battle on the orbital ring with Tekkaman Dagger (Teknoman Dagger) as time progresses, he begins to respect and admire them for their dedication in even the toughest of situations, and eventually develops a relationship with Aki (Star).
This six-episode series is set ten years after the original series and a new group of Space Knights confront the Radam. The group features Yumi Francois, Aki, Natasha, David and their mysterious leader, D-Boy. Tekkaman Blade joins them to fight the sinister alien enemy, but things become complicated by the appearance of Dead End. He blames the Space Knights for the destruction of the Tekk-plant at [[Prague]] after it was conquered by revolutionary generic Tekkamen.


See individual [[#Tekkaman Blade II 2|episode summaries]] below.
The Space Knights, with the help of Takaya (Nick) is given the nickname of D-Boy by Noal (Ringo) because of his dangerous ideology, slowly begin to repel the Radam (Venomoid) troops until, during a battle with Tekkaman Dagger (Teknoman Dagger), Blade's crystal is shattered, rendering him unable to transform again into Tekkaman Blade (Teknoman Blade). Takaya (Nick) gives up hope, however Rebin (Maggie) technically develops a battle robot, who later takes the name Pegas (Short for Pegasus, in reference to the flying horse of Greek mythology). Pegas contains the shards of Blade's crystal and amplifies its power, allowing Blade to transform once more. Pegas and Blade develop a close friendship, despite Pegas being a robot. In his first transformation using Pegas, Blade challenges Dagger and easily overpowers him, destroying him with a blast from his shoulder cannons known as the Voltekka (Tekno-Bolt).


==Production==
Eventually more Tekkamen (Teknomen) arrive on Earth to challenge Blade, lead by Tekkaman Evil (Teknoman Sabre), Blade's twin brother, Tekkaman Lance (Teknoman Lance), Tekkaman Axe (Teknoman Axe) and Tekkaman Sword (Teknoman Sword) are all keen to destroy him. Blade's sister, Miyuki (Shara), also arrives on Earth. However, like Blade, she is not under the control of the Radam (Venomoid). After pulling herself free from Omega's (Darkon's) base, she arrives very ill and is given a blood transfusion from Blade and Aki (Star). Evil (Sabre), Lance, Axe and Sword attacks the Space Knights' base, attempting to kill Miyuki (Shara). Although outnumbered, Miyuki (Shara) strikes back and fights them, eventually self-destructing (in the form of her own Voltekka) in a vain attempt to destroy the other Tekkamen (Teknomen). Blade, now left without a family, is strengthened by these events and resolves to destroy the Radam (Venomoid). He manages to kill Lance and Axe and later gains the power to take on the Blaster transformation (Super Teknoman) mode, but at the expense of having worse effects on his brain and body. Evil (Sabre) is given the same ability to serve as the final line of Omega's (Darkon) defense, while Sword is killed by Balzac as they both burn up in the Earth's atmosphere, preventing the Blue Earth from reaching the Moon.
{{Unreferenced section|date=December 2021}}


The series itself was conceived as being a re-imagining of the 1975 anime, ''[[Tekkaman: The Space Knight]]'' which was also by Tatsunoko Production. During production, the show was initially called "Space Knight Tekkaman Cyber", and even when it was announced in anime magazines, it was tentatively called "Tekkaman Cyber".<ref>アニメージュレーダー, January 1992, pg. 76</ref><ref>"Spirits of Anime Fan!" B-Club, Issue 78, pg. 125</ref> The planning for the series was done by Kouki Narishima and Mitsushige Inagaki while Motoki Ueda would serve as producer on Tatsunoko's behalf. The series' main sponsor which was [[Bandai]]'s hobby division wanted a series that had a lot of name recognition, so ''Tekkaman: The Space Knight'' was ultimately chosen amongst other works that Tatsunoko owned. Other potential candidates such as ''[[Science Ninja Team Gatchaman]]'' were suggested, but Tekkaman was chosen because Gatchaman proved difficult to make into model kits and Ueda himself was more of a fan of the original Tekkaman. Initial plans for the plot were to have the main protagonist's family members becoming his enemies, but was later changed to have his brother be his enemy. This plot point was taken from a prior Tatsunoko anime which Ueda previously produced being ''[[Legend of Heavenly Sphere Shurato]]'', in which the main character fought against his best friend who was brainwashed by the main antagonists. Coincidentally, [[Takehito Koyasu]], who voiced Gai in ''Shurato'', would later voice Shinya Aiba in this series. In another coincidence, Shurato had armor that was white and red, while Gai sported a set of black and red armor, which likely influenced Blade and Evil's color schemes in the final product. ''Shurato'' proved to be popular with female viewers, but the plastic model sales were not, so this series was created for males with model kits in mind, and the only element that would appeal to females was Shinya.<ref>エンターテインメントアーカイブ 宇宙の騎士テッカマンブレード, 2020, pg. 119</ref>
Towards the end of the war, Blade and Evil (Sabre) meet for one last time to fight. They battle and eventually Blade kills Evil (Sabre). As he dies, Evil (Sabre) is freed from the Radam's (Venomoid) control and hands Blade his crystal, instructing him that he will need its power to reach Omega's (Darkon) base on the Moon. Evil (Sabre) also tells Blade that despite all the events that has led to his death, he is glad to have fought his own brother on equal ground for the first time, and that he is glad that he has become Tekkaman Evil (Teknoman Sabre).


Character designs were done by Hirotoshi Sano and Tomonori Kogawa (credited under the name TOIIIO in the opening and end credits),<ref>エンターテインメントアーカイブ 宇宙の騎士テッカマンブレード, 2020, pg. 122</ref> however, due to a busy schedule, Sano was only able to draw the main protagonist, heroine, and three female characters.<ref>エンターテインメントアーカイブ 宇宙の騎士テッカマンブレード, 2020, pg. 119</ref> Kogawa was originally requested to join as a director, but when he was invited, he was asked not only to direct but also to design and thus drew the remaining characters in place of Sano. Kogawa was also involved in the series as an animation director under the pseudonym Aiba Kouu.<ref>エンターテインメントアーカイブ 宇宙の騎士テッカマンブレード, 2020, pg. 123</ref>
Blade takes off on Pegas whilst falling further and further into the depths of his rage. He finally arrives on the Moon and confronts Omega (Darkon), who reveals the whole Radam (Venomoid) plan and that he is Kengo (Conrad), Blade's eldest brother. Omega (Darkon) has begun to resurrect the alien mothership, to descend upon Earth. Blade attacks Omega (Darkon), who proves too powerful and easily defeats Blade. Omega (Darkon) is about to kill Blade when Pegas sacrifices itself for Blade, stepping in front of the killing blow. Pegas' last words are a farewell to Blade.


[[Yutaka Izubuchi]] was originally going to provide the Tekkaman designs, but due to him also being busy, he was only able to draw a couple of rough design sketches.<ref>エンターテインメントアーカイブ 宇宙の騎士テッカマンブレード, 2020, pg. 119</ref> The rough designs were then done by Yoshinori Sayama, an apprentice of Izubuchi's who had been working with Izubuchi to help make design materials to present to the series' sponsors and producers.<ref>エンターテインメントアーカイブ 宇宙の騎士テッカマンブレード, 2020, pg. 125</ref> When Ueda saw the rough designs, he was convinced that Sayama could do it, but Bandai couldn't decide whether they could sell the designs or not, so a competition was held among more than a dozen designers, which Sayama ultimately won.<ref>エンターテインメントアーカイブ 宇宙の騎士テッカマンブレード, 2020, pg. 125</ref> Sayama was not familiar with the original Tekkaman's design, but Ueda suggested that he work on it without looking at the original design, and would only gave him his impressions.<ref>エンターテインメントアーカイブ 宇宙の騎士テッカマンブレード, 2020, pg. 126</ref> Finally, [[Kaoru Wada]], who was the composer, was told that he did not need to be familiar with the music from the original Tekkaman when composing the series' score.<ref>エンターテインメントアーカイブ 宇宙の騎士テッカマンブレード, 2020, pg. 128</ref>
The destruction of Pegas sends Blade over the edge and he erupts, transforming him into a Blaster Tekkaman (Teknoman Plus) mode, for the last time. Before striking the final blow of the first Radam (Venomoid) War, Blade says to his brother, "Go back, come home." His spaceship explodes; as parts of the spacecraft fall to Earth, so too does Blade, stripped of his armor and crash landing. The series ends with Blade and Aki (Star) watching a sunset and Noal (Ringo) recalling what a miracle it was that himself and Blade had survived the war. However, prices were paid, as their comrade Balzac dies during his battle with Sword and Blade is paralyzed and wheelchair-bound, can barely speak and is almost completely amnesiac.


==Characters==
==Episodes==
===''Tekkaman Blade''===<!--plot summaries for each episode need including-->
===Tekkamen/Teknomen===
{{More citations needed|section|date=October 2019}}
====Blade/Slade====
''Tekkaman Blade'' was broadcast in Japan on [[TV Tokyo]] and 50 episodes were aired between February 18, 1992, and February 2, 1993.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tekkaman Blade (TV) - Anime News Network |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=755 |access-date=2023-06-04 |website=www.animenewsnetwork.com}}</ref> It uses four pieces of theme music: two opening themes and two ending themes.{{Citation needed|date=July 2015}} The first opening theme is "Reason" by Yumiko Kosaka, which is used from the first through twenty-seventh episodes. The second opening theme is {{nihongo|"Eternal Loneliness"|永遠の孤独||}} by Yumiko Kosaka, which is used from the twenty-eighth episode onwards.{{Citation needed|date=July 2015}} The first and second ending themes are "Energy of Love" and "Lonely Heart" respectively, both performed by Kosaka.{{Citation needed|date=October 2019}}
:<small>{{anime voices|Toshiyuki Morikawa|David A. Thomas|Bob Bergen}}</small>
:* '''Japanese name:''' {{nihongo|D-Boy|Ｄボゥイ|D-Bōi}} / {{nihongo|Takaya Aiba|相羽 タカヤ|Aiba Takaya}}
:* '''English name:''' Nick Carter/Teknoman Blade (International version)
:* '''English name:''' Ness Carter/Teknoman Slade (U.S. version)

:His name is Takaya Aiba (Nick Carter), although he is more commonly referred to as Dangerous-Boy (D-Boy), a nickname Noal (Ringo) coins based on his recklessness and dangerous ideology. Originally on board the Argos when it was taken over by the aliens, Blade was freed by his father before the process of transformation could be completed, leaving him almost free from the Radam's (Venomoid's) influence. Blade swore to avenge the loss of his family and destroy Omega (Darkon) and the Radam (Venomoid).

:Although one of the more powerful Tekkamen, Blade is disadvantaged by a number of factors: in a previous battle, Blade's crystal was shattered and he was no longer able to transform independently, having instead to rely on the robot Pegas; also, Blade cannot stay in his Tekkaman form for longer than 30 minutes, lest he regress into a primal state in which he becomes uncontrollable. The transformation process itself also puts a considerable strain on Blade's body, increasing his metabolism and, later in the series, threatening his life. These effects are aggravated further when he uses technology derived from a Radam (Venomoid) "Tek-System" plant to evolve into an advanced Blaster Tekkaman (Super Teknoman). This enhanced form is the next step in the alien evolution but, while extremely powerful, is not without its drawbacks: the most perilous one being that the Tekkaman (Teknoman) in question only has months to live upon upgrading and causes temporary blindness. In an ironic twist of fate, while Blade faked an amnesia early on in the series so as to avoid having to talk about what happened to his family, the Blaster Tekkaman (Super Teknoman) evolution causes him to truly develop amnesia, with him losing memories important to him on a regular basis. First he forgets his time spent with the Space Knights, then later Miyuki's (Shara's) favourite flower and other important memories; in one episode, he completely forgets that his crystal was destroyed by Dagger, and that he needs to use Pegas to transform into Blade now.

:Despite these weaknesses, Blade is able to defeat Omega (Darkon) and saves the universe at the expense of his mental health as shown at the end of this series. He has, fortunately, shown to have recovered from it by the events of [[Tekkaman Blade II]].
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====Evil (Sabre)====
<small>{{anime voices|Takehito Koyasu|Paul Schrier}}</small>
:* '''Japanese name:''' {{nihongo|Shinya Aiba|相羽 シンヤ|Aiba Shin'ya}}/{{nihongo|Tekkaman Evil|テッカマンエビル|Tekkaman Ebiru}}
:* '''English name:''' Cain Carter/Teknoman Sabre

:Blade's twin brother. Evil (Sabre) believes that only one of them can exist because of his disillusioned memory; this drives Evil (Sabre) to become more concerned with defeating his brother than with the invasion of Earth and this gradually becomes an obsession. As Blade becomes more powerful, Evil (Sabre) receives a power increase from Omega (Darkon).

:The truth is that the source of Evil's (Sabre's) grudge against Blade in particular even before the Radam (Venomoid) invasion was because he was shown to be resented or looked down on by his father. Not only was he 'helped' during survival training which made him think he only got help because he was inferior, but also during the ''Burning Clock'' OVA where he was blamed for his mother's death. Shinya Aiba (Cain Carter) has developed an inferiority/perfection complex long before he was taken control of by the Radam (Venomoid), which only amplified his feelings into direct hatred towards those he held responsible.


In 1995, the series was dubbed in English by [[Saban Entertainment]] for [[UPN Kids]], under the name ''Teknoman''. Their dub featured a new theme song and background score by [[Ron Wasserman]] (''[[Mighty Morphin Power Rangers]]'', ''[[X-Men: The Animated Series|X-Men]]'', ''[[Dragon Ball Z]]'').<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhNqCc2FlXc|title=Power Rangers Composer Ron Wasserman Interview LIVE! YOU ME AND YTV!|date=13 August 2020 |via=www.youtube.com}}</ref> The American broadcast version was heavily cut compared to the original Japanese version and shortened from 50 episodes to 43.{{Citation needed|date=April 2015}} Saban's dub also aired in Australia during 1995 and 1997, on [[Network 10|Network Ten]]'s [[Cheez TV]] morning cartoon block.
:Evil (Sabre) seeks to destroy Blade on an equal footing to prove that he can beat him, and in the final battle, when Blade is overcome by his 30-minute limit, Evil (Sabre) allows him to recover before resuming battle. In the battle that ensues Blade eventually impales Evil (Sabre), holding him in his arms as he dies. Evil (Sabre) redeems himself by handing Blade his crystal, explaining that he will need its power to defeat Omega (Darkon). It is revealed that the Radam (Venomoid) Tekkamen (Teknoman) were only working for the Radam (Venomoid) as because of a parasite that was implanted into thier minds to maintain their loyalty to Radam's (Venomoid's) cause.


The series was licensed by [[Media Blasters|Media Blasters Entertainment]], through its [[AnimeWorks]] label in 2006, with separate boxsets for ''Teknoman'' and ''Tekkaman Blade''.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Macdonald |first1=Christopher |title=More on Tekkaman Blade |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2006-02-08/more-on-tekkaman-blade |website=[[Anime News Network]] |access-date=2015-07-19 |language=en |date=2006-02-08}}</ref>
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The rights to the edited Saban/UPN Kids TV dub version of ''Teknoman'' was owned by [[Disney Enterprises, Inc.|Disney Enterprises]] thru [[Saban Entertainment#BVS Entertainment|BVS Entertainment]], after Disney acquired the Fox Family/Fox Kids Worldwide franchise in 2001, while Media Blasters/AnimeWorks owns the rights to the International dub of ''Teknoman'' in 2006, after they released this dub, along with the uncut ''Tekkaman Blade'' on [[#DVD region code|Region 1]] DVD.
====Rapier====
:<small>{{anime voices|Yuko Mizutani|Wendee Lee}}</small>
:* '''Japanese name:''' {{nihongo|Miyuki Aiba|相羽 ミユキ|Aiba Miyuki}}/{{nihongo|Tekkaman Rapier|テッカマンレイピア|Tekkaman Reipia}}
:* '''English name:''' Shara Carter/Teknoman Rapier
:Blade's younger sister. She manages to escape the final part of the Tekkaman (Teknoman) conversion process and leaves Omega's (Darkon's) base to seek out Blade. Arriving on Earth very ill and weak, she is not expected to live for very long due to a fatal virus that has spread through her system as a result of her incomplete Tekkaman (Teknoman) powers. Aware that her life will end soon, she bids Blade a heartfelt farewell and self-destructs in an overloaded version of her Voltekka attack in a vain attempt to vanquish Evil (Sabre) and his Tekkaman (Teknoman) soldiers, Axe, Sword and Lance. It is later discovered that a piece of her crystal remains in Blade's possession, temporarily boosting his speed and strength. This boost in strength was, however, insufficient for Blade to travel to the Moon to fight against Omega (Darkon).
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The character names were altered for the English-dubbed ''Teknoman'' release: Blade's "D-Boy" nickname was dropped in favor of "Blade" (in the edited UPN TV version, it was changed to "Slade") and his full name "Takaya Aiba" became "Nick Carter". Similarly, "Commander Heinrich von Freeman" became "Commander Jamison", "Noel" became "Ringo Richards", "Aki" became "Star Summers", "Milly" became "Tina Corman", "Levin" (an effeminate male in the original Japanese version) became the female "Maggie Matheson", "Honda" became "Mack", and "Miyuki" became "Shara". The "Radam" were now called "Venemoids" and their leader "Omega" became "Darkon".
====Omega (Darkon)====
:<small>{{anime voices|Norio Wakamoto|Simon Prescott}}</small>
:* '''Japanese name:''' {{nihongo|Kengo Aiba|相羽 ケンゴ|Aiba Kengo}}/{{nihongo|Tekkaman Omega|テッカマンオメガ|Tekkaman Omega}}
:* '''English name:''' Conrad Carter/Teknoman Darkon


In January 2016, the series was released as a remastered Blu-Ray boxset in Japan. The set contains all 50 episodes of the first series and all 6 episodes of the second series, as well as the [[original video animation|OVA]] specials from the laserdiscs, an unreleased episode entitled "Virgin Memory", and a new video interview with Toshiyuki Morikawa.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Komatsu|first1=Mikikazu|title="Tekkaman Blade" Blu-ray Box to be Released in January 2016|url=http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2015/11/19-1/tekkaman-blade-blu-ray-box-to-be-released-in-january-2016|website=Crunchyroll|access-date=December 20, 2017|language=en|date=November 19, 2015}}</ref>
:Omega (Darkon) is the leader of the Radam (Venomoid) army. He remained in the shadows as he was physically linked to the alien space ship until he can eventually raise the air craft from the Moon and descend to Earth. He uses a hologram of himself when he communicates with the others. He is eventually revealed to be Blade's eldest brother, Kengo (Conrad). Omega (Darkon) is also the most powerful Tekkaman (Teknoman), however Blade is able to destroy him by transforming into a Blaster Tekkaman (Super Teknoman) with the help of Evil's (Sabre's) crystal and his own and harnessing his rage over the loss of his family and Pegas's death. He is the only Tekkaman (Teknoman) that never changes into his human form though Kengo's (Conrad's) face can been seen integrated into his final form.
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====Dagger (Gunnar)====
|- style="border-bottom: 3px solid #FCA845;"
:<small>{{anime voices|Nobuo Tobita|John Vickery}}</small>
! style="width:5%;" | {{abbr|No.|number}} (JP)
:* '''Japanese name:''' {{nihongo|Fritz von Braun|フリッツ・フォン・ブラウン|Furittsu Fon Buraun}}/{{nihongo|Tekkaman Dagger|テッカマンダガー|Tekkaman Dagā}}
! style="width:5%;" | No. (US)
:* '''English name:''' Fritz Heidenreich/Teknoman Gunnar (U.S. version)
! English title<br /> Original Japanese title
:* '''English name:''' Fritz Heidenreich/Teknoman Dagger (International version)
! style="width:14%;" | Written by

! style="width:14%;" | Original air date<ref>{{cite web |url=http://mediaarts-db.jp/an/anime_series/3933 |script-title=ja:宇宙の騎士テッカマンブレード |language=ja |website=Media Arts Database |publisher=[[Agency for Cultural Affairs]] |access-date=April 22, 2015 |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304055446/http://mediaarts-db.jp/an/anime_series/3933 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
:Dagger, real name Fritz, is the first to fight Blade upon his return to Earth and sends Blade crashing down. He is extremely cocky and arrogant and believes that Blade could never defeat him. He was, however, responsible for creating the trap which did prevent Blade from Tek-Setting. When Blade's crystal is shattered, Dagger leads an offensive on the Space Knights' base, offering to relent if they provide Blade, knowing he can no longer transform into a Tekkaman (Teknoman). Blade, however, uses Pegas to transform and easily destroys Dagger with a single Voltekka (Tekno blaster or quantum energy beam) attack.
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====Axe====
:<small>{{anime voices|Yū Shimaka|Richard Epcar}}</small>
:* '''Japanese name:''' {{nihongo|Goddard|ゴダード|Godādo}}/{{nihongo|Tekkaman Axe|テッカマンアックス|Tekkaman Akkusu}}
:* '''English name:''' Grant Goddard/Teknoman Axe

:Blade and Evil's (Sabre's) martial arts instructor. He's also an electrical engineer and one of the heaviest Tekkamen (Teknoman). He tries to trap Blade and fight him one on one. Blade manages to defeat Axe by stabbing him with his hands in the shape of spears. Even though Axe was dying he tries to grab Blade by bear hugging him and trying to destroy him with his Voltekka blasters. O'Toole (O'Rourke) manages to break into the arena Blade was trapped in and shoots Axe in the head. This allows Blade to escape and Axe self-destructs.
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====Lance====
:<small>{{anime voices|Jūrōta Kosugi|Michael McConnohie}}</small>
:* '''Japanese name:''' {{nihongo|Molotov|モロトフ|Morotofu}}/{{nihongo|Tekkaman Lance|テッカマンランス|Tekkaman Ransu}}
:* '''English name:''' Kengo Moroto/Teknoman Lance

:Not much is known about his past except that he was one of the crew on the Argos. In the dub, his name was Kengo Moroto. He is tremendously strong in human form. He breaks into the Alaskan Space Knight Command Center while Blade is upgrading. The Space Knights had to distract Lance long enough so that Blade could finish his evolution. O'Toole (O'Rourke) fought Lance with a grenade. which resulted in a explosion and death of O'Toole (O'Rourke) after Lance stabs him to death in the abdomen with his weapon.

Blade finishes his transformation and destroys Lance with a Blaster Voltekka (Tekno blaster or Tekno-Bolt) in his upgraded form. Lance is capable of shooting darts out of his shoulder as well as being able to cling onto walls and hang from ceilings.<ref>NOTE: In his first appearance the English language version, Lance is credited as Teknoman Rapier. This error was corrected in subsequent appearances and was fixed for the International version.</ref>
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====Sword====
:<small>{{anime voices|Mari Yokoo|Melodee M. Spevack}}</small>
:* '''Japanese name:''' {{nihongo|Feng-Li|フォン・リー|Fon Rī}}/{{nihongo|Tekkaman Sword|テッカマンソード|Tekkaman Sōdo}}
:* '''English name:''' Catherine Aiyana/Teknoman Rapier (Only used in her first appearance in the International version)
:* '''English name:''' Catherine Aiyana/Teknoman Sword (Used from episode 35 and onwards)
:Feng-Li (Catherine) Kengo Aiba's (Conrad Carter's) former lover and fiancée. She is now Tekkaman (Teknoman) Sword. Although she is loyal to the Radam's (Venomoid's) cause, she still remembers to the memories of her past life and wishes that Omega (Darkon) was still the man she loved. She saves Evil (Sabre) from being killed by Blade and also destroys all but one of the space ports on the Space Ring. Sword damages the Blue Earth while Noal and Balzac are on a mission. She finally dies when she burns up while entering earth's atmosphere, after being gunned down by Balzac.<ref>NOTE: In her first appearance the English version, Sword is credited as Teknoman Lance (with Teknoman Lance being credited as Rapier) and speaks with a male voice. This error was corrected in subsequent appearances and was fixed for the International version.</ref>
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===Space Knights===
====Aki (Star)====
:<small>{{anime voices|Megumi Hayashibara|Barbara Goodson}}</small>
:* '''Japanese name:''' {{nihongo|Aki Kisaragi|如月 アキ|Kisaragi Aki}}
:* '''English name:''' Star Summers

:A member of the Space Knights, Aki (Star) is the Blue Earth's navigator. She is headstrong yet compassionate, though she sometimes romanticizes situations. Aki (Star), along with Noal (Ringo), discovered Blade when he crashed on Earth and soon developed a friendship that eventually became love. As Blade slips into his primal state after the final battle with Evil (Sabre), he holds on to the image of Aki (Star) to keep him sane. She accompanies the Space Knights on many missions while piloting the Blue Earth and/or as a field commander.
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====Noal (Ringo)====
:<small>{{anime voices|Yasunori Matsumoto|Kerrigan Mahan}}</small>
:* '''Japanese name:''' Noal Vereuse
:* '''English name:''' Richard 'Ringo' Vereuse

:A member of the Space Knights, Noal (Ringo) is a tough joker who initially doesn't trust Blade at all and shows it. He seems to like Aki (Star) as seen in the first episode and cares for her a lot as seen in the episode "Falling Star" when he bashed up Blade for indirectly causing Aki (Star) to be hospitalized. He is also willing to destroy him in the fifth episode, as seen when he is fully prepared to blow Blade out of the sky when it seems that his time is up. As the series goes on, however, they become firm friends, playing a strong part in breaking Blade out of the military confinement center where Blade had been taken and constantly telling him to reveal his feelings about Aki (Star), such as advising him to buy flowers, and so on. Some time into the series, when he is breaking Blade out of the confinement center, he steals the second 'Sol-Tekkaman suit' ('Tekno-Suit') and participates in almost every battle after that, fighting alongside Blade and sometimes alone. While the suit is strong, he is more often than not defeated when battling Tekkamen (Teknomen), although he puts it to good use against the more vulnerable Radam (Venomoid). Unfortunately, it can't match either the strength or firepower of the Tekkamen (Teknoman) armor, who can easily counter or avoid all of the suit's weapons.

====Milly (Tina)====
:<small>{{anime voices|Chisa Yokoyama|Julie Maddalena}}</small>
:* '''Japanese name:''' Miletta Le Rouge
:* '''English name:''' Tina Corman
She is a bright and young Space Knight, and seems to be the one that Blade trusts at first, he certainly confides in her the condition of his 30 minutes time limit in a more compassionate way than he does to anyone else, even Aki (Star). She looks like Blade's younger sister, Miyuki (Shara), a coincidence not left unused. When Blade exceeded his 30 minute time limit and became a Radam (Venomoid) warrior, she was the only one who could bring him back and he reverted back to his normal state, horrified at what he had done.
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====Heinrich Van Freeman (Jamison)====
<small>{{anime voices|Hirotaka Suzuoki|Michael Forest}}</small>
:* '''Japanese name''': Miletta Le Rouge
:* '''English name''': Commander Jamison
A strong, tall commander, who leads the Space Knights well. He is extremely concerned with the safety of his military squad, as shown by his absolute unwillingness to force Blade into battle, or to undergo the evolution process. He is the one who discovered the information on the Argos, prompting Blade to fill in the rest of the gaps. Freeman (Jamison) seems to suffer from a form of albinism: he has red eyes and white hair, although his skin is not unusually pale.
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====Honda (Mac)====
:<small>{{anime voices|Shozo Iizuka|Richard Epcar}}</small>
:* '''Japanese name''': {{nihongo|Honda|本田}}
:* '''English name''': Mac MacElroy
A wide, caring mechanic. He designed Pegas with Levin's (Maggie's) help. He is brave and will not step down from the line of Duty. After the attack on the Space Knights HQ, he chose to stay with Freeman (Jamison) and build the new command center rather than travel with Aki (Star), Noal (Ringo) and Levin (Maggie) to destroy the Tekkamen (Teknomen).

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====Levin (Maggie)====
:<small>{{anime voices|Shigeru Nakahara|Mari Devon}}</small>
:* '''Japanese name''': Levin
:* '''English name''': Maggie Matherson
Levin (Maggie) is a cross-dresser and a highly skilled mechanic.<ref>NOTE: While male in the Japanese version, this character is female in the English dubs. Levin's (Maggie) fascination with Blade was one of the more notable characteristics carried over to the English dubs. As a result, Levin (Maggie) would often gush over Blade and even attempted to assist him in battle at one point by blasting a Spider Crab with a turret gun, only to be saved at the last minute by Balzac in the Sol-Tekkaman 1. (Tekno-Suit 1)</ref> Levin also fantasizes about Blade in earlier episodes, to have himself or herself be brought back to reality by Honda (Mac). He or she is extremely talented in mechanics, cooking, and history. He or she chooses to travel with Aki (Star) and Noal (Ringo) in the land vehicle, the 'Green Earth'.

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====Pegas====
:<small>{{anime voices|Nobuo Tobita|Tom Wyner}}</small>
:* '''English name''': Pegus/Teknobot
The mobile support unit used by Blade to transform into Tekkaman (Teknoman) Blade after his crystal is shattered. Pegas has a deep, bland strong voice which is easily recognizable. He can be activated by voice command, or by remote from the Space Knight Central Command. He was named "Pegas" from the beginning in the original version, but the dubbed versions instead state that O'Toole (O'Rourke) named him "Pegus" after the mythological flying horse [[Pegasus]]. His trademark is singing a soldier's song The Irish "[[Danny Boy]]" ("Bold Soldier Boy"), a tune which O'Toole (O'Rourke) always sings; to Levin's (Maggie's) annoyance, O'Toole (O'Rourke) saves the song in Pegas' memory banks, although Blade requests that it be left in, much to the surprise of the other Space Knights. In the English dub, Pegas sings the same tune ("Bold Soldier Boy"), but with different words to the original Japanese version.

:Pegas is destroyed by Omega (Darkon) in the final episode.<ref>NOTE: In the original Japanese version and International version, an oil tear floats from Pegas' eye when saying his final goodbye after he is killed, but this was removed in the U.S. version.</ref> He is later rebuilt and used by Aki (Star) in ''[[Tekkaman Blade II]]''.

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====O'Toole (O'Rourke)====
:<small>{{anime voices|Masaru Ikeda|Bryan Cranston}}</small>
:* '''Japanese name:''' Barnard O'Toole
:* '''English name:''' Sergeant Miles O'Rourke

The leader of a special commando unit, who was stranded on the Space Ring. At first, he didn't believe in Tekkaman (Teknoman) Blade's abilities until he was saved by him. He teaches Blade about how soldiers have lives too. When he lost three of his soldiers, he asked him how would the families of those lost soldiers would feel, which made him realize that he can put trust in others, specifically the Space Knights. In addition, he taught Pegas to sing the song "[[Danny Boy]]" ("Bold Soldier Boy") Unfortunately, he is killed by Lance in order to give Tekkaman (Teknoman) Blade the time needed to upgrade into Blade's Blaster (Super Teknoman) form. He was buried in the flower field hidden deep under the Antarctic Space Knight Base.
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====Balzac====
:<small>{{anime voices|Kenyuu Horiuchi|Steve Bulen}}</small>
:* '''Japanese name:''' Balzac Asimov
:* '''English name:''' Balzac St. Jacques

An arrogant soldier who was a spy for the military commander, General Colbert (General Galt), who maliciously taunted Blade and the Space Knights. Freeman (Jamison) intentionally gave him the data of the Tekkaman (Teknoman), implying that the Space Knights will need all the help they can get, leading to the creation of the Sol-Tekkaman suits (Tekno suits), with Balzac piloting the first one. He led a strike team on the Space Ring thinking it was the main base; however, it wasn't and fell into a trap set by Evil (Sabre), who proceeded to annihilate Balzac's military squad. Balzac escaped the massacre and returned to Earth where he was saved by a woman named Rachael and her young brother Rick. For several months, he stayed with Rachael and Rick, finally understanding what it feels like to have people care for him, but also seeking revenge for the death of Marlou, his best friend. He ends up helping the Space Knights, giving extra firepower to the team, which already had Blade and Noal (Ringo). He and Noal (Ringo) still show rivalry towards each other, but without a sense of grudge against each other unlike before. Near the end, both he and Noal (Ringo) take on Tekkaman (Teknoman) Sword. Balzac used Noal's (Ringo's) suit to use a special cannon designed by Freeman (Jamison) to negate the Tek Set. He managed to kill Sword in battle, however, she grabbed Balzac at the last moment, taking him along with her. As they descended, Balzac thought of Rachael one last time before shooting her in the chest. As they both plummeted towards Earth, Balzac burns to death on his entry towards the earths atmosphere, with Sword burning up along with him. In the dub, Balzac survived in the final battle.

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==Character names==
{| class="wikitable"
!|Japanese version (name)
!|English version (name)
|-
|Balzac Asimov
|Balzac Saint Jaques
|-
|Honda
|Mac Mackelroy
|-
|-
{{Episode list
|Levin
| EpisodeNumber = 00
|Maggie Matheson
| EpisodeNumber2 = −
|-
| Title = ''(A Fierce Battle Begins)''
|Noal Vereuse
| AltTitle = Nagaki tatakai no jokyoku
|Richard 'Ringo' Vereuse
| RAltTitle = &nbsp;({{Nihongo2|長き戦いの序曲}})
|-
| RTitle =
|Miyuki Aiba/Tekkaman Rapier
| WrittenBy = Unknown
|Shara Carter/Teknoman Rapier
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1992|2|18}}
|-
| LineColor = FCA845
|Takaya Aiba/D-Boy/Tekkaman Blade
}}
|Nick Carter/Slade/Teknoman Blade/Blade
{{Episode list
|-
| EpisodeNumber = 01
|Aki Kisaragi
| EpisodeNumber2 = 01
|Star Summers
| Title = Friend or Foe ''(The Sky-Soaring Super Man)''
|-
| AltTitle = Ama kakeru no chō jin
|Milly
| RAltTitle = &nbsp;({{Nihongo2|天駆ける超人}})
|Tina Corman
| RTitle =
|-
| WrittenBy = Mayori Sekijima
|Chief Heinrich Van Freeman
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1992|2|25}}
|Commander Jamison
| LineColor = FCA845
|-
}}
|Barnard O'Toole
{{Episode list
|Sergeant Miles O'Rourke
| EpisodeNumber = 02
|-
| EpisodeNumber2 = 02
|General Colbert
| Title = Invasion ''(The Lonely Warrior)''
|General Xerxes Galt
| AltTitle = Kodoku no Senshi
|-
| RAltTitle = &nbsp;({{Nihongo2|孤独の戦士}})
|Kengo Aiba/Tekkaman Omega
| RTitle =
|Conrad Carter/Darkon
| WrittenBy = [[Satoru Akahori]]
|-
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1992|3|3}}
|Feng-Li/Tekkaman Sword
| LineColor = FCA845
|Catherine Aiyana/Teknoman Sword
}}
|-
{{Episode list
|Shinya Aiba/Tekkaman Evil
| EpisodeNumber = 03
|Cain Carter/Teknoman Sabre
| EpisodeNumber2 = 03
|-
| Title = Power of the Space Knights ''(The Defense Army's Ambition)''
|Fritz Von Brown/Tekkaman Dagger
| AltTitle = Bōeigun no yabō
|Fritz Heidenreich/Teknoman Dagger (Gunnar)
| RAltTitle = &nbsp;({{Nihongo2|防衛軍の野望}})
|-
| RTitle =
|Goddard/Tekkaman Axe
| WrittenBy = Nobuaki Kishima
|Grant Goddard/Teknoman Axe
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1992|3|10}}
|-
| LineColor = FCA845
|Molotov/Tekkaman Lance
}}
|Kengo Moroto/Teknoman Lance
{{Episode list
|-
| EpisodeNumber = 04
|Radam
| EpisodeNumber2 = 04
|Venomoids
| Title = Falling Star ''(Senseless Desertion in the face of the enemy)''
| AltTitle = Riyūnaki tekizentōbō
| RAltTitle = &nbsp;({{Nihongo2|理由なき敵前逃亡}})
| RTitle =
| WrittenBy = Hiroyuki Kawasaki
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1992|3|17}}
| LineColor = FCA845
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 05
| EpisodeNumber2 = 05
| Title = Time's Up ''(Kill Me!)''
| AltTitle = Ore wo korose
| RAltTitle = &nbsp;({{Nihongo2|オレを殺せ}})
| RTitle =
| WrittenBy = Hiroyuki Kawasaki
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1992|3|24}}
| LineColor = FCA845
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 06
| EpisodeNumber2 = 06
| Title = Shattered Crystal ''(Tekk-set Impossible)''
| AltTitle = Tekkusetto funō
| RAltTitle = &nbsp;({{Nihongo2|テックセット不能}})
| RTitle =
| WrittenBy = Katsuhiko Chiba
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1992|3|31}}
| LineColor = FCA845
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 07
| EpisodeNumber2 = 07
| Title = Teknobot ''(Launch of the Mobile Unit Pegas)''
| AltTitle = Kidōhei Pegasu Hasshin
| RAltTitle = &nbsp;({{Nihongo2|機動兵ペガス発進}})
| RTitle =
| WrittenBy = Seiko Watanabe
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1992|4|7}}
| LineColor = FCA845
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 08
| EpisodeNumber2 = 08
| Title = Snapshot ''(The Mysterious War Correspondent)''
| AltTitle = Nazo no Jūgunkisha
| RAltTitle = &nbsp;({{Nihongo2|謎の従軍記者}})
| RTitle =
| WrittenBy = Satoru Akahori
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1992|4|14}}
| LineColor = FCA845
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 09
| EpisodeNumber2 = 09
| Title = Convoy ''(Rescue! The Jupiter Crew)''
| AltTitle = Kyūshutsu! Mokusei Kurū
| RAltTitle = &nbsp;({{Nihongo2|救出! 木星クルー}})
| RTitle =
| WrittenBy = Nobuaki Kishima
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1992|4|21}}
| LineColor = FCA845
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 10
| EpisodeNumber2 = 10
| Title = Bold Soldier Boy ''(A Lullaby Echoing in War)''
| AltTitle = Senka ni hibiku komori uta
| RAltTitle = &nbsp;({{Nihongo2|戦火に響く子守歌}})
| RTitle =
| WrittenBy = Hiroyuki Kawasaki
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1992|4|28}}
| LineColor = FCA845
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 11
| EpisodeNumber2 = −
| Title = ''(The D-Boy File)''
| AltTitle = Dboui Fairu
| RAltTitle = &nbsp;({{Nihongo2|Dボウイファイル}})
| RTitle =
| WrittenBy = Satoru Akahori
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1992|5|5}}
| LineColor = FCA845
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 12
| EpisodeNumber2 = 11
| Title = Brother Beware ''(The Red Horror, Evil)''
| AltTitle = Akai Senritsu Ebiru
| RAltTitle = &nbsp;({{Nihongo2|赤い戦慄エビル}})
| RTitle =
| WrittenBy = Katsuhiko Chiba
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1992|5|12}}
| LineColor = FCA845
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 13
| EpisodeNumber2 = 12
| Title = Sibling Rivalry ''(Brothers of Destiny)''
| AltTitle = Shukumei no Kyōdai
| RAltTitle = &nbsp;({{Nihongo2|宿命の兄弟}})
| RTitle =
| WrittenBy = Nobuaki Kishima
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1992|5|19}}
| LineColor = FCA845
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 14
| EpisodeNumber2 = 13
| Title = Family Feud ''(Demon Tied by Blood)''
| AltTitle = Chi wo waketa akuma
| RAltTitle = &nbsp;({{Nihongo2|血をわけた悪魔}})
| RTitle =
| WrittenBy = Seiko Watanabe
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1992|5|26}}
| LineColor = FCA845
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 15
| EpisodeNumber2 = 14
| Title = Saber Strike ''(The Evil Spirit Revives)''
| AltTitle = Majin yomikaeru
| RAltTitle = &nbsp;({{Nihongo2|魔神蘇る}})
| RTitle =
| WrittenBy = Satoru Akahori
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1992|6|2}}
| LineColor = FCA845
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 16
| EpisodeNumber2 = 15
| Title = Spy Game ''(Portrait of Betrayal)''
| AltTitle = Uragiri no shōzō
| RAltTitle = &nbsp;({{Nihongo2|裏切りの肖像}})
| RTitle =
| WrittenBy = Satoru Akahori
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1992|6|9}}
| LineColor = FCA845
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 17
| EpisodeNumber2 = 16
| Title = Sword and Steel ''(Savior of Steel)''
| AltTitle = Kōtetsu no Kyūseishu
| RAltTitle = &nbsp;({{Nihongo2|鋼鉄の救世主}})
| RTitle =
| WrittenBy = Nobuaki Kishima
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1992|6|16}}
| LineColor = FCA845
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 18
| EpisodeNumber2 = 17
| Title = The Visitor ''(The Price of Glory)''
| AltTitle = Eikōhe no daishō
| RAltTitle = &nbsp;({{Nihongo2|栄光への代償}})
| RTitle =
| WrittenBy = Nobuaki Kishima
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1992|6|23}}
| LineColor = FCA845
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 19
| EpisodeNumber2 = 18
| Title = Battleground ''(Warrior With a Closed Heart)''
| AltTitle = Kokoro tozashita Senshi
| RAltTitle = &nbsp;({{Nihongo2|心閉ざした戦士}})
| RTitle =
| WrittenBy = Seiko Watanabe
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1992|6|30}}
| LineColor = FCA845
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 20
| EpisodeNumber2 = 19
| Title = Resurrection ''(Resurrected! Transformation of Rage)''
| AltTitle = Fukkatsu! Ikari no Henshin
| RAltTitle = &nbsp;({{Nihongo2|復活! 怒りの変身}})
| RTitle =
| WrittenBy = Kuniaki Yamashita
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1992|7|7}}
| LineColor = FCA845
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 21
| EpisodeNumber2 = 20
| Title = Mind Game ''(Premonition of Love and Death)''
| AltTitle = Ai to Shi no Yokan
| RAltTitle = &nbsp;({{Nihongo2|愛と死の予感}})
| RTitle =
| WrittenBy = Hiroyuki Kawasaki
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1992|7|14}}
| LineColor = FCA845
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 22
| EpisodeNumber2 = 21
| Title = Decision ''(Miyuki's Decision)''
| AltTitle = Miyuki no Ketsui
| RAltTitle = &nbsp;({{Nihongo2|ミユキの決意}})
| RTitle =
| WrittenBy = Kuniaki Yamashita
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1992|7|21}}
| LineColor = FCA845
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 23
| EpisodeNumber2 = 22
| Title = Reunion ''(The Scarred Reunion)''
| AltTitle = Kizu darake no saikai
| RAltTitle = &nbsp;({{Nihongo2|傷だらけの再会}})
| RTitle =
| WrittenBy = Katsuhiko Chiba
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1992|7|28}}
| LineColor = FCA845
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 24
| EpisodeNumber2 = 23
| Title = In the Beginning ''(The Torn-Open Past)''
| AltTitle = Hiki sakareta kako
| RAltTitle = &nbsp;({{Nihongo2|引き裂かれた過去}})
| RTitle =
| WrittenBy = Nobuaki Kishima
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1992|8|4}}
| LineColor = FCA845
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 25
| EpisodeNumber2 = 24
| Title = Shara's Secret ''(New Demons)''
| AltTitle = Aratanaru Akuma
| RAltTitle = &nbsp;({{Nihongo2|新たなる悪魔}})
| RTitle =
| WrittenBy = Hiroyuki Kawasaki
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1992|8|11}}
| LineColor = FCA845
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 26
| EpisodeNumber2 = −
| Title = ''(Battle to the Death)''
| AltTitle = Shi wo kaketa tatakai
| RAltTitle = &nbsp;({{Nihongo2|死をかけた戦い}})
| RTitle =
| WrittenBy = Kuniaki Yamashita
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1992|8|18}}
| LineColor = FCA845
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 27
| EpisodeNumber2 = 25
| Title = Forget Me Not ''(Legacy for the Survivors)''
| AltTitle = Nokorishi monohe no Isan
| RAltTitle = &nbsp;({{Nihongo2|残りし者への遺産}})
| RTitle =
| WrittenBy = Satoru Akahori
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1992|8|25}}
| LineColor = FCA845
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 28
| EpisodeNumber2 = 26
| Title = Chronicle ''(The White Majin)''
| AltTitle = Shiroi Majin
| RAltTitle = &nbsp;({{Nihongo2|白い魔人}})
| RTitle =
| WrittenBy = Satoru Akahori
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1992|9|1}}
| LineColor = FCA845
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 29
| EpisodeNumber2 = 27
| Title = Red Saviour ''(A Bouquet of Flowers on the Battlefield)''
| AltTitle = Tatakai no noni Hanataba
| RAltTitle = &nbsp;({{Nihongo2|戦いの野に花束を}})
| RTitle =
| WrittenBy = Seiko Watanabe
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1992|9|8}}
| LineColor = FCA845
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 30
| EpisodeNumber2 = 28
| Title = Running on Empty ''(Traces of Father)''
| AltTitle = Chichi no Omokage
| RAltTitle = &nbsp;({{Nihongo2|父の面影}})
| RTitle =
| WrittenBy = Nobuaki Kishima
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1992|9|15}}
| LineColor = FCA845
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 31
| EpisodeNumber2 = 29
| Title = Tekno Trap ''(Town of Vengeance)''
| AltTitle = Fukushū no Machi
| RAltTitle = &nbsp;({{Nihongo2|復讐の街}})
| RTitle =
| WrittenBy = Kuniaki Yamashita
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1992|9|22}}
| LineColor = FCA845
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 32
| EpisodeNumber2 = 30
| Title = Lady in Waiting ''(The Girl Who Waits Impatiently)''
| AltTitle = Machiwabita Shōjo
| RAltTitle = &nbsp;({{Nihongo2|待ちわびた少女}})
| RTitle =
| WrittenBy = Katsuhiko Chiba
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1992|9|29}}
| LineColor = FCA845
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 33
| EpisodeNumber2 = 31
| Title = Reformation ''(Reunion in the Wilderness)''
| AltTitle = Kōya no Saikai
| RAltTitle = &nbsp;({{Nihongo2|荒野の再会}})
| RTitle =
| WrittenBy = Satoru Akahori
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1992|10|6}}
| LineColor = FCA845
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 34
| EpisodeNumber2 = −
| Title = ''(Brothers of Light and Shadow)''
| AltTitle = Hikari to Kage no Kyōdai
| RAltTitle = &nbsp;({{Nihongo2|光と影の兄弟}})
| RTitle =
| WrittenBy = Nobuaki Kishima
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1992|10|13}}
| LineColor = FCA845
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 35
| EpisodeNumber2 = 32
| Title = Ax Trap ''(Enemy in the Fog)''
| AltTitle = Kiri no Naka no Teki
| RAltTitle = &nbsp;({{Nihongo2|霧の中の敵}})
| RTitle =
| WrittenBy = Kuniaki Yamashita
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1992|10|20}}
| LineColor = FCA845
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 36
| EpisodeNumber2 = 33
| Title = Ax Attack ''(A Decisive Battle!! Axe)''
| AltTitle = Kessen!! Akkusu
| RAltTitle = &nbsp;({{Nihongo2|決戦!! アックス}})
| RTitle =
| WrittenBy = Seiko Watanabe
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1992|10|27}}
| LineColor = FCA845
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 37
| EpisodeNumber2 = 34
| Title = On Ice ''(The Decayed Body)''
| AltTitle = Mushibamareta nikudai
| RAltTitle = &nbsp;({{Nihongo2|蝕まれた肉体}})
| RTitle =
| WrittenBy = Kuniaki Yamashita
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1992|11|3}}
| LineColor = FCA845
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 38
| EpisodeNumber2 = −
| Title = ''(Labyrinth of Death)''
| AltTitle = Shihe no meikyū
| RAltTitle = &nbsp;({{Nihongo2|死への迷宮}})
| RTitle =
| WrittenBy = Katsuhiko Chiba
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1992|11|10}}
| LineColor = FCA845
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 39
| EpisodeNumber2 = −
| Title = ''(Super Warrior Blaster)''
| AltTitle = Chō Senshi Burasutā
| RAltTitle = &nbsp;({{Nihongo2|超戦士ブラスター}})
| RTitle =
| WrittenBy = Nobuaki Kishima
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1992|11|17}}
| LineColor = FCA845
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 40
| EpisodeNumber2 = −
| Title = ''(The Love and Struggle of Two People)''
| AltTitle = Ai to Tatakai no Ninin
| RAltTitle = &nbsp;({{Nihongo2|愛と戦いの二人}})
| RTitle =
| WrittenBy = Satoru Akahori
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1992|11|24}}
| LineColor = FCA845
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 41
| EpisodeNumber2 = 35
| Title = Fifty-Fifty ''(Evil, The Resurrected Devil)''
| AltTitle = Ebiru Yomikaeru Akuma
| RAltTitle = &nbsp;({{Nihongo2|エビル·蘇る悪魔}})
| RTitle =
| WrittenBy = Kuniaki Yamashita
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1992|12|1}}
| LineColor = FCA845
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 42
| EpisodeNumber2 = 36
| Title = Evolution ''(Clash! The Old Red Enemy)''
| AltTitle = Gekitotsu! Akai Jukuteki
| RAltTitle = &nbsp;({{Nihongo2|激突! 赤い宿敵}})
| RTitle =
| WrittenBy = Satoru Akahori
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1992|12|8}}
| LineColor = FCA845
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 43
| EpisodeNumber2 = 37
| Title = Reflection ''(Bullet of Parting)''
| AltTitle = Ketsubetsu no jūdan
| RAltTitle = &nbsp;({{Nihongo2|訣別の銃弾}})
| RTitle =
| WrittenBy = Hiroyuki Kawasaki
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1992|12|15}}
| LineColor = FCA845
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 44
| EpisodeNumber2 = 38
| Title = Amnesia ''(The Approaching Darkness)''
| AltTitle = Semari kuru Yami
| RAltTitle = &nbsp;({{Nihongo2|迫り来る闇}})
| RTitle =
| WrittenBy = Nobuaki Kishima
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1992|12|22}}
| LineColor = FCA845
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 45
| EpisodeNumber2 = 39
| Title = Metamorphosis ''(The Truth of the Invaders)''
| AltTitle = Shinjitsu no shinryakusha
| RAltTitle = &nbsp;({{Nihongo2|真実の侵略者}})
| RTitle =
| WrittenBy = Satoru Akahori
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1993|1|5}}
| LineColor = FCA845
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 46
| EpisodeNumber2 = 40
| Title = Sword Strike ''(The House Where Time Stood Still)''
| AltTitle = Toki no tomatta ie
| RAltTitle = &nbsp;({{Nihongo2|時の止まった家}})
| RTitle =
| WrittenBy = Mayori Sekijima
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1993|1|12}}
| LineColor = FCA845
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 47
| EpisodeNumber2 = 41
| Title = Battle of the Space Ring ''(The Fate of Darkness and Death)''
| AltTitle = Yami to Shi no Unmei
| RAltTitle = &nbsp;({{Nihongo2|闇と死の運命}})
| RTitle =
| WrittenBy = Kuniaki Yamashita
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1993|1|19}}
| LineColor = FCA845
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 48
| EpisodeNumber2 = 42
| Title = Beginning of the End ''(Heroic! Evil Dies)''
| AltTitle = Sōretsu! Ebiru Shisu
| RAltTitle = &nbsp;({{Nihongo2|壮烈! エビル死す}})
| RTitle =
| WrittenBy = Satoru Akahori
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1993|1|26}}
| LineColor = FCA845
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 49
| EpisodeNumber2 = 43
| Title = Final Battle ''(Life Burns Out)''
| AltTitle = Moetsukiru inochi
| RAltTitle = &nbsp;({{Nihongo2|燃えつきる命}})
| RTitle =
| WrittenBy = Mayori Sekijima
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1993|2|2}}
| LineColor = FCA845
}}
|}
|}


===Specials===<!--air dates for the specials need including-->
==Analysis of armor==
These OVA specials were originally included in the ''Crystal Box'' [[laserdisc]] set and later included as special features for the DVD and Blu-Ray releases.
{| class="infobox bordered"
{|class="wikitable"
|+ '''Armor stats'''
|- style="border-bottom: 3px solid #FCA845;"
!|Japanese version (name)
! style="width:1%;" | No.
!|English version (name)
! English title<br /> Original Japanese title
!|Height (m)
! style="width:14%;" | Original air date
!|Weight (kg)
|-
|-
{{Episode list
|Sol-Tekkaman 1 (Original and Custom) (Balzac Asimov)
| EpisodeNumber = 1
|Tekno-Suit 1/Balzac Saint Jaques
| Title = Burning Clock
|2.30
| AltTitle = Moeta Tokei
|181
| RAltTitle = &nbsp;({{Nihongo2|燃えた時計}})
|-
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1998|05|06}}
|Sol-Tekkaman 2 (Noal Vereuse)
| ShortSummary = In his last moments before his death, Shinya's life is shown in a series of flashbacks, focusing on Shinya and Takaya's rivalry, Shinya's perceived place in the family, and how his mother died.
|Tekno-Suit 2/Richard 'Ringo' Vereuse
| LineColor = FCA845
|2.30
}}
|181
{{Episode list
|-
| EpisodeNumber = 2
|Miyuki Aiba/Tekkaman Rapier
| Title = Twin Blood
|Shara Carter/Teknoman Shara (Rapier)
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1998|05|06}}
|1.95
| ShortSummary = Tekkaman Blade and Evil's first battle is retold with different character designs than used in the series. Blade and Evil's Tekkaman forms have also been redesigned to have a more techno-organic feel to them. The new Tekkamen designs were provided by [[Yutaka Nakamura]].
|70
| LineColor = FCA845
|-
}}
|D-Boy/Takaya Aiba<br />Tekkaman Blade
{{Episode list
|Nick Carter/Teknoman Blade
| EpisodeNumber = –
|2.32
| Title = Stage 0: Missing Link
|81
| RAltTitle = &nbsp;({{Nihongo2|「MISSING-LINK」}})
|-
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1998|05|06}}
|Blaster Blade
| ShortSummary = A prequel to ''Tekkaman Blade II'', showing events such as the beginning of the second Radam war, Aki's transformation into the Red Tekkaman, the Tekkaman Rebellion of Prague, and the restoration of Blade's crystal.
|Super Teknoman Blade/Teknoman Plus
| LineColor = FCA845
|2.38
}}
|87
|-
|Kengo Aiba/Tekkaman Omega
|Conrad Carter/Darkon
|2.41
|108
|-
|Shinya Aiba/Tekkaman Evil
|Cain Carter/Teknoman Sabre
|2.36
|90
|-
|Fritz von Brown/Tekkaman Dagger
|Fritz Heidenreich/Teknoman Dagger (Gunnar)
|2.40
|89
|-
|Goddard/Tekkaman Axe
|Grant Goddard/Teknoman Axe
|2.32
|90
|-
|Molotov/Tekkaman Lance
|Kengo Moroto/Teknoman Lance
|2.42
|86
|-
|Feng-Li/Tekkaman Sword
|Catherine Aiyana/Teknoman Sword
|2.20
|70
|-
|Pegas
|Teknobot/Pegus
|2.70
|6500
|}
|}
A Tekkaman (known as a ''Teknoman'' in the English version) is a human who has been biologically altered by the Radam's (Venomoid) "Tek-System" plants. Not all humans are biologically compatible with the "Tek-System" plants. Incompatible candidates are eventually ejected from the plants and die shortly afterwards.


===''Tekkaman Blade II''===<!--plot summaries for each episode need including-->
Those that do survive gain the ability to transform into a powerful armored form. The armor is capable of self-propelled flight, functions as an environmental suit, and is virtually invulnerable to most forms of attack, Blade withstood a nuclear explosion at ground zero without apparent ill effect.
{{Nihongo|'''''Tekkaman Blade II'''''|宇宙の騎士テッカマンブレードII|Uchu no Kishi Tekkaman Burēdo Tsū|lit. ''Space Knight Tekkaman Blade II''{{hair space}}}} is a six-episode [[original video animation]] (OVA) that was released in 1994 by [[Tatsunoko]] and serves as a sequel to the ''Tekkaman Blade'' anime series. The series was originally licensed by [[Urban Vision]] on VHS in 1998 and later released on DVD in 2001,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2001-10-31/this-week's-anime-and-manga-releases|title = This Week's Anime and Manga Releases| date=9 August 2023 }}</ref> before later being picked up by [[Discotek Media]] in 2012 for an uncut home-media release on DVD and Blu-Ray format, with English dubbing and subtitles as options.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Loo |first1=Egan |title=Discotek Licenses Tekkaman Blade II Anime |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-08-13/discotek-licenses-tekkaman-blade-ii-anime |website=Anime News Network |access-date=2015-07-19 |language=en |date=2012-08-13}}</ref> The series aired on [[Starz Encore]]'s Action Anime programming block in 1999.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/1999-01-27/encore-announces-anime-block-on-action-channel|title = Encore announces anime block on Action channel| date=9 August 2023 }}</ref>


{|class="wikitable"
All Tekkamen (Teknomen) transform into their armor by use of a crystal that is stored in their bodies while not in use, known as a [[Tek System Box|System Box]]. Blade's crystal is shattered early on by Tekkaman (Teknoman) Dagger and he is forced to use Pegas to transform. In addition, the crystal is capable of enabling the Tekkaman (Teknoman) to travel through space at high speeds (without his crystal, Blade is Earth-bound without the assistance of the Blue Earth).
|- style="border-bottom: 3px solid #FCA845;"

! style="width:1%;" | No.
The armor also has a number of built-in offensive systems. First, physical strength is enhanced considerably. (Tekkaman Lance also demonstrated extraordinary strength in human form, lifting a man of the ground one handed, and throwing him hard enough to crack concrete). For melee combat, a Tekkaman uses a spear-like weapon called a {{nihongo|'''Tekk Lancer'''|テックランサー|Tekkuransā}} (called ''Tekno-Lance'' in ''Teknoman''). The lances wielded by some Tekkamen had special abilities: Dagger's could double as a bow capable of firing energized arrows, Blade's had launchable boomerang blades, and his and Evil (Sabre's) could generate an electrical charge in addition to being used as a throwing star. Blade also had a grappling spike that could be fired out of the right wrist of his gauntlet as was shown at the end of episode three when he tows the Blue Earth. Miyuki (Shara) and Evil (Sabre) are later shown using similar tools.
! English title<br /> Original Japanese title

! style="width:14%;" | Original air date<ref>{{cite web |url=http://mediaarts-db.jp/an/anime_series/5033 |script-title=ja:宇宙の騎士テッカマンブレードII |language=ja |website=Media Arts Database |publisher=[[Agency for Cultural Affairs]] |access-date=April 22, 2015 |archive-date=February 18, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170218143534/http://mediaarts-db.jp/an/anime_series/5033 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
Most Tekkamen have access to {{nihongo|'''Voltekka'''|ボルテッカ|Borutekka}} (known as '''Teknopower Blasters''' and later '''Tekno-Bolt''' in ''Teknoman''), massively powerful energy cannons. Evil (Sabre) is capable of using his blasters to power a controllable "ball lightning" blast known as a "Psy-Voltekka", and Blade is later able to boost the power of his blast using Pegas' expansion to create the "High-colt Voltekka" attack.
|-

{{Episode list
Blade and Evil (Sabre) later evolve into a ''Blaster Tekkaman'' (known as ''Super Teknoman/Teknoman Plus/Penultimate Embodiment'' in ''Teknoman''). During battle, they can change their armor into an enhanced form which boosts their Voltekka weapons and speed considerably, and in Blade's case, he is able to perform variations of the Voltekka such as the "Lancer Voltekka" where he throws a Voltekka charge using his Tekk-Lancer (a technique also used by Axe) and the powerful "Blaster Voltekka", where the energy is built up in front of Blade before he unleashes it in the same manner as his original Voltekka attack. This form is temporary, as they are shown reverting to their original armors either when they don't need the boost in power anymore, or when they simply lack the strength to uphold it. This enhancement also has serious neurological effects for both of them, especially Blade as he was suffering from excess fatigue and strain before he even gained this ability.
| EpisodeNumber = 1

| Title = Stage 1: The New Generation&nbsp;– Part 1
Blade had a technique called {{nihongo|'''Crash Intrude'''|クラッシュ イントルード|Kurasshu Intorūdo}} ('''Tekno Battle Mode''' in ''Teknoman'') in which his armor generated a bird-shaped aura of green energy, allowing him to destroy enemy targets by crashing into them. Miyuki (Rapier) is also shown using this technique.
| RAltTitle = &nbsp;({{Nihongo2|「VIRGIN-FLUSH」}})

| RTitle = &nbsp;(Virgin Flush)
==Episodes==
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1994|7|21}}
{{main|List of Tekkaman Blade episodes}}
| ShortSummary = The United Earth Fleet fights off another Radam invasion, but the Radam Tekkamen wipe out the fleet and send missiles to Earth. This causes errors during the Tekkaman conversion process for three new Space Knight cadets, and Yumi is given the Reactor Voltekka instead of Natasha. The Space Knights attack the Radam, but are overpowered. While attempting to help them, Yumi is unable to control the power of the Reactor Voltekka, which leads to a disaster.

| LineColor = FCA845
==Video games==
}}
There have been a total of three video games based on the ''Tekkaman Blade'' anime series. The first one was on [[Game Boy]] and is a simple scrolling action game. The next ''[[Uchuu no Kishi: Tekkaman Blade|Tekkaman Blade game]]'' was on [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|Super Nintendo]] and is a side-scrolling action game mixed with player vs. computer fighting scenes. The final game was released on the Japanese home computer system the [[PC98]] and is a strategic game.
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 2
| Title = Stage 1: The New Generation&nbsp;– Part 2
| RAltTitle = &nbsp;({{Nihongo2|「VIRGIN-BLOOD」}})
| RTitle = &nbsp;(Virgin Blood)
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1994|8|24}}
| ShortSummary = Yumi goes through training in order to control the Reactor Voltekka. The Radam attack the Space Knights' HQ. The Space Knights hold back out of mercy for the enemy. Aki joins the fight and kills the Radam Tekkamen.
| LineColor = FCA845
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 3
| Title = Stage 2: The Alien Intruder&nbsp;– Part 1
| RAltTitle = &nbsp;({{Nihongo2|「VIRGIN-DREAM」}})
| RTitle = &nbsp;(Virgin Dream)
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1994|9|21}}
| ShortSummary = Blade reappears and destroys a group of Radam. Yumi contends with Aki for D-Boy's love.
| LineColor = FCA845
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 4
| Title = Stage 2: The Alien Intruder&nbsp;– Part 2
| RAltTitle = &nbsp;({{Nihongo2|「DEAD-BOY」}})
| RTitle = &nbsp;(Dead-Boy)
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1995|2|22}}
| ShortSummary = Dead End appears and defeats Blade in space. David tries to prevent this by attacking, but Dead End escapes.
| LineColor = FCA845
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 5
| Title = Stage 3: Final Encounter&nbsp;– Part 1
| RAltTitle = &nbsp;({{Nihongo2|「DIRTY-NIGHT」}})
| RTitle = &nbsp;(Dirty Night)
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1995|3|24}}
| ShortSummary = David befriends Dead and remembers the events of Black September. Noal is revealed to have been apprehended by the military police supporting the General. His ultimate fate is unknown.
| LineColor = FCA845
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 6
| Title = Stage 3: Final Encounter&nbsp;– Part 2
| RAltTitle = &nbsp;({{Nihongo2|「DANGEROUS-BOYS」}})
| RTitle = &nbsp;(Dangerous Boys)
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1995|4|21}}
| ShortSummary = Blade battles Dead in a final showdown.
| LineColor = FCA845
}}
|}


==Merchandise and other media==
The Tekkaman Blade characters have been incorporated into the ''[[Super Robot Wars]]'' video game series, a long-running series of turn-based strategy games operating under the premise of a crossover between various mecha anime. Tekkaman Blade has been featured in the ''[[Super Robot Wars Judgement]]'' and ''[[Super Robot Wars W]]'' games.
===Merchandise===
Model kits based on the series released in Japan by [[Bandai]] throughout the show's run, as well as model kits by B-Club, who also made models of the second series. Various ''Tekkaman Blade'' action figures have been made over the years, such as Tekkaman Blade and Tekkaman Evil receiving [[Figma (toy)|Figmas]] by [[Max Factory]], a figure of Tekkaman Blade and Pegas was released by Bandai, as well as Bandai also making figure of the series under their Armor Plus line and more recently, Tekkaman Blade received a Riobot figure from Sentinel Toys, with Tekkaman Evil set to receive a Riobot figure at a later date.
Orange Cat Industry, a company based in China acquired the rights to produce model kits based on the series and it was re-released in Japan by Wave Corporation.


===Video games===
:The ''Super Robot Wars W'' game merged aspects of the series' backstory with that of the ''[[The King of Braves GaoGaiGar]]'' anime series by making the Radam and the Zonders enemies, and explaining that the Tek-System was created specifically to protect against Zonderization. The Tek System is also said to be the basis behind the Evoluders from ''[[Detonator Orgun]]'', who also war against both the Radam and Zonders. The game follows parts of the story up until the battle with Tekkaman (Teknoman) Axe, switches to the plot of ''[[Tekkaman Blade II]]'', and then picks back up with the original story with Blade's mental and physical deterioration. After the battle with Omega (Darkon), Blade is thought lost when the [[ZAFT]] superweapon GENESIS is redirected to fire on the rising Radam (Venomoid) ship, but Blade is saved and cured by Miyuki (Shara), who survived due to interference from the Zonders (who attempted to capture her and study the Tek System), with the help of Shinya's (Cain's) Tek Crystal.
In 1993, BEC published a video game based on the first anime for the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|Super Famicom]] (SNES) in Japan.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/snes/565625-tekkaman-blade|title = Tekkaman Blade for Super Nintendo - GameFAQs}}</ref> The game has Blade going through various levels in a shoot-em-up-like style where Blade uses his Tek-Lancer to attack, while the boss battles (save for the last fight against Tekkaman Omega) have a 2D fighting game like approach to them. In the year prior, another game which published by Yutaka was a platformer for the [[Game Boy]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/gameboy/569733-tekkaman-blade|title = Tekkaman Blade for Game Boy - GameFAQs}}</ref> In 1994, a real time strategy game based on the first series and sequel OVA for [[NEC]]'s [[PC-9801]] entitled ''Tekkaman Blade: Orbital Ring Dakkai Sakusen'' was released. The game was published and developed by Matrix.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mobygames.com/game/uch-no-kishi-tekkaman-blade-orbital-ring-dakkai-sakusen|title = Uchū no Kishi Tekkaman Blade: Orbital Ring Dakkai Sakusen for PC-98 (1994)}}</ref>


In 2005, ''Tekkaman Blade'' debuted in ''[[Super Robot Wars J]]''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/gba/929355-super-robot-taisen-j|title = Super Robot Taisen J for Game Boy Advance - GameFAQs}}</ref> for the [[Game Boy Advance]], an entry in the long-running ''Super Robot Wars'' series of crossover strategy RPGs involving various mecha franchises. However, its inclusion in the game caused controversy amongst fans as the show itself has only one proper robot in Pegas, while the title character and a majority of the cast don powered armor to do battle. The first series would later return in 2007's ''[[Super Robot Wars W]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/ds/925600-super-robot-taisen-w|title=Super Robot Taisen W for DS - GameFAQs}}</ref>'' while also featuring the second series, the latter of which made its SRW debut.
Both Tekkaman Blade and the original ''[[Tekkaman: The Space Knight]]'' (which the series is based on) appear as playable characters in the game ''[[Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All Stars]].'' A Tekkaman Blade-themed stage, based in the Cargo Bay of the Space Ring, is featured as well.


Tekkaman Blade would be featured as a playable character in 2010's ''[[Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars]]'' for the [[Wii]] as one of the five new characters added to the game's roster. In addition, Tekkaman Evil was also planned to appear in the game's roster, but was ultimately scrapped from the final game.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.siliconera.com/these-characters-didnt-make-the-tatsunoko-vs-capcom-cut/|title = These Characters Didn't Make the Tatsunoko vs. Capcom Cut|date = 17 May 2009}}</ref>
==Theme songs==
===Japanese version===
Openings
# "Reason" by [[Yumiko Kosaka]] (Eps. 1-26)
# "Eternal Loneliness"(永遠の孤独) by [[Yumiko Kosaka]] (Eps. 27-49)


On November 26, 2021, the series was announced to be making a collaboration with the game ''Iron Saga'', a mecha crossover game for mobile devices.<ref>{{cite tweet|number=1464154463753551881|user=IronsagaEN|title=Tekkaman Blade X Iron Saga Collaboration Confirmed!This will also mark the start of Iron Saga EN's 2ND anniversar…|date=26 November 2021}}</ref>
Endings
# "Energy of Love" by [[Yumiko Kosaka]]
# "Lonely Heart" by [[Yumiko Kosaka]]

===English version===
*"Teknoman Theme" by [[Saban]]


==See also==
==See also==
*[[Tekkaman: The Space Knight]]
* ''[[Tekkaman: The Space Knight]]''
*[[Tek System Box]]


==References and Notes==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
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==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.mahq.net/animation/tekkaman/tekkamanright.htm ''Space Knight: Tekkaman Blade'']
*[http://www.tekno-mania.com Tekno-mania]
* [http://www.tekkamanblade.com ''Tekno-Mania''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200509073745/http://www.tekkamanblade.com/ |date=2020-05-09 }}
*[http://www.mahq.net/animation/tekkaman/tekkamanright.htm Space Knight: Tekkaman Blade TV] - review summaries for each episode of Tekkaman Blade
* {{ann anime|id=755|title=Tekkaman Blade}}
* {{anime News Network|anime|755}}
*[http://www.animeprime.com/reports/tekkaman.shtml Tekkaman Blade Editing Report]
*{{imdb title|id=0108954|title=Uchû no kishi tekkaman bureido}}


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Tekkaman Blade
DVD cover of Teknoman collection one
宇宙の騎士テッカマンブレード
(Uchū no Kishi Tekkaman Burēdo)
GenreAdventure, Mecha, science fiction, superhero, science fantasy
Anime television series
Directed byHiroshi Negishi
Written byMayori Sekijima
Satoru Akahori
Music byKaoru Wada
StudioTatsunoko Production
Licensed by
Original networkTXN (TV Tokyo)
English network
Original run February 18, 1992 – February 2, 1993
Episodes50 (Uncut version)
43 (Saban version)
Original video animation
Directed byHideki Tonokatsu
Written byAkihiko Ureshino (Twin Blood)
Hideki Tonokatsu (Burning Clock, Missing Link)
Music byKaoru Wada
StudioTatsunoko Productions
Released1998
Episodes3
Video game
Uchū no Kishi: Tekkaman Blade
DeveloperBEC
PublisherBandai
Yutaka (Game Boy)
GenreScrolling shooter/fighting (SNES)
Platform (Game Boy)
PlatformGame Boy, Super Famicom, NEC PC-9801
ReleasedJuly 30, 1993
Original video animation
Tekkaman Blade II
Directed byHideki Tonokatsu
Produced byKyouko Okazaki
Shuuji Uchiyama
Written byHiroyuki Kawasaki
Music byTakashi Kudoh
StudioTatsunoko Production
Licensed by
Released July 21, 1994 – April 21, 1995
Runtime30 minutes
Episodes6
Manga
Written byNoritaka Suzuki
Published byMediaWorks
ImprintMedia Comics
MagazineComic Comp
DemographicShōnen
Published1994
Manga
Tekkaman Blade II
Written byRei Nakahara
Published byMediaWorks
ImprintMedia Comics
DemographicShōnen
Published1995

Tekkaman Blade (Japanese: 宇宙の騎士テッカマンブレード, Hepburn: Uchū no Kishi Tekkaman Burēdo) is a 1992 Japanese anime television series produced by Tatsunoko Production and Sotsu Agency. The series was directed by Hiroshi Negishi and written by Mayori Sekijima and Satoru Akahori. The story follows an organization called the Space Knights and their war against aliens known as the Radam. The Space Knights are assisted by Takaya Aiba, who has the ability to transform into an armored warrior known as Tekkaman Blade.

The first series, of 50 episodes (including episode 0), aired in Japan from February 18, 1992, to February 2, 1993, on TV Tokyo. This was followed by two specials. A sequel series called Tekkaman Blade II, which is set ten years after the first series and follows the events of the second Radam invasion, was a series of six Japanese original video animation (OVA) releases from July 21, 1994, to April 21, 1995. A video game based on the series, titled Uchū no Kishi: Tekkaman Blade, was released in Japan on July 30, 1993. The original series was released internationally, including North America, and was dubbed in English as Teknoman.[1] In the English-dubbed versions, the series was heavily cut compared to the original Japanese version and shortened from 50 to 43 episodes.

Plot

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Tekkaman Blade

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In the United Earth Year 192, Earth is under attack from an alien race known as the Radam, which consists of bug-like monsters and armored warriors known as Tekkamen. The Radam's spaceship lies dormant on the dark side of the Moon where the Radam wait for it to be repaired.

Fighting against the Radam is a special defense force called the Space Knights. The group consists of Heinrich von Freeman, the group's commander; Noal Vereuse, the pilot of the Space Knights' ship Blue Earth; Aki Kirasagi, the Blue Earth's navigator; Milly, the communications operator; Levin, a computer mechanic; and Honda, the group's mechanic.

Before the start of the Radam invasion, the exploration ship Argos discovered the dormant Radam spaceship in the outer rings of Saturn. While exploring the ship, the crew were captured by pods and converted into Tekkamen. Before he was fully converted, Takaya Aiba (Tekkaman Blade) was freed by his father and placed into an escape pod; his father then activated the Argos' self-destruct. The Radam crashed on the Moon and began their attacks on Earth.

After spending six months drifting toward Earth, Blade bursts free from his escape pod and attacks the Radam forces, entering into a fight with Tekkaman Dagger (Fritz von Braun). After the fight, Blade crashes on Earth and is found by Noal and Aki, who take him back to their headquarters. Blade is initially hostile towards the Space Knights, but as time progresses, he begins to respect them for their dedication and develops a romantic interest in Aki. With Blade's help, the Space Knights begin to repel the Radam until Blade's transformation crystal is shattered during a battle with Dagger. Levin develops a battle robot named Pegas which houses the shards of Blade's crystal and enables him to transform again. In his first transformation using Pegas, Blade challenges Dagger and kills him.

Meanwhile, Earth's belligerent military leader, General Colbert, becomes obsessed with acquiring the Tekkaman armor for his own use. He attempts to attack the Space Knight's base during an emergency, but is forced to withdraw by order of Earth's president. He later sends in the spy Balzac Asimov, posing as a journalist, to infiltrate the Space Knights. Balzac acquires data on the Tekkaman armor system and Earth's military create their own Tekkamen armor, which are worn by Balzac and Noal. Eventually, General Colbert is killed by Blade when he tries to use a weapon that would harm both the Radam and mankind.

Four more Tekkamen – Tekkaman Lance (Molotov), Tekkaman Axe (Goddard), Tekkaman Sword (Hun-Ri) and Tekkaman Evil (Takaya's twin brother Shinya) – arrive on Earth to challenge Blade. Tekkaman Rapier (Takaya's younger sister Miyuki) also arrives on Earth, but like Blade she is not under the Radam's control. Evil, Lance, Axe, and Sword attack the Space Knights' base and attempt to kill Rapier. Although outnumbered, Rapier self-destructs in an attempt to destroy the four Tekkamen. Blade manages to kill Lance and Axe and he later gains the power to attain Blaster Tekkaman mode, although he loses more of his memories whenever he uses it. Evil is given the same ability as the last line of defense for the Radam's leader, Tekkaman Omega.

At the end of the war, Blade and Evil meet for the last time, where Blade kills Evil after a long fight. As he dies, Evil is freed from the Radam's mind control. Balzac kills Sword and they both burn up in Earth's atmosphere.

Blade takes Pegas to the Moon, where he confronts Omega, who reveals that he is Takaya's older brother Kengo. Omega launches the repaired Radam spaceship and heads for Earth. Blade attacks Omega, who easily defeats him. Omega is about to kill Blade when Pegas steps in front of the killing blow and sacrifices itself. Pegas' destruction enrages Blade and causes him to transform into Blaster Tekkaman mode for the last time. Blade kills Omega and causes the Radam spaceship to explode. The remnants of the Radam spaceship fall to Earth along with Blade, now stripped of his armor. As a result, Blade is left reliant on a wheelchair and is completely amnesiac, cared for by Aki.

Tekkaman Blade II

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This six-episode series is set ten years after the original series and a new group of Space Knights confront the Radam. The group features Yumi Francois, Aki, Natasha, David and their mysterious leader, D-Boy. Tekkaman Blade joins them to fight the sinister alien enemy, but things become complicated by the appearance of Dead End. He blames the Space Knights for the destruction of the Tekk-plant at Prague after it was conquered by revolutionary generic Tekkamen.

See individual episode summaries below.

Production

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The series itself was conceived as being a re-imagining of the 1975 anime, Tekkaman: The Space Knight which was also by Tatsunoko Production. During production, the show was initially called "Space Knight Tekkaman Cyber", and even when it was announced in anime magazines, it was tentatively called "Tekkaman Cyber".[2][3] The planning for the series was done by Kouki Narishima and Mitsushige Inagaki while Motoki Ueda would serve as producer on Tatsunoko's behalf. The series' main sponsor which was Bandai's hobby division wanted a series that had a lot of name recognition, so Tekkaman: The Space Knight was ultimately chosen amongst other works that Tatsunoko owned. Other potential candidates such as Science Ninja Team Gatchaman were suggested, but Tekkaman was chosen because Gatchaman proved difficult to make into model kits and Ueda himself was more of a fan of the original Tekkaman. Initial plans for the plot were to have the main protagonist's family members becoming his enemies, but was later changed to have his brother be his enemy. This plot point was taken from a prior Tatsunoko anime which Ueda previously produced being Legend of Heavenly Sphere Shurato, in which the main character fought against his best friend who was brainwashed by the main antagonists. Coincidentally, Takehito Koyasu, who voiced Gai in Shurato, would later voice Shinya Aiba in this series. In another coincidence, Shurato had armor that was white and red, while Gai sported a set of black and red armor, which likely influenced Blade and Evil's color schemes in the final product. Shurato proved to be popular with female viewers, but the plastic model sales were not, so this series was created for males with model kits in mind, and the only element that would appeal to females was Shinya.[4]

Character designs were done by Hirotoshi Sano and Tomonori Kogawa (credited under the name TOIIIO in the opening and end credits),[5] however, due to a busy schedule, Sano was only able to draw the main protagonist, heroine, and three female characters.[6] Kogawa was originally requested to join as a director, but when he was invited, he was asked not only to direct but also to design and thus drew the remaining characters in place of Sano. Kogawa was also involved in the series as an animation director under the pseudonym Aiba Kouu.[7]

Yutaka Izubuchi was originally going to provide the Tekkaman designs, but due to him also being busy, he was only able to draw a couple of rough design sketches.[8] The rough designs were then done by Yoshinori Sayama, an apprentice of Izubuchi's who had been working with Izubuchi to help make design materials to present to the series' sponsors and producers.[9] When Ueda saw the rough designs, he was convinced that Sayama could do it, but Bandai couldn't decide whether they could sell the designs or not, so a competition was held among more than a dozen designers, which Sayama ultimately won.[10] Sayama was not familiar with the original Tekkaman's design, but Ueda suggested that he work on it without looking at the original design, and would only gave him his impressions.[11] Finally, Kaoru Wada, who was the composer, was told that he did not need to be familiar with the music from the original Tekkaman when composing the series' score.[12]

Episodes

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Tekkaman Blade

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Tekkaman Blade was broadcast in Japan on TV Tokyo and 50 episodes were aired between February 18, 1992, and February 2, 1993.[13] It uses four pieces of theme music: two opening themes and two ending themes.[citation needed] The first opening theme is "Reason" by Yumiko Kosaka, which is used from the first through twenty-seventh episodes. The second opening theme is "Eternal Loneliness" (永遠の孤独) by Yumiko Kosaka, which is used from the twenty-eighth episode onwards.[citation needed] The first and second ending themes are "Energy of Love" and "Lonely Heart" respectively, both performed by Kosaka.[citation needed]

In 1995, the series was dubbed in English by Saban Entertainment for UPN Kids, under the name Teknoman. Their dub featured a new theme song and background score by Ron Wasserman (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, X-Men, Dragon Ball Z).[14] The American broadcast version was heavily cut compared to the original Japanese version and shortened from 50 episodes to 43.[citation needed] Saban's dub also aired in Australia during 1995 and 1997, on Network Ten's Cheez TV morning cartoon block.

The series was licensed by Media Blasters Entertainment, through its AnimeWorks label in 2006, with separate boxsets for Teknoman and Tekkaman Blade.[15]

The rights to the edited Saban/UPN Kids TV dub version of Teknoman was owned by Disney Enterprises thru BVS Entertainment, after Disney acquired the Fox Family/Fox Kids Worldwide franchise in 2001, while Media Blasters/AnimeWorks owns the rights to the International dub of Teknoman in 2006, after they released this dub, along with the uncut Tekkaman Blade on Region 1 DVD.

The character names were altered for the English-dubbed Teknoman release: Blade's "D-Boy" nickname was dropped in favor of "Blade" (in the edited UPN TV version, it was changed to "Slade") and his full name "Takaya Aiba" became "Nick Carter". Similarly, "Commander Heinrich von Freeman" became "Commander Jamison", "Noel" became "Ringo Richards", "Aki" became "Star Summers", "Milly" became "Tina Corman", "Levin" (an effeminate male in the original Japanese version) became the female "Maggie Matheson", "Honda" became "Mack", and "Miyuki" became "Shara". The "Radam" were now called "Venemoids" and their leader "Omega" became "Darkon".

In January 2016, the series was released as a remastered Blu-Ray boxset in Japan. The set contains all 50 episodes of the first series and all 6 episodes of the second series, as well as the OVA specials from the laserdiscs, an unreleased episode entitled "Virgin Memory", and a new video interview with Toshiyuki Morikawa.[16]

No. (JP) No. (US) English title
Original Japanese title 		Written by Original air date[17]
00−"(A Fierce Battle Begins)"
"Nagaki tatakai no jokyoku" (長き戦いの序曲)		UnknownFebruary 18, 1992 (1992-02-18)
0101"Friend or Foe (The Sky-Soaring Super Man)"
"Ama kakeru no chō jin" (天駆ける超人)		Mayori SekijimaFebruary 25, 1992 (1992-02-25)
0202"Invasion (The Lonely Warrior)"
"Kodoku no Senshi" (孤独の戦士)		Satoru AkahoriMarch 3, 1992 (1992-03-03)
0303"Power of the Space Knights (The Defense Army's Ambition)"
"Bōeigun no yabō" (防衛軍の野望)		Nobuaki KishimaMarch 10, 1992 (1992-03-10)
0404"Falling Star (Senseless Desertion in the face of the enemy)"
"Riyūnaki tekizentōbō" (理由なき敵前逃亡)		Hiroyuki KawasakiMarch 17, 1992 (1992-03-17)
0505"Time's Up (Kill Me!)"
"Ore wo korose" (オレを殺せ)		Hiroyuki KawasakiMarch 24, 1992 (1992-03-24)
0606"Shattered Crystal (Tekk-set Impossible)"
"Tekkusetto funō" (テックセット不能)		Katsuhiko ChibaMarch 31, 1992 (1992-03-31)
0707"Teknobot (Launch of the Mobile Unit Pegas)"
"Kidōhei Pegasu Hasshin" (機動兵ペガス発進)		Seiko WatanabeApril 7, 1992 (1992-04-07)
0808"Snapshot (The Mysterious War Correspondent)"
"Nazo no Jūgunkisha" (謎の従軍記者)		Satoru AkahoriApril 14, 1992 (1992-04-14)
0909"Convoy (Rescue! The Jupiter Crew)"
"Kyūshutsu! Mokusei Kurū" (救出! 木星クルー)		Nobuaki KishimaApril 21, 1992 (1992-04-21)
1010"Bold Soldier Boy (A Lullaby Echoing in War)"
"Senka ni hibiku komori uta" (戦火に響く子守歌)		Hiroyuki KawasakiApril 28, 1992 (1992-04-28)
11−"(The D-Boy File)"
"Dboui Fairu" (Dボウイファイル)		Satoru AkahoriMay 5, 1992 (1992-05-05)
1211"Brother Beware (The Red Horror, Evil)"
"Akai Senritsu Ebiru" (赤い戦慄エビル)		Katsuhiko ChibaMay 12, 1992 (1992-05-12)
1312"Sibling Rivalry (Brothers of Destiny)"
"Shukumei no Kyōdai" (宿命の兄弟)		Nobuaki KishimaMay 19, 1992 (1992-05-19)
1413"Family Feud (Demon Tied by Blood)"
"Chi wo waketa akuma" (血をわけた悪魔)		Seiko WatanabeMay 26, 1992 (1992-05-26)
1514"Saber Strike (The Evil Spirit Revives)"
"Majin yomikaeru" (魔神蘇る)		Satoru AkahoriJune 2, 1992 (1992-06-02)
1615"Spy Game (Portrait of Betrayal)"
"Uragiri no shōzō" (裏切りの肖像)		Satoru AkahoriJune 9, 1992 (1992-06-09)
1716"Sword and Steel (Savior of Steel)"
"Kōtetsu no Kyūseishu" (鋼鉄の救世主)		Nobuaki KishimaJune 16, 1992 (1992-06-16)
1817"The Visitor (The Price of Glory)"
"Eikōhe no daishō" (栄光への代償)		Nobuaki KishimaJune 23, 1992 (1992-06-23)
1918"Battleground (Warrior With a Closed Heart)"
"Kokoro tozashita Senshi" (心閉ざした戦士)		Seiko WatanabeJune 30, 1992 (1992-06-30)
2019"Resurrection (Resurrected! Transformation of Rage)"
"Fukkatsu! Ikari no Henshin" (復活! 怒りの変身)		Kuniaki YamashitaJuly 7, 1992 (1992-07-07)
2120"Mind Game (Premonition of Love and Death)"
"Ai to Shi no Yokan" (愛と死の予感)		Hiroyuki KawasakiJuly 14, 1992 (1992-07-14)
2221"Decision (Miyuki's Decision)"
"Miyuki no Ketsui" (ミユキの決意)		Kuniaki YamashitaJuly 21, 1992 (1992-07-21)
2322"Reunion (The Scarred Reunion)"
"Kizu darake no saikai" (傷だらけの再会)		Katsuhiko ChibaJuly 28, 1992 (1992-07-28)
2423"In the Beginning (The Torn-Open Past)"
"Hiki sakareta kako" (引き裂かれた過去)		Nobuaki KishimaAugust 4, 1992 (1992-08-04)
2524"Shara's Secret (New Demons)"
"Aratanaru Akuma" (新たなる悪魔)		Hiroyuki KawasakiAugust 11, 1992 (1992-08-11)
26−"(Battle to the Death)"
"Shi wo kaketa tatakai" (死をかけた戦い)		Kuniaki YamashitaAugust 18, 1992 (1992-08-18)
2725"Forget Me Not (Legacy for the Survivors)"
"Nokorishi monohe no Isan" (残りし者への遺産)		Satoru AkahoriAugust 25, 1992 (1992-08-25)
2826"Chronicle (The White Majin)"
"Shiroi Majin" (白い魔人)		Satoru AkahoriSeptember 1, 1992 (1992-09-01)
2927"Red Saviour (A Bouquet of Flowers on the Battlefield)"
"Tatakai no noni Hanataba" (戦いの野に花束を)		Seiko WatanabeSeptember 8, 1992 (1992-09-08)
3028"Running on Empty (Traces of Father)"
"Chichi no Omokage" (父の面影)		Nobuaki KishimaSeptember 15, 1992 (1992-09-15)
3129"Tekno Trap (Town of Vengeance)"
"Fukushū no Machi" (復讐の街)		Kuniaki YamashitaSeptember 22, 1992 (1992-09-22)
3230"Lady in Waiting (The Girl Who Waits Impatiently)"
"Machiwabita Shōjo" (待ちわびた少女)		Katsuhiko ChibaSeptember 29, 1992 (1992-09-29)
3331"Reformation (Reunion in the Wilderness)"
"Kōya no Saikai" (荒野の再会)		Satoru AkahoriOctober 6, 1992 (1992-10-06)
34−"(Brothers of Light and Shadow)"
"Hikari to Kage no Kyōdai" (光と影の兄弟)		Nobuaki KishimaOctober 13, 1992 (1992-10-13)
3532"Ax Trap (Enemy in the Fog)"
"Kiri no Naka no Teki" (霧の中の敵)		Kuniaki YamashitaOctober 20, 1992 (1992-10-20)
3633"Ax Attack (A Decisive Battle!! Axe)"
"Kessen!! Akkusu" (決戦!! アックス)		Seiko WatanabeOctober 27, 1992 (1992-10-27)
3734"On Ice (The Decayed Body)"
"Mushibamareta nikudai" (蝕まれた肉体)		Kuniaki YamashitaNovember 3, 1992 (1992-11-03)
38−"(Labyrinth of Death)"
"Shihe no meikyū" (死への迷宮)		Katsuhiko ChibaNovember 10, 1992 (1992-11-10)
39−"(Super Warrior Blaster)"
"Chō Senshi Burasutā" (超戦士ブラスター)		Nobuaki KishimaNovember 17, 1992 (1992-11-17)
40−"(The Love and Struggle of Two People)"
"Ai to Tatakai no Ninin" (愛と戦いの二人)		Satoru AkahoriNovember 24, 1992 (1992-11-24)
4135"Fifty-Fifty (Evil, The Resurrected Devil)"
"Ebiru Yomikaeru Akuma" (エビル·蘇る悪魔)		Kuniaki YamashitaDecember 1, 1992 (1992-12-01)
4236"Evolution (Clash! The Old Red Enemy)"
"Gekitotsu! Akai Jukuteki" (激突! 赤い宿敵)		Satoru AkahoriDecember 8, 1992 (1992-12-08)
4337"Reflection (Bullet of Parting)"
"Ketsubetsu no jūdan" (訣別の銃弾)		Hiroyuki KawasakiDecember 15, 1992 (1992-12-15)
4438"Amnesia (The Approaching Darkness)"
"Semari kuru Yami" (迫り来る闇)		Nobuaki KishimaDecember 22, 1992 (1992-12-22)
4539"Metamorphosis (The Truth of the Invaders)"
"Shinjitsu no shinryakusha" (真実の侵略者)		Satoru AkahoriJanuary 5, 1993 (1993-01-05)
4640"Sword Strike (The House Where Time Stood Still)"
"Toki no tomatta ie" (時の止まった家)		Mayori SekijimaJanuary 12, 1993 (1993-01-12)
4741"Battle of the Space Ring (The Fate of Darkness and Death)"
"Yami to Shi no Unmei" (闇と死の運命)		Kuniaki YamashitaJanuary 19, 1993 (1993-01-19)
4842"Beginning of the End (Heroic! Evil Dies)"
"Sōretsu! Ebiru Shisu" (壮烈! エビル死す)		Satoru AkahoriJanuary 26, 1993 (1993-01-26)
4943"Final Battle (Life Burns Out)"
"Moetsukiru inochi" (燃えつきる命)		Mayori SekijimaFebruary 2, 1993 (1993-02-02)

Specials

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These OVA specials were originally included in the Crystal Box laserdisc set and later included as special features for the DVD and Blu-Ray releases.

No. English title
Original Japanese title 		Original air date
1"Burning Clock"
"Moeta Tokei" (燃えた時計)		May 6, 1998 (1998-05-06)
In his last moments before his death, Shinya's life is shown in a series of flashbacks, focusing on Shinya and Takaya's rivalry, Shinya's perceived place in the family, and how his mother died.
2"Twin Blood"May 6, 1998 (1998-05-06)
Tekkaman Blade and Evil's first battle is retold with different character designs than used in the series. Blade and Evil's Tekkaman forms have also been redesigned to have a more techno-organic feel to them. The new Tekkamen designs were provided by Yutaka Nakamura.
–"Stage 0: Missing Link"
 (「MISSING-LINK」)		May 6, 1998 (1998-05-06)
A prequel to Tekkaman Blade II, showing events such as the beginning of the second Radam war, Aki's transformation into the Red Tekkaman, the Tekkaman Rebellion of Prague, and the restoration of Blade's crystal.

Tekkaman Blade II

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Tekkaman Blade II (宇宙の騎士テッカマンブレードII, Uchu no Kishi Tekkaman Burēdo Tsū, lit. Space Knight Tekkaman Blade II ) is a six-episode original video animation (OVA) that was released in 1994 by Tatsunoko and serves as a sequel to the Tekkaman Blade anime series. The series was originally licensed by Urban Vision on VHS in 1998 and later released on DVD in 2001,[18] before later being picked up by Discotek Media in 2012 for an uncut home-media release on DVD and Blu-Ray format, with English dubbing and subtitles as options.[19] The series aired on Starz Encore's Action Anime programming block in 1999.[20]

No. English title
Original Japanese title 		Original air date[21]
1"Stage 1: The New Generation – Part 1" (Virgin Flush)
 (「VIRGIN-FLUSH」)		July 21, 1994 (1994-07-21)
The United Earth Fleet fights off another Radam invasion, but the Radam Tekkamen wipe out the fleet and send missiles to Earth. This causes errors during the Tekkaman conversion process for three new Space Knight cadets, and Yumi is given the Reactor Voltekka instead of Natasha. The Space Knights attack the Radam, but are overpowered. While attempting to help them, Yumi is unable to control the power of the Reactor Voltekka, which leads to a disaster.
2"Stage 1: The New Generation – Part 2" (Virgin Blood)
 (「VIRGIN-BLOOD」)		August 24, 1994 (1994-08-24)
Yumi goes through training in order to control the Reactor Voltekka. The Radam attack the Space Knights' HQ. The Space Knights hold back out of mercy for the enemy. Aki joins the fight and kills the Radam Tekkamen.
3"Stage 2: The Alien Intruder – Part 1" (Virgin Dream)
 (「VIRGIN-DREAM」)		September 21, 1994 (1994-09-21)
Blade reappears and destroys a group of Radam. Yumi contends with Aki for D-Boy's love.
4"Stage 2: The Alien Intruder – Part 2" (Dead-Boy)
 (「DEAD-BOY」)		February 22, 1995 (1995-02-22)
Dead End appears and defeats Blade in space. David tries to prevent this by attacking, but Dead End escapes.
5"Stage 3: Final Encounter – Part 1" (Dirty Night)
 (「DIRTY-NIGHT」)		March 24, 1995 (1995-03-24)
David befriends Dead and remembers the events of Black September. Noal is revealed to have been apprehended by the military police supporting the General. His ultimate fate is unknown.
6"Stage 3: Final Encounter – Part 2" (Dangerous Boys)
 (「DANGEROUS-BOYS」)		April 21, 1995 (1995-04-21)
Blade battles Dead in a final showdown.

Merchandise and other media

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Merchandise

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Model kits based on the series released in Japan by Bandai throughout the show's run, as well as model kits by B-Club, who also made models of the second series. Various Tekkaman Blade action figures have been made over the years, such as Tekkaman Blade and Tekkaman Evil receiving Figmas by Max Factory, a figure of Tekkaman Blade and Pegas was released by Bandai, as well as Bandai also making figure of the series under their Armor Plus line and more recently, Tekkaman Blade received a Riobot figure from Sentinel Toys, with Tekkaman Evil set to receive a Riobot figure at a later date. Orange Cat Industry, a company based in China acquired the rights to produce model kits based on the series and it was re-released in Japan by Wave Corporation.

Video games

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In 1993, BEC published a video game based on the first anime for the Super Famicom (SNES) in Japan.[22] The game has Blade going through various levels in a shoot-em-up-like style where Blade uses his Tek-Lancer to attack, while the boss battles (save for the last fight against Tekkaman Omega) have a 2D fighting game like approach to them. In the year prior, another game which published by Yutaka was a platformer for the Game Boy.[23] In 1994, a real time strategy game based on the first series and sequel OVA for NEC's PC-9801 entitled Tekkaman Blade: Orbital Ring Dakkai Sakusen was released. The game was published and developed by Matrix.[24]

In 2005, Tekkaman Blade debuted in Super Robot Wars J[25] for the Game Boy Advance, an entry in the long-running Super Robot Wars series of crossover strategy RPGs involving various mecha franchises. However, its inclusion in the game caused controversy amongst fans as the show itself has only one proper robot in Pegas, while the title character and a majority of the cast don powered armor to do battle. The first series would later return in 2007's Super Robot Wars W[26] while also featuring the second series, the latter of which made its SRW debut.

Tekkaman Blade would be featured as a playable character in 2010's Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars for the Wii as one of the five new characters added to the game's roster. In addition, Tekkaman Evil was also planned to appear in the game's roster, but was ultimately scrapped from the final game.[27]

On November 26, 2021, the series was announced to be making a collaboration with the game Iron Saga, a mecha crossover game for mobile devices.[28]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Hyatt, Wesley (1997). The Encyclopedia of Daytime Television. Watson-Guptill Publications. p. 425. ISBN 978-0823083152. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  2. ^ アニメージュレーダー, January 1992, pg. 76
  3. ^ "Spirits of Anime Fan!" B-Club, Issue 78, pg. 125
  4. ^ エンターテインメントアーカイブ 宇宙の騎士テッカマンブレード, 2020, pg. 119
  5. ^ エンターテインメントアーカイブ 宇宙の騎士テッカマンブレード, 2020, pg. 122
  6. ^ エンターテインメントアーカイブ 宇宙の騎士テッカマンブレード, 2020, pg. 119
  7. ^ エンターテインメントアーカイブ 宇宙の騎士テッカマンブレード, 2020, pg. 123
  8. ^ エンターテインメントアーカイブ 宇宙の騎士テッカマンブレード, 2020, pg. 119
  9. ^ エンターテインメントアーカイブ 宇宙の騎士テッカマンブレード, 2020, pg. 125
  10. ^ エンターテインメントアーカイブ 宇宙の騎士テッカマンブレード, 2020, pg. 125
  11. ^ エンターテインメントアーカイブ 宇宙の騎士テッカマンブレード, 2020, pg. 126
  12. ^ エンターテインメントアーカイブ 宇宙の騎士テッカマンブレード, 2020, pg. 128
  13. ^ "Tekkaman Blade (TV) - Anime News Network". www.animenewsnetwork.com. Retrieved 2023-06-04.
  14. ^ "Power Rangers Composer Ron Wasserman Interview LIVE! YOU ME AND YTV!". 13 August 2020 – via www.youtube.com.
  15. ^ Macdonald, Christopher (2006-02-08). "More on Tekkaman Blade". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2015-07-19.
  16. ^ Komatsu, Mikikazu (November 19, 2015). ""Tekkaman Blade" Blu-ray Box to be Released in January 2016". Crunchyroll. Retrieved December 20, 2017.
  17. ^ 宇宙の騎士テッカマンブレード. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved April 22, 2015.
  18. ^ "This Week's Anime and Manga Releases". 9 August 2023.
  19. ^ Loo, Egan (2012-08-13). "Discotek Licenses Tekkaman Blade II Anime". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2015-07-19.
  20. ^ "Encore announces anime block on Action channel". 9 August 2023.
  21. ^ 宇宙の騎士テッカマンブレードII. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Archived from the original on February 18, 2017. Retrieved April 22, 2015.
  22. ^ "Tekkaman Blade for Super Nintendo - GameFAQs".
  23. ^ "Tekkaman Blade for Game Boy - GameFAQs".
  24. ^ "Uchū no Kishi Tekkaman Blade: Orbital Ring Dakkai Sakusen for PC-98 (1994)".
  25. ^ "Super Robot Taisen J for Game Boy Advance - GameFAQs".
  26. ^ "Super Robot Taisen W for DS - GameFAQs".
  27. ^ "These Characters Didn't Make the Tatsunoko vs. Capcom Cut". 17 May 2009.
  28. ^ @IronsagaEN (26 November 2021). "Tekkaman Blade X Iron Saga Collaboration Confirmed!This will also mark the start of Iron Saga EN's 2ND anniversar…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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