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Chargeman Ken! チャージマン研! Genre Science Fiction TV anime Studio Knack Productions Original run July 2, 1973 – December 28, 1973 Episodes 65 Chargeman Ken! (チャージマン研!) is a Japanese anime series created by Knack Productions. It consisted of 65 5-minute episodes and originally aired from July 2, 1973 to December 28, 1973.
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Plot
The show takes place in a futuristic city, where science has greatly progressed. A race of aliens called the Jurals invade the Earth to steal its resources, and Ken Izumi must become the superhero Chargeman Ken to stop them.
Production and cult status
Most of the staff had previously worked on Knack’s Super Robot anime Astroganger, which had a very similar plot and character design.
After its initial broadcast, the show remained obscure until 2007, when it was released on DVD and uploaded to the video sharing site Nico Nico Douga. The show quickly gained a cult reputation as “so bad it’s good” due to its ridiculous dialogue, limited animation and sound effects, the ineptness of the villains and the cruelty of Ken, the “hero” of the show. It then became a popular internet meme, leading to dozens of video remixes and MADs. An original soundtrack was released in 2010.[1]
References
External links
- Official website (Japanese)
- Chargeman Ken! (anime) at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia
Categories:- Anime series
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- Anime of 1973
- Japanese television series
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