Warrior of Love Rainbowman
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Overview
The series focuses on pro wrestler Takeshi Yamato, a young man who, after training in India with the yogi sage Devadatta, gains the ability to transform into a superhero called Rainbowman who possesses seven different superhero forms called "Dashes", with the seven Dashes representing yin and yang (the Moon and the Sun) and the five elements (wu xing) of ancient Chinese philosophy. In each Dash form, Rainbowman is endowed with a color-coded costume and powers related to that element. Dash 1 (yellow) represents the Moon, Dash 2 (red) represents fire, Dash 3 (blue) represents water, Dash 4 (green) represents wood, Dash 5 (gold) represents metal, Dash 6 (brown) represents earth, and Dash 7 (white) represents the Sun. Later in the series, he gains the ability to create a fusion state between Dash 7 and any two other forms with all their related powers.
Rainbowman opposes the "Die Die Gang", a group representing hostile foreign powers bent on revenge against Japan for acts carried out in World War II. They make use of elite mercenaries, cyborgs, wizards and supernatural monsters in pursuit of their plans.
In 1982, a 22-episode anime remake loosely based on the series was produced. Instead of a superhero as in the live action series, the anime featured a young man who commands seven giant robots which can merge into a larger giant robot.
Cast
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Theme songs
Opening song
Yuke Rainbowman (行けレインボーマン, Go Rainbowman)
- Lyrics: Kawauchi Kohan
- Composition: Jun Kitahara
- Singer: Yū Mizushima (as Kenji Yasunaga)
Closing songs
Yamato Takeshi no uta (ヤマトタケシの歌, Theme of Yamato Takeshi (ep. 1 - ep. 13))
- Lyrics: Kawauchi Kohan
- Composition: Jun Kitahara
- Singer: Yū Mizushima
Aitsu no namae wa Rainbowman (あいつの名前はレインボーマン, That Man's Name is Rainbowman (ep. 14 - ep. 52))
- Lyrics: Kawauchi Kohan
- Composition: Jun Kitahara
- Singers: Cat's Eye and Young Fresh
Other song
- Shineshine-dan no uta (死ね死ね団の歌, Theme of Shineshine-dan)
- Lyrics: Kawauchi Kohan
- Composition: Jun Kitahara
- Singers: Cat's Eye and Young Fresh
References
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- 1972 Japanese television series debuts
- 1972 manga
- 1982 anime television series debuts
- 1983 Japanese television series endings
- Mitsuru Adachi
- Super robot anime and manga
- Toho tokusatsu
- Tokusatsu television series
- TV Asahi original programming
- TBS Television (Japan) original programming
- Mainichi Broadcasting System original programming
- Transforming heroes