Choujuu Sentai Liveman: Season 1
Episodes
Friends! Why Did You Do This!?
Feb 27, 1988 · 20 min
The three traitorous Students Kenji Tsukigata, Rui Senda and Gou Omura come back from Outer Space in the name of the Armed Brain Army Volt to begin their attack on the Earth.
Three Powers Sworn to Life
Mar 5, 1988 · 20 min
With Academia destroyed, the Liveman gain from their dying mentor Doctor Hoshi instructions and a clue to assist in their battle against Volt.
Obular Demonic Transformation
Mar 12, 1988 · 20 min
Jou shows doubt in facing down his old friend Gou as he prepares to use a virus to evolve into the ultimate being.
Expose! The Dummy Man
Mar 19, 1988 · 20 min
Megumi suspects Mazenda in a plot involving transforming Jimmers into Dummy Man spies.
The Reckless Driving Engine Monster
Mar 26, 1988 · 20 min
Yusuke is approached by Takuji's little brother to help complete a car he was working on, which becomes sabotaged by Dr. Kemp and an engine Brain Beast.
Attack! The Dinosaur That Lived
Apr 2, 1988 · 20 min
A boy befriends a young dinosaur brought to the present by Obular's time-manipulating Brain Beast.
Dinosaur VS Live Robo
Apr 9, 1988 · 20 min
Takeshi and the Liveman try to work out a final solution regarding Gon while Obular decides to experiment in making the dinosaur into a city-destroying giant.
The Duel of Love and Anger!
Apr 16, 1988 · 20 min
The Liveman trio must learn to draw on other emotions to fight after Dr. Kemp creates a Brain Beast that sucks away anger for power.
Rose! Smell Feverish
Apr 23, 1988 · 20 min
Megumi attempts to protect the love of her newlywed friends from being corrupted by Mazenda's love-potion perfume.
The Skateboard to Escape the Maze
Apr 30, 1988 · 20 min
Jou takes a delivery job to save a pizza shop - "Pizza Sweet" , which becomes more dangerous after a Brain Beast turns the town into a maze.
The Man Who Bit a Brain Beast
May 7, 1988 · 20 min
Arashi Busujima, a self-proclaimed idiot gang leader, causes trouble for both Volt and the Liveman by making a Brain Beast his own servant.
Super-Genius Ashura!
May 14, 1988 · 20 min
Bias transforms the idiotic gang leader Arashi into Doctor Ashura, the ultimate genius who befuddles the Liveman with both brains and brawn!
Burn! Steel Colon
May 21, 1988 · 20 min
A malfunctioned Jimmer who falls for Colon assists the team in stopping a plot by Mazenda to poison the city.
The Scream of Kettle-Man Yusuke
May 28, 1988 · 20 min
Ashura depowers and estranged Yusuke with a Brain Beast that turns him into a walking electromagnet.
Deadly! Grim Reaper Gash
Jun 4, 1988 · 20 min
Jou protects a robot being targeted by Gash for a special crystal Bias wishes to obtain.
The Letter of Jiang Shi
Jun 11, 1988 · 20 min
Yusuke returns to Academia to retrieve love letters he left that are being used for jumping, zombie-like apparitions of his fellow students.
The Crying Doll! The Attacking Doll!
Jun 18, 1988 · 20 min
Megumi fights to regain a doll with emotions that is transformed by Kemp into a doll-controlling Brain Beast.
A Trap! Joh's Beloved Brain Beast
Jun 25, 1988 · 20 min
Jou falls for a mysterious girl created from the remnants of Mazenda's loving heart into a Brain Beast.
Geek-Boy Obular
Jul 2, 1988 · 20 min
A Brain Beast created with Obular's own mind leads to a shocking revelation to the Liveman about their enemy Gou.
Failing Obular's Counterattack!
Jul 9, 1988 · 20 min
Gou is kicked out of Volt for his failures, forcing him to return home in order to resume experiments for becoming the ultimate Obular.
Listen, Gou!! Mother's Voice…
Jul 16, 1988 · 20 min
Yusuke attempts to convince Gou's mother to save her son as Volt bring him back for their own schemes.
Enter the Space Karaoke Master
Jul 23, 1988 · 20 min
Megumi tries to give confidence to a girl whose song may be the only means to stop a mad musical alien.
The Life Risked at 0.1 Second
Jul 30, 1988 · 20 min
Colon tries to prove her worth to Yusuke against a swordsman Brain Beast using a new metal developed by Kemp.
Can You Get a 100 for Playing!?
Aug 6, 1988 · 20 min
Yusuke tries to convince a boy the importance of hard work in school and fun while dealing with Mazenda's mental manipulation of children.
The 8 Brain Beasts of Tsuruga Castle!
Aug 13, 1988 · 20 min
On vacation in Aizu, the Liveman help a boy get over his fears of a castle haunted by revived Brain Beasts.
Aizu's Huge Rhinoceros Beetles!
Aug 20, 1988 · 20 min
The Liveman investigate a strange light caused by Mazenda's new Giga energy making the insects of Aizu giant-sized.
Daughter!! Destroy the Giga Project
Aug 27, 1988 · 20 min
The Liveman are unexpectedly assisted by Megumi's father as Volt ups the ante with the activation of the Giga Project.
The Challenge of the Huge Giga Volt
Sep 3, 1988 · 20 min
The Liveman struggle against Bias' completed "Giga Volt", but are saved by a mysterious young man with his own hatred of the enemy.
The Vengeful Live Boxer
Sep 10, 1988 · 20 min
Tetsuya and Junichi, the siblings of the Liveman's deceased friends, push forwards to do whatever it takes to defeat Giga Volt, even with unexpected assistance.
Five Warriors, Here and Now
Sep 17, 1988 · 20 min
With the continued threat of Giga Volt and Tetsuya and Junichi still driven by revenge, the Liveman must figure a means to come together as a true team to defeat Volt's greatest we
Mama! The Parasitic Monster's Cries
Sep 24, 1988 · 20 min
Junichi is implanted with the child of Guildos and Butchy's Brain Beast, forcing him to make a decision regarding his unusual situation. Great Professor Bias begins a mysterious c
Kemp, The Riddle of Blood and Roses
Oct 1, 1988 · 20 min
Kemp is forced to confront a noble deed of his past when he creates a Brain Beast to steal blood for upgrading his altered form.
Do Your Best, Tetsu-chan Robot
Oct 15, 1988 · 20 min
Tetsuya dons a costume to make a "robot friend" for a young boy, only to fall into a scheme with Mazenda's own Brain Beast copy of it.
Love That Runs through the Future and Present!
Oct 22, 1988 · 20 min
An accident by Ashura allows for a girl from fifteen years in the future into 1988, where she has a peculiar encounter with Jou.
Yusuke and Kemp's Promise!!
Oct 29, 1988 · 20 min
Yusuke and Kemp return to Academia Island to see how far they've come and settle old scores as promised four years prior.
Crash! The Tackle of Friendship
Nov 5, 1988 · 20 min
Junichi tries to reconcile with a member of his school rugby team as the rest of the team becomes minions to Mazenda's Brain Beast.
16-Year-Old Kemp's Fear Beast Transformation!
Nov 12, 1988 · 20 min
An attempt to stop Kemp's Fear Beast evolution accidentally makes Kemp return to his 16-year old self whom Megumi tries to change from his dark path.
Mobile Weapon of Destruction Mazenda
Nov 19, 1988 · 20 min
Yusuke unexpectedly runs away from a rampaging Mazenda, who has furthered her modifications into a living mechanical weapon!
Protect it! A Lifeform of Space
Nov 26, 1988 · 20 min
Jou assists an alien in retrieving a seed from its homeworld trapped within a meteor Brain Beast.
Love!? Megumi and the Jewel Thief
Dec 3, 1988 · 20 min
A tricky jewel thief interested in Megumi gets his hands on a gem containing a Brain Beast that helps him in his devious tasks.
The Confession of Gou, The Invisible Man!!
Dec 10, 1988 · 20 min
Jou fights to protect his former rival Gou from Volt when he regains memories that are key to the truth behind Bias.
Bias' Challenge From Space
Dec 17, 1988 · 20 min
Bias uses the power of Giga Brain Waves to brainwash Tetsuya into sabotaging the Gran Tortoise and killing his Liveman teammates.
A Mystery!? Guildos' Final Form
Dec 24, 1988 · 20 min
Junichi desperately tries to prove his power against Guildos, who wishes to prove the power of his planet to Bias.
Butchy's Great Reckless Driving of Tears!!
Jan 14, 1989 · 20 min
After discovering the horrifying truth about himself and Guildos, Butchy goes on a rampage through Earth which is interpreted sympathetically by Megumi.
Ashura Reversal One Chance Game
Jan 21, 1989 · 20 min
Fearing being left behind by Bias' remaining pupils, Ashura enacts a plot to hack all information from the world computer networks into himself.
Honorable Man, Arashi! The Final Battle
Jan 28, 1989 · 20 min
Although changed back to his former idiot form, Arashi continues to try and prove his true worth in a climactic showdown with Kemp's most powerful Brain Beast.
A 1000-Point Brain! Mazenda!!
Feb 4, 1989 · 20 min
Mazenda fights the Liveman to complete her goal of achieving a thousand-point brain for Bias, even as Gou tries to warn of the consequences of doing so.
Birth!! Boy King Bias!
Feb 11, 1989 · 20 min
As Kemp finally achieves a thousand-point brain for Bias, Yusuke sneaks into Brain Base to stop the Giga Brain Wave from controlling humanity.
The Fall of Great Professor Bias
Feb 18, 1989 · 20 min
As a Bias with restored youth descends to Earth to continue his cycle of destruction for the sake of knowledge, the Liveman must hold him off and find a way of either changing his