Spider-Man (スパイダーマン Supaidāman) is a Japanese live-action tokusatsu television series produced by Toei Company, loosely based on Marvel Comics's Spider-Man character.The series lasted 41 episodes, which aired on the Wednesday 19:30 JST time slot of Tokyo Channel 12 (TV Tokyo) from May 17, 1978, to March 14, 1979. The show also featured a story arc in which the female antagonist Amazoness tries to uncover Spider-Man's secret identity. [citation needed] Due to structural problems, the Leopardon suit was difficult for the stuntman to move in and during the course of the series, the suit was damaged and later lost. Eventually, Takuya and the company became an "official" part of Marvel continuity/the Spider-Verse, specifically originating from Earth-51778. Spider-Man Page, Japan Hero Encyclopedia. He rarely finishes the Machine BEMs by himself, as they usually turn giant, forcing Spider-Man to summon Leopardon. The Man Who Follows His Fate 3. (Aired soon on Yey!). The Devilish Hearse", "Giving Father! Supaidāman (スパイダーマン) aired in Japan for one season from 1978-1979. The blood of a person from Planet Spider gives Takuya spider-like powers. In addition to fighting by himself, this incarnation of Spider-Man piloted a giant robot known as Leopardon, which he would summon to thwart off enlarged versions of the show's monsters. Takuya Yamashiro, had the classic costume and power set, but his world and origin story was radically different; for one thing, there was a giant robot. In reality, what he sees is the Marveller, a warship carrying the final survivors from the planet Spider, who have crashed to Earth while fleeing from Professor Monster and his Iron Cross Army, a group planning to rule the universe. In this series, Spider-Man's civilian identity is Takuya Yamashiro (山城 拓也, Yamashiro Takuya), a 22-year-old motocross racer. The incident also attracts the attention of Professor Monster and his evil Iron Cross Army (鉄十字団, Tetsu Jūji Dan), an alien group that plans to rule the universe. 200 feet) tall and has a weight of over 25,000 tons. They cooperate in various instances to thwart the schemes of the Iron Cross Army. His web shooter instead shoots a rope which he latches onto things and he swings with it using both hands like Tarzan. ", "Mysterious World! Takuya gets chastised by his friends whenever he runs away from danger and is often compared unfavorably to Spider-Man. [2] These episodes were shown in their original Japanese audio with English subtitles. Only Juzo Mamiya and the staff of the Interpol Secret Intelligence Division know of Spider-Man's true identity, starting with the movie and every episode in the series from 11 and onward. (Plus, the actor's spidery body language when he's suited up in that show is spectacular.) In 2004, Toei began renegotiating with Marvel for the rights to release the series on DVD in Japan. Iron Man and Thor Are Fighting Marvel's Dumbest War Ever, Batman's Most Brutal Batsuit is Made From His Enemy's Skin, The Hulk Ruined His Chance To Be Permanently Cured, Inkblot: The Most Powerful Cat In Comics Just Beat A Dragon By Accident, The Flash Reveals The True Secret Of His Famous Ring, Green Lantern's Most Controversial Death Gets a Callback in DC Comics, Former Marvel & DC Creators Add To Criticism Of Mainstream Comics, Ms. Marvel Had The Weirdest Villain In All Of Comics, The MCU's Valkyrie Leads New "Return of the Valkyries" Comic.

A toy version of Leopardon, Spider-Man's robot from the Toei series, was also sold in the United States as part of the Godaikin line. [7], Takuya Yamashiro and Leopardon appeared in several issues of the 2014 and 2018 comic book events Spider-Verse and Spider-Geddon, alongside other alternate universe versions of Spider-Man such as Miles Morales and Miguel O'Hara (Spider-Man 2099), thereby allowing Yamashiro to interact with his fellow Spider-Men for the first time in Marvel canon.[8]. This was apparently because someone stole the suit and Toei never bothered to replace it. In the Spider-Verse limited series, Miles Morales leads a team of various Spider-People to find a "tangle" in the Web of Life and Destiny, because who else is going to handle that sort of problem? 奇蹟を呼ぶ銀の糸 The Terrifying Half Merman! The resulting show deviated from the source material completely, outside of Spider-Man's costume and some of his superpowers and gadgets. [9], Singapore and Malaysia :PMP Entertainment and (Marvel Malaysia), Philippines on its Tagalog (Filipino dubbed adaptation) version and produced by Viva Entertainment. To conceal his superhero identity, Takuya acts as a weakling in front of his friends. 怪奇の世界! The bracelet also allows the wearer to control the Marveller, including transforming it into a giant robot dubbed "Leopardon". The action figure version of Leopardon was initially sold as a part of the Chogokin toyline and became an unprecedented success in the market, which contributed to the TV series' popularity as well. Did Batman Actually Adopt Robin in DC Comics? ][citation needed], Apart from the costume and powers of the main character, this TV series is unrelated to Ryoichi Ikegami's earlier manga adaptation of Spider-Man or the original Spider-Man comics. world and origin story was radically different; Spider-Man's New Sidekick is a LITERAL Baby, multitude of alternate-universe Spider-People, Marvel's Cowboy Spider-Man Returns in Spider-Verse, In Spider-Man's Darkest Twist, Green Goblin Was Peter Parker All Along, Has Hawkman Finally Been Killed For The Last Time in DC Comics, Black Widow: Red Guardian Returns to Marvel Comics Ahead of MCU Debut, The Batman Who Laughs Is Ready To Remake The Entire Multiverse. With Shinji Tôdô, Mitsuo Andô, Yukie Kagawa, Hirofumi Koga. Is The X-Men's Warrior Super-Mutant About To Return From The Future? 撃て鉄十字団!! The Iron Cross Army (鉄十字団, Tetsu Jūji Dan) are the main villains of the series. Leopardon and the giant-sized Machine Bems rarely appeared together in the same shots; most of the giant-sized battles involved Leopardon in one shot and the Machine BEM in another launching projectiles at each other.

However, several manga adaptations of the Toei version were published by different magazines, such as TV Land, Tanoshī Yōchien, TV Magazine, and Bōken'ō.
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Rather infamously, every time Spider-Man's giant robot finished a monster, it always used the exact same shot only with a new monster digitally added but they never correctly cut out the very first monster of the series who could always be seen very briefly before exploding.