Choujuu Sentai Liveman
Season 1
1988 • 49 Episodes
Episodes
1. Friends! Why Did You Do This!?
February 27, 1988
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.
2. Three Powers Sworn to Life
March 5, 1988
With Academia destroyed, the Liveman gain from their dying mentor Doctor Hoshi instructions and a clue to assist in their battle against Volt.
3. Obular Demonic Transformation
March 12, 1988
Jou shows doubt in facing down his old friend Gou as he prepares to use a virus to evolve into the ultimate being.
4. Expose! The Dummy Man
March 19, 1988
Megumi suspects Mazenda in a plot involving transforming Jimmers into Dummy Man spies.
5. The Reckless Driving Engine Monster
March 26, 1988
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.
6. Attack! The Dinosaur That Lived
April 2, 1988
A boy befriends a young dinosaur brought to the present by Obular's time-manipulating Brain Beast.
7. Dinosaur VS Live Robo
April 9, 1988
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.
8. The Duel of Love and Anger!
April 16, 1988
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.
9. Rose! Smell Feverish
April 23, 1988
Megumi attempts to protect the love of her newlywed friends from being corrupted by Mazenda's love-potion perfume.
10. The Skateboard to Escape the Maze
April 30, 1988
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.
11. The Man Who Bit a Brain Beast
May 7, 1988
Arashi Busujima, a self-proclaimed idiot gang leader, causes trouble for both Volt and the Liveman by making a Brain Beast his own servant.
12. Super-Genius Ashura!
May 14, 1988
Bias transforms the idiotic gang leader Arashi into Doctor Ashura, the ultimate genius who befuddles the Liveman with both brains and brawn!
13. Burn! Steel Colon
May 21, 1988
A malfunctioned Jimmer who falls for Colon assists the team in stopping a plot by Mazenda to poison the city.
14. The Scream of Kettle-Man Yusuke
May 28, 1988
Ashura depowers and estranged Yusuke with a Brain Beast that turns him into a walking electromagnet.
15. Deadly! Grim Reaper Gash
June 4, 1988
Jou protects a robot being targeted by Gash for a special crystal Bias wishes to obtain.
16. The Letter of Jiang Shi
June 11, 1988
Yusuke returns to Academia to retrieve love letters he left that are being used for jumping, zombie-like apparitions of his fellow students.
17. The Crying Doll! The Attacking Doll!
June 18, 1988
Megumi fights to regain a doll with emotions that is transformed by Kemp into a doll-controlling Brain Beast.
18. A Trap! Joh's Beloved Brain Beast
June 25, 1988
Jou falls for a mysterious girl created from the remnants of Mazenda's loving heart into a Brain Beast.
19. Geek-Boy Obular
July 2, 1988
A Brain Beast created with Obular's own mind leads to a shocking revelation to the Liveman about their enemy Gou.
20. Failing Obular's Counterattack!
July 9, 1988
Gou is kicked out of Volt for his failures, forcing him to return home in order to resume experiments for becoming the ultimate Obular.
21. Listen, Gou!! Mother's Voice…
July 16, 1988
Yusuke attempts to convince Gou's mother to save her son as Volt bring him back for their own schemes.
22. Enter the Space Karaoke Master
July 23, 1988
Megumi tries to give confidence to a girl whose song may be the only means to stop a mad musical alien.
23. The Life Risked at 0.1 Second
July 30, 1988
Colon tries to prove her worth to Yusuke against a swordsman Brain Beast using a new metal developed by Kemp.
24. Can You Get a 100 for Playing!?
August 6, 1988
Yusuke tries to convince a boy the importance of hard work in school and fun while dealing with Mazenda's mental manipulation of children.
25. The 8 Brain Beasts of Tsuruga Castle!
August 13, 1988
On vacation in Aizu, the Liveman help a boy get over his fears of a castle haunted by revived Brain Beasts.
26. Aizu's Huge Rhinoceros Beetles!
August 20, 1988
The Liveman investigate a strange light caused by Mazenda's new Giga energy making the insects of Aizu giant-sized.
27. Daughter!! Destroy the Giga Project
August 27, 1988
The Liveman are unexpectedly assisted by Megumi's father as Volt ups the ante with the activation of the Giga Project.
28. The Challenge of the Huge Giga Volt
September 3, 1988
The Liveman struggle against Bias' completed "Giga Volt", but are saved by a mysterious young man with his own hatred of the enemy.
29. The Vengeful Live Boxer
September 10, 1988
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.
30. Five Warriors, Here and Now
September 17, 1988
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 weapon.
31. Mama! The Parasitic Monster's Cries
September 24, 1988
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 competition for his generals.
32. Kemp, The Riddle of Blood and Roses
October 1, 1988
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.
33. Do Your Best, Tetsu-chan Robot
October 15, 1988
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.
34. Love That Runs through the Future and Present!
October 22, 1988
An accident by Ashura allows for a girl from fifteen years in the future into 1988, where she has a peculiar encounter with Jou.
35. Yusuke and Kemp's Promise!!
October 29, 1988
Yusuke and Kemp return to Academia Island to see how far they've come and settle old scores as promised four years prior.
36. Crash! The Tackle of Friendship
November 5, 1988
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.
37. 16-Year-Old Kemp's Fear Beast Transformation!
November 12, 1988
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.
38. Mobile Weapon of Destruction Mazenda
November 19, 1988
Yusuke unexpectedly runs away from a rampaging Mazenda, who has furthered her modifications into a living mechanical weapon!
39. Protect it! A Lifeform of Space
November 26, 1988
Jou assists an alien in retrieving a seed from its homeworld trapped within a meteor Brain Beast.
40. Love!? Megumi and the Jewel Thief
December 3, 1988
A tricky jewel thief interested in Megumi gets his hands on a gem containing a Brain Beast that helps him in his devious tasks.
41. The Confession of Gou, The Invisible Man!!
December 10, 1988
Jou fights to protect his former rival Gou from Volt when he regains memories that are key to the truth behind Bias.
42. Bias' Challenge From Space
December 17, 1988
Bias uses the power of Giga Brain Waves to brainwash Tetsuya into sabotaging the Gran Tortoise and killing his Liveman teammates.
43. A Mystery!? Guildos' Final Form
December 24, 1988
Junichi desperately tries to prove his power against Guildos, who wishes to prove the power of his planet to Bias.
44. Butchy's Great Reckless Driving of Tears!!
January 14, 1989
After discovering the horrifying truth about himself and Guildos, Butchy goes on a rampage through Earth which is interpreted sympathetically by Megumi.
45. Ashura Reversal One Chance Game
January 21, 1989
Fearing being left behind by Bias' remaining pupils, Ashura enacts a plot to hack all information from the world computer networks into himself.
46. Honorable Man, Arashi! The Final Battle
January 28, 1989
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.
47. A 1000-Point Brain! Mazenda!!
February 4, 1989
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.
48. Birth!! Boy King Bias!
February 11, 1989
As Kemp finally achieves a thousand-point brain for Bias, Yusuke sneaks into Brain Base to stop the Giga Brain Wave from controlling humanity.
49. The Fall of Great Professor Bias
February 18, 1989
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 ways or stopping the mad genius permanently.