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Supaidā-Man (1978–1979) is a tokusatsu action series loosely based around the Marvel comics character Spider-Man. When Yamashiro Takuya's father is killed by the Iron Cross Army, his life is saved by the prince of the Spider Planet, who imbues him with super-strength, the ability to stick to walls and spider-sense through a bracelet.

Although the series had nearly nothing to do with the American super-hero, producers originally wanted to keep with the original origin of the character. However, Bandai demanded that they include a giant robot to ride along with a popular trend. This forced Tōru Hirayama and Susumu Yoshikawa to rewrite the character completely. However, this did serve to create the first series to show a superhero piloting a giant robot which ultimately popularized the Super Sentai style of Japanese television and anime.

Contents 1 Cast 2 Seasons 3 In-Depth 4 DVD Releases 5 External Sites

[edit] Cast

Actor	Character	Duration
Main Cast
Shinji Todo	Takuya Yamashiro (Spider-Man)	1
Professor Monster	Professor Monster	1
Izumi Oyama	Niiko Yamashiro	1
Rika Miura	Hitomi Sakuma	1
Yukie Kagawa	Amazone	1

[edit] Seasons

Season	Premiere	Finale	#
Tokyo Channel 12
Season One	May 17, 1978	March 14, 1979	41

[edit] In-Depth

[edit] DVD Releases

Title	Release Date	#
Season Sets: Region 2
The Complete Series	December 9, 2005	8

[edit] External Sites

• Henshin Hall Of Fame Fan Page

The Spider-Man Franchise
Animated TV Shows
Spider-Man (1967) • Spider-Woman • Spider-Man (1981) • Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends • Spider-Man: The Animated Series • Spider-Man Unlimited • Spider-Man: The New Animated Series • The Spectacular Spider-Man
Live Action TV Shows
The Electric Company (Spidey Super Stories segments) • The Amazing Spider-Man • Supaidā-Man