A Comprehensive List Of Tokusatsu Super Heroes TV Shows

The first entry of Tsuburaya Productions' "Ultra Series," in which an aviator/amateur sci-fi writer, his plucky assistant, and a young female newspaper reporter investigate strange phenomena, usually involving aliens and giant monsters.

A human member of a defense force is given the life and ability to change into a giant super-hero to battle the monsters that wreaks havoc on Earth.

An alien superhero from M-78 protects Earth from extraterrestrial threats in this popular classic follow-up to the original "Ultraman" TV series.

Sent by the Nebula Star to defend the Earth, a super-cyborg fights mutated pollution monsters created by the evil space-simians Gori and Rah.

Another being from Nebula M-78, identical to the original Ultraman, combines with car racer-turned-MAT patrol member Hideki Gô, and fights assorted menaces in a frightening new "Age of Monsters."

After scientist Professor Kasuga is killed by fiendish aliens for plans to a super-rocketship, his children trek across Japan, protected by the second-oldest brother, Koji, who transforms into the super-cyborg, Silver Mask.

A grasshopper-like, motorcycle-riding cyborg (joined by another one later in the show) fights the evil organization that transformed him for their evil deeds.

A transforming super-android, on the run from an evil organization, fights its rampaging robot monsters and helps his creator's daughter and son find their lost father.

After being mortally wounded in a monster attack, grocery man Seiji Hokuto and medical girl Yuko Minami are revived by (and given two Ultra Rings, with which they unite into) a new Ultra-being, Ultraman Ace.

Kuji and his son Hayata discover the leader of their ninja clan plans to use the magical transforming ninja created by Kuji not to maintain peace but to wage war, conquering all of Japan. Not wanting any part of this plan Kuji using his scroll of ninja transformation to turn his son into the magical ninja Henshin Ninja Arashi (Transforming Ninja Storm).

A female scientist builds a humanoid robot detective (complete with human-like personality) to fight a band of murdering robots created and led by her crazed brother.

A college student, who transforms into an insectoid mutant superhero, fights the evil mutants sent by the Newmanity Empire led by the fearsome Phantom Banba.

As Masked Rider V3, Shiro Kazami carries on for Riders 1 and 2, and fights the evil Destron organization.

After being killed in a monster attack, adolescent young man Kotarô Higashi is transformed by the entire Ultra Family into a powerful new Ultra-being, Ultraman Tarou.

A motorcycle riding young man who can change into a tiger-headed warrior battles monsters.

From the dark corners of the world comes another fanatical terrorism group, this time it's the Government of Darkness, aka G.O.D. Keisuke Jin is transformed into the next generation cyborg, the Kai-Zorg with the help of his father. He was given the name Kamen Rider X. King Dark, leader of G.O.D, didn't count on Kamen Rider X coming to ruin his plans of pillaging, rape, and destruction of Earth. Armed with riddle stick, and ridel whip, Kamen Rider X kicked everyone's butt, who stood in his way. Every G.O.D. cyborg from Neptune to Chronos, fell before the might of X. But his toughest opponent was Apollogeist. Their battle lasted 13 episodes. Seeing how useless and unworthy his Cyborgs were against Kamen Rider X, King Dark began to create new soldiers,combining animals, like Starfish-Hitler, and Spider-Napolean. In the last episode, X finds out that King Dark was created by Dr. Jinau, a friend of his father's, but now his brain resides within King dark.

After being brutally maimed by evil aliens, Dan Moroboshi (Ultra Seven) takes under his wing a fierce young Ultra-like being from L-77, and christens him "Ultraman Leo," to continue his mission to defend the Earth.

A bionic vigilante avenges the death of his scientist father by using his invention, a lethal transforming robot/motorcycle, to fight his murderers, the evil Sigma Organization led by the wheelchair-bound cyborg Dr. Akunomiya.

Wildman Daisuke Yamamoto, raised in the Amazon Jungle, transforms into the Masked Rider-like reptilian mutant Amazon, and travels to Japan to fight the evil Gedon Empire, which completely slaughtered his jungle's inhabitants.

With the help of Interpol Agent Makoto Arai, the newly-powered Gorou Watari/Sanagiman/Inazuman continues his adventures, this time against the nazi-like Desper Army led by Fuehrer Geisel.

HANG UPS is a new comedy series about an unconventional therapist whose own life is more chaotic than that of any his patients.

Angered by the death of his best friend at the hands of Black Satan, Sigeru Jo (Stronger) convinces an ex-Black Satan scientist named Dr. Masaki to transform him into a cyborg. Given the super electromagnetic dynamo implant, Shigeru is reborn as Kamen Rider Stronger. However, this power comes with a price, the Denki energy that now powers his body, has turned his hands silver. So even while as Shigeru, he must wear hands to protect his dual identity. Aided by the first female cyborg, Yuriko Misaki became Tackle, and fought just as hard as Stronger did. She was killed in episode 30 by General Shadow. Toward the end of the series, a showdown began between Stronger, and the Great Boss. The final battle, Stronger was on the edge of defeat, but the other Kamen Riders came in to help stop the Great Boss (the Great Boss controls all the organizations in the Kamen Riders shows and films).