Daimajin Kanon (大魔神カノン) is a Japanese tokusatsu television drama produced by Kadokawa Pictures and broadcast on TV Tokyo. The series premiered on April 2, 2010. The series retells the story of the original Daimajin film in a modern Japanese setting. Consisting of 26 episodes, the series was prefaced by a manga by Seijuro Mizu (jp) in Young Ace magazine. Writing for the series is shared by Shinji Ōishi and Naruhisa Arakawa.

Episodes

Each episode of the series has its own unique kanji, but they are all read as "Kanon".

Cast

Production

In the early stage of production, Noriaki Yuasa known for his involvements in various tokusatsu productions especially the Gamera franchise, was appointed for the director of Daimajin Kanon. Other previously appointed staffs include Mamoru Sasaki as the writer, and multiple crews who have participated in Toei's Kamen Rider franchise. Yuasa and Sasaki, along with Yoji Hashimoto, once attempted to produce a television series of Daimajin in 1960s, however it was cancelled due to budgetary problem and predictable storyline of the franchise.

Theme songs

All songs were written by Shoko Fujibayashi and composed by Toshihiko Sahashi.