Kikaider 01 (キカイダー01) (Pronounced as Kikaider Zero One), is a tokusatsu superhero TV series, and a sequel series to Android Kikaider. Produced by Toei Company and Ishimori Productions, it was broadcast on NET (now TV Asahi) from May 12, 1973 to March 30, 1974, with a total of 46 episodes. Its title in Hawaii is Kikaida 01 (based on the Japanese title). Kikaider 01 made an appearance alongside Kikaider, Inazuman, and Zubat in the 2011 movie OOO, Den-O, All Riders: Let's Go Kamen Riders.

Plot synopsis

The noted robotics expert Dr. Kohmyoji created a powerful android to protect Japan from evil forces. When Hakaider starts his evil organization, Dr. Kohmyoji's android, Kikaider 01, awakens to fight Hakaider. Hakaider has three assistants, Red Hakaider, Blue Hakaider, and Silver Hakaider. Together, they devise various schemes to cause destruction, but Kikaider 01 stops them all. Kikaider appears to assist Kikaider 01. Their chief goal is to capture a young boy, named Akira. After Hakaider's attempts fail, a new, mysterious character appears, Shadow Knight. Shadow Knight is a member of a competing, evil organization, SHADOW. When SHADOW proved to be more powerful than Hakaider, Hakaider unwillingly becomes a member of SHADOW. It was later revealed that Hakaider has the brain of Professor Gill (also from the Kikaider TV series) within him. Professor Gill had designed a powerful robot and had tattooed the plans onto his two sons: Akira and his brother Hiroshi. Throughout the series, SHADOW helps Gill in building his robot, and Kikaider 01's fights to stop them.

Characters

Heroes

Note: Both Hanpei Hattori and Dr. Kohmyoji (from the Kikaider TV series) make guest appearances

Villains

Hakaider Squad

The first set of villains Kikaider 01 encounters, led by Gill-Hakaider who the others being Dark scientists who also transplanted their brains into android bodies. While normally in Hakaider form, they can transform into Ghostbots or combine into Gattaider with numerous powers include flight, body missiles called the Death Missile, teleportation, the weapons of the Hakaiders, and a mentally controlled boomerang on the left shoulder.

Soldiers

Deathbots

Deathbots are the commanders of the Shadow.

Episode list

Cast

Media

OVA

An OVA version was released on June 30, 2003, called Kikaider 01: The Animation (キカイダー０１：THE ANIMATION). It served as a sequel to Android Kikaider: The Animation.

Home Video

Released on DVD in Hawaii by JN Productions/Generation Kikaida in 2008

Kamen Rider 40th Anniversary film

Kikaider 01, along with Kikaider, Inazuman, and Zubat made an appearance in OOO, Den-O, All Riders: Let's Go Kamen Riders (オーズ・電王・オールライダー：レッツゴー仮面ライダー) in commemoration of the Toei Company's 60th Anniversary in 2011. This brief appearance saw the four heroes destroy the Kamen Rider Stronger villain, General Shadow.