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Zone Fighter (1973)

Zone Fighter poster
Original title
流星人間ゾーン
Directed by
Ishirō Honda
Genre
tokusatsu
Country
Japan
Length
1 season, 26 episodes
Rating
7.8 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this series is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A family of superheroes defend Earth from alien invaders and giant monsters. They transform into armored fighters to battle threats that include classic Toho creatures like Godzilla and King Ghidorah.

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What happens

Zone Fighter, known in Japan as Meteor Human Zone (流星人間ゾーン, Ryūsei Ningen Zōn), is a tokusatsu science fiction superhero television series. Produced by Toho Company Ltd., the show aired on Nippon Television from April 2 to September 24, 1973, with a total of 26 episodes. This was Toho's answer to not only the popular Ultra Series, but the Henshin Hero phenomenon started by shows like Kamen Rider and Android Kikaider. The previous year, Toho had just made their first successful superhero show, Rainbowman. The series was also notable for its guest appearances by Toho's own Godzilla, as well as two other Toho monsters, King Ghidorah and Gigan. Supplementary materials published by Toho have confirmed Zone Fighter to be part of the same continuity as the Showa era Godzilla series, taking place in between Godzilla vs. Megalon and Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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