Choujuu Sentai Liveman (1988–1989)

1. S01E01Friends! Why Did You Do This!?February 27, 1988—The three traitorous Students Kenji Tsukigata, Rui Senda and Gou Omura come back from Outer Space in the name of the Armed Brain Army Volt t
2. S01E02Three Powers Sworn to LifeMarch 5, 1988—With Academia destroyed, the Liveman gain from their dying mentor Doctor Hoshi instructions and a clue to assist in their battle against Vol
3. S01E03Obular Demonic TransformationMarch 12, 1988—Jou shows doubt in facing down his old friend Gou as he prepares to use a virus to evolve into the ultimate being.
4. S01E04Expose! The Dummy ManMarch 19, 1988—Megumi suspects Mazenda in a plot involving transforming Jimmers into Dummy Man spies.
5. S01E05The Reckless Driving Engine MonsterMarch 26, 1988—Yusuke is approached by Takuji's little brother to help complete a car he was working on, which becomes sabotaged by Dr. Kemp and an engine
6. S01E06Attack! The Dinosaur That LivedApril 2, 1988—A boy befriends a young dinosaur brought to the present by Obular's time-manipulating Brain Beast.
7. S01E07Dinosaur VS Live RoboApril 9, 1988—Takeshi and the Liveman try to work out a final solution regarding Gon while Obular decides to experiment in making the dinosaur into a city
8. S01E08The Duel of Love and Anger!April 16, 1988—The Liveman trio must learn to draw on other emotions to fight after Dr. Kemp creates a Brain Beast that sucks away anger for power.
9. S01E09Rose! Smell FeverishApril 23, 1988—Megumi attempts to protect the love of her newlywed friends from being corrupted by Mazenda's love-potion perfume.
10. S01E10The Skateboard to Escape the MazeApril 30, 1988—Jou takes a delivery job to save a pizza shop - "Pizza Sweet" , which becomes more dangerous after a Brain Beast turns the town into a maze.
11. S01E11The Man Who Bit a Brain BeastMay 7, 1988—Arashi Busujima, a self-proclaimed idiot gang leader, causes trouble for both Volt and the Liveman by making a Brain Beast his own servant.
12. S01E12Super-Genius Ashura!May 14, 1988—Bias transforms the idiotic gang leader Arashi into Doctor Ashura, the ultimate genius who befuddles the Liveman with both brains and brawn!
13. S01E13Burn! Steel ColonMay 21, 1988—A malfunctioned Jimmer who falls for Colon assists the team in stopping a plot by Mazenda to poison the city.
14. S01E14The Scream of Kettle-Man YusukeMay 28, 1988—Ashura depowers and estranged Yusuke with a Brain Beast that turns him into a walking electromagnet.
15. S01E15Deadly! Grim Reaper GashJune 4, 1988—Jou protects a robot being targeted by Gash for a special crystal Bias wishes to obtain.
16. S01E16The Letter of Jiang ShiJune 11, 1988—Yusuke returns to Academia to retrieve love letters he left that are being used for jumping, zombie-like apparitions of his fellow students.
17. S01E17The Crying Doll! The Attacking Doll!June 18, 1988—Megumi fights to regain a doll with emotions that is transformed by Kemp into a doll-controlling Brain Beast.
18. S01E18A Trap! Joh's Beloved Brain BeastJune 25, 1988—Jou falls for a mysterious girl created from the remnants of Mazenda's loving heart into a Brain Beast.
19. S01E19Geek-Boy ObularJuly 2, 1988—A Brain Beast created with Obular's own mind leads to a shocking revelation to the Liveman about their enemy Gou.
20. S01E20Failing Obular's Counterattack!July 9, 1988—Gou is kicked out of Volt for his failures, forcing him to return home in order to resume experiments for becoming the ultimate Obular.
21. S01E21Listen, Gou!! Mother's Voice…July 16, 1988—Yusuke attempts to convince Gou's mother to save her son as Volt bring him back for their own schemes.
22. S01E22Enter the Space Karaoke MasterJuly 23, 1988—Megumi tries to give confidence to a girl whose song may be the only means to stop a mad musical alien.
23. S01E23The Life Risked at 0.1 SecondJuly 30, 1988—Colon tries to prove her worth to Yusuke against a swordsman Brain Beast using a new metal developed by Kemp.
24. S01E24Can You Get a 100 for Playing!?August 6, 1988—Yusuke tries to convince a boy the importance of hard work in school and fun while dealing with Mazenda's mental manipulation of children.
25. S01E25The 8 Brain Beasts of Tsuruga Castle!August 13, 1988—On vacation in Aizu, the Liveman help a boy get over his fears of a castle haunted by revived Brain Beasts.
26. S01E26Aizu's Huge Rhinoceros Beetles!August 20, 1988—The Liveman investigate a strange light caused by Mazenda's new Giga energy making the insects of Aizu giant-sized.
27. S01E27Daughter!! Destroy the Giga ProjectAugust 27, 1988—The Liveman are unexpectedly assisted by Megumi's father as Volt ups the ante with the activation of the Giga Project.
28. S01E28The Challenge of the Huge Giga VoltSeptember 3, 1988—The Liveman struggle against Bias' completed "Giga Volt", but are saved by a mysterious young man with his own hatred of the enemy.
29. S01E29The Vengeful Live BoxerSeptember 10, 1988—Tetsuya and Junichi, the siblings of the Liveman's deceased friends, push forwards to do whatever it takes to defeat Giga Volt, even with un
30. S01E30Five Warriors, Here and NowSeptember 17, 1988—With the continued threat of Giga Volt and Tetsuya and Junichi still driven by revenge, the Liveman must figure a means to come together as
31. S01E31Mama! The Parasitic Monster's CriesSeptember 24, 1988—Junichi is implanted with the child of Guildos and Butchy's Brain Beast, forcing him to make a decision regarding his unusual situation. Gr
32. S01E32Kemp, The Riddle of Blood and RosesOctober 1, 1988—Kemp is forced to confront a noble deed of his past when he creates a Brain Beast to steal blood for upgrading his altered form.
33. S01E33Do Your Best, Tetsu-chan RobotOctober 15, 1988—Tetsuya dons a costume to make a "robot friend" for a young boy, only to fall into a scheme with Mazenda's own Brain Beast copy of it.
34. S01E34Love That Runs through the Future and Present!October 22, 1988—An accident by Ashura allows for a girl from fifteen years in the future into 1988, where she has a peculiar encounter with Jou.
35. S01E35Yusuke and Kemp's Promise!!October 29, 1988—Yusuke and Kemp return to Academia Island to see how far they've come and settle old scores as promised four years prior.
36. S01E36Crash! The Tackle of FriendshipNovember 5, 1988—Junichi tries to reconcile with a member of his school rugby team as the rest of the team becomes minions to Mazenda's Brain Beast.
37. S01E3716-Year-Old Kemp's Fear Beast Transformation!November 12, 1988—An attempt to stop Kemp's Fear Beast evolution accidentally makes Kemp return to his 16-year old self whom Megumi tries to change from his d
38. S01E38Mobile Weapon of Destruction MazendaNovember 19, 1988—Yusuke unexpectedly runs away from a rampaging Mazenda, who has furthered her modifications into a living mechanical weapon!
39. S01E39Protect it! A Lifeform of SpaceNovember 26, 1988—Jou assists an alien in retrieving a seed from its homeworld trapped within a meteor Brain Beast.
40. S01E40Love!? Megumi and the Jewel ThiefDecember 3, 1988—A tricky jewel thief interested in Megumi gets his hands on a gem containing a Brain Beast that helps him in his devious tasks.
41. S01E41The Confession of Gou, The Invisible Man!!December 10, 1988—Jou fights to protect his former rival Gou from Volt when he regains memories that are key to the truth behind Bias.
42. S01E42Bias' Challenge From SpaceDecember 17, 1988—Bias uses the power of Giga Brain Waves to brainwash Tetsuya into sabotaging the Gran Tortoise and killing his Liveman teammates.
43. S01E43A Mystery!? Guildos' Final FormDecember 24, 1988—Junichi desperately tries to prove his power against Guildos, who wishes to prove the power of his planet to Bias.
44. S01E44Butchy's Great Reckless Driving of Tears!!January 14, 1989—After discovering the horrifying truth about himself and Guildos, Butchy goes on a rampage through Earth which is interpreted sympatheticall
45. S01E45Ashura Reversal One Chance GameJanuary 21, 1989—Fearing being left behind by Bias' remaining pupils, Ashura enacts a plot to hack all information from the world computer networks into hims
46. S01E46Honorable Man, Arashi! The Final BattleJanuary 28, 1989—Although changed back to his former idiot form, Arashi continues to try and prove his true worth in a climactic showdown with Kemp's most po
47. S01E47A 1000-Point Brain! Mazenda!!February 4, 1989—Mazenda fights the Liveman to complete her goal of achieving a thousand-point brain for Bias, even as Gou tries to warn of the consequences
48. S01E48Birth!! Boy King Bias!February 11, 1989—As Kemp finally achieves a thousand-point brain for Bias, Yusuke sneaks into Brain Base to stop the Giga Brain Wave from controlling humanit
49. S01E49The Fall of Great Professor BiasFebruary 18, 1989—As a Bias with restored youth descends to Earth to continue his cycle of destruction for the sake of knowledge, the Liveman must hold him of

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