| Kikaider | |
| キカイダー | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Superhero, sci-fi |
| Created by | Shotaro Ishinomori |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Shotaro Ishinomori |
| Published by | Shogakukan |
| Magazine | Bessatsu Shōnen Sunday → Weekly Shōnen Sunday |
| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Original run | 1972 – 1974 |
| Volumes | 6 |
| Manga | |
| Kikader: Code 02 | |
| Written by | Meimu |
| Published by | Kadokawa Shoten |
| Magazine | Monthly Ace Next → Monthly Shōnen Ace |
| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Original run | 2001 – 2006 |
| Volumes | 7 |
| Manga | |
| Inazuman vs. Kikaider | |
| Written by | Meimu |
| Published by | Kadokawa Shoten |
| Magazine | Monthly Shōnen Ace |
| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Original run | 2004 – 2005 |
| Volumes | 2 |
Kikaider (Japanese: キカイダー, Hepburn: Kikaidā) is a manga series written and illustrated by Shotaro Ishinomori. A two-season tokusatsu series titled Android Kikaider (Kikaider 01 in season 2) was produced by Toei Company and Ishimori Productions in early 1970s. A 18-episode anime series based on the manga was created by Radix in early 2000s. The tokusatsu series from 1972 is especially popular in Hawaii.
The anime series aired in the United States on Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim Action in 2003.[1] The complete DVD series is available with English subtitles through JN Productions.
- ^ Erickson, Hal (2005). Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 (2nd ed.). McFarland & Co. p. 473. ISBN 978-1476665993.