Zone Fighter, known in Japan as Ryūsei Ningen Zone, 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, it was cancelled due to the oil crisis of 1973. 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 successful first superhero show, Rainbowman. The series was also notable for its guest appearance 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 Showa-era Godzilla series, taking place in between Godzilla vs. Megalon and Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla.
Cast: Kazuya Aoyama, Kazumi Kitahara, Kenji Sata
Season 1
26 episodes
- 1. Destroy the Terror-Beast Missile!Crashing to Earth, several Garoga beings crawled from out of the wreckage and made their way towards the city.CC22minApr 2, 1973
- 2. Attack! Destro-KingNo synopsis available yet.CC22minApr 9, 1973
- 3. Strike! Garoga's Underground BaseNo synopsis available yet.CC22minApr 16, 1973
- 4. Invasion! Garoga's Grand Army: Godzilla AppearsNo synopsis available yet.CC22minApr 23, 1973
- 5. Attack King Ghidorah!No synopsis available yet.CC22minApr 30, 1973
- 6. King Ghidorah's Counterattack!No synopsis available yet.CC22minMay 7, 1973
- 7. Zone Family's Critical Moment!No synopsis available yet.CC22minMay 14, 1973
- 8. Defeat the Invader of Fear!No synopsis available yet.CC22minMay 21, 1973
- 9. Find the Secret of the Red Spider!No synopsis available yet.CC22minMay 28, 1973
- 10. Zone Fighter, Destroyed!No synopsis available yet.CC22minJun 4, 1973
- 11. In a Hair's Breadth: The Roar of Godzilla!No synopsis available yet.CC22minJun 11, 1973
- 12. The Terror-Beast Base: Invade the Earth!No synopsis available yet.CC22minJun 18, 1973
- 13. Hair-Raising! The Birthday of TerrorNo synopsis available yet.CC22minJun 25, 1973
- 14. Rampage! The Garoga Boys Attack ForceNo synopsis available yet.CC22minJul 2, 1973
- 15. It's Sinking! Godzilla, Save TokyoNo synopsis available yet.CC22minJul 9, 1973
- 16. Terrifying Attack! The Garoga RobotNo synopsis available yet.CC22minJul 16, 1973
- 17. Go! Fighter, ScrambleNo synopsis available yet.CC22minJul 23, 1973
- 18. Command: "Destroy the Japanese Islands"No synopsis available yet.CC22minJul 30, 1973
- 19. Order: "Destroy the Earth with Comet K"No synopsis available yet.CC22minAug 6, 1973
- 20. Fierce Fight! Can You Hear Fighter's Song?No synopsis available yet.CC22minAug 13, 1973
- 21. Invincible! Godzilla RagesNo synopsis available yet.CC22minAug 20, 1973
- 22. Counterattack! Defeat Super JikiroNo synopsis available yet.CC22minAug 27, 1973
- 23. Secret of the Great Terror-Beast BakugonNo synopsis available yet.CC22minSep 3, 1973
- 24. Defeat the Needle Shooting Terror-Beast NeedlarNo synopsis available yet.CC22minSep 10, 1973
- 25. Carnage! Zone & Godzilla vs. the Allied Terror-Beast ForcesNo synopsis available yet.CC22minSep 17, 1973
- 26. Pulverize! The Garoga Gamma-X StrategyNo synopsis available yet.CC22minSep 24, 1973
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Zone Fighter
Zone Fighter, known in Japan as Ryūsei Ningen Zone, 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, it was cancelled due to the oil crisis of 1973. 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 successful first superhero show, Rainbowman. The series was also notable for its guest appearance 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 Showa-era Godzilla series, taking place in between Godzilla vs. Megalon and Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla.
Creators and cast
- Created by
- Tomoyuki Tanaka, Ishirō Honda, Jun Fukuda
