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Season 1 (1988)

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Friends! Why Did You Do This!?

1. Friends! Why Did You Do This!?

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 to begin their attack on the Earth.
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20min
February 27, 1988
Three Powers Sworn to Life

2. Three Powers Sworn to Life

With Academia destroyed, the Liveman gain from their dying mentor Doctor Hoshi instructions and a clue to assist in their battle against Volt.
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20min
March 5, 1988
Obular Demonic Transformation

3. Obular Demonic Transformation

Jou shows doubt in facing down his old friend Gou as he prepares to use a virus to evolve into the ultimate being.
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20min
March 12, 1988
Expose! The Dummy Man

4. Expose! The Dummy Man

Megumi suspects Mazenda in a plot involving transforming Jimmers into Dummy Man spies.
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20min
March 19, 1988
The Reckless Driving Engine Monster

5. The Reckless Driving Engine Monster

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 Brain Beast.
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20min
March 26, 1988
Attack! The Dinosaur That Lived

6. Attack! The Dinosaur That Lived

A boy befriends a young dinosaur brought to the present by Obular's time-manipulating Brain Beast.
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20min
April 2, 1988
Dinosaur VS Live Robo

7. Dinosaur VS Live Robo

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-destroying giant.
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20min
April 9, 1988
The Duel of Love and Anger!

8. The Duel of Love and Anger!

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.
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20min
April 16, 1988
Rose! Smell Feverish

9. Rose! Smell Feverish

Megumi attempts to protect the love of her newlywed friends from being corrupted by Mazenda's love-potion perfume.
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20min
April 23, 1988
The Skateboard to Escape the Maze

10. The Skateboard to Escape the Maze

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.
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April 30, 1988
The Man Who Bit a Brain Beast

11. The Man Who Bit a Brain Beast

Arashi Busujima, a self-proclaimed idiot gang leader, causes trouble for both Volt and the Liveman by making a Brain Beast his own servant.
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20min
May 7, 1988
Super-Genius Ashura!

12. Super-Genius Ashura!

Bias transforms the idiotic gang leader Arashi into Doctor Ashura, the ultimate genius who befuddles the Liveman with both brains and brawn!
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20min
May 14, 1988
Burn! Steel Colon

13. Burn! Steel Colon

A malfunctioned Jimmer who falls for Colon assists the team in stopping a plot by Mazenda to poison the city.
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20min
May 21, 1988
The Scream of Kettle-Man Yusuke

14. The Scream of Kettle-Man Yusuke

Ashura depowers and estranged Yusuke with a Brain Beast that turns him into a walking electromagnet.
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20min
May 28, 1988
Deadly! Grim Reaper Gash

15. Deadly! Grim Reaper Gash

Jou protects a robot being targeted by Gash for a special crystal Bias wishes to obtain.
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20min
June 4, 1988
The Letter of Jiang Shi

16. The Letter of Jiang Shi

Yusuke returns to Academia to retrieve love letters he left that are being used for jumping, zombie-like apparitions of his fellow students.
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20min
June 11, 1988
The Crying Doll! The Attacking Doll!

17. The Crying Doll! The Attacking Doll!

Megumi fights to regain a doll with emotions that is transformed by Kemp into a doll-controlling Brain Beast.
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June 18, 1988
A Trap! Joh's Beloved Brain Beast

18. A Trap! Joh's Beloved Brain Beast

Jou falls for a mysterious girl created from the remnants of Mazenda's loving heart into a Brain Beast.
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20min
June 25, 1988
Geek-Boy Obular

19. Geek-Boy Obular

A Brain Beast created with Obular's own mind leads to a shocking revelation to the Liveman about their enemy Gou.
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July 2, 1988
Failing Obular's Counterattack!

20. Failing Obular's Counterattack!

Gou is kicked out of Volt for his failures, forcing him to return home in order to resume experiments for becoming the ultimate Obular.
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20min
July 9, 1988
Listen, Gou!! Mother's Voice…

21. Listen, Gou!! Mother's Voice…

Yusuke attempts to convince Gou's mother to save her son as Volt bring him back for their own schemes.
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20min
July 16, 1988
Enter the Space Karaoke Master

22. Enter the Space Karaoke Master

Megumi tries to give confidence to a girl whose song may be the only means to stop a mad musical alien.
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20min
July 23, 1988
The Life Risked at 0.1 Second

23. The Life Risked at 0.1 Second

Colon tries to prove her worth to Yusuke against a swordsman Brain Beast using a new metal developed by Kemp.
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July 30, 1988
Can You Get a 100 for Playing!?

24. Can You Get a 100 for Playing!?

Yusuke tries to convince a boy the importance of hard work in school and fun while dealing with Mazenda's mental manipulation of children.
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20min
August 6, 1988
The 8 Brain Beasts of Tsuruga Castle!

25. The 8 Brain Beasts of Tsuruga Castle!

On vacation in Aizu, the Liveman help a boy get over his fears of a castle haunted by revived Brain Beasts.
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August 13, 1988
Aizu's Huge Rhinoceros Beetles!

26. Aizu's Huge Rhinoceros Beetles!

The Liveman investigate a strange light caused by Mazenda's new Giga energy making the insects of Aizu giant-sized.
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20min
August 20, 1988
Daughter!! Destroy the Giga Project

27. Daughter!! Destroy the Giga Project

The Liveman are unexpectedly assisted by Megumi's father as Volt ups the ante with the activation of the Giga Project.
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August 27, 1988
The Challenge of the Huge Giga Volt

28. The Challenge of the Huge Giga Volt

The Liveman struggle against Bias' completed "Giga Volt", but are saved by a mysterious young man with his own hatred of the enemy.
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20min
September 3, 1988
The Vengeful Live Boxer

29. The Vengeful Live Boxer

Tetsuya and Junichi, the siblings of the Liveman's deceased friends, push forwards to do whatever it takes to defeat Giga Volt, even with unexpected assistance.
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September 10, 1988
Five Warriors, Here and Now

30. Five Warriors, Here and Now

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 a true team to defeat Volt's greatest weapon.
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September 17, 1988
Mama! The Parasitic Monster's Cries

31. Mama! The Parasitic Monster's Cries

Junichi is implanted with the child of Guildos and Butchy's Brain Beast, forcing him to make a decision regarding his unusual situation. Great Professor Bias begins a mysterious competition for his generals.
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September 24, 1988
Kemp, The Riddle of Blood and Roses

32. Kemp, The Riddle of Blood and Roses

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.
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20min
October 1, 1988
Do Your Best, Tetsu-chan Robot

33. Do Your Best, Tetsu-chan Robot

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.
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October 15, 1988
Love That Runs through the Future and Present!

34. Love That Runs through the Future and Present!

An accident by Ashura allows for a girl from fifteen years in the future into 1988, where she has a peculiar encounter with Jou.
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20min
October 22, 1988
Yusuke and Kemp's Promise!!

35. Yusuke and Kemp's Promise!!

Yusuke and Kemp return to Academia Island to see how far they've come and settle old scores as promised four years prior.
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October 29, 1988
Crash! The Tackle of Friendship

36. Crash! The Tackle of Friendship

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.
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November 5, 1988
16-Year-Old Kemp's Fear Beast Transformation!

37. 16-Year-Old Kemp's Fear Beast Transformation!

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 dark path.
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November 12, 1988
Mobile Weapon of Destruction Mazenda

38. Mobile Weapon of Destruction Mazenda

Yusuke unexpectedly runs away from a rampaging Mazenda, who has furthered her modifications into a living mechanical weapon!
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20min
November 19, 1988
Protect it! A Lifeform of Space

39. Protect it! A Lifeform of Space

Jou assists an alien in retrieving a seed from its homeworld trapped within a meteor Brain Beast.
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20min
November 26, 1988
Love!? Megumi and the Jewel Thief

40. Love!? Megumi and the Jewel Thief

A tricky jewel thief interested in Megumi gets his hands on a gem containing a Brain Beast that helps him in his devious tasks.
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December 3, 1988
The Confession of Gou, The Invisible Man!!

41. The Confession of Gou, The Invisible Man!!

Jou fights to protect his former rival Gou from Volt when he regains memories that are key to the truth behind Bias.
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December 10, 1988
Bias' Challenge From Space

42. Bias' Challenge From Space

Bias uses the power of Giga Brain Waves to brainwash Tetsuya into sabotaging the Gran Tortoise and killing his Liveman teammates.
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20min
December 17, 1988
A Mystery!? Guildos' Final Form

43. A Mystery!? Guildos' Final Form

Junichi desperately tries to prove his power against Guildos, who wishes to prove the power of his planet to Bias.
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20min
December 24, 1988
Butchy's Great Reckless Driving of Tears!!

44. Butchy's Great Reckless Driving of Tears!!

After discovering the horrifying truth about himself and Guildos, Butchy goes on a rampage through Earth which is interpreted sympathetically by Megumi.
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20min
January 14, 1989
Ashura Reversal One Chance Game

45. Ashura Reversal One Chance Game

Fearing being left behind by Bias' remaining pupils, Ashura enacts a plot to hack all information from the world computer networks into himself.
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January 21, 1989
Honorable Man, Arashi! The Final Battle

46. Honorable Man, Arashi! The Final Battle

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 powerful Brain Beast.
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January 28, 1989
A 1000-Point Brain! Mazenda!!

47. A 1000-Point Brain! Mazenda!!

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 of doing so.
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February 4, 1989
Birth!! Boy King Bias!

48. Birth!! Boy King Bias!

As Kemp finally achieves a thousand-point brain for Bias, Yusuke sneaks into Brain Base to stop the Giga Brain Wave from controlling humanity.
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20min
February 11, 1989
The Fall of Great Professor Bias

49. The Fall of Great Professor Bias

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 off and find a way of either changing his ways or stopping the mad genius permanently.
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20min
February 18, 1989