This Month In Tokusatsu History

February 2
       1973 Ultraman Ace episode 44, "Setsubun Scary Story! Sparkling Beans"
       1973 Rainbowman: Warrior Of Love episode 18, "Hoshikko Catastrophic Change"
       1973 Transforming Ninja Arashi episode 44
       1974 Jinzo Ninzo Ningen is aired in Hawaii for the first time
       1974 Kikaida 01 episode 38, "The Sure-Death Device -- Three-Cornered Blood Match!"
       1974 Kamen Rider V3 episode 51, "You Are Rider Number 4!!", Riderman's Last episode
       1975 Science Fiction Drama: Army of the Apes episode 18, "Why Are Humans Gone?"
       1977 First episode of Kaiketsu Zubat [Swift Hero Zubat], "After The Bomb Comes The Loneliness"
       1996 Super-Power Task Force Ohranger episode 45 ,"Collapse!! The Super-Power Base"

February 3
       1973 Kamen Rider episode 97, "Hongo Takeshi - Impossible Transformation!!"
       1973 Swift Hero Lion Maru episode 45
       1973 Jinzo Ningen Kikaida episode 30, "Madder Red Squid Targets The Pretty Girl Scholar"
       1976 Akumaizer 3 episode 18, "Why!? Target: Evil"
       1979 First episode of Battle Fever J, "Charge! To The Ball Park We Run" (first Super Sentai to feature giant robots fighting
                giant monsters)
       1995 Ninja Task Force Kakuranger episode 50, "Special Selection!! The Yokai Inn"
       2007 Ultraman Mebius episode 42, "An Old Friend's Visit"

February 4
       1968 Ultra Seven episode 18, "Escape from Area X"
       1972 Return of Ultraman episode 43, "Demon God Barks on the Moon"
       1973 Iron King episode 17, "The Order to Assassinate Iron King"
       1994 Five Star Task Force Dairanger episode 49, "The Final Battle"

February 5
       1955 Ohba, Kenji is born, stuntman for "Jinzo Ningen Kikaida" (1972-1973) and "Kikaida 01" (1973-1974), Akebono,
                Shirou/Battle Kenya in "Battle Fever J" (1979), in "Denshi Sentai Denjiman" (1980), Ichijouj, Retsu/Space Sheriff
                Gavan in "Uchu Keiji Gavan" (1982) and "Uchu Keiji Sharivan" (1983)
       1967 Ulltraman Episode 30, "Phantom of the Snow Mountains"
       1972 Kamen Rider episode 45, "Demon Namekujira's Gas Explosion Strategy"
       1973 Demon Hunter Mitsurugi episode 5, "Earthquake Monster Appears!"
       1974 Inazuman episode 19, "Homicide Boxer and Mirror X"
       1977 Secret Task Force Goranger episode 79, "Deep-Red Pursuit! The True Shape of the Formless Assassin"
       1989 Kamen Rider Black RX episode 14, "Hitomi-chan's Kidnapping"

February 6
       1937 Uehara, Shouzou head writer of Return of Ultraman, Himitsu Sentai Goranger, J.A.K.Q. Dengeki Tai, Toei's Spiderman, Battle Fever J, Denshi Sentai Denjiman,
                Taiyo Sentai Sunvulcan, Uchû Keiji Gavan, Uchû Keiji Sharivan, Uchû Keiji Shaider, Kyoju Tokuso Juspion, Jiku Senshi Spielban and Kamen Rider Black, is born.
                (Died January 2, 2020)
       1966 Ultra Q episode 6, "Grow Up! Little Turtle"
       1974 Super Robot Red Baron episode 32, "Remote Controlled Tanks Commence Attack"
       1981 Kamen Rider Super-1 episode 16
       2000 Kamen Rider Kuuga episode 2, "Metamorphosis"

February 7
       1968 Red Shadow: The Masked Ninja episode 45, "Rock Monster Gagara"
       1975 Ultraman Leo episode 44, "Terror of the Saucer Race Series: The Shooting Star from Hell!"
       1976 Secret Task Force Goranger episode 39, "Deep-Red Sea of Japan! Super Power of the Mysterious Meteorite"
       1981 First episode of Taiyo Sentai Sanbarukan [Solar Task Force Sun Vulcan], "The North Pole Machine Empire"
       1988 Kamen Rider Black episode 18, "Saint Of Sword Belgenia"
       2003 Kikaida-01 completes its rebroadcast on KIKU-TV, Honolulu, Hawaii

February 8
       1974 Ultraman Taro episode 45,"She Was Wearing Red Shoes..."
       1974 Diamond Eye: Warrior of Light episode 19, "King Cobra's Great Revival"
       1975 Kamen Rider Amazon episode 17, "The Terror of Zero! The Massive Earthquake Strategy!!"
       1980 New Kamen Rider (Skyrider) episode 19, "Ookamijin's Murder's Cry"

February 9
       1949 Araki, Shigeru born, played Jou, Shigeru/Kamen Rider Stronger (1975) and Kei, Tsukimura/Super Human Bibyun (1976). (Died April 14, 2012).
       1973 Ultraman Ace episode 45, " Desperate Situation! Save Ace"
       1973 Rainbowman: Warrior Of Love episode 19, "Racing! Giant Flying Squirrel Killing Technique"
       1973 Transforming Ninja Arashi episode 45
       1974 Kikaida 01 episode 39, The Rival Spacemen Come By Flying Saucer"
       1974 Last episode (52) of Kamen Rider V3, "Destron - The Last Day"
       1975 Science Fiction Drama: Army of the Apes episode 19, "Who Is the Ape Helping the Army?"
       1977 Swift Hero Zubat episode 2, "From The Flames Comes A Wanderer"
       1996 Super-Power Task Force Ohranger episode 46, "Final Day Of the Earth!!"

February 10
       1973 Swift Hero Lion Maru episode 46
       1973 Jinzo Ningen Kikaida episode 31, "Calling for Jiro's Death Octopus Gold"
       1973 Last episode (98) of Kamen Rider, "Gel Shocker Annihilation!! Leader's End!!" (guest stars Sasaki, Takeshi as
                Ichimonji, Hayato)
       1976 Akumaizer 3 episode 19, "Why!? The Five Secrets of Zabitan"
       1979 Battle Fever J episode 2, "Ergos' Mysterious Human Manufacturing Method"
       1995 Ninja Task Force Kakuranger episode 51, "Hero Elimination"
       2007 Ultraman Mebius episode 43, "Threatening Mebius-Killer"

February 11
       1967 Ultra Seven episode 19, "Project Blue"
       1972 Return of Ultraman episode 44, "To the Starry Sky with Love"
       1973 Iron King episode 18, "Monster Robot Annihilation" (final episode for Phantom Militia)
       1994 Last episode (50) of Five Star Task Force Dairanger, "Let's Go!"

February 12
       1967 Ulltraman Episode 31, "Who Goes There?"
       1972 Kamen Rider episode 46, "Confrontation!! Snow Mountain Demon Bear Congar"
       1973 Demon Hunter Mitsurugi episode 6, "Attack of Monster Gandarar!"
       1977 Secret Task Force Goranger episode 80, "Deep-Red Crossing in Enemy Territory! Escape to Desire"
       1989 Kamen Rider Black RX episode 15, "Robo Rider's Birth"

February 13
       1966 Ultra Q episode 7, "S.O.S. Mount Fuji"
       1974 Super Robot Red Baron episode 33, "Mystery of the Cosmic Spider Robot"
       1981 Kamen Rider Super-1 episode 17
       2000 Kamen Rider Kuuga episode 3, "Tokyo"

February 14
       1968 Red Shadow: The Masked Ninja episode 46, "Monster Gagara Versus Zabami"
       1975 Ultraman Leo episode 45, "Terror of the Saucer Race Series: The Phantom Girl"
       1976 Secret Task Force Goranger episode 40, "Crimson Vengeance Ogre! The Pink Ranger of Hell"
       1981 Solar Task Force Sun Vulcan episode 2, "The Day When Mankind Disappeared"
       1988 Kamen Rider Black episode 19, "The Strangling Hell Trap"

February 15
       1974 Ultraman Taro episode 46, "The White Rabbit Is a Bad Guy!"
       1974 Diamond Eye: Warrior of Light episode 20, "Hitode Tsubo's Great Tornado from Hell"
       1975 Kamen Rider Amazon episode 18, "The Terror of Zero! The Massive Earthquake Strategy!!"
       1977 Super Human Bibyun episode 30, "The Junior Fencer Turns Into A Rock? The Haunted Village's Training Center"
                (skipped a week)
       1980 New Kamen Rider (Skyrider) episode 20, "Two Kamen Riders The 2nd Rider Is Who!"

February 16
       1973 Ultraman Ace episode 46, "Ride Over the Time Machine"
       1973 Rainbowman: Warrior Of Love episode 20, "Abandon Operation M!!"
       1973 Transforming Ninja Arashi episode 46
       1974 First episode of Kamen Rider X, "X! X! X Rider's Birth"
       1974 Kikaida 01 episode 40, "Escape! The Frozen Bijinda Hangs By A Thread"
       1975 Science Fiction Drama: Army of the Apes episode 20, "The Mysterious Calls On the Wireless Radio!!"
       1977 Swift Hero Zubat episode 3, "The Melancholy Angel of Gold"
       1996 Super-Power Task Force Ohranger episode 47, "Stand, Shine, Revive!!"

February 17
       1923 Fukuda Jun is born in Manshu, Korea, directed several Godzilla movies and episodes of "Meteor Man Zone"
       1955 Sugata Shun is born in Yamanashi, Japan, played Murasame Ryou/Kamen Rider ZX in "Kamen Rider #10'S Birth
                Riders Come Together"
       1973 First episode of Kamen Rider V3, "Rider Number 3 - His Name is V3!", (features Fujioka, Hiroshi as Hongo,
                Takeshi and Sasaki, Takeshi as Ichimonji, Hayato
       1973 Swift Hero Lion Maru episode 47
       1973 Jinzo Ningen Kikaida episode 32, "Blue Electric Eel The Evil Hands Glisten!"
       1976 Akumaizer 3 episode 20, "Why!? Zabitan's Secret Power"
       1979 Battle Fever J episode 3, "Search The Spy!"
       1995 Ninja Task Force Kakuranger episode 52, "Finale!! Father and Daughter"
       2007 Ultraman Mebius episode 44, "Ace's Wish"

February 18
       1968 Ultra Seven episode 20, "Smash Epicenter X"
       1972 Return of Ultraman episode 45, "Assasinate Hideki Goh!"
       1973 Iron King episode 19, "The Giant Bug Kabutoron Appears" (introduces Titanians)
       1994 First episode of Ninja Sentai Kakurenjâ (Ninja Task Force Kakuranger), "We Are Ninja"

February 19
       1946 Fujioka, Hiroshi is born, played Hongo, Takeshi/Kamen Rider 1 in "Kamen Rider" (1971-1973)
       1967 Ulltraman Episode 32, "Endless Counterattack"
       1973 Demon Hunter Mitsurugi episode 7, "Mobile Giant Fortress Roados!!"
       1974 Inazuman episode 20, "Chase the Star Disk" (skipped a week)
       1977 Secret Task Force Goranger episode 81, "Black Doubt! Trap of the Homicidal Spy", guess stared Ban, Daisuke
       1989 Kamen Rider Black RX episode 16, "The Princess of the Valley of Miracles"
       1993 First Five Star Task Force Dairanger, "Let's Change!"

February 20
       1966 Ultra Q episode 8, "Terror of the Sweet Honey"
       1974 Super Robot Red Baron episode 34, "The Treacherous Cosmic Express"
       1981 Kamen Rider Super-1 episode 18
       1992 Shin Kamen Rider Prologue released on video
       2000 Kamen Rider Kuuga episode 4, "Speed"

February 21
       1968 Red Shadow: The Masked Ninja episode 47, "Monster From F?ma Temple"
       1975 Ultraman Leo episode 46, "Terror of the Saucer Race Series: The Fighting Leo Brothers! The End of the Flying Saucer Beast!"
       1981 Solar Task Force Sun Vulcan episode 3, "The Iron Claw Challenges Japan"
       1988 Kamen Rider Black episode 20, "Kamen Rider's Grave"

February 22
       1974 Ultraman Taro episode 47, "The Monster Master"
       1974 Diamond Eye: Warrior of Light episode 21, " King Cobra's Great Execution Strategy"
       1975 Kamen Rider Amazon episode 19, "Going Into Action - The Garanda Youth Corps"
       1977 Super Human Bibyun episode 31, "Shadows Are Eaten? Don't Cry Kid Gang Leader"
       1980 New Kamen Rider (Skyrider) episode 21, "Stronger Appears 2 Riders vs Two Formidable Kaijin"

February 23
       1955 Niibori Kazuo, JAC stuntman who was most of the Red Rangers in the Super Sentai series is born
       1973 Ultraman Ace episode 47, "Salamander's Curse!"
       1973 Rainbowman: Warrior Of Love episode 21, "Let's Attack the Electric Current People!!"
       1973 Transforming Ninja Arashi episode 47
       1974 Kamen Rider X episode 2, "Run, Cruiser - X Rider!!"
       1974 Kikaida 01 episode 41, Matchless In All The Land -- The Midair Battleship Blast!!"
       1975 Science Fiction Drama: Army of the Apes episode 21, "Message To the Beloved Ape"
       1977 Swift Hero Zubat episode 4, "Sympathy for the Defeated"
       1996 Last episode (48) of Super-Power Task Force Ohranger, "The Heroes Of Love"

February 24
       1958 First episode of the first Tokusatsu series Gekko Kamen (Moonlight Mask)
       1973 Swift Hero Lion Maru episode 48
       1973 Jinzo Ningen Kikaida episode 33, "The Diabolical Devil-Face Crab Red The Magic Commandment"
       1973 Kamen Rider V3 episode 2, "Double Riders' Last Will and Testament", features Fujioka, Hiroshi as Hongo, Takeshi
                and Sasaki, Takeshias Ichimonji, Hayato
       1973 Last episode (46) of Henshin Ninja Arashi
       1976 Akumaizer 3 episode 21, "Why!? Tokyo Encased In Ice!"
       1979 Battle Fever J episode 4, "It Is TheTrap Of Super Bewitchment!"
       1995 Last episode (53) of Ninja Task Force Kakuranger, "Sealing!!""
       2007 Ultraman Mebius episode 45, "Deathrem's Plot"

February 25
       1968 Ultra Seven episode 21,: "Pursue the Undersea Base"
       1972 Return of Ultraman episode 46, "This One Blow Filled With Anger"
       1973 Iron King episode 20, "The Titanians Strike Back"
       1994 Ninja Task Force Kakuranger episode 2, " A Dangerous Lady"
       2020 Media Blasters released "Gappa: The Triphibian Monster" on Blu Ray
       2020 Mill Creek Entertainment released "Return of Ultraman" on Blu Ray box sets and Steelbook Editions, with digital acess through MovieSPREE

February 26
       1967 Ulltraman Episode 33, "The Forbidden Words"
       1972 Kamen Rider episode 48, "Blood-Sucking Marsh Hirugerira (Leech)"
       1973 Demon Hunter Mitsurugi episode 8, "A Black Demon Bleeds Red!!"
       1974 Inazuman episode 21, "Watari, Goro and Inazuman Die"
       1977 Secret Task Force Goranger episode 82, "Black Magic Teacher! Mystery of the Dollhouse"
       1989 Kamen Rider Black RX episode 17, "Bio Rider!"
       1993 Five Star Task Force Dairanger episode 2, "Spirit Power!!"

February 27
       1966 Ultra Q episode 9, "Baron Spider"
       1974 Super Robot Red Baron episode 35, "Horror of the Vampire Virus"
       1981 Kamen Rider Super-1 episode 19
       2000 Kamen Rider Kuuga episode 5, "Distance"

February 28
       1968 Red Shadow: The Masked Ninja episode 48, "Children's Ninja Technique Contest"
       1975 Ultraman Leo episode 47, "Terror of the Saucer Race Series: The Evil Stardust-Collecting Girl"
       1976 Secret Task Force Goranger episode 41, "Large Black Reversal! Barrier of Tottori Dune" (another week skipped)
       1981 Solar Task Force Sun Vulcan episode 4, "The Spy and the Boy Detective"
       1988 Kamen Rider Black episode 21, "Fierce Battle - 2 Great Machines"

February 29
       1980 New Kamen Rider (Skyrider) episode 22, "Kogosensuki 5 Seconds Before Freezing Tokyo"