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* StoryArc: ''Moonlight Mask'' ran for five arcs.
** ''Skull Mask''[[note]]Dokuro Kamen[[/note]] (1-72, 72 episodes)
** ''The Secret of the Paradai Kingdom[[note]]Paradai Ohkoku no Himitsu[[/note]] (73-93, 21 episodes)
** ''Mammoth Kong'' (94-104, 11 episodes)
** ''The Ghost Party Strikes Back''[[note]]Yureitou no Gyakushuu[[/note]] (105-117, 13 episodes)
** ''Don't Turn Your Hand to Revenge''[[note]]Sono Fukushuu ni Te wo Dasu na[[/note]] (118-131, 14 episodes)
** ''Skull Mask''[[note]]Dokuro Kamen[[/note]] (1-72, 72 episodes)
** ''The Secret of the Paradai Kingdom[[note]]Paradai Ohkoku no Himitsu[[/note]] (73-93, 21 episodes)
** ''Mammoth Kong'' (94-104, 11 episodes)
** ''The Ghost Party Strikes Back''[[note]]Yureitou no Gyakushuu[[/note]] (105-117, 13 episodes)
** ''Don't Turn Your Hand to Revenge''[[note]]Sono Fukushuu ni Te wo Dasu na[[/note]] (118-131, 14 episodes)
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* AutomobileOpening: Most of the opening has Moonlight Mask riding on his bike much like a proto-''Series/KamenRider''.
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* CharacterSignatureSong: Moonlight Mask has his own which he is heard singing at the start of the OpeningCredits just before the ThemeTune itself kicks in. #3 has him sing it to disperse a pack of {{mooks}} as they go looking for him, allowing him to capture one of them.
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* BroughtToYouByTheLetterS: Guess what letter Assassin X and his henchmen wear.
* ChestInsignia: Both Assassin X and his henchmen wear the letter on their chests.
* ChestInsignia: Both Assassin X and his henchmen wear the letter on their chests.
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** The earlier installments of ''Moonlight Mask'' itself were 7 minutes long. Later episodes ran for about 26, just a bit longer than typical toku shows.
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** The earlier installments of ''Moonlight Mask'' itself were just short of 7 minutes long. Later episodes ran for about 26, just a bit longer than typical toku shows.
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* PreviouslyOn: This being a serial, there are recaps from time to time. #3 for one, repeats the shocking moment which ended the previous episode, albeit using a different take. Things may have gotten a bit out of hand when the episodes get longer; the last '''three'''-odd minutes of #95 are repeated as the opening of the next episode.
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* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: To the tokusatsu series that would follow:
** The earlier installments of ''Moonlight Mask'' itself were 7 minutes long. Later episodes ran for about 26, just a bit longer than typical toku shows.
** That the hero is a BadassNormal who does not [[HenshinHero transform]].
** The earlier installments of ''Moonlight Mask'' itself were 7 minutes long. Later episodes ran for about 26, just a bit longer than typical toku shows.
** That the hero is a BadassNormal who does not [[HenshinHero transform]].
* HardboiledDetective: Juro Iwai, who runs the Iwai Detective Agency.
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* SecretIdentity / [[spoiler:HardboiledDetective]]: The titular hero.{{Mooks}}: Perhaps the first ever in tokusatsu, the {{Arc Villain}}s have their own henchmen dressed in black.
* SecretIdentity: [[spoiler:Juro Iwai]] is Moonlight Mask.
* SecretIdentity: [[spoiler:Juro Iwai]] is Moonlight Mask.
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* CoDragons: Assassin X has Sanji, his main henchman, and the Doctor, responsible for reviving Mammoth Kong.
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* BigStormEpisode: The ''Mammoth Kong'' opener (#94), which sees storms hit Japan as well as the ship transporting Mammoth Kong in the vicinity, leading to the beast falling into the hands of criminals.
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* ChildrenAreInnocent: In response to the announcement that Mammoth Kong will be killed before he can be potentially broken from containment at sea, there is an outpouring of children pleading that his life be spared in spite of the risk he poses.
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* LightningCanDoAnything: Assassin X uses electricity to revive the dead body of Mammoth Kong by kick-starting his brain, then to compel the beast to do his bidding.
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* {{Expy}}: Mammoth Kong to ''Film/KingKong'', a giant ape who is as sympathetic as he is fearsome.
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* ArcVillain: The show goes through a few, the first and most prolific being Skull Mask.
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* ArcVillain: The show goes through a few, the first and most prolific being Skull Mask. Assassin X then serves in this capacity for the Mammoth Kong arc, using the beast as a weapon.
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* ArcVillain: The show goes through a few, the first and most prolific being Skull Mask.
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* {{Cliffhanger}}: Common for this show being a serial drama.
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* BadBoss: Skull Mask kills one of his own henchmen to prevent Moonlight Mask gaining information from them. (#2)
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* BadBoss: Skull Mask kills one of his own henchmen to prevent Moonlight Mask gaining information from them. (#2)(#3)
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* HeroWithBadPublicity: #2 has the police finding Moonlight Mask with the body of one of Skull Mask's slain henchmen, falsely concluding that he is a murderer.
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* HeroWithBadPublicity: #2 #3 has the police finding Moonlight Mask with the body of one of Skull Mask's slain henchmen, falsely concluding that he is a murderer.
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* BadBoss: Skull Mask kills one of his own henchmen to prevent Moonlight Mask gaining information from them.
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* BadBoss: Skull Mask kills one of his own henchmen to prevent Moonlight Mask gaining information from them. (#2)
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* HeroWithBadPublicity: #2 has the police finding Moonlight Mask with the body of one of Skull Mask's slain henchmen, falsely concluding that he is a murderer.
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* BadBoss: Skull Mask kills one of his own henchmen to prevent Moonlight Mask gaining information from them.
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* EvilWearsBlack: Most of Moonlight Mask's enemies, most notably Skull Mask.
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* GunsAkimboGoodWearsWhite: Moonlight Mask is distinguished by his mostly white suit.
* GunsAkimbo: Moonlight Mask's stance.
* GunsAkimbo: Moonlight Mask's stance.
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The original tokusatsu series was followed by {{Spirtiual Successor}}s, ''Series/SevenColorMask'' and ''Series/MessengerOfAllah''.
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The original tokusatsu series was followed by {{Spirtiual {{Spiritual Successor}}s, ''Series/SevenColorMask'' and ''Series/MessengerOfAllah''.
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The original tokusatsu series was followed by {{Spirtiual Successor}}s, ''Series/SevenColorMask'' and ''Series/MessengerOfAllah''.
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* LeftHanging: While we know that [[spoiler:Inspector Iwai is Moonlight Mask]], the only thing that we don't about him is [[spoiler:his reasons to becoming a super hero. He just appears and dissapears when the need arises]].
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* SuperheroPackingHeat: The TropeMaker.
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* ThouShaltNotKill: Moonlight Mask's mantra: Do Not Hate. Do Not Kill. (the crime)Let's prevent it. Though he has no problem killing Mooks.
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* ThouShaltNotKill: Moonlight Mask's mantra: Do Not Hate. Do Not Kill. (the crime)Let's prevent it. Though [[CowboyCop he has no problem killing Mooks.Mooks]].
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''Moonlight Mask'' (translated from ''Gekko Kamen'') was Japan's first {{tokusatsu}} SpyFiction series from 1958[[note]]''Supergiant'' (redubbed as ''Starman'') is actually the first toku show. Though ''Moonlight Mask'' has the first ''masked'' toku hero.[[/note]]. It was very popular with kids, but was cancelled due to a kid dying trying to imitate the titular character's stunts. It was later adapted into an anime in the 70s and again in the 90s.
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''Moonlight Mask'' (translated from ''Gekko Kamen'') was Japan's first {{tokusatsu}} SpyFiction CopShow series from 1958[[note]]''Supergiant'' (redubbed as ''Starman'') is actually the first toku show. Though ''Moonlight Mask'' has the first ''masked'' toku hero.[[/note]]. It was very popular with kids, but was cancelled due to a kid dying trying to imitate the titular character's stunts. It was later adapted into an anime in the 70s and again in the 90s.
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* CopShow: The main characters are of people working in police departments, [[spoiler:including the titular hero]] of course.
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* BadassNormal: No superpowers for this hero. [[spoiler:He's a normal human detective.]]
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* BadassNormal: No superpowers for this hero. [[spoiler:He's a normal human detective.HardboiledDetective.]]
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* SecretIdentity / [[spoiler:HardboiledDetective]]: The titular hero.
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* BadassNormal: No superpowers for this hero.
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* BadassNormal: No superpowers for this hero. [[spoiler:He's a normal human detective.]]
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''Moonlight Mask'' (translated from ''Gekko Kamen'') was Japan's first {{tokusatsu}} series from 1958[[note]]''Supergiant'' (redubbed as ''Starman'') is actually the first toku show. Though ''Moonlight Mask'' has the first ''masked'' toku hero.[[/note]]. It was very popular with kids, but was cancelled due to a kid dying trying to imitate the titular character's stunts. It was later adapted into an anime in the 70s and again in the 90s.
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* BadassBiker: Moonlight Mask rides a bike everywhere.
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* BadassBiker: Moonlight Mask rides a custom Honda bike everywhere.
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Definitely ''not'' to be confused with ''KekkoKamen'' (although the latter was named in parody of the former).
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Definitely ''not'' to be confused with ''KekkoKamen'' ''Manga/KekkoKamen'' (although the latter was named in parody of the former).
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''Moonlight Mask'' (translated from ''Gekko Kamen'') was Japan's first {{tokusatsu}} series from 1958. It was very popular with kids, but was cancelled due to a kid dying trying to imitate the titular character's stunts. It was later adapted into an anime in the 70s and again in the 90s.
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''Moonlight Mask'' (translated from ''Gekko Kamen'') was Japan's first {{tokusatsu}} series from 1958.1958[[note]]''Supergiant'' (redubbed as ''Starman'') is actually the first toku show. Though ''Moonlight Mask'' has the first ''masked'' toku hero.[[/note]]. It was very popular with kids, but was cancelled due to a kid dying trying to imitate the titular character's stunts. It was later adapted into an anime in the 70s and again in the 90s.
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''Moonlight Mask'' (translated from ''Gekko Kamen'') was Japan's first {{tokusatsu}} series from 1958. It was very popular with kids, but was cancelled due to a kid dying trying to imitate the titular character's stunts. It was later adapted into an anime in the 70s and again in the 90s.
Definitely ''not'' to be confused with ''KekkoKamen'' (although the latter was named in parody of the former).
!!This series provides examples of:
* BadassNormal: No superpowers for this hero.
* BadassBiker: Moonlight Mask rides a bike everywhere.
* BlastingItOutOfTheirHands
* {{Cult}}: Moonlight Mask fights one in the Mammoth Kong story arc.
* ExpositoryThemeTune: "Who is Moonlight Mask?"
* FilmSerial
* GunsAkimbo
* {{Kaiju}}: Mammoth Kong, who was the first TV Kaiju.
* ThouShaltNotKill: Moonlight Mask's mantra: Do Not Hate. Do Not Kill. (the crime)Let's prevent it. Though he has no problem killing Mooks.
* TelevisionSerial
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Definitely ''not'' to be confused with ''KekkoKamen'' (although the latter was named in parody of the former).
!!This series provides examples of:
* BadassNormal: No superpowers for this hero.
* BadassBiker: Moonlight Mask rides a bike everywhere.
* BlastingItOutOfTheirHands
* {{Cult}}: Moonlight Mask fights one in the Mammoth Kong story arc.
* ExpositoryThemeTune: "Who is Moonlight Mask?"
* FilmSerial
* GunsAkimbo
* {{Kaiju}}: Mammoth Kong, who was the first TV Kaiju.
* ThouShaltNotKill: Moonlight Mask's mantra: Do Not Hate. Do Not Kill. (the crime)Let's prevent it. Though he has no problem killing Mooks.
* TelevisionSerial
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