History YMMV / ChargemanKen

** The show's occasional and outright use of the word ''kichigai'' ('crazy', 'lunatic', 'loony', 'crackpot') can be quite shocking for modern audience, because it is considered as a discriminatory slur against the people with intellectual disability. [[UsefulNotes/{{kotobagari}}Modern networks in Japan forbid the use of this word for almost any occasion]], let alone the shows aimed at children.

** Many modern fans of ''Chargeman Ken!"' also like ''Anime/{{Astroganger}}'', which also has a reputation of SoBadItsGood because of the floppy animation and was also made by Creator/KnackProductions. Though, it is universally agreed that ''Astroganger'' has a much higher production value, and much better writing.

* FriendlyFandoms: Crossovers with ''Franchise/TouhouProject'' are so common that they have their own tag on Website/NicoNicoDouga, 東方充電男[[note]](Touhou Juuden Otoko, including a BlindIdiotTranslation of Chargeman into "Electric Charge Boy")[[/note]], with nearly 600 videos.

** The show's occasional and outright use of the word ''kichigai'' ('crazy', 'lunatic', 'loony', 'crackpot') is another example, [[UsefulNotes/{{kotobagari}} thanks to censorship]].

** The hair - every so often a hair that was caught on some of the animation cels and not cleaned off before filming will appear. This isn't exactly unheard of in cheap animation in general but it happens so frequently in this show that it became a meme. When there was a live action stage play made of the show in the [=2000s=] they put a hair on the poster.

* SoBadItsGood: The animation is godawful even by mid-70's standards (they can't even draw a ''net'' properly, and that's just a bunch of lines!). Recording quality is bathroom level; 95% of sound effects are missing (Ken's laser gun is often the only exception). The pacing is horrendous; episodes can and do switch from too-quick to sluggish on a dime. The episodes are only five minutes long and typically fail to tell an engaging story within that amount of time, so the plots of each episode are utterly nonsensical. Finally, the [[DesignatedHero "hero"]] is a certified jackass. This show is terrible. And it's ''glorious''.

* SoBadItsGood: The animation is godawful even by mid-70's standards. Recording quality is bathroom level; 95% of sound effects are missing (Ken's laser gun is often the only exception). The pacing is horrendous; episodes can and do switch from too-quick to sluggish on a dime. The episodes are only five minutes long and typically fail to tell an engaging story within that amount of time, so the plots of each episode are utterly nonsensical. Finally, the [[DesignatedHero "hero"]] is a certified jackass. This show is terrible. And it's ''glorious''.

* EvilIsSexy: The Jurals' human disguises pretty much always end up handsome or hot.

* SoBadItsGood: The animation is godawful even by mid-70's standards. Recording quality is bathroom level; 95% of sound effects are missing (Ken's laser gun is often the only exception). The pacing is horrendous; episodes can and do switch from too-quick to sluggish on a dime. The episodes are too short to tell an engaging story, so the plots are utterly nonsensical. Finally, the [[DesignatedHero "hero"]] is a certified jackass. This show is terrible. And it's ''glorious''.

** The hair - every so often a hair that was caught on some of the animation cels and not cleaned off before filming will appear. This isn't exactly unheard of in cheap animation in general but it happens so frequently in this show that it became a meme. When their was a live action stage play made of the show in the [=2000s=] they put a hair on the poster.

* HilariousInHindsight: The series title in that Creator/{{Capcom}} would eventually create characters named [[VideoGame/MegaMan5 Charge Man]] and [[VideoGame/StreetFighter Ken]].