Trivia / Kidou Keiji Jiban

• Acting for Two: In episode 28, Leo Meneghetti physically plays both Doctor Giba and his Identical Stranger. It becomes Acting for Three when the Monster of the Week shape-shifts into him for a scene.
• Follow the Leader: The success of Jiban led to a string of Metal Hero shows with heavy police themes.
• Non-Singing Voice: Episode 42 dubs Akira Kushida’s insert songs over a guest character who’s a punk rocker.
• Real Life Writes the Plot: The reason why Mayumi was Put on a Bus after episode 18 is because her actress, a popular child actress at the time, had scheduling conflicts with the show.
• Working Title: Was Mirai Keiji Deka^note Future Detective Decker then Deckal^note Dekkaru.