History Anime / MatchlessRaijinOh

Almost 20 years after first airing in Japan, it was licensed by a brand-new anime distribution company called [[http://www.animemidstream.com Anime Midstream]]. Despite many doubts, Midstream successfully released the first volume of Raijin-Oh at the end of December 2009, though they haven't had anymore activity since.

Yatate Bunko, Creator/{{Sunrise}}'s publishing subsidiary, will publish a novel based on this series starting April 18, 2017.

Meanwhile, Mr. Shinoda's fifth-grade class is staying after hours due to poor scores on a recent test. Some odd activity in the afternoon sky catches the attention of the students, and they stare outside, dumbfounded...until they realize an unidentified object is heading straight for them--OhCrap ''[[RunOrDie GET OUT OF THE WAY!!]]'' Robot falls, everyone dies.

* GrandFinale: The last 3-4 episodes. [[spoiler: The Akudamas that created the MonsterOfTheWeek are completely destroyed, BiggerBad Warusar was destroyed, Taida was exiled to Earth, and BigBad Belzeb accepted his own defeat and retreated]].

* [[WhenYouComingHomeDad When You Coming Home, Dad?]]: Asuka was shown to have some shades of this with his dad in one of his focus episodes.
* YouHaveFailedMe: BiggerBad Warusar to BigBad Belzeb, quite a few times throughout the series. However, [[spoiler: it was only in the finale that Warusar actually attempted to dispose of Belzeb for failing him]].

* BiggerBad: Warusar, Belzeb's master.

* CarFu: Shinoda does this in an episode against the MonsterOfTheWeek; ramming his car straight into the face of the said monster and earning him both a CrowningMomentOfFunny and a CrowningMomentOfAwesome.

* FinishingMove: GOD THUNDER CRASH

''Zettai Muteki Raijin-Oh'', the first series of the Eldoran franchise trilogy, is a genuinely heartwarming series that has a surprising amount of character development; much more than you would expect from a giant robot show aimed at younger children. The main cast is made up of the eighteen students, each with their own distinct look, personality, and duty. The three stars of the series are Jin, Asuka and Kouji, who are charged with piloting the three robots that combine to form Raijin-Oh. While they're out fighting, their [[ClassRepresentative Class President]], Maria takes control of the command center and guides the other 14 children as they monitor and contol Raijin-Oh.

''Zettai Muteki Raijin-Oh'', the first series of the Eldoran franchise trilogy, is a genuinely heartwarming series that has a surprising amount of character development; much more than you would expect from a giant robot show aimed at younger children. The main cast is made up of the eighteen students, each with their own distinct look, personality, and duty. The three stars of the series are Jin, Asuka and Kouji, who are charged with piloting the three robots that combine to form Raijin-Oh. While they're out fighting, their classmate Maria takes control of the command center and guides the other 14 children as they monitor and contol Raijin-Oh.

Meanwhile, Mr. Shinoda's fifth-grade class is staying after hours due to poor scores on a recent test. Some odd activity in the afternoon sky catches the attention of the students, and they stare outside, dumbfounded...until they realize the unidentified object is heading straight for them--OhCrap ''[[RunOrDie GET OUT OF THE WAY!!]]'' Robot falls, everyone dies.

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[[caption-width-right:320:Why let mature, responsible adults pilot your super weapons when there are perfectly good children right there?]]

Meanwhile, Mr. Shinoda's fifth-grade class is staying after hours due to poor scores on a recent test. Some odd activity in the afternoon sky catches the attention of the students, and they stare outside, dumbfounded...until they realize the unidentified object is heading straight for them crap crap ''crap get out of the way!!'' Robot falls, everyone dies.

Meanwhile, Mr. Shinoda's fifth-grade class is staying after hours due to poor scores on a recent test. Some odd activity in the afternoon sky catches the attention of the students, and they stare outside, dumbfounded... until they realize the unidentified object is heading straight for them crap crap ''crap get out of the way!!'' Robot falls, everyone dies.

Actually, no! With the last of his power, Eldoran is able to preserve the children's lives... at the cost of his own. However, the threat of the Jaku Empire still looms above the Earth. With Eldoran gone, there's no one to pilot Raijin-Oh, so he must name an heir quickly and pass on the power to someone who can defend the planet in his stead. Unfortunately, the only ones around to ask are the fifth-graders he just rescued. Left with no other choice, he passes the robots onto the children with little explanation, and uses the strength he has left to reformat their classroom into a pimped-out computer command center.

This series is particularly notable due to recent developments. Almost 20 years after first airing in Japan, it was licensed by a brand-new anime distribution company called [[http://www.animemidstream.com Anime Midstream]]. Despite many doubts, Midstream successfully released the first volume of Raijin-Oh at the end of December 2009. It's too early to judge how successful they're going to be but here's hoping they can make it in the world.

* NonIndicativeName / OddlySmallOrganisation: The Jaku Empire. Said empire consists entirely of Warusar, Belzeb, Felzeb and Taida.

* SuperRobotWars: Appears in ''GC'', ''XO'', ''NEO'', ''Operation Extend'' (In both NEO and Operation Extend, they're joined by the rest of the Eldoran teams) and ''BX'' (Where it teams up with Gaogaigar).

* UndyingLoyalty: Falzeb (The fairy that delivers the Jaku energy) to Belzeb. Insists on staying with him even in the face of possible death.

* UndyingLoyalty: Felzeb (The fairy that delivers the Jaku energy) to Belzeb. Insists on staying with him even in the face of possible death.

* MidSeasonUpgrade: Raijin-oh combines with Bakuryu-Oh to become God Raijin-oh. This also applies to the MonsterOfTheWeek (Jaku Beasts) when Jaku Satan merges with it.

* SortingAlgorithmOfEvil: Each monster of the week gradually became more difficult to defeat, and they themselves gained a mid-season upgrade through combining with Jaku Satan, to counter Raijin-oh's MidSeasonUpgrade. This got to the point where late episodes had God Raijin-oh needing outside help to overcome the odds. Compare this to the first few episodes where Raijin-oh alone could handle the enemies.

* IdiotHero: Jin is portrayed as one. Had a running gag of scoring *very* badly in his academic assessments.

* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler: Jin's parents showed kindness to Taida, which had him thinking twice about his mission. Eventually in the finale, he pleaded with Belzeb to stop fighting, only to be exiled to Earth]].

* OneWingedAngel: Taida became Black Taida after swallowing thousands of the remaining Akudamas, and even singlehandedly took down God Raijin-oh.

* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler: Jin's parents showed kindness to Taida, which had him thinking twice about his mission]].

* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler: Jin's parents showed kindness to Taida, which had him thinking twice about his mission]]. A few episodes later, [[spoiler: Belzeb and Falzeb turned on their former master Warusar, after [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness he attempted to kill them]]]].

* SortingAlgorithmOfEvil: Each monster of the week gradually became more difficult to defeat, and they themselves gained a mid-season upgrade through combining with Jaku Satan, to counter Raijin-oh's MidSeasonUpgrade. This trope is played so straight that late episodes had God Raijin-oh relying on outside help to beat the enemy. Compare this to the first few episodes where Raijin-oh alone could handle the enemies.

* DefeatMeansFriendship: In the series finale, [[spoiler: Belzeb finally accepted defeat, made peace with the kids, and left]]

* ProudWarriorRaceGuy: Suits Belzeb to a T, especially late in the series. [[spoiler: To protect his honor, Belzeb challenged God Raijin-oh to a final battle. Realizing that Taida has no more desire to continue the battle, Belzeb exiled Taida to Earth and continued the battle himself.]]