History Trivia / DenkouChoujinGridman

** With Studio Trigger's ''boys invent great hero'' short being set after the ending of the series [[spoiler:and ends with Takeshi transforming into Gridman Sigma to battle a new threat in the real world]], this is probably the closest we got for a sequel, as ''Anime/SSSSGridman'' is a reboot/re-imagining of the concept.

** There were plans for a follow up called ''Gridman Sigma'', which would have followed a now fully re-formed Takashi who bonds with Gridman's younger brother to face off with Khan Digifer's own brother Neo. The plot was ready and a suit for Sigma was built but Tsuburaya's then money woes (not helped by the failure of Series/UltramanPowered prior to Sigma's conception) meant the sequel had to be scrapped. What was developed instead got published as photo novel stories for Shogakukan Televi-Kun.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: There were plans for a follow up called ''Gridman Sigma'', but it instead became an original story for a kids magazine. Had it been made, we would have seen one of the antagonists of the show (Takeshi Todo) become the titular protagonist after his HeelFaceTurn.

** Aside from Gridman Sigma, there are also plans in the original series where Takeshi Todo would steal the schematics of Gridman and use it to become his EvilKnockoff and becomes TheDragon to Kahn Digifier before he would make a HeelFaceTurn and join Naoto instead.

** Then there's ''Gridman F'', a separate scrapped sequel which would feature the return of Ippei and Gridman himself. Three new characters are Yuta Hibiki (the new host of Gridman), Akane Shinjo (Takeshi Todo's expy) and Alexis Kerib (Kahn Digifier's expy). They are adopted to ''SSSS.GRIDMAN''.

** Then there's ''Gridman F'', a separate scrapped sequel which would feature the return of Ippei and Gridman himself. Three new characters are Yuta Hibiki (the new host of Gridman), Akane Shinjo (Takeshi Todo's expy) and Alexis Kerib (Kahn Digifier's expy). They are adopted to '''SSSS.GRIDMAN''.

** Then there's ''Gridman F'', a separate scrapped sequel which would feature the return of Ippei and Gridman himself. Three new characters are Yuta Hibiki (the new host of Gridman), Akane Shinjo (Takeshi Todo's expy) and Alexis Kerib (Kahn Digifier's expy). They are adopted to the anime remake above.

** With the recently released anime short by Studio Trigger being set after the ending of the series[[spoiler: and ends with Takeshi transforming into Gridman Sigma to battle a new threat in the real world]], this is probably the closest we got for a sequel, as ''Anime/SSSSGridman'' is a reboot/re-imagining of the concept.

* TechnologyMarchesOn: Windows 95 and other 32-bit operating systems were barely in development by the time this came out (the general premise is similar to ''VideoGame/MegaManBattleNetwork''), and no-one could have predicted what the Internet looks like now. Needless to say, this show doesn't age well in hindsight.

** Then there's ''Gridman F'', a separate scrapped sequel which would feature the return of Ippei and Gridman himself. Three new characters are Yuta Hibiki (the new host of Gridman), Akane Shinjo (Takeshi Todo's expy) and Alexis Kerib (Kahn Digifier's expy). Needless to say, they are adopted to the anime remake above.

* ShowAccuracyToyAccuracy: Taken to ludicrous extremes in ''Boys Invent Great Hero'', where a large screw is prominently visible on the back of God Zenon's head.

** Then there's ''Gridman F'', a separate scrapped sequel which would feature the return of Ippei and Gridman himself. Three new characters are Yuta Hibiki (the new host of Gridman), Akane Shinjo (Takeshi Todo's expy) and Alexis Kerib (Kahn Digifier exply). Needless to say, they are adopted to the anime remake above.

* WorkingTitle: Bigman

** With the recently released anime short by Studio Trigger being set after the ending of the series[[spoiler: and ends with Takeshi transforming into Gridman Sigma to battle a new threat in the real world]], this is probably the closest we got for a sequel, as ''SSSS Gridman'' is a reboot/re-imagining of the concept.

** With the recently released anime short by Studio Trigger being set after the ending of the series[[spoiler: and ends with Takeshi transforming into Gridman Sigma to battle a new threat in the real world]], this is probably the closest we got for a sequel, as ''SSSS Gridman'' is implied to be a reboot of the concept.

** With the recently released anime short by Studio Trigger being set after the ending of the series[[spoiler: and ends with Takeshi transforming into Gridman Sigma to battle a new threat in the real world]], this is probably the closest we got for a sequel.

* HeyItsThatGuy: in ep 4, Susumu Kurobe, the original ''Series/{{Ultraman}}'' guest stars.
* HeyItsThatVoice: Gridman is voiced by Creator/HikaruMidorikawa, in his first voice role in Tokusatsu.

** With the recently released anime short be Studio Trigger being set after the ending of the series[[spoiler: and ends with Takeshi transforming into Gridman Sigma to battle a new threat in the real world]], this is probably the closest we got for a sequel.

* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: A consequence of being a technology-based series just when the net boom was barely beginning.

** With the recently released anime short bye Studio Trigger being set after the ending of the series[[spoiler: and ends with Takeshi transforming into Gridman Sigma to battle a new threat in the real world]], this is probably the closest we got for a sequel.

* HeyItsThatVoice: Gridman is voiced by HikaruMidorikawa, in his first voice role in Tokusatsu.

* HeyItsThatGuy: in ep 4, Susumu Kurobe, the original {{Ultraman}} guest stars.

* XMeetsY: It's {{Ultraman}} meets CombiningMecha in Cyberspace!
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: There were plans for a follow up called ''Gridman Sigma'', but it instead became an original story for a kids magazine. Had it been made, we would have seen one of the antagonists of the show (Takeshi Todo) become the titular protagonist after his HeelFaceTurn.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: There were plans for a follow up called ''Gridman Sigma'', but it instead became an original story for a kids magazine. Had it been made, we would have seen one of the antagonists of the show (Takeshi Todo) become the titular protagonist.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: There were plans for a follow up called ''Gridman Sigma'', but it instead became an original story for a kids magazine.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: There were plans for a follow up called ''Gridman Sigma'', in which Takeshi Todo (one of the antagonists) would have become the protagonist.

* XMeetsY: It's {{Ultraman}} meets CombiningMecha in Cyberspace!

* HeyItsThatVoice: Gridman is voiced by HikaruMidorikawa, in his first voice role in Tokusatsu.