Line #30 Series/WarriorOfLoveRainbowman


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3	''Warrior of Love Rainbowman'' is Toho's first {{toku}} show that aired in 1972-1973. The show ran for 52 episodes. It was created by Kohan Kawauchi, who is also responsible for the first tokusatsu, ''Series/MoonlightMask''.
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5	The toku series began with Takeshi Yamato, a pro wrestler who goes to India to learn discipline from the old sage Daibadatta. When Daibadatta trains him, he gives Takeshi Yamato the HenshinHero abilities that allow him to transform into Rainbowman. He has [[MultiformBalance seven different forms]], each based off a [[ElementalPowers different element]] and day of week. He goes back to Japan and finds out a racketeer wants to hustle his coach, and friend runs into a Racketeer, who wants him to go to Macao, to do a wrestling match. When he goes to Macao he meets Mr. K, a foreigner so bent on revenge he wants to destroy Japan, and leads the Shine Shine Dan (literally Die Die Army). He makes it his goal to stop them.
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7	The series was successful enough to receive a 1982 anime remake, which replaced the title hero with a robot named Rainbowman, who was piloted by Takeshi Yamato.
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10	!!''Warrior of Love Rainbowman'' provides examples of the following tropes:
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12	* AntiVillain: Strangely averted. It's implied that most of the Shine Shine Dan are WWII vets suffering from violent post-traumatic stress, but the show treats them as just a bunch of monsters.
13	* BeingTorturedMakesYouEvil: [[spoiler:Mr.K's [[FreudianExcuse Backstory]]]]
14	* BlessedWithSuck: See HealingFactor.
15	* BigBad: Mr. K.
16	* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler:In the series finale, Rainbowman delays the missiles,yet Mr.K escapes capture, vowing to torment Japan again, someday. Miyuki finally gets her leg surgery ,and leaves abroad to travel the world. Meanwhile Takeshi battles the remaining armada of DAC, missing Miyuki leave on the plane. He must prepare for another battle with Mr.K, if he is to return, and rides into the sunset, towards her plane.]]
17	* BookEnds:[[spoiler:With Takeshi dodging bullets, to get somewhere urgent.]]
18	** [[spoiler:Daiba Datta saving Takeshi from Doom]]
19	** Takeshi goes on a journey to another land, Miyuki decides to travel the world [[spoiler:[[BolivianArmyEnding while he's out fighting the forces of evil]]]]
20	* CliffHanger: Kawauchi is a ''master'' at them.
21	* DiegeticSoundtrackUsage: Takeshi sings his ''own theme song'' (the first ED of the show) in episode 43.
22	* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Majo Iguana's reason for targeting Takeshi, is only to get his blood.
23	* DarkerAndEdgier: The first and most successful in Kawauchi Toku series in color is also more political,and serious.
24	* EliteMooks: The flamethrower-carrying members and the DAC.
25	* EyeScream: Takeshi is blinded in one episode by gunfire.
26	* ExpositoryThemeTune: And how!
27	* FacelessGoons: The Shine Shine Dan's army.
28	* FauxAffablyEvil: Mr.K.
29	* GratuitousEnglish: The mooks and officers answer to Mr. K with "YES SIR!"
30	* HealingFactor: If wounded, Takeshi can go into a healing trance in which his body is frozen. However he is unaware of his surroundings and is very vulnerable to attack when he is in this state.
31	* HealingHands: Daibadatta has a form of this, but Rainbowman has to learn it.
32	* HeroicSacrifice: Several are done. Yamato Ichiro Long thought to be dead is kept captive by Mr. K. Takeshi Revives him once when he's wounded but [[spoiler:decides to fight back against Mr. K from destroying Japan, resulting in death]].
33	* HookHand: [[spoiler:[[BigBad Mr.K]] gets his hand shot by Yamato Ichiro, in the1st season finale.]]
34	* KickTheDog: Mr.K is usally prone to doing this for the "greater good".
35	* ImperialStormtrooperMarksmanshipAcademy: Actually averted for once, as both the Shine Shine Dan Army and DAC hit Takeshi in several episodes.
36	* LightningCanDoAnything: Rainbowman destroys Dr. Borg's underground base by carpet-bombing it with lightning.
37	* LyricalDissonance: The second ending theme is an uptempo tune with a cheerful kids choir as backup -- about the villains' desire to destroy Rainbowman.
38	* ManlyTears: Takeshi cries ''a lot'' during the series.
39	* McNinja: Inverted. Takeshi looks ,and uses techniques like a ninja, but trained in India.
40	* MidseasonUpgrade: Later in the show Rainbowman gets the power to combine Dash 7 with two of his other forms, gaining the powers of all three at the same time.
41	* MonsterOfTheWeek: Sort of. The "monsters" were human assassins with strange abilities and costumes, and they didn't really show up until episode 13.
42	* MookChivalry: Both subverted and played straight: The goons shoot at the same time, but they melee attack like typical mooks.
43	* MultiformBalance / ElementalPowers: Rainbowman possesses seven different superhero forms called "Dashes", with the seven Dashes representing yin and yang (the Moon and the Sun) and the five elements (wu xing) of ancient Chinese philosophy.
44	** {{Lunacy}}: Dash 1
45	** PlayingWithFire: Dash 2
46	** MakingASplash: Dash 3
47	** GreenThumb: Dash 4
48	** ExtraOreDinary: Dash 5
49	** DishingOutDirt: Dash 6
50	** ThePowerOfTheSun: Dash 7
51	* [[OurMonstersAreDifferent Our Cyborgs Are Different]]: Cyborgs in the series were not just mechanical humans, but also insane homicidal maniacs with super strength and dark circles around their eyes.
52	* PragmaticAdaptation: The anime version toned down the political messages heavily.
53	* ReligionOfEvil: The Shine Shine Dan.
54	* ScaryBlackMan: Pagora, also a cyborg.
55	* SupernaturalMartialArts: Takeshi uses a variety of techniques to defeat enemies, using his surroundings. Similar to a ninja.
56	* TheVillainKnowsWhereYouLive: Shine Shine Dan, attack Takeshi's family several times.[[spoiler:Majo Iguana]] does this once but fails.
57	* WickedCultured: The Shine Shine Dan In general.
58	* VainSorceress: Iguana and her mother.
59	* VillainSong: Shine Shine Dan's Theme.
60	* WhatKindOfLamePowerIsHeartAnyway: Dash 1 does nothing but make Takeshi able to squeeze through small crevasses. Later on it's given one offensive ability; the ability to cause thunderstorms, but it's used once.
61	* WouldHurtAChild: The Shine Shine Dan always give zero qualms about who they kill,as long their victims are Japanese.
62	* YellowPeril: Both inverted and played straight. Some of the villains are Americans who see the Japanese as this, while BigBad Mr. K actually is.
63	* YouHaveFailedMe: Whenever a mook is about to be nabbed by the police or an officer fails one too many times, Mr. K pulls out a device called "The Vaporizer" and reduces them to bone fragments or skeletons. Averted in one episode, where Mr.K gives a second chance to females.
64	* YouKilledMyFather: Yamato Ichiro, Father Of Takeshi gets killed by Mr.K. [[spoiler:twice in an episode]]

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