Name: Chargeman Ken
Released: 1974-04-01T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: Kazuko Sawada, Kiiko Nozaki, Noboru Sato

TV Show · Anime · Action

Infamous among anime fans in Japan, this 1974 series by Knack Productions is known for its nonsensical plots, absurdly incompetent animation, and brutal 10-year-old hero. See young Ken Izumi gun down wave after wave of ineffectual aliens, while dealing with misaligned animation cels, repetitive music, and a near total lack of sound effects. The best joke is that none of this was meant as a joke.

1974 · 6m

Starring Kazuko Sawada, Kiiko Nozaki, Noboru Sato

Director Noboru Miura

EPISODE 1

DANGER!! THE CHILDREN'S SPACE STATION

Young Ken Izumi, his sister Caron, and their annoying robot sidekick Barican must save the local amusement park from the sinister Juralians. Watch for the scene where Ken rolls two feet off the ground, thanks to an animation error!
EPISODE 2

SAFE BY A HAIR!!!

It's Caron's birthday, and the Juralians crash the party to challenge Chargeman Ken. For some reason, Ken accepts and walks into the obvious trap.
EPISODE 3

THE BUTTERFLY SWARM FLUTTERS!

The Juralians have a cunning plan: killer butterflies that eat human cells! The solution to this problem will likely involve a lot of dead butterflies.
EPISODE 4

THE MYSTERIOUS HANDSOME BOY

A new student at Ken's school has stolen every girl's heart. So, why does he want to get Ken alone to show him his special secret? Absolutely nothing dirty happens in this episode.
EPISODE 5

TERROR! THE MUMMY COMES BY CARRIAGE!

Ken and his class take a trip to Hokkaido, where they're attacked by a Juralian mummy riding in a horse drawn carriage. Good thing Ken never leaves home without his trusty Alpha Gun!
EPISODE 6

UNCANNY! THE SPACE BOTANICAL GARDEN

Ken and his class (with Caron and Barican tagging along) take a trip to the space botanical garden, filled with exotic alien plants. It would be a shame if they somehow came to life and began to attack, wouldn't it?