is the name and titular superhero

Superhero

A superhero is a type of stock character, possessing "extraordinary or superhuman powers", dedicated to protecting the public. Since the debut of the prototypical superhero Superman in 1938, stories of superheroes — ranging from brief episodic adventures to continuing years-long sagas —...

 of a tokusatsu

Tokusatsu

is a Japanese term that applies to any live-action film or television drama that usually features superheroes and makes considerable use of special effects ....

 SF

Science fiction

Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...

/superhero

Superhero

A superhero is a type of stock character, possessing "extraordinary or superhuman powers", dedicated to protecting the public. Since the debut of the prototypical superhero Superman in 1938, stories of superheroes — ranging from brief episodic adventures to continuing years-long sagas —...

/kaiju

Kaiju

is a Japanese word that means "strange beast," but often translated in English as "monster". Specifically, it is used to refer to a genre of tokusatsu entertainment....

 TV series. Created by Tetsu Kariya, the show was produced by Toho Company Ltd.

Toho

is a Japanese film, theater production, and distribution company. It is headquartered in Yūrakuchō, Chiyoda, Tokyo, and is one of the core companies of the Hankyu Hanshin Toho Group...

, and aired on Fuji TV from May 7 to December 24, 1979, with a total of 31 half-hour episodes. Since Episode 14, the show's title became The Flaming Superman - Megaloman (炎の超人メガロマン - Honô no Chôjin Megaroman).

Like Toho's Meteor Man Zone, the series mixes elements of the Kyodai Hero

Kyodai Hero

A is a Japanese tokusatsu superhero who is able to grow to immense heights to fight giant monsters. Such heroes include Osamu Tezuka's Ambassador Magma and Eiji Tsuburaya's Ultraman and other heroes of the Ultra Series.-Heroes:...

 genre with those of the Sentai

Sentai

in Japanese language is a word for a military unit and may be literally translated as "squadron", "task force", "group" or "wing". The terms "regiment" and "flotilla", while sometimes used as translations of Sentai, are also used to refer to larger formations....

 Series (Battle Fever J

Battle Fever J

is a Japanese TV series, being the third entry of the Super Sentai series franchise. It was co-produced by Toei Company and TV Asahi and aired on TV Asahi on February 3, 1979 - January 26, 1980 with a total of 52 episodes...

, the first "Super Sentai", had premiered on TV around the same time). This series features a superhero quintet similar to those seen in the Super Sentai Series, but just like in Zone Fighter, the team's leader/main character Takashi Shishidou transforms into a giant long-haired Ultraman

Ultraman

is Japanese television series that first aired in 1966. Ultraman, the first and best-known of the "Ultra-Crusaders," made his debut in the tokusatsu SF/kaiju/superhero TV series, , a follow-up to the television series Ultra Q...

-like colossus, Megaloman.

The Story

Assad first entered professional wrestling after completing 9½ years of an 18½ year prison sentence for armed robbery and kidnapping, which he started at the age of sixteen.[3][11][12][13] Assad entered the professional wrestling business through the help of a corrections officer in his prison who also worked as a wrestler in the independent circuit.[14] After being trained by former professional wrestlers Soulman Alex G and Norman Smiley, Assad made his wrestling debut in 2002.[4][13] He worked for many different companies on the independent circuit using the name Antonio Banks, including appearances with Full Impact Pro (FIP), and Future of Wrestling, where he won the FOW Tag Team Championship with Punisher.[6][13][15][16] During his time in FIP, he wrestled Homicide for the FIP World Heavyweight Championship at the Ring of Honor show, Do or Die IV on February 19, 2005, but did not win the title.[6][17] He also made sporadic appearances for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), and wrestled on the April 20, 2003 episode of TNA Xplosion.[6][18] He appeared again for TNA on the August 6, 2004 episode of TNA Impact!, with Sal Rinauro as his tag team partner, losing to America's Most Wanted.[6][19] He also wrestled for Coastal Championship Wrestling (CCW) and Elite Wrestling Entertainment in 2005, competing against wrestlers like Jerry Lynn and D'Lo Brown.[6] In CCW, he won the CCW Heavyweight Championship on August 20, 2005, by defeating Blackhart and Bruno Sassi in a Three way match.[20]

Staff

• Original Story: Tetsu Kariya
• Planning: Kimio Ikeda
• Producers: Kiichi Shitamura, Yoichi Manoda, Yoshio Yamamoto
• Music: Seiji Yokoyama
  Seiji Yokoyama
  is a prolific Japanese incidental music composer from Hiroshima who is best known for his work on the Saint Seiya series. He is a graduate student of Kunitachi College of Music....
  
   (Conductor: Hiroshi Kumagai), Shozo Tozuka (theme songs)
  • Theme song singer: Ichirou Mizuki
    Ichirou Mizuki
    , better known by his stage name , is a Japanese vocalist, lyrist, composer, voice actor and actor best known for his work on theme songs for anime and tokusatsu. For over 40 years, he has recorded over 1200 songs for Japanese film, television, video and video games. He is referred to by fans and...
    
    
• Lighting: Kunio Kishida
  Kunio Kishida
  was one of the most prominent Japanese dramatist and writer of the early 20th century and is regarded as one of the founders of modern Japanese drama....
  
  
• Photography: Kazumasa Nomura, Yoshihiro Mori
• Art Director: Akihiko Takahashi
• Martial Arts Choreography: Junji Yamaoka (Japan Action Club)
• Special Effects: Koichi Kawakita
  Koichi Kawakita
  is a special effects artist.-Biography:In 1958, Kawakita was a member of the Jury at the 6th Berlin International Film Festival....
  
  , Yoichi Manoda

Cast

• Takashi Shishido/Megaloman/Captain Dagger: Yuki Kitazume
• Ran Takamine: Madoka Sugi
• Hyousuke Yuri: Pepe Hozumi
• Seiji Kurogawa: Jimmy Araki
• Ippei Mashira: Koji Hashimichi
• Rosemary/Mari Shishido: Yukiko Takabayashi
• Sougen Takamine Yoshio Inoue
• Berlock: Susumu Kurobe
  Susumu Kurobe
  , given the birth name of , was born on in Kurobe, Toyama, Japan.He is commonly known for having played the character role Shin Hayata in the Ultraman series, a role he reprised in episode 47 of the 2006 television series Ultraman Mebius and its theatrical film adaption, Ultraman Mebius & Ultraman...
  
  

Episode

1. The Fiery Superman Strikes
2. The Bracelets of Friendship
3. The Shout of the Space Team
4. Appearance of the Magnetic Monster
5. The Star of Mt Hoshimigoka
6. Order: Operation Invasion
7. Fighting the Warrior of Love
8. On Guard, Small Hero
9. A UFO and a Dead Soldier in the Sea
10. Combat in the Crime Army
11. Battle For Command
12. The Great Challenge
13. The Battle of the Monsters
14. The Earth's Children are Threatened
15. Inner Conflict
16. The Mask of Gold
17. Where is the Secret Base?
18. Proof Positive
19. The Secret of the Scales
20. The Great Invasion of Monsters
21. The Heroism of Mary
22. The Secret of the Megalo-Fire
23. Infernal Prisoner
24. Blood Urge
25. The Death of Seiji
26. The Monster Zagno Zvider
27. A Providential Aide
28. The Sacrifice of Hyme
29. Takeshi - Don't Shoot the Monster!
30. Dagger's Counterattack
31. The Ultimate Challenge