Space Ironman Kyodain (宇宙鉄人キョーダイン) is a manga by Shotaro Ishinomori, done as a media mix with the tokusatsu series, though short-lived in serialization.
Plot[]
One day, Dr. Hayama and his two assistant sons disappear from the Hayama Laboratory in the suburbs of Tokyo. Three years later, Kenji, who is left alone, witnesses a flying saucer and chases after it, only to be attacked by a mysterious robot. A pair of robots appear to rescue Kenji, calling themselves Kyodain and telling him that they are robots loaded with data of Kenji's two older brothers. The battle of the Hayama brothers begins to thwart Planet Dada's plot.
Characters[]
- Kenji Hayama
- Joji Hayama/Skyzel
- Ryuji Hayama/Grounzel
- Etsuko Shirakawa, aka "Ecchan"
Serialization[]
- Monthly Shonen Magazine: April to July 1976
More successful tie-in serializations by Norio Narii and Yoshiki Tsuchiyama ran respectively in TV Magazine and TV Land, from March 1976 to March 1977. The Narii version, similar to Ishinomori's own Goranger manga, is infamous for turning the story into a gag comedy midway.