Chargeman Ken!

Season

1974

4.9

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.

Episode List

S1 • E1

Danger!! The Children's Space Station

The Juralians attempt to kidnap children from an amusement park. Ken saves the day.

S1 • E2

Safe by a Hair!!!

The Juralians attempt to block out the sun to render Ken powerless. Ken saves the day with the help of a match.

S1 • E3

The Butterfly Swarm Flutters!

The Juralians genetically engineer a species of butterfly to eat humans causing widespread panic. Ken saves the day.

S1 • E4

The Mysterious Handsome Boy

The Juralians lure Ken to a construction site for a fight.

S1 • E5

Terror! The Mummy Comes by Carriage!

Ken's school trip is interrupted by unseasonable weather and mummies on chariots. Ken saves the day.

S1 • E6

Uncanny! The Space Botanical Garden

Ken's class is attacked by plants on a field trip to a botanical garden. Ken saves the day.

S1 • E7

Man of the West Ken!

Ken, his sister, and Barikan have a cowboys-and-Indians themed adventure that is interrupted by the Juralians. Ken saves the day.

S1 • E8

Juralian X-6

Ken saves the life of X-6, a Juralian sent to kill him. X-6's gratitude leads to conflict among the Juralians.

S1 • E9

Enter, the Juralmons!

The Juralians construct an aquatic robot to menace Japan. Ken saves the day.

S1 • E10

Barican Runs Amuck!

The Juralians plan to execute Ken and his family after capturing them. Ken saves the day with Barican's help.

S1 • E11

Save the Earth!

A flaming meteor threatens all life on Earth. Ken and the Juralians must team up to save the day.

S1 • E12

We Can't Eat Vegetable Salad

The Juralians attack the food supply. Ken saves the day.

S1 • E13

Showdown! The Undersea City

Ken's brainwashed teacher, Miss Nagisa, takes her students on a field trip to the Undersea City and attempts to kill everyone. Ken saves the day.

The Daibutsu That Vanished into the Night

S1 • E14

The Daibutsu That Vanished into the Night

The Juralians use an animated Buddha statue to attack energy infrastructure. Ken saves the day.

S1 • E15

The Art Gallery Mystery!

The Juralians abduct some of Ken's classmates through a painting. Ken saves the day.

S1 • E16

Murder Record, Melody of Terror!

The Juralians attempt to destroy mankind through the medium of music. Ken saves the day.

S1 • E17

Find Ken's Secret!

The Juralians kidnap and torture Dr. Yoshizaka in an attempt to figure out Ken's weak point. Ken saves the day.

S1 • E18

The Great Escape from Prison Island

The Juralians orchestrate a prison break to wreak havoc. Ken saves the day.

S1 • E19

Bank Gang: Caron's in Danger!

Caron is taken hostage by bank robbers and then kidnapped by Juralians. Ken saves his sister.

S1 • E20

Ken Gets a Girlfriend

Ken ignores Barican in favor of a young girl, Miyuki, he's interested in. Barican reveals that Miyuki is a Juralian and Ken kills her.

S1 • E21

Caron's Present

S1 • E22

Time Bomb Fax TV

S1 • E23

Mental Hospital Terror!

S1 • E24

An Invitation to the Robot Club

S1 • E25

Save Young Yuuichi!

S1 • E26

The Girl Who Lost Her Memory

S1 • E27

The Burning Poison Mushroom House

S1 • E28

Space Rocket Z9

S1 • E29

Rub Out the Fashion Model!

S1 • E30

Save Caron from the Top of the Tower!

S1 • E31

Crisis! One Second to Blast

S1 • E32

The Master Safe Cracker

S1 • E33

Is My Dad Old-fashioned?

Sky Rod, Burrow into the Earth's Depths!

S1 • E34

Sky Rod, Burrow into the Earth's Depths!

S1 • E35

Is My Dad Old-Fashioned?

S1 • E36

Shudder! The Devil's Hospital

S1 • E37

Beat the Hijack!

S1 • E38

Operation Juralian Fake Friendship

S1 • E39

The Pretty Robot Is a Herald of Death

S1 • E40

Race on Murder Highway

S1 • E41

Cinderella Girl

S1 • E42

The Air Force Base Is Targeted!

S1 • E43

Peer Through the Camera Viewfinder!

S1 • E44

Beat the Fake Ken!

S1 • E45

When the Cuckoo Clock Strikes Three

Terror! The House of the White-Haired Crone!

S1 • E46

Terror! The House of the White-Haired Crone!

S1 • E47

The Great Juralian Counterattack

S1 • E48

Showdown on the Solitary Island!

S1 • E49

The Delinquent's True Colors!

S1 • E50

Save the Orphan Center!

S1 • E51

Stray Dog Koro

S1 • E52

Blow Up the Undersea Oil Field!

S1 • E53

The Suspicious Bride

S1 • E54

Spooky! The Waxwork Museum

S1 • E55

The Ones They Met in Egypt

S1 • E56

Runaway! Horseback Ken

S1 • E57

The Antarctic Amusement Park

S1 • E58

Circus of Fiends

S1 • E59

Forest of Terror

S1 • E60

Tsunami Attack

S1 • E61

Barican's Old Friend Pays a Visit

S1 • E62

Crisis at the Agricultural Complex!

S1 • E63

Defeat the Murderous Boxer!

S1 • E64

Explosion! The Mammoth Control Center

S1 • E65

Victory! Chargeman Ken

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Cast

Kazumi Tanaka

Barikan

Yoshiya Nemoto

Setsuko Miyagawa

Ken Izumi

Yuki Aida

Saori Izumi