Blue SWAT

This article is about a series entry (the 13th) in the Metal Hero Series.

Blue SWAT
Number:	13
Number of episodes:	51
First episode:	Beginning
Last episode:	Goodbye, Blue SWAT
Intro:	TRUE DREAM
Original airing:	January 30, 1994 - January 29, 1995
Production Order
previous	Tokusou Robo Janperson
next	Juukou B-Fighter

Blue SWAT (ブルースワット, Burū Suwatto^?) is the thirteenth installment in the Metal Hero Series. It ran from January 30, 1994 to January 29, 1995 for a total of 51 episodes and one theatrical film, aired as part of the 1994 Manga Matsuri, which compiled episodes 1 and 2. Blue SWAT deviated from the Metal Hero trend by using a realistic vibe for the series instead of fantastic, over-the-top action by focusing on the martial arts and gunplay aspects of the series. While the mood of the series appealed to the genre's adult fanbase and older viewers, the show wasn't well-received by children, which resulted in a change in to a lighter tone midway through the series, indicated by the introduction of the new character, Gold-Platinum. The Blue SWAT team later appeared for a special team-up in the final episodes of Juukou B-Fighter.

Plot

When Earth is tearing itself apart by means of crime, pollution and war, aliens choose the time to invade, taking advantage of the lowering of everyone's guard. The Japanese government establishes an elite police organization known as Blue SWAT to combat the aliens, known as the Space Mafia. The aliens attack by possessing humans to obtain their goals. When an alien possesses the chief of the Blue SWAT unit to infiltrate the organization, it manages to completely demolish their building of operations and murder all but three SWAT members; Show, Sarah and Sig.

Managing to keep the suits and equipment assigned to them, the three form their own private detective-like agency called Blue Research to continue their mission of defeating the Space Mafia. Now working on their own, their battle with the Space Mafia is only beginning...

Characters

Main cast of Blue SWAT. From left to right: Sumire, Sig, Show, Sara and Seiji.

The Blue SWAT team

The Blue SWAT team with Gold-Platinum.

Blue SWAT/Blue Research

Main article: Blue SWAT (Team)

Show	Show Narumi
Sarah	Sarah Misugi
Sig	Sig

• Seiji Usami
• Sumire Asou

Gold-Platinum

Gold-Platinum

Space Mafia

• Mademoiselle Q
• Jisp
• Zodor
• Riga
• Yanimi

Monsters

• Leto
• Bona
• Kell
• Goa
• Lavi
• Zaiba
• Zazanga
• Kui
• Mougu
• Geruma
• Dr. Neron
• Mother Brabam
• Pulse
• Manny

Episodes

1. Beginning!! (ビギニング!!, Biginingu!!^?)
2. Lonely Battle (ロンリーバトル, Ronri Batoru^?)
3. Invade!! (インヴェード!!, Invēdo!!^?)
4. Getaway!! (ゲッタウェイ!!, Gettawei!!^?)
5. The Rival!! (ザ・ライバル!!, Za Raibaru!!^?)
6. One Chance!! (ワンチャンス!!, Wan Chansu!!^?)
7. Scoop!! (スクープ!!, Skūpu!!^?)
8. E.T., Baby (E.Tベイビィ, Ī Tī Beibı^?)
9. Pretty Girl (プリティーガール, Puritī Gāru^?)
10. The Mission (ザ・ミッション, Za Misshion^?)
11. Yesterday... (イエスタディ…, Iesutadi...^?)
12. Goodbye... (グッドバイ…, Guddobai...^?)
13. Death Trap (デス・トラップ, Desu Torappu^?)
14. The Villainous Star is Born (極悪スター誕生, Gokuaku Sutā Tanjō^?)
15. The Aggressive CM: Great Broadcast (侵略CM大放送, Shinryaku CM Dai Hōsō^?)
16. Duel!! Assassin Car (激突!! 暗殺カー, Gekitotsu! Ansatsu Kā^?)
17. The Goofy New Members (ズッコケ新隊員, Zukkoke Shin Taīn^?)
18. The Robbers are the Heroes!! (強盗犯は英雄（ヒーロー）!!, Gōtōhan wa Hīrō!!^?)
19. The Demon Kid's Identity!! (魔少年（デーモンキッド）の正体!!, Dēmonkiddo no Shōtai!!^?)
20. Sig: The Impact of the Past (シグ衝撃の過去, Shigu Shōgeki no Kako^?)
21. The Assaulting Old Man's Soul (突撃爺ちゃん魂, Totsugeki Jī-chan Tamashī^?)
22. Sig Bids Farewell!? (シグよ さらば!?, Shigu yo Saraba!?^?)
23. The Super Dimensional New Warriors (超時空の新戦士, Chō Jikū no Shin Senshi^?)
24. Zero Seconds Before the Earth Conquest (地球征服0秒前, Chikyū Seifuku Zero Byō Mae^?)
25. The Detectives' Uneven Procedure (進め凸凹探偵団, Susume Ōtotsu Tanteidan^?)
26. A True Theory: Taro Urashima (真説・浦島太郎, Shinsetsu Urashima Tarō^?)
27. The Blue SWAT Striking by Mistake!! (BS（ブルースワット）同士討ち!!, Burū Suwatto Dōshiuchi!!^?)
28. Ah, Uncertainly Motherly Life (あぁ無常 母の命, Ā Mujō Haha no Inochi^?)
29. Summer Vacation Demon Extermination (夏休み悪霊退治, Natsuyasumi Akuryō Taiji^?)
30. Farewell!! Demon Kid (さらば!! 魔少年（デーモンキッド）, Saraba!! Dēmonkiddo^?)
31. Alien's Innocence... (異星人（エイリアン） 純情す…, Eirian Junjōsu…^?)
32. Miserable Show: Bomb Victim (無残ショウ爆死, Muzan Shō Bakushi^?)
33. Completed!! The Strongest Gun (DrumGun Fire) (完成!! 最強銃（ドラムガンファイヤー）, Kansei!! Doramugan Faiyā^?)
34. Nefarious!! Fake Blue SWAT (極悪!! にせBS（ブルースワット）, Gokuaku!! Nise Burū Suwatto^?)
35. The Galactic Wolf: The Flaming Iron Fists (銀河狼（ウルフ）炎の鉄拳, Ginga Urufu Honō no Tekken^?)
36. My Derailed Confidential Directive (脱線僕の㊙（まるひ）指令, Dassen Boku no Maruhi Shirei^?)
37. The Queen's Declaration of War (女王（クイーン）の宣戦布告, Kuīn no Sensen Fukoku^?)
38. Gold Platinum: Obliteration Command! (GP（ゴールドプラチナム）抹殺指令, Gōrudo Purachinamu Massatsu Shirei^?)
39. The Space Beast: The Shout of the Life (宇宙獣 命の絶叫, Uchū Jū Inochi no Zekkyō^?)
40. The Trap Swells to the Queen (女王（クイーン）に罠を張れ, Kuīn ni Wana o Hare^?)
41. Invasion!! Murderous Insect (襲来!! 殺人昆虫, Shūrai!! Satsujin Konchū^?)
42. The Messiah is a Demon!! (救世主は悪魔!!, Kyūseishu wa Akuma!!^?)
43. Blue SWAT's Final Day (BS（ブルースワット）最期の日, Burū Suwatto Saigo no Hi^?)
44. The Cyber Warrior of the Carious Tooth (虫歯の電脳戦士, Mushiba no Dennō Senshi^?)
45. The Targeted Bodies! (狙われた肉体（ボディ）！, Nerawareta Bodi!^?)
46. Gold Platinum: Combat Impossible!GP（ゴールドプラチナム）戦闘不能！ (Gōrudo Purachinamu Sentō Funō!, Gold Platinum: Combat Impossible!GP（ゴールドプラチナム）戦闘不能！^?)
47. Uncovered! The Confidential Program Document (暴け！ ㊙（まるひ）計画書, Abake!! Maruhi Kaikakusho^?)
48. Rebellion! I'm the King (反逆！ 俺が王（キング）だ, Hangyaku! Ore ga Kingu da^?)
49. Showdown! The End of the King (決戦！ 王（キング）の最後, Kessen! Kingu no Saigo^?)
50. Great Duel: Is it Life or Death? (大激突 生か死か, Dai Gekitotsu Ikashika^?)
51. Goodbye, Blue SWAT (グッバイ BS（ブルースワット）, Gubbai Burū Suwatto^?)

Movie

• Blue SWAT (film)
• Toei Hero Daishugō

Cast

• Show Narumi (鳴海 翔, Narumi Shō^?): Souji Masaki (正木 蒼二, Masaki Sōji^?)
• Sarah Misugi (美杉 沙羅, Misugi Sara^?): Yuka Shiratori (白鳥 夕香, Shiratori Yuka^?)
• Sig (シグ, Shigu^?): Kou Domon (土門 廣, Domon Kō^?)
• Seiji Usami (宇佐美 星児, Usami Seiji^?): Yuuki Tanaka (田中 優樹, Tanaka Yūki^?)
• Sumire Asou (麻生 すみれ, Asō Sumire^?): Tomoko Higata (干潟 智子, Higata Tomoko^?)
• Gold-Platinum (ゴールドプラチナム, Gōrudo Purachinamu^?, Voice): Masaki Terasoma (てらそま 昌紀, Terasoma Masaki^?)
• Zaji (ザジ, Zaji^?): Shigeru Sano (佐野 茂, Sano Shigeru^?)
• Jisp (ジスプ, Jisupu^?, Voice): Yuuichi Komine (小峰 裕一, Komine Yūichi^?)
• Monsieur J (ムッシュJ, Musshu Jei^?): Ryuuji Kasahara (笠原 竜司, Kasahara Ryūji^?)
• Zodor (ゾドー, Zodō^?): Shin'ichi Satou (佐藤 信一, Satō Shin'ichi^?)
• Riga (リーガ, Rīga^?): Nobuyuki Nakai (中井 信之, Nakai Nobuyuki^?)
• Yanimi (ヤニミ, Yanimi^?): Mitsuko Nishiwaki (西脇 充子, Nishiwaki Mitsuko^?)
• Mademoiselle Q (マドモアゼル・Q, Madomoazeru Kyū^?): Miyuki Nagato (長門美由樹, Nagato Miyuki^?)
• Space Mafia Officer: Sachiko Kokuri (小栗 さちこ, Kokuri Sachiko^?)
• Mademoiselle Q's Subordinates: Kayako Ogita (荻田佳也子, Ogita Kayako^?), Taeko Matsuba (松葉妙子, Matsuba Taeko^?)
• Narrator (ナレーター, Narētā^?): Tsutomu Tareki (垂木 勉, Tareki Tsutomu^?)

Songs

Opening theme

• "TRUE DREAM"
  • Lyrics & Composition: Kaoru Itō (伊藤 薫, Itō Kaoru^?)
  • Arrangement: Osamu Totsuka
  • Artist: Tatsuya Maeda

Ending theme

• "HELLO THERE!"
  • Lyrics & Composition: Kaoru
  • Arrangement: Osamu Totsuya
  • Artist: Tatsuya Maeda

Insert themes

• "Shuppatsu No Sign"
• "THEME OF PLATINUM"
• "Power Up Blue SWAT ~Aisuru Kokoro ga Areba~"
• "Jaaku No Junrei ~GET THE WAR~"
• "Heishi-Tachi No Kyuusoku"
• "Yuujou Chou Fighter"

Notes

• Unlike other tokusatsu shows, the heroes do not gain hero titles upon transforming; instead, the heroes are just referred to by their first names, both in and out of suit.
• Ideas were thrown around about making this into a third season of VR Troopers.
• Despite wasn't adapted in America, Mademoiselle Q appeared on Big Bad Beetleborgs episode, Convention Dimension as Wingar (albeit it was her monstrous form).

External links

• Blue SWAT at Wikipedia
• Blue SWAT at Japanese Wikipedia
• Blue SWAT at IMDB