# Help identify this Japanese show from my childhood. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 16, 2004, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-identify-this-japanese-show-from-my-childhood/250596 "2004-06-16T02:55:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![El\_Elvis\_Rojo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/898d66/32.png) [@El\_Elvis\_Rojo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Elvis_Rojo)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2004, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-identify-this-japanese-show-from-my-childhood/250596/1 "2004-06-16T02:55:55Z")
This goes way back to the day when **Voltron** was still the shiznittityshit, and Nickelodeon ran movies on the weekends. There was a live action movie about a group of young Japanese adults who, with the help of their Digital Watches, would gain super powers to fight off evil alien hoards. And when that became too difficult, would jump into their three big machines that would combine to form one giant robot to combat evil. Aside from the digital watches being the source of their power, the only other thing I really remember is that the Evil Prince had something like nine tails, and everytime he got into a fight with the Red hero, he would get one cut off, then scream “You cut off my (second/third) favorite tail!” Anyone able to help me out here? OR direct me towards other like shows…it was long before the Power Rangers came out. ---
**Author:** ![Aeschines](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aeschines/32/16251_2.png) [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2004, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-identify-this-japanese-show-from-my-childhood/250596/2 "2004-06-16T03:01:49Z")
Sounds like “Maguma Taishi” from either the 1960s or 1990s. Imdb links: 1960s > **[Maguma taishi (TV Series 1966– ) - IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0268826/)** > > Maguma taishi: Created by Osamu Tezuka. With Tetsuya Uosumi, Tôru Ôhira, Masumi Okada, Tomoko Murakami. 1990s (video perhaps) > **[Maguma taishi (Video 1993) - IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0107506/)** > > Maguma taishi: Directed by Hidehito Ueda. With Steve Blum, Marvyn Byrkett, Steve Cassling, Hal Cleaveland. I caught just a few episodes of the 60s version in 70s when I was a kid. Freaky show. (The evil dude has devil horns like a Japanese oni, right?). Hope this was on-target. ---
**Author:** ![El\_Elvis\_Rojo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/898d66/32.png) [@El\_Elvis\_Rojo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Elvis_Rojo)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2004, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-identify-this-japanese-show-from-my-childhood/250596/3 "2004-06-16T03:23:48Z")
Quck response, but alas, this is not it. Again, it was a team of five (four guys, one girl) who wear the traditional rainbow assortment of colors to fight evil, then form a rather colorful Voltron looking robot to kill giant aliens. Plus, it was a two hour movie, but I don’t know if it was ever an full on series. ---
**Author:** ![Askia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/96bed5/32.png) [@Askia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askia)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2004, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-identify-this-japanese-show-from-my-childhood/250596/4 "2004-06-16T03:30:48Z")
And it’s not the Power Rangers? ---
**Author:** ![El\_Elvis\_Rojo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/898d66/32.png) [@El\_Elvis\_Rojo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Elvis_Rojo)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2004, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-identify-this-japanese-show-from-my-childhood/250596/5 "2004-06-16T03:36:38Z")
No. This is mid 80s…like 1985. ---
**Author:** ![Askia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/96bed5/32.png) [@Askia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askia)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2004, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-identify-this-japanese-show-from-my-childhood/250596/6 "2004-06-16T03:42:39Z")
Ultraman Tiga? ---
**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2004, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-identify-this-japanese-show-from-my-childhood/250596/7 "2004-06-16T03:57:17Z")
This place is a huge, searchable reference for older anime shows [Absolute Anime](http://www.absoluteanime.com/index.html) ---
**Author:** ![El\_Elvis\_Rojo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/898d66/32.png) [@El\_Elvis\_Rojo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Elvis_Rojo)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2004, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-identify-this-japanese-show-from-my-childhood/250596/8 "2004-06-17T02:04:51Z")
It wasn’t an anime, and without a name, it’s kinda hard to find any information on it. Thanks, though. Come on, I can’t be the only one that watched Nickelodeon as a kid! My coworkers are all thinking I’m nuts, but I swear this movie is out there. Anyone…? ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Morris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peter_morris/32/359_2.png) [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2004, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-identify-this-japanese-show-from-my-childhood/250596/9 "2004-06-17T02:32:28Z")
[Dynaman](http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0094453/plotsummary)? [Jaianto robo](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0170962/plotsummary)? ---
**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2004, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-identify-this-japanese-show-from-my-childhood/250596/10 "2004-06-17T02:38:39Z")
Per P Morris it’s definitely [Dynaman](http://www.rovang.org/sentai/dynaman.htm) as it’s got your 9 tailed guy. ---
**Author:** ![El\_Elvis\_Rojo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/898d66/32.png) [@El\_Elvis\_Rojo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Elvis_Rojo)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2004, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-identify-this-japanese-show-from-my-childhood/250596/11 "2004-06-17T20:59:51Z")
YEs, yes, I believe that’s it! Thank you, **Peter Morris**!! I am vindicated!! I knew this place could help me find it. Thanks for all the help, gang. Now, if only I could find a place to rent it… ---
**Author:** ![Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2004, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-identify-this-japanese-show-from-my-childhood/250596/12 "2004-06-17T21:10:24Z")
I think USA’s Night Flight took chunks of this and overdubbed it a la _What’s Up Tiger Lily?_ (if it wasn’t this series then it was one just like it). Confused the hell out of me when Power Rangers debuted a decade or so later. I didn’t realize the extent to which the rainbow warrior outfits were used, re-used, modified and recycled. ---
**Author:** ![Sweetums](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Sweetums](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sweetums)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2004, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-identify-this-japanese-show-from-my-childhood/250596/13 "2004-06-17T23:15:37Z")
> [@Otto](#): > > I think USA’s Night Flight took chunks of this and overdubbed it a la _What’s Up Tiger Lily?_ (if it wasn’t this series then it was one just like it). Confused the hell out of me when Power Rangers debuted a decade or so later. I didn’t realize the extent to which the rainbow warrior outfits were used, re-used, modified and recycled. ``` Oooh yeah. I remember these. "I swear, by these veins on Spunky's head..." ```