24 minSeason 1 • Episode 39
LatestLady Kayura and the warlords fight alongside the heroes to stop Talpa before he destroys the world.
Five young men with mystical armor fight to save the mortal from the evil Talpa.
Practical Effects
Hand-drawn armor transformations still slap harder than any CGI.
Score
Synth-rock battle themes that absolutely do not match the emotional devastation.
Acting
Seiyuu screaming their lungs out for 39 episodes straight—respect.
Takeshi Kusao
Ryou Sanada
Hiroshi Takemura
Touma Hashiba
Daiki Nakamura
Seiji Date
Nozomu Sasaki
Shin Mouri
Tomohiro Nishimura
Shuu Lei Fan
Kumiko Watanabe
Jun Yamano
Shigezo Sasaoka
Arago
Kiyoyuki Yanada
Shutendouji
Yasunori Matsumoto
Anubis
Issei Futamata
Naaza
Jurota Kosugi
Rajura
Norio Wakamoto
Kaosu
Masako Katsuki
Kayura
Daisuke Gori
Saranbou
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Yoroiden Samurai Troopers was heavily censored for Western audiences—Saban's dub replaced Japanese culture with generic 'multicultural' vagueness and renamed characters arbitrarily.
The series bombed in Japan but became a cult hit in America thanks to syndication, essentially reversing the typical anime import trajectory of the era.
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