20 minSeason 1 • Episode 50
LatestThe Flashmen's time is running out! Will they be able to destroy what remains of Mess before the Anti-Flash Phenomenon consumes them?
In 1966, five infant children were kidnapped by an alien group known as the Alien Hunters for the Reconstructive Experiment Empire Mess, who wanted samples of humans from Earth to experiment on. The children were rescued by Mess' arch enemy, the Flash alien race, which took each one to a different planet of the Flash solar system for training. Each child was trained separately in a range of superpowers that will allow them to fight Mess, their bodies also adapted to the atmosphere of the Flash Solar System making them gain special abilities. When they finally return to Earth in 1986 to combat Mess, who is now trying to invade it, they use the opportunity to search for their birth parents.
Practical Effects
Pre-CGI monster suits that look like rejected kaiju fever dreams
Costume
Five heroes in matching helmets that somehow look distinct
Stunts
Tokusatsu wirework that defined an era of Japanese television
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Flashman introduced the 'team of five' color formula that became Super Sentai gospel: red/blue/green/yellow/pink.
Tsutomu Kitagawa (Bun/Blue Flash) later became the suit actor for Godzilla in multiple Millennium era films.
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