Celestial Fighter Sunred Season 1: A perfect balance of humor and action

Celestial Fighter Sunred [Season 1] - A new horizon for comedy anime

"Tentai Senshi Sunred" is a TV anime series that aired from October 4, 2008 to March 28, 2009, and is based on a manga by Makoto Kubota. Set in Mizonokuchi, Takatsu Ward, Kawasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture, this comedy anime depicts the daily battles between the righteous hero, Tentai Senshi Sunred, and the Kawasaki branch of the evil organization, Frosheim. Below, we will explain in detail the appeal and characteristics of this work, as well as its background.

■ Public Media

TV anime series

■ Original Media

comics

■ Broadcast period

October 4, 2008 - March 28, 2009

■TV anime

tvk October 3, 2008 to March 27, 2009 (Episodes 1 to 26) Every Friday 24:45 to 25:00

Kids Station November 29, 2008 to June 13, 2009 (1st to 26th episodes) Every Saturday 23:00 to 23:15

BS Fuji April 10, 2010 to July 3, 2010 (Episodes 1 to 26) Every Saturday 26:00 to 26:30

■ Online distribution

Niconico Anime Channel October 3, 2008 to March 27, 2009 (Episodes 1 to 26) Updated every Friday from 25:00

Bandai Channel September 4, 2009 to February 26, 2010 (Episodes 1 to 26) Updated every Friday from 12:00

Mobile animate.ch September 4, 2009 to February 26, 2010 (1st to 26th) Updated every Friday

■Broadcasting station

TVK, Kids Station, BS Fuji

■Frequencies

15 min

■ Number of Episodes

Episode 26

■Original Story

Kubotamakoto

■ Director

Seiji Kishi

■ Production

・Animation production: AIC ASTA

・Produced by JVC Entertainment

■Works

©Kubotama Makoto/Square Enix Flying Dog

■ Story

In Mizonokuchi, Takatsu-ku, Kawasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture, a place that is not even the capital, the local hero, Celestial Warrior Sunred, fights against the monsters of the Kawasaki branch of Frosheim, an evil organization that is trying to take over the world! ...Or so it should be, but Sunred is a hero, a gigolo, a fan of pachinko, and a bit of a violent character. Meanwhile, General Vamp, who leads the Kawasaki branch of Frosheim, is a charismatic househusband who says he "thinks about cooking most of the day," and as a middle manager in the organization, he is a man of character who is loved by his subordinates as an "ideal boss." The monsters of Frosheim are also small-time people who are hard to believe are plotting world domination. This comedy anime depicts the daily lives of such charming characters in a way that is sometimes heartwarming, sometimes harsh, and sometimes surreal.

■Explanation

This is a story of the battle between good and evil that takes place in Kawasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture. Mizonokuchi, Takatsu Ward, Kawasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture. The days of battle between the slightly violent hero, Celestial Warrior Sunred, and the monsters of the Kawasaki branch of Frosheim, an evil organization that doesn't seem like it's plotting world domination...!? This comedy anime depicts the daily lives of these charming characters in a way that is sometimes heartwarming, sometimes cruel, and sometimes surreal.

■Cast

・Sunred/Takagi Shun

・Kayoko/Makiko Nabei

・General Vamp/Louis Yamada 53rd (The Bearded Baron)

・Combatant No. 1/Higuchi-kun (Higedanshaku)

・ Combatant No. 2/Kiyo Shimizu (Tokyo Tights)

・Narration by Atsushi Ono

・Carmen Man/Kiyo Shimizu (Tokyo Tights)

・Medalio/Ikki (Tokyo Tights)

・Gadjem/Ikki (Tokyo Tights)

・Armor Tiger/Axe Atsushi

・Dorgon/Axe Atsushi

・Genora/Shinobu Matsumoto

・Godom/Kiyo Shimizu (Tokyo Tights)

・Sodra/Ikki (Tokyo Tights)

・Galas/Shinobu Matsumoto

・Mosky/Kiyo Shimizu (Tokyo Tights)

・Taiza/Atsushi Ono

・Usacots/Kurumi Mamiya

・Dailas/Shinobu Matsumoto

・Gaima/Shinobu Matsumoto

・Announcer/Shinobu Matsumoto

・Degas/Shinobu Matsumoto

■ Main staff

・Planning: Koji Taguchi, Shiro Sasaki

・Original story by Makoto Kubota

・Director: Seiji Kishi

・Series Composition/Uezu Makoto

・Character design: Kazuaki Morita

・Hero Captain/Masahiro Yamane

・Art director: Masakazu Miyake

・Color design: Sachiko Urushido

・ Composite Director: Ryosuke Tsuda

Edited by Takashi Sakurai

・Sound Director/Riki Iida

・Sound effects/Iki Okuda

・Sound recording: Yasuo Tachibana

・Recording assistant: Satoshi Fujimura

・Recording studio/Tabak

・Sound Production/Ducks Production

・Video editing studio/Sanyu VTC

・Music: Shinji Kakishima

・Music producer: Keiichi Nozaki

・Music Director: Masakazu Sato

・Title design: Koichi Watanabe (2725Inc.)

Planning cooperation: Shunichi Takeuchi, Takashi Nakano, Nobuyuki Kurashige, Yasutaka Kimura

・Publicity Producer/Takanori Sugawara

Producers: Shigeaki Komatsu, Ken Minami

・Animation Producer/Kiyui Oki

・Animation production: AIC ASTA

・Produced by JVC Entertainment

■ Main Characters

Sun Red

A hero of justice who lives in Mizonokuchi. But he's also a gigolo. He usually plays pachinko or lounges around the house, and has a pretty violent personality. But he always comes to the showdown with Frosheim. He may be surprisingly honest.

・Kayoko

Sunred's girlfriend. An insurance salesman. Marriageable age.

General Vamp

He is the general in charge of the Kawasaki branch of the evil organization Frosheim. As a middle manager in the organization, he is admired as the "ideal boss," but he is also a charismatic househusband who is good at all kinds of housework, especially cooking. He's working hard.

Combatant No. 1

A Frosheim fighter. There's also a No. 2. Surprisingly calm and modern.

Carmen Man

A monster from Frosheim. Special move: Anyone who is cursed with an ancient curse will surely die after four days. When driving, he wears a beginner's mark and sunglasses. He is always messing around with Medalio.

・Medalio

A monster from Frosheim. He fires his weapons from the medallion cannon on his shoulder. His special move, the machine gun shower, can shoot through a 1m iron plate. But he's also a cup noodle fanatic. He's always messing around with Carmen Man.

・Usacots

A stuffed animal monster from Frosheim. He leads the Animal Soldiers. His special move is the Demon Claw.

·ceiling

A mysterious monster that has taken up residence in the attic of Frosheim's Kawasaki branch.

■Subtitle

・FIGHT.01／Deployment! Sunred／Godom and Sodra／Hell's Miyamoto Musashi Strategy／Short Corner Taboos／Deployment!? Armor Tiger(2008/10/03)

・FIGHT.02／Explosion!? Twin Death Attack/Frosheim's Fearful Infiltration Operation/General Vamp's Quick Dish (2008/10/10)

・FIGHT.03 / Gaima's Ambition / The Horrifying Secret of Usacots!? / Short Corner "By the Way" "By Bump" / Fear! Operation Frosheim No. 1 (2008/10/17)

・FIGHT.04 / Danger! Assassin from China!? / Danger!! General Vamp / Fierce! Deadly Battle in Futakotamagawa (2008/10/24)

・FIGHT.05 / Fundraising for Frosheim / Godom and Sodra / Short Corner at the End of the Month / General Vamp's Quick Dish / Get the Power of the Ancients! (2008/10/31)

・FIGHT.06/Criticism/The drunken devil/General Hengel moves/A phone call from Vamp (2008/11/07)

・FIGHT.07／Question. / Mystery!! Is the Shachihoko a fish that grows in success!? / Usacots laugh coldly (2008/11/14)

・FIGHT.08/The Devil Came by Cool Delivery Service!/Godom and Sodra/General Vamp's Quick Dish/Monster Horai's Horrifying Past (2008/11/21)

・FIGHT.09／The Fearful Army Begins／The Horror!! The True Identity of the Dels!!／Short Corner: The Rules of the Ward (2008/11/28)

・FIGHT.10／Host Club MEN,S 5 28-year-old office lady currently serving customers/Let's go Animal Soldier: Animal Soldier on the move/Let's go Animal Soldier: Strategy meeting/Let's go Animal Soldier: P-chan Kai/General Vamp's quick dish/Vamp's Mission: Impossible (2008/12/05)

・FIGHT.11/Kirie/Sunred dies in the sand!?/Rabbit is a monster, woman is a demon (2008/12/12)

・FIGHT.12/Gaima's Ambition/Frosheim's Monster Corps' Terrifying Ambition/The Man with an IQ of 150!/Godom and Sodra/General Vamp's Quick Dish (12/19/2008)

・FIGHT.13/Moe-makuri Dokyuun Short Anime Let's Go! Usacots/Short Corner Vamp Renews His Determination/The Mystery in the Attic! Red Has Nowhere to Run!?/Godom and Sodra/Let's Go Animal Soldier Confession/Host Club MEN,S 5/Let's Go Animal Soldier New Weapon/New Development! Firebird Form! (2008/12/26)

・FIGHT.14／New Fear IN Kawasaki (2009/01/02)

・FIGHT.15／Red's past is revealed now!/Let's go Animal Soldier, it's not cute!/Short Corner Frosheim's fusion of fear/General Vamp's quick dish/Short Corner, limited stock/Host Club MEN'S 5 LIVE, currently being lectured by an active host (2009/01/09)

・FIGHT.16／Gaima's Ambition／Antkiller's Decision to Die!!／Godom and Sodra／Let's Go Animal Soldier P-chan's Evolution／Let's Go Animal Soldier Animal Soldier to the Sushi Restaurant／The Singing Mysterious Creature(2009/01/16)

・FIGHT.17 / The mysterious leader King Frosheim / Fish meat!? The mystery of Frosheim sausage! / Short corner waiting / Frosheim's unknown past Part 1 / Gaima's ambition / Frosheim's unknown past Part 2 (2009/01/23)

・FIGHT.18/Godom and Sodra/Short Corner: Evil General Vamp/General Vamp's Quick Dish/Frosheim's Hell's Bon Holiday (2009/01/30)

・FIGHT.19／Sunred elimination conference／The fangs of darkness attack Red!?／Host Club MEN,S 5 Currently serving a 31-year-old married woman (mother of two children)／Vamp Shogun's quick dish (2009/02/06)

・FIGHT.20/Vamp Builds a Killer Robot!?/The Incredible Private Life of an Evil Combatant (2009/02/13)

・FIGHT.21／Let's go Animal Soldier Rival View／Let's go Animal Soldier Rival View 2／Short Corner Vamp's Shield／New Warriors Appear!／Godom and Sodra／General Vamp's Quick Dishes(2009/02/20)

・FIGHT.22／Gaima's Ambition／Weather Three's Justice in Action／General Hengel's New Door／Host Club MEN,S 5 Currently Serving Cafe Staff／Short Corner Prejudice(2009/02/27)

・FIGHT.23／Let's go Animal Soldier Hole Digging／Let's go Animal Soldier Red's Grave／Let's go Animal Soldier Laundry／Red Hostage／Ceiling Monologue／Generals' Meeting／Red Burns!!(2009/03/06)

・FIGHT.24 / Frosheim vs. Sunred: A chilling battle / Short Corner Weekly Magazine / Frosheim: Hellish sword training / Godom and Sodra / Usacots are amazing (2009/03/13)

・FIGHT.25／Host Club MEN,S 5 New Host Interviews Now/A Man Waiting in Front of Musashi-Mizonokuchi Station/Short Corner I Want to Get Married/Short Corner Go for it! Hell Wolf (2009/03/20)

・FIGHT.26/Final episode "Love and romance, that's it!"/Godom and Sodra (2009/03/27)

■ Related works

・Celestial Fighter Sunred Season 2

・Celestial Warrior Sunred vs Kawasaki Frontale

・Celestial warrior Sunred short corner

・Astro Fighter Sunred Fictional Documentary "Project S: Postwar Sun - The Miracle Film Sunred"

■ Theme songs and music

・OP1

・Mizonokuchi Sun Tribe

・Lyrics by manzo

・Composition: manzo

・Arrangement: manzo

・Song: manzo

・ED1

・Chicken Tango Hotpot

Lyrics by Kumahachi Morino

・Composer: Kumahachi Morino

Arrangement: Yasutaka Mizushima

・Song by Kumahachi Morino

・ED2

・"Shame" ringtone version

・Composition: Takahara Brother

・ED3

・Family Restaurant Sun Clan

・Composition: manzo

Arrangement: Shinji Kakishima

・ED4

・Theme of Celestial Warrior Sunred

・Lyrics by Tenjo (Kubotamakoto)

・Composition: Tenjo (manzo)

・Arrangement/ Tenjo (manzo)

・Song: Ceiling & Small Ceiling

The appeal and features of Celestial Fighter Sunred

"Tentai Senshi Sunred" is known as a gag anime that goes beyond the boundaries of traditional hero anime. Below, we will explain in detail its appeal and characteristics.

1. Unique character settings

The greatest appeal of this work is its unique and charming characters. The protagonist, Sunred, is a hero of justice who is also a gigolo and loves pachinko, which is a very unique setting. The depiction of his rough personality and daily life provides fresh surprises for the viewer. Meanwhile, General Vamp, who leads the Kawasaki branch of the evil organization Frosheim, is a charismatic househusband who loves cooking, and is a man of great character who is hard to believe is the leader of an evil organization. The depiction of the daily lives of these characters emphasizes the comedy elements, entertaining the viewer.

2. Surreal Gags

"Celestial Warrior Sunred" is full of surreal gags. For example, even though the Frosheim monsters are plotting to take over the world, their actions are petty and blend into everyday life, which is very amusing. Also, the method of elevating everyday situations, such as General Vamp's cooking scene and Sunred's love of pachinko, into gags provides laughs to viewers. Furthermore, short corners depict the characters' little moments in their daily lives, keeping viewers from getting bored.

3. Local stories

The story is set in Mizonokuchi, Takatsu Ward, Kawasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture. The story skillfully incorporates the local scenery and culture, making it easy for viewers to relate to the show. The Sunred's performance as Kawasaki City's local heroes also conveys the show's love for the area. There are also episodes that emphasize the show's ties to the community, such as a collaboration with Kawasaki Frontale, providing viewers with a new perspective.

4. Music and Theme Song

The music of "Tentai Senshi Sunred" is also one of its charms. The opening theme "Mizonokuchi Taiyo-zoku" is written, composed, and sung by manzo, and it livens up the atmosphere of the work. In addition, there are many unique songs such as the ending themes "Tori Tango Nabe" and "Family Restaurant Taiyo-zoku" that will remain in the viewers' memories. In particular, "Tentai Senshi Sunred's Theme" was written, composed, and sung by a character called Tenjo, deepening the worldview of the work.

Background of the creation of Celestial Warrior Sunred

"Tentai Senshi Sunred" is based on a manga by Makoto Kubota. The anime faithfully reproduces the humorous elements of the original work while adding new elements to make it even more entertaining. Director Seiji Kishi directed the show to bring out the individuality of the characters to the fullest, leaving a strong impression on viewers. AIC ASTA, which was in charge of animation production, also supported the work with high-quality animation.

Viewer reactions and ratings

"Tentai Senshi Sunred" has been highly praised by viewers. In particular, the individuality of the characters and the humor of the gags have been highly praised, and the series has gained many fans. The storyline, which is closely tied to the local community, has also been well received by local viewers. Furthermore, the series has been very popular on online streaming, and the number of viewers on the Niconico Anime Channel and Bandai Channel has increased.

Related works and their appeal

There are several related works to "Celestial Fighter Sunred." Below, we will introduce each of them.

1. Celestial Fighter Sunred Season 2

The second season of "Tentai Senshi Sunred" aired from October 2009 to March 2010. This work, which was produced in response to the popularity of the first season, features even deeper jokes and character growth. In particular, new episodes have been added while retaining the charm of the first season, such as General Vamp's cooking scenes and Sunred's love of pachinko, to entertain viewers.

2. Celestial Warrior Sunred vs Kawasaki Frontale

"Tentai Senshi Sunred x Kawasaki Frontale" is a collaboration with Kawasaki Frontale. It depicts episodes closely tied to the local community, such as Sunred appearing at Kawasaki Frontale games. This work is especially popular with local viewers, and gives a sense of community.

3. Celestial Warrior Sunred Short Corner

"Tentai Senshi Sunred Short Corner" was produced as a short anime. It depicts the characters' everyday lives and provides laughs to the audience. In particular, it emphasizes comedy elements such as General Vamp's cooking scene and Sunred's love of pachinko.

4. Celestial Fighter Sunred Fictional Documentary "Project S: Postwar Sun - The Miracle Film Sunred"

"Tentai Senshi Sunred Fictional Documentary "Project S" Postwar Sun - The Miracle Film "Sunred"" was produced as a fictional documentary. This work, which depicts the history and background of Sunred, offers viewers a new perspective. In particular, it deepens the worldview of the work by revealing the untold story of Sunred's birth and Frosheim's past.

Reasons for recommending Celestial Fighter Sunred

"Tentai Senshi Sunred" is an excellent comedy anime. Below, we will explain in detail why we recommend it.

1. Unique characters

The show features unique and attractive characters, such as Sunred and General Vamp. By depicting their daily lives, the show provides laughter to viewers. The show also depicts the growth and change of the characters, which leaves viewers in awe.

2. Surreal Gags

It is full of surreal gags that will keep viewers entertained. In particular, the way in which everyday situations, such as the petty behavior of the Frosheim monsters and Sunred's love of pachinko, are elevated to gags provides fresh surprises for viewers.

3. Local stories

The story is set in Mizonokuchi, Takatsu Ward, Kawasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture, giving viewers a sense of familiarity. In addition, there are episodes that emphasize the connection with the local area, such as a collaboration with Kawasaki Frontale, providing viewers with a new perspective.

4. Music and Theme Song

There are many unique songs, such as the opening theme "Mizonokuchi Taiyo-zoku" and the ending theme "Tori Tango Nabe", that will remain in the viewers' memories. In particular, "Tentai Senshi Sunred's Theme" was written, composed and sung by a character called Tenjo, deepening the worldview of the work.

Conclusion

"Tentai Senshi Sunred" is a comedy anime with unique characters, surreal gags, a story that is closely tied to the local area, and unique music and theme songs. This work, which provides laughter and emotion to viewers, is definitely worth watching at least once. It is especially recommended for those who like comedy anime and those who want to enjoy a story that is closely tied to the local area.