TV series

Lion-Man

1973 · 1 season

A brisk, colourful vintage ninja adventure with costumed heroes, stormy showdowns and simple, energetic thrills for a family audience.

Overview: Fuun Lion-Maru, translated as Storm Cloud Lion Maru, was a tokusatsu series that aired in Japan in 1973. It was the second series in the Lion-Maru trilogy, and featured a third Maru-like character named Black Jaguar. This Lion-Maru is deemed "the Rolling Tempest Ninja Warrior." This series was popularized in Brazil as Lion Man in 1989, the only other country besides Japan to show the 25 episodes of this series.
How it feels: Campy, earnest, tense and whimsical. Brisk and easy to follow.
About: Justice, revenge, identity, survival
Content: Mild violence and gore. No sexual content or swearing.
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Full breakdown

Tone: campystrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: justice
revenge
identity
survival
loyalty
Places: countryside
wilderness
Era: period
Audience: family
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language none
Violence mild
Sex none