Space Sheriff Sharivan


Space Sheriff Sharivan is the second installment in Toei's Metal Hero Series franchise and aired on TV Asahi from March 4, 1983 to February 24, 1984. It served as a direct sequel to its predecessor, Space Sheriff Gavan and featured many of the same characters.
For distribution purposes, Toei refers to this television series as Space Guardian Shariban.

Plot

Initially appearing in Space Sheriff Gavan, Den Iga is attacked by a monster called Buffalo Doubler, member of the Space Mafia Makuu. Den is seriously injured in the attack when he is found by Gavan, who takes him to Planet Bird for medical assistance. Qom, leader of the Galactic Union Police, is impressed by Den's courage. Den returns in the final episode of Gavan, saving Gavan himself in his newly acquired form of Space Sheriff Sharivan during Gavan's final battle. After Don Horror is defeated, Sharivan is assigned to Earth and is partnered together with Lily from the planet Bird as he deals with the threat of the Madou Space Crime Syndicate on Earth.

Characters

Grand Birth crew

Based on the Grand Birth, it serves as headquarters of Den and Lily as it circles around the Earth. It has two modes: Battle Mothership move able to fires the Birth Beam and the vaguely humanoid Battle Birth Formation that fires the Grand Buster and Plasma Cannon.
The Space Crime Syndicate Madou is an organization of psychic criminals whose headquarters, Genmu Castle, lies within the Genmu World dimension, a "white hole" where all the matter sucked up by black holes ends up. The syndicate intends to conquer the universe through chaos created by its members' psionic abilities, along with their space fighters and the Madou Battleship.
Makai Beasts are the monsters created by Psycho which usually have a two-mode gimmick. During a fight with Sharivan, a Makai Beast retreats into the Phantom Dream World where it becomes four times more powerful in an attempt to get the upper hand against Sharivan.

Episodes

  1. Vision
  2. Spirit World New Town
  3. A Promise With Kumiko
  4. The Microcomputer Investigation
  5. Yohko of the Harbor Doesn't Forget the Melody of Love
  6. The Small Life Flying Through the Forest of the Battlefield
  7. Who is the Me Floating in the Mirror!?
  8. The Comeback Salmon Revived by the Lutaceous River
  9. The Surprise House is at Vision Town, Address 0
  10. Vision Castle – Chase the Shadow of the Tokyo Express
  11. He Came From the Dark Nebula, the Strongest Villain, Fighter
  12. An Alien's Smile; Operation My Friend
  13. Strength is Love; The Heroes Set Off
  14. The Billionaire Who's Scared of Recurring Nightmares
  15. The Island of the Sea-Rumbling Device
  16. The Dangerous Hit Song Sung by the Pretty Girl
  17. The Wondrous Extradimensional Trip of the New Model Double-Decker Bus
  18. It's Summer! It's the Sea! The Meteor Group Who Attacks Izu Peninsula
  19. The Mysterious Girl Who Stands Alone on Makyō Cape
  20. The Prism Desert Island That Calls the Stormy Seas
  21. The Secret Room's Fang – Lily Likes a Mystery
  22. The Temptation to Heaven That Attacks the Tennis Player
  23. Fear of the Copy Era; Big Gathering of Clone Humans
  24. The Japan Lazy Person Disease Transported by the Insect Hurricane
  25. Tears in a Demon's Eye – An Angel's Tears – Papa's Help is Coming
  26. The Trap of Anger; The Great Makeup War
  27. The Treacherous Skies; The Fugitive From the Dark Jail
  28. The Campus is an 80m Wind Speed Violent Storm
  29. Who is the Enemy? The Hot-Blooded Man Who Targets the Wilderness
  30. The Abandoned Children; Transforming Mama
  31. Miyuki, Now? The Wandering Illusion Crystal
  32. The Vision Dream Device Orange and a Lullaby!
  33. An Instant Trip! Inside the Vision Castle are Bizarre Flowers in Full Bloom
  34. The Hair-Raising Spirit is the Guide to the Ghost World
  35. If You Fall, Stand up, Den! Love is the Radiance of Life
  36. The Iga Warrior Team's Z Flag Rises in the Cloudy Space Sky
  37. The Bear-Hunting Grandpa Saw the Wondrous Poison Flower
  38. Crazy Whispering Coup d'état, Visions of Dark Clouds
  39. The Doll Knows the Wounds of the Iga Warrior's Heart
  40. The Fiery Car Chase, the Great Promise to Tear Bonds of Love
  41. Phoenix!! Return to the Genmu World
  42. The Crimson Youth of the Female Warrior Who Ran Through the Battlefield
  43. The Tears of a Mother and Child's Love Flow Down the Road to Heaven
  44. The Midnight Cinderella is Full of the Aroma of Roses
  45. The Audition's Trap; The Big Little Child Star
  46. The Birthday Promise; The Sky Cloud That Draws a Dream to the Heavens
  47. The Older Brother and Younger Sister Who Wish For Happiness; Sparks Fall, Holy Sword, Evil Sword
  48. Mimi
  49. Gamagon
  50. Umibozu
  51. Sekisha – Jouchaku

    Cast

The opening theme is "Space Sheriff Sharivan", and the ending theme is "Tsuyosa wa Ai da". Both pieces are performed by Akira Kushida, with lyrics by Keisuke Yamakawa and composition and arrangement by Michiaki Watanabe.