Kaiketsu Noutenki (快傑のーてんき, Kaiketsu Nōtenki), is a series of tokusatsu fan film parodies produced by Daicon Films (later Gainax). A parody of the 1977 Toei superhero show Kaiketsu Zubat (created by Shotaro Ishinomori), the title hero of this series has the same exact alter-ego, Ken Hayakawa, only he is a comically fat fanboyish young man wearing the same exact gringo cowboy attire. As Noutenki, Ken Hayakawa is decked out in a pink & red jumpsuit (with a "no"/の on the chest), fixed navy blue galoshes, blue gloves, white hood and a yellow crash helmet. He rides a fixed scooter.
| Kaiketsu Noutenki | |
|---|---|
| Based on | Kaiketsu Zubat (1977 TV series) |
| Produced by | Yasuhiro Takeda |
| Starring | Yasuhiro Takeda |
Release dates |
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Running time | Varies (Each episode's duration) |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
Ken Hayakawa/Noutenki is played by Yasuhiro Takeda, who also produced this series, and went on to produce many of Daicon/Gainax's projects.
"Noutenki" is the Japanese word for "scatterbrain".
Bloopers/Outtakes (especially with the special effects sequences) are shown during the closing credits of each episode (and consequently, the credits sometimes deliberately went almost out of focus).
Films
edit- Kaiketsu Noutenki (快傑のうてんき) August 1982, 15 minutes, video
- Episode Title: "Watch Out, Young Woman - A Mistress' Fear" (危うし少女、メカケの恐怖 - Ayaushi Shǒjo, Mekake no Kyǒfu)
- Kaiketsu Nōtenki 2 - Pure Love in Minato City (快傑の-てんき2 純愛港町篇 - Kaiketsu Nōtenki 2 - Junai Minato-cho Hen) March 1984, ? minutes, 8 mm
- Kaiketsu Nōtenki in USA (快傑の-てんき in USA) June 1984, 4 minutes, video
- Roleplaying Nōtenki in Seoul (ロールプレイングの-てんき in ソウル) August 1988, video
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