7.5/109 votes#1 - Gray Rhino King: Harbringer of Evil
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 7/8/1972
Kikaider battles Gray Rhino King, and when he returns to the lab where Dr. Komyoji and Mitsuko work, Professor Gill sets it ablaze.
Director: Hidetoshi Kitamura
Writer: Masaru Igami
- NaN/100 votes
#2 - Green Mantis: Bizarre Killing Machine
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 7/15/1972
Kikaider faces Green Mantis, who is planning a killing rampage to discredit Dr. Komyoji.
Director: Toyohiko Hatakeyama
Writer: Masaru Igami
- NaN/100 votes
#3 - Orange Ant: Challenge to the Death
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 7/29/1972
Although hindered by the sound of a Gill's flute, Jiro changes into Kikaider in order to battle Orange Ant.
Director: Hidetoshi Kitamura
Writer: Masaru Igami
- NaN/100 votes
#4 - Blue Buffalo: Fiendish Death Trap
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 8/5/1972
Yukiko attempts to sneak away from the Destructoids to visit her daughter, but she is thwarted by Blue Buffalo.
Director: Hidetoshi Kitamura
Writer: Masaru Igami
- NaN/100 votes
#5 - Yellow Jaguar: Claws of Evil
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 8/12/1972
Prof. Gill uses Yellow Jaguar to assassinate the head of the Green Project, in order to get enough carbon dioxide for his bomb.
Director: Toyohiko Hatakeyama
Writer: N/A
- NaN/100 votes
#6 - Black Horse: Showdown at the DARK Execution Ground
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 8/19/1972
The Destructoids begin to gather up humans to be used by Black Horse, and Mitsuko and Masaru fall into their hands.
Director: Toyohiko Hatakeyama
Writer: Masaru Igami
- NaN/100 votes
#7 - Bull Kong: Malevolent Monster Mayhem
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 8/26/1972
Bull Kong kills a man who has been campaigning against the Destructoids, and Dr. Komyoji is framed.
Director: Hidetoshi Kitamura
Writer: Masaru Igami
- NaN/100 votes
#8 - Carmine Spider: Menacing Blood-Sucking Laughter
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 9/2/1972
In order to develop his evil apparatus, XR4, Prof. Gill orders Carmine Spider to find a child with Rh negative blood.
Director: Hidetoshi Kitamura
Writer: N/A
- NaN/100 votes
#9 - Red Condor: Screech of Death
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 9/9/1972
Red Condor kills everyone in a rural village in order to set up a base on which to conduct experiments on a biological weapon.
Director: Toyohiko Hatakeyama
Writer: N/A
- NaN/100 votes
#10 - Scorpion Brown: The Ultimate Weapon
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 9/16/1972
Scorpion Brown has stolen a newly developed weapon from the Nakabori Laboratory and DARK plans to mass produce it.
Director: Toyohiko Hatakeyama
Writer: Kuniaki Oshikawa
- NaN/100 votes
#11 - Gold Wolf: Tormented Howls from Hell
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 9/16/1972
Mitsuko and Masaru are captured by Gold Wolf and Jiro is seriously injured by him when he tries to save them.
Director: Hidetoshi Kitamura
Writer: N/A
- NaN/100 votes
#12 - Silver Cat: Ruthless Sorceress
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 9/23/1972
Professor Gill sends Silver Cat in search of some ancient treasures that hold the secret to increasing the capabilities of the androids.
Director: Hidetoshi Kitamura
Writer: Noboru Shimazu
- NaN/100 votes
#13 - Pink Tiger: Terror at the Amusement Park
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 9/30/1972
Prof. Gill orders Pink Tiger to find the secret robot part that Dr. Komyoji has hidden away.
Director: Toyohiko Hatakeyama
Writer: Noboru Shimazu
- NaN/100 votes
#14 - Silver Tortoise: Destructoids Reborn
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 10/7/1972
Prof. Gill recreates the 13 Destructoids defeated by Kikaida, and gives them three times their original power in order to test them against Silver Tortoise.
Director: Toyohiko Hatakeyama
Writer: N/A
- NaN/100 votes
#15 - Golden Bat: Cursed Shadow from the Past
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 10/14/1972
Golden Bat approaches Mitsuko and Masaru in the form of Taro, their older brother, who was supposedly killed by DARK.
Director: Hidetoshi Kitamura
Writer: Masaru Igami
- NaN/100 votes
#16 - Rouge Jellyfish: Invitation to the River Styx
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 10/21/1972
Destructoid Rouge Jellyfish is conducting experiments with poisonous mini-jellyfish in a polluted river.
Director: Hidetoshi Kitamura
Writer: N/A
- NaN/100 votes
#17 - Red Hornet: Hostage Terror
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 10/28/1972
Under orders from DARK, Red Hornet begins spraying toxic gasses aimed at destroying the environment.
Director: Yasutada Nagano
Writer: Noboru Shimazu
- NaN/100 votes
#18 - Black Chameleon: The Grand Heist
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 11/4/1972
Black Chameleon manages to hijack a load of atomic uratonium. Pursued by Jiro, he takes Mitsuko and Masaru hostage.
Director: Yasutada Nagano
Writer: Akinori Watanabe, Masayuki Shimada
- NaN/100 votes
#19 - King Crab Maroon: Keeper of the Death Ray
Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 11/11/1972
King Crab Maroon steals a 50-carat emerald ring which he needs to complete his new weapon.
Director: Toyohiko Hatakeyama
Writer: N/A
- NaN/100 votes
#20 - Blue Water Scorpion: The Skull Weed Conspiracy
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 11/18/1972
Blue Water Scorpion adds a toxic substance to the drinking water, in order to turn the people into puppets of DARK.
Director: Toyohiko Hatakeyama
Writer: N/A
- NaN/100 votes
#21 - Purple Rat: Brutal Fangs of Poison
Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 11/25/1972
Purple Rat steals into a laboratory dedicated to communicable diseases in order to create a new DARK plague.
Director: Hidetoshi Kitamura
Writer: N/A
- NaN/100 votes
#22 - White Saw Shark: Twelve-Hour Nightmare
Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 12/2/1972
White Saw Shark takes over an apartment complex and sets up a laser gun. Prof. Gill's plan is to shoot down a plane filled with special fuel into a densely populated area.
Director: Hidetoshi Kitamura
Writer: Masayuki Shimada
- NaN/100 votes
#23 - Yellow Antlion Brothers: Alphabet Attack
Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 12/9/1972
The Yellow Antlion Brothers create the "Alphabet Attack" strategy in order to stop the wedding of a robotics scientist.
Director: Yasutada Nagano
Writer: N/A
- NaN/100 votes
#24 - Pink Armadillo: Sinister Temptress
Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 12/16/1972
Pink Armadillo transforms itself into a voluptuous woman to entice men and implant control devices in their brains.
Director: Yasutada Nagano
Writer: Noboru Shimazu
- NaN/100 votes
#25 - Orange Snail: Whistle of Death
Season 1 Episode 25 - Aired 12/23/1972
Convinced by Prof. Gill that Kikaider has killed his children, Dr. Komyoji creates Orange Snail to avenge their deaths.
Director: Toyohiko Hatakeyama
Writer: Masaru Igami
The Best Episodes of Android Kikaider Season 1
Every episode of Android Kikaider Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Android Kikaider Season 1!
A transforming super-android, on the run from an evil organization, fights rampaging robot monsters and helps his creator's daughter & son find their lost father.
Genre:Action & Adventure
Network:tv asahi
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Gray Rhino King: Harbringer of Evil" is the best rated episode of "Android Kikaider" season 1. It scored 7.5/10 based on 9 votes. Directed by Hidetoshi Kitamura and written by Masaru Igami, it aired on 7/8/1972. This episode is rated NaN points higher than the second-best, "Green Mantis: Bizarre Killing Machine".