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“Wataru must recover his stolen conscience to save Soukaizan from devils in this 51-episode 1997-1998 Sunrise remake series.”
Super Demon Hero Wataru
超魔神英雄伝ワタル
7.15
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Wataru must recover his stolen conscience to save Soukaizan from devils in this 51-episode 1997-1998 Sunrise remake series.
After the battle with Doakuder at Soukaizan (the "other" world where the rainbow has disappeared because of the devils), a demon world Devil came to Genseikai (human world) and stole Wataru's conscience. Because of that, Wataru's heart of justice and his memories of being Kyuuseishu (world savior) vanished. After Shibaraku and Himiko brought him back to Shinbukai (the "other" world, where Soukaizan is located), Wataru regained his memories, however his conscience was still missing. To get it back, Kyuuseishu Wataru must return to fight the devils, rescuing all of Soukaizan from catastrophe! Chou Mashin Eiyuuden Wataru is the 3rd work of the Mashin Eiyuuden Wataru TV series by SUNRISE, and is considered as a "remake" series of the previous Wataru series. It started airing from October 2, 1997, and ended on September 24, 1998, every Thursday from 6:00 to 6:30pm, with a total of 51 episodes. (Source: AniDB)
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- 7 “What happens when you adapt a late 80's action-comedy robot anime inspired by Bikkuriman, NES roleplaying games and 80's pop culture references (with the early 90's sequel) into the late 90's? You...”
- 6 “The last of the 3 original Wataru Series. It would be best if you've seen the original, but you should be fine if you want to start here. It doesn't really matter if you've seen 2 or either of the...”
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- Format 51 × 24′ eps × min
- Total runtime 20h 24m all episodes
- Aired Oct 1997 – Sep 1998 Fall 1997
- Source Tv media type
- Rated G All Ages
- Ref. BS-3021 catalog