Kankyou Chojin Ecogainder (環境超人エコガインダー, Kankyō Chōjin Ekogaindā, lit. "Environmental Superhuman Ecogainder") is a low-budget tokusatsu TV series that teaches children about environmentalism, broadcast on Kids Station. A collaborative work by the Environmental Education Promotion Office of the Ministry of the Environment. Each episode is roughly 10 minutes in length with 14 overall.
Plot[]
Earth in the near future, where environmental destruction has progressed and is about to collapse. In order to awaken the present children to a small awareness of the environment in order to protect the Earth, Kankyou Chojin Ecogainder will emerge from the future. On the other hand, an evil gang known as The Eco-Crushers that promotes environmental destruction of the Earth in an attempt to hinder the activity of Ecogainder, sends Mudaana and Hakais to instill awareness of environmental destruction in children.
Characters[]
| Ecogainder | Ecogainder |
An android from some unspecified point in the future where the Earth is dying from pollution. He was sent back in time to the early 21st century by Dr. Katagiri to try and prevent this future by educating people about how to save resources and stop the Eco-Crushers from accelerating Earth's destruction.
The Suzuki Family[]
The Suzuki Family from left to right: Ruyuusuke,Urara,Mr.Suzuki and Mrs.Suzuki
The Suzuki family act as the "everyman" to convey the episode's message to the audience. They are terrorized by the Eco-Crushers for contributing to environmental destruction unintentionally, thus Ecogainder has to save them and teach them the episodes lesson.
- Mom: A typical Japanese housewife
- Dad: A well meaning father
- Ryuusuke: The eldest son
- Urara: Ryuusuke's little sister, she gets the most character development as she later befriends Mudaana and Hakais because she wanted someone else to play cards with along with her brother. Later, she gets possessed by Queen Deathgaia in the episode before the finale only to be freed by Ecogainder's Ecology Beam which forced Queen Deathgaia out of her body.
The Eco-Crushers[]
- Queen Deathgaia
- Mudaana
- Hakais
Cast[]
- to be added
Notes[]
- Western tokusatsu fans often compare this series to Captain Planet as both have ecology themed superheroes as the protaganists and both shows feature moral lessons on how to keep our planet clean.