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Kōsoku Espa

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Genre:
Adventure Icon - Search
Tags:
Psychic Icon - Search, Aliens Icon - Search
Media:
Manga, TV drama

Kōsoku Espa (光速エスパー) is a manga series by Leiji Matsumoto, based on Toshiba's mascot. It was serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump from 1968 to 1969. A TV drama series produced by Senkousha was broadcasted on Nippon TV's network from August 8 1967 to January 23, 1968 for 26 episodes.

Plot[]

A young alien boy with psychic powers to combat evil from his planet which have landed on Earth. Disguised as an Earthboy named Susumu Kodai, the boy becomes a superhero to fight the evil using his powered suit developed by his scientist grandfather.

TV Drama[]

A psychic alien couple fled their home planet after it was destroyed by the Giron aliens. They landed on Earth but the shock of their flight soundwaves accidentally blew up a hot air balloon carrying a middle-school boy named Hikaru Higashi and his parents while on their sightseeing tour. Hikaru's parents were killed, but their bodies were secretly possessed by the alien couple as their atonement to Hikaru.

Hikaru's new secret family life doesn't last long as the Girons start invading Earth. To fend off against the alien menace, Hikaru dons his professor uncle's powered suit completed with the couple's home technology.

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