Zenderman
# Zenderman

Zenderman (ゼンダマン, Zendaman) is a Japanese anime television series which first aired from February 3, 1979, to January 26, 1980, on every Saturday from 6:30 pm to 7:00 pm with a total of 52 episodes. It is the third show in the sequence of "Time Bokan Series" produced by Tatsunoko Productions. It was preceded by Yatterman and succeeded by Rescueman.

## Plot

Dr. Monja is a scientist, who is curious about the nature of the legendary "Elixir of Life" which grants the user eternal lifetimes and forever youth. He built a device called the "Time Tunnel" in order to let a team of youngsters to start a quest down the timeline and various spaces to find an exact answer. The Akudama Trio, however, is also seemingly after exactly the same thing. Who will get it first?

## Cast

### Heroes

* Tetsu (鉄ちゃん): (Voiced by Yūji Mitsuya) The lab assistant of Dr Monja aged 13. Like his counterpart Tanpei in the show Time Bokan, he is sporty and quite capable at mechanics.
* Sakura (さくらちゃん): (Voiced by Kumiko Takizawa)
* Amattan (アマッタン): (Voiced by Yōko Asagami→ Ai Sakuma)
* Dr. Monja (紋者博士,, Monja-hakase): (Voiced by Kouhei Miyauchi)

### Villains

* Muujo (ムージョ): (Voiced by Noriko Ohara)
* Tobocke (トボッケー): (Voiced by Jouji Yanami)
* Donjuro (ドンジューロー): (Voiced by Kazuya Tatekabe)
* Nyaravota (ニャラボルタ): (Voiced by Masaru Ikeda)
* Referee Machine (サイバンマシーン): (Voiced by Yoshito Miyamura)

### Other characters

* Narrator: Kei Tomiyama

## Episodes

| # | Episode Name | Original air date |
| - | - | - |
| 01 | "Muteki ha suteki! Zendaman" (無敵はステキ！ゼンダマン) | February 3, 1979 (1979-02-03) |
| 02 | "Ryūgūjo dayo! Zendaman" (竜宮城だよ！ゼンダマン) | February 10, 1979 (1979-02-10) |
| 03 | "Eden no sono dayo! Zendaman" (エデンの園だよ！ゼンダマン) | February 17, 1979 (1979-02-17) |
| 04 | "Yamataikoku dayo! Zendaman" (ヤマタイ国だよ！ゼンダマン) | February 24, 1979 (1979-02-24) |
| 05 | "Tsukiyosimaru no dai shusse! Zendaman" (月吉丸の大出世！ゼンダマン) | March 3, 1979 (1979-03-03) |
| 06 | "Dai shingeki da hachi ji gun! Zendaman" (大進撃だ八字軍！ゼンダマン) | March 10, 1979 (1979-03-10) |
| 07 | "Hashire hakuba! Zendaman" (走れ白馬！ゼンダマン) | March 17, 1979 (1979-03-17) |
| 08 | "Don. manjirō dayo! Zendaman" (ドン・万次郎だよ！ゼンダマン) | March 24, 1979 (1979-03-24) |
| 09 | "Boke no sennin dayo! Zendaman" (ボケの仙人だよ！ゼンダマン) | March 31, 1979 (1979-03-31) |
| 10 | "Chōtokutaishi dayo! Zendaman" (超徳太子だよ！ゼンダマン) | April 7, 1979 (1979-04-07) |
| 11 | "Chichi wo tazunete sanzenri! Zendaman" (父をたずねて三千里！ゼンダマン) | April 14, 1979 (1979-04-14) |
| 12 | "Nagagutsu wo haita neko! Zendaman" (長ぐつをはいた猫！ゼンダマン) | April 21, 1979 (1979-04-21) |
| 13 | "Baikingu dayo! Zendaman" (バイキングだよ！ゼンダマン) | April 28, 1979 (1979-04-28) |
| 14 | "Nazo no asuteka! Zendaman" (謎のアステカ！ゼンダマン) | May 5, 1979 (1979-05-05) |
| 15 | "Jingisukan dayo! Zendaman" (ジンギスカンだよ！ゼンダマン) | May 12, 1979 (1979-05-12) |
| 16 | "Kobutori jiisan dayo! Zendaman" (こぶとりじいさんだよ！ゼンダマン) | May 19, 1979 (1979-05-19) |
| 17 | "Mirai no uchū he! Zendaman" (未来の宇宙へ！ゼンダマン) | May 26, 1979 (1979-05-26) |
| 18 | "Hyōga no manmosu! Zendaman" (氷河のマンモス！ゼンダマン) | June 2, 1979 (1979-06-02) |
| 19 | "Apacchi no takara dayo! Zendaman" (アパッチの宝だよ！ゼンダマン) | June 9, 1979 (1979-06-09) |
| 20 | "Barasaiyu dayo! Zendaman" (バラサイユだよ！ゼンダマン) | June 16, 1979 (1979-06-16) |
| 21 | "Jamu no nagamasa! Zendaman" (ジャムの長政！ゼンダマン) | June 23, 1979 (1979-06-23) |
| 22 | "Ponpei no saigo dayo! Zendaman" (ポンペイの最期だよ！ゼンダマン) | June 30, 1979 (1979-06-30) |
| 23 | "Kaguya hime dayo! Zendaman" (かぐや姫だよ！ゼンダマン) | July 7, 1979 (1979-07-07) |
| 24 | "Goremu majin dayo! Zendaman" (ゴーレム魔人だよ！ゼンダマン) | July 14, 1979 (1979-07-14) |
| 25 | "Amazon satsujinjiken dayo! Zendaman" (アマゾン殺人事件だよ！ゼンダマン) | July 21, 1979 (1979-07-21) |
| 26 | "Mito kōmon dayo! Zendaman" (水戸肛門だよ！ゼンダマン) | July 28, 1979 (1979-07-28) |
| 27 | "Fushigi na kuni no arisu! Zendaman" (不思議な国のアリス！ゼンダマン) | August 4, 1979 (1979-08-04) |
| 28 | "Gozu majin dayo! Zendaman" (牛頭魔人だよ！ゼンダマン) | August 11, 1979 (1979-08-11) |
| 29 | "Sakamoto ryoma dayo! Zendaman" (坂本リョーマだよ！ゼンダマン) | August 18, 1979 (1979-08-18) |
| 30 | "Kaiketsu soro dayo! Zendaman" (怪傑ソロだよ！ゼンダマン) | August 25, 1979 (1979-08-25) |
| 31 | "Kukkun no daikōkai! Zendaman" (クックンの大航海！ゼンダマン) | September 1, 1979 (1979-09-01) |
| 32 | "Benkei san dayo! Zendaman" (弁慶サンだよ！ゼンダマン) | September 8, 1979 (1979-09-08) |
| 33 | "Yūnō tadataka dayo! Zendaman" (有能忠敬だよ！ゼンダマン) | September 15, 1979 (1979-09-15) |
| 34 | "Yoro no taki dayo! Zendaman" (ヨーローの滝だよ！ゼンダマン) | September 22, 1979 (1979-09-22) |
| 35 | "Tora taiji dayo! Zendaman" (トラ退治だよ！ゼンダマン) | September 29, 1979 (1979-09-29) |
| 36 | "Cha~n kamubakku! Zendaman" (チャ～ンカムバック！ゼンダマン) | October 6, 1979 (1979-10-06) |
| 37 | "Kin no gachō dayo! Zendaman" (金のガチョウだよ！ゼンダマン) | October 13, 1979 (1979-10-13) |
| 38 | "Hana no berujurakku dayo! Zendaman" (鼻のベルジュラックだよ！ゼンダマン) | October 20, 1979 (1979-10-20) |
| 39 | "Momotarō san dayo! Zendaman" (桃太郎さんだよ！ゼンダマン) | October 27, 1979 (1979-10-27) |
| 40 | "Tobeyo pegasasu! Zendaman" (とべよペガサス！ゼンダマン) | November 3, 1979 (1979-11-03) |
| 41 | "Hanasaka jiisandayo! Zendaman" (花咲かじいさんだよ！ゼンダマン) | November 10, 1979 (1979-11-10) |
| 42 | "Tensai da. binchi! Zendaman" (天才ダ・ビンチ！ゼンダマン) | November 17, 1979 (1979-11-17) |
| 43 | "Kodai orinpikku dayo! Zendaman" (古代オリンピックだよ！ゼンダマン) | November 24, 1979 (1979-11-24) |
| 44 | "Kosakku yūshi dayo! Zendaman" (コサック勇士だよ！ゼンダマン) | December 1, 1979 (1979-12-01) |
| 45 | "Ookami otoko dayo! Zendaman" (オオカミ男だよ！ゼンダマン) | December 8, 1979 (1979-12-08) |
| 46 | "Kyojin no kuni dayo! Zendaman" (巨人の国だよ！ゼンダマン) | December 16, 1979 (1979-12-16) |
| 47 | "Taimumonsuta dayo! Zendaman" (タイムモンスターだよ！ゼンダマン) | December 22, 1979 (1979-12-22) |
| 48 | "Papaman dayo! Zendaman" (パーパーマンだよ！ゼンダマン) | December 29, 1979 (1979-12-29) |
| 49 | "Musashi homuran! Zendaman" (武蔵ホームラン！ゼンダマン) | January 5, 1980 (1980-01-05) |
| 50 | "Tennyo no koromo dayo! Zendaman" (天女の衣だよ！ゼンダマン) | January 12, 1980 (1980-01-12) |
| 51 | "Inochi no moto hakken! Zendaman" (命のもと発見！ゼンダマン) | January 18, 1980 (1980-01-18) |
| 52 | "Aa inochi no moto! Zendaman" (ああ命のもと!ゼンダマン) | January 26, 1980 (1980-01-26) |
