Tekkaman Blade

About Tekkaman Blade

Tekkaman Blade (テッカマンブレード) arrives as an action anime by Tatsunoko Production (1992), and the premise is easy to summarize. At its core: Tekkaman Blade takes place in the year 2300 AD. On a certain moment, the Radam attack earth.

Further in, a few months after the beginning of the invasion, a tekkaman appears, he calls himself Blade and with the help of the Space Knights, Blade sets off to struggle the radam. There are a few things that Blade isn't telling about his past.

In an action series like this, fight choreography, pacing and sound design carry much of the weight. Takaya Aiba (Toshiyuki Morikawa) and Aki Kisaragi (Megumi Hayashibara) are two of the characters you will meet early. This one is best suited to viewers who like fast, high-impact fights. With 49 episodes in total, there is enough room for the story to develop.

Production & Appeal

Animation is handled by Tatsunoko Production, so the studio's house style defines how Tekkaman Blade looks and moves on screen. Because it leans on action, fight choreography, pacing and sound design carry much of the weight. A 7.0/10 score points to a dependable, well-liked series. On the casting side, Toshiyuki Morikawa voicing Takaya Aiba gives the lead role a recognizable voice. Released in 1992, it competed with that season's other new series for attention.