Blue SWAT

Blue SWAT (ブルースワット) is a Japanese television show and the thirteenth installment in the Metal Hero Series franchise. It ran from January 30, 1994 to January 29, 1995 for a total of 51 episodes and one theatrical film, aired as part of the 1994 Manga Matsuri, which compiled episodes 1 and 2. Blue SWAT deviated from the Metal Hero trend by using a realistic vibe for the series instead of fantastic, over-the-top action by focusing on the martial arts and gunplay aspects of the series. While the mood of the series appealed to the genre's adult fanbase and older viewers, the show was not well received by children, which resulted in a change into a lighter tone midway through the series. The Blue SWAT team later appeared for a special team-up in the final episodes of Juukou B-Fighter.

Plot
When Earth is tearing itself apart by means of crime, pollution and war, aliens choose the time to invade, taking advantage of the lowering of everyone's guard. The Japanese government establishes an elite police organization known as Blue SWAT to combat the aliens known as the Space Mafia. The aliens attack by possessing humans to obtain their goals. When an alien possesses the chief of the Blue SWAT unit to infiltrate the organization, it manages to completely demolish their building of operations and murder all but three SWAT members; Sho, Sara and Sig.

Managing to keep the suits and equipment assigned to them, the three form their own private detective-like agency called Blue Research to continue their mission of defeating the Space Mafia. Now working on their own, their battle with the Space Mafia is only beginning...

Blue SWAT/Blue Research

 * Sho Narumi (鳴海 翔/ショウ): The hot-shot mercenary member of the team in metallic blue armor with blue patches, Sho tends to goof off and act on his own. His Blue SWAT officer number is 153. He is an aspiring Olympic triathlete. Upon obtaining the DrumGunner from Gold-Platinum, he is upgraded to Hyper Sho.
 * Sara Misugi (美杉 沙羅/サラ): The no-nonsense, second-in-command, female member in metallic purple armor with red patches and officer number 077, Sara was a member of the L.A.P.D. before having lost her partner in an incident which she still is deeply bothered by. She demonstrates levelheadedness and often helps to keep Sho in check, and is highly skilled in combat.
 * Sig (シグ): The leader of the team in gunmetal-grey armor with yellow patches, ID number 011, a calm and intelligent telepath. After being wounded and showing green blood in a battle with an Alien, he reveals that he was part of the Space S.W.A.T., and an alien from a planet devastated by the Space Mafia. He came to Earth and possessed the cadaver of Gou Hirose (広瀬 剛), a brain-dead organ donor involved in a traffic accident, in order to survive on the planet and fight the Space Mafia. Although his identity as an Alien originally results in suspicion from Sho and Sara, he quickly earns their trust. In a twist of events, Gou had a son named Zaji who, comatose after being involved in the same accident as Gou, is being possessed by a member of the Space Mafia named Jisp. Sig is, in truth, 800 Earth years old.
 * Seiji Usami (宇佐美 星児/セイジ): A computer nerd who assists the Blue SWAT in their Blue Research group after he was saved by them. He had originally been listening in on the Blue SWAT headquarters, and quickly contacted the three survivors after their base was destroyed. After they saved him from an Alien which had possessed his boss, he began working with them as their analyst and guide for missions.
 * Sumire Asou (麻生 すみれ/スミレ): A loudmouth who joins Blue Research as their secretary. She is the only one not initially aware of her employers' role as Blue S.W.A.T.
 * Gold-Platinum (ゴールドプラチナム): A friendly alien who appears late into the series. After giving Sho a special weapon that allows him to upgrade into "Hyper Sho", he becomes a member of the team.

Space Mafia
An intergalactic crime syndicate of alien invaders. These beings are able to possess or "invade" human beings by force. By doing so, they are able to make quick escapes from host-to-host.


 * Jisp/Monsieur J (ジスプ/ムッシュJ) is a member of the Space Mafia and a major villain in Blue Swat. His first host of choice was a comatose boy named Zaji (ザジ Zaji?), the son of Sig's human host. He later used another host, only known as Monsieur J (ムッシュJ Musshu Jei?).
 * Zodor (ゾドー) is a fang-faced alien armed with a crystal sword and reports directly to Jisp. Zodor's human host was portrayed by Shinichi Sato (佐藤信一 Sato Shinichi?).
 * Riga (リーガ) is another subordinate of Jisp who welds a whip and a head that resembles a Parasaurolophus.
 * Mademoiselle Q/Queen (マドモアゼル・Q/クイーン) is female villain with a "drag-queen" humanoid form and a monstrous bird-like winged form. Queen was later revived during the B-Fighter finale by Jagul, who used her as a pawn before absorbing Queen into her body.
 * The Space Mafia Foot Soldiers are aliens that come in different types, can liquify their bodies, and can materialize a mini-computer on their arms to communicate with one another. Once Blue SWAT locates their weak points, the Dictators are sufficient enough to destroy them.
 * The Leto (レト) are bluish-colored aliens with small yellow tendrils in their mouths.
 * The Bona (ボナ) are light green-colored aliens that can elongate their arms and fingers.
 * The Goa (行きます) are black-colored aliens that are often seen bossing and disciplining the Leto, Bona, and Kell types. Some Goa will either have a whip arm or a blade arm. The most common types of aliens that Blue SWAT encounters, and typically work in packs of three.
 * The Kell (ケル) are green-colored aliens that have the ability to cloak themselves.

Space Mafia's monsters
The following alien monsters are used by the Space Mafia:


 * The Three Death Killer Brothers (デスキーラ三兄弟), consisting of Goku (ゴク), Dou (ドー), and Mon (モン), are three full-armored aliens who were hired by the Space Mafia to impersonate Blue SWAT and commit crimes to tarnish their reputation. Dou's true form is a skeletal snake. In their latest caper, Mon was killed, but Goku and Dou were able to steal Blue SWAT's armory and kidnap Sumire. Gold Platinum arrived in time to take back the Blue SWAT armor. Goku and Dou were destroyed by the Drumgun Fire. Aliens resembling these three made additional appearances. Goku was voiced by Eisuke Yoda, Dou was voiced by Eizo Tsuda, and Mon was voiced by Kazunori Arai.
 * Geruma (ゲルマ) is a Space Mafia scientist and white-skinned alien warrior that invaded the body of a female earth scientist named Rina Okuyama. When Geruma left Rina's body, the research he working on was accidentally left behind in Rina's mind. Using Rina as bait, Sho planted a tracer on her when Geruma came to abduct her. After collecting his missing research, Geruma was ready to dispose of Rina until the timely intervention of Blue SWAT. Geruma was destroyed by the Drumgun Fire. Geruma was voiced by Tsutomu Tareki who previously narrated for Chojin Sentai Jetman.
 * Mougu (モーグ) is a four-eyed alien with the ability to invade inanimate objects, including Blue SWAT's Dictators. During his first confrontation with Blue SWAT, Sho was accidentally doused with a chemical that would make him explode. To prevent Sho from getting an antidote, Mougu possessed any vehicle and weapon Sho tried to use. Seiji was able to get the antidote to Sho in time while Sig and Sarah fought Mougu. Hyper Sho dealt the final blow and destroyed Mougu with his Dictator. Mougu was voiced by Wataru Abe who also voiced the Byakkoshinken from Gosei Sentai Dairanger.
 * Mademoiselle Eva (マドモアゼル・エバ), under Queen's orders, was sent to terminate Jisp for his repeated failures to conquer the Earth for the Space Mafia. Ironically, she was destroyed by Jisp. Eva was portrayed by Mayumi Tateishi.
 * Kui (クイ)
 * Zazanga (ザザンガ)
 * Zaiba (ザイバ) is an alien. During her tenure with the LAPD, Sarah and her old partner John encountered a Zaiba, which was too powerful against Earth firearms. In their fight, John sacrificed himself to save Sarah. Sig also had history with this Zaiba during his time with Space SWAT. The Zaiba reappeared in present-day and invaded the body of a cyborg called the TR-99 which had a protective barrier to shield the Zaiba from the Dictators. Using gunpowder to set off an explosion, Sarah and Sig were able to damage the TR-99 and locate its weakpoint and destroy it. With the TR-99's barrier out of commission, Sarah and Sig destroyed the Zaiba with their Dictators. Additional Zaiba types appeared with various colored heads.
 * Yanimi (ヤニミ) is Jisp's third subordinate, armed with a bone scythe. In her human form, Yanimi was capable of utilizing wrestling moves against Blue SWAT. In her last stand against Blue SWAT, Yanimi masqueraded as Otohime from the legend of Urashima Taro to sucker a scientist into helping her create deadly turtles that would latch on to people and explode. Yanimi was destroyed by each SWAT's Dictators. Yanimi's human host was portrayed by pro female wrestler Mitsuko Nishiwaki (西脇充子 Nishiwaki Mitsuko?), credited as MIZKO.

Weapons

 * BW-01 Dictator (BW-01 ディクテイター) : The standard firearm of each Blue S.W.A.T. member, the Dictator is a semi/auto pistol which is able to be freely switched between the two modes.
 * BW-02 Plugloada (BW-02 プラグローダ): Cannon weapon which can be mounted on the Interceptors.
 * DrumGunner (ドラムガンナー): A special weapon provided to Sho by Gold-Platinum. It allows Sho to upgrade his armor to "Hyper Sho." Can be combined with his Dictator for a finishing attack.
 * Missile Launcher (ミサイルランチャー): A heavy-duty rocket launcher which is used against the Aliens.
 * Laser Rifle (レーザーライフル): A large laser cannon weapon.

Vehicles

 * CV-01 Striker (CV-01 ストライカー): An Autozam AZ-1, equipped with a large-capacity computer, a gas turbine engine and a built-in strategic system. The Blue SWAT's armored patrol car, driven by Sho. Later on in the series gets destroyed and then repaired and renamed the Blue Striker (ブルーストライカー).
 * CV-02 Interceptor (CV-02 インターセプター) High speed pursuit motorcycles, ridden by Sig and Sara.
 * Governor (ガバナー): A Chevrolet Van driven by Seiji. It has various computers which that allow to communicate and to transmit and receive information to the Blue SWAT personnel. It can analyze the whereabouts of hidden enemies and also access to the satellite SS17.
 * SS17 (エスエスセブンティーン): Blue SWAT's recon satellites. It plays an effective role in reconnaissance and tracking from space. Is equipped with a laser cannon, a radar and an electromagnetic wave-absorbing barrier.
 * Star Fortress (スターフォートレス): Gold Platinum's Dimension moving-fortress.
 * Pulsar Pod (パルサーポッド): A re-entry capsule used when Gold Platinum descended to Earth. Is launched from the Star Fortress.

Episodes

 * 1) Beginning!! (ビギニング!!): written by Junichi Miyashita, directed by Makoto Tsuji
 * 2) Lonely Battle (ロンリーバトル): written by Junichi Miyashita, directed by Makoto Tsuji
 * 3) Invade!! (インヴェード!!): written by Junichi Miyashita, directed by Michio Konishi
 * 4) Getaway!! (ゲッタウェイ!!): written by Junichi Miyashita, directed by Michio Konishi
 * 5) The Rival!! (ザ・ライバル!!): written by Junichi Miyashita, directed by Masao Minowa
 * 6) One Chance!! (ワンチャンス!!): written by Junichi Miyashita, directed by Masao Minowa
 * 7) Scoop!! (スクープ!!): written by Nobuo Ogizawa, directed by Kaneharu Mitsumura
 * 8) E.T., Baby (E.Tベイビィ): written by Kyoko Sagiyama, directed by Kaneharu Mitsumura
 * 9) Pretty Girl (プリティーガール): written by Hirohisa Soda, directed by Michio Konishi
 * 10) The Mission (ザ・ミッション): written by Yasuko Kobayashi, directed by Michio Konishi
 * 11) Yesterday... (イエスタディ...): written by Akira Asaka, directed by Masao Minowa
 * 12) Goodbye... (グッドバイ...): written by Junichi Miyashita, directed by Masao Minowa
 * 13) Death Trap (デス・トラップ): written by Junichi Miyashita, directed by Kaneharu Mitsumura
 * 14) The Villainous Star is Born (極悪スター誕生): written by Nobuo Ogizawa, directed by Kaneharu Mitsumura
 * 15) The Aggressive Commercial: Great Broadcast (侵略CM大放送): written by Hirohisa Soda, directed by Michio Konishi
 * 16) Duel!! Assassin Car (激突!! 暗殺カー): written by Yasuko Kobayashi, directed by Michio Konishi
 * 17) The Goofy New Members (ズッコケ新隊員): written by Akira Asaka, directed by Masao Minowa
 * 18) The Robbers are the Heroes!! (強盗犯は!!): written by Mutsumi Nakano, directed by Masao Minowa
 * 19) The Demon Kid's Identity!! (の正体!!): written by Junichi Miyashita, directed by Kaneharu Mitsumura
 * Sig: The Impact of the Past (シグ衝撃の過去): written by Junichi Miyashita, directed by Kaneharu Mitsumura
 * 1) The Assaulting Old Man's Soul (突撃爺ちゃん魂): written by Nobuo Ogizawa, directed by Michio Konishi
 * 2) Sig Bids Farewell!? (シグよ さらば!?): written by Yasuko Kobayashi, directed by Michio Konishi
 * 3) The Super Dimensional New Warriors (超時空の新戦士): written by Junichi Miyashita, directed by Masao Minowa
 * 4) Zero Seconds Before the Earth Conquest (地球征服0秒前): written by Junichi Miyashita, directed by Masao Minowa
 * 5) The Detectives' Uneven Procedure (進め凸凹探偵団): written by Nobuo Ogizawa, directed by Kaneharu Mitsumura
 * 6) A True Theory: Taro Urashima (真説・浦島太郎): written by Kyoko Sagiyama, directed by Michio Konishi
 * 7) The Blue SWAT Striking by Mistake!! (同士討ち!!): written by Junichi Miyashita, directed by Kaneharu Mitsumura
 * Ah, Uncertainly Motherly Life (あぁ無常 母の命): written by Naoyuki Sakai, directed by Michio Konishi
 * 1) Summer Vacation Demon Extermination (夏休み悪霊退治): written by Junichi Miyashita and Yasuyuki Suzuki, directed by Hidenori Ishida
 * 2) Farewell!! Demon Kid (さらば!!): written by Junichi Miyashita and Yasuyuki Suzuki, directed by Hidenori Ishida
 * 3) Alien's Innocence... (純情す...): written by Nobuo Ogizawa, directed by Kaneharu Mitsumura
 * 4) Miserable Show: Bomb Victim (無残ショウ爆死): written by Akira Asaka, directed by Kaneharu Mitsumura
 * 5) Completed!! The Strongest Gun (DrumGun Fire) (完成!! 最強銃（ドラムガンファイヤー）): written by Junichi Miyashita and Yasuyuki Suzuki, Masao Minowa
 * 6) Nefarious!! Fake Blue SWAT (極悪!! にせ): written by Takahiko Masuda, directed by Masao Minowa
 * 7) The Galactic Wolf: The Flaming Iron Fists (銀河炎の鉄拳): written by Shozo Uehara, directed by Itaru Orita
 * 8) My Derailed Confidential Directive (脱線僕の㊙指令): written by Yasuko Kobayashi, directed by Itaru Orita
 * 9) The Queen's Declaration of War (の宣戦布告): written by Junichi Miyashita and Yasuyuki Suzuki, directed by Michio Konishi
 * 10) Gold Platinum: Obliteration Command! (抹殺指令): written by Junichi Miyashita and Yasuyuki Suzuki, directed by Michio Konishi
 * 11) The Space Beast: The Shout of the Life (宇宙獣 命の絶叫): written by Akira Asaka, directed by Kaneharu Mitsumura
 * 12) People Sends the Trap to the Queen (に罠を張れ): written by Nobuo Ogizawa, directed by Kaneharu Mitsumura
 * 13) Invasion!! Murderous Insect (襲来!! 殺人昆虫): written by Mutsumi Nakano, directed by Masao Minowa
 * 14) The Messiah is a Demon!! (救世主は悪魔!!): written by Kyoko Sagiyama, directed by Masao Minowa
 * 15) Blue SWAT's Final Day (最期の日): written by Junichi Miyashita and Kazuhiro Inoue, directed by Michio Konishi
 * 16) The Cyber Warrior of the Carious Tooth (虫歯の電脳戦士): written by Junichi Miyashita and Ryu Arakawa, directed by Michio Konishi
 * 17) The Targeted Bodies! (狙われた！): written by Akira Asaka, directed by Kaneharu Mitsumura
 * 18) Gold Platinum: Combat Impossible! (戦闘不能！): written by Akira Asaka, directed by Hidenori Ishida
 * 19) Uncovered! The Confidential Program Document (暴け！ ㊙計画書): written by Nobuo Ogizawa, directed by Hidenori Ishida
 * 20) Rebellion! I'm the King (反逆！ 俺がだ): written by Nobuo Ogizawa, directed by Kaneharu Mitsumura
 * 21) Showdown! The End of the King (決戦！ の最後): written by Nobuo Ogizawa, directed by Kaneharu Mitsumura
 * 22) Great Duel: Is it Life or Death? (大激突 生か死か): written by Junichi Miyashita and Yasuyuki Suzuki, directed by Masao Minowa
 * 23) Goodbye, Blue SWAT (グッバイ): written by Junichi Miyashita and Yasuyuki Suzuki, directed by Masao Minowa

Movies

 * Blue SWAT: The Movie (compilation of the first two episodes): written by Junichi Miyashita, directed by Makoto Tsuji
 * Toei Hero Daishugō (compilation of Janperson: The Movie, Blue SWAT: The Movie, and Super Sentai World): written by Kyoko Sagiyama, directed by Katsuya Watanabe

Cast

 * Show Narumi: Souji Masaki (正木 蒼二)
 * Sara Misugi: Yuka Shiratori (白鳥 由夏)
 * Sig/Go Hirose: Kou Domon (土門 廣)
 * Sumire Asou: Chiko Kanseki (干潟 智子)
 * Seiji Usami: Yuuki Tanaka (田中 優樹)
 * Chief Fuwa: Yoshizou Yamaguchi (山口 嘉三)
 * Gold-Platinum (Voice): Masaki Terasoma (てらそま 昌紀)
 * Jisp (Voice): Yuuichirou Komine (小峰 裕一朗) (played as Yuuichi Komine (小峰 裕一))
 * Mash J: Ryuuji Kasahara (笠原 竜司)
 * Zodor: Shin'ichi Satou (佐藤 信一)
 * Reeka: Shin'yuki Nagai (中井 信之)
 * Yanimi: Sachiko Kokuri (小栗 さちこ)
 * Mademoiselle Q/Queen: Miyuki Nagato (長門 美雪) (as 長門 美由樹)
 * Narrator: Tsutomu Tareki (垂木 勉)

Opening theme

 * "TRUE DREAM"
 * Lyrics and composition: Kaoru Itō (伊藤　薫)
 * Arrangement: Osamu Totsuya
 * Artist: Tatsuya Maeda

Ending theme

 * "HELLO THERE!"
 * Lyrics and composition: Kaoru Itō
 * Arrangement: Osamu Totsuya
 * Artist: Tatsuya Maeda

Big Bad Beetleborgs
Some Blue SWAT characters have been adapted for Big Bad Beetleborgs:


 * The costume for Mademoiselle Q/Queen's monster form was adapted for the episode "Convention Dimension" as Wingar.
 * The head from Riga's costume was used in the episode "Space Case" to combine with the partially-repainted body of Muscle from Juukou B-Fighter to form the alien form of Maguirk while the partially-repainted head of Muscle was combined with the body of Synthetic Beast Heavyznake's second form (unused in Big Bad Beetleborgs) to form the alien form of Guirk.

International Broadcasts and Home Video

 * In Thailand, the series was released on home video under Blue SWAT Alien Destroyer (หน่วยพิฆาตต่างดาว บลูสวาท) by Video Square with a Thai dub.
 * In the Philippines, the series aired with a Tagalog dub on various channels like ABS-CBN (1997-1998), as well as IBC-13 (2000-2001), GMA Network (2003-2004) and SolarFlix (YYYY-YYYY).
 * In Indonesia, it aired on RCTI with an Indonesian dub in 2002.