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Infamous among anime fans in Japan, this 1974 series by Knack Productions is known for its nonsensical plots, absurdly incompetent animation, and brutal 10-year-old hero. See young Ken Izumi gun down wave after wave of ineffectual aliens, while dealing with misaligned animation cels, repetitive music, and a near total lack of sound effects. The best joke is that none of this was meant as a joke.
IMDb 5.0/1020171 season
Season 1
  • 1. DANGER!! THE CHILDREN'S SPACE STATION

    1. DANGER!! THE CHILDREN'S SPACE STATION

    Young Ken Izumi, his sister Caron, and their annoying robot sidekick Barican must save the local amusement park from the sinister Juralians. Watch for the scene where Ken rolls two feet off the ground, thanks to an animation error!
    Young Ken Izumi, his sister Caron, and their annoying robot sidekick Barican must save the local amusement park from the sinister Juralians. Watch for the scene where Ken rolls two feet off the ground, thanks to an animation error!
    TV-PG
    7min
    Jul 18, 2017
  • 2. SAFE BY A HAIR!!!

    2. SAFE BY A HAIR!!!

    It's Caron's birthday, and the Juralians crash the party to challenge Chargeman Ken. For some reason, Ken accepts and walks into the obvious trap.
    It's Caron's birthday, and the Juralians crash the party to challenge Chargeman Ken. For some reason, Ken accepts and walks into the obvious trap.
    7+
    7min
    Jul 18, 2017
  • 3. THE BUTTERFLY SWARM FLUTTERS!

    3. THE BUTTERFLY SWARM FLUTTERS!

    The Juralians have a cunning plan: killer butterflies that eat human cells! The solution to this problem will likely involve a lot of dead butterflies.
    The Juralians have a cunning plan: killer butterflies that eat human cells! The solution to this problem will likely involve a lot of dead butterflies.
    TV-PG
    7min
    Jul 18, 2017
  • 4. THE MYSTERIOUS HANDSOME BOY

    4. THE MYSTERIOUS HANDSOME BOY

    A new student at Ken's school has stolen every girl's heart. So, why does he want to get Ken alone to show him his special secret? Absolutely nothing dirty happens in this episode.
    A new student at Ken's school has stolen every girl's heart. So, why does he want to get Ken alone to show him his special secret? Absolutely nothing dirty happens in this episode.
    TV-PG
    7min
    Jul 18, 2017
  • 5. TERROR! THE MUMMY COMES BY CARRIAGE!

    5. TERROR! THE MUMMY COMES BY CARRIAGE!

    Ken and his class take a trip to Hokkaido, where they're attacked by a Juralian mummy riding in a horse drawn carriage. Good thing Ken never leaves home without his trusty Alpha Gun!
    Ken and his class take a trip to Hokkaido, where they're attacked by a Juralian mummy riding in a horse drawn carriage. Good thing Ken never leaves home without his trusty Alpha Gun!
    7+
    7min
    Jul 18, 2017
  • 6. UNCANNY! THE SPACE BOTANICAL GARDEN

    6. UNCANNY! THE SPACE BOTANICAL GARDEN

    Ken and his class (with Caron and Barican tagging along) take a trip to the space botanical garden, filled with exotic alien plants. It would be a shame if they somehow came to life and began to attack, wouldn't it?
    Ken and his class (with Caron and Barican tagging along) take a trip to the space botanical garden, filled with exotic alien plants. It would be a shame if they somehow came to life and began to attack, wouldn't it?
    TV-PG
    7min
    Jul 18, 2017
  • 7. MAN OF THE WEST KEN!

    7. MAN OF THE WEST KEN!

    Ken, Caron, and Barican travel to a futuristic Old West theme park inhabited by killer robots who exist to be gunned down by the human guests. You might have caught the recent remake of this episode on HBO.
    Ken, Caron, and Barican travel to a futuristic Old West theme park inhabited by killer robots who exist to be gunned down by the human guests. You might have caught the recent remake of this episode on HBO.
    13+
    7min
    Jul 18, 2017
  • 8. JURALIAN X-6

    8. JURALIAN X-6

    After Ken saves a woman who turns out to be a Juralian spy, she finds she can't bring herself to kill Ken! This won't end well.
    After Ken saves a woman who turns out to be a Juralian spy, she finds she can't bring herself to kill Ken! This won't end well.
    7+
    7min
    Jul 18, 2017
  • 9. ENTER, THE JURALMONS!

    9. ENTER, THE JURALMONS!

    The Juralians create a robot kaiju to attack Earth ships. The episode is most notable for a fight between Ken and Barican that serves no purpose whatsoever.
    The Juralians create a robot kaiju to attack Earth ships. The episode is most notable for a fight between Ken and Barican that serves no purpose whatsoever.
    7+
    7min
    Jul 18, 2017
  • 10. BARICAN RUNS AMUCK!

    10. BARICAN RUNS AMUCK!

    In a stunningly logical move, the Juralians capture Ken and his family and prepare to execute them. Their only hope? Barican. Note - At no point does Barican actually ever run amuck.
    In a stunningly logical move, the Juralians capture Ken and his family and prepare to execute them. Their only hope? Barican. Note - At no point does Barican actually ever run amuck.
    TV-PG
    7min
    Jul 18, 2017
  • 11. SAVE THE EARTH!

    11. SAVE THE EARTH!

    A runaway planet is going to destroy Earth, which would be bad news for both the humans and the Juralians. The solution? Team up, for this one time only!
    A runaway planet is going to destroy Earth, which would be bad news for both the humans and the Juralians. The solution? Team up, for this one time only!
    TV-PG
    7min
    Jul 18, 2017
  • 12. WE CAN'T EAT VEGETABLE SALAD

    12. WE CAN'T EAT VEGETABLE SALAD

    Caron's on a health kick, and the Juralians are destroying all the vegetables on Earth. It's up to Ken to return vegetables to dinner plates everywhere, earning him the eternal scorn of every other child on Earth who isn't Caron.
    Caron's on a health kick, and the Juralians are destroying all the vegetables on Earth. It's up to Ken to return vegetables to dinner plates everywhere, earning him the eternal scorn of every other child on Earth who isn't Caron.
    TV-PG
    7min
    Jul 18, 2017
  • 13. SHOWDOWN! THE UNDERSEA CITY

    13. SHOWDOWN! THE UNDERSEA CITY

    Ken's class is off on yet another field trip, this time to an undersea city. But this time, the alien menace is a duplicate of his teacher, Miss Nagisa!
    Ken's class is off on yet another field trip, this time to an undersea city. But this time, the alien menace is a duplicate of his teacher, Miss Nagisa!
    7+
    7min
    Jul 18, 2017
  • 14. THE DAIBUTSU THAT VANISHED INTO THE NIGHT

    14. THE DAIBUTSU THAT VANISHED INTO THE NIGHT

    The Juralians bring the famous giant Buddha statue of Kamakura to life and set it on a rampage. The result is fantastically sacrilegious!
    The Juralians bring the famous giant Buddha statue of Kamakura to life and set it on a rampage. The result is fantastically sacrilegious!
    7+
    7min
    Jul 18, 2017
  • 15. THE ART GALLERY MYSTERY!

    15. THE ART GALLERY MYSTERY!

    Ken's class (Which apparently only goes on field trips) visits an art museum, but the students are vanishing. Could it be a Juralian plot? Could it be anything else?
    Ken's class (Which apparently only goes on field trips) visits an art museum, but the students are vanishing. Could it be a Juralian plot? Could it be anything else?
    7+
    7min
    Jul 18, 2017
  • 16. MURDER RECORD, MELODY OF TERROR!

    16. MURDER RECORD, MELODY OF TERROR!

    The Juralians unleash their most fiendish plot yet: a record of the show's background music that sucks the life from the listeners!
    The Juralians unleash their most fiendish plot yet: a record of the show's background music that sucks the life from the listeners!
    7+
    7min
    Jul 18, 2017
  • 17. FIND KEN'S SECRET!

    17. FIND KEN'S SECRET!

    The Juralians kidnap Dr. Yoshizaka to force the secret of Ken's weakness from him. It turns out that Ken's weakness is...losing his Alpha Gun!
    The Juralians kidnap Dr. Yoshizaka to force the secret of Ken's weakness from him. It turns out that Ken's weakness is...losing his Alpha Gun!
    7+
    7min
    Jul 18, 2017
  • 18. THE GREAT ESCAPE FROM PRISON ISLAND

    18. THE GREAT ESCAPE FROM PRISON ISLAND

    The Juralians stir up a prisoner revolt and breakout from a giant prison. Can Ken somehow stop the Juralians without killing their human stooges?
    The Juralians stir up a prisoner revolt and breakout from a giant prison. Can Ken somehow stop the Juralians without killing their human stooges?
    TV-PG
    7min
    Jul 18, 2017
  • 19. BANK GANG - CARON'S IN DANGER!

    19. BANK GANG - CARON'S IN DANGER!

    Caron rollerskates straight into a bank robbery and is taken hostage. Then she's captured by Juralians!
    Caron rollerskates straight into a bank robbery and is taken hostage. Then she's captured by Juralians!
    TV-PG
    7min
    Jul 18, 2017
  • 20. KEN GETS A GIRLFRIEND

    20. KEN GETS A GIRLFRIEND

    Ken meets a pretty girl named Miyuki and is immediately smitten. And Barican doesn't like that, at all! Nothing about this is remotely suspicious.
    Ken meets a pretty girl named Miyuki and is immediately smitten. And Barican doesn't like that, at all! Nothing about this is remotely suspicious.
    TV-PG
    7min
    Jul 18, 2017
  • 21. CARON'S PRESENT

    21. CARON'S PRESENT

    Caron gets a pretty doll from a secret admirer. But what sinister orders does it whisper to her as she sleeps?
    Caron gets a pretty doll from a secret admirer. But what sinister orders does it whisper to her as she sleeps?
    7+
    7min
    Jul 18, 2017
  • 22. TIME BOMB FAX TV

    22. TIME BOMB FAX TV

    The Juralians attack with the physical facsimile television, able to transmit weapons into vital Earth facilities. It's up to Ken to save the day!
    The Juralians attack with the physical facsimile television, able to transmit weapons into vital Earth facilities. It's up to Ken to save the day!
    TV-PG
    7min
    Jul 18, 2017
  • 23. MENTAL HOSPITAL TERROR

    23. MENTAL HOSPITAL TERROR

    This episode is stunning in its portrayal of the mentally ill and probably couldn't be rebroadcast in Japan today. Features a doctor who wants to blow up Europe. Not a country in Europe, just...Europe.
    This episode is stunning in its portrayal of the mentally ill and probably couldn't be rebroadcast in Japan today. Features a doctor who wants to blow up Europe. Not a country in Europe, just...Europe.
    TV-PG
    7min
    Jul 18, 2017
  • 24. AN INVITATION TO THE ROBOT CLUB

    24. AN INVITATION TO THE ROBOT CLUB

    Barican is invited to join a secret robot club. A club that meets in the graveyard? Would anyone want to join a club that would have Barican as a member?
    Barican is invited to join a secret robot club. A club that meets in the graveyard? Would anyone want to join a club that would have Barican as a member?
    7+
    7min
    Jul 18, 2017
  • Chargeman Ken
    IMDb 5.0/1020171 season
    Infamous among anime fans in Japan, this 1974 series by Knack Productions is known for its nonsensical plots, absurdly incompetent animation, and brutal 10-year-old hero. See young Ken Izumi gun down wave after wave of ineffectual aliens, while dealing with misaligned animation cels, repetitive music, and a near total lack of sound effects. The best joke is that none of this was meant as a joke.
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