Kaiketsu Zubat (快傑ズバット, Kaiketsu Zubatto), translated into English as Swift Hero Zvatt, Extraordinary Zvatt or Vigilante Zvatt, is a tokusatsu superhero series that aired in 1977. Created by Shotaro Ishinomori, this 32-episode series (which aired on TV Tokyo from 2/2/1977 to 9/28/1977), harkens back to tokusatsu superhero shows of the 1950s, but with a late-70s twist. The series began to be released on DVD in 2008.
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Kaiketsu Zubat (快傑ズバット, Kaiketsu Zubatto), translated into English as Swift Hero Zvatt, Extraordinary Zvatt or Vigilante Zvatt, is a tokusatsu superhero series that aired in 1977. Created by Shotaro Ishinomori, this 32-episode series (which aired on TV Tokyo from 2/2/1977 to 9/28/1977), harkens back to tokusatsu superhero shows of the 1950s, but with a late-70s twist. The series began to be released on DVD in 2008.
This series is popular with fans of creator Ishinomori, and unique as the title hero Zvatt does not "henshin" like the other superheroes he created. Ken Hayakawa (played by veteran Hiroshi Miyauchi), a private detective dressed in black & red gringo cowboy attire, actually just puts on his red & black "Zvasuit" (hidden in his white guitar, which is opened with the push of a button), which looks no different from that of a Sentai hero:
Zvatt's name is based on the sound effect "zubatto," which is the sound of something being hit right on target.
Zvatt's costume was also a...
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