is a Japanese superhero-genre television drama. It was Takara and We've Inc's first attempt at a tokusatsu series. This series aired at 7:00 JST on TV Aichi from January 8 to December 31, 2006. It is also a partial prequel to the Tomica Hero Series, the cast reprising their characters in the Tomica Hero Rescue Force movie.
Plot Akebono City is a peaceful community overflowing with humanity. Since there was a Power Spot that released magical power in the community, the people were distressed by the threat of the demon army Jamanga, who are gathering from the frightened masses for a sinister purpose: to revive their leader. The secret organization SHOT was formed to protect the people of the community from the Jamanga, concealing their existence as ordinary members of the Akebono Police Station, which considers demons beyond their jurisdiction. Kenji Narukami, a practitioner of the for fighting demons, arrives to Akebono to fight the demons, eventually getting his wish when he is transformed to Ryukendo and faces off against Jamanga's forces together with his friends in order to restore peace in the community.
Characters Magic Bullet Warriors
Each warrior has a set of keys to either use an attack or summon a , an animal spirit of the Earth. When Kenji and Jushiro become God Ryukendo and Magna Ryuguno, their Beast Kings are strengthened into a form each.
Magic Bullet Fencer Ryukendo / Ryukendo ("Ryukendo" translates from "Dragon Sword Way"), the series' title protagonist, moves to Akebono and is mistaken for a demon upon arrival. After defending a dog in the street, he finds himself confronting a Demon Beast, being chosen by GekiRyuKen and becoming Ryukendo. Since then, he works at SHOT, saving the day more often than not. He is trained in the Narukami Ryujinryu technique. By inserting the RyuKen Key into GekiRyuKen, Kenji can synchronize with GekiRyuKen to transform into Ryukendo—the transformation call is . is Ryukendo's lion Beast King, which can turn into the three-wheeled motorcycle. His finishing move activated by the Final Key, is the . When GekiRyuKen absorbs the combined powers of Ryuguno, Ryujino, and the Jamanga GrimGoblin, he evolves into God GekiRyuKen. By transforming after GekiRyuKen's evolution, Ryukendo becomes . His Magic Bullet Keys are also upgraded as well, while his Beast King becomes . His finishing move is . (Transformation call: ) is Ryukendo's first powered-up form, activated by the Fire Key. The Beast King of this form is the gorilla-themed , which becomes a set of cannons. Fire Ryukendo utilizes a variety of flame-based attacks. His finishing move is . When Ryukendo becomes God Ryukendo, his Fire Key is upgraded into the Burning Key, resulting in his Fire Ryukendo transformation becoming , complete with Fire Kong becoming . His finishing move is . (Transformation call: ) is Ryukendo's second powered-up form, activated by the Aqua Key. is Ryukendo's JuuOh in this form, which can turn into a hoverboard, and Ryukendo has powers over water and ice. His finishing move is . When God Ryukendo uses the Aqua Key's Blizzard Key form, his Aqua Ryukendo transformation is now . In this form, his Beast King is and his finishing move is . When Kenji first used his (Transformation call: ) form, he found himself unable to transform. Eventually though, he not only got the Thunder Key working, but also found his Thunder Ryukendo transformation's Beast King, , which becomes a wing-pack for Ryukendo. Thunder Ryukendo's powers include lightning and electricity, and his finishing move is the . When God Ryukendo used this form, is the form granted from the upgraded Thunder Key: the Lightning Key. is Lightning Ryukendo's Beast King, and his finishing move is . is a gold and silver power-up that made its appearance in episode 45. It was activated through the use of the Ultimate Key found in Rock Crimson's body. Ultimate Ryukendo is powered by the Ultimate Dragon, which attaches to God GekiRyuKen. His suit is white-and-gold, with a gray visor and a blue crystal on his chest. Ultimate Ryukendo can combine the four Beast Kings to create the more powerful .
In the series aftermath, with GekiRyuKen gone, Kenji resumes being a normal police officer, arresting Dr. Mad.
Magic Bullet Musketeer Ryuguno / made his entrance before Ryukendo, sending an army of Tsukaima to a quick defeat. He really doesn't like it when people call him "Old Man", a nickname that Kenji started despite the fact that Jushiro is only 25 years old. It was eventually revealed that Jushiro and Kenji are a combination destined by fate.
Jushiro and GouRyuGun have a strong bond, much closer than that of Kenji and GekiRyuKen at first. When he inserts the RyuGun Key into GouRyuGun, he can synchronize with GouRyuGun to transform into Ryuguno - the transformation call is . His Shot Key allows him to use a rapid-fire attack called , and his Final Key activates his finishing attack, the , which releases a hundred of GouRyuGun's regular shots in one powerful blast in the shape of a fiery dragon. His JuuOh is , a wolf JuuOh. Buster Wolf can transform into a motorcycle known as Wolf Bike.
When Jushiro loses GouRyuGun in an attack from Bloody's UFO, GouRyuGun is recreated as the , allowing Jushiro to assume the corresponding stronger form of . He can also fire rapid-shots from GouRyuGun and the Magic Bullet Magnum simultaneously, known as the 'Double Shot'. is Magna Ryuguno's Beast King, transforming into the . Magna Ryugunou's finishing move is .
In Episode 50, with some of Kenji's power, Magna Ryugunou becomes , a golden-armor transformation. His finishing attack in this form is the "Ultimate Dragon Cannon". His Beast King in this form is . In the series aftermath, with GouRyuGun gone, Jushiro resumes being a normal police officer, arresting Dr. Mad.
Magic Bullet Fighter Ryujino / isn't a member of SHOT but rather a mysterious wanderer, armed with ZanRyuJin. He's not on the side of the Jamanga either, as he demonstrated in his high-octane entrance battle with Lady Gold. Eventually, he comes to work with Kenji and Jushiro. Koichi lived in England when he was a kid, and Commander Amachi of SHOT wanted his parents to work on the Madan Suits for Ryukendo and Ryuguno. Koichi lost his parents in the explosion, but kept his mother's pendant. He stole the Madan Ryu Core to give himself the power of a Madan warrior to avenge his parents, swearing a vendetta on SHOT until he learned that it was Baron Bloody who caused his parents' deaths. When he inserts the RyuJin Key into ZanRyuJin, the weapon synchronizes with the Madan Ryu Core to transform him into Ryujino - the transformation call is . When Beyond Dark revived spirits of the dead, Koichi gave his mother a heath flower he brought from Kaori, and realized that he needs to fight for himself, not for revenge.
Ryujino can turn ZanRyuJin from a halberd into a bow with the use of the Archery Key. His finishing move, activated by the Final Key, is in Axe Mode and in Archery Mode. His Beast King is the raven , which combines with Ryujino to give him the power of flight. Later, Delta Shadow gains the ability to turn into the .
In Episode 50, with some of Kenji's power, Ryujino transforms into , a golden-armor transformation. His Beast King in this form is . In the series aftermath, with ZanRyuJin gone, Koichi takes up work as a delivery boy for Kaori, arriving on the scene as his teammates arrested Dr. Mad.
Master Ryukendo is an ancient Magic Bullet warrior who with his two allies fought against DaiMaOu in the first war. Unable to defeat DaiMaOu, as only Master Ryukendo went Ultimate, he and his allies combined with the dragons of light and Master Ryukendo became the Madan Ryu Core of GekiRyuKen, his allies becoming GouRyuGun, and ZanRyuJin, so the three could help the next generation. DaiMaOu was reduced to an egg and somehow obtained the three Ultimate Keys, and storing them in Rock Crimson, Lady Gold, and Baron Bloody's bodies, making them immortal. The Canon of light returned Master Ryukendo back to normal, with no memory until the Jamanga attacked. In human form, he wears ancient Japanese clothing, and his Madan Suit is similar to Ryukendo's, except with a cape and bronze accents. He wields a weapon similar to GekiRyuKen, except it uses no keys and dragon head, instead with a diamond replacing the dragon head and chanting Shadu Iraki Yuza to summon his sword and transform. Master Ryukendo showed Kenji the Ultimate Madan Slash before returning into GekiRyuken with no memory of the incident. By episode 50, however, GekiRyuKen recovered his memories as Master Ryukendo and emerged from GekiRyuKen encouraging Kenji to not give up hope, as well as teaching him the method to defeat DaiMaOu once and for all.
Magic Bullet Keys are used by both the Magic Bullet Warriors and the Jamanga. The Warriors use them for transformation into Warrior form, weapon-summoning, Beast King-summoning and finishing abilities. Among the Keys are: RyuKen Key Final Key Fire Key Kong Key Aqua Key Thunder Key Eagle Key Dagger key Knuckle key RyuGun Key Shot Key RyuJin Key Ultimate Key Archery Key
Arsenal Ryukendo is Kenji's partner, transformation device, and primary weapon. Also used to activate the Keys that Kenji finds. Finishers include "Magic Bullet Slash" (Ryukendo), "Blazing Slash" (Fire Ryukendo), "Freezing Slash" (Aqua Ryukendo), "Thunder Lightning Slash" (Thunder Ryukendo). GekiRyuken was later powered-up into , a sword-and-shield combo, similar to Kamen Rider Knight Survive's Dark Visor Zwei from Kamen Rider Ryuki. Finishers include "RyuuOu MaDan Slash", "Exploding Burning Slash" (Burning Ryukendo), "Exploding Freezing Slash" (Blizzard Ryukendo) and "Exploding Lightning Slash" (Lightning Ryukendo). God GekiRyuKen was sacrificed to seal the Power Spot at the end of the series. The is a golden dragon that attaches to God GekiRyuKen to create Ultimate GekiRyuKen. Called forth by the Ultimate Key, transforming Kenji into Ultimate Ryukendo. The dragon's body attaches to the shield and the tail to the sword. God GekiRyuKen Ultimate Mode uses the finisher "Ultimate MaDan Slash". The is a double-edged sword made from the Magic Bullet Dagger and GekiRyuKen. Each of its finishers is a "Super" version of GekiRyuKen's own. The small was used when Kenji couldn't figure out how to reveal his latest Key. Jushiro went down into the power spot and brought the Dagger Key to life. He gave it to Kenji, who was fighting Rock Crimson on the surface. The Dagger is similar to GekiRyuKen and attacks with "Dagger Spiral Chain", or combines with GekiRyuKen to form Twin Edge GekiRyuKen.
Ryuguno is Jushiro's partner, transformation device, and primary weapon. He has a robotic voice and used primarily as a gun, but a small blade can be extended from the bottom for close-range combat. Finishers include "Dragon Shot" and "Dragon Cannon", although the latter wasn't gained until Jushiro achieved it in Episode 6. GouRyuGun was destroyed by Bloody's UFO in Episode 23, and returned in Episode 27 when Jushiro became Magna Ryuguno. GouRyuGun was sacrificed to seal the Power Spot at the end of the series. The is formed by combining GouRyuGun with the MaDan Magnum. Magna Ryuguno's combined weapon. It's so powerful that Magna Ryuguno must hold it in both hands. Its finisher is the extremely strong "Magna Dragon Cannon." The is a small gun with knife, similar to the Madan Dagger, used by Magna Ryuguno. It can attach to the GouRyuGun to make the Magna GouRyuGun.
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