Choujin Barom 1

Choujin Barom 1 was a manga by Takao Saito that was notably adapted into a tokusatsu in 1972. It revolved around two children, Takeshi and Kentaro, two children given powers by a kind alien Kopuu to transform into the superhero Barom-1 to fight Cosmic Horror Doruge and his minions. More details below.

Later a major influence on Kamen Rider Double.

This series provides examples of:

 * The Big Guy: Takeshi
 * Cosmic Horror: Doruge
 * Cool Car: The Machroad.
 * Expository Theme Tune: A very well-loved one too among the original singer, he has used it in two of his medleys.
 * Fusion Dance: An unusual variant. When the Barom Cross is initiated, the two kids just decide what Barom-1 should do and are reduced to tiny images in Barom's eyes.
 * Mooks: Antmen
 * Moral Guardians: Due to complaints from the Japanese PTA about the shows apparent monsters and the schoolchildren incident below, the series only lasted for 35 episodes.
 * Names to Know In Anime: Shozo Iizuka and Ichiro Mizuki.
 * Real Life Writes the Plot: Due to school children teasing a kid about his family being named Doruge, a disclaimer had to be added stating Doruge is a fictional character.
 * The Smart Guy: Kentaro.
 * Swiss Army Weapon: Bop. Can transform into a car, be used as a throwing blade, a Transformation Trinket...the list goes on and on...