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''Light Speed Esper'' is a [[Tokusatsu|Japanese Live Action]] superhero TV series from the 1970's. It is about a boy named Ikaru who is chosen to wear a supersuit so he can battle alien invaders.

Originally created to be Toshiba's mascot, it also had a [[Manga]] by [[Leiji Matsumoto]].

Fairly obscure, the series was broadcast in many countries in the 70s, including in Latin America.

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=== Tropes in Esper: ===
* [[Clothes Make the Superman]]: a special spacesuit.
* [[The Faceless]]: Ikaru's parents (in their real forms.)
* [[Get Up Go to School Save The World]]
* [[Jet Pack]]: How Esper flies.
* [[Kid Hero]]
* [[Mascot]]: For the Toshiba Electronics company.
* [[Mission Control]]: The scientists who created the suit monitor it while in action and give advice when needed.
* [[Monster of the Week]]
* [[Ray Gun]]: Esper has two.
* [[Robot Buddy]]: Esper has a talking robot parrot named Shikar.
* [[Secret Keeper]]: Ikaru's parents know he's a hero, but he doesn't know they know. He also doesn't know that they're actually aliens in disguise! (They accidentally killed the real ones, and took their place to atone for it.)
* [[Super Wrist Gadget]]: Esper wears a communication wrist watch.
* [[Transformation Sequence]]: Sort of; tIkaru only needs to say "[[Catch Phrase|Space suit, come to me!]]" and it flies to him and wraps around him.
* [[Word Salad Title]]: Esper doesn't have ESP, nor can he fly at the speed of light.

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