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''Robot Detective'' was a series lasting through April 1973-September 27, 1973. It was a [[Tokusatsu]] by [[Shotaro Ishinomori]] about an android named K who fought against the schemes of the terrorist organization BAD, who created robots to commit various crimes. |
''Robot Detective'' was a series lasting through April 1973-September 27, 1973. It was a [[Tokusatsu]] by [[Shotaro Ishinomori]] about an android named K who fought against the schemes of the terrorist organization BAD, who created robots to commit various crimes. |
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* [[Monster of the Week]]: The criminal robots hired out by BAD fill this role. |
* [[Monster of the Week]]: The criminal robots hired out by BAD fill this role. |
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* [[More Dakka]]: Blow-Up form. |
* [[More Dakka]]: Blow-Up form. |
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* [[New Powers as the Plot Demands]]: Or as much as this trope can apply to robots... If the situation warrants it, K will swap out parts for more suitable ones. (In episode 8, for example, he swaps in some anti-electricity equipment to deal with Kaminari-man's Thunder Beam.) |
* [[New Powers as the Plot Demands]]: Or as much as this trope can apply to robots... If the situation warrants it, K will swap out parts for more suitable ones. (In episode 8, for example, he swaps in some anti-electricity equipment to deal with Kaminari-man's Thunder Beam.) |
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* [[Obviously Evil]]: Their name is BAD. That means they're probably, well, bad. |
* [[Obviously Evil]]: Their name is BAD. That means they're probably, well, bad. |
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* [[One-Letter Name]]: K, our eponymous Robot Detective. (One song refers to him as "Kei", though.) |
* [[One-Letter Name]]: K, our eponymous Robot Detective. (One song refers to him as "Kei", though.) |
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* [[Rummage Sale Reject]]: K intentionally dresses like this (yellow cap, red blazer, white pants) to avoid scaring people, as robots aren't commonplace in the setting. Averted when he wears a snappy trenchcoat over all that (and this is an image that tends to stick). |
* [[Rummage Sale Reject]]: K intentionally dresses like this (yellow cap, red blazer, white pants) to avoid scaring people, as robots aren't commonplace in the setting. Averted when he wears a snappy trenchcoat over all that (and this is an image that tends to stick). |
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* [[Super Senses]]: K is equipped with various electronic sensory devices that aid him in searching for clues or tracking perps. These include very sharp hearing, radar, telescopic vision, and a spectrograph in his eyes. |
* [[Super Senses]]: K is equipped with various electronic sensory devices that aid him in searching for clues or tracking perps. These include very sharp hearing, radar, telescopic vision, and a spectrograph in his eyes. |
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* [[Shout-Out]]: The series itself is a homage to [[Isaac Asimov]]'s works, specifically the ''[[I, Robot]]'' series of stories. |
* [[Shout-Out]]: The series itself is a homage to [[Isaac Asimov]]'s works, specifically the ''[[I, Robot (literature)|I, Robot]]'' series of stories. |
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* [[Something Person]]: BAD's robots tend to have names ending in "-man". |
* [[Something Person]]: BAD's robots tend to have names ending in "-man". |
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* [[Spiritual Successor]]: ''[[Tokusou Robo Janperson]]'' has more than a few things in common with K. |
* [[Spiritual Successor]]: ''[[Tokusou Robo Janperson]]'' has more than a few things in common with K. |
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[[Category:The Seventies]] |
[[Category:The Seventies]] |
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[[Category:Japanese Series]] |
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