| Genre: | Tokusatsu Superhero Kyodai Hero Kaiju |
| Runtime: | 24 minutes (per episode) |
| Country: | Japan |
| Network: | Nippon Television (NTV) |
| Num Episodes: | 30 |
| Creator: | Tsuburaya Productions |
| Developer: | Bunzo Wakatsuki |
| Director: | Junkichi Oki |
| Starring: | Naoya Makoto Goro Mutsumi Shin Kishida Sei Hiraizumi Keiko Kunihara |
, known as Magma Man in some markets, is a Japanese tokusatsu television series about the titular superhero who fights kaiju and other villains. Produced by Tsuburaya Productions, the show was broadcast on Nippon Television from January 7 to July 31, 1973, with a total of 30 episodes. This was also one of several shows Tsuburaya did to celebrate the company's 10th anniversary (the other two being Ultraman Taro and Jumborg Ace).[1] [2]
A strange phenomenon happened throughout the world, causing giant, mutant dinosaurs to suddenly appear. The people of the Aban continent, living underground for the last 12,000 years sends a courageous young man named Misaki to live as an archeologist and SAF (Scientific Attack Force) agent Daisuke Misaki. Whenever monsters and space aliens attack the world, Misaki transforms into Fireman by using the fire-stick, and defends the human race against them.[3]
Kishida wrote screenplays ep.12 as Shin Akegawa.
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In the Philippines, the series was aired on ABS-CBN as Magmaman from 1991 to 1992 with a Tagalog dub.