The live-action television series based on Masakazu Katsura's Wingman manga revealed an uncredited opening sequence on Wednesday. Rock band BLUE ENCOUNT performs the opening theme song “chang[e].”
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The series began airing on October 22 at 11:30 p.m. (actually, 12:30 a.m. on October 23) to celebrate the show's 40th anniversary, with new episodes every Tuesday. The series also runs on the DMM TV service, starting October 16. TV Tokyo and Toei Video are co-producing with DMM TV.
The film has the participation of the following stars:
Kōichi Sakamoto (Kamen Rider Fourze, Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger, Ultraman Ginga S) will direct the film. Yoshitatsu Yamada (live-action Video Girl Ai, He's Expecting), Masaki Nishigaki (live-action Sayonara, High School) and Yuya Nakazono (episode script for Bono Bono, Japan Sinks: 2020) are writing the script for the film.
Wingman follows tokusatsu (special effects) nerd Kenta Hirono, a second-year high school student with dreams of becoming a hero. One day, a mysterious woman named Aoi from the kingdom of Podreams appeared before him. After sketching his superhero Wingman on a woman's dream notebook, he can transform into a hero and participate in the battle between good and evil.
The series inspired an anime adaptation in 1984.
Katsura launched the series in Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump in 1983. It ended publication in 1985.
Many of Katsura's manga series have inspired anime and live-action adaptations, including Video Girl Ai, DNA², I's, Wingman and Zetman. He also provided character designs for anime such as Tiger & Bunny, Iria-Zeiram the Animation, The Girl in Twilight, Double Decker! Doug & Kirill and Garo: Crimson Moon.
Source: YouTube live-action of TV Tokyo channel
