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A guy is standing with light shining behind his back, and suddenly a pair of wings grow out of his back. It looks really painful and I was for some reason reminded of the first real appearance of Amon in Devilman. But whatever.

Gratuitous mecha shot to lure in the kids.

Logo: Chôja Reideen (duh).

Left: Ikazuchi. Right: Hayate. (Or at least I think that's right.) They look all serious and cool here, but Ikazuchi is a comic from Osaka and Hayate is the recident shota.

Ace, the recident stereotypical foreigner.

I can't for the life of me remember what this guy's name is, but I think he's the leader of the hero group. He has wicked hair and wicked tanned skin. I think it's because he's an idol, or a model, or something.

The protagonist Hishô. Or at least I think that's his name. Maybe I read the kanji wrong, because "Hishô" is a really weird name. But so is "Ikazuchi" ...

Mecha. Don't ask me who's who.

The three heroines. From left to right: Ruri, the school girl; Reiko-san, the manager; and Kirari, the idol. There's a manager in there because the five heroes are in a boyband when they aren't fighting evil. (And you thought Weiss kreuz had a stupid premise.)

I guess that's the villain.

Again.

Ace looks cool here. I dig him already.

Reiko-san and Ace. I think I heard they end up as a couple. Wow, like, foreshadowing.

Ruri, the school girl.

Falling down and stuff.

Hishô. I think he's reaching out for Ruri. I can't really remember what their relationship was, but I think Ruri is in a coma and that Hishô is somehow responsible? (It's a shame I can't remember if this show came before or after Wk.)

The villain, I guess, with the obligatory body-paint and pointy ears to show he's an alien and evil, and junk.

I like him, though. He looks like a funny guy.

Kirari, the idol. Did I mention yet that this girl has the worst clothes ever?

Hishô grabs a feather.

And shines and stuff.

Gratuitous pretty shot of the hero.

And more. I'm not complaining, since he is pretty.

I wish he didn't dance like a damn backstreet boy, though.

"Lalala~"

I don't know what that is on his arm, but it looks painful.

This is where it gets weird.

Did I mention this is a fan-service anime?

I hear they do this in every episode.

I think Hishô is transforming. But whatever it is, those muscles sure look painful.

Auch! Auch! Auch!

Auch! Auch! Auch!

Look, Hishô thinks it's painful, too. Or maybe he's just angsting because his exaggeratedly long eyelashes make him look gay.

He's glowing. And stuff.

3D mecha! High-tech! I guess.

More mecha. Shiny.

More gratuitous pretty shots of Hishô. Dammit, he's pretty. Even with gay eyelashes.

Mecha. If you think my comments to mecha pics are less that enthusiastic, you'd be right.

More mecha.

I guess the heroes will ... fly in this thing? On a side-note I dislike 3D animation mixed with cell animation.

Blue mecha. No idea who that is.

Green mecha. Ditto.

Red mecha is Hishô, I suppose, following sentai logic. He's having an orgasm here.

Like, wheeee!

Hishô lands ... Wait, I was told they were naked when they transformed back to humans! Cheating!

They strike a pose and it's all cool and junk. Notice the shortpants on Hayate? I told you he was the recident shota.

And that's it. Didn't it make you all want to watch the actual series, too? It certainly convinced me! It helped that the song is good.

No, there isn't a conclusion beyond that here.