B-Robo Kabutack

B-Robo Kabutack (ビーロボカブタック) is a Japanese television series and is the sixteenth series as part of Toei Company's Metal Hero Series of tokusatsu programs. It aired from February 23, 1997 to March 1, 1998. It is the first of the kiddie shows made by Toei in the Metal Hero Series line. Its opening theme is "Noble Honest Kabutack" (清く正しくカブタック, Kiyoku Tadashiku Kabutakku) sung by Takeshi Kusao who voiced the character Kabutack. The program is a partial sequel to B-Fighter Kabuto, as the B-Fighters show up in the series.

Status as a "Metal Hero" series
While it is commonly known that Kabutack and Robotack are part of the Metal Hero series, there is much debate on whether or not they are part of the Metal Heroes series.
 * During Super Hero Taihen, a list is presented showing each of the previous Metal Hero series, and Kabutack and Robotack are shown. However, Moerro!! Robocon is also shown along with the other shows, possibly meaning the list was not for all the Metal Hero shows that have aired, just the shows that were aired after the Kamen Rider series ended.
 * The designs for Kabutack and Robotack are stranger in appearance then the previous shows, due to the more Robocon-inspired design. However, they gain the ability to change into modes more similiar to other Metal Heroes.
 * The recent Super Hero Taisen Z showed another list of all Metal Hero series, and Kabutack and Robotack are not shown.

Plot
Dr. Torahiko Koenji is an eccentric genius who dug out the ancient writings from the oldest layer of the earth. He translated the writings and learned the existence of 13 "Star Pieces" that had been hidden across the planet. If one should obtain all the Star Pieces, any wish could be granted. To that end, Dr. Koenji built search robots, known as "B-robots", to find the Star Pieces. However a trio of such robots, led by Cobrander, were activated without their sleep-education program being completed and thus started to commit bad deeds across the town.

Fortunately, a team, composed of three "good" B-robots, had completed the whole course of sleep-learning, and befriended Yuzuru Koenji, Dr. Koenji's grandson. With Yuzuru, and his friends Sayuri Mitaka and Kuranosuke Kichijouji, the three good B-robots and the gang begin their search of the "Star Pieces" while overcoming the misdeeds of the three "bad" B-robots.

Characters
Short for "Bio Elementary Electronic & Transform Locomotive Eexivision Robot," the Beetle-Robots, or B-Robot for short, are able to transform into the fighting Super Mode. However, the time limit the mode longs on depends on the B-Robo as the earlier models have shorter timespans compared to the later ones.

Evil B-Robots
Notes: These four robots teamed up with the good B-robots to fight the Keeper of the Star Pieces and his "henchmen" (non-sentient beings previously possessed by Star Pieces) in a match of American football.

Others

 * Yuzuru Kouenji
 * Kuranosuke Kichijouji
 * Sayuri Mitaka
 * Masatora Kouenji
 * Madoka Kouenji
 * Reika Ookubo
 * Akira Ogikubo
 * Miki Nakano
 * AP717
 * Taro Koganei
 * Dr. Torahiko Kouenji
 * Captain Tomborg
 * Star Mind
 * Junichiro Kunitachi
 * Takuya Kai/Blue Beet(Toy Verison)
 * Kouhei Toba/B-Fighter Kabuto(Toy Version)
 * Robotack
 * Kamerock
 * Mog-Lucky
 * Takkard
 * Mimeena
 * Toraboruto
 * Darkrow
 * Kabados
 * Mightburn/Mighty Wonder

Special/Movie
B-Robo Kabutack: The Epic Christmas Battle (ビーロボカブタック, Bī Robo Kabutakku: Kurisumasu Daikessen) is a special that features cameos by Blue Beet from Juukou B-Fighter and the title hero from B-Fighter Kabuto.

Songs

 * Opening theme
 * "Kiyoku Tadashuku Kabutack" (清く正しくカブタック)
 * Lyrics: Saburo Yatsude (八手 三郎)
 * Composition & Arrangement: Keiju Ishikawa (石川 恵樹)
 * Artist: Takeshi Kusao (草尾 毅)
 * Ending theme
 * "Gyakuten Rock 'n' Roll!!" (逆転ロックンロール!!)
 * Lyrics: Tamanosuke Ōga (大賀 玉之輔)
 * Composition & Arrangement: MASAKI
 * Artist: Takeshi Kusao
 * Composition & Arrangement: MASAKI
 * Artist: Takeshi Kusao

Cast

 * Yuzuru Kouenji (高円寺 譲): Futami Kazuki (二見 一樹)
 * Kuranosuke Kichijouji (吉祥寺 蔵之助): Miyabi Kimura (木村 雅)
 * Sayuri Mitaka (三鷹 小百合): Yuka Koide (小出 由華)
 * Dr. Torahiko Kouenji (高円寺 寅彦): Kageki Shimoda (志茂田 景樹)
 * Masatora Kouenji (高円寺 正寅): Yousuke Ishii (石井 洋祐)
 * Madoka Kouenji (高円寺 円): Aki Mukai (向井 亜紀)
 * Miki Nakano (中野 美樹): Sachiko Kokubu (国分 佐智子)
 * Taro Koganei (小金井 太郎): Hiromitsu Suzuki (鈴木 ヒロミツ)
 * Reika Ookubo (大久保 麗香): Aoi Inoue (井上 碧)
 * Reiko Ookubo (大久保 麗子): Hiroko Aya (彩 ひろこ)
 * Reina Ookubo (大久保 麗奈): Maiko Kouda (幸田 まいこ) (Played as "幸田 磨衣子")
 * Akira Ogikubo (荻窪 明): Yasushi Ishii (石井 寧)
 * Star Mind (スターマインド): Lucky Ikeda (ラッキィ 池田)

Voice actors

 * Kabutack (カブタック): Takeshi Kusao (草尾 毅)
 * Takeshi Kusao appeared on screen as Junichiro Kunitachi (国立 順一郎)
 * Kuwajiro (クワジーロ): Daiki Nakamura (中村 大樹)
 * Tentorina (テントリーナ): Hikari Tachibana (橘 ひかり)
 * Cobrander (コブランダー): Dai Matsumoto (松本 大)
 * Ganirun (ガニラン): Hisao Egawa (江川 央生)
 * Spidon (スパイドン): Chafurin (茶風林)
 * Denden Roller (デンデンローラー): Kazuki Yao (矢尾 一樹)
 * Sharkler (シャークラー): Shigeru Chiba (千葉 繁)
 * Dangoron (ダンゴロン): Kōichi Tōchika (遠近 孝一)
 * Gerotan (ゲロタン): Motoko Kumai (くまい もとこ)
 * Tobimasky (トビマスカイ): Satoko Kitō (木藤 聡子)
 * AP717: Narumi Tsunoda (津野田 なるみ)
 * Capten Tomborg (キャプテントンボーグ): Daisuke Gōri (郷里 大輔)
 * Star Mind S (スターマインドＳ): Takuma Suzuki (鈴木 琢磨)

Suit actors

 * Kabutack: Chie Tanabe (田邊 智恵)
 * Kabutack (Super Mode): Hideaki Kusaka (日下 秀昭)
 * Kuwajiro: Toshihiro Ogura (小倉 敏博)
 * Kuwajiro (Super Mode): Kouji Matoba (的場 耕二)
 * Tentorina: Keiko Hashimoto (橋本 恵子)
 * Cobrander: Masaru Ōbayashi (大林 勝)
 * Cobrander (Super Mode), Capten Tomborg: Yasuhiko Imai (今井 靖彦)
 * Ganirun: Minoru Watanabe (渡辺 実)
 * Ganirun (Super Mode): Takeshi Miyazaki (宮崎 剛)
 * Spidon: Kotaro Fujimoto (藤本 幸太郎)
 * Spidon (Super Mode): Hirofumi Fukuzawa (福沢 博文)
 * Sharkler: Kenjiro Fujita (藤田 健次郎)
 * Sharkler (Super Mode): Kenji Takechi (武智 健二)
 * Dangoron: Masahiko Akimoto (秋本 雅彦)
 * Dangoron (Super Mode): Naoki Ōfuji (大藤 直樹)
 * Gerotan: Takeshi Mizutani (水谷 健)