is a tokusatsu superhero TV series. Created by Shotaro Ishinomori, the series was produced by Toei Company Ltd., and broadcast on

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from April 5 to September 27, 1973, with a total of 26 episodes. It stars Jirō Chiba. The hero of this series is a robot named "Robot Detective K" (or just "K"), who has no human form, but when not in battle, dresses up in human clothes and has a human-like personality Along with '' Android Kikaider'' ''Robot Detective'' was one of the early predecessors to what would become the '' Metal Hero Series'' of programs featuring human-sized cyborg heroes.

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Cast

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Songs

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References

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* 1973 Japanese television series debuts 1973 Japanese television series endings Shotaro Ishinomori Toei tokusatsu Tokusatsu television series Fictional robots Fictional police officers Shunsuke Kikuchi Fuji TV original programming Robot superheroes {{Japan-tv-prog-stub