HENSHIN!

This is Robotto Keiji (Robot Detective) Seems like he was a detective who also happened to be a robot on a hit (maybe?) show in Japan that ran from April 05, 1973 - September 27, 1973. Robotto Keiji also rates a level of eerie on his ability to have a vague likeness to Robin Williams.

For some more flava' here's some skinny on the show.

Like the jinzo ningen (androids) Kikaida and Kikaida-01, Robot Detective K could register emotion. Normally his eyes were yellow but when sad they would turn blue. When angry his eyes would turn red, this always happened before going into combat. Unlike the kaizo ningen K did not have a human form, but "disguised" himself with yellow hat, red jacket, white pants, yellow gloves and boots. Before entering combat K would remove his hat and jacket, the shirt and pants would vanish as he tossed the shirt away. It wasn't always shown but the large K would sometimes flash, apparently to indicate he was fully charged, before he would use the gun, hidden in his chest, to blow up the evil robots.

Perhaps too sexy for the average youth of today.




If you loyings are burning for more hot robot action check out The Henshin Hall of Fame for more than 20 entries and for a detailed description of just what the minds of Japan would do if they got their monkey paws on Spider Man.