"Energetic Explosion Ganbaruger" also known by the dub name Energy Bomb and Rocket Kidz) is a 47 episode animated shōnen mecha television series, and the second generation Eldran franchise funded by Tomy right after Matchless Raijin-Oh and produced by Sunrise.
It aired on TV Tokyo from April 1, 1992, to February 24, 1993 and it is succeeded by the third generation of the Eldran series Nekketsu Saikyō Go-Saurer.
In Aozora City (a neighboring town to Hinobori City where Jin and his friends lived), Toubei is trying to train his son Kotaro in the art of the ninja, but a bomb accidentally releases Gokuark, a great demon king of The Demon World (大魔界, Daimakai) that Eldran had been keeping contained.
Eldran grants Raijin-oh's (mainly Ken-Oh, Hou-Oh, Juu-Oh) three new successor mechas named Go Tiger, King Elephant, and Mach Eagle to Kotaro and his two friends, Yosuke and Rikiya, as well as pilot suits that grant each of them a superpower.
Unless Yaminorius, the Demon Lords and the evil monsters Devil Beasts (魔界獣, Makai jyuu) must be defeated, the second generation of the Eldran pilots and the Earth Defense Class' successor, Miracle Ninja Ganbar Team (ミラクル忍者ガンバーチーム, Mirakuru Ninja Ganbaa Chiimu) must keep their identities until Nekketsu Saikyou Gosaurer's debut a year later while Kotaro's father; Toubee has been turned into a dog by the curse and the Earth Defense Class and Raijin-Oh deals with Gokudo and Jaku Lucifer, from the 5th dimension.
Kotaro Kirigakure is the son of a kindergarten principal and a ninja and is also a fourth grader in Aozora Elementary who has a great sense of ability and is thoughtful as well as being the second generation Eldran pilot.
Kotaro puts his favorite sweet; banana daifuku ahead of his transformation item, abusing his own superpowers in the last episode.
Unlike his predecessor Jin and later his successor Kenichi, he is a naughty juvenile delinquent who always pranks Aozora's population for the fun of it which leads to everyone into keeping on hating him even more and more and his mischievousness still never ends for his whole life even in his maturity.
Yousuke Kazamatsuri is the geek/nerd of the group, a shy, sometimes unexpected-acting, curious boy who is troubled by his grade-conscious mother, and crush on Yurika, do anything for her.
Rikiya Ryuzaki is a caring, diligent, loving brother and hard worker who wants to become a professional baseball player.
Kasumi is a strong-willed, sense of justice, unyielding 2nd year student in Aozora Junior High who is an ace player of badminton club, whom she often fights and argues with the juvenile Kotaro.
Ms. Aiko is a strict teacher but is gentle and loves students, and is a judo master, can fling even a thugs and Makai Beast.
On the later, Ms. Aiko fell in love with Mr. Yamino, Yaminorius's human form when he lost memories, she was deeply shocked when his true identity was revealed.
Kotaro's counterpart and the school newspaper's photographer, Chinatsu wants to be a journalist, is always raving about finding the next "Great Scoop" even though she is only a 4th year elementary student like the Ganbar guys.
Father of Coach Jun, Genzo is an owner of mom-and-pop candy store that suffer with Makai Beast well.
It seems as if the reason he does not show up as much in Matchless Raijin-Oh is because he was busy over in Aozora City with his daughter and Makaijuu (Hellbeast) attacks.
Eldran has sealed Gokuark at 400 years ago prior to Raijin-Oh's appearance and the formation of the Earth Defense Class as well as the other robots' appearances, and now, he has been fighting against Gokuark but the result is that he had transformed into a white dragon at demon world due to a powerful, evil curse.
Later, he would entrust the third Eldran Robo Gosaurer to Kenichi Minezaki and the Saurers as he was fighting the Mechanization Empire in the dinosaur era and the fourth, Daiteioh to Tarou Oomomo and the Dankettsu Team when the Onigashima attacks Earth.
Yaminorius swears fidelity to demon world, and has greatest magic power but it's spoiled by his blunder and goofy personality.
Yaminorius succeeds in the revival of The Three Great Demons; in addition, he finally rebels and helps the Ganbar Team since Gokuaku began to destroy the earth; not rule it, and leaves somewhere after they defeated Three Kings.
After his initial defeat by the Ganbar Team, he hides himself within Yaminorius, until his revived brothers pull him free once more.
In beast mode it has vulcans on the wings, and can twirl to create a tornado (Mach Cyclone), which is one of the parts of the Ganbar Ninpo team attack.
The only commercially available release of this English dub is a licensed set of four VCD boxsets which include the original Japanese track as well.