Lion-Maru (ライオン丸, Raionmaru) is a Japanese tokusatsu television franchise that began in 1972 by P Productions as Extraordinary Hero Lion-Maru.
The basic premise of the series is that the main character has the ability to transform into a superpowered anthropomorphic lion, usually wielding a katana.
The original two series were set in feudal Japan and were, essentially, tokusatsu versions of the samurai dramas that were extremely popular at the time.
The 2006 program, Lion-Maru G, is set in the near future, but still uses the samurai motif for the designs of the main characters.
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