Bioman (French)

It was first aired on Canal+ block Cabou Cadin on July 1, 1985. Two years later, it was aired on TF1 block Club Dorothée on September 2, 1987.

Licensed by AB Groupe, this was the very first Super Sentai series to air in the country, where it was the most successful. It was nothing like the country has ever seen before and this was the first Tokusatsu of its' kind to debut in the region. Thanks to its' own qualities that this series offers such as charismatic characters towards the heroes and villains with originality, a gripping storyline and large plot twists, this series was wildly popular.

It got even more popular when it aired on TF1's Club Dorothée block. So much so to the point where this convinced AB Groupe to license more Tokusatsu from Toei, such as more entries from Super Sentai and even entries from the Metal Hero franchise.

光戦隊マスクマン and 超獣戦隊ライブマン were bought over to France as Bioman 2: Maskman and Bioman 3: Liveman respectively, creating a false trilogy when AB Groupe licensed them. And more Sentai entries after those, would still be licensed and aired in the country.

The original names are shown below in parenthesis.


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Trivia

 * During its initial airing on Canal+, French-language versions of both the original Japanese opening and ending themes were adapted for the dub and sang by Michel Barouille. However, when the show was aired on TF1, the opening and ending themes were replaced by a new original theme song, sang by Bernard Minet.
 * Only the two Yellow Four, Mika and June, retained their original names.
 * The Mecha Gigans and Neo Gigans are renamed as "Machigan-Kabunokans". The second half of their localized name came from the first Mecha Gigan the Biomen faced, Kabuto Canth.
 * Most of the Biomen's "Bio Electron" group attacks are simply called "Bio-Eléctron" rather than their individual names, except for the "Super Bio-Electron".