, is a series of

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parodies produced by Daicon Films (now Gainax). A parody of the 1977 Toei superhero show ''

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'' (created by

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), the title hero of this series has the same exact alter-ego, Ken Hayakawa, only he is a comically fat fanboyish young man wearing the same exact gringo cowboy attire. As Noutenki, Ken Hayakawa is decked out in a pink & red jumpsuit (with a "no"/の on the chest), fixed navy blue galoshes, blue gloves, white hood and a yellow crash helmet. He rides a fixed scooter. Ken Hayakawa/Noutenki is played by Yasuhiro Takeda, who also produced this series, and went on to produce many of Daicon/Gainax's projects. "Noutenki" is the Japanese word for "scatterbrain". Bloopers/Outtakes (especially with the special effects sequences) are shown during the

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of each episode (and consequently, the credits sometimes deliberately went almost out of focus).

Films

*''Kaiketsu Noutenki'' (快傑のうてんき) August 1982, 15 minutes, video **Episode Title: "Watch Out, Young Woman - A Mistress' Fear" (危うし少女、メカケの恐怖 - ''Ayaushi Shǒjo, Mekake no Kyǒfu'') *''Kaiketsu Nōtenki 2 - Pure Love in Minato City'' (快傑の-てんき2 純愛港町篇 - ''Kaiketsu Nōtenki 2 - Junai Minato-cho Hen'') March 1984, ? minutes, 8 mm *''Kaiketsu Nōtenki in USA'' (快傑の-てんき in USA) June 1984, 4 minutes, video *''Roleplaying Nōtenki in Seoul'' (ロールプレイングの-てんき in ソウル) August 1988, video 1980s Japanese films Comedy film series Fan films Gainax Tokusatsu films {{1980s-Japan-film-stub