The past two nights, I caught on Hero channel a show I somewhat followed when I was younger.

These words familiar with you too?   Sky Striker; Striker Beam; Laser Blaster; Blue Hawk; Vavilos Formation; Electromagnetic Charge; Power Beam; Shaider Kick; Shaider Punch; Shaider Cutter; Shaider Super Slash; Shaider Scope!; and siempre…Codename: Shaider!

Hahaha, our ol’ favorite Pulis Pangkalawakan — si Shaider nga! And his sidekick, Annie (na still, ‘kita panty’). Plus the three chariot-looking crafts (na lagi namang na-bla-blast away yung isa every episode); Alexis del Mundo and his white pants (why in the world does he wear white eh lagi siyang nasa battle at siguradong madudumihan); and the array of funny looking creatures from the Kaharian ni Lay-ar.

Hmmm, funny how Shaider beats all his kalaban; to think he announces all his battle moves before executing them and lagi naman ganun mga ginagawa nya per episode! I.E. before he kicks, he shouts, Shaider Kick; then before Alexis turns to Shaider, he first shouts, “Codename Shaider” and executes numerous poses.  Ewan ko rin ba sa mga kalaban nya, bakit hindi nila tirahin si Alexis/Shaider while he is doing that sort of “dance-poses” while transforming? Oh well.

Despite the blasting effects, karate moves, and ‘killing’ of monsters, wala pa ring binatbat this show (and the like) compared with many of the cartoons/shows these days na grabe ang gore, blood, sexual innuendos, and violence talaga.  But I still like it that way.  Haha, kaya siguro hindi kasing violent ang generation ko compared with kids these days.

Curious whatever happened to Shaider, sad to find out that the actor who played the character, Hiroshi Tsuburaya, died nung 2001 pa!

According to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uchuu_Keiji_Shaider:

Uchū Keiji Shaider (宇宙刑事シャイダー, Uchū Keiji Shaidā^?), translated into English as Space Sheriff Shaider, is the third part of the Metal Heroes genre, the last of the Space Sheriff Trilogy. It aired on TV Asahi from March 2, 1984 to March 1, 1985. Shaider, along with the Gavan and the Sharivan Space Sheriff series, has its background music extensively used in the 1989 series Kidou Keiji Jiban.  Plot: In college, Dai Sawamura deciphered the figures on the Nazca Plain in Peru. Impressed by this feat, the Galactic Union Police recruited the archaeologist and trained him to be Earth’s third Space Sheriff, after which he was given the code name ‘Shaider’ in memory of an ancient warrior who defeated the villain Emperor Kubilai and brought down the Fuuma Empire 12,000 years ago. The empire, upon knowing the appointment of Dai as the new ‘Shaider’, plotted to annihilate him in order to conquer Earth once again.

If you’re interested to relive your Shaider memories, try to catch the show at Hero Channel.  Daily ata, 930pm.