Tekkaman Blade (Japanese: 宇宙の騎士テッカマンブレード Hepburn: Uchū no Kishi Tekkaman Burēdo?, lit. "Space Knight Tekkaman Blade") is a 1992 Japanese anime television series created by Tatsunoko Production and Sotsu Agency. The series was directed by Hiroshi Negishi and written by Mayori Sekijima and Satoru Akahori. The story follows an organization called the Space Knights and their war against the alien invaders of Earth called Radam. The Space Knights are assisted by a mysterious person called Takaya Aiba who has the ability to transform into a mechanized suit of armor called Tekkaman.The main anime series aired in Japan between February 18, 1992 and February 2, 1993 on TV Tokyo and ran for 49 episodes. This was followed by three special episodes and a sequel series called Tekkaman Blade II which details the events following the Radam invasion. A video game titled "Uchū no Kishi: Tekkaman Blade" was also released in Japan in 1993. The original series was released in English in Australia and the United States as Teknoman despite being highly cut.