Tentai Senshi Sunred

Tentai Senshi Sunred is the magnificent story of the conflict between good and evil that takes place in the city of Kawasaki. Sunred, ally of justice, is dedicated to stopping the evil organization Florsheim on their quest for world domination, while General Vamp and his minions are constantly thinking up new schemes to defeat Sunred. In what sounds like a typical story, the characters make all the difference.

Our hero Sunred is rude, violent, and lazy, playing pachinko all day and leeching off of his girlfriend Kayoko Uchida. Meanwhile General Vamp is polite, conscientious, and an ideal homemaker who cooks, mothers his minions, and discusses housekeeping with Kayoko, who bickers constantly with Sunred. Even the monsters of Florsheim tend to be adorable and harmless.

Each episode is comprised of several shorts weighing in at anywhere from a few minutes to a few seconds, and explores the daily lives of these sworn enemies. This is the story of the battle between good and evil that takes place in Kawasaki.

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General Vamp Main

Yamada, Louis LIII Japanese

Sunred Main

Takagi, Shun Japanese

Uchida, Kayoko Main

Nabei, Makiko Japanese

Usacots Supporting

Mamiya, Kurumi Japanese

Ceiling Supporting

Kasai, Tomomi Japanese

P-chan Kai Supporting

Nabei, Makiko Japanese

General Hengel Supporting

Shibata, Hidekatsu Japanese

Hellwolf Supporting

Aoki, Sayaka Japanese

Tiser Supporting

Ono, Atsushi Japanese

Devil Neko Supporting

Ikki Japanese

Ougi, Jiyuu Producer

Komatsu, Shigeaki Producer

Minami, Takeshi Producer

Kishi, Seiji Director, Episode Director, Storyboard

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Jan 16, 2018

Gundroog

Recommended

Astro Fighter Sunred got thrown around a lot around the time One Punch Man came out as a comedy show about overpowered superhero that has more than one joke. It's a gross comparison cause whoever said this lacked understanding of both OPM and Sunred if they thought the two are alike because the similarities are superficial. But this is not a comparison, just wanted a disclaumer if anyone came here from a similar recommendation. The two are different shows and whoever still thinks one is the other done right doesn't know what they're talking about.

Sunred is a short comedy show about a slob of a ... hero who has to keep on fighting villains who can't stand up to him and the villains have to endure the beating over and over in their hopes of successfully dominating the world. At least that's the core of it, there's always a segment or two revolving around Sunred but for the most part you'll be seeing daily lives of kaiju that try to defeat him instead. There's about 5 or 6 different segments I can think of right now, each focusing on different kinds of humor. The normal Sunred and Vamp segments focus on just about anything concerns them, be it woes of slob superhero's wife or monsters going on vacation, usually a lot of the comedy in this segment and in animal soldiers segment where cute little plush monsters try to kill Sunred come from juxtaposing either terrifying monsters with completely mundane problems or cute looking bunnies and cats with murderous intentions. One of my favorite segments was Godom and Sodorrah that's just a few seconds long segment where Godom pesters Sodorrah with thoughts almost on the level of Karl Pilkington's "Drugs being tested on animals. That sort of thing, well, it depends, doesn't it? If the drug's aspirin and the monkey's got a headache, is it tight?".

The art and animation were a pretty nice part of this show, it goes for a very stylized comic look with thick lines and solid shading and occasionally textures laid over background. It looks very nice and stays solid throughout the show, it's rare to see something this consistent throughout the run and they don't exactly skip out on animation at any point, there are some cut aways from action but they're mostly comedic so it works just fine.

Overall I think the technical side of the show is pretty rock solid but how enjoyable it is will change depending on what you find funny as comedy is entirely subjective. Personally if a comedy show regularly makes me laugh it's good enough in my book.

Reviewer’s Rating: 7

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Jul 2, 2014

Kaeis

Recommended

I usually decide whether or not I will watch a series based on its art work. Whatever it was that made me try this series out, I'm very, very glad of it. It brought to me many minutes of hard laughter, and occasionally melt my heart.

Theres not much a story, since it is episodic. However there is plenty of merit in the anime's setting, character development and their interactions.

The art and animation is, at first glance very low quality, but this is to match the randomness and hilarity of the series. And it accomplishes this very well. It actually became cute and nostalgic for me. ... The sound was great in a similar sort of way. The voice actors are very good with their characters, and the opening and ending themes are well worth watching/reading the lyrics. (theres 2 slightly different ones for the opening)

In addition to a mini-cooking show and some other highly random scenes, the series is about the 'conflict' of 'good' and 'evil' in a Japanese town. Every other episode there is a belly-crushingly hilarious scene. Certain jokes (very few) are somewhat cultural sensitive, however, and many western audiences may miss them.

I found just about all of the characters hirlarious, and they all represented a different type of person (or the same person, if you will in different stages of life). Unwittingly, you may just find yourself sympathizing with them.

I found the ending to be very satisfying- just what 250 minutes of hilarious but effective character development needed. But some may say that it sacrificed too much humour in the process.

Be warned that the humour of this series is the very dumb type. If you know you dont enjoy those, this might not be the show for you. But i'd still give it a shot, since the episodes are quite short (13min/ea including op/ed).

I'm very glad there is a second season to give me the opportunity to revisit these characters. Its been one of the most enjoyable shows- Something is always happening. And if you don't get a joke, worry not! theres another one due in about 3 seconds.

Theres not much of a story to keep you thinking or intrigued. But if you want a good time? Definitely watch this series.

Reviewer’s Rating: 8

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Jun 11, 2025

Avinash1999

Not Recommended

Preliminary (6/26 eps)

I watched all six episodes of the anime Tentai Senshi SunRed. Technically, the story doesn’t really follow the hero Sunred, but rather focuses on the villain organization. The villains are actually super nice — more like good guys.

There are plenty of interesting characters, the animation style is very enjoyable, no drama, everything points to it being a solid comedy anime.

But here’s the biggest problem with this anime: it’s not funny. And even as a slice of life, it’s not interesting.

In short, the anime is just super mid.

Personally, I’d give it a six out of ten.

... Story :

Tentai Senshi SunRed is a parody anime that flips the classic superhero formula on its head. The story is set in the city of Kawasaki and revolves around SunRed's ennemy.

SunRed, a rough, rude, and lazy hero who fights against the evil organization Florsheim.

Reviewer’s Rating: 6

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