This series is known as various superheroes similar to the
Kamen Rider Series,
Super Sentai Series, &
Metal Hero Series. However, these shows mainly focus on cute robots similar to
Robocon, cute & unusual creatures, masked individuals who get tracked down by school children, and
magical girls. Each one is supposed to invoke mysterious humor; hence the name fushigi, which means "mystery" in Japanese. This series of programs was shown throughout the 1980s and ended in the early 1990s. All these programs were created by
Shotaro Ishinomori, creator of the
Kamen Rider,
Super Sentai &
Robocon series of manga and tokusatsu, as well as many other
Toei Superheroes. This series is divided into three subcategories: • Robot and extra terrestrials: from
Robot 8-chan to
Morimori Bokkun. • Children's detective team:
Hardgumi and
Maringumi. • Magical girl: from
Magical Chinese Girl Paipai! to
Keeping-Words Sisters Chouchoutrian Especially, the subcategory magical girl is known as "a gateway to female entertainers", female entertainers who starred in this magical girl series were selected for variety shows and anime theme songs after this series. Among them, Wakako Shimazaki who starred in "Magical Chinese Girl Ipanema!" has survived in the entertainment world until today in 2021. • Wakako Shimazaki : "Magical Chinese Girl Ipanema!" (July 1989) → "
All-Star Thanksgiving" & "
Moero! Top Striker" (October 1991) • Sanae Horikawa : "Mysterious Nile Girl Thutmose" (January 1991) → "
Rokudenashi Blues" (July 1993) ==List of series==