The Extraordinary Hero Lion-Maru Season 1 Episode 53 Episode 53 ( Air Date 1973-03-31 ) Genre Action & Adventure category. Overview "Kaiketsu Lion-Maru, The Vigilant Lion Knight, was a Japanese tokusatsu television series in the Lion-Maru franchise that aired in 1972-1973, produced by P Productions and set during Japan's Sengoku period.".