this series is popular with fans of creator ishinomori, and unique as the title hero zubat does not "henshin" (transform) like the other superheroes he created. ken hayakawa (played by veteran hiroshi miyauchi), a private detective dressed in black & red gringo cowboy attire, actually just puts on his red & black "zubasuit" (hidden in his white guitar, which is opened with the push of a button), which looks no different from that of a sentai hero: