Shiba, Hiroshi

司馬宙

Hiroshi Shiba is a car racer who suffers mortal wounds in a laboratory accident, but is brought back to life by his father, Professor Shiba, a skilled scientist and archaeologist. The Professor is investigating the relics of the ancient Yamatai Kingdom. He uncovers a small bronze bell with sorcerous powers, and shortly thereafter, he is murdered by the henchmen of Queen Himika, the ruler of Yamatai, who seeks to seize the ancient bell and its power.
Hiroshi learns of his father's death and his legacy: following the accident, his father transformed Hiroshi into a cyborg, hiding the bronze bell within his chest. With his newfound power, he can transform into the head of a giant robot, Steel Jeeg, created by Prof. Shiba to stop the Yamatai invasion of modern Japan. Queen Himika's minions possess huge haniwa robots, known as clay phantoms, buried thousands of years beneath Japan's soil, and only Jeeg can destroy them and save the world. Therefore, Hiroshi must struggle to maintain his double life as a racer who cares for his mother and sister, and as a hero who fights to save the world.