Shinichi is a second-rate teacher who gets no respect from his family or students. As a child, he fell in love with Zebraman; the star of a short lived tv series. To escape his drab everyday life, Shinichi secretly dressing up as the superhero and roams the city. His harmless escapism quickly morphs into reality when he runs into Zebraman's arch enemy and begins to realize that the shows were actually prophecies.