Tetsujin 28-gou
Dr.Haneda was developing experimental giant robot warriors to fight the allies during the Second World War, but before his creations could see action, Allied bombs destroyed the facility and killed him. A decade later criminals discovered two of the surviving prototypes, #26 and 27 in the series, and used the remote controlled robots to commit a number of crimes. Young Shotaro Haneda, the twelve year old son of Dr.Haneda, did some investigating and discovered that the mob were hunting for the twenty-eighth robot in the series, rumoured to be the most powerful of them all. Racing the villains, Shotaro discovers the robot first, along with Dr.Shikashima, a colleague of his father's who was also believed killed by the Allied bombing. Together the two prevent Tetusjin-28 (the robot's official designation) from falling into the hands of the bad guys, and decide to dedicate him to peace rather than war.
Shotaro fought crime for a long time, supported by Dr.Shikashima, who would repair Tetsujin-28 when he was damaged, and by police officer Otsuka. Shotaro even battled the alien Magmans, invaders from the planet Magma, who came to Earth late in his career, bringing their own giant robots, Magma X and Gold Wolf, with them.
Data
Format
TV
Episodes
83
Episode Duration
25 minutes
Status
FINISHED
Start Date
Wed Nov 20 1963
End Date
Sun Jun 27 1965
Season
FALL 1963
Average Score
58%
Mean Score
61%
Popularity
1288
Favourites
17
Source
MANGA
Genres
Adventure, Mecha, Sci-FiRomaji
Tetsujin 28-gou
English
Gigantor
Native
鉄人28号
Synonyms
Iron Man 28
Tetsujin 28
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SOURCE
Tetsujin 28-gou
MANGA · FINISHED
Characters
Shoutarou Kaneda
MAIN
Kazue Takahashi
JAPANESE
Ootsuka Shochou
SUPPORTING
Kousei Tomita
JAPANESE
Shikishima Hakase
SUPPORTING
Minoru Yada
JAPANESE
Shutain Franken
SUPPORTING
Black Dog Hakase
SUPPORTING
Yoshihisa Kamo
JAPANESE
Kenji Murasame
SUPPORTING
Narrator
BACKGROUND
Yuzuru Fujimoto
JAPANESE
Staff
Mitsuteru Yokoyama
Original Creator
Duke Aces
Theme Song Performance (OP)
Torirou Miki
Theme Song Composition (OP)
Torirou Miki
Theme Song Arrangement (OP)
Torirou Miki
Theme Song Lyrics (OP)
Koshibe Nobuyoshi
Theme Song Composition (ED)
Isao Matsuki
Script
Kinzou Okamoto
Script
Akira Itou
Theme Song Lyrics (ED)
Koshibe Nobuyoshi
Theme Song Arrangement (ED)
Status Distribution
- CURRENT
81 Users
- PLANNING
657 Users
- COMPLETED
333 Users
- DROPPED
141 Users
- PAUSED
76 Users