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The New Adventures of Gigantor

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New Tetsujin-28
Cover for the second DVD box set in Japan
太陽の使者 鉄人28号
(Taiyō no Shisha Tetsujin Nijū-hachi-gō)
GenreMecha
Anime television series
Directed byTetsuo Imazawa
Produced by
  • Shigeru Akagawa
  • Toru Horikoshi
Written by
  • Hideo Takayashiki
  • Keisuke Fujikawa
  • Masaaki Sakurai
  • Noboru Shiroyama
  • Yoshihisa Araki
  • Yutaka Kaneko
Music byYasuaki Shimizu
StudioTokyo Movie Shinsha
Licensed by
Original networkNNS (NTV)
English network
Original run October 3, 1980 (1980-10-03) – September 25, 1981 (1981-09-25)[1]
Episodes51 (List of episodes)

New Tetsujin-28 (太陽の使者 鉄人28号, Taiyō no Shisha Tetsujin Nijūhachi-gō, lit. Solar Messenger Iron Man #28) is a 1980 Japanese mecha anime television series produced by Tokyo Movie Shinsha, and a modern style remake of Mitsuteru Yokoyama's manga Tetsujin 28-go.[2] It was directed by Tetsuo Imazawa and produced by both Shigeru Akagawa and Toru Horikoshi. It aired on Nippon Television from October 3, 1980, to September 25, 1981, with a total count of 51 episodes. Fred Ladd and TMS converted the series into The New Adventures of Gigantor, which was broadcast on the Sci-Fi Channel in the United States from September 9, 1993, to June 30, 1997.[3]

English opening narration

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At the beginning of the 21st century, scientists found that with new computers and super alloys, they could build an even bigger, faster Gigantor. They built the new Gigantor!

Plot

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Japanese cast

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English cast

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Broadcast

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The series was created by Tokyo Movie Shinsha and broadcast on Nippon Television in Japan between October 3, 1980, and September 25, 1981, every Friday from 18:00 to 18:30 (JST).[4] The opening theme was Taiyo no Shisha Tetsujin Nijūhachi-gō (太陽の使者・鉄人28号, Solar Messenger, Iron Man #28) by Junichi Kawauchi. The two ending themes were Kibō ni mukatte 〜 Shōtarō no tēma 〜 (希望にむかって〜正太郎のテーマ〜, Theme of Shotaro: Toward the Hope) and Muteki no Tetsujin Nijūhachi-gō (無敵の鉄人28号, The Invincible: Iron Man #28), also by Junichi Kawauchi.

The series was adapted for North America by Fred Ladd and broadcast as The New Adventures of Gigantor on the Sci-Fi Channel from September 9, 1993. This broadcast ended on June 30, 1997, after reruns.[4]

The series was also broadcast in the 1980s in Arab countries (as Thunder Giant), Spanish-speaking countries (as Ironman 28), Italy (as Super Robot 28), Hong Kong and South Korea.

Episodes

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# Title Original air date
1"The Plot to Steal the Sun"
(Japanese: 太陽の使者!鉄人28号)		October 3, 1980 (1980-10-03)
2"Hands of the Enemy"
(Japanese: 奪われた鉄人!)		October 10, 1980 (1980-10-10)
3"Deadly Doctor Doom"
(Japanese: 暴走特急をとめろ!)		October 17, 1980 (1980-10-17)
4"The Robot Birdman"
(Japanese: 恐怖の怪鳥群団)		October 24, 1980 (1980-10-24)
5"The Phantom Robot"
(Japanese: 謎の幽霊ロボット)		October 31, 1980 (1980-10-31)
6"Monster of the Deep"
(Japanese: エーゲ海の大怪獣!)		November 7, 1980 (1980-11-07)
7"The Crashing Satellite"
(Japanese: 死を呼ぶ人工衛星)		November 14, 1980 (1980-11-14)
8"The Dreaded Double Robot"
(Japanese: 恐怖の殺人合体ロボ)		November 21, 1980 (1980-11-21)
9"Menace from Space"
(Japanese: 鉄人対エイリアン!)		November 28, 1980 (1980-11-28)
10"Bitter Revenge"
(Japanese: 鉄人の弱点を見た!)		December 5, 1980 (1980-12-05)
11"The Invisible Enemy"
(Japanese: 鉄人敗れる!)		December 12, 1980 (1980-12-12)
12"The Robot Runners"
(Japanese: 鉄人対鉄人)		December 19, 1980 (1980-12-19)
13"Will the Real Gigantor Please Stand Up?"
(Japanese: 鉄人対正太郎)		December 26, 1980 (1980-12-26)
14"The Abominable Iceman"
(Japanese: 北極の大決戦!)		January 9, 1981 (1981-01-09)
15"The Dragon Master"
(Japanese: 怪!幻のドラゴン)		January 16, 1981 (1981-01-16)
16"The Guardian of Evil"
(Japanese: 復讐ロボ・ギルダー)		January 23, 1981 (1981-01-23)
17"The Manta Marauders"
(Japanese: でた!南海の大魔神)		January 30, 1981 (1981-01-30)
18"The Pirate Submarine"
(Japanese: 巨大戦艦をたたけ!)		February 6, 1981 (1981-02-06)
19"The Sting of the Scorpion"
(Japanese: 地獄のサファリ・パニック!)		February 13, 1981 (1981-02-13)
20"The Fearsome Pharaoh"
(Japanese: 大破壊!スフィンクスロボ)		February 20, 1981 (1981-02-20)
21"The Shrinking Ray"
(Japanese: 恐るべきワナを打ちやぶれ!)		February 27, 1981 (1981-02-27)
22"Kid Warriors"
(Japanese: ピンチ!たたかえない鉄人)		March 6, 1981 (1981-03-06)
23"Red Devil"
(Japanese: 激突!鉄人対ふくしゅう鬼)		March 13, 1981 (1981-03-13)
24"The Fiery Robosaurus"
(Japanese: 正太郎、宇宙からの大逆転!)		March 20, 1981 (1981-03-20)
25"Invaders from Space"
(Japanese: 宇宙魔王現る!)		March 27, 1981 (1981-03-27)
26"The Master of Space"
(Japanese: ブランチの最期)		April 3, 1981 (1981-04-03)
27"The Great Garkonga"
(Japanese: キングコング対鉄人)		April 10, 1981 (1981-04-10)
28"The Pritheum Plot"
(Japanese: 強敵!カンフーロボ)		April 17, 1981 (1981-04-17)
29"The Crusader Robot"
(Japanese: ギネスブックへの挑戦)		April 24, 1981 (1981-04-24)
30"The Scheme to Scorch the West"
(Japanese: 決死のニトロ輸送!!)		May 1, 1981 (1981-05-01)
31"The Doomsday Comet"
(Japanese: 要塞彗星の襲撃!)		May 8, 1981 (1981-05-08)
32"The Thunder God"
(Japanese: 死闘!白夜の対決)		May 15, 1981 (1981-05-15)
33"The Final Battle"
(Japanese: 破壊された鉄人!)		May 22, 1981 (1981-05-22)
34"The Robot Who Could Think"
(Japanese: 最大の敵!ブラックオックス)		May 29, 1981 (1981-05-29)
35"Blue Danger"
(Japanese: 鉄人をとりもどせ!)		June 5, 1981 (1981-06-05)
36"Robot on a Rampage"
(Japanese: 宿命の対決!鉄人対オックス)		June 12, 1981 (1981-06-12)
37"Fall from the Sky"
(Japanese: 伝説の巨人・鉄人28号)		June 19, 1981 (1981-06-19)
38"The Awesome Alpha-Bot"
(Japanese: ㊙（まるひ）指令!コンボイ作戦)		June 26, 1981 (1981-06-26)
39"The Boy from Second Earth"
(Japanese: 魔獣王子めざめる!)		July 3, 1981 (1981-07-03)
40"The Black Hole"
(Japanese: 見た!魔王の正体)		July 10, 1981 (1981-07-10)
41"The Queen of Time"
(Japanese: 鉄人が消えた!?)		July 17, 1981 (1981-07-17)
42"The Curse of Dracula"
(Japanese: スリラーシリーズI 怪奇! ドラキュラのたたり)		July 24, 1981 (1981-07-24)
43"Z is for Zombie"
(Japanese: スリラーシリーズII 死神ゾンビに呪われた鉄人)		July 31, 1981 (1981-07-31)
44"The Ghastly Ghost"
(Japanese: スリラーシリーズIII 幽霊の正体をあばけ!)		August 7, 1981 (1981-08-07)
45"Skeemer's Demons"
(Japanese: 暴走!地獄の天使)		August 14, 1981 (1981-08-14)
46"Trapped in the Past"
(Japanese: 鉄人の不思議な旅)		August 21, 1981 (1981-08-21)
47"Gigantor for Sale"
(Japanese: 鉄人売ります!)		August 28, 1981 (1981-08-28)
48"The Space Fortress"
(Japanese: 地球最大のピンチ!)		September 4, 1981 (1981-09-04)
49"The Friend Turned Enemy"
(Japanese: さらば!ブラックオックス)		September 11, 1981 (1981-09-11)
50"The Battle to Save the Earth"
(Japanese: グーラ王子死す!)		September 18, 1981 (1981-09-18)
51"The Sun That Never Shines"
(Japanese: 銀河の王者!鉄人28号)		September 25, 1981 (1981-09-25)

Release

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All 51 episodes span on two DVD box set collections, and were released in Japan by Movic in December 2001 and March 2002, respectively. The Blu-ray version was released in Japan by Warner Bros. Home Entertainment, the first box was released in October 2016 [5] and the second in December 2016.[6] The Japanese version was released by Discotek Media on a 4-disc Blu-ray on January 29, 2019.[7]

Video games

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In January 2012 New Tetsujin-28 was announced to appear in Super Robot Wars Z2: Regeneration Chapter.[8]

References

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  1. ^ "鉄人28号 @ Tokyo Movie Shinsha". TMS (in Japanese). Archived from the original on March 17, 2013. Retrieved October 21, 2011.
  2. ^ "IRONMAN 28 @ TMS Entertainment". TMS. Archived from the original on September 27, 2011. Retrieved October 21, 2011.
  3. ^ Erickson, Hal (2005). Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 (2nd ed.). McFarland & Co. pp. 377–378. ISBN 978-1476665993.
  4. ^ a b Patten, Fred (2004). Watching Anime, Reading Manga. Stone Bridge Press. p. 322. ISBN 1-880656-92-2.
  5. ^ "太陽の使者 鉄人28号 Blu-ray BOX 1<初回仕様版>". Amazon.com. March 6, 2017. Retrieved March 6, 2017.
  6. ^ "太陽の使者 鉄人28号 Blu-ray BOX 1<初回仕様版>". Amazon.com. March 6, 2017. Retrieved March 6, 2017.
  7. ^ Ressler, Karen (November 30, 2018). "Discotek Licenses Beyblade, Shin Tetsujin 28 Anime". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 1, 2018.
  8. ^ ""I re-Super Robot Taisen Z Hen" second series started suparobo latest!". Famitsu. January 19, 2012. Retrieved January 22, 2012.
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