Series

The New Adventures of Gigantor

1980 · 1 season · Animation · Sci-Fi & Fantasy

IMDb

7.5

Shotaro Kaneda is a young boy whose dead scientist father created the giant robot Tetsujin 28 after realizing the chances of attacks from outer galaxies. Shotaro has possession of the only controller, kept in an attached case, which enables him to have direct command of the all mighty Tetsujin 28. If the controller goes into the hands of the enemy, this could lead Tetsujin 28 to fight for villains who want to destroy The Earth. Whenever peace in this world is threaten, Shotaro together with his friends, Dr. Shikishima, Detective Otsuka, must unleash the power of our metallic super hero.

Eiko Yamada

Shotaro Kaneda (voice)

Ikuko Tani

Utako Shikishima (voice)

Kosei Tomita

Inspector Ohtsuka (voice)

Kumiko Takizawa

Makiko Shikishima (voice)

Yoshio Kaneuchi

Dr. Shikishima (voice)

Aiko Konoshima

Gina Hayakawa (voice)

Ikuo Nishikawa

Robi (voice)

Keiko Toda

Gura King Jr. (voice)

Kenji Utsumi

Space Demon King (voice)

Osamu Kobayashi

Branch (voice)

Tamio Ohki

Dr. Franken (voice)

• Takafumi AraiDirector of Photography

First aired

October 3, 1980

Last aired

September 25, 1981

Status

Ended

Original language

Japanese

Episodes

51

Genres

Animation, Sci-Fi & Fantasy

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