Gigantor
1963 • Eiken
- Format
- TV
- Aired
- 1963
- Episodes
- 83
- Status
- Finished
- Studio
- Eiken · Dentsu · TCJ · Ezaki Glico
- Genres
- Adventure · Mecha · Science fiction
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.
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Gigantor, originally known as Tetsujin 28-go, debuted as a television series in 1963, produced by the animation studio Eiken. Based on Mitsuteru Yokoyama’s manga, the story follows a young boy named Jimmy Sparks who controls a massive, remote-controlled robot to protect the world. As one of the earliest examples of the giant robot genre in anime, it transitioned the concept from simple mechanical novelty to a central narrative device.
The character design was influenced by the post-war Japanese fascination with technology and automation. By the time it was adapted for English-speaking audiences, the show was reimagined with a distinct jazz-infused soundtrack and localized scripts. It was received as a groundbreaking work that established the 'mecha' archetype, setting a template for decades of subsequent series like Mazinger Z and Gundam.
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