The New Adventures of Gigantor explained

New Tetsujin-28
Ja Kanji:太陽の使者 鉄人28号
Ja Romaji:Taiyō no Shisha Tetsujin Nijū-hachi-gō
Genre:Mecha
Type:TV series
Director:Tetsuo Imazawa
Music:Yasuaki Shimizu
Studio:Tokyo Movie Shinsha
Network:Nippon TV
Last:[1]
Episodes:51
Episode List:
  1. Episodes

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]

Japanese cast

English cast

Broadcast

The series was created by Tokyo Movie Shinsha and broadcast on Nippon TV in Japan between October 3, 1980, and September 25, 1981, every Friday from 18:00 to 18:30 (JST).[4] The opening theme was by Junichi Kawauchi. The two ending themes were and, 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

TitleOriginal air date

Release

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

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

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 鉄人28号 @ Tokyo Movie Shinsha. TMS. ja. October 21, 2011. March 17, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130317025029/http://www.tms-e.com/library/old/tv/data/t_tetuji.html. dead.
  2. News: IRONMAN 28 @ TMS Entertainment. TMS. October 21, 2011. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110927105303/http://www.tms-e.com/english/film/aa/23.php. September 27, 2011.
  3. Book: Erickson . Hal . Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 . 2005 . 2nd . McFarland & Co . 978-1476665993 . 377–378.
  4. Book: Patten, Fred . Watching Anime, Reading Manga . . 2004 . Fred Patten . 1-880656-92-2 . 322.
  5. Web site: 太陽の使者 鉄人28号 Blu-ray BOX 1<初回仕様版>. Amazon.com. March 6, 2017. March 6, 2017.
  6. Web site: 太陽の使者 鉄人28号 Blu-ray BOX 1<初回仕様版>. Amazon.com. March 6, 2017. March 6, 2017.
  7. Web site: Ressler . Karen . Discotek Licenses Beyblade, Shin Tetsujin 28 Anime . . December 1, 2018 . November 30, 2018.
  8. "I re-Super Robot Taisen Z Hen" second series started suparobo latest!. Famitsu. January 19, 2012. January 22, 2012.

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