Demographic Shonen Published 1963 First episode date 23 April 1966 | Magazine Weekly Shonen Magazine Volumes 1 | |
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Directors Shinichi Suzuki, Takeshi Tamiya Similar Ehrgeiz, Z‑Mind, Daimajū Gekitō: Hagane n, Starship Troopers, Tekkōki Mikazuki | ||
Rainbow Sentai Robin (レインボー戦隊ロビン) is an anime and manga created by Shotaro Ishinomori. It is the first anime to feature a 5-unit superhero team. While the animation was produced by Toei Animation (Toei Douga at the time), it was also technically produced by Ishinomori's studio, Studio Zero, that he founded with Fujiko F. Fujio and Shinichi Suzuki. The series was also broadcast in Germany, Spain, and France. Hayao Miyazaki was a key animator on episodes 34 and 38.
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Plot
A distant planet, far off in space named Palta is facing the doom of extinction. There are only two years left until their ultimate demise. Palta looks to Earth to cultivate resources and begins attacking it in hopes of taking over. Earth turns to a boy named Robin, who owns many robots. Ironically, Robin's father is an alien from Palta who was sent to Earth as a spy, but fell in love with a human. Robin's father, Dr. Polto, and mother, Sumiko, are forcibly taken back to Palta, but his father makes numerous robots for him before they leave. The robots are named Lili, Wolf, Benkei, Pegasus, Professor, and Bell, and all have unique superpowers of sorts.
Characters
The leader of the sentai team. Robin is half Palta alien and half human. His main weapon is a ray gun.
A human-looking nurse robot. She is a stereotypical sweet woman who fills a motherly role in Robin's life.
Possesses super-speed and super-accurate aiming abilities. He can change into a human-like form.
Extremely intelligent, Professor holds great scientific knowledge.
She is a cat and has strong radar abilities. She can scramble enemy radars as well.
A transforming robot that can change into a rocket and fly at speeds up to Mach 18. Pegasus can also turn into a submarine as well.
The brawn of the group, is iron-strong and also has a compartment in his chest for Professor and Bell to ride in. His appearance is similar to that of many super-robos at the time.