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Initial release 3 October 1980 First episode date 3 October 1980 Studio TMS Entertainment | 7.9/10 IMDb Directed by Tetsuo Imazawa Original network Nippon Television Director Tetsuo Imazawa Final episode date 25 September 1981 Number of episodes 51 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Produced by Shigeru AkagawaToru Horikoshi Written by Hideo TakayashikiYutaka KanekoKeisuke FujikawaMasaaki SakuraiNoboru ShiroyamaYoshihisa Araki Similar Robot Taekwon V, Tetsujin 28: The Movie, Macross Dynamite 7, Mobile Suit Gundam 00 the Mo, Farewell to Nostradamus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The new adventures of gigantor 42 the curse of dracula
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 Animated series produced by Tokyo Movie Shinsha, and a modern style remake of Mitsuteru Yokoyama's manga Tetsujin 28-go. It was directed by Tetsuo Imazawa (Transformers: Super God Masterforce) 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.
Contents
- The new adventures of gigantor 42 the curse of dracula
- Tetsujin 28 go taiyo no shisha tetsujin 28go collection of the bgm
- Opening narration
- Japanese Cast
- English Cast
- Broadcast
- Release
- Video Games
- References
Tetsujin 28 go taiyo no shisha tetsujin 28go collection of the bgm
Opening narration
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!
Japanese Cast
English Cast
Broadcast
The series was created by Tokyo Movie Shinsha and broadcast as New Iron Man 28 in Japan between October 3, 1980 and September 25, 1981. 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 Sci-Fi Channel from September 9, 1993. This broadcast ended on June 30, 1997 after reruns.
Release
All 51 episodes span on two DVD Box collections, and was 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 on October 2016 and the second in December 2016.
Video Games
In January 2012 New Tetsujin-28 was announced to appear in Super Robot Wars Z2: Regeneration Chapter.