Attack! Triple Shoot
Series titles: Akai Kodan Zillion, 赤い光弾&#
- Studio
- Tatsunoko Productions, Nippon Television, Victor Entertainment, Sega
- Animation studio
- Tatsunoko Productions
- Distributor
- Streamline Pictures
Synopsis
The story takes place on the planet Maris in the year 2387. Around this time, the Nozas started to genocidally kill all humans in order to lay eggs and reproduce on the planet. Three mysterious guns dubbed the "Zillion Weapon System" appear and three teens (J.J., Champ, and Apple) are chosen to wield them as the White Knights in order to fight back against the Nozas.
Characters
J.J., Apple, Champ, Amy Harrison, Opaopa, Chief, Dave, Baron Ricks, Maris Colonists, Noza Aliens
Credits
Directing
- Director
- Hiroshi (Hiro) Hamazaki, Tetsuya Kobayashi
Producing
- Producer
- Mitsuhisa Ishikawa
Writing
- Writer
- Tsunehisa Ito, Mayori Sekijima
Animation
- Animator
- Takayuki Sato
- Animation Director
- Takayuki Goto, Hirohide Hanasaki
Voices
- Voice
- Toshihiko Seki (J.J.), Yuka Mizutani (Apple), Kazuhiko Inoue (Champ), Chieko Honda (Amy Harrison, Opaopa), Osamu Kobayashi (Chief, Narrator), Daiki Nakamura (Dave), Sho Hayami (Baron Ricks)
- Vocal Talent, English
- Doug Stone (J.J.), Barbara Goodson (Apple), Kerrigan Mahan (Champ), Wendee Lee (Amy Harrison)
Music
- Music
- Jun Irie
Crew
- Storyboard
- Takaaki Ishiyama
- Design
- Mizuho Nishikubo, Kunio Aoii
- Mecha Design
- Ammonite
Production notes
This TV series ran for 31 episodes.
Based on a toy photoelectric gun used for Lazer Tag.
Made just after Tatsunoko's Robotech "Sentinels" was canceled, the series included some of the design work done for that project.
The White Nauts/Nuts were called the White Knights in the United States release.
"Burning Night," a 45-minute video, was released in 1988 as a sequel. It was directed and written by Mizuho Nishikubo. Characters included Champ, Dave, JJ and Apple.
Only five episodes of the TV series, along with "Burning Night" (released as "Zillion Special: Burning Night"), were released on video in the U.S.
After the production of this series, Tatsunoko Production and producer Mitsuhisa Ishikawa founded Production I.G. to keep the experienced artists at Tatsunoko.
Based on a toy photoelectric gun used for Lazer Tag.
Made just after Tatsunoko's Robotech "Sentinels" was canceled, the series included some of the design work done for that project.
The White Nauts/Nuts were called the White Knights in the United States release.
"Burning Night," a 45-minute video, was released in 1988 as a sequel. It was directed and written by Mizuho Nishikubo. Characters included Champ, Dave, JJ and Apple.
Only five episodes of the TV series, along with "Burning Night" (released as "Zillion Special: Burning Night"), were released on video in the U.S.
After the production of this series, Tatsunoko Production and producer Mitsuhisa Ishikawa founded Production I.G. to keep the experienced artists at Tatsunoko.