Space Dynamo
Also known as: Toushou Daimos
Series titles: Starbirds, Daimos, Fighter/Champion Daimos, Fighting
- Studio
- Sunrise Inc., Tôei
- Animation studio
- Studio Nue
Characters
Daimos, Kazuya Ryûzaki, Erika, Dr. Izumi, Kyoshiro Yuzuki, Richter, Emperor Olbam, Winged Aliens
Credits
Directing
- Director
- Tadao Nagahama
- Episode Directors
- Yoshikazu Uasuhiko, Kazuo Terada, Yoshihiro Takahashi
Writing
- Writer
- Masaki Tsuji, Saburo Yatte
Animation
- Animator
- Akehiro Kaneyama
Voices
- Voice
- Akira Kamiya (Kazuya Ryûzaki), Miyuki Ueda (Erika), Hisashi Katsuta (Dr. Izumi), Kazuyuki Sogabe (Kyoshiro Yuzuki), Osamu Ichikawa (Richter), Youko Kuri (Nana Izumi), Hiroya Ishimaru (Garny Halleck), Hisashi Katsuta (Oruban), Kazuko Yanaga (Raiza), Kazuya Tatekabe (Georiya), Kenji Utsumi (Barandoku), Makio Inoue (Aizam), Mari Okamoto (Cindy), Masako Nozawa (Genta), Masatô Ibu (Merubi)
Music
- Music
- Shunsuke Kikuchi
Crew
- Character Design
- Yuki Hijiri
- Mecha Design
- Yuki Hijiri
Production notes
This TV series ran for 44 episodes.
One episode was marked by the debut of Yutaka Izubuchi as a guest robot designer. Izubuchi would later become well-known as a designer for the 1989 Sunrise series "Kido Keisatsu Patlabor."
Episode 24 was shown theatrically in 1980 as a "movie."
New Hope Productions edited the series into a 90-minute feature in the United States. This was broadcast on the cable network Showtime under the new title "Starbirds." The robot was renamed Dynamo, while a new soundtrack, influenced by "Star Wars," was added.
The Brahmins, an alien race of winged humanoids, arrive in peace. In search of a new home on Earth, they desire peaceful coexistence, but some saboteurs among the new arrivals assassinate their leader before a treaty could be negotiated between the nations of Earth and the Brahmins. In the confusion, the assassins are able to seize power and launch an attack on Earth. Earth's best defense against their alien technology is the fighting robot Daimos.
One episode was marked by the debut of Yutaka Izubuchi as a guest robot designer. Izubuchi would later become well-known as a designer for the 1989 Sunrise series "Kido Keisatsu Patlabor."
Episode 24 was shown theatrically in 1980 as a "movie."
New Hope Productions edited the series into a 90-minute feature in the United States. This was broadcast on the cable network Showtime under the new title "Starbirds." The robot was renamed Dynamo, while a new soundtrack, influenced by "Star Wars," was added.
The Brahmins, an alien race of winged humanoids, arrive in peace. In search of a new home on Earth, they desire peaceful coexistence, but some saboteurs among the new arrivals assassinate their leader before a treaty could be negotiated between the nations of Earth and the Brahmins. In the confusion, the assassins are able to seize power and launch an attack on Earth. Earth's best defense against their alien technology is the fighting robot Daimos.