Practice Makes Perfect
Foreign titles: Dangard Ace, Planetary Robot Danguard Ace
- Studio
- Tôei Animation
- Distributor
- Jim Terry Productions
Characters
Winstar, Lisa, Dr. Oedo, Captain Dan, Colonel Dantetsu Ichimonji, Bunta, Sado Sakazo Sensei, Myo-chan
Credits
Directing
- Director
- Tomoharu Katsumata
Writing
- Writer
- Haruya Yamazaki, Soji Yoshikawa
Animation
- Animator
- Shingo Araki, Akira Saijo
Music
- Music
- Shunsuke Kikuchi
Crew
- Design
- Shingo Araki
Production notes
Danguard Ace is the story of a young pilot named Windstar Blackstar, who's father was none other than Colonel Blackstar, former slave of Kommissar Krell. When Blackstar (Captain Mask or Captain X as he was called throughout the show) escaped Kommissar Krell's base, he succeeds in reaching the Promete Bas; Windstar does not suspect his true identity.
When Krell's Forces start an all out attack on the Promete Base, the base constructs the only known super robot to counter Krell's forces: Danguard Ace.
Danguard manages to repel all of Krell's forces with the help of the Harkon Special Squadron. Commander Cross orders the Promete Base to launch for Promete leaving Captain Mask behind to defend the Earth while Windstar leads the crew to Promete. The Battle continues as Windstar and the Danguard Ace must defeat the evil Kommissar Krell and his Krell Forces.
In the Americanization of this Japanese Anime show, five different shows were combined so that one would show each day of the week. Included were:
This full TV series ran for 56 episodes, of which, 26 were shown in the United States as part of the "Force Five" anime block (Those are listed here, seperately; the others are listed under the original; show title Wakusai Robot Danguard A)
Based on an idea by Jeff Matsumoto (supposedly his answer to giant-robot shows made by fellow manga artists Go Nagai and Shotaro Ishinomori) and Dan Kobayashi.
Kobayashi may have given his name to the series, as well as to hero Captain Dan.
Due to the new popularity of anime, the first two episodes were re-released on video in Japan. The series was also reissued in a laserdisc collection titled "Leiji Matsumoto Theater."
"Dangard A: Great War in Space" was a 1978 episode made especially for theatrical release in Japan.
When Krell's Forces start an all out attack on the Promete Base, the base constructs the only known super robot to counter Krell's forces: Danguard Ace.
Danguard manages to repel all of Krell's forces with the help of the Harkon Special Squadron. Commander Cross orders the Promete Base to launch for Promete leaving Captain Mask behind to defend the Earth while Windstar leads the crew to Promete. The Battle continues as Windstar and the Danguard Ace must defeat the evil Kommissar Krell and his Krell Forces.
In the Americanization of this Japanese Anime show, five different shows were combined so that one would show each day of the week. Included were:
- Danguard Ace (Original Japanese title: Wakusai Robot Danguard A)- Monday
- Starvengers (Original Japanese title: Getta Robo G)- Tuesday
- Spaceketeers (Original Japanese title: Starzinger)- Wednesday
- Grandizer (Original Japanese title: UFO Robot Grendizer)- Thursday
- Gaiking (Original Japanese title: Dino Mech Gaiking)- Friday
This full TV series ran for 56 episodes, of which, 26 were shown in the United States as part of the "Force Five" anime block (Those are listed here, seperately; the others are listed under the original; show title Wakusai Robot Danguard A)
Based on an idea by Jeff Matsumoto (supposedly his answer to giant-robot shows made by fellow manga artists Go Nagai and Shotaro Ishinomori) and Dan Kobayashi.
Kobayashi may have given his name to the series, as well as to hero Captain Dan.
Due to the new popularity of anime, the first two episodes were re-released on video in Japan. The series was also reissued in a laserdisc collection titled "Leiji Matsumoto Theater."
"Dangard A: Great War in Space" was a 1978 episode made especially for theatrical release in Japan.