The Devil Gantry!

The Devil Gantry!

February 9, 1965 (estimated) Gigantor

English titles: Ironman # 28 (Series Title Translation), Super Robot # 28 (Series Title Translation)

Series title: Gigantor

Studio
Television Corporation of Japan, Tele-Cartoon Japan
Distributor
Trans-Lux Productions, Delphi Associates, Inc.

Synopsis

The stories of a young boy and his giant robot pal. Originally designed as a weapon, Gigantor and Jimmy avert problems and fight eveildoers like Spider, Ungablob, General Von Que Ball, Dubble Trubble, Dr. Katzmeow, Prince Abdul Ben Hothead, and Dr. Diamond.

Characters

Gigantor, Jimmy Sparks, Professor Sparks, Dick Strong, Bob Brilliant, Inspector Ignatz Blooper

Credits

Producing

Producer
Fred Ladd, Al Singer

Writing

Writer
Mitsuteru Yokoyama (Original Manga)

Voices

Voice
Billie Lou Watt (Jimmy Sparks), Cliff Owens (Ignatz Blooper), Gilbert Mack (Dick Strong), Peter Fernandez

Production notes

Based on a comic strip by Mitsuteru Yokoyama.

This cartoon was be imported to the US, all the characters would be renamed, and the series renamed to "Gigantor." (However, the first twenty-six were not submitted to be translated by the US distributor.)

Remade in color in 1980 as Shin_Tetsujin 28-go.

Due to limited animation techniques, scenes are frequently repeated. In some shots, dialogue is heard over still artwork; in others, only the characters' mouths move.

An eighty-three episode series in Japan.

Generally considered to be the series that started the popularization the giant robot genre.