Ganbare!! Robocon

Ganbare!! Robocon
Genre Tokusatsu
Comedy
Created by Shotaro Ishinomori
Directed by Shotaro Ishinomori
Country of origin Japan
No. of episodes 118
Production company(s) Toei
Release
Original network NET TV
Original release October 4, 1974 – March 25, 1977
Moero!! Robocon
Genre Tokusatsu
Comedy
Created by Shotaro Ishinomori, Toei
Country of origin Japan
No. of episodes 51
Production
Running time 24-25 minutes (per episode)
Release
Original network TV Asahi
Original release January 31, 1999 – January 23, 2000
Chronology
Preceded by Tetsuwan Tantei Robotack
Followed by Kamen Rider Kuuga
This train on the Senseki Line, commissioned in honor of Shotaro Ishinomori, features Robocon prominently.

Ganbare!! Robocon (がんばれ!!ロボコン Ganbare!! Robokon, Do Your Best!! Robocon) is a Japanese tokusatsu comedy family robot television series created by Shotaro Ishinomori and produced by Toei. It ran for 118 episodes from October 4, 1974 to March 25, 1977 on NET TV.[1] The series is rebooted in the 1999 series Moero!! Robocon (燃えろ!!ロボコン Moero!! Robokon, Burn!! Robocon) that ran from January 31, 1999 (a week after the finale of Tetsuwan Tantei Robotack) to January 23, 2000 (a week before the premiere of Kamen Rider Kuuga).[2]

The story followed Robocon, a student of Gantz' Robot Academy who lives amongst humans and aids them as part of his studies. Though Robocon is a screw up, he make efforts to establish a good image for robots in the eyes of humans they cross paths with.

Robots

Cast

Voice Cast

Theme Songs

All songs were sung by Ichirou Mizuki and composed by Shunsuke Kikuchi.

References

  1. がんばれ!!ロボコン(1974~1977). allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved October 10, 2014.
  2. 燃えろ!!ロボコン(1999~2000). allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved October 10, 2014.
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