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Gigantor

Gigantor Volume 1 DVD
鉄人28号
(Tetsujin 28-gō)
Genre Adventure, Mecha, Noir, Science Fiction
Manga
Author Mitsuteru Yokoyama
Publisher Kobunsha
Magazine Shōnen
Original run 1956 – 1966
Volumes 21
TV anime
Director Mitsuteru Yokoyama (JP), Fred Ladd (USA)
Studio Tele-Cartoon Japan (now extinct)
Network Fuji Television/NBC/Cartoon Network
Original run 20 October 1963 – 27 May 1965
Episodes 83

Gigantor (鉄人28号 Tetsujin 28-gō?, literally "Iron Man #28") is a manga by Mitsuteru Yokoyama that was first published in 1956 and was later adapted into several anime series, the first in 1963. An adventure is an activity that comprises Risky dangerous and uncertain experiences Word origin and usage The term "mecha" is derived from the Japanese abbreviation for the English word " mechanical " ˈmɑŋgə is the Japanese word for Comics (sometimes called komikku コミック and print Cartoons In their modern form manga date from shortly was a famous Japanese manga artist. His works include Tetsujin 28-go, Giant Robo, Akakage, Babel Kobunsha (光文社 Kōbunsha) is a Japanese publisher of Literature, some Manga and women's magazine. is a Japanese word literally meaning few years which can have the following meanings Shōnen a typical Boy, from elementary school through junior high is the Japanese term for a book that is complete in itself and is not part of a series though the Manga industry uses it for volumes which may be in a series Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic (anime in Japanese, is a Japanese Television station based in Daiba, Minato Tokyo, Japan, also known as or CX. The National Broadcasting Company ( NBC) is an American Television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Events 1740 - Maria Theresa takes the throne of Austria. France, Prussia, Bavaria and Saxony Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 927 - Simeon the Great, Tsar of Bulgaria, dies 1120 - Richard III of Capua is anointed Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. ˈmɑŋgə is the Japanese word for Comics (sometimes called komikku コミック and print Cartoons In their modern form manga date from shortly was a famous Japanese manga artist. His works include Tetsujin 28-go, Giant Robo, Akakage, Babel (anime in Japanese, It was the first "giant robot" series. A live action motion picture with heavy use of computer generated graphics was produced in Japan in 2005 based on the old comics as opposed to the newer version in "New Gigantor" which was translated into many languages. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

Contents

Plot And Symbolism

The series is set in the "future" year of 2000. A boy named Jimmy Sparks (Shotaro Kaneda - 金田 正太郎 Kaneda Shōtarō - in the Japanese version) is the nephew of Dr. Bob Brilliant (Dr. Shikishima, 敷島博士 Shikishima-hakase) and lives with him on a remote island. An island (ˈaɪlənd or isle (/ˈaɪl/ is any piece of land that is completely surrounded by water in two dimensions above high tide and isolated from other significant Jimmy usually wears shorts and a jacket, carries a firearm and occasionally drives a car. A firearm is a Tool that projects either single or multiple Projectiles at high velocity through a controlled explosion Jimmy fights crime around the world with the help of a huge remote-controlled robot, Gigantor. A robot is a mechanical or Virtual Artificial agent In practice it is usually an electro-mechanical system which by its appearance or movements The robot is made of steel, and has a rocket-powered backpack for flight, a pointy nose, eyes that never move, and incredible strength, but no intelligence. Whoever has the remote control controls Gigantor.

There is a notable resemblance between the characters of Jimmy and Gigantor and the characters of the boy Hogarth and the giant robot in Ted Hughes' well-known children's book The Iron Man, which was published in 1968. Edward James Hughes OM ( 17 August 1930 &ndash 28 October 1998) was an English Poet and children's The Iron Man A Children's Story in Five Nights is a 1968 Novel written by Ted Hughes and illustrated by Andrew Davidson. It is not known whether Hughes ever saw the Gigantor series.

In post World War II and then Cold War era Japan, it is likely that the plots for the episodes were symbolic of the things going on in the world at the time. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Cold War is the state of conflict tension and competition that existed between the United States and the Soviet Union (USSR and their respective allies from the For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. This assumption can be made given how many plots revolved around one oppressive country invading another peaceful one, requiring Gigantor's aid to save them. It is debatable whether or not the writers meant for the oppressive country to be representative of the United States (Like many writers of the time did in the Japanese genre of giant monster and robot heroes) or of the Soviet Union, or even both. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 The same is true in the reverse, as peaceful countries could be the United States or symbolic of a country under the 'Iron Curtain' (Both would fit with the Soviet Union being portrayed as the oppressor) or as Japan itself (Which would fit if the oppressing country was the United States). The " Iron Curtain " was the symbolic ideological and physical boundary dividing Europe into two separate areas from the end of World War II until the end Curiously, Gigantor's size, facial features & European knight-style armor suggest that the robot itself may have been inspired, at least in part, by Japanese perceptions of foreigners.

History

In 1963, Fred Ladd, while working on the animated feature Pinocchio In Outer Space and on the animated TV series The Big World of Little Adam had seen artwork of Mitsuteru Yokoyama presenting a giant robot remote-controlled by a young boy. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Tokyo-based artist had designed the robot for a Japanese shōnen manga series Tetsujin 28 and later a black-and-white animated TV series called Tetsujin-28-go. officially, is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan and located on the eastern side of the main island Honshū. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. is a Japanese word literally meaning few years which can have the following meanings Shōnen a typical Boy, from elementary school through junior high ˈmɑŋgə is the Japanese word for Comics (sometimes called komikku コミック and print Cartoons In their modern form manga date from shortly Gigantor is the American adaptation of the Anime version of Tetsujin 28-go, a Manga by Mitsuteru Yokoyama released in 1956.

Ladd, who had produced the successful international, English-language adaptation of Astroboy, and Al Singer formed a corporation called Delphi Associates, Inc. is a Japanese Manga series and Television program first broadcast in Japan from 1963 to 1966 Al Singer ( September 6, 1909, in New York NY &ndash April 20, 1961) was an American boxer. in order to produce and distribute an English-language version of Tetsujin-28-gō. They took only 52 episodes of the Japanese series for the American market, and renamed the series Gigantor. Peter Fernandez wrote much of the English script, and participated in the dubbing. Peter Fernandez (born 29 January 1927) is an American Actor, Voice actor, director, and Film crew person from the United The series became an immediate hit with juvenile audiences, though adult reactions were sometimes hostile.

It was playing at 7:00 p. m. on New York's WPIX-TV in January of 1966 when Variety gave it a particularly scathing review, calling it a "loud, violent, tasteless and cheerless cartoon. WPIX, channel 11 is a television station in New York City. It has been owned by the Tribune Company since its inception and is currently an affiliate of the Variety is a weekly entertainment trade newspaper founded in New York in 1905 by Sime Silverman " which was "strictly in the retarded babysitter class. "

Even this reviewer, however, had to grudgingly admit the popularity of Gigantor, writing, "Ratings so far are reportedly good, but strictly pity the tikes and their misguided folks. "[1]

Gigantor became a popular Japanese export during this time. The series was shown on Melbourne television in January 1968 through Trans-Lux, on Channel 10 at 5:00pm. Melbourne ( is the second most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 3 Trans-Lux is a major manufacturer of real-time displays and became known for their Stock market Tickers Their range included mechanical ones that appeared electronic ATV is a Television station in Melbourne, part of Network Ten - one of the three major commercial television networks in Australia. It was described by the TV Week as an "animated science fiction series about the world's mightiest robot, and 12-year-old Jimmy Sparks who controls the jet-propelled giant. TV WEEK is a weekly Television Magazine in Australia, first published as a Melbourne -only publication in 1957 (as specific --->A jet engine is a Reaction engine that discharges a fast moving jet of Fluid to " The series was also screened in New South Wales (presumably around the same time) on the 0-10 Network's Sydney affiliate Channel 10. Sydney (ˈsɪdniː is the most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 4 TV10 could refer to TV10 (Netherlands See Channel 10 (Greece Network Ten in Australia It was also screened in New Zealand around the same time. New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island

Gigantor was one of a number of Japanese TV series that enjoyed strong popularity with young viewers in Australia during the 1960s. The first and undoubtedly the most successful of these was the hugely successful live-action historical adventure series The Samurai, the first Japanese TV series ever screened in Australia, which premiered in late 1964. The Samurai was a Japanese Television historical drama series of the 1960s made by Senkosha Productions. It was followed by a contemporary ninja-based live action espionage series, Phantom Agents, and a number of popular Japanese animated series including Astro Boy, Prince Planet, Marine Boy and Kimba the White Lion, the cartoon series which is reputed to have been the uncredited basis for Disney's The Lion King. The Phantom Agents (Japanese Ninja butai gekkô) 1964-1966 was an action television series of 130 black and white episodes is a Japanese Manga series and Television program first broadcast in Japan from 1963 to 1966 Prince Planet is the English name given to one of the earliest Japanese TV Anime series, when it was televised in America in the mid-1960s Marine Boy was one of the first Anime Cartoons to be shown in a dubbed form in the U known in the United States as Kimba the White Lion, is a Japanese Anime series from the 1960s created by Osamu Tezuka, and The Lion King is a 1994 American animated feature film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation, released in theaters on June 15 1994

Voice acting

Jimmy Spark's voice was that of Billie Lou Watt. Billie Lou Watt ( June 20, 1924 - September 7, 2001) was an Actress in Theater The voice of Inspector Blooper (Dr. Otsuka 大塚署長 Ōtsuka-hakase) was that of Ray Owens. Gilbert Mack voiced Dick Strong. Peter Fernandez provided the voices of other Gigantor characters. Peter Fernandez (born 29 January 1927) is an American Actor, Voice actor, director, and Film crew person from the United In the 2004 version of Gigantor, dubbed by Geneon/Ocean Group the voice of Shotaro Kaneda is played by Reece Thompson, and Nathan Tipple. The Ocean Group is a production company located in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada that specializes in localizing foreign animation (most often Reece Thompson (born November 22 1988 is a Canadian Actor. He currently lives in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Nathan Tipple is a Voice actor who has done voices for many Anime, including MegaMan NT Warrior, Tetsujin 28-go,

Characters

Whimsical English names were given to the show's characters, such as "Dick Strong", a secret agent; a funny policeman named "Inspector Blooper"; and enemies, such as, "The Spider", "Dubble Trubble", and "Dr. Katzmeow".

Stations

Alphabetized by city.

Secret Valley

In the last episode titled "The Secret Valley", the Gigantor team decide to holiday in Australia. WDSI-TV, channel 61 is the Fox -affiliated Television station for the eastern Tennessee River Valley, northern Georgia, western North KVEA, "Telemundo 52" is an NBC -owned and operated television station in the Los Angeles area and is the West Coast flagship station of the Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West WPIX, channel 11 is a television station in New York City. It has been owned by the Tribune Company since its inception and is currently an affiliate of the The City of New York WKBS-TV was an independent television station licensed to Burlington New Jersey, which served the Philadelphia Pennsylvania area from 1965 to 1983 Philadelphia (ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə KSTW is a Television station serving the Seattle Washington media market For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. They end up in the bush on a sheep station. They call the natives "savages" and, instead of being Aborigines, are Native Americans with feathers on their heads, riding horses. Indigenous Australians are descendants of the first known human inhabitants of the Australian continent and its nearby islands. Native Americans in the United States are the indigenous peoples from the regions of North America now encompassed by the continental United States The dubbing team tried to imitate the Australian English phonology but did not come close. Australian English is a non-rhotic variety of English spoken by most native-born Australians

Sequels and Spin Offs

The 1980-81 Iron Man #28 (Tetsujin-nijūhachi-gō) series was created with 51 color episodes based on a modernized take upon the original concept art. In 1993, Ladd and the TMS animation studio converted the series into The New Adventures of Gigantor and broadcast it on America's Sci-Fi Channel from September 9, 1993 to June 30, 1997. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Events 1000 - Battle of Svolder, Viking Age. 1379 - Treaty of Neuberg, splitting the Austrian Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, is defeated and killed by troops of the Usurper Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar

There was also a sequel series, Iron Man #28 FX (Tetsujin-nijūhachi-gō-Efu-Ekkusu), about the son of the original controller operating a new robot (with Daddy and the original, FX-less #28 appearing from time-to-time to help), which ran in Japan in 1992.

A number of characters and robots from the Tetsujin 28 series appeared (albeit with altered backgrounds) in Giant Robo: The Animation, an OAV series that drew on Mitsuteru Yokoyama's entire body of work. is an Original video animation series written and directed by Yasuhiro Imagawa ( G Gundam, Seven of Seven) and inspired by In one of the Giant Robo parodic spin-off OAVs, "Mighty GinRei" (鉄腕GinRei Tetsuwan GinRei?), a version of the original Tetsujin appears under the name "Jintetsu. "

An American made Gigantor comic book series was released in 2000 by Antarctic Press. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Antarctic Press is a San Antonio -based Comic book Publishing company which publishes 'American Manga' style comic books The comic lasted for twelve issues and was later collected in 2005 in trade paperback form. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Paperback, softback, or softcover describe and refer to a Book by the nature of its binding. The comic used elements from the anime Giant Robo as well as Marvel Comics references though the later issues became closer to the original animation. is an Original video animation series written and directed by Yasuhiro Imagawa ( G Gundam, Seven of Seven) and inspired by Marvel Comics is an American comic book company owned by Marvel Publishing Inc

2005 saw a rebirth of the Tetsujin-28 franchise. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Unlike the past attempts to modernize the franchise, a live action motion picture and an accompanying TV anime series (broadcast April 4 to September 29, 2004 and written and directed by Yasuhiro Imagawa) were produced one year earlier in the retro-style of the original manga/anime series (with the TV series even taking place ten years after World War II, approximately the same time as the manga debuted). Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic Events 1581 - Francis Drake completes a circumnavigation of the world and is knighted by Elizabeth I. Events 522 BC - Darius I of Persia kills the Magian usurper Gaumâta securing his hold as king of the Persian Empire. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Retro is a term used to describe denote or classify culturally outdated or aged trends modes or fashions from the overall postmodern past but have since that time become functionally Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The new TV series has been released in the United States under its original name Tetsujin-28 by Geneon and in the UK by Manga Entertainment, the first time a Tetsujin-28 property has not been localized to "Gigantor" in America or other English speaking nations. Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located This article is about Manga Entertainment the anime distributor The live action movie has been licensed for a UK release by Manga Entertainment, however no date has been set. [2]

On March 31, 2007, a feature length film, entitled "Tetsujin 28-go: Hakuchu no Zangetsu" (which translates as "Tetsujin 28-go: The Remaining Month") and based on the same characters and visual designs as the 2004 Yasuhiro Imagawa TV series was released in Japanese theaters. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " There are currently no announced plans to release the film in other countries. [3]

Creators behind Gigantor have unveiled plans for another updated design, a "Gigantor for the New Millennium. " This newest form of the giant robot is called G3 and differs from past designs. The new Gigantor is a meld of robot and cyborg. A robot is a mechanical or Virtual Artificial agent In practice it is usually an electro-mechanical system which by its appearance or movements A cyborg is a Cybernetic Organism ( ie, an organism that has both artificial and natural systems According to the main site: "Driven by a complex neuro-system of DNA-impregnated neurochips, Gigantor G3 is a living Cybot!" [2]".

Trivia

Footnotes

  1. ^ Variety, January 26, 1966
  2. ^ Tetsujin 28 volume 1 insert
  3. ^ [1] Tetsujin 28-go: Hakuchuu no Zangetsu Official Japanese Movie Site

External links

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