Gigantor

Name: Gigantor
Genre: Animation, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Released: 1963-10-20
Rating: 7.4
Cast: Kazue Takahashi, Kosei Tomita, Minoru Yada, Yuzuru Fujimoto, Fuyumi Shiraishi

7.4

2 seasons

78 episodes

Ended

Animation

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Plot Summary

Gigantor is an American adaptation of the anime version of Tetsujin 28-go, a manga by Mitsuteru Yokoyama released in 1956. Jimmy Sparks controls a gigantic, powerful robot and uses it to fight crime. It debuted on U.S. television in 1964. As with Speed Racer, the characters' original names were altered and the original series' violence was toned down for American viewers.

First Aired:October 20, 1963

Last Aired:January 6, 1965

Episode Runtime:25m

Networks:

Fuji TV

Created By:

Mitsuteru Yokoyama