Magne Robo Gakeen
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| Magne Robo Gakeen | |
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| マグネロボ・ガ・キーン (Magunerobo Ga Kiin) |
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| Genre | Mecha |
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| Directed by | Tomoyoshi Katsumada |
| Studio | Toei Animation |
| Network | TV Asahi |
| Original run | September 5, 1976 – June 26, 1977 |
| No. of episodes | 39 |
Magne Robo Gakeen (Japanese: マグネロボ・ガ・キーン) was an anime series aired from 1976 to 1977 in Japan. There were 39 episodes. It is also referred to as "Magnerobo Ga-Keen", "'Gakeen Supermagnetron", "'Gakeen Magnetic Robot", "Robotman Gakeen", "Gakeen".
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[edit] Story
Dr. Kazuki, who perceived of an invasion of Earth by the Izaru people builds a robot based on the science of magnetism and sphere joint theory. Undergoing a dangerous augmentation process, Dr. Kazuki's daughter Mai becomes the pilot of "Mighty" or "Magnetman Minus". Takeshi Hojo becomes the pilot of "Puraiza" or "Magnetman Plus". The pilots would link up and Gakeen (Short for "Gathering Keen") the super robot was formed.
[edit] Concept
Gakeen became one of the many super robot series to appear after the seminal works such as Mazinger and Getter Robo opened the floodgates to the genre. The robot was notable for its creative weaponry systems such as cutting fists, Gakeen fists, steel claws, bladed foot. Other specialties include magnetic onslaught, magnetic draw, arm cutter, laser beams, atomic hurricane. The show further extended the transformation into very long complex sequences that would become trendy for similar shows to follow.
[edit] Staff
Director: Tomoyoshi Katsumada
Music: Chuumei Watanabe
Character Design: Kazuo Komatsubara
Singer: Ichiro Mizuki, Mitsuko Horie
[edit] Characters
| Japanese Name | Voiced by |
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| Hojo Takeshi | Toshio Furukawa |
| Mai Kazuki | Kazuko Sugiyama |
| Prof. Mamoru Kazuki | |
| Commander Brain |
[edit] DVD
In Japan it has been released as a DVD box set. Outside Japan, it was released on an edited 90-minute movie DVD.
[edit] Merchandise
Takara released the rare Robotman Gakeen in 1976. The toy was release as part of the Robotman Series, which was originally intended to be the bridge between Microman and Henshin Cyborg series to form a larger toys tie-in project call Victory Series. However when Henshin Cyborg line was terminated in 1974, there was no longer a reason for keeping the Victory Series and Robotman then became part of Microman line[1].
[edit] References
- ^ GaKeen Toys. "Robotman Series." GaKeen Toys. Retrieved on 2006-11-21.
