Mechander Robo
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| 合身戦隊メカンダーロボ (Gasshin Sentai Mekandaa Robo) |
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| Genre | Mecha |
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| Directed by | Yoshitaka Nitta |
| Studio | Wake Productions, Telescreen, TV Tokyo |
| Network | Japan: Fuji TV |
| Original run | March 3, 1977 – December 29, 1977 |
| No. of episodes | 35 |
Mechander Robo (Japanese: 合身戦隊メカンダーロボ ) was an anime series aired in 1977 in Japan. There were 35 episodes aired at 25 minutes each. It is also known as "Gasshin Sentai Mechander Robo", "Mekander", "Mechander", "Gasshin Sentai Mechander Robo", "Combiner Battle Team Mekander Robo", "Combining Squadron Mechander Robo", "Mekander Robot", "Mekanda".
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[edit] Original story
The Doron Empire, hailing from the Ganymede system came to Earth in order to conquer it. Already, general Doron overthrew the queen Medusa of Ganymede in the Magellan star cluster. Earth's defenses were no match. In a matter of days, 95% of the Earth fell under Doron occupation. Dr. Shikishima, a brilliant scientist places his last hopes for Earth in a robot he has created. The mother of Jimi would be reborn into a cyborg who is now the leader of the opposing forces and her memory could not recall the past.
[edit] Production note
The production company was plagued with bankruptcy issues and the main sponsors forced the studios to reuse footages from old episodes to patch the new episodes without redrawing new animations.
[edit] Concept
Three command jets combine to form Mechanda Robo. Some of the trademark weapons include spiked shields, missile pod forearms, chest flame throwers. Despite the show targeting young audiences at the time, and that the opposing forces were robots. The attack techniques and damages in battle are quite violent by today's standards.
[edit] Staff
- Additional Director: Takashi Anno, Yasuo Hasegawa, Masayuki Hayashi
- Producer: Sumio Takahashi
- Screenwriter: Jaruhiko Kaido
- Designer: Nobuhiro Okasako, Tsuneo Ninomiya
- Mechanical Designer: Kunio Okawara
- Animator: Satoshi Touzan, Tsuneo Ninomiya, Masayuki Hayashi, Satoshi Tozan, Takeshi Honda
- Music: Michiaki Watanabe
[edit] Characters
| Name | Vehicle | Voices by |
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| Narrator | Kouji Nakata | |
| Jimmy Orion | Mechander-1 | Akira Kamiya |
| Kojiro Hachijima | Mechander-2 | Kazuyuki Sogabe |
| Ryosuke Shikishima | Toraika B-3 | Akio Nojima |
| Mika Shikishima | Keiko Yokozawa | |
| General Ozmel | Masane Tsukayama | |
| Professor Shikishima | Masaya Taki | |
| Medusa | Natsuko Fuji |
[edit] Screenshots
 Title screen |
[edit] Trivia
- The show was dubbed to English for the Philippines broadcast.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ Clements, Jonatha. McCarthy Helen. [2006] (2006). The Anime Encyclopedia: Revised & Expanded Edition. Berkeley, CA: Stone Bridge Press. ISBN 978-1-933330-10-5
