UFO Warrior Dai Apolon
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| UFO Warrior Dai Apolon | |
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| ＵＦＯ 戦士ダイアポロン (UFO Senshi Dai Apolon) |
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| Genre | Mecha |
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| Directed by | Tatsuo Ono |
| Studio | Eiken Production |
| Network | Japan: TBS |
| Original run | April 6, 1976 – February 24, 1977 |
| No. of episodes | 26 |
UFO Warrior Dai Apolon (Japanese: ＵＦＯ戦士ダイアポロン) was an anime series aired from 1976 to 1977 in Japan. There were 26 episodes aired at 25 minutes each. It is also known as "UFO Senshi Dai Apolon", "UFO Soldier Dai Apolon", "UFO Robo Dai Apolon", "Dai Apolon", "Shadow World".
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[edit] Original Story
The story is about 16 years old boy Takeshi who recently formed an American football team at the BlueSky orphanage. One day the game is interuppted by a light in the sky. Takeshi discovers he is the son of the king of the planet Apolon, spirited away to Earth by his father's retainer Rabi to avoid death at the hands of General Dazaan. He turns out to have special energy abilities which can control UFO saucers from under the ocean floor, which in turn can become robots that are synchronized to their movements. His friends Miki, Matsuo and Goro also become pilots. They magically change into their uniforms every time they yell U! F! O!. With the robots they attempt to save the world.
[edit] Concept
The story adds American football into the setting backdrop as an element. Though the original concept is derived from manga "Shonen King" by creator Tetsu Kariya and Shigeru Tsuchiyama. That manga featured a 15 year old orphan called Akira. The story did not have the American football or UFO robot elements, and the enemies were demons.[1] It was unusal for the football element to be added, since the sport was bearly even recognized as an amateur sport in Japan in the mid 70s. It may just be a coincidental blend to add variety to the super robot genre. The robot also carries a football-shaped blade. The main robot is formed from the 3 components Edda (Head), Trangu (Trunk), Legga (Leg).
The show aired at a time when major changes were occurring at TBS and halfway through the series the channels changed and what remained of DaiApolon is sometimes known as DaiApolon 2.
[edit] Staff
Screenwriter: Takao Koyama, Okihara Matsumoto, Noboru Shiroyama, Soji Yoshikawa, Seiji Matsuoka
Creator: Tetsu Kariya
Design: Toyoo Ashida
Animation: Keijiro Kimura, Takashi Kakuta, Konio Okoto, Toyoo Ashida
Music: Masahisa Takeshi
[edit] Characters
| Name | Voices by |
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| Narrator | Osamu Ichikawa |
| Takeshi | Akira Murayama |
| Goro | Keisuke Yamashita |
| Miki | Kazue Komiya |
| Matsuo | Sachiko Chichimatsu |
| Hideki | Kiyoshi Komiyama |
| Principal | Miyoko Shoji |
| Giraniku | Shozo Iizuka |
[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
[edit] Trivia
- The show was aired Tuesday 7:00pm to 7:30pm.
- Apolon has also been spelled "Apollon" interchangeably.
