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Jeeg
, also known as ''Kotetsu Jeeg'' or ''Koutetsu Jeeg'', is a Japanese mecha anime series created by manga artists Go Nagai and Tatsuya Yasuda and produced by Toei Doga (now Toei Animation), directed by Masayuki Akehi. It was first broadcast on NET in Japan from October 5, 1975 to August 29, 1976, lasting for 46 episodes. Steel Jeeg also ran as a manga in several children's publications, with the original manga was first serialized in Kodansha's ''TV Magazine'' from August 1975 to June 1976. The series is the first installment in Takara's ''Magne-Robo'' Franchise, which later became its own series after the rights of the show were passed to Dynamic Productions. A sequel series called '' Kotetsushin Jeeg'' aired on the satellite network WOWOW, beginning April 5, 2007. Story Hiroshi Shiba is a young car racer who is mortally wounded. His father Professor Shiba, a talented scientist and archaeologist, manages to restore him to life by means of a powerful relic from t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kotetsushin Jeeg
is a 13-episode Japanese television anime sequel to the 1975 Super Robot series ''Steel Jeeg'', created by Go Nagai. It is directed by Jun Kawagoe (previously known for ''New Getter Robo'' and ''Innocent Venus''). This 21st century sequel began airing on the satellite network WOWOW on April 5, 2007 at 11:30 p.m. Japan Standard Time, JST. Press material describes ''Koutetsu Jeeg'' as "A simple tale of 'Good versus Evil' while at the same time [being] a robot anime created for the sake of the adult core audience." On February 19, 2007, it was announced that the JAM Project song "STORMBRINGER" would be the opening theme. Plot The story takes place 50 years after the original and features a new cast of characters—primarily the new main character Kenji Kusanagi, a high school student and motorcycle racer who becomes Koutetsushin Jeeg to fight the sudden reappearance of "Haniwa Genjin" ("Haniwa Phantom Gods", or clay robots) from the Great Jama Kingdom ruled by Queen Himi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |