is a 2004 Japanese

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series based on the manga of the same name by

Mitsuteru Yokoyama was a Japanese manga artist born in Suma Ward of Kobe City in Hyōgo Prefecture. His personal name was originally spelled , with the same pronunciation. His works include ''Tetsujin 28-go'', ''Giant Robo'', '' Akakage'', ''Babel II'', '' Sal ...

. It was animated by

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and Palm Studio and written and directed by

Yasuhiro Imagawa is a Japanese anime is hand-drawn and computer-generated animation originating from Japan. Outside of Japan and in English, ''anime'' refers specifically to animation produced in Japan. However, in Japan and in Japanese, (a term deri ...

. The series has been released in the United States under its original name by

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and in the United Kingdom by

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, the first time a ''Tetsujin-28'' property has not been localized to

Gigantor is a 1963 anime adaptation of ''Tetsujin 28-go'', a manga by Mitsuteru Yokoyama released in 1956. It debuted on US television in January 1966. As with ''Speed Racer'', the characters' original names were altered and the original series' viol ...

in America or other English speaking nations. It was then rescued by

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for a SD Blu-ray release on September 25, 2018, with the movie (being released as ''Morning Moon of Midday'') released on sub-only Blu-ray + DVD Combo Pack on January 29, 2019. While not fully based on the original manga, it followed an extremely different storyline than in the 1960s series.

Plot

The story takes place ten years after

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, approximately the same time as the manga debuted, focused mainly on Shotaro's pursuit to control and fully understand Tetsujin's capabilities, all the while encountering previous creations and scientists from the Tetsujin Project.

Cast

*Shotaro Kaneda *Professor Shikishima *Chief Ootsuka *Kenji Murasame *Dr. Furanken

Episodes

Video game

On July 1, 2004, a video game was released for the PlayStation 2 developed by Sandlot and published by

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. In it you control Tetsujin 28 from the point of view of Shotaro Kaneda. The control method is slightly simplified compared to Sandlot's other giant robot games such as ''

Robot Alchemic Drive ''Robot Alchemic Drive'', also known as ''R.A.D.'', and known in Japan as is a PlayStation 2 video game developed by Sandlot and published by Enix. It was released in Japan and North America. In the game the player controls a giant robot called ...

'', allowing you to fly Tetsujin 28, and well as have him pick up buildings, enemies, and even Shotaro to safely transport him away from a battle zone. The game uses the same voice actors from the series, though it takes presentation cues from the original 1950's manga, as well as the '' kaiju'' film genre.

Reception

The series got a mostly positive reception from critics.

References

External links

* * {{Palm Studio 2004 anime television series debuts Action anime and manga Adventure anime and manga Dieselpunk Discotek Media Geneon USA Science fiction anime and manga Super robot anime and manga Tetsujin 28-go TV Tokyo original programming