Gigantor

Gigantor is the American adaptation of the Japanese anime Tetsujin 28-go (鉄人28号 Tetsujin Nijūhachi-gō), based on the manga by Mitsuteru Yokoyama. It originally aired from October 20, 1963 to May 25, 1966 on Fuji TV in Japan.

Dubbing History
In 1963, Fred Ladd, while working on the animated feature Pinocchio in Outer Space and the animated TV series The Big World of Little Adam, saw artwork of Mitsuteru Yokoyama presenting a giant robot remote-controlled by a young boy. Ladd, who had produced the successful international, English-language adaptation of Astro Boy, and Al Singer, formed a corporation called Delphi Associates, Inc. in order to produce and distribute an English-language version of Tetsujin 28-go. They took only 52 episodes of the Japanese series for the American market, and renamed the series Gigantor. Peter Fernandez wrote much of the English script, and participated in the dubbing. As with Speed Racer, the characters' original names were altered and the original series' violence was toned down for American viewers. The series debuted on U.S. television in 1964 and became an immediate hit with young audiences.

Additional Voices

 * Peter Fernandez
 * Gilbert Mack
 * Ray Owens
 * Sonia Owens
 * Billie Lou Watt