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.
Cast[]
Image | Character | Original Name | Seiyū | Dub Actor |
---|---|---|---|---|
Jimmy Sparks | Shotaro Kaneda | Kazue Takahashi | Billie Lou Watt | |
Inspector Blooper | Chief Ōtsuka | Kōsei Tomita | Ray Owens | |
Dr. Bob Brilliant | Dr. Shikishima | Minoru Yada | Gilbert Mack | |
Dick Strong | Kenji Murasame | Toshio Andō | Peter Fernandez | |
Narrator | Yuzuru Fujimoto | Gilbert Mack |
Additional Voices[]
Notes[]
- Although the Latin Spanish dub is based on the English dub, it uses the original title of Iron-Man 28 as "El Hombre de Acero" (The Man of Steel).
Transmission[]
Date(s) | Channel | Country | |
---|---|---|---|
1964-1966 | Syndication | United States | |
1968 | ATV | Australia | |
1968 | TEN-10 | ||
1968-1969 | SAS-10 | ||
2003 | Cartoon Network (Toonami) |
United States | |
2005-2007 | Cartoon Network (Adult Swim) |
Video Releases[]
See Also[]
- The New Adventures of Gigantor
- Tetsujin 28 (2004)
- Giant Robo: The Animation
- Johnny Sokko & his Flying Robot