Macron 1 was a TV series assembled from the Ashi Production anime Sengoku Majin Gōshōgun (戦国魔神ゴーショーグン) and the Kokusai Eiga-sha anime Aku Daisakusen Srungle (悪大作戦スラングル) by Saban Entertainment in 1986.
Dubbing History[]
For their first anime dub, Saban spliced Gōshōgun and Srungle together to have 65 episodes for syndication. The in-show rationale as to how the two shows took place in the same universe involved the main character of Srungle being a pilot who had wound up in a parallel universe, where he talked to the Gōshōgun team through "cross-dimensional television."
To help sell the series, then-current pop songs were added, generally played during the fight scenes. The VHS releases on the Celebrity Home Entertainment label do not include the pop songs.
The version with both shows included only played in the U.S. and Israel. When Macron 1 played in Europe and Latin America, what was shown was a straight adaptation of Gōshōgun, with different opening narration and, often, different dialogue from what was in the American version.
Cast[]
GoShogun Segments
| Character | Original Name | Seiyū | Dub Actor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nathan Bridger | Kenta Sanada | Yōko Matsuoka | Barbara Goodson |
| Dr. James Chagall | Captain Sabarath | Osamu Kobayashi | Doug Lee |
| Jason Templar | Shingo Hojo | Hirotaka Suzuoki | Cam Clarke |
| Kathy Jamison | Remy Shimada | Mami Koyama | Lisa Michelson |
| Scott Cutter | Killy Gagley | Hideyuki Tanaka | Kerrigan Mahan |
| Hugo | Father | Yuzuru Fujimoto | Steve Kramer |
| ND-2 | OVA | Satomi Majima | Ted Lehmann |
| Dark Star | NeoNeros | Yuzuru Fujimoto | Doug Lee |
| Prince Eharn | Leonardo Medici Bundol | Kaneto Shiozawa | Gregory Snegoff |
| Captain Blade | Suegni Cuttnal | Shōjirō Kihara | Mike Reynolds |
| Lord Jeraldan | Yatta-la Kernagul | Daisuke Gōri | Robert V. Barron |
| Dr. Fritz | Dr. Jitter | Mikio Terashima | Gregory Snegoff |
| Clarence | Kerna | N/A | Ted Lehmann |
| Narration | Tesshō Genda | Robert V. Barron (U.S. version) | |
| Peter Cullen (International version) | |||
Srungle Segments (U.S. Version only)
| Character | Original Name | Seiyū | Dub Actor |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Jance | Captain Jance | Akio Nojima | Michael McConnohie |
| Jet | Tōru Furuya | Dave Mallow | |
| Venus | Aidor | Kyōko Tongū | Lara Cody |
Additional Voices[]
- Robert Axelrod
- Arlene Banas
- Robert V. Barron
- Lara Cody
- Richard Epcar
- Steve Kramer
- Wendee Lee
- Melanie MacQueen
- Kerrigan Mahan
- Dave Mallow
- Michael McConnohie
- Gregory Snegoff
- Michael Sorich
- Daniel Woren
Transmission[]
| Date(s) | Channel | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986-1987 | Syndication | United States | 
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Video Releases[]
| Distributor | Year | Format | Contents | Region | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Celebrity Home Entertainment | 1989-1991 | 
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20 Episodes | NTSC | United States |
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| 4 Volumes | ||||||
See Also[]
External Links[]
- GhoShogun (anime) at Anime News Network's database
- Akū Daisakusen Srungle (anime) at Anime News Network's database
- Macron 1 at the Internet Movie Database