
Airing Schedule (JST)
Wednesday18:15 JST
Score
6.61 Start
October 20, 1963 End
November 24, 1965 Rank
#7255 Popularity
#10041AdventureMechaSci-FiShounenFinished Airing
Tetsujin 28-gou
Also Known As: Gigantor, 鉄人28号, Iron Man 28, Tetsujin 28-go
Synopsis
Dr.Haneda was developing experimental giant robot warriors to fight the allies during the Second World War, but before his creations could see action, Allied bombs destroyed the facility and killed him. A decade later criminals discovered two of the surviving prototypes, #26 and 27 in the series, and used the remote controlled robots to commit a number of crimes. Young Shotaro Haneda, the twelve year old son of Dr.Haneda, did some investigating and discovered that the mob were hunting for the twenty-eighth robot in the series, rumoured to be the most powerful of them all. Racing the villains, Shotaro discovers the robot first, along with Dr.Shikashima, a colleague of his father's who was also believed killed by the Allied bombing. Together the two prevent Tetusjin-28 (the robot's official designation) from falling into the hands of the bad guys, and decide to dedicate him to peace rather than war.
Shotaro fought crime for a long time, supported by Dr.Shikashima, who would repair Tetsujin-28 when he was damaged, and by police officer Otsuka. Shotaro even battled the alien Magmans, invaders from the planet Magma, who came to Earth late in his career, bringing their own giant robots, Magma X and Gold Wolf, with them.
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StudioTCJ
SourceManga
Debut SeasonFall 1963
RatingG - All Ages
Episode Count96 episodes
Duration25 minutes
Broadcast PeriodOctober 1963 to November 1965
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