The New Adventures of Gigantor

Synopsis

Shotaro Kaneda is a young boy whose dead scientist father created the giant robot Tetsujin 28 after realizing the chances of attacks from outer galaxies. Shotaro has possession of the only controller, kept in an attached case, which enables him to have direct command of the all mighty Tetsujin 28. If the controller goes into the hands of the enemy, this could lead Tetsujin 28 to fight for villains who want to destroy The Earth. Whenever peace in this world is threaten, Shotaro together with his friends, Dr. Shikishima, Detective Otsuka, must unleash the power of our metallic super hero.

Streaming availability

ads

Pluto TV

Streaming data provided by JustWatch.

Cast

Eiko Yamada

Shotaro Kaneda (voice)

Ikuko Tani

Utako Shikishima (voice)

Kosei Tomita

Inspector Ohtsuka (voice)

Kumiko Takizawa

Makiko Shikishima (voice)

Yoshio Kaneuchi

Dr. Shikishima (voice)

Aiko Konoshima

Gina Hayakawa (voice)

Ikuo Nishikawa

Robi (voice)

Keiko Toda

Gura King Jr. (voice)

Kenji Utsumi

Space Demon King (voice)

Osamu Kobayashi

Branch (voice)

Tamio Ohki

Dr. Franken (voice)

Crew

Art

• Tsutomu Ishigaki Art Direction

Camera

• Takafumi Arai Director of Photography

Directing

• Tetsuo Imazawa Series Director

Visual Effects

• Minoru Maeda Mechanical Designer
• Kinichirou Suzuki Animation Director

Writing

• Mitsuteru Yokoyama Comic Book

Seasons & episodes