# Giant Robo (1967)

> Daisaku Kusama and the giant robot Giant Robo battle the interstellar terrorist group Big Fire in this 1967 Japanese mecha series.

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## Facts

- Seasons: 1
- Episodes: 26
- Episode runtime: 25 min
- Status: Ended
- Genres: science fiction, action, animation
- Created by: Mitsuteru Yokoyama
- Network: NET
- Cast: Toshiyuki Tsuchiyama, Hirohiko Sato, Mitsunobu Kaneko, Akio Ito, Shōzaburō Date, Yumiko Katayama, Koichi Chiba, Tomomi Kuwabara
- TMDB rating: 7.7/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0170962/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: simple
- Violence: mild
- Tone: earnest, breezy, propulsive, campy

## Synopsis

Giant Robo (1967-1968) is a Japanese tokusatsu mecha series created by Mitsuteru Yokoyama and broadcast on NET. Daisaku Kusama, a young pilot, teams up with the enormous robot Giant Robo to face the interstellar terrorist syndicate Big Fire, a villainous organization whose schemes drive each episode. Veteran actor Mitsunobu Kaneko plays Kusama, Toshiyuki Tsuchiyama voices the giant machine, and Hirohiko Sato plays the menacing Emperor Guillotine, the figure behind Big Fire. The series runs for a single season of twenty-six episodes, a self-contained action format where a new threat arrives and the hero and his robot answer it with spectacle. Its atmosphere is earnest and brisk, built on bold miniature-style battles, colorful villains, and a straightforward sense of good against evil. Adapted in spirit from the manga tradition of Yokoyama's work, the show belongs to the early Japanese giant robot wave that shaped later shonen mecha. Fans of Mazinger Z, Voltes V and Ultraman will find the same kind of heroic machine-driven adventure.

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