Andro Melos
GenreTokusatsu
Superhero
Kaiju
Science fiction
Kyodai Hero
Created byTsuburaya Productions
Written by
  • Andro Kōbō[1]
  • Kazuho Mitsuta
  • Masahide Fukushima
  • Takumi Fujimori
  • Naoyuki Etō
Directed by
  • Yoshikazu Takahashi[2]
  • Tatsurō Furuta
Voices of
Opening theme"Andro Melos"
by Ichirou Mizuki, Columbia Yurikago Kai
Ending theme"Kaettekoi yo Andro Melos"
by Ichirou Mizuki
ComposerShizuka Tamagawa
Country of originJapan
No. of episodes45
Production
ProducerTomohiko Hamada
Running time10 minutes per episodes
Original release
NetworkTBS
ReleaseFebruary 28 (1983-02-28)[1][2] –
April 29, 1983 (1983-04-29)

Andro Melos (アンドロメロス, Andoro Merosu) is a Japanese tokusatsu television miniseries produced by Tsuburaya Productions, aired in TBS from February 28 to April 29, 1983 on weekdays.[3][1] The miniseries was made as an adaptation to the popular Ultra Brothers Story: Andro Melos (ウルトラ兄弟物語アンドロメロス, Urutora Kyōdai Monogatari Andoro Merosu) and Ultra Super Legend: Andro Super Warriors (ウルトラ超伝説アンドロ超戦士, Urutora Chō Densetsu Andoro Chō Senshi) magazine and manga publications,[4] hence it became the first tokusatsu in Japan to be available exclusively on home video.[3] The show's name was inspired by one of the protagonists of 1975 Ultra Series manga The Ultraman (ザ・ウルトラマン, Za Urutoraman), Melos, but both he and the title character are entirely unrelated to each other.[5][6]

Synopsis

The Andro (アンドロ人, Andoro-jin) is a tribe similar to the Ultras from Nebula M78. In addition to their devotion for peace and justice, they established the Andro Defense Force as their answer to the Inter-Galactic Defense Force. At that moment, the Gua Army started their conquest for universal domination and sent out their Fighting Bems to wreak havoc in multiple planets. To protect the peace of the universe, Melos and the Andro Defense Force rode the Andro Boat (アンドロ艇, Andoro-tei) to fly in the vast universe.[7][8][1]

Characters

Andro Defense Force

The Andro Defense Force (アンドロ警備隊, Andoro Keibitai) is an organization formed by the Andro (a race with similar traits to the Ultra Warriors) under Zoffy's advice to maintain peace in outer space.[9] When the Gua Army spread their influence, the team set out to fight the regime and its leaders.[7] Each members wear Cosmo Tector (コスモテクター, Kosumo Tekutā) combat armor with distinctive colors and weapons.[1] As revealed in Ultra Galaxy Fight, the team had recruited several new members (including Andro Ares), as Andro Melos left his position as a leader to join the Galaxy Rescue Force.[9][1]

Gua Army

The Gua Army (グア軍団, Gua Gundan) is the antagonist of the series, a barbaric empire led by the unseen Combined Great Devil Emperor Gua (合身大魔帝 グア, Gasshin Daimatei Gua) and stationed on the similarly named planet.[7] The empire's main agenda is to spread their influence through iron fist and constantly fighting against the Andro Defense Force and Ultra Warriors for standing in their way of conquest.[16][1] Later in the series, it was revealed that Gua is actually the combined form of the siblings and his creation almost doomed the universe before Melos defeated him with the Grantechtor.

Voice cast

Songs

Opening theme
Ending theme

Appearance in other media

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "２月28日 アンドロメロス アンドロ超戦士とグア軍団の戦いがはじまる！ (1/2)" (in Japanese). Cocreco Kodansha. 28 February 2022. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
  2. ^ a b "２月28日 アンドロメロス アンドロ超戦士とグア軍団の戦いがはじまる！ (2/2)" (in Japanese). Cocreco Kodansha. 28 February 2022. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
  3. ^ a b エンターテインメントアーカイブ 2018, p. 162, 「アンドロメロス グラフィティ」
  4. ^ 白書 1987, pp. 166–167, 「アンドロメロス」
  5. ^ エンターテインメントアーカイブ 2018, pp. 176–177, 金田益実「アンドロメロス 雑誌特写とVTR撮影が生んだ新戦士」
  6. ^ 円谷プロ全怪獣図鑑 2013, p. 193, 「column アンドロメロスの変遷」.
  7. ^ a b c d "アンドロメロス - 円谷ステーション" (in Japanese). Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  8. ^ a b c d e f g h i "アンドロメロス vol.1 [DVD]" (in Japanese). Amazon. 22 February 2013. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  9. ^ a b c d @tsuburayaprod (January 17, 2021). "＼ビッグファイト！／【#ギャラファイTAC 大百科】本編に登場するあれ？なんだぁ？ポイントをピックアップ解説!今週は「#アンドロ警備隊」" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  10. ^ エンターテインメントアーカイブ 2018, p. 163, 「アンドロメロス」
  11. ^ a b c 白書 1987, pp. 22–23, 「アンドロメロス」
  12. ^ a b c d 円谷プロ全怪獣図鑑 2013, pp. 190–193, 「アンドロメロス」
  13. ^ エンターテインメントアーカイブ 2018, p. 164, 「アンドロウルフ」
  14. ^ エンターテインメントアーカイブ 2018, p. 165, 「アンドロマルス」
  15. ^ エンターテインメントアーカイブ 2018, p. 166, 「アンドロフロル」
  16. ^ @tsuburayaprod (December 27, 2020). "＼ビッグファイト！／【#ギャラファイTAC 大百科】本編に登場するあれ？？ポイントをピックアップ解説今週は懐かしき強敵「#グア軍団」解説シーンをチェック" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  17. ^ エンターテインメントアーカイブ 2018, pp. 168–169, 「グア軍団」
  18. ^ エンターテインメントアーカイブ 2018, pp. 170–171, 「怪獣戦艦」
  19. ^ メーキング・オブ・円谷ヒーロー〈2〉サイエンスヒーロー・ワールド (in Japanese). Kodansha. 1987-08-01. p. 213. ISBN 978-4061901032.
  20. ^ a b ウルトラマンAGE Vol.13 (in Japanese). Tatsumi Publishing. 2004-05-10. p. 102. ISBN 978-4777800162.
  21. ^ 円谷プロ全怪獣図鑑 2013, p. 198, 「ウルトラマン物語」.
Sources

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