Ganbare!! Robocon
GenreTokusatsu
Comedy
Created byShotaro Ishinomori
Developed byShozo Uehara
Directed byAtsuo Okunaka
ComposerShunsuke Kikuchi
Country of originJapan
No. of episodes118
Production
Production companiesToei Company
Ishimori Productions
Original release
NetworkNET TV
ReleaseOctober 4, 1974 (1974-10-04) –
March 25, 1977 (1977-03-25)
This train on the Senseki Line, commissioned in honor of Shotaro Ishinomori, features Robocon prominently.

Ganbare!! Robocon (がんばれ!!ロボコン, Ganbare!! Robokon, Do Your Best!! Robocon) is a Japanese tokusatsu comedy family robot television series created by Shotaro Ishinomori and produced by Toei. It ran from October 4, 1974, to March 25, 1977, on NET TV.[1]


Moero!! Robocon vs. Ganbare!! Robocon (燃えろ!!ロボコンVSがんばれ!!ロボコン, Moero!! Robokon tai Ganbare!! Robokon) December 10, 1999, Toei released the direct to video movie where the Robocon of the 90s meets the original Robocon from the 70s.

A new film Ganbareiwa!! Robocon: Oo-la-la! Lovable Soupless Tantanmen!! Chapter (がんばれいわ!!ロボコン ウララ〜!恋する汁なしタンタンメン!!の巻, Ganbareiwa!! Robokon: Urara~! Koi Suru Shiru-Nashi Tantanmen!! no Maki) was released theatrically on July 31, 2020. It is paired with the anime films Jintai no Survival and Sprin' Pan Mae e Susumō!.[2][3]

Plot

Robocon is a G-class robot from the first generation of robot school. He came to the human world for practical training with his friends from robotics school. As a result of the lottery, Robocon will be staying at the Kurihara family in Otara City. Each day's actions are graded by Mr. Robot Gantz-Sensei, the homeroom teacher at the robot school, and those who score 100 points receive a heart mark. If you collect 10 heart marks, you can graduate from robot school as an A-class robot. The story depicts a robot contestant who strives to become an A-class robot with his "robo guts" even though he gets into various troubles every time.

Characters

Robots

Cast

Voice Cast

Episodes

  1. A Big Hit!! Robo-Guts Fully Unleashed (大当り!! ロボ根性全開, Ōatari!! Robo konjō zenkai)
  2. The First Usage (はじめてのおつかい, Hajimeteno otsukai)
  3. Big Crisis!! I'm Being Dismantled (大ピンチ!! オイラ解体, Dai pinchi!! Oira kaitai)
  4. Perfect! The Devil that Repairs Anything (絶好調! 何でも修理魔, Zekkōchō! Nandemo shūri ma)

Theme Songs

All songs were sung by Ichirou Mizuki and composed by Shunsuke Kikuchi.

References

  1. ^ がんばれ！！ロボコン(1974～1977). allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved October 10, 2014.
  2. ^ "Ganbareiwa!! Robocon Robot Comedy Film Reveals Cast".
  3. ^ "'Sprin' Pan Let's go forward!' Anime Short Screens Alongside Jintai no Survival!/Robocon Double Bill".
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