Giant Robo
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| Giant Robo | |
| ジャイアントロボ (Jaianto Robo) |
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| Genre | Action, Mecha, Secret agent |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Mitsuteru Yokoyama |
| Published by | Shogakukan Kodansha |
| Magazine | Weekly Shōnen Sunday |
| Original run | May 1967 – March 1968 |
Giant Robo (ジャイアントロボ Jaianto Robo) is a manga by Mitsuteru Yokoyama, in which the huge robot of the same name as a title appears. Tokusatsu, Anime, etc. based on this manga were produced.
Since Toei requested a plot for Tokusatsu TV series from Yokoyama, he wrote this manga. Yokoyama made the setting "Giant Robo follows only a hero" for differentiation with his Tetsujin 28 which everyone can control.
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[edit] Plot
[edit] Part 1
The secret society "Big Fire" to scheme to conquer the world is furthering Project GR. The special investigation organization of the United Nations dispatches an agent in Country T to interfere with the plan. Daisaku Kusama, the Japanese tourist, is mistaken for the agent, and is abducted by "BF".
[edit] Part 2
Daisaku Kusama comes back alive to Japan barely with GR1. However, "BF" plans the attempt on Daisaku's life to recapture GR1, and they let GR2 and GR3 attack Tokyo.
[edit] Part 3
The bomber carrying a hydrogen bomb crashes into Japanese waters. The hydrogen bomb has already been deprived by "BF" though the bomber is recovered at once. "BF" requires that GR1 should be exchanged for a hydrogen bomb.
[edit] Characters
- Daisaku Kusama: The Japanese boy who was going to go to Country T to study.
- Azuma: The chairman of Japanese branch of the special investigation organization of the United Nations.
[edit] Robots
- GR1: The robot for land battles made by Big Fire.
- GR2: The robot for naval battles made by Big Fire.
- GR3: The robot for air battles made by Big Fire.
[edit] Adaptations
Adaptaions include:
- Giant Robo (tokusatsu), a 1967 live-action series based on the manga. Also known as Johnny Sokko and his Flying Robot.
- Giant Robo: The Day the Earth Stood Still, a 1990's direct-to-video series inspired by the manga.
- Giant Robo: The Day the Earth Burned, a 2006 manga series from the creator of Giant Robo: The Day the Earth Stood Still.
- GR: Giant Robo, a 2007 re-imagining of the original manga.
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