Tetsujin 28-go
Tetsujin 28-go (|鉄人28号|Tetsujin Nijūhachi-gō| literally "Iron Man #28") is a manga by Mitsuteru Yokoyama, who also created Giant Robo, that was first published in 1956 and was later adapted into several anime series, the first in 1963. It was the first "giant robot" series. The 1963 series was later released in America as Gigantor. A live action motion picture with heavy use of computer generated graphics was produced in Japan in 2005.
Manga
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1963 Series
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1980 Series
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Tetsujin 28 FX
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2004 series
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2005 Live-Action Film
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Americanization
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In the Americanization of the 1963 Tetsujin 28 series by Fred Ladd, many changes were made; the most obvious of which was the robot's name (Tetsujin 28 was renamed Gigantor). Many other characters' names were changed, including: Shotaro Kaneda (Jimmy Sparks), and Dr. Shikishima (Dr. Bob Brilliant). Tetsujin 28's World War II origins were discarded entirely, and the setting shifted to the year 2000.