The Classic Giant Robot Encyclopedia
Retrospectives, analysis, and stories from the golden age of giant robot anime — 1963 to 1999.
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Gaiking premiered on Fuji TV in April 1976 as the first super robot anime produced entirely by Toei Animation without a pre-existing manga as source material. Every major robot series Toei had produced before it — Mazinger Z, Getter Robo, Grendizer — had come from Go Nagai and his company Dynamic Productions. Gaiking was supposed […]
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Gaiking premiered on Fuji TV in April 1976 as the first super robot anime produced entirely by Toei Animation without a pre-existing manga as source material. Every major robot series
On August 27, 1979, President Ferdinand Marcos of the Philippines issued a directive banning Voltes V from national television. The official reason was excessive violence and harmful effects on children.
Mobile Suit Gundam is today one of the most successful media franchises in Japanese history. Its model kits — known as Gunpla — generate billions of dollars in revenue annually.