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Gigantor (1964)

2 seasons78 episodes25 min per episode★ 7.0 · 293 votes

• Action
• Adventure
• Animation

Gigantor is an American adaptation of the anime version of Tetsujin 28-go, a manga by Mitsuteru Yokoyama released in 1956. Jimmy Sparks controls a gigantic, powerful robot and uses it to fight crime. It debuted on U.S. television in 1964. As with Speed Racer, the characters' original names were altered and the original series' violence was toned down for American viewers.

First aired

October 20, 1963

Last episode

January 6, 1965

Network

Fuji TV

Country of origin

Japan