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Gigantor - Boxed Set One: Episodes 1-26

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Gigantor - Boxed Set One: Episodes 1-26 (1963)

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Runtime: 11 hrs 50 mins

Genre: Childrens

Synopsis: This ground-breaking animated television series made its first appearance in the mid-sixties, giving America one of its first looks at the captivating style of Japanse animation. The first of many friendly giant robots, "Gigantor"... This ground-breaking animated television series made its first appearance in the mid-sixties, giving America one of its first looks at the captivating style of Japanse animation. The first of many friendly giant robots, "Gigantor" featured a new and distinctive look filled with a cinematic sensibility and unusual camera angles that captivated his audience. Controlled via remote control by Jimmy Sparks, the son of the man who created Gigantor, Jimmy sent the huge fighting machine into battle, defending the Earth against a never-ending assault by hostile aliens and enemy robots. This collection of the first 26 black and white episodes were remastered and supervised by creator Fred Ladd. [More]

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Oct 22, 2002

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DVD Features:

  • Region 1
  • Keep Case
  • Single Side - Single Layer
  • Full Frame - 1.33

Additional Release Material:

  • Audio Commentary - (episodes 3, 4, and 5) 1. Fred Ladd - Director
  • Production Interviews - 1. Fred Ladd - Director
  • 2. Fred Patten - Anime Historian
  • Featurette - 1. RENEGADE MASTER (a portrait of GIGANTOR creator, Mitsuteru Yokoyama

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Also worthwhile as a retro background presentation for the groovier party hosts, Gigantor is old-school pop kitsch at its most weirdly endearing.

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