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词条 Gigantor
释义

  1. Plot

  2. History

  3. Characters

  4. Episodes

  5. Sequels and spin-offs

  6. Theme song and miscellany

  7. See also

  8. References

  9. External links

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|name = Gigantor
|image = File:Gigantorvol1cover.jpg
|caption = Gigantor Volume 1 DVD
|ja_kanji = 鉄人28号
|ja_romaji = Tetsujin Nijūhachi-gō
|genre = Action, Adventure, Mecha
}}{{Infobox animanga/Video
|type = tv series
|director = Yonehiko Watanabe
|producer = Kazuo Iohara
|writer = Kinzo Okamoto
|music = Toriro Miki
Nobuyoshi Koshibe
Hidehiko Arashino
|studio = TCJ
|licensee = {{english anime licensee
| AUS = Siren Visual (former)
Madman Entertainment (2010–present)
| NA = Trans-Lux Television
(1966-1967)
The Right Stuf (2009–present)
| NZ = Siren Visual (former)
Madman Entertainment (2010–present)
}}
|network = Fuji TV (1963–1966)
|network_en = {{english anime network
| AUS = ATV-0 (1968)
TEN-10 (1968)
SAS-10 (1968–1969)
| US = WPIX-TV (1964–1966)
Adult Swim (2006)
}}
|first = October 20, 1963
|last = May 25, 1966
|episodes = 97 (original)
52 (English dub)
|episode_list = #Episodes
}}{{Infobox animanga/Footer}}{{nihongo|Gigantor|鉄人28号|Tetsujin Nijūhachi-gō|lit. "Iron Man No. 28"|lead=yes}} is a 1963 anime adaptation of Tetsujin 28-go, a manga by Mitsuteru Yokoyama released in 1956. 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.[1] The dub was created by Fred Ladd distributed in the US by Peter Rodgers Organization.

A new series was produced in Japan in 1980 and was later shown as The New Adventures of Gigantor, on the Sci Fi Channel from 1993 to 1997.[2]

Plot

The series is set in the year 2000. The show follows the exploits of little Jimmy Sparks, a 12-year-old boy who controls Gigantor, a huge flying robot, with a remote control. The robot is made of steel and has a rocket-powered backpack for flight, a pointy nose, eyes that never move and incredible strength, but no intelligence (although he started to tap his head as if trying to think in one episode). Whoever has the remote control controls Gigantor.

Originally developed as a weapon by Jimmy's father, Gigantor was later reprogrammed to act as a guardian of peace. Jimmy Sparks lives with his uncle, Dr. Bob Brilliant, on a remote island. Jimmy usually wears shorts and a jacket, carries a firearm and occasionally drives a car. Together, Jimmy and Gigantor battle crime around the world and clash with the many villains who are always trying to steal or undermine the giant robot.

History

In 1963, Fred Ladd, while working on the animated feature Pinocchio in Outer Space and on the animated TV series The Big World of Little Adam had seen artwork of Mitsuteru Yokoyama presenting a giant robot remote-controlled by a young boy. The Tokyo-based artist had designed the robot for a Japanese shōnen manga series Tetsujin-28 and later a black-and-white animated TV series called Tetsujin 28-go.{{Citation needed|date=October 2009}}

Ladd, who had produced the successful international, English-language adaptation of Astroboy, and Al Singer formed a corporation called Delphi Associates, Inc. in order to produce and distribute an English-language version of Tetsujin 28-gō. They took only 52 episodes of the black-and-white Japanese series for the American market and renamed the series Gigantor. Peter Fernandez wrote much of the English script and participated in the dubbing. The series became an immediate hit with juvenile audiences, though adult reactions were sometimes hostile.{{Citation needed|date=October 2009}}

Despite the fact that the Tetsujin 28-go manga (which debuted in 1956) predates the Marvel Comics character Iron Man (who debuted in 1963), Tetsujin 28-go (which literally means "Iron Man No. 28") could not be released as Iron Man in North America due to the Marvel character Iron Man appearing in that market before Tetsujin debuted there, so the series was renamed Gigantor for the American version.[3]

It was playing at 7:00 p.m. on New York's WPIX-TV in January 1966 when Variety gave it a particularly scathing review, calling it a "loud, violent, tasteless and cheerless cartoon" which was "strictly in the retarded babysitter class".

The reviewer added that Gigantor was popular; he said, "Ratings so far are reportedly good, but strictly pity the tikes and their misguided folks."[4]

Gigantor became a popular Japanese export during this time. The series was shown in Australia on Melbourne television in January 1968 through Trans-Lux, on ATV-0 at 5:00pm. It was described by the TV Week as an "animated science fiction series about the world's mightiest robot, and 12-year-old Jimmy Sparks who controls the jet-propelled giant". The series aired in other markets around Australia, including Sydney, New South Wales on TEN-10, and in Adelaide, South Australia on SAS-10, (its debut on Monday October 28, 1968, at 5.55pm).[5] It was also screened in New Zealand around the same time.

Gigantor was one of a number of Japanese TV series that enjoyed strong popularity with young viewers in Australia during the 1960s. The first and undoubtedly the most successful of these was the hugely successful live-action historical adventure series The Samurai, the first Japanese TV series ever screened in Australia, which premiered in late 1964. It was followed by a contemporary ninja-based live action espionage series, Phantom Agents, and a number of popular Japanese animated series including Astro Boy, Ken The Wolf Boy, Prince Planet and Marine Boy.

In July 1994, Fox Family Films, a division of 20th Century Fox, acquired the rights to "Gigantor" for a live-action motion picture.[6] Anticipating that Gigantor would become a franchise for the studio, Fox tapped screenwriters Steve Meerson and Peter Krikes to prepare the script and budgeted between $35 million and $50 million for the film.[6] Executive producers Fred Ladd and Aeiji Katayama indicated that Mitsuteru Yokoyama would get an executive producer credit and that the 50-foot robot would be updated and modernized for the 1990s with a 12-foot height and morphed and computer-generated features.[6] However, the project has yet to come to fruition and Mitsuteru Yokoyama has since died.

Characters

Whimsical English names were given to the show's characters, such as "Dick Strong", a secret agent; a funny policeman named "Inspector Blooper"; and enemies, such as, "The Spider", "Dubble Trubble", and "Dr. Katzmeow". Other characters included Bob Brilliant's teenage son, Button, as well as his housekeeper, Lotus.

Jimmy Spark's voice was that of Billie Lou Watt. The voice of Inspector Blooper was that of Ray Owens. Old time radio listeners might find the Inspector Blooper sounds a lot like the Willard Waterman/Harold Peary-voiced character "The Great Gildersleeve". Gilbert Mack voiced Dick Strong. Peter Fernandez provided the voices of other Gigantor characters.

Episodes

Below is the episode list of the English dub.

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EpisodeNumber=12Title=The Smoke RobotsShortSummary=LineColor=333333
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EpisodeNumber=18Title=The Giant CobraShortSummary=LineColor=333333
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EpisodeNumber=19Title=The Great HuntShortSummary=LineColor=333333
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EpisodeNumber=20Title=The Deadly WebShortSummary=LineColor=333333
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EpisodeNumber=21Title=The Atomic FlameShortSummary=LineColor=333333
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EpisodeNumber=22Title=The Incredible Speed MachineShortSummary=LineColor=333333
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EpisodeNumber=27Title=Will the Real Gigantor Stand Up?ShortSummary=LineColor=333333
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EpisodeNumber=28Title=Ten Thousand GigantorsShortSummary=LineColor=333333
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EpisodeNumber=29Title=The Plot to Seize GigantorShortSummary=LineColor=333333
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EpisodeNumber=30Title=The Space SubmarineShortSummary=LineColor=333333
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EpisodeNumber=31Title=Gigantor Who?ShortSummary=LineColor=333333
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EpisodeNumber=32Title=The Robot OlympicsShortSummary=LineColor=333333
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EpisodeNumber=33Title=The Crossbones CaperShortSummary=LineColor=333333
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EpisodeNumber=35Title=The Gypsy SpaceshipShortSummary=LineColor=333333
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EpisodeNumber=41Title=The Robot FirebirdShortSummary=LineColor=333333
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EpisodeNumber=43Title=The Robot AlbatrossShortSummary=LineColor=333333
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EpisodeNumber=45Title=The Deadly Sting RaysShortSummary=LineColor=333333
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EpisodeNumber=47Title=The Atomic WhaleShortSummary=LineColor=333333
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EpisodeNumber=49Title=The Evil Robot BrainShortSummary=LineColor=333333
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Sequels and spin-offs

The 1980–81 New Iron Man #28 (Shin Tetsujin-nijuhachi-go) series was created with 51 episodes based on a modernized take upon the original concept art. In 1993, Ladd and the TMS animation studio converted the series into The New Adventures of Gigantor and broadcast it on America's Sci-Fi Channel from September 9, 1993, to June 30, 1997.

During this time it must be noted that the series was shown on Spanish Television under the name "Iron-Man 28".

There was also a sequel series, Tetsujin 28 fx (Tetsujin-nijuhachi-go-Efu-Ekkusu), about the son of the original controller operating a new robot (with Daddy and the original FX-less #28 appearing from time-to-time to help), which ran in Japan in 1992.

In 2004, a new Tetsujin 28-go series was made which returned to the original story established by the manga and original anime series. This version was released in the United States on DVD under the original Japanese title of Tetsujin 28. Unlike Gigantor however, the English translation of this series is closer to the original Japanese version, with all Japanese names retained.

A number of characters and robots from the Tetsujin 28 series appeared (albeit with altered backgrounds) in The Animation, an OAV series that drew on Mitsuteru Yokoyama's entire body of work. In one of the Giant Robo parodic spin-off OAVs, "Mighty GinRei" (Tetsuwan GinRei), a version of the original Tetsujin appears under the name "Jintetsu".

A comic version of Gigantor ran in the Triple Action anthology series from Eternity Comics from issues #1–4.

An American-made Gigantor comic book series was released in 2000 by Antarctic Press. The comic lasted for twelve issues and was later collected in 2005 in trade paperback form. The comic used elements from the anime Giant Robo as well as Marvel Comics references though the later issues became closer to the original animation.

Creators behind Gigantor have unveiled plans for another updated design, a "Gigantor for the New Millennium." This newest form of the giant robot is called G3 and differs from past designs. The new Gigantor is a meld of robot and cyborg. According to the main site: "Driven by a complex neuro-system of DNA-impregnated neurochips, Gigantor G3 is a living Cybot!".[7]

Theme song and miscellany

  • The title song "Gigantor" was written by Louis C. Singer and Eugene Raskin.[1] A cover version, performed by The Dickies, reached #72 in the U.K in 1982. It can be also found on their re-release of Dawn of the Dickies 2000 Captain Oi! Records[8] A cover version of the theme song "Gigantor", performed by Helmet, is included on the 1995 tribute album Cartoons' Greatest Hits, produced by Ralph Sall for MCA Records.[1] The Australian Japanese punk band Mach Pelican also released a cover of the song on their 1999 self titled album.
  • The Gigantor theme is parodied in the Pinky, Elmyra & the Brain episode "How I Spent My Weekend".
  • The Gigantour music festival, created by Megadeth frontman Dave Mustaine is named after Gigantor.
  • MC Esoteric's 2008 release Esoteric vs. Japan - Pterodactyl Takes Tokyo extensively samples both the theme song and various episodes.
  • In the film Night at the Museum and its sequel, Jedidiah calls Larry Daley "Gigantor".
  • In the film Speed, a man on the bus refers to another man on the bus as "Gigantor".
  • Styles of Beyond sampled the original theme song for the hidden track Gigantor from the album Megadef.

See also

The Iron Giant - Brad Bird's animated 1999 US film, which pays homage to Gigantor

References

1. ^CD liner notes: Saturday Mornings: Cartoons' Greatest Hits, 1995 MCA Records
2. ^http://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/gigantor/201660
3. ^{{cite book |last1=Erickson |first1=Hal |title=Television cartoon shows: an illustrated encyclopedia, 1949 through 1993 |date=1995 |publisher=McFarland |isbn=9780786400294 |pages=232 & 324 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ACLuAAAAMAAJ |quote=The character names were then "westernized": Dr. Kaneda became Dr. Sparks; his son Shotaro became Jimmy; and finally, since there already was an "Iron Man" on the market (see Marvel Superheroes), Tetsujin 28GO was not translated as Iron Man No. 28 but completely rechristened as Gigantor.}}
4. ^Variety, January 26, 1966
5. ^Lannan, Kelly Patrick. (1977{{ndash}}current) Base Koala TX Data Archives.
6. ^Parker, Donna. (July 19, 1994) The Hollywood Reporter Fox reinvents "Gigantor" robot. Page 3.
7. ^{{cite web|title=Gigantor G3|url=http://www.gigantor.com|work=Author Unknown|publisher=Fred Ladd's Official Gigantor and more...|accessdate=May 27, 2012|author=Chuck Scholt|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20030205212849/http://www.gigantor.org/next.html|archivedate=February 5, 2003|year=2001|quote=Driven by a complex neuro-system, Gigantor G3 is a roborg!}}
8. ^Boehm, Mike. (February 16, 1988) Los Angeles Times Punks Make Contact at Lively Dickies/Circle Jerks Show. Section: Calendar; Page 8.

External links

  • Gigantor
  • Gigantor at Don Markstein's Toonopedia. [https://www.webcitation.org/6k6weg3N4?url=http://toonopedia.com/gigantor.htm Archived] from the original on August 28, 2016.
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  • {{IMDb title|0058807|Gigantor}}
  • {{tv.com show|gigantor|Gigantor}}
  • {{URL|http://www.hulu.com/gigantor|Gigantor}} on Hulu.com
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