Dino Mech Gaiking (TV 1/1976)
Alternative title:
Daikū Maryū Gaiking (Japanese)
El Gladiador (Spanish)
Festival de los Robots: El Gladiador (Spanish)
Gaiking
Gaiking Il Robot Guerriero (Italian)
Great Sky Dragon Gaiking
Великий Небесный Дракон Гайкинг (Russian)
大空魔竜ガイキング (Japanese)
Genres: science fiction
Themes: mecha
Objectionable content: Mild
Plot Summary:
Earth is still in danger: aliens from planet Zeraz are willing to invade our planet because theirs is being swallowed by a Black Hole. Led by Great Darius and his four generals, they begin seeding death and destruction. When an ESP warrior is killed by aliens, professor Hi-Tech understands the danger and builds the huge Space Dragon (Daiku Maryu) piloted by Pete, and the gint robot Gaiking whose pilot is Sanshiro Shiwobuki, an ex-baseball player. Daiku Maryu is a big dragon shaped spaceship and his head is the Gaiking torso. When the Gaiking enters the action, Daiku Maryu launches other Gaiking's components and then it re-unite neck with tail, becoming unbreakable.
The story chronicled the battle between the crew of the semi-transformable carrier Daikū Maryū and the Super Mecha Gaiking against an invading race of aliens from the planet Zela, whose home planet is facing destruction by a black hole. The robot Gaiking was piloted by a baseball star named Sanshiro Tsuwabuki (Sanshiro's name was changed to Aries Astonopolis for the English version of the show with the carrier being called the "Great Space Dragon", a literal translation of "Daikū Maryū". Gaiking was notable for being one of the few super robot series to take place in real places outside of Japan, and for being the first Super Robot series to have a mobile carrier for the chief robots.
Ratings: 41 ratings have been given [details]
Running time: half hour per episode
Number of episodes: 44
Episode titles: We have 44
Vintage:
1976-04-01 to 1977-01-27
1986 (Colombia - Cadena Uno)
Opening Theme:
"Daikū Maryū Gaiking" (大空魔竜ガイキング; Dino Mech Gaiking) by Isao Sasaki, Columbia Yurikago-kai and Koorogi '73
"Robots, Eres Formidable" (Español Latino) by Capitán Memo
Ending Theme:
"El Gladiador" (Español Latino) by Capitán Memo
"Hoshizora no Gaiking" (星空のガイキング; Gaiking in the Starry Sky) by Isao Sasaki
Official website:
大空魔竜ガイキング - TOEI ANIMATION (Japanese)
Links: We have 2
Trivia: We have 3
Comment:
When the series was first aired in Japan, Toei Animation credited Kunio Nakatani, Akio Sugino, and Dan Kobayashi as its original creators to avoid paying royalties to Go Nagai, the series real creator. This resulted in a legal battle between Nagai and Toei that lasted for 10 years.
Licensed in 1980 by Jim Terry Productions as part of the Force Five series.
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North American Anime, Manga Releases, January 29-February 4 (Jan 31, 2023)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, June 19-25 (Jun 21, 2016)
Discotek Adds 1976 Gaiking, Wicked City Anime (Jul 26, 2015)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, May 19-25 (May 21, 2013)
Live-Action Gaiking Project Starts Writer Search, SFX R&D (Feb 10, 2013)
Shout! Factory to Release Gaiking Anime on DVD (Oct 10, 2012)
Jules Urbach Speaks About Proposed Gaiking CG Film (May 12, 2010)
Avatar's CG Staff Light Stage Worked on Gaiking Pilot (Mar 24, 2010)
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| Gaiking - The Movie Collection (Dub.DVD) 2013-01-15 (from $86.16) |
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Director: Tomoharu Katsumata
Series Composition: Masao Maruyama
Scenario: Masao Maruyama
Screenplay:
Haruya Yamazaki (15 episodes
eps 3, 7, 10-11, 16, 19, 21, 25-31 odd, 34-36, 41
)Shōzō Uehara (16 episodes
eps 2, 4, 6, 13-14, 18, 22-24, 30, 33, 37, 39, 42-44
)Sōji Yoshikawa (9 episodes
eps 5, 12, 15, 20, 26, 28, 32, 38, 40
)Yū Yamamoto (ep 8) Unit Director:
Akinori Ōrai (11 episodes
eps 2, 5, 10, 17, 21, 24, 31, 34, 41, 43-44
)Shuji Iuchi (5 episodes
eps 6, 23, 25, 30, 36
)Tomoharu Katsumata (5 episodes
eps 1, 8, 16, 26, 35
)Yasuo Yamayoshi (7 episodes
eps 15, 19, 22, 28, 33, 39, 42
)Yūgo Serikawa (4 episodes
eps 27, 32, 37, 40
)Music: Shunsuke Kikuchi
Animation Director:
Masamune Ochiai (5 episodes
eps 7, 12, 23, 27, 33
)Moriyasu Taniguchi (7 episodes
eps 2, 8, 15, 19, 24, 28, 39
)Takeshi Shirato (14 episodes
eps 1, 6, 13-14, 16, 20, 22, 25, 30, 32, 35-36, 38, 43
)Takuo Noda (7 episodes
eps 5, 10, 17, 21, 26, 31, 41
)Yūki Kinoshita (ep 42) Mechanical design: Dan Kobayashi (original concept design)
Editing: Masaaki Hanai
Music Selection: Shigeru Miyashita
Production manager: Yoshirō Sugawara
Recording: Hideyuki Tanaka
Sound Effects: Akihiko Matsuda
Theme Song Composition: Shunsuke Kikuchi
Theme Song Lyrics: Kogo Hotomi
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Broadcaster: Fuji Television Network
Film Developing: Toei Chemical Industry
Music Production: Columbia Music Entertainment
Production Cooperation: Sunrise
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Director: William Winckler (WW Dub)
Translation: Elizabeth Ellis (Discotek)
Additional Subtitle Editing: Salvatore Marrone (Discotek)
DVD Producer: Cliff MacMillan (WW Dub; Shout! Factory DVD)
Illustration: Eamon O'Donoghue (WW Dub; Shout! Factory DVD)
Menu Design: David Hood (Discotek)
Subtitle Timing: Elizabeth Ellis (Discotek)
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ADR Production: William Winckler Productions (2009)
Broadcaster: Syndicated
Production: Toei Animation (2009 William Winckler Productions dub)
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Theme Song Performance: Guillermo Aguirre (a.k.a Santiago)
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Distributor: Cau Cau - Pro Pu Eve Ltda. (Latin America)
Producer: ZIV International, Inc.
Soundtrack: Saban Records
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Dubbing Director: Gabriella Rasero (from ep 27 on)
Script: Marco Danieli (from ep 27 on)
Translation: Amanda Ronzoni (from ep 27 on)
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Broadcaster: MBS-4
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