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Ninja Robots (TV)

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Alternative title:
Ninja Robot Tobikage
Ninja Senshi Tobikage (Japanese)
Ninja Warrior Tobikage
Robots Ninja (Spanish)
Tobikage (French)
Ниндзя-воин Тобикагэ (Russian)
النينجات الآلية (Arabic)
忍者戦士 飛影 (Japanese)
Themes: mecha
Objectionable content: Mild
Plot Summary: Ninja Senshi Tobikage tells the story of a boy named Joe Maya. One day, Joe, who lives on Mars, witnesses a battle between aliens. Those from Planet Zaboom are attacking the princess of Planet Radorio, she has escaped from the emperor of Zaboom who is scheming to conquer the universe and has crash landed on mars. Joe stumbles aboard the princesses ship, this starts a chain reaction of events that will alter their lives. Joe and his friends wield three powerful mecha beasts against the emperor of Zaboom and his forces, but the odds are stacked heavily against them. When all hope seems to be lost a mysterious ninja robot named Tobikage appears as if from nowhere to provide assitance, able to combine with the 3 mechanical beasts provides Tobikage with unmatched power, with his aide Joe fights the forces of Zaboom...
Ratings: 53 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 2 votes (sub:2)
 Excellent: 5 votes (sub:5)
 Very good: 7 votes (sub:7)
 Good: 13 votes (sub:7, dub:5, others:1
1 Russian dubbed
)
 Decent: 13 votes (sub:11, dub:2)
 So-so: 4 votes (sub:4)
 Not really good: 2 votes (sub:2)
 Weak: 2 votes (sub:2)
 Bad: 5 votes (sub:3, dub:2)
 Awful: -
 Worst ever: -
Seen in part or in whole by 163 s, rank: #4339 (of 9997)
Median rating: Good
Arithmetic mean: 6.302 (Decent+), std. dev.: 2.052, rank: #6691 (of 10155)
Weighted mean: 6.270 (Decent+), rank: #6705 (of 10155) (seen all: 6.74 / seen some: 5.76 / won't finish: 2.32)
Bayesian estimate: 6.507 (Good−), rank: #5433 (of 7635)
Running time: 25 minutes per episode
Number of episodes: 43
Episode titles: We have 43
Vintage:
1985-10-06 to 1986-07-14
1991-04-22 ( - TF1)
1996 (Colombia - Cadena Uno)
1998 (Colombia - Canal Caracol)
Release dates: We have 3
Opening Theme:
"Love Survivor" (LOVEサバイバー) by Hit Boy
"Tobikage" by Jean-Paul Cesari [French version]
Ending Theme:
"Isseiki-me no Angel" (一世紀めのエンジェル) by Hit Boy
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Blu-ray (Region A)
    Ninja Robots - The Complete Series (Blu-ray) 2022-01-25 (from $149.00)

Japanese staff
Japanese cast
Director: Masami Anno
Series Composition: Yūji Watanabe
Script:
Hideki Sonoda (8 episodes
eps 3, 6, 9, 17, 22, 29, 34, 39
)

Hideo Takayashiki (8 episodes
eps 5, 8, 16, 21, 24, 27, 32, 37
)

Kazuhito Hisajima (8 episodes
eps 11-12, 14, 30, 35, 40, 42-43
)

Sukehiro Tomita (7 episodes
eps 2, 7, 10, 18, 25, 33, 38
)

Yūji Watanabe (11 episodes
eps 1, 4, 15, 19-20, 23, 26, 28, 31, 36, 41
)

Screenplay: Masami Annai
Storyboard:
Akira Shigino (4 episodes
eps 2, 6, 11, 36
)

Akira Yahiro (7 episodes
eps 3, 13-14, 18, 33, 39, 41
)

Hiroshi Amami (7 episodes
eps 4, 8, 16, 20, 24, 29, 34
)

Takaaki Ishiyama (5 episodes
eps 7, 17, 31, 37-38
)

Takashi Akimoto (4 episodes
eps 10, 22, 25, 30
)

Tomoyuki Yokokawa (4 episodes
eps 19, 21, 26, 32
)

Yoshizō Tsuda (ep 35)
Episode Director:
Hiroshi Amami (8 episodes
eps 4, 8, 11, 16, 20, 24, 29, 34
)

Masami Hayashi (6 episodes
eps 3, 6, 9, 15, 18, 23
)

Minoru Shinbayashi (4 episodes
eps 27, 33, 39, 42
)

Takaaki Ishiyama (4 episodes
eps 7, 31, 38, 41
)

Takashi Akimoto (5 episodes
eps 17, 22, 25, 30, 36
)

Yoshizō Tsuda (ep 35)
Character Design:
Toshihiro Hirano
Art Director: Geki Katsumata
Animation Director:
Hiroyuki Ikegami (9 episodes
eps 5, 10, 14-15, 19, 23, 30, 35, 42
)

Tadashi Yahata (5 episodes
eps 2, 13-14, 39, 43
)

Takeshi Ōsaka (5 episodes
eps 1, 7, 11, 13, 42
)

Tamotsu Tanaka (8 episodes
eps 4, 9, 13, 18, 20, 31, 36, 43
)

Toyomi Sugiyama (5 episodes
eps 24, 29, 34, 40, 42
)

Yoshihiro Matsushita (5 episodes
eps 3, 8, 13-14, 43
)

Yoshinori Tokiya (6 episodes
eps 13-14, 16, 27, 38, 42
)

Mecha design:
Yasuhiro Moriki
Sound Director: Naoko Asari
Director of Photography: Masayoshi Miyakojima
Executive producer: Yūji Nunokawa
Producer:
Yoshitaki Suzuki (Studio Pierrot)

Animation Assistant: Makoto Kanai
Background Art:
Yumiko Uehara (eps 1-23, 25-41)
Color Coordination:
Mika Iwami (20 episodes
eps 14-20, 22-25, 27, 29-31, 33-34, 36, 39, 41
)

Yōko Yoshida (ep 32)
Finish Check:
Atsushi Yahara (19 episodes
eps 17-20, 22-25, 27, 29-31, 33-36, 38-40
)

Yukihiro Maehara (eps 1-8, 12)
In-Between Animation:
Mitsuko Toyoshima (5 episodes
eps 4, 6-7, 9-10
)

Toshihiro Nukiyama (17 episodes
eps 1, 3-12, 14, 20, 23, 25, 38, 41
)

Yoshiko Satō (ep 11)
Key Animation:
Keiichi Nakao (9 episodes
eps 3, 7, 11, 19-20, 27, 30, 38, 41
)

Masaya Irahara (10 episodes
eps 3, 7, 11, 16, 18, 20, 25, 30, 38, 41
)

Ryūichi Makino (5 episodes
eps 10, 17, 30, 35, 39
)

Shinya Ōhira (4 episodes
eps 11, 16, 20, 25
)

Shuichi Hidao (10 episodes
eps 3, 7, 11, 18, 20, 25, 27, 30, 38, 41
)

Yoshinori Tokiya (7 episodes
eps 3, 8, 13-14, 16, 23, 25
)

Yūji Ogata (ep 7)
Literature Manager: Kazuhito Hisajima
Production Advancement:
Noriyuki Aoki (8 episodes
eps 11, 17, 22, 27, 31, 35, 39, 41
)

Yoshiharu Abe (ep 28)
Production Desk:
Takuji Yamauchi (eps 3, 7-16)
Sound Effects: Akihiko Matsuda
Theme Song Composition: Yūichirō Oda
Theme Song Lyrics: Kumiko Aoki
Theme Song Performance:
Mas Sawada
Kazuhiko Inoue as Joe Maya

Kenyū Horiuchi as Yllbora Salo
Masaaki Okabe as Anecs Zaboom
Masami Kikuchi as Mike Coil
Noriko Hidaka as Leni Eye
Sumi Shimamoto as Romina Radrio

Ai Satō as Queen Françoise (eps 13, 27, 31)
Bin Shimada as Sonota (ep 29)
Eiko Yamada as Charme Veker
Hiroyuki Shibamoto as Salas (ep 15)
Hōchū Ōtsuka as Grathan Gryn
Masaharu Satō as Colonel Goala (ep 33)
Masamichi Satō as Damian
Masashi Hironaka as Rōnin Sanada
Masashi Hirose as
Chief
Radrio VII (4 episodes
eps 4, 8, 13, 31
)
Masashi Sugawara as Gameran
Natsuo Tokuhiro as Matsuo Maya
Rica Fukami as Shaf
Rokurō Naya as Kegare Sanada
Saeko Shimazu as Karen (ep 25)
Satoko Yasunaga as Orochi
Shōzō Iizuka as Garudo (eps 5-6, 9)
Takashi Taniguchi as
Dog Tack
Narration
Takeshi Aono as Hazard Pasha
Tetsuo Mizutori as Gus Eye (eps 4, 6, 9)

Japanese companies
Animation Production: Pierrot
Backgrounds:
Studio Cosmos (eps 1-41)
Development: Tokyo Laboratory
Finish Animation:
Studio Mac (22 episodes
eps 1-6, 12, 14, 16, 19-20, 23-25, 27, 29-31, 33-34, 36, 39
)

Studio Pierrot Finishing Room (10 episodes
eps 30-31, 33-36, 38-41
)

In-Between Animation:
Anime Roman (9 episodes
eps 2, 12, 16, 18, 20, 23, 27, 36, 40
)

GNC (8 episodes
eps 23-24, 31, 34-35, 38-40
)

Miyuki Production (10 episodes
eps 1, 15, 19, 22, 25, 29-30, 33, 38, 40
)

Studio Taimu (4 episodes
eps 12-13, 18-19
)

Warp (8 episodes
eps 1, 11-13, 18-19, 24-25
)

Key Animation:
Anime Roman (5 episodes
eps 8, 19, 24, 29, 35
)

Miyuki Production (5 episodes
eps 15, 20, 22, 29, 40
)

Samtack (4 episodes
eps 19, 23, 27, 34
)

Studio COA (4 episodes
eps 24, 29, 34, 40
)

Studio Sunflower (4 episodes
eps 4, 19, 24, 30
)

Studio Taimu (eps 27, 34)
Opening/Ending Animation: Magic Bus
Photography:
Trans Arts Co.
Production:
Pierrot
Recording Studio: New Japan Studio
Sound Effects: Fizz Sound Creation
Sound Production: Omnibus Promotion
Special Thanks:
Production Wave
English cast
English staff
Director: Buz Alexander
Script: Buz Alexander
Producer: Buz Alexander

Associate producer: Hirofumi Kojima
Original Score: Steve Kaminski
Theme Song Lyrics: Lisa McBride
Theme Song Performance: Jerry Cobb
English companies
Broadcaster:
Solar USA (Philippines)
Internet Streaming:
Anime Sols (Expired)
Licensed by:
Discotek Media (2020)
Recording Studio: Sonic 3 Studios
French staff
French cast
Theme Song Composition:
Jean-François Porry
Theme Song Lyrics: Jean-François Porry
Theme Song Performance: Jean-Paul Cesari
David Lesser as Mike
Dorothée Jemma as Lenny
Mark Lesser as Joe

Georges Atlas as Ted Hazard
Isabelle Maudet as Princesse Asteria

Georges Lycan as Graham Claine
Henri Poirier as Ted Hazard (1st eps)
Michel Lasorne as Damien (1st eps)
Patrick Poivey as
Calex
Dock
Narrateur
French companies
Broadcaster: TF1 (from 22 April 1991)
Dubbing: SOFI
Spanish staff
Spanish cast
Dubbing Director: Patricia Acevedo
Translation: Brenda Nava

Theme Song Performance:
Ricardo Silva (OP)
Ana Maria Grey as Romina Radorio
Benjamin Rivera as Joe Maia (Sho)
Patricia Acevedo as Lenny Ai

Daniel Abundis as Mike Coil

Alejandro Illescas as Gamellum
Alfonso Ramirez as Damian
Belinda Martinez as Charme Veker
Carlos del Campo as Grathan Gryn
Gerardo Reyero as Narration
Jean Carlo Toquero as Kenji Sanada
Laura Ayala as Fransua Radorio
Mario Castañeda as Yllbora Saro (2nd voice)
Martin Soto as Yllbora Saro (1st voice)
Pedro D'Aguillon as Kegare Sanada
Ricardo Hill as Hazzard Pascha
Ricardo Mendoza as Rill Sanada
Roberto Sen as Radorio VII 
Victor Covarrubias as Annex Zaboom

Spanish companies
Broadcaster:
TVN Chile
Arabic staff
Arabic cast
Audio Recording:
Sami Khoury
Composed & Arranged: Waleed Al-Hsheem
Engineering Supervision: Adnan Al-Rabayaa
Montage & Mixage: Bayader Al-Basri
OP Theme Song Performance: Ahmad Rami
Supervision: Bakr Qabbani
Arabic companies
Dubbing: Al-Markaz Al-Arabi Studios (Jordan)
Dutch staff
Dutch companies
(none)
Broadcaster: KANAALTWEE (Belgium)
Dutch cast
(none)
Tagalog staff
Tagalog companies
(none)
Broadcaster: GMA Network
Tagalog cast
(none)

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