Gigantor - Season 2 - Eps 1: Will the Real Gigantor Stand Up?
Dr. Brilliant and his son Buttons are kidnapped by Professor Envee and forced to work on a duplicate version of Gigantor. Then Envee ties Buttons to its leg and sends it into battle…against Gigantor!
About Gigantor
Title: Gigantor
First Air Date: 1963-10-20
Last Air Date: 1965-01-06
Status: Ended
Rating: 7.4/10 (from 5 votes)
Language: JA
Seasons: 2
Total Episodes: 78
Network: Fuji TV
Genres: Animation, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Production Companies: Unknown
Synopsis
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.
Cast
Kazue Takahashi
Jimmy Sparks / Kaneda Shotaro
Kosei Tomita
Inspector Blooper / Captain Otsuka
Minoru Yada
Dr. Bob Brilliant / Professor Shikishima
Yuzuru Fujimoto
Fuyumi Shiraishi
Toshio Andou
Dick Strong / Murasame Kenji
