| Tekkaman: The Space Knight | |
 Italian DVD cover of Tekkaman The Space Knight. | |
| Genre | Action, Science fiction, Superhero |
|---|---|
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Hiroshi Sasagawa Hisayuki Toriumi |
| Produced by | Ippei Kuri Shinichi Miyazaki |
| Studio | Tatsunoko Productions |
| Original network | NET |
| Original run | July 2, 1975 – December 24, 1975 |
| Episodes | 26[1] |
Tekkaman: The Space Knight (宇宙の騎士テッカマン, Uchū no Kishi Tekkaman) is an anime produced by Tatsunoko Productions in 1975.[2] A short-lived English adaptation aired in the US in 1984. The first 13 episodes streamed in Japanese with English subtitles on Anime Sols as of spring 2013 exclusively in North America, but the website is now defunct. As of 2016, all 26 episodes are streaming on Viewster in several countries. In the 1990s, it was followed by the much more popular Tekkaman Blade, which was dubbed in the U.S. by Saban as Teknoman.
Plot[]
The Earth has entered the 21st century and it is in peril. The “Green Earth” project has been abandoned and scientists look to the stars to find a “Second Earth.” The Space Angel, on its mission to find this “Second Earth,” is attacked by a group of aliens named the “Waldarians.” The Space Angel is destroyed and with it the hope of mankind. Dr. Amachi manages to create “Pegas” and the “Teksetter” system, designed to combat the aliens by augmenting a human with a certain wavelength into a Tekkaman, giving them enhanced strength abilities. Test pilots George Minami and Hiromi Amachi, along with Andro Umeda and Mutan, two alien beings from the planet Sanno, rid the dying Earth from the threat of the “Waldaster” and continue to research the “Leap Flight Engine” to reach a new home for humanity.[3][4]
Production[]
The opening theme, “Tekkaman no Uta,” is sung by Ichirou Mizuki, written by Tatsunoko’s Planning Department (lyrics) and Asei Kobayashi (music) and arranged by Bob Sakuma, who composed all the music for the series.
An English-language version was created by a small independent company called William Winckler Productions. However, the dub was cancelled in mid-story with only 13 of the show’s 26 episodes produced.
Over forty-thousand original Tekkaman the Space Knight VHS video cassettes were successfully sold throughout the U.S. to major retail stores by Congress Video Group (the largest video distributor at the time), and later by L.D. Video. Congress Video sold half-hour episodes, whereas L.D. Video sold two 96-minute movie compilations.
William Winckler attempted to stay as true to the original Japanese series as possible, with little editing of violence as possible, and retaining all the original Japanese music and sound effects. This was in stark contrast to Science Ninja Team Gatchaman, another Tatsunoko series which was dubbed by Sandy Frank as Battle of the Planets.
English Cast[]
- Bill Hedderly Jr. as Barry Gallagher / Tekkaman
- Kathy Pruitt as Patricia Richardson / Mutan
- Reginald Bennett as Andro
- Clancy Syrko as Pegas / Randrox / Narrator
- Jean Veloz as Mutan / Computer
- Robert Winckler as Dr. Richardson / Emperor Devoral[5]
Japanese Cast[]
- Katsuji Mori as George Minami/Tekkaman
- Kan Tokumaru as Pegas
- Junpei Takiguchi as Rambos
- Kazue Komiya as Mutan
- Kenji Utsumi as Chief Tenchi
- Miyuki Ueda as Hiromi
- Shinji Nakae as Narrator
- Takeshi Kuwabara as Dovrai
- Yasuo Yamada as Andro Umeda
- Yuzuru Fujimoto as Jupiter[1]
Episode list[]
| No. | Original Title / English Dub Title | Original Japanese airdate |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Hero of the Sun / N/A" (太陽の勇者[6]) | June 2, 1975 |
| 2 | "The Stellar Rogue Cluster, Waldastar / N/A" (悪党星団ワルダスター) | June 9, 1975 |
| 3 | "The Shadow-Hunting Alien! / N/A" (影狩り宇宙人) | June 16, 1975 |
| 4 | "The Birth of the Space Knights! / N/A" (スペース・ナイツ誕生) | June 23, 1975 |
| 5 | "The Great Asteroid Plot! / N/A" (アステロイド大作戦) | June 30, 1975 |
| 6 | "Lunar Quicksand / N/A" (月面アリ地獄) | August 6, 1975 |
| 7 | "Space Transport K-432 / N/A" (宇宙輸送船K432) | August 13, 1975 |
| 8 | "The Man-Eating Space Plant / N/A" (宇宙の食人草) | August 20, 1975 |
| 9 | "The Shinobi-I Space Ninjas / N/A" (宇宙忍者シノビーノ) | August 27, 1975 |
| 10 | "The Rascally Tekkaman Team Takes Action / N/A" (わんぱくテッカマン隊大活躍) | September 3, 1975 |
| 11 | "The Lost Spaceship / N/A" (失われた宇宙船) | September 10, 1975 |
| 12 | "Charge! The Robot Army! / The Robots Rescue Pegas" (激突!ロボット軍団) | September 17, 1975 |
| 13 | "The Daring Space Skirmish / N/A" (決死の宇宙海戦) | September 24, 1975 |
| 14 | "The Giant Planet Draws Near" (せまる巨大惑星) | October 3, 1975 |
| 15 | "The Plan to Destroy Humanity" (地球人ぜんめつ作戦) | October 8, 1975 |
| 16 | "The Micro Anteans" (ミクロ・アリ星人) | October 15, 1975 |
| 17 | "The Great Space Bird Hiyokudar" (宇宙怪鳥ヒヨクダー) | October 22, 1975 |
| 18 | "The Spinning Tek Lancer!" (大回転・テックランサー) | October 29, 1975 |
| 19 | "The Space Land Plan" (宇宙ランド作戦) | November 5, 1975 |
| 20 | "The Space Robot, Ganilla" (宇宙ロボット・ガニラ) | November 12, 1975 |
| 21 | "Standoff! The Witness Girl" (対決!ぼうけん少女) | November 19, 1975 |
| 22 | "Andro in Greatest Peril" (アンドロー危機いっぱつ) | November 26, 1975 |
| 23 | "Voltekka Three-Part Retaliation" (ボルテッカ三段返し) | December 3, 1975 |
| 24 | "Shatter the Ghost Machine!" (砕け!魔のお化けメカ) | December 10, 1975 |
| 25 | "The Kid Hero's Challenge" (ちびっ子勇者の挑戦) | December 17, 1975 |
| 26 | "Tekkaman Victorious" (勝利のテッカマン) | December 24, 1975 |
Appearances in other media[]
Tekkaman, Andro, and Dovrai appear in the PlayStation fighting game Tatsunoko Fight as playable fighters representing their series.[7] Tekkaman reappears in both versions of Tatsunoko vs. Capcom with the Wii version also having Tekkaman Blade; Tekkaman's mini-game involves him throwing his Tek Lancer against a horde of Waldester fighters from the early part of series.[8]
Tekkaman also appears in the crossover anime series Infini-T Force co-produced by Tatsunoko and Digital Frontier which aired from October 3 to December 26, 2017. An anime film has been announced.[9]
See also[]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 作品データベース 宇宙の騎士テッカマン. Tatsunoko Productions . Archived from the original on 2010-06-20. Retrieved 2008-07-20.
{{cite web}}: ; deadurl - ↑ "Tatsunoko Pro". Tatsunoko Productions. Retrieved 2008-07-20.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ 破裏拳ポリマー ダイジェスト. Tatsunoko Productions . Archived from the original on 2008-04-24. Retrieved 2008-07-20.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ "宇宙の騎士テッカマン キャラクター". Web.archive.org. 2008-10-17. Archived from the original on October 17, 2008. Retrieved 2016-01-20.
{{cite web}}: ; deadurl - ↑ "Tekkaman: The Space Knight". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2008-07-20.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ "宇宙の騎士テッカマン サブタイトルリスト". Web.archive.org. 2008-12-18. Archived from the original on December 18, 2008. Retrieved 2016-01-20.
{{cite web}}: ; deadurl - ↑ "Tatsunoko Fight". GameFAQs. Retrieved 2012-06-16.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ "Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Cross Generation of Heroes". GameFAQs. Retrieved 2012-06-16.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ "Infini-T Force Anime Gets Movie in February 2018" (in en). Anime News Network. https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-08-24/infini-t-force-anime-gets-movie-in-february-2018/.120497.
External links[]
- Uchuu no Kishi Tekkaman (anime) at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia
- CDJAPAN DVD RELEASE
- Template:It icon Tekkaman (Anime Mundi), detailed production information
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