Jaianto robo: Animeshon (1991) (V)

User Rating:

7.9/10   

Director:

Yasuhiro Imagawa

Writers:

Yasuhiro Imagawa (writer)
Eiichi Yamamoto (writer)

Genre:

Action | Animation | Drama | Fantasy | Sci-Fi

Plot:

In the future, the Experts of Justice battle to protect Earth from the terrorist organization, Big Fire, with the help of a boy who is the sole controller of a colossal robot.

Plot Keywords:

Robot | Martial Arts | Remake | Based On Comic | Tragedy

Cast

Kappei Yamaguchi	...	Daisaku Kusama
Sumi Shimamoto	...	Ginrei
Shôzô Îzuka	...	Tetsugyu
Kazue Komiya	...	Youshi
Norio Wakamoto	...	Taisou
Masashi Ebara	...	Professor Go
Iemasa Kayumi	...	Chief Chûjô Shizuo
Yûji Mikimoto	...	Kenji Murasame
Koichi Chiba	...	Doctor Vogler
Yôsuke Akimoto	...	Alberto
Yasuyoshi Hara	...	Ivan
Takeshi Aono	...	Issei
Shinji Ogawa	...	Genya
Michitaka Kobayashi	...	Professor Tranbo (as Nitta Shinshirô)
Shigezô Sasaoka	...	BF Agent Leader

Also Known As:

Giant Robo: The Animation (International: English title)
Giant Robo: The Day the Earth Stood Still (International: English title) (literal title)
Giant Robo: The Night Earth Stood Still (Japan: English title) (informal alternative title)
Jaianto Robo - Chikyu ga seishi suru hi (Japan) (long title)

Runtime:

45 min (7 episodes)

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Trivia:

The English dub of the series is titled "Giant Robo: The Day the Earth Stood Still." The American film The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951) featured, like in this series, a halting of an essential power source and (more obviously) a giant fighting robot.

Quotes:

Taisou: Remember, you don't command Robo, you fight with him, side by side

Movie Connections:

Remake of "Jaianto robo" (1967)

Anime at it's best.

Giant Robo has to be one of the best Anime series out there.

Giant Robo actually takes you to another time and place, where everything is different and every single person has there own idea of whats going on. It's an awesome commntary about the world that works even better now (2001) because of out energy crisis and our lack of leadership.

I've watched Giant Robo a million times and while I know who's suppose to be the good guys and bad guys, there's just so much involved that you loose sight of who's right and who's wrong, everybody's ideas make since, they all seem to be trying to save the world. Sure there are a few loose cannons that have no control, but our leads, who's right?

If you want to be a real nerd (which isn't a bad thing), watch this with friends and see the conversations it sparks.

***1/2 (9) -J.Leonard Rollins-