Galactic Whirlwind Sasuraiger

Galactic Whirlwind Sasuraiger
Japanese promotional art for the 1983 anime Sasuraiger
銀河疾風サスライガー (Ginga Shippū Sasuraigā)
Genre	Mecha
Anime television series
Directed by	Takao Yotsuji
Music by	Joe Hisaishi
Studio	Kokusai Eiga-sha
Original network	TV Tokyo
Original run	April 5, 1983 – January 31, 1984
Episodes	43

Galactic Whirlwind Sasuraiger (銀河疾風サスライガー, Ginga Shippū Sasuraigā^?) is an anime series that aired from 1983 to 1984 in Japan. There were 43 episodes aired. Other loosely translated names include Galactic Gale Sasuraiger, Galaxy Whirlwind Sasuraiger and Wonder Six. It is the sequel to Baxingar and is the final member of the J9 Series.

The year is 2911 and the solar system consists of 50 planets. I.C Blues, a gambler, makes a bet with the boss of a criminal syndicate known as Bloody god that it is possible to navigate to all 50 planets within the space of one year. Taking up the challenge of I.C Blues is the JJ9 team, made up of Rocky, Beat and Birdy, who have purchased a super robot capable of transforming into a train from the space merchant D.D Richman. This robot is Sasuraiger.

As Blues and the JJ9 team start the challenge, it soon becomes evident that the Bloody Syndicate will do anything to ensure the JJ9 team loses the bet. Sasuraiger will become the JJ9 team's best defense as they adventure across the stars.

The original concept was adopted from the novel Around the World in Eighty Days. The names have a noticeable western influence.

The anime was available in Indonesia in the form of VHS and Betamax with the title "Wonder Six". The name referenced the six characters who were on the adventure.

The Sasuraiger toy was released under the name Fast Track in the Convertors toy line in the U.S.

The toy was originally called Batrain when released by Takatoku. Interestingly, the Batrain stickers on the model could be removed to reveal Sasuraiger stickers underneath.

The robot have been featured in Super Robot Wars GC along with Braiger and Baxingar. However, unlike its predecessors, none of the enemies from the anime appear in the game.