Ganbare!! Robocon | |
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Genre |
Tokusatsu Comedy |
Created by | Shotaro Ishinomori |
Directed by | Shotaro Ishinomori |
Country of origin | Japan |
No. of episodes | 118 |
Production company(s) | Toei |
Release | |
Original network | NET TV |
Original release | October 4, 1974 – March 25, 1977 |
Moero!! Robocon | |
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Genre |
Tokusatsu Comedy |
Created by | Shotaro Ishinomori, Toei |
Country of origin | Japan |
No. of episodes | 51 |
Production | |
Running time | 24-25 minutes (per episode) |
Release | |
Original network | TV Asahi |
Original release | January 31, 1999 – January 23, 2000 |
Chronology | |
Preceded by | Tetsuwan Tantei Robotack |
Followed by | Kamen Rider Kuuga |
Ganbare!! Robocon (がんばれ!!ロボコン Ganbare!! Robokon?, Do Your Best!! Robocon) is a Japanese tokusatsu comedy family robot television series created by Shotaro Ishinomori and produced by Toei. It ran for 118 episodes from October 4, 1974 to March 25, 1977 on NET TV. The series is rebooted in the 1999 series Moero!! Robocon (燃えろ!!ロボコン Moero!! Robokon?, Burn!! Robocon) that ran from January 31, 1999 (a week after the finale of Tetsuwan Tantei Robotack) to January 23, 2000 (a week before the premiere of Kamen Rider Kuuga).
The story followed Robocon, a student of Gantz' Robot Academy who lives amongst humans and aids them as part of his studies. Though Robocon is a screw up, he make efforts to establish a good image for robots in the eyes of humans they cross paths with.
All songs were sung by Ichirou Mizuki and composed by Shunsuke Kikuchi.