Machine Robo: Revenge of Cronos

Machine Robo: Revenge of Cronos
Cover to the Western DVD release of the first five episodes
マシンロボ クロノスの大逆襲 (Mashin Robo: Chronos no Dai Gyakushū)
Genre	Adventure, Mecha
Anime television series
Directed by	Hiroshi Yoshida
Produced by	Hyota Ezu, Minoru Ono, Masaru Umehara
Written by	Hideki Sonoda
Music by	Tachio Akano
Studio	Ashi Productions
Original network	TV Tokyo
Original run	July 3, 1986 – May 28, 1987
Episodes	47
Original video animation
Leina: Wolf Sword Legend
Studio	Ashi Productions
Released	1988 – 1989
Episodes	3
Original video animation
Lightning Trap - Leina & Laika
Studio	Ashi Productions
Released	May 23, 1990
Light novel
Lightning Trap - Leina & Laika
Written by	Hideki Sonoda
Illustrated by	Kia Asamiya, Nobuyoshi Habara
Published by	Kadokawa Shoten
Imprint	Sneaker Bunko
Published	September 1, 1990

Machine Robo: Revenge of Cronos (マシンロボ クロノスの大逆襲, Machine Robo: Chronos no Dai Gyakushū^?), known in English as Revenge of the Gobots, is a Japanese anime television series produced by Ashi Productions. It ran on TV Tokyo from July 3, 1986, through May 28, 1987.

A large portion of the Machine Robo toy line was exported and sold by Tonka in America as Gobots and Rock Lords. To date, only 15 episodes of the series have officially been released with English subtitles on three DVDs by Central Park Media.

The story takes place on the mechanical world of Cronos. A band of villains called the Gyandlar have come to the planet in search of the mythical energy known as the Hyribead.

Recolors of Bandai's "Zenmai Kahen Winch Robo" line. Other recolors were released as "Secret Riders" GoBots in the U.S.

Based on the molds released in the Tonka "Rock Lords" toy line in the U.S. and Europe.

Recolors of these toys were released in the "Rock Lords" toy line in the U.S. and Europe.

These characters had highly articulated and detailed pull-back toys that are exclusive to Japan. They were not used in the Gobots series.

Throughout the first half of the series Gadess uses various natives of Cronos to lead his forces.

When Revenge of Cronos left off, Rom and Leina had crossed a dimensional barrier. Their physical forms changed from robot to human, and they were separated, with blurred memories. Leina Stol is incarnated as Reina Haruka, a Japanese schoolgirl. As the story progresses, she meets up with Rod Drill, Blue Jet, Triple Jim, and Rom, all of whom are now human.

Taking place in the middle of the Wolf Sword Legend feature, this story centers on Leina Haruka, whose plane has been hijacked by a group of thugs led by the supernatural wizard Zarik. At this point, the series has no resemblance whatsoever to the Machine Robo toy line that spawned it.