Sonic Soldier Borgman | |
超音戦士ボーグマン (Chōon Senshi Borgman) |
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Genre | Action, Science fiction |
Anime television series | |
Directed by | Hiroshi Negishi |
Written by | Hideki Sonoda |
Studio | Ashi Production |
Original network | Nippon TV |
Original run | April 13, 1988 – December 21, 1988 |
Episodes | 35 |
Anime film | |
Borgman: The Last Battle | |
Directed by | Hiroshi Negishi |
Studio | Ashi Production |
Released | September 16, 1989 |
Runtime | 60 minutes |
Anime film | |
Borgman: Lover's Rain | |
Directed by | Kiyoshi Murayama |
Written by | Hiroshi Negishi |
Studio | Ashi Production |
Released | December 1, 1990 |
Runtime | 35 minutes |
Original video animation | |
Sonic Soldier Borgman II: New Century 2058 | |
Directed by | Kiyoshi Murayama |
Studio | Ashi Production |
Released | October 1, 1993 – December 1, 1993 |
Runtime | 30 minutes each |
Episodes | 3 |
Sonic Soldier Borgman (超音戦士ボーグマン Chōon Senshi Bōguman?) is a science fiction anime television series that aired on Nippon Television from April 13 to December 21, 1988. It features a Super Sentai-like three member team that fight an organization known as the GIL Crime Organization. Featuring three main characters: Chuck, Ryo and Anice. Ryo is the leader, while Chuck and Anice are teachers at a public school. Sometimes, the students help or make troubles to the Borgman somehow, some even know the Borgman secret identities. Ryo has a talking "modern" blue motorcycle that can upgrade itself. The transformation code is "Borg. Get On". Each member has a personal cannon that matches his/her armor color that appears only to finish the monster they fight. A short film and 2 OVA's were also released, in 1989, 1990 and 1993, respectively.
In 2004 both the Lover's Rain movie and the Last Battle OVA were released on DVD in the U.S.by ADV (now Section23).
In 1988 a video game was produced based on the series for the Sega Master System. This game was only released as a tie-in for the Japanese market, for US and European territories it was marketed as Cyborg Hunter.