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X Bomber

Original title: Ekkusu bonbâ
  • TV Series
  • 1980–1982
IMDb RATING
8.0/10
407
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Shigeru Chiba, Toshio Furukawa, Mami Koyama, Naoki Tatsuta, and Mikio Terashima in X Bomber (1980)
JapaneseActionAdventureAnimationDramaFantasySci-Fi

Created by Go Nagai, this sci-fi/fantasy puppet series sees heroes Shiro Ginga, Bongo Heracles, and Bigman Lee protect a girl named Lamia from the evil Gelma Armada, with the supership X Bom... Read allCreated by Go Nagai, this sci-fi/fantasy puppet series sees heroes Shiro Ginga, Bongo Heracles, and Bigman Lee protect a girl named Lamia from the evil Gelma Armada, with the supership X Bomber and its giant robot component, Big Dai-X.Created by Go Nagai, this sci-fi/fantasy puppet series sees heroes Shiro Ginga, Bongo Heracles, and Bigman Lee protect a girl named Lamia from the evil Gelma Armada, with the supership X Bomber and its giant robot component, Big Dai-X.

  • Stars
    • Toshio Furukawa
    • Jay Benedict
    • Mikio Terashima
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  • IMDb RATING
    8.0/10
    407
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    • Stars
      • Toshio Furukawa
      • Jay Benedict
      • Mikio Terashima
    • 9User reviews
    • 8Critic reviews
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    Toshio Furukawa
    Toshio Furukawa
    • Ginga
    • 1980–1981
    Jay Benedict
    Jay Benedict
    • Hagen (1982)
    • 1980–1981
    Mikio Terashima
    • Ben
    • 1980–1981
    Peter Marinker
    Peter Marinker
    • Ben…
    • 1980–1981
    Shigeru Chiba
    Shigeru Chiba
    • Heracles
    • 1980–1981
    Constantine Gregory
    Constantine Gregory
    • Hercules (1982)
    • 1980–1981
    Yûji Mitsuya
    Yûji Mitsuya
    • PP Adamsky…
    • 1980–1981
    Naoki Tatsuta
    Naoki Tatsuta
    • Lee
    • 1980–1981
    Mark Rolston
    Mark Rolston
    • Lee…
    • 1980–1981
    Mami Koyama
    Mami Koyama
    • Lamia
    • 1980–1981
    Liza Ross
    • Lamia (1982)
    • 1980–1981
    John Baddeley
    • PPA (1982)
    • 1980–1981
    Banjô Ginga
    • Gozma
    • 1980–1981
    Jacob Witkin
    Jacob Witkin
    • Master (1982)
    • 1980–1981
    Yuzuru Fujimoto
    • Narrator
    • 1980–1981
    Denise Bryer
    • Makara (1982)
    • 1980–1981
    Sean Barrett
    • Orion (1982)
    • 1980–1981
    Toru Furuya
    Toru Furuya
    • Halley
    • 1980–1981
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    • Trivia
      The localized names in the UK English-dubbed version are as follows: Shirô Ginga (first name pronounced "SHEE-row"), the lead character, is called Shiro Hagen (first name pronounced "SHY-row" in the UK), Bongo Heracles is renamed Barry Hercules, and Bigman Lee becomes John Lee. Dr. Ben, the heroes' mentor/commander, becomes Dr. Benn Robinson, and his robot aide, P.P. Adamsky, is shortened to PPA. The main villain, Emperor Gelma, and his namesake fleet, the Gelma Armada, are abstractly renamed the Imperial Master and the Imperial Alliance, respectively. Gelma's field commander, Bloody Mary, is Commander Makara, her right-hand man Lieutenant Kozlo is Captain Orion. her scientist Dr. Gedora is Caliban, and the stock-henchmen, Gelma Soldiers, are called Termoids. General Kuroda becomes General Kyle, Captain Custer (Shirô, Bongo, and Bigman's former mentor/commander) is Captain Carter, and Shirô's father, Saburô Ginga, is Saburo Hagen. Characters like Lamia, Kirara, and Captain Halley remain the same, as does the eponymous ship X-Bomber. The super-vehicles Brainder (Shirô's vehicle), JumBody (Bongo's vehicle), and LegStar (Bigman's vehicle) are renamed BrainCom, MainBody, and LegTrax, respectively, and their gestalt giant robot form, Big Dai-X, is shortened to just Dai-X in the UK.
    • Goofs
      In the final episode, both the Imperial Master and Captain Halley claim that it is the end of the 20th century. As it is the eve of 3000AD, that would mean it would be the end of the 30th century.
    • Quotes
      • Hagen (1982): May we bury the Captain on your Planet?
    • Soundtracks
      Sôruja In Za Supêsu
      ("Soldier In The Space")

      (Main Title Theme)

      Composed by Kyôji Yamamoto

      Lyrics by Keisuke Fujikawa

      Sung by BOWWOW

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    Details

    • Release date
      • October 11, 1980 (Japan)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Official site
      • Enoki Films (Japan)
    • Language
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • Star Fleet
    • Production companies
      • Central Independent Television
      • Cosmo Productions
      • Dynamic Productions
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    Tech specs

    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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