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From: mae@aplvax.UUCP (Mary Anne Espenshade)
Newsgroups: net.tv
Subject: Gigantor, Eighth Man, etc.
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Date: Wed, 27-Feb-85 12:48:32 EST
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John Ruschmeyer writes:
> What do the rest of you think, are we ready for a Gigantor revival?
> Hmm...  how about the first net-wide letter writing campaign.? :-)

Well John, it's been done - a second series of Iron Man 28, called
Gigantor in the U.S., was made in 1980, in color.

Pulling some data from an old C/FO newsletter, here are the
original dates for some of the old animated shows discussed here
recently:

Tetsuwan Atom(Mighty Atom)/Astro Boy - (b/w) - 1/63 - 12/66,193 episodes
					(c)  - 10/80 - 12/81,52 episodes
The title was changed because the U.S. already had a "Mighty Atom"
comic book character.

Tetsujin 28/Gigantor - 1st series (b/w) - 10/63 - 5/67, 96 episodes
		     - 2nd series (c)   - 10/80 - 9/81, 51 episodes

Only the black and white, '60's series for these two ever made it over
here.

Eighth Man - (b/w) - 11/63 - 12/64, 56 episodes

These were the first three tv cartoons made in Japan.

Jungle Taitei(Jungle Emperor)/Kimba - 10/65 - 9/66, 52 episodes
				      10/66 - 3/67, 26 episodes

their first color cartoon. The second series, with Kimba as an adult,
was not shown in the U.S.

				Mary Anne Espenshade
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