Daitetsujin 17

Daitetsujin 17[1] (大鉄人１７, Daitetsujin Wan-Sebun) is a 1977 tokusatsu series created by Shotaro Ishinomori and produced by Toei. It revolves around a giant battle robot commanded by a young boy who fights the giant robots of an evil organization bent on world conquest. It is similar to Giant Robo in premise and how it ends.

Daitetsujin 17
GenreTokusatsu
Superhero
Kyodai Hero
Created byShotaro Ishinomori
Developed byShozo Uehara
Masaru Igami
Directed byMinoru Yamada
StarringMasahiro Kamiya
Midori Takei
Tadao Nakamaru
Go Haraguchi
Shungo Mitsui
Naoyuki Sugano
Junko Otsuki
Masahiro Takashina
Hitoshi Takahashi
Mayumi Watanabe
Kaho Shimada
Akihiko Hirata
Rinichi Yamamoto
Akira Yamaguchi
Ulf Otsuki
Rushia Santo
Mio Ota
Voices ofHiroshi Mizushina
Mieko Muramatsu
Kyoji Kobayashi
Country of originJapan
Original languageJapanese
No. of episodes35
Release
Original networkMBS
Original releaseMarch 18 (1977-03-18) –
November 11, 1977 (1977-11-11)

Several episodes were edited into a TV movie shown in the United States under different titles, including The Defenders and the Great Brain and Brain 17 (1982).

The opening theme was performed by Ichirou Mizuki, Koorogi '73 and The Chirps.

Popy manufactured several toys based on the series - notably a transforming Chogokin version of the robot One-Seven (later released in America for the Godaikin line), vehicles based on One-Seven's Flying Fortress mode, the Sub Machine Flying Car, the Shigcon Tank and the Shigcon Jet, and a three-inch version of One-Seven, which was later released as "17" in Mattel's Shogun Warriors line.

Story

Brain is the world's greatest computer, and also the most intelligent being on planet Earth. One day, Brain decides to abandon its terrestrial moorings, and it's up to The Red Mufflers to track it down. Unfortunately, Brain has developed an amazing army of deadly giant robots, including one with a huge "17" emblazoned on its chest-plate, with which it plans to subjugate its creators. A young boy whose family was killed by Brain's followers manages to activate Daitetsujin 17, which thereafter comes to his rescue whenever he is in danger from Brain's minions.

References
  1. "簡単ホームページ作成サービス（無料） - Yahoo!ジオシティーズ". geocities.co.jp. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
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