Force Five

Force Five was an American adaptation of five different anime television series. In the United States, this series was primarily shown only in New England, Pennsylvania, and Virginia, though it did make brief appearances in other markets, such as Texas and Northern California on KICU-TV 36. It was also shown in Toronto, Ontario, Canada on CFMT channel 47 and in Asia on Star Plus during the 1990s. It was produced by Jim Terry and his company American Way, and it consisted of five imported Japanese giant robot serials (originally produced in the mid-1970s by Toei Animation) in response to the popularity of the Shogun Warriors toy collection. Mattel was one of the sponsors of the series.

Force Five
Written by	Mike Haller Lynn Garrison Collins Walker
Directed by	Jim Terry Collins Walker
Country of origin	United States Japan
No. of seasons	5 First episode date:1980 Final episode date:1985
No. of episodes	130 (286 in original versions)
Production
Producer	Jim Terry
Running time	23 minutes
Production companies	Jim Terry Productions (former American Way) Toei Animation
Release
Original network	first-run syndication
Picture format	NTSC
Original release	September,1980 – March,1985

In an anthology style, the five shows were broadcast simultaneously with one episode of each serial assigned a specific weekday. Additionally, all of the shows were edited into two-hour movies and marketed on video tape by Family Home Entertainment. In the UK, Krypton Force released several of these programmes but under different series titles.