Ganbare!! Robocon Explained
is a Japanese tokusatsu comedy family robot television series created by Shotaro Ishinomori and produced by Toei. It ran from October 4, 1974, to March 25, 1977, on NET TV.[1]
ran from January 31, 1999 (a week after the finale of Tetsuwan Tantei Robotack) to January 23, 2000 (a week before the premiere of Kamen Rider Kuuga).[2] This series joined Kyuukyuu Sentai GoGoFive.
December 10, 1999, Toei released the direct to video movie where the Robocon of the 90s meets the original Robocon from the 70s.
In 2006, Cartoon Network planned to develop a western animated adaptation titled Robocon! The series would have been set in a futuristic city called Neo-Con City. The series never went beyond an animatic pilot.[3]
A recent film was released theatrically on July 31, 2020. It is paired with the anime films Jintai no Survival and Sprin' Pan Mae e Susumō!.[4] [5]
Plot
Robocon is a G-class robot from the first generation of robot school. He came to the human world for practical training with his friends from robotics school. As a result of the lottery, Robocon will be staying at the Kurihara family in Otara City. Each day's actions are graded by Mr. Robot Gantz-Sensei, the homeroom teacher at the robot school, and those who score 100 points receive a heart mark. If you collect 10 heart marks, you can graduate from robot school as an A-class robot. The story depicts a robot contestant who strives to become an A-class robot with his "robo guts" even though he gets into various troubles every time.
Characters
Robots
- : A robot who lives amongst humans and aids them as part of his studies at Robot Academy. However, Robocon is a screw-up and is afraid of cockroaches. He can transform into the Robocon Car.
- : The robot teacher of Robot Academy who built all his student robots, who he accesses via the Scoring Connecter to check their "study" of the week.
- Robin: A ballerina robot and Robocon's love interest. Her mission is to attend ballet class.
- Robopu: A robot with a teapot for a head.
- Roboinu: A dog-like robot who wears a bucket on his head.
- Robopecha: A medic robot with a medical needle in place of his right hand.
- Robogari: A teacher robot with a lightbulb-shaped head. He always gets a perfect score, which annoys Robocon.
- Roboton: A construction robot with a hammer for a face.
- Robodoro: A frog robot.
- Robosho: A firefighter robot.
- Robopar: A robot who often falls apart when distressed.
- Robokui: A chef robot shaped like an egg.
- Robocar: A car robot that resembles a giant shoe.
- Robochan: A baby robot.
- Robomero: A girl robot.
- Robodeki: A genius robot.
- Robopeke: A kind robot.
- Robopin: A fortune teller robot.
- Roboriki: A gorilla-like muscular robot
- Robochoi:
- Robomecha:
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Voice Cast
Theme Songs
All songs were sung by Ichirou Mizuki and composed by Shunsuke Kikuchi.
- OP 1: Ganbare Robocon, written by Shotaro Ishinomori
- OP 2: by Shotaro Ishinomori
- ED 1: written by Saburō Yatsude
- ED 2: by Saburō Yatsude
- Summer ED: by Saburō Yatsude
- Winter ED: by Shotaro Ishinomori
Notes and References
- Web site: http://www.allcinema.net/prog/show_c.php?num_c=85549. ja:がんばれ！！ロボコン(1974～1977). October 10, 2014. allcinema. Stingray. ja.
- Web site: http://www.allcinema.net/prog/show_c.php?num_c=88085. ja:燃えろ!!ロボコン(1999～2000). October 10, 2014. allcinema. Stingray. ja.
- Web site: Robocon!.
- Web site: Ganbareiwa!! Robocon Robot Comedy Film Reveals Cast.
- Web site: 'Sprin' Pan Let's go forward!' Anime Short Screens Alongside Jintai no Survival!/Robocon Double Bill.
