| Galactic Patrol Lensman | |
| Ja Kanji: | GALACTIC PATROL レンズマン |
| Type: | tv series |
| Director: | Hiroshi Fukutomi |
| Music: | COSMOS-keyboards trio- |
| Studio: | Madhouse |
| Network: | ANN (ABC) |
| First: | October 6, 1984 |
| Last: | March 30, 1985 |
| Episodes: | 25[1] |
| Type: | film |
| Lensman: Power of the Lens | |
| Director: | Ahmed Agrama |
| Producer: | Frank Agrama |
| Music: | Peter Davison |
| Studio: | Harmony Gold USA |
| Released: | 1987 |
| Runtime: | 100 minutes |
| Other versions | |
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is a Japanese anime television series based on the Lensman novels by E. E. "Doc" Smith. The 25-episode series aired from October 6, 1984 to August 8, 1985 in Japan.
Harmony Gold USA created an English dubbed compilation of episodes 1-3 and 5-6 in a heavily edited form, which they released under the title Lensman: Power of the Lens. The other episodes were never dubbed into English. This compilation is no longer available on video, although it was available in the UK on a prerecorded PAL-VHS cassette in the late 1980s. A Catalan dubbed version of the series was broadcast in Catalonia, Spain by TV3 in 1994.[2]
Despite sharing character and organization names, as well as central themes common to the books, artistic license produced a final product altogether different from the source material. Although it was produced with the knowledge and consent of Smith's estate, the executors were so displeased with the result that for several years they rejected any other suggestions of adaptation.
Vintage: October 6, 1984 to August 8, 1985
Original Creator: E. E. Smith
English Version: Harmony Gold USA, Inc. (1987)
Executive producer: Soji Yoshikawa
Director: Hiroshi Fukutomi
Key Animation: Shinya Ohira, Yasuomi Umetsu
Theme Song Performance:
Opening Theme: "On The Wing" by Eri Kojima
Ending Theme: "Paradise (パラダイス)" by Yudai Suzuki