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 Tetsujin 28 (DVD)
Description: Genre: Anime / DVD released 24 April, 2006 at Manga Entertainment / Features of the DVD: Animated, PAL / From the ... more  Tetsujin 28 (DVD) ... creator of Giant Robo comes this remake of a classic post-war manga. Professor Kaneda, who thinks that he has lost his son during the heavy bombing of Tokyo during WWII, builds a robot, Tetsujin, to replace him. The robot is an ultimate fighting machine, and to keep it out of the wrong hands, Kaneda hides the robot on an island. Years later, the professor's protege, Shikishima, makes 28 attempts to reanimate the robot before he is finally successful. Tetsujin goes on to join forces with Kaneda's son Shotaru, a young detective, to fight the good fight against the forces of evil. This first volume contains episodes 1-5.Newest Review: ... Black Ox demands the city officials are going to have to agree to. Shotaro is a young boy, only 8 or 9, and he is having a ... more ... hard time at school. He is a dreamer, an intelligent boy who gets picked on by his classmates. Little does he realise that he will soon become Tokyo’s only chance of beating The Black Ox.
His grandfather created Tetsujin 28 for the government back in WW2, as a weapon to help them win the war. It was never finished and by the time they had a working version there was little use for it. Mothballed, hidden away and forgotten it was left to ???’s dad to update and rebuild, something he very nearly managed before dying ...more |
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Tetsujin 28 (DVD): Giant robots hit old age. (856 words)
by Ailran - written on 26.09.06 (Very useful, 167 readings)
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Tetsujin 28 is 50 years old this year, he is Japan’s oldest giant robot and is pretty much the most famous robot in the country. He has gone from Manga to TV to Anime to film during this time. This 50th birthday film reinvents and celebrates his history and combines both live action and Toy Story like animation to create a look not seen for quite a while (Cool World & Monkey Bones being the last that I recall) Tokyo, modern day, everything is quiet and everyone is happy. Suddenly the peace is shattered when two statues burst free from the ground and fly off. No one seems to know what just happened or why these ‘statues’ came to life but the ...
