Planetary Robot Danguard Ace (惑星ロボ ダンガードA, Wakusei Robo Dangādo Ēsu) is a Japanese science fictionanime series created by Leiji Matsumoto with Dan Kobayashi.
Danguard Ace takes place on a future Earth in which natural resources have been depleted. People have begun looking toward other planets to survive, in particular to the fictional tenth planet, Promete. Although people had hoped to peacefully settle there, disaster strikes as the first explorers are destroyed by betrayal.[2]
After this event, an individual named Mr. Doppler announces that all attempts to reach Promete surrender to his command, those who do not will be destroyed. Using his own resources, Doppler constructs a vast military force greater than that of Earth's. He forbids anyone from approaching the planet, under the insane belief that only he is entitled to it.
To gain control of Promete, the governments of Earth begin constructing massive combat robots. Doppler is able to attack and destroy all of them before they are completed, except for Danguard Ace. The forces sent to attack Danguard's base were destroyed because of the efforts of Captain Dan. Nothing is known of this mysterious man, except that he previously served Doppler while under mind control.
Takuma Ichimonji, son of the man who betrayed the initial Promete exploration team, becomes a cadet at Danguard's base. Ichimonji hopes that he might restore his father's honor by fighting against Doppler's forces.
Production
Some of the main character designs were similar to characters appearing in Space Battleship Yamato, which was known in the U.S. market as Star Blazers. The Takuma Ichimonji character resembles the Space Battleship Yamato character Susumu Kodai. The doctor on the show resembles Dr. Sakezo Sado from Space Battleship Yamato.
International Release
It was released in English three times, first by M&M Productions under the title "The Planet Robot Danguard Ace" that saw limited release in Hawaii and the Philippines. The only remaining recording of this dub was a Story Record LP released in Japan.[3] It was then licensed and redubbed by Jim Terry Productions, as part of the Force Five promotion and was rereleased later by combined episodes into a feature-length presentation. This film edit gained a cult following on Showtime during the 1980s.
In 2009, William Winckler Productions produced three all-new English dubbed movie versions edited from the original series. Winckler, known for Tekkaman the Space Knight, wrote, produced and directed these films, which have been seen on broadband in Japan and a three volume DVD release in the United States.
In the early 1980s, a French-dubbed version was released through Jacques Canestrier Productions entitled Danguard - La Conquete des Planetes. However, only the first volume of three episodes were released on VHS.[4] It was released in Hong Kong and Italy in 1978 and was the first anime ever broadcast on a private channel in Italy.[5] It also saw a 1986 release in both South Korea and Taiwan.
References
^. Archived from the original on 2006-10-23. Retrieved 2006-10-12.
^"Danguard Ace: The Movie Collection: DVD Talk Review of the DVD Video". Dvdtalk.com. Retrieved 2014-03-16.
Wakusei Robo (Planetary Robot) Danguard Ace Fansite (in English)
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This article has multiple issues Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page Learn how and when to remove these template messages This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Wakusei Robo Danguard Ace news newspapers books scholar JSTOR August 2014 Learn how and when to remove this template message This article possibly contains original research Please improve it by verifying the claims made and adding inline citations Statements consisting only of original research should be removed April 2015 Learn how and when to remove this template message Learn how and when to remove this template message Planetary Robot Danguard Ace 惑星ロボ ダンガードA エース Wakusei Robo Dangado Esu is a Japanese science fiction anime series created by Leiji Matsumoto with Dan Kobayashi Planetary Robot Danguard AceCover of the first DVD volume 惑星ロボ ダンガードA Wakusei Robo Dangado A Esu GenreMechaCreated byLeiji Matsumoto Dan KobayashiAnime television seriesDirected byTomoharu KatsumataWritten byMitsuru MajimaSōji YoshikawaTatsuo TamuraHaruya YamazakiMusic byShunsuke KikuchiStudioToei AnimationOriginal networkFNS Fuji TV Original runMarch 6 1977 March 26 1978Episodes56 1 MangaWritten byLeiji MatsumotoPublished byAkita ShotenMagazineBoken OhDemographicShōnenOriginal run1977 1978Volumes2Anime filmDanguard Ace vs Insect Robot TroopDirected byMasayuki AkehiProduced byImada ChaikiWritten byTatsuo TamuraMusic byShunsuke KikuchiStudioToei AnimationReleasedJuly 17 1977Runtime30 minutesAnime filmDanguard Ace The Great Space WarDirected byMasayuki AkehiProduced byImada ChaikiWritten byTatsuo TamuraMusic byShunsuke KikuchiStudioToei AnimationReleasedMarch 18 1978Runtime30 minutesDanguard Ace was Matsumoto s only contribution to the mecha genre Contents 1 Synopsis 2 Production 3 International Release 4 References 5 External linksSynopsis EditDanguard Ace takes place on a future Earth in which natural resources have been depleted People have begun looking toward other planets to survive in particular to the fictional tenth planet Promete Although people had hoped to peacefully settle there disaster strikes as the first explorers are destroyed by betrayal 2 After this event an individual named Mr Doppler announces that all attempts to reach Promete surrender to his command those who do not will be destroyed Using his own resources Doppler constructs a vast military force greater than that of Earth s He forbids anyone from approaching the planet under the insane belief that only he is entitled to it To gain control of Promete the governments of Earth begin constructing massive combat robots Doppler is able to attack and destroy all of them before they are completed except for Danguard Ace The forces sent to attack Danguard s base were destroyed because of the efforts of Captain Dan Nothing is known of this mysterious man except that he previously served Doppler while under mind control Takuma Ichimonji son of the man who betrayed the initial Promete exploration team becomes a cadet at Danguard s base Ichimonji hopes that he might restore his father s honor by fighting against Doppler s forces Production EditSome of the main character designs were similar to characters appearing in Space Battleship Yamato which was known in the U S market as Star Blazers The Takuma Ichimonji character resembles the Space Battleship Yamato character Susumu Kodai The doctor on the show resembles Dr Sakezo Sado from Space Battleship Yamato International Release EditIt was released in English three times first by M amp M Productions under the title The Planet Robot Danguard Ace that saw limited release in Hawaii and the Philippines The only remaining recording of this dub was a Story Record LP released in Japan 3 It was then licensed and redubbed by Jim Terry Productions as part of the Force Five promotion and was rereleased later by combined episodes into a feature length presentation This film edit gained a cult following on Showtime during the 1980s The titular robot also had a leading role in Marvel Comics Shogun Warriors series as well as in the eponymous toy line In 2009 William Winckler Productions produced three all new English dubbed movie versions edited from the original series Winckler known for Tekkaman the Space Knight wrote produced and directed these films which have been seen on broadband in Japan and a three volume DVD release in the United States In the early 1980s a French dubbed version was released through Jacques Canestrier Productions entitled Danguard La Conquete des Planetes However only the first volume of three episodes were released on VHS 4 It was released in Hong Kong and Italy in 1978 and was the first anime ever broadcast on a private channel in Italy 5 It also saw a 1986 release in both South Korea and Taiwan References Edit Toei Animation Archived from the original on 2006 10 23 Retrieved 2006 10 12 Danguard Ace The Movie Collection DVD Talk Review of the DVD Video Dvdtalk com Retrieved 2014 03 16 菊池 俊輔 the Planet Robot Danguard Ace 英語盤 惑星ロボ ダンガードA プラネスターの真横 1978 Vinyl Discogs Planete Jeunesse Danguard la Conquete des Planetes AntonioGenna net presenta IL MONDO DEI DOPPIATORI ZONA ANIMAZIONE Danguard External links EditWakusei robo Dangard A at IMDb Wakusei Robo Danguard Ace anime at Anime News Network s encyclopedia Wakusei Robo Planetary Robot Danguard Ace Fansite in English Toei Animation site Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Wakusei Robo Danguard Ace amp oldid 1140460074, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
