Bismark (TV series)


Bismark
Promotional art
星銃士ビスマルク
GenreSpace Western
Written byMitsuru Majima
Directed by
  • Masami Anno
  • Akira Shigino
Music byOsamu Totsuka
Opening theme"Fushigi Call Me"
by MIO
Ending theme"Yume Ginga"
by MIO
Country of originJapan
Original languageJapanese
No. of episodes51
Production
Executive producers
Producers
  • Norio Hatsukawa (NTV)
  • Yuko Mitsumori (Pierrot)
EditorSeiji Morita
Production companyStudio Pierrot
Original release
NetworkNNS (NTV)
ReleaseOctober 7, 1984 (1984-10-07) –
September 29, 1985 (1985-09-29)
Related
Saber Rider and the Star Sheriffs
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Star Musketeer Bismark (星銃士ビスマルク, Sei Jūshi Bisumaruku), also known as simply Bismark, is a Japanese anime television series created by Studio Pierrot. The series itself seems to draw inspiration from both the Super Sentai and the Metal Hero Series franchises. It is said the show is a love letter to the genre at the time. The series aired on Nippon TV and its affiliates from October 7, 1984 to September 25, 1985, totaling 51 episodes. In 1986, the rights to Bismark were sold to the United States company World Events Productions (WEP). WEP reorganized and rewrote the series, incorporating most of the original episodes and creating six new ones before releasing it under the name Saber Rider and the Star Sheriffs.