Ganbare!! Robocon
| Ganbare!! Robocon | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | Robocon |
| がんばれ!!ロボコン | |
| Genre | Tokusatsu Comedy |
| Created by | Shotaro Ishinomori |
| Written by | Shozo Uehara |
| Directed by | Atsuo Okunaka |
| Music by | Shunsuke Kikuchi |
| Country of origin | Japan |
| Original language | Japanese |
| No. of episodes | 118 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 20–25 minutes |
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| Original release | |
| Network | ANN (NET) |
| Release | October 4, 1974 – March 25, 1977 |
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Ganbare!! Robocon (がんばれ!!ロボコン, Ganbare!! Robokon; Do Your Best!! Robocon) 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.
Moero!! Robocon 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). This series joined Kyuukyuu Sentai GoGoFive.
Moero!! Robocon vs. Ganbare!! Robocon (燃えろ!!ロボコンVSがんばれ!!ロボコン, Moero!! Robokon tai Ganbare!! Robokon) 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 distant, futuristic metropolis called Neo-Con City. The series never went beyond an animatic pilot.
A recent film Ganbareiwa!! Robocon: Oo-la-la! Lovable Soupless Tantanmen!! Chapter (がんばれいわ!!ロボコン ウララ〜!恋する汁なしタンタンメン!!の巻, Ganbareiwa!! Robokon: Urara~! Koi Suru Shiru-Nashi Tantanmen!! no Maki) was released theatrically on July 31, 2020. It is paired with the anime films Jintai no Survival and Sprin' Pan Mae e Susumō!.