Magnos The Robot (1976)
Ended | 1976-09-05 | Animation-Action & Adventure-Sci-Fi & Fantasy | 24m | 9.2/10
Kazuo Komatsubara (Animation Director) | Tomoharu Katsumata (Director) | Takehiko Goto (Producer) | Kenji Yokoyama (Producer) | Katsumi Itou (Sound Effects) | Tadanao Tsuji (Art Designer) | Kenji Ninomiya (Sound Recordist) | Yutaka Chikura (Editor) | Nobuyuki Sugaya (Cinematography) | Nobuteru Ikegami (Sound Recordist) | Yasuhiro Yoshikawa (Editor) |
Dr. Kazuki, who perceived of an invasion of Earth by the Izaru people builds a robot based on the science of magnetism and sphere joint theory. Undergoing a dangerous augmentation process, Dr. Kazuki's daughter Mai becomes the pilot of "Mighty" or "Magnetman Minus". Takeshi Houjou becomes the pilot of "Puraiza" or "Magnetman Plus". The pilots would hold each other and then physically trasform their joint bodies in a metallic plate locking itself on the Gakeen (Short for "Gathering Keen") robot's frame thus enabling the super robot to move and fight. This sequence was notable, to an adult's eye, for its almost-sexual connotation.
Toshio Furukawa (Takeru) | Haruko Kitahama (General Staffy) | Hidekatsu Shibata (General Commander Brain) | Kazuko Sugiyama (Mai Kazuki) | Kenji Utsumi (Mamoru Kazuki) |