Season 1 • Episode 25
LatestThe story takes place in a future version of Earth where war has been outlawed and owning weapons is forbidden. A galactic real estate syndicate arrives to carve the planet up into subdivisions. To combat the invasion, a genius inventor, Dr. Kiwi, recruits young Michael Marsh, his girlfriend Patti Pumpkin, and rich classmate Camille Cashmere Jr. as fighters by upgrading the kids' robot helpers (known as Janbu, Patigu and Kamigu respectively) into powerful robot fighters. Michael's robot sidekick Janbu becomes the titular Galatt.
Direction
Takeyuki Kanda's kinetic robot action before Gundam fame.
Practical Effects
Hand-drawn mecha animation with gorgeous 1984 texture.
Writing
Bonkers premise executed with straight-faced commitment.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Takeyuki Kanda later directed Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team, making this his mecha training wheels.
The 'weapons banned future' premise satirized 1980s Japanese pacifist constitution debates, with real estate developers as stand-in for American economic pressure.
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