24 minSeason 1 • Episode 25
LatestAt the dawn of the year 3000, the crew of X-Bomber face the final battle against the Imperial Master, and learn the power of F-Zero-One.
As the year 3000 approaches, a war-torn Solar System is invaded by the Imperial Alliance in search of a supreme being, the F-01. The experimental X Bomber spacecraft with its young crew must discover the secret of F-01 and turn it against the Imperial Alliance or all will be lost.
Practical Effects
Puppetry that out-emotes most 2020s CGI.
Production
Japan-UK fusion weirder than it has any right to be.
Score
Theme song lives rent-free in your brain forever.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The show bombed in the UK but became a cult hit in Japan, leading to a bizarre reverse-fandom situation where Japanese creators referenced a British show they'd never actually seen air.
X-Bomber sits at the intersection of Gerry Anderson's Thunderbirds DNA and early mecha anime, creating a puppet-action hybrid that technically shouldn't exist but absolutely does.
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