24 minSeason 1 • Episode 40
LatestBrilliant scientist Sōzō Haran was conducting research on Mars when he created the Meganoids, a new form of cyborg life capable of metacognition. Suddenly Dr. Haran lost control of his creation as the Meganoids slaughtered him and his entire family, save his youngest son, the 16-year-old Banjō Haran. Banjō escaped from Mars on a rocket ship with Daitarn 3, a solar-powered super robot. Now 18 years old and living on Earth, Banjō fights against the Meganoids and their leader, Don Zauser. Banjō must gather allies to help him stop the Meganoid threat, which aspires to turn all humans into cyborgs and "improve" the human race.
Direction
Yoshiyuki Tomino's pre-Gundam style experiments
Score
That OP will LIVE in your brain rent-free
Practical Effects
Hand-drawn mecha animation hits different
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Tomino invented 'kill 'em all' here—Gundam's mass death was practice. This is where anime trauma was born.
The opening theme was so iconic it got referenced in Gurren Lagann decades later. Legacy status: confirmed.
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