


An iconic classic from the golden age of Japanese animation, Gaiking the transforming super robot (originally featured as part of the Shogun Warriors toy line and the Force Five TV series) is back in a trio of feature-length adventures loaded with high-impact action and mind-expanding science fiction! Far off in outer space, the planet Zela is doomed by an approaching black hole, which forces the diabolical Great Emperor to set his sights on a suitable world to colonize for his people...Earth! But before the invasion can begin, the Emperor and his four generals scheme to eliminate the troublesome human race by raiding our planet with giant robot monsters! As one of only a handful of Earthlings with psychic powers, Sanshiro Tsuwabuki is destined to pilot Gaiking, a giant robot that might be Earth s only hope against the monstrous steel hordes of the Great Emperor. Recruited to join an elite team of pilots who control an incredible arsenal of high-tech weapons and mecha, including a massive carrier known as the Space Dragon, Tsuwabuki and Gaiking must square off against a giant robot tarantula, Zelan mind control, deadly hallucinations, nuclear war and more evil, mechanical monstrosities! The battle for the fate of two worlds begins! Review: I've really liked it 2 pals. - Really glad that I've got this at last becuase it looked it really cool and awesome 2 pals, and although it some parts that buged me a little, it was still pretty cool and awesome at the end of it all 2 pals. Review: Gaiking-Classic Anime Returns - I remember first seeing Gaiking as one of the Shogun Warriors toy robots released in the mid 70's. I had no idea that it was based on actual TV series until Force Five:Gaiking was released in the early 80's. The anime is action packed, the video transfer is brilliant, and the sound is pretty good. The dubbing is different from what I remember, but at least everything is left legit by having it take place in Japan, than somewhere in America (In the Force Five version, Mount Fuji was called Mount St. Helens). I would highly recommend this to all fans of Anime, old and new. Like Space Cruiser Yamato (Starblazers), this is a piece of Anime history that should not be overlooked!! Check it out!!!
| ASIN | B009INAK6Y |
| Actors | Akira Kamiya, William Winckler |
| Best Sellers Rank | #253,494 in Movies & TV ( See Top 100 in Movies & TV ) #5,990 in Anime (Movies & TV) #16,067 in Kids & Family DVDs |
| Customer Reviews | 4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars (66) |
| Director | Akio Sugino, William Winckler |
| Item model number | 26516640 |
| MPAA rating | NR (Not Rated) |
| Media Format | Animated, Color, Multiple Formats, NTSC, Widescreen |
| Number of discs | 1 |
| Product Dimensions | 0.7 x 7.5 x 5.4 inches; 2.4 ounces |
| Release date | May 21, 2013 |
| Run time | 4 hours and 30 minutes |
| Studio | Shout! Factory |
| Subtitles: | English |
J**�
I've really liked it 2 pals.
Really glad that I've got this at last becuase it looked it really cool and awesome 2 pals, and although it some parts that buged me a little, it was still pretty cool and awesome at the end of it all 2 pals.
A**E
Gaiking-Classic Anime Returns
I remember first seeing Gaiking as one of the Shogun Warriors toy robots released in the mid 70's. I had no idea that it was based on actual TV series until Force Five:Gaiking was released in the early 80's. The anime is action packed, the video transfer is brilliant, and the sound is pretty good. The dubbing is different from what I remember, but at least everything is left legit by having it take place in Japan, than somewhere in America (In the Force Five version, Mount Fuji was called Mount St. Helens). I would highly recommend this to all fans of Anime, old and new. Like Space Cruiser Yamato (Starblazers), this is a piece of Anime history that should not be overlooked!! Check it out!!!
A**E
The only way you're gonna see it
Super pumped for the original Gaiking to come out here! Some folks are mad this isn't the entire TV series and what we get here are several episodes edited into 3 feature length movies to sum up the entire series. Fact is, its better than nothing. The amount of money to license an entire 1970s TV series and subtitle/dub, to put out on DVD when honestly only a few hundred fans in North America would buy it, is economically stupid on any businesses part. So Toei themselves had the right idea to sell their back catalog, which is to turn their old shows which have no chance of being released here in their full form by turning them into them into films (ala what Sunrise and Bandai did with the Gundam movie trilogy a while back, which folks dont argue about cause that's how they were released in Japan too). This is the first in several old anime turned into movie releases by Toei, which will also include Captain Harlock and others in the future. So basically if you want to see this, it's your only shot North America, so I'm rejoicing to even get to see it on DVD here.
C**A
it still is like going back in time and being that little boy ...
When I was a young boy, there was this cartoon TV show that would be on Monday through Friday, and it was called Force Five. But each day was a different show of characters, Monday was Dangard Ace - Tuesday was Starvengers, Wednesdays was Spaceketeers, Thursday was Grendizer, and lastly - Friday was Gaiking. These shows would form a nucleus of shows that I would watch religiously over and over again. When I saw this movie collection, I could not hold back the excitement and I rushed into purchasing it. I have watched it a couple times so far and even though there are some errors that I immediately picked out, it still is like going back in time and being that little boy again. I am very thankful this movie collection exists and that I have it. Very grateful for this purchase.
T**A
The best mech from the halcyon days of early 70s giant robots meets TERRIBAD dub quality
I love Gaiking, I grew up with it. But I made the mistake of thinking this movie set would be on par with the vastly superior TV series published here by Discotek. Instead, this 3-pack of Gaiking movies features what might be THE worst English dub (no Japanese audio here, sorry) I've ever heard in my life, and that's saying something. I mean, it's so bad. It's soooo bad. It sounds like something some students did as a home video editing project for their junior high video editing class, which is to say it sounds like something I'd have done when I was 13. It's terrible. The animation is also pretty spectacularly bad as well, but chalk this up to early 70s Japanese animation techniques. It's terrible in a charming, low budget way. The voice acting, however, is bad bad. Like, "you hate your children and let them watch this DVD set" bad. I took one for the team so you don't have to. Avoid at all costs.
R**R
As good as you're going to get if you are a fan of the series, as this trilogy was sanctioned by the original Japanese studio
The die-hard anime fans out there that are either objecting or hesitant about purchasing these feature compilations need to understand that it was the original Japanese studio Toei themselves who had all these TV anime dubbed and compiled into features in the first place. Many of these shows had filler episodes and I believe this feature format is actually the best way to attract these old shows overseas, as you get the real essential elements of each series, while remaining faithful to the essence of their original series, so they are not sanitized or Americanized in any real way at all. Toei themselves planned out how each series was to be edited for the features. So for all the die-hard anime fans out there, this is really as good as you're going to get. The voice acting in the dubs aren't perfect, but at least, because its Toei themselves putting these out internationally and not a local licensor, you know the scripts never really stray from the original Japanese ones. As for those who grew up with Gaiking on Force Five, I think all the Force Five series have had their rights reverted back to Toei. I dont believe the company that makes them even exists anymore. There's no way they will ever be released officially on DVD. Besides, each of the Force Five series only had 26 episodes produced among them, so they are incomplete with no conclusion, which these features will have. Besides, Toei themselves feel these international feature compilations are superior to the original Force Five dubs. I would advise all the die-hard purist anime fans out there to read this interview with the person in charge of the company that did all these dubbed feature compilations for Toei. I think he makes an excellent case for the rationale of why Toei went with this approach. It's on the website Sci-Fi Japan and titled "Classic Anime Gets Star Treatment!" Besides, the original target age of Gaiking and most of the other series Toei are putting out these international dub feature compilations when they first aired on TV in Japan were children. I think this format will be a better way of attracting a few new younger fans outside the anime die-hards, without them being given it in a way that's sanitized or overly Americanized.
Z**N
Gaikin
Just as advertised
ち**す
リージョンフリーのデッキでなければ再生できないので、おススメというわけでもないのですがTVシリーズ5本位を連続収録した劇場版?が 3本入っています。本来のTVシリーズの約3分の1が入っているのには驚きました。 吹き替えのあちらの声優さんに多少違和感があったりはしますが、第1エピソードと最終エピソードはきっちり収録されていました。 それにしても、現地ではどんな形式で公開されてのでしょうか?ほんとに劇場公開?
D**R
love it-made it into a reasonably succinct story with the edits (trim the robot of the week routine)-very enjoyable
D**L
I can't recommend this anyone, really. This set is bare bones, and while a quite a few episodes are contained, the lack of menus, features and the new english dubbing didn't impress. Part of the charm of watching these as a kid was the English voice actors that were used. Character & weapon names have been altered or outright changed. Just a real letdown. I already have a bootleg of the entire series that I purchased years ago, and it is quite frankly, superior to this release. For anyone who didn't watch these when they originally aired on TV, you won't know or likely be bothered by the changes made. But, if you're like me, your hit of nostalgia was diluted by this product.
D**.
Great 1970, s show. Thanks
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