Force Five
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| Force Five | |
|---|---|
First-run syndication | |
| Release | September 8, 1980 – December 4, 1981 |
Force Five is an American adaptation of five different
Star Plus during the 1990s. It was produced by Jim Terry and his company American Way, and it consisted of five imported Japanese giant robot serials (originally produced in the mid-1970s by Toei Animation) in response to the popularity of the Shogun Warriors toy collection. Mattel
was one of the sponsors of the series.
In an
UK
, Krypton Force released several of these programmes but under different series titles.
Force Five series
Force Five consisted of the following five series:
| # | Series | No. of episodes |
Adaptation of | No. of episodes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Force Five: Gaiking | 26 | Dino-Mecha Gaiking (1976)
|
44 |
| 2 | Force Five: Danguard Ace | 26 | Planetary Robot Danguard Ace (1977) | 56 |
| 3 | Force Five: Starvengers | 26 | Getter Robo G (1975) | 39 |
| 4 | Force Five: Grandizer | 26 | UFO Robot Grendizer (1975)
|
74 |
| 5 | Force Five: Spaceketeers | 26 | Sci-Fi West Saga Starzinger (1978) | 73 |
Originally, Great Mazinger was meant to be among the five shows, but at the last minute was swapped out for Starzinger.