Aside from Macron 1, Voltron: Defender of the Universe, Robotech, and Captain Harlock and the Queen of a Thousand Years were also stitched together in this manner.
#Sengoku majin goshogun anime series#
Taking two (or more) unrelated series and re-editing them to appear as one storyline was common practice in adapting anime series to American television, as the number of episodes in a typical anime frequently fell short of the minimum number required for five-days-a-week syndication in the US market (65). In 1985, Saban Entertainment combined footage from GoShogun and Akū Dai Sakusen Srungle ( Great Military Operation in Subspace Srungle or Mission Outer Space Srungle), a similar show produced by Kokusai Eiga-sha, to form Macron 1. After defeating him, Kenta takes GoShogun into space. NeoNeros turns out to be a negative, evil form of the same energy.
Beamler's development is closely connected to Kenta, who in the end becomes the incarnate form of the energy and the representative of the earth's collective soul, including not only living things, but also newly sentient robots and machines. It was sent to Earth by a supernatural power and was activated when humans attained the technological capacity for space exploration, in order to test whether humans are worthy of engaging with civilizations from other planets. Over the course of the series it is revealed that Beamler energy originates from a meteorite fragment found on the site of the Tunguska impact.
This sets the stage for an eleventh-hour reversal, in which the three Dokuga generals side definitively against NeoNeros with the GoShogun team. On at least one occasion GoShogun pilots must team up with Dokuga's three chief officers against a common enemy to prevent the destruction of them all. The crew of Good Thunder travels the world, repeatedly fighting off NeoNeros's forces with GoShogun and often hampering Dokuga's influence on the local level, whether by destroying their bases and businesses, assisting popular rebellions, or by averting environmental disasters. The same energy also powers a giant battle robot, GoShogun, which is operated by three pilots. Teleportation is enabled by a mysterious form of energy, called Beamler, which was discovered by Sanada. His son Kenta becomes Dokuga's next target, but is saved by his father’s colleague and taken on board a teleporting fortress, Good Thunder. Dokuga agents try to forcibly recruit a brilliant physicist, Professor Sanada, who sets off a suicide bomb rather than let Dokuga acquire his secret research. The story is set in the early 21st century, in which a covert evil organization, Dokuga, led by lord NeoNeros, holds near total political, economic, and military control of the world. It has been praised for its serious tone, psychological intensity, and handling of mature themes. The Time Étranger shifts away from the original genre, leaving the robot aside entirely to focus on the strong and complex heroine. The series is noted for its witty dialogue and lighthearted parody of its own genre conventions. The GoShogun series and its film sequel, The Time Étranger, were both written by Takeshi Shudo and directed by Kunihiko Yuyama. Its title has been variously translated into English as "Demon God of the War-Torn Land GoShogun", "Warring Demon God GoShogun", and "Civil War Devil-God GoShogun," but in the US and parts of Europe it is primarily known as Macron 1, the title of its North American adaptation.
#Sengoku majin goshogun anime movie#
It was produced and aired in 1981 in Japan, with a movie special released in 1982 and a film sequel, GoShogun: The Time Étranger or Time Stranger, in 1985. GoShogun ( 戦国魔神ゴーショーグン, Sengoku Majin GōShōgun) is a super robot anime series created by Takeshi Shudo.