is a Japanese
anime television series produced by
Toei Animation. It is the third installment to
Takara's ''Magne-Robo'' Franchise. It aired from
TV Asahi from September 5, 1976 to June 26, 1977, with a total of 39 episodes. Outside Japan, several episodes were edited by Collins Walker and cobbled together into a movie-length feature produced by International Media Group and released by Century Video Corporation (''
The Adventures of Pinocchio''), and in this format it is also known as ''Magnos the Robot'' or ''Renegade Force.''
Story
Doctor Kazuki, who perceived of an invasion of Earth by the Izaru people builds a robot based on the science of magnetism and sphere joint theory. Undergoing a dangerous augmentation process, Doctor Kazuki's daughter Mai becomes the pilot of "Mighty" or "Magnetman Minus". Takeru Hojo becomes the pilot of "Puraiza" or "Magnetman Plus". The pilots would hold each other and then physically transform their joint bodies in a metallic plate locking itself on the Gakeen (Short for "Gathering Keen") robot's frame thus enabling the
super robot to move and fight.
Concept
Gakeen became one of the many super robot series to appear after the seminal works such as
Mazinger and
Getter Robo opened the floodgates to the genre. The robot was notable for its creative weaponry systems such as cutting fists, Gakeen fists, steel claws, bladed foot. Other specialties include magnetic onslaught, magnetic draw, arm cutter, laser beams, atomic hurricane. The show further extended the transformation into very long complex sequences that would become trendy for similar shows to follow.
Characters
* Takeru Hojo
Toshio Furukawa
* Mai Kazuki
Kazuko Sugiyama
Staff
* Creator
Shinobu Urakawa
* Director
Tomoharu Katsumata
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* Music
Michiaki Watanabe
* Character Design
Kazuo Komatsubara
* Mechanical Design
Tadanao Tsuji
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* Singer
Ichirou Mizuki Mitsuko Horie
DVD
In Japan it has been released as a DVD box set. Outside Japan, it was released on an edited 90-minute movie DVD by Liberty International Entertainment. In Italy the series has been released on the home video market by Yamato Video who presented the whole series since only the first part was broadcast during the 1980s by local TV networks; the second half has a different voice cast.
Merchandise
Takara released the rare Robotman Gakeen in 1976. The toy was released as part of the Robotman Series, which was originally intended to be the bridge between
Microman
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and Henshin Cyborg series to form a larger toys tie-in project call Victory Series. However, when Henshin Cyborg line was terminated in 1974, there was no longer a reason for keeping the Victory Series and Robotman then became part of Microman line.
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CM's Corporation then released a Brave Gokin version of Gakeen in September 2008.
References
External links
Magne Robo Gakeen's website in Toei Animation(in Japanese)
Pictures and summaries of Magne Robo Gakeen's chapters (in Italian)
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