, also known as ''Uchuu Ace'', is a Japanese
science fiction
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manga
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series written and illustrated by
Tatsuo Yoshida and serialized in
Shueisha
is a Japanese publishing company headquartered in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. Shueisha is the largest publishing company in Japan. It was established in 1925 as the entertainment-related publishing division of Japanese publisher Shogakukan. The ...
's ''
Shōnen Book'' magazine from June 1964 to May 1966. It was adapted into an
anime
is a Traditional animation, hand-drawn and computer animation, computer-generated animation originating from Japan. Outside Japan and in English, ''anime'' refers specifically to animation produced in Japan. However, , in Japan and in Ja ...
television series by
Tatsunoko Production
and often shortened to , is a Japanese animation company. The studio's name has a double meaning in Japanese: "Tatsu's child" (Tatsu is a nickname for Tatsuo) and " sea dragon", the inspiration for its seahorse logo.
Tatsunoko Production was e ...
and aired on
Fuji TV
JOCX-DTV (channel 8), branded as or , is a Japanese television station that serves the Kantō region as the flagship (broadcasting), flagship station of the Fuji News Network (FNN) and the Fuji Network System (FNS). The station is owned-and- ...
from May 8, 1965, to April 28, 1966. Anime Sols attempted to crowdfund the series in 2014.
Overview
Space Ace is the story of an alien young boy named Space Ace (or Ace for short), given to homesick stargazing with the faces of his loved ones ghosted across the heavens. His tool of preference is the galaxy ring, a flat white hoop he can produce from his fingers to be thrown or ride on. The supporting cast includes Dr. Tatsunoko, who is almost a father figure to Ace, and his daughter Asari, Ace’s love interest. Providing the show's comedy relief was crusading investigative reporter Yadokari, who usually burst on the scene riding his jet skycycle at the worst possible moment, screaming for Ace to give him interviews and so on. One of the show's most important characters is "Ebo", Ace's imagined projection into the night sky depicted as a humanoid robot.
Cast
*
Sumiko Shirakawa
was a Japanese actress and voice actress from Shibuya, Tokyo. She was best known for roles as Hiroshi Nakajima (Sazae-san), Hidetoshi Dekisugi (Doraemon) and Ace ( Space Ace).
On November 26, 2015, Shirakawa failed to attend a recording session ...
as Ace
*
Iemasa Kayumi
was a Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator from the Tokyo Metropolitan area.
He was the official voice-over actor for Frank Sinatra and Donald Sutherland.
Biography
Kayumi was born in Tokyo Prefecture and moved to Kagoshima Prefecture when ...
as Dr. Tatsunoko
*
Kenji Utsumi as Ibo
*
Kinya Aikawa
as was a Japanese actor, tarento and voice actor. He was born in Tokyo and died in 2015 of lung cancer.
Filmography
Acting roles
Films
* '' Torakku Yarō'' series (1975-1979)
* ''The Battle of Port Arthur'' (1980)
* '' Edo Porn'' (1981)
...
as Yadokari
*
Mariko Mukai as Asari
*
Yutaka Ohyama as Dr. Montgomery
Episodes
#"Birth of Ace"
#"Revenge Robot"
#"Earth Exile"
#"Atomic Robot"
#"Secret Society"
#"Space Jellyfish"
#"The Return of Genghis Khan"
#"Space Cocoons"
#"Cave Men"
#"The Space Pirates"
#"Space Flower"
#"Space Clown"
#"Invisible Monster Star"
#"Song of the Mermaid"
#"Ace Imposter"
#"The Spaceman Who Likes Fighting"
#"The Space Blob"
#"Lost World"
#"Fish People"
#"The Time Capsule"
#"Human Bomb"
#"Forbidden Treasure"
#"Stolen Face"
#"Moon Rocket"
#"Ion Drive Ring"
#"Orion Raiders"
#"Galaxy Conference"
#"The Robot"
#"The X Bomb"
#"Cyborg from Orion"
#"Ultra Men (Part 1)"
#"Ultra Men (Part 2)"
#"Youth Machine"
#"Miracle Planet"
#"Magic Land"
#"Space Race (Part 1)"
#"Space Race (Part 2)"
#"The Dictator"
#"Haunted Space Ship"
#"Mars S.O.S."
#"Time Machine"
#"Robot Revolt"
#"Orion Invasion"
#"Space Microbes"
#"Space Radio"
#"Exile to Orion"
#"Space Prison"
#"The Space Killer"
#"Telepaths"
#"Space Fortress" - April 14, 1966
#"Brain Missiles" - April 21, 1966
#"Space War" - April 28, 1966
References
External links
*
Tatsunoko Production's official English website*
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1965 anime television series debuts
Fuji Television original programming
Shueisha franchises
Science fiction anime and manga
Animated space adventure television series
Tatsunoko Production