Editing Gigantor (section)

{{short description|1960s Japanese animated TV show featuring a giant robot}}
{{About|the 1963 anime adaptation of Tetsujin 28-go|the original manga and the franchise|Tetsujin 28-go}}
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{{Globalize|article|United States|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox animanga/Header
|name = Gigantor
|image = Gigantorvol1cover.jpg
|caption = ''Gigantor Part 1'' DVD
|ja_kanji = 鉄人28号
|ja_romaji = Tetsujin Nijūhachi-gō
|genre = [[Action (genre)|Action]], [[Adventure (genre)|Adventure]], [[Dieselpunk]], [[Mecha]]
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Video
|type = tv series
|director = Yonehiko Watanabe
|producer = Kazuo Iohara
|writer = Kinzo Okamoto
|music = Toriro Miki<br>Nobuyoshi Koshibe<br>Hidehiko Arashino
|studio = [[Eiken (studio)|TCJ]]
|licensee = {{english anime licensee
 | AUS = [[Siren Visual]] (former)<br>[[Madman Entertainment]] (2010–present)
 | NA = Delphi Associates (former)<br>[[Trans-Lux|Trans-Lux Television]]<br>(former)<br>[[The Right Stuf]] (2009–2023)<br>[[Crunchyroll, LLC]] (2023-present)
 | NZ = [[Siren Visual]] (former)<br>[[Madman Entertainment]] (2010–present)
}}
|network = [[Fuji TV]]
|network_en = {{english anime network
 | AU = [[ATV (Australia)|ATV-0]] (1968)<br>[[TEN (TV station)|TEN-10]] (1968)<br>[[SAS (TV station)|SAS-10]] (1968–1969)
 | US = [[Broadcast syndication|Syndication]] (original run)<br>[[Adult Swim]] (2005–2007)
}}
|first = October 20, 1963
|last = May 25, 1966
|episodes = 97 <small>(original version)</small><br>52 <small>(English dub)</small>
|episode_list = #Episodes
}}
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{{nihongo|'''''Gigantor'''''|鉄人28号|Tetsujin Nijūhachi-gō|lit. "Iron Man No. 28"|lead=yes}} is a 1963 [[anime]] adaptation of ''[[Tetsujin 28-go]]'', a [[manga]] by [[Mitsuteru Yokoyama]] released in 1956. It debuted on US television in January 1966. As with ''[[Speed Racer]]'', the characters' original names were altered and the original series' violence was toned down for American viewers.<ref name=cd>CD liner notes: ''Saturday Mornings: Cartoons' Greatest Hits'', 1995 MCA Records</ref> The dub was created by [[Fred Ladd]] distributed in the US by [[Peter Rodgers Organization]].

A new series was produced in Japan in 1980 and was later shown as ''[[The New Adventures of Gigantor]]'', on the [[Syfy|Sci Fi Channel]] from 1993 to 1997.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/gigantor/201660 |title=Gigantor TV Show: News, Videos, Full Episodes and More |publisher=TV Guide |access-date=April 8, 2020}}</ref>