Editing Tetsujin 28-go (section)

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===1963 television series===
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The 1963 television incarnation of ''Tetsujin 28-go'' aired on [[Fuji TV]] from 20 October 1963 to 25 May 1966. The series initially ended with 84 episodes, but then returned for 13 more, for a total of 97 episodes. The series had mostly short plots that never took up more than three episodes, but was generally more light-hearted than the anime that would succeed it. Shotaro, Otsuka, Shikishima and Murasame functioned as a team in this version.

In North America, due to the [[Marvel Comics]] character [[Iron Man]] appearing in that market before ''Tetsujin 28-go'' (which literally means "Iron Man No. 28"), the series was renamed ''Gigantor'' for the American version.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Erickson |first1=Hal |title=Television cartoon shows: an illustrated encyclopedia, 1949 through 1993 |date=1995 |publisher=McFarland |isbn=9780786400294 |pages=232 & 324 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ACLuAAAAMAAJ |quote=The character names were then "westernized": Dr. Kaneda became Dr. Sparks; his son Shotaro became Jimmy; and finally, since there already was an "Iron Man" on the market (see Marvel Superheroes), Tetsujin 28GO was not translated as Iron Man No. 28 but completely rechristened as Gigantor.}}</ref> The dub was done by [[Fred Ladd]], all of the character names were changed, and the wartime setting removed.  Shotaro Kaneda became Jimmy Sparks, Dr. Shikishima became Dr. Bob Brilliant, Inspector Otsuka became Inspector Ignatz J. Blooper, and Kenji Murasame became Dick Strong. The series' setting was pushed forward to the year 2000. Only 52 of the 97 episodes were ever dubbed in English.

===1980 television series===
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The 1980-81 ''New Tetsujin 28'' series was created with 51 color episodes based on a modernized take upon the original concept art. In 1993, [[Fred Ladd]] and the TMS animation studio converted the series into ''The New Adventures of Gigantor'' and had it broadcast on America's [[Syfy|Sci-Fi Channel]] from September 9, 1993 to June 30, 1997.

===Tetsujin 28 FX===
Chō Dendō Robo Tetsujin 28-go FX is a sequel to Tetsujin 28-go directed by Tetsuo Imazawa and produced at the [[Tokyo Movie Shinsha]] studio. It ran on [[Nippon Television]] from April 5, 1992 to March 30, 1993, totaling 47 episodes.<ref name="fx">{{cite news| title= 鉄人28号 @ Tokyo Movie Shinsha| publisher= [[TMS Entertainment]]| url= http://www.tms-e.com/library/old/tv/data/t_tetufx.html| language= ja| access-date= 2011-10-23| archive-date= 2013-09-03| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130903102849/http://www.tms-e.com/library/old/tv/data/t_tetufx.html| url-status= dead}}</ref> It has been brought over to Latin America, but never released in English-speaking countries.

The show follows Shotaro's son, Masato, who controls a new edition of Tetsujin and works at a detective agency with other children. Among them are Shiori Nishina, granddaughter of Chief Otsuka. The Tetsujin FX (Iron Hero 28 Future X) is controlled by a remote control gun, which has to be aimed at the robot for it to take commands.<ref name="fx"/>

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* [[Yūsuke Numata]] as Masato Kaneda
* [[Hideyuki Tanaka]] as Shotaro Kaneda (adult)
* [[Ai Orikasa]] as Shotaro Kaneda (child)
* Ai Orikasa as Yoko Kaneda
* [[Fumihiko Tachiki]] as Ken'ichi Tsukasa
* [[Etsuko Kozakura]] as Futaba Mitsue
* [[Takeshi Kusao]] as Saburo Natsuki
* [[Akiko Hiramatsu]] as Shiori Nishina

===2004 television series===
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Written and directed by [[Yasuhiro Imagawa]], the 2004 remake takes place ten years after [[World War II]], approximately the same time as the manga debuted.  The new television series has been released in the United States under its original name ''Tetsujin-28'' by [[Geneon]] and in the United Kingdom by [[Manga Entertainment]], the first time a ''Tetsujin-28'' property has not been localized to "Gigantor" in America or other English speaking nations.  The television series focused mainly on Shotaro's pursuit to control and fully understand Tetsujin's capabilities, all the while encountering previous creations and scientists from the Tetsujin Project.  While not fully based on the original manga, it followed an extremely different storyline than in the 1960s series.

On July 1, 2004, a video game was released for the [[PlayStation 2]] developed by [[Sandlot (company)|Sandlot]] and published by [[Bandai]]. The game uses the same voice actors as the animation, though it takes presentation cues from the anime, the manga, as well as the ''[[kaiju]]'' film genre.

On March 31, 2007, a feature-length film, entitled "Tetsujin 28-go: Hakuchu no Zangetsu" (which translates as "Tetsujin #28: The Daytime Moon") was released in Japanese theaters.  The film used the same character designs and scenery as the 2004 television series, albeit the film remade the series from the beginning.  Among the changes, a new character "Shoutarou" debuted, Shotaro's older half-brother who was in the same airforce troop as Ryuusaku Murasame.  Also a character named Tsuki, with a heavily bandaged body, attempts to murder Shotaro.

===2005 live-action film===
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A live-action adaptation of the series, directed by [[Shin Togashi]], was released in Japan on March 19, 2005. It was later released on DVD in the US by [[Geneon Entertainment]] and by [[Manga Entertainment]] in the UK. The film centers on Shotaro ([[Sosuke Ikematsu]]), who is living in the modern age with his widowed mother. He discovers Tetsujin 28, a giant robot left for him by his father ([[Hiroshi Abe (actor)|Hiroshi Abe]]). With the help of Chief Otsuka and classmate Mami Tachibana, Shotaro learns to control Tetsujin and does battle with the villainous Dr. Reiji Takumi and Black Ox.

===Cancelled films===
On December 26, 2008, Felix Ip, the creative director of [[Imagi Animation Studios]], revealed screenshots from a computer-animated teaser trailer featuring Tetsujin and Black Ox.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://felixip.blogspot.com/2008/12/tetsujin-28.html | title = New "Tetsujin 28" Teaser | publisher = Felix Ip | date = 26 December 2008}}</ref> On January 9, 2009, the Japanese animation company Hikari Productions and Imagi launched the projects website, as well as the full teaser featuring Shotaro and Dr. Franken.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-01-09/imagi-launches-tetsujin-28-site-with-cg-test-teaser | title = Imagi Launches "Tetsujin 28" Site with CG Test Teaser | date =  2009-01-09 | publisher = [[Anime News Network]] }}</ref> The film was subsequently cancelled, along with several other projects, when Imagi went defunct in 2010.

''[[Idlewild (film)|Idlewild]]'' director [[Bryan Barber]] reportedly acquired the rights to ''Gigantor'' in 2011, with plans to adapt it into a feature film. The project never came to fruition, however, and no further developments have been made since.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-10-21/outkast-video-director-to-pitch-gigantor/tetsujin-28-film |title=OutKast Video Director to Pitch Gigantor/Tetsujin 28 Film - News |publisher=Anime News Network |date=2011-10-21 |access-date=2016-08-10}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = https://deadline.com/2011/10/after-getting-close-on-several-big-jobs-director-bryan-barbers-taking-his-next-meetings-with-gigantor-in-his-corner-185262/ | title = After Getting Close On Several Big Jobs, Director Bryan Barber's Taking His Next Meetings With 'Gigantor' In His Corner | first = Mike | last = Fleming | date = 20 October 2011 | publisher = Deadline New York}}</ref>