In 1969, Apollo 11 landed on the moon, marking humanity's historic first step into space. The 1970s saw a sudden surge in interest in space exploration, and it was during this era that this work, The Space Knight Tekkaman, was released as a space anime. At the time, it was anticipated as a unique hero anime combining space themes with Western knights. However, space anime had not yet established a solid fanbase at the time, and production on this series ended earlier than planned.
00:17Today's topic is Tekkanman, the Space Knight.
00:21In 1969, Apollo 11 landed on the moon, marking mankind's historic first step into space, and interest in space soared in the 1970s. This work, Space Knight, Tekkaman, was released as a space anime.
00:44At the time, it was a highly anticipated work as a unique hero anime that combined space with Western knights.
00:53However, space anime had not yet become popular at the time, and production of this work ended earlier than planned.
01:04Now, let's take a look at this work.
01:07Space Knight Tekkaman was produced by Tatsunoko Productions, the studio behind Gatchaman, and aired a total of 26 episodes in 1975.
01:21The story begins in the 21st century, when environmental destruction has brought Earth's creatures to the brink of extinction, and in a few years Earth is destined to become a dead planet.
01:34Therefore, Earth scientists, including the Director of the Space Development Center's Tenchi Bureau, are planning to migrate humans to other planets, while at the same time
01:47We were working hard to develop ultra-fast public relations, or deep public relations, which was the only method for this migration plan.
01:55Also, as the countdown to the destruction of humanity begins, Waldaster, a villainous star cluster plotting to conquer space, suddenly appears and begins their attack.
02:07Humanity is under attack from a mysterious enemy and is helpless, but Director Tenchi hastily uses the Tech Set System, a device that dramatically enhances physical abilities, on the protagonist, Minami George.
02:25He then transforms into the superhuman Tekkaman and faces off against Waldaster, his father's enemy.
02:34Also, a mysterious man named Andro Umeda appears at the same time as Waldaster and tells them that there is another planet besides Earth that is constantly fighting Waldaster.
02:46Director Tenchi, intrigued by Andro Umeda's knowledge and abilities, teams him up with Tsuneji to fight Waldaster, and together with his daughter Hiromi, the robot Vegas, and the space creature Mootan, they form the Space Knights.
03:05At first, Toji and Andro are at odds with each other, but as they fight, they come to recognize each other's abilities.
03:14First, let me explain about the main character, Minami Tsunetoki.
03:21He is one of the few people who can transform into Tekkaman using the Tech Set System, but because his father was killed by Waldaster, he was initially mentally unbalanced.
03:33Director Tenchi has a proven track record of fighting solely out of prejudice and hatred towards aliens.
03:41However, as they fight Waldaster, they realize that not all aliens are belligerent.
03:49He also experiences friendships with Andro Umeda and other aliens who are connected to the prefecture.
03:57He is also the leader of the Space Knights, and as he fights alongside his comrades, he grows greatly as a person.
04:05Additionally, we'll learn about the mysterious Andro Umeda, who is both an alien and a member of the Space Knights.
04:16Andro Umeda is a Trinity Alien and a survivor of the space migration group that was attacked by Waldaster.
04:25He has a wealth of knowledge about the universe and possesses the ability to teleport and transform, allowing him to travel at high speeds in an instant.
04:33At first, they planned to steal Waldaster's spaceship in order to return to the Three Powers Planet, but
04:40As he fights as a Space Knight, he develops friendships with Earthlings and decides to fight against their common enemy, Waldaster.
04:49Now, let me explain about Tekkaman, the form that George Minami transforms into.
04:57Tekkaman refers to a superhuman whose body has been enhanced using the Tech Set system developed by Director Tenchi.
05:06The Techset system is a system that allows space exploration to be advanced by enabling people to operate in the vacuum of space without a spacesuit.
05:17In order for Minami George to transform into Tekkaman, he must enter the body of Pegasus, a robot that has a built-in Tech Set system, and the system condenses and strengthens his human cells.
05:32Furthermore, to transform into Tekkaman, one must endure the pain of the transformation and match a special wavelength, and failing to transform will result in death.
05:43Therefore, only a very small number of people can transform into Tekkaman.
05:50The transformation time also varies depending on the person transforming, with Minami George only able to transform for a maximum of 37 minutes and 33 seconds.
06:01Once the transformation time has elapsed, Tekkaman's protector will break down, causing him to fall into an overdeath state, and if he does not receive Pegasus's revival energy within the time limit, he will die.
06:14Tekkaman usually fights in combination with Pegasus, which is also where they transform, and uses weapons such as the Spear of Moroha, Tech Lancer, and the Telescopic Suicide Whip, Tech Win, which can be used separately.
06:32It also has a special move called Voltekka, which fires energy stored in the unit to crush the enemy.
06:42And Pegasus, Tekkaman's partner, gets his name from Pegasus the Demon.
06:49It has a built-in Techset system, and can even converse with Minami George using artificial intelligence.
06:56After transforming into Tekkaman, he flies around freely with Tekkaman during battle.
07:04It can also easily destroy enemy discs on its own.
07:10In addition, although only used in emergencies, it also has the ability to leave the atmosphere and perform resuscitation techniques.
07:18It is usually stored on the spaceship Blue Earth.
07:22Now let's talk about your enemy, Waldaster.
07:28Not much is known about Waldaster other than that he invades and destroys other planets one after another.
07:37Dobrai, the Space Emperor and pinnacle of Waldaster, appears at first glance to have many limbs, like an octopus, but as he only appears as an image and not in person, his true form is unknown.
07:52Therefore, it is said that it is simply a visualization of an energy life form.
07:58Many people also have a strong image of Lambos, the leader of Waldaster, as someone who is constantly being pushed around due to his repeated failures.
08:08Lambos seems to be the commander on Earth, but he is also a selfish commander who often makes sloppy plans and ignores his own mistakes while not forgiving those of his subordinates.
08:21As I explained at the beginning, the details about Waldaster and the mystery of Dobry were actually originally planned to be revealed in the final episode.
08:35However, due to production reasons, the show was canceled earlier than planned, and unfortunately, many mysteries were left unresolved.
08:46The battle with Waldaster is finally coming to an end.
08:52At the Space Development Center, Director Tenchi is unveiling the Leap public relations mecha that he stole from Waldaster to world leaders.
09:03World leaders are amazed by the Leap PR Mech, which seems almost alive.
09:08Director Tenchi then explains that the Leap Public Relations will be used to explore a doubly visible star 4.3 light years from Earth.
09:20After that, Director Tenchi successfully combines the Leap public relations mecha with the Blue Earth, and finally sets off on a voyage to a habitable planet.
09:34However, at that moment, Lambos, whose Leap public relations mecha had been stolen, leads his fleet towards Earth without waiting for Dobry's orders, and at the same time sends intruders to the Earth base to try to retake the Leap public relations mecha from the Blue Earth.
09:52However, the intruders are also eliminated by George and Andro.
09:58Afterwards, Lambos himself will attack the base.
10:05Amidst the attack, Director Tenchi informs the Space Knights that the Blue Earth will be launched immediately.
10:12Then, with the support of the Earth Defense Force and with some sacrifices, they finally reach outer space, where Earth's Director of Tenchi uses Leap Public Relations to inform them that they must reach the planet where doubling is possible no matter what.
10:30Later, just as they were about to start promoting the Leap, they were attacked by Lambos.
10:38In order to activate the Leap Public Relations, George decides to become a tactician and act as a decoy to attract the enemy.
10:46Leaving behind Tekkaman, who fights the enemy as a decoy, Hitomi and Andro activate the Blue Earth's leap public relations in order to search for a second Earth. After witnessing the activation, Tekkaman crashes into the fortress aircraft carrier where Lambos is located to challenge him to a final battle, and the show ends with him doing so.
11:11Now, let's take a look at Tekkaman in action.
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13:53What did you think?
13:54To be honest, when I saw the final episode, I was quite confused.
14:00This is because so many aspects of this final episode remained a mystery, making it hard to believe it was the final episode.
14:08For example, when I hear songs like "Tekkanman," "Tekkanman," "Tekkanman song," "Tekkanman song," etc., I am still reminded of the vague memories I had at that time.
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