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The 1970s is an era when many life-sized anime heroes were created, allowing young viewers to identify with them and watch with bated breath. This work also draws attention as a rare robot anime at the time featuring a girl as the leader.
00:21The 1970s was a time when many life-sized anime heroes were produced, and young boys and girls who watched them could see themselves in them and feel anxious and excited.
00:37This work also attracted attention as a robot anime with a female leader, which was rare at the time.
00:46Now, let's take a look at this work.
00:51Goapor 5 Godam was produced by Tatsunoko Productions, the same company that produced many masterpieces such as Gatchaman.
01:01The company aired a total of 36 episodes in 1976 as its first giant robot anime.
01:10The story begins when an adventurous group of five close friends, boys and girls who live in an apartment complex, land on Kigan Island, an island thought to be dangerous.
01:22The ship is caught in a strong wave and is wrecked, but they manage to land on an island and enter a cave they discover, where they find a room filled with many machines and equipment.
01:36Then, a three-dimensional image of Dr. Oarai is projected before them by a computer, and he tells them about the secret base on the island and how he built a giant robot, Godam, in an attempt to counter the underground demon's attempts to take over the world.
01:53With their sense of adventure stimulated, the five quickly decide to confront the underground demon, and with the help of Shima Chitaro, a member of an international organization, they begin their rigorous training and battle with the underground demon that day.
02:09The first half is a battle with the Doronjer army, and the second half sees the involvement of armies from around the world, turning it into an all-out war between above and below ground.
02:24Now, let me introduce the characters.
02:28First, the Gore-Upper 5 appear wearing matching jumpsuit-style fashion and bob haircuts. Their leader, Misaki Yoko, is a third-year junior high school student who is good at all sports and is a big sister type who takes good care of the other members.
02:46Tsunami-go is a sixth-grader and is a bit clumsy, but also cheerful and positive. When Yoko is absent, she gives instructions to the other members.
02:59Kameyama Daikichi is a fourth-grade elementary school student, well-built, and has great strength, but he tends to act a little behind the other members.
03:10Koishikawa Goemon is a second-grader in elementary school who has a knack for inventing things, but is timid.
03:19Norisuke Kawaguchi is the youngest member at just 6 years old, but with the help of the older members, he is doing his best.
03:28In addition, there is Dr. Oarai, who predicted the battle with the underground demons and created Godam, Taro Shimase of the International Crustal Research Center, whom we met by chance on Prayer Island in the first episode, and Captain Arafune, who leads the International Climate Engineers Corps.
03:47The giant robot used by the Gouppers 5 is Godam, a 30 meter tall, 2000 ton heavy robot developed by Dr. Oarai to fight the underground demons.
04:05The inside of the head is a cockpit and control room, and inside the body are the machines operated by each member, as well as factory facilities with extremely high production capacity for parts and other items.
04:22The main computer also stores Dr. Oarai's memories and gives instructions to Goupper 5 via 3D images.
04:31However, from episode 23 onwards, due to a computer malfunction, Dr. Oarai was unable to appear until the final episode.
04:42Godam's design was done by Kuniyoshi Okawara, who was working at Tatsunoko Productions at the time, and was quite similar to Pegasus from the space knight Tekkaman.
04:54Its main weapons include the Godam Cannon Gander, Spearfire, Godam Hurricane, and Godam Laser.
05:04Also, from episode 24 onwards, Godam became capable of transforming by manufacturing parts in an internal factory, separating its limbs, and then ejecting them from the torso, which then combined with each other.
05:19To accommodate this transformation, the layout around the cockpit has been completely redesigned, and the cockpit is now capable of turning 360 degrees to accommodate each transformation.
05:35These transformations are selected depending on the battle situation, and after transformation, you will fight as Godam Dragon, Godam Sky High, etc.
05:44In addition, each member has their own dedicated machine that can be used in both the sea and the sky.
05:52Yoko Misaki's personal aircraft, an ape plane, a formula car that can fly on land and water, and even underground.
05:59Tsunamigo's personal machine, the Geso Machine, Kameyama Daikichi's personal machine, the Turtle Tank, which is a tank with a drill, Koishikawa Goemon's personal machine, the Helimarine, which is suitable for underwater missions, and
06:13Among the amphibious machines are Kawaguchi's Riske's special machine, the Hermit Crab Jeep.
06:21The Gore Upper 5's enemy is the Underground Army, Doronger, a military organization made up of underground demons led by the Hunter, Jigokudar.
06:32However, in reality, not all of the underground people support this military organization.
06:40Ordinary underground people are oppressed by the Doronjas through a status hierarchy system.
06:45Gore-Upper 5 later learns that the invasion of the surface world is not necessarily the unanimous opinion of the underground people.
06:53In fact, Jigokuda is secretly invading the Earth, kidnapping people and
07:02When the underground people found out about this top-secret operation, they either enslaved them or killed them.
07:08This emperor, Helldar, is active from the underground bar of bacterial lifeforms,
07:16His entire body is covered in super-hot flames.
07:20And wherever geothermal energy exists, it is possible to obtain and regenerate infinite energy.
07:28Helldar's subordinates include General Magdar, the Great General, and Doggarn.
07:34Both are fierce and ruthless, using Nendoroids and giant mecha to torment the Go-Upper 5.
07:44These generals and Nendoroids, like the Jigokudar, survive by having underground bars, amoeba-like life forms, living inside their bodies.
07:54In particular, when a Nendoroid's skin is torn, sand sprays out, the body collapses, and the underground bar that forms its core escapes underground.
08:05Now, finally, it's the final episode.
08:10The battle between the international organization and the Nendoroids was fought using the know-how and scientific weapons they had accumulated in previous battles, as well as the destruction of the Nendoroid factory by Godam.
08:21And with the defeat of Doggarn, international organisational means were becoming overwhelming.
08:29In this advantageous situation, international organizations are seeking cooperation from the island to crush the enemy in one fell swoop.
08:38Considering his selfish behavior and the cornerless underground formation, Shima refuses to cooperate.
08:46In this situation, the Emperor, Jigokudar, finally appears and challenges Godam to a final battle.
08:55It appears as a huge body of flame, and just as it is about to defeat Godam with overwhelming power, a squadron of fighter planes from the International Organization saves Godam from peril.
09:07However, to prevent further destruction of the city and to weaken Helldar's flames, they decide to lure him to the North Pole.
09:18They also believed that Jigokudar, like the Nendoroids, was being controlled by some kind of creature inside it, and decided to attack that creature if Jigokudar's activity slowed down.
09:31Lured to the Arctic, Helldar finds itself in a frigid environment, where its activity slows down and cracks begin to appear one after another in its lava body.
09:44Then, through Godam's analysis, it is discovered that Jigokudar is also being controlled by Jigokudar, so it loads an active virus against Jigokudar into the Godam missile, penetrates Jigokudar's body, and fires the Godam missile, destroying Jigokudar.
10:04With Jigokudar destroyed, its huge body collapses, and Gopar 5 wins.
10:10At that moment, the malfunctioning computer starts working and Dr. Oarai appears.
10:18Then, with gratitude for the victory in the battle against the underground demon, Godam announces that he will once again rest in the prayer tower.
10:27Later, when the fog cleared from the prayer tower, the island had disappeared.
10:32However, the show ends with the five of them running down the beach with smiles on their faces, dreaming of their next, new adventure.
10:44Now, let's take a look at the Gopar 5 in action.
11:02It's him, that is, Gopar 5, get out of the hair Gopar 5, Danji's overseas, he looks like a person, he looks like a big enemy, Akali.
11:14The mischievous friends rush over, and the five of them form a tight scrum.
11:27Go, go, Godam, go, Godam, go, Godam,
11:33We are secret Gopers.
11:44Thank you for watching.
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13:20What did you think?
13:22Thank you for watching.
13:24When I saw this show, I thought it was a sequel to Tekkaman.
13:28Because Godam looked too similar to Pegasus.
13:34Was I the only one hoping to see Andro Umeda pop up during the film?
13:40Well, that's all for now, see you next time. Bye.
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