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This program blends time-travel sci-fi, mechanical elements, and comedic gags. After becoming a huge hit, it was serialized as this work: Time Bokan.
00:00Episode 1: The sci-fi mechanical elements of time travel
00:13Hello. Thank you for watching today.
00:18Today's topic is Time Bokan.
00:21This show mixes the sci-fi mechanical elements of time travel with a comical sense of humor, and after becoming a huge hit it was made into a series called Time Bokan.
00:39Now, let's take a look at this work.
00:42Time Bokan was produced by Tatsunoko Productions and aired for a total of 61 episodes between 1975 and 1976.
00:58The story begins with the missing professor successfully developing a beetle-shaped time machine, the Time Mekabuton.
01:07However, after the doctor performs a test run of time travel alone, the only person to return safely is Perasque, a parrot with a diamond, an extremely valuable jewel, hanging from its neck, and the doctor goes missing.
01:24The professor's granddaughter, Junko, and her assistant, Tanpei, immediately use the Time Mechabuton to travel to the primitive era where the professor is thought to have disappeared.
01:35Meanwhile, the doctor's other assistant, Groky, is actually a spy for the villainous female boss, Marjo. Having learned of Diamond's existence, Marjo and her friends pursue Tampere and his men, and after finding them, kidnap Perasque, a parrot who has clues about the doctor's whereabouts and the era.
01:57However, Junko and Tampe realize this and fight back with the Time Mecha Button, succeeding in recapturing Peraske. However, they are unable to find the professor, and so continue their journey through time, despite being hindered by Marjo and the others.
02:16Now, let me introduce the main characters.
02:23First, there is Tampei, a 13-year-old first-year junior high school student who works as an assistant to the missing professor.In addition to having high athletic ability, he is also good with machines and has a wealth of knowledge, including history.
02:36He is also brave, passionate, and innocent, but has a weakness for beautiful girls and is a bit of a scoundrel.
02:47The other main character, Junko, is a 10-year-old fifth-grader in elementary school. She is the granddaughter of the missing professor, a kind-hearted, knowledgeable, and versatile Yamato girl who worries about her grandfather's safety.
03:05However, during the time travel, there were some moments when I became nervous about Tampe being affectionate towards other women.
03:14In addition to these two main characters, there is Chorobo, a clockwork robot.
03:23He was a mascot-like robot, and in terms of intelligence, he was at the kindergarten level of a human, often holding back Tampe and Jonko.
03:31In addition, in the first episode, Perasque the parrot suddenly appears with Diamond and becomes the only person who knows the whereabouts of the doctor.
03:44As his name suggests, he is quite talkative but timid, and it seems he met the professor while running away from his teaching material, Otake.
03:55In the play, for meaningless reasons such as wanting to eat delicious food,
04:01By deciding the era and destination and traveling through time, he keeps Jongko and Tampe running wild.
04:07And the missing doctor who is the developer of Time Bokan and the time travel expert,
04:17He is 60 years old, and in the middle of the show he reunites with Tampen and Johnko and returns to the present day.
04:27After that, we also carried out research on diamonds.
04:33It is a mecha that plays an active role in the play,
04:35First, I will explain about Time Mekabuton, a beetle-shaped time machine developed by the missing professor.
04:43It has no legs, and moves on the ground using wheels and rotates the tips of its horns.
04:51It can be used to knock down enemies or to dig underground as a drill.
04:56When flying, the wheels are retracted inside the aircraft and the wings extend from the wing stubs, just like a real rhinoceros beetle.
05:05On its back is a small, light-eating airplane, the Electric Light Machine, and on its abdomen is a small, nymph-shaped underwater exploration vehicle, the Yago Marine.
05:16It seems that Junko was often the one to pilot it.
05:20The power source of the Time Mechabuton is mounted in the rear engine unit.
05:25It is set up as an energy pack shaped like a giant cold battery.
05:31The mecha of the second season was the insectoid man who kidnapped the missing professor in episode 27.
05:37The mecha that was left behind is a grasshopper-shaped time machine called Time Dotabattan.
05:42Later, the missing doctor made some improvements and it became an officially adopted mecha.
05:51Also, Time Dotabattan includes the inchworm-shaped small reconnaissance aircraft, Shakutrin,
05:57It is also equipped with a small firefly-type work helicopter, Helibotaru,
06:02It is equipped with a laser cannon that fires from its head.
06:07In episode 51, they also go to Suki, and on that occasion they equipped it with a small rocket as a booster.
06:18The third mecha is a stag beetle-shaped time machine called Time Kuwagattan.
06:25Developed by a missing doctor, its features include:
06:28It has the functions of a large helicopter with a bamboo-dragonfly shaped rotor,
06:33On the ground, they move forward using rollers attached to the ends of their feet.
06:39Its greatest weapon is its gigantic jaws, just like a real stag beetle's.
06:44It trapped Marjo and her friends' mecha and destroyed it.
06:49In the first half of the play, Time Mechabuton,
06:53And in the second half, there are a lot of time-slapstick moments.
06:58When Tanpei and Junko travel through time,
07:04They get in the way and become enemies because they want the diamonds.
07:08This is the Akudama Trio, led by Marjo.
07:11First, the boss, Marjo.
07:14She is beautiful, has an excellent figure, and is 30 years old.
07:18Originally, he used his subordinate Groky as a spy,
07:23They were trying to steal the time travel know-how of the missing doctor,
07:28I learned about Diamond's existence,
07:30He chases after Tanpei and Junko in an attempt to monopolize Diamond.
07:34For Diamond, it's pretty historic,
07:38They don't hesitate to use underhanded tactics.
07:43Marjo's subordinate, Groky, is 25 years old.
07:48In a sense, he is a genius engineer.
07:51Using the time travel technology stolen from the missing doctor,
07:55They manufacture machines, but their workmanship is weak.
07:58There's always some flaw to be found,
08:01He was defeated by Tanpei and Junko.
08:04In the play, he appeals to high school girls,
08:10In fact, he also had feelings for Marjo, whom he fell in love with at first sight.
08:16And the third member is 35 years old.
08:20This is Walther, a man of great strength.
08:24For some reason, he spoke in Kansai dialect and used his superhuman strength.
08:28Direct confrontation with Tampei and heavy lifting
08:31It was the main dish.
08:34The mecha, Mecha Animals, manufactured by Grocky,
08:38The head or cockpit,
08:41Time Gaikottsu is the core part.
08:45Even if the main body is destroyed when defeated in battle,
08:49Only the Time Gaikots, which are the parts needed for escape, remain.
08:53The internal layout is
08:55In the front row, Glocky and Walther's cockpits,
08:59In the back row there is a sofa where Marjo can lie down.
09:02In every episode,
09:05Even if you lose,
09:06Because of this core part,
09:08I was able to go back to my original time.
09:11This giant mecha made using core parts,
09:15Mechanimals are
09:16Basically,
09:17The motif is living creatures,
09:19Weapons, too,
09:20It uses characteristics associated with that organism.
09:23In addition,
09:25To the opponent's mech,
09:26This is carried out before delivering the finishing blow.
09:29As a ceremonial event,
09:31There was a skull fanfare.
09:33Usually,
09:34Groggy,
09:35This week's highlights:
09:37In response to the cry,
09:39Three skulls appear,
09:41A fanfare for the cake is played.
09:44After this,
09:45The finishing weapon,
09:47Press the button,
09:48I'm sure of victory,
09:50Mostly counterattacked,
09:52At the same time as defeat,
09:54Groggy,
09:55From Marjo,
09:56You will end up taking out your defeat on others.
10:02here we go,
10:03Finally,
10:04This is the final episode.
10:07Previous story,
10:08Episode 5 of episode 60,
10:11Time travel,
10:12The detectives are trying to return home,
10:15Slapstick,
10:16The time battery has reached its limit,
10:18I get lost in the time tunnel.
10:21on the other hand,
10:22The tampehs,
10:23still,
10:24To the present day,
10:25That he had not returned,
10:26Marjo and the others
10:28The tampehs,
10:29He thought he had discovered a diamond,
10:31With a bang,
10:33I had previously installed
10:34Using a guidance mechanism,
10:36Keep track of them.
10:39At that time,
10:40After the disaster,
10:41Finally, I regained consciousness,
10:43The tampers,
10:44Because the time gauge was broken,
10:46In what era did they crash land?
10:49Without understanding,
10:50for now,
10:51I went outside.
10:54after that,
10:55He discovered a mountain spewing smoke,
10:58The missing doctor
10:59this,
11:00The place where the accident occurred was
11:01Pelaski and
11:02The time when we met,
11:04and,
11:04I realize it's a place.
11:06and,
11:07Perasque,
11:09After safely reuniting with Otake-san,
11:12The doctor
11:13Head to the place where you found the diamond.
11:16on the other hand,
11:17The witches in pursuit
11:19I will arrive,
11:20This one too,
11:21Due to a malfunction of the time gauge,
11:23It was unclear what era it came from.
11:27but,
11:28The diamond detector reacted,
11:31Following the doctors,
11:33I head towards the direction of the diamond,
11:35Along the way,
11:36It had fallen,
11:37Find a bag of popcorn
11:40You will also encounter roller coasters.
11:43Therefore,
11:44The time when it arrived
11:45Of all things,
11:46Where we are,
11:48That it was modern times,
11:50The witch begins to suspect.
11:52At that time,
11:53The scene in the play,
11:55With an amusement park in the middle,
11:56Tanpei's house,
11:58It shows the location of the witches' house.
12:03In such a situation,
12:04The doctors who know nothing
12:07Based on the doctor's memory,
12:09Finally,
12:10I discovered a mountain of diamonds.
12:13There,
12:14The witches also appeared,
12:15With a large amount of diamonds in hand,
12:18It's a frenzy.
12:20but,
12:20The diamond in his hand,
12:22Because it was a meteorite from space,
12:25Oxidized,
12:25Having been transformed into stone,
12:28one time,
12:28It's vague.
12:31All his assets,
12:32Used it to discover diamonds,
12:35The witch,
12:36My anger won't subside,
12:38To the Tanpei,
12:39We will challenge you to the final battle.
12:42In the final match,
12:43Using the roller coaster park,
12:45In a bomb attack,
12:47Bang and bang,
12:48Until defeat,
12:49I'll take it one step further,
12:51With the usual sweetness of nails,
12:54You will be knocked down.
12:58The scene changes,
13:00At the research institute,
13:01With Tanpei,
13:02Junko said,
13:03Sanaka is cleaning the Time Mechabuton.
13:06Pelaski and
13:07Otake-san,
13:08We were having the usual marital quarrel.
13:11At that time,
13:12For Diamond,
13:14The witches were left penniless,
13:16The witch was muttering to herself,
13:19Holding fire equipment,
13:20By Groki and Walther,
13:22The scene where they leave like they're fleeing in the night,
13:25It will be projected.
13:28and,
13:28after that,
13:29Time Mechabuton,
13:31Time slams shut,
13:32and,
13:33Time Kuwagattan,
13:35In the scene where they are traveling in a line,
13:37The program ends.
13:41So,
13:41where:
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15:41After watching the final episode, I got the feeling that the missing doctor had been so out of touch with the world that he didn't even realize he was at an amusement park just a stone's throw from his own house.
15:55What did you all think?
15:59Well, that's all for now. See you next time. Bye.
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