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While a so-called super robot anime, it features numerous depictions rich with everyday realism—such as needing to fight economically against enemies who warn nearby residents via loudspeaker during sorties—making it a work that pursued realism from a different perspective than Gundam, which emphasized depicting robots as military weapons.
00:18Today's topic is the invincible robot, Trider G7.
00:22After his father, who was the company president, passes away, the protagonist becomes the company president while still in elementary school, and takes over the family business of a space general store.At the same time, he is asked by the defense force to fight invaders from space, and this is the invincible robot, Trider G7.
00:42Now, let's take a look at this work.
00:45The invincible robot, Trider G7, was produced by Nippon Sunrise and aired for a total of 50 episodes from 1980 to 1981.
01:02The story begins with a scene in which robots suddenly appear and attack a space station.
01:08Because it is an emergency and they need to get to the site quickly, the commander of the Earth Defense Force requests the job from Takeo General Company, a space jack-of-all-trades, for a reward of 1 million yen.
01:25Managing Director Kaki Kogyo gladly accepted the job and hurried on his bicycle to the elementary school where the president was.
01:33Despite the fact that class was in session, he strode into the classroom and explained his request to the elementary school student president, Takeo Watta. Watta then skipped class and took off into space in the Trider G7.
01:48However, the managing director, who had only been offered the 1 million yen reward and had not asked about the details of the request, asked the head of the defense force again about the request, and was shocked to hear that the request was to eliminate a rampaging robot, but he decided to do his best for the sake of the company and its employees.
02:07Afterwards, when they arrive at the space station, they begin attacking the robots, which continue their destructive activities.
02:15As this is their first real space battle, they are at a disadvantage at first, but they destroy the robot's head with the Trider Javelin and finally finish it off with their special move, the Bird Attack.
02:32It was a close call, but the executive director and employees cheered.
02:38Watta was relieved that they had managed to win, but he had no idea that they would then have to fight invaders from space one after another.
02:54Now, let me introduce the characters.
03:00Takeo Watta is a sixth-grader who has become president of Takeo General Company in place of his late father.
03:08He is the only one who can pilot the Trider G-Seven, so if there is a request, he will sneak out of class and head to the scene with the school's permission.
03:19However, I was always complaining because the lack of class time was made up for by a large amount of homework and extra classes.
03:28Although he has excellent athletic ability, his performance in areas other than space-related training has been lacking.
03:34She has a bright, lively, and straightforward personality, which makes her popular at school.
03:41In addition, Watta will be the president of Takeo General Company, which will use the Trider G7.
03:50He is a jack-of-all-trades in space, handling all sorts of tasks, from civil engineering work to transporting garbage and repelling robots that attack Earth.
03:58Before the battle with the Robot Empire, the company had been in the red for a long time, so the request from the Defense Forces was a godsend for the company.
04:10Kakinokoji Umemaru is the managing director of Takeo General Company, and at 64 years old, he works hard to run the company in order to support his 12 children.
04:26When he receives a request, he rides around on his old bike, loudly searching for Watta.
04:30It was impressive to see Soloburn deflect even missiles used during combat as an expense.
04:41Although Atsushi Tetsuo is a managing director at the company, he is not actually involved in management; instead, he is in charge of Trider mechanics, and handles all mechanical work, from Trider maintenance to air conditioning repairs.
04:55Watta calls him Tetsuzan, and he is a hot-blooded character in battle.
05:04Kinoshita Tohachiro is in charge of sales, but since the executive vice president takes on almost all the work, he doesn't seem to have much to do.
05:15Ikue Sunahara is in charge of accounting and administration at the company.
05:19She is also in charge of making announcements when the Trider is sent out, and on the way to destinations such as the Moon or Mars, she prepares snacks and meals to serve to Watta and other employees.
05:34Navaron is the designer of the Trider G7 and was originally a scientist who defected to Earth from the Robot Empire.
05:41With the help of Watta's father on Mars, he designed the Trider G7, but his whereabouts are currently unknown.
05:54Suzuki Mieko is Watta's homeroom teacher, and is unaware of the dangers of Watta's job until the end of the story, and begins to worry about the dangers.
06:05Mr. Daimon is the homeroom teacher of the class next door, but he always barges into Watta's classroom for some reason.
06:15In fact, it seems that he was trying to sell himself to Mieko-sensei, whom he was in love with, by showing off to Watta.
06:24Taki Kaori was the Madonna of the class, and one word from her could make Watta fall head over heels for her.
06:31Kenichi Oyama is the class representative, a talented organizer who is good at both academics and sports, and the son of the president of a pharmaceutical company.
06:44Watta, who would become the company's president, was a close friend who often competed with him.
06:47Yamada Akira is a large man and is best friends with Watta, a retired police officer, but whenever something happens, Keiichi often bribes him with food or other things.
07:02Director Adachi was friends with Watta's father, so he entrusted Takeo General Company with work related to the Robot Empire.
07:13The Trider G7 that Watta appears in is a super robot designed on Earth by the scientist Navaron, who is a Gabar fugitive, and built by Mitsuba Industries.
07:28Its specifications are: height: 57m, weight: 777t, power output: 57 million horsepower, and flight speed in the atmosphere: Mach 7.7.
07:44The armor is made of garbarnium, an alloy used by the Robot Empire, but the internal parts have been replaced with Earth-manufactured parts.
07:54For some reason, it is usually stored underground in the park with its head exposed, and when it starts moving, multiple announcements are made to urge children playing there to evacuate.
08:10There are various theories about the origin of the name Trider G7, but the most popular one is that it comes from the seventh era of Trider Golden Time.
08:20The Trider's weapon is the Trider Javelin, a spear stored in its right leg with a three-pronged tip.
08:33The Trider Cutter throws two discs stored in its flank at the same time.
08:39The Trider Chain is a chain-stomping weapon that acts as a throwing chain with four claws.
08:49A fishing rod-shaped weapon, the Trider Lure.
08:54The Trider Saber has a Suka fruit stored in its leg, and when used, a blade extends from the Suka.
09:01The Trider Vulcan Missile is a high-speed missile that can be fired in rapid succession from the tips of the fingers on both hands.
09:11In addition, as a special move, it has a Bird Attack, in which light is emitted from the yellow bird mark on its chest, and its entire body is enveloped in bird-shaped light, then it slams into the enemy and cuts them into pieces.
09:29In addition to its basic form, it also displays six other transformation patterns during battle, including Trider Cosmic.
09:41Trider Fortress is a combination of Trider Cosmic and Shuttle.
09:48In the film, it is not only a form of transportation to the location, but also a place for employees to eat and rest together.
09:58The shuttle will be deployed alongside the Trider G7 to provide support, transport materials, and carry out rescue operations.
10:08The specifications are: total length 72m, weight 1,500t, power output 243 million horsepower, top speed Mach 30.
10:22Usually, four employees are on board, and the pilot is in charge.
10:27It is also armed with a beam cannon and two missile launchers.
10:35In episode 27, the Defense Forces pay for the modifications to the shuttle, adding folding wings that allow it to exhibit high maneuverability even within the atmosphere.
10:49In addition, the armament has been expanded to include missiles and shuttle cannons.
10:57After the modifications, they began to actively provide combat support for the Triders, which resulted in frequent scenes of them making emergency landings or being shot down.
11:06The enemy of Earth and Trider G7 is the Gabar Empire, a military nation of advanced robots from the far reaches of the galaxy that plots to conquer the entire universe.
11:21The entire nation is ruled by the Mother Computer, Sigma, but the position of the stars and their history are unknown.
11:30Zakuron is the Galactic Commander of the Gabar Empire, and is a giant robot standing 10 meters tall.
11:41At the end of the game, he pilots a mecha robot that looks very similar to himself and fights the Triders as instructed by the computer, but is defeated.
11:51Ondron is the commander in charge of the invasion of Earth, but he only issues orders to his subordinates from his space fortress and does nothing in particular, which leads to him losing battle after battle against the Triders.
12:07At the end, he tries to kill Zakuron, who called him incompetent, while verbally abusing him, but is instead eliminated.
12:17Claude is the chief engineer for mecha robot manufacturing and was formerly Navaron's subordinate, so he is obsessed with creating a robot that surpasses the Trider, which Navaron created.
12:32He pilots a mechanical robot himself and nearly defeats Trider, but is hit by a Bird attack and explodes.
12:41Sigma is the mother computer that rules the robot nation, the Gabar Empire, and in the film he is referred to as the robot emperor or king.
12:57Sigma does everything perfectly, but he is unable to see through Zakuron's false reports and cancels the invasion of Earth.
13:06There were several commanders in the invasion of Earth, but the first commander, Ondron's secretary, Yar, was timid and made repeated mistakes, leading to his execution.
13:21The second commander was the very hot-tempered Zulchin, but he was killed in action in a direct confrontation with the Triders on Earth.
13:31The third captains were the duo Donba and Zul, who, just before victory, got into a fight in their desire for credit and were defeated by a bird attack.
13:47The fourth commander is a man named Jackal who looks like a gunslinger from a spaghetti western, but contrary to his appearance, he is easily defeated and killed in battle.
13:56The fifth commander is a bewitching beauty, Jilba, a former Zakuron rookie.
14:06Contrary to its beautiful appearance, it torments Trider with its sudden beam and electric shocks from its Hell Whip, but is ultimately defeated by a Bird Attack.
14:16This is a mecha from the Gabar army. Ondron Universal is a space fortress owned by Ondron, and inside it is equipped with a command room and a mecha robot factory.
14:30Mecha robots are giant robots that are the invasion weapons of the Gabar army, and there are various types, such as those based on humans and animals, and fortress-type robots.
14:46They are usually fully automatic and do not require a crew, but there are also piloted types that require crew members to be on board.
14:54Now, finally, it's the final episode.
15:01Sigma, the mother computer that rules the robot empire, was questioning Zakuron about the progress of the invasion of Earth.
15:11However, Zakuron's invasion plans have not all failed, and he lies, reporting that Earth is a useless planet to the Robot Empire.
15:25Sigma then believed the report and ordered them to withdraw from Earth and the solar system and focus their efforts on improving the environments of the planets they had already occupied.
15:39Although Zakuron feels regret and guilt for lying to Sigma, he justifies himself by saying that it was the best course of action considering that it would secure his own position.
15:51Meanwhile, Watta was doing some major cleaning before the graduation ceremony.
15:58At that time, his classmates were surprised and delighted to learn that Kenichi had declined to go to a prestigious private junior high school.
16:08In the midst of all this, Mieko spots Daimon-sensei deep in thought, and mistakes the loan application letter he hands her for a marriage proposal, becoming overjoyed.
16:22Seeing Mieko's joy, he understood her feelings and once again announced his engagement to her from the school rooftop, with the entire student body looking on.
16:37On the day of the graduation ceremony, Watta puts on his junior high school uniform and heads to elementary school.
16:47The graduation ceremony was about to begin, but as Watta and the others were yawning and listening to the principal's lengthy congratulatory speech, the managing director came flying in on his bicycle.
17:00Once again, I thought it was an urgent matter, but it turned out he was just there to tell me that his child would be born in the summer.
17:09The parents begin to get restless at the sudden visit, so Mr. Daimon tries to calm them down by giving a congratulatory speech as a guest at the graduation ceremony.
17:20When the Managing Director stepped onto the stage, he was nervous, but he managed to get through it with a brilliant speech based on his own experiences.
17:29Afterwards, the graduation ceremony ends successfully with the students singing Aogeba Toushi in unison.
17:39After the graduation ceremony, a party was held at Takeo General Company, inviting Watta's friends, Professor Daimon, Professor Mieko, and others.
17:49The event also doubles as an engagement party, so the mood is celebratory and everyone is having fun, when suddenly, a job offer comes in.
17:59However, during the party, even the managing director, as expected, tries to turn down the job, but Watta, on the other hand, says that he will accept it.
18:11The program ends with a scene of Watta rushing in as the Trider G7 begins transmitting.
18:17Now, let's take a look at the Trider G7 in action.
18:35I apologize for causing trouble every time.
18:40We are now broadcasting from TRIDER.
18:44It is dangerous, so please step back outside the white lines.
18:54This is for those who do everything in the universe and don't fill in the gaps.
19:01I'm the president and an elementary school student, and today I'm riding the G7 again.
19:08To protect my treasure, no, to protect the happiness of the Earth,
19:18Go, G7, Flyder G7.
19:24Trejdge 7, Flyder G7.
19:30You are the purpose logo of the universe.
19:38What did you think?
19:40When the show was first broadcast, I was nervous that the children playing with Trider G7 would get hurt.
19:49I also wondered why it was necessary to go to the trouble of making the source of the information an automated performance.
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