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Jumborg Ace (1973)

Jumborg Ace poster
Original title
ジャンボーグA
Genre
science fiction television series
Country
Japan
Length
1 season, 50 episodes
Rating
8.3 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A giant superhero defends the Earth from monsters and alien threats. The hero fights in a city setting with special effects typical of early 1970s Japanese television.

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What happens

Jumborg Ace (ジャンボーグA, Janbōgu Ēsu) is the titular superhero of a tokusatsu science fiction/kaiju/superhero TV series. Produced by Tsuburaya Productions, the show was broadcast on Mainichi Broadcasting System from January 17 to December 29, 1973, with a total of 50 episodes. This was also one of several shows Tsuburaya did to celebrate the company's 10th Anniversary (the other two being Ultraman Taro and Fireman). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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