Underplayed Gems

Super Robot Mach Baron (1974)

Super Robot Mach Baron poster
Original title
スーパーロボット マッハバロン
Genre
tokusatsu
Country
Japan
Length
1 season, 26 episodes
Rating
6.5 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
The 3D catalogue: film cases on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this series is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A giant robot hero fights monsters and villains in each episode. It is a sequel to a previous robot series and was made in Japan in the 1970s.

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What happens

Super Robot Mach Baron (スーパーロボット マッハバロン, Sūpā Robotto Mahha Baron) is a Japanese tokusatsu series that aired from October 7, 1974, to March 31, 1975. It was a sequel to Super Robot Red Baron. Unlike Super Robot Red Baron that was produced by Senkosha, this show was instead produced by Nihon Gendai Kikaku and broadcast on Nippon Television. In Taiwan, the series was adapted into an 86-minute feature film called The Iron Superman, which used footage from the original series as well as new footage of Hong Kong actors replacing the original Japanese cast not unlike Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers. That movie was also released in Spain (under the title "Mazinger Z - El robot de las estrellas", even though it bore no relation to Mazinger Z) and Germany ("Roboter der Sterne"). In 1977, a third sequel series was produced called; Ganbaron. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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