Space Warrior Baldios (1980)

Original title

宇宙戦士 バルディオス

Genre

mecha, adventure anime and manga, drama anime and manga

Country

Japan

Length

1 season, 34 episodes

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 6 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young man pilots a super robot to defend Earth from an alien race whose dying world is poisoning their atmosphere. He struggles with the moral weight of fighting an enemy driven by desperation.

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What happens

Space Warrior Baldios (宇宙戦士 バルディオス, Uchū Senshi Barudiosu) is a 1980 Japanese super robot mecha anime. A film with the same title was released on December 19, 1981. In North America, the series and movie are licensed by Discotek Media and the series is currently streaming on Crunchyroll. The anime television series was produced by Ashi Productions and Kokusai Eiga-sha however, the show was cancelled. In 1981, a feature film distributed by Toei Company was produced featuring footage from the TV series as well as newly animated footage to properly conclude the series. The TV series was released in Italy as Baldios - Il Guerriero dello Spazio and in Spain as Los guerreros del espacio (The Space Warriors). The series is considered as a popular cult classic worldwide and universally regarded as one of the best works of the genre. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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