Underplayed Gems

Dancouga – Super Beast Machine God (1985)

Dancouga – Super Beast Machine God poster
Original title
超獣機神ダンクーガ
Genre
mecha
Country
Japan
Rated
PG
Rating
5.8 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A team of pilots operates a transforming super robot to defend Earth from alien invaders. The series focuses on their battles against an extraterrestrial force waging war on humanity.

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What happens

Dancouga: Super Beast Machine God (超獣機神ダンクーガ, Chōjū Kishin Dankūga) is a Super Robot anime television series produced by Ashi Productions, directed by Seiji Okuda and written by Keisuke Fujikawa. It ran on TBS for 38 episodes from 5 April 1985 to 27 December 1985. The TV anime was licensed by Central Park Media under their Software Sculptors label in 1995, and was released on subtitled VHS. The series's license was later picked up by Discotek Media. After the series ended, four original video animations were released between 1986 and 1990. A sequel series, Dancouga Nova – Super God Beast Armor, aired in Japan in 2007. The series marks the debut of animator and artist Masami Ōbari, who would later become one of the most prolific mecha designers in the anime industry. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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