Ambassador Magma

Directed by

Keinosuke Tsuchiya

Genre

tokusatsu

Country

Japan

How it feels

A giant superhero from space defends Earth against alien monsters and villains. The show features colorful costumes and special effects.

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What happens

Ambassador Magma (マグマ大使, Maguma Taishi) is the title and protagonist of a manga and tokusatsu TV series created by Osamu Tezuka. The TV series, produced by P Productions, aired on Fuji TV from July 4, 1966, to June 26, 1967, lasting a total of 52 episodes. It is the first color tokusatsu TV series in Japan, beating Tsuburaya Productions' Ultraman to the air by six days. The show later aired in the US, dubbed in English by Krantz Films, as The Space Giants. Digital Manga crowdfunded the manga, and it is currently available for digital purchase on their Emanga site. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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