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Astroganger

Season 1 1972 - 1973

  • 1972-10-03T15:00:00Z on NTV
  • 24m
  • 10h 24m (26 episodes)
  • Japan
  • Japanese
  • Anime, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Action, Adventure
An alien woman named Maya crash-lands on Earth. Her homeworld was destroyed by the Blasters, a cruel alien race who steals the natural resources from other planets. She falls in love with a scientist and gives birth to a human boy named Kentaro. When the Blasters invade the Earth, Kentaro must defeat them by fighting with Astroganger, a robot made from living metal.

26 episodes

Series Premiere

1972-10-03T15:00:00Z

1x01 (1) Let's Go, Ganger

Series Premiere

1x01 (1) Let's Go, Ganger

  • 1972-10-03T15:00:00Z24m

When the shape-shifting alien Blasters invade Earth to steal its oxygen, humanity's only chance is Ganger, a robot of living metal merged with a half-human/half-alien boy.

1972-10-10T15:00:00Z

1x02 (2) The Living Robot

1x02 (2) The Living Robot

  • 1972-10-10T15:00:00Z24m

Kantaro learns more about the legacy his alien mother left him, while the Blasters plan on using a freeze ray to immobilize their new enemy, Ganger.

1x03 (3) The Burning Island Plot

  • 1972-10-17T15:00:00Z24m

The Blasters cause a volcano to erupt so they can take over a populated island for their latest plot.

1972-10-24T15:00:00Z

1x04 (4) Rainbow of Terror

1x04 (4) Rainbow of Terror

  • 1972-10-24T15:00:00Z24m

The Blasters use a giant moving rainbow that drains all nature of its vitality.

1x05 (5) Search for Ganger's Plot

  • 1972-10-31T15:00:00Z24m

In an attempt to learn Ganger's secret, the Blasters send one of their own to Earth, in the form of Maya, Kantaro's mother.

1972-11-07T15:00:00Z

1x06 (6) Rusty Ganger

1x06 (6) Rusty Ganger

  • 1972-11-07T15:00:00Z24m

The Ganger's latest secret weapon has Ganger trapped and suddenly rusting out inside an underground cavern.

1972-11-14T15:00:00Z

1x07 (7) Space Bomber

1x07 (7) Space Bomber

  • 1972-11-14T15:00:00Z24m

While Ganger is on a deep space mission, the Blasters redirect a rocket with a nuclear warhead towards ISP Branch 4 on Earth.

1972-11-21T15:00:00Z

1x08 (8) Space Hounds

1x08 (8) Space Hounds

  • 1972-11-21T15:00:00Z24m

The Blasters send voracious, ball-like Space Hounds to Earth to devour Ganger.

1972-11-28T15:00:00Z

1x09 (9) Suspicious Granny

1x09 (9) Suspicious Granny

  • 1972-11-28T15:00:00Z24m

An old woman in sad circumstances has the trust of Rie and her family. Too bad she's a Blaster in disguise.

1972-12-05T15:00:00Z

1x10 (10) I'm Strong! Ganger

1x10 (10) I'm Strong! Ganger

  • 1972-12-05T15:00:00Z24m

The Blasters brainwash Rie's young cousin and put him in a fake Ganger robot to battle the real thing.

1972-12-12T15:00:00Z

1x11 (11) Earth is Ours!

1x11 (11) Earth is Ours!

  • 1972-12-12T15:00:00Z24m

The Blasters toy with the idea of annihilating all life on Earth and then starting over, but will proceed only if a certain experiment is successful.

While camping, Kantaro and Rie discover an experimental Blaster teleportation device that's guarded by a psychotic old man.

A giant Blaster robot threatens to destroy major cities until Ganger shows up for a showdown, but Kantaro is in the hospital, unconscious with a high fever.

Late at night, snowmen come to life and attack the town courtesy of Bad Snow, an alien villain in league with the Blasters.

1973-01-09T15:00:00Z

1x15 (15) Secret of the Aurora

1x15 (15) Secret of the Aurora

  • 1973-01-09T15:00:00Z24m

A sunspot monster in the form of a fairy causes a mysterious aurora that drains the city of its power.

The Blasters threaten Earth with a formal declaration of war and assured destruction from a powerful alien ally unless humans surrender and turn over Ganger.

1x17 (17) The Horrible Spy Monster

  • 1973-01-23T15:00:00Z24m

The Blasters brainwash an employee of ISP (and friend of Kantaro) and use him to find Ganger's secret or blow up the buildings if he can't.

1973-01-30T15:00:00Z

1x18 (18) Chain Mail Whirlpool

1x18 (18) Chain Mail Whirlpool

  • 1973-01-30T15:00:00Z24m

When Kantaro gets a space disease, Ganger has to rush him to his mother's home planet for a cure, but the Blasters intercept them with a death trap.

1x19 (19) Time Bomb Robot Monster

  • 1973-02-06T15:00:00Z24m

Rie escapes Blaster captivity, but can she warn Ganger in time that the giant robot he's battling will explode with an antimatter bomb in a matter of moments?

1x20 (20) The Lensmer Avatar Plot

  • 1973-02-13T15:00:00Z24m

A robot steps out of a popular manga magazine every time the page is opened and abducts the child reader, including Rie and Kantaro.

Ganger investigates when children go missing inside a robot theater on the outskirts of town.

1973-02-27T15:00:00Z

1x22 (22) Space Ghost Ship

1x22 (22) Space Ghost Ship

  • 1973-02-27T15:00:00Z24m

The Blasters and Ganger vie for possession of a space ghost ship with a secret weapon.

1973-03-06T15:00:00Z

1x23 (23) Duel on Kantaros

1x23 (23) Duel on Kantaros

  • 1973-03-06T15:00:00Z24m

After a disastrous duel, Ganger and Kantaro are stranded on Kantaro's mother's dead home planet.

Kantaro feels the pain as Ganger is tortured millions of miles away.

1973-03-20T15:00:00Z

1x25 (25) The Devil's Eye

1x25 (25) The Devil's Eye

  • 1973-03-20T15:00:00Z24m

Blaster Devil employs mind control powers and Rie's abduction in an attempt to make Ganger surrender.

Season Finale

1973-03-27T15:00:00Z

1x26 (26) Space Panther

Season Finale

1x26 (26) Space Panther

  • 1973-03-27T15:00:00Z24m

Must Ganger make the ultimate sacrifice to save Earth once and for all from the Blasters?

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