Supercar Gattiger
Chō Supercar Gattiger (Japanese: 超スーパーカーガッタイガー) is a TV anime that was broadcast by Tokyo 12 Channel (now TV Tokyo) from October 4, 1977[1] to March 28, 1978. The anime was co-produced by Eiwa and Nihon Keizai Advertising.
Synopsis
F1 racer Joe Tabuchi becomes the driver of the powerful super car Gattiger, which is equipped with many abilities, such as a "solar energy engine" and participates in the racing team called "Team Tiger". The team battles the "Demon Clan" who killed his father, who developed the car.
Characters
Joe Tabuchi
- Voice: Yu Mizushima
- The main driver of the Tiger team
Sachiyo Wakazuki
- Voice: Ai Sakuma
Katsumi Wakazuki
- Voice: Yasuto Sugawara
Ken Igarashi
- Voice: Saburo Kamei
- The driver of the End Machine, he is of Native American descent.
Hiroki Hayami
- Voice: Akira Murayama
Yuzo Wakazuki
- Voice: Jun Hasumi
- The doctor and engineer of the Tiger Team.
Demon Clan:
- Black Demon
- Voice: Kenichi Ogata
The leader of the Demon Clan, originally one of the world's richest men, turned into a villain whose destiny was the conquer the world.
Broadcast in the United States
Around 1978, a handful of episodes were subtitled and broadcast on KTSF in San Francisco, California and other UHF stations in California.[2] The subtitling and distrubuion was done by Space Joe Inc of Carson, California.[2]
Broadcast in Italy
In 1981, the series was translated into Italian. It was broadcast on local channels, the series would gain a more successful following than in Japan. A new theme song was made and also became popular.[3] It was rebroadcast in 1992 on Italia 7.[4]
References
- ^ Yomiuri Shimbun , Metropolitan Edition, September 26, 1977 morning edition, page 25.
- ^ a b Wako Productions (1978), Supercar Gattiger Episode 25 (KTSF), retrieved 2025-02-08
- ^ "Tana delle Sigle :: Dettaglio sigla". tds.sigletv.net. Retrieved 2025-02-09.
- ^ Adnkronos (1992-01-07). "ITALIA 7: IL PALINSESTO (2)". Adnkronos. Retrieved 2025-02-09.