

Astroganger
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.
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How Mecha Anime is like in the 70s | Astroganger (1972)
Seasons

1.Let's Go, Ganger
04-10-197224mWhen 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.

2.The Living Robot
11-10-197224mKantaro 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.

3.The Burning Island Plot
18-10-197224mThe Blasters cause a volcano to erupt so they can take over a populated island for their latest plot.

4.Rainbow of Terror
25-10-197224mThe Blasters use a giant moving rainbow that drains all nature of its vitality.

5.Search for Ganger's Plot
01-11-197224mIn an attempt to learn Ganger's secret, the Blasters send one of their own to Earth, in the form of Maya, Kantaro's mother.

6.Rusty Ganger
08-11-197224mThe Ganger's latest secret weapon has Ganger trapped and suddenly rusting out inside an underground cavern.

7.Space Bomber
15-11-197224mWhile Ganger is on a deep space mission, the Blasters redirect a rocket with a nuclear warhead towards ISP Branch 4 on Earth.

8.Space Hounds
22-11-197224mThe Blasters send voracious, ball-like Space Hounds to Earth to devour Ganger.

9.Suspicious Granny
29-11-197224mAn old woman in sad circumstances has the trust of Rie and her family. Too bad she's a Blaster in disguise.

10.I'm Strong! Ganger
06-12-197224mThe Blasters brainwash Rie's young cousin and put him in a fake Ganger robot to battle the real thing.

11.Earth is Ours!
13-12-197224mThe 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.

12.The Valley of Shooting Stars
20-12-197224mWhile camping, Kantaro and Rie discover an experimental Blaster teleportation device that's guarded by a psychotic old man.

13.Showdown in the White Wilderness!!
27-12-197224mA 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.

14.Showdown Under the Midnight Sun
03-01-197324mLate at night, snowmen come to life and attack the town courtesy of Bad Snow, an alien villain in league with the Blasters.

15.Secret of the Aurora
10-01-197324mA sunspot monster in the form of a fairy causes a mysterious aurora that drains the city of its power.

16.Blaster Declaration of War
17-01-197324mThe Blasters threaten Earth with a formal declaration of war and assured destruction from a powerful alien ally unless humans surrender and turn over Ganger.

17.The Horrible Spy Monster
24-01-197324mThe 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.

18.Chain Mail Whirlpool
31-01-197324mWhen 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.

19.Time Bomb Robot Monster
07-02-197324mRie 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?

20.The Lensmer Avatar Plot
14-02-197324mA robot steps out of a popular manga magazine every time the page is opened and abducts the child reader, including Rie and Kantaro.

21.The Robot Force Has Come!
21-02-197324mGanger investigates when children go missing inside a robot theater on the outskirts of town.

22.Space Ghost Ship
28-02-197324mThe Blasters and Ganger vie for possession of a space ghost ship with a secret weapon.

23.Duel on Kantaros
07-03-197324mAfter a disastrous duel, Ganger and Kantaro are stranded on Kantaro's mother's dead home planet.

24.Aim For His Chest Pendant!
14-03-197324mKantaro feels the pain as Ganger is tortured millions of miles away.

25.The Devil's Eye
21-03-197324mBlaster Devil employs mind control powers and Rie's abduction in an attempt to make Ganger surrender.

26.Space Panther
28-03-197324mMust Ganger make the ultimate sacrifice to save Earth once and for all from the Blasters?
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