Astroganger
Astroganger
TV ShowEnded

Astroganger

5.0 / 10
1972
1 season
26 episodes
AnimationSci-Fi & FantasyAction & 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.

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Seasons

  • Let's Go, Ganger

    1.Let's Go, Ganger

    04-10-197224m

    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.

  • The Living Robot

    2.The Living Robot

    11-10-197224m

    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.

  • The Burning Island Plot

    3.The Burning Island Plot

    18-10-197224m

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

  • Rainbow of Terror

    4.Rainbow of Terror

    25-10-197224m

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

  • Search for Ganger's Plot

    5.Search for Ganger's Plot

    01-11-197224m

    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.

  • Rusty Ganger

    6.Rusty Ganger

    08-11-197224m

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

  • Space Bomber

    7.Space Bomber

    15-11-197224m

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

  • Space Hounds

    8.Space Hounds

    22-11-197224m

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

  • Suspicious Granny

    9.Suspicious Granny

    29-11-197224m

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

  • I'm Strong! Ganger

    10.I'm Strong! Ganger

    06-12-197224m

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

  • Earth is Ours!

    11.Earth is Ours!

    13-12-197224m

    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.

  • The Valley of Shooting Stars

    12.The Valley of Shooting Stars

    20-12-197224m

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

  • Showdown in the White Wilderness!!

    13.Showdown in the White Wilderness!!

    27-12-197224m

    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.

  • Showdown Under the Midnight Sun

    14.Showdown Under the Midnight Sun

    03-01-197324m

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

  • Secret of the Aurora

    15.Secret of the Aurora

    10-01-197324m

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

  • Blaster Declaration of War

    16.Blaster Declaration of War

    17-01-197324m

    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.

  • The Horrible Spy Monster

    17.The Horrible Spy Monster

    24-01-197324m

    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.

  • Chain Mail Whirlpool

    18.Chain Mail Whirlpool

    31-01-197324m

    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.

  • Time Bomb Robot Monster

    19.Time Bomb Robot Monster

    07-02-197324m

    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?

  • The Lensmer Avatar Plot

    20.The Lensmer Avatar Plot

    14-02-197324m

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

  • The Robot Force Has Come!

    21.The Robot Force Has Come!

    21-02-197324m

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

  • Space Ghost Ship

    22.Space Ghost Ship

    28-02-197324m

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

  • Duel on Kantaros

    23.Duel on Kantaros

    07-03-197324m

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

  • Aim For His Chest Pendant!

    24.Aim For His Chest Pendant!

    14-03-197324m

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

  • The Devil's Eye

    25.The Devil's Eye

    21-03-197324m

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

  • Space Panther

    26.Space Panther

    28-03-197324m

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

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