Synopsis
Continues the story of Gigantor
Dr. Haneda was developing experimental giant robot warriors intended to fight for the Allies during World War II, but before his creations could be deployed, an Allied bombing raid destroyed the facility and killed him. A decade later, criminals uncovered two surviving prototypes—units #26 and #27 in the series—and used the remote-controlled robots to commit various crimes. Twelve-year-old Shotaro Haneda, the son of Dr. Haneda, began investigating and learned that the mob was searching for the twenty-eighth robot in the series, rumored to be the most powerful of them all. Racing against the villains, Shotaro found the robot first, along with Dr. Shikashima, a colleague of his father's who was also believed to have died in the Allied bombing. Together, the two prevented Tetsujin-28 (the robot's official designation) from falling into the wrong hands and decided to dedicate it to peace rather than war. Shotaro fought crime for a long time, supported by Dr. Shikashima, who repaired Tetsujin-28 when it was damaged, and by police officer Otsuka. Shotaro even battled the alien Magmans, invaders from the planet Magma, who came to Earth late in his career, bringing their own giant robots, Magma X and Gold Wolf, with them.
In this installment
Shortly after pre-teen Shoutarou Kaneda discovers his late father's legacy, a 60-foot-tall, 50-ton remote-controlled robot, he's put in charge of it. Shoutarou accepts the V-controller and duty that his father intended for the giant robot, Tetsujin: to fight evil and keep the peace. As the youngest member of Interpol, Shoutarou’s adventures take him around the world, under the sea, through time, and the deepest reaches of space. His mentors are Dr. Shikishima, his father’s brilliant colleague, and Inspector Ohtsuka, the sometimes buffoonish chief Interpol liaison, but in some ways, Shoutarou is closest to his giant avatar, Tetsujin. Together, they battle various menaces, from mad scientists to pirates to ninjas to international criminals, all with their own unique giant robots, but the deadliest villain that Shoutarou and Tetsujin build up to is the Space Demon King, an alien so powerful that he threatens to swallow up the Solar System.
