Moero!! Robocon
| Moero!! Robocon | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Tokusatsu Comedy |
| Created by | Shotaro Ishinomori |
| Developed by | Satoru Nishizono |
| Directed by | Taro Sakamoto |
| Composer(s) | Takanori Arisawa |
| Country of origin | Japan |
| No. of episodes | 51 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 24–25 minutes (per episode) |
| Production company(s) | Toei Company Ishimori Productions |
| Release | |
| Original network | TV Asahi |
| Picture format | NTSC |
| Original release | January 31, 1999 – January 23, 2000 |
| External links | |
| [{{#property:P856}} Website] | |
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Moero!! Robocon (燃えろ!!ロボコン Moero!! Robokon, Burn!! Robocon) was a Japanese tokusatsu and comedy series which ran from January 31, 1999 (a week after the finale of Tetsuwan Tantei Robotack) to January 23, 2000 (a week before the premiere of Kamen Rider Kuuga).[1] This series joined Kyuukyuu Sentai GoGoFive.
On December 10, 1999, Toei released the direct-to-video movie Moero!! Robocon vs. Ganbare!! Robocon (燃えろ!!ロボコンVSがんばれ!!ロボコン Moero!! Robokon tai Ganbare!! Robokon) where the Robocon of the 1990s meets the original Robocon from the 1970s.
Plot
The story follows Robocon, a student of Gantz's Robot Academy who lives amongst humans and aids them as part of his studies. Though Robocon is a screw-up, he makes efforts to establish a good image for robots in the eyes of humans they cross paths with.
Robots
Note: The characters listed are from both the original series and the 1999 series.
- Robocon: A robot who is a helper robot who freeloads at the Kurihara family, who won the lottery. His mission is to make friends with people.
The energy source is electrical energy, which can be supplied from an outlet (not only has the Kurihara family's electricity bill been tight due to this, but if the power supply is forced, the entire city will be out of power). When he fails, he has a habit of holding his head with both hands and saying "Urara~". Demonstrates full power with the words "Roborenaline, fully open!" When he gets serious, he shouts, "Guts! Guts! Robo Guts!" Like its predecessor, it is not good at cockroaches, and when it encounters them, it rampages and destroys the surroundings.
- Robobin: A snail-like delivery robot who is normal until he transforms into bike-mode, becoming fast yet impulsive. He always makes sure his deliveries get there on time and takes his job very seriously. Unfortunately, Robocon seems to always be there to mess things up for him, somehow getting him a low score in the end.
- Robo-P: A policewoman robot who likes to whistle. She has a huge crush on Robocon and is usually distracted from her duties because of it.
- Robogeta: Though a weather forecasting robot, his forecast rarely proves right. What he does is throw his slipper into the air and judges the weather from the position it lands in. He always scores low because of this. He later makes friends with Roboboss as the bullies of Robocon.
- Robokero: A frog-karaoke robot. He always tries to improve the mood with singing and believes that songs are a good way of cheering people up. He scores decently, but what he does usually isn't sufficient enough to earn a perfect score.
- Robomogu: An egg-shaped chef robot who works in a restaurant and serves people delicious food. He's friendly and sociable, but takes his cooking very seriously.
- Robodigi: Robodigi is a robot with a large monitor-like head with two number digits as eyes (his neutral eyes is the number eight and the line in the middle moves to show sadness/anger). He always speaks politely and is a know-it-all. He works in a laboratory helping solve complex problems.
- Roboboss: He works at a construction site and is physically the most powerful robot in his class. Rash and impulsive, he is always looking for ways to get a perfect score. And once that gets too hard, he tries to find ways to ruin everyone else's.
- Robina-chan: A robotic angel who attends a robot school and is the main heroine of this work.
Unlike other robots, she is a so-called android with the same appearance as a human, and she corresponds to the position of Robin-chan that appeared in Ganbare!! Robocon.
Cast
- Mitsuko Kurihara: Mie
- Momoko Kurihara: Saori Nara
- Osamu Kurihara: Keisuke Mishima
- Jun Kurihara: Jōtarō Koike
- Gotaro Kurihara: Ikkei Watanabe
- Robina-chan: Natsuki Katō
Voice Cast
- Robocon: Kazue Ikura
- Gantz-sensei: Keiichi Noda
- Robobin: Tomokazu Seki
- Robo-P: Keiko Han
- Robogeta: Kaneta Kimotsuki
- Robokero: Daisuke Sakaguchi
- Robomogu: Kōji Yusa
- Roboboss: Kazuki Yao
Theme Songs
All songs were sung by Kentarō Hayami and composed by Kazue Ikura.
- OP 2: Burningx4 Robocon!! (燃えろ×4 ロボコン!! Moerox4 Robokon!!)
- ED 2: 100 points out of 100 Robocon (100点満点 ロボコンたいそう Hyakuten Manten Robokon Taisō)
References
- ↑ 燃えろ!!ロボコン(1999～2000). allcinema (in 日本語). Stingray. Retrieved October 10, 2014.
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- Japanese comedy television series
- Japanese television shows featuring puppetry
- Shotaro Ishinomori
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