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In the future, the Experts of Justice battle to protect Earth from the terrorist organization, Big Fire, with the help of a boy who is the sole controller of a colossal robot. full summary | add synopsisUser Comments:
One of Anime's All-time Greats moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Kappei Yamaguchi | ... | Daisaku Kusama |
| Sumi Shimamoto | ... | Ginrei |
| Shôzô Îzuka | ... | Tetsugyu |
| Kazue Komiya | ... | Youshi |
| Norio Wakamoto | ... | Taisou |
| Masashi Ebara | ... | Professor Go |
| Iemasa Kayumi | ... | Chief Chûjô Shizuo |
| Yûji Mikimoto | ... | Kenji Murasame |
| Koichi Chiba | ... | Doctor Vogler |
| Yôsuke Akimoto | ... | Alberto |
| Yasuyoshi Hara | ... | Ivan |
| Takeshi Aono | ... | Issei |
| Shinji Ogawa | ... | Genya |
| Michitaka Kobayashi | ... | Professor Tranbo (as Nitta Shinshirô) |
| Shigezô Sasaoka | ... | BF Agent Leader |
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Big Fire minions: [Repeated line] Together, allegiance or death, Big Fire! moreFAQ
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My biggest gripe with the anime is with the characters. While I found many of them to be interesting and likable a few of the main characters were a bit too typical for my tastes The protagonist boy, female lead and the master villain all seemed to be characters I had seen before. However, nearly all of the secondary characters make up for this single flaw.
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Personally, it ranks as my second favorite anime (following the flawless Mononoke Hime).